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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1932

Page

8

Farm Board Defends 650000 Cotton Sales Policy

The Federal Farm Board told Senator Gore that selling up to 650000 bales this year was prudent and approved by the trade. It notes the 1.3 million bales owned by the Cotton Stabilization Corporation cannot be held indefinitely and that management of sales for American Cotton Cooperative Association members rests with that group.

United States Federal Farm Board Gore Dem Oklahoma American Cotton Cooperative Association American Red James ©. Stone Cotton Stabilization Corporation Cotton Co-Operative Associations Washington Farm Board Board New Orleans Senator Gore Red Cross Critcizes

Mortgage sale and final probate notices in Morgan County

The Federal Land Bank of New Orleans will auction the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 25 township 68 range 2 west in Morgan County Alabama on September 5 1932 to recover indebtedness with court costs and attorney fees. The probate court notes a final settlement hearing for the W E Shackelford estate on September 2 1932 and a public notice of accounts and vouchers filed by administrator W B Shackelford.

Alabama Morgan County J. W. Smith W. L. Smith Federal Land Bank of New Orleans Court House Decatur Federal Land Bank OF New Orleans W. E Shackelford W B. Shackelford W. B. Shackelford

Couple Faces Murder Charges in Miss Merrill Slaying

In Natchez Mississippi Bertillon fingerprint analysis tied Richard Dana and Octavia Dockery to the murder of Jane Merrill, a seventies-era socialite who had secluded herself. Police report conflicting statements from the couple led to formal murder charges after prints matched Miss Dockery and resembled Dana.

Natchez Miss Jane Merrill Richard Dana Octavia Bertillion Miss Dockery Dana Miss Merrill

Germany to Use Mailed Fist Against Disorders

Berlin August 9 The German government after two months of rioting bombing shooting and knifing moves to curb unrest with a campaign of stern measures including the death penalty. Chancellor Von Papen summoned the cabinet to approve an emergency decree granting speedier courts for terror crimes and railway tampering regardless of fatalities.

Berlin von Papen

Democratic leaders urge $15000 for Roosevelt Garner campaign

Edmund W. Pettus and Judge Leon McCord appeal to Alabama Democrats to donate fifteen thousand dollars to the Democratic National Committee. They accuse Hoover and Republicans of corruption, pledge to end elite control, and push for Roosevelt as president and Garner as vice president through the Victory Campaign Fund.

Edmund W.pettus State Democratic Committee Leon McCord National Democratic Hoover Temples of Justice Franklin D. Roosevelt John Nance Garner Republic Democratic Party

Sally Eilers Emerges as Fox Film’s Notable Star

Sally Eilers, the New York native, rises with James Dunn as a key Fox film duo after breaking into cinema through the Dunn Eilers team. Her path from school to screen shows a calculated pivot to acting, landing her in major projects like Bad Girl and The Goodbye Kiss, under Mack Sennett’s eye.

Sally Eilers Fox Film Organization Dunn- Eilers James Dunn Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell Sally New York Horace Mann School Fairfax High School Hollywood Mack Sennett Sennett Studio

Piney Grove revival opening next Sunday in Falkville

The Piney Grove Christian Church near Falkville will start a revival series on Sunday August 14 led by Bro Grady Speigel. The kickoff features two sermons and a noon dinner on the grounds with baskets welcome. The Victoria Cross is noted as Britain’s top military and naval decoration. Columbium, a metallic element, was discovered by Rose in 1846. Giovanni Paolo Colomna is described as an eminent Italian composer.

Piney Grove Christian Church Falkville Grady Speigel Columbium Rose Giovanni Paolo Colomna

Quick Millions Opens at Princess Theatre With Star Sally Eilers

Sally Eilers delivers a sensation in Fox Films production opposite Spencer Tracy in Quick Millions. The ensemble includes Ralph Bellamy El Brendel Allan Dinehart Dickie Moore Charles Grapewin and Ralph Morgan as the cast brings Orderly Conduct to the stage of the Princess theatre opening Wednesday.

Sally Eilers Bally Eilers Fox Films Spencer Tracy Princess Theatre Ralph Bellamy el Brendel Allan Dinehart Dickie Moore Charles Grapewin Ralph Morgan

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Congress Decatur Insurance W. M. Chenault Insurance Agency W. M. Chenault Thelma Chenault Tennessee Valley CO J. R. Daniels Cain, Wolcott & Rankin Marvin Rankin Wyatt Insurance Agency Harry A. Wyatt T. M. DIX Co., Inc Paul F. Dix Arthur F. Dix Allison & Woods Joe A. Woods Thomas Realty CO E. L. Thomas John Patterson J. A. Thornhill Lamar Penney Otto Moebes Mortgagee Kuz B. L. Malone L. & N. Railroad Company Lanier Royer Ala Fage Germany Pettus and McCord Princess Genuine Hastings Florida Turner Coal & Grain CO Moulton St Wilder Poplin Eagle Oxfords Joe Hood Peter Pan
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