Bus Truck Collision Near Orion Leaves one Dead
A collision between a heavily loaded Greyhound bus and a truck on the Bee Line highway near Orion Alabama left Maurice G. Parks of Greenville Mississippi dead in the wreck. At least 22 injured, with three serious, were taken to a Montgomery hospital and Troy 11 others were moved from the scene. The bus driver G E Seeger of Birmingham and eight passengers survived with minor injuries.
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Orion
Ala
Greyhound
Here
Maurice G. Parks
Greenville
Miss
Joe Wicker
G. E. Seeger
Birmingham
Montgomery
Parks
Troy
W. R. Hewitt
Englewood
Fla
Green
Dubose
Odon
Black man fatally shot after grove altercation in Courtland area
Jesse Jones, a Black man, was held in Lawrence county jail in Moulton after a deadly incident with Charley Johnson, also Black, in a woods grove on Route 2 at 5 p m Sunday. Johnson died instantly after being struck by a public safety item fired three times. Jones claimed self defense as bullets pierced his hat. Sheriff Byars said a row over gaming led Johnson to retrieve a weapon from Jones' son-in-law and Johnson began firing. One relative of Jones not arrested.
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Jesse Jones
Lawrence County
Moulton
Charley Johnson
Courtland
Johnson
George Byars
Jones
Byars
Mes
A W Gordon Called Home
Albert W. Gordon 67 died at 1 00 Sunday morning at his home 1323 Third Avenue South after a long illness. The funeral procession will leave his sister Mrs J C Conley s home 406 E Cain Street at 4 00 this afternoon for the Church of God Sixth Avenue South with final rites at 4 30 conducted by Rev R B Conner. Burial will be in City Cemetery with Brown directing. Survivors include his widow one daughter Miss Susie Gordon four sisters Mrs William Bohnsak Mrs F A Glover and Mrs J C Conley four brothers J A Gordon R R Gordon and T M Gordon nephews will be pallbearers.
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Albert W. Gordon
Third Avenue South
J. C. Conley
Susie Gordon
William Bohnsack
F- A. Glover
J. A. Co. BE
R- R
T. M. Gordon
Police Chief Moore Leaves for Tuscaloosa Training
Police Chief W. P. Moore departed today to Tuscaloosa to complete a special training course in safety and detective work.
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W. P. Moore
Tuscaloosa
Decatur Charity Council reorganized to aid 34 families
The Decatur Charity Council announced vacancies on its board were filled and future work mapped after a Friday meeting. Thirty four unemployed families are being cared for, with Carl Patterson named to the steering committee and Gene Orr named treasurer. The president urged local residents to donate to stabilize operations and continue charity work.
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Decatur Charity Council
Carl Patterson
J. D. Ligon
Gene Orr
Emmett Phillips
Decatur
Memphis
Charity Council
Harry Higdon
Caily Council
North Alabama Dominates Auto Dealers Association Board
Decatur secures both the president and a board member for the coming year. H. L. Peterson of Morgan County Motor Company serves as president while G. C. McRae of McRae Motors is on the board. Three directors hail from North Alabama counties this year. Both Peterson and McRae noted for long-standing service to the association.
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North Alabama
Decatur
Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama
H. L. Peterson
Morgan County Motor Company
G. C. McRae
McRae Motors
Peterson
McRae
Two Hurt In Collision On Moulton Road
Two persons were hurt when their cars collided on Moulton road about five miles west of here at 6 30 p m Sunday Meddie Coffee a negro suffered a broken shoulder and H P Marion of Franklin county received chest leg injuries and bruises W P McCleskey of state highway patrol investigated
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Moulton Road
Here
Meddie Coffee
H. P. Marion
Franklin County
W. P. McCleskey
State Highway Patrol
Tension in Church Row Grows Across Reich
Berlin reports rise in church state tension as Protestant leaders condemn Nazi philosophy and Catholics join Protestants in open opposition to Nazi attitudes toward the church.
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Berlin
Reich
Wreckage of Plane Found Near Alpine Utah
Seven bodies believed aboard a large airliner were sought after wreckage was located 25 miles from Salt Lake City. Guards, armed to shoot on sight, guarded the site as four men reportedly tried to remove a jewelry shipment from the scene. A $1,000 reward offered by Western Air Express is the target for claim.
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Associated Press
Alpine
Utah
Davot
M. G. Wenger
Wenger
Salt Lake City
Western Air Express
Emery Andrews
Mrs T V Harrison Returns Home After Auto Accident
Mrs T V Harrison, injured in an automobile crash in Birmingham, was able to go home from Baugh's Infirmary on Saturday.
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T. V. Harrison
Birmingham
Baugh’s Infirmary
Jean Harlow Dies in Hollywood at 26
Hollywood star Jean Harlow died at Good Samaritan Hospital after lapsing into a coma. Doctor said uremic poisoning spread to her brain. she received blood transfusions and oxygen therapy.
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Los Angeles
Jean Harlow
C.S.T
Good Samaritan Hospital
E. C. Fishbaugh
Society Girl Diana Battye Goes Missing in London
Scotland Yard announced a nationwide search for 21 year old society girl Diana Battye who vanished June 1 after a mysterious forehead slash. She was last seen leaving Viscountess Long's home during coronation season and is engaged to Michael Asquith, son of Hon. Herbert Asquith.
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London
Scotland Yard
Diana Battye
Herbert Asquith
Cynthia
Young Asquith
Escape From Drowning After Boat Capsizes in Dry Creek
Mr and Mrs Claud Bethany and their young son narrowly escaped drowning when their motor boat capsized in Dry Creek canal between Third Street West and the swimming pool Sunday afternoon. The youth was rescued first, Mrs Bethany held to the gunwale as the craft was guided to shore, and Mr Bethany clung to the overturned boat and steered it to the bank. Water depth at the scene was about 12 feet.
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Claud Bethany
Dry Creek Canal
Third Street
Graves Well Pleased as Hearings Set on Textile Rates
Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama said the Interstate Commerce Commission agreed to reopen the case for further hearings on a new textile rate structure for the southern territory. Graves, chair of a nine state Southeastern governors freight rate conference, welcomed the move to seek parity for the South against other regions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Iterstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commissio
Southeastern Textile Mills
Georgia
Alabama
Textile Association
Rabid Dog Heads Linked to Cullman and Holly Pond cases
Two dog heads examined at the Tennessee Valley Laboratory today tested positive for rabies. One head came from Cullman and the other from Holly Pond in Cullman county. The Holly Pond dog had bitten several other animals.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Cullman
Holly Pond
Cullman County
Amphibious shot wins par on tricky hole
In Water Hole City on June 1, George Lewis faced a 135 yard par three. He drove into a lake and, after wading for a splash shot from four inches of water and mud, returned the ball 65 yards down the fairway and holed out for par.
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George Lewis
Lewis
Memorial tribute honors 72 veterans at Westminster service
A memorial service at Westminster Presbyterian Church paid tribute to 72 Morgan County ex servicemen. The American Legion Auxiliary Post 15 organized the program featuring readings, music, a memorial address by Judge Seybourn Lynne, and moving lighting effects with a green mound and an illuminated cross. Names of the deceased were read as poppies were placed on a wreath by Miss Louise Argend and Miss Mary Swafford. Continued on page two.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Post Number 15
Star Spangled
Banner—Assembly
Seybourn Lynne
Lewis Knight
Earl Calvin
Lad
Flanders Field
Ewell Murphy
Joseph Pettey
J. T. Munn
Taps — Denson Barnum
J. Munn
Florence Austin
Red Cross
Miss Davis
Fusch
Athens
Mary Swafford
Morgan County
William Shaw Haslett
Henry Davidson
Ingold Y. Timberlake
John Kemper Johnson
Edwin Shackelford
James W. Bunch
Charles E. Lanier
John W. Rose
Olfe R. Finn
Earl Williams
Robert H. Stovall
Frank Frohoff
Sam Black
Herman H. Bussey
Clyde Patterson
Ray White
Willie Beck
Labor holiday called over Ford arrest protest
Governor Murphy ordered a conference of labor leaders and local officials to settle a general labor holiday by thousand s of automobile workers in protest of the arrest of praketa. Attorney for Henry Ford announced he would appear voluntarily before a one man grand jury investigating a recent clash between Ford employees and the United Automobile Workers at the Ford gates.
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Lasing
Mich
Frank Murphy
Praketa
Detroit
Hdsel Ford
Ford Motor Co
Ford
United Automobile Workers
Ford Gates
Labor unrest and labor leaders weigh in amid national strikes
In Lansing Michigan workers rally as 70 000 idle peers seek presidential intervention in a broad steel strike. John L Lewis backs wage and hour reform but condemns wage fixing arguing against American practice before a Washington congressional panel. A UAW march around Lansing protests eight pickets arrest near the Olds and Reo factories.
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Associated Press
Lansing
Mich
Providence
R. I
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Washington
United Automobie Workers of America
Michigan
Capitol
Olds
Tor Works
Reo Motor Car Company
Ford Fracas Probed by One-Man Grand Jury
General Motors Cor poration today and a one man grand jury probed the Ford Motor Company plant disturbance during union handbill distribution. Ford private police head Harry Bennett denied major figures influenced the disorder and pledged to appear at 10 a m before Judge Ralph W Liddy the inquiry’s common pleas judge.
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General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Harry Bennett
Ford
Common Pleas
Ralph W. Liddy
Court of Inquiry
Jury Draws Two Negroes for Morris Suit in Circuit Court
Clarence Pope and Will Patterson were selected for jury duty in the A. J. Morris versus National Union Fire Insurance case in circuit court. Manuel Johnson was summoned but excused. The trial follows a Town Creek fire and ended previously in mistrial amid a heavy docket this week with two Stewart suits against Southern Cotton Oil Company for damages totaling 20 000 and 700. The parties include S. A. Lynne and Norman Harris for the plaintiff and London and Yancey plus Charles H. Eyster for the defense.
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Clarence Pope
Will Patterson
A. J. Morris
National Union Fire Insurance Company
Manuel Johnson
Town Creek
W. H. Stewart
Hartselle
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Mattie L. Stewart
Here
S. A. Lynne
Norman Harris
London and
Yancey
Birmingham
Charles H. Eyster
Decatur
Light weekend for drunk drivers on highways
Captain Van Gilbert of the State Highway Patrol said the past weekend was the lightest in drunk-driver arrests since Christmas. Eight were arrested while intoxicated, compared with 12 to 20 on most weekends, as officers worked harder and covered more territory in the patrols to keep roads safe.
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van Gilbert
Property Lost Vigil Kept 16 Years at Courthouse
Tulsa reports Mrs. Davis has sat daily at the Tulsa county courthouse since 16 years ago to demand return of lost property. Known as the ghost of the courthouse, she arrives at 8 a.m. and stays until 5 p.m., facing the drinking fountain between sheriff and county attorney offices.
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Tulsa
Okla
Joan Davia
Tulsa County Court House
Tom Wallace
Wallace
Davis
League Opens Tonight with Doubleheader at Benson Field
Decatur's first night softball league kicks off at Benson Field with Alabama Hosiery Mills facing Southern Bell at 7 30 p m in the opener followed by Cooper Wells vs Parks Grocery. Gates plan a 15 minute intermission between games as six teams prepare for a fast clean two hours of action and all games will be seven innings.
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Decitur
Benson Field
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Southern Bell
Cooper Wells and Parks Grocery
Delano Park Field
Jurors Told to Conduct a Wide Inquiry
The Morgan county grand jury, reassembling in circuit court, was urged by Judge Callahan to thoroughly probe prohibition violations and officials’ books. Cartwright replaces Ryan who left for California as the panel discusses enforcement and recent legal changes.
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Morgan County
Grand Jury
W. W. Callahan
B. P. Cartwright
J. B. Ryan
California
Callahan
Cartwright
Weather report notes river stagnation and light rainfall
The Tennessee river stood stationary with gauge readings around feet. High near 88 and low around 67 for the past 24 hours. Precipitation reported about 0.57 inches. Alabama expected showers tonight and Tennessee similar conditions likely.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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