Japan and China sign peace pact in Nanking ceremony
President Roosevelt announced a $100 million credit to China and an additional 60 million in strategic materials from the RFC subsidiary Metals Reserve Company. At Nanking, Wang Ching-wei signed with Japanese Ambassador Abe as planes and guards watched, declaring an era of cooperation while fighting continued elsewhere. The nine articles promise sovereignty respect and political economic cultural cooperation amid ongoing hostilities.
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Roosevelt
United States
White House
Jesse H. Jones
RFC
The
Metals Reserve Company
China
Associated Press
Nanking
Japan
Ghiang Kais Shek
Chungking
Wang Ching-Wei
Yangtze River
Wang
Nobuyuki Abe
Abe
Chiang
Purple Mountain
Sun Yat-Sen
Warng
Oning-Wei
Marco Polo Bridge
Peiping
Well Known Man Thomas S Wallace of Moulton Dies
Thomas Sebastian Wallace 79 a Lawrence county farmer died at 2 30 Saturday morning at his home Moulton Route 2 after a short illness Funeral rites set for 2 pm Sunday at Liberty Methodist Church with Rev B L Prickett officiating Burial in Liberty Cemetery Highsmith of Moulton to direct Wallace survived by widow four daughters Lula Wallace Mrs Arthur Coffey Willie Wallace both of Moulton Route 2 Mrs R G Jenkins of Mt Hope five sons Charles Wallace Mobile Johnny Fennell Wallace Danville C J Wallace Danville and Willard Wallace of Moulton 19 grandchildren and two great grandchildren He was a longtime Methodist and widely known in Lawrence and Morgan counties.
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Thomas Sebastian Wallace
Lawrence County
Moulton
Liberty Methodist Church
L. Prickett
Highsmith
Liberty Cemetery
Wallace
Lula Wallace
Arthur Coffey
Willie Wallace
Route 2
R. G. Jenkins
Mt. Hope
Charles Wallace
Mobile
Johnny
Fennell Wallace
Decatur
C. J. Wallace
Danville
Willard Wallace
Methodist Church
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Snowdrifts Unsettle Northern States Amid Cold Snap
Snow swirled over northern states from the Dakotas to Maine as a deep freeze reached the Southeast. Macon Georgia saw 32 degrees, Jacksonville airport 33, Chattanooga 29, Savannah 35, Augusta 37, Birmingham 35, Raleigh 34, Richmond 35, and Nashville 38. Elsewhere in the South stayed around 50 degrees or higher.
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Associated Press
Dakotas
Maine
Macon
Appalachian Mountains
Jacksonville
Fla
Chattanooga
Savannah
Augusta
Birmingham
Raleigh
Richmond
Nashville
Major Killed in Red Raid as Mexico Prepares Inauguration
Major Guillermo Garcia Gallegos was killed during a raid on Communist offices in Mexico City aiming to uncover rumors of a plot against Avila Camacho. Polizei arrested 55 people including Ester Chapa. weapons and a bomb were seized. The incident sparked a broad inquiry near the national palace as Mexico readied for the 46th president’s inauguration with envoys present.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Guillermo Garcia Gallegos
Ae Manuel Aila Cama
Aila Camacho
Ester Chapa
Department of Interior
Garcia Gallegos
Abpa
National Palace
Avila Camacho
George Washington
Juan Andreas Almazan
United States
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Almazan
Mexico
National Stadium
Lazaro Cardenas
Two Newspapers Merge Under One Masthead in Alabama
Montgomery Advertiser to publish with Alabama Journal under one masthead after Richard F. Hudson buys the Journal. The Advertiser traces back to 1828 while the Journal began after 19th century ownership changes. Sunday Journal subscribers will receive the Advertiser with the Journal name in the masthead. C M Stanley remains editor of the Evening Journal.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama Journal
Journal
Richard F. Hudson
Advertiser
Sunday Journal
Col
James Hammond
Nicholas Peay
Frederick I. Thompson
Evening Journal
Hudson
Mrs Olinger Dies At Home In Austinville
Final rites for Mrs Mary E F Olinger, longtime Austinville resident, were held at Claridy church in Lawrence county. She died at her home Friday noon at age 83 after a long illness. Survived by three daughters, four sons, 23 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren. burial directed by Brown of Decatur.
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Mary EF. Olinger
Austinville
Claridy Church
Lawrence County
H. E. Wright
Bud Bynum
Brown
Decatur
Olinger
N. L. Rusbon
Hillsboro
Myrtle Miller
D. M. Widener
van, Arkansas
J. N. Olinger
S. P. and
N. G. Olinger
Trinity
T. R. Olinger
Addison
Tragic Death Suspected in Hartselle Infant Case
Sylvia Jane Miller four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clif ford Miller found dead in bed at 5 this morning in Hartselle. Believed smothered under covers during the night. Funeral rites set for 2 pm Sunday at Powell Cemetery with Drinkard directing burial. Parents and a sister survive.
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Sylvia Jane Miller
Clifford Miller
Hartselle
Powell Cemetery
Drinkard
Morgan County registrants to take physical tests Monday
The Decatur draft board will examine two registrants Monday one white and one negro. Five volunteers—three whites and two negroes—will be examined first and may be inducted if they pass. Morgan County registers over 6 000 with a 105 man quota by June 30.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Milky Way Out dairy film to tour Morgan county
Decatur area to host a $1 million dairy industry film program “The Milky Way Out” from the U S Department of Agriculture starting Monday with showings at 7 pm through December 14th at various county sites. A silent 4 H Farm Rally film accompanies the program and plans seek statewide showings in Lawrence and Limestone counties.
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Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
United State Department of Agriculture
Morgan County
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Limestone Counties
Somerville
Ciicnet
Massey
French plane shot down near Sardinia kills Chiappe
The French government announced the death of Jean Chiappe high commissioner for Syria after an air transport was machine gunned by a British fighter during a naval engagement between British and Italian ships. The plane crashed between Sardinia and Africa with all aboard. Italian authorities are investigating.
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Dis
Jean Chiappe
Syria
SOS
Chiappe
Paris
Sardinia
Father Succeeded by Son on Board
Brewer Dixon of Talladega was elected to the University of Alabama board of trustees to succeed his father Kelly Dixon who resigned after more than two decades on the board. Kelly Dixon’s resignation was submitted by letter. Chancellor George H. Denny was asked to draft resolutions commending Kelly Dixon’s service as campus visitors gathered for homecoming.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Brewer Dixon
Talladega
University of Alabama Board of Trustees
Kelly Dixon
George H. Denny
Lister Hill
Gov
Frank Dixon
Self Defense Claimed in Gun Slaying in Hillsboro Area
Henry Terrell, 26, held in Moulton after the shotgun killing of Arnold Garrison, 19, in the kitchen at the Letson home. Terrell says he acted in self defense as Garrison threatened him with a knife. witnesses confirm the shooting. Funeral rites for Garrison set for Sunday at Smyrna with burial in Smyrna cemetery.
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Fred Riley
Lawrence County
Henry Terrell
Moulton
Arnold Garrison
Hillsboro
Lawrance
Terrell
Garrison
George Letson
Riley
Letson
Eugene
Owen Williams
George Byars
Town Creek
Smyrna
Lang
Hightower
Willkie Urges Aid to Britain and Free Debate
Former Republican candidate Wendell L. Willkie urged continued U S aid to Britain as essential alongside armament production. He spoke before 3 600 Interfraternity members in New York praising honest debate and toasted the American president. Willkie cut short his Florida vacation and, with Mrs Willkie, flew in a chartered plane to attend. He planned to travel to Florida next.
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Wendell L. Willkie
America
Britain
Willkie
National Interfraternity Conference
Bri
United States
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Florida
Willkie Clubs
Three Hurt In Car Collision Near Albertville
In Gadsden Alabama a woman 38 and her daughter 14 from Boaz were injured when their car collided with an army station wagon near Albertville. Corporal Thomas Fountain and Major William C. Jackson of the 27th Division were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes but later treated. State Patrolman Mashburn said the gas likely escaped from the station wagon after the crash.
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Gadsden
Ala
Albertville
Onie Martin
Bettee
Boaz
Thomas Fountain
Company A
Quartermaster Corps
Fort McClellan
William C. Jackson
M. T. Mashburn
London Egg Rush At Woolwich Market
Londoners formed a long queue at a Woolwich market as news spread that a dealer had eggs for sale. He offered eggs at fourpence each, drawing a hungry crowd despite the early hour.
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London
Woolwich
Miners Entombed in Ohio Blast Face Hope of Survival Dwindling
In Cadiz Ohio a massive explosion trapped about 286 miners two miles underground in the Ohio and Pennsylvania coal company's mine. Officials say 100 escaped as rescue teams battled rock falls and gas in frigid conditions. Ohio UMW President John Owens declared all are dead, calling for stricter mine safety as 28 to 32 men remain missing.
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Cadiz. O
Ohio
John Owens
Ohio District United Mine Worker
Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company
Here
Owens
Gas
Ohio Industrial Commission
Rock Falls
M. Speicher
Pete
Surace
F. R.binsclair
Pennsylvania
Cepany
Nelms
Renmeert
Nelson Hovey
North 12
North Alabama Club to Resume Its Annual Field Trials
The North Alabama Amateur Field Trials Club opens trials Monday on the Wheeler estate at Wheeler Station after Sunday drawings at Hotel Lyons. Entries are listed for several days, with trophies proposed as silver and scud prizes for top three in each stake, amid discussion of possible prize changes to entry fees net of expenses.
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North Alabama
Wheeler Estate
Wheeler Station
Lyons
Fredrick H. Martin
War Brief: Britain presses Italy as Axis crisis grows
War correspondent Dewitt Mackenzie notes Britain's offensive may alter the war's course by forcing Italy into grave danger. He reports Hitler rushing aid with heavy air raids on English cities and intensified U boat and shipping attacks aimed at breaking Britain.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Britain
Italy
England
Germany
Hitler
Fuehrer
Italy’s War Dilemma and Mussolini Pressure
Italy struggles as Britain pressures to ease Allied offensives to shield the British Isles. Germany’s assault tests Britain’s defense while Italy’s unprepared war effort complicates plans to oust Fascists. The piece notes Italy’s lack of military, economic, and supply readiness at entry.
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Mussolini
British Isles
Berlin
Britain
England
Il Duce
Italy
Procession in Bucharest honors Codreanu amid king's absence
The exhumed remains of Corneli Codreanu are carried in a gold coffin through Bucharest as rumors swirl that King Mihai fled. Premier Ion Antonescu and Vice Premier Horia Sima lead the funeral for Codreanu and 13 comrades. Reports say Romanian and German troops mass near the capital amid censorship and rising violence.
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Associated Press
Corneli Zelea Cordienu
Romanian Iron Guard
S of
Bucharest
Mihai
Iron Guards
Ists
Codreanu
Abdica
Axis
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Ion Anstonescu
Horia Sima
Nanking
Japan
Nate King
China
Rumania
Onarde
Romania
Britain
London
Decatur Lumber Firm Changes Ownership to Middlebrooks
T B Middlebrooks buys Carolyn Lumber Company at 119 Canal from Mrs Wilbur B Smith of Decatur and Birmingham. The Middlebrooks Lumber Company opens Monday with full building supply lines. Middlebrooks, a Decatur resident since 1936, is active in Kiwanis and Morgan County Post 15 American Legion.
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T. B. Middlebrooks
Decatur
Carolyn Lumber Company
Canal Street
Wilbur B. Smith
Birmingham
Middlebrooks Lumber Company
Middlebrooks
Then Valley Coal and Lumber Company
Tennessee River gauge and temperature report in Alabama
The Tennessee River reading on Saturday reached 19.20 feet and rose. Temperatures ranged from a high of 59 to a low of 42 with no rainfall. Weather in Alabama was mostly cloudy with occasional rains in the north on Sunday and warmer nighttime temperatures in the east.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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