Athens College Hosts Presbyterian Young Peoples Conference
Athens College in Alabama will host the Presbyterian Church North Alabama Young People's Conference from June 21 to June 28. About two hundred youths from North and Central Alabama are expected, with sessions run by church leaders from the South. Rev. E. N. Hart of Decatur leads the assembly, and Dr. J. R. Crawford of Athens serves as pastor host.
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Athens
Ala
Athens College
The
Presbyterian Church For
North Alabama
North
Alabama
South
E. N. Hart
Decatur
J. R. Crawford
36 Percent Paid Teaching Forces in Decatur Schools
Decatur teachers received 36 percent of May salaries after pledges to aid the schools for April and May were not fully paid. About $4,000 of $5,300 pledged came in, leaving $1,300 outstanding and a direct loss to the teachers. Teachers accepted a voluntary 50 percent salary sacrifice and urged any nonpayer to remit to W. W. Benson, superintendent.
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Decatur
W. W. Benson
Decatur Band 10 Earns State Recognition At Alabama Festival
Decatur High School band opened with an opening number and earned third best band in the state at the Alabama Music Festival Association meet in Montgomery. Reorganized in 1931 by Neal Wells, the group grew to 35 pieces and won first place in class B with 23 players. Wells emphasizes ongoing practice and seeks community support to avoid disorganization and build a sustained program for the coming season.
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Decatur
Alabama Music Festival Association
Mont
Neal Wells
Wells
Life
Deman
Simpson Advances to Lead Chicago Utilities Empire
James Simpson succeeds Samuel Insull as chairman of Commonwealth Edison Peoples Gas Light and Coke and Public Service Company of Northern Illinois. Insull’s over-expansion ends his career with the giants he built. Simpson resigns Marshall Field & Co. chair to take the post. The three firms are not tied to other Insull financial troubles.
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James Simpson
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Commonwealth Edison Company
Peoples Gas, Light and Coke Company
Public Service Company
Northern Illinois
Insull
Simpson
Marshall Field & Co
Decatur Band Aims For Bigger Organization Next Year
The article notes plans to expand the school band for the coming term to surpass previous size and impact. Efforts focus on creating a larger unit that can rival the top state institutions the Decatur band faced last year.
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Decatur
Sightseeing and prices from a river town trip
The writer notes fast traffic and rude courtesy in Easton across the river, a plan to return home soon, and warnings about high prices. He mentions remaining in town to visit kin, local mill shifts, a flat tire, and cheap cone prices for the kids. He closes with a casual signoff from E R Wright.
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Hollywood
Easton
Mooré
Nance
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Puzzle presents a scrambled list of crossword clues with several garbled words and misprints. The readable items include clues for across and down entries such as to turn about a woman's name small hazards tellurium symbol and others, but many letters are missing or jumbled in this OCR segment. The piece resembles a newspaper puzzle page with inserted stray characters and misaligned text.
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Exar
Tiny
Local Teacher Mrs Reeves Recovers After Appendix Operation
Mrs J D Reeves a teacher in the local schools rests at home recovering from an operation to remove her appendix. The report notes she is resting well and making a good post operative recovery. Catoptromency is also defined as prophesying by a mirror.
Tax Hearing Set for June 14 in Athens Alabama
The county board will hear protests on tax assessments on June 14 after postponement. Over three hundred residents filed protests seeking lower assessments in the Athens area.
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Athens
Ala
County Board of
Today’s Horoscope Highlights for Born on This Day
Persons born on this day are noted as good conversationalists and tend to make many friends among people of prominence. The reading emphasizes sociability and networking potential.
Limestone Lad Excels in County Examinations
Frederick Smith, a sixth grader at the Mooresville Belle Ming School in south Limestone county, earned the highest average in his class and the top county exam mark after six years of study, as Son of J Gam Smith a prominent Mooresville resident.
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Frederick Smith
Mooresville-Belle Ming School
Limestone County
Young Smith
He Is the Son
J. Gam Smith
Mooresville
Eleven Sellers on The Curb Market Day Eleven
Eleven sellers advertised farm and garden produce at the Decatur curb market. Early brisk sales contrasted by a public call for rain to moisten county gardens before they burn. Prices held largely steady across the market.
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Decatur Curb
Ervin Coker Expected to Leave Benevolent Hospital
Ervin Coker of Arab is expected to leave Benevolent hospital Friday.
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Ervin Coker
Benevolent Hospital
Friy
Golf Tournament Plans Form at Valley Country Club
Joe Duncan as tournament committee chairman organizes a meeting at Valley Country Club to perfect arrangements. Start date not announced yet and Duncan expects to reveal completed plans within days.
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Joe Duncan
the Valley Country Club
Duncan
Mrs Martha Lee Visits Lenear Family in Jackson Street
Mrs Martha Lee and her two children Martha Neal and Cecil Lenear arrive from Tulsa Oklahoma for a month long visit with Mr and Mrs Lenear Roger at 313 Jackson Street.
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Martha Lee
Martha Neal
Cecil Lenear
Tulsa
Okla
Lenear Roger
Jackson Street
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