Passaic Quadruplets Grow as Four Little Lives Thrive
In Passaic New Jersey on May 13 the Kasper quadruplets Frances Frank Ferdinand and Felix enter day five of life with the mother Elsie Kasper recovering from a bronchial cold and the father Emil Kasper awaiting a return to work. Doctor Frank Jani notes Dr Alan Dafoe advised by telegram, funding grows with a $600 cash treasury and a syndicate contract offering $750 first year plus weekly advances and half of any film profits. The babies weigh under 13 pounds combined, Frances the heaviest at about 3 pounds 9½ ounces and Felix the lightest at 2 pounds 14¼ ounces.
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Passaic
N. J
Theer
Elsie Kasper
Frances
Frank
Ferdinand
Felix
Emil Kasper
Frank F. Jani
Alan Dafoe
Benjamin F. Turner
Kasper
Germany
New Jersey
Kaspar
Railroad wins ICC approval to issue notes
The Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad received Interstate Commerce Commission approval to issue 53387 dollars in notes. Of this total 43387 dollars will be exchanged for outstanding notes and 10000 dollars will be sold to meet payrolls.
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Washington
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bankruptcy hearing held for Happy Feed and Grocery Co
A bankruptcy hearing for the Happy Feed and Grocery Company, a Benson Bryant, John E. Wallace and J. M. Hess partnership, was held at the Morgan county courthouse. Examinations were scheduled from April 25 to May 21 with trustee sales yielding over 14,400 and total assets around 15,000 against about 60,000 in liabilities.
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Happy Feed and Grocery Company
Benson Bryant
John E. Wallace
J. M. Hess
Morgan County
Peach and Caddell
Decatur
R. Dupont Thompson
Birmingham
W. F. Schaeffer
Jere Murphree
J. W. Montgomery
Montgomery
Austinville
Moulton
Courtland and Hartselle
Arab
Ben L. Britnell
T. C. Almon
City Starts Street Repair After Severe Winter
The city will begin repairs on many streets damaged during a harsh winter. Mayor James A. Nelson announced progress as a carload of Kentucky asphalt rock arrived from Bowling Green. Crews plan to start late today or early Thursday, with work lasting several weeks. Roads suffered ice damage, cracking and rutting at intersections.
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Decatur
James A. Nelson
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Mystery at Boston Headquarters Asks for Dance
Two women and a man, dressed for a ball, entered police headquarters seeking a dance. When told there was none, a woman asked if it was the YWCA. A patrolman corrected them and the trio left, remarking it was a nice building.
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Boston
John Madden
Night club fire in San Francisco leaves four dead
A torch dancing performance at the Shamrock club on Geary Street triggered a blaze that killed two men and two women and injured nine. Witnesses say the single exit and boarded windows worsened the panic as hat check girl Jo Dickinson was trampled in the crush amid flames and smoke.
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San Francisco
Shamrock Club
Geary Street
Jo Dickinson
Elsie Marler
Petaluma
Calif
Robert Pattison
Berkeley
John Mason
Mr Blossom
Iss Dickinson
Charles Dullea
Borah Defeated by Old Guard in Ohio Delegates Race
In Ohio the Borah campaign failed to win key delegates as the old guard prevailed. Roosevelt led in Ohio with about 235 000 votes to under 17 000 for Breckinridge and his anti new deal faction. Other states like Pennsylvania Maryland and Vermont showed Roosevelt strength with unpledged or pledged delegates.
Spanish War Veteran Dies in North Carolina
Tra P Johnson 62, a Decatur resident and Spanish American War veteran, died at United States Veterans Hospital in Oteen North Carolina after years as a patient. Funeral rites will be held at 4 30 tomorrow at the home of brother A P Johnson 448 Johnston Street with Rev Ira F Hawkins and Rev James Allen Smith officiating. Interment at City cemetery directed by Brown. He is survived by two sisters Mrs J M Byars and Mrs Susie Rains two brothers A P and J B Johnson three nephews and two nieces. He served in the regular army and saw action in the Philippines and elsewhere.
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Tra P, Johnson
Decatur
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Oteen
N. C
A. P. Johnson
Johnston Street
Ira F. Hawkins
James Allen Smith
Brown
City Cemetery
Joe Thompson
W. H
Sox) Sorber
Sam Foster
Joe Weatherly
J J. Ers
A. N. Smith
Johnson
J. M. Byars
Susie Rains
A. P
J. B. Johnson
Peggy Byars
Aline Byars
Fink
Dudley Byars
J. W. Byars
Detroit
Philippines
presidential primaries and conventions update across states
In Ohio Borah loses to Taft for Republican delegates while Roosevelt dominates in a separate race. West Virginia and North Dakota show Roosevelt leads in Democratic contests. Delaware pledges six votes for Roosevelt at the Democratic convention. Vermont notes nine Republican delegates leaning to Alf Landon. West Virginia and Vermont show varied delegate signals.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Borah
Idaho
Robert A. Taft
Roosevelt
Col
Henry Breckinridge
West Virginia
Neely
Ralph M. Hiner
Holt
Delaware
Vermont
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
North Dakota
West Virginia primary highlights CHA Hire Way ticket
Senator H. MM. Mealy secured the CHA Hire Way nomination with backing from young colleague Rush D. Holt, marking a standout moment in the West Virginia primary race.
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H. MM. Mealy
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Pri
4 H Club Rally Brings Morgan County Youth To Decatur
The Morgan County 4 H Club boys and girls rally will be in Decatur on Saturday May 16 with 1600 participants expected. The event starts at 9 30 a m at Princess Theatre followed by a parade to Delano Park and athletic events led by O D Johnson of the TVA.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Gregory
L. T. Wagnon
Erien Rowe
Princess Theatre
Seybourne Lynne
G. P. Bannizar
Delano Park
O. D. Johnson
TVA
L. T
Efrien Rowe
Burns Fights Farm Mortgage Bill On House Floor
Speaker Burns spoke to oppose the 3 billion farm mortgage bill reading a letter from William Green of the AFL who said inflationary features would raise prices and stall wages. Rep Bailey said supporters would offer an amendment capping loans at 80 percent of land fair value.
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Washington
Burns
House
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Bailey
P-Wis
Decoration Set at Morris Chapel Service Next Sunday
The annual decoration and memorial service will be held at Morris Chapel next Sunday. May Dick Sivley will conduct the devotional at 10 o'clock, then grave decoration. Rev T H Wilson may ye preach at 11 o'clock. A basket lunch will be spread at noon with singing in the afternoon. Singers urged to come and bring books.
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Morrie Chapel
Dick Sivley
T. H. Wilsomayye
Modern Cinderella Debuts With Chicago Civic Opera
Elisabeth Brown, a 20 year old Mormon family orphan from Provo Utah, wins a contract with the Chicago Civic Opera after two years of study. She will debut in La Fiamma in the season opener October 31 as a contralto. Brown supported by singing at Hyde Park church and Y M C A cafeteria work, comes from Warson P Brown who fled Mexico during a revolution.
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Elizabeth, Brown
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Miss Brown
Paul Longone
University of Chicago Music Society
Warson P. Brown
Mexico
Elisabeth
Elizabeth
Provo
Utah
Salt Lake City
East High School
Eliza S. Burke
Phoenix
Longone
WPA Chief Hopkins Orders No Armed Guards for WPA Work
Washington May 13 announces a policy of fair relations with WPA workers. Hopkins bans armed guards and spying on workers and directs local police to handle order maintenance. Investigations will be run by the federal division, not state or district WPA offices.
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Washington
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
New York City
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Division of Investigation
Federal
Works Progress Administration
Marine Corps Open for Enlistments in Macon District
The Marine Corps District Recruiting Office at Macon Georgia has a quota of 20 applicants aged 18 to 25 for May enlistments. Lieut. Col. H. W. Stone in charge will provide full information and application forms to interested persons.
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U. S. Marine Corps District
Macon
H. W. Stone
Trapper Claims Rattlesnake Handling Feats
In Stuart on May 13 Newt Chase, a Martin county trapper, describes catching rattlesnakes with bare hands. He says he makes passes to distract the snake then grips it behind the head. He recalls catching a hundred without a bite, warning that a single mistake is fatal.
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Stuart
Fla
Newt Chase
Martin Courier
Trapper
Chase
League split widens as Italy withdraws from League of Nations
The Associated Press reports Italy defies the League of Nations by recalling its Geneva delegation and signaling a broader withdrawal. Mussolini vows the empire will be defended with arms, while Britain shows little concern, viewing the move as a gesture.
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Associated Press
League of Nations
Italy
Geneva
Ethiopia
Mussolini
1 Popolo D'Italia
Il Duce
League
League Council
Great Britain
Secret Tax Debate Shapes Undistributed Profit Plan
Senate finance committee, hearing Morgenthau, eyes a surtaxed, flat levy on corporate income with undistributed profits. Byrd seeks list of billion-dollar firms to compare tax outcomes under the administration plan.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Hunter
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Morgenthau
Harrison
Miss
Treasury
Byrd
Father to be sent to child's bedside
Funds were being raised in Knoxville to send James Lane to Philadelphia to be with his 16 year old daughter Pauline who is awaiting an operation to remove a cigarette lighter top from her left lung. Friends have collected $15 and the coal company employer will hold his job until he returns.
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Knoxville
Tenn
James Lane
Pauline
Philadelphia
Arraignment Delayed in Stoll Kidnapping Case
Defense steps for Thomas H. Robinson Jr. were taken as a DOJ agent quoted him saying he would plead guilty if his lawyer set him. The arraignment was postponed to 4 p.m. CST as counsel arrangements remain unsettled. Local and federal attorneys discussed postponement and potential insanity defense amid ongoing legal maneuvering.
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Louisville
Thomas H. Robinson
Alice Speed Stoll
Department of Justice
Elwood Hamilton
Monte
Ross
Nashville
Robinson
O. C. Dewey
Robinson, Sr
B. Gabbard
Robinson, Jr
Clem We
Hugging
Robinson Jr
Stoll
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dewey
E. J. Connelley
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Prodigy Ronny Hersh Drinks Beer and Recites List
In New Orleans on May 13 a two year old, Ronald Hersh, drank beer from a glass and smoked a cigar. He spelled cat dog rat and counted to ten. He recited Little Bo Peep and plays with other children. He recently lost taste for cigars after lighting the wrong end.
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New Orleans
Ronald Hersh
Edward J. Hersh
Ronald
Ronny
Mrs. Hersh
Tennessee River Stagnant as Heat Broadens Across Region
The river gauge held at 3.6 feet while temperatures ranged from 87 to 60 degrees over the last 24 hours. Rainfall of 1.03 inches reported in Alabama with cooler trends forecast for Thursday, and showers expected in central and eastern sections.
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Tennessee
Alabama
North Oenai
Penn Central
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Lucky) Ciano
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