Calving tragedy claims Ira Childs at Alabama plant pit
Ira Childs 17 son of Mr and Mrs Asa Childs died after drowning in a clay pit near the Alabama Brick and Tile plant in Decatur. Friends Gerald Neher Herbert Neher and James Freeze attempted rescue as Alabama Power workers and physicians fought to revive him for two hours. Funeral set for 3:30 at Decatur Baptist Church with burial in city cemetery.
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Alabama Power, Company
Ira Childs
Asa Childs
Alabama Brick and Tile Company
Childs
Gerald Neher
Herbert Neher
James Freeze
Riverside High School
Weck High
Er Ald Neher
A. M. Roan
Alabama Power Company
Decatur Baptist Church
J. D. McCready
East Cain Street
City Cemetery
Brown
Meneene
Hoover Urges Action to Back Kellogg Briand Pact
President Hoover on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery urged real action to back the Kellogg Briand pact. He warned that fear and arms competition must end and called for naval arms reduction and peaceful means to settle disputes in line with the treaty.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Hoover
Confessed Slayer to Get Insurance Faces Scrutiny of Her Past
Macon Georgia police probe links between the slaying of James Parks and a network surrounding Mrs J C Powers owner of a rooming house. They examine disappearances stolen policies and deaths tied to her insurance holdings while Earl Manchester claims Powers offered him 1000 for the job.
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Macon
J. C. Powers
James Parks
Earl Manchester
Parks
Claude P. Burham
Pany
Hollis L. Mullis
School Exams Near Completion in Local System
Examinations in the local school system have been practically completed today. Most students are ordered to return to school Friday morning to receive their final reports for the year.
Strict middling ene MOINIDED intso-1 smesninsgitine
A garbled OCR item presents a fragment about prices and timing. It mentions a figure around 17.00 and vague terms suggesting market or commodity notation. No clear event, person, or organization is readable to confirm specifics.
Wall Street Glee Club Sings On Non Profit Busin ess Lines
In Madison Square Garden the Downtown glee club of Wall Street bankers brokers and lawyers showcases discipline and precision. Organist Channing Lefebvre formed the group in 1927 to offer a civic hobby separate from finance. Led by conductor Lefebvre and president Alden D. Stanton the 160 members rehearse weekly and perform two main concerts yearly plus special events.
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Channing Lefebvre
Wall Street
Alden D. Stanton
Associated Press
New York
Associated Glee Clubs of America
Madison Square Garden
Glee Club
Trinity Church
Brahm
Harling
Park Avenue
Lefebvre
Talkie Opening Set For Wednesday In Decatur
Debut of talking pictures in Decatur, postponed from Monday, now slated for Wednesday due to Central High School commencement. Planned program includes a Pathe style talking comedy and the feature Downey in Mothers Boy with sound effects.
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Talking Pictures
Decatur
Central High School
Pathe
Downey
Preparations For Annual Camp In Decatur YMCA
Preparations for the annual camp at Decatur and the local Y M C A are nearing completion. The first summer session will begin June 4 and run for four weeks, announced today by Maynard Layman, in charge of boys work.
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Club of
Decatur
Maynard Layman
Missing officer of bank in Jacksonville aids $19,020 short
Arthur Welbourne president of the First National Bank of Jacksonville reports a $19,020 shortage found in the accounts of Bernard Schmidt assistant cashier who has been missing for weeks. Examiners say the shortage is covered by indemnity and Schmidt's securities and property. bank faces no difficulty. Mrs. Schmidt says she does not know Schmidt's whereabouts.
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Jacksonville
Ala
Arthur Welbourne
First National Bank
Bernard Schmidt
Welbourne
Schmidt
National Bank
Victor Dealers View Machines In North Alabama
Victor dealers in North Alabama were shown two new Victor Talking Machine products set for market. One unit is a radio and the other a radio combined with a victrola, built exclusively by the Victor Company except for the tubes. The pair are billed as the last word in sound.
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Victor
North Alabama
Victor Talking Machine Company
Victor Company
Splicing Of Cable To Be Started Soon
Excavations and conduit placement near completion. Seebeene Phone Co. prepares to begin splicing the new submarine cable beneath the Tennessee River. Project expected to finish early this summer.
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Seeeee Phone Co
Tennessee River
Mrs. Audrey Wigginton Dies. Rites Held Friday
Funeral services conducted Friday at 11 a.m. by Rev. E. P. Collier at Friendship chapel for Mrs. Audrey Wigginton who died last night at her residence near Waldermosa. Interment in Friendship cemetery. Brown directing. Survived by husband G. W. Wigginton and children Buford Roy David Avery Fairbanks and infant daughter plus Miss Willie Lee Fairbanks.
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E. P. Collier
Friendship ‘Chapel
Audrey Wigginton
Waldermosa
Friendship Cemetery
Brown Directing
Wigginton
G. W. Wigginton
Buford
Roy
David
Avery Fairbanks
Willie Lee Fairbanks
Rural school supervisor to visit enroute to Peabody
Mrs. Kimball B. Jones, Etowah county rural school supervisor, will visit her mother Mrs. Mary Bloodworth here before proceeding to Nashville to enroll at Peabody for the summer term.
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Kimball B. Jones
Etowah County
Mary Bloodworth
Nashville
Peabody
Hundred Here to Inter-City Kiwanis Meet
Decatur hosts a Kiwanis inter-city gathering with golf at Valley Country Club and a dance at the Valley Club. About 100 visitors and ladies expected, with a program including registration, barbecue, theater outing, banquet, and an address by Walter R. Weiser, international Kiwanis trustee, at Masonic Hall.
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Decatur
Kiwanis
civic_club
Tennessee Valley
Huntsville
Florence
Cullman
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Valley Country Club
Valley Club
Decatur Club
Hotel
Lyons
Tom Jones’ Orchestra
Bingham
Andrews
Gloria Swanson
Sadie Thompson
Country Club
Masonic Hall
Kiwanis Club
Weiser
Medical Society To Hear Dr. Geddes
The Morgan County Medical Society will hold its regular session on Thursday June 6. A highlighted program feature is an address by Dr. Geddes of Birmingham.
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Medical Society
Dr. Geddes
Morgan County Medical Society
Geddes
Birmingham
Photograph Will Be Made Of S. S. Connecticut Mills
A photograph will be made of the Connecticut Mills Sunday school session scheduled for Sunday morning. Classes gather at 9 30 o clock and the public is cordially invited to attend.
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S. S
Connecticut Mills
Auburn Students to Seek Fruit Fly Over State
Sixteen additional fruit fly inspectors, chosen from upperclassmen at Alabama State University, were assigned by B P Livingston head of the division of plant pests and department of agriculture. They were sent out late yesterday to search for traces of the pest in cities, forming the first contingent placed in the field through preliminary work.
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Auburn
Montgomery
Ala
Ala Institute
Bama
B. P. Livingston
Ee Eres
Department of Agriculture
Six Die in Unusual Blast Near Hackensack River
In Jersey City a compressed air cylinder lock failed tearing a caisson for a new bridge. Six workers died and ten people surfaced with injuries as relief crews searched the riverbed muck. Investigators probe the air lock failure while divers resume recovery efforts.
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Jersey City
N. J
Hackensack River
County Officials Serve Subpoenas
Sheriff B. E. Davis and Deputy Bill Willoughby served subpoenas today in eastern Falkville and Lane Boreas areas for the circuit court proceeding.
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B. EB. Davis
Falkville
Bill Willoughby
Lane Boreas
Ak Ee
Local Shops Close as Memorial Day Observed
Holiday air spreads through stores post offices and banks as Memorial Day is observed. A poppy sale continues and two meetings run in town while streets quiet in the early afternoon.
Deacon at 17 Named at Westside Presbyterian
George Devine a Central high school senior was elected deacon of the Westside Presbyterian church Sunday. He plans to work in Birmingham this summer and will enter the University of Alabama next fall to study civil engineering.
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George Devine
South
Young Devine
Central High School
Westside Presbyterian
Birmingham
University of Alabama
Civic Drive Still Makes Progress in Decatur Drive
The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Board report partial progress toward an $8,000 goal for their 12 month campaign. W. W. Fussell notes Alabama Water Company sent a reply showing interest and enclosed a full $250 check to support industrial development.
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Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Board
W. W. Fussell
Alabama Water Company
Decatur
Sale of Poppies On City Streets Supports Ex Servicemen
Poppy sale in Decatur today attracts strong public support. Organized by ex service men welfare group, the poppies are made by veterans in hospitals. Proceeds provide the sole income for many ex service men and their families.
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Decatur
Hope to Test Cows Once During Month
Farmers from Morgan Limestone and Madison counties met at Kildare Farms in Huntsville to discuss dairy testing. Belue, Limestone county agent, attended with the aim of establishing a cow test season and possibly employing an all-time man through the Cow Test Association.
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Morgan, Limestone
Madison
Huntsville
Kildare Farms
Belue
Limestone County
Leon Moody Named Science Teacher at Central High School
Leon Moody, formerly with Lawrence County schools, was elected successor to O. S. Hagerman as science teacher at Central high school. Hagerman becomes principal of Gordon and Bible schools. Moody, an University of Alabama and Florence Norman alum, taught six years in Lawrence county and will confer with local officials.
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Leon Moody
Lawrence County
O. S. Hagerman
Central High School
Hagerman
Gordon and
Bible Schools
Moody
University of Alabama
Florence Norman
Spence Killed in 500 Mile Indianapolis Race
William Spence of Los Angeles died at the Indianapolis Speedway during the 500 mile international race after his car overturned on the southeast turn. He was 24, married, a relief driver for William Arnold, and had completed about 40 miles before the accident. Jules Moriceau survived a spill with minor injuries shortly after.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Spence
Los Angeles
Indianapolis Speedway
Spence
William Arnold
Jules Moriceau
Paris
Moriceau
Ralph Hepburn
Peter de Paolo
Cliffsbury
Chicago
Hepburn
de Paolo
Meyer
Keech
Lou Moore
New Liquor Rule Is Far Reaching
Montgomery Ala May 30 The state supreme court ruled liquor found in a vehicle must be shown to be for transportation before confiscation actions may proceed The decision comes on appeal of C E Kelly from Jefferson circuit court The lower court had condemned the mobile for transporting liquor a peg key being found by expecting officers
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Montgomery
Ala
State Supreme Court
C. E. Kelly
Jefferson Circuit Court
Kelly
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President Hoover
Gleek Club
William R. Kuhns
Mrs. Wigginton
Civic Forces
CIVIC
Water Company
Alabama
Eben
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Pita Fuller
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