Motion Set for Athens Hearing in Patterson Case
Judge James E. Horton announced a motion for a new trial in the Heywood Patterson Scottsboro case will be heard in Athens on June 22 with Judge W. W. Callahan presiding. Prosecution likely represented by Thomas E. Knight Jr and Thomas E. Lawson along with Bailey and Winston. Six defendants remain to face juries after Patterson was tried.
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Heywood Patterson
Scottsboro
Athens
James E. Horton
W. W. Callahan
Indi
Roy Wright
Eugene Williams
George W. Chamlee
Samuel S. Leibowitz
Leibowitz
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Thomas E. Lawson
H. G Bailey
Wade Wi
Patterson
Horton
Charlie Weems
Wright
Williams
Mission Societies To Have Meeting at Bethlehem Church
A zone meeting of the Women's Missionary Societies will be convened Wednesday at Bethlehem Church on the Tanner charge. The meeting will begin at 10 O'clock and continue through the day with dinner served at noon, and a large attendance is anticipated.
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Women’s Missionary Societies
Bethlehem Church
Tanner Charge
Bargain Bride serial debuts in The Decatur Daily
Katharine Haviland Taylor introduces Bargain Bride as a whiz of a story set to begin June 12 in The Decatur Daily. The teaser promises engaging romance and clever plotting to hook readers.
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Katharine Haviland- Taylor
Decatur Daily
Congress Faces Slow Pace as 25 Percent Amendment Cleared
Washington reports say Speaker Rainey indicated the House would accept the Connally 25 percent veterans amendment to the independent officers bill or a Roosevelt substitute. The plan delays action on the independent offices appropriation to allow Roosevelt to present an alternative. The Senate already approved the 25 percent cap, trimming service connected disability reductions, while the broader Roosevelt program moves toward enactment.
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Washington
Democratic Steering Committee
Rainey
House
Independent Officers
Roosevelt
Independent Offices
Senate
Swift
Congress
Pennane
Cutting
N. M
Howe
United States
Democratic House
Life of Drek Pearson Renowned Foreign Correspondent and Author
Drek Pearson, born 1897 in Evanston Illinois, educated at Swarthmore, and longtime writer and editor on foreign affairs. His career spans the Balkans, Asia, Europe and the Americas including roles with the Baltimore Sun and United States Daily, with notable work on the Cuban Revolution and the Geneva Naval Conference. He married Countess Felicia Grzycka in 1925 and published More Merry-Go-Round in 1932 before leaving the Baltimore Sun amid controversy.
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Drek Pearson
Evanston, Ill
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
Balkans
British Red Cross
Serbia
Albania
Montenegro
University of Pennsylvania
S. S
Madison
Seattle
Yokohama
Saghalien
Nikolaevsk
Vladivostok
Passport Office
Japan
China
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
London
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Europe
Dublin
Coolidge
Havana
Washington
Baltimore Sun
Pugsley
Felicia Grzycka
Cissie” Patterson
Washington Herald
Pearson
Hurley
Cotillion
the Sun
United States
Decatur Elder Plans Visit to Veto on Elkmont Charge
An elder from the Decatur district will visit Veto on the Elkmont charge this Sunday. He will preach in the morning and conduct a conference in the afternoon.
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Decatur
Veto
Elkmont
Return from Epworth League Assembly
Miss Sara Tomlinson of Falkville and Miss Cleo Levin of Decatur have returned from Montevallo where they attended a statewide Epworth League assembly.
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Sara Tomlinson
Falkville
Cleo Levin
Decatur
Montevallo
Epworth League
Business Visitor Joe Burns in Decatur
Farmer Joe Burns of Decatur Route 2 was recorded as a business visitor in Decatur today.
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Joe Burns
Decatur
Canning Campaign Aims to Build Winter Food Supply Countywide
Welfare officials announce a county wide leadership school on June 13 to train assistants in organizing canning projects. The effort targets all families with RF C workers and seeks to ensure a three month winter food reserve through fruit and vegetable preservation.
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Child Welfare Headquarters
Relef
Morgan County
Revival closes after successful campaign led by Dr Sturdivant
Dr. L. G. Sturdivant, presiding elder, returned from Cullman where he led a very successful revival. Services drew large congregations and many members were added to the church. The meeting closed Sunday evening.
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L. G. Sturdivant
Cullman
Mrs C D Judd Goes Home After Operation
Mrs C D Judd, after an operation at Benevolent Hospital, is sufficiently convalescent to be able to go home this morning.
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C. D. Judd
Benevolent Hospital
Texan Pilot Near Record In Flight From Moscow To Omsk
Jimmy Mattern arrived in Omsk at 5 30 a m EST from Moscow with a 54 minute edge before being passed by the record holders who flew over. He had flown 1400 miles in 12 hours 20 minutes and was 73 hours 15 minutes from Floyd Bennett Field, planning to stay until tomorrow amid unexplained delays.
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Omsk
Siberia
Jimmy Mattern
Moscow
Post and Gatty
Floyd Bennett Field
San Angelo
Tex
Mattern
Century of Progress
New York
Caraway Appeals to Higher Court After Robbery Trial
After a Morgan Circuit Court verdict of guilty in a Falkville bank robbery case, Caraway appealed to the Siprene Court while remaining in Kilby Prison. Defense and state witnesses from Birmingham testified as crowds watched the trial, which drew wide county attention. About $5,800 was taken in the robbery.
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Siprene
W. W. Callahan
Morgan Circuit Court
Caraway
Kilby
Birmingham
Falkville Bank
Sermon Series Continues At Decatur Tabernacle Tonight
Rev Griffin will continue the series at 7 30 pm on Service at the Decatur Gospel Tabernacle. Saturday night opens another evangelistic run with Rev Glenn V Tingly of the Birmingham Gospel Tabernacle expected to join. At least 25 of Sunday night’s attendees were unsaved.
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Griffin
Decatur Gospel Tabernacle
Glenn V. Tingly
Birmingham Gospel Tabernacle
Mars and Jupiter Conjunction Tonight Visible in Sky
University of Alabama astronomy professor Dr. B A Wooten notes Mars and Jupiter will align almost directly with Earth and the Sun after supper tonight. Mars appears reddish while Jupiter shines as a bright star. both may be seen with a clear sky and small telescope, with Johns moons visible.
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Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Citizens meet at city hall to discuss 3.2 beer legalization
Local citizens plan a Birmingham backed meeting at city hall to urge a special legislative session to legalize 3.2 beer in Alabama. The effort claims revenue gains and school funding, while alleging gangster interests flood major cities with 3.2 beer.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Little Theatre Movement Gains Interest in Decatur
A Decatur drive to form a Little Theatre gains rapid interest as clubs civic groups endorse the movement. A meeting at 8 PM Friday in the Tennessee Valley Bank assembly room will elect officers and outline steps to organize.
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Decatur
Little Theatre
Tennessee Valley Bank
First Methodist Sponsors June Wednesday Services
The official board sponsors June Wednesday evening prayer meetings at the First Methodist church. Committees will encourage attendance provide music and aid the service. They aim to make June meetings outstanding events with large attendance and invite all to join for a peaceful hour.
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First Methodist Church
Committee Seeks Expanded Powers in MorganInquiry
The Senate committee investigating the Morgan company will seek broader authority to examine stock transactions of the firm’s partners affecting their income tax returns. In a closed session the panel limited scope for now and agreed to pursue other inquiry phases while drafting a proposal to enlarge powers for Senate consideration.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Morgan Company
Illinois Joins Repeal Parade In Historic Vote
Illinois becomes one of eight states to vote for repealing the 18th amendment with a roughly four to one tally. The AP notes Michigan Wisconsin New York New Jersey Delaware Rhode Island Wyoming and Nevada already approved repeal while Indiana votes today.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Nevada
Interest High In Vacation Bible School At Westminster
The Westminster Presbyterian church opened its daily vacation bible school with large enrollment and strong interest. Courses cover Bible study art craft wood craft and singing. All city boys and girls were invited to enroll.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Morgan County Receives School Fund Distribution
Morgan county will share in the distribution of school funds. Comptroller Hard of Montgomery announced the county’s total share of the disbursement as 1554.77 dollars.
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Morgan County
Montgomery
Band of armed men robs, kidnaps girl then released
In Rib on Arkansas a band of five to seven heavily armed men rode two cars. Sheriff Morri n and a citizen patrol formed to pursue. The group, overheard planning to loot five to six safes, fled after abducting a girl and releasing her. The incident was spotted by a patrolman near the town.
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Ribon
Ark
Morrin
Eid
Pst Apaphmee
Missing socialite abductors sought in New Orleans case
Police hunted two men after Miss Margaret Breckinridge, a socially prominent New Orleans figure, was abducted Sunday and held for 24 hours in a suspected ransom plot. She was released yesterday after being fed only thin soup.
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New Orleans
Margaret Breckinridge
Car Stolen Sunday Night From 1308 Sixth Avenue
J G Counts of 1308 Sixth Avenue reports the theft Sunday of his 1927 Chevrolet coach from the rear garage. The thieves picked the lock on the garage door and then locked the rear door after taking the car.
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J. G. Counts
Sixth Avenue
South
Benevolent Hospital Board Set for Wednesday Meeting
The Benevolent Hospital board will convene Wednesday at 10 o'clock in the hospital. A Benevolent Society session will precede the board meeting.
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Benevolent Hospital Board
The
Benevolent Society
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