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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1935

Page

3

Jo Darien at Crest Lake Inn Faces Love and Jealousy

Jo Darien returns to Crest Lake Inn after an accident and receives a note from Fragonet promising love from afar. Bret Paul, offered money elsewhere, clashes with Jo but the pair reconcile as she resumes lake life and plans tennis with Tubby, while Douglas Marsh remains elusive.

Fragonet Crest Lake Peter Tubby Jo Darien Douglas Marsh Crest Lake Inn Todd Barstow Babs Mopper Babs Bret. Paul Bret Paul Bret Placid Beach

Congress activity bulletin highlights debates and votes

SENATE YESTERDAY Passed scores of minor bills. HOUSE TODAY Considers miscellaneous legislation. Rules committee resumes lobby investigation. WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING Debates bill to restore certain Spanish war pension benefits. Lobby committee continues inquiry into Associated Gas and Electric. Ways and means committee formally approved tax bill.

SENA Lobby Committee Associated Gas and Electric HOUSE Rules Committee Senate Ways and Means Committee

Ickes Ades Will Tour the Country

Secretary Ickes leads a naval flight with Col. Horatio Hackett and 4 aides on a cross country tour to promote PWA projects. The party visits 22 cities to inspect works and speed up applications while reviewing 1.8 billion in current projects and seeking faster funding from state directors and the mini PWA program.

Thomas J. Hamilton Associated Press Washington Ickes PWA Col Horatio B. Hackett West Point Columbus Ohio Tts West E. K. Burley Philip Benton Edward H. Foley, Jr M. W. Straus Harry L. Hopkins Works Progress Administration Roosevelt Work Relief Advisory Committee

Former Speaker Gillett Dies in Springfield at 83

Frederick H. Gillett, former U S Senator from Massachusetts and six term speaker of the House, died early today at Springfield Hospital at age 83 of leukemia. He served Massachusetts in Congress 38 years and had been a patient since July 10 with attending physicians reporting imminent death. Funeral plans were not complete.

Springfield Mass Frederick H. Gillett U. S Massachusetts National House Springfield Hospital Old Guard Congress James A.seaman

Special Objective Committee In Charge At Kiwanis Meeting

The Special Objective Committee chaired by J. W. Clapton and members Dick Kennedy James Munn Marvin Rankin W M Bailey L R Nash R O Gilmore and Wyatt Barnes will oversee the program at the Kiwanis noon meeting Thursday at Lyons hotel and present their report. Tomorrow’s session is a business meeting with no visitors. Dr Frank Chenault’s talk at last week’s meeting was enjoyed by all members.

J. W. Clapton Dick Kennedy James Munn Marvin Rankin W. M. Bailey L. R. Nash R. O. Gilmore Wyatt Barnes Kiwanis Lyons Hotel Frank Chenault

Lake Rendezvous Ends In Brief Pause

A fragment shows Jo and Marsh near a lake as a meeting nears. The scene hints at a pause before a continuation, with Marsh arriving in hunting clothes and the moment labeled To Be Continued.

Marsh Evide

Federal relief allotments spark cautious hope for jobs program

The report highlights 8.8 million dollars for 122 projects with a main item of 200 million for the civilian conservation corps. Officials see signs that the long-delayed employment plan may start as August relief totals show 95 thousand for dole versus 120 million in June and 115 million in July.

Civilian Conservation Corps

Old House Birthplace of Marie Curie Collapses in Warsaw

About 15 people were killed and 16 injured when an old house, the birthplace of Marie Curie, co discoverer of radium, collapsed in Warsaw. Exact casualty figures were withheld as rescue work continued.

Warsaw Marie Curie

Revival at Antioch Church of Christ Begins in August

Minister B. Holt of Florence will lead a revival starting the first Sunday in August at Antioch Church of Christ, four miles south of Hills, with an open invitation to attend all services.

B. Holt Florence Antioch Church Hillscap

Man Warned by Police Chases Turns Court Lesson

Wilbert Jones testified in Chicago that his rapid driving happened after he saw a girl followed by a car full of men. He claimed he mistook them for hoodlums and pursued them, only to learn the pursuing officers were police in a squad car and was fined ten dollars.

Chicago Wilbert Jones Jones

Man struck by iron bar in street mishap

Angelo Sirouse swung an iron bar in a street miscue aiming a midiron shot. The bar struck a car fender then ricocheted to his head. He was revived in a hospital and survived the incident.

Chicago Angelo Sirouse Sirouse

Earthquake Shakes Tokyo and Surrounding Prefectures

An earthquake rattled Tokyo and eight surrounding prefectures. Clocks stopped and many residents rushed into the opera house as walls cracked during the tremor.

Tokyo Tembilor

Undertaker Mourned After Heroic Car Rescue

A Chicago man named Nido las Weimschkirch, 50, an undertaker, died while attempting to remove his new automobile from a dangerous situation on July 31. The incident highlights his quick action to save others, leaving behind family and colleagues in mourning.

Chicago Nidolas Weimschkirch

Northeastern reporters claim Alabama frameup gunfire incident

A group led by Crawford Norton Virginia and Hopkins Truro Massachusetts alleges ten miles south of Chicago a man fired five or six shots at their car. Governor Graves calls the claim a cock and bull publicity stunt and says no threat or police escort will be granted. Writers planned to visit Georgia to probe civil rights abuses.

Crawford Norton Hopkins Truro Mase Hirsch New York Emmett Gowan Lavergne Tenh Jase Conroy Moberly Chila Alabama Graves Era Tennessee Georgia

Fire-linked garage blaze and collapse after heart attack

A fire in a garage was discovered last night and spread to a neighboring unit. One person collapsed from a heart attack amid the blaze, with the incident causing damage to the bilase before it was reported.

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