Next Weeks Will Tell On Cooperation With Farm Program
AAA officials say the coming three to four weeks will show how much farmers will cooperate with the new crop control program as 1938 crops begin to be planted. They warn of possible quotas and penalties to curb surpluses in cotton, tobacco, corn, and wheat if cooperation falters.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Midwest
Wallace
Corn Belt Liberty League
Illinois
Bill Baron
Bill
Dale
Huntsville Police Officer Pete Talley Dies
Huntsville police officer Pete Talley, longtime Decatur figure, died after a recent illness. He helped coordinate the arrest of two suspects in a local safe cracking case and had lived in Huntsville for about 20 years.
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Pete Talley
Huntsville
Decatur
Talley
Wooten Marries After Arrest Move in Glasgow Court
In Glasgow Kentucky on May 16 Basil Charging Haiden engaged Miss Olene Wooten in a whisper during a city court warrant. As the bailiff inscribed the warrant Miss Wooten announced they would marry and the couple proceeded to wed.
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Glasgow
Haiden
Basil
Olene Wooten
Miss Wooten
Night Flight into Mexico Aboard a Parched Parachute
A panic-stricken pilot Bill Baron battles a savage storm after forcing his passenger to wear a parachute. They crash land near a rocky shelter, survive the ordeal, and stagger toward a distant light. They discover a Mexican rancho hosting a fandango as dawn approaches.
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San Antonio
San Diego
Bil
Rancho
Bill
Mexico
Bill Baron
Rural preacher dies in pulpit at Alabama church
The Rev. T. W. Brock of Fayette died in the pulpit at a Sulligent church during a Sunday sermon. A stroke of apoplexy was given as the cause of his sudden death.
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Sulligent
Ala
T. W. Brock
Fayette
Chicken Feud in Charlotte as Thieves Leave $60 Behind
In Charlotte on May 16 John Jones a Black brick mason asks the thieves who took seven fine pullets from his henhouse to call again. The culprits left a pocketbook containing $60 under the roost nearby, a stray clue amid the loss.
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Charlotte
N. C
John Jones
Black-Draught Laxative touted as spring remedy
An advertisement promotes Black-Draught as a purely vegetable laxative from Nature's laboratory. It claims to relieve constipation and restore regular colon function, branding it the laxative of the South.
Revival Services Fill Grant Street Church Attendance
Revival meetings at Grant Street Church of Christ drew strong crowds with over 200 in Bible school and visitors at both morning and evening services. Speaker Mr. Dunn explained Bible structure and the concept of being in Christ, stressing spiritual birth and membership in the church. The series runs all week with 10 am and 7:45 pm services.
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Grant Street
Church of Christ
Bible School
Dunn
God
Church of God
Federal surplus buys 639 tons of Alabama cabbages
The Federal surplus commodities Corporation says it purchased 639 tons of Alabama cabbages. The deal reflects ongoing government stockpile actions affecting regional agriculture and market dynamics in Birmingham and surrounding counties.
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Birmingham
Ala
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Alabama
Daily Crossword Puzzle Result From a Mixed Alphabet Grid
The puzzle presents a jumble of across and down clues with partial answers and stray letter fragments. Readers must solve definitions like 18 An islet in a river 19 establish of humorous 20 Paddle-like stories and others across the grid, with several garbled entries and leftover letter blocks.
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Ameri
Guido
South
Stunt Flying Believed Over Says Navy Captain
May 16 1930 Captain A C Read, veteran of a 1911 air crossing to Europe, states the era of spectacular stunt flights is over. He recalls the NO-4 crossing from Rockaway Beach to Lisbon, Lisbon to Lobos? The crew began the overseas leg from Trepassey Newfoundland to the Azores on May 16.
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Washington
A. C. Read
Europe
Atlantic
Rockaway Beach
N. Y
Lisbon
Portugal
Trepassey
New Foundland
Azores
Cabbage Aid Program Aids Growers and Needy
Officials said today that cabbages were purchased under the AAA program to help growers by removing surplus produce from normal trade channels and distributing it to needy persons through state relief agencies.
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Ials
AAA
Sheffield Banker Claimed by Death
Funeral services for Thomas Cooper Sanford 49 longtime Sheffield National Bank president and 25 year banker in Sheffield were set for 3 p.m. today. Sanford formerly from Huntsville died here yesterday leaving widow Peggy Sanford and a son Thomas Sanford Jr both of Sheffield.
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Sheffield
Ala
Thomas Cooper Sanford
Sanford
Sheffield National Bank
Huntsville
Peggy Sanford
Thomas ©. Sanford, Jr
Maniac Held For Slaying In Philadelphia
Four Sarkis siblings and mother wounded or killed when Abraham Sarkis 38 a former hospital patient escaped taunted local home. He was captured on murder charge after authorities found the family asleep and the house set afire.
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Philadelphia
City Hospital
Abraham Sarkis
Dorothy
Hettle
John
Louis
Pharise Sarkis
Davis Wilson
Sarkis
Wilbur P. Pickett
Edward F. Burke
Dixon Invited to Lead Alabama Press Trip to Washington
Governor-nominee Frank M. Dixon has been invited to head a group of Alabamians accompanying the Alabama Press Association to Washington this summer. L. Walton, association president, said President Roosevelt would receive the party and a travel date will be set when Roosevelt indicates his availability.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama Press Association
Washington, D. C
L. Walton
Association
Roosevelt
Foot Diagnosis and Nervous Strain Highlighted in Chicago
Chicago May 16 reports physician Dr. M R Udell described foot ailments seen by chiropodists. He noted stenographers crossing legs while dictating risk peroneal palsy and drivers pressing accelerators can cause metatarsal bone rubbing and foot strain.
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Chicago
M. R. Udell
Tllinois
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