City School System Announces Faculty List for New Year
The city school system revealed a list of 87 teachers for the upcoming term. Miss Amélia Troy resigns as junior high librarian due to ill health, greeted with warm messages from Superintendent Gupt. The list includes staff for Elementary Schools LaFayette and Ward, with principals and teachers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amélia Troy
Gupt. Benson
Oscar Napps
Ungester
Alyn Price
Lila Pritchett
Ethel Rhinehart
Lucile Russell
Wilma Jane Patterson
Pearl Thomas
Emily Neville
Marjorie Gordon-Bibb
S. Hager
Lois Hoppers
Ward I
J. EB. Blair
Eva Gargus
Lois Walsh
Alicia Weaver
Sarah Webb
Ward II
L P. Troup
Maurine Bobbitt
Inez McCall
Evelyn Murphree
Jeanne Stone
Marvalene Harley
Joe Wheeler
Penney Host to Kiddies Santa Claus at Capitol Theatre
Harry Higdon plays Santa to Decatur children for a back to school matinee at Capitol Theatre Friday morning. The event features Popeye in pictures and an attractive program arranged by Capitol Manager Charles Edwards. Children should line up at J C Penney early to receive show tickets. Girls admitted at 9 and boys at 10 15.
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Harry Higdon
Decatur Kiddies
Capitol Theatre
Popeye
The
Daily
Charles Edwards
Capitol
J. C. Penney
Markets at a Glance Aug. 29 Chicago Wheat and Cattle
New York markets show stock firm and rallies quiet as bonds steady. U S governments recover. curbs improve. utilities firm. Foreign exchanges easy. gold reacts. Cotton barely steady after timely Oklahoma rains. Sugar quiet. commission houses gain. Chicago wheat steady. corn irregular amid frost fear. Cattle rise to 12.50 top. hogs up to 11.85.
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New York
U. S
Oklahoma
Commission House
Chicago
Treasury Bonds Still Available in Auction Shortfall
Treasury officials reported a rare auction setback with $85,502,000 of bids accepted for a $100,000,000 four year 11 1 2 percent federal farm mortgage bonds. Wall Street traders blamed the auction method, while Secretary Morgenthau defended it. The average issue price was about 99, yielding roughly 1.762 percent at maturity. The guaranteed bonds carry government principal and interest assurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Treasury
Wall Street
Morgenthau
Washington
Treasury Today
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Farm Mortgage Corporation
Hurry Cain Marries University Beauty in Alabama
Miss Annie Britt Standifer of Eufaula married John Hurry Cain of Montgomery at noon. The former University of Alabama student and coach is to live in Montgomery with his parents. The bride, a UA graduate with multiple state beauty awards and academic honors, was married by Dr. J. W. Inger of the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bufaula
Ala
Annie Britt ‘Standifer
Eufaula
John
Hurry) Cain
Montgomery
University of Alabama
Cain
John Cain
W. C. Standifer
University Corolla
J. W. Inger
First Baptist Church of
Montgomry
Pension Group Meets Saturday at Courthouse
A large crowd is expected for the old age pension group meeting Saturday afternoon at 2 oclock at the courthouse. At 2 30 Newt Powell, a well known local attorney, will deliver an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grelock
Newt Powell
Farm Mortgage Act Is Signed
President Roosevelt signed the Frazier Lemke three year farm mortgage moratorium bill to replace the law struck down by the Supreme Court last spring. The measure aims to provide debt relief for farmers facing mortgage pressures through a temporary halt on payments and related safeguards.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
County License Inspector Named
Enoch J. St. John of Somerville Route 3 appointed license inspector of Morgan county succeeding Fred F. Tidwell who resigned to become land agent. Probate Judge B. L. Malone notified by Hardy Simon license department chief clerk. St. John is brother of Senator Vernon L. St. John of Morgan and Lawrence counties.
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Enoch J. St. John
Somerville
Morgan County
Fred F. Tidwell
B. L. Malone
Hardy Simon
St. John
Vernon L. St. John
Morgan
Lawrence
Plans Proceed to Open Sanatorium in Flint
The Chamber of Commerce prepares for the tubercular sanatorium dedication in Flint on September 12. Rev. Peter M. Dennis chairs the committee with over 100 invitations sent to county officials and North Alabama cities. Governor Bibb Graves and state health leaders are among those invited to participate in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Flint
Peter M. Dennis
Siete Meee
Stean Te Acent
North
Ala
Bibb Graves
J. A. Keller
J. N. Baker
State Health Department
E. I. Bishop
Tennessee Valley Authority
B. Lt . Seienaniee
Bryant to Open Hartselle Store This Saturday
Benson Bryant, owner of the announced new store at Hartselle, will open the Bryant grocery Saturday. Floyd Suggs, formerly of the New Deal Grocery, will operate the New Dest Grocery Baran location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant
Hartselle
Benson Bryant
Floyd Suggs
New Deal
Baran
WPA Works Progress Administration Employment in District Surges
More than 2,300 workers are employed across 10 counties with Madison County bearing the heaviest relief load, about 2,900 on rolls. Upcoming work includes 17.2 miles of blacktop resurfacing Huntsville to the Marshall County line, a Huntsville rock quarry operation, and box culvert construction in Madison. Women in Morgan County will craft garments and assist in canning and beautification as releases come in.
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Pickwick Landing
Tennessee Valley Authority
Pickwick
Tennessee Valley
Scarborough Sald
Madison County
Madison
Black Top
Huntsville
Marshall County
Madison Sect
Morgan County
Mussolini warns world on sanctions in Ethiopian conflict
Premier Mussolini declared Italy would not tolerate sanctions and moved to attack Ethiopia at the League meeting while issuing economic decrees to fund war. British statesmen warned sanctions could escalate, and Emperor Halie Selassie sought protection as Rome prepared bomb shelters. Tokyo denied sending munitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mussolini
World Today
Italy
Ethiopia
Duce
Ware Africa
Halle Séldasse
Geneva
Batation Ababa
Legation
Tokyo
Community Sing at 7 30 This Evening
A community sing is set for 7 30 this evening at the Church of toe. The program features the Lee Higgins quartet from Boaz Bonanza quartet Brown quartet from Parkville and singers from Lawrence County and Hart.
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Church of Toe
Lee Higgins
Boaz
Bonanza
Brown
Parkville
Lawrence County
Hart
Bank Clearings Jump in Twenty-Two Cities
Bank clearings for the week ended August 28 rose to 4.555 billion dollars in the twenty two leading cities per Dun & Bradstreet, up from 3.623 billion a year ago and 3.622 billion the prior year. The gain shows a 25.5 percent year over year increase, following a 21.4 percent advance the previous week.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Italian cabinet warns Britain over Ethiopia conflict
In Bolzano the Italian cabinet released a communique outlining the Italo-Ethiopian case. It warns Britain to slow sanctions, pledges military action at the forthcoming council session, and details economic decrees to finance war while preserving British imperial rights.
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Britain
Bolzano
Italy
Great Britain
Ethiopia
Il Duce
British view Kel logg peace pact as last bulwark against war
London reports the Kellogg pact is seen by Britain as the final barrier to prevent a European or global war, with officials noting Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia tests its effectiveness and future enforcement.
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London
Paris
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Trade Day Value Stores List in Decatur and Nearby
The list covers multiple merchants including Albany Grain and Coal Co Ligon’e Sterehi Bros Inc Ben Franklin Stores Bunter Furniture Louise Shop Warren & Ratliff war Service Sittin Furniture Co C Penney Co Bulvertown Alexander’s Crew & Crow Zyler Shoe Shop and others, indicating a regional shopping guide for trade day values.
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Decatur
Albany Grain & Coal Co Ligon’e Sterehi Bros., Inc
Ben Franklin Stores
Bunter Furniture
The
Louise Shopie, Warren & Ratliff War Service, Inc
Sittin Furniture Co
C.penney Co
Bulvertown
Alexander’s Crew & Crow
Zyler Shoe Shop
Freer Movement Of Cotton Seen As Result New Plans
Director of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration discusses a new ce loan two cent subsidy and a plan to loosen cotton movement in international trade. He notes optimism for higher demand domestically and internationally, while warning the European wartime tension has not yet reduced demand.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Cobb
Tale of Horror in Mid Ocean Rescue Story
Dahama lay about 700 miles off Bermuda when the schooner’s foremost snapped in an hour long gale. Water poured in through loosened keel bolts as Captain Larsen and crew pumped by hand. The Da hama had wireless but no sending outfit. Rex appeared, and 60 minutes later all men were ashore.
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Dahama
Bermuda
Larsen
Trade Day Promises Big crowds in Decatur
Gilbert White of the Chamber of Commerce says the Cooper-Wells band will play in several city areas Saturday for the fall Trade Day. Thousands from the county are expected as retailers prepare for one of the year’s largest buying days in more than two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert White
Chamber of Commerce Today
Cooper-Wells
Wildcat Division Reunion Set for Huntsville Meeting
Veterans of the 81st Wildcat division will gather in Huntsville for a district reunion on Wednesday September 11 at 7 30 p m at Hotel Russell Erskine. National adjutant from Washington D C and state commander will attend. Morgan county Wildcat members are invited to join the event.
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81St
Huntsville
Russell Erskine
Wildcats
Washington, D. C
north Alguary/ wit
Morgan County
Karpis Escapes Narrowly Missed by Local Police
The article reports Alvin Karpis narrowly eluding capture near Saratoga Springs after a brief stay tied to a Bremer kidnapping investigation. Meads arrest in Northampton, Mass. for a traffic violation is noted, with fingerprints linking to the Karpis case and a separate Jacksonville mail holdup. A threat to J. Edgar Hoover is mentioned as likely fake.
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Saratogian
Karpis
Boston
Providence
Mead
Bremer
Northampton
Mass
H “Nad
Jacksonville
Fla
Washington
Ohio
Edgar Hoover
G-men
Grace Moore Returns From English Tour After London Fame
Grace Moore opera star told of captivating England during a Covenant Garden command performance for Queen Mary. Thousands gathered below her dressing room shouting We want Gracie as detectives assisted her party. She spoke of warm reception and memories of Jellico Tennessee.
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New York
Grace Moore
United States
England
Covenant Garden
Gracie
Miss Moore
Jellico
Tenn
London
Valetino Eco
Holly
King and wife die in car crash near Vier The
A king and his wife died after a car crash near Vier The American. The king’s face was cut. the driver and royal attendants attended to the scene. The full extent of injuries was not immediately known.
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Kussnacht
Bae Astrid
Jean Leopold
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Benson
Penney Company
TVA
Hurry Cain
Pension Group
Wildcat
Reunion
Monarch
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