Hobby Show Draws Big Crowd And Awards Night
A lively hobby show at Canal Street Center drew a large audience and showcased many exhibits from Somerville and nearby centers. Prizes honored best model, most orig inal hobby, most attractive exhibit, and top collections while a Beech All-Stars softball thriller closed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anges
Paw Allis Deah Payneena
Thendaa Center
Mae Mullins
Bernicey
Canal Street Center
Somerville Center
Austinville Center
Beech
W.P.A. Recreation Project
Trinity PTA Hosts Horse Show Highlights Across Ages
The Trinity event featured best mare and colt by side with mh three months old sired by Allen. Winners included Joe Osborn Bell nine months, McBride Ada three months, and Gray Jack four months, with many entries from Morgan Limestone and nearby counties. The young ladies In charge of ribbons and longtime organizers ensured a lively afternoon with judges Buck Sam and P. Lile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
C. D. McBride
Joe Osborn
Bell
Fe- McBride
Ada
Gray Jack
W. H. An
Leonard Stover
Tenmund Garrett
Sally
Fred
Stuart
Mths
J. F. Bass
J. M. Beams
Mae
Neely. Osborn
Kate
John B. Buddy
John B
D. McBride
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Thelred
Faye Berry
White
Virginia Terry
Pau
Trinity
Decatur
F. BE. Martin
Oville
Eric Howell
Hartwe
W. A. Burt Wes
H. P
Ray
Williams
Curtis Davis
Charley Jacobs
John B. C. D
J. E. Sims
Davis
Leonard’ Stover
O. W
Ska
Mozelle Teritaied
R. E. (Buck
P. Lile
J. M
Farm Security Action Ends Two Day Alabama Conference
About 50 farmers from Bibb Perry Hale Pickens and Tuscaloosa attended the two day Farm Security Action meeting in Alabama. Debt adjustments and equitable rents were listed for discussion as the conference concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etree
Ala
Bibb, Perry, Hale
Mor Pickens
Tuscaloosa
Market slide follows early rally as volumes shrink
Wall Street ends a feeble advance with light selling and mixed losses across sectors. Ticker activity stays muted with around 375,000 shares traded, among the smallest turnovers since July, while a few aircraft and specialty stocks resist the downturn. Chicago cash grain prices follow with soybeans, wheat, corn, and oats listed in varying grades and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Moat
New York futures end lower as mixed trade prompts partial rally
Related trade buying and covering spurred a late partial rally while futures closed 3 to 6 points lower. Prices for Oct through May contracts show slight declines from earlier levels, with mixed moves across futures and spot middling at 16.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cotton futures rise after early losses in New Orleans
New Orleans August cotton futures recovered from an early decline to end 3 points higher, closing steadier as buying pressure strengthened the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Aig
Wheat futures close higher on the Chicago grain market
Wheat prices fluctuated through the day and finished with small gains as late mill buying and short covering supported the market. September wheat at 1.12 1 8 to 1.4, December around teens. corn and oats also edged up with modest gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report Aug 16 Prices Steady
Salable cattle include 100 calves with prices mostly steady. Week shows good and better fed cattle fully steady. grassers and short fed steady. wealers steady. Steers top to 11.25 for new yearlings. bulk fed steers 9.50-10.50. heifers 7.00-9.00. cutters 6.50 down. Sheep steady with ewes and wethers to 9.26-10.26. top fat ewes 3.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashvilla
Tenn
Upy
Federal State Market News Service
Allied bomb raids hit multiple German targets during night
German reports claim a Berlin attack was repulsed as RAF heavy bombing struck Hanover Brunswick Magdeburg Rotterdam and Boulogne while Britain readies a shadow larder of five million cans for emergency use Churchill sets September first as the zero hour for invasion defense. Australian troops begin the largest convoy to reach Malaya since the war started with defense posts in Singapore. A British spokesman says the eastern force is strong enough to deter invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannover
Brunswick
Magdeburg
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Berlin
RAF
Germany
Woolton
Britain
Churchill
Malaya
Singapore
Reward Offered After Cat Torture Killing in Birmingham
The death of Tupples, a Mayflower Apartments cat found with its nose and mouth sewn shut, led resident L. E. Hamilton to offer a reward for the capture of the assailant. The incident prompted local concern as investigators pursue the culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Tupples
Mayflower
L. E. Hamilton
Social teas and bridge events in Athens on Mary Kate Oliver visit
Mrs William Lyle hosted a bridge for her guest Miss Mary Kate Oliver of Fort Myers Florida with guests including Mrs Joe Gentry and Mrs Littrell. High score honors went to Mrs Littrell and Oliver received a remembrance gift. A coca cola party followed with Oliver among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
William Lyle
Bridge
Mary Kate Oliver
Fort Myers
Florida
Miss Oliver
Mesdames
Jack Park
Ed Puryear, Jr. Keeble
Paul Regan
Joe Gentry
C. J. Hayden
H. J. Littrell
Neil Anderson
Roy
Als
Joe Gen
Mra
Pall Ragah
R . Reaves
Mesames Harry Taft
J. P. Smotherman
William Keeble
William Yn
Grady _ Spence
M. Reaves
James Beasley
Minister's sermon critiques idol worship in Decatur city
Dr. Monroe Parker addressed Decatur in a big tent sermon on idolatry, urging residents to fear God and avoid worship of good things misdirected as idols. He cited Athens and Ephesus examples and warned against worshiping the church itself. Parker to speak again on Come, with Booster Brigade youth on tonight's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Parker
Decatur
Paul
Athens
Minerva
Athena
Baccus
Venus
Ephesus
Ita
Diana
Booster Brigade
Mr. Johnston
Gala Night at Canal Center
Thursday night at Canal Street Recreation Center hosted by W. P. A. drew community members for wholesome supervised recreation. The event featured flood lit play areas, the Guitar Buddies, folk dances, dramatic stunts, group singing, Looby-Loo, horse shoe pitching, and other games with a closing chorus of Good Night Ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal Street Recreation Center
South Decatur Center
America
Hitler's Ukraine Advance Threatens Red Army as Winter Climbs In
The report outlines Nazi gains from the Dniester to the Dnieper south of Kiev and seized bases at Odessa and Nikolaev. It notes weather delays likely through winter, risks to Budyonny’s withdrawal, and the gamble for a knockout Soviet defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukraine
Dniester
Dnieper
Kiev
Odessa
Nikolaev
Krivoli Rog
Budyonny
Budgonny
Budgenny
Churchill and Roosevelt confer at sea in Atlantic meeting
A Dispatch report describes a secure conference between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill aboard a conference ship under naval escort. The leaders spoke for over an hour, aided by maps and documents while weather and attire are noted. Churchill smoked cigars. Roosevelt wore a light suit and broad brimmed hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Decatur Family News and Regional Notes
Decatur diary items report John D. Hammon leaving for a 10 day Detroit visit with his aunt Janie Belle Moore and notes visiting relatives Rev K L Hofman and Mrs Marguerite Papenburg in New Orleans. Local church events, comings and goings, and university graduation plans are also listed with several births and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Hammon
Mra
J. D. Hammon
Detroit
Mich
Robert Moore
Neice
Janie Belle Moore
Alabama
K. L. Hofman
New Orleans
Hofman
Marguerite Papenburg
Henry Papenburg
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
St. Matthew's Luthern Church
Decatur
University of Alabama
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Mary H. Robertson
Jean C. Gray
Noel Carpenter
Katherine R. Hoppers
Lillig S.S. Jordan
Kimball B. Jones
Jacksonville
Fla
No infantile paralysis cases in Morgan County still
Morgan county health department reports no new cases of infantile paralysis and no suspects identified. The agency notes there is still an absence of cases in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Health Department
One new infantile paralysis case reported in Alabama
Montgomery Aug 15 one new polio case was reported in Alabama this morning. A Marshall county death was listed as officials warn against assuming the outbreak is over. The state total reached 344 with 320 cases since July 1 and 31 deaths this year 23 since June 1. A National Foundation respirator will join three others in use. New cases were reported in Elmore Baldwin Chilton Lowndes Marshall Monroe Tallapoosa Randolph and Jefferson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Aasu G
Marshall County
State Department of Health
National Foundation For
Elmore
Baldwin
Chilton
Lowndes
Marshall
Monroe
Tallapoosa
Randolph
Jefferson
Farmers urged against price pegging in cotton debate
State Agriculture Commissioner Haygood Paterson and Edward A. O Neal oppose setting minimum cotton prices at 24 cents a pound and similar farm price floors. They warn pegging prices would be false economy, worsen surpluses, and raise consumer costs while foreign markets have already shrunk under low prices. The Memphis plan was backed by ten state agriculture commissioners seeking parity with 1920 29 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Haygood Paterson
Memphis
Edward A. O'Neal
National Farm Bureau Federation
Courtland Bridge Club Hosts Social and Visiting Guests
Mrs Hood Harris hosted the Courtland bridge club at Mrs Anne Lane Martins home with guests Miss Francis Bynum winning the guest prize and Mrs R H Tweedy Jr taking the club prize. Several locals and visitors were noted enjoying the gathering and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood Harris
Anne Lane Martin
Carl Hamilton
Houston
Texas
Francis Bynum
Miss Bynum
R. H. Tweedy, Jr
J. H. Green
R. H. Tweedy
James Blythe
Tone McKnight
James Gilchrist
Mary Anne
Kingston, Tenn
J. B. Gilchrist
Mary Lee Vaughan
Harriett Godfrey
Huntsville
John Clark
C. Horton
Montgomery
American Legion
Mary Anderson Harris
Colbert County Hospital
Annie Brown Godfrey
Roosevelt Churchill Declared Aim to End Axis World Power
Reports from Rome Moscow and London describe mixed reactions to the Roosevelt Churchill declaration. Allied leaders plan Moscow talks on aid to Russia, Siberian front, and postwar influence while fascist and Axis outlets dismiss or mock the declaration as words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Germany
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Churchill
Reich
Rome
Moscow
London
Netherlands
Mexico
Canada
New Zealand
India
Ades
Sumner Welles
George C. Marshall
Army
R. Stark
Ernest J. King
U. S. Atlantic
Britain
Lightning kills child in Birmingham area incident
Lightning struck near a home in the Lewisburg community killing one person and injuring Betty Jo McGuirk age 3, daughter of Mr and Mrs John McGuirk. Three others were treated for shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Lewisburg
Torday
Betty Jo McGuirk
John McGuirk
Warden Jackson Fired Over Prison Incident
The Georgia prison and parole commission announced the discharge of Warden A. Jackson of Rising Fawn after a near fatal incident in the convict camp. He was in charge when 22 inmates were confined in a small shack and one inmate nearly died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Prison and Parole Commission
A. Jackson
Girl Drowns in Tennessee Backwater Near Boro
Lena Ruth Graham aged 18 from the Rainsville area in DeKalb County drowned while wading with friends in a Tennessee backwater near Boro. She is survived by her parents three sisters and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boro
Ala
Lena Ruth Graham
Rainsville
DeKalb
Tennesse
Here
Sis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Dempsey
Portamouth
Dempsey
Commission House
N. Y. Cotton
Scimceters
Nashville Livestock
Mesdames William Lyle
Paul Ragan
Hoyt Sherrod
Louis Speak
F. M. Hall
R. M. Reaves
Canal Center
Bolshevists
Decatur’s
Florence Austin
Pensacola
Ida
Lucy Byars
San Diego
California
Bue Reeves Miles
M. A. Dinsmore
Lillian Gregory
Paul Tidwell
Benevolent Society Hospital
Jackson Street
Brown
L. B. Hendon
Annie Myri
Greer Hendon
Greer Chunn
Gene Erskine
Florence
State Teachers College
Vera Hendon
Annie Myr Hendon
Charlotte and
Belmont, N. Cc
W. L. Gingrich
Charlotte
Belmont
N. C
James E. Templeton
Gon
Mra. W. L. Gingrich
Peggy
Women'’ Council of the First Christian Church
Edith Swavely
G. E. McCulloch
Edwin Wyle
New York City
Union Theological Seminary
Westminster Presbyterian Church
John A. Troxler
J. W. Brooks
First Methodist Church
R. L. Archibald
Central Methodist Church
Jack McLaughlin
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Austinville Community Council
City Hall
Tinsley
Mack Jacobs
Talladega
J. H. Speegie
City
Marvin Wassom
Fifth Avenue
South
Shelby Jean
C. W. Stewart
Route 3
J. H. Chitwood
McCoy Memorial Methodist Church
J. L. Williams
Fountain Heights Methodist Church
Yesterner
J. F. Lawhorn
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
G. W. Lawhorn
J. F. Berry
Marvin Eubanks
Carter Dobbs
Harold Derrick
Ruth Thomas
Eileen Berry
Mrs
Dorothy Grace Finley
Danville Road
Baugh’s Infirmary
Jack Swenin
Sixth Avenue
West
Annie Ruth Whitt
Tennessee
W. A. Scott
Alabama City
Baugh’'s Infirmary
Bob Harrison
Hilda Vaughn
Hamil Clinic
C. A. Rogers
Seventh Avenue West
Martha Gingrich
Courtland
Iane McKnight
Harriet Godfrey
Ina
Sallie
Mayme
Ray Moore
Crenshaw
Miss
Eleanor Ballentine
Clarence Crowe
Tuscumbia
C. S. Vaughan, Jr
Stanley Vaughan
Phoenix
Ariz
C. C. Horton
Wiley
A. B. Lane
Rockwood
Carolina
John G. Dill
Imperia
Dudley Penn
Supp
Lord Beaverbrook
M Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Russ
United States
Siberia
Manchuriu
Russia
Wilson
Basel National Zeitung
Lausanne Tribune
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Sanl el Mundo
la Nacion
Europe
Asia
Chungking
China
Far East
Washington
ABC. 0
Los Angeles
Movietown
Dennis Morgan
Preston Foster
Rogers
Kitty Foyle
Babe Ruth
Foster
Wrigley Field
Hollywood
Joan Blonder
Yank
John Carroll
Sketon
Skelton
Rankin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!