Plans Complete for University of Alabama Commencement
Complete plans for the University of Alabama commencement set for May 25 26 and 27 were announced by alumni secretary Tom Garner. The schedule includes Alumni Day events with speeches by Hon. M. H. Thatcher and Governor Bibb Graves, plus a May 27 commencement address and degree awards to about 350. Readings note reunions and reservations from notable attendees across several cities.
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University
Ala
University F Alabama
Tom Garner
James E. Dillard
D. D
Foastor Southside Baptist
Irmingham
Morgan Hall
Board of Trustees
Alumni Council
General Alumni Association
M. H. Thatcher
Kentucky
William i Gorgas
Canal Zone
Bibb Graves
Geo. H. Denny
Kingston Seeks Reestablishment Of Streetcar Service
Kingston Canada has had no streetcar service since fire destroyed the rolling stock. The city is urged to re-establish the service and restore transit.
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Kingston
Canada
Morgan Students Take Part in The Creation Oratorio
Seven Morgan county students join the Florence State Teachers College Choral Club for the May 25 performance of The Creation. Singers include Jewel Crawford Joppa Dixie Gurley Hartselle Irene Jones Decatur Clendora Maner Decatur Edith Murphree Decatur Lois Walsh Decatur and Lester Wooten Decatur. Solo roles by Rollin Pease Chicago L W Chapman Tuscumbia Morrison Paxton Florence and Watson Carter Anderson.
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Florence
Ala
Morgan County
Florence State Teachers’ College
Jewel Crawford
Joppa
Dixie Gurley
Hartselle
Irene Jones
Decatur
Clendora Maner
Edith Murphree
Lois Walsh
Lester Wooten
North Carolina Hatchery Fish Distribution Tops 1.5 Million
The state reports that hatcheries across North Carolina have distributed more than 1.5 million fish this year, signaling strong production and outreach from government stocking programs.
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North Carolina
California fires target flier dropping lit cigarettes
Protective agencies launched a campaign against a person who drops lighted cigarettes from an airplane over forests. The incident threatens vast woodland areas and prompts heightened enforcement and public awareness efforts.
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California
Hazelwood High graduates fourteen seniors at Town Creek
Dr. Lee Bidgood of Alabama addresses Hazelwood High School graduates in Town Creek. Principal Prince Olen D Roberson awards diplomas to fourteen seniors and junior certificates to seven, with seventeen elementary pupils also receiving county certificates. Students named include Edith Agee and Nellie Bond among the senior class.
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Moulton
Ala
Cal
Lee Bidgood
1Versity of Alabama
Hazelwood High School
Town Creek
Lawreace Coynety
Prince Olen D. Roberson
Roberson
County Board of Education
Edith Agee
Nellie Bond
George Baine
Edward Cockes
Nellie Louise Etheredge
Mary Etheredge
Ruth Maye Greene
James Luer Johnson
Leon Gunter McCullouch
Albert Patterson
James Willis Ray
Frank Sanderson
Carrie Irene White
Walter Huston hailed for versatility in five film roles
Hollywood notes Walter Huston is praised for range from newspaperman in Gentlemen of the Press to lonely widower in The Lady Lies to Trampas the villain in The Virginian to Abraham Lincoln and now the Bad Man in The Bad Man. Critics say advance word signals a memorable performance.
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Hollywood
Walter Huston
Davey Lee
Uncle Tom
Huston
Claudette Colbert
Lincoln
Trampas
Abraham Lincoln
Holbrook Blinn
Dressler Heads to Europe After Film Roles
Marie Dressler sails to Europe for vacation while remaining a workhorse of the screen. The article notes her convincing turns as a royal lady in One Romantic Night and a boarding house resident in Caught Short, with a promise she will likely star in Dark Star, a talkie bought two days before its author.
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Marie Dressler
Europe
Anna Christie
Cigarette production up in first four months of 1930
Government figures show April 1930 output at 9 535 460 000 cigarettes and total January–April production of 37 473 871 000, higher than the same period in 1929. April taxes on cigarettes added 26 606 887 to the national treasury, reflecting tobacco taxes as a major revenue source.
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National Treasury
Huston's Record in Versatility Tops Contenders
Lorna Moon dies as tribute underscores James Gleason and Edmund Goulding talents. The piece compares performers and praises John Huston for unmatched versatility in acting directing and moviemaking. It notes other contenders compete for the crown but Huston stands out.
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James Gleason
Edmund Goulding
Huston
First Medical Book of Real Consequence Celsus Folio
The earliest influential medical work cited is a folio by Aulus Cornelius Celsus, a Roman, printed in 1470. It reportedly had 105 editions and remains in readership today.
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Aulus Cornelius Celsus
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Puzzle shows a dense list of crossword clues with numbers and partial phrases. The readable fragments include hints like water, device, mongrel, legal paper, artistic terms, and various body parts. The jumble suggests a published puzzle page with across and down lists and solution notes.
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Variain
Circle
Beneficent
Universa
Stork Outpaces Grim Reaper in Local Birth Rates
State Health Department figures show Morgan County birth rate at 21.3 per 1000, deaths at 10.4 per 1000 for the period just ended. The data imply the stork has the edge over the Grim Reaper this month.
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State Health Department
Morgan County
Kentucky to Erect Two Buildings This Summer
The University of Kentucky plans two new buildings this summer at a total cost of 30 thousand dollars.
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University of Kentucky
Alabama Health Officers Conference Opens in Montgomery
Dr H McRee is in Montgomery to attend the spring conference of Alabama county health officers. The conference will continue through Tuesday.
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H. ©. McRee
Montgomery
Alabama County Health Officers
Athens Visitor Spends Sunday with Goode Family
Mrs. J. E. Clem Jr of Athens visited in this city Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Goode.
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Athens
J. E. Clem, Jr
Mrs. Goode
City
Marriage License Issued to Heard Taft Skinner and Kate Maurer
A marriage license was issued at the Probate Judge's office to Heard Taft Skinner and Miss Kate Maurer, formalizing their union.
Annual home economics report from Lawrence County High School
Miss Norma Chandler heads the Vocational department report detailing 39 students enrolled with 36 in regular attendance. Three classes cover Home economics I II and health work with 61 home projects completed and 177 home visits. Objectives focus on dress, family income, heredity, meal prep and sanitation plus community health. Miss Chandler's Decatur home will again lead county work next session.
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Moulton
Ala
Lawrence County
County Board of Education
Norma Chandler
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