Decoration at Cad o Sunday draws local turnout
MOULTON RT. 2 NEWS reports several residents attended the decoration at Cad o Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wash Riggs were guests of his parents, Miss Ruby Rogers visited Miss Lela Harris, and Ruthie Naylor stayed with her sister Mrs. Will Smith. Ernest and Thomas McLemore joined the Johnson Chapel decoration and plan to spend the summer with Myrtle Miller. Tom Cain returned from Birmingham to tend his ill mother. C. P. Johnston joined Whitman Real Estate and Insurance in Decatur. Mrs. Tom Goad and children visited R. C. Miller’s family in Priston. Mrs. J. S. Martin and Ophelia sail to visit relatives in Birmingham.
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Cad
Wash Riggs
W. T. Riggs
Ruby Rogers
Lela Harris
Ruthie Naylor
Will Smith
Ernest
Thomas McLemore
Johnson Chapel
Myrtle Miller
Tom Cain
Birmingham
C. P. Johnston
Whitman Real Estate and Insurance Company
Decatur
Tom Goad
Pruston
R. C. Miller
J. S. Martin
Ophelia
Birminghan
Farmers Lag Behind Due to Excess Rain in Athens Rt 1
Farmers in the community report crop delays from heavy rainfall. Attendees at Madison Crossroads decoration include Mr and Mrs J W Sharp and E Sharp and family. Foster Watson and relatives visited Hazelgreen. Edna Sharp and her son W D visit L E B Lovell and daughter. R D Baticom B C Sharp and B C Sharp enjoyed a Shoal Creek fishing trip last week. John Schaub and Charles Sammet with Fred Beaver hosted Sunday dinner for Arthur Gey and family.
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J. W. Sharp
Hulaco News Farmers Plant, Pick, and Visit Share Local Items
The farmers used sunny weather this week to plant cotton and corn and pick strawberries. A large Sunday singing at Hulaco drew a big crowd. Nora Chambers of Birmingham visited grandmother Mrs. Oliver. Mrs. Virginia Oliver Emma and Tom Oliver and Mrs. Heaton drove to Cullman Thursday. Roberta and Maggita Shelton spent the weekend with sister Mrs. Roy Hamilton. Mrs. Cox also spent the weekend in Cullman with her son and family. Eula McKelvy went to the bedside of her ill father near Hartselle. Sam Bolden has been ill for several days at home nearby.
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Hulaco
Nora Chambers
Birmingham
Oliver
Virginia Oliver
Emma
Tom Oliver
Heaton
Cullman
Roberta
Maggita Shelton
Roy Hamilton
Cox
Eula McKelvy
Hartselle
Sam Bolden
Here
Reverend Cyclone Maples Guest in Somerville
Somerville notes list Rev. Cyclone Maples as a Sunday guest of Dr. C. F. Peck. The items mention Tom Grizzard and J. O. Guyer traveling to Decatur for foot treatment, Paul Cain arriving from Melbourne Florida for several months with his father, Mr. and Mrs. Garvin Cannon and baby visiting near Auburn with Mrs. Cannon's brothers Guy and Carl Walker, and Herbert Miller returning home after recently graduating from high school.
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Cyclone” Maples
C. F. Peck
Tom Grizzard
J. O. Guyer
Decatur
Paul Cain
Melbourne
Fla
Garvin Cannon
Baby
Auburn
Hartselle Route One Community News Briefs
Mrs Cladys Ferguson and Miss Viola Roberson drove to Hartselle Tuesday. Curtis Jones and Porter Walter of Moulton visited Sunday. Viola and Leonard Roberson and Julia Speakman went to Johnson Chapel Sunday. Mr and Mrs Erwin Story of Forest Chapel stayed with her parents Saturday night. A son weighing ten pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Blackwood on May 4. Miss Viola Roberson overnighted with sister Mrs Velma Foote Thursday. The Foote couple visited their parents Sunday evening. W L Roberson and son Leonard joined Mr and Mrs Elmar Elkins and Mrs Lindy Jones and son Howard on a Sunday motor trip to Moulton to visit Curtis and Olilis Jones.
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Cladys Ferguson
Viola Roberson
Hartselle
Curtis Jones
Porter Walter
Moulton
Viola
Leonard Roberson
Julia Speakman
Johnson Chapel
Erwin Story
Forest Chapel
Tom Speakman
Henry Blackwood
Velma Foote
Willberson
W. L. Roberson
Leonard
Elmar Elkins
Lindy Jones
Howard
Curtis
Olilis Jones
Weekend Socials In Battle Ground On Family Visits
Mrs J M Raley and children from Eberneza visited her parents Mr and Mrs T F Gray. Adj and Mrs Charlie Nesmith and family spent Thursday night with Panama relatives. Mrs Dora Reid and Mrs Pearl Handley dined with Mrs Lena Humphries Friday. Jewel Sheats visited Novel Humphries Sunday afternoon. Eugene Gray of Eberneza visited his parents Sunday night. Silas Reid and family spent Sunday afternoon with G W Reid. Melvin Whittle visited relatives here Sunday. Robert Pearson of Morris Alabama was in town over the past weekend.
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J. M. Raley
Eberneza
T. F. Gray
Adj
Charlie Nesmith
Panama
Dora Reid
Pearl Handley
Lena Humphries
Miss Jewel Sheats
Novel Humphries
Eugene Gray
Silas Reid
G. W. Reid
Melvin Whittle
Robert Pearson
Morris
Ala
Trace of Rain Reported by Weather Bureau
A trace of rain fell in the 24-hour period ending at 7 this morning, according to the weather bureau.
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Weather Bureau
Troop 17 Scouts Meet at First Presbyterian Church
Troop 17 of the Boy Scouts of America gathered last night at the First Presbyterian Church for a meeting. The event highlighted the troop's activities and leadership training opportunities for members.
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Boy Scouts of America
First Presbyterian Church
Marriage Means Longer Life in German Vital Statistics
Berlin May 21 Marriage tends to prolong life with women living longer than men according to German vital records. From 1871 to 1924 26, the average female life expectancy rose from 38.5 to about 58.8 years and male from 35.5 to around 56 years. For those reaching age 20, prospects improved to 66 or 67 by 1927. Official statistics offer no final conclusion on whether marriage strengthens or only the strong marry.
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Berlin
Ams Vane
Germany
Ohio Wool Growers Co operative Sells 3 Million Pounds
Ohio marketed 3,000,000 pounds of wool in 1928 through the Ohio Wool Growers cooperative association. The 1921 peak reached 6,227,000 pounds. Despite westerns outranking Ohio now, its wool is deemed the best on the domestic market. The cooperative began in 1918 with about 6,000 members.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Wool Growers’ Co-Operative Association
Co-Operative
Boston
Hartselle Residents Attend Memphis Baptist Convention
Among the Hartselle people at tending the recent Baptist convention held at Memphis were Rev. and Mrs. Sam Heath, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Orr, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Simpson, Rev. Meyers and Rev. Smallwood.
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Hartselle
Memphis
Sam Heath
J. B. Orr
J. P. Simpson
Meyers
Smallwood
Riverside High baseball practice announced by YMCA
Regular baseball practice at the Riverside High school diamond will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the YMCA boys work department.
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Riverside High School
Heisenberg Wins Fame and Prize at 28
Dr. Werner Heisenberg of Leipzig Germany, a visiting professor at the University of Chicago, has won fame a medal and a $2,500 prize for his important discoveries in physics. Heisenberg is 28 years old.
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Associated Press
Werner Heisenberg
Leipzig
Germany
University of Chicago
Price of Wheat Crop Proves Score As Harvest Nears
Kansas City scene notes the 40 million acres to harvest with 595 million bushels new crop against 300 million old wheat stocks. Exports slow, labor shifts to machines, and a Kansas pool official says world glut is a myth, with only about 12 days of world stock excess. Harvest expected in Texas Panhandle around June 5 and moving north to Kansas by June 16.
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Kansas City
Department of Agriculture
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Kansas Wheat Pool
Jacean Directors Assemble At 7 30
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce directors meet in regular session at 7:30 tonight at the JCC hall W L Morris in his capacity as president urged full attendance by all board members citing the meeting's importance
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Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
W.L. Morris
Crescent Chief Expected On Visit
Tony Sudekum, president of Crescent Amusement, expected this week from Nashville, headquarters city for the theatre chain that operates the theatre in Decatur. He is already well known here and this will be his first visit in quite a long while.
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Tony Sudekum
Crescent Amusement Company
Nashville
Decatur
Sudekum
Wevatur Located on Alabama's Largest Stream
Wevatur sits along the state's largest stream, a notable geographic feature in Alabama. The town's placement ties to the river's prominence in regional history and development. The site may influence transport, commerce, and settlement patterns nearby.
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State
Alabama
Doctor Regrets Fears Bred By Hygiene Talk
In Medford Massachusetts on May 21 Dr Abraham Myerson argues the public hygiene movement stirs fear rather than trust. He suggests fear of gaining fat may trigger conscious eating and that anxiety over blood pressure undermines the doctor’s guidance.
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Medford
Mass
Abraham Myerso
Weil
Myerson
Myers
Morgen County Training School Sees Record Certificates
Morgen County Training School at Hartselle will award a record number of certificates and diplomas this year. Eleven elementary certificates, six junior high diplomas, and eight senior high diplomas will be issued. Senior class efforts aim to ensure a successful May 23 class night with a 7 PM program. The baccalaureate sermon was given by Rev J N Wallace of Decatur and commencement speaker will be Prof William H Dinkins, dean of Selma University.
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Morgen County
E. Joseph Washington
Hartselle
J. N. Wallace
The
Methodist Church
Decatur
William H. Dinkins
Selma University
Selma
Ala
Leader Denies Mild Winters Harm Health Belief
Augusta Maine May 21 Dr Clarence F Kendall state health commissioner rejects the idea that a snowless mild winter caused epidemics and sickness. He says carelessness by people, not the open winter, led to last season's illnesses and outbreaks.
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Augusta
Clarence F. Kendall
Maine
Mothers Club Meeting at Connecticut Mills
The Mothers' club will hold a gathering at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Connecticut Mills.
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Mothers’ Club
Connecticut Mills
Bread-Winner And Home-Maker Don’t Seem To Fit
Baltimore May 21 Miss Elizabeth Morrissy chairwoman of the Industrial National Council of Catholic Women warns too many women seek both bread winner and home maker roles. She says the mingling of economic duties with domestic duties threatens family health and happiness when child care remains casual. She argues economic independence often becomes dependence on an industrial system that offers little support.
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Baltimore
Elizabeth Morrissy
Indus_National Council of Catholic Women
Air Mail Letters Stamped Too Much
Officials report thousands of air mail letters carried excess postage in the past year. Despite a five cent air mail stamp covering one ounce to U S destinations, many letters used a two cent stamp with the regular air mail stamp.
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Washington
Post Office Department
United States
Canada
Mexico
Reserves Meet The Girl Reserves
The Girl Reserves will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
A Stomach Remedy That Seldom Fails
A mass market advertisement touts Gordon’s stomach and bowel antiseptic as a universal remedy for indigestion dyspepsia gas and heartburn. It claims quick relief with one dose costs under three cents and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Gordon
Temperature Dip Noted Across 24 Hours
The mercury hovered at low marks with a high of 65 and a low of 47 in the past 24 hours, reflecting a cool day.
YMCA Boys Work Department Promotes Play Hour
The boys work department of the Y M C A will sponsor a play hour at 3 o clock this afternoon at the Connecticut Mills.
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Connecticut Mills
River floods rise as Tennessee guage hits 14.8 feet
Heavy rains pushed the Tennessee River higher with a gauge reading of 14.8 feet this morning. Local officials warned of continued rises and urged caution along riverside areas. The datum reflects ongoing wet weather affecting waterways in the region.
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Tennessee
Chiron to bid for Memorial Day race at Indianapolis
Louis Chiron the noted French automobile race driver plans a bid for Memorial Day honors at Indianapolis. He will contest the event seeking top honors in the storied race.
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Louis Chiron
Indianapolis
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Hulaco News
Somerville
Battle Ground News
Decatur Coal & Mfg. Co
Decatur Fertilizer Co
Wool Cooperative
Jacean
Crescent Chief
Say
Black Flag
B.f.ce
FORD
Morgan County Motor Co
Startena
Purina
Checkerboard
Moulton Street
Turner Coal & Grain Co
E. Moulton St
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