Board considers consolidating two high schools to save costs
Decatur School Board might transfer all senior high students to Riverside and all junior high students to Central to cut operating costs. Principals have been asked for statistics and a board meeting is expected soon. The plan would reduce class sizes and use two teachers instead of three in some subjects.
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Decatur
Conto
Riverside
Tral
Central
Riversde
Tornado Toll Rises Across Midwest States
Tornadoes swept the midwestern wheat region killing thirteen people with seven deaths near Tryon Nebraska and five near Liberal Kansas and one near Garden City. Dozens were injured as winds rain and hail battered Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and Colorado.
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Garden City
Kan
Wheat Country
Tryon
Neb
Liberal
Kansas
Cotton Jumps as Decatur Market Quoted 8.30
Cotton prices rose sharply with a 30 point gain as Decatur market quotes showed 8.30. New York July futures closed at 8.64, reflecting a strong session across markets.
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Decatur
New York
Two Men Held for Questioning in Stevenson Case
Robert and Fred Buford of Flint were detained in Lawrence County jail for questioning over an attempted robbery at R. J. Stevenson’s Danville area home. Mrs. Warren was injured, and a tenant fired on the assailants as a Ford tied to the crime was traced from DeKalb to Cullman County.
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Robert
Fred Buford
Flint
R. J. Stevenson
Danville
Lawrence County
Moulton
Kumpe Ayres
Lawrence
Willoughby, Britnell
Kilgore
Morgan
Stevenson
Ben Brown
Stevenson Place
Stevenson Home
Ayres
DeKalb County
Stevenson House
Bill Willoughby
Robert Buford
Buford
Cullman
Willoughby
Levenson
Bufords
Benevolent Hospital
Cullman County
Hartselle
Sings for Revival in Huntsville Tent Meeting
Greer Hendon conducts a three week revival singing in Huntsville. Bro J A Largen of Fayetteville Tennessee leads the services.
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Greer Hendon
Huntsville
Bro. J. A. Largen
Fayetteville, Tenn
Jelke Divorce Battle Grips Newport Society
Right Mrs Eugenia Jelke, 27, seeks to prove faithfulness to her 52 year old husband F Frazier Jelke. Jelke spends a fortune on divorce proceedings in Newport Rhode Island as court action unfolds. He is seen leaving the courthouse with son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs F Bartholomay Jelke.
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Jelke
Newport
R. I
Eugenia Jelke
F. Frazier Jelke
F. Bartholomay Jelke
Fellowship Dinner Plans Completed at Ninth Street Church
The monthly fellowship dinner at Ninth Street Methodist Church will be served Friday at 6 30 in the evening. The dinner is hosted by the girls’ class taught by Mrs A G Jones.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
A. G. Jones
Mrs. C. D. Underguestion Improves at Benevolent Hospital
Mrs. C. D. Underguestion suffered a serious illness yesterday at Benevolent Hospital and is resting well today. Friends express relief at her improving condition.
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Benevolent Hospital
Road to acreage cuts cleared by Wallace
Washington May 23 Entry clears major obstacle to acreage reduction. Secretary Wallace directs resources to speed farm relief and finish the administration's farm act. Import taxes balance the domestic levy and are deemed harmless.
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Washington
Wallace
State Department
Bible Study Classes At Community House
Morning Bible classes are conducted at the Community House on Market Street from 9 to noon for two weeks. About 70 attended the first session Monday with Miss Lucy Bell assisted by Elizabeth Wallace Frances Mason Elizabeth Davis Christine Jones Julia Levin Frances Nungester Celia Bonner Davis Frances Ollie Nelson and Clara Ar- as speakers.
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Market Street
Lucy Bell
Elizabeth Wallace
Frances Mason
Elizabeth Davis
Christine Jones
Julia Levin
Frances Nungester
Celia Bonner Davis
Frances Ollie Nelson
Clara Ar
Car stolen from Peete's Service Station found abandoned
Police stated a car belonging to an unknown owner from Peete's Service Station was stolen Monday night and found abandoned on Tower Avenue this morning with no damage observed.
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An Keden
Peete
Tower Avenue
Morgan firm assets near half a billion in Senate inquiry
Senate hearing into J. P. Morgan and associates unravels the firm’s finances with deposits about 250 million and assets over 424 million dollars. Morgan testifies there are 20 partners meeting weekdays, and notes no formal deliberations, only attendee names. The investigation, led by Ferdinand Pecora, seeks banking law reforms as evidence piles up.
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Washington, D. C
Morgan Banking
Senate
J. P. Morgan
Morgan Company
Morgan
Glass
Morgan Partners
Pecora
New York
Justice Department
Morgan Firm
Leonard Keyes
George H. Howard
United Corporation
O. P. and
M. J. van Sweringen
John W. Davis
Morgan County Raises Forest Work Quota to 91 Men
Morgan County increased its forestry quota from 60 to 91 men with 40 already passing exams and sent to Fort McClellan. A 60 recruit draft is planned, including 51 needed to fill the total. Transportation aid from local groups, including the American Legion and Hartsville Motor Co, supports recruits to Florence for examinations.
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Morgan County
Florence
Child Welfare Department
Fort McClellan
James Allen
Ed Dean
Joseph Bibb
Clarence Jackson
Almon Nance
Ben Pee
Kas
American Legion
Hartselle Motor Company
Hartselle
Well Digging Tools Sent to Forest Reserve
Captain Robinson of the United States Army led a company of 50 forestry recruits through Decatur en route to Moulton to supervise transferring pipes pumps and well digging gear to the forest reserve. Wells near Camp 1 on Cheatham Knob will provide a steady water supply for forest workers.
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Robinson
United States Army
Decatur
Moulton
Forest Reserve
Cheatham Knob
Tennessee Valley Horse Show Promises Major Attraction
The second annual Tennessee Valley horse show in Decatur draws fans from the Tennessee Valley and Alabama. Judge J. C. Archie of Fayetteville Tennessee is among top experts, with Dr. A Gibson of Mountain Brook Riding Academy Birmingham entering several mounts. Four cavalry jumpers from Athens and Kentucky Heft veteran Burt will appear as herald. The event opens Friday at 10:30 a.m. with a parade from the M A building led by Decatur band. riders assemble at 9:30 at the Y M C A. The night show features a grand march and Hartsville band music.
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Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Alabama
J. C. Archie
Fayetteville
Mountain Brook Riding Academy
Birmingham
Athens
Burt
Kentucky Heft Meets
Upper Second Avenue
Hartselle
Prin
Cotton and Stocks Rally With Gains Across Markets
In New York on May 23 a broad buying wave lifted stocks with many issues gaining one to six points. Wet goods showed strength while wheat rose about two cents per bushel and cotton climbed over a dollar per bale.
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New York
Temporary Truce Halts Japanese Invasion
Dispatches from Tokyo report a peace agreement between China and Japan signed at Peiping. Chinese troops would evacuate Peiping and stay out of the zone while a separate independent area south of the Great Wall would be administered by Pu and Chu officials after hostilities cease.
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Associated Press
China
Tokyo
Tientsin
Peiping
Great Wall
Chu
Shantung
Decatur Declares Saturday May 27 Poppy Day
Mayor James A. Nelson proclaims May 27 as Poppy Day in Decatur. Citizens urged to wear American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary memorial poppies to honor World War dead and support ongoing patriotic service.
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Decatur
James A. Nelson
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
City of
American Legion Auxiliary Memorial
Brew Raid Net 12 Gallons Of Home Brew
Deputies raided a house on McCulloughs Pike seven miles west of Decatur and seized 12 gallons of home brew bottled in pints and quarts. The owner fled the scene as deputies entered, drawing attention at the courthouse with their heavy confiscation.
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McCullough’s Pike
Decatur
Resting Well After Appendectomy At Baugh's Infirmary
Evelyn Childs is reported resting well following an operation for removal of her appendix at Baugh's Infirmary.
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Evelyn Childs
Baugh’'s Infirmary
Three Whites Fined in Police Court
Three white individuals appeared in police court today and were fined. One was arrested for late hours, while the other two faced arraignments on drunken and disorderly charges.
Dam 3 Work Continues Despite Suspension Reports
On May 3 in Florence Alabama work continued at Dam 3 near Wilson Lake with over 250 men on site and concrete being poured. The dam design has been altered to a future power dam. Commanding officers say no orders to suspend work have been received, despite Washington dispatches claiming a suspension order.
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Florence
Ala
Wilson Lake
Washington
H. D. W. Ridley
the Shoals Reservation
Robert Neyland
Chattanooga
Washington Dispatches
White House
Louis Glavis
Interior Department
Authority halts Muscle Shoals dam work as TVA law to proceed
An investigation bureau survey of the Alabama project found the proposed Dam No 3 would undercut the main dam plan at Wilson Dam. Secretary Ickes informed FDR, prompting an order to stop lower dam construction. Work on the Muscle Shoals site, valued at about 150 million dollars, will be delayed until the Tennessee Valley Authority is established under the Norris Hill act.
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Alabama
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Gravis
Ickes
Shoals
Judge Malone 9 Being Considered
The Associated Press reports Judge B K Malone probate judge of Morgan County is being pushed by prominent Democrats for appointment to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Malone offered no comment on the dispatch stating the heightened interest in his potential TVA role.
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Associated Press
Washington
B. K. Malone
Morgan County
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shoals
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