Amarillo Attorney Held After Bombing Killing Wife
Amarillo investigator accused A. D. Payne, a local attorney, after a bomb destroyed his coupe killing his wife and wounding his nine year old son. Payne is jailed in Pampa awaiting murder charges as district attorney E. W. Thomerson said he was preparing. Evidence includes letters found in Payne's pockets and statements from Verona Thompson.
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Amarillo
Texas
A. D. Payne
Pamma
E. W. Thomerson
Payne
Ernest O. Thompson
Verona Thompson
Miller supporters optimistic on Miller's gubernatorial bid
Supporters of Judge B. M. Miller declared they were pleased with the outlook for his gubernatorial candidacy. They cited checks in Tennessee Valley counties showing increasing strength and expected Miller to win a majority in the northern counties. They planned more speaking engagements in the Valley before election day.
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B. M. Miller
Tennessee Valley
Miller
Editorial call to end 75 percent Morgan county disfranchisement
The editorial argues Morgan county voters face 75 percent disenfranchisement in selecting board of revenue candidates. It endorses Hutson Patterson and Tidwell for the house, urging that all Morgan voters be allowed to vote in primaries for all board of revenue candidates and restore full ballot rights.
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Senate
House
Morgan
John Patterson
Tennis Tidwell
Board of Revenue
Lawrence County
Hutson
Patterson and
Tidwell
Morgan County
Campaign Expense Reports Filed in Alabama Gubernatorial Race
Three gubernatorial candidates and seven congressional hopefuls filed campaign expense reports with Secretary of State John Brandon. Notable totals include Judge B. M. Miller 7218.91. J. A. Darnley 2351.90. Watt T. Brown 2256.27. Senate candidate John H. Bankhead reported 6106.78. other filings include Lister Hill, A. G. Patterson, B. Steagall, and more with varying sums.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Brandon
B. M. Miller
J. A. Darnley
Watt T. Brown
John McDuffie
Webb Chestnut
Miles Allgood
Lamar Jeffers
A. G. Patterson
Eye Ae
H. B. Steagall
Lister Hill
John H. Bankhead
United States Senate
J. M. Bowman
Public Service Commission
M. W. Pratt
Four Days Remain for County Candidates
Candidates for county offices toil from dawn until night as the final four days of campaigning run. Voters will cast ballots in one week, after which winners and losers resume ordinary life.
Exploding Stove Triggers Alarm on Jackson Street
Fire department reports no injuries after an oil stove exploded at the home of A. B. Hughes on Jackson Street. The alarm prompted responders with no loss of life or property reported.
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A. B. Hughes
Jackson Street
Morgan County sees record summer school turnout
Morgan County schools report enrollment surpassing all summer records as the 1930-31 session looms. Attendance has already exceeded prior summers, with students returning for two or three weeks of liberty before the new term begins in July.
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Morgan County
Boy Killed When Machines Collide In Selma Crash
A collision on a curve at Pine Hill Selma Alabama left 13 year old James Henry Rickard Jr dead and nine others injured mostly youths. The truck driver L M Gunter and passenger Byron Shelton were hurt along with Ivan Morgan 17 Virgil Sheffield 18. The lumber laden truck and Shelton car collided head on at a sharp curve.
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Selma
Ala
Pine Hill
James Henry Rickard, Jr
J. H. Rickard
Ivan Morgan
Virgil Sheffield
L. M. Gunter
Byron Shelton
Gunter
Shelton
Sheffield
Morgan
Revival Dates Changed At Caddo Congregational Church
The revival meeting date shifts from the second to the third Sunday in August at the Caddo Congregational church with two opening services. Everyone is invited to attend and a dinner will be served on the campaign's first day.
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Caddo Congregational Church
Open Kiwanis Club Meeting Set at Decatur YMCA
An open Kiwanis meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 12 15 PM. The Decatur club will gather at the Y M C A to conduct business and discuss matters of importance to the membership.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Tragic Death Of 3 Year Old Struck By Train Near Ashens
A three year old African American boy died from injuries believed to have come when he was struck by a Louisville and Nashville train near Ashens. He sustained a crushed skull and was found beside the tracks before being taken home where he died shortly before 9 o'clock Tuesday night.
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Judson
Louisville & Nashville
Ashens
Independents Sweep Two Alabama Counties In Primary
In Jackson and Chambers counties over 5 000 votes were cast in a Heflin independent bid for the U S Senate. Fusion backing Hoover Republicans aided Jackson while Chambers showed strong independent turnout reflecting anti dem split. Delegates will meet August 12 to ratify nominations and legalize results.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jackson
Chambers
J. Thomas Heflin
United States
Heflin
Democratic Executive Committee
National Party
Senator
Hoover
Jackson County
Primary results shift support among farm board allies and Hoover backers
Four states produced mixed returns with farm board advocates, administration backers, and pro Smith Democrats gaining and losing ground. In Kansas, Henry J. Allen clinched the Republican nomination for the unexpired Curtis term while Frank Haucke defeated Clyde Reed in a GOP contest. Arthur Capper ran unopposed for the Senate nomination as Democrat Jonathan Davis prepared to face him in November. In Virginia, Thomas G. Burch defeated Joseph Whitehead in the fifth district over Smith critiques.
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Kansas
Henry J. Allen
Curtis
Clyde M. Reed
Farm Board
Frank Haucke
Cornell
Haucke
Arthur Capper
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas House
al Smith
Virginia
Thomas G. Burch
Joseph Whitehead
Smith
Hutson to Speak at Louisville Nashville Shops Gates
Announcement says Melvin Hutson, state senate candidate from Lawrence and Morgan counties, will address at front gate of the Louisville Nashville Shops at noon Thursday. He will cover important campaign issues after a prior postponement.
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Melvin Hutson
State Senate
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Louisville Nashville
Fourth Sae South
Mr. Hutson
Magnate predicts upturn as 5000 return to Canton plant
L M Klinedinst vice president of Tinken Roller Bearings says 5000 workers will be recalled to the Canton Ohio plant Monday marking a shift from depression to rising production. He notes the nation’s industrial revival and stronger South led the rebound while auto overproduction and tariff uncertainty previously slowed activity.
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Birmingham
Ala
L. M. Klinedinst
Tinken Roller Bearings Company
Canton
Klinehinst
Klinedinst
Klinec
South
Eedition
Politicians Gather in Moulton During Court Sessions
Moulton has become a political hub as candidates from across the county meet crowds at the August circuit court sessions. The court period has spurred active campaigning and significant voter contact.
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Moulton
Lawrence County Grand Jury Meet At Moulton
Lawrence County grand jury is meeting with Fred Wall serving as special solicitor. Investigations are proceeding, with a number of bound over cases expected to be reported to Judge James E. Horton soon. Several cases may go to trial at the current term of court.
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Lawrence County
Taps Sounded For Veteran Of South
ATHENS Alabama August 6 Special Another veteran of the war between the states was called to his comrades Tuesday afternoon about four o clock when J B Looney well known Athens man died suddenly his death attributed to heart failure Looney about 85 years of age but in active health to the last and a prominent figure in North Alabama Confederate circles having at one time headed the local camp He is survived by several children his wife having preceded him to the grave
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Athens
Ala
J. B. Looney
Almon Continues Campaign Talks in Jackson County
Congressman Almon keeps up vigorous speaking tour with three speeches daily in Jackson county this week. He plans a major Democratic rally in Bridgeport on Saturday where he will be a principal speaker. Almon touts his record and accomplishments as representative of the Eighth district with strong crowds at all events.
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B. Almon
al Sajalatittin
Conque
Jackson County
Bridgeport
Judge Almon
Almon
Heat Grips City As Officials Delayed Mercury Reading
With the official mercury reading unavailable the observer moved and the city faced intense heat. Residents endured suffering as heat settled over the area and residents watched the sky for any sign of relief.
Lynne to Speak for Davis in Lauderdale County event
Hon. S. A. Lynne of Decatur will speak Thursday in Lexington Lauderdale County on behalf of Lieut. Gov. W. C. Davis. Lynne has led the Davis campaign in Morgan County and is optimistic about Lauderdale. The all day Lexington gathering is a major Lauderdale County highlight of the year.
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S.a.lynne
Decature
Lexington
Lauderdale County
W. C. Davis
Lynne
Davis
Morgan County
Man Marries 24 Hours After Slaying Road Companion
Leonard Thompson of Shawnee Oklahoma confessed to fatally beating Frank A Webb Jr of Eutaw Alabama near Whit Harbor Mississippi. He said he dragged the victim into a thicket took $17 from Webb gave details of his surprise wedding to Lucy Belle McKinley of Perdido Alabama and planned a honeymoon in Oklahoma using Webb's car.
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Gulfport
Miss
Leonard Thompson
Shawnee
Okla
Frank A. Webb, Jr
Eutaw
Ala
Lucy Belle McKinley
Perdido
Thompson
Harrison County
Bay Minnette
Webb
Whit Harbor
White Harbor
Miss McKinley
Oklahoma
Rutherford Sees A Business Gain On Tour
Exe cutive with Sterchi in Knoxville reports factories running full time with only small layoffs this year. He cites Decatur's strong industrial payrolls and notes towns with payrolls attract establishment. The Rutherford party travels through Tennessee Alabama and Georgia with plans to visit Birmingham and Gadsden.
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PPR Se
Rutherford
Knoxville
Tenn
Sterchi Organization
Decatur
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Rutherfords
Birmingham
Gadsden
Daily Will Stage Election Party
The Daily plans its biggest election night party with an Associated Press leased wire for Alabama returns and Arkansas primary results. Text lines will relay state, county, and district tallies including eighth district congress and solicitor races. The paper invites all to attend and receive free, rapid updates.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Arkansas
Robinson
Limestone
Morgan
Lawrence
Eighth Congressional District
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Two Thousand Chinese Slain by Red Hordes
AP dispatches report communists executed 2,000 Chinese after capturing Changsha last Tuesday and 4,000 more Chinese missing from Hunan capital. Foreign nationals warned as red forces advance. eleven whites killed since last Wednesday including Americans and British sailors.
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Shanghai
Changsha
Hunan
Nanking
Hankow
Yangtse
Kiukian
Kiangsi
More Men Are Back at Work After Detroit Wencene Action
The article notes that over 116,000 workers are returning to jobs in Detroit and the north and east, with more than 1,000 railroad workers who were laid off months ago now back at work. Business leaders in the area praise dispatches from Cleveland and Detroit and anticipate gradual employment improvements in the coming weeks.
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Wencene Oass
Detroit
Cleveland
Decatur Stores Plan All Day Thursday Hours
Decatur furniture establishments announced they would stay open all day Thursday, the regular half holiday, because hosiery mills in Decatur pay day.
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Decatur
Parish Tenn Woman Recovers From Tonsil Operation
Mrs. Lawrence Bishop of Paris Tennessee is improving after an operation to remove her tonsils while visiting her parents.
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Lawrence Bishop
Paris
Tenn
Leeman Family to Return Home Saturday
SATURDAY R A Leeman and Miss Freda Leeman of Jacksonville Florida will return home Saturday after coming here for the death of Norman Leeman.
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R. A. Leeman
Freda Leeman
Jacksonville
Fla
Norman Leeman
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