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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1938

Page

3

Mexican ranch night surrounds Ellen Dale and Bill Baron

After a dramatic parachute escape Ellen Dale rests at Don Julio Montoya’s rancho in Mexico. Bill Baron, fluent in Spanish, shares stories of Ellen’s rise from a New York clerk to Hollywood star as Panola Montoya eyes him. The Yaqui Indians and ranch life set a tense, romantic backdrop for a suspenseful evening.

Ellen Dale Bill Baron Ellen William Baron Don Julio Montoya Bill Don Julio New York Coney Island San Antonio Senor Montoya Miss E Ta Espanol Panola Montoya Senorita Panola Rancho el Paso Tex Amiga Fay-leex Mrs. Montoya Fay Seex Armee Los Yaquis Baron Felix Miss Dale She Montoyas Senor Baron Panola Panda

Man walks miles for each birthday Bergman’s 51 mile trek milestone

Legman A. F. Bergman, aged by his legs, marks birthdays with a mile for every year. He completed a 51 mile hike for his latest birthday, noting a 33 year habit of walking and claiming a long lifetime total approaching a million miles.

Pittsburgh A. F. Bergman Bergman

Pettusville News Notes Area Visits and Health Updates

Limestone County Pettusville items detail visits by Garland Redus Owens Cross Roads to sister Mrs C A Yarbrough and others from Salem Alabama, Nashville and Athens. Health notes include Lois Pettus heart trouble and Mrs Joe Holt recovering from appendicitis in Nashville. Also a road project and a large Oklahoma City senior school enrollment.

General Hospital Nashville Ben Williams Veto Pettus Henry. Stanford J. C Shirley Pink Thomas R. S. Pettus Athens Effie Holt Bessie Holt Lucile Christerphor Benton Pettus Eines Spence Suny Elkmont Veto Pike Robinson Hollow Pettusville Pike Lois Pettus C. A. Yarbrough Beulah Spence Aaron Harlow J. D. Harlow Lola Pettus Anna Dew Pettus Ben Whitfield Musie Edwin Lois Mamie Pettus Homer Dunnavant W. B. Spence Tenn

Campaign expense filings reveal wide ranges in county races

Candidates across county offices report campaign expenses in the May primary. Notable entries include circuit solicitor Melville Hutson with 434 dollars and Woodroof 354 dollars. sheriff contenders Chunn 167 and Sandlin 241.36. tax collector Curry 210 and Hardwick 214. education office Quinn 153.53 and Woodruff 161.12.

Circuit Licitor Eighth Judicial Circuit Melvile Hutson Thos Tobe) Woodroof House of Representatives Morgan County G. Hamilton W. EB Bibert) Curry Chas G. Hardwick Sim L. Howell R. L. Bob Parsons Joe Pettey J. Lyle Roberts H. R Sandy) Summer Irwin J. Quinn George T. Woodruff Board of Revenue Judson Hutson W. H. Meadows R. H Bob) Burleson A. M. Dunaway G. P. Frost Fred M. Speake J. H. Crow, Jr Fred §. Hunt, Jr Newton B. Powell

Loneliness Drives Rancher to Vanish Near Pibes

Neighbors in PIBES Nebraska search for Dale Darrow 37 after he leaves a note in his isolated shack. The message says the wind and lonely ranch life push him to leave, hinting at taking only movable furniture as the owner of the stockpile.

Pibes Neb Dale Darrow

Federal jobs await luck in Roosevelt era openings

Seventeen major government posts, paying from 9 000 to 17 500 a year, are open or will be vacant soon. Roosevelt may fill the comptroller general post and ambassadorial roles, with several key vacancies in the treasury, Federal Reserve, and other agencies lingering as political shifts unfold.

Washington Roosevelt J. F. McCarl RR. N. Elliott House Russia Canada Persia Moscow Joseph B. Davies Senate Belgium Treasury Department J. F. O'Connor California Daniel W. Bell John W. Hanes the Treasury Suc Josephine Roche Federal Reserve Board Arthur £. Morgan Tennessee Valley Authority Morgan Frank McManamy Interstate Commerce Commission McManamy Federal Frank R. McNinch Communications Commission Basil National Bituminous Coal Commission Charles F. Heaford, Jr Board of Tax Appeals

Induction and cognitive abilities tested in assessment

The evaluation covers induction, word fluency, number facility, verbal reasoning, perceptual speed and visualizing ability. It outlines key cognitive domains used to measure intellectual functioning and problem solving.

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