Peace plans pushed amid Japanese backed moves in China
A conference in Japanese occupied territory aims to form a new council or government. Wang Ching-wei appeals to Chiang Kai-shek for peace with Japan, claiming a peace foundation exists under Konoye Declaration terms of 1938. Hong Kong press brands the plan as improbable and Japan's mouthpiece claims peace aims.
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Wang
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chungking
Japan
Tsingtao
Chiang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hongkong
Koroye
Japa
China
Finland loan debate shifts to Congress and bank plans
Congress weighs extending Finnish credit amid fears of widening European war involvement. President Roosevelt pushes a broadened Export-Import Bank capital to finance US farm surpluses and nonwar exports. Senate Banking Committee to meet with Jesse H. Jones as first witness, while other bills seek RFC loans for Finland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seene
House
Ways and Means
Grady
Congress
Finland
Baltic Republic
United States
Europe
Roosevelt
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Jesse H. Jones
Wagner
D-N. Y
Banking Committee
Brown
D.-Mich
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
King
Utah
Swagner
Foreign Relations Committee
Lockhart Aids Sought as Town Faces Extinction
On Governor Dixon request, Alabama Planting Commission and State Chamber of Commerce opened facilities to assist Lockhart Alabama a town of 3200 menaced by extinction unless a new industry can employ its workers.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Alabama Planting Commission
State Chamber of Commerce
Lockhart
Markets Mixed on Quiet Wall Street Session
New York trading paused with mixed leadership and narrow ranges. Aircraft shares led modest gains while other sectors united in a restrained drift. total volume hovered near 500,000 shares amid a cautious, lackluster day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Euba
New York
Administration Leaders Named in Vast Indictment Sweep
Long W Leche and other leaders of the administration figure among those implicated as hundreds of indictments are returned in a sweeping legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Leche
Two Questioned In Four Huntsville Slayings
Police in Huntsville Alabama questioned two young white men in connection with four killings two black victims and two white men recently. One suspect reportedly confessed to killing a Bedford County Tennessee man nearly a year ago. No charges have been filed yet.
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Huntsville
Ala
Herman Giles
Bedford County
Tennessee
Shelbyville
Tenn
Giles
Nancy
Pope
Big Springs Canal
Nenn
Agricultural and Mechanical Institute
Fire truck crash injures four firemen and motorist
In Mangham on January 17 a fire truck rushing to a blaze collided with an automobile injuring four firemen and a motorist. The worst injuries were to R. W. Shamberger, 44, the fire truck driver, who sustained internal injuries, and Frank Long Jr., of Argo Alabama, who was cut about the head and throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bijgmangham
Ava
R. W. Shamberger
Frank Long, Jr
Argo
Ala
Hodges Cleaners Opens on Second Avenue in New Year
New Hodges Cleaners opens in the building at Second avenue and Lee street next to the bus station. Proprietors Johnnie Hodges and R D Bates are longtime local business figures and invite the public to inspect the plant with its all new equipment.
Envoy Cudahy Quick to Brussels Amid War Tension
John Cudahy, newly arrived United States ambassador to Belgium, assumed duties with rapid pace as Belgium and the Netherlands brace for possible German invasion. He met Foreign Minister Spaak and presented credentials to King Leopold by noon.
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Brussels
United States
Belgium
John Cudahy
Netherlands
Cudahy
Ireland
Germany
Paul Henri Spaak
Leopold
Nashville livestock market reports and futures rally
Nashville Tennessee cattle and hog prices show steady feeding values with cattle at 6.50 to 9.50 and top vealers at 12.50, while hogs ranged to 26. Chicago wheat futures climb as buyers push May price to 1.01 and July to 96 3 8. Corn and oats also rise on the session.
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Nashville Livestock Nashv Tenn
Chicago
Market Prices for Grains and Forage Staples in Chicago
Grain and forage prices listed for January 17 show cash wheat No 4 red at 102 1 2 cents, corn No 3 mixed and No 1 yellow at 59 1 2 to 60 No 2 59 60 1 4. soybeans No 2 yellow at 111 3 4. No 3 113 1 4. Sweet clover 450 5 25 nom, red clover 12 50 15 000 nom, alfalfa 17 50 22 50 nom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Scottsboro Power Sale Approved in Alabama
The Alabama Public Service Commission approved the sale of Alabama Power Co. distribution facilities in Scottsboro, Alabama to the City of Scottsboro for 50000 dollars. The city has built its own distribution system and is now retailing TVA power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Power Co
Scottsboro
Alabama Public Service Commission
ren@ tailing TVA power
Decatur Seeks Approval for Scottsboro Power System Sale
Decatur has signed an agreement with Alabama Power Company to buy the latter's system. The sale is pending approval from the Alabama Public Utilities Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsboro
Decatur
Alabama Power Company
Alabama Public Utilities Service Commission
Pleasant Hill PTA Meeting Draws Strong Attendance
The Pleasant Hill school PTA gathering Tuesday night drew a large crowd. Speakers included Mrs A M Roan Dentur vice president of the eighth district PTA and Rev Dan Prayter with plans for February founders day and library and attendance discussions. A hens sale to raise lumber funds and a cake and hot chocolate reception capped the event.
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PTA
Pleasant Hill
A. M. Roan
Dentur
Elva B. Prazier
Morgan County
Sch
Dan Prayter
Hobo cases upheld by Alabama Attorney General ruling
Attorney General Lawson ruled Escambia County officials cannot stop Sheriff Emmons from arresting persons unlawfully riding trains. The opinion said the sheriff is fulfilling his duty and the remedy lies with the legislature. A second opinion clarified travel expenses for state officials on official business beyond the McGowin act.
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Montgomery
Ala
Escambia
Dixon
Col
W. E. Persons
Corrections and Institutions
Lawson
Earthquake Shock Rattles New Jersey and Philadelphia Area
FBI began investigations but withheld comment on sabotage. Residents in six southwestern New Jersey towns and parts of Philadelphia crowded sidewalks after the midmorning tremor. Red Cross President Eugene Horan said students were moved from Gibbstown School. teachers feared roof damage and sent pupils home. Reports reached Lakehurst, 65 miles away, while Wilmington, Delaware, 130 miles distant heard little. A company official tied deaths to a unit at the detonation site on the N H Line, a row of Jennings-like buildings where nitroglycerine is mixed.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Eugene Horan
Red Cross
Woodbury
Gibbstown
Lakehurst
Wilmington
Del
N. H
Red Letter Day Celebrated by McKendree Chapel Church
Last Sunday the McKendree Chapel on the Falkville Circuit held a red-letter day with a good turnout despite bad weather. The congregation paid in full the benevolent claims for 1940. Church stewards include Clyde Maples W T Tucker H Higdon Randolph Sandlin Grady Orr and A J Legg. Tucker serves as arch School superintendent. Mitchell Dobbs chairs the Missionary Committee and Mrs Mattie Dobbs directs the Golden Cross.
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McKendree Chapel
Falkville
J. H. Roberts
E Sastom
Bac
Decatur
McKendree Church
Clyde Maples
W. T. Tucker
H. Higdon
Randolph Sandlin
Grady Orr
A. J. Legg
Arch School
Mitchell Dobbs
Mattie Dobbs
Golden Cross
Cows Dressed for Cold in Norway Arctic Chill
In eastern Norway at Tynset the temperature dropped below zero Fahrenheit as farmers clothed cattle to protect them from freezing. The cold wave gripped all of Scandinavia with record low temps reported in several regions.
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Oslo
Norway
Tynset
Scandinavia
Institute Set on Friday in Hartselle Church
The District Missionary Institute will meet at Hartselle Methodist Church on Friday January 19 with Rev J F T Brown hosting. Delegations from ninety nine Methodist churches in the Decatur district are expected as the program begins at 10 00 am with devotional by Rev P A Green. Afternoon speakers include Dr G F Gooper and Dr R J Parker with lunch served at 12 30 pm.
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District Missionary Institute
Hartselle Methodist Church
J. F. T. Brown
Decatur
P. A. Green
Logan
G M. Davenport
First Methodist Church
Taft Lake Methodist Church
Birmingham
R. B. Lavender
Cullman
Institute
J. W Darrah
H. O. Troup
G. F. Gooper
R. J. Parker
Tampa
Lorida
Hartselle
J. H. Chitwood
Hartselle Church
Central Church
Ted Hightower
Fairfield
Cold War Fronts See Slowdown Amid Harsh Winter
The report notes a temporary lull on European battlefields due to heavy cold. Finnish forces hold positions, while Russian air raids taper after five days, and a new attack hits Hanko. In Washington, lawmakers doubt further Finland aid, but President Roosevelt argues for non military assistance. British press mention a plot to disrupt railways and Hore Belisha’s possible new cabinet post. Belgian and Dutch defenses remain mobilized for some time.
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Germany
Faland
Lieksa
East Central
Hanko
Washington
Finland
United States
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Britain
British Isles
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Belgium
Henri Denis
Italians Warned Rome Urged to Ready for War
Ettore Muti, secretary of the fascist party, told Italians they may be called to fight in the European war at any moment. The warning followed a conference with party leaders from 26 provinces and advised not to be swayed by international sympathy toward Italy from France and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ettore Muti
Fascist Party
Elkmont Methodist Church Reports Growth at Conference
The Elkmont Methodist Church outlined growth at its first quarterly conference Sunday night. Rev J W Brooks gave a broad growth report while Gilbert R Smith, Mrs Harry Morris, and Mrs Glenn Holland spoke on Sunday School Missionary and youth work. Financial secretary W D Jones and recording secretary Miss Eddie Steppe reported well. Stewards voted to raise the pastor's salary for the year as prospects look strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkmont Methodist Church
J. W. Brooks
Gilbert R. Smith
Harry Morris
Missionary Society
Glenn Holland
W. D. Jones
Eddie Steppe
Decatur Folks Receive 15000 Catalogues for North Alabama and Georgia
Decatur postal workers dispatched 15 000 catalogues shipped by freight to North Alabama and Georgia. Several residents are hospitalized or ill, including Augustus Bassett Bud Masterson and Mrs Olin Smith, while community events cover prayers meetings and missionary conferences. Local banks observe Robert E Lee birthday and National Guard drills continue with uniforms expected.
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Decatur
Alabama
Georgia
Coal Trucks Tied Up In New York Strike Paralyzes Deliveries
In four boroughs of greater New York a coal drivers walkout by 5 000 workers halted deliveries as harsh cold and a wage dispute with coal merchants and fuel dealers shut routes in Manhattan the Bronx Queens and Brooklyn. The state mediation board arranged a possible joint meeting to resolve the dispute over wage increases from 1.00 to 1.20 per hour with an extra man per truck, a move the unions say would curb unemployment but raise costs for dealers by about 40 percent.
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New York
AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Arid Chauffeurs
Coal Merchants and
Fuel Merchants Associations
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens
Brooklyn
Weather Bureau
City
State Mediation Board
William H. Davis
Father and Son Dinner Set by Westminster Deacons
The Westminster church deacons scheduled a Father and Son Dinner for Wednesday January 24 at 6 30 pm The event will host the Sunday School boys and sons of the congregation with games planned before dinner An after dinner address by O S Hagerman will discuss The European Situation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Church
O. S. Hagerman
Salvation Army Officers to Take Charge in Decatur
Adjutant Longine and his wife of the Salvation Army arrive Thursday from Atlanta to lead the local post with their two children. Decatur citizens welcome the experienced officers, as announced by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce after a call from Brigadier Asher in Atlanta.
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Longine
Salvation Army
Atlanta
Salvation
Army
Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Asher
Fourth candidate enters eighth district delegate race
A fourth candidate for delegate from the eighth district qualified today when Mims Rogers a Florence attorney filed notice of candidacy with Probate Judge T C Almon. Previously announced candidates include Melvin Hutson of Decatur George Sherrill of Athens and George Darwin of Huntsville.
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Mims Rogers
Florence
T. C. Almon
Melvin Hutson
Decatur
George Sherrill
Athens
George Darwin
Huntsville
Tennessee Officers Plan Return of Prisoner Barnes
Walter Barnes accused in a Knoxville department store robbery faced renewed efforts as Tennessee officers prepared to return him to Knoxville after he dropped attempts to secure release on a habeas corpus writ in Birmingham Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee
Walter Barnes
Knoxville
Tenement Kids Attend Grand Opera in Astor Vanderbilt Boxes
Fourteen young East Side tenement kids watched Lakme at the Metropolitan Opera from the Diamond Horseshoe boxes donated by Mrs. Vincent Astor and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Prize essays funded the night with a $200 rental. Shirly Belfry, 15, guided them through the performance and translation. The children found the experience more fun than a movie and praised Miss Pons despite language barriers.
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New York
East Side
Vincent Astor
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Metropolitan Opera House
Lily Pons
Giovanni Martinelli
Miss Pons
Rose Caputi
Julius Rudnyanski
Bing Crosby
Joseph Mazzola
Caruso
Dorothy Havelka
Memorial Drive Methodist Church Sees Pastor Salary Boost
In the first quarterly conference Rev P C Oliver reported strong church growth. The congregation voted to increase the pastor's salary by 225 dollars over last year. Union Grove visitors included WA Standridge Taylor Standridge and Mr Mrs M M Kitchens who recently took over Sunday School duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
P. C. Oliver
P. C. Parker
L. H. Turney
Missionary Society
R. P. Thompson
R. C. Best
Stewards
Union Grove Church
WA. Standridge
Taylor Standridge
M. M. Kitchens
Kitchens
Union Grove
Dewey Hampton
Mobile
Three qualify for Alabama Democratic delegation seats
Francis Marion Inge and J Gilbert Burton of Mobile qualified with Secretary of State John Brandon today as candidates from the first district for Alabama's 22 member delegation to the Democratic National Convention. W L Lee of Dothan qualified as a delegation candidate from the third district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Francis Marion Inge
J. Gilbert Burton
Mobile
John Brandon
Alabama
W. L. Lee
Dothan
Bargain Offer on Rural Lot Near Eighth Street
Non resident offers five and six tenth acres south of eighth street east for residence use. Access to city water and electric lights. Priced to sell at 450 dollars or part cash with monthly balance. Contact B. L. Malone at 1012 Ferry St. Phone 102.
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Eighth
B. L. Malone
Ferry St
Phene
Wanted to Rent Unfurnished Room for Young Man
Short rental ad seeking one unfurnished room for a young man. Contact by phone at 23.
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Bud Masterson
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W. R. Smith
First Avenue
M. L. Carter
Charlie Ed Howell
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J. A. Chambers
Ben Bates
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E. L. Ashford
R. L. Archibald
Henry Chitwood
Sheffield
Robert E. Lee
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National Guard
Guntersville
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E. K. Henson
Grant Street
Baugh’s Infirmary
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Frank H Kirby
C. H. Imme
Dechord
Gray Weddington
Wallace Meadows
Morgan
County Board of Revenue and Control
Trinity Mountain
E. C. Harris
B. C. Stidger
Laceys Spring
Robert L. Hulsey
Somerville
M. W-Suit
Lacon
Oscar Tidwell
Everett Strout
Danville
Alene Slate
Laceys
Grace Woodall
First Baptist
Earl Lee
A. H. Batts
W. Moulton Street
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Elkton, Tenn
Jeff Minor
WPA
Area One
Edith Crawford
Jasper
Hal Boyle
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