Ill and Famed Singers to Dine Amid Miami Visit Plans
Mrs. G. W. Royer, once a local resident, is ill at her daughter’s Miami home. A. L. Moye seeks host families to entertain visiting singers at dinner on Sunday May 31 and asks helpers to list names and addresses. The Princess theatre fifth Sunday sing will advertise heavily on radio. Prof J. Hocking will guest lecture at St. John’s Episcopal Church before his departure. Mr and Mrs J L Boggan of Birmingham attended the Legion boxing show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Royer
Miami, Fla
A. L. Moye
Princess Theatre
Young
Ft Pirminghaus
WBRO
J. Hocking
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Advertising aids prompt payments in retail trade
Advice from St. Louis by W. W. Rahm of the Merchants Credit Association says newspaper ads highlighting paying bills promptly speed business and boost prosperity. Test campaigns in Minneapolis and other cities show advertising can speed collections and free merchant capital tied up in open credits and installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
W. W. Rahm
Merchants Credit Association
National Retail Credit Association
Minneapolis
David J. Woodlock
National Organization
Poppy Day Observed By Decatur Legion Auxiliary
Saturday will be Poppy Day in Decatur as American Legion Auxiliary volunteers sell poppies on the streets. The flowers, made by disabled veterans, fund the incomes of veterans in government hospitals, with the public urged to give generously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
American Legion Auxiliary
Cowan Resumes Outing After Christmas Injury
Lawrence County resident J Marvin Cowan, who suffered severe injuries when struck by a car near Christmas, is able to be out again though he still cannot walk without crutches. The driver identified as a Black man remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowan
J.marvin Cowan
Lawrence County
Tragic Electrocution Claims Life of Tonie Elkins in Joinersville
Tonie Elkins, about 35, former Ferry Street resident, was electrocuted by a high tension wire in Joinersville Texas. His body will be sent here for interment with brother Will Elkins traveling to Henderson Texas to arrange shipment. He leaves two brothers Will and E R Elkins, with funeral services to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonie” Elkins
Joinersville
Texas
Elkins
Arkansas
Will Elkins
Henderson
Sal
Ferry Street
E. R. Elkins
Decatur
Negro Assembly Opens Business Amid Rousing Services
The 57th General Assembly of the Colored Cumberland Presbyterian church convened at 11:00 a.m. with a praise service conducted by laymen. Dr. E. J Simpson read scripture while Rev. J. J. Jenkins led prayers. Rev. Wm. Fowlkes preached the annual sermon from Phil 3 13 14 promising hope for the church. The Holy communion was administered. more than a hundred delegates participated. Rev. Wm. Fowlkes was re elected moderator and Rev. A. Mack vice moderator. The Women’s Board of Mission opened its 38th annual meeting in the basement of the Co M E church. Mayor B L Malone welcomed the assembly and affirmed support across racial lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
The
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church
E. J Simpson
J. J. Jenkins
Wm. Fowlkes
Union City
Tenn
Jesus
M. & McCauley
G. G. Grinter
F. Hill
J.D. Wallace
Presbyterian Church
Assemblyshire Alliance
Maan
M. E
Sing Planned at Crane Hill in Cullman County
An all day sing is scheduled for Sunday May 31 at Crane Hill Cullman County. A cordial invitation was extended to all singers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane Hill
Cullman County
Deranged Man Kills Children In Dracut Hammer Attack
In Dracut Massachusetts on May 22 Leroy Skillings allegedly beat his two children to death with a hammer and injured his wife seriously. He later severed an artery in his wrist. Police say he had been mentally deranged at times and murder charges were expected to follow.
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Dracut
Mass
Leroy Skillings
Skillings
Ladies Night Brings Laughter at Decatur Kiwanis Event
The Decatur Kiwanis club staged Ladies Night at Valley Country Club with photos of Kiwanians in youth. W. W. Fussell, George Lawrence, and J. Luther Harris prepared the program which drew laughs and pleased attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Valley Country Club
W. W. Fussell
George Lawrence
J. Luther Harris
Ovela Inez Johnson Remembered After South Carolina Accident
The 22 year old Miss Ovela Inez Johnson, killed in an automobile crash in South Carolina, was brought home to New Canaan cemetery for interment after funeral services in Huntsville. She left behind her mother Mrs. Laura Hill and several relatives and friends. Her death drew universal regret from the Union Grove area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey
Ovela Inez Johnson
South Carolina
New Canaan
Huntsville
Laura Hill
Lawrence Farmers Receive $44 205 From Federal Relief Funds
Lawrence County farmers have received nearly 50 000 dollars from federal relief aid with the total reaching 44 205 dollars. A total of 231 applications were filed from the county and the amount received to date stands at 44 205 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Breuth Relief Fund
Block Street For All Day Sing At Princess Theatre
City authorities will block Second avenue between Moulton and Holly streets Sunday May 31 for an all day sing at the Princess theatre. An audience of 5000 is expected while the theatre seats about 1800 and loudspeakers will carry the program to those outside the building.
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Second Avenue
Moulton and
Holly Streets
Princess Theatre
Visit in Georgia for Mrs. Gunn and children
Mrs. E. H. Gunn and her children are visiting relatives in Atlanta and Albany Georgia and plan to return home shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
E. H. Gunn
Atlanta, Ga
Albany Ga
Army Airplanes Sweep to Coast for War Games
Air groups from Dayton move toward New York for joint war maneuvers. By noon over five hundred planes refueled at Buffalo Rochester Washington Middleton and Butler with one minor nose- over incident in Rochester. The air fleet forms part of massive participation assembling from Newark to Nashville and Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dayton
Ohio
New York
Buffalo
Rochester
Washington
Middleton
Butler
Provisional Air Division
Chicago
Decatur
Newark
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Nashville
Decoration at Shoal Creek Church May 24
Shoal Creek Church plans its annual decoration on Sunday May 24. Rev L E Town will preach at 11 00 return attendees are asked to gather at 10 00 for services a ground dinner is to be shared at 12 30 and a 1 30 afternoon singing will commence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoal Creek
L. E. Town
Bee Line Closure Hopes for 30 Days Through Hartselle to Decatur
Contractors hope the missing link on the Bee Line between Hartselle and Decatur will be closed for only 30 days. Weather will influence the construction schedule. A long detour via Somerville is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Decatur
Somerville
Former official jailed in double Angeles killing
Ex prosecutor David H. Clark is jailed after murder charges filed in the shooting of Herbert Spencer editor and Charles Crawford in Crawford’s Hollywood real estate office. Authorities identified him as the gunman who fled the scene after the Wednesday killing. Clark offered no statement to prosecutors led by District Attorney Burton Fitts.
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Double Angeles
Los Angeles
David H. Clark
Herbert Spencer
Charles Crawford
Clark
Crawford
Hollywood
Burton Fitts
Crawford and
Spencer
Daisy DeBoe
Clara Bow
Mrs. Ed Prince Called to Reward
Mrs. Ed Prince a beloved resident of Woodland Mills died at her home after a lengthy illness on Thursday. Funeral details were not announced at the time the obituary notice was received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Prince
Woodland Mills
Rev Lazenby To Fill Pulpit At Central Methodist
Rev M E Lazenby will fill the pulpit at Central Methodist Church Sunday morning. Pastor Rev A H Nabors requests the attendance of all church officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lazenby
M. E. Lazenby
Central Methodist Church
A. H. Nabors
Walker BillIs Given Approval
Senator Harry Walker's substitute redistricting bill receives a favorable report from the senate privileges and elections committee. The measure would remove one seat from Wilcox Perry Bullock and Henry counties and add a seat to Cullman Marshall Covington and Limestone counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Walker
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Wilcox, Perry, Bullock
Henry
Cullman, Marshall
Covington
Limestone
Jefferson County Singing Convention Session Planned
The fifth Sunday Jefferson County singing convention will be convened in the county on Sunday May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Highway Board to Get Relief In Bill
A bill relieving Graves administration highway members from a claim by F. E. Pitts of county for farm flood damages after the Bee Line highway fill was approved by the house committee and will move to the calendar for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Pitts
House
Quartet to Sing at Fifth Sunday Sing on May 31
The McDonald quartet will perform at the fifth Sunday sing here on May 31. Organizers invite local residents to attend and enjoy a program of traditional gospel tunes led by the quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald Quartette
Lum Terry Granted Bond After Preliminary Hearing
Lum Terry of Trinity was granted a $2000 bond after a preliminary hearing before Justice J. W. Bailey at Decatur city hall. He is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Tillman Points, who died days after being wounded in front of the Raybourn Neville store in Trinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lum Terry
Trinity
J. W. Bailey
Terry
Tillman Points
Decatur
Clifton
Almon
Pimer C. Nix
Wade Wright
Bailey
Bond
Raybourn Neville
Cupid Outwits Laws Of Nations In Bridge Wedding
Emily Hunt of Windsor Ontario married Reginald A Crudge of Detroit after legal barriers halted the union. Crudge secured a US license while the couple wed from opposite sides of the Ambassador Bridge as Judge John D Watts officiated. They returned to Canada awaiting Mrs Crudge’s US visa to join her American husband.
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Cupid
Emily Hunt
Windsor
Ont
Reginald A. Crudge
Detroit
Crudge
United States
Ambassador Bridge
John D. Watts
Canada
Beloved Woman Adlai Sample Dies After Illness
Mrs Adlai Sample a well known Hartselle resident died this morning at Benevolent hospital after a several weeks illness Funeral services will be held Saturday at two o'clock at her residence conducted by Rev N H Abernathy Interment in city cemetery Peck directing She is survived by her husband two daughters Jean and Margaret three sisters Mrs George McPherson Mrs J H McDonald and Mrs Nailan Aldershie her father John McKenzie of Inverness Scotland Her death brings sorrow to hundreds of Morgan county friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlai Sample
Hartselle
Benevolent Hospital
N. H. Abernathy
City Cemetery
Peck
Sample
Jean
Margaret
George McPherson
Howell, Mich
J. H. McDonald
Detroit
Nailan Aldershie
Inverness
Scotland
John McKenzie
Morgan County
Strawberries on the Move to Markets in 1931 Crop
Morgan and Cullman counties lead a 1931 strawberry movement as 260 cars iced by Decatur Ice and Coal, with 230 iced total, sending fruit from Hartselle Cullman and Hanceville to eastern and midwestern cities. One car shipped by express to New York City. Each car holds 400 to 600 crates, boosting area farmers income by thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Cullman
Jervis Jones
Decatur Ice and Coal Company
Hartselle
Hanceville
New York City
Falkville Meeting Sets Health Talk on Public Sanitation
A mass meeting will be held Monday at 7 30 PM in Falkville where Dr H C McRee Morgan county health officer will discuss Public Health and Sanitation. The event aims to inform residents about health practices and sanitation measures in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
H. C. McRee
Morgan County
Named agent FP O. Sherrill appointed tax agent
Hartselie resident FP O Sherrill is named a state tax agent by S R Butler head of the etc 2x commission. He will establish his headquarters in Montgomery.
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FP. O. Sherrill
Hartselie
S. R. Butler
Etc
Montgomery
National Cathedral of Washington D C Detailed Portrait
Rev Peter M Dennis drew a picture of the National Cathedral complex in Washington D C noting Mount St Albans height, the planned wall with twelve gates named for the Apostles, and institutions within the Close. He cites a projected cost of thirty five million dollars of endowments and gifts to build the temple.
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National Cathedral
Washington
D. C
Saints Peter and Paul
Episcopal
Mount St. Albans
Potomac
Hill of Zion
Brook Kendron
Jerusalem
St. Albans
Peter M. Dennis
Cathedral
College of Preachers
Bishop's House
National Cathedral School
Annual Picnic for Baptists in June
Dr James Allen Smith pastor announces Central Baptist Sunday school and friends hold their annual picnic on June 18 Thursday afternoon chosen as many members have the afternoon off Plans not perfected announcements will be made from time to time This is always a great event to the membership of Central Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Allen Smith
Central Baptist Sunday School and Friends
Central Baptist Church
Almon Escapes Injury In Auto Crash
Dee Almon of Lawrence County was not hurt when his car rolled two or three times last week. He was lighting a cigarette as the vehicle left the road, causing it to slide off and overturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Almon
Lawrence County
Almon
Chapter No 22 Meets At I O F Hall Tonight
Chapter No 22 of the Junior Order United American Mechanics holds a meeting tonight at 7 30 at the I O F Hall on Second Avenue with all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United American Mechanics
I. O
Schwab says liquidation period nearing end for steel industry
Charles M. Schwab, Bethlehem Steel chairman and American Iron and Steel Institute president, told the institute in New York that there is reason to believe liquidation is near its end. He noted much talk about the future has masked the deflation decline already reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles M. Schwab
American Iron and Steel Institute Today
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel
Institute
Senate resolution seeks permanent highway director in Alabama
In Montgomery on May 22 a senate resolution described as a bloc move was introduced urging Governor Miller to name a permanent highway director and to provide details on highway funds tract costs convict labor and profits of the board of administration. It was referred to the rules committee without debate. The measure argues good roads require transparency before bond votes. A utilities board provision on term limits was also introduced in the house by Rep. Edgar of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Miller
Board of Administration
Rules Committee
Utilities Board
Prey
Edgar
Washington
Prominent Doctor Shot to Death in Alabama Farm Incident
Piedmont, Ala., May 22. Dr. J D Morris a prominent physician and landowner was shot and killed today at a farm one mile from Piedmont. Thomas Law confessed he killed him saying we couldn't get along.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Ala
J.D. Morris
Thomas Law
Lane
Gordon Speaks On Can Man Find God Theme
Rev. Vance A. Gordon, pastor of ea helic sear ele teriand, spoke at noon hour using Can man, ing, find God as his theme. The address was heard in a local setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance A. Gordon
Ea Helic Sear Eleteriand
Gordon
Whitman 18 improves after illness at Mt Hope
R C Whitman son of Mr and Mrs Claude Whitman has been seriously ill at his Mt Hope home but is now improving after a period of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Hope
R. C. Whitman
Claude Whitman
Local Cotton Prices Rise in Decatur Market
Middling cotton was quoted today at Decatur eight and one quarter cents per pound, signaling a steady cotton market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
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J. L. Boggan
Birmingham
American Legion
Negro Assembly
Malone
Sing
Lacey’s Spring
Pal
Fitts
Walker BillIs
Jefferson Sing
Adlai.Sample
Logal
God
Alabama
Kno
Whitman
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