Decatur High School Holds 1938 Graduation Ceremony
The 1938 Decatur high school graduation marked the largest class yet as diplomas were awarded. Dr Ben R Baldwin of Florence State Teachers College delivered the address noting the unique value of the graduation experience and the progression of civilization. Honors were read for attendance and scholarship, with multiple seniors earning First and Second Honor distinctions and special American Legion medals awarded.
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Decatur High School
Ben. R. Baldwin
Florence State Teachers College
Baldwin
Egypt
Bruce Spencer
Lambet
Sie
Maraeier Te Cettes
W. T. Jordan
R. B. Bunch
Ee Dodd
Christine Hamilton
Mary Ethelyn Knight
Raymond Parks
Frank Troup
Henry Day
Truman Farrer
Robert Wilds
Thelma Barnes
Lois Greenhill
Madge Sibley
Russell Smith
Olene Woodruff
Ted Huie
Elbert McMeans
Evelyn Childs
Burt Murphree
Lurleen Thrasher
A. G. Campbell
John D. Grimes
Mildred Metal
Edward Grubbs
Betty McGehee
Constance Pearson
Marie Looney
William Reed
Melvin True Rogers
Kyle Sheats
Martha Collier
Jack Pitts
Hill Woodard
Mary Virginia Bingham
Mary Fitzpatrick
Capitola Gaines
Helen Helfrish
Maxine McCutcheon
George Bloodworth
Lois Pace
Charles ‘Darrah
Mary E. Knight
Raymond ‘Parks
Marjorie Wilder
Mildred Swatzel
Anne Johnson
Dorothy Swatzel
Munsey McGlathery
Kathleen McGilathery
Ollie Mae Shafer
Nancy Kate Thornton
Dorothy Ann Parks
Annie Laura Sivley
Joyce Wohl
Elizabeth Chandler
Dorothy Jacobs
Dorothy Grace Finley
Margaret Norwood
Frances Sivley
Sara Peck Weaver
Billy Duncan
Doris — Ted Hale
Edith Mae Schim
Gloria Carlisle
Mary Frances Jones
George Moye
Vivian Napps
Harriet Sittason
Angella Warren
Sarah Elmer
Alma Nova
American Legion
Luke Pryor
Supreme Court Allows NLRB Withdrawals From Circuit Courts
The Supreme Court ruled the National Labor Relations Board may withdraw from the third circuit in Philadelphia cases involving Republic Steel reinstate 5 000 striking employees. Justice Roberts led the decision reversing a circuit ruling that blocked withdrawal. Justices Butler and Mc Reynolds dissented while Stone and Cardozo did not participate. Officials study applying the ruling to a Ford Motor case in Covington Kentucky. The court will recess until October as petitions continue. Robert Watts outlined objections to Ford depositions. The summer docket keeps up with Roosevelt administration preferences.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Republic Steel Corporation
Justice Roberts
Circuit Court
Butler
McReynolds
Stone
Cardozo
Ford
Robert Watts
Covington
Watts
Roosevelt
Black
Reed
Kansas City
Home Buying Opportunities in the Want Ads
Buy a home through the Want Ads for real estate and homes with terms possibly as low as your rent. The ads promise lasting value for the whole family and opportunities every day in the Want Ads.
Funeral Rites Set for Bernard Widner 87
Bernard Widner 87 died Monday at Baughs Infirmary. Funeral services at 10:30 Wednesday at Pleasant Grove with Rev W O Norton of Cullman officiating. Burial directed by Drinkard Howell. Survived by sister Bessie Bailey and two nieces and a nephew. Pallbearers listed and flowers designated.
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Bernard Widner
Baugh’s Infirmary
Pleasant Grove
W. O. Norton
Cullman
Drinkard- Howell
Widner
Hartselle
Bessie Bailey
Owen Lyle
Ivan Bailey
Willis
McCarley
Woodrow Brown
Harold Nance
Otto McCarley
O. O. Lyle
J. A. Montgomery
C. O. Spiegel
Louise Nance
Ellen
Helen Grissom
Youth admits he slew 6 year old in Cincinnati case
Police Captain Hayes said Lindberg Heist, 15, alias Lindberg Trent, confessed to raping and killing six year old Shirley Ann Woodburn. Detective Walter Hart filed a murder charge after a five year old playmate identified the youth as the man who lured the girl Sunday afternoon. The confession came as Heist was led to the girl's bier in an undertaking establishment.
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Cincinnati
Hayes
Lindberg Heist
Lindberg Trent
Shirley Ann Woodburn
Walter Hart
Shirley Ann
Stabilization Fund Criticized in Senate Debate
Senator Wheeler of Montana demanded a full accounting of the $2 billion stabilization fund used to support international monetary stability. He urged the Treasury and the Federal Reserve to explain how the fund’s supposed paper profit and currency revaluations were employed, while Senator Logan warned relief spending alone cannot lift the country out of its difficulties.
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Washington
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Treasury
Congress
Senate
Congress of the
United States
Logan
D.-Ky
Federal Reserve Board
England
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Borah
Idaho
House
Rites Held For Infant Son Of Bishop Family
The infant son of Mr and Mrs FE W Bishop died at 1130 Monday night at the home Landersville Route 15 Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 3 oclock at Ferguson cemetery with the Rev L Johnson presiding Drinkard Howell was in charge of burial The parents and a sister Magdalene survive
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FE. W. Bishop
Landersville
Ferguson Cemetery
L. Johnson
Drinkard-Howell
Magdalene
Visiting Pastor Speaks in Athens
Rev. Leon Macon of Dauphin Way Church Mobile will speak at Athens Baptist Church Sunday. A cordial invitation was extended to the public to attend.
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Leon Macon
Dauphin Way Church
Mobile
Athens Baptist Church
Body Found in Hudson with Suicide Note to A Woman
The body of Heinz, a young seaman brought from Miami for deportation to Germany, was found in the Hudson River. A letter in his pocket was addressed to Lou Annice Summers of Miami, expressing love and a premonition of death. A warrant for his arrest on an assault charge dated 1937 was enclosed.
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New York
Albert H
Heinz
Miami
Fla
Germany
Hudson River
N. J
Lou Annice Summers
Ninth Street
America
Mississippi
Albert
Louis J. Summers
Hundreds Massacred in Insurgent Air Raid on Granollers
May 31 report from Barcelona says at least 430 people were killed as five Junkers bombers struck Granollers 16 miles north of Barcelona. Dozens more buried, 25 buildings destroyed, Red Cross mobilized, many victims women and children in a potato district hit while refugees crowd markets and ration lines.
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Barcelona
Granollers
Gandlers
Red Cross
Juse
Junkers
Ransom note drives Florida father to drop cash for kidnapped son
In Princeton Florida a father dropped ten thousand dollars in small bills on a country road to aid in recovering his five year old son James Batley Cash Jr abducted from their home. A large crowd gathered as authorities including FBI agents searched the area while the kidnapper issued more demands.
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Princeton
Fla
James Batley Cash
W. P. Cash
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cash
Miami
Here
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Caan
Lightning hits Fountain barn. mule killed in Alabam a
A barn near Atmore owned by Mrs. G. K. Fountain burned after a lightning strike last night. A mule was killed and fire damage was estimated at $2,000, with the barn and a quantity of feedstuff destroyed.
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Bolt Atmore
Ala
G. K. Fountain
Labor unions unite in Georgia Federation of Labor merger
Two rival labor groups claiming the Georgia Federation of Labor resolved their feud and formed a single state body. O. E. Perry turned over all books and records to Charles B. Gramling, president of the unified federation.
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Labor Unites
Atlanta
Georgia Federation of Labor
O. E. Perry
Charles B. Gramling
County to sue Maryland Casualty over tax deficit
Morgan County board of revenue directs Attorney General A. A. Carmichael to sue Maryland Casualty for about 12 700 claiming it covers a 38 000 deficit from Hodges Crow era tax collection. State auditor shows just over 2 000 due. company argues at most 10 301 and disputes 6 900 as time barred. Decatur may sue for over 10 000. case tied to 1931 deficit and new state law.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue
A. A. Carmichael
Maryland Casualty Company
Hodges Crow
Insurance Cominy
Revenue Board
Casualtt
Crow
Supreme Court of
State
Decatur
Namemnan
Large government barge launched at Ingalls shipyard
A 600 ton 280 foot long barge, first of six for the United States government, slid into the water at Ingalls Iron Works Monday at 2 45 pm. The 75 percent Decatur crew built the vessel, designed for inland waterways with 2000 ton capacity and 48 foot width. The second barge should finish in about three weeks, with deliveries to Cairo and Til.
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United States
Ingalls Iron Works
Inland Waterways Service
Cairo
Til
Decatur
Ingalls
Slab Fall Injures Machinist at Local Laundry
Ed Journey, a machinist at Quality Model Laundry, was slightly injured Monday when a concrete slab fell from the ceiling of a fur storage room under construction at 210 E Walnut. He was taken by Brown ambulance to Benevolent Society Hospital and later released to go home.
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Walnut Street
Quality Model Laundry
Benevolent Society Hospital
Demand Proxy Quit Fails To Halt Diplomas
In Birmingham Alabama 97 degrees were awarded as demands for Dr Thomas V Neal to resign continued. Alumni of Howard College urged trustees to replace Neal for the second time in four days. Neal accused communists of backing the move and left the meeting saying trustees would decide.
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Birmingham
Ala
Thomas V. Neal
Howard College
Baptist Institution
Neal
Bue
War Threats Ease Across Worlds Amid Global Conflicts
AP reports threats of war subsided in Mexico and Czechoslovakia while Spain and China faced ongoing air attacks. Cardenas dispersed Cedillo rebels, Prague disciplined pilots and widened a neutral border zone, and Spain pressed toward Castellon and Valencia as Granollers suffered heavy raids. Japan pressed into Hankow and Canton as Doihara's beleaguered forces faced a Chinese counteroffensive south of the Lunghas line with 400,000 Japanese confronting about 1,000,000 Chinese troops.
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Mexico
Czechoslovakia
Spain
China
Lazaro Cardenas
Saturnino Cedillo
Cedillo
San
Praha
Castellon de la Plana
Valencia
Mora de Rubielos
Teruel-Valencia
Granollers
Barcelona
Japan
Hankow
Canton
Central China
Kenji Doihara
Suchow
Lungha Railway
Papers Served For Court Team In Civil And Criminal Docket
Sheriff officers served about 500 of 700 papers for the two weeks term of circuit court starting Monday June 6. Grand jury called back on opening day. Judge A. A. Griffith of Cullman presides. Week one civil cases, week two criminal docket. Seven murder cases likely.
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A. A. Griffith
Cullman
Decoration Day Set at Fairview
The Fairview community two miles west of Lacan will observe its second annual decoration day on Sunday June 5. Memorial services are scheduled for the morning and singing in the afternoon with all singers invited.
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Fairview
Lacan
Decatur Approves Bonds for Municipal Electric System
The Alabama State Public Works Board approved Decatur bond issues of 268000 for a municipal electric distribution system with Dyer Electric of Birmingham. PWA final approval pending. construction to start soon with TVA power and a White Way project planned along Bee Line Highway corridor. The board also approved 33000 revenue bonds for Hartselle with a 27000 grant from PWA and Brice Building Co. of Birmingham set for construction.
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Austin
Decatur
Dyer Electric Company
Birmingham
Alabama State Public Works Board
John H. Peach
Peach and Caddell
TVA
PWA
State Board
Cl of
Hartselle
Peach
Public Works Administration of the
United States
Harris
Troup
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Alabama Hosiery
Keller Memorial Bridge
Jackson Street
Second Avenue
Lee Street
Lee
Bank Street
Bank B
Church Street
Tennessee River
Works Administration of the
P. W
Brice Building Company, Inc
Alabama
North Alabama towns win permission to issue bonds for electric systems
Three municipalities Decatur Hartselle and Courtland received authority from the state public works board to issue bonds to obtain PWA loans for building municipal electric systems. The towns lie in the TVA power development area. Decatur can issue 268000 dollars and Hartselle etc.
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Montgomery
Ala
North Alabama
Decatur
Hartselle
Courtland
State Public Works Board
PWA
TVA
Weather Update on Tennessee River and Regional Forecast
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 21 feet this morning with rising expectations. High reached 84 degrees, low near 60, no rainfall in the past 24 hours. Alabama and extreme northeast Florida expect unsettled conditions with showers tonight and Wednesday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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Wat War Ders
Claude St. Denis
Detroit
Mich
Montreal
St. Denis
Lakeville
Athens
United States Civil Service Commission
Maritime
0. S. Time Commission
Maritime Peel
Federal Power Commission
Colorado
H. Yarbrough
The
Associated Press
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