Side-Swiping Cars Leave Death and Injuries in Wake
A late Saturday collision on the East Hartselle pike between Somerville and Hartselle left Miss Gladys Grizzard 18 dead and Miss Ruthie Lee Winton 28 badly injured with a leg amputation. The truck carried strawberries and groceries. both sisters were from Somerville routes.
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Hartselle Pike
Somerville
Gladys Lucile Griggard
Benevolent Society Hospital
Ruthie Lee Winton
A. M. Winton
Hartselle
Dennis Johnson
Miss Winton
Messrs
Johnson and
Jeffries
Miss Grizzard
Center Springs
J. W. Archer
Peck
Lara Grizzard
Charles Hardy
George Belew
New Deal Praised in Talk to 10 Grads at Montevallo
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins addressed the Alabama College graduating class at Commencement about recovery measures. She cited a 50 percent rise in automobile sales as a sign of regional industrial gains and noted broader improvements boosting southern business and employment prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevallo
Ala
South
Frances Perkins
Alabama College
Eight Cases Heard in Police Court This Morning
Eight cases were heard in police court this morning. Two were fined for fighting, four for drunkenness, one for drinking and disorderly behavior and destroying public property, and one for violation of the meat ordinance.
Two Frenchmen Aim For Direct France California Flight
In Santa Monica on May 28 a note discusses two Frenchmen attempting a direct flight from France to California. The letter notes New York might be cut off from the U S France highway and mentions a Denver to Chicago train reaching 78 miles per hour, praising faster times from 30 years ago and criticizing stock sales over speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Cal
France
California
New York
U. S.france
Denver
Chicago
Merchants agree to Thursday half day in Decatur
A June starting half holiday for June July and August will begin on the first Thursday in June. Merchants of Decatur Alabama signed an agreement to close their shops at noon each Thursday during the summer months. The list includes J E Wilder Speake Warren & Ral Blue Hat Shop and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
J. E. Wilder
Speake
Warren & Ral
The
Blue Hat Shop
Shoe Box Rie
8. C. Maulsby
Central Shoe Store
Henderson’s
Gillespie Sisters
A. Beshara
W. T Grant Co
J.C. Penney Co
Kuhns
Russell Speake
S. H. Bradley
Alexander
Lieutenant Adams On Month-Long Furlough Visits Local Relatives
Lieutenant Malcolm 8. Adams USN arrives for a one month leave with relatives in town and Athens. He is stationed at Annapolis Maryland and is a United States Naval Academy graduate. He is accompanied by Mrs. Adams and hosted by Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Adams and by Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Binford in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm 8. Adams
USN
Awning Partly Destroyed By Fire At Tailoring Shop
An awning at Black's Tailoring Shop on Second Avenue was partly destroyed by fire around 9 30 Sunday night. Fire departments extinguished the flames before damage to the building occurred. Origin of the blaze is undetermined.
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Black’s Tailoring
Second Avenue
Absentee Ballot Demand Drops in Morgan County Runoff
Indications show Morgan county will cast far fewer absentee ballots in the runoff than in the first primary. To date 282 ballots have been sent out, compared with 631 in the first primary. Ballots may be applied for up to five days before the election.
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Morgan County
Trains Move Over High Line Rail in Iron Fields
Trains moved over the high line under gas guard protection marking the first ore movement since the strike began. About 17,900 people in the Birmingham district would be affected if the mine shut down and 8,000 miners strike continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Toledo strike widens hope for settlement as talks resume
In Toledo Ohio representatives of employers and workers held a secret conference Sunday night amid a riotous automotive strike. The talks come after two men were killed and nearly 200 injured, with no official basis for settlement yet reported.
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Toledo
Toledo ‘Automotive Workers
The Plymouth Theft At McRae Motors Prompts Police Probe
Thieves broke into McRae Motors at 1008 Oak Street Sunday night. They moved a large truck to access a new Plymouth sedan and stole a used car tag. The Plymouth had just been unloaded and not driven. Police and sheriff deputies investigate, suspect link to Cullman burglary two weeks earlier.
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McRae Motors
Oak Street
Cullman
Rain and weeds challenge Alabama crops in May reports
In Auburn Alabama farmers battle abundant rains that spark weed growth choking cotton and corn while oats mature and strawberry shipments fall. Agricultural leaders in Montgomery discuss fertilizer changes including dolerite fillers and labeled acid or alkaline reactions with a June meeting planned for action.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Seth P. Storrs
Montgomery
Centerville Pair Guests at Jervis Home
Mr and Mrs Edward Edwards and A E Edwards of Centerville Ohio are guests of Mr and Mrs A D Jervis at their home 446 Sherman Street.
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Edward Edwards
Centerville, O
A. D. Jervis
Sherman Street
Alabama salesman rises to Farm Recovery post in New Deal
Francis Lemay reports from Washington on LaFayette L. Patterson, an Alabama native who rose from dirt farmer with one year of schooling to Farm Recovery Administration field representative. His rapid ascent included high school completion, honorary college honors, Tallapoosa county superintendent, and a Stanford master's before entering Congress.
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Francis Lemay Washington
Farm Recovery Administration
LaFayette L. Patterson
Virtual
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
NRA
Patterson
Birmingham - Southern College
Tallapoosa County
Stanford University
California
Congress
Alabama Dis
One Negro Killed in Weekend Shootings at Union Station
Police seek two Negro suspects after a fatal shooting at Union Station Saturday night. Frank Kimble of Trinity reportedly killed Chester Robinson with two pistol shots and fled, triggering a large crowd panic. The incident followed a dispute near Wakefield on Twelfth Avenue West.
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Frank Kimble
Trinity
Chester Robinson
Union Station
Kimble
Robinson
Aida
Wakefield
Twelfth Avenue West
Paix
Mrs Janie Carter Improves After Shooting Incident
Mrs Janie Carter, 38, injured when a fusilade killed her sister-in-law Mrs Myrtle Rogers during a family supper at John Rogers’ home near Greenbrier. Shot in the back, she received tetanus serum and a blood transfusion. Doctors reported improved condition and hope for recovery barring complications.
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Janie Carter
Myrtle Rogers
John Rogers
Greenbrier
Benevolent Society Hospital
Carter
Reece Rogers
Grave danger to arms conference in Geneva collapse looming
Representatives of the United States and Great Britain voiced grave concern over the Geneva disarmament conference. Norman Davis and Hugh Wilson led the U S side with Sir John Simons and Captain Anthony Eden for Britain as they warned that heroic action by a nation is needed to save the talks.
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Geneva
United States
Great Britain
Norman Davis
Hugh Wilson
Sir John Simons
Anthony Eden
Four Held on Assault in Downtown Restaurant Fight
A brawl at A. T. Shropshire’s restaurant on Fourth Avenue left four men wounded. Warrants issued for Jewel Shirley Clio McCluskey and Tom Pirie with charges of assault with intent to murder. Shropshire injured, claims self defense. McCluskey jailed on fighting charge while Shirley released. Preliminary hearing date not set.
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A. T. Shropshire
Fourth Avenue
South
Jewel Shirley
Benevolent Society Hospital
Tom Pirie
E. Pros- Semeee
Shropshire
Fifth Avenue
Bailey
John Wilks Resting After Appendicitis Operation
John Wilks, a longtime member of the Decatur city hall staff, is improving at Benevolent Society Hospital after undergoing an appendicitis operation Saturday. Mrs. Wilks was stricken.
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John Wilks
Decatur City Hall
Benevolent Society Hospital
Philathea Class Officers Meet at Central Baptist
Central Baptist church Philathea class officers meet at 1 30 tonight at Mrs C E Malone's Jackson street home.
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Central Baptist Church
C.E. Malone
Jackson Street
Monoplane Rages Down Coast With Landing Rumor
A wireless report hints at trouble during a nonstop Paris to America flight. The mother of one traveler praises his courage and notes she follows the journey news eagerly while authorities assess the landing site and possible motor issues.
Self Rites Held for Mrs. Lottie Self at Local Church
Funeral services held this afternoon by Rev. Virgil Sizemore near Eva for Mrs. Lottie Self 75 who died Sunday night at home after a week of illness from pneumonia. Interment at Ethan with Browns of Decatur. Survivors include sons M. J. Self and H. Self of Cullman and M. Self of Cullman.
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Virgil Sizemore
Church
Eva
Lottie Self
Ethan
Brown
Decatur
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Newark Army Base
Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Washington
Puble
South Carolina
Angus McSwain
House
McSwain
Newark
N. J
Mercur Corporation
Army
Atré
Seok Te
Farley
Whistler
Jim Farley
Blue Eagle
Johnson
Gladys Grizzard
Decatur Hospital
NEW Deal
Willers
Hekage
Lieutenant Adams
New Plymouth
Oak Street Garage
Ohio
AAA
Paes
Chester Robison
Bruce Horton
Atlantic
San Diego
Paris
Calif
Sies
Bennett Field
Ocean
Sallys
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