Methodist Churches Plan Campaign for Selma Orphanage
Local district churches mobilize a White Christmas campaign to raise 25000 for Selma orphanage funding. Trustees cite years of barebones operation and urge support from Birmingham and North Alabama conference leaders, with gifts directed to Rev. R. J. Mills in Selma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Churches
Selma
Northcut
K. F E. Cooper
Birmingham
Cooper
Whomingham
North Alabama
Alabama
J. BE. Tate
Evergreen
Ed. H Hobbs
Bruce Beveridge
J. FE. Wilkinson
W. P. Pattillo
Repton
Dr J A Keller Under Treatment In Montgomery
Dr J A Keller state superintendent of education was under treatment at a Montgomery hospital today. His illness traced to an infection and not believed to be serious. He spent a comfortable night and felt better today after being transferred from home yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
J. A. Keller
State Superintendent of Education
Nine Defendants Granted Bail in Alabama Picket Line Case
In Talladega Circuit Court Judge Lamar Field ruled that nine of eleven men indicted for murder over the July 22 picket line gun battle are entitled to bail. The remaining two defendants have been convicted on charges connected to two deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talladega
Ala
Lamar Field
Day Leader in Georgia is Dead
Dr Charles C. Jones aged 86 died in Atlanta today after 17 years as superintendent of the Georgia Anti-Saloon League. He was a retired Methodist minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Charles C. Jones
Georgia Anti-Saloon League
Decatur Notes and Local Appointments and Visits
Decatur items report Mrs. Laura Rankin visiting, Billy Wyker planning Europe trip, and K O Burkett to Pensacola. Dr Wingo will speak at First Methodist junior board meeting. Remodeling at Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop and Singer offices with gas heating. Rotary Club shows best attendance and 99.35 average. Various visits by residents, a Christmas cantata planned, and local police fines logged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nooga
Tenn
Wingo
First Methodist Church
Decatur Rotary Club
Athens College Glee Club
L. D. Patterson
Abdication Losses Hit London Firms and Mementos
London firms and Lloyds insurers tally heavy costs from Edward VIII abdication with trade and coronation memorabilia losses feared at vast sums. Early estimates place Lloyds around £100,000 while mugs and silverware bearing Edward’s name face reduced demand ahead of a May coronation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd's
Edward VIII
Lloyd’s
Edward
Abdication ceremony as Britain names King George VI
Crown proceedings unfold with the abdication act read in parliament while the king’s role is clarified and the royal commission dons official robes. Officials anticipate the new sovereign to use the name George VI and continue the royal line after George VI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
George VI
Paving Contract Awarded for Joe Wheeler Highway Segments
The State Highway Department awarded Mitchell Bros Construction Co of Birmingham a 27 384 70 contract to pave two segments of Joe Wheeler Highway and a West Vine Street link. Sections were raised to stay above the high water level of Joe Wheeler Dam Lake and TVA re located part of West Vine Street. The project will begin in about two weeks and use new cement paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wheeler
West Vine Street
State
Mitchell Bros. Construction Company
Birmingham
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Princess Elizabeth Told of Abdication at School
Dec 11 London report details Princess Elizabeth, 10, learning of abdication during a one hour lesson break. The heir presumptive to the throne was told by Queen Mary that major changes have occurred, sparking questions from the sharp eyed royal child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little London
David
Elizabeth
London
British Empire
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
Market Quotation Roundup Drives Small Gain Lifts
Spec ialties in low price brackets led gains in early trading with many leaders flat or retreating. Brokers tracked British stock shifts with little market impact while tension abroad eased lifting Higher Teindon securities. Notable movers included Congoleum Consoli dated Cigar General Realty and U S Realty among others with several names down slightly. Beef and veal prices showed uneven movement as lambs sold slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
Teindon
Congoleum
Consolidated Cigar
General Realty
Decatur Livestock Market Cattle and Hogs Prices
Cattle steady with Grassy steers and heifers 3 1 2 to 5 1 2 cents. meaty yearlings and steer calves to 5 1 2. Beef cows 3 1 4 to 3 75, some flat cows to 4 1 4. Cutter cows 2 to 3 4, thin shells 2 1 2 down. Bulls 3 to 4. Veal calves 2 1 2 to 5, heavy vealers around 5. Hogs 200 to 300 pounds 9 45, 305 lbs up 9 15, 160-195 lbs 8 90, 130-155 lbs 7 90, 125 lbs down 7 15. Sows 8 15. Lambs and sheep: ewes and wethers 7 to 1 2. buck lambs 1 to Tc. Plain lambs 1 to 2. Cull lambs 4.
Chicago dairy prices steady on December receipts
Butter sold at 9 053 steady with no change. Eggs traded at 4 982 easy for extra firsts and local 31 for fresh graded firsts and local 30. Current receipts 29 and refrigerator standards 27 1 2, refrigerator extras 27 3 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady With Mixed Butterball Shifts
Chicago market report shows live poultry steady with declines in some weights. Hens 4 1 2 lbs up 15 1 2, turkeys hens 17, roosters 12, white rock 15, plymouth rock 16, ducks 4 1 2 lbs up 14, geese 11. Dressed turkeys steady with young hens 21 and old 18. No. 2 turkeys 12 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Plymouth Rock
Hogs and Cattle Markets Reported By U S Dept Agriculture
Chicago markets show hogs fairly active with gains of 15 to 25 cents over Thursday. Top hogs at 10.25, most 190-300 lb range 10.00-20, lighter 150-180 lb largely 9.35-90 with some loads at 10.00. Cattle trade slow and mostly steady. steers mostly 9.00 with some up to 11.00, heifers limited, cutters and low cutters steady 3.50-4.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Dept
Mystery angle loom in Cullman bank robbery case
Bank cash missing after a reported heist as Rene Clark, cashier and father of Mrs. Voss, found his daughter unconscious with a shoulder wound inside the bank. Authorities speculate money may be hidden, stolen, or dropped, while Crawford's arrest ties to a house search and a suspect firing at J. R. Allredge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Crawford
Rene Clark
Voss
Cullman
Cullman Poice
J. R. Allredge
Max Oscar
George V's Understudy Becomes His Own Success Story
A portrait of Albert, Prince of Wales later King George VI, once doubted for health, stutter, and inferiority, who through perseverance overcame these burdens. Once overshadowed by Edward, he grew into a skilled horseman, marksman, swimmer, and tennis player, earning the world’s attention as the royal successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Albert
Irish Free State renews battle in the dail
President Exmon de Valera faced a sharp opposition attack in the dail today as he sought to capitalize on the abdication issue. The session in Dublin, Dec 11, looked to frame the political crisis amid discussions of leadership and policy responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Irish Free State
Exmon de Valera
Dail
Gaunt de Valera Severs Ties With Britain in Irish Free State
Gaunt de Valera introduces bills to abolish the governor general and rule Free State internal affairs without kingly reference. He tells the assembly he did not consult other dominions, stressing the move affects Ireland alone, echoing Sinn Fein sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VIII
Free States
Great Britain
de Valera
Also Mentioned on This Page
Georgia
Baldwin
Downing Street
NEA
Decatur’s
Laura 8. Rankin
Knoxville, Tenn
James Rankin
Florida
Billy Wyker
Decatur
Europe
K. O. Burkett
Pensacola
Fla
J.N. Burkett
Blue Ribbon
Second Avenue
Miss Pearl Love
Mrs
Laura Robinson
M. G. Livingston
Lawrence Cove
Gordon Chunn
Walhermoéa
W. E. White
Neel
D. D. Lindsey
Hartselle
Singer Sewing Machine Company
J. W. Doss
Massey
Johnny Keil
Huntsville
Julia Dent Woodard
Brmingham
Singer
Cc. B. Jackson
Alere
Brown Funeral Insurance Company
Ferry Street
Joe Giles
H. R. Summer Abstract
Burnice Royer
Mrs. G. P. Royer
Memphis
Garland Roberts
Athens
Fred Ikman
Oak Ridge
Elsie Wright
W. J. Wright
Danville
M. J. Lawrimore
C. H. Campbell
Sixth Avenue, West
Conrad Hood
Nothosea
J. D. Compton
T. J. Clark
Leesdale
John H. Roberts
Nee
J. L. Rowe, Jr
K. Wingo
Chatta
Pat Murphy
Traffic Department of
The
Associated Press
Ninth Street Methodist Church
C. A. Chambers
Clay Rawls
Internal Revenue
Mr. Rawls
wenided _&t
Mrs. Wallace Meadows
J. EB Pierce
Cullman County
Wayne Nelson
F. T. Adams
Baugh’s
O. B. Smith
Veterans Capitol
Tuscaloosa
R. N. Harris
Jack Tipton
Pickwick, Dam
Health and Safety Division
T. C. Almon
H. D. Barnum
Red Cross
Coop
Er Wells
Rae
Cone
St. John's Church
Peter M. Dennis
Grace Episcopal
Lewis H. Knight
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cavaliers'y Club
Carnegie Library
J. F. McCall
United Bureau of Public Roads
Morgan County
Frank Richardson
Annie Peebles Richardson
Mooresville
H. A. van Orman
Nashville
J. T. Wood
O. H. Ryans
Ryans Cross Roads
W. B. Yates
E. L. Jilian
Rock Creek
Tur
H. 8. Fowler
Florette
Joe
Oscar Smith
Eva
H. P. Still
E. W. Nelson
National Re-Employment Service
Archie “Hill
Hill Chevrolet Company
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Higdon
Jackson Street
W. P. Brewster
Birming
Bill Littlefield
Grant Street
Tony Rainery
Ardmore, Tenn
Tennessee
E. E. Matthews
McAfee and Young
Baugh’s Infirmary
Charles Mathews
Louisville and Nashville
Louisville
A. B. Grimmett
Eee
J. M. McKinley
Getmnatt
Mrs. J. J. Humphrey
Bob Nabors
J.C. Sambling
Florence
C. E. Poole
John Maxwell
Shriners
Herbert Abernathy
Elkmont
Sidney Bird
Jasper
H. P
Mrs. J. ©. Shaddis
Birminghan
England
Prince of Wales
Royal Commission
Frederick
J. D. Ligon
Gordon Drive
Bruce Spencer
J. T. Young
Chas. H. Johnson
Sam Brown
Morris Minor
Minor
Gene, Autry
Singing Cowboy
Princess Theatre
Wall Street
Decatur Livestock Market
George
Duke of York
G. H. Drummond
George V
Puckley Pack
Jorrocks
Murdock
Bailey Motor CO
Morgan County Buick CO
First Avenue
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!