P. D. Building Dedication in Hartselle Highlights Local Pride
The $70,000 P. D. post office dedication in Hartselle featured U.S. Representative John J. Sparkman, Senator Lister Hill, and post office inspector Walter B. Wooten. Speakers praised government service and community growth as Morgan County residents gathered for the ceremony and historic USPS milestones.
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John J. Sparkman
United States Congress
Alabama
Morgan County
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Lister Hill
Walter B. Wooten
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Frank T. Smith
Hartselle Baptist Church
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Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Post Office Department
United States Postal Service
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George Hunt
Thomas P. Taylor
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Samuel L. Stimson
Thomas J. Simpson
Jesse J. Woodall
Joe L. Rountree
Sylvanus L. Sherrill
Elizabeth Simpson
James L. Day
William B. Allen
John T. Cooper
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State National Adds Oneonta Bank Assets in Thrt Purchase
The State National Bank announced it purchased the assets of the First National Bank of Oneonta and assumed its deposit liability. The Oneonta unit will operate under State National with same staff, while Courtland operations move to Decatur. The deal, signed December 31, 1940, expands State National’s Alabama presence and emphasizes community banking strength across multiple cities.
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J.S. Wyatt
John D. Rather, Jr
Tuscumia
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E. D. Fennell
T. J. Cotingham
Ray Walker
J W. Wyker, Jr
J. S. Wittmeier
First National Bank
D C Waugh Illness Victim Funeral Held at Central Methodist
David C. Waugh 77 died at 1 45 pm Monday at his home 416 Fourth Avenue West. Funeral rites were held at 2 pm today at Central Methodist Church with Rev R L Archibald and Rev O B Lansbury officiating. Burial in City Cemetery. Survived by widow four daughters four sons a sister and four brothers twenty grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Waugh long-time Decatur resident, widely known.
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Memorial Drive Methodist Church
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N. E. Winton
Louise Sheehan
Decatur
G. W. Puckett
Hartselle
A. G. Waugh
la Mesa
Texas
R. L. McCaulie
Jacksonville
Florida
Oscar Waugh
Somerville
Herman Waugh
Cora Andrews
Atlanta
J. M. Waugh
Grenada
Mississippi
Charles Waugh
Moulton
Calvert
B. E. Waugh
Roland Gray Promoted to Goodyear Post in Ohio
Roland H Gray assistant treasurer of Goodyear Decatur plant leaves Saturday for the Goodyear home office in Akron Ohio for a promotion He came to Decatur in 1927 as Connecticut Mills manager and later served as chamber of commerce secretary He has endeared himself to many residents who regret his move and wish him success.
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Goodyear
Decatur
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Goodyear Company
New Year Service Set for Tonight at St Pauls Lutheran
A New Year's service will be held tonight at St Pauls Lutheran church starting at 7 30. Rev E P Knobloch from Gulfport Mississippi will deliver the sermon. The public is invited to attend.
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St Paul's Lutheran Church
E. P. Knobloch
Gulfport, Miss
Progress in Defense Plan INIS40 Is Fair
A year end stock-taking shows grim satisfaction over progress toward total defense. The Army more than doubled manpower to about 600,000 in uniform, with a second doubling anticipated. the Navy expanded from 158,814 to nearly 260,000 and received 21 new ships. Air strength grew with several hundred planes in service, production nearly doubled, with about 700 projected next month. New camps, cantonments, and ship facilities push toward an immense mobilization. exact combat-plane numbers remain confidential.
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Edward Bomar Washington
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
William
Knudsen
War Department
Hitler Declares 1941 to Bring Greatest Victory
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler in a New Year message to German soldiers pledging that the year 1941 will witness a great victory for Germany. He claimed the war aims face a coalition of democracies led by Jewish capitalists and asserted Germany is armed as never before. He denied world conquest and said other nations declared war on Germany.
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the Puehrer
Anne Puehrer
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Walther von Brauchitsch
Army
Erich Raeder
Navy
War by Dewitt Mackenzie previews Nazi firebomb threat
The British charge that the London incendiary attack was a deliberate fire-aimed on the city signals a terrifying preview of the war’s future. As the empire fights for survival the prospect of drastic acts grows. Gas warfare is considered, though feared, as the world prays to avert such horror.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
London
Prospect of Use of Gas Is Terrifying
There is debate among military experts about the potential use of gas in the current war. Some fear reprisals will prevent its deployment, while others argue gas could be employed if it serves a strategic purpose. Observers have watched for signs of gas use against mobilization and manufacturing centers or civilian morale, though no gas attack has been reported yet.
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England
Farmers continue AAA meetings to discuss 1941 program
The Alabama AAA meetings resumed after Monday's start with farm gatherings at county points to cover the four points of the 1941 program. B G Hall, the county agent, listed the schedule for Tuesday through Friday with multiple locations and times. The four points include soil erosion coverage of 25 percent of cropland, terracing within five years, establishing one acre per 15 acres of perennial soil conserving crops, and one acre of permanent pasture per 15 acres of crop land over five years.
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McKibben Leaves Decatur for Opelika Chamber Post
John D. McKibben will resign as secretary of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce after twenty months. He has accepted a new post as secretary of the Opelika Chamber of Commerce and departs tomorrow. His service boosted local civic work and regional development during his tenure.
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John D. McKibben
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Opelika
Ala
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Chamber
McKibben
Decatur
Found Dead In Montgomery Hotel Room
J C McCann aged 55 of Charleston West Virginia was found shot to death in his Montgomery hotel room last night. Police Lieut D W Keener said a newly purchased rifle lay beside him. McCann was a former resident of Montgomery.
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J. C. McCann
Charleston
W. Va
D. W. Keener
McCann
Tax hike forecast in Congress heats defense funding
Washington Dec 31 Senate Democrats Connally of Texas and Johnson of Colorado placed heavy new income taxes in the must class saying higher rates are needed to finance defense. The remarks signal a push for steeper levies to support military spending.
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Connally
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D.-Colo
Roosevelt weighs lend lease plan for England aid
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt may discuss a lend and lease aid plan for England in a forthcoming message to Congress. White House aides and press secretary Stephen Early noted decisions on details may follow after the session begins January 3. Early said Roosevelt has yet to begin writing the message and will consult leaders before delivering a joint address.
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Alabama Chamber Pledges Full Roosevelt Defense Support
Montgomery dispatch reports the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce executive committee pledged full support for President Roosevelt's defense program in a telegram sent yesterday. The statement reflects broad business backing for military and industrial mobilization during the period.
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Ala
Roosevelt
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Last Hours in 1940 Bring on Civil Defence Home Guard
London reports minister of security Bert Morrison announced part time civil defense becomes compulsory for all Britons. He urged men and women to form a civil defence home guard to guard property against incendiary attacks and defeat Nazi threat. Belgradeつまり Yugoslavia reports an Italian transport loaded with war materials for Iran torpedoed in the Adriatic near Bar with no casualty details.
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Herbert Morrison
Morrison
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Adriatic Sea
Bar
Antivart
Government presses attack Roosevelt fireside talk and Hitler stance
The government controlled press in Gere man news outlets launched a strong reaction to Roosevelt’s fireside talk and to Adolf Hitler’s one year message for 1941. The coverage emphasizes anticipated victories and the wartime stance, reflecting tense international tensions.
City tenants struggle to reopen after incendiary raid
Footnoteed reports describe corners and coffee shops in London resuming activity the day after a fierce incendiary bombing raid. Executives held sidewalk conferences while staff waited outside as managers sought to restart business near Paternoster Row, by Paul’s Cathedral. A passerby notes the area’s confusion and absence of Paternoster Row.
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Paul's Cathedral
Nazi Leader Claims God Supports Expansion and Aid Shift
A fragmented dispatch reports Hitler asserting that God has endorsed German expansion while the Rome-Berlin axis politics imply restraint. The Berlin view suggests Germany may not be provoked into immediate aggression and that the U.S. will be offered a chance to aid Britain before committing to a harsher anti-German line.
Local Woman Badly Hurt In Automobile Crash Near Tuscombia
Mrs Lizzie T Houston a Decatur resident aged today in critical condition at her home 517 EB Lafayette Street following an automobile accident Sunday afternoon near Tuscombia. Her son daughter Rufus Peerson and granddaughter Miss Peerson also injured but not as severely. both were taken to Sheffield County Hospital.
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Lizzie T. Houston
Decatur
Lafayette Street
Tuscumbin
Miss Peerson
Sheffield
Tennessee River Gauge Rises as Temps Climb Across State
Weather bulletin notes the Tennessee river gauge at 1691 feet Tuesday with a rise. Max temperatures reached 50 and 40 at night over 94 hours, no rainfall statewide though light rain was reported in the northwest. Skies cloudy and warmer in the north and far west, with 6 rain events in the extreme porter area.
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