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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1929

Page

2

Three Hundred Students Among Lawrence County High Graduates

MOULTON Alabama May 17. Twenty two more names added to the class of 1929 at Lawrence County High School closing exercises. W L Spencer Director of Secondary Education in Alabama delivered address urging students to value education as asset to community and to use leisure wisely.

Moulton Ala Tweny W. L. Spencer Alabama Spencer Lawrence County High School H. L. Tidwell Hughes Caddell Palmer Ulmer Sadie Bryant Ruby Lee Strain Gertrude John D. Comer M. A. Hardin Mildred Romine Walter Wendell Sivley Edward Farley Willard Irwin Leonard Burch Milton Romine Bonnie Spillers Anna Joe Crossthwaite Audrey Montgomery Audrey Martin Josephine McCulloch Iola McCulloch Ethel King Lena Teal Maggie Young

Radio Schedule and Station Listings for Friday May 17

Central Standard Time listings show WIZ New York and Chicago outlets with hourly programs from 4:30 pm to 11:00 pm, detailing calls, frequencies, and featured acts. Also includes Central Clear Channel stations KYW WBBM WGN WLS and others with music, news, dance, and orchestral programs.

Associated Press WIZ New York Bernard Fantus WLW KOA KWK WREN KSTP WTMJ Circus KDKA WIR KYW WSM WSB WMC Celia Turrill WKY WSMJ WEBC WAPI WSMB KTHS KVOO WIOD Wren Kvoo KPRC WOAI WHAS WFAA Phil Spitalny Clear Channel Chicago Bob Walter Wilson WJZ & Weaf WBBM Europe Guy Lombardo WENR Farmer Rush Orchestra Mike & Herman WGN WLIB WEAF Pat Barnes WLS WJZ NBC WMAQ Topsy Turvy WOR Amos-Andy

Radio Schedule Listings Across Markets

A compilation of broadcast listings showing station IDs, frequencies, and daily program slices. Entries include WJZ and WEAF programming, orchestras, hotel bands, dance music blocks, news, and special features across cities such as Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Fort Wayne Lincoln Minneapolis St Louis Atlanta Birmingham Dallas Fort Worth Hot Springs Louisville Nashville and San Antonio.

WLW Cincinnati WJZ Jack Detroit Amos WOWO Wayne WOR Kfab Lincoln Government Review WCCO Minneapolis Radioet Howard Melaney Emmet Long Orch KMOX St. Louis Ozark WSB Atlanta Harry Pomar Orchestra School of Music Amos-Andy WAPI Birmingham University of the Air Hotel Orchestra KRLD Dallas WFAA WEAF WBAP Fort Worth KTHS Hot Springs WHAS Louisville WJZ & Weaf WSM Nashville Craig's Orchestra Symphony WOAI San Antonio

Three Generations Endorse It Advertising Claim

A personal reminiscence from J Lo Iverson of St Ed praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes using it from youth through marriage and after childbirth, claiming eight living children and staying a grandmother who still recommends the product.

Lydia E. Pinkham J Lo Iverson St. Ed

Red Cross Denies $2 Million Flood Profit Claim

H B Williamson, director of southeastern flood relief for the American Red Cross, rejects Alabama flood profit charges. He says the Red Cross has not profited and will spend at least $50,000 from its treasury on rehabilitation, with more donations expected for the region.

Montgomery Ala American Red Cross South Alabama H. B. Williamson Southeastern Flood Relief Red Cross

Prospector Claims Gold Vein Near Emigrant Springs

William Cochran, an old prospector, claims a five foot vein of free milling ore near Emigrant Springs in Death Valley. He reports average assays around 20 dollars with streaks up to 600 dollars a ton as he moves machinery to develop the claim amid a rush of more than 75 land entrants in the historic area.

Stove Pipe Wells Cal Emigrant Springs Death Valley William Cochran Cochran

Paris Designers For Cotton Sports Paris Collection

Paris designers reveal midsummer sport wear using cotton fabrics. Sleeveless sport dresses in cotton mimic earlier silk frocks while wash silks give way to cotton and linen beach dresses. Many houses present printed linen or cotton sport coats.

Paris Midsummer Couturiers

Woman Teaches The Guardsmen To Sing

Lowell units of the national guard learn patriotic songs under Mrs Henrietta Willey Bond guidance. Pianos obtained for each of three local companies and officers lead singing with her supervision, endorsed by Rep Edith Nourse Rogers.

Lowell Mass National Guard Henrietta Willey Bond

Cullman County farmers welcomed in Decatur

Cullman County farmers are welcomed in Decatur seeking cooperative links and market access. Local officials and agricultural leaders discuss shared programs, crop outlooks, and support services for smallholders and larger growers in the region.

Cullman County Decatur

Decatur Located on Alabama's Largest Stream

Decatur sits beside the state's largest stream, a defining geographic feature guiding its development and history. Local historians note the waterway shaped commerce, transportation, and settlement patterns as the town grew along the broad river corridor.

Decatur State Alabama

Riot Closes University After Trustee Ousting Fight

Des Moines Iowa trustees ousted university president Harry Way amid a "modernism fundamentalism" clash. A student riot followed, police restored order, and the college closed.

Associated Press Harry Wayman Des Moines Schooi

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