Clayton Appointed to Senate to Fill Johnston Vacancy
Henry D. Clayton, Alabama congressman, was named by Governor O Neal to fill the late Senator Joseph F Johnston's unexpired term. The appointment sparks questions of authority under the seventeenth amendment and faces likely Senate objections before approval or seating.
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Spelal
Decaturs
Dally Montgomery
Henry D. Clayton
Senate
Joseph .F. Johnston
O'Neal
Montgomery
Alabama
United States Senate
Joseph Forney Johnston
Clayton
Washington
House
Hooson
Mortimac
Claston
Eufaula
Barbour County
O’neal
Johnston
Henry
United States
J. F. Johnston
Overman
Judiciary Committee
Simmons
Finance Committee
Kern
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Culberson
Texas
No Meeting This Week for Sunday School Teachers Union
There will be no meeting of the Sunday School Teachers' Union this week, as announced by the group.
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Sunday School Teachers’ Union
Young boy captured and charged with burglary near park
Teenager Sam Black is jailed on burglary charges after a chase at Oakland Park. A second youth fled, abandoning stolen merchandise tied to a Hartsette store theft. Police pursue the other suspect as more local burglaries are reported in Decatur.
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Young Boy
Oakland Park
Davidson
Cobb
Sam Black
Black
Hartsette
Chief Rogers
Dick Pepper
Will Moore
Decature
Panama Canal May Be Ready by December
Washington reports engineers say substitution of dredges for steam shovels accelerates the Culebra cut. The canal could open to shipping by next December with light draft vessels possibly passing earlier after October 10 when Gambo dyke is blown, as 15 dredges with 4.5 million cubic yards monthly capacity ready to move earth into the cut.
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Culebra
Gambo
Celebra
Gatum Lake
Goethals
Decatur Public Schools Wins Big Vote On School Tax
In Decatur yesterday a school tax proposal of 0.34 percent failed by overwhelming margin to pass. The tally was 89 for and 6 against, deciding against the tax.
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Decatur Public Schools
Decatur
Educational rally draws big crowd in Valhermosa Springs
Judge D C Almon, D F Green and Prof J C Tidwell attended a rally in Valhermosa Springs yesterday. They reported a large turnout and a most enjoyable time at the educational gathering.
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D. C. Almon
D. F. Green
J.C. Tidwell
Valhermosa Springs
Impeachment Vote Moves Forward in New York Assembly
Democrats claim enough votes to impeach Gov Sul zer as the New York Assembly convened for an all night debate. The session touched on currency reform, bank security for farm receipts, and political scandal involving Mrs Sulzer and Reno exile stories.
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Sulzer
New York
Lola Morris
Reno
Nev
San Francisco
Maury L Diggs
F. Drew Caminetti
Marshal Warrington
Diggs
Stanley
Alabama Good Roads to choose convention venue in Birmingham
Birmingham hosts Alabama Good Roads Association executive committee August 18 at noon to decide the next annual meeting site and program. Cities Montgomery Mobile Birmingham Huntsville Gadsden Anniston seek placement with invitation extended. The event will invite gubernatorial and lieutenant governor candidates to discuss roads policy and financing.
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Joan Craft
J. A. Rountree
Alabama Good Roads Association
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Huntsville
Gadsden
Anniston
State Highway’ Commission
Great Mercantile House Coming to the Decaturs
Kress & Co the 5c and 10c chain will open two Second Avenue buildings in the Decaturs within months. The firm operates 167 stores nationwide and cites business opportunity as the motive, not sentiment. The Decaturs are praised for resources and potential to surpass many North Alabama cities in manufacturing and commerce.
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Kress & Co
Second Avenue
Kress
United States
North
Alabama
Mobile to Host Opening Celebration of Panama Canal
The eleventh annual Southern Commercial Congress meets in Mobile in October to mark the Panama Canal opening. A large citizen expedition under government and Pan American Union support will inspect the canal and possibly join the first official trip. A 50 guest Latin American trade tour will study regional commerce for 90 days. A permanent memorial is proposed with prizes for memorial plans judged by a panel including William J. Bryan and John Barrett.
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Mobile
Panama Canal
Governent
Pan American Union
Canel
Southern Commercial Congress
William J. Bryan
John Barrett
The
Pan-American Union
Great C W Park Dramatic Co to Perform All Next Week
The Great C W Park Dramatic Co. will be in Decatur city all next week starting Monday night at the courthouse grounds. The tent show promises more plays and vaudeville acts than any traveling company, with new features and electrical effects. Monday opens with Deserted at the Altar and eight vaudeville acts, a free 7 pm show in front of the tent. Admission 10c, reserved seats extra. ladies with free tickets gain admission Monday night.
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Vaudevilla
Park
Auto Party From Cullman Visits Decatur Today
An auto party from Cullman including A. P. Martin Henry Martin John Martin Charlie Martin and F Porter traveled to Decatur for the day anchoring local social visits and errands.
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Cullman
A. P. Martin
Henry Martin
John Martin
Charlie Martin
F. Porter
Decaturs
Funeral notice corrects name of honorary pallbearer
The obituary notice for Mr. A B Lampkin corrects an earlier error naming honorary pallbearers. It states A F Houston was the intended name, not A T Hutson, and notes Houston is a lifelong friend of the deceased.
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A. B. Lampkin
A. T. Hutson
A. F. Houston
Houston
Well and happy in the "Turk and Bloody Ground"
A. B. McMillan is well and content in his "Old Kentucky Home" and enjoys the country. Mrs. McMillan gave birth to a baby girl on August 1.
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A. B. McMillan
Kentucky
Gross Ignorance in Courtroom Cribbing Exchange
In Criminal Court Assistant District Attorney Clark pressed a witness in a Pittsburgh case. A large rough gentleman sat in the chair as the attorney demanded the man describe how he deals craps to the jury. The witness balked and offered a comic miscue about a sandwich.
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Pittsburg
Mr. Clark
Good Roads Enthusiasm Grows in Alabama Readied for Tomorrow’s Work
Judge reports rising good roads enthusiasm as volunteers from the courthouse join county efforts. B L Malone and L W Barton pledge to send road teams, with hundreds of farmers expected to lay aside plows and labor on highways tomorrow.
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B. L. Malone
L. W. Barton
State of
Alabama
Court House
B. .L. Malone
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Nelson
Minnesota
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