Farmingdale to blackout lights in wartime drill
A Farmingdale Long Island mock air raid will dramatize blackout necessity. Nine bombers will simulate an attack from 9 30 to 10 p m with lights off and roads closed. Factories Sever sky and Grumman named targets near New York 15 miles from a principal air base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devon Francis
Associated Press Aviation
New York
Farmingdale
Long Island
U. S
United States
General Headquarters Air Force
North Atlantic
Frank M. Andrews
General Andrews
Seversky and Grumman
Morever
Army
Voice of the People letter urging unity for Decatur and Morgan County
A reader in Decatur expresses appreciation for the Old Age Association committee and urges residents to set aside differences to unite for Decatur and Morgan County. The letter highlights regional potential and collective effort to put the area on Alabama's map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
Decatur Daily
Old Age Association
Morgan County
Young stars Bul let Joe Gunther and Art O Mahony clash in Decatur
Two young wrestling stars, Bullet Joe Gunther from Nashville and Art O Mahony the Irishman, headline a show in Decatur. The main event offers two falls from three with a two hour limit, matching Gunther’s neck-breaker against O Mahony’s famed hold. Semi final features Billy McEwen versus Roy Welch in a two falls one hour bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bullet Joe Gunther
Nashville
Art O'Mahony
Decatur
O'Mahony
Gunther
Chris Jordan
Billy McEwen
Roy Welch
Kentucky
Welch
Eddie Baker
Baker
Corinth, Miss
Steamer Manhattan Disabled Near Mobile Bay
The banana cargo ship Manhattan with 12 crew aboard was salvaged of 5000 to 6000 bunches from 9000 stems of bananas after damage. The vessel lay helpless in shallow waters off Sand Island near the Mobile Bay mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Manhattan
Sand Island
Mobile Bay
Call for labor unity to boost small industry center
A letter urges cooperation to fund and develop a spot as the center of small industries. It praises the Advisory Committee chosen by the association and calls for full support and 100 percent cooperation from all members.
Mild Weather, Hail Storm Hit Somerville Area
The Somerville community reports a heavy hail storm Thursday evening damaging small vegetation cotton and flowers. Local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Mikell, the Johnston family, and families from Decatur and Nashville were seen around town. Several visits and social gatherings are noted, with multiple residents traveling for business and medical needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Johnston
Priceville High School
Mary Sherrill Black
Wanda Campbell
Decatur
Mary Peck
Hartselle
A. M. Peck
Howell Turney
Mattie Blevins
Blevins
Gilbert Allen
Edgar McClure
Nashville
Helen Lyle
Billie
John
Eittle Johnston
Caleb“ Toney
Kittie Johnston
G. D. Mikell
Winton
Shelby Atkins
R. F. McDonald
Somerville
Annie Thompson
Hugh Thompson
Poultry Dealer Freed From Weekly Chicken for Ex-Wife
Superior Judge Kazis Kay in Seattle ruled Dave Shain a poultry dealer need not continue sending his divorced wife a chicken each week for convenience. Both have remarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Kazis Kay
Dave Shain
Pupils to Present Closing Entertainment Thursday
The pupils of Joe Wheeler school will present a closing entertainment Thursday evening May 19 at the school building. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wheeler School
Dodgers Release Three Veterans in May Move
New York May 16 The Brooklyn Dodgers announced the release of veteran players pitcher Waite Hoyt outfielder Heinie Manush and catcher Roy Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers Today
Waite Hoyt
Heinie Manush
Roy Spencer
Platform of Jesus Sermon at Central Church
Rev. Chitwood chose The Platform of Jesus as the morning sermon topic at Central Church. He expounded Jesus as the light of the world and outlined a new social order of justice, highlighting preaching to the poor healing the sick restoring sight and liberty for the oppressed. He stressed that without a just order uprisings will persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Chitwood
Central Church
John
B. C
Satan
Ber
Child Fatally Shot on Porch as Mother Absent
County authorities sought the source of a Friday afternoon bullet that killed seven year old Sylvia Adcock on her porch. Relatives attended the funeral as she waited for her mother who went inside to fetch a nickel for ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Sylvia Adcock
Sylvia
Wealthy heiress weds Jasper coalman in Birmingham
The former Mrs. Moses Taylor of the Glen Portsmouth, noted as one of the wealthiest women in the United States, married G. J. Guthrie Nicholson of Jasper, Alabama, a railroad and coal magnate, in Birmingham yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Moses Taylor
the Glen
Portsmouth
United States
G. J. Guthrie Nicholson
Jasper
Exiled as Witch Rumors Hit an Indiana Town
In Rochester Indiana Irene Ray a 60 year old Indian wife of a white farmer was ordered out of town after residents accused her of hexing them. Authorities urged witchcraft charges but no law allowed punishment. She was arrested on vagrancy charges bewildered locals wondered if they were in the 20th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Ind
Irene Ray
Civil Service Exams Open for Medical Technician Post
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive exam for Medical Technician Field Roentgenology with a 1800 dollar yearly salary minus 3 12 percent for retirement. Requirements include a four year high school course or 14 units, X-ray experience, and age limits with military preference rules. Closing dates June 13 east of Colorado and June 16 westward. Information from H Yarbrough at Decatur post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States’ Civil Service Commission
Colorado
Alabama business and professional women group names new officers
The Alabama federation of business and professional women clubs ends its annual meeting in Birmingham with plans for stricter marriage laws and a state library commission. Officers elected include Carrie K. Andrews as president and Nannie R. Nash as vice president, with multiple district directors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
State Federation
Carrie K. Andrews
Montgomery
Minnie L. Steckel
Montevallo
Nannie R. Nash
Rosa Lee Stoelker
Myrtle Buchanan
Sallie Wilson
Hunterville
Grace Aldridge
Albertville
Lola Taylor
Lenore Jones
Mobile
Pratt
Estelle Chardron
Bess Morrow
Cullman
Annie Jo Coats
Gadsden
Maude L. Butler
Mayme Patrick
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Eee
North Carolina
Voice OF
THE
People
American Cleaners
Yours Truly, H. L. Kirby
Tom Turley
Mary Turley
Sam Todd
Maggie England
Todd
Gordon Groover
Mary Nell
Mary Gilchrist
Tom Wade
Walter
Robert Schaffer
Austinville
Baton Rouge
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Foy
H. Yarbrough
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Decatur Postoffice
J. C. Black CO
Second Ave
Liccwet
Mrans Teasceo
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