Four Men Sighted in Desert Near Winslow Arizona
Four men and one woman aboard the missing airship City of San Francisco were reportedly seen alive by Lt. D. W. Tomlinson near Walpi, 100 miles north of Winslow. He said the group waved white shirts and fled to the desert after a recon flight.
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Winslow
Ariz
San Francisco
D. W. Tomlinson
Maddux Airlines
Tomlinson
Arizona Desert
Waspi
Here
Trans-Continental Air Transport
San
Linson
Francisco
Fort Defiance
Navy
Los Angeles
Desert
Walpi
Faded Belle's Relics Grabbed By Rabble In Georgetown Caper
Blanche Magruder, once Washington belle of the sixties, watched as a rabble hauled away vast trash from her shuttered Georgetown home. More than $2,000 was found secreted in old books, newspapers, and cans while officials and relatives sifted through decayed piles over three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle
Sue McNamara
Washington
Blanche Magruder
Georgetown
Marie Clark
National Intelligencer
Valentine
David Treland
79Th Regiment
Rupert D’george Hill
40Th Regiment
Fair
Slayer Faces Murder Charge Unworried, Court Hears
Eugene Poff, 60, Ardmore Alabama, admits stabbing Harry Hunter to death in a Limestone county store. He hires D L Rosenau Jr to defend him at Monday preliminary hearing as state solicitor Fred Wall leads the case. Funeral services for Hunter were held in Ardmore with a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Poff
I Ardmore
Ala
Harry Hunter
D. L. Rosenau
Athens
J. E. Clem
Limestone County Inferior Court
Fred Wall
Poff
Limestone County
Hunter
Ardmore
Chenault
Decatur City
Limestone
Morgan Counties
Mrs Widner Dies At Her Home In Decatur
Mrs G J Widner a 50 year old Decatur resident died at noon yesterday at her home. She leaves a husband two sons A H Widener of Montgomery and A G Widener of Jacksonville Fla three daughters Lizzie Widener Paint Rock Mrs R E Lee Birmingham and Mrs P H Sandlin Decatur. Undertakers Priest are in charge and funeral arrangements will be announced later awaiting relatives arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Widener
Decatur
A. H. Widener
Montgomery
A. G. Widener
Jacksonville
Fla
Lizzie Widener
Paint Rock
R. E. Lee
Birmingham
P. H. Sandlin
Relaves
Detroit Radio Beauty 8 Tries for Honor at Show
Eight year old Dolly Hobson, a WMBC entertainer, is entered as the youngest contestant in the Radio World’s Fair beauty contest in New York. Discovered by WMBC two years ago, she has Performances during gubernatorial inaugurations, American Legion events, Knights Templar conclave, and Moose lodge conventions. Dolly was born in Johannesburg and moved to the United States at age one.
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Detroit
Mich
Dolly Hobson
WMBC
New York
Dolly
Michigan
American Legion
The
Knights Templar
Loyal Order of Moose
Johannesburg
South Africa
America
Two Die in Memphis Plane Crash Kills Ruth Greer Ennis Douglass
Miss Ruth Greer of Woodward Oklahoma aged 18 and Ennis Douglass aged 17 of Memphis were killed instantly when aviator Frank Hays crash wrecked over Parkfield Mil ne Memphis. Hays believed fatally injured. Greer had planned to enter Birmingham Southern College.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ruth Greer
Woodward
Okla
Ennis Douglass
Frank Hays
Hays
Parkfield
Milne
Greer
Douglass
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Southern College
E. C. Greer
Piggly Wiggly Boss Narrowly Escapes Injury
J. O. Harris of Harris Jones Grocery, owner of Piggly Wiggly stores, escaped injury when his car struck a fence on the Moulton highway while driving from Sheffield to Decatur. A steering gear break caused the crash but no serious injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Harris
Harris-Jones Grocery Company
Moulton
Mr. Harris
Sheffield
Decatur
Man Trapped 24 Hours in Iowa Well Rescue Underway
In Ottumwa Iowa the rescue effort grows as 150 workmen sink a new shaft opposite the caved in well where 55 year old Wilkins Priest is trapped on a bed of quicksand. Debris and cave ins complicate efforts while firefighters and county crews advance hoping to access him by nightfall.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Wilkins Priest
Priest
Morrell Packing Company
Seats Reserved For Aunt Lucia at Riverside High Tonight
Ticket holders for Aunt Lucia are told white tickets may be exchanged for reserved seats at Alabama Drug Company or at the door tonight. Officials expect another capacity crowd and urge early seat reservations.
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Lucia
Riverside High School
Alabama Drug Company
Cotton co operatives get extended government loan options
Washington reports two loan paths for southern cotton co operatives to advance 75 percent of unhedged cotton or 90 percent of hedged cotton. The Farm Board plans 20 million dollars in loans over 90 days and seeks a national financing and selling organization to serve cotton co operatives nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Cotton Co-Operatives
Federal Farm Board
Federal Farm Loan Bureau
Intermediate Credit
Farm Board
Alexander Legg
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Mrs Herman Bussey Undergoes Appendectomy Transported
Mrs Herman Bussey was removed in a Priest's ambulance from her home on the Moulton pike to Benevolent hospital for an operation to remove her appendix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Bussey
Priest's Ambulance
Moulton Pike
Benevolent Hospital
Preparations Complete for Opening of Decatur Schools
Officials of the Decatur school system completed plans for the fall term starting Monday. Superintendent W W Benson expects unusually heavy attendance, especially in high schools, with 11th and 12th graders admitted from Moulton Heights Austinville Pleasant Hill Trinity and Priceville. A joint faculty meeting at Central High is set for Saturday with about 80 white teachers expected.
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Decatur
W. W. Benson
Moulton Heights
Austinville
Pleasant Hill
Trinity
Priceville
Central High School
Benson
Sims Again To Be Legion Adjutant
Sims of Montgomery is reappointed adjutant of the Alabama American Legion. George M. Grant, newly elected state commander, announced the decision. State headquarters will likely stay in Montgomery.
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Co. B. Sims
Montgomery
Alabama Department of the American Legion
George M. Grant
Chatty Chatterton Seeks Work at Bond House Dinner Scene
Charlotte Chatty Chatterton loses her job at Mrs Mayberry's millinery store for talking too much. She travels home in rain to pursue the eighteen dollars owed, hoping a wealthy neighbor Mrs Van Nuys can help her secure a small position in her husband’s bond house while awaiting Easter.
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Charlotte Chatterton
Chatty
Van
Bond
Sermon Subject Announced Today at Ninth Street Church
South side Baptist revival nears end as Dr. T. C. Crume of Knoxville preaches tonight on The Greatest Sin of Decatur at the Ninth Street Methodist Church. No Saturday service. Crume leads Sunday morning and evening worship with Sunday schools gathering as usual.
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T. C. Crume
Knoxville
Decatur
Ninth Street
Deputy Sheriff Returns Prisoner in Haleyville Visit
Deputy Sheriff Bud Davis went to Haleyville today to return a prisoner, reuniting the inmate with authorities after transport.
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Haleyville
Bud Davis
Money Transfer Scam Targets Major New York Banks
Police hunt a man posing as C D Waggoner of Telluride Colorado after six banks receive fake telegraphic transfer orders for 500000 dollars. A suspect presented at Central Hanover Bank paid off a 250000 dollar note, then arranged 10000 dollars and bought an 180000 dollar cashier’s check drawn on the Telluride bank, with detectives seeking the forged paper.
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New York
C. D. Waggoner
Colorado
Bank of Tulluride
Col
Wall Street
Chase National Bank
Central Hanover Bank
Bank of Telluride
American Bankers Association
Waggoner
Plea to Protect Song Birds of the City
The Daily received an anonymous call urging protection of city song birds. It notes mocking birds have been killed recently by sparrows using air rifles and other weapons, and asks officers’ aid to stop the practice.
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Daily
Today
Sony Birds
No Decatur City Council Meeting Held Last Night
Council members were absent and no formal session took place. Officials indicate the lack of quorum may lead to a future convening to address pending matters.
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Decatur
Tuscumbia Votes to Change Form of City Government
Tuscumbia citizens yesterday approved a proposal to switch the city government from aldermanic to commission form by an unofficial vote of 114 to 0. The board of aldermen will act to record the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscumbia
Ala
Cumbia
Board of Aldermen
Mrs Raymond McDowra Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Raymond McDowra has removed in Priest's ambulance Benevolent hospital to her home Austinville. Friends report she is recovering rapidly after an operation performed two days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond McDowra
Priest's Ambulance Benevolent Hospital
Austinville
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D. L. Rosenau, Jr
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Burton, Authorisis Lane
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Mr. van
Uncle Eben YS
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