Peace Parley Interrupted Fanning Sudeten Fear
Reports of German troop movements on Czechoslovakia's southern frontier and the sudden departure of Konrad Henlein interrupted Hodza-Henlein peace talks in Prague. Sudeten Germans demanded withdrawal of Czechoslovak troops and restoration of public assembly rights before negotiations could resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Werner Praha
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Saxony
Austria
Praha
Konrad Henlein
Milan Hodza
Sudeten
Hodza
Henlein
Helein
Hitler
Asch
Red Cross Plans Aquatic School Delegation
Morgan county chapter of the American Red Cross plans to send representatives to the national aquatic school in Brevard North Carolina June 12 to 22. Mrs Frank Kirby executive secretary asks interested Morgan county residents to contact Dr E M Chenault or H L Thornton or call 358. The office seeks equipment donations especially a filing cabinet and a typewriter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
American Red Cross
W. Vine Street
National Aquatic School
Brevard
N. C
National Red Cross
Frank Kirby
E. M. Chenault
H. L. Thornton
Red Cross
CCC worker killed by train near Chatom Alabama
A man identified as S. Bennett, enrolled at a CCC camp near Chatom, Alabama, was fatally injured when he fell under the wheels of a Louisville & Nashville freight train in Mobile. Authorities reported the incident occurred today and the papers on him identified his CCC affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
S. Bennett
CCC
Chatom
Louisville & — Railroad
Hitler to wed Princess Maria in Rome rumors
Reports in Rome court and social circles claim Adolf Hitler hopes to marry Princess Maria, age 23. Word says Hitler asked for her hand and she may accompany Italy’s king and queen on a future visit, following his recent trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Maria
A. SJ
Ictor
Emmanue
Hittier
Italy
Hitler
Ickes Weds in Dublin Today
Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes married Miss Jane Dahlman in Dublin Ireland at 9 p m Dublin Time in the Adelaide Road Presbyterian church. The bride, 25, is from Milwaukee and is a former White House Visitor. The groom is 64. the ceremony was a surprise with only close associates informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Jane Dahlman
Milwaukee
Dublin
Ireland
Adelaide Road Presbyterian Church
R. K. Hanna
Ickes
Louis A. Dahlman
Smith
White House
W. Straus
Interior Det
John Cudahy
United States
Ireand
Santa Fe
N. Mex
Distribution Made of Taxes Collected May 1 to May 15
H R Summer Morgan county tax collector paid out 6217.94 in a semi monthly distribution of taxes collected. The breakdown includes state 1605.43 Morgan county 2382.80 City of Decatur special three mill district school fund 540.81 City of Hartselle 240.52 City of Trinity 4.63 City of Austinville 8.04 to City of Decatur automobile tax 7.08 and to county school fund 1428.63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Summer
Morgan County
City of Decatur
City of
Hartselle
City of Trinity
Austinville
Decatur
Molders Move In At Jacobs Plant
Fifteen molders joined about 20 shippers remaining at the E. P. Jacobs Stove Foundry in Bridgeport Alabama after a failed attempt to end the February strike by the molders and mounters union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Ala
E. P. Jacobs Stove
Molders and Mounters Union
Uprising Seen Not Taken Seriously by Cardenas Government
A neutral military observer says the Lazardo Cardenas administration did not treat General Saturnino Cedillo’s San Luis Potosi uprising as serious. Defense officials shown to be on vacation discuss dispatches. Cardenas appears to be playing safe with six infantry battalions, seven cavalry regiments, and air support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Lazardo Cardenas
Saturnino Cedillo
San Luis Potosi
Defense Ministry
Cardenas
Benevevo Rivas Guillen
Las Tabals
Canoas
Cedillo
Montebello
Las Palomas
Morelo's
Mexico-Laredo
Carranza
Rutillo Alamilla Valdes
Pos
Alamilla
Mateo Hernandez Netro
Hernandez Netro
Miguel Alvarez Acosta
State Superior Court
Congress
Leandro Sanchez
Mexico Laredo
United States
War Ministry
Tamazunchale
Queretaro
Galindo
Miranda
la Norla
Shopping Tour by Cops Halts Traffic in Downtown Store
In Philadelphia on a May afternoon a patrol wagon stopped before a downtown department store as two policemen entered. More patrols arrived and a traffic detail was summoned as spectators gathered. The officers then emerged with bundles under their arms saying, Our summer shirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Skit Presented at Negro High School Tonight
The junior and senior first grades of Negro High School present the skit The Lemonade Stand in the school auditorium at 8 o'clock tonight. Instructors include B. R. Nicholson and L. Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro High School
B. R. Nicholson
L. Thomas
Public Works Board Sets Hearing Date
Alabama public works board schedules 2 p.m. hearing Monday May 30 on Decatur electric system revenue bonds. Petition filed April 18, five days notice required. Board members from Montgomery Athens Atmore Auburn and others attended by Donald baham chair and R H Walker vice chair. Public awaits bond approval signatures from Harris Harris and city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Board of Alabama
Decatur
Montgomery
John H. Peach
Peach and Caddell
Robert Harris
R. N. Harris
H. City
Work Agg
Donald ‘ Baham
R. H. Walker
Athens
G. R. Swift
Atmore
Dean M. J. Punchess
Auburn
FP. I. Thompson
Five Die in Dow Lab Metal Test Accident
In Midland Michigan five workers were killed during a Dow Chemical experimental metal test. Victims are John E. Hoy L. Pred Reynolds George Weidmann Philip Kryzminski and Paul Parsons. Claire Harris survived with severe burns and potential recovery. An Ace spokesman cited a vessel crack and a sudden contact as the preliminary cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Mich
Dow Chemical Company Experimental Laboratory
John E. Hoy
L. Pred Reynolds
George Weidmann
Philip Kryzminski
Paul Parsons
Weidemann
Insky
Claire Harris
Ace
Ira M. Smith
Mother defiant after magistrate orders son spankings
In New York on May 2 a widow Mary Bradley defies a magistrate order to administer a "well-raising" thrashing to her 16 year old son Tommy Bradley for pulling a subway whistle cord. The magistrate warned she must prove the thrashing or face jail. Mrs. Bradley spanked the boy as spectators describe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Bradley
Overton Harris
Tommy Bradley
Harris
Bradley
Tommy
Saapthete
Tee
New York City
City Ballots Printed For Decatur Commission Vote
Absentee ballots for Decatur’s municipal election on June 21 are printed to decide if the city’s government should switch to a commission system under Alabama law. The ballot asks voters to approve or deny organizing Decatur under the 1911 commission government act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Legislature of
Alabama
Selec
Youthful Slayer Stares At Shoes In Girl's Death Trial
In New York on May 24 16 year old Donald Carroll faces trial for the murder of his stenographer sweetheart Charlotte Matthiesen 18. Prosecutor Joseph Loscalzo urges a fair verdict and cites a death pact born of poverty and pregnancy. The defense hints at temporary insanity while the courtroom atmosphere recalls Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray's case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Plummer
New York
Donald Carroll
Charlotte Matthiesen
Joseph V. Loscalzo
Donald
Loscalzo
Lostairo
Charlotte
Sym
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
Don Carroll
Southern wage bill faces defeat as Ramspeck proposal fails
A coalition of Republicans and northern Democrats defeated Ram speck's amendment to grant wage differentials and an exemptions board. The Ramspeck plan would set a weighted national wage and allow regional exemptions, while the House plan imposes a universal 25 to 40 cent wage with weekly 44 to 40 dollar ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ramspeck
D. Ga
House
Senate
American Federation of Labor
Boileau
McCormack
Mass
Beileaux
Rubinoff Improves After Second Emergency Op
Battle Creek Mich May 24 Dr Walter F Martin reports violinist David Rubinoff seriously ill after a second emergency operation Sunday but holding his own He had a comfortable night and said he felt stronger today His recovery after an May 6 appendectomy was slowed by an abscess removed in the latest procedure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Mich
Walter F. Martin
David Rubinoff
Rubinoff
Martin
Child dies after gasoline siphon attempt in Arkansas
Jackie Barnwell Ware, four year old son of C O Ware of near Norphiet, watched his father siphon gasoline and tried the same. He drank the fuel and died a few hours later in El Dorado Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado, Ark
Jackie Barnwell Ware
C. O. Ware
Norphiet
Senator seeks 10 aid rivers control in pump priming plan
Senator Copeland proposes earmarking 925 million dollars from new pump priming funds for rivers harbors and flood control projects. He would attach the measure as an amendment to a 3 billion dollar spending bill on the senate floor. The move prompts debate with McKellar opposing Vandenberg’s federal aid amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Copeland
McKellar
Tenn
Vandenberg
Mich
Works Progress Administration
Plan
District of Colum A
PWA
Senate
Senator Barkley
Senate Appropriations Committee
Con- Barkley
Public Works
Norris
Ind
Neb
Schwellenbach
Wash
Adams
Testimony in AFHW Complaint Hearing at Cooper-Wella
Trial today overruled a motion to move the Cooper-Wella Company complaint hearing to Birmingham. AFHW organizer W. J. Frazier testified while Horace Lee and other mill workers described insults and layoffs. The hearing resumes with Frazier detailing early organizing efforts and pledges by workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McCarthy
U. S. Labor Relations Today
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Cooper-Wella Company
Birmingham
W. J. Frazier
AFHW
TWOC
CIO
McCarthy
Horace Lee
Northey Cox
Cox
Lee
Homer Jones
Frazier
Wells
Local Resident E C Quinn Dies Suddenly at 54
E C Quinn aged 54 a well known local resident died suddenly of a heart attack at his home 1319 Nineteenth avenue east about eight o clock this morning. He is survived by his wife four sons Elam Montgomery Bruce Birmingham Pasachal and Aubrey Decatur and four daughters Mrs Virgie Hill Louisville Mrs Senath Mann Hartselle and Misses Chappell Rheba Quinn Decatur. One brother Charley Quinn Hart selle and three sisters Mrs Flora Hill Mrs Gertrude Ball and Mrs Susie Evans Athens. Funeral arrangements to be announced later by Drinkard and Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Quinn
Nineteenth Avenue East
Elam
Montgomery
Bruce
Birmingham
Pasachal
Aubrey
Decatur
Virgie Hill
Louisville
Senath Mann
Hartselle
Chappell
Rheba Quinn
Charley Quinn
Flora Hill
Gertrude Ball
Susie Evans
Athens
Drinkard and
Howell
Debate on Union Plan Opens in Meridian
The Presbyterian Church in the U S general assembly in Meridian Mississippi began debate on whether to continue negotiations for reunion with the Presbyterian Church in the United States while deciding not to rejoin the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Miss
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In the
U. S
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Presbyterian, Church of the U
Tennessee River Gauge Rises to 21.6 Feet
The river gauge measured 21.6 feet this morning with a rising trend. Temperature ranged from 64 to 85 degrees in the last 24 hours, and rainfall totaled 0.15 inches. Alabama and extreme Florida show fair weather tonight and tomorrow with cooler conditions offshore winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Florida
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Princess Maria
Jacobs
Carnedas
Public Works Board
Frank Yaney
Homer
Yaney
Jones
Aaron Montgomery
Yancy
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