Local social notes from Decatur scene
Rev M M Newton and Mrs Newton visit Birmingham for a few days. Mrs Andrew Rombokas and Mrs Angel Stamos spent the weekend in Lawrenceburg Tennessee. Beth Tyler, from Weslyan Macon Georgia, met in Birmingham with Rev and Mrs Tyler. E N Hart to return from Inez Kentucky next Thursday. W M Griffin now in Pulaski Tennessee with Mars development. L B Hart will fill Westminster church pulpit Wednesday and Sunday. Former Decatur stars Wallace Gover and Windy Watson seen at opening baseball game. Miss Aileen Pope to return to Decatur next year after accepting position with local schools. Tom Redding ill. J S Wyatt on two weeks vacation. Mrs R M Montgomery returns from Jacksonville with Joy Leeman. Prisons at Kilby plan debate on Eighteenth Amendment led by Dewey Edwards. Captain William N New to attend Confederate reunion in Montgomery.
J Critt Jones Called to Reward in Paint Rock
J Critt Jones of Paint Rock Alabama died Tuesday afternoon at the family home. He leaves a widow and one daughter Mrs O F Wise of Decatur a son M M Jones of Chicago a brother J W Jones of Anniston and three sisters Mrs R L Todd of Montgomery Mrs Frank C Brown of Decatur and Mrs H T Gill of Decatur Funeral will be held at the residence Thursday at two o'clock with the Masonic order in charge at the grave Jones came from Kentucky during the boom days and settled in Paint Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Critt Jones
Pak Rock
Ala
Eee A
O. F. Wise
Decatur
M. M. Jones
Chicago
J. W. Jones
Anniston
R. L. Todd
Montgomery
Frank C. Brown
H. T. Gill
Paint Rock
Masonic Order
Jones
Alabama
Kentucky
Cemetery Cleaning At Red Oak Grove
There will be a cemetery cleaning on Saturday May 30 at Red Oak Grove in Woodland Mills followed by the annual decoration on Sunday May 31. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland Mills
Red Oak Grove
Coast Guard plays search for Sea Fox tragedy victims
Eight coast guard cutters and planes comb Long Island Sound for bodies from the Sea Fox foundering off New York. Four men and three women from a prominent education and medical circle were lost, with Mrs. Marcia Snedden, a psychiatrist, washed ashore in Darien, Conn. The missing include Donald Snedden’s wife and NYU instructor. Robert Johnson, a club entertainer. Mark Coyne, NYU instructor. Florence Mendensall, former actress. Robert Mendensall, Columbia statistician. and Doris Dewey, Bellevue psychologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coast Guard
Long Island Sound
Robert Johnson
Pight. Club
Mark Coyne
New York University
Florence Mendensall
Robert Mendensall
Columbia University
Doris Dewey
Bellevue Hospital
Virgil Kirkland Victory Claimed In Indiana Case
Virgil Kirkland, Gary youth, was convicted yesterday of assault and battery with intent to rape and sentenced to one to ten years in Pendleton reformatory for the death of Arlene Draves. The jury found him not guilty of murder, a defense victory, while charges against four other youths were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Virgil Kirkland
Gary
Indiana
Pendleton
Arlene Draves
Fear Is Felt For Two Balloonists
In Germany professor August Piccard and assistant Charles Kipfer launched a hermetically sealed aluminum balloon to study the stratosphere from Murnau and Augsburg. With ten hours of oxygen, they planned a five to seven hour flight, last seen over Oberammergau at 4 15 p.m. after leaving Murnau.
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Murnaudu
Germany
August Piccard
Kochel Lake
Ausburg
Riedinger
Charles Kipfer
Piccard
Oberammergau
Princess Theatre Invites Daily Staff to Skippy Showings
G P Banniza manager of the Princess invites The Daily family to attend the Skippy cartoon feature on Thursday and Friday May 28 and 29. He notes the password to the doorman and invites all staff from copy boy to managing editor as guests for the two showings.
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G. P. Banniza
The
Princess
Daily Family
Skippy
Cartoon Pages
Mr. Banniza
Decatur Daily
Princess Theatre
Percy L. Crosby
Mgr
Six States Dominate US Manufacturing Payrolls in 1929
Washington May 27 six states led the nation by employing more than half of all manufacturing wage earners in 1929 New York Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois Michigan and Massachusetts total 4 627 263 workers out of 8 807 536 nationwide Alabama reported 120 064 industrial workers with 24 605 914 in salaries Alabama accounted for 560 974 640 in product value while the six leading states and six others produced about 32 734 523 561 of US output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
Alabama
United States
New Jersey
Massachuetts
California
Indiana
Wisconsin
Missouri
Connecticut
Rahm to Attend Alabama Retail Credit Meeting
W. W. Rahm of the Decatur Retail Credit Association will join credit managers in Birmingham at the Redmont Hotel as the Alabama Retail Credit Bureau Association opens sessions. J. M. Holloway of Montgomery will preside. The Alabama Association is a division of the National Retail Credit Association's service department and includes all Alabama credit bureaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Rahm
Decatur Retail Credit Association
Alabama Retail Credit Bureau Association
Birmingham
Redmont Hotel
J. M. Holloway
Montgomery
The
Alabama Association
Service Department
National Retail Credit Association
Alabama
Skin Graft Performed on Herman Papenburg
Herman Papenburg a Southern Military Academy student who suffered severe burns in a gas tank explosion at the campus underwent a skin grafting operation Saturday and today is reported doing well. He is expected to leave Baugh's infirmary in about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Papenburg
Southern Military Academy
Baugh
Reapportioning and Gas Tax Bill Approved in Alabama
In Montgomery on May 27 the house and senate passed a two cent gas tax and apportionment bills. The gas tax measure passed 60 to 38 after long debate, with a provision granting one cent to counties after October 1 next year. The apportionment bill passed 22 to 10 in the house and 21 to 10 in the senate, creating two new senatorial districts and shifting several county representations. The bills move to the house for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
House
Senate
Miller
Sumter
Bullock
Lowndes
Perry
Wilcox
Henry
Houston
Covington
Cullman
Marshall
Limestone
Lamar
Marion
Wise Woman Hurries to Paint Rock After Father's Death
Mrs. Owen Wise rushed to Paint Rock Alabama on Tuesday after learning of the sudden illness and death of her father, Crit Jones. She reached the bedside soon after his passing, making the trip as quickly as possible to be with her grieving family.
Central high school awards diplomas to 42 graduates
The Decatur public school commencement at Riverside auditorium honored 42 Central high school graduates along with board members, superintendent, principal, and speakers. Dr Zebulon Judd Auburn addressed the crowd urging education to improve the world and ethical citizenship. Principal Williams awarded the Balfour medal to Emory Teague for senior excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Central High School
Riverside Auditorium
Board of Education
Julian’ Harris
Auburn
Zebulon Judd
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Judd
Williams
Balfour
Emory Teague
All Day May 31 Event At Union Hill School
The Union Hill school building will host an all day affair on Sunday May 31 ministers singers and good listeners are invited. Attendees may bring a basket of food to share at noon as the ground meal is laid out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey
Union Hill
Local Woman to Attend World Liquor Conference
Mrs Mary F Black correspondence secretary Alabama W T U delegates from the U S to Canada for the fourteenth triennial convention of the Worlds Womans Christian Temperance Union in Toronto June 3 10 The Royal York hotel will be the convention headquarters and delegates will study liquor policy and methods at Niagara Falls and in Canada and the United States The next national meet will be Seattle 1932 with no 1931 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Black
Alabama
Niagara Falls
Seattle
Washington
Royal York
Canada
Switzerland
United States
WC. T. U
Savannah
Agnes E. Slack
London
Maria Sandstrom
Sweden
Royal Commission
Legislative Assembly
British Commonwealth
Alberta
Dagmar Prior
Copenhagen
Europe
Mary Rut
How Stalin Misdirects Soviet Five Year Plan
Isaac Don Levine, a noted authority on Russia, explains how Stalin intends to push the Soviet Five Year Plan to show rapid progress in just five years. The article analyzes perceived motives, methods, and potential overstatements in official claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalin
Isaac Don Levine
Russia
Seale
Suman
Isaac’ Don Levine
Levine
America
Mrs Corsbie Called By Death In Hartselle
Mrs James H Corsbie 76 of Hartselle died Tuesday noon after months of illness. She lived a radiant faith filled life and leaves daughters Mrs Arthur Stephenson Mrs J C Gill Mrs R M McGlathery and Mrs R G Sherrell. The funeral is at 3 pm with Rev N H Abernathy Rev Bunyan Smith and Rev J D Wallace officiating. Interment in Hartselle cemetery Peck directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Corsbie
Hartselle
Jesus
Arthur Stephenson
J. C. Gill
San Diego
Cal
R. M. McGlathery
Decatur
R. G. Sherrell
Lakeland
Fla
N. H. Abernathy
Bunyan Smith
Nashville, Tenn
J. D. Wallace
Hartselle Cemetery
Peck
Senior Leaguers To Meet Thursday In Athens
The Epworth League assembly for the North Alabama conference will convene Thursday in Athens with about 500 expected to enroll for the week's session. Rev. R. T. Tyler presiding elder will deliver a talk on what it means to be a Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League Assembly
North Alabama
Athens
R. T. Tyler
Mrs Jeddy Ryan Improves After Operation At Baughs Infirmary
Mrs Jeddy Ryan of 518 East Gordon Drive is reported to be improving at Baughs Infirmary after an operation on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeddy Ryan
East Gordon Drive
Corinus
Baugh’s Infirmary
Stalin’s Five Year Plan seen as costly missteps and distortions
Isaac Don Levine notes that Stalin’s push mirrors a war effort with an economy under strain. He argues price hikes, grain exports, and purchases abroad contradict the plan, while former enemies are used as officers and specialists. The piece portrays a costly mobilization with questionable gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalin
Great Hermitage
Persia
Trotsky
Red Army
Sia
Broker Freed After Fatal Crash In Alabama
In Tree Alabama on May 13 a Cadillac struck two people killing the man instantly and injuring a girl who later died at Powers hospital Athens. DeMoney was jailed after his brother in law returned funeral funds and a charging affidavit followed. Evidence described a truck supported on a jack at the scene and multiple witnesses noted the incident as an accident despite civil suits filed for deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tree
Ala
DeMoney
Powers Hospital
Athens
Joe Cochran
O Fred Wall
D. L. Rosenau, Jr
Mercy Plea Sought for Dobbs after Umpire Incident
The article states a mercy plea may be made for Johnny Dobbs, the manager, following an incident where he struck an umpire in the jaw during the first Atlanta Birmingham night game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Dobbs
Presiding Elder Fills Engagements in Decatur District
Presiding Elder fills engagements in the Decatur district. He will fill several racagenents Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Tyler
Decatur
Rka
Local cotton price quoted in Decatur at 7.46 cents
Strict middling cotton carried a Decatur price quote of 7.46 cents per pound. The report notes the day’s regional market level for this grade and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
New York Cotton Prices Open for May Futures
May futures opened at 3.73, with October at 9.08 and December January at 9.39, March at 9.81 in New York Cotton trading.
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NEW York Cotton
New York
Marth
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M. M. Newton
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Andrew Rombokas
Angel Stamos
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Beth Tyler
Rev
Weslyan
Macon
E. N. Hart
Inez, Ky
W. M. Griffin
Pulaski
Griffin
Mars Development
L. B. Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Wallace Gover
Windy” Watson
Lewis Hardage
Aileen Pope
Miss Pope
Tom Redding
First Nation Bank
Wyatt
First National Bank
R. M. Montgomery
Somerville Highway
Jacksonville, Fla
Little Joy Leeman
Freeda
Katherine Leeman
Adlai Leeman
Aves Wee
William T. New
Capital
Captain New
Mrs. J. Leer
Kilby
Dewey Edwards
L. I
N. Y
Fo Lee
Rahm
Solons
Mrs. Wise
Central
Mathews
dJosern Stalin
Mercy
Dobbs
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