Farley Seen as Peacemaker Target in 1940 Race
W Ragsdale reports Jim Farley, as Democratic Party peacemaker, may face pressure as 1940 race unfolds. Farley has not pledged to any candidate, seeks to stay neutral until Roosevelt publicizes plans on a third term, while Garner remains a rival. McNutt appointment fuels speculation on Farley’s alignment.
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Ragsdale
Jim” Farley
Farley
Europe
Roosevelt
Parley
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Garner
New Deal
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
McNutt
Annual Picnic at Mt. Tabor Saturday
The Mt. Tabor Home Club hosts its annual picnic this Saturday with speaking, singing, contests, and a string band. County Agent B G Hall and home agent Miss Erien Rowe are scheduled to speak, a refreshment stand will operate, and guests are invited to bring a basket lunch for dinner on the ground.
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Mt. Tabor
Thompson Ce
B. G. Hall
Erien Rowe
Patrick's Story Heard In House Rail Debate
In Washington on July 25 a House debate focused on a transportation bill phrase about other railroads and weak railroads. Rep Pat of Alabama told a parable about a customer spilling coffee, claiming weakness and shifting blame to illustrate the point.
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Washington
House
Pat
D.-Ala
Courtland Socials Highlight Local Parties and Church Events
Courtland notes a birthday party for Law son Sykes Martin at his grandmother's home with twenty young guests and a luncheon in Decatur for Mrs. Ray Denham. Various visits, church events, and a tomato canning plant plan dominate the region's weekly social and civic updates.
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Mra
Dave “Martin
Lawson Sykes Martin
Mra Lawson Sykes
Hunter Maresh
Mary Ann Gilchrist
Billy and
Betty Vaughan
Mary Lee Vaughan
Jeanine Bankhead Hotchkiss
Cary Hotchkiss
Bobby Tweedy
Virginia Blythe
Roland Montgomery
James William Bendall
Jackie Horton
Mary Frances Drake
Charlotte Shackelford
Frank Rowe
Larry Sanderson
Murray Davis
Nashville
Mayme Redman
Cornelian Court Hotel
Decatur
Ray Denham
Fresno
California
Tuscumbia
Miss Redman
Bridge
Stanley Vaughan
Phoenix
Ariz
Warren Funke
Charlies Vaughan
Y. V. Hughes
Birmingham
Nell Gilchrist
Auburn
Lawrence County Notes From MT Hope Area
Local column records visits and family news from Decatur Moulton Headland and nearby towns. Names include Counts Speake Cunningham Dukeminier Fowler and Jackson, with travel to Russellville and Ocalla Florida. A Rock Spring Presbyterian Church revival led by Rev. Walter Crawford is planned as a union meeting with the Methodists.
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Guy Counts
Decatur
Viola Speake
Moulton
Hattie Lene Cunningham
Headland
J. R. Dukeminier
Thomas Glenn
Marion Lee Counts
Rayburn Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
Louise Fowler
Chicago
V. C., Fowler
Rock Spring Presbyterian Church
Walter Crawford
Tennessee
James Jackson
Baby
Artie Jackson
Artie Smith
Birmingham
J. B. Mills
Lowell Whitworth
Claud Whitman
Chas
Counts
Russellville
Corinne Todd
Ocalla
Fla
Jack Smith
Sterchi Stores Report Large June and Yearly Gains
Sterchi Bros. Stores Inc 34 outlets across seven southern states report June sales of 527 343 up from 379 865 last year a 38.82 rise. For six months 1939 sales total 2 692 397 versus 2 201 896 a 17 47 increase. July starts strong with 17 days data 34 53 ahead of last July. South leads gains with consistent monthly increases.
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Sterchi Bros. Stores, Inc
C. C. Rutherford
Rutherford
J. Rutherford
Morgan County Notes on Church and Social Visits
Several attended the Tabernacle singing Sunday. Annie Cook stayed with Ha Holmes. Ed Smallwood and Ray Martin pairs visited Sam Blevins. Bennie Blevins and C L Johnson hosted guests. Bobbie Sue Maples from Ohio visited her parents. Homer Holmes family hosted guests. John Keel’s daughter visited Wild Slate. Arnie Covey and Vernie Drain are noted in weekend visits.
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Tabernacle
Annie Cook
Miss Ha _ Holmes
Ed Smallwood
Ray Martin
Sam Blevins
Bennie Blevins
C. L. Johnson
Annie Maples
Bobbie Sue
Ohio
T. P. Britt
Homer Holmes
Billy
H. R. Holmes
John Keel
Wild Slate
Lavern
Keel
Annie Jo Holmes
Arnie Covey
P. A
Vernie Drain
A Drain
Chicago Woman Divorces Husband After Breakfast Boarder Reveal
Mrs. Rose Toleikis, 45, filed for divorce after discovering her husband was living as a boarder in the home. The attorney stated a lease extends until fall, keeping Mr. Toleikis in the house as a boarder until expiration.
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Chicago
Rose Toleikis
Family travels to Florence after visit
Mrs. Dukeminier with her sister Mrs. Helen Key and relatives Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Dukeminier Mrs. J. L. Speake and Miss Viola and Miss Hattye Cunningham motored to Florence Tuesday afternoon after spending about three months with her.
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Helen Key
J. R. Dukeminier
J. L. Speake
Viola
Hattyelene Cunningham
Florence
Germans To Return Home From Canada To Thuringia
Fourteen German immigrants from Saskatchewan aboard the liner Bremen sailed for Thuringia after selling their Canadian farms to a government agency. Patriarch Hugo Schilling recalled worsening anti German sentiment in Canada as more families awaited relocation.
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New York
Pride and Prejudice
Germany
Loon River
Saskatchewan
Hugo Schilling
Canada
Europe
Ives
Thuringia
C. and R. Land Association
Schilling
Wife Spanking Not Valid Ground for Divorce
Alabama Supreme Court overturns a divorce ruling saying a husband spanking his wife like a child is unjustified. The court kept a $30 monthly separate maintenance order and nullified the lower court's divorce. The dispute arose from a widow across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Supreme Court
A. B. Foster
Springer Church To Get Sing Next Year
A Cotaco Sacred Harp convention meeting at Painview elected to hold next year’s sing at Springer church in Lawry Cove continuing the annual gathering with strong turnout and plans for a weekend sing at the church.
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Cotaco Convention of Sacred Harp Singers
Painview
Springer Church
Lawry Cove
Maxwell Field Prepares to Welcome New Air Squadrons
Montgomery Alabama July 25 Maxwell Field the army air tactical school prepared to receive August 1 the first two of four added squadrons recently assigned to the post in the national fighting wings expansion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Maxwell Field
Army
Air Tactical
National Fighting Wings
Flower Hill revival announced by Flower Hill church
Rev. Joe W. Henderson filled his regular appointment at Flower Hill with revival set to start the second Sunday in August. The event features pastor Henderson and visiting minister Rev. Jackson. A men’s service is planned for next Sunday night inviting men and young men to attend.
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Joe W. Henderson
Flower Hill
Harvey Moore
Johnie Sims
W. D
James Moore
Dawson Cottingham
Sherod Gains
Tuscumbia
Wheeler Sharpe
Mary E. Payne
Jesse Terry
Roy Tipper
Hillsboro
Nancy Ausborn
Emma Payne
Julia Page
Evelyn Moore
Pauline Alred
Mary John Payne
Eddie Payne
Gurthie Alred
Howard Lott
Mary Payne
Jesse Moore
Flower Hill Church
Rev
Jackson
Limestone County Pettusville News Briefs
Local notes report Mrs Homer Dunnavant improving from illness while Ben Holt recovers from malaria. Miss Lois Pettus confined to bed. Mrs Pink Thomas somewhat better after days ill. Miss Effie Boyd and Joe Boyd visiting Leslie Boyd in Atlanta. Pettus family and friends travel, visit Pulaski and Decatur. Rev A M Jones conducts meeting at Waco. families visit in Hartselle and Elkmont. Multiple Pettus and Holt family members attend horse show in Fayetteville and church services near Cartwright and Decatur. Little Ruby Jo Pettus mentioned.
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Homer Dunnavant
Ben Holt
Lois Pettus
Pink Thomas
Effie Boyd
Joe W. Boyd
Leslie Boyd
Atlanta
Lola Pettus
Joe Holt
Stout Pettus
Pulaski
Tenn
Annie Laura
Hartselle
Ala
Arthur Thorn
Detsy
Ben
George Witty
Carolyn
Cartwright
Church of Christ
J. D. Harlow
Athens
T. W. Pettus
Veto
Fayetteville
Effie Holt
Bessie Holt
Alma Robinson
Stout
Benton Pettus
Decatur
Dave Wallace
Edwin Wallace
Ruby Jo Pettus
Local Social News From Lawrence County and Surroundings
Miss Margie and Louise Pounders visit Russellville grandmother during the week. Bud and Mrs Waldrop of Moulton join parents Vernet and Mrs Waldrop for a Sunday gathering. Fennell Latham and family visit Lawrence and Joy Chad. Beatrice Carroll operated on at Moulton hospital. wishes for a speedy recovery. Drake of Sheffield, formerly Langersville, visits Hattie Sutton with J C Plannagin. Maxie Clay, a Black man, dies. funeral held in Hillsboro. baby dies of colitis five days earlier. Mrs Cully Martin visits Hattie Martin. Will Cunningham and others enjoy a river fish fry.
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Margie
Louise Pounders
Russellville
Bud Waldrop
Moulton
Vernet Waldrop
Fennell Latham
Merl
Charles
Joy
Lawrence Jatham
Beatrice Carroll
Alph Drake
Sheffield
Walter Drake
Haleyville
Lancersville
H. L. Sutton
J. C. Plannagin
Maxie Clay
Hillsboro
Cully Martin
Hattie Martin
Hubert Sutton Monnday
Will Cunningham
Hubert Sutton
Wilburn Murphree
Henry Latham
Alldredge Family Plans Second Reunion at Brooksville
The Alldredge family organizes a second reunion at Bennett Alldredge’s home in Brooksville Blount County on Sunday August 13. Attendees inside 60 miles should bring dinner and register with ID tags issued. Committee members include Bennett E Alldredge J Whaley Alldredge J D L Suttles Henry L Aldridge and Coy Shelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alldredge
Bennett Alldredge
Brooksville
Blount County
Birmingham
Bennett E. Alldredge
J. Whaley Alldredge
J. D. L. Suttles
Henry L. Aldridge
Coy Shelton
Alabama declares war on motorized cattle rustlers
Agriculture Commissioner Haygood Paterson announced 20 state agents were assigned to track down rustlers stealing about 200 head weekly in west Alabama counties. He stated the thievery must stop and pledged action to curb the thefts.
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Alabama AT
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Haygood Paterson
Local social notes from Ardmore and nearby towns
Tuesday with Mrs. W. B. Spence at place. r. and Mrs. Jim Hill of Ardmore Tenn attended services Sunday and visited friends. Lois Pauline daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pink Rochell is ill. Bill Powers visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Holt Sunday. Paul Locke and Alvin Robinson left for Ft. Oglethorpe for two weeks. Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Jones and daughter Annie Laura visited Elmo Arnex and family at Veto Friday night.
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W. B. Spence
Place
Jim Hill
Ardmore
Tenn
This Place
Lois Pauline
Pink
Rochell
Bill Powers
Roy Holt
Paul Locke
Alvin Robinson
Ft. Oglethorpe
A. M. Jones
Annie Laura
Elmo Arnex
Veto
Doctor's Advice to Newly Weds
True story of two physicians in a fashionable Atlanta church corridor discussing marriage advice. They joke the minister should have required a Calotabs vow to curb biliousness which they claim causes family trouble and divorce. Advertisement by Calotabs makers.
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Theamily
Peachtree Street
Atlanta
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