Alabama Storm Kills Child as Strong Winds Hit Region
A May 19 storm swept central and eastern Alabama with heavy rain and winds over 30 mph. Eight city streets were blocked by fallen trees. a chimney toppled bricks fatally injuring five year old Jessie Mae Dawkins. Minor injuries to family, power outages, and property damage reported in Auburn Tuskegee LaGrange West Point Warm Springs.
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LaGrange
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Warm Springs
Birmingham
Weather Bureau
Experiments Hint UV Light Impairs Chick Eyes
Experiments with baby chicks indicate their eyes may be impaired by prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light. Researchers note potential effects on vision development and emphasize cautious limits on UV exposure in early life.
Inner Aid medicine promises bowel cleansing power
An individual reports taking INNER AID for three days and claims dramatic health changes. He says headaches, skin eruptions, and rheumatic knee pains disappeared as his bowels, stomach, liver, and kidneys were cleansed. Sold by all drug stores in Decatur.
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Decatur
Adjutant Key to Lead Revival in Decatur
Adjutant C R Key of Albany Georgia will conduct revival services at the Salvation Army hall 1331 Fourth Avenue May 21 through May 26 at 730 PM His evangelistic messages challenge both Christians and the general public Key a converted auto mechanic has served as Salvation Army officer 17 years and led Army works in New Orleans Dothan Birmingham Florence This is his second revival in Decatur with several memorable services inviting all to attend.
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Army Works
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Quints Will Be 12 Soon Do Not Expect Gifts
Callander Ont May 20 The Dionne quintuplets will celebrate their 12th birthday next week with one large cake and no gifts. They have asked that money for presents be donated to a Vatican Catholic relief fund aiding European children. Their father Oliva Dionne says the girls want to help others amid the war era.
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Hitler as Nazi legend persists in German memory
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler remains a potent legend a year after his downfall with some Germans forgiving his crimes and portraying him as a misguided idealist while others fear his return. Analysts compare him to Barbarossa and claim mystic prophecy surrounds a possible comeback though most believe he is dead.
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Advice and anecdotes from a Millsap era home life
A collage of humorous poems and quips on marriage and gender roles. The piece contrasts old fashioned expectations for sons with jokes about women, courtship, cooking, and everyday domestic life, featuring brief anecdotes from a Decatur teacher and local youth.
Two Counties Vote on Liquor Sales in Alabama Special Elections
Dry Crenshaw and Tallapoosa counties head to the polls for special elections on allowing alcohol sales under county option law. Madison county votes June 7. Talladega and Bibb already chose to keep bans, Colbert earlier approved legal sales.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dry Crenshaw
Tallapoosa
Madison County
Talladega
Bibb
Colbert
Dr. Charles R. Walker Dies at 55 in Ensley
Dr. Charles R. Walker 55 a longtime Ensley druggist and former president of the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association died yesterday at his home after a lengthy illness. The funeral arrangements were to be announced by his family.
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Birmingham
Ala
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Ensley
Alabama Pharmaceutical Association
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Cryptoquote Quote
Dense crossword clues span fruits phonetic spellings measurements and nautical terms with a cryptoquote message about wealth and crime. The puzzle includes down and across clues with references to nautical terms Arabic inscribings and regional hints, plus a King Features cryptogram.
Miners Return to Work Amid Patchy Coal Recovery
The second week of coal mining sees most soft coal diggers back in 25 states except Pennsylvania where about a quarter to half resume work. In central PA 28,000 idle amid union refusals. Pittsburgh area pits shut by pickets. West Virginia nearly fully staffed. Illinois and Alabama at full employment. Kentucky 40,000 at work. Ohio and Tennessee show partial activity as coal output and steel prospects remain unsettled pending fuel resumption.
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AFL United Mine Worker
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Illinois
Alabama
Kentucky
Ohio Diggins
Chattanooga, Tenn
Cleveland
Steel
U. S. Steel Corp
Britain to quit India and Egypt under imperial rethink
Mackenzies Column notes two main factors behind Britain’s move to end empire roles in India and Egypt. Trade needs and atomic age defense reduce the rationale for large garrisons, while a broader shift favors Commonwealth ties and peaceful global order. Indians seek independence yet not immediate British withdrawal, Cripps era plans recalled. England’s shift expands the commonwealth framework. The best wool for rugs and carpets is sourced from the Orient.
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India
Egypt
John A. Parris
Associated Press
London
Britain
England
British Commonwealth of Nations
Sir Stafford Cripps
D A R Debate on Allowing Negro Entertainers at Constitution Hall
The Daughters of the American Revolution gathered in Atlantic City to consider deleting the white artists only clause from Constitution Hall leases. A 17 woman committee urged allowing Negro performers, with a showdown expected at the 55th continental congress as delegates weigh on floor debate or tabling. The issue echoes past bans and future Tuskegee Institute choir plans.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Daughters of the American Revolution
Constitution Hall
Washington, D. C
D. A. R. Famous Hall
Resolutions Committee
Congress
Congress National Defense
Marian Anderson
Negro Tuskegee Institute
Steelmaker reports unchanged capacity rate in Pittsburgh plants
One of its 15 captive mines in the Pittsburgh area operating last week disclosed its steel production rate would stay at 12 percent of capacity this week. U. S. Steel has lost 1,000,000 tons of ingot production in its Pittsburgh district plants as a coal strike idles 36,000 workers, a spokesman said.
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U. S. Steel
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