President warns on world arms race and Navy plans
President Roosevelt urged Congress to face world armament realities and hinted at possible naval construction beyond the 1939 program. He stressed pacts and preparedness while noting the fleet increase is not part of a formal preparedness plan, with critics warning against large outlays amid domestic needs.
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United States
Taylor
Colo
House Trons Committee
Roosevelt
Panay
Army
Navy
Subcommittee On Naval Appropriations
Congress
Wheeler
Mont
Johnson
Adams
Can
Pettusville Couple Wed at Methodist Parsonage
Robert King and Miss Mable Davis married Saturday night December 26 at the Methodist par sonage with Rev. A M Jones officiating. The couple will live in the house now occupied by John Simpson, in this community.
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Robert King
Mable Davis
A. M. Jones
Mr. King
Lonnie King
Dora Rochell King
J. H. Jackson
Athens
A. D. Hargrove
Aaron
Otis Gilbert
Pettusa
Jerry Christopher
Lucile
Irene Christopher
Salem
Ath Holt
Carl Hasting
Bud Hasting
New Garden
Thomas Spence
Ing Spe
Scoggin
Winnie Hargrove
Decatur
Pettus
Doris Warren
Elkmont
T. W. Pettus
Veto
Joe Holt
Lola Pettus
J. D. Harlow
Lonnie Cop
Beulah i City
Joe Woodfin
Bruce Barley
Glough Beat
James
R. E. Hodges
Clifton Hodges
L. B. Dunnavant
Aaron Harlow
Homer Dunnavant
Robert Vernon Dunnavant
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Clue List Mystery
Puzzle clues mix arms colors animals and letters with scattered references to Montanas Tom and Burns. The entry reads like a damaged cross word grid with numbers and partial phrases about a 1876 republic and Greek letters, lacking coherent structure or solvable items.
Three More for the Army
The region releases names of youths tentatively accepted for the regular army and sent to Fort Benning Georgia for final examinations. It lists Willie Smallwood Grover Ballinger Ernest Rodgers and others with addresses and notes several are headed to Fort Benning while some join Panama Canal Zone or Hawaii options. Recruiting offices in Decatur and other southern cities urge swift inquiries by letter or in person.
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Recrai
Fort Lan
Ala
Willie C. Smallwood
Elm Court
Huntaville
Grover L. Ballinger
Talucah
Ernest A. Rodgers
Route 3
Decatur
Fort Benning
United States
Edgar R. Foster
Amel W. Waldrop
Sycamore Street
Howard H. Billings
Somerville
Howard
Lafever
Moulton
Jerry J. Mills
Huntsville
Harry L. Mills
John H. Colbert
Young Waldrop
Colbert
Christmas Party Noted By FHA Eva Chapter
The Eva chapter of F. H. A. held a social with a Christmas program, games and carols at year end 1937. Gifts made by the girls were distributed, refreshments were served, and members planned to meet January 5, 1938. Alaska mineral output is cited, and other local social notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva
Professor Absolved In Auto Accident In Athens
No charges were filed against Professor W L Davis after an investigation found his fatal Christmas Day crash, in which six year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Pitts was killed, an unavoidable accident with no fault by Davis. The article notes Davis as a well known educator in the county and describes the family’s grief.
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Athens
Ala
W. L. Davis
Fred Pitts
Davis
Pitts
Four Children Die In Belmont Farmhouse Fire
Four children died and their father Theodore Oestrich was critically burned in a house fire two miles east of Belmont New York early today. The victims were Ore Jr. 10 Lucille 6 Jack 3 and Ruth Eva 2.
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Belmont
N. Y
Here
Theodore Oestrich
Ore Jr
Lucille
Jack
Ruth Eva
Beeline Highway Property Worth Noted Near Athens
A reader from Athens Route 1 notes the beauty of the area and asks for a price evaluation of a property along Bee Line highway nine miles north of Athens. Mrs. J. W. Pisk references the same route in her inquiry.
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Price
Bee Line
Athens
J. W. Pisk
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Solons
Great Britain
Navy Department
Japan
France
Italy
Germany
Russia
Vienna
UB Acopeia
Costa
Curine
Dillehay
Ray Milland
Frances Farmer
the Princess
Robert Louis Stevenson
Lloyd Osbourne
Purina
Turner Coat & Grain CO
Checkerboard
Moulton ST
Westinghouse
Thomas Furniture Co
Daily Cross
Brazil
Montana
United
Fuss
FHA
Alaska
U.S. Department of Interior
Beulah Spence
Roy Holt
Roy Scoggin
Dere King
Earl Andrews
Ella Hargrove
Will Andrews
Jane
Dera King
Frank Spence
Ardmore
Tenn
W. B. Spence
Arthur Spence
Ann
Farmers Exchange
W. E
Lindstrom Hatcheries
C. Couch
Union Grove
Hartselle
Corporation
W. R. Lang
Harteselle
B. Tapscott
Route
Parmere
D. H. Fowler
Melvin Blackwood
Izora Speegie
Falkville
John L. Bean
Jersey
Hartselie
DPAR
H. C. Taylor
D-22
Texas
Long
Route 2
Danville
H. H. Hendrix
Kitchens Mill
Moulton Highway
J. Keys
Danville Pike
W. G. Moore
Ernest Dobbs
T. R. Flack
A. J. Garner
Pike Road
J. A. Garner
Pfour
Ly Wright
Tom B. Johnson
S. C. Thoroughbred Co
M. Crow
Pive Points
W. A. Helms
W. A. Heims
M. B. Bray
S Spring
J. Y. Moultrie
Hillsboro
Pervin Speegle
Natural Bridge School House
H. ©. Taylor
P. McWhorter
Town Creek
Hatton Pike
B. L. Vinson
Upper
Elkton
Orpington
Dixie Land
J. Thos. Heflin
Dixie
South
Mason-Dixon Line
Mr. Hill
Senate
Alabama
Heflin
Heflin Volunteer Club
LaFayette
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