Attendance Drops Amid Flu and Bad Weather in Priceville Area
Influenza and cold weather cut school attendance across Priceville with only about 6 percent of normal at local units on Monday and roughly 75 percent by Tuesday. Prof S E Alverson reports 1785 pupils present out of 3050, and only one teacher absent due to illness.
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Parkville
S.E. Alverson
Prof
Alverson
Little Fellows
Lafayette ccc dl
Doe Wheeler
Gordon . Bible
Fairview
Negro High
Carver, Or
Negro Elementary
Severe Winter Grips Alabama With Deep Cold Across State
A winter blast froze Alabama with record cold extending to the Gulf. Snow in upstate counties hardened as forecasts showed continued cold. Tennessee Valley readings neared zero while Mobile logged 27, Birmingham 18, Montgomery 21, and Evergreen 22 degrees.
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Alabama
Gulf
Nationwide Cold Wave Grips U S as Temperatures Plunge
A New Year’s cold wave driven by a continental front sent readings plunging from the Dakotas to the Deep South. Fargo and Minneapolis reported subzero levels while southern cities like Atlanta and Jacksonville faced frost and projected lows near single digits.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Dakotas
Mississippi
Mismark
N. D
Devil's Take
Des Moines
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Canton
N. Y
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Chicago
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Wis
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Tenn
Pittsburgh
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Atlanta
Macon
Florence
Ala
Montana
Florida
Missoula
Kalispell
Mont
Jacksonville
Pla
Pensacola
More U S Money Spent in Alabama
Federal spending in Alabama for the fiscal year ending June 30 totaled 139 236 812, an increase of over 25 million from the prior year. Grants and outright expenditures reached 102 067 409 with loans of 87 178 103, per state director George L. Davis. Figures exclude insured notes and mortgages and include advances by the Commodity Credit and Works Progress administrations.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
George L. Davis
Office of Government Reports
Commodity Credit
Works Progress
Decatur Notes Highlight Medical, Social, and Civic Items
Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium thanks donors for Christmas gifts while local residents and families are noted in illness recoveries and travels. A Baptist church event, business institute exams, and the WPA office reopening frame a busy Decatur scene with multiple named residents and local institutions.
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Morgan County
J. R. Vaughn Moves Home After Flu Illness
J. R. Vaughn recovering from a flu attack was moved Tuesday from Benevolent Society Hospital to his home on Ferry Street in a Brown ambulance.
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W. E. Waterhouse
First Baptist Church
Frances Sivley
Benevolent Society Hospital
Sherman Street
J. R. Vaughn
Ferry Street
U S Protest Over Seizure of American Mail by British
The State Department notes objection to British seizure of American mail on ships and in transit to Rotterdam Antwerp Germany Gothenburg Helsinki. It cites October cases. asks for assurances that such actions cease and reports no reply as of December 22.
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United States
State Department
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Downs
Zaandam
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxemburg
Danzig
Germany
Weymouth
Kirkwall
Astrid- Thorden
New York
Gothenburg
Helsinki
December 1939 sets Decatur blaze record
Fire records fall in Decatur as 74 fires occur in December 1939 with 54 grass fires and 12 house runs, four false alarms. No damage from grass fires and total month damage likely under $1,000. Fire Chief Lloyd Elkins lauds efficiency amid dry grass conditions.
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Decatur
Lloyd Elkins
Finland braces for long war as Turku razed by Soviet raids
Finnish defense reports say Moscow bombed Turku and other towns in a month long campaign. casualties include at least seven dead and many wounded. Mannerheim line holds on the Karelian Isthmus while railways remain intact. blizzard hinders raids and anti air defenses are urged as troops redeploy for winter combat. Finland seeks air defense guns and reinforcements as reports of Soviet destruction and attrition grow.
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Karelian
Turku
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Finland
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Arctic Circle
Jyvagkyla
Helsinki
Vassa
Red Army
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Kyost Kallio
Britain
Joseph A.C. Avenol
League of Nations
Sible
Agen
British note on American mail diversion to Germany received
London officials acknowledged receipt of a U S protest over British seizure of American mails destined for Germany. The note is under careful consideration and a response is expected in due course.
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London
United States
Germany
the Press Association
America
Great Britain
Texan Named Washington Under-Secretary of Interior
President Roosevelt made a recess appointment of Joe Alvin J. Wirt of Austin Texas as under-secretary of the interior. The appointment awaits Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Joe Alvin J. Wirt
Austin
Tex
Democratic Party Fund Report Highlights Finances
Washington Jan 2 7 The Democratic National Committee announced total contributions of 731 116 and expenditures of 736 709 for the New Year. It began with a net cash balance of 1 972 and unpaid obligations of 219 138 including a 100 000 loan from Manufacturers Trust Co New York 16500 from So Rosenblatt New York and 5500 from L W Robert Jr of this city.
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Washington
Manufacturers Trust Co
New York
So. Rosenblatt
Fifth Ave
L. W. Robert, Jr
Oranges to Relief Recipients From County Welfare
Officials said 300 crates of oranges will be distributed to relief rolls starting Tuesday at the warehouse located 226 W Vine Street. Eligible recipients were asked to come to the warehouse to receive the fruit.
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County Welfare Department
W.vine Street
Lemke Wins Legal Point in Foreclosure Case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court and the circuit court ruled against the Kalbs in foreclosures, but Justice Black overturned, holding that a Chapter 14 petition under the Prairie Lemke act divests state courts of jurisdiction. The Kalbs sought damages from County Judge Roscoe Luce Sheriff George OBrien and Mr and Mrs Feuerstein for eviction. No dissent was announced.
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Washington
Jan
Supreme Court
Prazier-Lemke
Lemke
North Dakota
Roscoe _R. Luce
George O'Brien
Feuerstein
Circuit Court
Walworth
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Justice Black
Uruguayan Arrest of Tacoma Sparks Neutrality Debate
Uruguay pressured by diplomatic forces as the Tacoma is boarded by 50 Uruguayan marines before internment papers are signed. Captain Know and crew are to wind up ship affairs and relocate for the war, mirroring Graf Spee seamen in Buenos Aires.
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River Plate Estauary
Graf Spee
Mes Tacoma
Uruguay
Tacoma
Anchorage
Know
Buenos Aires
Lepke Buchalter Pleads Guilty To New Narcotics Indictments
Louis Lepke Buchalter, famed racketeer, pleads guilty to nine additional narcotics indictments linked to a ten million dollar syndicate. He faces up to sixteen years and fines up to one hundred eighty thousand dollars as federal proceedings continue from prior Dec 20 conviction.
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New York
Louis (Lepke) Buchalter
Buchalter
John C. Knox
United States
France
Japan
China
Two Nominees To Succeed Brown For American Newspaper Guild
Kenneth Crawford of Washington and Max Ways of Philadelphia are nominated to succeed the late Heywood Brown as president of the American Newspaper Guild. Crawford is with the New York Post and The Nation, Ways with the Philadelphia Record and secretary of the Philadelphia Guild. Closing time for nominations is midnight January 7.
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Kenneth Crawford
Washington
Max Ways
Philadelphia
Heywood Brown
American Newspaper Guild
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Denver
Guild
Victor Pasche
Crawford
New York Post
the Nation
and Ways
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia Guild
Washington Guild
Ways
Wilkes-Barre
Two Candidates File For Delegate In Alabama
Two men filed declarations to be delegates to the 1940 Democratic convention in Alabama. Winston Huddleston of Wetumpka, circuit solicitor, seeks the Fourth District seat while Richard T. Rives of Montgomery, State Bar Association president, seeks the Second District. Rives backs William Bankhead for president.
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Montgomery
Ala
Brandon
Winston Huddleston
Wetumpka
Richard T. Rives
State Bar Association
Rives
William B. Bankhead
Merit system adopted in six southern states
Walter N. Pearce, acting regional director of the Social Security board, announced that merit rating systems have been adopted for personnel administering public assistance unemployment compensation and employment service laws in Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi South Carolina and Tennessee.
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Birmingham
Ala
Walter N. Pearce
Social Security Board
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
New York Market Opens 1940 With Cautious Gains
Stock market starts 1940 with a modest advance amid mixed signals and ample caution. Investors await tax policy and election-year trends as Congress convenes, while New York shares show a gentle uptick and total volume around six hundred thousand.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Congress
New Orleans Cotton Futures End Higher on Foreign Demand
In New Orleans on January 2, foreign and domestic buyers propped up cotton futures with closing prices steady to higher. Prices showed slight gains of 16 to 30 points, with mixed daily movements among futures contracts including January and March positions.
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N. O
New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Futures Steady in Memphis Close
Prime cottonseed meal futures 41 percent closed steady in Memphis with prices at 29.40 for January 29, 29.10 for March, 29.00 for May and July, and 27.25 for September. Sales totaled 3,400.
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Memphis
Tenn
Chicago dairy prices and egg receipts move firm
Chicago price listings show butter at 356604 for two days with firm creamery scores ranging from 93 to 88 and carrots at 29 29. eggs report 16636 for two days firm with fresh graded varieties including fir 20, firsts 19 and current receipts 17 1-2, refrigerated.
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Chicago
Five Afo Ul of Trust Laws in Textile Curta ilment
The justice department filed a criminal information in Greenville South Carolina charging five men Joseph E Sirrine Fred W Symnes Ellison S McKessick John B Harris and David W Anderson with violating the Sherman anti trust law. The case concerns a curtailment program in the print cloth sector of the cotton textile industry asserting mills operating over 95 percent of looms agreed to cut July September output by 25 percent and to restrict orders to current production only. The participating bills were released from the program on September 7.
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Washington
Justice Department
Greenville
S. C
Joseph E.sirrine
Fred W. Symnes
Ellison S. McKessick
John B. Harris
David W. Anderson
GOP Solon Declines Bid of Democrats
Senator Austin of Vermont declined an invitation to the Jackson Day dinner on January 8 citing his respect for party responsibility. Indications suggested Senate Minority Leader McNary and House Minority Leader Martin might also refuse the invitations, which carried President Roosevelt’s approval.
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Austin
Austen
Homer S. Cummings
McNaty
Oregon
Martin
Massachusetts
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Swedish Steamer Lars Magnus Trozelli Sinks Off English Coast
Stockholm Jan 2 It was learned today that the Swedish steamer Lars Magnus Trozelli of 1955 tons sank off the east coast of England several days ago Most of the 22 crew were saved by a Norwegian steamer The fate of the rest is unknown
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Stockholm
Lars Magnus Trozelli
England
No Great Damage Forecast From Alabama Frost
P. O. Davis of the agriculture extension service stated no great damage was expected from the killing frost predicted for the Alabama coast tonight as reported by the weather bureau.
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Auburn
Ala
P. O. Davis
Agriculture Extension Service
Labama
Livestock Market Report Nashville January Sale Totals
Salable cattle 200 calves 50 with cattle about steady. Common and medium heifers and steers 6.00 to 8.00, best fed steers Monday 9.25. Beef cows and bulls 6.00 down. Canner and cutter cows 3.25 to 4.75. Top dealers Monday 12.00. Saverite weights 170 lbs up 5.15 to 5.75. Pigs and sows around 4.25. Salable sheep 25 steady. Good ewe and wether lambs to 8.25. Fat ewes 2.00 to 3.00.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.S. Dept
E. Marko
Eady
Wheat prices rise in first 1940 market session
Wheat closed at the day’s best levels, gains of about 2 3 4 to 3 1 4 cents. May wheat near 1.06 to 1.07, July around 1.04, corn up about 5 8 to 59 1 2 to 59 7 8, oats up 1 4 to 1 2.
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Chicago
Grain price snapshot from Chicago market summary
Chicago traders report cash grain bids with No. 2 red wheat at 1.10 and No. 1 yellow hard at 1.09 3-4, corn bids span 57 1-2 to 62 with various No. 1 yellow and white grades, oats bid around 40 to 41, soybeans No. 2 yellow at 1.20 1-2, and hay and forage values for timothy, red clover, red top, alsike, and alfalfa listed as nominal ranges.
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Chicago
Waalbtiene OE
Hinsvelig
Timothy Seed
Red Clover
Red Top
Alsike
Dorm blast at Alabama dormitory injures janitor
An explosion of accumulated gas shattered one of the new men's dormitories at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Janitor Arthur Eaton suffered severe burns while fire officials blamed a gas leak in the meter room and noted extensive door damage but minimal fire. The university planned to reconvene on Thursday.
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Tuscalooga
Ala
University of Alabama
Arthur Eaton
Pete Matthews
Matthews
French Destroyer Rescues 279 From Cabo San Antonio
A French destroyer landed 279 passengers and crew from the burned liner Cabo San Antonio off Dakar in French West Africa. Survivors report the ship abandoned after a fire 60 miles from the Cape Verde Islands. Five missing per French announcement, owners claim no casualties.
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Dakar
French West Africa
Vod
Cabo San Antonio
Buenos Aires
Cadiz
Cape Verde Islands
Seville
Hull Fr on Camp Sees No Politics in Foreign Affairs
Secretary Hull stated he has no personal political aims and that, despite public letters, there will be no political input in the Department of State. A spokesman said Hull requests supporters not to advocate his candidacy for president and emphasizes keeping politics out of foreign policy.
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Washington
Hull
Sen
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Ais
Mrs McMillan to Take House Seat in Charleston
Mrs Clara G McMillan of Charleston will take the House seat after winning the election to succeed her late husband Rep Thomas S McMillan. She arrived today while flu kept her family from attending. Her mother Mary Gooding and sons Bob and Bill also ill. Hampton Fulmer will escort her to the dais for the oath. Adelaide Huegenin, long time McMillan secretary, will serve in a similar capacity.
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W. C. Mainard
Washington
Jan
Clara G. Mc Millan
Charleston
House of Representatives
McMillan
Thomas
Mary Gooding
Adelaide Huegenin
Representative McMillan
Congress
Wealthy Floridian Munroe Dies After Fall in Quincy
Quincy Fla Jan 2 W Mr Pat Munroe the Quincy State Bank and West Florida wealthiest men died of pneumonia following a fall from his home a week ago He would have been 80 Feb 25 Munroe was an original incorporator and long time president of the Quincy Bank He was born in Quincy one of 22 children and father of 18 children
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Quincy
Fla
Pat) Munroe
Quincy State Bank
West
Munroe
Pat
Quincy Bank
William Munroe
Steel mills increase capacity to 85.7 percent this week
New York Jan 2 steel industry figures from the Iron and Steel Institute show mills operating at 85.7 percent capacity this week, up from the previous week and higher than the Christmas period. A month ago capacity stood at 92.8 percent, with year ago levels around 50.7 percent.
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New York
Iron and Steel Institute
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