Final audit of city plant cost and grant changes
The council heard the final audit of the municipal electric distribution system. Changes during construction added 37306 dollars for poles, trimming, posts, substations protection, and service extensions to several customers. The original 350000 dollar loan and 82000 dollar grant may extend to 100000 with city contribution.
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L. O. Biffert
Francis and Haley
Alabama
Country Club
Danville Road
Beloved Lady Roxie Moore 78 Dies in Hartselle
Mrs. Roxie Moore 78 longtime Hartselle resident died at home Thursday afternoon. Survived by two daughters Mrs. H C Jones of Atalla and Mrs R T Paute of Birmingham. four sons Anderson Hartselle Haster Cullman J D Birmingham Luther Tuscumblarr. Funeral at Bethel this afternoon at two o'clock conducted by Rev Titus Aldridge. Pallbearers listed and flower arrangers named.
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Roxie Moore
Hartselle
H. C. Jones
Atalla
R. T. Paute
Birmingham
Anderson
Haster
Cullman
J. D
H. C. Jones Jr
Carl Jones
James Moore
Howard Moore
Ottis Moore
J. D. Moore Jr
Barbara Jones
Ann Moore
Addie Holmes
Mildred Jones
Emily Belle Moore
Mary Lee Moore
Dog found through want ads
A lost dog was located after a single want ad was published and broad reader responses led to the find. The black and white English setter female, collar labeled A. H. Underhill, was identified and returned. Johnny Kiehl notified for reward arrangements. Free Princess Theatre tickets are offered daily to want ad readers.
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Wost
A. H. Underhill
Johnny Kiehl
Princess Theatre
French Submarine Phenix Reported Missing After Dive
Paris June 16 AP The French submarine Phenix with four officers and 59 men aboard failed to reappear after a dive on June 15 off Cam Ranh Bay Indo China. Navy searches by sea air and ships continue as tensions rise over Far East base construction and recent submarine disasters.
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Paris
Navy Ministry
Phenix
Bay of
Camranh
French Indo-China
Indo-China
Cam-Ranh
Far Eastern
Navy Ms
Cam-Ranh Bay
France
Bulwark
Far East
Japan
China
Navy
Elysee Palace
Albert Lebrun
Sultan
Illness Victim A T Wilkes Passes In Decatur
Alfred T Wilkes 75 longtime Decatur resident and former L N Railroad employee died at Benevolent Society Hospital after a month of treatment. Funeral at Central Methodist with Rev Archibald and Rev Hawkins. Burial at City Cemetery private Saturday. Survived by son John E Wilkes sister Mrs Charles C Teague and a grandson. Pallbearers listed.
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Alfred T. Wilkes
Decatur
Benevolent Society Hospital
Central Methodist Church
R. L. Archibald
Ira F. Hawkins
Brown
Ferry Street
City Cemetery
Wilkes
John E. Wilkes
City of
Charles C. Teague
Louisville
Emmett McClary
H. P. Still
W. P. Moore
Walter McCall
Herman Troup
Jack Dillehay
L. & N. Railroad
Alabama Day Plans Shape Washington Visit for Alabama Delegation
Alabama officials and others will gather Monday night in Washington to hear speakers led by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace. The Alabama State Society will honor a delegation en route to New York for Alabama Day at the World's Fair, with 400 to 500 Alabamians expected to join the trip.
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Washington
Alabama
Henry A. Wallace
Alabama State Society
New York
William B. Bankhead
Wallace
Dixon
Edwin M. Watson
John H. Bankhead
Lister Hill
Raymond Clapper
Washington Gridiron Club
The
Farmer
State buys 30 heavy duty dump trucks in Alabama bid
Montogmery reports purchase of 30 heavy duty dump trucks from Adamson Motor Co Birmingham. Adamson bid was low among 150 entries and traded in 26 old trucks paying 28590 for the new vehicles.
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Montgoery
Ala
Adamson Motor Co
Birmingham
State Finance Department
Adamson
Million Dollar Rain Said to Hit Delmarva Farmers
In Salisbury Maryland on June 16 the Salisbury Times noted a farm supplies ad seeking a “Million dollar rain” for Delmarva Peninsula farmers. That night a miniature cloudburst struck Salisbury and rained again the next morning.
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Salisbury
Salisbury Times
Delmarva Peninsula
Harris Leaves for Dallas as Father-in-law Falls Ill
State Senator Norman Harris departed for Dallas Texas due to the serious illness of his father-in-law Mr Pressly. Mrs Harris and their baby had been in Dallas for several days awaiting developments surrounding his condition.
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Dallas
Norman Harris
Texas
Pressly
Funeral for 18 month old Robert Roosevelt Wylie
The 18 month old Robert Roosevelt Wylie son of Mr and Mrs Garth Wylie died from whooping cough at home in Hillsboro Thursday. Funeral at Wheeler Baptist Church at 4 30 PM with Rev Will Coffey officiating burial at Smyrna cemetery Lawrence county. Survived by parents two sisters grandparents and other relatives.
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Robert Roosevelt Wylie
Garth Wylie
Wheeler Baptist Church
Will Coffey
Brown
Decatur
Smyrna Cemetery
Lawrence County
Hillsboro
Charles
George Wylie
E. L. Zills
E L. Zillis
Stock Law Endorsed in Grove Hill Campaign Kickoff
A state wide stock law campaign backed by agriculture and conservation officials opened with a rally in Grove Hill attracting about 400. C. D. Gilmore led the effort noting endorsements and no opposition. Paterson and Jones urged fencing cattle and conservation while condemning open range fires.
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Paterson
Alabama
J. Brooks Toler
B. D. Turner
Mobile
Toler
Fred Stimpson
Alabama Wildlife Federation
G. W. Gilmore
Jackson
A. W. Hill
Grove Hil
J. E. Bedsole
METHOD OF CONTROL OF WORMS IS GIVEN
Southeast Morgan county farmers face a worm outbreak that has destroyed cotton in Wolfe Beat. The pest is identified as vetch worm, same as corn ear worm, not a cutworm. Control advised: dust with calcium arsenate or arsenate with hydrated lime. damage usually ends within ten days.
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Morgan County
Wolfe Beat
B. G. Hall
Howard Bowling
W. A. Ruffin
Auburn
FDR Extends Best Wishes to King George VI Aboard Empress of Britain
President and Mrs Roosevelt send farewell messages to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as the Empress of Britain departs Halifax. They express pleasure at the royal visit and gratitude for the warm American welcome. The ship, with Canadian escorts, maintains 24 knots, aiming for Conception Bay Newfoundland by 7 p.m. EST.
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Britain
United States
Halifax
Roosevelt
Conception Bay
Newfoundland
Addition Built to Hamil Clinic on Bank Street
Five rooms are added to the Hamil Clinic in the 600 block of Bank Street. The project adds four bedrooms plus an operating and examination room at the rear. Completion is expected in about 30 days.
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Hamil
Bank Street
Storm moves into Alabama in Gulf areas
Mobile Alabama reports a tropical storm crossing the gulf and threatening low lying areas. Evacuations began for the Roya Industrial School personnel and residents as waves flood Gulf Shores Cedar Point and the Cochrane Bridge area. Forecaster Frank T Cole expects Mobile to be struck by afternoon winds 40 to 50 mph.
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Mobile
Ala
Gulf
Mobile Bay
Bay Bridge
Coast Guard
Roya Industrial School
Roy Grubbs
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Gulf Shores
Baldwin County
Cedar Point
Alabama
Cochrane Bridge
Frank T. Cole
Cole
Tropical disturbance moves inland toward Mobile and Pensacola
The weather service reports a tropical disturbance with winds up to 50 mph moving inland in the Mobile Pensacola area. The center is near Mobile Alabama with warnings continuing from Panama City Florida to Mobile and small craft advisories on the Mississippi coast.
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New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Mobile- Pensacola
Pensacola
Fia
Mobile
Ala
Panama City
Fla
Mississippi
Mrs Cecilia Walden Dies At Benevolent Hospital
Mrs. Cecilia Walden 20 of Danville route 3 died at 6 30 PM Thursday at Benevolent Society Hospital after being brought in Wednesday for treatment Final rites were held at 3 PM today at Johnson Chapel with Rev Dee Montgomery in charge burial directed by Drinkard Howell Survivors include husband a daughter Ethelen a son Ellis her parents Mr and Mrs W M Holl of Decatur two brothers and two sisters
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Cecil Walden
Danville
Benevolent Society Hospital
Johnson Chapel
Dee Montgomery
Drinkard-Howell
Ethelen
Ellis
W. M. Holland
Decatur
Night watchman halts burglary attempt in Birmingham office
A 63-year-old night watchman at Liberty Life in downtown Birmingham thwarted three would-be safe crackers. One arrestee, Roy Hornberger, 40, was detained outside. Wilburn C. Gunter, 33, fled but later faced burglary charges. another suspect escaped. Hornberger has prior federal prison terms. Gunter was on bond related to a Norwood burglary.
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Birmingham
Ala
Liberty Life
George Meadows
Clark County
Mississippi
Roy Hornberger
Meadows
Wilburn C. Gunter
Astoré
Norwood
City Bureau of Identification
Hornberger
Governor revokes parole of Roy Hornberger in Alabama
Governor Dixon revoked parole for Roy A. Hornberger after Birmingham officials requested action. Hornberger had been paroled July 24, 1933, after serving eight years since May 1925 for burglary and grand larceny. Assistant attorney general Edwina Mitchell reported his arrest for safe cracking and ongoing trouble with authorities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Roy A. Hornber
Birmingham City
Fene Connor
Hornberger
B. M. Miller
J.C Gibbs
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Edwina Mitchell
Connor
Two Spellbound Teens Run Afoul of an Extortion Plot
In Stockton California two 15 year olds abandon plans for a Canada trip after a misspelled extortion note prompts Katherine Geeghan a seventh grade teacher to call police. The note demanded 500 and a gun and cited sensibly bussiness guard. Ken Thompson confessed to composing the note under Raymond Hattler's direction and faces potential charges.
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Stockton
Calif
Canada
Katherine —Geeghan
Ken Thompson
F. C. Clowdaley
Ken
Raymond Hattler
Stations to Be Abandoned by Railroads in Alabama
Alabama Public Service Commission grants Louisville and Nashville Railroad authority to abandon 24 north Alabama stations including Austinville Majestic and Shades Creek due to shutdown of operations and reduced usage. Southern Railway and Railway Express Agency petitions denied. L and N authorized to dismantle Veto station and discontinue caretaker. other actions involve Selma routes and rate revision withdrawal by Mobile Gas Service.
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Montgomery
Ala
North Alabama
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Alabama Public Service Commission
Austinville
van House
Majestic
Seleca
Compton
Kiowa
Eulama
Crocker
Adora
Yesmar
Wogra
Alabama Rolling Mill
Spaulding Junction
Shades Creek
Coalmont
Wilmay
Connellsville
Miller
North Alabama Junction
Fleetwood
South Holt
Alberta City
Sico
Eureka
Southern Railway
Belle Mina
Hillsboro
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Four Held in Alabama Counterfeiting Ring Raid
Alabama Highway Patrolmen seized 159 counterfeit coins and moulds in a Montgomery raid. Four suspects, two women and two men, were held for federal authorities after tips from a suburban filling station led to a house with more bogus coins. Names and origins include Montgomery, Joilet Illinois, Bay St. Louis Mississippi, and Kansas City Missouri.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
T. D. Samford
Birmingham
U. S. Secret Service
N. W. Kimbrough
Anold
Kimbrough
Joilet, Ill
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Kansas City
Modification Is Hope For Quick Vote In House
The House rejected by 201 to 82 a plan to expand the relief bill from 1.716 billion to 2.310 billion, as Rep Casey urged a larger total. Subcommittee changes aim to raise WPA building caps to 50 000 for federal projects and 40 000 for non federal uses, with sponsor contributions extra. They also restore relief fund allocations to regular agencies up to 50 000 000 and permit up to seven dollars monthly for non labor costs, while boosting labor from relief rolls to at least 26 percent on PWA projects.
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Public Works Administration
Efiffert
M. M. Cardwell
PWA
Ans Jnas
Washington
House
Casey
Maas
Sam
Ctoo and
Workers Alliance
House Appropriations
Roosevelt
WPA
Col
F. C. Harrington
Public Works’ Administration
Harrington
Ickes
Black suspect sought after Greensboro assault scare
In Greensboro Alabama a 17 year old white girl said a large yellow black person seized her on a highway near her home and mistreated her. Bloodhounds from Kilby prison searched the area as Sheriff Kirby deputized many locals with no confirmed threat of violence.
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Greensboro
Ala
J. G. Kirby
Kirby
Kilby
Montgomery
Japanese warn move as Far East crisis deepens
Paris reports say a French submarine Phenix with sixty aboard may have sunk near Saigon with no emerge for 30 hours. Britain vows immediate steps over China rights as Japan presses for a new order. Tokyo hints mediation while U S officials urge caution and joint action remains unlikely.
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Associated Press
Britain
China
Tlentain
Japan
Far East
United States
Tennessee River Gauge Rises to 21.3 Feet with Warm Day
The Tennessee river reached 21.3 feet today with a high of 88 and low of 73 in the past 24 hours and no rainfall reported. Alabama forecasts cloudy skies with rain tonight and Saturday, while the Tennessee area stays generally fair with minimal temperature changes and diminishing southerly winds this afternoon.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Morocco
Squalus
Thetis
New Hampshire
Continaea
A. T. Wilkes
Hamil Clinic
Alcatraz
Atlanta
Silver
W. Clarence Agee
Selma-Greensboro
Selma
Safford
Thomaston
Linden
Delm Forkland
Eutaw
Marion
Sprot
Felix
Demopolis
Mobile Gas Service Corporation
Tae
Tientsin
London
Paria
Saigon
Hal River
Tokyo
Eugene H. Dooman
Foreign Office
Dooman
Tientain
Cordell Hull
Europe
Russia
Moscow
William Leeds
Paul Emile Naggiar
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Prague
Germany
Bohemia- Moravia
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