Morgan County Board of Revenue considers voluntary 20 percent cuts
The Morgan County Board of Revenue, led by J L Draper and J W Lynm, proposes voluntary 20 percent cuts in per diem and road service pay for county officers and employees. The measure urges probate judge, circuit court clerk, sheriff, and revenue board members to reduce salaries or fees and file stated willingness by the next board meeting.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue
J. L. Draper
J. W. Lynm
Board of Revenue
Morgan County
Cooper-Wells Hosiery Sets Full Schedule as Wages Rise
Cooper-Wells Mills Decatur announces a full production schedule effective today and a five percent wage restoration for workers on 39 gauge equipment. Frank Yancy says 260 operatives are employed and no extra help is needed as raw silk prices trend upward and demand for hosiery grows.
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Cooper-Wells Mills
Decatur
Frank Yaney
Cooper-Wells Company
Yancy
Mr. Yancy
Nanking Cabinet Members Resign
The entire Nanking government cabinet has resigned amid a crisis over Wang Ching Wei’s resignation and dissatisfaction with the passive policy of Northern authorities toward Manchuria.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Wang Ching Wei
Manchuria
Buggy and Auto Collision Near Decatur Narrowly Hurts Family
Mr and Mrs Tom Leader and their child escaped serious injury today after their buggy collided with an automobile on the Bee Line highway just south of Decatur. They were treated at Benevolent hospital and later sent home. The automobile driver was not immediately identified.
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Tom Leader
Bee Line
Decatur
Benevolent Hospital
Bush Enters Alder
J. D. Bush, longtime Decatur resident, announced his candidacy for one of five aldermanic seats in the September city election. He outlined a platform advocating budget-based operations, office reorganization, strict law enforcement, city aid to schools if fiscally possible, and dedicated service.
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J. D. Bush
Decatur
Bush
Lancaster Own Witness at Trial
Captain Lancaster testified in a murder trial that Haden Clarke promised to care for Mrs. Keith Miller. He said Clarke made the pledge after warnings about her drinking. Lancaster alleged Clarke betrayed him by courting Mrs. Keith Miller during their trip from London to Australia.
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Miami
Lancaster
Haden Clarke
Keith-Miller
Clarke
Keith- Miller
Republican picks B Hogan Stewart to challenge incumbent Lamar Jeffers
Talladega Alabama August 9 194? district Republican committee names B Hogan Stewart of Sylacauga to oppose Democratic incumbent Lamar Jeffers for the 4th district congressional seat in the November general election Stewart a 26 year old businessman and farmer is son of W T Stewart postmaster at Sylacauga.
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Talladega
Ala
Republican Committee
B. Hogan Stewart
Sylacauga
Lamar Jeffers
Stewart
W. T. Stewart
Syla- Cauba
Auto Tax Relic Unit Formed At Thursday Meeting
Lyons to preside at eight o clock gathering as city and county officials expected. Sam H. Wilds chairs the committee with H R Sherard F A Grimsley and others assisting. The Alabama State Gasoline Tax Evasion Committee leaders from Birmingham named. The unit aims to remove city and county taxes on gasoline and motor vehicles lower license fees and oppose excessive regulations while promoting highway spending and tax relief measures. Monthly meetings and lectures will follow with potential films from the bureau of mines.
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Alabama State
Oil Industry
United States Congress
Bureau of Mines
Athens County Cuts Interest with Open Market Bond Purchase
Athens Alabama August 9 The county saved interest and part of principal by buying $6000 worth of bonds in the open market at 90 cents on the dollar. J M Holt county board of revenue chairman led the careful purchase using sinking funds on hand and the board plans to continue this policy as funds accumulate.
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Athens
Ala
J. M. Holt
County Board of Revenue
Lovelace Seeks Alderman Seat in Decatur Election
J. W. Lovelace, a well known Decatur resident, announced candidacy for a place on the alderman board in the September municipal election. His platform calls for economical city management, lighting the White Way on Saturday nights if possible, stricter traffic law enforcement, and police uniforms on duty.
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J. W. Lovelace
Altermen
Lovelace
City of
Decatur
Lindbergh Ransom Money Identified by Police
Halifax police identify three twenty dollar bills two tens and two fives as bearing serial numbers from the Lindbergh ransom. The bills were deposited by nurse Carrie Anderson of Hampton Virginia at a New Brunswick bank and turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Halifax
N. S
Carrie Anderson
Hampton
Virginia
Parole bid filed by Kilby inmate Dewey Edwards for life slaying case
Dewey Edwards former Kilby inmate seeks permanent parole from his life sentence for the 1925 murder of Miss Imogene Lee a Decatur schoolteacher near Birmingham. He has run a long program of inmate recreation education and religious training and claims health strain and a wish to live out his days with his mother.
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Dewey Edwards
Decatur Y. M
State Board of Pardons
Kilby
Imogene Lee
Decatur
Birmingham
Edwards
Many Green
Banks
Earl
Bull) McFaden
Auburn
Montgomery City Baseball League
Jefferson County
Miss Lee
Torch Singer Libby Holman Put Under Bond
Libby Holman surrenderled and bail posted after alleged matricide. She returned to retirement at 2 a m with dark glasses and two unidentified men, departing from a country hotel in an automobile with no clue to her destination.
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Reidsville
N. C
Libby Holman
Increase in Morgan County School Age Population
Census data show 15 142 persons aged six to twenty in Morgan county and Decatur, up from 1930. Of these, 11 235 live in the county and 3 907 in Decatur. whites total 13 509 and 2 209 are Negro. Prof George T Woodrult announced the final tabulation.
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Morgan County
County
Decatur
George T
Drowning Victim Coleman McCarley Laid to Rest
Coleman McCarley who drowned at Jordan Landing was laid to rest at Somerville after cramps caused a sudden dip while swimming with friends. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs R G McCarley and two sisters Mrs Bryan Abbott and Mrs Herschel McCluskey of Decatur. Funeral at First Methodist Church Somerville with Corsbie directing burial in Somerville cemetery.
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Coleman McCarley
Jordan’s Landing
Somerville
McCarley
R. G. McCarley
Bryan Abbott
Herschel McCluskey
Decatur
Decatur Alderman Candidate Promises City Reform
F Solon Robertson announces for the Decatur board of aldermen with a platform to cut operating expenses, consolidate departments, require police uniforms, locate off city limits trash disposal, limit hiring relatives, light White Way bulbs at night, and enforce traffic and city laws.
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F. Solon Robertson
Board of Aldermen
Robertson
Decatur
White Way
Second Avenue
Bank Street
Eighty Years Old Today, Spry Decatur Resident Eisen Press
Franklin P. Graves of Decatur is eighty today and receives congratulations from friends. Graves remains active and appears years younger, reflecting his longtime local presence.
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Franklin P. Graves
Decatur
Graves
Birmingham Mission for Roland Gray and L R Nash
Roland H. Gray and L. R. Nash are in Birmingham on a business mission.
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Roland H. Gray
L. R. Nash
Birmingham
Murder charge against pastor linked to second marriage
Muskogee Oklahoma August 8 Reverend S A Berrie indicted for first degree murder in the death of his first wife after a poisoning claim. He wed Ida Beas Berrie weeks later while his former wife lay dead. The minister remains jailed as his bride is not held.
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Muskogee
Okla
5S. A. Berrie
Berrie
Ida Beas Berrie
Bernie
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Sether Presbyterian Chapel
Cumberland Presbytery
Market ends lower after sharp Monday rise
The cotton market slipped six points from Monday's close but steadied today. October cotton finished at 6.97 cents, with Monday's rally noted as the sharpest in many months.
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