Patterson to Lead Morgan County Farm Legions Friday
Andrew G. Patterson, named to lead Morgan County affairs, told the Decatur Kiwanis club he will unite county officers quickly to begin duties assigned by Governor Graves. Joe Patterson aims to meet the Revenue Board, already adjourned for the week, to discuss county affairs. Patterson plans to restore financial strength, harmony, and road system revisions with board cooperation.
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Andrew G. Patterson
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Graves
Joe Patterson
Montgomery
Henies
Board of Revenue
Revenue Board
Patterson
Anis Club
Morgan County
Capitol
Respite Granted for Sacco and Vanzetti
Boston August 11 AP Twelve more days of life granted to Nicola Sacco and Bartholomeo Vanzetti as Governor Fuller delays their execution until August 22. The postponement allows a state supreme court ruling on a writ of error to be heard by the full bench if approved.
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Boston
Nickola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Fuller
State Supreme Court
Sanderson
Woman Confessed To Childs Death In West Virginia
Erma Wheeler confessed to killing her three day old daughter saying she could not provide for her. Prosecutor Walter Ross said she struck the baby on the head with a garden tool and buried the child in a shallow grave near the Wheeler home in Princeton Mercer County jail.
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Bluefield
West Va
Erma Wheeler
Mercer County
Princeton
Walter Ross
Wheeler
Courtland road project set for four month completion
Alabama highway department aims to finish the Courtland section of the Muscle Shoals highway in four months. The contract, already advertised, will be awarded August 23 and, barring unforeseen issues, the road should be open by year’s start. Detours will be kept brief to minimize public inconvenience.
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Alabama Highway Department
Courtland Road
Muscle Shoals
State Department
Take-off Delayed for $35,000 Dole Flight
San Francisco Aug 11 AP Postponement of tomorrow's $35 000 Dole flight from San Francisco to Honolulu was ordered by the flight committee because entries so far are not properly equipped or qualified The postponement follows the crash near San Diego yesterday in which Lieuts George Cowell and R S Waggoner of the navy were killed The outcome of test flights by seven entries expected to determine the new take-off date.
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San Francisco
Cal
Honolulu
San Deigo
George Cowell
R.S. Waggoner
Navy
Morgan County Political Buzz Grows Before Primary
Morgan county politics heat up as discussions begin on candidates for probate judge and circuit clerk. With 10 000 voters on the rolls and about 4000 more to reach than in past campaigns, the spring Democratic primary will be intensely fought ahead of the general election next fall.
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Morgan County
Alabama Street Survey Completed for Tennessee River Bridge
The second survey of the Alabama street approach to the new highway bridge across the Tennessee River is finished and forwarded to Montgomery. No date was given for state action.
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Alabama Street
Tennessee River
Montgomery
Division
Visitors at the Kiwanis Club Meeting
Guests at the regular Kiwanis meeting included O. Butler president of Connecticut Mills Co Mr Higgins from Southern Bell Birmingham office Seybourne Lynee local youth and A G Patterson newly appointed probate judge Morgan Ye
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Decatiy Kiwanis
Wiib
O. Butler
Connecticut Mills Company
Mr. Higgins
Birmingham
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Seybourne Lynee
A. G. Patterson
Morgan Ye
Ford Climbs Aboard Spirit of St Louis With Lindbergh
Detroit August 11 AP Henry Ford piloted the Spirit of St Louis with Colonel Charles Lindbergh at Ford airport marking his first airplane flight. The surprise decision came after Lindbergh stayed with the Ford family. Edsel Ford then flew, followed by a group ascent in a Ford three engined plane.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Spirit of
Patelly
Altthough
Ford
Edsel Ford
Lindbergh
Henry
Farm Women Thank Morgan County Banks For Short Course Trip
Mrs. Elbert Weaver and Mrs. John Tomlinson, Morgan County home demonstration leaders, issued a statement of appreciation for banks in the county that funded their trip to the state short course at Auburn. The letter credits the banks for making the trip possible and acknowledges the group’s representation of county women.
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Elbert Weaver
John Tomlinson
Auburn
Morgan County
Alabama Legislature Debates Free Textbooks and Sexology Education
On the 42nd legislative day Alabama lawmakers consider a bill for free text books in first three grades, with House approval near. The Senate backs a Holmes bill to teach sexology in state schools, with 14 year old classes and state supplied textbooks.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
House
Lee Lo
Committee On
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Bonner
Wilcox
Senate Committee
Tompkins
House Judiciary Committee
Holmes
Baldwin County
State Board of Education
United States
Queen Mary Defends House of David Leader Against Abuse Claims
Mary Purnell wife of Benjamin Purnell testified in Michigan in the state dissolution suit denying charges that the House of David leader mistreated girls. She called the allegations lies and said she never saw any girls in her husband’s quarters.
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Queen Mary
House of David
Shiloh
St. Joseph
Mich
Mary Purnell
Benjamin Purnell
William Barnard
Purnell
Esther Hansel
Camp Custer
Kershaw Company to File Bond for Rebuilt Morgan County Courthouse
The Kershaw company, awarded a contract for reconstruction of the burned Morgan county courthouse, is expected to file the bond soon and have a large crew start debris clearance Monday. The rebuilding will largely follow the old design with major changes to roof lines and the tower eliminated.
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Kershaw Company
Morgan County
Farm Workers Lose County Support in September
The county farm agent and home demonstrator offices face termination effective September 1 unless the county board of revenue rescinds action. Minutes show the court ordered discontinuation and required notice to the workers. Ford had a 2400 dollar annual salary and Miss Hamilton 1300 dollars.
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County Home
County Board of Revenue
Commissioners’ Court
Ford
Ford announces new design. sale in coming weeks
Edsel B. Ford states the new Ford automobile is an accomplished fact after twenty years of testing. He notes extensive testing, planned high production, and the car's performance under varied conditions. sale launch soon with price not yet public.
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Edsel B. Ford
FORD
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Alaska
South Africa
Boston
Colon
Woman found dead in Texarkana car in bloodstained tragedy
Mrs John Vogel about 45 lay slumped on the steering wheel of a bloodstained auto four miles west of Texarkana with a sever head wound. Nearby H J Moon, about 75, lay with a gunshot wound to the head. A discharged 38 caliber revolver stood in the car. Coroner not yet named.
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Texarkana
Tex
John Vogel
H. J. Moon
Moon
Commission bill not yet reported in Morgan county courthouse plan
Senate committee on local legislation did not report the Patterson commission measure designating five men as a courthouse building committee. The committee did not take up the measure citing other matters before them. Action this week remains uncertain.
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Senate
Patterson Commission
Morgan County
Sixty at Work at Cannery Thursday
About sixty persons were at work at the Decatur Cannery this morning, the majority being women and girls who peel tomatoes and prepare them for the filler. The plant canned 7,600 cans on Tuesday and will can several thousand more today.
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Decatur Cannery
Moulton Meeting Postponed Again
The Decatur Kiwanis farm relations committee meeting is postponed for a second time due to Moulton area activities. Charles Rountree, committee chair, plans to reschedule for next Friday night.
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Moulton
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Charles Rountree
Bureau Chief and State Workers to Meet Growers
Edward A. O Neal president of the Alabama Farm Bureau will lead farm regions to a gathering Friday with six counties represented Lawrence Cullman Lauderdale Colbert Limestone and Morgan Delegations include L N Diecon Auburn J T High and other county farm agents The meeting aims to launch a campaign to expand farm bureau membership in northern Alabama with current counts: Cullman 200 Limestone 200 Lawrence 160 Lauderdale 225 Colbert 170 Morgan 85.
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Edward A. O'Neal
Alabama Farm Bureau Association
O'Neal
Farm Bureau
Alabama
Lawrence
Cullman
Lauderdale
Colbert
Limestone
Morgan
Mr. O'Neal
L. N. Diecan
Extension Service
Auburn
J. T. High
J. B. Mitchell
Fred Stewart
Ot Lue
E. L. Deal
John F
Ford
Morgan County
Duncan
Tragic double suicide near Jackson ends love story
In Jackson Mississippi a man and woman were found dead behind a car after a note said death by own action. The note claimed Wade Smith Noble’s real name and asked that the gun be sent to his little boy, with the girl stating she had loved him but was forsaken. The car had run off the road. two shotguns and a pistol were found at the scene.
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Jackson
Miss
Ae Coe
Waapan
Rane
Smith
Noble
Wade Smith Noble
Board of Revenue Adjourns Session
Revenue board adjourned after a three day session this week with a large amount of business left unfinished due to the burned courthouse and ongoing concerns.
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Board of Revenue
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Edward A. O’neal
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