Justice Van DeVanter Quits Supreme Court for Farm Life
Justice Willis Van DeVanter resigns after 26 years on the Supreme Court to become a gentleman farmer. He retires at 78, plans Maryland farm life, golf, hunting, and fishing, with retirement affecting court membership for a future successor to be named by President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Willis van DeVanter
Supreme Court
van DeVanter
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Maryland
Gnlory Club
Canada
Roosevelt
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
New Funeral Home Slated on Johnston Street
Drinkard Howell Funeral Company of Falkville and Hartselle awarded the contract to build a brick two story funeral home at 223 Johnston Street designed by Albert Frahn. Elbert Drinkard serves as president and A C McClanahan won the construction bid. The $18,000 project includes a chapel for 100, offices, showroom and two upstairs apartments with air cooling and an electric freight elevator. Four months are needed for completion.
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Johnston Street
Drinkard-Howell Funeral Company
Falkville
Hartselle
Elbert Drinkard
Albert Frahn
Decatur
A. C. McClanahan
WMS to Sponsor Ice Cream Supper at Austinville Baptist
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Austinville Baptist church will sponsor an ice cream supper Friday evening in the grove at the home of O. W. Pettey. The public is invited to attend.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the
Austinville Baptist Church
O. W. Pettey
Roosevelt And Aides Talk European Crisis
President Roosevelt invited three senior aides to a White House luncheon to discuss the European crisis including the Deutschland bombing and Almeria bombardment. He also prepared a national resources plan urging regional planning authorities with TVA-like coordination.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hull
Sumner Welles
Norman H. Davis
Europe
Hyde Park
N. Y
Almeria
Congress
Tennesssee Valley Authority
Heart Attack Proves Fatal for Somerville Resident D M Johnson
D M Johnson 56 prominent Somerville Route 3 resident died last evening at 6 from a heart attack. Funeral 2 PM at Center Springs with Rev S W Brooks officiating, Drinkard and Howell directing. Pallbearers named Jimmy Winton Gene Evans John McMin man Leonard Turney Will Evans William Winton. Survived by wife one daughter Mrs T W Smith Somerville Route 3 two sons Herbert Johnson Bessemer and J D Johnson Somerville Route 3.
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A. Z. Bailey
Gordon Drive
Central Methodist Church
City Cemetery
McAfee
Young
Ira F. Hawkins
M. E. Lazenby
Decatur
Bailey
Zeno
A. C. Bailey
Thomas Z. Jr
Brad Bibb
Allison Chappell Bailey
Joe Pettey
H. F. Elrod
W. A. Trimble
L. B. Sanders
W. A. Britain
H . Davidson
Thomas Masterson
Jerome Ferguson
Pallmece Apt
Cullman
Albany Coal and Grain Company
Cassie Cain
Madison
Ala
Falla. Richardson
Tennessee Valley
D. M. Johnson
Somerville
Center Springs
W. Brooks
Drinkard
Howell
Jimmy Winton
Gene Evans
John McMinman
Leonard Turney
Will Evans
William Winton
Johnson
Grocers Sign For Closing On Thursday Afternoons
A large group of city grocers sign to shut Saturday afternoons and Thursday afternoons from 12 30 to 6 00 during June July and August. Signing firms include Central Market Hargrove & Point er Decatur Grocery A P Tea Co three stores H G Hill Co two stores Brothers Stores three stores with more expected to join.
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Central Market
Hargrove & Pointer
Decatur Grocery
A. & P. Tea Co
H. G. Hill Co
Brothers Stores
Italian Warships Blockade Sparks International Debate
An Italian naval action near Madrid and Valencia aims to stop Soviet and other ships carrying war supplies to the Spanish government. German forces cooperate with Italy to halt merchantmen, provoking concerns over neutrality and international law as Rome weighs notifying the Soviet government.
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Associated Press
Madrid-Valencia
Mussolini
Rome
Neutrality Committee
Italy
Russia
Eastern Seaboard Hot Spell Sweeps The Area
The Eastern Seaboard baked in unseasonably high heat amid rain and cooler Midwest conditions. Philadelphia reached 90, with 82 at 9 am, while Baltimore averaged 93 yesterday. storms were forecast as the region endures a heat wave.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Middle West
High Plains
Philadelphia
Mercury
Wwnington
Baltimore
Two Names Omitted from Decatur High Honor Roll
Prof. W. T. Jordan, principal of Decatur High School, said the honor roll list was incomplete. George Bloodworth and Henry Day, seniors in the class, were left off the final compile.
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W. T. Jordan
Decatur High School
George Bloodworth
Henry Day
Amelia Earhart Lands at Caripito Venezuela
Pan American Airways reports Amelia Earhart landed at Caripito Venezuela early today after a flight from San Juan Puerto Rico. The news cites a Miami report dated June 2 indicating the aviation pioneer completed another leg of her Caribbean route.
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Miami
Fla
Pan American Airways
Amelia Earhart
Caripito
Venezuela
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Stock scam targets Morgan and Madison counties
Officials of Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation report about 400 people bought non existent stock in the group, with 69 miles of lines planned in Morgan and 25 in Lawrence counties. The enterprise says no stock is for sale and funds will come from the government. Headquarters are in Hartselle. W T Price of Priceville is president.
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Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation
Morgan County
Madison
Morgan and
Lawrence County
TVA
Lawrence
Hillsboro
Flint
Trinity
Landersville
Mt. Hope
Wren
Somerville
Auditorium Plan Pushed at Central Methodist Church
Plans to complete the Central Methodist Church auditorium gain momentum after last night’s quarterly conference. Dr M E Lazenby presided as reports show all church obligations paid, with 250 remitted and 125 planned for the Bishop's Crusade. New stewards Billy Day Earl Glenn and John H Peach elected. building committee named to finish the long planned project.
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Central Methodist Church
M. E. Lazenby
Billy Day
Earl Glenn
John H. Peach
Dean Suspended by National League President
New York June 2 Ford Frick president of the National League suspended Jerome Herman Dizzy Dean indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the best interests of baseball. The action follows an incident cited by the league head as harming the sport's reputation.
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New York
Ford Frick
National League
Jerome Herman
Dizzy) Dean
Solons Question Attorney on Changing Act
Washington June 2. Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson told a joint congressional committee the administration's wage and hour bill is not NRA driven. He warned a flat minimum wage proposal could threaten constitutionality and discussed conflicts with the national labor relations act.
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Washington
Robert H. Jackson
Congressional
Jackson
Keller
Til
Blender
D. la
NRA
Senator Holt
D. W. Va
Decatur Chamber of Commerce Sets Broad Board Agenda
The June meeting of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce board saw full attendance and wide business coverage. Roland Gray outlined livestock promotion efforts, Arthur Jones spoke on agricultural progress, John Patterson described industrial committee work, and roads committee urged a Danville to Decatur road.
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Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Lyons
Roland Gray
Arthur Jones
John Patterson
Industrial Committee
Committee On
Danville
Half-Holidays to Begin Here with Thursday Store Closings
Half holidays start Thursday for the regular season through June July and August. Local merchants plan Thursday morning specials as Wohl's Department Store J S Patterson Samuels J C Penney Co Speake Warren and Ratliff and Russell Speake participate. The city expects more closures this year than any prior season since the custom began.
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Wohl's Department Store
J. S. Patterson
Samuel's
J. C. Penney Co
Warren & Ratliff
Russell
Vigilante capture ends escape in Birmingham raid
In Fountain Heights a vigilante committee captured an escaped man after a night chase across backyards and under houses. J. H. Ayers fired a warning shot, and Fire Department crews aided by responding police arrested the suspect who admitted escaping a county convict camp while prowling to steal gas from automobiles.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fountain Heights
J. H. Ayers
Leutenant
Citizens’ Committee
Ayers
Battle erupts after dog death in Gunterville area
In Marshall County Alabama a fight over Nero the shepherd dog left Gordon Sims dead and Tom King and Della King injured. Mrs Georgia LeMaster and Charles Sims face murder charges as deputies seek calm after neighbors for years. Gordon Sims worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority near the dam site on the Tennessee River.
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Gunterville
Ala
Marshall County
Watson Hopper
Gordon Sims
Georgia LeMaster
King
Charles Sims
E. M. Boyles
Boyles
Houston Sims
Gordon
Nero
Kid Show At Princess Theatre Promises Entertaining Event
Plans for the annual kiddie song and dance revue by 40 students from Decatur School of the Dance are complete at the Princess Theatre tonight and Thursday. Mrs G P Banniza directs costumes and routines, with Lily Pons feature film That Girl From Paris shown first at 7 then the amateur performance at 8 45. Shorts follow. Out of town visitors from Crescent Amusement Company theatres expected.
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Decatur School of the Dance
Princess Theatre
G. P. Banniza
G. P_. Banniza
The
Princess
Paris
Lily Pons
Crescent Amusement Company
System
Minister Defies Church of England for Windsor Wedding
In Monts France the Rev R Anderson Jardine to marry Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield after a civil service at the chateau. Jardine, a Darling ton minister, insists on performing the religious blessing despite opposition from the Church of England. Windsor and Warfield are reported thrilled by the arrangement.
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Melvin K. Whiteleather
Monts
France
Northland Cp
Church of England
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
R. Anderson Jardine
St. Paul's Church
Darlington
Eng
Chateau Music Room
Charles Mercier
Jardine
Tours
Cande
Janine
Windsor
Aioe Wice-civalben
Duke Edward to wed Wallis Warfield in Church of England
A London report says Edward of Windsor and Wallis Warfield plan a Church of England wedding. An independent English vicar defies bishops by offering to conduct the ceremony despite Church opposition to remarriage of divorced individuals. The Archbishop of Canterbury offices declined comment.
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London
Edward of
Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Church of England
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
Edward
R. Anderson Jardine
Duke of Windsor
France
FDR Secures Relief Bill After Midnight House Vote
The $1.5 billion relief bill won final House passage after a late-night vote amid a compromise that quashed revolts. Administration leaders expect Senate attempts to graft road and dam earmarks, while questions remain on how earmarks affect wages and materials.
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Washington
House
The
A Today
Rayburn
Tex
Works Progress
Tense Peage Prevails on Steel Front
A week into the steel strike with 70,000 idle workers in seven states, violence flared in New Jersey and other locales. Tear gas and clubs dispersed demonstrators at Little Falls laundry, while 260 pickets blocked Ambridge plant entrances. Reports of arms hoarding at Ford and Newark area tensions added to a tense nationwide front amid labor unrest and stalled talks.
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Associated Press
Republic Corporation
A Little Falls
N. J
National Electric Products Corporation
Ambridge
Chicago
Republic
Negro boxer held in Detroit assault probe at Ford Rouge plant
Oscar Jones, 23, a former lightweight boxer, is in custody as a grand jury probes a fight at the Ford Motor Co Rouge plant gates last Wednesday. Detectives say he admitted involvement in the clash with United Automobile Workers organizers and identified himself as a tool and die maker.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Co
Gates
Oscar Jones
Arthur W. Glover
Joseph Althoff
Jones
Rouge
Weather update from the Tennessee river rise to heat
Rainfall of .04 inch recorded as the Tennessee river gauge reached 214 feet. Temperatures ranged from 68 to 95 degrees over the past 24 hours. Alabama sees partly cloudy skies with storms in the northwest tonight and Thursday. Tennessee forecasts show local showers on Thursday with little temperature change.
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Tennessee
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