Air giants arrive as Graf Zeppelin and Los Angeles reach Cleveland
Thousands watch as the Graf Zeppelin and the Los Angeles arrive at Cleveland airport during the national air races. The Los Angeles docks overnight with a stub mast. both ships are part of an anticipated reception. The day’s program includes cross country derbies, glider contests, a sham battle, parachute jumping, and a non stop flight from Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Co
Army, Navy
Derby
Los Angeles
Cleveland
United States Navy
Navy
Lakehurst
Lee Schoenhair
Philadelphia
Oakland
Calif
British Power Tested as Middle East Unrest Grows
In Jerusalem on August 28 reports say Moslem uprisings spread across Palestine Syria and Trans Jordan as British force faces rising unrest. Casualties citied include 46 Muslims 4 Christians 93 Jews killed and 118 Muslims 39 Christians and Jews wounded with refugees pouring in and Beersheba and Damascus watchers fearing wider clashes. Troops and air arrivals expected to restore order while foreign consuls hold crisis talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
Syria
Trans-Jordania
Middle East
Iben Saud
Hedjaz
Beersheba
Hebron
Jordania
Sana
Damascus
Salem
Sir John High Commissioner
Egypt
Respected Man I D Sharpe 69 Dies After Brief Illness
I D Sharpe aged 69 died at his Decatur Route 2 residence after a brief illness. Survived by his wife four daughters three sons a sister and two brothers. Funeral at his home Thursday 1 30 p m with interment at Mt Tab or four miles east of Hartselle at 4 p m. Bearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. D. Sharpe
Decatur
Walker Burleson
Lonnie Shinpoe
Will Thompson
Detroit
Mich
John Harris
Akron
Ohio
Mary Francis
Somerville
J. H. Sharpe
Texas
J. G. Sharpe
Arkansas
McFeaters Still Has Not Arrived
Tyrone Pennsylvania resident T. M. McFeaters who was invited to review the local Y M C A field for secretary has not yet arrived but is expected soon. Secretary C J Randolph resigned, effective September 1 as announced to the board weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. McFeaters
Tyrone
C. J. Randolph
Board of Management
Gadsden Official Claud Isbell Dies in Auto Accident
Funeral services were held for Claud Isbell 40 president of the Gadsden city council who died from injuries after an automobile collision with a street car Monday night. He is survived by his widow two brothers and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Ala
Claud Isbell
Isbell
Tanker Beacon Hill Stands By Afire Paulsboro Near Tortugas
Palm Beach Fla Aug 28 Radio station WOE reported that the tanker Paulsboro, afire and badly damaged 292 miles northwest of the Tortugas, was being towed into port by the Beacon Hill. The Beacon Hill said the Paulsboro wireless gear was damaged and attempts to broadcast failed. Coast guard actions lasted 40 minutes without contact. Beacon Hill later reached the tanker and stood by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Fila
Radio Marine
Beacon Hill
Paulsboro
Merchants Meet in Annual Parley in Birmingham
The 13th annual Alabama Merchants Association convention opened in Birmingham with A. T. Propst presiding. Delegates from across the state attended a morning session before a planned baseball game, ball, swimming and diving contests, and a beauty revue. An estimated 5 000 delegates are expected tonight as the festivities begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Merchants Association
A. T. Propst
Kennedy
Memphis
Crescent Amusement Chief To Confer On Princess Theatre
Banniza of Decatur Crescent Amusement travels to Nashville to meet Tony Sudekum about improvements at the Princess theatre. New interior decorations have arrived and Western Electric talking equipment installation will begin soon after the first of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banniza
Decatur
Crescent Amusement Company
Nashville
Tony Sudekum
Princess Theatre
Western Electric
Building program worth two hundred thousand under way
Athens Alabama August 28 special report notes approximately 200000 dollars in new buildings and renovations under way or near completion in the county. Of this total at least 100000 is in Athens including a 50000 bus terminal nearing completion and a 40000 Ross Hotel whose ground was broken this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Dentist Dr W A Rickles Returns From Walker County Vacation
Dr W A Rickles a well known local dentist has returned from Walker County where he spent his vacation. He was away for several weeks and is back at his practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Rickles
Walker County
Winchester trapshoot champion Haggard tops national field
Eunice Haggard of Winchester Kentucky won the women's national championship trapshoot in Vanadium Ohio by breaking 190 of 200 targets to clinch the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Haggard
Winchester
Vandalia
Ohio
Woman Jumped From Car After Fire On Bee Line Highway
Mrs. L. D. Moody of Nashville suffered a fractured skull when she leaped from an automobile driven by her husband after the vehicle caught fire on the Bee Line highway near Decatur. She remains in serious condition at Benevolent hospital. The Moody party was returning from Decatur. Mayor B. L. Malone assisted and the party planned Nashville train No. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Moody
Carltop Avenue
Nashville
Tenn
Decatur
Louisville & Nashville
Montgomery Wins Teachers' Meet for Alabama Education
Montgomery was chosen to host the Alabama Educational Association annual convention. The meeting will run April 10 to 12, marking the first time Montgomery hosts the event after Birmingham. More than 4,000 teachers and officials attended the recent meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Educational Association
Birmingham
Tom Guyton To Begin Third Year Of College In Nashville
Tom Guyton son of Mrs. E. M. Guyton and Benevolent hospital superintendent will leave in September for Nashville Tenn to start his third year of college study He has completed one year at Alabama Polytechnic Institute and one year at Vanderbilt University while enrolling as a pre med student
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Guyton
E. M. Guyton
Benevolent Hospital
Nashville
Tenn
Young Guyton
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Vanderbilt University
Cullman Golfers to Visit Valley Country Club
About ten Cullman golfers will arrive Thursday afternoon around two o'clock seeking Decatur competition on the links at Valley Country Club. The visitors were noted to be en route and expected to join local players for an afternoon round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Golfing
Valley Country Club
Cullman
Dog Head Sent For Examination From Scottsboro
The Tennessee Valley laboratory was informed by letter that a dog head would be sent from Scottsboro for analysis, but the specimen had not yet arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Scottsboro
Negroes sought after train attack wounds conductor in Alabama
Bloodhounds and posses hunted two black suspects in Coosa county after two gunmen shot Pete Wilson, a Central of Georgia freight conductor, seriously wounding him and lightly injuring flagman W. J. Jones. Wilson remained in critical condition. Jones received treatment and continued aboard the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwater
Ala
Coosa County
Pete Wilson
Central of Georgia
W. J. Jones
Wilson
Alexander City
Jones
Stave Factory Destroyed by Blaze in North Athens
Knight Bros. stave factory near North Athens was completely destroyed by a fire of unknown origin late Monday night. Volunteer Knitting Mill fire department aided Athens firemen as the blaze was far advanced when found. The mill produced automobile and wagon wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Knight Bros
Knitting Mill
Knight Mill
Limestone Crop Prospects Dented by Dry Spell
The dry spell in Limestone County has likely cut early cotton prospects by five to ten percent. Farmers report cotton showing stalks with few bolls and poor fruiting across most areas, with some sections going over a month without rain, delaying potential record yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Limestone County
Nothing Announced On Highway Route
State and city officials have not issued any new statement on completing the Muscle Shoals highway connection as a federal aid project. U S government engineers reportedly urge action to move the road forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscle Shoals Highway
United States
Mrs Mollie Hoffman Dies at About Ninety in Athens
Mrs. Mollie Hoffman widow of Dr. John R. Hoffman pioneer Athens resident died Monday afternoon. Funeral services will be at Mrs. W. P. Chandler’s home Wednesday morning with interment in the city cemetery. Dr. R. T. Tyler of Decatur officiated. She was about ninety years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Mollie Hoffman
John R. Hoffman
W. P. Chandler
R. T. Tyler
Decatur
Remodeling on Mou ton Street by Siey & Sandlin
A building on Mou ton Street between First and Second avenues begins a $6,500 remodel ordered by local hardware firm Siey & Sandlin. Construction will take sixty days to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mouton Street
First and
Second Avenues
Siey & Sandlin
Jury selection opens in textile workers murder case
In Charlotte, Mecklenburg superior court began selecting 16 defendants and officials from the National Textile Workers Union and allied groups for the murder of Gastonia police chief O F Aderholt. Three jurors chosen, with peremptory challenges reducing the pool as both sides press the impact of newspaper reports. The defendants, living in a Gastonia tent colony, face thirteen first degree murder counts and three second degree murder counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. McCoy
Structural Steel
Zeb Morris, Jr
Farmer
Talesmen
Aderholt
Gastonia
Racketeering Blamed in Brooklyn Restaurant Shooting
Police blamed garment workers racketeering for a Brooklyn restaurant shooting that left Mike Petrone dead and two others wounded. Earnest Rossi was in critical condition and Tony Rossi had minor wounds. police tied the violence to gangsters pressuring nonunion workers to join a union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Mike Petrone
Earnest Rossi
Tony Rossi
Rossi
Petrone
Gets Broken Knee In Crash
Prank R. Fuller of Athens is in Benevolent hospital after a serious automobile truck crash earlier today. Fuller sustained a broken knee when his truck is said to have struck a telegraph pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prank R. Fuller
Athens
Benevolent Hospital
Fuller
Jaceans Urge Lads To Remain At Home
Members of the directing board of Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce urge local students eligible for scholastic athletic competition to stay here instead of attending a preparatory school. The statement was issued to influence placement and future competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Community Sing Delayed One Week
Myrayy postponed community sing for one week due to Boakaas coast and Westside issues. Tennis Svarkman, president, announced the delay today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrayy
Boakaas
Tennis Svarkman
Tidwell weighs resignation for Columbia Teachers College post
Dr. R. E. Tidwell state superintendent of education says he is considering resigning to join the department of field studies at Teachers College Columbia University. He will announce his decision in days and notes his term ends January 31, 1931. If he resigns, Governor Graves would name a replacement. He would begin duties with the fall term if he accepts the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
R. E. Tidwell
State Superintendent of Education
Department of
America
Tidwell
Bibb Graves
Eastern University
Fireman's Car Burns Near Moulton Heights
T. Prank Donahue, member of the Johnston street fire department, lost a practically new Plymouth roadster to a blaze Tuesday night around 11:30 on the highway near Moulton Heights. The fire, started by a short circuit, consumed the floor first. Donahue escaped unharmed as the sole occupant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Prank Donahue
Johnston Street
New Plymouth
Moulton Heights
Mr. Donohue
Youth Burned By Gasoline Fire In Jasper
Jake Powell eleven year old son of J B Powell a member of the Alabama legislature from Jasper was in serious condition at a local hospital today from burns caused by an explosion when a companion dropped a match into an open can of gasoline at a filling station hospital attendants held little hope for recovery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Ala
Jake Powell
J. B. Powell
Traffic Man of Air Line Here in Decatur
J L Redus division traffic manager of St Tammany Gulf Coast Airways visited Decatur today. He praised the city’s airport prospects and the value of air service to the Tennessee Valley. He noted rapid growth in air transport and discussed changes expanding mail transport to Sundays as well as weekdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Redus
Birmingham
St. Tammany Gulf Coast Airways, Inc
Southern Air Transport, Inc
Decatur
Redus
Tennessee Valley
Lawrence Teachers Attend Montgomery Conference
MOULTON Ala Aug 28 The annual conferences for supervisors of schools and for secondary high school men in Montgomery are being attended by Miss Mary B Pickrel Lawrence county supervisor and by Principal H L Tidwell Lawrence County High School and Olen D Roberson Hazlewood Town Creek principal Roberson has prior service at Hatton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Ala
Montgomery
Mary B. Pickrel
Lawrence County
H. L. Tidwell
Olen D. Roberson
Hazlewood
Town Creek
O'en D. Roberson
Hatton
Prominent Men Face Altercation in City Courts
A. L. Moye and Frank Miner, noted businessmen, were charged with fighting in municipal court today after a clash near the corner of Moulton Street and First Avenue. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Moye
Frank Miner
Moulton Street
First Avenue
Frame Residence Permit Granted in Decatur on 14th Ave
City of Decatur issued a building permit today to T. R. Flack for a frame residence on 14th avenue between Tth and 8th streets. Construction is expected to take about two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Decatur
14Th Avenue
Tth
8Th Street
T. R. Flack
Traffic Violations Heard Before Court
Two defendants were fined in municipal court today for violations of city traffic code. Officers show leniency for signal use but continue arrests for other violations, especially in residential areas.
All Day Singing at Harris This Sunday
Announcement says an all day singing event at Harris Station next Sunday. The public is invited and a noon dinner will be provided from baskets contributed by attendees.
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Harris
Harris Station
State man visits city sanitation department official
State man R. E. Lewis of the Sanitation Department of Health was a business visitor here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Lewis
the Meat of Health
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Associated Press
Louise Thaden
Fort Worth
Hedzag
D. Sharpe
McFeaters
Anna Resnen
Cullman Golfers
DOG Head
Lagan
Posses
Columbia
AIR Line
Lawrence
Eben
Gorden
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