Students Evacuate As Ryan High School Burns
Fire destroyed the Ryan high school building in Morgan County leaving 213 students marching out calmly after discovery by a teacher. Principal Roy Shelton and staff guided students to safety as flames swept the structure. one student nearly collapsed from smoke while others escaped. The nearby grammar school was unharmed due to snow and water on exposed sides. Damage is listed at 11,250 dollars. Ryan is 35 miles southeast of Decatur near the Cullman county line.
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Roy Shelton
Ryan School
Morgan County
Ryan High School
Ryan
Prof. Shelton
Decatur
Cullman County
J H Roberson Illness Victim
John H Roberson 68 died after a three week pneumonia at home Decatur route 2. Funeral at Round Island Limestone County led by Rev Bud Bynum. Burial by Drinkard. Survived by widow eight sons Tom Frank Moulton route 2 Early Falkville route 1 John Buddy Lee Mitchell Lonnie of Decatur route 2 two daughters Miss Ester Roberson and Mrs Roy Denson of Decatur route 2 five sons W T of Texas S J Ardmore Lee of Moulton Charles of Decatur and Rowe Roberson of Somerville, a sister Mrs Minnie Reed and several grandchildren.
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John H. Roberson
Decatur
Round Island
Limestone County
Bud Bynum
Drinkard
Mr. Roberson
Tom
Frank
Moulton
Early
Falkville
John
Buddy
Lee
Mitchell
Lonnie
Ester Roberson
Roy Denson
W. T
Texas
S. J
Ardmore
Charles
Rowe Roberson
Somerville
Minnie Reed
Mrs Gray Dies in Atlanta After Illness
Mrs. James R. Gray Sr former chairman of the board of the Atlanta Journal Company died at her East Tree Road home after an illness. Her husband was editor and publisher of the Atlanta Journal when he died in 1917, and the Gray family held the paper until its sale last month to James M. Cox.
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Gray
Atlanta
James R. Gray
Atlanta Journal Company
Each Tree Road
Wife of Union Leader Slain in Aberdeen Home Attack
Mrs. Dick Law wife of Grays Harbor county CIOs official was killed at her parents home in Aberdeen Washington in front of her sleeping infant daughter. Coroner Dr John W Stevenson said the skull was smashed with a double edged axe and a bloodied weapon was found nearby. The house showed evidence of a violent struggle and belongings were overturned as attackers ransacked the residence. Law had denounced a mob that wrecked the Finnish Workers Federation Hall and had warned of safety threats after the hall riot.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Dick Law
Grays Harbor
Cios" Union
John W. Stevenson
CIO
Law
Finnish Workers ‘ Federation
Russia
Finland
Finnish Socialist Society
Go Easy Upon Water Supply Facing Shortage In Athens
Athens Alabama faces a serious water shortage as springs feeding the city supply run low due to ongoing drought. F M Fry, superintendent, urges sparing use and not running water continuously to prevent freezing until relief arrives. Officials survey long term plans for steady future supply for growth and industry.
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Athens
Ala
F. M. Fry
Scarlett to marry Hollywood in divorce awaited plans
Scarlett O Hara and Mr Wuthering Heights reportedly hope to wed within a month if their divorces are finalized. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier confirmed engagement but declined to discuss divorce matters.
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Hollywood
Scarlett O'Hara
Rape case clues widen in Cullman County
Cullman County officers report a flash light found near the December 30 assault on 13 year old Willodean Grissom as they pursue the unidentified white assailant. The flashlight was stolen from a Fairview resident's car. Governor Frank Dixon offers a $200 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction.
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Cullman
Arcene
Fairview
Willodean Grissom
Clarence Grisson
Frank Dixon
Trunk Death Case Solved in Chicago
Chicago police report Samuel De Lao confessed to killing Nellie Sharp 65 and placing her body in a trunk. He said motive was an argument over his unemployment from WPA work. Natale Pintafo aided in moving the trunk to an alley near Wentworth and 35th Street. The daughter Cleota Sharp 40 and De Lao are relatives living in the same flat.
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Chicago
John L. Sullivan
Samuel de Lao
Nellie’ Sharp
Sullivan
de Lao
Sharp
Pulaski Man Hurt In Fall In Barn
E. M. Chapman of Pulaski Tennessee route 2 fell from a hay loft Tuesday night in darkness. He broke his hip after stepping through an open into the loft. He crawled from cattle to the barn exterior and lay in snow an hour before help arrived. He was taken to Johnson's Hospital in Pulaski and is resting as well as could be expected. He is brother of A. W. Chapman of this city.
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E. M. Chapman
Pulaski
Tenn
Mr. Chapman
Johnson's Hospital
A. W
Jackson Day Dinners Aim to Erase Democratic Deficit
Democratic officials say Jackson Day dinners nationwide aim to wipe out a $219000 deficit and build a $500000 campaign fund. Oliver A. Quayle Jr. cites a goal of $40000 or more, with expectations to surpass last year’s $400000 in total contributions.
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Washington
Oliver A. Quayle,Jr
National Committee
War cabinet shakeup shocks England and Europe
Britain reshuffles its war cabinet costing Hore-Belisha his post as war secretary. Oliver Stanley gains the war portfolio while Lord Macmillan leaves information. Sir John Reith and Sir Andrew Rae Duncan take key posts as reform debates on unified command surface.
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Kingsley Wood
Nee
Berlin
Hore-Belisha
Chamberlain
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Lord MacMillan
John Reith
Imperial Airways
British Broadcasting Corporation
Andrew Rae Duncan
Netherlands Stand Firm Against Foreign Aggression
The Netherlands declares it will resist any foreign intrusion with armed force, signaling a firm stance on defense. The statement appears in reporting from The Hague, with continuation referenced to Cage Two.
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Netherlands
Hague
River Transportation Keynote At Chamber Commerce Gathering
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce plans a 6:30 PM meeting at Hotel Lyons with John P. Ferris of the Tennessee Valley Authority as principal speaker. Reports on 1939 progress and 1940 plans will be brief. Out of town guests from Huntsville Mooresville Danville and more are listed along with invited officials and industrial exhibits.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Lyons
John P. Ferris
Commerce Department
Tennessee Valley Authority
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Robert K. Bell
George M. Mahoney
John M. Nelson
Huntsville
F. T. Richardson, Sr
J. H. Peebles, Jr
Mooresville
F.E. Martin
Danville
L. W. Gentrgy
Moulton
Robert Stone
Hartselle
W. A Caughran
Athens
W. A. Toms
Morgan Sherrod
C. C. Horton
Courtland
Warmer Saturday Brings 34 Degrees In Decatur
The weather bureau logged 34 degrees at noon Saturday in Decatur, warming from Friday night’s 16 below. Earlier cold snaps reached 11 and 13 below on two nights, with snow melting except in unexposed spots as highways improved. The 24 hour high through 7 am Saturday reached 38.
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Weather Bureau
Decatur
Mercury
Alabama Braces for Snow Rain Mix as Cold Returns
The Associated Press reports Alabama eyed rising temperatures but warned of a Sunday snow and freezing rain mix in the north and central counties while extreme southern areas saw rain. Temperatures plummeted overnight from 12 degrees in Florence to 30 in Mobile with winds to follow. State officials urged extreme caution as a traffic hazard loomed and warned motorists to stay off roads unless in suitable vehicles.
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Associated Press
Gulf
Alabama
U. S
Florence
Birmingham
Montgomery
Evergreen
Mobile
Dothan
E. D. Emigh
Weller Smith
Cold Wave Deepens Across the Nation
Temperatures fell toward zero in the east as a cold wave from the Rockies advances. The Midwest saw relief from subzero readings yet remained well below freezing. Snow varied from flurries to as much as ten inches in spots.
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Associate Press
Rockies
Budget nees senate probe gets support
Senate debate over a budget inquiry focused on defense needs gained bipartisan backing. Senators urged independent action if House cooperation falters, with Harrison proposing a 60 day delay on appropriation bills for a joint study by 24 members.
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Jack Bell
Washington
House
Brown
D.mich
Borah
R.tolaho
Congress
Harrison
D.miss
Tydings
D.M. D
Joint Committee
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Minton
D.-Ind
Cornell Rites Held Today for Joseph Cornell
Final rites for Joseph Cornell aged 63 were conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cedar Creek by Rev Frank T. Smith. Burial followed at Drinkard. Survived by widow, a daughter Mrs. Carl Murphy, four grandchildren, an uncle James Cornell, three cousins Miss Sallie Cornell Ernest and Edward Cornell.
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Joseph Cornell
Leesdale
Cedar Creek
Frank T. Smith
Drinkard
Cornell
Carl Murphy
James’ Cornell
Sallie Cornell
Ernest
Edward Cornell
Census workers named for Limestone County Alabama office
The first persons assigned to census work in Limestone County are Miss Martha T. Armstrong formerly secretary of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Mrs. Mamie Phillips Walker widow of journalist William M. Walker. They will operate from the Huntsville Alabama office.
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Athens
Ala
Martha T. Armstrong
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Mamie Phillips Walker
William M. Walker
Huntsville
Two Cullman County Men Die In Coal Truck Crash
An ice coated road near Waldermose Morgan county caused a coal truck to slide 35 feet down an embankment and burst into flames. Earl C. Gamble and Curtis Duke both 24 of Hanceville were trapped in the cab and killed. The truck Williams three tons of coal rolled over after striking a bridge end. Highway patrol assisted as wreckage burned beyond recognition. Funeral rites for Duke and Gamble were held in Cullman county churches.
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Waldermose
Peck
Hartselle
Proba
Cullman
E B. C. Gamble
O. K. Gamble
Earl
Sanders Fusch
H. L. Copeland
State Highway Patrol
Messrs
Gamble
Duke
Morgan County
Duck River Church
Cullman County
Fischer and Son Funeral Home
Young Duke
Jim Duke
Hopewell
Drinkard
Mrs Roop Called Home In Trinity Death
Mrs Louise Lile Roop 83 longtime Morgan county resident died suddenly at her Trinity home Saturday morning. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p m at her home with burial in City cemetery Decatur. Survivors include a daughter Mrs B E Dupont Evansville Indiana three grandsons one great grandson a sister Mrs Dru Moseley Trinity two nieces and a nephew. Pallbearers are Dawson Lile Rayburn Neville Gus Burt J B Sewell Sam P Lile and Walter Rauschenberg. She was born in Morgan county and spent her life in Trinity noted as one of the county’s best women.
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Louise Lile Roop
Morgan County
Trinity
City Cemetery
Decatur
Brown
Roop
B. E. Dupont
Evansville
Indiana
Dru Mosesey
Walter Rauschenberg
Rayburn Neville
E. D. Mosley
Memphis
Dawson Lile
Gus Burt
J. B. Sewell
Sam P. Lile
Bes
Weather outlook with mixed precipitation and chill
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 16.8 feet with highs around 36 and lows near 16 over the last day and no rain. Snow mixed with freezing rain is forecast in the north and central areas, with rain in the far south, and colder air settling. Tennessee will be cloudy then snow, and the east Gulf states expect snow in the northeast and rain in the southeast with a cold first half of the week.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Claudy
East Gulf States
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