Bonanza quartet cancels radio show for homecoming sing
The Bonanza quartet cancels Sunday radio broadcast to join the annual homecoming at Nixon's Chapel in Marshall county. They will sing, as C E Lowery of the quartet hails from the home community, while the fifth Sunday sing at the Princess theatre draws a 5 000 person crowd. Special services at Central Methodist church are announced by Rev A H Nabors.
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Bonanza Quartette
Quartette
Nixon's Chapel
Marshall County
C. E. Lowery
Central Methodist Church
A. H. Nabors
Alabama Farmers Protest Craft Bill Hearing Overload
About eight thousand Alabama farmers gathered to protest Senator Craft's bill banning county farm agents from soliciting seed feed and fertilizer orders. The crowd forced the Senate hearing to move to a larger venue as tensions rose and the crowd spilled into Crumpton Bowl for longer arguments.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capitol
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Senate
Senator Craft
Mobile
Craft
Crampton Bowl
Seventy-Six Cars of Strawberries Shipped from Cullman Area
Cullman and Harceville sent seventy six carloads of strawberries to eastern markets through today. Each car averages 800 dollars, totaling about 60090 dollars in Cullman county crop revenue for the year. County farms also top Alabama in cotton output with an annual average around 40000 bales.
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Cullman
Harceville
Cullman County
Alabama
Reorganization Underway At State Training School
In Birmingham Alabama the state training school for girls is reorganizing as 23 of 30 escapees remain at large. Temporary superintendent Mrs T F Adams says five girls returned and two were captured. Ten girls will be placed under Jefferson juvenile court jurisdiction today.
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Birmingham
Ala
State Training School For
T. F. Adams
Little Erskine Johnson Died at Seven Months
Funeral services were held at the parents’ home on Courtland Pike for seven months old Erskine Lee Johnson who died Wednesday night. Rev Stedman officiated and burial followed at the city cemetery with Brown directing. The family expressed thanks for the many expressions of sympathy from friends.
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Roy Johnson
Courtland Pike
Erskine Lee Johnson
Stedman
City Cemetery
Brown
Little One
Heiress to Oil Fortunes Reduced to Penniless State
Princess Rospigliosi formerly Laura Staio faces financial ruin after failed ventures in millinery and cosmetics. She was once heir to vast oil wealth and is now destitute.
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Rospigliosi
Laura Stallo
Princess Laura Stallo Ends in Millinery Shop Failure
The heiress Laura Stallo once famed as Princess Francisco Rospigliosi faces financial collapse after inheriting millions from Alexander McDonald. Her Fifth Avenue millinery and later perfume shop failed, leaving her unemployed as creditors circle. Her sister Helen, now Princess Murat, had previously married into Napoleonic lineage and shared the fortune until fortunes dwindled.
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Alexander McDonald
Cincinnati
Ohio
New York
Alex McDonald
Standard Oil Company
Laura
Helen Stallo
United States
Helen
Princess Murat
Napoleon
Europe
Francisco Rospigliosi
Italy
Rospigliosis
Murats
Paris
McDonald Estate
Camilla
Tancesda
Fifth Avenue
Invitation Extended to Stamps Quartet for May 31 Sing
An invitation has been extended to the Stamps quartet to attend the fifth Sunday sing at the Princess theatre in town on May 31.
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Stamps Quartette
Princess Theatre
Prohibition Bureau Reports Record April Arrests
The May 14 report shows April 5,563 liquor law arrests, up from March by nearly 300, with two thirds of enforcement districts increasing. Court congestion eased as sentences shortened and fines rose, while Georgia led with 287 stills seized nationwide.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Alabama
Georgia
Sing Here At Fairview Baptist Church Tonight
Many visitors are expected for the 7 30 p m community sing at Fairview Baptist Church led by Decatur community sing president Bill Willoughby. The Junkin sisters from Falkville Melvin J Legg and his Danville daughter will perform boosting the program with strong voices.
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Fairview Baptist Church
Bill Willoughby
Decatur
Junkin Sisters
Falkville
Melvin J. Legg
Danville
Riverside awards honor students amid shooting incident news
Reported shooting on Trinity main street left Tillman in serious condition after a clash with Sam Terry. Riverside High School honors top seniors Woodall and Miss Gertha Claburn for scholastic achievements with valedictorian and salutatorian designations, plus a historian award.
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Riverside
Trinity
Livin
Tillman Points
Sam Terry
Raybourn Neville
Morgan County
Terry
Riverside High School
Woodall
Gertha Claburn
Meredith Woodall
J. W. Woodall
Moulton Pike
Decatur
Lee L. Claburn
Fourth Avenue
Miss Claburn
Victim of Tragedy Is Able to Go Home
Truman Gill, who suffered a fractured skull in a wagon and automobile collision on the south Beeline, has been discharged from Benevolent Hospital and returned home to Hartselle. Seldon Gill, with broken legs from the same crash, remains hospitalized showing slow but steady progress. the accident ranks among the area’s most serious in recent times.
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Truman Gill
South Bee
Benevolent Hospital
Hartselle
Seldon Gill
Mrs Thompson Called to Reward in Fairview
Mrs Roy Thompson of Fairview died Wednesday at 5 45 PM at her residence. She was 36 and survived by her husband two sons Seldon and Albert two daughters Joyce Glee and Mary Lou and her parents Mr and Mrs John Wilkerson Sr One sister Mrs Kate Rowe of Kelso Tenn and one brother John Wilkerson Jr of Akron O Funeral services are today at three o'clock at the residence conducted by Rev Frank T Smith assisted by Rev M M Newton Interment in city cemetery Active pallbearers G W Puckett I N Cowan M T Mille Louis Sibert L C Neely and J M McRee.
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Roy Thompson
Fairview
Seldon and
Albert
Joyce Glee
Mary Lou
John Wilkerson
Kate Rowe
Kelso
Tenn
John Wilkerson, Jr
Akron
Frank T. Smith
M. M. Newton
City Cemetery
G. W. Puckett
I. N. Cowan
M. T. Mille
Louis Sibert
L. C. Neely
J. M. McRee
Relation Traced Between Nations During Kiwanis Meeting
Rev E N Hart traced 110 years of mutually beneficial Canada United States relations at the Decatur Kiwanis Club meeting. He presented the educational committee's program and noted similar efforts across Kiwanis clubs in both countries this week. W M Bailey and Garner Pride reported on the international convention in Miami Fla.
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Canada
United Sates
E. N Hart
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Rev. Hart
Ladies of
St. John’s Guild
W. M. Bailey
Garner Pride
Miami
Fla
Funeral services for Pruitt Elkins at Town Creek Baptist Church
Pruitt Elkins died after a three month illness in Kansas City Missouri. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Town Creek Baptist Church conducted by Reverend J A Davis. Brothers Anderson and Leemon Elkins were at the bedside in Missouri. He is survived by the two brothers and many relatives and friends.
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MT. Hope
Town Creek Baptist Church
Pruitt Elkins
Kansas City
J. A. Davis
Anderson
Leemon Elkins
Missouri City
Third Attack Group Flies Over Decatur In Training Flight
The Third Attack Group, the world’s only unit of attack airplanes, passed over Decatur this morning en route from Maxwell Field Alabama to Nashville for overnight, then to Dayton Ohio for maneuvers. Forty six ships left Montgomery at 9 25 and flew in formation to march toward Sky Harbor. nine planes crossed Decatur at 10 47 a m.
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Decatur
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Nashville
Dayton
Atlantic Seaboard
City
Birmingham
Forma
W. Caswell Boyd
Kelley Renews Fight on Feagin
Senator Kelley from Morgan and Lawrence counties reintroduces a bill to require the head of the state board of administration to hold a single full time position. He previously charged that President Feagin was on leave from a Birmingham department store serving as state school book depository.
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Marvin. Kelley
Morgan
Lawrence County
William F. Feagin
State Board of Administration
Senate
Kelley
Feagin
Birmingham
Clopton Inchance Restoration From Back Strain
The article notes Mr. Clopton, injured lifting a heavy object, is confined to bed by doctors. He is expected to be up by Friday and returns home today in West Decatur, where friends anticipate his recovery.
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West Decatur
Clopton
BAPTISTS PRAISE STAND BY HOOVER
The Southern Baptist convention in Birmingham endorsed Hoover’s law enforcement and war policy stance. Dr. Arthur Barton of Wilmington NC led the resolution sent to the President by telegraph. A report on a debt paying campaign cooperation is due this afternoon.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Baptist Convention
Arthur Barton
Wilmington
N. C
Social Service Commission
Mrs. Mattie Martin A Paralysis Victim
Mrs. Mattie Martin died after a paralysis attack at her home while washing breakfast dishes. Funeral services were held at Rock Spring church conducted by Rev. G. Frazier. She is survived by her husband, two sons, and many relatives and friends.
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MT. Hope
Rock Spring Church
8. G. Frazier
Mattie Martin
Lula Martin
New York Cotton Opens Steady Across May to March
New York cotton opened steady with May at 9 56, July 9 74, October 16 08, December 10 31, January 10 42, and March 10 62. Prices shown for nearby futures in the May session.
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New York
Warrant sworn for Demoney in manslaughter case near Athens
Roy DeMoney of New Orleans faces a manslaughter charge after a Bee Line highway accident north of Athens that killed John Cochrane and 19 year old Johnnie Keeton. A warrant was sworn by the deceased’s brother in Judge J. E. Clem's court and a May 25 hearing set. DeMoney hired attorney Dr. Rosenal Jr. and remained in Athens offering help to families.
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Roy DeMoney
New Orleans
Limestone County
John Cochrane
Johnnie D. Keeton
Holly Tree
DeMoney
J. E. Clem
Waa
Athens
Cochrane
D.r. Rosenal, Jr
Bee Line
Keeton
Cors Keeton
Decaturina
Miss
DeMone
Judd Clem
Catholic Spain Returns to Church Amid Riots
Madrid and other major cities relaxed martial law as Catholic worship resumed after four days of anti religious rioting. The return coincides with the Feast of the Ascension, a national Catholic holiday, signaling a possible easing of tensions after widespread church burnings and clashes.
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Madrid
Spain
Planters Receive Drought Relief Loans in Morgan County
Thirty two Morgan county planters receive four thousand nine hundred dollars in drought relief loans. More loans are possible as the program advances, aiding farmers in crop preparation and farm sustenance through government assistance.
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Morgan
Lawrence Counties
Lawrence County
Morgan County
Drouth
Hasnain de Dee
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Webb
O. J. Shepard
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