Boys Rescue Attempt Fails After Lake Ice Breaks
A group of boys breaks through ice on a lake about 300 by 120 feet. They are pulled from the water after an hour, but two boys and a man later die despite rescue efforts by Goodyear workers, police, and fire crews. An 800-strong crowd watches as others suffer exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. L. Coxwell
Butle
Gibbs
Carmichael
Goodyear
Malone Ward
Henry Lowery
Fred Yates
Bassett
Butler
Taylor
Athens Women’s Club hosts gala Christmas meeting debate
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Athens enjoyed a Christmas evening at Miss Plessie O'Grady's South Clinton home. A debate between Miss Princes Lerman and Dr. Tyler on buying versus renting highlighted the program. Guests included Mrs. C. D. White, Mrs. Birdie Morell, Frances Lerman, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club of Athens
C. D. White
Birdie Morell
Frances Lerman
C. Hi. Long
Tyler
Esther Long
M. A. Jones
Marvin Gray
Miss Jones
Henrietta Hine
Ethel Butler
Grandchild joins long family chain in Clarksburg area
Howard Lee Ashcraft, six months old in Wyatt near Clarksburg, is the fifth generation in a family tracing back 51 years to great grandparents Edward Willis and wife from Amherst County Virginia. Willis, 76, and wife 73, run a Fairmont transfer business and farm 22.5 acres with eight more rented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Collett
Clarksburg
W. Va
Howard Lee Ashcraft
Howard
Wyatt
William Ashley
Edward Willis
Fairmont
Amherst County
Virginia
West Virginia
Willis
Willises
Ashley
Little Howard
Dakota Shaft
Bill
Gerry
Tye River
Nelson County
Jack Willis
Monongah
Lillie May Ashcraft
North Alabama school annual staffs discuss forming state association
A conference of annual staffs from Riverside Riverton Hazel Green Rogersville Cullman Huntsville Tuscumbia and Athens met with University of Alabama figures Beedon and Bonner to study publication principles. A second session led by Bonner covered miniature school newspapers with strong interest in organizing a state association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Messrs Beedon and
Bonner
University of Alabama
Alabama Press Association
Riverside
Riverton
Hazel Green
Rogersville
Cullman
Hunteville
Tuscumbia
Athens
Beedon
Bridge Club Hosts Luncheon at Mrs Wilsons Home
Mrs D J Wilson hosted her bridge club Saturday on North Madison Street. Red berry decor enhanced rooms as guests enjoyed a three course lunch. Prize honors went to Miss Hightower and guest Miss Evelyn Reed Gray. Mrs Sara Tillman visited Birmingham, and others were seen in Decatur and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Reeves
Sadler Apartments
M. A. Jones
David L. Rosenau
L. H. Lanier
Mesdames L. H. Lanier
George Duncan
B. J. McCrory
Baylis
D. J. Wilson
Bridge Club
North
Madison Street
Elizabeth Malone
Eloise Gray
Elizabeth Powers
Dorothy Grisham
Jack Helton
Nora Garth Gray
Frances Hightower
Evelyn Reed Gray
David L. Rosenall
Joyce Lerman
Ella Stiger
Sara Tillman
Birmingham
W. C. Chambers
Decatur
Robin Thomas
Athens
Rotary Ladies Night Set For Decatur Club Event
The Decatur Rotary Club hosts its annual Ladies Night tonight at 7 30 at St John's Guild Home. The event is a major yearly occasion with an elaborate program planned for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Rotary Club
St. John’s Guild
Three Men Loot Dallas Store In Alabama Robbery
Three white highwaymen robbed the Cadden store at Benton near Selma after striking owner J H Cadden with a blackjack. They escaped with about thirty dollars after forcing manager J H Miller to open the safe, with papers later found at Tyler Cross Roads indicating a move toward Selma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
Cadden
Benton
Montgomery
J. H. Cadden
Tyler Cross Roads
J. H. Miller
Funeral for Mrs. Marino to be held in New Orleans
Pumeral services were to be held today for Mrs. Frank Marino 25 of Brewton Alabama who died yesterday from burns suffered December 2 when her kimono was set alight by a gas fire. She visited her parents Mr and Mrs P K Ewing at the time.
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New Orleans
Frank Marino
Brewton
Ala
P. K. Ewing
Offensive Begins as Franco Offensive Rolls Ahead
Insurgent generalissimo Francisco Franco launches a long awaited offensive on war fronts. Pranco-Spanish frontier region reports heavy battles as forces clash and momentum shifts amid ongoing hostilities December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
Pranco-Spanish
Francisco Franco
Valley crops value higher across nine Tennessee Valley counties
Cotton in nine Tennessee Valley counties through December 1 valued at 40 a bale totals 15,187,640 excluding cottonseed and subsidies. Total bales reached 379,691, ahead of 1936, with county figures: Cullman 53,914 Jackson 30,806 Lauderdale 32,543 Lawrence 41,087 Limestone 44,207 Madison 60,897 Marshall 46,607 Morgan 43,376.
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Tennessee Valley
Valley
Cullman
Jackson
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Limestone
Madison
Marshall
Morgan
Morgan County Board of Revenue Holds Routine Session
The Morgan County board of revenue met in a routine session to hear reports and pay current bills. The meeting began this morning and will continue into the afternoon.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue
UK Admits Yangtze Shipping Halt Ordered by Japan
The British admiralty says a senior Japanese officer on Muhu ordered all Yangtze shipping to stop or be fired on while the Bee aimed to reach the Panay wreck to rescue Americans. Britain presses Washington for a protest note as Panay’s sinking dominates news. A British seaman died and others were wounded off Wuhu. Eden to brief the House of Commons.
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London
Admiralty
Bee
Muhu
Yangtze River
United States
Japan
Orient
Washington
Ladybird
Neville Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Italy
League of Nation
Wuhu
China
Eden
House of Commons
Panay
Central Methodist to stage Christmas pageant
Bruce Spencer outlines a beautiful Christmas pageant at Central Methodist Church on Sunday evening December 19. A freewill offering will aid the Selina Orphans Home. He urges attendees to remember the Master’s words and give for those in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Spencer
Central Methodist Church
Selina
Judge McConnell Returns Home After Illness
Athens Alabama December 13 Special report states Judge McConnell has left his home and is on the road to recovery after several weeks of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Judge McConnell
Chestnut Roast Sparks Burns On Mrs Smyer
Mrs. Tom Smyer, while roasting a batch, sampled a chestnut that exploded and burned her around the mouth.
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Tom Smyer
Origin of the term china ware in porcelain trade
The phrase china-ware gained popularity in the seventeenth century to describe porcelain imported from China, reflecting early global trade and material distinction in imported goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Fate of Sandy the collie roils Andover town
In Andover Maas residents confront the fate of Sandy a collie owned by Stuart Suillings. Petitioners seek to have the dog electrocuted as a menace. Suillings calls Sandy his best friend. Mary Frisbee testifies the dog once chased her. The case heads to trial on the 20th.
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Andover
Maas
Stuart Suillings
Stuart
Mary Frisbee
Wisconsin maternal trailer boosts health in rural towns
Wisconsin maintains the lowest maternity death rate in the United States with a traveling maternal and child health trailer. The six month season covered about half of rural counties with a nurse, literature, and exhibits stopping at crossroads and schoolhouses. Wisconsin’s maternal death rate is 3.9 per 1000 live births versus 5.8 nationally. infant mortality is 47.9 per 1000, vs 56.9 nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Wyngaard
Central Press
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
United States
Wisconsin State Board of Health
Amy Louise Hunter
Wisconsin Board of Health
Dedicate the School Trees at Gordon Bibb School Arbor Day
In an Arbor Day ceremony Gordon-Bibb school dedicated new shade trees planted on campus. Pupils heard a program including readings by O. S. Hager man and Elizabeth Ann Chappell, a tree care talk by Fred Vohringer, a song by The Trees Friends, and a dedication prayer by Rev Oliver Cox. W. W. Benson noted the trees were funded by the late Mrs. Mary D. Simpson as part of the school beautification project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon-Bibb School
Gordon School
Bibb School
S. Hagerman
Elizabeth Ann Chappell
Fred Voehringer
Aix
W. W. Benson
Oliver Co. Cox
Mary D. Simpson
Cox
Proud Chanticleer Tim Breaks World Crowing Record
Tim, a black Polish bantam owned by Bert's Bantami of Byverett Washington, unofficially broke the world's crowing record during the annual winter show in La Grosse. The event highlighted Tim as a standout exhibitor among poultry contestants.
Money to Loan on City Property and Farms
Roy O. Wyatt offers loans on well located city property and improved farms. Terms emphasize good location. Public notice dated December 1890 and January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy O. Wyatt
Chitwood Delivers Fine Sermon at Central Methodist Church
The Central Methodist church filled to capacity for Reverend J. H. Chitwood’s Sunday morning sermon The Ground Work of Human Freedom. He urged reverence for the Bible and urged people to live by its teachings and divine inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
J. H. Chitwood
Christ
Methodist
Hartselle
Lowery
Chitwood
Police training drill ends with wife fainting incident
In Kansas City the first aid class drills included a remark about an officer who nearly graduated but was distracted when his wife fainted Friday night. Instructor Barney Mahoney said he had to put the officer back in the first grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Barney Mahoney
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