Kidnap Suit Highlights Strange Island Servitude Tale
A Mississippi mother Cora Lee Davis and her four children were held in virtual servitude on Cow Island for over a year after state and federal officers rescued them from the Walker family. Joseph W Walker and wife were charged with kidnapping as investigators pursue further questions.
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Joseph W. Walker
Pearl River County
Mississippi
Cora Lee Davis
Davises
Adolph
Walker
Memphis
Baton Rouge
Tennessee
Cown Island
Davis
Enoch Seal
Seal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sea
Barbecue Supper Honors Pruitt for Display Award
Larry Pruitt of the W. T. Grant Store hosted a barbecue supper at Woodall's Tuesday night to celebrate his first place win in the nationwide sew and save week window display contest for 1941 by the National Needlecraft Bureau of New York City. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Kemp and multiple Kemp, Boyd, Edwards, Sellers, Weaver, Sparkman, Sandusky, Field, Vinson, Immel and other local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Pruitt
W. T. Grant
Emof Grant
Woodall's
Mr. Pruitt
National Needlecraft Bureau of
New York City
Pruitt
R. D. Kemp
Katherine
Virginia Kemp
Erskine Boyd
Leon Edwards
Luther Sellers
Christine Weaver
Eloise Sparkman
Dorothy Sandusky
Cora Field
Christine Vinson
Billie Immel
Moore child dies at Benevolent Society Hospital
Vista Aline Moore four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clemon L Moore Eva route 1 died this morning after a short illness. Funeral services set for 2 pm Friday at Lawrence Cove with Rev Horace Chambers and Peck of Hartselle in charge of burial. Survivors include parents two brothers Howard and William three sisters Sarah Esther and Johnnie Faye and paternal grandmother Mrs Lucy Moore all of Eva route 1 and Haleyville.
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Vista
Aline Moore
Clemon L. Moore
Benevolent Society Hospital
Lawrence Cove
Horace Chambers
Peck
Hartselle
Howard
William Moore
Sarah
Esther
Johnnie Faye Moore
Lucy Moore
Haleyville
Fauna Dreaming Mountains Sparks A Romance
Bill struggles to move his mountain tale forward as Eve Take a drive with him to meet local characters. She hints at a strong heroine Fauna and a back country feud, while a kiss in the fern-scented drive foreshadows romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Eve Allgood
Joel
Eve
Larseeny
Fauna
Great Britain
Cotaco Club Banquet At Cotaco High School
The Cotaco Ladies Club entertained husbands with a banquet at Cotaco High School. Tables featured spring flower centerpieces and Kaaster decorations. Prizes were awarded to Paul Thomas for the vegetable contest and Mrs. Bud Murphy for the Nursery Rhyme contest. Attendees included numerous couples and single guests such as Kathrine Williams Florence Orr Beatrice Bermienter Irene Clemons Bettye Lou Thomas Julia Burrell Cora Smith Mildred Pullen Jo Hardage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotato
Cotaco High School
Paul Thomas
Bud Murphy
Mra
Alec Williama
Theo Burrell
Welch
W. A. Meo. Mullen
D. B. Day
Hershel Dean
Lemuel Murphy
Arthur Prince
Tom Russell
Leon Chunn
Judy Garland in Andy Hardy Meets Debutante at the Roxy
Judy Garland returns as part of the Hardy family in the ninth Andy Hardy film. The new picture set in New York City follows Judy guiding Andy through city life with comic results. The article notes Garland's prior appearances in Love Pinch and Babes in Arms with Mickey Rooney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Hardy
Roxy Theatre
Judy Garland
Hardy Family
Mickey Rooney
Judy
Hardys
Rooney i
New York City
Andy
Spring meeting of district home economists at Sipsey grounds
The eighth district Department of Agriculture home economists held their spring meeting on March 22 at Sipsey picnic grounds near Camp Kinlock. Miss Warner Louise Scales was elected president and Miss Margaret Lumpkin secretary, with 23 members from Franklin Limestone Colbert Lawrence Cullman and Lauderdale counties present. Hazel Breland of Florence State Teachers College spoke on living one day at a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Sipsey
Camp Kinlock
National Forest
Minas Rachel Hereford
Lawence County
Elizabeth Christiieb
Franklin County
Juanita Johnson
Limestone County
Warner Louise Scales
Margaret Lumpkin
Franklin
Limestone
Colbert
Lawrence
Cullman
Lauderdale
Hazel Breland
Florence State Teachers College
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Morehead City
N. C
Coast Guard
Moore
Jeweless
Eden Llen Lovet
Twenty
Scott
R.j.scott
Bali
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Cotaco Club
District of Columbia
North Dakota
Nevada
New Mexico
Wyoming
Economists
Bob
Clapps
Mary Lee Taylor
Scott County
Campbell's
Blackhawk
Oleo
Indiana
Swift
WMSL
Yrosted
Moulton Street
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