Deadly Tornadoes Ravage Minnesota Wisconsin Regions
A string of tornadoes swept across southern Minnesota and southern Wisconsin late Friday leaving five dead and about 60 injured. Major damage occurred near Menomonie and Randolph with extensive property loss totaling well over 500000 dollars in Eau Claire and surrounding areas. National Guard units responded, thirty plus hospitalizations, and numerous homes and businesses destroyed or badly damaged.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Menomonie
Wis
Randolph
Miss
Fall Claire
St. Paul Park
Minn
St. Paul
Aease
At. Eau Claire
Austin
Oslo
Inn
Munson Hill
Ellsworth
la Cross
Charles Wolbert
Wolbert
Louis Haines
Carl Kaiser
William Drappe
Wolbert Farm
City
National Guard
Northfield
135Th Infantry
Hastings
206Th Infantry
Seven Months Old Child Found Dead
The seven months old son of Mr and Mrs Wilma Edwards was found dead Tuesday morning at the parents home. Believed to have died of a heart attack the death comes as a bereavement to the family and friends express sympathy.
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Tre
Wilma Edwards
Classified Market Proves Resilient Amid Slump Fears
Despite analyst talk of a downturn the local classifieds market remains robust with steady ads and growing listings across categories. Trade groups report persistent demand from sellers and buyers and a steady stream of new small businesses entering the space.
Two youths held after car wreck in Alabama case
Mobile Alabama report states Matt Murphy Jr of Birmingham and Lloyd Kingsbury of Atlanta were charged with manslaughter in warrants sworn yesterday after a car crash Thursday night in Baldwin County that killed Joseph Campbell. Sheriff Carthus Irwin and Chief Deputy Henry Wilkins are investigating.
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Mobile
Ala
Matt Murphy, Jr
Birmingham
Lloyd Kingsbury
Atlanta
Joseph Campbell
Baldwin County
Carthus Irwin
Henry Wilkins
Vacation Bible School Closes With Commencement Program
The daily vacation Bible school at Community House on Church Street ended Friday morning with a commencement program. Demonstrations of Bible memory work, crafts by all age groups, and quilts by mothers highlighted the event. Eleven visitors attended as teachers and ice cream was served after the program.
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Church Street
Bible School
Community Welfare Board
C. A. Wilmore
B. L. Malone
Elizabeth Wallace
Clara Kelly
Frances Mason
Mary Battle Hendrix
Mary Vernon Dix
Paul Dix
Frances Nungester
Marjory Woodruff
Margaret Alexander
W. H. Ritter
Ned Frazier
Two Women Held On Dry Charges
Officers from Sheriff B. E. B. Davis raided a house on the Decatur Hartselle highway and arrested two women on charges of violating the prohibition law. Two gallons of white corn liquor were seized. The women are held to await the grand jury's Monday morning session.
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B. EB. Davis
Decatur
Hartselle
Typhoid Shots Administered in Summer Immunization Drive
County health offices crowded again this morning as scores sought anti typhoid inoculations and diphtheria immunizations. Since the summer campaign began a large number have received typhoid shots despite the year being off for regular work.
Fletcher Hodge Captured Today
Fletcher Hodge aged 30, a former baseball player, sought since his wife was shot to death Thursday night in Blytheville Arkansas, was captured near Blytheville today after seeking food and rest at a farm house.
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Blytheville
Ark
Fletcher Hodge
Fred Walker Ten to be Tried Here Monday
More than 120 witnesses summoned for circuit court as the State resumes the case against Fred Walker charged with the slaying of Wesley White on Wolf Mountain. Walker was previously found guilty and sentenced to 35 years, but retried after an appeal.
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State
Fred Walker
Wesley White
Wolf Mountain
Walker
White
Srontt Court
High Court
James E. Horton
Cris Gaines
Sam. Gaines
Miss Winton Improves After Surgery At Benevolent Hospital
Miss Lorraine Winton 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Winton, remained resting after a successful operation performed by Drs. Greer and Bragg. She was injured days earlier when struck by a Memphis Special near Swan Lake while walking with classmates, suffering crushed lung, displaced heart, broken spine and ribs, with recovery hoped as lungs strengthen.
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Lorraine Winton
R. M. Winton
Benevolent’ Hospital
Miss Winton
Greer
Bragg
Swan Lake
Memphis
Local Cotton Market Prices Decline and Stabilize
The report shows middling prices at 12.65 and 12.40 for strict and middling categories with strict low at 11.40 and low cannégornece 10.40, indicating a downward shift followed by limited stabilization in the local market.
Dr Stunick to Speak at Nazarene Events in Morgan
Rev Dr Stunick archeologist from University of Chicago will speak tonight at the Nazarene tent on Sixth Avenue. She will lecture Sunday at the Nazarene church in Hartselle at 11 o clock. A Nashville quartet will perform at the tent Saturday 7:30 pm and again in Hartselle Sunday 2:30 and 7:30 pm with Dr Sturfick speaking at each service.
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Stunick
Chicago University
Nazerene
Sixth Avenue
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Church of the Nazarene
Hartselle
Nashville
Sturfick
University of Chicago
Decatur Be Mecca For Candidates
Morgan county candidates are expected to flood Decatur for the grand jury and the Fred Walker case in Circuit court. The city will be a meeting point for office seekers, with a full campaign push anticipated to begin in the next few days.
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Morgan County
Fred Walker
Decatur
Morality Play Presented at Church by Audrey Johnston
Miss Audrey Johnston of John Fletcher College Oskaloosa Iowa presents a morality play Experience on Sunday evening at seven. The dramatization explores forces of good and evil and promises interest from start to finish. Johnston a Northwestern graduate brings broad dramatic experience to the performance.
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Audrey Johnston
John Fletcher College
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Miss Johnston
Northwestern University
Periodist Church
Capone Faces New Warrants After Palm Island Victory
The Chicago gangster Scarface Al Capone, after winning a nuisance padlock case on Palm Island, faces four new warrants over false arrest claims against Safety Director McCreary. State Attorney Vernon Hawthorne vows to run Capone out of Dade County, with Deputy sheriffs serving warrants as bonds set at 5000 dollars each.
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Miami
Fila
Scarface al Capone
Palm Island
Chicago
5S. D. McCreary
Capone
Dade County
McCreary
McCaskill
Collins
Criminal Court
Anti Tuberculosis Campaign Planned
Local health authorities support a state wide drive against tuberculosis. The State Health Officer Baker says education and physician cooperation have reduced tubercular illness and will push further gains against the disease.
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Baker
River Gauge Shows Drop as Tennessee River Falls
The Tennessee river level is slipping with a gauge reading near three feet at the local point, indicating a falling stream. River conditions suggest improving flow while caution remains for low-water stretches downstream.
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Tennessee
Let Us Go to Church Next Sunday Sermon
The sermon urges listeners to offer constructive support rather than criticism of the church. It challenges readers to build, not tear down, and to invite others to attend services. It asks if personal absence contributes to empty pews and urges a concrete effort to bring people to church next Sunday.
Acquitted of Murder Charge in Alabama Court
In Etowah circuit court at Gadsden Alabama on June 14 Odes Bruce 34 was acquitted of murder for the February 4 slaying of M M Martin Attalla coal dealer who he said struck him with a chair in defense of life Martin allegedly threatened Bruce with a knife Bruce's father testified that Martin had threatened Bruce prior to the fatal chair blow.
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Gadsden
Ala
Odes Bruce
Etowah
Bruce
M. M. Martin
Attalla
Martin
Vacation Bible School Grows at First Methodist Hartselle
Vacation Bible School at First Methodist Church in Hartselle opened Monday and reports strong progress. About 125 children from multiple city Sunday schools are enrolled, with an excellent staff led by Mrs. N. H. Abernathy as general director.
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First Methodist
Hartselle
Methodist Sunday School
N. H. Abernathy
Merchants Here Observe Flag Day in Decatur
Flag Day was observed in Decatur with the display of Old Glory on the streets. Merchants joined the national commemoration as the 14th of June marks the anniversary of the stars and stripes, celebrated as the most beautiful of all flags.
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Decatur
Boy drowns after slipping from river walkway
In Andalusia Alabama Willis Locklar seven year old son of Mr and Mrs L A Locklar drowned yesterday after slipping from a walkway over the Conecuh river. The child fell into about 30 feet of water as the parents watched helplessly and scores joined in the search. His body was recovered in relatively shallow water several feet from the fall site.
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Andalusia
Ala
Conecuh River
Willis Locklar
L. A. Locklar
Police faced heavy call volumes in Decatur spring
The Decatur police report unusually high aid demands through winter and spring. Officers investigated cases, dug into their own pockets, and sought help from friends to relieve distressed residents. They expect fewer charity calls as summer approaches.
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Decatur
Rigsbee
Emory Grants Decatur Student Degree Honor
Lucian Bloodworth of Decatur was among seventeen Alabama students earning degrees from Emory University at the Atlanta commencement. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration and held multiple leadership roles in Pi Kappa Alpha, Bats, Phi Gam es, Economics, student government, class secretary, Activities Council, and the Democratic executive council.
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Atlanta
Lucian Bloodworth
Decatur
Alabama
Emory University
Lucian
Pi Kappa Alpha
Emory
Bats
Phi Games Literary Society
Economics Club
School of Business Administration
Student Activities Council
Democratic Executive Council
Congress Session Nearing End After Tariff Bill Passes
A weary public greeted Senate passage of the tariff bill with relief and expectation of an early adjournment. For months business conditions suffered as Congress failed to agree, and observers hope Friday's action will restore stability.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Mississippi Man Held For Murder
James Tucker a 24 year old resident of Columbus Mississippi is jailed in Jefferson County on charges of murder and robbery. Police say he killed Walter Mason during a hold up at a Fairfield area store two weeks ago as they were leaving with robbed goods. Tucker says the pistol fired accidentally and he was arrested Thursday in Alabama. He will appear in Bessemer division court.
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Birmingham
James Tucker
Columbus
Miss
Jefferson County
Walter Mason
Tucker
Pairfield
Bessemer
Alt Court
Victim's Wife and a Marine Facing Death
Tom's River, N J June 14 AP Lester Under down and Mrs Hattie Evang were found guilty today of the murder of Robert the woman's husband and were sentenced to die in the electric chair. The jury gave no mercy recommendation after about two and a half hours deliberation. Evants and U United States marine from Lakehurst Sarata two days after Evans was d from the navy. Chappel and Carmichael testified that Derdown offered $100 to kill two guys but Derdown did the shooting and then they with the butt of his service rifle. Mrs Evans at first claimed it was her husband and Duffy the apartment superintendent but later named Uncle the slayer. A plain looking woman of years Mrs Evans showed only once during the trial Prosecutor Davis attacked her character. The defense rested on an alibi claiming to be asleep in the bunk at the air station at the time.
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Tom’s River
N. J
Lester Underdown
Hattie Evang
Robert
Evants
U United States Marine
Lakehurst
Sarata
Evans
Navy
Chappel
Carmichael
Derdown
Uncle
Davis
Verdict for plaintiff in Home Age Finance v Clem case
A circuit court jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the case Home Age Finance Company against E. E. Clem and Clem and Clem's Storage Garage after hearing the evidence.
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Home Age Finance Pany
E. E. Clem
Clem
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