Air race delays spark race to Paris amid weather fears
Westerners ready for a tri cornered air race to Paris as weather in mid ocean delays takeoffs. Clarence Chalain and Lloyd Berton postpone from early today while Byrd Lindbergh and Chamberlain Bertard groups press plans. Lindbergh hints at a sudden departure if skies clear. A Harbor Grace sighting adds mystery to a missing chairmen plane theory.
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New York
Paris
Weather‘ Bureau
Clarence Chalain
Lloyd Berton
Richard Byrd
Iain Charles Lindbergh
Spectular Lochinvar
Betther
Byrd
Acosta
Clarence
A Ciien
Shneehal Ie Ei
Floyd Bennett
Develop
Liddlebergh
Chamberlain-Bertard
Lind
Debonaire
Missouri National ‘Guard
Staud
Harbor Grace
Booster For The Curb Market Plan
D J Russell a farmer from the Alkville route one section is a fan of the curb market plan started over two months ago in a jury. Mr and Mrs Russell are sellers on the set. Mr Bell in the city today urged farmers in the section to use the market to dispose of farm surplus.
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Alkville
Russell
Orchard visit invitation sought by Horace Rainey Jr
Horace Rainey Jr owner of live orchards in Columbia Tennessee invites members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce to visit the orchards on Sunday May 14. The note says the group should decide whether fruit trees perform better when pruned or left to grow, aiming for a cordial meeting.
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Horace Rainey, Jr
Live Orchards
Columbia, Tenn
Theunior Chamber of Commerce
W. L. Morribs Seery
Iney
Woman Is Held in Death of Widow in Ashville
Mrs. Anna K. Montague was arrested on a murder warrant in Ashville North Carolina for the killing of widow Mrs. Mary R. Cooper 61 whose body was found in a vacant lot near her home with throat slashed and skull fractured.
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Ashville
N. C
Anna. K. ‘Montague
Mary R. Cooper
Cooper
Actress Flo Raymond Claims Marriage to Slain Raymond
Florence Bain Raymond of New York asserts she was married to actor Raymond in 1909 and was never divorced. She says Dorothy Mackaye never legally wed Raymond, despite Mackaye’s claim to be his widow and testimony in the Paul Kelley trial in Los Angeles.
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New York
The
New York American Today
Florence Bain Raymond
Ray Raymond
Dorothy Mackaye
Miss Mackaye
Rose Marie
Raymond
Paul Kelley
Los Angeles
Kelley
Maryland
Morgan County flood drive nears $4,000 goal
John D. Wyker Morgan County general chairman reports strong local support for the Red Cross flood campaign. He says about $500 remains to reach the target as donations flow to the Morgan County National Bank and The Decatur Daily offices. The campaign continues until Morgan County clears the goal.
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Morgan County
American Red Cross
John D. Wyker
General County
Gette
Morgan County National Bank
Decatur Daily
Road Opened By Coming October
The Bee Line highway between Columbia Tennessee and Pulaski Tennessee is expected to open by October. Weather delayed concrete work but crews are back at work. The Columbia to Buford segment, 23 miles, is finished and travelers use Brick Church and Buford to access the new road to Columbia. About nine miles remain incomplete.
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Columbia, Tenn
Pulaski, Tenn
Columbia
Buford
Brick Church
Pulaski
Handsome Garage Is Now Complete in Falkville
The brick and concrete garage built for T. E. Drinkard at Falkville is now complete and serving motorists on the Bee Line route. The modern structure includes a ladies rest room, with a total project cost around 1100 dollars.
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T. E. Drinkard
Falkville
Derby Day at Churchill Downs Amid Muddy Track and Crowds
Derby Day mood blooms as showers soften the track at Churchill Downs for the 53rd Kentucky Derby. A record crowd gathers with hotel rooms sold within 60 miles and 26,000 Chicago fans traveling to Chicago to back Fred Jr. amid one withdrawal Saxon. Denials touch on a/$110,000 sale of Stoering to E P Wagoner Electra Texas.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Churchill Downs
Saxon
America
Renee
Stoering
Chicago
Fred Jn
Windy City
Erftry
Eight Negroes Held After Auto Stop And Seizure
Chief Riggsbee and Patrolman Bryant placed eight Negroes in the Railroad Street jail after capturing them in a Studebaker automobile headed west from the city toward Courtland Mickongmee. Officers found between three and four gallons of liquor concealed beneath the hood. The arrest occurred about ten o'clock as the car entered city limits and the group and cargo were escorted to jail.
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Railroad Street
Riggsbee
Bryant
Studebaker
Courtland Mickongmee
Sterchi Check Presented to Benevolent Hospital
Sterchi Bros. & Shumake presented a belated subscription check for 61.85 to T. A. Bowles, treasurer of the Benevolent hospital building fund, as part of a five percent donation of gross sales on Tuesday. Hospital officials praised the furniture company for civic cooperation.
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T. A. Bowles
Building Fund For Benevolent Hospital
Sterchi Bros. & Shumake
Furniture Company
Miners Trapped Near Welch After Mine Explosion
Eight miners believed killed after an explosion in the Shannon branch mine of Central Pocahontas Coal near Welch West Virginia. A second blast occurred as rescuers entered the mine. rescue workers escaped without injuries.
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Welch
West Va
Shannon Branch
Central Pocahontas Goal Company
Here
Company Pop
Morgan County curb market plans future growth discussed
Thirteen citizens attended a Morgan county curb market meeting at the health offices to discuss its future. Charles T. Rountree led as chair in B C Latter’s absence, with Mrs. J T Nelson reporting March and April growth, and a push to raise funds for advertising and space. A committee including Dr. McRee and Sallye Hamilton planned an advertising drive, while Nelson will tour other markets for ideas. The city may supply a garbage can to aid cleanliness and sanitation on market grounds. Farmers and committee members contributed remarks and urged ongoing support.
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Morganty
Morgan
Charles’ T. Rountree
B. C
J. T. Nelson
Morgan County
Dr. McRee
Charles Rountree
Sallye Hamilton
Nelson
L. B. Mitchell
Albany
J. T. Robinson
J. J. Russell
Falkville
Route 1
Death Sentence Creates Mixed Reactions in Snyder Gray Case
In Long Island City Gray reads his Bible while facing execution and declares himself a warning example of sin. Ruth Snyder, a Queens Village housewife, feels unjustly treated and plans to fight the death sentence as preparations for a possible trip home are noted.
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New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Gray
Long Island
Gover Ony
Bayou des Glaises Levee Breach Floods Big Bend Area
Alexandria Louisiana May 14 AP reports the Bayou des Glaises levee broke at Kleinwood plantation widening a crevice. The breach will flood territory east of Bordelonville while relief crews survey and plan further action. Mississippi flood relief improving with refugees returning home to Yazoo City camps.
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Ing
Rom Ir
Bayon Dés Glasses
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Moreauville
Mississippi
Yazoo City
Alexandria
Bayou Des Glaises
Kleinwood Plantation
New Orleans
Big Bend
Bordelonville
Baton Rouge
Mary
John Mat
Rural crowds flood city for mid May business missions
In unusually cold May weather large crowds from rural districts filled the city on missions of business. They converged on commercial districts seeking trades and services amid frosty winds and overcast skies.
Jury Recommends Jail Repairs and Record Preservation
Morgan County grand jury reports neglect at the jail with leaky roofs and water on floors. It calls for immediate repairs, monthly health inspections, and protection of old courthouse records, warning of deterioration and urging action by the county board of revenue. The panel notes vaultrecords dry but old basements' documents badly mildewed and unreadable.
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Board of Revenue
Bers
Morgan County Board Ofone
Morgan County
C. Kylé
Lse
County Board of Revenue
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Sterchi
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