Refugees Move By Sea As Basque Front Breaks Open
More than 4,000 refugees including 1,000 children sail aboard the 16,000 ton Spanish liner Habana in the first mass evacuation from Bilbao area. Efforts to ship 4,000 more children to England proceed as French steamers aid the operation and Madrid government battles insurgent forces near the capital.
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Oye
Biland
Nervion
Bilbao
An Bay of Biscay
Habana
England
Ker
Bay of Biscay
Bordeaux
France
Margaux
Carimare
Chateau Palmer
Madrid
Francisco Franco
University City
Beauty Continues Talks On Guild Demands For Pact
The guild's conference begins tomorrow with aims to establish itself as the sole bargaining agency for motion picture players. Some extras bypassed security lines while major stars entered. A proposed walkout is under study as the conference committee reports to a Sunday meeting. Pat Casey says no strike conditions exist for studios. Guild delegates include Robert Montgomery and Aubrey Blair. voting committee members include Joseph M and Hal Wallis with executives from Fox, Warner Bros, and RKO among others.
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Pat Casey
Robert Montgomery
Aubrey Blair
Kenneth Thorson
Vowey
Joseph M
Twentieth-Fox
FE. J. Fox
Hal Wallis
Arner Brothers
Samual J. Briskin
Mrs Sandlin Dies at Rural Home
Annie Sandlin aged 50 died Monday morning at her residence Danville route 4. Funeral at Lebanon Methodist Church at 2 p m with Rev L A Powell officiating. Survived by husband W R Sandlin four sons Ennis Bluitt Ed Robert Earl. daughters Alzadie Riddle Austinville Grace Sapp Danville. interment Hampton Cemetery. Pallbearers Irvin Stover Tommie Sapp Ed Burke Riddle Newt Bailey Stephenson.
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Annie Sandlin
Danville
L. A. Powell
Lebanon Methodist Church
W. R. Sandlin
Alzadie Sandlin
Enola Riddle
Austinville
Grace Sapp
Ennis
Bluitt Sandlin
Youth Called After a Long Illness
Marion Kilgore 15 of Hillsboro Route 1 died at Benevolent Society Hospital after two months of illness. Burial plans set with Brown funeral parlors. body to move to aunt Mrs. T. N. Terry’s home in Moulton. Funeral services to be held at 3 with Rev Bud Bynum officiating. Survivors include Inez Coleen Ruby Della Travis and Frank Kilgore.
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Marion Kilgore
Hillsboro
Benevolent Society Hospital
Brown Funeral
T. N. Terry
Moulton
Bud Bynum
Bown
Anates Inez
Coleen
Ruby
Della
Travis
Frank
Kilgores
Decatur Diary Notices Funeral Guests and Local Happenings
A long list of out of town visitors attends the W Priest Young funeral in Decatur. Local clergy announce sermons and upcoming services at Colbert county high school Leighton and Town Creek churches. Community updates include health, visits, and occasional travels of residents and area plans.
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M. E. Lazenby
Decatur
Colbert County High School
Leighton
Town Creek
Compromise Moves Begin on Roosevelt Court Bill
U S senate judiciary committee debates a compromise on the Roosevelt court bill amid a 10 to 8 split. Senators discuss Hatch’s plan for one new supreme court justice per year and other amendments while timing and scope of appointments remain unsettled.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hatch D
N. M
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Hatch
McGill
Kas
Legal
Oklahoma deputies raid okie craps game in progress
Sheriff's deputies raided a crude craps game in an Oklahoma town afternoon and arrested three youths. Officers recovered stakes including knives brass knuckles jewelry and coins. A long bladed knife with a Boone like handle was among the items.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Oklahoma
Herman Sandlin
Daniel Boone
Gas firm evaluates acquisitions amid voting trust condition
Washington report states D. Pratt Rather of Southern Natural Gas says two acquisitions hinge on sale of voting trust certificates of Georgia Natural Gas Corp. Safety Engineering & Management, tied to Consolidated Electric & Gas, may gain securities in Alabama Gas and Huntsville Gas by Southern Natural issuing 4 1/2 percent notes worth 2 million to New York Trust Company plus cash.
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Washington. D
Miss Mitchell Receives Pulitzer Prize Honor
Margaret Mitchell wrote 1,037 pages for Gone With The Wind yet could only say she was astonished and overwhelmed on winning the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The award includes a $1,000 cash prize, and places Mitchell among a notable group of authors honored since 1918.
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New York
Margaret Mitchell
Atlanta
Georgia
Mitchell
Alabama firm manager declines comment on Washington reports
Sam W. Brown, manager of the Alabama company here, declined to comment on press reports from Washington regarding the used acquisition of securities by the Southern Natural Gas Company. He said, I have no statement to make.
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Sam W. Brown
Alabama
Washington
Southern Natural Gas Company
Labor mediation extension proposed by Perkins
Secretary Perkins proposed expanding state labor mediation services to assist in settling and presenting of collective bargaining. The announcement was made in Washington on May 4.
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Washington
Perkins
Brown Declines Comment on Possible Natural Gas Service
Mr Brown was asked whether Decatur might later receive natural gas. He said if he receives any statement on the matter he will share it immediately, but until then he has nothing to say.
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Mr. Brown
Decatur
FDR Nets Near Record Gulf Catch At Port Aransas
President Roosevelt and companions fished off Port Aransas and Corpus Christi as part of a Gulf outing. The group reported a 14 fish total with several notable catches including a 93 pound silver king and multiple bites. aides and officials contributed evenly to the tally. Plans for the next day depended on sea conditions.
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Ny D. Harold
Galveston
Texas
Roosevelt
Seaone
Gulf Sea
Port Arkansas
Corpus Christi
Farler
Paul Bastedo
Elliott Roosevelt
Edwin M. Watson
Ross T. McIntire
White House
Fillott
Port Aransas
Barney Farley
Coal Miners Pact Looms In Alabama Wage Talks
In Birmingham Alabama predictions arose that wage accords may be reached soon to restore full operation in state mines as about 6 000 miners prepare to return to work and 15 000 union miners seek reconsideration of a proposed 35 cent a day increase while two captive operators sign for 50 cents a day. The United Mine Workers demands at least 50 cents a day and while stalemate persists reports state a settlement could come in days with operators acting collectively or individually.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
United Mine Workers of Americ
Coronation Fever Ignites London Nightlife and River Festivities
The coronation is set to boost London nightlife with American performers aiding the scene. With up to two million visitors, May 11 midnight will spark chaos and May 12 parties will surpass prior revelry. Thames river events and river police prepare for crowds and rescues.
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South Sea Islands
Samuel Pepys
Charles II
West End
Thames
Health Service Introduces Comforting Pleric Acid Spray
Officials report no serious consequences from the irritant sprays used during outbreaks. The main issue remains patient fear of the sting. Leake and Schultz solutions may be deployed where outbreaks occur this season with May beginnings and a peak in late August or early September.
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The
Health Service
Cor respondence Courtship dress rehearsal underway
The first dress rehearsal of the junior class play Cor respondence Courtship was held last night at Riverside auditorium. Ten actors practice swift action and humorous scenes as two more rehearsals focus on polishing act three. The show opens Thursday at 8 o'clock with new scenery enhancing the Riverside auditorium.
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Riverside Auditorium
Riverside
Willard J. Brown
American students tour Europe amid travels and studies
The letter describes a group including James Cornette and Mr. Hoff detailing travel from Munich to Vienna, visits to zoos, cafes, and night life, costs of outings, and a long bicycle journey across Germany. It notes Hoff’s scholarship at the University of Munich, his chemistry major, and the 1472-founded institution’s opera and theater offerings.
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Hoff
Mudich
University of the South
Sewanee
Tennessee
University of Munich
National Theatre
Wagner
Bizet
Carmen
Italy
Waagen
Strassburg
Paris
Bavarian Alps
Munich
Decatur High School
Troop 11 Boy Scouts Hold Regular Meeting
Forty two scouts attended the Troop 11 gathering with Elbert Lee Jolly presiding acting senior patrol leader. William Reed called the roll as Billy Robertson Elbert Jolly and William Britnell addressed absent members.
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Boy Scouts of America
Elbert Lee Jolly
William Reed
Billy Robertson
Elbert Jolly
William Britnell
Charles Baker
Carl Latham
Lynn Cox
Billy Chapman
Senior Scouts of Troop 11 to Meet Thursday
Senior Scouts of Troop 11 will hold a meeting Thursday afternoon at the junior high school building. The session is called to order at 3 15 o clock.
Alabama commerce notes record steel orders and permits
In Birmingham area sources report about 200000 dollars of steel materials ordered for rail and box cars. Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Co and Pullman Standard Car Co are named suppliers. Birmingham building permits rise in April. Dallas office management change at M Hohenberg firm announced with family moving June first.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co
Tennessee Central Railway Company
Inland Waters Corp
Port Birmingham
Pullman- Standard Car & Manufacturing Co
Bessemer
Sheriff to Retrieve Walter Davis in California case
Sheriff Haygood Paterson and a deputy depart Montgomery for Stockton California to fetch Walter Davis a Black man wanted for the killing of a local policeman a year ago. California authorities had notified police here he admitted his identity when arrested as Ed Hall and Governor Bibb Graves issued arrest papers.
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Montgomery
Ala
Haygood Paterson
Stockton
Calif
Walter Davis
Bibb Graves
California
Ed Hall
Alabama U D C convention opens with record attendance
Delegates arrive in Gadden Alabama for the forty first annual Alabama division United Daughters of the Confederacy convention. Mrs J 8 Ra president of the Etowah chapter says the Etowah joint hospitality with other Forney district chapters indicates a record attendance.
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Den
Ala
Alabama
United Daughters of the
Alabama hardware group opens 4th annual convention
More than 400 members of the Retail Hardware Association of Alabama gathered for the opening session of the 4th annual convention. Leaders from the national association and state hardware fields addressed the meeting.
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Birmingham
Ala
Retail Hardware Association of Alabama
National Association
Alabama Board to Meet With Governor Graves
The Alabama Board of Public Welfare was summoned to a meeting with Governor Bibb Graves in Montgomery on May 4. Graves said there would be nothing to disclose until the session ends and declined to reveal the meeting's purpose. No completion date for the session was given.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Board of Public Welfare
Bibb Graves
Graves announces expansion purchase by Talladega School
Governor Bibb Graves announced that the Talladega State School for Deaf and Blind approved buying 517 acres as part of an expansion program. The action follows a board meeting held yesterday in Montgomery Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb
Board of of
Talladega State School For Deaf and Blind
Governor Graves to fill Macon probate judge vacancy
Montgomery Alabama May 4 7 Governor Bibb Graves said he would take up and dispose of a Macon County probate judge vacancy created by the recent death of Judge D E Lassie. The appointment decision was to be made in the near term.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Macon County
Lla. M.ursday
D. E. Lassie
Alabama Education Association adopts 1938 42 platform
The executive committee of the Alabama Education Association adopts an 18 point platform for 1938 42. It calls for appointing state and county superintendents of education and a scientific reorganization of state tax laws.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Education Association
Denhardt Tears Up in Kentucky Murder Trial
Brig Gen Henry H Denhardt a war veteran wept as defense counsel argued his innocence in the murder of his fiancee in Mrs Verna Garr Taylor's home county. Prosecutors and defense challenged scientific testimony and conflicting evidence as jurors weigh truth.
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New Castle
Henry H. Denhardt
John Marshall Berry
Mra
Verna Garr Taylor
Denhardt
J. Writ Turner
John I. Messmer
Louisville
Rodes K. Myers
Myer
Messmer
Turner
Commonwealth
H. B. Kinsolving, Jr
Market Leaders Edge Higher on Mixed New York Session
New York stocks advanced modestly with gains of fractions to over three points amid light volume and profit taking. American Telephone led early with a roughly four point lift, while names like U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors and Coca Cola contributed to the broad uptick as traders awaited London settlement outcomes. Bonds and commodities stayed quiet with most issues on the advance side. Transfers neared 850000 shares. Wheat futures and dairy prices showed modest moves on Chicago markets.
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New York
American Telephone
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
General Motors
Chrysler
Mack Truck
U.S. Rubber
Goodrich
Marshall Field
Caterpillar Tractor
Western Union
Consolidated Fdison
Electric Power & Light
North American
Anaconda
Kennecott
American Smelting
International Nickel
Wall Street
London
Market Summary Brief From New York and Chicago
New York markets show firm industrial stocks on light volume as bonds drift higher quietly. Utilities and industrials bought. franc leads in FX after Monday rally. cotton and sugar show gains with New Orleans buying and firm spot markets. Chicago grains and livestock temperate with wheat lower on May deliveries, corn firm, cattle steady to 25 lower and hogs steady to 10 lower at top 10.35.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Liverpool cotton futures steady after quiet spot trade
The Liverpool market traded about 8,000 bales with 1,400 American included and spot prices rising three points. Quotations show American strict good at 8.24 and various classifications from good middling to good ordinary, while futures closed steady with May 7.18 and July 7.21.
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Liverpool
Poultry Prices Reported In Chicago May Market
Poultry market notes from Chicago dated May 4 show live poultry pricing for hens over 5 pounds at 17 1 2 to 5 pounds and under 17 1 2, leghorn hens 14 1 2, fryers colored 23, white rock 24, Plymouth rock 25, broilers colored 23, Plymouth and white rock 24, bare backs 19 21, leghorn 20, leghorn roosters 11 1 2, turkeys hens 17 and toms 16, No 2 turkeys 15, ducks 4 1 2 pounds up white and colored 16, small white and colored 14, geese 11, springs colored 24 1 2, Plymouth rock 26.
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Chicago
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
Springs
Potatoes mixed U S ship totals and prices by region
U S Department of Agriculture report shows May 4 market notes with U S No 1 and No 2 prices for Idaho Russet Burbanks Maine Green Mountains Minnesota and Wisconsin whites California White Rose and Alabama Bliss Triumphs. Demand light and supplies light with some cuts and clipped ends noted.
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Chicago
U. S
U.S
Minnesota
Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep From Chicago Auction
CHICAGO May 4 Hogs 18 000 including 5 000 direct market steady to ten lower than Mondays average top 10 35 paid frequently good and choice 200 300 Ib mostly 10 15 30 150 190 Ib 9 75 10 25 bulk good 350 550 Ib packing sows 9 50 80 Cattle 8 000 calves 3 500 best light steers early 15 10 few loads 13 00 14 25 some held well above 15 00 but general crop 9 75 11 25 feeders fairly active cows very scarce strong cutters 6 00 down to 4 25 according to weight and condition lightweight fed heifers steady best 11 00 bulls steady at 7 00 down wealers strong to 25 sent at 9 00 10 00 mostly selects 10 50 Sheep 5 000 including 2 600 direct bulk wooled lambs 11 65 12 00 bulk choice clipped lambs 10 25 two doubles merely good 77 lb California springers 11 50 scattered wooled ewes 6 00 50
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Chicago
California
Directors Meet at Lyons Hotel Today
A directors meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held in the offices at Lyons Hotel building at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
Weather Delays Alabama Crops as Rivers Rise
Cool weather threatens early crops in Alabama while two days of rain push rivers into lowland farms in central and southern sections. U S meteorologist E D Emigh warns of damage to grain and cotton and predicts rising Alabama River levels into Montgomery Selma and Miller's Ferry.
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Associated Press
Alabama
E. D. Emigh
U. S
Montgomery
Wetumpka
Selma
Miller's Ferry
Emigh
Baldwin County
Tate
L C Henkel Buys Sherman Street House
Announcement of the sale of 511 Sherman Street to L C Henkel of Fairfield, a former Decatur resident, by Mrs. Eula G Massey. Roy O Wyatt negotiated the sale for $3500, described as an investment by Henkel.
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Sherman Street
L. C. Hankel
Fairfield
Decatur
Eula G. Massey
Roy O. Wyatt
Mr. Henkel
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Pearl
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Savannah
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E. Mize
Huntsville
Frank Gordon
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Glenn Guy
EF. T. Town
Bi. Paul's Lutheran Church
Hanceville
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St. Paul's Taitheran Church
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Lewis H. Knight
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Robert Britain
Ft. McClellan, Anniston
M. L. Britain
George T. Woodruff
J. W. Lyne
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Memphis
Business Women’s Circle of
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F. L. Aldridge
West Decatur
Prentice Clark
Decatur Live Fish Market
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Athens
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Jackson Street
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Goforth
A. Z. Batley
Gordon Drive
Fred Robinson
Priceville
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H P Still
National Re-Employment Service
Hartselle
Clara Bell Bass
Martha Etheridge
Walter Mills
Athens Route 4
L. M. Hodge
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Baugh's Infirmary
A. J. Patterson
Lacon
Alfred Montgomery
Paul Terry
Madison
Miss Mitchell
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Hotel de France
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Koln
Freiburg
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Morganton
N.C
Germany
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National Retail Hardware Association
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