Levee holds as Red River floods threaten Shreveport area
Gangs of men work to reinforce a caving levee on the Red River at Shreve Island near Shreveport. Officials say the 5000 residents in Broadmoor are not in danger, though lowlands residents prepare to evacuate if the levee fails. River at 9 am stood 34.4 feet with rising water flooding Cross Lake spillway and Cross Bayou.
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Shreveport
Red River
Shreve Island
Levee Board
Broadmoor
Cross Lake
Cross Bayou
Agners
Dixie Gardens
Plan for March on City Hall Red Warning
Birmingham police announce heightened surveillance of alleged communist groups after a mass meeting attended by about 150 Black and white participants. Police Commissioner Taylor and Chief McDuff say extra guards will prevent violence during planned marches to City Hall and community chest on May 29.
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Birmingham
Ala
John H. Taylor
McDuff
Munist
Communist League
Tom Ky Per
Taylor
City Hall
Munity Chest
Regular Monthly Fire Inspection Urges Hazard Cleanups
Fire Chief E. W. Jones urges business premises to clear fire hazards before the monthly inspection. He notes insurance rates depend on local conditions and hazards may force higher rates if not addressed.
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E. W. Jones
Fire Department
Jones
Assignment of Bishop Is Made
Bishop W. N. Ainsworth will preside at the sessions of the North Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Athens on November according to the published list of assignments made public at Dallas yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Ainsworth
Methodist Iscopal Church
South
Athens
Dallas
Community Sing Credits Daily for Publicity
A. C. Teague, president of the community sing, thanked The Daily for publicity after singers from this section joined last night at the Ninth Street Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Teague
Community Sing
Ninth Street
Methodist Church
Daily
Watch the Bear Before You Sell Its Skin
Classified Section readers are urged to find a buyer promptly after considering the cautionary saying. The note underscores timely action in selling goods and avoiding delays. It emphasizes using the classifieds for rapid transactions.
Trade Day Plans Adopted in Decatur for Fall Effort
The Decatur Trade Day returns this year with changes to plans and Kiwanis club leadership to manage preparations. Now in its third year, the event targets Decatur’s trading area of about 135,000 residents within a 30 mile radius, aiming to boost car merchants and local commerce in the fall and early winter months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Free Text Books Debate In State Office Race
A proposal for free text books for all state children divides candidates. Supporters cite student access while opponents warn of prohibitive costs rough handling damage and the need to fumigate store and reuse books each session.
What A Ballot Four Years From Now
The article critiques future ballots in August primaries noting the expansion of county and state races. It predicts lengthy ballots will burden election officials as nominations for all offices occur in 1934 with varying term lengths.
Splendid Sing At Ninth Street Methodist Draws Record Crowd
A night of community singing at Ninth Street Methodist Church in Decatur drew what was described as the largest attendance in the church history. The building quickly filled to capacity and many stood outside to hear the program.
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Decatur
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Miss Ruby Flowers Visits Columbia for Aunt Kinzer
Miss Ruby Flowers is in Columbia Tennessee visiting her aunt Mrs A C Kinzer during a brief trip that highlights family connections and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Ruby Flowers
Columbia, Tenn
A. C. Kinzer
Testimony Sought From Gurchmen On Prohibition Ties
Senator Caraway asked a state to testify as the lobby committee seeks questions on prohibition activity. He urged a possible appearance next Wednesday to wrap up the inquiry before Congress adjourns. Bishop Francis McConnell was contacted about appearing to respond to charges of church organization political involvement.
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Washington
Caraway
Cannon
Dallas
Texas
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Congress
Francis McConnell
New York
Federal Council of Churches
Tinkham
Massachusettes
McConnell
County Board approves July summer schools for two months
After lengthy consideration the County Board of Education decided to reopen summer schools in July for two months with opening likely July 7 or 14 depending on crop progress. Attendance was strong last year and parents favor the shorter term for lower costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Hartselle
Decatur
Alabama Bankers Association Sees Revival After Low Trade
In Birmingham on May 23 bankers from the state discussed financial conditions and professional issues. Leaders expressed confidence that the business mood is turning up and prosperity lies ahead, with M. A. Vincentelli reporting the association in sound financial condition. Ira F. Maddox of Atlanta spoke on The Modern Trend of Banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Bankers’ Association
M. A. Vincentelli
Mobile
Ira F. Maddox
Atlanta
Decatur Awaits Action On Shoals Bill
Decatur citizens await action on the Reece bill for disposing of the Muscle Shoals project next Tuesday. For over a decade this great plant has been a political football and final action is feared to be delayed when the subject is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Muscle Shoals
W. E. Lynne Improves After Wednesday Operation
The many friends of W. E. Lynne will be gratified to learn that he is improving after undergoing an operation Wednesday night at Baugh's infirmary.
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W. E. Lynne
Baugh’s Infirmary
Alabama Expected Show Big Increase
Preliminary district census supervisors indicate Alabama shows material population gains over the past decade. While some communities report losses, other sections show gains that offset them with hundreds of new industrial plants adding to wealth and population.
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Alabama
Ma Ferguson Enters Scrap for Texas Governor
Former Texas governor James E. Ferguson announces his wife Miriam A. Ferguson will run in the forthcoming primary after the court ruled his own candidacy invalid. He says the campaign platform will be issued after the supreme court decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Supreme Court
Ferguson
Dan Moody
Holiday Hours To Be Observed By Post Office
The local post office will observe holiday hours on Memorial Day Friday May 30. Postmaster W. E. Crawford has not posted notices on deliveries but there will likely be no mail service in the city or on rural routes.
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W. E. Crawford
Local Cotton Market Quotes Mixed Prices
The market reports show Strict Middling at 400 and Middling at 875 with Strict Low at 12.75 and Low at 11.35. Buyers and sellers note steady demand for new crop fiber across local exchanges.
Fruit grower kills family and himself on Pennsylvania farm
In Wilkes Barre on May 23, Ernest L. Snyder, a 60 year old fruit grower, shot his son in law Charles Shapers 35, daughter Mrs Shepherd 32, and grandson Ernest Shepherd 6 as they slept. He then hanged himself in a garage after failing stock losses. A farm hand was awoken by the shooting as part of the caretaker routine.
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Wilkesbarre
Ernest L. Snyder
Harding
Sullivan Trail
Here
Snyder
Synder
Charles Shapers
Shepherd
Ernest Shepherd
Kiwanis Camp Ki-Y Jaunt Aids 23 Lads
Kiwanis in Decatur reports 29 boys may attend Ki-Y camp this summer with support from club members. Each Kiwanian helps a boy either by providing employment to earn camp funds or contributing the needed amount. More youths are expected to join the list for camp sessions.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Roland H. Gray
Unification Effort Moves Toward Methodist Union
In Dallas on May 23 the twenty first quadrennial M E Church South conference ratified a committee report calling for a 15 member commission to pursue eventual union with the Northern Methodist church. The conference adjourned planned for tomorrow. It voted 174 to 159 to extend equal ministry rights to women, with debate over whether a majority vote suffices to establish the new practice.
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Dallas
Texas
M. E. Church
South
Northern Methodist Church
Progress Made In Beautifying Parks
City workers make satisfactory progress leveling and beautifying parkways along residential streets. Upon completion these parkways will present a most attractive appearance.
One Stone Good For Two Birds, Agent Discovers
Montgomery, May 23. G. H. Burns state transfer agent was sent to Carson City to return Dan Crabtree, an escaped convict. While in the street he spotted Erastus Smith, another escapee, and arrested him. Yesterday he left Sacramento with the pair after securing papers and funds for Smith's return. Smith had escaped from Speigner prison while serving a burglary sentence in Tallapoosa county.
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Montgomery
Ala
G. H. Burns
Burns
Carson City
Nev
Dan Crabtree
Erastus Smith
Sacramento
Calif
Plans Set for Poppy Sale by American Legion
The piece outlines World War I era poppy sales by the American Legion and its Auxiliary. It describes disabled veterans earning six to seven dollars a week making poppies, with proceeds supporting widows and orphans, child welfare, and home care, while honoring fallen buddies.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Presbyterians Seek Union With Four Presbyterian Branches
In Charlottesville Virginia on May 23 a special committee led by Dr W R Dobbins of Birmingham recommended union with four branches of the Presbyterian church the Northern Presbyterian United Presbyterian Reform Church in America and Reform Church in the United States. The committees approved the proposal and urged drafting a plan to implement the union for presentation to the Presbyterians in each church.
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Charlottesville
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
W. R. Dobbins
Birmingham
Ala
Northern Presbyterian
United Presbyterian
Reform Church In America
Reform Church In the
United States
Bank cash transfer robbed in Wheeling heist
Three bandits halted a Citizens Mutual Bank cash transfer in Wheeling West Virginia and seized $10 000 from two bags containing 5 000 in currency and 5 000 in silver. They wrecked the cashier J W Johnson s car with their own vehicle and used a tear gas bomb before fleeing.
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Wheeling
West Va
Citizens Mutual Bank of Wheeling
J. W. Johnson
Johnson
Prohibition Enforcement Report Totals Announced in Alabama
Walter K. McAdory announced to the governor the state law unit’s figures for 1927 to 1929. total arrests 9 1777 for prohibition violations 6 260 and 2 917 for other crimes including murder robbery burglary larceny forgery kidnapping and misdemeanors. Hard labor sentences 1272 years split 681 for major crimes and 591 for prohibition offenses. The crackdown destroyed 43345 gallons whiskey 3471935 gallons beer and 5424 distilling outfits. Vehicle and craft seizures included 563 automobiles 18 horses and wagons and 25 boats.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter K. McAdory
State Law Enforcement Department
Black Asks Report on Packers Status
Senator Black of Alabama urged a Justice Department report on the Packers consent decree as petitions for modification linger. Senator Thomas of Idaho and Senator Burns of Wyoming pressed for action, noting cattle producers favor modification and that the decree bars Packers from other lines of business.
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Washington
Black
Alabama
Senate
Department of Justice
Mitchell
Thomas
Idaho
Democrat
Wyoming
Old Liberty Church Members Plan Cemetery Cleanup
Members of Old Liberty church in Lawrence County will gather at the church tomorrow to clean the cemetery in preparation for Decoration Day exercises to be held Sunday.
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Old Liberty Church
Lawrence County
Nobody Hurt First Aid Drill At News Office
A Daily staff member encountered a person with a leg bandage inside a Church Street building during a first aid drill. The incident led to spontaneous questioning and a light misunderstanding as the scene unfolded with reporters observing the procedure.
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Daily
News Department
Farmers Advised To Keep Records
Prof H C M Case of the University urges Tennessee growers to maintain precise cost records for farm products. He argues growers must know the cost of producing a barrel of corn a bale of cotton or a gallon of milk and identify which cows and hens pay for themselves versus those that do not.
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Geraldine Free
Arthur M. Free
California
George Washington Universiy
Splendid Sing
9Th St
Methodist
Ma” Ferguson
Unification OF Methodists
Legion Auxiliary
Presbyterians
State Law Unit
Eben
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