Traffic toll in 78 cities shows rise in fatalities
A Commerce Department report on automobile accidents in 78 large U.S. cities shows 605 deaths in the four weeks ending May 17, up from 583 a year earlier. Birmingham reported eight deaths in the period, Atlanta four, Knoxville one, Memphis three, and Nashville five. The 52 week total reached 8,700, up from 7,703 last year, with a death rate of 26.5 per 100 000 population, up from 23.4.
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Birmingham
Ala
Department of Commerce
United States
Department
Atlanta
Knoxville
Memphis
Tlree
Nashville
Decatur Juniors To Visit Athens For Joint Meeting
A large delegation from Decatur Juniors will travel to Athens on Wednesday evening to attend a joint meeting of Junior Councils in the area. An interesting program has been arranged for the event.
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Decatur
Athens
Somerville Resident Ewel Green Visits Decatur
Ewel Green a well known Somerville citizen was among visitors to Decatur today as the town notes his presence and activities in the area.
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Ewel Green
Somerville
Decatur
Street of Chance Delivers Powell First Starring Role
Paramount presents William Powell in Street of Chance at the Princess Theatre. A drama about a gambler who cheats to protect his love and must face death to save his brother, with a strong supporting cast including Jean Arthur Kay Francis Regis Toomey and Stanley Fields.
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Paramount
William Powell
Princess Theatre
Powell
Davis
Metropolis
Street of Chance
Jean Arthur
Kay Francis
Regis Toomey
Stanley Fields
Lab Inspectors to Inspect Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Dr. Leon C. Havens state director of laboratories arrived from Montgomery to inspect the Tennessee Valley Laboratory led by Dr. A. J. Perolio. This afternoon Havens will join Perolio for an inspection of the Branch Laboratory in Huntsville conducted by Brougher.
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Leon C. Havens
Montgomery
Tennessee Valley
A. J. Perolio
Havens
Dr. Perolio
Huntsville
Oooper. Brougher
Inferior Court Is In Session Today
Athens Alabama June 3 Special The Inferior Court of Athens held its first session in a month due to circuit court sessions and attorney absence. County Solicitor Fred Wall represented the state and Judge J E Clem heard many varied cases all day with no cases of great importance.
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Athens
Ala
Inferior Court of
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Fred Wall
J. E. Clem
Limestone Greys Off To Reunion
In Athens Alabama on Monday night a special train to Biloxi carried only a few veterans from the Limestone Greys encampment with fewer than a dozen riders. Also several sons of Confederate veterans and allied groups departed from the area on the same train.
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Athens
Ala
Biloxi
Sons of Confederate Veterans and Allied Organizations
Athens merchants refuse summer closing
Athens business establishments will not close during the summer months. Merchants refused to shut their doors, leaving the remaining shops unable to afford continuing the customary summer closing.
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Athens
Ala
Cold Nights Hurt Local Cotton Crop Replanting Under Way
Cold nights over the past weeks damaged the growing cotton crop in the area. Many farmers report re-planting a large portion of their fields and there is hope for a good yield despite the setbacks.
Saskatchewan Power Commission plans 1930 rural power lines expansion
Ansell Wilson of Eva Route No 1 visited Decatur on business as Saskatchewan Government Power Commission announces a 1930 plan to spend about 2 million dollars on extending rural electric lines.
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Ansell Wilson
Eva
Decatur
Saskatchewan Government Power Commission
Damages Sought In Insurance Contract Suit
Cornelius Golithey sues Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company in circuit court seeking 500 damages alleging breach of life insurance contract terms. The action was filed in the local circuit court and assigns fault to the insurer for failing to fulfill contract provisions.
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Cornelius Golithey
Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company
Decatur Banks Closed in Observance of Jefferson Davis Birthday
Banks in Decatur closed today in observance of Jefferson Davis birthday. Business will resume Wednesday morning.
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Decatur
Jefferson Davis
Preparations for 1000 Students at Howard College Summer Session
Birmingham June 3 1000 students are expected to attend the annual summer session of the state Baptist college opening June 2. Dr W E Bohannon director of extension work says preparations are complete. The mage schol was inaugurated in 1913.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. E. Bohannon
Howard College
State Baptist Institution
Mage Schol
Marvelous Konjola Medicine Promises Quick Health Relief
A new liquid Konjola claims to restore health in rheumatism neuritis and stomach kidney ailments. Advertisers say hundreds found work and relief in Chicago and Philadelphia, with Decatur and vicinity set to receive sales at Thompson Drug Store and Albany Drug Store.
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Thompson Drug Store
Albany Drug Store
Decatur
Chicago
Philadelphia
Thompson Drug
Konjola
Albany
Census to begin in Dallas county July
Selma Alabama June 3 census for Dallas county schools will start in July. About 30 workers will survey school children in the two year cycle.
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Selma
Ala
J. A. Lee
Dallas County
Oolleg
No Rainfall Delivers Dry Day in Decatur
Decatur recorded a day with no rainfall as the weather bureau reported dry conditions. The report notes continued clear skies and absence of measurable precipitation.
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Decatur
Weather Bureau
Rural schools run 42 thousand buses in survey
A survey by the California Automobile Association reports about 16 500 rural consolidated schools operate 42 000 motor buses. The data highlights scale of school transportation in rural areas and may inform policy discussions.
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California Automobile Association
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