Notable Visits and Local Appointments Across Decatur Area
A roundup of residents and guests features A L Moye returning from Gadsden, Miss Close and Miss Laura visiting Memphis, Mrs B F Drake headed to Ocean View for extended stay, and Rev E N Hart returning from Kentucky. Local figures include H D Barnum in Montgomery on highway work, T M Jones Jr praising strawberry plans, and Milton Harvey on Madison county business.
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Close
Laura
Frank Ashby
Memphis
Lois Hopper
B. F. Drake
Ocean View, Miss
Lant C. Farnham
Milton Harvey
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Madison County
Farm Homes in County Electrified
In Morgan county eighty rural farm homes now have electricity. The figure covers strictly rural homes not in small towns. Electrification brings modern convenience, easing housework and boosting farm production.
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Moregan County
No Rainfall Reported in Decatur Area
The weather bureau announced no rainfall in the Decatur area in the past 24 hours. No precipitation was recorded and conditions remain dry across the region.
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Decatur
Classified Ads section reaches you at 46
If the mountain will not come to Mahomet you must go to the classified section. Phone your own ad to 46 and ask for it and the Classified Ads section will get you where you want to be.
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Mahomet
Seldon Smith dies from lockjaw after splinter injury
Seldon Jewel Smith, 12, died at 2 a.m. from lockjaw after a splinter wound eight days earlier. Serum failed to halt the disease. funeral set for Friday at Ninth Street Methodist Church with interment at Roselawn. He survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Smith and siblings Osborn, Leeman, and Belle of Decatur.
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Seldon Jewel Smith
W. T. Smith
Tth Avenue
South
Osborn and
Leeman
Belle
Decatur
Coroner's jury rules W. Roper death a self-inflicted act
Prattville Alabama reports that W Roper of Decatur liquidating agent for the closed First National Bank died from self inflicted wounds. A letter found on him explained his decision citing financial worries. Roper and wife had traveled from Decatur, chief bank officials present as funeral plans are announced.
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Prattville
Ala
W. ¥. Roper
Decatur
Pirst National Bank
Roper
Government Plans Follow-Up on Crop Loans
AJ Herrington of the Government Seed Loan Office in Memphis conducts crop inspections to ensure borrowers follow the agreed diversified farm program. Inspectors will monitor that loans are used to produce food for families and livestock, and to keep farms self supporting with an aggressive cultivation effort.
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A. J. Herrington
Memphis
War Mothers to Visit Site of Sons Death at Sea
War Mothers Mrs Nellie Baker of Memphis and Mrs J K Graves of Jackson Miss will sail to the scene of their sons deaths when the Ticonderoga was sunk by a German U boat. They travel as guests of the American government to place wreaths and hold brief services aboard a vessel near the loss site.
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Wis
Ticonderogo
Henry Graves
Mack Baker
Decatur
Nellie Baker
Memphis
J. K- Graves
Jackson
Miss
Negro earns over 800 dollars selling berries at Hartsville
Glen Sharpley, a negro farmer in Hartsville, sold 284 crates of strawberries through the local produce association at an average net of 3 dollars per crate. He expanded from a few rows to two acres of Aroma and Klondike varieties as the association grows, attracting other black farmers to join and expect larger acreage next year.
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Produce Association
Hartselié
Glen Sharpley
Sharpley
Chas E White Dies at Home in Alabama City
Charles E White a longtime resident dies at 2 30 am at his home 1209 Eighth Avenue South Two years and twenty minutes after his wife his funeral will be Friday at 2 pm at the home with burial in Roselawn Cemetery Survivors include a son R L White of Anniston Pallbearers named T E Williams A T Hanson J E Black Ed Adcock T R Covey Wade Wright Masons to handle graveside services Rev James Allen Smith of Central Baptist Church to preside
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Charles E. White
Eighth Avenue
South
Mr. White
Roselawn
R. L. White
Anniston
T. E. Williams
A. T. Hanson
J. E. Black
Ed Adcock
T. R. Covey
Wade Wright
James Allen Smith
Central Baptist Church
Vacations Begin In June At Power Co
Garner Pride of Alabama Power announces vacation time starts in June for employees though Pride himself does not plan any time off this year. Pride notes he has never taken a vacation and avoids extended trips.
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Power Co
Alabama Power Company
Garner Pride
Pride
Mano
Finish Up Loans During the Week
A. J. Herrington of Memphis says the Memphis clearing house will complete all farm relief loans this week after months of steady work to meet farmers demands. He notes the end of the trail has been reached and stresses the effort to deliver funds.
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A. J. Herrington
Memphis
Vatican Fascist Controversy Remains Unsettled
In Rome and across Italy, Pope Pius IX and Mussolini confront the Concordat breach as Catholic lay groups and Fascist organizations respond. Official pronouncements echo the standoff while informal negotiations continue to seek a settlement between church and state.
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Rome
Italy
Vatican
Pope Pius
Mussolini
Fascist Party
Bond issue oversubscribed as market rally boosts stocks
Subscriptions for the 18 year 3 18 per cent bonds to refund over one billion dollars in short term debt closed with total bids around six billion. Secretary Mellon will release subscription details and allotment basis on Saturday. In New York, stocks surged with a wide rally led by United States Steel and GM as margin requirements were cut for brokers.
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Mellon
New York
Shorts
Standard Oil of
Vacuum Oil Company
General Petroleum Corporation
Wall Street
Standard Oil
Stock ‘Exchange
United States Steel Common
New York Central
Consolidated Gas
American Can
DuPont
National Biscuit
Southern Pacific
American Telephone
Union Pacific
General Motors
Auburn
Lindberghs to Fly to the Far East by Air
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh plans a month long air tour of the Far East with Mrs. Lindbergh, crossing the North Pacific. He seeks permission from Japan and China, landing with pontoons and planned fuel stops en route for safety.
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China
Japan
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Far East
North Pacific
Col. Lindbergh
Jackie Mitchell Visits Huntsville Exhibition
Jackie Mitchell the girl pitcher touring with Joe Engle's Junior Lookouts will appear in Huntsville Friday afternoon against a Huntsville selected team. Mitchell rose to fame after striking out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game this spring.
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Jackie Mitchell
Joe Engle
Prohibition The Bessember Division Destroys 37 Stills
Bes semer division of the Jefferson county sheriff's office reports May operations destroying 37 stills with capacity 12,150 gallons. Officers poured out 236 gallons of whiskey and 6,950 gallons in the making.
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Bessemer, Ala
Bessemer Division
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Senator Bankhead Denies Election Fraud Charges
Senator Bankhead of Alabama rejected fraud accusations raised in the Heflin contest. He said a Senate Elections Committee recount showed he was elected by the will of the people and condemned the suggestions of widespread corruption as abhorrent and shocking.
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Washington
Bankhead
Alabama
Heflin
Senate Elections Committee
Students Save Pennies Near $200000 in Birmingham Bank
In Birmingham Alabama on June 4 a city school bank reported that students saved 188761.71 dollars by year end. White students deposited 165667.32 dollars while negro students saved 23004.39 dollars in segregated accounts as thrift lessons boosted deposits.
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Birmingham
Ala
C. B. Glenn
Ai Acuon Ae
Colee
Plans Complete for Y Program at Y M C A
The L N Y M C A in Decatur schedules a Saturday 8 pm entertainment for families across the city. Manager Hersel South parcels a varied lineup including acts by South Ricks and Band Bright Sherman Valley with comedy, magic, song, and dance.
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Decatur
Hersel South
The
Company of Entertainers
Ricks
Bright
Unusual Topic Discussed by Church Leader on Home Life
H. L. Kirby leads a series of sermons at the Church of Christ on Nineteenth Avenue focusing on "Relationships of Husband and Wife and the Home." His topics draw growing crowds as he explores family life within religious guidance.
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H. L. Kirby
Church of Christ
Nineteenth Avenue
Epworth Sea Conference Elects Leaders at Athens Session
Orus McMinn of Cullman was elected president and Miss Louise Long of Sheffield vice president of the North Alabama Conference Epworth Sea during the final session. The 1932 assembly location was undecided with Athens College or Alabama College at Montevallo likely candidates.
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Athens
Ala
Orus McMinn
Cullman
North Alabama
Epworth Sea
League Assembly
Louise Long
Sheffield
General Conference
Athens College
Alabama College At
Montevallo
Not the hottest of year but warm enough in Decatur
Decatur did not record the warmest day of the year in the past 24 hours but temperatures rose. The high reached 92 degrees with May 31 posting 94 degrees as the warmest so far this year, while last year’s top day was 106.
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Decatur
Mercury
Bebererahgay
Cotton price quotes at Decatur today
Local cotton markets report middling cotton at seven and a quarter cents per pound in Decatur today reflecting steady trading conditions for the period.
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Decatur
New York Cotton Quotation Steady Amid Market Quiet
New York cotton prices hold steady with June at .4 cents, July at 8.60 cents, and October December at 9.1 cents. January quotes show 0.28 and 0.44, with May at 9.50.
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New York
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A. L. Moye
Gadsden
George and
Lamar
South Alabama
E. N. Hart
Kentucky
Mrs. Hart
L. B. Hart
Dr. Crawford
We Michugal
Elmer Loyd
Paint Rock
Earl Jones
State Division
Montgomery
T. M. Jones, Jr
Limestone County
Fred Robertson
John .W. Jones
Barons
Gault
Vols
Jim
Vance Gordon
Louisville and Nashville
Colonel Ensley
Sweetwater
Tenn
J Ur Kiwanis Club
Walter Mn
T H. Broadus
Harvard Business School
Cambridge
Mass
H. K. Barnes
Parkville High School
Waverly
Falkville
Soper
First National Bank
Hartselle
E. P. Cook
W. W. Fussell
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Mrs. W. G. Gardner
Secon
Lad
Ninth Street Methodist Church
M. N. Newton
A. H. Nabors
J. D. Pickens
Roselawn Cemetery
Mahlon Yarbrough
Austelle Terry
James Johnson
Leon Sparkman
Thomas Sanders
Eubern Halibrooks
Gunse
Smith Boy
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Tennessee River
Roy Green
Tennessee
Ernest Morrow
Mrs. Roper
Decature
Pete J. W. Pole
Morrow
Mr. Roper
Brown
First Methodist Church
George E. Boyd
Tor
R. T. Tyler
Decatur Ict
Claud
Chas. E. White
Guts
Lindberghs
Huntsville
Cullman Youth
Epworths
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Tammany
Harrison
Roosevelt
Caliifornia
Leo
B Frank Pim
Atlanta
Edwin Branscomb
James Barham
Norma Adams
Bevelle
Earle Brothers
Attalla
Sara Burson
East Lake
Lemuel Carrigan
Ensley
Jessie Chapman
Woodlawn
Ross Cook
Boas
Mary
Crotwell
John Cook
Henry Haupt
Lincoln
Vera Hunnicutt
Pearl Horton
Elizabeth Hall
Bessemer
Pauline Harden
Northport
Mildred Haley
Oakman
Maud Joiner
Russellville
Lawn
Gladys Townsend
Florence
Edith Tetherow
Margaret Tetherow
Claude E. Godfrey
Mary Louise Quinn
L C. Smith
O. D. Thomas
Gorgas
Corinne Underwood
Rosa Watson
Geneva Ware
Huffman
Lucille Young
Scottsboro
Ellaree Russel
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