City approves power deal and sells warrants for acquisition
Decatur council in a special session signed the purchase of Alabama Power Company holdings for 93 000 net after salvage credits and sold 110 000 in general obligation warrants to Marx and Co and Watkins Morrow to cover the cash payment and estimated 10 000 meter and equipment costs for about 904 new customers. The warrants bear 2.5 percent net interest and are secured by a second mortgage on the electric plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama Power Company
Power Company
Marx and Co
Watkins, Morrow and Company of
Birmingham
Electric
Harteselle
Ried *Srials
TVA
Hartselle
Peach and Caddell
Browder could testify as passport fraud trial resumes
The government rested after witness Max Bedacht testified Browder used other names on U S passports in 1921 1927 and 1931 and that Browder was seen in Moscow during periods of alleged falsified documents. Browder pleads innocent as adjournment to Monday follows.
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New York
Earl Browder
U. S
Max Bedacht
Browder
Moscow
Bedacht
Walter Blackburn
FBI
Nicholas Dozenberg
International Workers Order
Red International of Labor Unions
Dies Committee
Washington
Suit filed over fatal Bee Line crash in Limestone County
Susie A. Bryan administratrix of Dr. E. W. Bryan estate sues Felton Dyer and Sterchi's for 50000 in Limestone County circuit court after a December 29 collision on the Bee Line highway. R B Patton represents the plaintiff. Trial likely in March. Dr. Bryan died from injuries in the truck car crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Limestone County
Susie A. Bryan
E. W. ‘Bryan
Felton Dyer
Sterchi
Bee Line Highway
R. RB. Patton
Dr. Bryan
Free state of Winston demands custody of Short quadruplets
Double Springs Alabama residents petition for custody of newborn Short quadruplets born inside Winston county line but hospitalized in Jasper. Probate officials sign a protest claiming Winston as a free state and noting plans to house the babies in Jasper with nursery facilities as a tourist draw. Winston county history notes Republican leanings and rare Roosevelt and London votes.
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Double Springs
Ala
Free State
Winston
Alabama
Winston County
Jasper
Walker
Bankhead
Walker County Board of Revenue
Roosevelt
London
Three fires cause heavy loss with one major blaze
In the past 24 hours three fires struck the area. The worst blaze at 712 W Church caused about half the Hastings home to burn and destroyed part of the roof of the neighboring 714 house while interior goods were saved. Earlier small fires at 1120 Fifth Avenue South and 443 Grant Street caused minor damage from faulty flues.
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Eli
Fifth Avenue
E. M. Lee
Grant
Collins Hastings
Church Street
Membership drive targets 500 for 1940 chamber
A steering committee led by J. W. Wyker Jr and Jack Smallwood works to finalize the 1940 membership plan. The drive aims to contact lapsed and new residents to raise funds for operating the chamber next year and asks current members to assist with outreach.
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J. W. Wyker, Jr
Jack Smallwood
James Rankin
Tom Fitzpatrick
Barrett Shelton
Chamber of Commerce
Senate to Hold State Funeral for Senator Borah
Senate leaders planned a state funeral for Senator William Edgar Borah the chamber’s dean after his death from a cerebral hemorrhage. President Roosevelt cabinet and Supreme Court members will be invited to attend with services led by Senate Chaplain Rev Barney T Phillips at noon EST.
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Washington
Senate
William Edgar Borah
Roosevelt
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Washington Diplomatic Corps
Barney T. Phillips
United States
League of Nations
World Court
Borah
Diplomatic Corps
Boise
Borah Dies After Stroke at 74. Senate Mourns
Senator William E Borah of Idaho dies in his sleep at 8 45 pm aged 74 after a fall in his apartment bathroom caused a cerebral hemorrhage. The isolationist dean of the Senate was mourned by President Roosevelt and colleagues as plans for a state funeral in the Senate Chamber were set and possible successors discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William E Borah
Idaho
Senate
Mary
Borah
Boise
Bottelfaen
Donald Whitehead
Bottolfsen
Donald A. Callahan
D. Worth Clark
Thomas Heath
Ezra Whitla
Mich
William E. Borah
Stockholm
High Command
Finland
Decatur Warm Spell Ends Ice and Snow Melt
Residents enjoyed a thaw with the temperature reaching 23 above zero at noon after a record cold spell. Snow and sleet melted as trains and lines recovered from weather delays while coal dealers and plumbers faced burst pipes and high demand in a harsh winter stretch.
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Decatur
Cold snap grips Alabama with near zero wind chills
Icy winds drove Alabama to near zero readings with Florence at two above and cities reporting sub freezing temps. Snow blown roads and frozen pipes slowed life while officials forecast slightly warmer conditions and crews restored lines after a 24 hour rollback. Damage from Gulf Coast crop losses topped eighty five thousand dollars as utilities and coal dealers struggled to meet demand.
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Alabama
Florence
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Birmingham
Montgomery
Evergreen
Dothan
Freezing Weather Threatens Florida Citrus Crops
Sub freez ing weather grips northern and central Florida threatening citrus and truck ing crops. Growers prepare smudge efforts as chill spreads.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Italy Spends Half Billion for Defense
Italy approved about 542 million dollars for military needs for the year starting July 1 128 million more than planned for the current period The move underscores Rome’s push to bolster defenses amid European tension as Soviet raids target Finland and Western Front fighting intensifies.
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Associated Press
Italy
Europe
Finland
Three More Alabama Schools Burn in Fire Toll
In Alabama three more school buildings Eclectic Weoguska and Henegar were burnt yesterday raising total losses since October to 15. State actuary E P Amerine estimated value at 135000 with insured coverage 75 percent. A pupil Glenn R Hunter suffered minor injuries escaping Henegar.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Eclectic
Weoguska
Henegar
E.P. Amerine
Glenn R. Hunter
Dekal County
Elmore County
Coosa County
Ameriné
Amerine
Rural Home Saved From Blaze Today
Mrs. Grizzard of Decatur Route 3 spotted a fire in a flue while washing dishes and alerted her husband. He extinguished the flames quickly with a bucket of water, saving the Roy Grizzard home from probable destruction.
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Roy Grizzard
Decatur
Route 3
Heat of the Courtroom and Freezing Local Scenes
An article snippet reports a federal court case in Dallas where plaintiff G Ross Spencer seeks 5228.80 claiming a three month vacation was withheld during extreme heat while head driller. The text also notes extreme cold in Connecticut and frigid conditions in Mexico City and Paris with residents shivering and a Memphis minister thawing frozen pipes.
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Dallas
G. Ross Spencer
Plantiff
Defendarts
Geophysical Service
102nd Engineers To Leave Sunday For Field Training
The 102nd Engineers Decatur National Guard Company will begin a week of field training. Acting on intensified training orders, the unit will travel by truck to Guntersville Sunday, gathering at the armory at six, with breakfast at a local cafe. The advance detail departs earlier and the company returns in a week.
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Decatur National Guard
Guntersville
Senator Pittman presses embargo plan over China policy
Senator Pittman of Nevada, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, argues Japan must end its Asia expansion if the US is to protect rights in Japanese occupied China. He backs authorizing the president to embargo raw materials to Japan, amid uncertain official reactions and administration support.
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Washington
Pittman
D-Nev
Japan
Asia
United States
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
State Department
Japan Maintains MFN Trade Policy With U S
Asahi reports that after the trade treaty expires on January 26 Japan will continue to grant most favored nation treatment to United States imports and impose no additional duties. It notes U S officials indicated no interim pact would be sought without assurances of fair U S interests in China.
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Tokyo
Asahi
United States
Japan
Washington
U. S
Chinese report claims large Japanese losses in Central China battles
Chinese reports from Hong Kong quote high Chinese sources saying nearly 3000 Japanese were slain in Hupeh Province around Suihsien during battles. They also estimate about 5000 Japanese casualties in a push toward the South China metropolis of Canton. Chinese losses in Hupeh not specified.
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Hong Kong
China
Hupeh Province
Suihsien
South China
Canton
Hupeh
Crow Enters Morgan County Judge Race
James H. Crow qualifies as a Democratic candidate for Morgan County Court judge. A Decatur native and Central High School alumnus, he graduated from the University of Alabama in 1934 and has practiced law in Morgan County and nearby courts. He attends Central Baptist Church of Decatur and belongs to the Hartselle Rotary Club.
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James H. Crow
Morgan County
Mr. Crow
Decatur
Central High School
Howard College
University of Alabama
Central Baptist Church of
Hartselle
Senate committee trims Roosevelt budget for emergency defense
The Senate appropriations panel cut 12.8 million from Roosevelt’s budget, approving a 251.8 million emergency defense bill sent to the Senate with major reductions in navy, army, and coast guard funds. It adds personnel and equipment for neutrality patrols amid European war. A separate $1.475 million House-approved item funds FBI anti spy and sabotage work. The panel also allows 11 million in parity payments from agriculture funds for farmers, offset by 1940 crop payment adjustments. The overall omnibus is reduced by about 20 million.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Coast Guard
Europe
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Russell
D.ga
Agriculture Department
Adams
D.-Colo
Army
Navy
Hartselle to Buy Alabama Power Assets for 22000
City council approves ordinance to purchase Alabama Power Company facilities for 22000 gross, net 9000 cash with 13000 salvage credit, excluding vehicles and office items. Sale will raise city electric revenue by about 3000 yearly, and sale involves transfer of on premises equipment and service rights.
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Hartselle
Alabama Power Company
Weather notes on Tennessee river and regional forecasts
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 16.8 feet with no rainfall. Temperatures reached a 20 degree high and 4 degree low in 24 hours. Alabama outlook showed partly cloudy and milder conditions with 10 to 14 degrees in the north and 15 to 22 in the south. Sunday brings cloudy skies and light northerly winds along the coast. Tennessee expected fair weather with light snow in the far northeast and milder east and southeast portions tonight through Sunday and Monday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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