Nine Talks On Schedule Upon Primary Eve
Morgan county native Andrew G. Paterson returns home for seven counties Eighth District campaign. He speaks Monday in Somerville Eva L N Shops Falkville Massey Hartselle Danville Decatur at Bank st Y M C A urging Morgan voters to back the home candidate with no new issues.
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Andrew G. Paterson
Morgan County
Eighth District
Judge Patterson
Morgan
Patterson
Eighth
North
Alabama
Tenn River
Somerville
Eva
Eastgate
Falkville
Massey
McKendree
Hartselle
Danville
Decatur
Bank St
Y.M.C.A
Lawrence
Madison
Jackson
Order Restored In Indiana City Today
Marion Indiana reports that order had been restored with a general calm after rumors of renewed mob violence. Two state militia companies stood ready to cope with any outbreak following Thursday night’s double lynching.
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Marion
Ind
Under Arctic Ice Lady Wilkins Embraces Submarine Trip
Susanne Bennett, wife of explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins, plans to join him on a submarine expedition under the Arctic ice next year. She argues women can endure hardship, can cook, and would find the voyage thrilling, though Wilkins has not yet fully agreed.
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Lady Wilkins
New York
Susanne Bennett
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Antarctic
Europe
Sir Hubert
Arctic
Unconscious Boy Found In Atlanta
A young white man, possible Birmingham native, was found unconscious at the bottom of a freight elevator shaft in a hardware store in Atlanta. He had both legs broken and a fractured skull, with a stenciled hatband and a wrist bracelet bearing the word love as clues to his identity.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Second Avenue
Detroit Officials Call Grand Jury to Probe Crime
Wayne circuit court judges ordered a grand jury of 23 citizens to investigate Detroit crime conditions and the July 23 killing of radio commentator Jerry Buckley shot in the LaSalle hotel lobby. The action marks the first such investigation in Detroit in 12 years and aims to uncover all relevant facts.
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Detroit
Jerry Buckley
Wayne
LaSalle Hotel
Charles Bowles
Bar ney Bland Visits Decatur On Business
Barney Bland, a noted Cullman attorney, was a business visitor in Decatur today.
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Barney Bland
Cullman
Decatur
Board of Revenue Meets on Monday
The County Board of Revenue will meet in regular session here on Monday. Vouchers for the enumerators who counted the county school children will be taken up for approval. No other business of extraordinary interest is expected at this time.
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County Board of Revenue
Physician Roan Goes to Chicago Clinic for Week
Dr. A. M. Roan, a well known local physician, leaves tonight for Chicago to attend medical clients. He expects to return before the first of the month.
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A. M. Roan
Chicago
Young Heflin Leaves Hospital
J Thomas Heflin Jr son of United States Senator Heflin who was injured in an automobile accident near here on the Bee Line Highway on Thursday morning was discharged from Benevolent hospital this morning after recovering sufficiently to go home Other party members injured at the same time were dismissed earlier.
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J. Thomas Heflin, Jr
United States
Heflin
Here
Bee Line
Benevolent Hospital
Seven Miners Dead in Gilberton Colliery Disaster
Seven miners died and 16 were injured when timbers and debris collapsed at the Gilberton colliery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. Twenty three workers were underground about 1900 feet below the surface when the accident occurred, with many buried under silt and coal. Three survivors were so severely hurt they may not recover, doctors said.
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Pottsville
Gilberton
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Alabama Less Hit by Drought Than Peers Says Meteorologist
Montgomery reports indicate Alabama escaped extreme drought overall this summer though some local areas face acute conditions. Government meteorologist P H Smyth said weekend showers expected across the South and middle state. He noted July rainfall averaged 4.04 inches across 68 stations, Calera recording 11.68 inches, nearly double normal, with other readings trailing.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
P. H. Smyth
Editorial Letter Attacks Disfranchisement Plan in Morgan County
The Lawrence county editorial rebuts claims of local indifference to a plan letting Morgan County voters choose all revenue board candidates. It cites a petition list of Morgan supporters, names many local business leaders, and argues Hutson would eliminate Morgan’s 75 percent disfranchisement if his bill passes the Senate.
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Lawrence County
Decatur
Second Avenue
Morgan County
Board of Revenue
Messrs. Patterson
Tidwell
House
Mr. Hutson
Senate
Morgan
Clyde Hendrix
F. A. Bloodworth
Jno
W. Wyker
R. C. Nungester
J. L. Draper
J. C. White
John D. Wyker
H. Nungester
D. D. McGehee
Ben F. Martin
J. E. Wilder
Elmer S. Lloyd
R. F. Warren
Dillehay Bros
J. D. Doss
Frank B. Vaughn
A. T. Hanson
Elmer Bussey
H. Bradley
Eli Street
E. R. Sanderson
Jim Smith
Carl Arantz
Earl E. Bradley
Charles Woodward
Central Market
H. H. Hunter
H. L. Malone
E. O. Brown
M. R. Rankin
W. W. Fussell
J. A. Meadows
T. M. Jones, Jr
H. M. Sigman
E. E. Peden
Chas. Rountree
T. H. Smith
D. M. Crow
H. M. Purifoy
T. A. Caddell
R. F. Asselton
Sam Frank
Stinson Bros
Carlisle Blackwell
Sivley & Sandlin
D. W. Speake
C. W. Abel
J. L. Doss
J. W. Clapton
W. Sherrill
J. Lb. Crafts
Dillehay- Putnam
Revenue Board
Hutson
State Senate
Morgan and
Pair From Wheeling Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
Mrs Irene Schroeder and W Glenn Bague both of Wheeling West Virginia were sentenced to die in the electric chair for the December killing of Highway Patrolman Grady Paul near New Castle Pennsylvania. Judge R L Hildebrand announced the death penalty after denying new trials. The governor will set the execution date. The case arose after a gun battle in Arizona in which a deputy sheriff was fatally wounded. The two offered no remarks as doom was pronounced.
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New Castle
Irene Schroeder
W. Glenn Bague
Wheeling
West Va
Grady Paul
Here
R.l.hildebrand
Lawrence
Arizona
Store Robbers Take Iron Safe at Somerville Store
A bold robbery at Sample Store in Somerville saw an iron safe carried away by thieves during the night. The break in through the front door was uncovered at opening time. Sheriff Davis and Detective Hackworth aided the investigation, with a truck used to haul the safe away and no trace located by morning.
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Sample’seStore
Somerville
B. E. Davis
J. A Hackworth
Huntsville
J A Maples to Preach at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
J A Maples will preach Sunday morning at the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church and a cordial invitation is extended to the public to hear him.
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J. A. Maples
Sixteenth Avenue Beptist Church
Evangelist George Tucker to Lead Decatur Revival
Evangelist George Tucker of Memphis arrives in Decatur for a three week community revival starting Sunday night August 10. The canvas tabernacle seats 1800 with 100 choir platform. services held each evening through August 31 except Sundays. Churches cooperate while 11am services continue elsewhere. Tucker’s team plans men’s services cottage prayer meetings and a youth service later in the revival.
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George Tucker
Memphis
Decatur
Jackson
Tenn
Tuscumbia
Ala
City Park
High School
Central Methodist
9Th Street Methodist
First Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Southside Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
First Christian Church
Tabernacle
Tucker Party
No Arrests After Grant Street Gift Shop Robbery
Officers report no arrests in connection with the looting of Claire's Gift Shop on Grant Street Thursday night. Entry was gained by smashing a lock. This marks another recent robbery in the vicinity within weeks.
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Claire
Grant Street
Permit Granted To Build Annex
The city approved a permit for Jervis Foundry and Machine Company to construct an annex on Ferry street. Project cost listed and construction time set at thirty days.
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Jervis Foundry and Machine Company
Ferry Street
Bank bombing at Stockyards National Bank in Fort Worth
A masked stranger robbed the bank demanding 1000 dollars and triggered a nitroglycerin blast. Fred L. Pelton vice president and cashier was killed alongside the bomber. L. W. Marshall was badly injured and treated at Harris hospital. The bank on Exchange Avenue was wrecked and debris scattered.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Fred L. Pelton
Stockyards National Bank
L. W. Marshall
Harris Hospital
Clifton Major
Flying Globe Bi
Rae Ce
Fieed
Lee
Northside
Pier
Ing
Pelton
Marshall
Exchangs Avenue
Earl DePoister Receives Eye Injury After Bridge Incident
Earl DePoister was struck in the eye by a rock hurled from an unidentified assailant as he drove his car across the Tennessee River Bridge Thursday night. Doctors faced decisions on whether sight would be saved.
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Earl DePoister
Tennessee River
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Detroh
Chicago Clinic
Young Heflin
Smyth
Hoover
Tucker
Big City Park
Sample’s
Bold Robbers
Ft. Worth
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