United States Rejects Japan Open Door Abrogation
Washington told Tokyo it would not recognize any new order in China and insisted on open door principles. Ambassador Grew delivered the note, reiterating that unilateral changes or repudiation of the nine power treaty cannot stand and that US rights in China must be preserved.
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Washington
United States
Japan
China
State Department
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Asia
Hull
Hachiro Arita
Henry Stimson
Manchuria
Uni
East Asia
Court rules newsboy an independent contractor in Ithaca case
Circuit Judge Kelly Sears held that a newsboy who buys and distributes papers under contract is not covered by the federal fair labor standards act of 1938. An injunction prevented the publisher from terminating the contract. The judge suggested the act may be partly unconstitutional and criticized National Labor Relations Board rulings while noting potential reform implications.
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Ithaca, Mich
Kelly
Sears
Mac Livers
Ithaca
State Journal
National Labor Relations Board
Funeral for Will F. Chandler after Bed Line crash
Athens resident Will F. Chandler 65 died after being struck by a car on Bed Line highway near Stewart's Cross Roads Friday afternoon. Funeral Sunday at 1 p.m. by Minister Creel at Wallace's Cemetery with interment there. survived by wife, three sons Collins Preston Dewey and four daughters Nora Perry Ada McLemore oee ee Beddington Weldon.
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Will F. Chandler
Athens
Route Three
Bed Line
Here
Stewart's Cross Roads
Chandler
James Iry
C. W. Kelly
Elly
Perry
Kelly
Collins
Preston
Dewey
Nora Perry
Ada McLemore
Youth Reads Upside Down Notion Peculiar Vision
Seven year old Jimmy Peebles of Hillsboro reads upside down, claiming it helps him see more clearly. Doctors note his vision is 20 20 and objects appear inverted yet readable when upside down. His teacher observed the habit in second grade leading to a Decatur eye specialist consultation.
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Jimmy Peebles
Hills
Jimmy
Hillsboro Grammar School
B. L. Peebles
Hillsboro
Robin Hoods Seek Deer in Alabama Archery Hunt
Ten huntsmen fanned Black Warrior National Forest near Moulton Alabama in a first Robin Hood archery contest. None near enough for a shot as deer stayed out of range though sightings occurred. Organizer L Edward Hood slipped and broke an arrowhead quelling a potential buck. Rangers shifted focus to Gum Pond area hoping for clearer shots and less wary game.
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Moulton
Ala
Black Warrior National Forest
Here
L. Edward Hood
Anniston
Robin Hood
Gum Pond
Absentee ballots available for Morgan County jail election
Absentee ballots for the January 31 election to decide whether Morgan County will have a new jail are now at the probate judge office. Ballots may be obtained until five days before the election and returned up to and including election day.
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Morgan County
Jail election explained by Judge Almon
Probate Judge T C Almon outlined the bond and tax election set for January 31 1939 in Morgan County Alabama to authorize bonds up to 115000 for a new jail and property in the block surrounding the courthouse and jail. The WPA grant may reduce county bonds to 70000. The issue funds the jail build and its equipment over 15 years at under 6 percent interest.
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T. C. Almon
Almon
Morgan County
Alabama
Board of Revenue
WPA
T. B
Blizzard Girl Improves After Hospital Operation
Martha Jane Blizzard daughter of Mr and Mrs R T Blizzard is in satisfactory condition today after an operation at Benevolent Society Hospital several days ago.
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Little
Martha Jane Blizzard
R. T. Blizzard
Benevolent Society Hospital
Cummings Resigns as Attorney General to Take Effect Monday
Homer Cummings resigns from the office of attorney general to take effect at noon Monday. A public letter to President Roosevelt is released. The White House did not disclose a successor, though Frank Murphy of Michigan had been mentioned as a possible head for the justice department.
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Washington
Homer
Cummings
Roosevelt
White House
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Justice Department
Love Flight Is Failure In Soviet Union Trial
English engineer Bryan Grover, 37, on trial for a dramatic unauthorized flight into Russia to join his Russian wife, appealed to Moscow city court to grant citizenship. He was fined 1600 rubles, his plane confiscated, and expelled from the Soviet Union for five years. Grover landed near Moscow after flying from Stockholm in a second hand aircraft without visa or permission.
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Moscow
Russia
Shim
Soviet Union
Bryan Grover
Stockholm
Stariza
Grovers
Plans to send celebrants home safely on New Year’s Eve
Chicago reports a nationwide effort to curb drunken driving as New Year’s Eve ends. Taxi services in Cleveland Boston and other cities provide paired drivers or direct home service while police seek to deter intoxicated behavior with patrols and sobriety checks. Buffalo drivers may cradle impaired riders, and San Francisco dispatches 1278 officers for transport to jail or safe shelter. Canal Street in New Orleans tightens patrols after last year’s injuries.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Gqedar Rapids
Denver
Knoxville
Tenn
Buffalo
Detroit
Toledo
Michigan
San Francisco
New Orleans
Canal Street
Evangelist to Reach City Tonight for Revival
Public revival opens at Central Baptist church with Rev. John C Cowell Jr. and Mrs. Jones leading services at 7 15 p.m. A large chorus under Homer Britton will perform before the sermon. Dr Jones, founder of Bob Jones College, is an eminent evangelist and educator with a long career in orthodox Christianity.
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Bob Jones
Central Baptist Church
John C Cowell, Jr
Cornelian Coast
Jones
America
Panama City
Fla
Cleveland
Dr. Jones
British Isles
Great Britain
Decatur
Lee St
Homer Britton
Young Artist Miss Armfield Wins Pratt School Honor
Miss Jane Armfield daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Armfield of Birmingham recently won top honors at the Pratt School of Allied Arts in Brooklyn She captured the school prize for a design of Christmas paper decorations Her design was bought by a large chain store to be used on their holiday wrapping paper next Christmas Armfield visits Decatur often has many local friends Her mother is the former Miss Vivian Berry of Decatur.
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Jane Armfield
J. S. Armfield
Birmingham
John Berry
Fourth Avenue
South
Pratt School of Allied Arts
Brooklyn
Miss Armfield
Decatur
Vivian Berry
Contempt Charge Reinstated in Prolonged Court Action
A long pending court ruling reinstates contempt findings against Drought by Attorney Cooper Gibbs for Bélerk Frank J. Kelly and orders payment of costs. Named figures include Robert R. Williams PF John W. DuBose Ferguson and Mrs Anna, with involvement by ELI DON and commissioners in the contested matter.
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E Cooper Gibbs
Bélerk
Frank J. Kelly
Robert R. Williams
John W. DuBose Ferguson
Anna
Hitler Says German Army Must Grow As 1939 Nears
Berlin dispatch reports German newspapers attack the United States and Ickes while Hitler vows to strengthen the army for 1939. The regime cites Jewish influence and warns of strained relations as commerce, including 4,000,000 bale cotton trade, faces repercussions.
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Lynn. Heinzerling
Berlin
United States
Adolf Hitler
Secretary of Interior
Ickes
Roosevelt
Germany
Cleveland
State Department
DNB
Slovakia
Sudetenland
Reich
Italy
Lima
Europe
United
Rites Sunday for Lawrence Countian
Funeral services for E M Payne 68 Hillsboro route two will be held Sunday afternoon at two o clock in Smyrna with Rev Grimes officiating and burial at Smyrna He is survived by his widow two sons Eddie Hillsboro Daldon Cascade Tacks Oregon a daughter Mrs Marjorie Sepulado Texas pallbearers are J W Sharp L C Cottingham Peebles Roy Peebles Dave Peebs Irwin Simmonds Harvey M and Wilburn Aldridge
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E M. Payne
Hillsboro
Eddie
Daldon
Cascade Tacks
Oregon
Marjorie Sepulado
Texas
Smyrna
J. W. Sharp
L. C. Cottingham
Peebles
Roy Peebles
Dave Peebs
Irwin Simmonds
Harvey M
Wilburn Aldridge
Weather snapshot and regional forecast update
The Tennessee River gauge stands at 17.5 feet and rising. The past 24 hours recorded a maximum of 45 degrees and a minimum of 27 with no rainfall. Alabama shows partly cloudy to cloudy conditions tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures in the north. Tennessee expects generally fair weather tonight and Sunday with a slight warmup in the south. A south Atlantic outlook notes partly cloudy skies and near seasonal temperatures with scattered showers possible at week’s start.
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Tennessee
Alabama
South Atlantic
Temple
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Britain
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