Athens News Roundup Highlights Local Events and Court
Athens residents welcome visitors from Nashville and Birmingham as a local carnival raises 35 dollars. A jury panel favored three black jurors for a May 19 trial. the rest are white. Merchants plan Thursday half days May through August for fishing season. Glee club from Davis Lipscomb College performs at Athens High Auditorium. Various residents travel, attend services, and adjust hours at draft boards. Graduation events, marriages, and local business openings accompany community life.
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Thomas B. Rawls
Datray
Florida
Athens
Elkmont Springs
Athens High School
Roy Thomas
Robert Redus
Nashville
Birmingham
Jennie Walker
New York City
Glee Club
Davis Lipscomb College
Bruce-Nelson
Gulfport
Mias
Katherine
Guilt Park College
Homer French
Jasper
Ala
Hershel Littrell
T. A. Bourland
Leeds
Walter EB. Harman
Nash
F. R. Naylor
R. B. Patton, Jr
Athens Lumber Company
Young Patton
R. B. Patton
J.M. Holt
County Board of Revenue
Rancho Tour Underway Across California Trails
A week long Rancho Tour unfolds from Rancho Barbra to Zaca Lake with over 200 riders swelling to 500, joining millionaires, cowhands, movie stars, and ranch foremen. Notables include Edgar Bergen and Walt Disney among Hollywood delegates, with stops at Covarrubias adobe, Rancho Juan Y Lolita, Rancho Dos Potreros, and Zaca Lake Ranch featuring bonfires, rodeos, and a 22 item meal including caviar and Creole prawns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covarrubias Adobe
Rancho Juan Y Lolita
Rancho Dos Potreros
Zaca Lake Ranch
Rancho Piacho
Rancho Alisa
Rancho
Hollywood
Edgar Bergen
Guy M. Cushing
Everett L. Cord
Philip K. Wrigley
America urged to join war against axis powers
President James B. Conant of Harvard calls for immediate U S entry into the war. In a nationwide radio broadcast he argues the United States should become a naval belligerent now to aid Great Britain. Conant recently returned from England where he led a three man group to share vital information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
James B. Conant
Harvard Universality
United States
Great Britain
Cripple Killed In Downtown Crossing
Tom Lockhart, an eccentric cripple known to Montgomerians, was killed by a car as he tried to cross a downtown corner in his wheel chair. Police announced the arrest of Jacob Quarterman, a cafe proprietor, on manslaughter charges. He posted $1,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Tom Lockhart
Jacob Quarterman
Limestone County Seniors Host Parents in Spring Reception
In Limestone County on Monday evening the senior class held a reception in the school auditorium with red and white spring flowers. Parents and seniors danced to the Virginia reel and played old-fashioned games. Elizabeth King returned to Montevallo after visiting her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth King
Montevallo
C. F. King
Man Fined For Running Stop Sign Near Explosive Lorry
Ralph P. Sly of East Aurora New York was fined for passing a stop sign after colliding with a truck carrying 11 000 pounds of dynamite. The blast did not occur as the dynamite scattered but caused no injuries.
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North East
Ralph P. Sly
East Aurora
N. Y
Want Ads Spotlight Farms Land And City Property
A regional Want Ad feature highlights farms land and city property regularly listed for sale or rent. Farms and parcels in suburbs and rural areas are advertised alongside urban plots and commercial spaces for immediate purchase or lease.
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Scott
R.j.scott
William Lowell
New Jersey
Ring Posteree Syndicate, Inc
Hargrove
Reid's
Cassie B. Johnson
Mahlon le Croix
Curtis Gordon
Henry F. McConnell
Camp Claiborne
Lena Bittick
Norman Sparks
Robert Bittick
Everette Chandler
Thomas Lee Hammons
Lillian Collins
Ruth Ray
Mary Dotson
America
Defense Industries
J. M. Smith
Lyons Hotel
Decatur
Seuthern School of Welding
N. Mth
Alabama
America Grrds
Southern Bell Company
Mhocho
D. L. Mixson
Uthern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company Incorporated
Limestone County
Sally
Sterchis
Irthiay Sale
Rudiat
Dhal
Perree
TNT al
Ghass Lh ER Inc
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