Annual Confederate reunion opens next week with bands and tribute
The forty first annual reunion begins June 25 with uniforms and scabbards on display. Memorials to Confederate dead and tributes to survivors mark opening day by the Confederate Southern Memorial Association and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The United Confederate Veterans session starts June 3. Generals J R Kennedy and Paul Sanguinetti welcome attendees as bands perform and the rebel yell blends with Dixie. Brig Gen George H Armistead delivers the response. Gen L W Stephens, commander in chief, gives the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MA Romery
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
Sons of Confederate Veterans
United Confederate Veterans
Rebel Yell
Dixie
J. R. Kennedy
Alabama
Paul Sanguinetti
United Daughters of the Confederacy
American Legion
George H. Armistead
Nashville Banner
George F Baker Jr Inherits Bulk Of 75 Million Estate
Portraits George F Baker Jr chairman of First National Bank New York receives the majority share of a 75 million dollar estate left by his father financier George F Baker. Daughters inherit five million each. The estate total is believed to be well into the hundreds of millions as parts were transferred earlier. Memorial events and reunion programs continue with veterans introductions and committee appointments ahead of a grand parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Baker, Jr
First National Bank
New York
George F. Baker
America
Baker
Aged Woman Dies in Miami as Confederate Reunion Plans Unfold
Mrs. G. W. Royer 88 died Sunday morning at her Miami home. Funeral arrangements await later notice and the body will arrive in Decatur Thursday. Survivors include five daughters and three sons. The reunion program features United States army bands, Confederate veterans, and multiple dignitaries with Gov. Miller and Mayor Gunter in welcome roles. Movements include cantoned Camp Stephens, band concerts, and performances by Patricia O’Connell and other entertainers.
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G. W. Royer
Miami
Fla
Royer
A. Z. Long
Cleveland
Texas
L. A. Manness
Tampa
Frs
R. B. White
Atlanta
J. A. Britain
Arthur Tant
Raleigh
N. C
C. R
L. P
L. Royer
Decatur
C. R. Royer
Sixth Avenue
B. M. Miller
Sons of Confederate Veterans
W. A. Gunter, Jr
Stephens
L. M. Bashinsky
Troy
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Camp Stephens
Western Railway of
Alabama
Chi Sigma Chi
Phi Delta
Sigma ‘Tau Phi
Birmingham
Montgomery
Patricia O'Connell
New York
Heath
Classified Ads Prove TT Pays to Advertise
A reader notes that advertising in classified sections yields strong returns for sellers and local businesses. The brief hints at cost effectiveness and broad reach for hard to move inventory.
Sly Household Jokes In A Weekend Comic Row
A jumble of humorous quips and captions features a hackneyed curbside joke about a fellow named Carl Arantz and two men, a shop window gag asking about a wall picture, a swimmer rib joke, domestic banter about illness and finances, and a Ford repair pitch praising local service in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Decatur
Love Preferred by Edna Rone Webster
Mary plans a month with Dick as she navigates romance and social ambitions in New York, dining at an Indian themed restaurant, attending a premiere, and dreaming of a future together despite economic barriers that could sever their bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
Edna Rone Webster
West Forties
Mary
India
Martin Frazier
Broadway
Times Square
Jersey
New York
Falkville Woman Mary Compton Dies After Lingering Illness
Falkville May 25 Special Mrs Mary Elizabeth Compton 66 longtime Methodist member widow of J D Compton passed away May 23 after a long illness. Funeral by Rev J D Dobbs and Rev Frank T Smith at Parkville Cemetery with six children two sisters two brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren surviving.
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Falkville
Mary Elizabeth Compton
Methodist Church
J. D. Compton
J. D. Dobbs
Parkville Methodist Church
Frank T. Smith
Sixteenth Avenue Church
Decatur
Parkville
Brown
Lela Brown
Dora Lawrence
Carlie Compton
N. L
Drought Conditions May Trigger Disease Across Regions
Dr Logan Clendening warns that prolonged droughts likely raise infectious intestinal diseases in areas with poor sewage disposal and well water sources. Bacillary dysentery has appeared in the past during dry periods, with typhoid vaccines advised for children two or older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening
M. D
United States
Northwest
Weather Bureau
New York
Osler
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Miller
Coushatta
A. T. Goodwyn
United States Army Band
Gleasow Courts
Ken
Morgan County Motor Co
Ala
H. L. Peterson
Carl Arantz
W. A. Cen
Sitter
W. A
Eve
Adam
Collegiate
Silas
Morgan County
Agendy
Rad's Girl
Joretta
Central Pres Association
Frazier
Martin
Mr. Foster
San Francisco
Honolulu
Neil Albert Miller
Mary Compton
Philadelphia
Clendening
South
A.B. N
Central Press Association
East Twelfth Street
Foster
Spa
Martinez
Gaseco
GASCO
Alabama Utilities Service Co
Second Ave
R. O. Gilmore
Mgr. Cook
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