Morgan Matron Dies After Visit to Guntersville
Mrs. Parker died Sunday night at the home of her son D C Parker on Guntersville Route 1 while visiting. Rev D J Phillips officiated at a directed burial. Survived by five sons including D C Parker and James, three daughters named Mary Dandy Lucile Morrow Leah Black, seventy eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A longtime Morgan County resident and Baptist, she lived in Parkville Route 1.
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D. J. Phillips
Mary Dandy
Joppa
Lucile Morrow
Union Grove
Leah Black
Arab
Parker
The
Baptist Church
Morgan County
Parkville
Convict Identified as Slayer of Officers in 1926 Case
Montgomery prison officials announced that James Glenn of Montgomery County has been identified through army fingerprint records as Lee Somerville, wanted in Pickens County for the 1926 slaying of two officers. Somerville was convicted in 1932 of assault with intent to murder and received a sentence of three and a half to four years. He was confined at Camp Scottboro and returned to Montgomery as a precaution. Pickens county officials plan to prosecute him for the double slaying, details of the crime not available.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kirby
James Glenn
Montgomery County
Army
Lee Somerville
Pickens County
Montcircuit
Camp “C” Scottsboro
Somerville
Two Youths Die After Being Struck on Highway
In Pen City Alabama on June 17 AP reports two youths James Tucker 20 and Edmond Taylor 16 asleep beside the road were killed when an Atlanta Georgia man H C Baisden drove an eastbound car into them. Sheriff Lovell said the bodies were hurled over 50 feet after the impact.
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Pen City
Ala
Here
H. C. Baisden
Atlanta
James Tucker
Edmond Taylor
Moody's Crossing
Cliff Clements
Huffman
Sherif R. G. Lovell
St. Clair County
Baisden
Singing Sunday at Union Grove Church
One of the largest singings of the year will be held at Union Grove church in East Morgan county on Sunday June 22. Everyone is invited and dinner will be served on the ground, according to committee members.
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Union Grove Church
Morgan County
A Year With TVA Power Facilities in Athens Celebrated
Athens marks one year of TVA electric service with a boost in residential power use from 51 kwh in May 1934 to 115 kwh in May 1935. Mayor R H Richardson cuts the first TVA birthday cake as Miss Odelle Stewart and H F Clark assist in the celebration.
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Athens
Tennessee Valley Authority
H. Richardson
Odelle Stewart
TVA Home Economist
H. F. Clark
TVA
Prodigal Son Sermon Draws Large Sixteenth Avenue Congregation
Rev. J Vernon Rich preached on The Prodigal Son at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church citing Luke 15. He warned many youths leave home for worldliness and urged Christ forgiveness for all sinners, stressing the need to win the lost to faith.
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Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
J. Vernon Rich
Rich
Christ
Rev
Hull Sees Dark Ages If Self Sufficiency Persists
Secretary Hull warned University of Michigan graduates that a policy of self sufficiency could drive the world into barbarism and decay. He urged progress through material and spiritual exchange among nations for mutual growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hull
University of Michigan
Final Rites Held For Johnson Child
Jasper Johnson, 14 months old, son of Mr and Mrs E D Johnson, died Sunday at home Decatur Route 4. Funeral and burial were conducted at 2 PM at Belleview church on the Moulton Decatur highway. The parents survive.
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Jasper
E. D. Johnson
Decatur
Belleview Church
Moulton-Decatur
Brown
Hoover Urges Vigilant Freedom at Stanford Graduation
Nearly 1,000 Stanford graduates heard former President Herbert Hoover admonish that freedom must be zealously guarded. He spoke to about 15,000 attendees as applause broke out during his address at the university campus."
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Stanford University
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Vuniversity
Grand Dame of Stage
Crossword style clue page featuring a large set of horizontal and vertical questions. The grid-based puzzle asks for names, terms, and phrases linked to theater, language, and general knowledge across indexed clues from 1 to 67 with several theme entries and cross-references.
Clipper Seaplane Flies Blind Over Midway Return Flight
Pan American clipper seaplane left Midway Island for Honolulu on its return to the U S mainland. Curtains were drawn after takeoff and pilots relied on instruments for direction, speed and altitude. Passengers Winters and Berst remained for inspections as the 1500 mile leg faced headwinds and longer flight time.
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Midway Island
Pan- American Radio
Honolulu
United States
C. W. Winters
Miami
Fla
Philip Berst
New York
Pan American
State Commander VFW to Attend Meeting Tonight
Ray Allen state commander of VFW will speak at the meeting of veterans and eligibles at the VFW club rooms Lafayette and Railroad streets at 8 o clock. Butler P A Hine said visitors from Athens Hartselle Moulton and Courtland would attend as Brunswick stew is served after the business session.
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Ray Allen
VFW
Lafayette
Railroad Streets
Butler P. A. Hine
Decatur Post
Athens
Hartselle
Moulton
Courtland
Brunswick
Hoover Declares Social Security Free in Stanford Exercises
The commencement at Stanford stadium featured President Hoover declaring freedom as the first form of social security. Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Stanford president and Hoover cabinet member, spoke and awarded degrees to the graduates.
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Stanford Stadium
Hoover
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford
Inin Hoover
Joppa Woman Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services for Mrs. D. C. Oden, 53, were held at Center Grove at 11 this morning conducted by Rev B. P. Collier. Mrs. Oden died Sunday morning at her Joppa Route 1 home.
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D. C. Oden
Center Grove
B. P. Collier
Oden
Joppa
Route 1
Debated AAA Policy Sparks National Farm Debate
Washington dispatch notes sharp disagreements over AAA benefits and central government powers. Brookings senior economist Joseph Davis questions wheat program effects on politics while Chester Davis defends centralization for farmers. Harold Rowe cites tobacco gains with modest consumer cost. Administrator Davis says crop reduction remains temporary and long term goals require higher production and consumption.
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Washington
AAA
Brookings Institution
Chester Davis
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Joseph 8. Davis
Stanford University
Harold B. Rowe
Son of Humorist Dodges Spotlight at Stanford
Bill Rogers son of Will Rogers did not attend Stanford University's commencement exercises on Sunday despite being in the graduating class. Photographers could not find him and friends said he left Saturday night to stay out of the limelight. He will receive his A B degree in philosophy by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford University
Calif
Bill Rogers
Will Rogers
Burial Planned for Local Resident at Center Grove
Ill for six months, the burial at Center Grove is directed by Peck of Hartselle. Survived by husband and two sons Wayland and Orville, all See Route 1, and a sister Mrs. B Hyde of Durant Mississippi.
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Center Grove
Peck
Hartselle
Wayland
Orville
B. Hyde
Durant
Reckless Brings Harlow and Powell to Princess Theatre Screen
Hollywood stars Jean Harlow and William Powell co star in Reckless opening at the Princess Theatre. Harlow plays Mona Leslie a torch singer dancer rising to Broadway fame and public scandal while Powell portrays Ned Riley the shrewd promoter in a tale of fame wealth marriage and rescue with musical numbers by Jerome Kern.
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Hollywood
Reckless
Princess Theatre
Jean Harlow
William Powell
Broadway
Harlow
Mona Leslie
Jerome Kern
Ned Riley
Powell
Heart Disease Causes and Prevention by Dr Murphree
Dr Murphree outlines how heart disease develops from infections like rheumatism, decayed teeth, and diseased gums. He urges removal of diseased tonsils, good dental care, and overall prevention, noting middle aged hearts are most at risk and daily habits influence long term heart health.
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Murphree
L. R. Murphree
M. D
Amateur Naturalist Details Hybrid Bug Experiments
An amateur naturalist describes experiments with a mysterious bug sent to the Daily Office. He notes feeding it corn grain, weekly molts, and a pupal stage, then plans to preserve the pupa to observe its future development.
Hybrid Bug Saga Sheds Light On Butterfly Life
A narrator details attempts to rear a larva they believed to be a butterfly or moth, testing feeds from lily leaves to corn kernels. After shifting from leaves to corn, they observe results the next morning, seeking to prove the larva’s true classification and encourage curiosity.
Girl Spies Face Penalty of Death in Hui Chang
Fifteen young women accused of espionage by Chinese military authorities in Hui Chang await punishment. Reported to have confessed, the group allegedly used charm to undermine government troops and only now face possible firing squad or execution.
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Foochow
China
Hui Chang
Texan Hides In Field and Kills Two Then Shoots Self
E W Red Latham of Ennis Texas, a barber, hid in a cornfield and killed his estranged wife and her father Cleve Simonton of Temple as they walked along a road ten miles south of Waxahachie. He reloaded and fatally shot himself after Mrs Simonton watched. She said he fired after they passed his hiding place and made no remark.
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Waxachachie
Tex
E. W
Red) Latham
Ennis
Texas
Cleve, Simonton
Temple
Here
Hidden Butterfly Emerges From Dirt in Sunshine
A narrator recalls a small can of dirt kept in the sun to hatch a butterfly. After about three weeks the lid was removed and a white butterfly with a black central spot and light black margins appeared, prompting a moment of astonished success.
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Wooddall’s
Moulton Highway
TVA Power
Michigan
Johnson
E. W. Collier
Noun, Inc
Fis
Brookings Report
William
Paul J. Waite
Princess Sree
Kerlobb
Decatur Cleaners
NRA
Decaturites
T. A. and
C. A. Culver
Mrs. Earl Moore
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