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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1938

Page

3

Harrison Likely To Be Chairman Of The Senate Campaign Committee

Senators back Pat Harrison for the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee chair to promote party harmony for November elections. Harrison would lead despite past differences with FDR over issues including the 1938 revenue bill. A bipartisan panel was formed to probe Senate campaign expenditures, with Vice President Garner appointing members.

Harrison Senate William B. Ardery Washington Pat Harrison Miss Roosevelt Barkley Clark Pepper Fla Minton Ind Pat O'Mahoney Wye Byrnes Sheppard Tex Garner White Brown Mich O’mahoney Norris

Night of El Conquistador at Nogales Cave

Ellen Dale and Bill Baron visit The Cave just over the line in Sonora Nogales for a theatrical restaurant experience. They are guided through a mock prison setting by a tough host, share an elaborate primitive dinner, and end with Ellen asking how to make the local bullfrog croak as the scene closes.

Bill Baron Ellen Dale Ellen Bill Montoya Baron Panola Montoya Cent Yaqui Don Julio Felix Hollywood Sid Bromberg Nogales Ariz Phoenix Mexico Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Consuela Lilliantino Coronado Arizona Consuela Miss Dale el Conquistador Dale la Caverna Sonoran Nogales Fronteras Cananea Caballero

Alabama Supreme Court Decisions Chiefly Reversals and Affirmations

The Alabama Supreme Court issued multiple rulings from Montgomery on June 2. Decisions include affirmations, reversals, and remands in cases from Jefferson Colbert Franklin and others, with mandamus denied and writs denied for certiorari. Notable actions involve Clark Hughes and Birmingham Electric Co. and National Credit Co. appeals.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Supreme Court Thomas C. B Janie Rutland Rutland City Florence Court of Appeals Knight Justice R. V. Taylor Henry S. Long Crim State Tax Comm Talladega Nat. Bank Montgomery Circuit Court Reuben H. Wright Gdn City of Tuscaloosa State J. R. Flenner Jefferson Equity National Credit Co Horace Tolbert Tolbert

Man jailed after traffic court dispute over car inspection fine

In Portland Glenn O. Holtz challenged a $3 traffic fine for failing to inspect his car, claiming he sold it. Judge Julius Cohn ordered deduction from the sale proceeds. Holtz replied he only received $2 and he was jailed for a day.

Portland Ore Glenn O. Holtz Julius Cohn Holtz

Birth and social notices from Morgan County Florette

Mrs. Horace Lamb announce the birth of a daughter on May 24 named Mildred Fay. Local families and visitors from Birmingham Decatur Eva Huntsville and Six Mile share weekend visits and gatherings. We regret to announce the death of the infant son of Mrs Archie Cravate on Thursday May.

Horace Lamb Mildred Fay Obie Jones Betty Ann Scurlock Rita McDaniel Sheffield G. C. Vincent Eral Peck Dolphus Arrington Birmingham C. H. Arrington Eva Charley Vice Margaret Palmer Decatur Harold Waugh Judson Waugh Ollie Mae Waugh Seldon West Pines Jack Thompson Lynntown Lorene,Gordon Dot Lucille Quinn Joe Gordon Vis Seldon Vincent Oden Ridge Oliver Fowler Antioch Will Fowler Lonnie Clemmons Somerville H. L. St. John Hubert Blevins Huntsville CCC Hughie Blevins Archie — Cravate

Farmers Chopping Cotton and Local Family Visits in Norris Mill

Morgan County reports farmers in Norris Mill chopping cotton. John Wiley of Jasper Ala visits his sister Fannie Summerford. Several locals, including Jimmie Ray Howard with measles and Betty Jean Norris ill with colitis, are noted along with multiple family visits and illnesses among Norris and Hart Selle families and friends.

John Wiley Jasper Ala Fannie Summerford Summerford Jimmie Ray Howard Clyde Howard Jean Hartselle Betty Jean Norris Asa Norris James Johnson Scott King Nelson Norris Tom Wynn Ned Sharrott Birmingham Norman Sharrott Sherman Norris Marvin Summerford Amanda King Austinville King M. N. Nor

Detention of Miss Unity Freeman-Mitford in Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovak authorities said the five hour detention of Unity Freeman-Mitford daughter of Lord Redesdale and ally of Adolf Hitler was routine screening of travelers through military zones. She was stopped en route to Karlovy Vary with William Ruff an American and Wollner a Sudeten deputy plus an unnamed British journalist. no espionage suspected. Fourteen films, a notebook and three cameras confiscated. belongings later returned according to Berlin reports.

Praha Czechoslovakia Unity Freeman-Mitford Lord Redesdale England Adolf Hitler Miss Freeman-Mitford Karlovy Vary Willam F. Ruff Chicago Spain Hitler

Yacht designer Captain Nathaniel G Herres dies in Bristol

Captain Nathaniel Greene Herres, famed yacht designer and builder, died in Bristol after a year of illness. He contributed to notable craft in American yachting and led Bristol’s yachtbuilding efforts. His death ends a long career shaping luxury vessels and maritime design.

Providence Nathaniel Greene Herres Bristol

Iron Age projects cautious steel buying outlook

Iron Age reports prospects for steel buying by major consumers over the next two months are not encouraging, according to its weekly summary of conditions in the iron and steel trades. The notice underscores a cautious market and subdued demand signals ahead.

New York Iron Age

Daily Cross Word Puzzle Clue Snippet

Puzzle item list resembles a cryptic fill with numbers and partial clues. It mentions inventions, scales, urges, parental themes, diseases, vessels, and various undefined terms, all tangled in a fragmented, low-clarity OCR readout from a newspaper page.

Hughes Named Manager of Park Hotel Chattanooga

James K. Hughes, formerly manager of the Hotel Lyons in this city, has been appointed manager of the Park Hotel in Chattanooga Tennessee. The appointment drew strong praise from a banking syndicate headed by Morgan and Company which underwrote the hotel.

James K .Hughes Lyons Park Hotel Chattanooga Tennessee Morgan and Company

United States Steel Announces Debentures Offer

United States Steel Corporation floated a new issue of 100,000,000 dollars in debentures at par with a 3 1/4 percent coupon. The offering is announced in New York on June 2. The sale targets financing needs for the steel giant.

New York United States Steel Corporation

Solon Pushes Plan for New Arsenal in Gadsden Alabama

Representative Starnes says the War Department backs expedited action on a proposed eight million dollar arsenal near Gadsden. A 12 to 24 hour operation would forge 3,000 75 mm guns and 2,000 156 mm guns daily with about 2,000 workers.

Gadsden Ala Starnes War Department House Military Affairs Committee Ordance Department

Weiner Roast for Scouts and Kiwanis in Decatur

Tonight the Boy Scouts of Decatur join with the Decatur Kiwanis club for a weiner roast at the grave back of the Goodyear Decatur Mills. Walter Floyd chairs the six o'clock meeting as part of the Boys Work Committee and all scouts and Kiwanians are invited.

Boy Scouts of Decatur Decatur Kiwanis Club Goodyear Decatur Mills Walter Floyd Kiwanis Club Boy Scouts Boys Work Committee Floyd

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