Five Flyers Fate Still Unknown as Search Goes On
In August 1930 the Miss Doran and the Golden Eagle vanished over the Pacific. Rewards totaling 40 000 dollars from James Dole William Malloska and George Ist were offered for the crews and planes. Radio search and naval assets continued as chances of survival dwindled with fuel and rations exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Dole
Pacific
Miss Doran
James Dole
Johrf
William Malloska
Michigan
George Ist
Examin
Mildred Doran
J. A. Pedler
Lieut. W. R. Knope
Jack Frost
Golden Eagle
Gordon Scott
Columbia Visitors to Tour Alabama Plants
Columbia Tenn Chamber of Commerce visitors will arrive next Wednesday. Kiwanis and Junior Chamber committees will guide a city tour visiting local industrial plants. The group travels from Florence Alabama to Huntsville before returning to Columbia.
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Columbia
Tenn
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Florence
Ala
Huntsville
Columa
Alabama
City Manager Act Moves to Senate for Passage
The city manager bill, introduced earlier, is before the senate for passage. It would let cities with 15 000 to 50 000 residents vote on adopting the municipal farm government plan or not.
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Senate
Planters Hear E A O Neal At Decatur Kiwanis Night
Kiwanis hosts Morgan and Limestone county planters for Farmers Night in Decatur with Edward A. O Neal Alabama Farm Bureau president speaking on agriculture and the sick industry. S A Lynne outlines Decatur Morgan county progress and remarks on home demonstration agents. The event features the Winning Four quartet and local farm officials introduced by J C Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Morgan
Limestone
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Edward A. O’neal
Alabama Farm Bureau
Decatur
Morgan County
S. A. Lynne
James D. Wallace
Singing of America
M. R. Rankin
Davis
J. C.ford
O’neal
Alabama
United States Chamber of Commerce
Home for Rent Appears in Daily Classifieds
Mrs. Mary P. Littlejohn reports a long distance call requesting a Sherman street rental that was already rented three days prior. The item highlights the value of Daily want ads and invites readers to advertise by calling Albany 1000.
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the Daily
Mary P. Littlejohn
Sherman Street
Alabama House Lobs Adams as Admiral Heflin to Battle Pope
A Jefferson county legislator introduces a resolution to appoint U S Senator Thomas J Heflin admiral and place him in command of the battleship West Virginia to defend the United States against the Pope of Rome. The plan would have Heflin fire 16 inch shells at any approaching foe within 12 miles of the Statue of Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
United ‘States
Thomas J. Heflin
New-York
Berder
Rome
Alabama
House of Representatives
Lee Edmuundson
Jefferson County
Edmundson
Heflin
United States
West Virginia
New York Harbor
Senate of the United States
Secretary of the Navy
Patterson Asked to Take a Stand on County Agencies
The League of Woman's Voters with chair Mrs W B Edmundson and secretary Mrs C A Moore wired Andrew G Patterson probate judge appointee to summon the county board of revenue to session after qualification. They seek consent to reinstate farm and home demonstration agents before September 1 before the Aug 10 board order takes effect cancelling salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Woman's Voters
W. B. Edmundson
C. A. Moore
Andrew G. Patterson
Board of Revenue
Patterson
B.A. Tillery
Lafayette Street
Southern Railway Erects Tower by Tennessee River
The Southern railway is constructing a large tower on its right of way near the Tennessee river bridge to string a new high current electric line across the river. Completion includes installing block signals on this division, creating demand for substantial electrical current.
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The
Southern Railway
Tennessee River Bridge
Governor grants relief bill for Decatur firm overpaid taxes
Governor Graves signed H.636 on Thursday at the request of Representative Patterson to grant relief for the Decatur Cornice & Roofing Co which had been erroneously overpaid.
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Graves
Patterson
Decatur Cornice & Roofing Co
Trace of Rain Report From Local Observer
Local observer Mrs. A. H. Irons reported only a trace of rain in the past 24 hours, noting minimal precipitation for the area.
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A. H. Irons
County Women to Gather Saturday at Y M C A
Women from across the county will join Decatur and Austinville at the Y M C A on Saturday at 10 a m. Morgan County Board of Revenue members will explain plans to discontinue county farm and home demonstration agencies effective September 1. Mrs J T Nelson leads the Morgan county council of federated clubs in calling the meeting, which is open to all to attend and speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Austinville
Morgan County Board of Revenue
J. T. Nelson
Morgan County Council of Federated Clubs
Flogging Party Faces Murder Hearing in Alabama
Five white men including Chris Ray Asa Glass and George Glass are held without bond in Marengo county jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on a murder charge connected to Jim Greathouse whose death followed flogging. A doctor links pneumonia to injuries from the flogging.
City approves paving on Sherman Street and Second Avenue
Sherman Street and Second Avenue will be paved with asphalt to handle heavy traffic. The council in regular session adopted five ordinances fixing grades and authorizing paving from Grant Street to the Louisville and Nashville spur track and eastward along Sherman Street. A rezoning meeting is set for November 15 at 7 30 PM at City Hall with possible objections considered.
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Second Avenue
Shaped Avenue
Grant Street
Louisville and Nashville
Sherman Street
Connecticut Mills Company
Sherman-street
Work Begins On Two Frame Homes On East Jackson Street
Foundations started for two homes in the 600 block of East Jackson Street. When finished, the houses will be occupied by Rol Gray, H. Gray, and N. B. Greenleaf of Connecticut Mills. J. W. Chambers is the contractor.
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East Jackson Street
Roland H. Gray
N. B. Greenleaf
Connecticut Mills
J. W. Chambers
Three Trainmen Killed as Engine Explodes Near Shreveport
In Shreveport Louisiana on August 19 three members of a Texas and Pacific railway freight crew were killed when the engine exploded three miles north of the city. Engineer C B Millis 55 fireman W C Hughes 35 and brakeman C Burns died as the wreckage showed the driving wheel blown from the frame an axle snapped and the engine jumped the track. Investigators began work to determine the cause.
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Shreveport
Texas and Pacific Railway
Here
C. B. Millis
W! C. Hughes
C. Burns
St Johns Extends Call for Rev Ralph J Kendall
St John Episcopal church extends the call to Rev Ralph J Kendall to fill the vacancy left by Rev T G Mundy. Kendall's call begins September 1, with the bishop backing his appointment. Kendall, a Sewanee graduate and Missouri native, is currently on vacation on the Pacific coast.
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T. G. Mundy
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Ralph J. Kendall
Kendall
Rev. Mundy
Pacific Coast
Bishop McDowell
Rev. Kendall
Rev
Mundy
Sewanee
Missouri
Body Of Youth Returns Home After River Death
The body of 16 year old Christopher Hildreth Gamble who died after contact with a live wire in the Tennessee River on Tuesday afternoon was taken to Des Moines Iowa last night. Prayer services were held at the home of H E Hildreth where he was visiting. His parents Mrs and Mrs J G Gamble accompanied the body back to Des Moines.
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Christopher Hildreth Gamble
Tennessee River
Des Moines
Iowa
H. E. Hildreth
J. G. Gamble
Preparations To Drag Cave River For Missing Explorer
In Shellmound Tennessee rescue crews prepared to drag the Nick A Jack cave river to locate missing geologist L B Ashley. An old dam near the cave mouth was being repaired to raise waters for deeper access as five men found new caverns without locating Ashley.
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Shellmound
Tenn
Nick-A-Jack Cave
Ashley
Two Factions of Williamson Police In Street Shootout
In Williamson West Virginia two police factions clashed in the streets early today. Two officers D W Deerfield and Harvey McGuire were killed in the gun battle as Julius Lawson and James Kirkpatrick surrendered to county authorities and were jailed. Strife had long divided the department with one group calling itself the regulars while the others operated as a separate unit. The victims, among those deposed, had attempted to tag a milk truck for a traffic violation when the confrontation erupted.
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Williamson
West Va
D. W. Deerfield
Harvey McGuire
Julius Lawson
James Kirkpatrick
Deerfield
McGuire
Lawson
Kirkpatrick
Telephone exchanges merged in Decatur and Albany
J B Cassels district manager announced the consolidation of the Albany and Decatur telephone exchanges today. Crews are rebuilding the system and aim for December 1 as the consolidation date, with work continuing toward completion before January 1.
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Albany
Decatur
Hl i
J. B. Cassels
Cassels
Posse Fails to Find Prison Escapees Jaworski Vasbinder
Pittsburgh August 19 AP The joint police and detective effort from Pittsburgh and Allegany county plus hundreds of surrounding towns ended without a trace of Paul Jaworski and John Vasbinder who escaped the county jail with help from a mysterious two gun man. The three fled in a car after shooting two guards and were last reported moving toward a nearby farm.
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Pittsburgh
Alleghany County
Paul Jaworski
John Vasbinder
Jaworski
Detroit
Dr Baugh Tours Kentucky Ohio Minnesota and New York Hospitals
Dr W P Baugh tours through Kentucky Ohio Minnesota and New York visiting notable hospitals including Mayo Clinic in Rochester Crile Hospital in Cleveland and institutions in Chicago during his trip.
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W. P. Baugh
Kentucky
Ohio
Minnesota
New York State
Mayo’s
Rochester
Crile
Cleveland
Chicago
Vanzetti Insanity Report Follows Sacco Vanzetti Case
Boston reports Massachusetts Supreme Court refused to intervene in the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Attorneys Mussitano and Hill announced new moves to seek a US Supreme Court writ of certiorari and to present the record for federal review. The condemned pair were informed of the decision in their Charles Town prison cells as their 12 day respite nears Monday midnight.
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Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
United States Supreme Court
Michael Mussinano
Vanzetti
Vantti
Arthur D. Hill
Washington
Justice Hall
Bus
Ts Est
Hill
Fitchburg
Hall
Scion En Ye Haas
Sense
Charles
Mussitano
Decatur Plant Ships First Tomatoes to Market
Decatur produced tomatoes are packed in crates and shipped via local wholesale houses. The plant began operation today with expectant delivery of its first Decatur tomatoes within a week or ten days, while some fruit remains held over and another batch is due to arrive today.
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Decatur
Tranter
Operenta
Yes
River Falling As gauge Shows 4.4 Feet Drop
The Tennessee river declined further today with a local gauge reading at 4.4 feet indicating continued lowering water levels.
Desires Aid for 14-Year-Old Tumor Patient
Mrs. R. M. Green of Fairview seeks free operation funds for her sister Willie Sue Smith, 14, needing urgent tumor surgery. She has no funds and asks the public to send donations to the Daily office, to be delivered Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Green
Fairview
Willie Sue Smith
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O.r
Chance
Decatur Council
Iwanis and Junior Chamber
E. A. O'Neal
Senator Heflin
Pope
Revenue Board
ST. John's
Cave River
Explorer
Posse
Dr. Baugh
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