Tri-State Posse Captures Boy After Father Killed in Shootout
Clyde William Buchanan, 40, dies four hours after a siege ends near Wheeler Virginia as his son Clyde Jr. is captured. Deputy George Fisher was killed and three officers wounded during a trailer camp raid seeking a robbery warrant. Jailed is the boy’s mother and three siblings as authorities say Buchanan was involved in multiple robberies.
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Tri-State Posse
Boy
Middlesboro
Clyde William Buchanan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Wheeler
Cumberland Mountain
Bell County
Walter B. Smith
Buchanan
Clyde, Jr
George W Fisher
Smith
Cedar Grove
George Minton
PL. Perry
Alexandria
Minton
Perry
Cumberland
Kit Receives News as Vance Seeks Mimi Purcell
In a studio visit Kit learns she earned top honors in the Gershwin Memorial program while rumor swirls about Mimi Purcell and Vance. Kit confronts potential rivals as Myrna voices a wary take on Mimi’s industry moves. The scene ends with Vance waiting in the living room on Mr. Sembler’s eighty fifth birthday.
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Kit
Fran
New York Philharmonic
Pons
Porgy
Bess
Vance
Boston
Miss Purcell
Mimi Purcell
Sembler
Park Avenue
Myrna
Mimi
Anna
Morgan County Neighbors Report Weekend Visits
Local residents list visits and social calls across Morgan County. Families including Hornbuckle Pettit Helms Edwards and Owens travel to Huntsville Decatur and Hartselle. Illness noted for F W Walters while others enjoy Sunday visits and Saturday business trips.
Grant Employees Receive Dinner and Bonus in Decatur
W T Grant Company Store in Decatur treated its staff to a turkey dinner and a year end bonus. Manager R D Bob Kemp organized the annual get together which was enjoyed by all store personnel.
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W.T. Grant Company
Decatur
R. D
Bob” Kemp
Trains collide near Zephyrhills. one dead
A Seaboard passenger train and an Atlantic Coast Line freight crashed at a crossing near Zephyr Hills, 28 miles northeast of Tampa. Engineer Ben Green was killed. Sunbeam passengers largely unhurt. Dozens injured include Laula Yiiaof, George Casey, A Miller, B Hollington, J A Cayne, Elizabeth Graeter, Rosenthal, Anna Zoya, John Reynolds, Will Vandivier. Fireman McLeod escaped injury.
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Tampa
Fla
Seaboard
Atlantic Coast Line
Zephyr Hills
Ben Green
Janac George
Sunbeam
Mra
Laula Yiiaof
Toledo
George Casey
Lake Orion
Mich
Casey
A. Miller
Columbus
B. Hollington
St. Petersburg
J. A. Cayne
Shock
Elizabeth Graeter
Cincinnati
Tda Rosenthal
Cleveland
Anna Zoya
Good Crowd Views Film at Speake School
A strong audience in Lawrence County gathered at Speake School for the milk production caravan program led by Maynard Layman. County Agent J E Carter urged higher per capita income and yield, noting the 1941 Triple A program favors livestock production.
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Lawrence County
Speake School
Maynard Layman
J E. Carter
Harold Carter
Morgan County National Bank
Decatur
Carlile Blackwell
B. W. Hogan
Mt. Hope
Diphtheria Records Low Cases in Morgan County
Morgan county health reports the year starts with no current diphtheria cases and only four since January 1. Dr L R Murphree notes two patients resided in Decatur and no deaths this year, while 1989 saw 18 cases and one death. Scarlet fever in 1940 totals 16 versus 21 in 1939 with most patients recovering.
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Morgan County
L. R. Murphree
Decatur
FASTHETH Denture Powder Promises Firm Fit
FASTHETH is an improved powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates to keep false teeth from sliding or slipping. It leaves a gummy feel and prevents plate odor while presenting an alkaline non acid taste. Available at drug stores.
Local Social Roundup From Cullman And Nearby Towns
Mrs Lowell Via returned from Manchester Tennessee after visiting relatives. Melvin Thompson Harry Via and Nelson Shaw came back from Tullahoma Tennessee where they were employed. Mr and Mrs Wesley Cheatham and children visited Mr and Mrs H L Cheatham in Pleasant View. Mrs Richard Buckelew was a Cullman visitor. Hollis Buckelew Mildred Angle and families visited Addison over the weekend. Babe Lowell Via Hollis Buckelew and Henry Thomas from Tullahoma spent the weekend with their families. Henry Little was in Cullman Saturday. Mr and Mrs J W Cheatham Junior and Henry Little went to Hartselle Monday. Lee Lang visited friends at Massey Friday. Dwight Bell of Mt Vernon spent Friday night with Malcolm Cheatham. Wesley Cheatham employed at Tullahoma Tenn spent several days with family here.
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Lowell Via
Manchester
Tenn
Melvin Thompson
Harry Via
Nelson Shaw
Tullahoma
Wesley Cheatham
H. L. Cheatham
Pleasant View
Richard Buckelew
Hollis Buckelew
Mildred Angle
Addison
Babe
Lowell
Henry Thomas
Henry Little
Cullman Satay
J. W. Cheatham
Hartselle
Lee Lang
Massey
Dwight Bell
Mt. Vernon
Malcolm Cheatham
Christmas Program At Third Ward PTA Meeting
The December meeting of the Third Ward P T A was held at the school with President Mrs Clyde Jackson presiding. The treasury reported paid workbooks and a good profit from Christmas card sales. Rev J A Chambers gave the devotional and the lesson All American. Children performed a Christmas program featuring songs and a poem by Clara Mae Cathern.
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Third Ward
Clyde Jackson
J. A. Chambers
Clara Mae Cathern
Santa Claus
Six Die in Riverside Plane Crash on San Jacinto
Six army airmen perished when a B-17 training plane crashed on Marion Mountain in the San Bernardino National Forest near Riverside California. The crew included Lieutenants Turner Ward and McCauley, Sergeant Sweet, Corporal Jirak and Privates Sessions and another airman. Recovery and investigation opened with strict secrecy.
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Riverside
Calif
Merch
San Jacinto Mountains
Marion Mountain
San Bernardino National Forest
Harold J. Turner
Corning
Donald T. Ward
West Los Angeles
Vernon McCauley
Thomas F. Sweet
Riverside, Corp
Frank J. Jirak
Salem
Ore
James C. Sessions
Bisbee
Ariz
Fourth Grade Wins Attendance Banner in Christmas Play
The Fourth Grade claimed the attendance banner after the Christmas program featuring poems and songs including Hang Up The Baby s Stocking Up on the Housetop Silent Night and The Birthday Gift. First and second graders performed pieces with Mrs Emens and Charles Clifton noted among participants.
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Charles Clifton
James Edward Emens
Atendance
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Cumberland Gap
Tennessee Line
Edgar Sims
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Virginia City
Sims
Gene Ahern
Doll Man
Squaw Standum
Robin
Central Press Association
June Edwards
Aries
Ciety Gals
M. C
Chris
Ramaway Express
Am Express Division
Western Union
AIR Express
Morgan County Rescue
Irad Hornbuckle
Mamie
Violet
Morris Hornbuckle
Winford Pettit
Dewey Moon
Claudie Edwards
Alta Curry
Huston Helms
Leo Tyler
Josie Naylor
Flora Helms
Grierson Hornbuckle
Fort McClellan
Tradi Hornbuckle
Catherine Ponder
Opal Curry
Modie Edwards
Tidwell Helms
Harry Helms
Moon
Huntsville
Jimrea
Alta Outry
Monda
Augie Whisenant
Ella Pettit
Ruby Tyler
Leslie Owens
Hubert Panne
W. W. Owens
Dillard Hennessee
F. W. Walters
Willie Brand
Brasher
Dunlop
Turner Coal & Grain
Checkerboard
Moulton Street
Kansas City Art Institute
Keith Martin
Second Avenue
Dhat Ann
Decatur Cab Service
U. S
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Stefanie Hohenlohe Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst
Hungary
House of Commons
Oullman County
Blair
PTA
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