Lindbergh Landed in Brussels after Paris Flight
Captain Charles Lindbergh arrived in Brussels from Paris at 3 12 pm to a cheering crowd. King Albert pinned the Cross of the Order of Leopold on his chest and a banquet followed as Belgian officials prepared a royal welcome before his London visit and Buckingham Palace reception.
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Brussels
Charles Lindbergh
Amercan
Paris
Albert
Order of Leopold
Uskiowe
Royal Aero Club
Airdome
Lindbergh
London
Deek
Buckingham Palace
George
Prince of Wales
Morgan County Courthouse Commission Bill Presented
A bill to create a Morgan county Alabama courthouse commission is introduced by John Patterson. The act would authorize appointment of commissioners by the governor to plan erect equip and outfit a new Decatur courthouse project. The measure aims to settle the courthouse question once for Morgan county with a commissioned body empowered to act.
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B. L
Ben Thomas A. Bowles
John W. Jones
My Ry
Alabama
Decatur
John Patterson
Morgan County
Aay
Paris welcomes Lindbergh in joyous revolt over city
Paris erupts in cheers as Charles Lindbergh flies a looping tour over iconic sites including the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower, then heads north toward Brussels. He signals farewell with a message saying Paris has been good to him amid a week of unprecedented adulation.
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Paris
Lindbergh
le Bourget
Arc de Triomphe
Place de la Concord
Eiffel Tower
Brussels
Belgium
France
Roberts Hurt by Fall at Bridge
Archie Roberts suffered a broken leg and other injuries when he fell into cofferdam number nine at the Tennessee river bridge during morning work. He was taken by ambulance to Benevolent hospital for treatment. he worked for Boss Construction company and was not believed to be in serious danger.
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Archie Roberts
New Highway
Tennessee River
Roberts
Benevolent Hospital
Brown
J. Y. Hamil
Boss’ Construction Company
Lightning strikes Mrs McKelvey on back steps
Mrs H P McKelvey of 711 6th Ave West was struck by lightning on her back steps while returning from the yard. She was shaken but not seriously injured. Dr F L Chenault attended and reassured the family after the shock to her back.
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H. P. McKelvey
6Th Avenue
West
F. L. Chenault
Devil With Baby Face Discovered Dead in Chicago
Chicago May 28 AP Werner C Martin's companion known as the devil with the baby face is found dead with a bullet to the head in a south side apartment hotel. Martin who killed himself in Milwaukee two days earlier left notes claiming he killed a faithless woman here after deserting his wife. Police uncover evidence tying the couple as husband and wife for three months and link a missing money claim to the dead woman through a dresser photo likeness to Martin.
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Chicago
Werner C
Martin
Milwaukee
Southside
Mara
Diver defeats giant octopus in underwater struggle
PORT TOWNSEND Wash May 28 AP A diver A E Hook fought a huge octopus for an hour fifty feet under water to recover the body of H Healy cook on the tug Warren. The other four men remain missing as the vessel disappeared Tuesday en route from Seattle to Victoria.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Warren
A. E. Hook
Hook
Srenty
Law
H. Healy
Cook
Seattle
Victoria
Thousand Apply for Jobs in Mull Mills
About one thousand applications have been filed at the Connecticut Mills plant in Mull, with roughly equal numbers of men and women and a projected four women to every man working ratio. The firm seeks more female applicants as the offices move from Central National building to the mill building and Roland Gray urges further applications from local women and girls seeking work.
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Connecticut Mills Company
Roland Gray
Comp
Central National
Ecsalols Ig Shame Co Te Land Reenleaf
Mrs Maulsby Dies. Rites Set at Decatur Home
Nancy Maulsby 86 died last night at her residence 1109 Third Avenue Decatur after nine weeks illness. Services Sunday at 10 a m at the residence conducted by Rev Andrew Houk with interment in Decatur cemetery. Pallbearers named R E Chandler Will Perie Harvey Mitchell Marion Chandler A B Harvey R B Evans. She came to Decatur in 1891 surviving two sons G O Maulsby of Opelika Alabama S C Maulsby of Decatur one daughter Mrs C M St Clair and five grandchildren
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Nancy Maulsby
Third Avenue
Andrew Houk
Decatur Cemetery
Brown
R. E. Chandler
Will Perie
Harvey Mitchell
Marion Chandler
A. B. Harvey
R. B. Evans
Maulsby
Housing Problem To Be Discussed By Juniors
The housing problem affecting Connecticut Mills company plant employees will be reviewed Monday evening at a Junior Chamber of Commerce directors meeting. Morton Yorston and Roland Gray, the local manager, are expected to attend.
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Connecticut Mills Company
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Morton Yorston
Roland Gray
Gas Well Blaze Kills Eight. Two Suspects Arrested
In Sanford Texas a massive well fire known as the Panhandle Lamp burned for over 40 hours, leaving a 200 foot crater and eight dead. Tex Thornton directed a steam blast and explosives to extinguish the fire amid shattered windows and panicked crowds. In Tampa Florida a woman's scream led police to arrest two men in the killings of four Morrell family members and injuries to two others, with Kenneth Morrell 16 discovering the bodies.
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Sanford
Texas
Panhandle
Tex” Thornton
Thornton
Tampa
Fia
Herman Morrell
Ter
Ralph
Milfive
Morrell
B. H. Levine
Thompso
Ted
Thompson
Levine
Keneth Morrell
Tornado Fatalities Reported Near Yates Missouri
A tornado near Yates, Missouri last night killed four people and injured about a dozen. Mrs. J R Williams Mrs John Morris and J E Fray died when their homes collapsed. John Kirby died on sight of the approaching storm. his home survived damage.
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Moberly
Yates
J. R. Williams
John Morris
J. E. Fray
John Kirby
Prisoner Taken To State Asylum by Sheriff
Sheriff B. E. Davis travels to Tuscaloosa to commit an insane patient from the county to the state institution for confinement.
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B. E. Davis
Tuscaloosa
Hail Falls Not Injuring Crops Near Hartselle
Hail fell in small quantities between here and Hartselle today and in that city but it is not believed that crops were injured by the falling stones. Electrical display in the Hartselle district was unusual.
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Here
Hartselle
Lightning sets fire to bed near Decatur radio home
A lightning strike at Carlos Pruitt’s home 617 7th Avenue West Decatur blew two fuses and threw B batteries into the yard damaging radio gear and starting a bed cloth blaze. A sleeping youth woke as the fire was extinguished without fire department aid. Experts advise lightning arrestors or a pole switch to divert or cut aerial power during storms.
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Carlos’ Pruitt
7Th Avenue
West
Pruitt
Levee Fight Expands Inland As Flood Fears Mount
In New Orleans on May 28 AP reports the levee battle moving deeper inland. Grosse Pete residents brace the Bayou Grosse Pete levee to shield 7000 inhabitants and surrounding fields from floodwaters driven by an Atchafalaya breach upstream.
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New Orleans
Grosse Pete
Ere
Midway Mississippi
Atchafalaya
Bayou Grosse Pete
Bayou Grossé Pete
Canning Plant To Be Built Soon In East Decatur
Directors of the Deva tur Canning company plan construction of a new canning plant in East Decatur within the coming week. A site has been chosen in East Decatur and a stock disposal drive will continue next week as meetings proceed at Malone hall on Second Avenue.
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Trinity Section
J. M. Hatfield
Decatur
Trinity Road
Courtland
Mr. Hatfield
Trinity Highway
Devatur Canning Company
Too On In & Gathering
Malone Hall
Second Avenue
East Decatur
Reward Won For Arrest Of Negro Suspect In Burglary
Deputies Willoughby and Almon report a $25 reward for the arrest of Dick East, a negro wanted by the state on burglary related to the Bowling store robbery. East was captured east of Decatur, about ten miles out, on Friday.
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Willoughby
Almon
Dick East
Decatur
Farmers To Receive Planting Instructions From Extension
The horticultural department of the Extension Service via Morgan County Farm Bureau will send planting and growing instructions to farmers who contracted for acreage for the Decatur Canning Seale. The materials cover planting, growing, gathering, and marketing crops and are being prepared by the farm office for early delivery.
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Horticultural Department
The
I Extension Service
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Decatur Canning Seale
Local Engineer Houk Talks River Approach in Decatur
Engineer Houk of the highway department met Decatur residents to discuss plans for the river approach. No construction date was announced for the 1104 project on this side.
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Houk
Thes Highway Department
Decatur
Local man lost after fall from train identified
A fragment notes a man who fell from a train here and wishes to be returned home to Scottsboro. The text identifies him as a widely known physician.
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Scottsboro
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George Jackson
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