Leaders Eye Assurance of Crop Control
Washington Aug 7 Democratic leaders eyed making farm legislation the first business of the 1938 session. They aimed to adjourn quickly while reassuring farm belt lawmakers and the president that crop controls and price-stabilizing loans would be provided. The sugar bill passed the House, Roosevelt warned veto if modified, and Senate action on housing proceeded with limits.
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Senate
House
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Mr. Roosevelt
Rayburn
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Purto Rico
Virgin Islands
Steagall
D.-Ala
Post Mortem Note Shapes Amnesia Theory In Missing Blonde
Washington Aug 1 A note on Doris Major 27 a nightclub employee missing since Sunday hints at amnesia as police probe her disappearance. The letter addressed to chicken references a friend Virginia Shimer and describes plans to swim in the Potomac and cites disturbing lines about “jumbled brain children.”
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Doris Major
Virginia Shimer
Major
Shoreman Hotel
Polic
Parkie Black Ladd
Saescape
Lorence C. Verdi
Ida Clark
Miss Major
Potomac River
Malcolm Major
Clarendon
Ken
Child Passes Away Following Illness
Daniel Darnell Burden, aged five, died Thursday evening at eight at his parents home on Wheeler route one. Funeral services occurred Friday at two from the residence with Rev Morris of Courtland Methodist church officiating. Burial followed at Blackground cemetery south of Town Creek. Interment was directed by the Courtland branch of Brown Funeral Co. of Decatur.
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Courtland Methodist Church
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Blackground
Town Creek
Courtland
Brown Puneral Co
Decatur
Crops Excellent in Trinity Section Morgan County
Crops in the Trinity section toward Lawrence County are in excellent shape with cotton and corn appearing to be banner crops. There is no current sign of boll weevil or worm infestation and the grasshopper scare is ending. Farmers request rainfall through September.
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Morgan_county
Lawrence County
Decatur Receives Charter in 1833
The town of Decatur was granted a charter in 1833, marking its official status as a town and placing its age just over a century.
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Decatur
Trinity Colt Show Expands Attracts Two Counties
The Trinity Colt Show will be held at Morris Grove in Trinity on August 11 starting at 10 am. Morgan and Lawrence counties will participate with prize awards for winners. Entries are not listed beforehand and registration on the grounds will be overseen by Herbert Ley, with expected growth in entries for the event.
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Morris Grove
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Mrs. J. T. Walling Visits Kansas Relatives
Mrs. J. T. Walling of Falkville travels to Wichita Falls Kansas to spend a month with relatives.
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J. T. Walling
Falkville
Wichita Falls
Kansas
Oldest known Caesarean operation records traced to ancient times
Post mortem Caesarean delivery of a live baby one minute after the mother died in Philadelphia emerges as the oldest known obstetrical operation. Records cited by the American Medical Association trace references to such procedures to 508 B C in Sicily, with myths and legends noting births after maternal death.
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Philadelphia
American Medical Association
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Homer
Pompilius
Rome
Numa
Northwestern University School of Medicine
J.—Duane —Miller
Grand Rapids
Mich
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Georgius
Leontium
Sicily
Dyer Trial Opens as Jury Questioning Begs for Death Penalty
Los Angeles August 7. Prosecutor Buron Fitts demands the death penalty if Albert Dyer is found guilty of slaying three young girls. The trial opened yesterday with veniremen questioned to see if he could face life imprisonment if mental capacity precludes premeditation.
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Dyer
Venirem
Fourteen Sellers on Decatur Curb Market Today
Fourteen sellers on the Decatur Curb Market today realized more than sixty dollars for their fresh produce. Interest is growing steadily among buyers and sellers and the variety of produce offered on the market continues to increase.
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Decatur
Mrs Margaret Hieber Visits Decatur After 1928 Reunion
Mrs Margaret Hieber and her grandson Pat White arrived from Chicago to visit Mr. and Mrs. John Paterson Sr. in west Decatur. Hieber is Paterson's sister and this marks her first visit since 1928.
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Pat “White
Chicago
John Paterson
West Decatur
Heber
Patterson
Baby Frances Mary Boccassini Born via Post Mortem Caesarean
In Philadelphia a three and a half pound infant delivered after her mother’s death is showing signs of recovery. Doctors report the baby eating, breathing with an oxygen tent, and improving though infection precautions remain. The infant, named Frances Mary after her maternal grandmother, was christened at the hospital following the mother Mary Boccassini’s death from tuberculosis meningitis.
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Frances Mary Boccassini
William G. Turnbull
Philadelphia General Hospital
Turnbull
John Corbit
John McLaughlin
Boccassini
Manries Mary
Dominick Boccassini
Woman fights dismissal over alleged teaching of evolution
Laura E. Morris a 44 year old Waynesburg rural teacher fights reinstatement after being dismissed on charges of teaching evolution in history class. Witnesses testified she taught Darwinian ideas and sparked controversy while sources note tenure law and her long service and community roles.
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Green County
Laura E. Morris
Whiteley
Jones
Lonanecker
Morris
Evo
Heat wave breaks as rain moves across the nation
The United States cools after a week of extreme heat as rain spreads from Oklahoma to New England. Temperatures topped 100 in many states with Oklahoma hitting 112 at Alva and New York humidity soaring, while cooler coast weather and scattered showers appear in multiple regions.
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Associated Press
United States
Oklahoma
Alva
Tulsa
New England
Boston
Weather Bureau
Morgan County to reconvene board for farm agent choice
The Morgan County Board of Revenue will meet in a special session Monday at 10 am in the courthouse to select a farm agent. No new nominees have been presented. current agents Barnett and Hall continue in role while Martin works as a vocational agriculture teacher in Danville. Pete will represent the Farm Px.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue
Court House
Barnett
Hall
Martin
Danville
Pete
Trinity Man Builds Cotton Gin And Home
John B. Sewell, prominent Trinity businessman and farmer, is constructing a cotton gin to replace his old facility and a new home at the town’s edge. The gin is expected to operate about August 20, with the house only at foundation work so far.
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John B. Sewell
Trinity
Mr. Sewell
Fire traps two women on second floor in Philadelphia
A blaze in Philadelphia claimed the lives of 91 year old Nancy Boyce and her 69 year old niece Jennie Cole, trapping them on the home's second floor. The fire occurred today and investigators began work at the scene.
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Jennie Cole
Beloved Lady Mary Norris Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Burt Norris aged 75 died at 3 30 this morning at her Norris Mill Decatur route four home after a long illness. She was widow of William C Norris. Funeral services will be Sunday at four o clock from Pisgah Brown Decatur with the cortege leaving at 3 30. Interment will be Pisgah Brown with pallbearers Sam Johnson C E Layman Fred Sparkman C C Byrd Norman Sharrett Ned Sharrett. Survived by daughter Miss Anna Lou Norris of Decatur route four four sons Dave Luke Norris Cross Norris William Norris and Birmingham one sister Mrs John Fills Neel one brother Dave Crow Greenwood Miss twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her death caused deep regret across the county.
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Decatur
Norris Mill
William C. Norris
TW. Myer
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C. E. Layman
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Ned Sherrett
Anca Lou Wo
Dave
Luke Norris
Cross Norris
Hunsville
William Norris
Birmingham
Danville Roads Face Winter Travel Problems
Danville residents fear poor travel on the Danville Decatur road portion in the second district once wet weather arrives. The first district segment remains passable, but five to six miles in the second district may be impassable during fall rains. The Danville to Hartselle route also lacks attention, prompting calls for repairs before winter.
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Danville
Decatur
Hartselle
Man Scalded at Louisville Shops Placed on Medical Leave
Claude Murphree an employee of L and N is recovering from a badly scalded leg after an accident at the Louisville shops almost two weeks ago. He will be kept from work for some time until a full recovery is made.
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Claude Murphree
Louisville
Cooper Cowan Ill at Home in Harris Section
Prominent Limestone county planter Cooper Cowan is ill with malaria at his Harris home. Friends across North Alabama regret the illness, though he was somewhat improved today.
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Alabama
Cooper Cowan
Limestone County
Harris Section
Cowan
Bel Air Physician Dies in Cell After Conviction
Dr Armen Greenhut an Austrian born physician dies in his cell less than a day after being convicted of criminally attacking a 13 year old girl Ruth McGowan in Bel Air Maryland The circuit court jury found him guilty of statutory rape and the maximum penalty was hanging His death occurred as authorities prepared for a possible new trial motion and to strike the verdict.
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Armen Greenhut
Granville C. Tymes
Bsarney
Spence
Boyle
Frederick Lee Cobourn
Greenhut
Ruth McGowan
Cat
Tanner Revival Draws Big Crowds at Tanner Methodist
The revival meeting at Tanner Methodist Church attracts large crowds with many professions of faith. An acre field is used for parking wagons and cars, with Rev. G. M. Bynum as pastor and Dr. L. D. Patterson of Decatur preaching.
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G. M. Bynum
L. D. Patterson
First Methodist Church
Decatur
Unusually Heavy Saturday Police Court Session
A Saturday police court session opened with emphasis on traffic violations. The docket included 14 defendants charged with gaming and 12 others with traffic violations, while one case involved violation of the prohibition law.
Compromise Bill on Court Passed Ends Senate Controversy
Washington August 7 The senate ended its six month court controversy by passing a compromise bill providing only procedural changes in lower federal tribunals.
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Senate
Weather summary for Tennessee and Gulf States
The Tennessee river falls to 16.2 feet with no rain. Yesterday’s high 96 and low 70. Alabama remains fair tonight with Sunday partly cloudy and coastal thundershowers. Tennessee expected generally fair with little temperature change. Central and East Gulf States see scattered thundershowers early week, otherwise fair with frequent afternoon showers in the southeast. Temperatures near normal to slightly above.
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