Reward Offered for Cullman Assault Suspect
An unidentified white man, about 30 to 35 years old, robbed and assaulted a 13 year old Cullman girl after a picture show on December 30. A $200 reward is posted by Governor Dixon at the request of County Solicitor Kenney and Sheriff Mitchell. clues include a distinctive flashlight found at the scene.
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Cullman Grammar School
Cullman
Horace H. Kenney
J. D. Mitchell
Frank Dixon
Dwellier
Jackson sheriff holds suspect in columbia mob case
Sheriff Frank Scott of Jackson disclosed he has held since Tuesday a negro stabbing suspect sought twice by mobs at Columbia. The man Jerome Franklin is linked to two others in Prentiss where a liquor run was alleged. Milton Fortenberry was arrested in Houston and awaits transfer to Jefferson Davis county authorities. Franklin denied the shooting, blaming a companion.
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Jackson
Miss
Frank Scott
Columbia
Scott
Jerome Franklin
Prentiss
J. C. Sanford
Sanford
Marshall
Milton Fortenberry
Houston
Tex
S. G. Magee
Jefferson Davis County
Franklin
Governor Dixon Ill With Cold
Governor Frank Dixon remained at the Alabama executive mansion with a cold though not seriously ill. His secretary Roland Mushat said he is not very sick and that prevention is important.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Dixon
Roland Mushat
Parole bids filed for five Scottsboro defendants in Alabama
Five of the original Scottsboro defendants, still in Alabama prisons, filed parole applications with the Alabama board of pardons and paroles. The petitions, prepared by New York minister Dr Allan Knight Chalmers, argue the men were convicted on inadequate evidence and have served enough punishment.
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Scottsboro
Alabama
Associated Press
Montgomery
Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
Allan Knight Chalmers
New York
Paint Rock
Ala
Clarence Norris
Bibb Graves
Andrew Wright
Haywood Patterson
Charles Weems
Ozzie Powell
Powell
United States Supreme Court
Pardon and Parole Board
Pecator
Jackson County
Romeo And His Juliet Married In North Conway
The Rev Raymond Phelps of the North Conway Church said he married Eileen Merrick and George Lowther known as New York's Romeo and Juliet. The ceremony took place at 1130 am at the minister's home, followed by a wedding breakfast at the Eastern Slopes Inn. Best man Hans Schneider, a famous skiing instructor, attended. bridesmaid name not known.
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North Conway
N. H
Jan. S
Raymond Phelps
North Conway Congressional Church
Eileen Merrick
George Lowther
New York
Eastern Slopes Inn
Hans Schneider
Phelps
Mees Heme
Parity payments sought to cover cotton fund shortfall
Southern members of Congress moved to authorize transferring about 2 million dollars from last year’s parity fund to cover a shortfall in cotton parity payments. They noted the Agriculture Department reported a $400k Georgia, $500k Alabama, $700k Arkansas, $800k Texas shortfall with smaller gaps in other cotton states and proposed a quick joint resolution.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
Pace
D.-Ga
Ace
Georgia
Alabama
Arkansas
Texas
Labor board blasted by own official in Wagner Act probe
Mrs Elinore Herrick regional director testifies before a House committee that delays in Wagner Act case handling in 1937 promoted labor strikes. She cites a fall 1937 meeting and asks how long they must wait for board decisions, while accusing rivals of opposing joint employer employee conferences.
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Washington
Elinore Herrick
Egpu
Labor Board
Herrick
Esw
York City
House
Murdock
Utah
Supreme Court
Guyton Heads Morgan County Medical Unit for 1940
Dr. Tom Guyton of Decatur will lead the Morgan County Medical Society for 1940 after being elected president at a meeting Thursday night at the county health office. He succeeds Dr. T. B. Brindley of Hartselle. Dr. W. H. Anderson of Decatur was elected vice president, succeeding Dr. A. G. Rice. Dr. L. R. Murphree was re elected secretary treasurer and Dr. W. H. Lovelady of Hartselle joined the county board of censors. The group discussed medical care for Farm Security Administration families in Morgan County, with about 64 FSA families in the county.
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Tom Guyton
Decatur
Morgan County Medical Society
T. B. Brindley
Hartselle
W. H. Anderson
A. G. Rice
Morgan County
L. R. Murphree
Second Snow in Five Days Hits Decatur City
Snow began Thursday afternoon and lasted several hours with about an inch on the ground. The temperature fell to 28 degrees with a 38 degree high and 28 degree low noted in the period ending Friday morning. State troopers reported clear roads except shaded sections as ice lingered on a bridge and on part of Zacon Mountain remained dangerous.
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Decatur
Zacon Mountain
Alabama Faces Deep Freeze With Fatal Cold Snap
Alabama endured a brief thaw as cold returns loom with a hard freeze forecast coastward. Mini temperatures ranged from 8 to 12 tonight while Tusculum and Birmingham reported fatalities from exposure and smothering blankets. Meteorologists warned of dangerous glaze on highways in few areas and urged cautious driving.
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Alabama
Cogorts
Weather Bureau
Tomorro
Huntsville
Florence
Birmingham
Decatur
Montgomery
Evergreen
Dothan
Mobile
Gulf
Tuscumbia
E. C. Horton
Sub-zero cold spreads from Plains to Midwest
A wedge of sub-zero weather pushes eastward from the Plains, bringing the coldest conditions this season. In lower Michigan, temperatures fell to six below zero at Jackson as cold air settles over the region.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Lower Michigan
Jackson
North Central
One Injured In Crash On Tennessee River Bridge
One person injured and two cars damaged in a Friday morning collision on the Tennessee river bridge. Edward Richardson of Hillsboro suffered facial cuts from a crash involving his father A B Richardson. Walter Wells of Kenosha Wisconsin driven car rear ended by a truck sliding on ice. Wells and Richardson senior uninjured. Wells’ car damage listed at 300 and truck at 150. Ice on bridge blamed by patrolmen H L Thornton and H L Copeland. Edward Richardson treated at Hamil Clinic and discharged.
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Tennessee River Bridge
Edward‘ Richardson
Hillsboro
A. B. Richardson
Walter Wells
Kenosha
Wisconsin
H. L. Thornton
H L. Copeland
Young Richardson
Hamil
Mr. Wells
Wells
Ami
Tuscaloosa County Reports First Traffic Fatality of Year
John A. Noble a 35 year old painter died after being struck by a car in Alberta City late Thursday afternoon. Two others Mary Easterling a Holt High student and Gordon Elkins a paper mill employee suffered crushed legs in the same incident.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tuscaloosa County
John A. Noble
Alberta City
Mary Easterling
Holt High School
Gordon Elkins
Body found chained inside trunk in Chicago alley
A 45 year old woman was found dead wedged inside a trunk in a South Side alley near Wentworth Avenue and Thirty-Fifth Street. Police noted signs of beating with a broken leg and a newly purchased trunk partially wrapped in an old blanket.
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Chicago
Wentworth Avenue
Thirty-Fifth Street
Verner Johnson
Program of Evangelism Starts in Church School
A three month program of evangelism will begin in the church school of the First Methodist church. All members were urged to cooperate as the program was announced today.
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First Methodist Church
Super Store to Open Here
Russell W. Brothers announces the formal opening of Brothers Super Store on upper avenue opposite Wheeler Park. The all day Saturday event includes souvenirs. The consolidation merges two stores on Second Avenue. Bank Street location continues. Billy Nelson will manage. Olen Sanders heads the meat department. The store offers 3 000 square feet of space with new equipment and shelf pricing. Basket carriers are provided.
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Russell W. Brothers
Ers
Upper
Avenue
Wheeler Park
Second Avenue
Brothers
Bank Street
Mr. Brothers
Billy Nelson
Olen Sanders
TVA Turns On Power For Tarrant City Residents
TVA will energize municipal electric service in Tarrant City starting Monday announced by Mayor A M Cambron. About 50 domestic customers will receive power at first with others to follow by February 1.
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Tarrant City
Ala
TVA
A. M
Cambron
Tarrant
Old Timers Recall Bitter Alabama Winter Of 1899
Montgomery January 5 records show that the freeze of 1899 stunned residents. E D Emigh, U S meteorologist, notes below zero readings across Alabama with Daphne near zero and Lookout Mountain valleys seeing 18 below at Greely. Feb 13 1899 brought subzero marks from Hamilton to Mobile as cities reported deep freezes.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Greenville
Birmingham
E.D. Emigh
U. S
Daphne
Shere ‘Emigh
Greely
Colo
Valley Head
Lookout Mountain
Hamilton
Mobile
Weather Bureau
Decatur
Florence
Gadsden
Oneonta
Scottsboro
Tuscaloosa
Citronelle
Clanton
Eutaw
Ft. Deposit
Tuskegee
Springs Etumpka
Otatey
Germans Hint Help to Finns Is Dangerous
Helsinki reports continued Finnish success on the eastern front with 400 Russians killed and 40 captured in two engagements. Soviet bombers struck Voika near Kovala and Viipurt, causing fatalities and fires. Helsinki not attacked. Germany warned Sweden and Norway against permitting British and French aid to pass to Finland, accusing Allies of using the League covenant to draw the Norse into war.
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Helsinki
Finland
Voika
Kovala
Viipurt
Germany
Sweden
Norway
League of Nations
League States
Norwa
Scandinavia
Reich
League
Russia Ends Commercial Treaty With Bulgaria Amid Limited Trade
Moscow reports a concluded commercial treaty with Bulgaria aimed at a Black Sea shipping accord, with negotiations ongoing with Japan and Germany. Bulgarian sources say political questions are not involved and military demands are unlikely. Trade between Russia and Bulgaria has been minimal, with 1938 data showing under $200 in Bulgarian goods sold to Russia.
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Moscow
Russia
Bulgaria
Japan
Germany
Black Sea
Sofia
Planes Fired On The Hague In Dutch Air Action
Unidentified foreign planes over Utrecht province were fired on today by Dutch anti-aircraft batteries and fled when Netherlands fighters were scrambled. The incident marks a tense air exchange as authorities monitor incursions.
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Hague
Netherlands
Utrecht
Finnish Forces Report New Victory Near Salla Front
From Advance Copenhagen dated January 5 Finnish troops claimed a decisive win over Russian forces on the Salla front about 125 miles north of Lake Kianta where the 163rd division was previously routed. Russians were said to be fleeing toward Alaska with the Murmansk Leningrad railroad at risk, observers warned.
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Copenhagen
Salla
Lake Kianta
Red Army
Arctic Circle
Kandalaska
Murmansk
Leningrad
Northern
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama Regions
The Tennessee river remained stationary at 168 feet with a 38 to 28 degree temperature range and .03 inches of melted snow in the past 24 hours. Alabama saw fair and colder conditions with frost in the south and a freeze in the north, temperatures 20 to 28. Saturday brings fair but cold weather with a cold front in the northeast and possible snow in the far west. coastal winds shift from moderate northerly to gentle tonight.
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Tennessee
Alabama
South
Naterris
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