Boy Scouts Jamboree Opens With Cannon Salute
Eddie Gilmore writes from Washington as about 25 000 Scouts gather on 350 acres around the Washington Monument for the jamboree opening. A cannon signals the salute as 52 foreign standards, 1643 other flags, and gifts arrive amid ceremonies and hopes of a presidential visit.
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Washington Monument
Boy Scouts
Capitol Hill
Arlington
Washington
Mount Vernon
Dan Beard
President Roosevelt
Constitution Avenue
White House
Roosevelt
Pickwick Landing Dam Phase Three Cofferdam Closure Plan
Tennessee Valley Authority proposes lowering General Joe Wheeler Reservoir to pool 548 549 by July 17 and Wilson Dam Reservoir to 503 to aid cofferdam work. Water storage will cut river flow to 8000 cfs at Pickwick Landing, lasting seven to ten days, to ensure a navigable depth of 4.6 feet at Big Bend Shoals and 4.3 feet between Pickwick and Florence. Discharge details provided by Lt. Col. E Perry Corps of Engineers.
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Tennessee River
Pickwick Landing Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
General Joe Wheeler
Wilson Dam
Florence
Alabama
Mor Mickwick Landing
Big Bend Shoals
Sheffield Cut
Co. E. Perry
Corps of Engineers
Kiwanis Club to Hear Convention Reports
Decatur Kiwanis Club will feature reports by President Clyde Hendrix and Secretary John Caddell. They return from Kiwanis International in Indianapolis. The noon meeting will be at Hotel Lyons.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Clyde Hendrix
John Caddell
Kiwanis International
Indianapolis
Ind
Hotel
Lyons
Cardui touted for monthly pains and strength
To Women: If you suffer every month you owe it to yourself to take note of Cardui and find out whether it will benefit you. Functional pains of men struation have in many cases been eased by Cardui. And where malnutrition had taken away woman’s strength, Cardui has been found to increase the appetite and improve digestion. If Cardui fails to benefit, consult a physician. Ask your druggist for Cardui.
Danville Methodist Church Holds Third Quarterly Conference
The Danville Methodist church conducted its third quarterly conference at Neal Sunday. Attendees included Rev. L. A. Powell R. W. McDonald Dee Wasson Thelma Lee and Mrs L A Powell. Several local residents visited and relatives from Birmingham attended family gatherings and singing events in nearby communities.
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Arthur C. Lee
Gon
Ebezener
Cullman County
Rock Creek Home Demonstration Club June Meeting
Mrs. Levi McKee hosted the Rock Creek Home Demonstration Club with Miss Erien Rowe presiding. A menu committee was named to plan the rally meals and a trip to Milky Way Farm in Tennessee was decided in place of the next meeting.
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Rock Creek Home
Erien Rowe
O. J. Self
Milky Way Farm
Tennessee
E. L. Julian
Mamie * Livingston
Cecil Tanner
Eva Home Demonstration Club
Eva High School
Truman Ryan
Lola Lindler
Florette Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Miss Sarah Wear of Decatur visits as guest of sister Mrs Jim Gurley and Mr Gurley. Mr and Mrs L E Vincent of Birmingham were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs G C Vincent. Miss Dorothy Parker visits Mobile and New Orleans. Miss Margaret Palmer spent weekend in Birmingham with relatives. Mrs Robert Lacky was here Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Alex Dunn and children were Sunday guests. Mr and Mrs Willis Watkins of Florence visited W S Watkins here last week.
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Sarah Wear
Decatur
Jim Gurley
Gurley
L. E. Vincent
Birmingham
G. C. Vincent
Dorothy Parker
Mobile
New Orleans
Margaret Palmer
Robert Lacky
Alex Dunn
Willis Watkins
Florence
W. S. Watkins
LACEYS SPRING NOTES ON LOCAL PEOPLE AND EVENTS
Rev Preston filled his regular appointment. Mrs Will Thomas, in Huntsville hospital for an operation, has returned home and is improving. A V Kay at Huntsville hospital for treatment. Rubye Lee ill with pneumonia at home. Fred Speake of Hartselle visited his son Hershel. Mrs N J Hough in Decatur hospital. Robert Moore home from Et Mcclellan for visit before Panama voyage. Marie Lang improving after malaria. Hardie Thomas returned from Red Boiling Springs. Mildred Hough back from Columbia. John Dunn of Florette visited relatives. Sallie Hornbuckle recovering. New post office nearly complete. Rada Oaks ill at home.
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Will Thomas
Huntsville Hospital
A. V. Kay
Rubye Lee
Hubert Terrell
Fred
Hartselle
Hershel
N. J. Hough
Decatur
Baugh's Infirmary
Robert Moore
Et. McClellan
R. L. Moore
Panama
Marie
Vernon Lang
Hardie Thomas
Red Boiling Springs
Tenn
Mildred Hough
Columbia
John Dunn
Florette
Sallie Hornbuckle
Rada Oaks
Women workers threaten divorces to keep jobs at Fukuoka Iron Works
In Tokyo on June 30, women in the pig iron department of Fukuoka Iron Works said they will divorce their husbands if necessary to regain employment after being dismissed for husbands working at the same plant. The leaders proclaimed they are independent workers and will fight for reinstatement even without their husbands.
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Tokyo
Fukuoka Iron Works
Manchukuoan Forces Claim Amur River Skirmish Sinking
A Japanese Manchukuo army communique says a Manchukuoan vessel sunk a Soviet boat on the Amur river and that Soviet vessels opened fire on Japanese guards near Siemansk and Kanchatzu Island. Moscow protests air invasion as border disputes simmer near Manchukuo Siberia frontier.
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Manchu
Russia
Blensk
Amur
Siemans Kanchatzu Island
Achensk
Moscow
Manchoukuo-Siberian
Japan
Manchuria
China
Manchukuo
Steel gains pace as labor disputes ease
The Iron Age predicts an upswing in new steel business once the labor situation stabilizes, noting the industry shows vitality despite strikes and unsettled conditions in New York on June 30.
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