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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1930

Page

8

The Office Wife Triangle Plot Shifts at Princess

A new twist in The Office Wife unfolds with a wife and secretary vying for a husband’s affection. Anne Murdock, Linda Fellows, and Lawrence Fellows lead a tale of mistaken devotion and eventual reconciliation directed by Lloyd Bacon.

Warner Bros Vitaphone Finness Theatre Dorothy Mackaill the Barker Anne Murdock Natalie Moorhead Linda Fellows Lewis Stone Mary Dugan Madame X Lawrence Fellows Brooks Benedict Mr. Jameson Walter Merrill

Salvage Vessel Artiglio Sunk By Explosion Off Houat

Italian salvage ship Artiglio was attempting to recover 5000 in gold bullion from the sunken suriken s near Houat island when a blast sank it. Two men were killed or found in diving gear amid wreckage and others were hospitalized on Isle Hoedic after the explosion heard five miles away.

Lerient France Artiglioich Surikens Egypt Island of Houat Hoedic Island Houat Isle

River side High School Honor Roll Second Six Weeks

River side High School announces honor roll for the period ending November 28, 1930. Senior students Marion Bingham Meredith Woodall Mary Jane Wade Virginia Willis lead the first honor list, with multiple juniors and seniors named across classes.

Riverside High School Marion Bingham Meredith Woodall Mary Jane Wade Virginia Willis Alice Kendall Eleanor Harley Frank Kirby Joe Calvin Preutt Cartwright Edward Willis Annie Sue Greenhill Estelle Hendrix Annie Mae Campbell Mary Littrell Mary Bert Armor Celia Bonner Davis Virginia Hardin Marjorie Irwin Wilma Vickers Nancy Laubenthal Honor Grace Littrell Clara Armor Joe Burleson Louise Berryhill Smith Trimble Frank Brown Noel Carpenter Oberd Huddleston Billy Geraldeen Camp Edith Ann

Italian salvage ship rescues seven injured crewmen at wreck site

A water spout rose high and a large wreckage billow spread into the sea as Italian salvage ship Rostro rushed to the scene near the Artigno and picked up seven crew members who were injured.

Rostro

Five Soviet engineers condemned for conspiracy to overthrow regime

A Reuters dispatch from Mostow reported that the Soviet central executive committee commuted five death sentences for engineers and technicians involved in a plot against the government. The three remaining defendants received eight years of penal servitude. property was confiscated. The doomed men faced a firing squad within 48 hours for appeal, with no expectation of clemency. The condemned included Leonid Ramsin and four others, while three others were sent to ten years in prison.

London Reuters Mostow Central Executive Committee Moscow Russia Clemoper Leonid Ramsin Moscow Technical Institute Heat and Power Institute Victor Larichev State Planning Commission Ramsin Nicolai Charnovsky Supreme Econdémic Council Ivan Kalinikov Military Aerial Academy Alexander Fedotov Vladimir Ochkin Supreme Economic Council Sergei Kuprianov Supreme Council Xenophon Sitnin All-Union Paris Industrial Party of Russia

Obituary of A C Joiner Founder of Grant Street Church

Obituary honors A C Joiner as founder of the Grant Street Church of Christ in Decatur Alabama. It notes his 1930 death after a church service cyclone and portrays his Christian life, burial in a heavenly afterlife, and lasting memorial in the church. A Y G signs as recorder.

Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Grant Street Brother Joiner Jovier Celestial City Paradise Messenger Garden of Eden Crystal Sea Devine Joiner Bevier

Fragmented Dialogic Snippets Across Social Scenes

A collage of overheard chatter features threats of calling spouses, jokes about old Harvard and Yale players, cautions from a preacher, a coal dealer’s son asking about the afterlife as a coal man, medical associations opposing young women as doctors assistants, cleaning doubt, Sunday school misquotes, movie salary talk, light complexions, eye pain humor, “Ladies Ready To Wear” signs, a piano joke about haunting tunes, and a note on lofty sports ticket prices during hard times.

Attack Fatal To Prominent Man

J A Woodall a well known farmer of Decatur route three died Saturday night at 7 20 after suffering a stroke while delivering milk on Second avenue Funeral services were held Sunday at Westside church with Rev Blythe and Rev Nabors officiating Burial was at Roselawn Memorial Woodall 70 survived by three sons a daughter five brothers seven grandchildren and three nephews served as pallbearers

J. A. Woodall Decatur Second Avenue Benevolent Vital Westside Church Blythe A. H. Nabors Roselawn Mr Woodall W. T. Woodall J. NM. Woodall Flint R. ©. Woodall Naomi Woodall C. AL M. A E. Woodall

Jail sentences exceed fourteen thousand years under Volstead Act

Washington reports show jail sentences totaling over 14,000 years were imposed during the fiscal year on violators of the Volstead Act and related laws, according to Dr. James M. Doran.

Washington James M. Doran

Congress Debates Aid Bills and Porto Rico Governor Visit

Senate meets Monday as Jones Mothers aid bill is debated. Finance panel questions aei commissioners and interior department supply. Education committee hears Governor Roosevelt of Porto Rico. Appropriations panel reviews justice department supply bill.

Senate Finance Committee Interior Department Roosevelt Porto Rico Appropriations Committee Justice Department

Mrs. Mary McCulley Laid To Rest At Johnson's Chapel

Mrs. Mary McCulley of near Neal died Friday at her home at 94. She was buried Saturday at 11 at Johnson's Chapel cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. Maples and Aldridge. She leaves three granddaughters and one grandson.

Mary McCulley Near Neal Johnson's Chapel Cemetery McCulley Maples Aldridge

League Standing Announced Today

Sam Arvidson serves as general secretary of the Louisville and Nashville YMC A announcing weekly bowling standings for the just ended week. Teams listed include Decatur Iron and Coke Bankers and others with scores and positions noted in the league bulletin.

Sam Arvidson Louisville and Nashville Y. Ing L. Ave Decatur Iron and Bankers Hayes Asakaniee Co Decatur Daily Wisco-Pep

Treasury to borrow 400 million to cover December notes

The treasury plans to borrow 400 million dollars to meet its December 15 obligations. Issuances will bear record low interest rates as part of the funding operation.

Washington Treasury

Wisconsin to Dedicate New Field House with Penn State Game

The University of Wisconsin will dedicate its new 500000 field house on December 18. The facility seats 9000 for basketball as the Badgers host Penn State in the opening event.

Madison Wis University of Wisconsin University of Pennyslvania Badgers

Cullman Jail Praised As One Of The Best In The County

The Cullman jail is described as one of the best and safest in the county by Chief Deputy Sheriff W. T. Willoughby. It houses about forty prisoners and uses modern equipment including bullet proof interior glass and advanced locking mechanisms that allow all cells to be unlocked at once or individually.

Cullman W. T. Willoughby Cullman County Morgan County

Thomas Y Vaughn Dies Near Here In Decatur

Thomas Y Vaughn of Decatur Route 3 died Saturday afternoon at five o clock at his residence. The body was taken to Priest's Analee parlors and prepared for burial this morning at ten o'clock at Westside Methodist Church. Interment followed at Shoemake cemetery with Masons in charge. He is survived by his wife six children two brothers and one sister.

Lloyd Bacon Letty Faith Baldwin Thomas Y. Vaughn Decatur Route 3 Westside Methodist Church S.V. Blythe Shoemake Cemetery Mr. Vaughn Miss Pearl Vaughn Birmingham Jimmy Vaughn W. C Phil and Yancey Vaughn Mack Hurst C. B

Voto-Pep Bowling Team Tops Attendance Record

Sam E. Arvidson announces the Voto-Pep bowling team led by Luther Harris with a perfect attendance streak. The squad, plus other consistently present bowlers, has attended all twenty-one matches this season, marking an encouraging showing for the L and N Y M C A.

Sam E. Arvidson Luther Harris Luther’s R. E J. N. Harris James Horace Mitchell R. H. Pettey A. C. McKenna Z. K. Goode A. L. McCauley W. R. Nelson M. Butler Jao. Levin Jas. Wilson J.T. Deering E. ©. Powell A. Safley Clyde Lowe Verdon Lowery C. Dobbs Joe Sneed W. E. Hocksmith B- O

Meat condemned and inspections rise in county

Dr. M. K. Heath, county dairy and meat inspector, reports November activity. He inspected 101 veals, 38 porks, and 77 beeves with 50 pounds condemned for contamination. Twenty three markets are under supervision and 30 inspections were made.

M. K. Heath

Prisons Inspector General Killed in Calcutta Office Raid

Three armed Bengalis stormed the office of Lieutenant-Colonel Norman Slimmer Simpson inspector general of general prisons in Calcutta. He was killed instantly while another officer and a judicial secretary were wounded. The attackers fled or shot themselves. one was captured wounded.

Calcutta Bengal Norman Slimmer Simpson J. W. Nelson Simpson

Bomb Explodes Kills Bondsman in Chicago

An explosion in a Chicago apartment building killed Tony May, a 63 year old bondsman once known as the Millionaire Newsboy, and injured his 15 year old son Eugene. The blast shattered windows in the Lincoln avenue building and police pursue two theories, including extortion and a revenge loan threat.

Chicago Tony May May Eugene Lincoln Avenue

New Power Line To Be Constructed In Tennessee Valley

A power company continues expanding facilities by building a new transmission line extending from Huntsville to Scottsboro in the Tennessee Valley.

A Power Company Tennessee Valley Huntsville Scottsboro

Infant Dies of Decatur Couple's Child

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Sharpe of Decatur route two died Saturday morning at 12:15 at the family residence. He is survived by his parents and other relatives. Funeral services were held Saturday at Pisgah cemetery near Flint at two o'clock with interment there, Priest directing.

E. D. Sharpe Decatur Pisgah Cemetery Flint

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