Kellogg Pact urged as war threatens Manchuria clash
Secretary Stimson cites Kellogg anti war treaty to Soviet and Chinese governments amid fresh Manchuria clashes. Chinese and Russian forces exchange fire near Dragovinski as martial law and patrols tighten in Harbin.
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Washington
Stimson
Claudel
State Department
Russia
Bumson
Associated Press
Manchuria
Harbin
Dragovinski
China
Star to Wed Anita Stewart and George P Converse
Film star Anita Stewart will marry New York banker George P Converse on July 24 after applying for a license in Los Angeles.
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Anita Stewart
George P. Converse
New York
Los Angeles
Fussell Named As Committee Chief
Leading Alabama bankers named to standing committees of the Alabama Bankers Association by the executive council. W. W. Fussell of Decatur is chairman of the committee on state legislation. Other chairmen include J. S. Wittmeir Oneonta on agriculture and marketing Allen Baly Birmingham on education EB Melvin Selma on bond loans J Persons Birmingham on national seed and Adolph Hohenberg Mobile on group insurance.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Bankers Association
Executive Council
M. A. Vincentelli
Alabama National Bank
W. W. Fussell
Decatur
J. S. Wittmeir
Oneonta
Allen Baly
Birmingham
EB. C. Melvin
Selma
J. ©. Persons
National Se
Adolph Hohenberg
Pka
Group Insurance
Two Aviators Slightly Injured In Plane Wreck near Slocomb
G P Ross and Staff Sergeant Frank Messer of the Pensacola naval air station were slightly injured when their plane wrecked during an attempted takeoff from a plowed field. The aircraft struck a fence and a tree and was badly damaged as they were returning to Montgomery.
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Slocomb
Als
G. P. Ross
Frank Messer
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Montgomery
Miss Thompson Undergoes Appendicitis Operation Today
Miss Helen Thompson underwent an appendicitis operation this afternoon. She is reported at the hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Helen Thompson
Miss Thompson
T Hospital
Pleasant Hill Scheduled for Annual Picnic and Barbecue
Announcement lists Pleas ant Hill Picnic and barbecue on Monday July 22. The annual event offers food music and speeches plus the school opening. Prof H T Lile to speak at eleven on educational progress and future plans.
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Pleasant Hill
H. T. Lile
Sterchi Bros. Employees Enjoy Annual Local Outing
Sterchi Outing Is Given To Personnel. s of the Sterchi Bros. Stores from North Alabama enjoyed the annual picnic at Swan Lake Thursday afternoon and evening. A splendid picnic was provided for those attending. The event gives local employees a chance to meet staff from other Sterchi firms in the state.
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Sterchi Bros
Alabama
Swan Lake
Sterchi
Masonic Meet Draws Crowd For Joint West Point Vinemont Installation
A public joint installation of officers for West Point and Vinemont Masonic lodges drew a large audience at West Point led by W. R. McClusky. Rev. J. H. Hill and J. Walker spoke on Masonic subjects as officers for each lodge were formally installed.
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West Point
Vinemont
W. R. McClusky
J. H. Hill
J. Walker
Hartselle
H. J. Jourdan
J. W. Fowler
J. W. Reese
W. A. Jourdan
J. H. LeGrand
A. M. Phillips
J. A. Johnson
J. D. Morgan
H. B. Rogers
J. M. Fowler
Co. L. Sims
R. D. Jourdan
J. W. Howard
Decatur Lodge 52 I O O F Elects Officers
Visitors from Mountain Home Athens and Albany lodges attended Decatur Lodge No 52 I O O F for a regular meeting. Officers named include Noble Grand Frank B Vaughan Vice Grand O L Stephens Recording Secretary Joe T Weatherly Jr Financial Secretary Walter L Hatchett Treasurer Jnc E Moody Representative Joe L Plemmons and Alternate Joe Weatherly Jr.
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Decatur Lodge No
J.S. Anderson
W. C. Anderson
H. C. Anderson
R. F. Clark
John Cahela
Gordden Brown
Mountain Home Lodge
Athens Lodge
L. B. Truman
Andrew Todd
R. P. Oglesby
Albanh
O. L. Stephens
Joe T. Weatherly, Jr
Walter L. Hatchett
Jnc. E. Moody
Grand Lodge
Joe L. Plemmons
Joe Weatherly, Jr
Meeting Opens 21st In Falkville Church
Public notices a meeting opening next Sunday July 21 at Falkville Methodist Church. The event invites local residents to attend and hear speakers on community matters.
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Falkville Church
Falkville Methodist Church
Highway in excellent condition near Athens Decatur
Readable road condition notes a highway segment in the area is in excellent shape after recent scraping. Drivers report smooth travel with typical 30 minute trip times on the route between Athens and Decatur.
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Athens-Decatur
Mrs Goker Held in Morgan County After Cullman Transfer
Mrs Pearl Coker about 35 was held in Morgan county jail after transfer from Cullman following a coroner verdict of murder in the death of her husband Larkin Coker 60. Grover Coker 18 and Joe Wright 45 are also detained in Cullman as the trio faces murder probes tied to the farmer's disappearance and corpse found in a wooded area after July 11.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Eugene Burgess
Etta L. Fairchilds
Burgess
Pearl Coker
Morgan County
Cullman County
Larkin Coker
Cullman
Coker
Sparkman Trio Records Sought for Portland Radio Broadcast
Records of the Sparkman Trio a local singing group have been requested 2000 miles away. Tennis S. Sparkman, the trio’s leader, received a letter from Mrs. H. O. Cline of Portland Oregon requesting the records for broadcast. Mrs. Cline is a former Decatur resident.
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Sparkman
Tennis S. Sparkman
H. O. Cline
Portland
Ore
Cline
Decatur
Hillsboro Church Benefit Tonight At Chicken Supper
Announcement says the Community club of Hillsboro hosts an old fashioned chicken supper tonight to benefit the Methodist church. Public attendance invited.
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Hillsboro
Community Club of
Methodist Church
Power Lines Hit in Gadsden Area During Storm
A storm in the Gadsden district struck power lines causing Decatur area service to fail for several minutes. The exact break location was not determined this afternoon.
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Gadsden
Decatur
Building Starts On Airship Dock In Gadsden Alabama
Steel work began today on an airship dock at Gadsden Alabama erected by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Structural steel sides and roof will be laid by Atlanta based Co Goodyear ships plan to use Gadsden as base with the facility 200 feet long 75 feet wide and 78 feet high expected completion early in August one ship to be sent when space is ready and operate in the region
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Gadsden
Ala
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Build Co
Atlanta
Goodyear
Correction issued on Center Grove singing location
Miss Mildred McKee reports a correction to Fridays front page notice about a sing to be held July 21. The event occurs at Center Grove in Morgan county not the Center Grove in east Morgan county. the Morgan county site is the revival location.
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Mildred McKee
Somerville
Center Grove
Morgan County
Single Crew Runs A Train 42 Years
ATHENS, Ga. Three Athens men Tom Moore engineer Arthur Cox conductor and John Mann fireman claim endurance and distance records by long service on the same train. Moore says he has steered the train the equivalent of about 80 trips around the Earth Cox boasts a carload of tickets and Mann says he has shoveled enough coal to burn Rome again as the crew nears retirement after 42 years of labor.
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Athens
Tom Moore
Arthur Cox
John Mann
Moore
Cox
Mann
Rome
Visitor from Trinity Route 1 in town on business
W. J. Maner, a resident of Trinity Route 1, was in the city today on business.
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W. J. Maner
Trinity
Announcement of New Brokerage Company Formation
A new brokerage company is formed to manufacture seeds and stock grain flour and other staples. The plant will be built along the Tennessee river front with foundations to begin soon. The property between Water street and the river is to be used for the plant though the building contract date is not disclosed.
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Water Street
Tennessee River
Armored Truck Looted as Guards Seized in New Orleans heist
Seven bandits hijacked an armored truck from Hibernia Bank in New Orleans at Dryades and Julia, detaining two guards at gunpoint. The truck carried 421,583 dollars in cash and negotiable instruments, with 61,720 in canceled checks rendered useless to the criminals. Police had no trace of the vehicle within an hour.
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New Orleans
Hibernia Bank & Trust Co
Dryades
Julia Streets
Study Plans for Alabama Rivers Survey
Directors of the Mississippi Valley Association will meet soon to plan a comprehensive survey of the Alabama Coosa and Black Warrior rivers for freight transport development. A meeting is planned at the Chamber of Commerce building next Wednesday with reps from Montgomery Mobile Gadsden Selma Wetumpka Rome and other points.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mississippi Valley Association
Alabama
Coosa
Black Warrior
Chamber of Commerce
Maclemn MacLeay
St. Louis
Congress
Mobile
Gadsden
Selma
Wetumpka
Rome
Debts Not Paid He Remains In Custody
Bernard Reiss, a former St. Louis shoe jobber, has spent a year in custody for unpaid debts after a voluntary bankruptcy. Federal Judge Charles B. Faris ordered $27 345 or jail for contempt, while Reiss and his counsel claim the case violates his constitutional rights. He says his funds were lost to gambling and foresees remaining jailed.
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Warrenton
Bernard
Reiss
St. Louis
Charles B. Faris
Chester Evans to Return Home From Fort Benning
Chester Evans, stationed at Fort Benning Georgia for six weeks, is expected to arrive soon to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. George W Evans.
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Chester Evans
Ft. Benning
George W Evans
Senator Connally urges quick aid for cotton on board agenda
Senator Connally of Texas urged the federal farm board to give early consideration to the cotton situation. Carl Williams of Oklahoma promised prompt attention once policies are set. A statistical bureau idea was welcomed to monitor crop conditions as Texas and Georgia legislatures seek action. Prices have slid but may stabilize, Connally said.
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Washington
Senator Connally
Texas
Federal Farm Board
Texas Song Board
Carl Williams
Oklahoma
Connall
Georgia
Connally
Banking records sent to Jefferson county grand jury
The state banking department forwarded reports on the Leeds State Bank and the Woodlawn State Bank at Birmingham to the Jefferson county grand jury. Judge C. E. Thomas announced the investigation into Birmingham area bank failures is not expected to be completed until next week.
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Montgomery
State Banking Department
Leeds State Bank
Woodlawn State Bank
Birmingham
Jefferson County Grand Jury
C. E. Thomas
Baby Schneider First to Benefit from New Chicago Insurance Plan
Bernhard J. Schneider Jr born in June becomes the first child under a new health insurance contract initiated by 227 Chicago physicians. For a yearly nominal fee the family receives medical and hospital care with costs absorbed by the health and hospital service bureau, and Baby Schneider travels without a bill.
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Chicago
Baby Schneider
Bernhard J. Schneider, Jr
Health and Hospital Service Bureau
Ao Far
Birmingham Alabama Power executive visits Garner Pride district
Garner Pride district in Birmingham hosts a Birmingham meeting as an Alabama Power Company official arrives on business. The visit underscores ongoing energy projects and local collaboration with city leaders.
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Birmingham
Garner
Alabama Power Company
Living Veteran Rejects His Own Grave Claim
Paducah Kentucky reports veteran Van Dorn Bowling, visiting his hometown, discovered his name on an American Legion cemetery cross and declared "Dead! Not I!" as he objected to being buried in the lot.
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Paducah
Mark Twain
van Dorn Bowling
S&s
American Legion
Fairview Sewer Line Plan Denied by Decatur Council
The Fairview sewer line proposal for additional facilities was denied by the Decatur city council during a regular meeting at City Hall. The vote halted plans for expanding sewerage services in the Fairview section.
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Fairview
Decatur
City Hall
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