Local notices mix health updates and church events in Decatur
Mrs. W A Jacobs rests after appendix surgery at Benevolent hospital while Rev EB N Hart continues midweek Bible questions at Westminster church. Local health updates include Mrs Ben Gray, Mrs J T Niger, and Mrs S H Wilds improving after operations. Community members attend Birmingham trips and preparatory notes for the Central Baptist picnic at Moulton Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
EB. N. Hart
Morgan county hosts grand Kiwanis meeting on farm loans
Morgan county reports 71,479 dollars in drought relief farm loans after reviewing 422 applications. The Decatur Kiwanis club hosts a large invitational gathering at the Farm Experiment Station near Belle Mina with 500 expected attendees and speakers from Auburn and Kiwanis International.
Out of Town Roll Heavy for School
Large numbers from out of town join Decatur people at the district training school session this week at the First Methodist church. An estimated 70 to 80 are enrolled in courses taught by capable teachers. Students come from Belle Mina Mooresville Tanner Courtland Elkmont Hartselle Athens and Trinity. Classes meet each evening at 7 30.
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Decatur
First Methodist Church
Belle Mina
Mooresville
Tanner
Courtland
Elkmont
Hartselle
Athens
Trinity
Miss Hines Heads to Church Conference
Miss Christine Hines of the First Presbyterian Church Decatur left this morning for Shocco Springs to attend the Presbyterian Young People's Conference. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Hines
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Shocco Springs
Presbyterian Young People’s Conference
Miss Hines
J. A
Cotton futures open steady with varied July to May quotes
New York cotton futures began steady trading on June 10 with July at 38 cents, October at 8.63, December at 8.87, January 8.99, March 9.18, and May 9.37 cents.
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New York
Little Billie Jo McDougal Dies at Home Funeral
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Manson McDougal dies at home on Decatur route 3. Funeral services held at Rev Aldridge residence and burial in Macedonia cemetery, survivors include parents and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Billie Jo McDougal
Manson McDougal
Decatur
Aldridge
Macedonia Cemetery
Fine Citizen McKelvey Dies After Monthlong Illness
Herbert E. McKelvey 54 prominent in business and church circles died this morning at Benevolent hospital after a monthlong illness. He lived at 508 6th Avenue West. Funeral at First Christian church on Moulton Street Thursday at 4 pm with Rev. Sanford. burial at Roselawn cemetery. Survived by wife three sons sisters brother and half brother. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Benevolent Hospital
McKelvey
6Th Avenue
West
First Christian Church
Moulton Street
Sanford
Roselawn Cemetery
Glen
Mobile
Herschel and
Russell
Decatur
Eva Couch
J. W. Bailey
Forrest Sims
Lawrence McKelvey
Texas
Frank Preuit
Trinity
Homecoming Day at Chapel Hill Church
The public is invited to attend homecoming day at the Chapel Hill church next Sunday June 14 with all day services. Morning preaching and afternoon singing follow. The arrangements committee invites everyone to come and bring well filled baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Chapel Hill
Committee On Arrangements
Poseidon Submarine Sinking Weighed on Britons in 1929 Fleet
The Poseidon sank after a collision with a merchant vessel about 21 miles north of Weihaiwei in the Yellow Sea. Eight crew members were reportedly in contact with the mother ship Medway while others perished, with two rescued later dying. Three ships, Hermes Berwick and Cumberland, aided the scene as the Admiralty confirmed the tragedy.
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Wethaiver
China
Medway
Yellow Sea
Ecge
England
Admiralty
Poseidon
Weihaiwel
Hermes
Berwick
Cumberland
China Sea
Rising Sun Lodge to Install Officers in 104th Year
Rising Sun Lodge No. 29 A F and A M one of Alabama's oldest lodges announces public installation on June 24 to celebrate its 104th anniversary. Grand Master Lovelady will preside with officers named for the new year. ceremony includes a picnic dinner at Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Sun Lodge
A. F
A. M
Alabama
B. R. Ross
R. M. Sibley
S. W
W. H. Kilgore
J. W
J.C. Holesapple
John G. McGehee
W. W. Russell
S. D
Earl Riggs
Ww. Lawhorn
J. H. Eb
Lovelady
Birmingham
Dr. Lovelady
Morgan Countian
Hillman Hospital
Danville
Broadus Accepts Place With Canal Bank in New Orleans
T. H. Broadus, a prominent Decatur businessman and Harvard Business School graduate, left for New Orleans where he has accepted a position with the Canal Bank and Trust Company. He previously studied at Washington and Lee University and worked in federal reserve banking. Hundreds of friends wish him success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Broadus
Decatur
New Orleans
Canal Bank & Trust Company
Crescent City
Broadus
Harvard University School of Business Administration
Washington & Lee University
Lexington
School of Commerce
Federal Reserve Banking Service
Keller to speak at Kiwanis meeting in Belle Mina
Keller, manager of the Morgan county strawberry growers association and resident of Hartselle, is expected to attend a Kiwanis meeting Thursday in Belle Mina. He has had outstanding success in strawberry culture in the county this year and now turns to marketing Irish potatoes.
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Keller
Morgan County
Strawberry Growers Association
Belle Mina
Hartselle
Tyler Will Preach At McKenzie on Parkville Circuit
Rev. R. T. Tyler presiding elder of the Decatur district will preach Sunday at 11 o'clock at McKenzie Church on the Parkville circuit. An afternoon conference will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Tyler
Decatur
McKenzie Church
Parkville
All-Day Singing Scheduled at Macedonia Sunday
An all day singing is planned for the fourth Sunday in June at Macedonia route three Decatur. The program starts with Sunday school at nine a.m. and singing at ten. Dinner will be served on the ground at noon followed by more singing in the afternoon. The public is invited to attend.
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Macedonia
Route Three
Decatur
Dinner guests motor to Wheeler and Town Creek
Miss Katreen Wilson and Miss Katie Marvin Thompson along with Messrs. Alton Dean and Frank Sanderson motored to Wheeler and Town Creek Sunday to dine with Miss Wilson’s mother and enjoyed a family visit.
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Katreen Wilson
Katie Marvin Thompson
Alton Dean
Frank Sanderson
Wheeler and
Town Creek
Miss Wilson
McDaniel Shows Marked Health Improvement at Union Grove
McDaniel, who had been seriously ill at his Union Grove home, is described as much improved. Friends are pleased by the gain in his condition and hope for full recovery.
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McKelvey
Union Grove
McDaniel
One Delivery Set for Saturday in City Mail Plan
Postmaster L A Day announced that beginning Saturday the city will have a single daily mail delivery. The 44 hour work week must start by July 1 and the Saturday afternoon delivery will be eliminated to minimize patron disruption. Postal workers will adhere to the new working schedule with city carriers affected.
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L. A. Day
Co Ee
Postmaster Day
Diversification Plans Highlight Farmer Meeting
Falkville on Tuesday night drew farmers and merchants to hear diversification talks. B G Hall agriculture teacher urged growing crops beyond cotton for year around income. A federal farm loan drouth committee from the county will attend the Kiwanis event at the experiment farm with Charles T Stephenson John T Cooper and J Walter Clopton among the group.
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Morgan County
Drouth Relief Farm Loan Fund
Memphis, Tenn
John T. Cooper
Hartselle
Charles T. Stephenson
J. W
Falkville
B. G. Hall
Federal Farm Loan
Drouth
Kiwanis
Experiment Farm
J. Walter Clopton
Local guests include Rochester pair and hosts
Mr. and Mrs. George Schermer horn and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bradley of Rochester Minnesota were guests of Edward Thompson. Mrs horn will be remembered as Mrs Eula Bradley.
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George Schermerhorn
Edward Bradley
Rochester, Minn
Edward Thompson
Horn
Eula Bradley
Communists Throw Bottles at American Consulate in Dresden
Reports say bottles were hurled at the American consulate office in Dresden. Messages on the bottles called for ending American imperialism and urged unity of black and white workers and support for African American comrades.
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Dresden
Germany
Convicted on Train Attack Faces Electric Chair
The article reports a group of men convicted for attacking two Huntsville mill workers aboard a Jackson Mississippi train. The state claims a white group forced most boys off the train after a confrontation with a black group. The defendants await sentencing as guards protect the prisoners during trial amid national unrest and demonstrations in New York and Berlin over communist actions near the American consulate.
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Huntsville
New York City
Berlin
Stockholders Meeting Planned for MLL in July
Stockholders of MLL will meet in annual session Friday July 10 in the basement of Tennessee Valley Bank. The notice notes a financial figure of over $4,000 and references the company’s biweekly operations and preindustrial era context.
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MLL
Xiery Mills, Inc
Tennessee Valley
Miss Christian Westmoreland Returns Home
Miss Christian Westmoreland has returned to her home in Palkville Alabama after visiting friends and relatives in Ves Fi.
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Christian Westmoreland
Local cotton cater today at seven and one half per pound
Local market note lists cotton at seven and one half cents per pound with a probable sale at seven this evening. Traders eye demand and price movements in the short session.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. A. Jacobs
Benevolent Hospital
A. J. Perolio
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Montgomery
D. E B. Pruitt, Jr
State Board of Health
Ben Gray
Lilian Alexander Moore
J. T. Niger
South Decatur
Southside Baptist Church
8. H. Wilds
Mr. Wilds
Ernest Garrett
Alabama Hosiery Mills, Inc
Columbia
Tennessee
W. W Pussell
James Nelson Bloodworth
L. R. Day
J. R. Colvard
Imogene Ryan
R. E. Ryan
Louisville and Nashville
John P. Matlock
Second Avenue
Dave Gibson
Central Baptist Sunday School
Daily Force
Moulton Heights
De‘eatur
An Tes Aie
Uy Searia
Memphis
Drouth Loan Committee
Court House
Dean Funchess
Agricultural Committee
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Dean M. J. Punchess
Farm Extension Service
Auburn
North Alabama
Limestone County
Morgan
Foreman King
Marion Spidie
Limestone
Kiwanis Club
M. P. Jackson
Kiwanis International
J. L. Liles
Jefferson County
Sam Isreal
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Florence
J. W. Clapton
Harding
Marion
President Harding
Jean de Wolfe
Miss de Wolfe
David J. Morgan
Toledo
Charles M. Weil
Herbert McKelvey
Herbert E. McKelvey
Fred Tidwell
Herbert Hughes
Arthur Tidwell
John Matlock
B. A. Ross
F. A. Bloodworth
Ed Chandler
B. E. Preuit
W. E. Sivley
John Sandlin
F. L. Chenault
Erskine Chenault
B. L. Malone
J. H. Crow
Mason Crow
John Maxwell
B. A. Turner
R. L. Maury
J. J. Akers
J. B. Harlow
James A. Forman
Hodges Crow
Perseus
Pandora
Proteus
Rising Sun
EIN
Lodge
Dancy
Unity Dancy
Mary Lou Dancy
C. C. Harris
James A. Nelson
Canal B & Trust Company
Keller IS
Tyler
McKenzie
Wheeler
Playboy
Elliott R. Hathaway
Massachusetts
Tiverton
R. I
Wolfe's News Agency
Scottsboro, al
Bip
National Guard
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