Corrigan the Wrong Way Flier Rakes in Cash and Fame
Corrigan earns about 75000 in three months from film deals and book rights after his famous flight. The 31 year old former aircraft mechanic tours 15 cities to promote his book and a San Francisco world’s fair tie in while avoiding projects lacking cash.
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Teood DE Luce
America
Douglas Corrigan
Santa Claus
United States
Holnever
Exis
Corrigan
Mrs Anna Napps Dies at 65 in Trinity Route 1
Mrs. Anna Napps, 65, died at her home on Trinity Route 1 Monday morning. Funeral at Caddo Methodist Church Tuesday at 2 30 pm with Rev W Brooks and Rev W L Prickett officiating. Survived by husband J W Nepps three daughters Jo Ann Stover Irene Russell and Alice Bray and one son Interment in Caddo cemetery Highsmith officiating at Moulton.
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Anna Napps
Trinity
Caddo Methodist Church
W. Brooks
L. Prickett
Napps
The
Nazarene Church
J. W. Nepps
Jo Ann Stover
Irene Russell
Decatur
Alice Bray
Spruce Pine
Ala
Caddo Cemetery
Highsmith
Moulton
William Zills Rites Held at Roden Cemetery
Pima rites for William B. Zillis, 81, Lawrence county farmer, were held at 11 o clock Sunday at Roden cemetery with the Rev. Lee Waldrop officiating. Burial was directed by Brown of Decatur. Zillis died at his home near Town Hillsboro, survived by his wife Mrs. E A Gorgas of Colbert county and four sons Ernest, Arthur, John and Andrew.
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William B. Zillis
Lawrence County
Roden Cemetery
Lee Waldrop
Brown
Decatur
Zillis
Hillsboro
E. A. Gorgas
Colbert County
Ernest
Arthur
John
Andrew
Valley Country Club Seeks 100 Member Boost for Improvements
Report notes 96 prospective members signaled interest in expanding recreational facilities. Club owners stated they would fund improvements if membership reached the minimum 100. Those without signed letters were urged to mail in immediately.
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the Valley Country Club
Infant Passes at 22 Days on Eva Route One
Bessie Joyce Munford died Sunday morning at three oclock at home on Eva Route One aged 22 days. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at four. Interment directed by Brinkard Howell. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs Comer Munford and grandparents Mr. and Mrs Luther Adams.
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Bessie Joyce Munford
Eva
Brinkard Howell
Comer Munford
Luther Adams
Jealous Rage Said to Weigh in Ruth Etting Case
In Los Angeles a tear proof jury hears the case of Martin Snyder accused of attempted murder in a Hollywood Hills shooting Oct. 15. Ruth Etting and Myrl Alderman testified while Snyder’s 21 year old daughter, also employed by Etting, took the stand amid questions over the doomed marriage and self defense claims.
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Los Angeles
Ruth Fitting
Martin Shyder
Ruth
Myrl Alderman
Snyder
Alderman
Hollywood Hills
A. A. Blalock
Miss Etting
Ruth Snyder
Col. Gimp
Jerry Giesler
Chicago
Trio Remains in Jail on Murder Charge in WPA Quarry Shooting
Charles Regan and James Whitehead, WPA workers and night watchmen at the Lawrence county rock quarry, are held on murder charges related to the Thompson shooting. Regan was released on bond last weekend, set at $500 on the solicitor’s recommendation, while Thompson was an employee of Lawrence county.
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Lawrence County
Charles Regan
Thompson
Moulton
Melvin Hutson
Regan
Whitehead
WPA
Market gains fade as profit taking trims early advance
In New York trading, stocks opened higher but profits slipped, erasing much of the early 1 to 2 point gains among leaders. Brokers cited year end tax selling cooling, with optimism for a business upswing next year easing tensions over foreign affairs. Steel shares were strong in morning trade but mills announced a fourth weekly drop. Volume ran around 900 000 shares in the session.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Businss
New York Markets Mixed as Commodities Hover
Stocks rise for industrials and bonds advance in broad market action. Curb and foreign exchange show uneven support while agriculture and livestock list mixed gains and losses. cotton sugar coffee trade values fluctuate.
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New York
Chicago
Cottonseed meal futures close steady in Memphis trade
Prime 41 per cent cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis. Closing prices for Dec 22.85, Jan 22.75, Feb 22.75, Mar 22.90, Apr 22.85, May 22.90, Jun 22.90, Jul 23.05. Sales 3,300.
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Memphis
Tenn
German in Denial of Spying in Canal Zone
Hans Heinrich Schackow a 26 year old German accused of photographing canal defenses testified his Fort Randolph trip aimed to find a jungle trail to Cativa a small interior town He and three companions were arrested Oct 16 on charges of taking photos in a prohibited area He admitted telling Brig Gen Richard C Moore commander of the Atlantic sector that he knew entry to military reservations was forbidden.
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Cristobal
Canal Zone
Hans Heinrich Schackow
Panama Canal
Fort Randolph
Cativa
Richard C. Moore
Atlantic
Steel firms to present views on Walsh Healey wage ruling
The Walsh Healey public contracts board will hear steel manufacturers opposed to the proposed minimum wage. On December 20 the board will consider arguments from northern mills about a 62.5 cent per hour rate for government contract work, and southern mills about 45 cents.
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Washington
Walsh-Healey “Public Contracts Board
Labor Department
South
Wheat prices slip as Chicago market closes lower
Chicago wheat futures end mixed with slight losses despite early gains. Dealers report dwindling volume and lack of follow through on advances as December contracts sit around 64 64 and May around 66 1 4. Corn and oats move modestly with corn down about 1 8 to 1 2 and oats up 1 8.
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Chicago
Poultry Live and Dressed Prices Steady in Chicago Market
Chicago market report lists live poultry prices by weight and breed with hens roosters turkeys ducks geese and leghorn and Plymouth Rock varieties. Dressed turkeys show steady to firm prices for young and old hens with box packed options and varied weights.
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Chicago
White Rock
Plymouth Rocks
Springs
Plymouth Rock
Nashville Livestock Prices Step Slightly After Week’s End
Nashville Tennessee December 12 cattle 800 calves 150. Slight steady tone for plain and low medium grade cattle. Heifers and steers in the 6.00 to 7.00 range, better shirtfed steers and yearlings 8.00 to 8.50, beef cows and bulls mostly 5.50 down, cutter cows 3.50 to 4.50. Top veal prices not shown.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. 8
Rotary Talks At Burlington Club Dinner
Newell Day, chair of vocational training for the Burlington Iowa Rotary, spoke on What Makes To Click to Riverside high school students. Hartnelle Rotary guests B G Hall Jack Stone and others attended. Vocational trainees Billy Duncan Jack McLaughlin and others were present. Lonely Child committee chair W T Jordan noted holiday plans near completion. Next week Crippled Children's committee led by Frank Stone will run the program.
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Rotary Club
Newell
Day
Purlington
Iowa
Riverside High School
Hartnelle Rotary Club
B. G. Hall
Jack Stone
Ross Currier
T. D Vaughan
Parl Crow
Rotary
Billy
TVA Faces Broad Support in Committee Hearings
Congressional committee questions show seven of ten members leaning favorable to TVA while three Republicans probe for hidden subsidies and funding sources. Democratic members also push for full answers as witnesses defend TVA operations and costs.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congressional Committee
TVA
Frazier
Davis
Wolverton
Jenkins
Ohio
Schwartz
D. Wye
Brown
DNH
Mead
D., NY
House
Barden
DNC
Thomason
Tex
Farmers approve quotas in cotton and tobacco referenda
Referenda results show cotton quotas 948 798 for and 180 156 against with 84 0 percent for. flue cured tobacco quotas 130 370 for and 98 658 against. rice quotas 3 500 for and 3 874 against. Secretary Wallace notes voting reflects belief that marketing controls are not needed for next year.
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Wallace
AAA
Decatur News Roundup From Hospital to Local Events
Reports from Decatur detail hospital discharges and patient updates including Mrs. P C Hubbard and infant, A E B Strong, Miss Effie Goode, Miss Frances Martin, Mrs. R T Baugh, and others. Fire damage at 1004 Oak Street, Morgan county revenue board meeting, American Legion Auxiliary meeting at Fort Stephen Decatur, and remarks about Rotary and Lions football teams prepare for the Charity Bowl. Community notes cover births, surgeries, and local visits with names such as Joe Weatherly III and William Boyd.
Woman Hears Her Own Funeral Rite in Moravia
Centerville Indiana December report of Mrs C W Jones who attended a Moravia Methodist church service mis-told as her funeral. Rev O J Fix thought he was preaching for Mrs Jones and delivered a sermon focused on her life before discovering the body at the service end.
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Centerville
C. W. Jones
Methodist
Moravia
O.J. Fix
Burlington
Morravia
Jones
Scholars trace origin of slang term cooler to 1884 arrest
Chicago scholars learning the origin of slang say the term cooler for jail dates to 1884. University of Chicago experts compiling a new American English dictionary cite a Midwest newspaper report noting two Milner boys arrested for drunkenness and lodged in the cooler overnight before a $5 fine.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Milner
Hog and Lamb Market Prices Adjusted Weeks End
Hogs 400 head with ten lower. weights 130 lbs up 6.35 to 7.10, top well finished 170 to 300 lb. butchers. Sows 6.15 down. Sheep steady. Fat lambs to 8.50, fat ewes to 3.00.
Chicago Dairy Prices Report Dec 12
Chicago dairy market totals show butter at 555 422 pounds with weak demand and various creamery grades. Eggs at 2 422 cases steady with fresh graded extra firsts 25 and standards 22.
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Chicago
Steel executive dies after brief illness in Birmingham
Vernon Macy Brown, 42, secretary treasurer of Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Co. in Birmingham, died at home after a brief illness. He served eleven years with the firm and was a brother in law of J. B. Leeman of Decatur. He leaves a wife, his mother, and several other relatives.
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Vernon Macy Brown
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co
Birmingham
J. B. Leeman
Decatur
Brown
Sloss
Fatal Blast Claims Teen in Moores Valley
In Moores Valley Alabama on December 12 a 13 year old boy T J Englett son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Englett was killed by accidental discharge of a shotgun held by his cousin Levi Englett near Nanafala in west Alabama Dudley Downey of Exmoore died from injuries in a truck accident.
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Moores Valley
Ala
T. J. Englett
Thomas Englett
Levi Englett
Nanafala
West Alabama
Dudley Downey
Exmoore
Pageant at Central Methodist Presents The Other Wise Man
Central Methodist church presents The Other Wise Man pageant at 7 oclock Sunday night December 18 adapted from Henry Van Dyke. Cast includes Arteban played by William S Day with actors Elbert Patterson Ray Kelley Bruce Spencer and M K Vickrey as Magian priests. Readers and crew led by Miss Jean Humphrey with lighting chair Murray House carpentry Leroy Deitz and Mrs H O Troup. Public invited to witness a spiritual Christmas production by church members.
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Ray Kelley
Bruce Spencer
M. K. Vickrey
Paul Eubanks
Bethlehem
C. E. Lowery
John Stewart
Edith Mael Schimmel
Dorothy Adcock
Ben Britnell
Murray House
Leroy Deitz
H. O. Troup
Central Methodist Church
Witness
Grant Announces Christmas Bonus for 14000 Employees
The W. T. Grant Company, operating variety stores in nearly 500 cities, will distribute a Christmas bonus to its 14 000 employees. Eligibility requires more than six months with the company.
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W. T. Grant Company
Archibald in First Sermon at Brookhaven 1st Methodist
Rev. R. L. Archibald preached his initial sermon at Brookhaven 1st Church Methodist guiding the congregation from his deep Methodist roots. He labeled Jesus as central to both Old and New Testaments and urged turning from worldly matters to focus on Christ. The evening sermon titled The Cost of Discipleship emphasized self denial and bearing the cross.
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Rev
Archibald
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Christ
Americas Conference Moves Toward Draft Peace Accord
Delegates push for a continental approach to defense and cooperation as Cantilo and Hull weigh a Venezuela plan and Pan American mediation. Argentina and Mexico work on a resolution to end the Spanish Civil War while United States’ Landon assumes key leadership on the peace organization committee.
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Jose
Maria Canttio~ Rer
Argentina
Cantilo
Venezuela
Hull
United States
America
Americas
Landon
Kansas
Bonus share for executives based on length of service
With the exception of executives, all staff will share in the bonus. The individual bonus amount will be governed by length of service.
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William Zills
Dixie Salvage CO
Moulten St
First Ave
Ruth Etting
Wall Street
Alabama
Autauga
Baldwin Ceeerceeres Teemee
Barbour Sheen Teres
Blount
Bullock Ootavons
Butler Wee Ewe
Calhoun
Colbert
Coosa
Covingon
Sesesseree
Crenshaw Ened
Elampoervonmesssass
Pale
Ae Emmneteresee
Dallas Orice Pons DeKalb
Elmore Oaioirteadinm
Escambia
Sascdah
Channa
Aremeenesenee
Lowndes
Macon
Perry Mee Neecon
Pickens Ee
Randolph
Russell
Saint Claire Neeneae Shelby
Sumter Eese Reese Emmeweraees
Anam Cer
N.reeenceesciesss
Tallapoosa
J. Lee Collins
Church of God
Bonanza
Decatur’s
P. C. Hubbard
Fifth Avenue
Benevolent Hospital
Drinkard-Howell
R. B. Ryan
Hartselle
Baugh’s Infirmary
H. P. Still
W. G. Drake
H. W. Head
Alabama State Cullman
A. E B. Strong
Hartseile
Baugh's Infirmary
Effie Goode
Athens
Baugh's
Joe Weatherly
Tuscaloosa
Joe Weatherly, III
Druid City Hospital
Weatherly
Frances Martin
Flat Rock
R. T. Baugh
Baugh
W. T. Giles
Oak Street
Morgan County Board of Revenue
American Legion Auxiliary
Fort Stephen Decatur
J. O. Colvard
Herman Sandlin
Rotary and
Lions Clubs
Benson Field
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Lynn McDough
Vinemont
F. L. Horton
Joppa
Lamar Mooney
William Boyd
W.E. Thompson
Falkville
Benevolent Society Hospital
Edgar Jones
Tanner
Sam Johnson
Dora Berrette
S. A. Burleson
Floyd Glenn
J. Hennessy
Union Grove
Will Harden
Lacon
Annie Marie Heidt
Ferry Street
Winnie Sentiff
Alabama State Employment Service Office
STEEL
Central Methodist
North Alabama
A. & H. Machine Works
Moulton Street
Kountree Lumber CO
W. Moulton
8&T
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