Klan Funds Probed In Heflin Senate Inquiry
Senate campaign committee heard William Zummbrun general counsel for the Ku Klux Klan explain the national body had no formal role in state actions. He said no national funds financed Heflin speeches though state leaders claimed plans to arrange appearances. Heflin was set to testify at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux Klan
Ee Pai
Heflin
Saat
Alfred E. Smith
William Zummbrun
Senate
G Zummbeert
Steiner
Oregon
Zummbrun
Indiana
Iowa
South Carolina
North Carolina
Smith
Winston- Salem
N. C
Zammbrun
Two Vessels Search North for Italia Missing Airship
The Hobby heads north with orders to search Spitzbergen for the Italia while another ship prepares to carry mimepas into the Arctic. The Norwegian government seized a coal steamer to move naval planes north as Lieutenant Holm plans a Spitzbergen survey by air aboard the Hobby. The Hobby and Citta Di Milano are to sail together in the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Hobby
Italia
Spitzbergen
Holm
Citta di Milano
Date Change for Westside Community Sing
Westside church announces a monthly community sing now on the first Thursday evening. The May 4 program was postponed to a larger event and praised by officials. The next sing is set for Thursday night June 7 inviting all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westside Church
Westside
Foot Injury At Connecticut Mills Elevator
James Crum an employee of the Connecticut Mills injured his foot in an elevator incident this afternoon. He was transported to the hospital in Brown's ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Crum
Connecticut Mills
Brown
Local Cotton Prices Reported With Mixed Quality
The sheet shows staple grade quotes for cotton including Strict Low Middling 7 and related figures. Prices noted include 19.75 for Strict bow and 19.88 for low peed eng 1B.7B with other figures partially legible.
Monoplane Southern Cross sails toward Australia from Oakland
The three engine Southern Cross departed Oakland at 8 51 on a 2400 mile hop to Honolulu first leg of a 7788 mile flight to Australia The crew included Captain Charles Kingsford Smith co pilot C T P Ulm radio operator James Warner and navigator Lieut Harry Lyon Warner and Lyon are Americans The flight aimed for Honolulu by tomorrow morning with radio trouble briefly reported fixed
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Oakland
Calif
Southern Cross
Honolulu
Australia
Charles Kingsford Smith
C. T. P. Ulm
James Warner
Harry Lyon
Warner
Lyon
Hotolulu
Golden Gate
Report Watched On Home Program In Decatur
Officials of the Decatur Building and Improvement Corporation awaited the report of 13 committees selling stock for the local housing project. The sale aims to raise about $30,000 with a total investment of $92,000 to build 68 homes for industrial workers. The report is due Friday at 4 o'clock in the Tennessee Valley Bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pal Om Ais Sondaer
Tennessee Valley Club
J.E.— Kelly
Huntsville
Decatur
Valley Country Club
Paul Angell
First National Bank
Birmingham
American Institute of Bankers
The
Country Club
Jefferson Davis
Decatur, Building & Improvement, Corporation
Tennessee Valley Bank
Merchants Discuss Credit Conditions At Decatur Meeting
Six retail grocery merchants met at the Chamber of Commerce hall on a Wednesday evening to discuss total credit conditions and plan measures beneficial to the public and merchants. A second meeting with more retail interests is set for Tuesday at 7 o clock at the Junior Chamber of Commerce hall announced by G C Sheats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
G. C. Sheats
Establishment Is Being Remodeled
The Sears Clothing store on Second Avenue is being remodeled by owner C. E. Malone. No future plans have been announced by Mr. Malone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears Clothing Company
Second Avenue
C. E. Malone
Malone
Admitted killer changes plea denies guilt
Hoppe the 26 year old Charles J Hoppe confessed kidnapper and slayer of Dorothy Sielagowski pled not guilty to first degree murder when arraigned before Judge Ramey in municipal court. He waived preliminary examination and was held to the county grand jury without bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
D. M
Charles J. Hoppe
Dorothy Sielagowski
Hoppe
Seilagongki
Two Children Die in Scalding Car and Home Incidents
SHREVEPORT Louisiana May 31 AP two children died in separate scalding events. Five month old Jette Ann Watson died when the radiator water scalded her after a car overturned in a collision. Two year old Bennie Darden died after tumbling into a boiling water filled pail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Jette Ann
Coleman Watson
Bennie Darden
Frank Darden
Rankin Presses for Muscle Shoals Bill Approval
Representative Rankin of Mississippi urged President Coolidge to sign the Muscle Shoals bill after Congress approved it before adjournment. He declined to reveal details of their conversation but voiced optimism that the president would approve the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rankin
Mississippi
Coolidge
Muscle Shoals
Congress
Shortage On Curb Of A Few Products
Several articles in demand at Decatur curb market were short this morning while there was a good supply of other products. For the first time in a long time there was a sufficient quantity of eggs. Sales totaled about $50 with some sellers sold out by 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur Curb Market
Building Begins On Ninth Street Residence
Contractor James started construction this morning on a five room stucco residence on Ninth Street West about one block north of Sheats Store on the Danville Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Ninth Street
Sheats
Danville Pike
Guests at Dinner Dance Held Up After Race
In Indianapolis region six men robbed about 200 guests at a Broadmoor country club dinner dance tied to a 600 mile race. Bandits entered with shotguns and forced guests to surrender jewelry watches and money into a canvas bag. Several shots were fired but no injuries reported as they fled toward Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Broadmoor Country Club
National balloon race ends in tragedy near start
The Pittsburgh national elimination balloon race was halted by a violent storm. Army No. 1 landed at Weems Virginia at 6 10 am after a near total collapse. Lieutenant Paul Evert and Walter Morton died when Army No. 3 and Van Orman's Good year V crashed. Twenty four balloonists reported injuries and near misses as veterans noted a storm unseen in 18 years of competition.
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Pittsburgh
Sing Field
Paul Evert
Army No. 3
Walter Morton
Akron
Wart T. van Orman
van Orman
Clinic to Assist Crippled Children in Cullman
Dr. John D. Sherrill of Birmingham will conduct a clinic for crippled children in Cullman on June 8. Parents of all crippled children and their kids are invited to attend. Examinations will determine if medical science can help, with some referred to local surgeons or specialists.
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John D. Sherrill
Birmingham
Cullman
Austinville Streets To Be Graded Under Contract
All roads in Austinville will be graded, not just the main entrance through Decatur. T. R. Covey holds the grading contract for the town. Officials plan highway repairs extending to the Austinville city limits from Fourth Avenue south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Austinville
T. R. Covey
Fourth Avenue
South
Negro Shot In Eye After Argument On Courtland Pike
Amos Mitchell, a Black man, was shot in the right eye this afternoon on the Finney place along Courtland pike after an argument over a bucket. The shooter Ike Belford, also Black, had not yet been captured by officers and his victim’s condition was not fully known.
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Amos Mitchell
Finney Place
Courtland Pike
Mitchell
Ike Belford
Belford
118 Sign Up For Trade Day Event
Partial reports from all of the 28 Aaattheon show that 118 merchants, business and professional men in Decatur have signed for the trade day events this fall and winter. The Kiwanis club hopes to reach about 80 percent of city merchants. final reports to come early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur
Kiwanis Club
No Pocket Veto By President Sargent on Muscle Shoals Bill
Washington dispatches report Attorney General Sargent says President Coolidge has not issued a pocket veto on the Muscle Shoals legislation. He notes Coolidge has ten days to decide after adjournment, aligning with a Wilson era ruling. Public interest grows as Congress’s efforts may still result in the bill becoming law.
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Coolidge
Muscle Shoals
Sargent
Washington
Deat Coolidge
Whey
A. Mitchell Palmer
Wilson
Congress
Pres Coolidge
Columbian Buys Housing Stocks in Decatur Area
Joseph H. Chaps of Columbia Tennessee invested $500 in the Decatur Building and Improvement Corporation after a $1,000 stake in Textile Realty Co. Colonel Chapman, a Decatur stockholder director in Decatur Creamery, supports the deal and the outside investor is seen as boosting local confidence in the housing project.
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Joseph H. Chaps
Columbia, Tenn
Decatur
Decatur Building and Improvement Corporation
Housing Corporation
Textile Realty Co
Decatur Corporation
Colonel Chapman
Here
Decatur Leem & Creamery Co
Columbian
The
Building Corporation
President Coolidge Chooses Cedar Island Lodge as Summer Residence
President Coolidge picks Cedar Island Lodge near Brule for a riverfront summer White House. The main executive offices likely in Superior while the Lodge serves as residence. He plans to depart Washington after June 11 once the budget speech is delivered.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Superior
Henry Clay Pierce
Cedar Island Lodge
Brule
Decora E L Morrow Joins Decatur Cornive in Sales
Decora E L Morrow accepted a position in the sales department of Decatur Cornive and Company and will begin duties the following morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Morrow
Decatur Cornive and Company
Boat capsizes near East Decatur. two young women drown
A small boat capsized in an old clay pit near the Stephenson Brick plant in East Decatur by the Tennessee river. Miss Frances Kirkland aged 17 and Miss Frances Mays, a factory worker, drowned after four oclock Wednesday afternoon. Others in the boat escaped. rescuers recovered bodies and funeral plans were pending. Kirkland was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Kirkland with nine sisters. Mays survived by her mother and four sisters and a brother.
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Frances «Kirkland
Frances Mays
Young
Stephenson Brick Company
Decatur
Tennessee River
Unk
Connecticut Mills
Ands Kirkland
Op Tenn
Ten City
Brown
Miss Mays
Mays
Allie Hardy
Te. Lowell
Flossie Mays
Virginia Hardy
Corrine Hardy
F. Mays
Toledo
O. Herman Johnson
Travis ’McCluskey
Wesley Thomas
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Klan Fund
Klan
Solon
Roald” Amundsen
Nobile
Arctic
Wilkins
North Pole
San Francisco
Associated Press
Southern’ Cross
Tennessee Valley
Valley Bank
Seilagow
Rankin Appeals For Shoals Bill
Speedway
Yeggs
Callum Hale
Storm
Right
Army No. 1
Weems
Thea 'Pala
Jennie Callaras
Omaha
Nebraska
Joseph H. Chapman
Wisconsin Lodge
Cyres Bergerac
Ali
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