Debate challenge rejected as political maneuver in Decatur
A multi-candidate slate dismisses a three speech debate proposed by Kelley Burleson and Tidwell as a desperate political ploy. They argue past formats limited time unfairly and favor open statewide issues without time limits, urging voters to see the move as aiming to stir prejudice rather than inform Morgan and Lawrence counties.
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J. Marvin Kelley
F. E. Burleson
Melvin Hutson
John Patterson
Tennis Tidwell
Decatur Daily
Messrs Kelley
Burleson
Messrs Hutson
Patterson
Tidwell
Decatur
Hartselle
Ala
Morgan and
Lawrence Counties
A. Marvin Kelley
John Patters
Senate
Legislature
Board of Revenue
Morgan County
Editorial calls for Morgan county voting parity in senatorial race
The Daily argues Morgan county voters deserve the same primary rights as Lawrence in selecting Board of Revenue candidates. It urges passage of a bill to rectify disenfranchisement and backs Senatorial candidate Hutson, who promises to push such legislation in the Senate.
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Morgan County
Lawrence County
Morgan
Lawrence
Board of Revenue
Revenue Board
Hutson
House
Senate
Wonderful Work in Morgan County Schools
Miss Ola Barnard county supervisor praises 48 Morgan County schools for strong work amid depression and hard times. She cites community interest, qualified teachers, and strong attendance as key factors. Summer session deemed best so far with longer school days.
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Morgan County
Ola Barnard
Kinston Man Kills Family Then Ends Own Life
Charles Bailey aged 53 shot his wife Irem 40 then his foster-son Henry Clay eight and killed himself in Kinston North Carolina. Police said the killings occurred as the wife prepared breakfast and a later shot in the kitchen followed by a suicide. Letters found outline funeral plans as Bailey faced financial strain after a police court clerk job ended due to alleged shortages.
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Kinston
N. C
Charles K. Bailey
North Carolina
Irem
Henry Clay
Bailey
New All Time Record At State Lab For July Exams
Detailed July report unavailable but records show 8599 examinations conducted at the State laboratory, setting a new all-time high for monthly testing.
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State Laboratory
Locke addresses crowd as independent governor candidate
A large audience filled the circuit court room Friday to hear Judge Hugh Locke, independent candidate for governor. He critiqued the state Democratic executive committee and urged voters to skip the Democratic primary for U.S. Senator and governor nominations.
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Circuit Court Room
Hugh Locke
Lockek
Riverside High School
Democratic Executive Committee
Montgomery
United States
Three Are Held On Vagrancy Charges
Deputy sheriffs W T Willoughby and Kilgore arrested three people on vagrancy charges near the Keller Memorial bridge on the Bee Line highway. Hitchhiking has fallen into disrepute due to a string of killings after motorists stop for hikers.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Bee Line
W. T. Willoughby
Kilgore
Two More Picnics Attract Morgan County Candidates
Morgan county candidates visited Center Grove and Wolfe Beat for two additional picnics as the campaign continues. Reported barbecue consumption emphasizes the energetic rallying pace since the canvass began.
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Morgan County
Center Grove
Wolfe
Big Crowd Attends Annual Sacred Harp Sing at Court House
People from the region gathered at the courthouse for the Sacred Harp sing that continues through the afternoon and Sunday. Visiting delegates will be hosted in Decatur area homes tonight before returning Sunday morning to resume the event. Officials expect attendance to match last year’s first day.
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Decatur
Roscoe Robbers Strike Hartselle Pool Room Again
Robbers broke into Louis Echols pool room on West Main Street in Hartselle Friday night, stealing three or four Roscoe machines, cash register change of about 12 to 15 dollars, and cigarettes. The break in was via a hole in the front door, and no clue was found by morning.
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Louis Echols
West Main Street
Hartselle
Grass Blaze on Railroad Street Sparks Alarm
A grass fire on Railroad Street, likely from a discarded cigar, set off a fire alarm this morning and endangered a vacant house. The blaze was extinguished with no injuries reported.
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Railroad Street
False Alarm For Fire Department
Firefighters rushed to West Decatur at 2 30 this morning on a false alarm. After vainly searching for the caller, the crew returned to headquarters.
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West Decatur
Political worker held for questioning in Buckley case
Detroit police seek Egbert Hofman a Bowles recall campaign worker for questioning in the slaying of WMBC commentator Jerry Buckley. A bank book found in Marjory Mansell's apartment shows large deposits. Mansell admits she was gangster Pete Licavoli's romantic interest.
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Detroit
Egbert Hofman
Charles Bowles
Jerry Buckley
WMBC
Bowles
Hofman
Marjory Mansell
Pete Licavoli
Buckley Ws
Miss Mansell
Licavoli
Buckley
Jimmy Walters
Fred A. Behr
Lakeview resort murder blamed on gangsters
At a Lake Nenahbin lake resort in Delafield Wisconsin five men Stormed a dance hall and killed a man identified as J H Goodman Aurora Illinois as police linked the casualty to Jack Zuta allied figures in Chicago. The attackers fled in a car with Illinois plates and investigators traced the vehicle to Albert Bratz a suspected associate. Chicago detectives were summoned to identify the victim.
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Delafield
Wis
Lake Resort
Waukesha County
Jack Zuta
Chicago
Moran-Aiello
Lakeview
Nenahbin Lake
J. H. Goodman
Aurora
Ill
Goodman
Illinois
Albert Bratz
Zuta
Flood relief highway fund to aid state roads in Alabama
Governor Bibb Graves receives telegraph pleas from county representatives lining up for the $280,000 flood relief highway fund. The check is part of a $1,660,000 federal appropriation for rebuilding damaged roads from the 1927 floods. An open hearing Monday will let counties present claims before Graves consults the federal highway office on allocations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Congress
Federal Highway Bureau
June Cotton Bolls Indicate Promising Yields
A. H. Blackburn of the Floyd Lowery place in Lawrence county sent a June cotton stalk to The Daily. He estimates late June cotton could yield about half a bale per acre, noting the stalk held fourteen squares as evidence of a heavy field.
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Daily Today
A. H. Blackburn
Floyd Lowery
Lawrence County
Blackburn
Bank Attache Goes On Annual Vacation
T. E. Williams assistant cashier of the Morgan County National Bank and Mrs Williams leave today for their annual vacation trip. They will travel by automobile to points in Tennessee Georgia and Alabama and spend most of the time with relatives in Clanton Alabama.
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T. E. Williams
Morgan County National Bank
Crime declines cited by Decatur police court records
Evidence supports a drop in crime as Decatur records show seven or eight docketed cases in days, compared with thirty or forty after weekends in the past, suggesting improving safety in the area.
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Decatur
O Neal Begins Eighth Term As Farm Bureau President
Edward O Neal began his eighth term as president of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation after re election at the annual meeting in Auburn Alabama Officers were re elected including R F Croom W M Hester L M Griffin J L Edwards Dr W C Braswell J H Thompson and E S Pace O Neal was unanimously chosen despite earlier opposition reports A resolution backed Muscle Shoals operation and federation administration was adopted Speakers included C R White New York Farm Bureau president and Lois Dowdle Southern Ruralist who urged unity between industry and agriculture for mutual prosperity.
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Auburn
Ala
Edward O'Neal
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
R. F.croom
Evergreen
W. M. Hester
Russellville
L. M. Griffin
Moundville
J. L. Edwards
Selma
W. C. Braswell
Elba
J. H. Thompson
Fort Payne
E. S. Pace
O'Neal
Montgomery
Farm Bureau
C. R. White
New York Farm Bureau Federation
Lois Dowdle
Southern Ruralist
White
Dynamite blast shatters Handy home near vacant lot
In Gadsden Alabama an explosion of a dynamite bomb in a vacant lot beside Abe Handy's house partly wrecked the dwelling. No injuries were reported. police suspect the blast aimed to scare Handy from the neighborhood with no motive given.
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Gadsden
Ala
Abe Handy
Handy
Temperature Reading Shows 97.5 Degrees This Afternoon
At 1 PM the mercury stood at 97.5 degrees, five and a half degrees above Friday's reading but ten degrees below the weekly peak of 107 as temperatures eased from the hottest point.
Youth Drowns in Tennessee River Near Guntersville
The Tennessee river claimed another victim yesterday when Ocus Collier, 28, a swimmer with a party at Guntersville, drowned a short distance from shore. The body was recovered within half an hour after no outcry was heard and companions were unaware he was in trouble for some time.
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Tennessee River
Ocus Collier
Guntersville
Collier
Homecoming at Bethel Church Draws Regional Crowd
Bethel church in Colbert County hosts annual homecoming tomorrow with a noon basket dinner and morning and afternoon services expected to attract attendees from across the region.
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Bethel Church
Colbert County
Drowning of Nashville Salesman at Swan Lake
E. N. Everett a Nashville salesman for Neeley-Harwell Wholesale Dry Goods Company drowned at Swan Lake while fishing. Despite rapid rescue attempts by Alabama Power life savers led by W. W. Hunt, efforts to revive him continued from 9:45 to 11:30. Everett, with ties to Nashville and Huntsville, to be buried in Nashville. brother J. B. Everett, district manager of Southern Bell, survives.
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Neeley-Harwell Wholesale Dry Goods Company
Nashville
Hope
Mr. Everett
W. W. Atkins
Ben
Otaaneee
Everett
J. B. Everett
Siding
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Pastors Map Revival Campaign Here
Local pastors today continued plans for a revival campaign to begin soon. Full details of the plans are expected to be announced shortly.
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