Decatur High School to Graduate 96 Seniors May 31
Ninety six seniors will graduate from Stur High School May 31, 67 girls and 29 boys. James Saxon Childers of Birmingham will deliver the graduation address and Rev. Oliver C. Cox will preach the baccalaureate sermon May 30. List of graduates includes Dorothy Austin, Marion Boswell, Gerris Bennich, Imogene Burleson, Call, Virginia Chandler, Vivian Dora Caudill, and many others.
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Stur High School
James Saxon Childers
Birmingham
Oliver C. Cox
St. John's Episcopal Church
Dorothy Austin
Marion Boswell
Gerris Bennich
Imogene Burleson
Call
Virginia Chandler
Vivian Dora Caudill
Frances Cowden
Dawson
Letha Dutton
Anna
Florence Ferguson
Geraldine Farrer
Viola Fuller
Virginia Fox
Mary Fischer
Geneva Goode
Betty Giles
Dorothy Greene
Jean Gray
Harvey
Kathleen Harrison
Mae Handley
Jean Hale
Dorothy Smimel
Nancy Worth Jones
Louise Jones
Bevelle King
Mildred Latham
Myr Lane
Mary Lewis
Margaret
Jamie Tedford
Jane Todd
Frances Thornton
Azalee Turney
Clara Belle Turner
Mildred Vaughan
Jean Woods
Lacharles Weaver
Evelyn Woodall
Mary Young
Wilfred Napps
Katheryn McClellan
Virginia Dinsmore
Boys Foster Bailey
Guy Blackwell
Charles Boley
Julian Bibb
Louis Blizzard
Frank Brown
Frank Chenault
Emory Caudill
Paul Crow
Charles Eyster
William Foster
John Harmon
Robert Hunter
C. D. Judd
Tom King Louis Mann
Frank Martin
Clyde Murphy
Hue
Henon Pearce
Clifford Smith
Wilford Self
Harry Sunderland
Lester Smith
William Stewart
Marry Thornhill
James Yarbrough
Charles Skerman
Edward Biviey
Fight over FDR measure stalls in Senate vote
Debate on the president’s court reform plan shows stiff party lines as senators split on amendments. Norris Logan and Hatch trade positions while McCarran and Pittman swing the outcome, with the bill ultimately reported unfavorably.
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Ashurst
D. Ariz
Presiace Neely
Detrich
McGill
Pittman
Norris
King
McCarran van Nuys
Hatch
Burke
O'Mahoney
Borah
Austin
Steiner
Ariz
Norwis
McAdoo
Bilbo
Supreme Court
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D.-Ky
Ind
Neb
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Tll
McCarran
Nev
Knight Led Scottsboro Trials and State Politics
Knight, former Alabama attorney general and lieutenant governor, oversaw the Scottsboro cases with death sentences later set aside by the U S Supreme Court. He faced a 75 year sentence on appeal in 1936 as trials moved on venue changes. Graves praised Knight as a devoted friend and loyal leader, while Knight’s career included war service and a celebrated tenure in Alabama politics.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Knight
United States Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Morgan Circuit Court
Samuel Leibowits
New York
Scotteboro
Graves
Hardy Riddle
Talladega
Senate
Leila Otts Knight
Sean
Wier
Greensboro
University of Alabama
Hale County
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Tommy
Funeral today for Confederate veteran Joseph B. Ray in Alabama
Funeral services are held today for 92 year old Joseph B. Ray of Coosa County who died yesterday at Hanover. He is survived by two daughters Mrs. Wallace Ward of Dadeville and Mrs. Jacobs of Hanover and a brother Ben F. Ray of Birmingham.
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Goodwater
Ala
Joseph B. Ray
Coosa County
Hanover
Wallace Ward
Dadeville
Jacobs
Ben F. Ray
Birmingam
Weekend Movements and Visits Across Nashville Area
Miss Martha Claire Clay visited Nashville with her mother over the weekend. Lamon family plans to move this week to Marysville California for their future home. Mr and Mrs D L Rosenal Jr spent Friday and Saturday in Nashville. Mr and Mrs William Mackey of Birmingham were weekend guests of her parents in Nashville. Mrs Callie Mae Hatchett returned from a two month Chicago visit. H F Clark of the TVA has gone to Washington DC to join the REA. Dr and Mrs Pryor Williams and daughters returned to Birmingham after visiting Mrs W C Rosa at the Ross Hotel. Reverend Virgil M Gardner attends the Southern Baptist convention in New Orleans. Mrs J G Rochel remains in a Nashville hospital. P O Davis of Auburn delivered the graduation address at West Limestone High School in Salem. Allye Hughes of Phoenix City visited her father J N Hughes. Marvin Darby is undergoing treatment in a Birmingham hospital.
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Martha Claire Clay
Nashville
Jo. Lamon
Marysville
California
D. L. Rosenal, Jr
William Mackey
Birmingham
Luther D. Glaze
Callie Mae Hatchett
Chicago
H. F. Clark
TVA
Washington, D. C
REA
Virgil M. Gardner
Southern Baptist Convention
New Orleans
J. G. Rochel
P.O. Davis
Auburn
Weat Limestone High School
Salem
Allye Hughes
Phoenix City
J. N. Hughes
Marvin Darby
Birmingham Hospital
Divorce Granted Over Husband Strip Tease Acts
Bernice A. Johnson won a divorce from Russell Johnson after testimony that he performed strip tease acts for guests at their home. The 22 year old alleged the display made her life miserable, with episodes of disappearance and sudden dressing maneuvers in front of visitors. The case centered on the couple in Chicago on May 18.
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Chicago
Bernice A. Johnson
Russell
Decatur High Receives Donated Portraits for Library
Students at Decatur high school celebrate two large framed pictures donated to the library. The portraits depict Robert Burns and Charles Dickens and were painted by Mrs. B. Cartwright of 612 East Walnut Street.
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Decatur High School
Robert Burns
Charlies Dickens
B. Cartwright
E. Walnut Street
Tax collections rise in Alabama for first four months
Alabama state tax officials reported May 18 that income tax collections from January 17 to May 15 totaled 921 182.84 dollars, up 405 057 dollars from the same period in 1936, with four month receipts at 921 182.84 compared to 616 124.92 last year.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Tax Commission
Henry Long
Funeral set for Sara Overby in Birmingham
Miss Sara Overby, 26, a school teacher and one of 52 injured in the December 18 Central of Georgia passenger train wreck, died in a local hospital yesterday. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sara Overby
Van DeVanter’s Retirement Marks Long Tenure on Court
The article reviews Justice Van DeVanter’s 26 years on the Supreme Court, noting his conservative alignment with administration views on key rulings, his health, farm life in Maryland, and public attention for a hunting license lapse. It highlights praise from Chief Justice Hughes and details his planned transition to circuit court work and farm life near Baltimore.
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Associated Press
Administration
van DeVanter
Osevelt
New York
Washington State
van de Vanter
Justice Field
John Marshall
Maryland
Potomac River
Virginia
Senate
Montana
AAA
Hughes
White
Taft
Circuit Courts of Appeal
Baltimore
Decatur News Recaps Local Visits and Officials
Decatur is filled with social visits and official notes. Mr and Mrs E M Chapman and relatives returned from a Florida trip visiting Kissimmee and Orlando. Lambda Pi Sigma heard Dr W B McCain discuss France experiences at Harvard. Marriage licenses issued to Aurilla Faulkner and Joseph McAnn Jr of Hartselle. Several patrol and city matters, church circle meeting, and district conferences noted. Community leaders and visitors from Birmingham Monroeville and Florence are in town. The piece also covers court cases and upcoming church services.
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Lambda Pi_Sigma fraternity
W. B. McCain
McCain
Harvard
France
Paris
Aurilla Arizona Faulkner
Joseph Clifford McAnn, Jr
Hartselle
Two Wise Maids Brings Laurels To Schoolmarm Tale
Critics hail a Capitol Theatre debut as Alison Skipworth and Polly Moran star in Two Wise Maids. The film follows two old fashioned schoolmarms guiding East Side children toward respect and happiness while battling city officials for playgrounds amid urban dangers.
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Capitol Theatre
Alison Skipworth
Polly Moran
New York
East Side
Probe Ordered Into Slot Machines and Baseball Ticket Schemes
A Selma grand jury, ordered by Judge John Miller, will investigate slot machine and baseball ticket operations. A report cites a Selma woman losing 15000 dollars and a man 3600 dollars in the past year.
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Selma
Ala
John Miller
Miller
Troop 11 Holds Regular Meeting with Scout Activities
Troop 11 held its regular meeting Monday with the scout oath and pledge led by Charles Baker and Johnnie Bill. Visiting Scout Yar is from troop 21 of Ninth Street Methodist Church with several peers invited to attend future meetings.
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Charles Baker
U.S
Johnnie Bill
Norman Paffey
Mahlon Yarbrough
Scout Yar
Ninth Street Methodist Church
H. Paul Briggs
Central Baptist Church
Carl Latham
Raymon Baker
Mother kills children in senseless crime confession
Mrs. Tiernan recounts a brutal sequence in which George allegedly attacked Hien and Helen with a hatchet and knife, then set fire to their clothes after removing their shoes. She admits involvement, claiming gasoline, a match, and an escape to the railroad station with George returning home later.
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Helen
Jimmy
George
Hien
Death of Prat tville Judge Bennett Bell at 72
Prattville Alabama May 18 Judge Bennett Bell 72 former Autauga county probate judge died at his home after years of declining health. Bell a Greenville Alabama native was a former state representative and a prominent figure in local business and politics.
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Prattville
Ala
Bennett Bell
Autauga County
Trial of Bay Brothers in shotgun murder case continues
Testimony proceeded in Gadsden Alabama as Jewel Archer coroner described the position and wounds of Odessa Brothers wife after a jury was chosen. The Bay Brothers, both charged in the shooting death, face the courtroom proceeding.
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Gadsden
Ala
Bay Brothers
Odessa
Jewel Archer
Markets at a Glance May 18 Report
New York market roundup shows stocks firm in steels motors and rails with a rally. Bonds irregular. foreign exchange mostly lower as Guilder rises. Cotton higher locally and on Wall Street. coffee easier as commissions liquidate. Chicago wheat strong on crop damage. corn firm. cattle steady. hogs up 15 to 25 cents, top at $11.10.
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New York
U. S
Wall Street
Commission House
Chicago
Cotton futures close with steady gains in New Orleans
In New Orleans on May 18 cotton futures ended with modest advances of about 13 to 20 points. The July contract opened at 12.47, with a high of 12.69 and a close around 12.66 67, while other months also posted gains and steady trading across the board.
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N. C
New Orleans
Liverpool Cotton Prices Steady in Limited Demand
Liverpool cotton market reports 2,000 bales with no American spot demand. Prices for American grades steady with strict good middling at 8.00 and other grades ranging down to 5.50. Futures close steady with May 6.99, July 7.02, Oct 6.96, Dec 6.92, Jan 6.92, March 6.93.
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Liverpool
Chicago dairy and egg prices report May 18
Chicago reports butter at 16 485 steady with unchanged prices. Eggs 33 473 firmer with extra firsts local 21 and 21 1 2 for cars. Fresh graded firsts local 20 1 4 cas 21 current receipts 19 3 4 storage packed extras 22 34 and storage packed firsts 22 1 2.
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Chicago
Poultry Market Prices Reported From Chicago
Chicago area poultry market listings show live hens over five pounds at 17.5 cents, fryers colored at 25, Plymouth and white rock at 27, leghorn roosters 12, turkeys hens 16 and toms 15, ducks 4 1/2 pounds at 16, geese 11, with a total of 43 trucks reported and prices up.
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Chicago
Plymouth
White Rock
Fairview principal H B Johnson in critical condition
In Tuscaloosa on May 18 H B Johnson Fairview school principal who suffered a broken back in an auto accident months ago remained in critical condition at the U S Veterans administration facility. He rallied briefly after a sinking spell earlier in the day.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
H. B. Johnson
Fairview
U. S. Veterans’ Administration
Death by own action verdict in Greenlee case
Coroner T. J. McCollum returned a verdict of death by own action in the death of Mrs. John Greenlee, 55, found with a bullet wound in her head. Her husband was killed accidentally two years earlier and she had been in ill health. McCollum said he was told.
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Hueytown
Ala
T. J. McCollum
John Greenlee
McCollum
Alabama workers join unemployment compensation plan
The Alabama Unemployment Compensation Commission reports 150 business and industrial establishments have voluntarily moved to participate in the compensation plan under federal and state laws.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Unemployment Compensation Commission
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