Britain Told Ship Attacks Halted by Japan Note
London December 30 Japan released a note stating attacks on the Ladybird and other British ships in China waters were a mistake. It said orders have been issued to ensure attackers will be disciplined and that greater care will be taken to protect British and other nationals. The note mirrors earlier explanations for the Panay sinking and other incidents. The British foreign office released it without judging its adequacy or naming punishments.
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London
Japan
Britain
China
British Foreign Office
Clash at Tsingtao Port as Japanese push stalls
From Shanghai reports on the Shandong front describe heavy fighting 100 miles west of Tsingtao and near Taian as Japanese forces press toward the North China port. American refugees continue evacuations from Tsingtao and Hankow while Chinese forces ignite facilities and destroy infrastructure to hinder the assault.
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Shanghai
Shantung
Tsingtao
North China
Weithsien
Tsingchow
Tsinan
Taian
China
Tai Shan
United States
Hankow
Hongang
Lost Dog Rescue via Want Ad Teaser
A reader explains how a Want Ad helped recover a lost dog after a neighborhood search and inquiries. The story emphasizes practical tips and success in reuniting pets through classified ads.
Dancer's Body Found for Paris Ballet Case
Paris reports Henri Tricot says his wife found the buried body of Jean de Koven, a Brooklyn dancer, and was shot by Eugene Weidmann after the discovery. Tricot cites his wife confirming the tale and showing a knee wound, with police noting a possible bullet scar.
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Paris
Henri Tricot
Eugene W
Jean de Koven
Brooklyn
Tricot
Weidmann
Million
Mme. Tricot
Eugene Weidmann
Kiwanis Officers Inducted at Decatur Meeting 1938
Alabama Kiwanis and Decatur Kiwanis officers for 1938 were installed at a noon meeting at the Tennessee Valley Hotel. Governor Seybourn Lynne presented pins, with J. Walter Clopton delivering the talk on behalf of Leo H. Pou. Clyde Hendrix received past president’s pin and Winston Alston was named president.
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Alabama
Kiwanis
Decstur
Kiwanis Club
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Seybourn Lynne
J. Walter Clopton
Leo H. Pou
Mobile
Clopton
Dis- Radanar
Lynne
John Caddell
Garner Pride
Barrett Shelton
H. L. Peterson
Marvin R. Rankin
Caddell
Fred Hunt, Jr
Clyde Hendrix
William Hollowell Rites Held After Weeklong Illness
William Henry Hollowell, 79, died Wednesday night at 8:15 at his home 1611 Fifth Avenue South after a weeklong illness due to a paralytic stroke. Funeral services set for Friday at 10:30 at the residence, with a later service at Union Hill west of Moulton conducted by Rev. J. M. Engle. Interment follows. Drinkard Howell directing. Pallbearers named: J. D. Butler, J. W. Stover, Russell Kent, Curtis Engle, Ross Hawkins, Willie Engle. Survived by one daughter Mrs. Mary Pearson of Sardis.
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William Henry Hollowell
Fifth Avenue
South
Union Hill
Moulton
J. M. Engle
Drinkard- Howell
Courthouse to Close for Holidays
Baynard Malone judge of probate announces all courthouse offices will be closed all day Saturday January 4. The notice states January 1 observance and a full day shutdown for the courthouse.
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Baynard Malone
High Scholarship Is Cure for Evils Says Tigert at NCAA
Dr. John J. Tigert, president of the University of Florida, told NCAA delegates that prohibiting athlete emoluments is like banning liquor. He urged high scholarship standards to curb evils from recruiting and subsidies and noted alumni meddling cannot be controlled. The conference also discussed football rules with Walter Okeson reporting minimal changes and optimism for spring practice.
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New Orleans
John J. Tigert
University of Florida
National Collegiate Athletic Association
D. O. “Truss
McLaughry
Brown University
Bernie Moore
Louisiana State
Red Dawson
Tulane
5B. E (Hooks) Mylin
LaFayette
Dr. Tigert
Tigert
Walter R. Okeson
NCAA
Gulfport
Miss
Okeson
Biggest Battle of War Fought at Hendaye Front
Franco’s counter-offensive to retake Terue spread into what insurgent dispatches call the most extensive operation since the war began. Government forces defended the provincial capital as infantry assaults, supported by tanks artillery and aircraft pressed the attack at the Franco Spanish frontier.
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Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Terue
Atl
Icc Orders Steam Locos Fitted With Mechanical Stokers
The interstate commerce commission ordered railroads to install mechanical stokers on coal burning steam locomotives. The decision was issued in Washington on December 30.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Valley Counties Could Decide Alabama Senate Race
Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties in Tennessee Valley hold roughly eighteen thousand voters. Their turnout next Tuesday may determine the Republican or Democratic choice guiding Alabama’s U S Senate race, bolstered by the Lis ter Heflin Williams candidacies.
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Tennessee Valley
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence
Alabama
Lister
Tom Heflin
Charles Wilams
United States Senate
Lis
Bankhead Cast Absentee Ballot for Lister Hill
Senator John Bankhead announced in Birmingham that he voted absentee for Lister Hill. Hill and J Thomas Heflin of Lafayette along with Charles Williams of Wilsonville seek the Senate seat left by Hugo Black's Supreme Court elevation, with Mrs Dixie Graves currently holding the seat. Bankhead planned to return to Washington the next day.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Bankhead
Lister Hill
Hill
J. Thomas Heflin
LaFayette
Charles Williams
Wilsonville
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Dixie Graves
Bankhead
Washington
Hill Sees Senate Bid For Longtime Alabama Representative
The description notes Hill’s confidence that the man who has served fourteen years in the House of Representatives would win a Senate seat. It mentions a cautious campaign, with three counties showing Williams as the less active candidate and no clear regional backing in northern Alabama.
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Ter Hill
Alabama
House of Representatives
Senate
Wiliams
Heflin Improves in Hospital Battle With Pneumonia
Dr. N A Wheeler reported 68 year old J Thomas Heflin improving from lobar pneumonia but not yet out of danger. Heflin remains in hospital since Christmas Day with pneumonia in the right lung as Alabama voters prepare for a Senate race against Lister Hill and Charles Williams.
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Lafayette
Ala
N.A. Wheeler
Mertor J. Thomas Heflin
Heflin
Wheeler
Charles Williams
Wilsonville
Bibb Graves
Dixie
Black
New Study Seeks Identity in Moscow Disappearance Case
Washington reports new evidence suggesting the disappearance of a woman linked to "Mrs. Donald L. Robinson" may involve an American citizen. A photo and descriptions are sent to the Soviet capital as officials compare lists with passport records and possible aliases.
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Washington
Donald L. Robinson
Moscow
State Department
Department
Ruth Marie Rus
New York
Ruth Boerger
Philadelphia
Troyanovsky
Adolph Arnold Rubens
Ruth’ Marie Rubens
Naples
Rubens
Chicago
Robinsons
Absalad
Dina
Bert Marinelli
New York City
Marinelli
Miami
Pfe
Frederick Boerger
Paris
Boerger
Evans Family Holds Enjoyable Christmas Reunion
Members of the Evans family returned home after a holiday visit and held a Sunday reunion at Mr. and Mrs. George Evang's home. A bountiful noon dinner followed centralized church services at Central Methodist. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Evans, Chester Evans, Miss Geraldine Wales, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Evans, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Cox and two sons, Miss Elia D. Evans.
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Evans
Orge Evang
Central Methodist Church
Chester Evans
Geraldine Wales
Lester Evans
Bill Evans
G. W. Johnson
Willie Cox
Elia D. Evans
To Sing Tuesday by Hartselle Community Sing
The Hartselle Community Sing will convene next Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene. The public is invited.
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Hartselle
Church of the Nazarene
Photographic Panay Sinking Shown To Public In Newsreel
A newsreel preview presents the Panay sinking during the Yangtze crisis. Norman Alley narrates a 20 minute record showing ships refugees and heroic but futile resistance as Japanese planes strike and crews scramble to battle stations.
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New York
U.S
Panay
Stars and Stripes
Yangtze
Lee New Jersey
Norman Alley
W.ton
Tokyo
Associated Press
Hoto
King
Panay sinking scenes shown on page ten
Readers are asked to turn to page ten for scenes from the Panay sinking. The United States gunboat was attacked by Japanese planes, leading to bombing and a futile but gallant defense by American naval gunners.
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Panay
United States
Economy bloc drafts budget plan for Roosevelt era
A group of ten Southern Democratic representatives drafted a budget balancing program for President Roosevelt. They reportedly want drastic WPA and PWA cuts and propose a 500 million dollar annual relief purchase reduction. The 1938-39 relief total is 1.5 billion. Presidents hopes to balance the budget, with some urging more relief.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
Typf
WPA
Kent
Compromise Hoped On Government Reorganization Measure
Congressional opponents urged changes to the administration reform bill before Senate debate after a vote on the anti lynching measure. They seek to remove transfers of powers to the budget bureau and an auditor general, curb presidential agency reorganization, and replace a three member civil service board with a single administrator.
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Washington
Senate
General Accounting Office
Budget Bureau
Auditor General
Civil Service Board
Boy Wonder Harold Ryder Dies in Ossining Prison Return
Harold Russell Ryder known as boy wonder of Wall Street died of a heart attack in Ossining after two weeks back in Sing Sing. He was 41, freed four years on parole from a 1930 larceny sentence, and returned December 13 to begin a 12 to 17 year term.
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Ossining
N. Y
Harold Russell Ryder
Boy Wonder
Wall Street
Sing Sing
Polio Zinc Spray Shows Partial Protection Findings
Washington report notes zinc sulfate nasal spray may protect monkeys from infantile paralysis. When zinc is sprayed alone after infection it prevents disease, and used before exposure yields near total protection, though mixed with virus it fails to protect. Researchers Sabin and Olitsky presented at Rockefeller Institute.
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Washington
American Society of Bacteriologists
Rockefeller Institute
New York
Rockefeller
Albert B. Sabin
Peter K. Olitsky
Death toll in state up in 1937 traffic deaths
Montgomery Alabama December 30 The state highway patrol reports 593 deaths from January through November 1937 up from 585 in the same period last year and 667 for all of 1936. Speeding tops the causes with 108 fatalities followed by intoxication 63 reckless driving 99 pedestrians 13 cattle and hogs 14 sacks of stop sign 39 and others.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Highway Patrol
Patrol
Rose Bowl Forecast Promises Fair Weather
Rose Bowl game between Alabama and California expected to have fair conditions. Meteorologist L. H. Daingerfield said high pressure should keep northwest storm from reaching Los Angeles, extending the forecast 24 hours for New Year’s Day.
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Los Angeles
Alabama
California
L. H. Daingerfield
Singing Tonight at Cedar Creek Community Event
The Cedar Creek Community Sing is set for tonight at 7 PM two miles south of Hartselle. The public is invited to attend this local event featuring residents and neighbors sharing songs and fellowship.
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Cedar Creek
Hartselle
Strike Wave Hits Northern France Mining Region
A wave of strikes in the Anzin Valenciennes area disrupts 16 000 miners as government pressure prompts settlement. Paris public service workers and food warehousers walkouts ease after reservists are mobilized threats. Rouen sailors keep a part in action as talks continue.
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Paris
Anzin
Valenciennes
Camille Chantempr
Eas
People's Front
Andre Perrier
Goodrich Rubber Company
Rouen
Tosveturn
Lebrun
Ministries of Interior and War
Brest
Not One Electron But Many From St Louis Discovery
Washington University of St Louis sent to the American Association of Science evidence that there are hundreds of electrons rather than a single kind. If confirmed, the finding would upend current theories of matter and challenge the fundamental building blocks.
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Indianapolis
Washington University of St. Louis
American Association of Science
St. Louis
Tower of Babel
Tennessee River Steady at 16.6 Feet With Mild Temps
The Tennessee river measured 16.6 feet at 7 a m and shown no rainfall. Temperatures ranged from a high of 62 to a low of 40. Alabama expected partly cloudy and warmer west portions tonight with possible rain in the north and west. Tennessee forecast mostly cloudy Friday with slightly warmer conditions.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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