League plebiscite marks Saar vote amid transfer talks
Reports from Geneva state that Saar plebiscite ballots arrived with Miss Sarah Wambaugh of Cambridge leading the commission amid a possible transfer date for Saar territory. Officials discuss dissolution of the meeting to focus on South American affairs while ballots may be burned in Versiox or repurposed for paper.
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Council of the
League
Paris
Saarbruecken
Sarah Wambaugh
Cambridge
Mass
Geneva
League of Nations
Miss Wambaugh
Council
Versiox
Keller Literary Society Program Friday Afternoon
Oak Ridge The Keller Literary Society will host a program Friday afternoon. The community lists attending guests from nearby families and mentions visitors and moved-in residents from Natural Bridge and Trafford Alabama. Several illnesses including flu are noted along with a new baby girl born to Olen Sparkman.
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The
Keller. Literary Society
Summit
Dennis Wallace
Norman Man
Fred Sparkman
Ollie Sybert
Wilma Sparkman
Nora Day Sparkman
Irby Thompson
Andersone
Trafford
Ala
Edgar Callahan
J. M. West
Olen Cooper
Lucia Fay
Hartselle
Richard Wallace
Natural Bridge
Connie West
F. B. Sparkman
Anderson
L. C. Sparkman
Moss Chapel
W. L. Sparkman
Olen Sparkman
Jim Vandiver
Basham
Ed Stephenson
Erby Thompson
May Sue Vandiver
S. L. Jones
L. J. Wallace
Former Teacher Must Pay High School Fine
James Franklin Elmore of Dothan may pay a 500 dollar fine in Houston circuit court for assault and battery on editor Le Smith Deal of the Houston Herald. The assault followed Deal’s critical editorial in the Wiregrass Journal. The court also ruled that Bryan Frank Steele of Birmingham must serve 10 to 13 years for robbing the People's Bank of Beatrice.
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Montgomery
Ala
Court of Appeals Today
James Franklin Elmore
Dothan
Houston
le Smith Deal
Houston Herald
Deal
Wiregrass Journal
Elmore
Local social notes from Decatur and nearby towns
John J. McClellan returns to Monroe after visiting his mother Mrs. Nettie McClellan. Alabama City visitors Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ahern came for Mrs. Norris's illness and death. Mrs. Will Carter and friends visited in Decatur. A. P. Johnson moved to Decatur. Spencer Layman visited Birmingham. Cc. E. Layman recovered from illness. J. E. Howell returned to Birmingham after visiting Mrs. McClellan. Baptist WMA met at Mrs. Roy Tapscott's home. Mrs. John McClanahan ill at home. Methodist League held stew at Rev. and Mrs. Walter Black. Mrs. Bert Norris and daughter Annie Lou with families from Hartselle toured Wheeler Dam. Walter Moore and Mrs. Moore visited Decatur friends.
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John J. McClellan
Monroe
Nettie McClellan
Walter Ahern
Alabama City
Joe Ella Norris
Will Carter
Decatur
A. P. Johnson
Spencer Layman
Birmingham
Cc. E. Layman
J. E. Howell
Birmingsham
Roy Tapscott
John McClanahan
Methodist League
Local Movie Scene Triggers Crowd at Princess Theatre
A magnesium flare during filming of Running Wild caused smoke to pour from Princess theatre windows. Decatur fire department members climbed ladders and acted as if fighting a blaze, but spectators soon realized it was a staged scene and dispersed.
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Princess Theatre
Decatur Fire Department
Theatre Bomb Damages Casco Theatre in Portland Maine
A bomb exploded at the Casco Theatre in Portland Maine early today partially wrecking the interior and causing about 1500 dollars in damage. Manager Fred G Stone reported the loss while guests at a nearby congress street hotel rushed to lobbies fearing the blast. Police said the device was hidden behind a fire extinguisher on the second floor near the balcony and projection booth.
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Portland
Fred G. Stone
Congress Street
Harry B. Powers
Lunch Lobes at Guild House Chick Pie Dinner
Mrs Thos Hodson former resident now of Louisville Ky prepares a chicken pie luncheon at St John's Guild House for noon Friday. Proceeds support the church fund with Guild members assisting and the house decor reflecting the season. Public invited to attend.
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Thos. Hodson
St. John's Guild House
Hodson
Resi
New Pine Balm touted as cold treatment by Decatur druggists
Scientific research reports a volatile Pine Balm rub from Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a new cold remedy. After five years of work and Midwest tests, druggists in Morgan county note its public acceptance and potential to reach air passages.
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Decatur
Dr. Caldwell
Midwest
United States
Girl Is Gored By Cow While Milking
Miss Carrie Wallace of Oak Ridge was gored in the eye by a cow during milking. She received medical attention at home and is showing satisfactory improvement.
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Jocelyn Lee
James L. Seymour
Hollywood
Seymour
Miss Lee
Luther Reed
Carrie Wallace
Oak Ridge
Wallace
Donation Plates Absent. Two Church Members Seek Aid
In Coffeyville Kansas two members of a local Negro church went to the federal relief office asking for a donation in kind rather than money claiming their collection plates were missing. The brief interaction notes their plates had disappeared and they sought assistance.
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Coffeyville, Kas
Federal Relief Office
Church Social Sparks Hat Tradition Recalled
An old church social led to a quirky habit as attendees started using the minister's hat for a communal gesture, marking a long standing local custom.
Forty thousand Reds checked near Szechuan forward move
In Shanghai on January 16 Associated Press reports 40 000 communists retreating westward after expulsion from Kiangsi province. Chiang Kai Shek forces block the junction with allies in Southeast Szechuan while Szechuan provincial armies concentrate in the Wukiang Valley 50 miles east of Chongqing for a joint drive against about 60 000 Reds in Southeast Szechuan.
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Morris J. Harris
Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Kiangsi
Szechuan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kweichow
Hunan
Yangtze
Wukiang Valley
Chunkqing
Ktiangsi
How Calotabs Help Nature To Throw Off a Bad Cold
Calotabs are advertised as a thorough intestinal eliminant and diuretic aiding cold recovery. Users take one or two tabs first night and repeat on the third or fifth night if needed. The ad promotes cleansing the gut and promoting kidney elimination of toxins at a cost of twenty five cents for family and ten cents for trial packages.
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