Barker Kin of Ma Barker Shot to Death in Denver
Denver reports Lloyd Red Barker 51 shot dead at his home. his widow Jennie Barker arraigned on murder charges after admitting she shot him with a shotgun. DA said she feared for her life and children. Lloyd once connected to Ma Barker and her clan during early 20th century crimes.
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Denver
Ma Barker
Denargo Grill
Lloyd
Red” Barker
Southwest
Kate
Ma” Barker
Fred
Arthur
Jennie
Clarence Hackenthal
Sub
Charles Klein
Leavenworth Penitentiary
U.S
Baxter Springs
Kans
Barkers
Garrison Brick and Shingle Home Plan with Sun Deck
The home features a garrison brick exterior with a shingle upper level and a large combined living dining area due to no partition. It includes a two car garage and left sun deck with an open right porch. Plans available via National Plan Service Chicago. Notable crime notes include kidnappings of Gremér and Hamm and Barker family arrests and deaths in the 1930s.
Kentucky Woman Claimed by Death
Mrs. Laura Henson Powell age 89 died March 16 in Russell Springs Kentucky after a fall that caused a broken hip three weeks earlier. She was aunt to Mrs. B F Jones of Decatur and described as a truly great woman in courage and perseverance. Jones family are her only local relatives.
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Laura Henson Powell
B. F. Jones
Decature
Russell Springs
Jamestown
Powell
Jones
Farmers May Plant Less In 1949 Than Had Been Expected
Washington reports a Joe crop survey shows farmers plan less planting for 1949 than Agriculture Department forecasts. Prospective acreage about 361 million, down 1.6 million from last year, with reduced corn and other crops due to lower prices and rest for overworked land. Yields could still match last year if conditions stay favorable.
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Ovid
A. Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
Morgan County Rock Creek Reunion Highlights Local Visits
A family reunion gathered Morgan County residents including D A Roan's kin and Dr Omer Roan from Texas. Attendees shared photos from July 4 at Avery Roan's home and included Rev Dewey Crow and the Holland couple from Decatur. Local visits followed with Cortellou Chunn hosting a birthday dinner and multiple families from Decatur and Hartselle joining Sunday events.
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D. A. Roan
Omer Roan
Texas
Avery Roan
Decatur
Mamie Livingston
Dewey Crow
Chester Holland
Elbert Julian
Elmus Rutledge
Corteliou Chunn
Hayes
Near
Eva
Cortellou Chunn
Olen Hamilton
H. R. Hamilton
Pack Self
Theo McKee
O. J. Self
Miss Dunreath McKee
Alvin McKee
Mr. McKee
Morgan County Church Notes and Local Gossip
Laversne Maples leads a W S C S group at Johnson Chapel with plans to hold a monthly sing on the weekend before the first Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Rollin Ford of Bir Amber Glasgow and James Moore are listed as ill. R K Puckett builds a new home opposite the old house, and Neel hosted a Sunday singing with several attendees.
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Rere
Rollin Ford
Bir- Amber Glasgow
James Moore
W Rogers
Olara Garrison
Decatur
Geille Rogers
R. K Puckett
Neel
TVA Paying Off Clapp Declares In Club Address
Gordon R. Clapp chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority spoke to the Birmingham Young Men's club stating TVA is paying off. He cited last year’s power operations net income of 17.2 million dollars and municipal and cooperative distribution systems with over 60 million dollars in revenue and 12.243 million dollars in net income.
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TVA
Birmingham
Ula
Gordon R. Clapp
Tennessee Valley Authority
Clapp
Teachers to Attend AEA Meeting in Birmingham This Week
Local educators have been ill for weeks. Teachers in the community will travel to Birmingham to attend the AEA gathering this week.
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A.E.A
Birmingham
Atlantic pact background and purpose outlined
Washington outlines the postwar lessons from World War I and World War II, tracing the shift from isolation to collective security. It explains the Truman doctrine, Marshall Plan, Brussels pact, and the formation of the North Atlantic alliance with invited nations. The piece notes the U S role pending Senate approval and frames the pact as a deterrent to Soviet expansion.
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Washington
Europe
League of Nations
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Truman
Congress
United States
Free Nations
U. S. Senate
Thip
Brussels
Canada
U. S
Norway
Italy
Portugal
Iceland
Denmark
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Koster
National Plan Service, Inc
West Congress Street
Chicago 7
Illinois
Alvin Karpis
Edward G. Gremér
St. Paul,Minn
William A. Hamm Jr
St. Paul
Doc” Barker
Chicago
Alcatraz
Fred Barker
FBI
Florida
Herman
Ft.Custer,Mich
DEN
PORCH
Board of Underwriters
Tiat
Stone Lumber CO
12Th Ave. E
Market Street
Kentucky
Cotes Nue
A My., Lumber CO
Canal Street
Decatur -Phmone
Gene Akern
Morgan County
Rock Creek
Tanner
Johnson Chapel
Laverne Maples
Sargasso Sea
Hitler
United Nations
U. N
U.N
Greece
Turkey
Senate
Goa
Frigidaire
America
Frigidaire Automatic
Athens
Hendricks—Patton Co
Licatur
NOME
Casey's Electric Co
Robinson Furniture Co
Element Drug Co
Doss Hardware Co
Moulton
Don’s Floor
Don Williams
Chevrolet
Studebaker
FORD
Knox McRae
Rstorm
Sky
IFE
Joans-Manville
Yeas
AAI
Ellis-Weer
The
Pan-Am
Servicenter
Vine
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