Wild Confusion Follows Coastline Oil Tanker Crash
A collision between the oil tanker Pinthis and the passenger liner Fairfax off Scituate, Massachusetts, sparked a massive fire and presumed deaths of more than 40 aboard the Pinthis and Fairfax. Rescue efforts were hampered by fog and damaged radio antennas. dozens were unaccounted for as flames raged and the vessels sank within minutes.
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Boston
Fall River
Fairfax
Massachusetts Bay
Norfolk
Scituate
Shell Eastern Petroleum Company
Banquet at Lyons to honor gubernatorial candidates
The League of Women Voters reports plans for a Thursday banquet at Hotel Lyons honoring gubernatorial candidates. Delegations from Florence Huntsville Athens and other towns are expected. Tickets total around 150 already sold with seats arranged in order of candidate.
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League of Women Voters
Hotel
Lyons
League
Pennessee Valley
Florence
Huntsville
Athens
Tuscumbia
Sheffield
Athens Moulton
Courtland
Hartselle
Mooresville
Belle Mina
W. B. Edmundson
J. R. Daniel
Eugene Morrow
Fair League
H. C. Athey
Hotel Lyons Cafe
Ticket Holders Served First for Thursday Banquet
The League of Women Voters requests that tickets be shown at the door for admission to Thursday night’s governor banquet. Those with advance reservations will be admitted and seated before any standees. Limited banquet room means advance tickets are required for those without prior purchase.
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League of Women Voters
Corinth Child Injured In Fall Near Mill
Four year old Copeland Powell son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Powell of Corinth sustained a broken arm Saturday while playing near the mill. He fell while the mill was in operation and nearly into the grindshift. He is resting well at home.
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Copeland
Dewey Powell
Corinth
Masonic Lodges Pick Officials For Coming Year
Rising Sun Lodge No. 20 selects Julian H. Blackwell as worshipful master and a full slate of officers. Albany Lodge No. 491 names Elbert Speer worshipful master and nine others including J. O. Colvard senior warden and W. H. Carter treasurer for the ensuing year with a joint installation set for June 23.
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Rising Sun
Albany Lodge
A. F
A. M
Rising Sun Lodge No
Julian H. Blackwell
B. R. Ross
R. M. Sibley
L. 8. Robinson
J. C. Holesapple
W. H. Kilgore
G. E. Tankersley
G. W. Lawhorn
Ryler
W. H. Wise
Elbert Speer
J. O. Colvard
W. B. McAgee
C. E. Sittason
W. H. Carter
Sam Rogers
J. Green
A. C. McKnight
Tyler
J. L. Draper
Charity Ball Planned by Acme Club in Huntsville
Members of the Acme club of Huntsville sponsor a charity ball on June 17 at the Monte Sano pavilion with Jimmie Joy’s orchestra providing music. The group has broadcast from Dallas Hotel Adolphus and Brown Hotel Louisville and has played at Georgia Tech commencements and Sewanee events. A large turnout from Decatur is expected.
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Acme Club
Huntsville
Monte Sano
Jimmie Joy
City approves weed cutting to clean parkways
Many prisoners choose to work off city fines rather than paying cash. Recent efforts have cleaned parkways along residential streets, improving appearance and attracting favorable comment from residents.
Baptizing Set Here For Thursday at Riverview River Bank
The Church of God in Austinville announces a baptismal ceremony Thursday at 2 30 PM on the river bank at the end of Riverview avenue. The public is invited to attend.
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Church of God
Austinville
River Bank
Riverview Avenue
New Bridge Across Tennessee River Opens for Traffic
The George S. Houston toll bridge linking Huntsville and Gadsden on the Tennessee is now open to traffic. It is the eighth of 15 toll bridges authorized by the 1927 legislature to be completed.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Bridge Corporation Today
George S. Houston
Tennessee River
Huntsville
Gadsden
Surprise Witness in Avant Slaying Trial
In Geneva Alabama on June 11 the state presents a surprise witness in the Lee Phillips case over the death of Prof. Claude F Avant. Charley Elmore testified Phillips told him details of the slaying after the professor vanished from Slocomb on September 12, 1928, echoing statements made to Attorney General Charley C. McCall. The trial rushes witnesses as the courtroom fills daily.
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Geneva
Ala
Lee Phillips
Claude F. Avant
Slocomb
Charley Elmore
Geneva County
Phillips
Elmore
Charley C. McCall
Milby
Reg Elmore
Finishing Touches On Store Building On Second Avenue
Remodeling of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company buildings on Second Avenue nears completion. The project doubles the store floor space and enhances the area's appearance and convenience for shoppers.
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Second Avenue
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Guarded Grave as Autopsy Sought in Convict's Death
At Fort Payne Alabama officers guard the grave of J A Marshall who died in a Jefferson county convict camp. Coroner J D Russum orders exhumation and autopsy to probe possible hammer blows and heart attack as cause of death. Marshall had served 18 months for larceny and was punished three hours in the dog house.
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Fort Payne
Ala
J. A. Marshall
Jefferson County
J. D. Russum
Russum
G. Graham
Birmingham
Dekalb County
Rainesville
Marshall
Joe Pickens
Jefferson County Board of Revenue
Cannon Again Quizzed By Senate Lobby Committee
Bishop James Cannon Jr answered questions on Southern Methodist Church activities but refused to discuss his 1928 anti Smith campaign funds. Senators Walsh and Robinson clashed over unreported $48000 and the Huston money link as Chairman Caraway weighed Cannon's objections.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
James Cannon
Southern Methodist Church
Walsh
Montana
anti-Smith
Cannon
E. ©. Jameson
New York
Robinson
Indiana
Wisconsin
Caraway
Huston
Blaine
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Car Crash Tragedy Dawned on Athens Road And Tampa Kin
W L Waring Jr secretary manager of Lyons Fertilizer Company Tampa arrives to visit relatives hurt in a Athens area car wreck that killed 5 year old Mary Louise McLane. Mr McLane contracted pneumonia. wife improving. Addie Mai Michaels injured spine. Waring to return to Florida with the girl’s body for burial.
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Florida City
McLane
Addie Mai Michaels
Associated Press
Decatur Teachers Very Busy Now
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports a marked rise in interest in Decatur and Morgan county with teachers busy welcoming new students and teaching in summer schools. Eva Gargus notes pride in illiteracy school efforts and her summers teaching there.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Decatur
Morgan County
Eva Gargus
State University
Appeal Sparks Help for Deserving Gill After Fire
A liberal response followed an appeal for aid to Thomas Gill whose home and belongings were destroyed by fire off the Somerville pike. Gill a Black man and his family were in a field when the blaze occurred and he was saved. The Daily calls him a very deserving case and donations can be made by calling telephone 862.
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Thomas Gill
Somerville Pike
Gill
Court Handicaps Lawyer Candidates
Lawyer candidates for county or circuit office face a June session of circuit court that requires their presence. They plan an intensive campaign drive immediately after the tribunal adjourns.
Morgan Farmers Watch Reports on County Poultry and Dairy Growth
Morgan county farmers without an agricultural agent watch Limestone county poultry raisers and dairymen meetings. Limestone countians find both industries profitable and livestock and poultry populations have risen in recent months.
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Morgan County
Limestone County
Limestone
Local Pastor To Attend International Church Meeting
Rev. W. H. Moore and his wife will travel to Anderson Indiana for the Church of God international convention. After the conference they will visit their daughters in Rock Island Illinois. The local pastor will be away about two weeks with his family.
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W. H. Moore
Earl
Anderson
Ind
Church of God
Rock Island
Local Family Plans Huntsville Day Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Julian and their daughter Jane, along with Mrs. G. O. Davidson and children, will motor to Huntsville Thursday to spend the day with relatives.
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Julian
Jane
G. O. Davidson
Huntsville
Speculation on Heflin’s Fourth of July Meeting
Local politicians, in Birmingham, speculate Heflin may skip the November race as an independent after being barred from a Wes mary by deserting the party in 1928. Others think Alabama Democrats will punish his desertion, similar to the Simmons Bailey vote outcome.
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Heflin
Birmingham
Wes Mary
Alabama
Simmons
North
Josiah Bailey
Senate
Cupid Forgets Month Of Brides
From Probate records Daniel Cupid shows June opening with only three white marriages. If this rate holds, fewer than twelve white couples will wed in June, a decline from May when fourteen unions occurred.
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Daniel Cupid
Police Proud Of New Autos In Decatur
Decatur police celebrate two new patrol automobiles kept bright and polished at all times. Officers say the cars enhance readiness and reliability for patrol duties, reflecting pride in equipment and maintenance.
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Decatur Police Department
Two Men Die, One Hurt in Montgomery Auto Crash
M A Gibson of Troy died in a Montgomery hospital from injuries after a car went off the road near here last night. W E Bowers of Roanoke Va remained unconscious with internal injuries and severe cuts. The pair, members of the Knights of Pythias lodge, were found in a ditch beside their wrecked coupe near a concrete culvert while returning from Tuskegee.
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Montgomery
Ala
M. A. Gibson
Troy
W. E. Bowers
Roanoke
Joe King Stanley
Knights of Pythis
Alabama
Tuskegee
Bowers
Columbus
Three Dividends for People Here
The Textile Realty Company pays a six percent semi annual dividend totaling about $6,000. City National Bank declares an eight percent semi annual dividend totaling $8,000 payable June 30. Decatur Savings and Loan votes five percent on common stock and seven percent on preferred stock, payable June 30.
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Decatur
Textile Realty Company
City National Bank
Decatur Savings and Loan Company
Docket Prep by Morgan County Clerk for Inquisitors Meet
Miss Mary Gargus, deputy county court clerk, prepared the docket for an upcoming Morgan County inquisitors meeting. The short notice docket work goals to organize cases and attendees for the session.
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Mary Gargus
Morgan
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Helen
Marie
Thejow
Genter
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Masonic Lodges
Tennessee
Senate Group
Churchman
Bishop
Tampa
W. G. McLane
Morgan Farmers Watch
Cupid
Faith Burrows
King Features Syndicate
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