Morgan 4-H Rally Invites County Youth to Decatur
Invited on May 22, every boy and girl in Morgan County is urged to attend the annual 4-H rally in Decatur. The list of invited participants includes numerous club officers and members such as Bula Vaughn, Frances Holmes, Ellen Seals, Gwendolyn Holmes, Tia Cleland, Edith Julien, and many others from Morgan County clubs.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Bula Vaughn
Frances Holmes
Ellen Seals
Gwendolyn
Holmes
Tia Cleland
Judge Callahan to preside Athens circuit court mix
Judge W. W. Callahan of Decatur will preside over a non jury circuit court opening Monday in Athens. Minor civil and criminal cases will be tried with representation by Solicitor Melvin Hutson of Decatur and County Solicitor George C. Johnson of Athens. The equity docket will be heard.
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Athens
Ala
W. W. Callahan
Decatur
Cir
Melvin Hutson
George C. Johnson
Student Couple Weds at the Center May Day
Miss Arsella Wright, a Center student, married Verdon Lowery on Saturday May 1. The surprise engagement delighted fellow students who wish the couple lasting happiness.
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Arsella Wright
Verdon Lowery
Mrs. Lowery
University Center notes and campus happenings
A campus column reports Miss Morris visiting Birmingham and enjoying a rain shower, Dr. Brown speaking to out of town students, and praise for the University Center. It notes Miss Wright's marriage, Mrs. Tavel’s election, upcoming final exams May 21, and a late history class incident causing laughter in History 2.
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Miss Morris
Birmingham
Olene
Dr. Brown
University Center
Floyd. Landers
Mr. Landers
Floyd
Gossip and the Ruin of Friendship
A meditation on gossip’s harm to friendships and the distinction between talk and truth. The piece warns against repeating potentially untrue or embarrassing news and urges thinking before speaking, citing a mother figure’s adage to tell the truth but not always tell it.
Dispute Over Cafeteria Music Title Ends With Confusion
Three students at the Decatur Center cannot agree on the piece being played in a chic cafeteria. Lia Brown says it is the Rhapsody of Spring by Machee. Reba Webb claims the second movement from Chopin’s Op era Time. Jeanne Giles notices a wall sign and then reports the work as Refrain from Spitting by the Mandagement.
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Decatur Center
Lia D. Brown
Machee
Reba Webb
Jeanne Giles
Jeanne
Townsfolk Describe Man Who Moves Emotions
Annie Miller Gamble praises a man for making people feel hot or cold and happy or sad with his will. Vernon Givens compares him to Doc Drake the janitor, claiming similar powers.
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Annie Miller Gamble
Vernon Givens
Doc” Drake
Doetor Brown in History Two
A fragmented excerpt mentions Mr Speer asking “Gentlemen prefer blondes?” and Tom Speer calling the victim of a brunette. The line hints at a humorous or satirical dialogue from a historical piece.
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Doetor Brown
History Two
Mr. Speer
Tom Speer
College Pudding Provokes a Cracking Quip
Walter teases about college pudding while Ray Smith jokes an egg in it should have been expelled. The exchange has a light humor tone and features two named speakers.
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Walter
Ray Smith
Professor Cunningham In Economic History Two
Dialogue snippet shows Mr Kirby asked which insects require least nourishment. Frank Kirby replies The moth it eats holes. The exchange hints at economic history classroom humor.
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Professor Cunningham
Mr. Kirby
Frank Kirby
History as a living record shaping our present
A neighbor questions history's value but learns it is a living book of human experience. The narrator argues history fuels knowledge and daily action, shaping trends, beliefs, and choices from ancient to modern times.
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Gwendolyn
Gilbert White Hosts Center Students at Mooresville
Gilbert White invites Center students to his Mooresville home next Sunday afternoon May 23 from five to seven o'clock. He helped establish Pecator's University Center and the students appreciate his active support. Meet at the school at 4 30 P.M. to go in a group.
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Gilbert White
Center
Mooresville
White
Pecator
Who Is the Girl in Last Week’s Who’s Who
A girl admired by all with straight blonde hair and excellent grades is pictured as a future celebrated poet. Her works appear often in this paper, and she is also an accomplished pianist. The piece identifies Vernon Givens as the author of the Who’s Who entry.
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Vernon Givens
Final Examinations Schedule Announced
Final Examinations begin May 21 and run through May 27 with sessions from six to nine p m. Political sciences will be held Saturday morning from nine to twelve o'clock.
Lip quip seals Chester Morris parrot mishap
Hollywood gossip notes Chester Morris attempts to calm a grumpy parrot during a depart scene when the bird bites back with a sharp rap. The incident adds to light entertainment chatter from the set.
Students Use The Library At The University Center
A freshman column shows students discovering library use at the University Center. Readers recount crowding at 5 pm, requests for term paper topics, cooperative staffer Mrs Tillery, and a habit forming around reference rooms and old magazines as they foresee studying there as sophomores.
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University Center
Center
Brary
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Washington
Valley Forge
United States
Chunk Out of the Actor's Mp with Its Beak
A fragment describes an actor removing a prop or device from a microphone piece. The note implies a removal action during a performance or rehearsal. No additional names or locations are provided in readable text.
Economics Class Tours Goodyear Mill Visit
University Center economics students toured Goodyear Mills under superintendent Mr Floyd who warmly guided them through the plant. The class, many first leaving classroom talks for industry, praised the experience and the mill’s hospitality.
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Floyd
Goodyear Mills
University Center
World History Exam Leaves Students Bewildered
A history hour exam overwhelms students who prepared weeks for questions on Italy Spain Germany and revolutions. The piece mocks memory lapses and notes confusion over topics from the German parliament to the Ottoman Empire and colonial expansions.
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Italy
Spain
Austria
Frederick III
Manager Garner Pride Receives Traveling Gift at Alabama Power
During a safety meeting at Alabama Power offices, employees honored district manager Garner Pride with a traveling set. Pride marked his 12th year as district manager this Sunday and 25 years with the company overall.
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Alabama Power Company
Employes
Garner Pride
Pride
Power Company
Supreme Court Set To Rule On Social Security Tax
The Supreme Court may decide next Monday or June 1 on constitutionality of the social security program the week before the summer recess. A secondary matter involves seeking an injunction against dissolving the Aluminum Company of America through a direct Supreme Court appeal. Tax decisions dominated yesterday's session with debates over AAA tax burdens and a Louisiana chain store tax upheld 4 to 3.
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Moe
Supreme Court
High Justice Department
Aluminum Company of America
Robert M. Gibson
Pittsburgh
Circuit Court of
Ap- Taxes
AAA
Treasury
Justice McReynolds
Louisiana
McReynolds, Sutherland and
Butler
Stone
van Devanter
Annual Singing at Falkville Set for May 30
The annual singing will be held at Falkville Sunday May 30 with singers from many points invited. Morning session features numbers from old song books and new books used in the afternoon.
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Falkville
Presiding Elder Lazenby Schedule At Local Churches
Dr. M E Lazenby the presiding elder of the Decatur district will preach at First Methodist Sunday morning at 11 30. He will then fill the Wal nut Grove pulpit in the afternoon with conference and speak. Sunday evening at Flint church at 7 30 Rev R S Rains pastors the two latter churches.
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M. E. Lazenby
Decatur
First Methodist
Walnut Grove
Flint Church
R. S. Rains
Lost watch causes cow to die in Decorah straw
May 18 report from Decorah Iowa tells of farmhand Leon Johnson losing a dollar watch in a barn hayloft. The cow swallowed the watch, its digestive system rejected the metal, and the animal died after the watch continued ticking what was described as regular seconds.
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Decorah
Leon Johnson
Johnson
Lindenwold Fire Engine Bailed Out Over Paint Bill
The Lindenwold fire engine is out of service unless $226 is paid. The engine was held at an auto body shop after the borough failed to pay for painting it red, prompting alarm in the town.
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Lindenwold
Hen divides brood after eight eggs hatch in Veedersburg
Forrest Songer placed a dozen eggs in a nest and two hens sat on them. Eight white chicks hatched along with one black and one brown chick. The two hens then split the brood evenly with four white chicks each and one black and one brown chick assigned to the other hen.
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Veedersburg
Ind
Forrest Songer
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