Vacation notices and local updates from Morgan county
Repeg ng Bessie Layman enjoys a brief vacation in Birmingham while Mr and Mrs J M Lee return from Florida. Mrs Niger rests well after an operation. The Tennessee River rose to eight feet as weather data show a 72 degree high and 47 low. The vacation service committee led by Julian Harris will manage the Decatur Patéro lube event. Mrs Earl Thompson shows improvement after illness. Local lodges plan officer elections on June 1 and June 9. Morgan counts no new tax payment advices from Montgomery. Rev J B Berkstresser’s mother improves after illness at Benevolent hospital. Mr and Mrs J Hamil vacation in Havana bound for Panama Canal zone. Alabama House session praised by John Patterson. Potato shipping peaks in southern Alabama. Gridiron dinner invites sent by Birmingham Press Club for May 29 at Tutwiler hotel.
Officers Head to Trinity to Probe Shooting
Morgan County officers left this afternoon for the Trinity section after receiving a report that a negro had been shot there last night. Details were sparse beyond the fact that a negro had been shot.
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Morgan County
Trinity
Gasoline Prices Dip as Stations Advertise 18 Cents
Gasoline prices dropped two cents from the 20 cent level with stations posting 18 cents per gallon today. Herman Papenburg of Decatur, a student at Southern Military Academy in Greensboro, is set to return home Thursday. Priest's ambulance will take him to Greensboro today, driven by H M Priest, with Henry Papenburg accompanying. Mrs Papenburg also in Greensboro plans to return Thursday with her son. Papenburg suffered burns in an explosion at the school several weeks ago.
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Herman Papenburg
Decatur
Southern Military Academy
Greensboro
Priest
H. M. Priest
Henry Papenburg
Record Strawberry Shipment Sets Cullman County Best
Cullman county ships thirty two carloads of berries to eastern markets averaging 800 per car for a total around 25 600. Hanceville contributes 12 cars while Cullman ships 20 in a single record sale. The berries fetch premiums up to 1000 per car and prove profitable compared with cotton at eight cents per pound.
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Cullman County
Cullman
Hangeville
Morgan County
Marshall
Seniors Finish Exams Before Graduation Day
Central high school seniors complete examinations next Monday at the high school. Other classes finish by Friday. After exams, students will participate in the annual graduation exercises.
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Central High School
Road detour reroutes traffic via Madison route
Traffic between Decatur and Huntaville is diverted through Madison while 12 miles of the Athens Huntaville road are under construction. The detour is clearly marked by the state highway department.
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Decatur
Huntaville
Madison
Athens
State
Will Report To Be Given At First Baptist On Sunday
A report on the sessions of the Southern Baptist convention will be delivered by Rev. Berk Stresser at the First Baptist Church during the 11 o'clock service next Sunday.
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Southern Baptist Convention
Berkstresser
First Baptist Church
Hootch Thieves Fail To Swipe Legation Booze
Salvadorian legation charge d affaires Don Carlos Leiva surprised thieves trying to steal liquor. He resisted as shots were fired and ten cases of premium liquor were found near the yard fence. Police seek cars with neighbor reports of the license numbers.
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Legation
Washington
Carlos Leiva
Troops Stop Bank Raid Attempt at Madrid Event
Soldiers mobilized around the Bank of Spain in Madrid as cavalry artillery tanks and armored cars joined infantry to deter a planned communist raid. The strong display quelled crowds and the demonstrators dispersed amid a nationwide subsiding of disorder.
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Bank of Spain
Madrid
Spain
Recess Proposal Brought to Alabama House
In Montgomery on May 13 a measure by Rep Mc Gowan to recess the legislature to January 1932 was moved to the rules committee to allow a state fact finding commission audit. The Senate passed Hokes bill prohibiting plate transfers on ownership changes. Also debated was Swift’s resolution and Senator Hooten introduced a bill to repeal the Sabbath sports ban in public places.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Hokes
House
Representative Swift
Escambia
Senator Hooten
Randolph
Alabama
New York Cotton Opening Quoted Steady
New York cotton opened steady on May 13 with May at 9.64 cents and July at 9.80. Other active months listed included October 10.19, December 10.41, January 12.53, and March 10.70.
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New York
Benevolent Society Seeks 3100 To Aid Hospital
Mrs. D. D. McGehee reports the Benevolent Society is $1000 short of its $3100 fund target for hospital needs with June 1 as the deadline for bond payments. An audit shows a $5000 current requirement tied to bonds and interest, with about $3000 already spent on charity work in 1930 and $10000 in legacy pledges not yet collected.
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Benevolent Society
D. D. McGehee
Board of Trustees
The
Morgan County Court House
Mrs. McGehee
Benevolent Hospital
Roy C. Billings
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Bank
Masters on top as Central High announces scholastic honorees
Robert Masterson 18 son of Mr and Mrs R P Masterson valedictorian of Central High School class of 1981 with a 90.7 average and plans to apply for a Birmingham News scholarship. Bonnie Frederick Terry 838 average is salutatorian and Hazel Murphree 86.1 average is a top student daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Murphree plans college study in writing. Seniors face examinations and upcoming commencement as faculty praise their records.
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Robert Mastersorm
R. P. Masterson
Prospect Drive
Centra
Igh School
Young Masterson
Birmingham News
Bonnie Frederick Terry
Milton F. Terry
Fifth Avenue
South
Terry
Hazel. Murphree
J. M. Murphree
Tenth Avenue
Murphree
Wheeler School To Present Play at Riverside Auditorium
The Joe Wheeler school will present an evening of entertainment Friday at Riverside auditorium. Pupils perform the play Hen peck Holler Gossip with Mrs Elton Reeves in a leading role. The students will also stage a playlet titled Playing School.
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Joe Wheeler
Riverside Auditorium
Elton Reeves
Violet Lobelia
Aster
Marshalls County Singing Convention Planned Sunday
The Marshall county singing convention will convene Sunday at the school halfway between Boaz and Guntersville, inviting local residents to attend.
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Marshall County
Boaz
Guntersville
Spelling Contest Draws Large Interest At City Schools
Central and Riverside junior high schools report strong student participation for the Rankin and Wyker medals spelling contests. About 500 students have entered, with 30 finalists emerging from elimination rounds. Final oral competition is set for Thursday at 10 a.m. in Riverside and Central halls, in front of spectators. The Benson medal declamation contest also attracts notable attention with entries from Central and Riverside high schools slated for May 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Riverside auditorium.
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Central and
Riverside Junior High
Rankin and Wyker
Central Junior High School
Rosa Allen Speer
Irma Murphree
Evie Mathews
Dorothy Horton
Blanche Perkins
Jane
Oberd Huddleston
Riverside
Benson
Riverside Auditorium
Central High
Mildred
Riverside High
Myrtle Horton
Taplin Hanson
John Harlan Giles
Boyd Per
Wesley Cook
Earle
Champion resigns as Birmingham school superintendent
Governor Miller announces the resignation of Mrs Ira Champion from the state training school for girls in Birmingham for the best interests of the school. she will remain until a successor is named by the board of trustees amid ongoing inmate rebellions and a pending bill to recreate the school following a cruelty investigation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Miller
Ira Champion
Birmingham
Champion
Baptists Gather for Southern Convention Opening
Baptists from sixteen states assembled for the annual Southern convention described as the second largest religious gathering worldwide. Inspirational meetings filled the forenoon as the formal opening neared. The Woman's Missionary Union held its two day session nearing completion before general sessions begin.
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Woman's Missionary Union Convention
Bonanza Quartetle to Broadcast May 24 on Birmingham Station
An advertisement notes a Bonanza quartetle program scheduled for May 24 over a Birmingham station, but the exact hour had not been set. The item preserves local broadcast practice with tentative timing and venue details.
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Birmingham
Auto Sideswipes Man and Girl Killing Them Instantly
John Cochrane of Holly Tree Alabama died instantly when a Cadillac struck him as he stood on the Bee Line highway near Decatur Athens five miles from the latter city. Nineteen year old Miss Keeton from Holly Tree died shortly after at Athens hospital from a skull fracture. Roy DeMoney of New Orleans drove the Cadillac and his companion left unlearned. DeMoney rushed the girl to Athens hospital where she died on the operating table. Both bodies were taken to McConnells for burial. Mrs Keeton was left in a hysterical condition.
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John Cochrane
Holly Tree
Ala
Decatur
Athens
John D. Keeton
Cochrane
Cornton
de Money
Mr. DeMoney
Skee
DeMoney
McConnell’s
Keeton
Peggy Shannon Rises as Clara Bow Fails in Film Setback
The piece notes Clara Bow's illness during a planned film role for The Secret Call and Peggy Shannon's rapid rise after understudying Bow. Shannon, newly arrived from Broadway, gains star status while Bow undergoes a six month recovery in Glendale sanitarium. Shannon’s Brooklyn-to-Broadway ascent included Ziegfeld Follies and Earl Carroll's Vanities with notable stage work and recent screen debut.
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Peggy Shannon
Hollywood
Clara Bow
Peggy
Pine Ter
Peggy Sammon
Daisy Devoe
Clara
Sylvia Sidney
Miss Shannon
Paramount
Bow
Glendale
California
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pine Bluff
Ark
Earl Carroll
Oil Men Oppose 3 Cent Gas Tax Protest Planned
Walter Durham of the Alabama Oil Men's Association announced a vigorous protest against house bill 518. The measure would allow county boards of revenue to levy an additional three cent gasoline tax for road work and maintenance. Durham warned that combined with current taxes the total could reach eleven cents and push retail prices to about 34 cents if refinery prices rise to former levels.
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Walter Durham
Alabama Oil Men's Association
Durham
McMaths and Attendees Head to Birmingham for Southern Baptist Convention
Mr and Mrs J H McMath Rev E Berkstresser and Mrs E J Polhill left this afternoon for Birmingham to attend the Southern Baptist convention.
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J. H. McMath
E. Berkstresser
E. J Polhill
Birmingham
Convention of Southern Baptiste
Mid-Week Services Cancelled at Fire Baptist Church
The mid week service tonight at Fire Baptist Church is postponed due to pastor Rev. J. E. Berketresss absence. The discussion on whether the Sabbath was changed from Saturday to Sunday by divine command is not scheduled for tonight.
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Fire Baptist Church
J. E. Berketresss
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