Youth Points To Letters As Proof He Sought Mars Flight
Camden June 8 A 22 year old Camden aircraft mechanic Eshelman faced larceny charges after renting a monoplane and attempting a flight to Mars. He claimed the trip was to survey a hideout for war and to visit Mars, but the plane sank off Massachusetts. He was jailed on $5000 bail.
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Mars
Camden
N. J
Nnsauken
Cheston L. Eshelman
Car- Male
Atlantic Ocean
Philadelphia
Orson Welles
Eshleman
Boston
Edward Walz
Massachusetts
Eshelman
George E. Yost
Pennsauken
Yost
Walz
Newark
Local Notes From Lawrence County Oakville Community
Mr and Mrs Tommie Sapp spent Thursday night with Will Sandlin in Speake. Fred Folette visited his brother in Union Grove. Jimmie Tucker and Howard Sapp were in Cole Springs Sunday. Eva and Katie Sue Lawrence were in the area last Thursday. Bernice Clark of Union Grove was in Moulton Wednesday night. Lettie Ledlow and Pauline Hill visited relatives Sunday. Lebanon singing at Hogan's Store planned for June 12 with several singers expected. Newborns include a boy to Truman Aldridge and Bertie Mae White on May 23 and a son born to Buck Way last week. Razzie Suggs of Union Grove spent the weekend with local parents. Hughes was in the community Sunday afternoon. Gol Sunday school and preaching at Lebanon drew a large crowd. George Sapp, Tommie Sapp, Jimmie Tucker, and Howard Sapp visited Grady Gillespie and family Sunday. Clarence Aldridge and Fred Folette shared Sunday hosting duties.
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Tommie Sapp
Will Sandlin
Speake
Fred Folette
Alta Clark
Union Grove
Jimmie Tucker
Howard Sapp
Cole Springs
Eva
Katie Sue Lawrence
Bernice Clark
Moulton
Lettie Ledlow
Pauline Hill
Lebanon
Hogan's Store
Truman Aldridge
Bertie Mae White
Buck Way
Razzie Suggs
Robert Suggs
Hughes
George Sapp
Grady Gillespie
Clarence Aldridge
Birthday Dinner Honors Local Residents at Hicks Home
A large turnout attended a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hicks in Decatur route 3. Honorees were Miss Wilna Wheeler and Miss Ellie Bell Hicks, both of Decatur route three, with many Hicks relatives and friends from Decatur, Falkville, and Hartselle in attendance.
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R. W. Hicks
Decatur
Wilna Wheeler
Ellie Bell Hicks
Otto Collins
Hartselle
Clayton Hicks
Falkville
Bennie Hicks
Para Lee
Reba Ann
Gertrue
Louise Hicks
Paul and
Olan Hicks
Millard Brown
Palkville
J. E. Self
Palkvile
Morgan County Penns Quentin Looney Leaves For Panama Canal
Quentin Looney left Sunday for the Panama Canal zone after transfers from Fort Maccellan camp where he is a member. Miss Elndra Kirkpatrick of Fayetteville Tennessee visits her parents Mr and Mrs W C Kirkpatrick this weekend. Howell Morriss from State Teachers College Florence Ky is weekend guest of his parents. Miss Evelyn Morris visits her sister in Birmingham Alabama. Miss Lorene Dutton ill at home with acute indigestion. Miss Estelle and Louise Hunter with Miss Lula and Irene Dutton were Sunday night guests of Miss Hazel Crowe. Miss Marie Desa improving after illness last week.
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Quentin Looney
Panama Canals
Fort MacCellan
Elndra Kirkpatrick
Fayetteville
Tennessee
W. C. Kirkpatrick
Howell Morriss
State Teachers College
Florence
Way
Lonnie Morris
Evelyn Morris
Birmingham
Virgil Kirkpatrick
Lorene Dutton
Estelle
Louise Hunter
Lula
Irene Dutton
Hazel Crowe
Marie Desa
Rigby Family Health and Local Socials Highlight Cullman Corinth News
Mrs. J H Rigby suffers three months of high blood pressure while family and neighbors visit regularly. Mrs J D Bonds tends her mother. Socials include visits by the Wilhites and Cooper, a fish trip to Wheeler Dam, and attending a singing in Eva and West Point. Fletcher Morgan had appendix surgery at Benevolent Society Hospital. Crop delays due to rain affect area farmers.
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J. H. Rigby
J. D. Bonds
Sarah Wilhite
Trannie May
Herbert Wilhite
Eva
West Point
Jack Cooper
Earl Morgan
Aaron B
Lou Rigby
O. W. Hogan
Vera Freeman
Athaleen Freeman
Local News Briefs From Lawrence County Community
Rain slows work as measles spread. Neal Portwood and Arlean Thornton recover from surgeries while Neal Bobé remains in serious condition at Colbert County Hospital. Old Bethel sang with enjoyment. Norman Anderton returns home after Alabama University graduation. Visitors from Lawrenceburg Tennessee and near Montgomery Alabama visited this past weekend.
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Neal_Portwood
Russellville
Arlean Thornton
Neal Bobé
Colbert County Hospital
Old Bethel
Norman Anderton
University of Alabama
F. T. Grainger
Walter Grainger
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Grady Arnold
Montgomery
Ala
Textile wage talks spark across governors conference
Atlanta dispatch reports tension as Governor Andrews and Governor Rivers clash over wage hour policy. A 32 12 cent minimum wage recommendation by industry circulates amid calls for a congressional probe into wage hour administration. Rivers says the setup often contradicts legislative intent while Andrews plans to attend the textile hearing.
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Atlanta
Textile Industry Committee
Andrews
Vennor
Memphis
Rivers
Sunday Socials and Local Visits in Morgan County
A large Sunday School gathering and prayer meeting were held. The report lists numerous local visitors and guests from Decatur and nearby areas who joined family gatherings, meals, and a decoration event at Fairview, with several individuals named by their households.
Man Missing After Tank Repair In Loop Building
Chicago on June 8 Thomas Salles vanished during repairs inside a 15,000 gallon water tank atop a Loop building. His coat and hat were recovered on the roof as firemen drained the tank to search. An excited man later claimed the commotion was for lumber, revealing it was Salles.
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Chicago
Thomas Salles
Salles
Local Visits and Education Plans Mentioned
Visiting Mr and Mrs G W Arn in town. Mr and Mrs J S Pearce visited relatives in Tuscaloosa recently and Pearce will leave Tuesday for the University of Alabama. Walker Johnson will attend the normal school at Florence this term.
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G. W. Arnold
J. S. Pearce
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Walker Johnson
Florence
Local Social Roundup and Sports News from Courland
Courland notes host Mrs James Blythe and five guests for a Tuesday bridge party with Miss Mayme Redman winning high score and Mrs J R McGarry guest prize. Other items include visits by J L Hubbard and Joe Agee Jr before pro baseball duties, and several residents traveling or recovering from injuries.
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James Blythe
James Gilchrist
Frank B. Coburn
Ann Lane Martin
J. R. McGarry
Eleanor Ballentine
Mayme Redman
J. R.mcgarry
Bank Plans New Home at Moulton by Local Architect
Bank of Moulton, a Valley institution, seeks a new 80 by 30 foot building with fireproofing steam heat cut stone facade and a vault and safety deposit boxes. Bids expected soon as plans by B Frahn are completed in about a week.
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B. Frahn
Comte Bank of
Moulton
Angry housewives sweep ashes on Pennsylvania road
In Berg Pennsylvania a group of determined housewives blocked a dusty highway for five hours and threatened a second blockade as they broom swept away ash piles the state had promised to remove. Road crews finally agreed to remove the ashes and oil the highway through the town.
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Berg
Highway Department
Wisconsin Oleomargarine Tax Sparks Capitol Debate
A sharp split in Madison on repealing or retaining the oleomargarine tax triggers a rousing debate in the assembly agriculture committee. R. J. Goode of Gastonburg Alabama representing the Association of Southern Commissioners of Agriculture calls the tax a trade barrier risking retaliation from cotton states.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
R. J. Goode
Gastonburg
Ala
Association of Southern Commissioners of Agriculture
Gospel Trio to Perform at Local Baptist Church
The Gospel Trio from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago will appear at the local Baptist church Friday night. Public and young people are invited. An outdoor free show by local merchants runs Friday and Saturday nights with a half holiday Thursday. no show Thursday. Public square performances start at 7 30 p m each night.
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University
Janie Morgan
Edward
Joe
Tuscumbia
J. E. Brown
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Planning board for U S sought in federal budget plan
Harold D. Smith new director of the federal budget proposed a planning board to fix the government's long range program. The idea aims to coordinate national policy and forecast needs for future years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold D. Smith
Federal
Alabamians Go High Hat at British Embassy Party
Alabama's congressional delegation attended a garden party at the British embassy wearing formal cutaways and high hats. Senate and House members planned to greet King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with a handshake, while Mrs Bankhead and others prepared street length dresses and notable hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Grant
Washington
Alabama
Britain
William B. Bankhead
Lister Hill
Henry B. Steagall
Pete Jarman
John H. Bankhead
Milan
Spending policy view of a fiscal road map
He outlined a spending policy that acts as a fiscal road map. When a costly project is proposed, the map guides whether it aligns with existing federal spending programs.
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Lawrence County
Oakville
Gabe
Chester
Morgan County
Penn’s
Cullman County
Corinth
Lawrence County Co
C. Smith
Decatur Marble & Granite Works
J.L. Joly
Prop
West Moulton St. Decatur
Scott McCallahan and Son
Jack
Edward L. Sandlin
Marvin Penn
Penn School House
Irvin Garner
Irvin Garren
Clarence Lee
Boots Burns
Louise Wright
Inez Garren
Fae
Burin Shaneyfelt
Byron Brown
Mildred McCaig
Fairview
Louise Segars
Arthur C. Lee
Arthur, Jr
Edna Farr
Danville
A. W. Lee
Little Wendell Shaneyfelt
Jess Wright
Lonnie Winsett
Ebnezer
D. C
Cordell Hull
Lindsay
Niagara Falls
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Courtland
Charles Vaughan, Jr
J. L. Hubbard
Tennessee Valley Council
Joe Agee
Vanderbilt University
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sam Johnson
Sanderson Gin and Machine Shop
Ralph Vines
Wheeler Dam
Ronald
Bessemer
L. C Terry
Margaret Moore
Town Creek
Lucy Byrd Hollenbeck
W. E. Stephens
Sarah Angeline
Albany, Ga
E. L. Horton
Ruby Morrison
Mary Frances Drake
Esselene Griffin
Robert Tweedy, II
Mary Ann Gil
Christ
Hilary
Ann Tyson Horton
Hunter Marsh
Charles Francis Horton
Wiley Martin Crow
Bobby
Jacky Horton
Jane Roobr
McGarry
Jane Elem Ashford
Martha Ashford Locké
Bailey Terry
Clinton Orryman
Marilyn Hotchkiss
Athens College
Malcolm Lane
Alabama Power Co
Gadsden
Huntsville
Curtis Reding
Wren
Red Bank
Loosier
Spring Creek Fish Camp
Wheeler
Vaughan's
Hughes Drug Store
Princess Royal
Scotland Yard
London
George
Planning Board For
U. S
City Park
Princess Theatre
Bidg
Nature
Dean
Doan
Tan A
Her
Westinghouse
Mous Westinghouse
Westing
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Sara Thomas Furniture Co
Corner Bank
Church Sts
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