Renewal of Muscle Shoals River Controversy in Alabama
Alabama legislature opens hearings on Muscle Shoals dispute with bills by Senator Walter Jones and Representative Reeder under review. Sessions consider highway code and education funds while debates on double primary and anti masking bills stall. Local measures include a fire service reorganization and state fire commissioner title changes.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
House
Senate
Walter Jones
Reeder
Russell County
E UN
State Department of Fire Prevention
Goodwyn-Rogers
Williams
Ellis
Many Improvements Are Discussed By Aldermen
Knoxville Tennessee August 3 1939 AP O H May a local broker shot and killed his wife Lilian May in a bathroom then drove to downtown and shot Carl Roberts 42 an undertaker and Governor Peays staff member as he sat in a barber chair Roberts died en route to hospital May was arrested and and his home broken up May fired five shots into his wife's body and used two pistols firing eleven shots at Roberts Roberts survived by a widow the Mays have no children
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Knoxville
Tenn
O. H. May
Lilian May
Carl Roberts
Peay
Roberts
May
Orto
Mays
John Hughes testifies in Oneonta flogging case
John Hughes identified the Ku Klux Klan as involved in the flogging of Jeff Calloway near Antioch church in Oneonta. He named several Klansmen including Clayton brothers Carlisle and Amos Covington, and described the kidnapping and rope binding at the church. Hughes said he was a Klavern member and faced threats from others for talking, while denying state protection.
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John Hughes
Oneonta
Ala
Ku Klux Kian
Jeff Calloway
Calloway
Hughes
Eugene Doss
Oneonta Farm
McCall
Tarrant City
Klavern
Klan
Antioch Church
Nm Wilkinson
Wilkinson
James ‘Davissof
Jefferson County
Chester Clayton
West Denied Rehearing by Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals denied a request for rehearing by J. M. West in the case tied to the death of Asbury Murray. West, a former Albany city officer, was convicted in connection with the incident, per the Montgomery Advertiser today.
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J. M. West
Court of Appeals
Montgomery Advertiser Today
West
Asbury Murray
Interest Grows in Eastward Highway to Guntersville
Local interest surges for a road from here east to Guntersville and a converted effort is expected to secure state highway department approval to include it as a first spring project.
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Guntersville
State Highway Department
Decatur Cannery Begins Operations in Morgan County
The Decatur Cannery started today at 11:30 with 36 girl operatives peeling tomatoes as the first process toward canning. About fifty applicants waited for work while tomatoes arrive freely from contracted farmers. Manager Ira E. Tranter urged continuous farmer deliveries as ripening proceeds. The plant, a home-grown effort to boost Morgan county marketing, sits on the Bee Line highway near the Tennessee river ferry and covers 7700 square feet.
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Decatur Cannery
Ira E. Tranter
Decatr
Morgan County
Decatur
Tennessee River
Sausage Factory Planned Here in Decatur
Mr Reith of Chicago surveys sites in Decatur for a sausage mill with plans to start small and expand later. Decatur’s central location within a circle covering Birmingham Nashville Memphis and Chattanooga influenced the choice.
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Mr. Reith
Chicago
Decatur
Birmingham
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Today’s Temperature Peak Reaches 90
The temperature topped 90 degrees today, the highest in several days, with a low around 15 degrees, per the local weather office.
Meat Market Inspection Schedule Adopted by State Inspector
Official notice from H J Thrasher states a new daily inspection timetable. From eight to ten in the morning, Dr South will inspect meat purchases. from ten to twelve, meat brought for sale will be checked at the health department. Afternoons focus on general food inspections. Effective Monday morning August 8.
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H. J. Thrasher
South
Health Department
Officer Moore Improves After Motorcycle Incident
Officer Moore was reported improved today at Benevolent hospital after being thrown from his motorcycle beneath a parked car Sunday noon. He remains fully conscious with severe lacerations to the face and back and a head injury.
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Bill. Moore
Benevolent Hospital
Moore
Mrs Nettie Wood Dead At 53 In Albany County
Mrs Nettie Wood aged 53 died at her home on Albany route 3 after an illness. Funeral services were held at Johnson's Chapel at three this afternoon. Rev J D Praytor officiated. She is survived by her son S P Wood two daughters Mrs W P McCulloch and Mrs B E Bridges and three grandchildren.
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Nettie Wood
Albany
Johnson’s Chapel
J. D. Praytor
S. P. Wood
W. P. McCulloch
B. E. Bridges
East Decatur to Gain Sewage System and Paving Plan
Sherman Street paving and a large East Decatur drainage project were approved with a sewer system to connect to the city network. The council directed Colonel McCalla to prepare estimates for the East Decatur sewer, Sherman Street paving, and West Decatur lines with Ninth Street area coverage, aiming to begin by September 1.
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East Decatur
Sherman Street
Connecticut Mills Company
W. A. McCalla
Danville Road
West Decatur
Ninth Street
McCalla
East
Decatur
Mrs Watson Called By Death at 60
Mrs Elizabeth Watson aged 60 died Tuesday morning at her son G L Watson's home in Decatur. Funeral services were held in Bryan Tenn with interment at Bethany Cemetery Giles County. She leaves three sons G L C E Watson of Decatur and C L Watson of Giles County a daughter Mrs S B Bryan of Giles County three brothers and nineteen grandchildren.
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Bethany Cemetery
Giles
Tenn
Elizabeth Watson
G. L. Watson
6Th Avenue
South
Watson
Bryan
Bethany
Decatur
C. L. Watson
Giles County
Daily Is Sent To School At Liberty
To aid J. N. Howell the Decatur Daily is sent to Liberty school Danville route 3 for an adult class. A dozen copies will be distributed over the next 12 days as part of daily reading in school work.
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J. N. Howell
Decatur Daily
Liberty School
Danville
Howell
Governor Graves Could Decide Morgan County Issues Soon
Governor Bibb Graves is expected to decide on the Morgan County probate judge appointment and whether an election will be held on the courthouse issue. The selection narrows to two or three candidates for filling the term of the late L P Troup. Examiners Bottger and Hawkins continue to tally the new registration lists as voting strength nears 10 000 with 5891 names on petitions from Hartselle supporters. A final decision is anticipated late in the week with partial reports likely today.
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Bibb Graves
Morgan County
Graves
L P. Troup
Bottger
Hawkins
Morgan Coun-T
Hartselle
Decatur
Hartseile
Search Underway For Escapees After Salem Landing Blast
At Salem Landing, 35 miles north of Wilkburg, two men died and two were seriously hurt when the powerboat Sprague exploded and burned a tow of oil barges. Six barges caught fire, oil slicks spread two miles. Sprague towed ten barges southward when a barge ran aground and the tow broke up. Estimated damage about 750000 dollars.
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Wilksburg
Miss
Sprague
Salem Landing
Here
Patterson III ill at home with slight illness
Friends of A. G. Patterson III report the service chief is confined to his home with a slight illness. His condition is not serious and he has had a fever for several days.
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A. G. Patterson III
A. G. Patterson
Public’ Service
Mr. Patterson
Bridge work on Tennessee river resumes after brief halt
Construction on the Tennessee river bridge, carried by Ross Construction, resumed this morning after a few hours suspension due to an undisclosed controversy. Crews returned to a rapid pace, with completion targeted for January 1 and plans under way for approaches and site surveys at the Alabama location. The lake bridge is nearly finished and road fill is settling for asphalt topping.
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Tennessee River
Ross Construction Company
Alabama
Lake
Decatur Daily publicity stunt reaches far abroad
Cartoonish promo by Ian Brickwede shows a citizen marching with a bass drum labeled The Decatur Daily the Big Boom while Ohio hears of Decatur. The drum bears 50,000 population is an assured fact as Decatur civic efforts reach thousands of miles.
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Lek
Decatur
Decatur Daily
Ian Brickwede
Man Returned to Martin County on Lien Charge
Florida authorities returned W C Birdy Shaw to Martin County on a charge of removing property under lien beyond county limits. He was apprehended by Deputy Burns Almon this morning after Florida officials arrived. He reportedly lived in the Trinity section of the county.
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Martin’ County
Fla
W.C. Birdyshaw
Burns Almon
Florida Authority
Trinity
Morgan County Bank President Heads To Birmingham For Minor Surgery
F. A. Bloodworth president of Morgan County National Bank left this morning to Birmingham for a minor operation. He was accompanied by Mrs Bloodworth.
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F. A. Bloodworth
Morgan County National Bank
Birmingham
Mrs. Bloodworth
Stocks Rebound After Sharp Early Selloff In New York
Stocks recovered most of their losses after a sharp opening slide spurred by President Coolidge's 1928 candidacy remark. DuPont rose to a record high near 299, United States Steel rallied from 184 to 138, and total trading exceeded 800000 shares in the first hour. Cotton futures also cut losses.
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New York
Coolidge
DuPont
United States Steel Common
Cotton plants show dying roots and poor fruiting
Lawrence Norton and Joe Burns, farmers on Courtland road, presented cotton stalks to local business people to show a troubling condition. They report sap appears congealed with a dry center and seek a farm agent J. C. Ford of Morgan County to inspect and report findings.
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Lawrence Norton
Joe Burns
Courtland
Morgan County
J. C. Ford
McGee Heads to New York on Ten Day Store Purchase Tour
R. S. McGee manager of Acorn Stores will depart Saturday for New York City for a ten day trip. He will join a party aiming to visit buyers and secure fall purchasing.
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McGee
New York
R. S. McGee
Acorn Stores
New York City
Mr. McGee
Lear Ie Concern
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Capitol
Undertaker
Lyman W. Prose
Gon Eatheen Prose
Callloway
Eastside
Sherman ST
Second Ave
Liberty
Florida
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