Statewide farm progress and crop conditions in Alabama
Alabama reports show soil in good cultivation condition with rains boosting pasture growth. Cotton stands vary, with 75 percent good stands in North Alabama and uneven results elsewhere due to cool nights and moisture shortages. Corn progress lags like cotton, boll weevil activity limited, and Baldwin County reports harvests of Irish potatoes and cucumbers with poultry market movement strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
intAma
Agricultural Experiment Station
Lawrence County
J. E. Carter
R. D. Winch
Marengo
North Alabama
Peace Counties
Central
South Alathe
F. A. Rew
Pickens
J. L. Lawson
Hale
Rat
Chambers
Autuga
Heath
I. C. Rew
Baldwin
E. E. Hale
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A St Paul Minnesota woman reports morning fatigue fainting spells and palpitations before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says three times daily dosage restored health and that neighbors are now taking it. She invites other women to write for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Lydia
H. C. Henry
Fuller Ave
St Paul
Minnesota
Board Tax Review Still In Session
The County Board of Tax Review continued in session today at the office of County Tax Assessor H. O. Troup. A large number of property owners were cited to appear before the board, which is expected to remain in session for most of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Tax Review
H. O. Troup
Delinquent Tax Collection Progress At Hodges Crow
The collection of delinquent taxes continues slowly at the office of Hodges Crow following the publication of unpaid tax lists. Mr Crowe is hopeful that a considerable sum will be paid into the county's exchequer within the next few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodges Crow
Crowe
Home-Coming Day Planned at Alabama Masonic Home
Montgomery June 3 Plans to host 5000 or more visitors for the Masonic Home first home-coming on June 6 include Governor Bibb Graves and former Governor Brandon as speakers. Grand Master Robert F. Lovejoy of Birmingham to preside. A basket dinner on the lawn and an afternoon program with baseball and track events are scheduled for visitors arriving by train from Montgomery and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Luther H. Waller
Alabama
Bibb Graves
W. W. Brandon
Brandon
Robert F. Lovelady
Birmingham
Carter Road
Senate Candidates Invited to Banquet for Governor Race
The League of Women Voters announced that senate candidates were invited to a June 12 banquet for gubernatorial candidates. They will be guests of honor at the reception but will not be allowed to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Senate
Eva Visitor Dayton Mason Visits Decatur
Eva Route No. one resident Dayton Mason was among the visitors to Decatur today on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Mason
Decatur
Public Invited To Hear Illustrated Lecture
A cordial invitation is issued for the illustrated lecture at St. Pauls Lutheran Church on Wednesday evening at 5 30. The topic The Gospel in China will be presented with pictures by a missionary who has spent eight years in China, offering special interest to those curious about the gospel abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
China
Board Revenue To Meet Monday
County board of revenue planned a Monday meeting to handle routine business. A proposal to appoint an agricultural agent was anticipated but no definite action was expected on that request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Revenue
Mrs J R Dawson Called To Reward
Mrs J R Dawson died Tuesday at 12 45 PM at her home in Leighton Alabama after illness with pneumonia. She was beloved in Decatur where she was raised and survived by her husband five children mother and father two brothers and two sisters. Funeral plans set for Wednesday morning at Old Bethel church in Leighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Dawson
Leighton
Ala
R. A. Yarbrought
Herbert
J. E. Yarbrough
Lola Yarbrough
Making Surveys For New Sewers In West Decatur
Surveys are now being made for the sewerage in West Decatur approved at the last meeting of the board of mayor and aldermen. It is expected that the actual work of installing the sewers will begin within the next few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Decatur
Board of Mayor
Grand Jury Meet Date Uncertain for Circuit Court
The convening date for the present term of the circuit court grand jury has not been fixed by Judge James E. Horton. It is probable the grand jury will be called to meet within the next week or ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Horton
J Will White Visits Hartselle on Route 2
J Will White of Hartselle Route 2 was here this morning on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Will White
Hartselle
Route 2
Falkville Resident Charles B Woodard Seen in Decatur Today
Charles B Woodard a well known Falkville route No 1 citizen mingled with visitors in Decatur today as the event drew local guests and onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Woodard
Falkville
Decatur
River Falling as Tennessee Gauge Reaches Four Feet
The Tennessee river level is dropping today with a gauge reading of four feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Today’s Temperature Report
The weather bureau reports a maximum 87 and minimum 55 for the 24 hour period ending at seven o’clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Weather Bureau Today
Summer Luncheon Menu and Fruit Salad Recipe
Mrs Alexander presents a summer luncheon menu featuring Jellied Chicken Salad Creamed Asparagus and Sponge Cake. The fruit cocktail is a chilled pineapple and cherry mixture with grape juice lemon juice and orange juice served in cups.
Hogs Up Ten Percent From 1939 In Farm Progress
The week produced fair to good agricultural progress. Germination and seedling growth were modest, but farmers moved quickly with planting and cultivation, with improvement expected as the season advances.
Talkies at Georgia plantation theater mark new era
Thomasville Georgia reports Howard Hanna nephew of Mark Hanna builds a 20000 dollar theater on a 40 acre plantation named The Showboat. The two sound systems cost 20000 dollars and the venue serves hundreds of employees including tenant families, offering weekly educational and entertaining screenings for Thomasville's winter colony elite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Dixie
Howard Manna
Cleveland
Mark Hanna
Mr. Hanna
Radio Schedule Highlights NBC Chain and CBS Chain Listings
The listing details radio program blocks across multiple stations including WEAF New York and WABC New York with show times from early morning to late night. It notes orchestral programs, dance hours, mystery house, and various airdates with station lineups such as WGN WJZ WLS WTMJ and KMOX among others, plus central clear channel notes.
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WEAF
New York
NBC
WGY
WFJC
WWJ
WSAL
Wibu
KSD
Wow
Cxaro
WOC
Wear
WJDX
WSMB
Shilkret Orch
Wal
Wwoow
WTAM
KOA
Kvoooo
WFAA
KPRC
Woalwky
KSL
WGN
WEBC
WTMJ
WDAF
WW Weal
KSTP
Laas
WHAS
WSB
WOO
KPRG
KGO
KOMO
KHQ
KGW
WSM
KYW
Olive Palmer
WGY Wtam
WSA
WGN_KS
WMC
KWOO
WOAI
ROMS
Wean
Ego
Opt Wwe
Ww Wee
KSI
WJAM
WKY
BTAS
KBCA
WCCO
WIBW
WECM
WMT
WBRC
WFIW
KRLD
KLRA
KFJF
KLZ
KHJ
KFRC
KVI
KFPY
KOL
WDAY
Traders
Tales of the Sea
ADC
WHK
WKRC
WGHP
Wowo
WFBM
WMAQ
KMOX
WSPD
Orchestra
Vocal
WADC
KOIL
KMBC
WALUC
MAW
WISN
Weeo
WSPLD
Wrec Ote Vole of
Columbia
Wwowo
KO Kmbc
KFH
WBCM
WSPL
WDOD
WLAC
KLZ Kvi
Kfpy LL
Wnax Dance Carnival
WKBN
Woco Pres
WREC
EVI
WNAX
Heywood
ERLD
KLZ Kdyl
KBFPY
WJZ
NBC Chainez
Orch
WREN
KFAB
Eens
Prgo
WJR
Kfar Jesters
Hester Ae RA
Lee
Anon
KDKA
Pia Whester
Andy
Gibbons
WENR
Wrap Ap
KTHS
WSP
KOMG
IBO
KWKW
Ciu
Infant & Ross
Davenport
Parnstormers
Detroit
Cecil & Sally
Wayne
WABC
Minneapolis-St. Paul
St. Louie
Illie & Lillie
Physicians 10 Attend Session at Alabama Power Dam Meet
More than 100 physicians and surgeons are expected to attend the annual meeting of the Association of Surgeons of the Alabama Power Company and the Southern division Allied Engineers Inc to be held at Mitchell Dam June 3-4 in Birmingham. Included on the two day program are Dr A B Coxwell Monroeville Ala Dr J S Tuberville Century Fla Dr J M Mason Birmingham Dr Monroe A Maas Selma Dr J H Baker state health officer Thomas W Martin Birmingham Dr R E Semmes Memphis Dr Marion P Inge Mobile Dr C N Lacey Demopolis Dr J S Speed Memphis Dr B Laurence Scott Birmingham and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Surgeons of the Alabama Power Company
Southern Division
Allied Engineers, Inc
Mitchell Dam
Birmingham
A. B. Coxwell
Monroeville
Ala
J. 8
Tuberville
Century
Fla
J. M. Mason
Monroe A. Maas
Selma
No Claimant Found for Essex Sedan
Essex police failed to locate the owner of a recently recovered sedan. Chief of Police C M Riggsbee stated this morning that officers have exhausted every means to find the car owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Riggsbee
No Rabies Found In Hog’s Cranium
No rabies were detected in the head of a hog brought to the state laboratory Monday by Dr. L R Murphree Limestone county health officer No history was attached but the hog reportedly belonged to a Limestone County citizen whose net had bitten other animals before the hog’s death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Murphree
Limestone County
Limestone
Month Of Brides No Marriages Yet At Probate Office
June dubbed the month of brides but two days passed with no marriages recorded at the Probate Judge's office. Twenty eight days remain in the month and Cupid may yet strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Cupid
Painters Improve Exterior of Appolo Pool Room
Painters today worked on the spray and exterior of the Appolo Pool Room on Second Avenue, refining finishes and facade appearance for the building’s curb appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appolo
Second Avenue
Cardus praised for relief by woman in Ames
Mrs. Scott of 102 North Kentucky Avenue reports Cardus cured her aches and pains after four bottles. She credits it with regulating her system and stopping mendobee, praising Cardus to friends and neighbors. The ad notes Cardus has aided women for over fifty years in weak conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Cardus
In. Other Communities Miss Hattie Hundley e1 on Monday afternoon with a bien party honoring her class
Residents and visitors attended a class party for Hattie Hundley on Monday afternoon. Notables included Bill Oliver, Pred Billy Dukes, Carolyn Zietler, and Stuerd Peebles. Several locals and guests traveled between Decatur, Huntsville, Florence, and Birmingham, with multiple visits and social calls noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Hundley
Bill Oliver
Billy Dukes
Carolyn Zietler
Stuerd Peebies
Richard Hundley
Birmingham
E. H. Clark
Eugene
Miss Brown
Mr. Odom
Chicago
W. F. Dukes
G. G. White
D. I White
Snoring Hill
David White
Ben Bibb
Stevenson
Bradley Bibb
Decatur
Marveline Harley
Florence
W. M. Society
Misses Roberts
J. Pettus
Spring Hill
B. D. Lindsey
B. Cummings
Huntsville
Mooresville
Joe Pettus
Branham and Hughes
Mary Augusta Bibb
Elizabeth Malone
Athens
Margaret Freeman
Rebecca Sims
Red Bay
Mary Waits
A. K. Bartlett
Hattie
Francis Hundley
Kathleen Rush Peebles
Annie Richardson
Jack Smith
Mt Zion News Social Notes and Crops Report
Mrs Nelson Roper spent the past week with her sister Mrs Arthur Aldridge of Moulton. Mr and Mrs L Hill spent afternoon with J H Hill and family of Macedonia. Farmers are progressing nicely with crops due to fair weather. Mr and Mrs Sam Holiday spent Sunday with the latter's parents Mr and Mrs John Gray. Mrs A B Simms continues to improve after an operation at the home of her daughter Mrs Leonard Shankles of Moulton Heights. Miss Alma Bice of Austinville opens the past week with her uncle B F Bice and family. She was accompanied home Sunday by relatives who spent the afternoon. John Simms spent night with his father A Simms and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Roper
Arthur Aldridge
Moulton
L. Hill
J. H. Hill
Macedonia
Sam Holiday
John Gray
A. B. Simms
Leonard Shankles
Moulton Heights
Alma Bice
Austinville
B. F. Bice
Community Guests Visit in Landersville and Nearby Areas
Blair Young and family along with Mrs. Artie Jackson of Mt. Hope joined Mrs. J. W. Young for Sunday afternoon moments. A. F. Martin and Mrs. L. M. Wear of Mt. Hope visited friends, while D. M. Stephenson, Ed Crow, and Dee Steenson enjoyed a fish trip near Town Creek. Mary Lee Foote and Ratcliff of Danville attended church with H. J. Crow hosting. Guests from Tennessee Chattanooga and Hatton areas, including Mrs. Ann Wiley and Mrs. Emma Walker, were welcomed by H. J. Crow and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Young and Family
Artie Jackson
Mt. Hope
J. W. Young
A. F. Martin
L. M. Wear
D. M. Stephenson
Ed Crow
Town Creek
Dee Steenson
Landersville
Mary. Lee Foote
Ratcliff
Danville
Ann Wiley
Tennessee
Emma Walker
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bettie Little
Near Hatton
Elbert Coffee
Courtland
H. J. Crow
J. W
Mt Hope News Local visits and family travels across towns
Mr and Mrs J A Counts spent the weekend in Prospect and were joined by the Homer vn party. Anita and Helen Counts visited Decatur with Homer Stovall family while Mattie Counts of Pee ence Normal and another Counts, a Headland teacher, are at manne So Cenanal Parents in the region. The Stovalls and Mrs Otto Petty of Decatur spent days with Able Counts. Thelma Smith and daughter Thelma Thelma? enjoyed time with relatives. Thelma counts visited Haleyville Friday. Willie Johnsons and children came from Moulton to stay with Haleyville relatives. Kathlene Howell returned from Montevallo. Humphrey’s carrier meeting in Montgomery noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Counts
Prospect
Tur
Homer
Anita
Helen Counts
Decatur
Homer Stovall
Mattie Pae Counts
Peeence Normal
Miss Counts
High Seed
Headland
Manne So
Betty
Able Counts
G. W. Smith
Thelma
Birmingham
Helen
Mattie
Counts
Haleyville
Willie Johnson
Moulton
Aow
and Johnson
Rush Martin
J. Roberson
M. L. Roberson
Milford Martin
Annie
Atlanta
Clayton Martin
Kathlene Howell
Montevallo
Humphrey
Montgomery
Smith
Nannie Morrison
Vine
Sam Fergerson
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Dale
Henry
Butler
Monroe
Henry, Dale
Geneva
Lydia E. Pinkham
Associated Press
8. L. Newsom
Hammond
Masonic Home
Mrs. Alexander
Louisville & Nashville
R. R. Co. Funeral Benefit Association
Homer T. Eason
C. H. Bird
Treas
E. R. Britnell
Sec’y
Plantation
Georgia
Hanne
Hanna
Howard M. Hanna
Georgsia
Central Clear Channel
Ochestral
St. Wizsia
Alrie
Booksh & Son Pine
Falk
Cie
Rte
Yiva
Southern Clear Channel
Dallas
Sere
WBAP
Fort Worth
WIZ
Feaf
Oe de
Louisville
WEA
Wis
U Kg
Heming
Deuce
WSM Nashville
WIZ Gm
Arkansas Beauty
Marion Bradley
Little Rock
University of Arkansas
Kentucky
Teke Thedford
Bellemina
Somerville News
J. W. Winton
Kate
L. L. Lyle
Mo Winton
J. O.guyerwas
Mesdames Ernest Weiman
Euclid Johnson
Ofel
C. E. Holt
R. L. Henderson
Nan Henderson
Wilda Smith
Fred Hammond
Forest Echols
Aphry Barelift
Durant
Okla
Priday
Barclift
Alice Guyer
Thomas
Prattville
O. W. Bailey
Pearl McCarlie
Offville
Lucile Lyle
Raymond Duncan
Baby
J. W. Maples
Hartselie
Leona Waugh
N. BE. Winton
Mary Peck
R. M. Winton
Lorraine Winton
the Benevolent Hospital
MT. Zion News
John Simms
A Simms and Brothers
Landersville News
MT. Hope News
W. A. Pickens
J. G
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