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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1938

Page

8

Industrialists Lead Movie Stars In Dragging Down Big Money

The Ways and Means committee released 1986 earnings showing P Sloan Jr of General Motors as the top paid at 561 311 while several executives and stars earned over 200 000. Notable names include William Knudsen Donaldson Brown John Thomas Smith Thomas J Wilson and Miss Colbert with others like Madeline Carroll Warner Baxter and Marlene Dietrich also high earners.

P. Sloan, Jr General Mo Hollywood Sloan General Motors Cooper Mac Oo Ronald Colman Claudette Colbert Treasury House Ways and Means Committee Williams Knudsen Colman Donaldson Brown General Motors Corp Miss Colbert John Thomas Smith Thomas J Wilson International Business Machines Corp S. P. Skouras New York California Miss West Madeline Carrol Warner Baxter Marlene Dietrich Ruth Chatterson Oye Charlies Boyer

Sheriff Held In Probe Of Blast Near Elizabethton

Elizabethton Tenn Jan 10 Sheriff J M Moreland said Sheriff W L Wallin of nearby Bledsoe county was charged as an accessory after the fact in the blast that killed three children Friday. Eight others and a woman were held in the dynamiting case and arraignment was set as investigation continued.

Elizabethton Tenn J. M. Moreland W. L. Wallin Bledsoe County Tollett Walker Pikeville, Tenn

Officers Elected by Voters Assembly at St Pauls Lutheran

The Voters Assembly of St Pauls Lutheran church elected officers including W F Fricker Lewis Nebrig recording secretary E H Buettner financial secretary Ernest Sibert trustee and elder Sunday school superintendent Ernest Sibert and added J D Carlisle to the Sunday school teaching staff.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church Voters Assembly W. F. Fricker Lewis Nebrig E. H. Buettner Ernest Sibert J. D. Carlisle

Nurses to Meet in Decatur Alabama Unit Assembly

The nurses of the Decatur unit for the Alabama State Nurses Association will meet tonight at 7 30 in the offices of Drs Chenault and Chenault.

Decatur Alabama Drs Chenault and Chenault

Board To Meet At Central Methodist Church

The Junior Board of Stewards of the Central Methodist church will meet tonight at the church at seven o'clock. Supper will be served and all board members are urged to attend.

The Central Methodist Church

Uric Acid Cure Ad Promises Relief From Arthritis

An old advertisement claims uric acid causes arthritis and many ailments. It promotes a 75c bottle of The Williams Treatment with a diet booklet and no obligation. The Williams and Company offers one bottle per request, mailed from East Hampton Conn since 1892.

Singing draws large crowd at Morgan County convention

The winter term of the Morgan county singing convention filled the Morgan county high school auditorium Sunday. The spring term moves to Neel near Danville. The event draws residents from Morgan and surrounding counties in northern Alabama, and last weekend’s Hartselle session was equally popular.

Morgan County Neel Community Danville Morgan Alabama Hartselle

Preacher and Superintendent Visit Natural Bridge Sunday

D. D. Gibson, superintendent of Sunday school work for Morgan County Baptist Association, and Rev. I. W. Myers visited Natural Bridge Sunday afternoon. Myers preached, Gibson spoke on his department’s work. A new Sunday school formed in the Natural Bridge schoolhouse with over 60 enrolled, sponsored by the community and association pastors.

D. D. Gibson Morgan County Baptist Association I. W. Myers Natural Bridge Myers Mr. Gibson

Pastor Rev. E. T. Tonn Begins Ninth Year at St Pauls

Rev. E. T. Tonn, pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran church, has begun his ninth year guiding the local congregation. He was installed eight years ago on a Sunday, after coming from Foley in Baldwin county Alabama.

E. T. Tonn St. Paul's Lutheran Church

Tax Penalty Deadline Warns Morgan County Taxpayers

John M. Maxwell Morgan county tax assessor warns those who have not assessed their current taxes that missing the deadline next Monday will incur a ten percent penalty as required by law.

John M. Maxwell Morgan County

Pastors to Visit at Woodland Mills

Rev. I. W. Myers chairs the Morgan County Baptist Evangelistic Committee and, with other representatives, plans their monthly visitation to Woodland Mills Sunday. One visiting minister will preach during the service.

I. W. Myers Morgan County Baptist Association Woodland Mills

J D Crawford Dies in Selma After Illness

J D Crawford, 74, of Mobile and Portland, Ala , died here yesterday of pneumonia. He was a native of Wilcox County.

Selma, Arg J. D. Crawford Mobile Portland Ala Wilcox County

Home Demonstration Notes Union Hill Club

The Union Hill Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. A. B. Flack's home for the December gathering. Festive decor and a Christmas tree set a cheerful tone as the president led with a song and Mrs. D. M. Briscoe offered a devotion followed by the club prayer. Twenty one members attended as Miss Rowe was missed for gifts. refreshments were provided by Mrs. John Osborne. The group adjourned to meet at Mrs. John Osborne's home on the fourth Tuesday evening of the month.

The Home Demonstration Club A. B. Flack D. M. Briscoe Miss Rowe John Osborne

Fairview PTA Set to Meet Tuesday Afternoon

The Fairview PTA will convene Tuesday at 2 30 with President Mrs T R Harrison presiding. The session will discuss buying shades for the school and feature a devotional by Mrs Ben Cox and a film on the Holy Land and China.

Fairview Pta T. R. Harrison Ben Cox The Holy Land China

Flying Fortress Shifts Coast in 11 Hours

Lieut. Col. Robert Olds demonstrated rapid redeployment of Air Force power by transporting a 16 ton flying Fortress from California to Langley Field Virginia in 11 hours and one minute showing the ease of moving air strength in an emergency.

Langely Field Uncle Sam Air Force Robert Olds California Virginia

Plainfield Speaks at Four Baptist Gatherings

Dr. J. F. Plainfield, a home mission board representative, delivered a series of addresses in Plainfield on Sunday. He spoke at the First Baptist Sunday school hour at First Baptist, the Southside Baptist eleven o’clock service, the Southside young people’s rally, and at a packed Sixteenth Avenue Baptist auditorium in the evening.

J. F. Plainfield Home Mission Board First Baptist Southside Baptist Southside Sixteenth Avenue Baptist

Snavely to Confer with Board of Birmingham Southern

Dr. Guy E. Snavely, who resigned as president of Birmingham Southern College last month, will meet January 24 with the college board of trustees executive committee member Dr. Robert Echols said today in Birmingham Alabama.

Birmingham Ala Guy E. Snavely Birmingham Southern College College Board of Robert Echols

Rubens Now International Issue Fate of Mrs Rubens Unclear

U S embassy officials in Moscow confirm Donald L. Robinsons are Mr and Mrs Adolph Arnold Rubens wife American born near Philadelphia. U S government asks Soviet foreign office for information on Mrs Rubens fate. A Warsaw report claimed execution by firing squad but was denied as baseless. No official word on her fate.

U. S Moscow Donald L. Robinsons Adolph Arnold Rubens Rubens Philadelphia Foreign Office

Cornell Claims Brain Loop Controls Consciousness and Emotions

A Cornell University anatomist reports that consciousness and emotion arise from a four-part brain loop deep in each hemisphere. The loop includes the hippocampus, cinguli belt, mamillary body, and hypothalamus, linking to the cortex to regulate mood, sleep, and personality.

Neurology American Medical Association Cornell

Quiet Weekend for State Patrol No Wrecks or DUI Arrests

The past weekend brought no traffic wrecks or drunken driving arrests for members of the state highway patrol per reports to headquarters.

State Highway Patrol

Sally Eilers and John Beal at Capitol Theatre

A photo shows Sally Eilers and John Beal at the Capitol Theatre for the film Danger Patrol. The image appears in today’s edition and also in Tuesday’s edition.

Sally Eilers John Beal Capitol Theatre Danger Patrol

James Robertson Charged With Grand Larceny

James Robertson was arrested by city officers Parker and McCall on grand larceny charges and is jailed in Morgan County. Fingerprinting revealed he is an escapee from the Sumpter Ga chain gang and he is a suspect in multiple county and Lawrence County robberies.

James Robertson Robertson Parker and McCall Morgan County Washington Sumpter Lawrence County

Rev Hoyt Basser to Speak at Southside Baptist Service

The mid week prayer service at Southside Baptist church will be led Wednesday evening at 7 00 by Rev Hoyt Basser a member of the local church The scripture reading will be given by Mrs Emmett Roan

Southside Baptist Church Hoyt Basser Emmett Roan

Five Passengers Presumed Dead After Uruguay Bus Fire

A Salto dispatch reports police believe all six passengers aboard the vehicle perished in the Uruguayan incident. Authorities indicate the casualties are confirmed by preliminary investigations as the scene is examined for causes.

Buenos Aires Salto Uruguay

Drive Against Jews Pushes Pushing News From Europe

This week is seen as likely to intensify pressure on Jews in Europe amid debates at the League of Nations in Geneva. Britain and France have pressed Romania to honor 1919 minority protections, provoking anti Semitic protests in Germany. Cordell Hull said the United States will not intervene, citing a policy of nonintervention while reaffirming support for religious freedom.

New York Europe Council of the League of Nations Geneva Britain France Rumania Germany Paris London Cordell Hull United States Hull America

Chiddies Percy Ward Jr. Dies at 14 Months

Percy Ward Jr. aged 14 months died Sunday at 8 15 am at his mother Vennie Ward's home on Hartselle route 3. Funeral Tuesday at 11 am at Gum Springs conducted by Rev Dewey Crow. Interment to follow under Drin kard Howell direction. Survived by mother one sister Phatney Ward and grandparents Mr and Mrs E W Denton.

Percy Ward Jr Vennie Ward Hartselle Gum Springs Dewey Crow Drinkard-Howell Phatney Ward E. W. Denton

Argentine Military Plane Crash Kills Several Near Salto

Reports say multiple people died when an Argentine military plane crashed near Salto yesterday. Emergency crews worked at the site as investigators surveyed the wreckage for causes and identified victims.

Salto

Three Days Cough Signal Warns of Danger

Advert says a three day cough may signal serious trouble tomorrow. Promotes Creomulsion a Beechwood creosote cough remedy said to soothe irritations and loosen phlegm. Claims Beechwood Creosote benefits and offers money back if relief is not obtained.

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D. A. Williams Company East Hampton Conn Carole Lombard Carole J.D. Crawford American Cleaners Union Hill Club Fairview PTA Plainfield Louise Wynne Raleigh N. C Cleveland American Road Builders Association Capitol Dewitt MacKenzie Associated Press Chiddies Ealize Alabama Power Company Urban Alabama Power Co
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