Memorial Day Observed and Community Events Highlight Local Life
Daughters of the Confederacy observed Memorial Day with rites at Decatur cemetery led by Mrs. Geo Williamson, then a card party hosted by the E. C. Club for visitor Mrs. Joel Coates of Oklahoma City. The Woman's Music Study Club held its final meeting of the year at Mrs. L. P. Troup’s home, hosting a Young Musicians group from Athens with new members Mrs. Marion Vickrey and Mrs. Fritz Schubert.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Eugene R. Guy
Decatur
Geo. Williamson
E. C. Club
T. A. Caddell
Joel Coates
Oklahoma City
Okla
Coates
J. R. Smiley
C. B. Elliott
Moseley, Jr
W. H. Anderson
Dolores Hardage
Sabine Dupont
Nell Bond
David Webb
Sheffield
Ben Bloodworth
L. P. Troup
Athens
A. M. Richards
J. G. Hamilton
Katherine Pulis
E. D. Whitman
W. P. Baugh
Marion Vickrey
Fritz Schubert
T. Rollo
James McClendon
Chopin
Miss Hornsby
Blumenthal
Misses Mary
Martha Herring
Mendelssohn
Paul Rudolph
Luxembourg Gardens
Man
Co-eds at Alabama Polytechnic Institute in engineering field work
Two junior women, Ruth Jones of Birmingham and Sarah Glaiver of Savannah, Ga., perform field notes in civil engineering at Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The piece portrays co education encroaching on fields long held by men.
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Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Ruth Jones
Birmingham
Sarah Glaiver
Savannah
Engaged Grace Glenn to wed Earl Glenn June 8 1935
Mr. and Mrs. L. Rather Day announce the engagement of their daughter Grace Kaleene to Mr. Earl Lanier Glenn. The wedding is planned for June 8 1935 at 7 o'clock at Central Baptist Church with arrangements announced for a formal ceremony and reception.
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Glenn
Mrs. L. Rather Day
Grace Kaleene
Earl Lanier Glenn
Central Baptist Church
Six Drowned in Wyoming Floods as Death Toll Rises
The Glendo and Wheatland areas in eastern Wyoming faced the worst flood in memory. Six people are confirmed dead including Mrs Willis Strickland and her five year old son, plus the Phifer family, with two others missing and fears of more deaths. Rescue and relief efforts continue as waters subside.
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Glendo
Wyo
Wyoming
Willis Strickland
Horseshoe Creek
Glenda
Barney Ross Crowned Welterweight Champion in Dramatic Victory
Barney Ross wins the world welterweight title after outlasting Jimmy McLarnin in fifteen rounds. The new champion, sporting a bandage on his left hand, celebrations with Gloria Cook, a New York nightclub performer, shortly after the bout.
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Jimmy McLarnin
Barney Ross
Nick Saleeby Believed to Die by Own Action
Florence authorities report Nick Saleeby a noted South Carolina underworld figure and alleged narcotics dealer was shot at his Florence home. He died from buckshot wounds after relatives said he fired the shotgun in a possible self inflected death. An inquest was set by Coroner Tom Wallace. Saleeby, about 45, faced federal narcotics possession charges and other violations.
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Florence
8. C
Nick Saleeby
South Carolina
Saleeby
Nick
Johnny Asko
Police Department
Baleby
Asko
Tom Wallace
Baboona engagement at Princess Theatre opens Saturday
Promising sensational ad venture film Baboona from Mr and Mrs Martin Johnson begins engagement at the Princess Theatre Saturday. The Johnsons claim the film outdistances prior work for authenticity graphic detail suspense and excitement.
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Princess Theatre
Mr. Martin Johnson
Baboona
Dope Ring Ally Ties Publicized in Arrest Roundup
Federal agents say the man arrested in a roundup of alleged dope dealers was allied with a narcotic ring with wide connections.
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Ton
Students Assemble Largest Group in College Branch
A large assembly of students gathered in a single branch of the college marking a record for attendance. Officials noted unprecedented turnout as participants filled lecture halls and common areas across the campus branch.
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Tan
German minister Otto Von Hentig beaten in Bogota attack
In Bogota on May 31, Germany's minister to Colombia Dr Otto Von Hentig was reported to be in serious condition with multiple injuries after a beating by a group of unidentified assailants last night.
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Bogota
Colombia
Germany
Otto von Hentig
Local Men Graduate at Cumberland University Law School
Jack Moebes and Russell Lynne will be among 120 graduates of Cumberland University Law School on June 3. Both will receive LLB degrees. Cumberland University sits in Lebanon Tennessee and is known for a cosmopolitan student body.
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Jack Moebes
Russell Lynne
Cumberland University Law School
Lynne
Moebes
Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tenn
Middle Tennessee Mountains
Charlie Webb Discharged After Near Fatal Shot
Charlie Webb was released from the hospital and sent home after being shot in the back of the neck on a Lawrence County farm. The bullet passed through his head and out the forehead, narrowly avoiding fatal injury. The shooter remains unknown and the incident occurred last Sunday in a grove behind Webb.
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Charlie Webb
Snfirmary
Lawrence County
Webb
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Pine Bluff, Ark
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Little Roy
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Union Springs
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