Fake hazardous device used to force marriage in Oklahoma City
A youth allegedly used a crude fake hazardous device to coerce a wealthy widow, Alma Donnell, 70, into marriage. In Oklahoma City the plan failed when the widow fled the courthouse. Burns, 20, died after a struggle with the youth.
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Tenn
Ars
H. R. Belew
Guy R. Windrom
The
Jackson Sun
Windrom
Mia. Donne
Burns
Memphis
J. T
Cretchfield
Georgia Wins To Even Tiger Series In Athens
Georgia Bulldog pitcher Bob Smith hurled a 5 to 3 victory over Auburn to split the Southeastern Conference baseball four-game set. Left fielder Billy Mims collected four hits in four at bats as Georgia took the lead early and held Auburn scoreless in the final six innings.
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Athens
Bulldogs
University of Georgia
Auburn Tigers
Bob Smith
Tigers
Auburn
Billy Mims
Georgia
Andrews
Kilpatrick
Cardill
Riddle
Smith
Thomas
Insurance plan outlines cotton crop loss handling
The article explains that policy holders must inform county committees if harvests fall short of insured quantities. An adjuster would assess probable yield, and farmers must record harvested cotton. Shortfalls would be covered by government reserves. A proposed initial reserve is about 1,356,648 bales, with options to use loan stocks totaling 11,400,000 bales.
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Congress
Community Club Afternoon Schedule at Benson Field
City readers learn the Falkville and Union clubs present a reading and play at 11:35 and 11:40, with events from 11:45 through 12:35 featuring music, cartoons, animal husbandry talks, and prize recognitions. A group photo and lunch follow as two softball games and a boxing card proceed in the afternoon.
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Wilda Owen
Falkville Club
Union Club
Penn's
Bob Pope
Penn's Club
Billye Joe Dunn
Lacey's Spring
Auburn
Union Hill 61
Tommie Jie Bell
Eva
Danville Club
B. G. Hall
Gray
Benson Field
Ruth Coaches Softball As Home Run Twins Pace Trials
A community program features softball coaching by Ruth along with a schedule of events. Two boys teams play at 1 15 p m and girls at 2 p m. Boxing bouts highlight a 2 45 p m featherweight match under Golden Glove rules. A 3 p m battle royal and 3 15 p m adjournment follow. A 75 year old 19th century coach leads the 4 H parade with the school band debuting publicly. Boy Scouts meet at city hall at 7 30 tonight.
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Decatur Amateur Boxing Club
Dole Roberts
Marion Ward
King and Queen
Decatur
City Hall
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
St. Albans
Long Island
Bambino
Millie Deegan
Roverettes
Willow Springs Community News Highlights Local Events
A Willow Springs report notes Mother's Day plans at Johnson's Chapel and the Sunday school suspension until June. Local youths and Pleasant View staged a play at Penn's school, Truitt Johnson visited from Mt. Tabor, and a large crowd gathered at Sta George's on Sunday with several games played.
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Johnson's Chapel
Pleasant View
Penn's
Truitt Johnson
Mt. Tabor
Sta George's
Will Bird
Pride Smitherman
Lillian
Nannie
Ida George
Lois
Edna
Harvey
Johnnie
Prentice Johnson
Dail Cooke
Willard Williams
Mildred Miller
Battle Ground
Oxecar
Polish stance on Danzig and corridor in German demands
The speaker defends Poland's position on Danzig and the Polish corridor, insisting on conciliatory solutions and questioning German aims. He notes repeated German statements about potential conflict and asks whether aims are German prestige or excluding Poland from the Baltic. He cites proposals for guarantees and transport facilities to East Prussia.
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Pomorze
Poland
Free City
Beck
German Reich
Reich
East Prussia
Germany downplays Beck address on Danzig route
Berlin reports that Germany will not use Beck's speech as a basis for negotiations and notes Poland has hit a blind alley on the Danzig question. Hitler and Ribbentrop met at the mountain retreat to discuss Beck's reply to the demand for Danzig and a Polish corridor through Omportze.
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Germany
Beck
Dienst
Deutschland
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Fuehrer
Hitler
Danzig
Omporze
Poland
Decatur Diary mentions local visitors and church notices
D W McNeill of Hartselle was a business visitor Thursday. Six arrests for drunken driving were reported by the highway patrol in North Alabama over the weekend. John Cooper of Hartselle was here on business Thursday. Emmett Byars of Moulton will fill the Austinville Church of Christ pulpit Sunday at 11 AM with Henry Hood preaching in the evening. Bebe Patten will preach at Temple Lighthouse Saturday at 7 30 PM and communion will be observed at the First Methodist Sunday morning. Butler P Hide has returned from Birmingham. Aile Harris Ford and Joe Humphrey leave for Louisville to attend the Derby.
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Highway Patrol
North Alabama
Emmett Byars
Moulton
Austinville
Bebe H. Patten
Temple Lighthouse Church
Markets Chicago May 5 Poultry Prices Steady
Markets in Chicago report live poultry trading with 27 trucks arriving. Hens steady and chicks easy. Prices listed for various breeds: colored broilers 16 fryers 16 Plymouth Rock 18 White Rock 17 Leghorn roosters 11 Hen turkeys 19 and other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Market News: Butter and Eggs Prices Steady in Chicago
Chicago reports butter at 958 000 pounds with firm creamery scores. eggs stored at 40 340 cases steady. Prices remain largely unchanged for other dairy items. In New Orleans, cotton futures opened steady with slight declines, while broader text notes honor in relation to Germany.
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New Orleans
Tarda
Beck Speech Deemed Calm Firm Polish Stand
Sources in Paris describe Polish Foreign Minister Col. Joseph Beck speech as a calm logical reply to Hitler. French diplomats praise the tone as moderate yet firm, viewing Beck’s objections to concessions as proof of Poland’s resolve to preserve territorial integrity.
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Col
Joseph Beck
Hitler
Col. Beck
Poland
Germany
Birth of Tony Gale at Cedar Creek Morgan County
Mr and Mrs Carlos Ryan welcomed a 10 pound girl named Tony Gale born April 23. Local residents visited relatives and friends in Jasper Huntsville Hartselle and Lebanon. Cedar Creek cemetery organizers plan a cleanup meeting on April 11.
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Tony Gale
W. O. Simmons
Jasper
Bell Gaddie
Olie Holmes
Huntsville
Charles Woods
R. D. Foote
Hartselle
Willis Lott
Earl Murphy
R. B. Allred
Kenneth and
Fay
Holmes
Coleman’ Holmes
Betty Joyce
J. H. Parinell
Lebanon
Cedar Creek Cemetery
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