Czar Petrillo Bans John L Lewis Theme in Chicago Musicians
Grant Park announcers note the Chicago Federation of Musicians head James Petrillo bans mention of John L. Lewis in performances. Petrillo, a longtime AFL leader, says CIO propaganda has no place in theaters where his band plays. The union has about 11,000 members paying $16 yearly dues, with $1,000 paid to families on death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czar
Chicago
John L. Lewis
Grant Park
Chicago Federation of Musicians
7 C. Petrillo
West Eeete
John L. ‘Lewis
Mr. Petrillo
American Federation
CIO
George ‘White
Lewis
Petrillo
Caesar
Cotton Unit Meet Called by Alabama Florida Division
W G Peebles chairman of the Alabama Florida division of the National Cotton Council calls a January Montgomery meeting. Notice outlines bylaws for state unit annual meetings, delegate eligibility, quorum, and voting rights among five interests. meeting to convene at eleven AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Peebles
Alabama-Florida
National Cotton Council
Montgomery
Peebles
State Unit Organization
Unites
Florida Division
Cotton Council
Birthday Dinner for 80th Birthday Father in Law
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Riethmaier hosted a Christmas dinner honoring J. H. Hendon who turned 80. Guests included Edna Hendon Vera and Myr Riethmaier L B and family, Nannie Sarah Ee, R. H. Nixon clan of Jackson Tennessee, Carlyle Hendon family, and Greer Hendon family from Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Riethmaier
J. H. Hendon
Edna
L. B
Vera
Myr
John Riethmaier
Lee Johnson
Y, Nannie
Sarah
Ao Ae Ee
Fae
Harteelle
Hendon
Hartselle
R. H. Nixon
Jean
Rey
Raymon
Jackson
Tennnessee
Mee Carlyle Hendon
Billy
Dorothy
Greer
Decatur
Markets show slight gains as year-end demand lifts volumes
Markets moved higher with slight evidence of improvement as year-end demand and reinvestment influenced trading. Transfers neared 1.9 million shares for the second time in two weeks. gains appeared near close. Memphis and New York reports note mixed futures, cash sales, and varying sector performance across steel, aircraft, and commodities.
Chicago Butter Prices Steady Across Grades
Market report shows firm butter prices across grades in Chicago with 488 319 pounds traded and extra firsts at 29 cents with other prices unchanged. Creamery scores 03 and 92 36 1-2, 88 27 reflect steady trade and overall firm tone in the commodities market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry Prices Reported for Chicago Market
Poultry prices in Chicago on December 26 list live fowl with grades and weights. Prices show white and colored Plymouth Rock and White Rock varieties, including springs, hens, and young birds with per pound figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brothers
Nashville Livestock Prices Dip and Steady Trends
Salabie cattle and hogs show stable to higher movement in Nashville with calves around 9.00, beef cows up to 6.00, vealers near 1,200. Hogs steady from 4.50 to 6.00 for good lots, lambs 6.00 to 8.25, fat ewes 2.00 to 3.00, salable sheep 25 head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S
Grain prices hover with small changes on Chicago market
Wheat fluctuated within a two cent range and closed about unchanged from yesterday. May wheat quotes ranged around 1 27 8 or 3 8 for different contracts while corn and oats showed minor moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Commodity price ranges for wheat corn and seeds
Chicago reports cash grain quotes with grades for wheat corn and various seeds. Prices listed include hard red wheat No. 2 at 1.07 1 4, corn No. 1 yellow 58 1 2 to 59, No. 2 58 1 4 59 1 4, and white wheat up to 64 1 4 1 2. Seed barley malting 40 48 nom, timothy seed 4.15 40 nom, red clover 12.50 15.00 nom, red top 8.50 9.00 nom, Alsike 14.00 17.00 nom, alfalfa 17.50 22.50 nom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cottonseed meal futures close steady in Memphis
Prime cottonseed meal futures for 41 percent protein closed steady in Memphis as of today with muted activity. Traders note limited price movement and cautious interest amid slow demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Film Critics Name Wuthering Heights Best English Picture 1939
New York critics award Wuthering Heights as top English language film for 1939. Vivien Leigh wins best actress for Gone With The Wind. James Stewart best actor for Mr Smith Goes to Washington. John Ford named best director for Stagecoach. other runners-up listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Goldwyn
Emily Bronte
Wuthering Heights
Film Critics
Ben Hecht
Charles Arthur
Mr. Smith
Washington
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
James Stewart
Miss Leigh
Bette Davis
Greta Garbo
Stewart
Robert Donat
Good
Mr. Chips
Henry Fonda
Mr. Lincoln
John Ford
Ernst
Ninotchka
Victor Fleming
William Wyler
Merle’ Oberon
Laurence Olivier
Cathy
the Dourt Hen
Cotton closes barely steady with modest gains
Spot cotton in New Orleans on December 28 closed 8 points higher as sales reached 2 133 bales. Prices for different grades ranged from low mid dling 10.17 to good middling 11.62 with near term futures at 11.27. Receipts amounted to 17 272 bales and total stock stood at 883 592 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Nfi
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans Trade
In New Orleans on December 28, cottonseed oil markets closed steady with values listed as prime summer yellow 7.08N, prime crude 6.00. Futures quoted Jan 6.47B, March 6.61B, May 6.75B, July 6.84B with bid and nominal notes for N and B terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Orleans
Cotton futures finish higher after trade buying and cover
In New Orleans on December 28 the cotton market erased early losses as traders bought and covered shorts. Closing prices showed net advances of 3 to 10 points with steady tones across the active months including January, March, May, July, October, and December as prices ranged from about 9.58 to 11.14 per cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
Orleans
Negro Saved by Officer in Birmingham Crowd Incident
A one legged negro peddler was rescued by police in downtown Birmingham from a threatening crowd during a fight with a white foreman. Foreman F I Livney was struck on the head and treated for a scalp wound. Patrolman C L Ellison pulled the suspect away as about 100 people gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
F. I. Livney
County
Jonas Allison
C L. Ellison
Ellison
Livsey
Army pilots push in US civilian training units
Army official Branch cited high standards of American aircraft in pilot training and noted airlines logged 80 to 90 million passenger miles in nine months with no fatal accidents. He announced expanding equipment and staff to meet rising traffic and highlighted 30 000 air traffic safety advances. He planned to inspect University of Georgia civilian training at Athens and other Southern schools, with 400 schools selected for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atlanta
University of Georgia
Athens
Boy Drowns In Shallow Pond During Holiday Visit
A three year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs James Kring of Lincoln Nebraska, drowned in a fish pond at his grandparents home in Huntsville Alabama. Clopton family says the child was likely pushed in by a play dog. efforts to revive him failed as he was missing for about five minutes. The parents and grandmother were visiting Jacksonville Florida at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
James
Kring
Lincoln
Neb
J. B. Clopton
Clopton
Acw
Jacksonville
Pla
Krings
Reverend Dennis J. Murphy Dies at 66 in Nashville Diocese
The Rt. Rev. Dennis J. Murphy 66 longtime pastor of Immaculate Conception church and vicar general of the Nashville Diocese died at his home after a heart attack. He served the diocese for 12 decades and led religious work in Phil Tenn and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil
Tenn
Dennis J. Murphy
Immaculate Conception Church
Nashville
Ten
Police say Frank G. Jones safe after Parma car wreck
Cleveland officials announced Frank G. Jones, a relief commissioner, is safe and returning home after being missing since last night. A man seized following the wreck confessed to robbing Jones of 12 dollars and leaving him slugged on a snowy suburban Parma road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Frank G. Jones
Jones
Parma
Lewis Stand Mystery Yet Roosevelt Third Term Contingent
Lewis and the United Mine Workers meet in their January Columbus convention amid debate over supporting a third term for Roosevelt It may shape CIO labor actions and political strategy for 1940 The convention could endorse Roosevelt continue or remain silent and will address unemployment export markets and war impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
CIO
Labor
Wheeler
Garner
United States
Columbus
Wallace
Ickes
Europe
China
Aftershocks Hit Anatolia as Government Mobilizes Aid
Thousands in the quake zone endure extreme exposure as pneumonia fears rise. President Ismet Inonu leads a rapid relief effort with military units aiding rescue and firefighting. Parliament forms a commission to appeal for funds while towns bear tremor scars from multiple shocks since 1938. Anatolia spans 193,590 square miles with about 9 million people.
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Ordu
Sivas
Amasia
Ismet Inou
Anatola
Anatol
Asia Minor
Asia
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Sea of
Marmara
Anatolia
Patrolman W B Little Injured Recovering at Home
W B Little, a member of the state highway patrol, remained confined to bed at his home after a wreck on Bee Line Highway Saturday night. His car overturned after being struck by another vehicle, injuring his right knee ligaments and causing additional injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Little
State Highway Patrol
Bee Line Highway
Here
Johnston Street
Mr. Little
New Probation Officer Added to Alabama Board of Pardons staff
Ramsay C. Scott 30 Ashford school teacher and Dale County native joins the aeons Board of Pardons and Paroles as the 14th probation officer. He studied social science at the University of Alabama and will be paid 200 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Aeons Board of Pardons and Paroles
Ramsay C. Scott
Ashford
Dale County
Scott
University of Alabama
Harvard doctors report coronary heart trouble patterns
A Harvard medical team led by Dr. Monroe J. Schlesinger outlines how autopsies reveal varying coronary artery blood flow patterns that affect heart trouble risk. They note left biased piping in 189 percent of people and predict electrocardiograph patterns may soon indicate risk. Heparin offers hope to dissolve clots and prevent recurrences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
American Association for_the. ca
Monroe
Schlesinger
Widows and Minor Deductions in Social Security Benefits
The article explains benefit calculations for survivors under a Social Security act. It details payments to widows and children in several cases, including Mr B with a family total of 96.30, Mr C with a 63.75 monthly benefit, and Mr D with 47.70, noting reductions to meet maximums and minimums such as 85 dollars and 10 dollars.
Pope Reaches Vatican After Royal Escort in Rain
The Pope rode from the royal ceremony through a marble hall to the throne before the King and back to his car. Rain intensified during the return trip drenching the Pope as courtiers and spectators sheltered. He reentered the Vatican at 11:55 a.m. local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Volunteers Greet New England Ambulance Unit Opens
W De Ford Bigelow reports a flood of applications for the New England unit of the American Field Service ambulance corps set to begin operations on the war front in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
W. DeFord Bigelow
New England
American Field Service
France
Decatur's Diary updates from holiday season
Decatur notes list many local residents visiting family in Florence Jackson Tenn and Huntsville others return from holidays in Decatur. Mentions church events at St Pauls Lutheran and Benevolent Hospital moves as well as flu illnesses and several local residents ill or traveling.
Papal Visit Highlights Vatican Italian Relations
Early reporting notes a successful reconnaissance flight over northwest Germany with one plane missing. Britain claimed German bombers damaged and a patrol ship disabled. Pope Pius XII met King Vittorio Emanuele III in a pageantry laden visit, seen by some observers as signaling Vatican Italian cooperation for European peace, though Fascists denied policy coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Pius XII
Vittori
Emanale
Vatican
Snow and cold grip Pennsylvania and New York
Meteorologists tracked snowfall extending into northern Georgia mountains and mixed unsettled weather across the south. New England kept clear but bitter cold persisted. New York recorded subzero readings in Watertown and several cities. statewide temperatures remained near or below zero with no relief in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
North Georgia
Ransom
Soane
New England
New York
New York City
Watertown
Syracuse
Utica
Binghamton
Paiges Promotion Makes New York First Negro Justice
Magistrate Myles A. Paige, New York City’s first Negro magistrate since 1936, will be promoted by Mayor LaGuardia to fill a vacancy on the Court of Special Sessions. Paige, a Birmingham native, attended Fisk and Howard, and earned an A B degree in 1921 while working as a Pullman porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Myles A. Paige
New York City
Court of Special Sessions
F. H. LaGuardia
Paige
Albert V. B. Voorhees
Birmingham
Ala
Fisk University
Nashville
Tenn
Howard University
Washington
Columbia Law School
Pullman Porter and Walter
Ex Service Men Invited to Legion Meeting Tonight
All ex service men were invited to attend the local post of the American Legion meeting at the Lyons hotel tonight at 7 30 o'clock. An interesting program has been arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Lyons Hotel
Decorations and Awards Made in Decatur Christmas Contest
Officials announced the Christmas decorations contest ended Christmas Eve after an early December start. Six city zones awarded prizes for interior and exterior displays, with out of town judges praising the beauty and spirit. Honorable mentions followed across multiple streets and local establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Gardanth
Riverside
Martha —Argend
Ferry’ Street
G. W. Wimber
Church Street
Carsne
Mahaffey
Gomer- “'E Road
C.Y. Hamilton
6Th Avenue
J. E. Chappell
Prospect Drive
J. B. Carleson
J.E. Stipe
5Th Avenue
Central
Lucien Austin
Gordon ‘Drives
Paul Griffin
Grant Street
Clara Vaughn
LaFayette Street
Danella Carlton
Cain Street
Threefold Christmas Celebration for Barran Family
Christmas in Limestone county centered on Mr and Mrs J S Barran as they marked their golden wedding anniversary. A family reunion gathered children grandchildren and a great grandchild at the Barran home on the festive day with relatives from Moulton Decatur Athens Coxey and Decatur joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.S. Barron
Limestone County
Baryan
Franklin County
Limestone
J. A. Alred
Moulton
A. M. Barran
Decatur
J. E. Barran
Athens
Marvin McElmore
Coxey
Thomas Battles
Bennett
Emmett Barran
Dies committee urges ban on Nazi propagandist Golin Ross
The Dies committee urged that Golin Ross be barred from entering the United States again. Described as a Nazi propagandist and German spy, Ross had registered as an agent for German interests, including motion picture firms, and did not disclose the full extent of his activities. He is believed to be in Germany with no sign of plans to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dies Committee
Golin Ross
Ross
State Department
Secret
United States
Japan
Germany
Reunion of Thrasher Family at Emens Home
A holiday gathering occurred Sunday December 24 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K F Emens 8 Grant Street to celebrate Mrs M Thrasher s children. Attending were Mr and Mrs J L Moore and family of Birmingham Mrs W W Cole and daughter Mr and Mrs Dan Walden and family Mr and Mrs Walter Bailey and son Author Thrasher and the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. F. Emens
Grant Street
M. Thrasher
J. L. Moore
Birmingham
Dan Walden
Walter Bailey
Thrasher
D. M. Thrasher
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CHIEF
W. W. Hercher
Ala.Fla. Div
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
Sweks
Jocal
Lad
Decatur’s
Roy Henderson
Florence
Mattie Stutts
R. Hobigan
Jackson, Tenn
W. _M. Ruthmatt
Louis J. Namie
Louis Joseph Jr
Nashville General Hospital
J. H. Scruggs
Danville .Pike
E. Lammert
E. T. Toon
J. Watson Carlisle
Kingsport, Tenn
Mrs. I. Carlisle
St.Paul's-Lutheran Church
Mr. * Andwood
George Nor
E. T. Knoblock
Gulfport
W. P. Adams
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
E. T. Tonn
Dave Seibert
Benevolent Hospital
Herman Safley
Harold Wiegand
Pascagoula, Miss
Mrs. C. Wiegand
Charline Langley
East Moulton Street
J. B. Patterson
Lacon
Jeff Rowe
Falkville
City
Wallace Meadows
Circuit
Hilda Kelly
Jackson Street
W. A. Green
Dinsmore Green
Shelby
John
H. Green
H. O. Troup
Will
Edith Crawford
Jasper
Miss Crawford
State Employment Service Office
Jack Murphree
Washington, D. C
Mrs. J. V. Murphree
John Sparkman
Huriisville
Congress
Kcenuse
Sara Walden
Austinville
Jack Mabry
Honolulu
Hawaii
Mrs. W. M. G
Mr. Griffin
6Th Avenue South
Edgar Seif
Fourth Avenue East
Howard Finchum
West Church Street
Clifton ‘Teague
Benevolent Society Hospital
Fourth Avenue
Est
Howell and Young
Marie Hogland
Trinity Road
H. G. Flack
Baugh’s
R. R. Vaughan
Sanaa
Roger Hamilton
Fourth Avenue, West
Emens Clinic
M. E. Lazenby
South Highlands Baptist Hospital
Ethel Whitton
Sixth Avenue, South
L. Be, Creed
A. M. Roan
J. D. Drinkard
Hartselle, Rt. 1
C. Fry
Delma Clark
Eeaceey
Decaur
Geney Lawrence
Lacey
Joan B. Witt
M. J. Coffey
Trinity Route 1
Thiredax
Cc. H.’ Montgomery
Moes
W. Murphy
L.B. Jacks
Bar
Calvin
E. A. Tillery
C. M. Murdock
W. M. Bailey
Loyd
Lively
Paul C. Davis
S. R. Russell
Fred D. King
John Stewart
W. Wilson
C.campbell
Alabama
Mill
Atlee Hoff
Elmer Loyd
Earl Glenn
Thomas
Spotswood
Aycock Duplex
Lyons
Tennessee Valley Hotel
H. D. Barnum
Rotary Club
Ethel Taylor
T. B. Rogers
B. L. Ryan
Fred. P. King
C. Fly
J. G. Hamilton
Second Ave. Building
E. E. Forbes
H. L. Malone
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