Half Million Road Project Planned for Muscle Shoals Area
Montgomery announced approval of paving the 42 mile Decatur to Muscumbia road at over half a million dollars with work starting around October 1 and finishing by July 1 next year. Sixth Avenue paving of six tenths of a mile along the Bee Line is also planned.
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Decatur
eSee
Dovereneer
Montgomery
State Highway Department
Sixth Avenue
Bee Enders Sage
Tennessee Valley
Decatur-Tuscumbia
Shoals
Bee Line
Highway Department
Slayer of Bonus Marcher Killed in Line of Duty
In Washington D C detective accounts say George Shinault a policeman and Slayer of a bonus marcher was killed by two bullets after responding to a radio order to stop a fight He had been absolved by a coroner s jury in the July 28 riot killing of William Hushka Chicago veteran The incident occurred in a Negro neighborhood with several people held for questioning
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Washington, D. C
George Shinault
William Hushka
Chicago
Shinault
Cannon Badly Hurt Slashed Throat Near Huntsville
W. H. Cannon, representative of Swift & Co. and a local figure, is in a Huntsville hospital after being cut about the throat by a man on the highway. He reportedly stopped his car when the assailant swore at him. several stitches were needed for the wound.
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W. H. Cannon
Swift & Co
Huntsville
Cannon
Daly Returns From Weekend Trip To Old Tennessee Home
Polk Daly has returned from a week end motor trip to his old home in Tennessee.
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Polk Daly
Tennessee
Miss Chandler Resting After Morning Operation
Norma Chandler a popular Decatur resident rests comfortably at Benevolent hospital following an operation this morning.
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Norma Chandler
Decatur
Benevolent Hospital
Havin
Eighty Farmers Invited to Visit Tennessee Valley Station
Morgan County farmers will travel from Belle Mina to the Tennessee Valley Experiment Station tomorrow with business leaders to view farm experiments. The group will assemble at the Chamber of Commerce on Bank Street at nine o'clock and bring lunch as no dinner will be provided. The list includes numerous farmers from Trinity Falkville Lacon Hartselle Danville Somerville and other nearby communities along with county-wide representation.
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Morgan County
Belle Mina
Tennessee Valley Experiment Station
Chamber of Commerce
Bank Street
Trinity
G. M. Alexander
Decatur
Sam P. Lile
C. D. McBride
John Sewell
W. E. Steed
Rayburn Neville
Falkville
Falkvile R
A- B. Walling
Falkville R
H. T. Whitley
Co. B. Neill
E. J. Brown
W. F. Townsend
Burt West
Wade West
Eyster Named District Counsel for Louisville & Nashville
Decatur attorney Charles H. Eyster is appointed district attorney for the Louisville and Nashville railroad with jurisdiction over Jefferson Cullman Morgan Blount Lauderdale Limestone and Colbert counties. The post becomes effective August 16 and he keeps Decatur as headquarters while continuing private practice.
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Charles H. Eyster
Debcatur
E. &. Jouett
Louisville 4 Nashville Railroad Company
North
Ala
Louisville & Nashville
Eyster
Decatur
Johns. Stone
John S. Stone
Birmingham
Jefferson
Cullman
Morgan
Blount
Lauderdale
Limestone
Colbert
White E
Mrs Clarke to Testify in Clarke Lancaster Murder Case
Mrs Ida Clyde Clarke tests the memory of her son Haden in the murder trial of Capt W N Lancaster the British aviator charged with killing Haden Clarke. Prosecutor Henry Jones opens with attacks on Lancaster and Mrs Keith Miller amid a love triangle.
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Miami
W. N. Lancaster
Haden Clarke
Henry Jones
Lancaster
Keith-Miller
Pla
Ida Clyde Clarke
Haden
Clarke
J. M. Keith-Miller
Keith Miller
Killer at Large After Danville Man’s Death Cousin Suspected
George McNutt, about 22, remains at large after Ewell Lindsey died from two gunshot wounds Saturday evening in the Danville section of Morgan County. Lindsey and McNutt reportedly argued during a baseball game before the shooting. Lindsey left a widow with two daughters and two sons, plus his parents, three brothers, and five sisters. Funeral services were held Sunday at Johnson’s Chapel. and pallbearers named.
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George McNutt
Danville
Morgan County
Ewell Lindsey
Lindsey
McNutt
Oliver McNutt
Slayer
Johnson’s Chapel
Pritchard
Hutsom
G. F. Patterson
C. W. Ratliff
B. L. Landers
T. R. Owen
W. F. Landers
G. W. Freeman
J. W
Roads Blocked by Armed Guard at Taylorsville
Christian county resembled an armed camp as fifteen hundred deputized men blocked all roads into the county to deter a threatened march by strikers. A faction of union coal diggers opposed to a five dollar daily wage scale had threatened to invade. Two thousand six hundred miners returned to work on the new scale, while dissatisfied miners voted a statewide strike.
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Taylorsville
Ill
Christian County
Wife of Teacher Shot to Death in Car Near Marshall
Mrs. Marjorie Moore, wife of a Robinson high school teacher, was found shot in their parked car on a highway six miles from Marshall. The husband said an automobile drew alongside, forced them to halt, and he was struck. when conscious, he found his wife dead with two bullets in the head and was brought in for questioning.
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Marshal
Ill
Marjorie Moore
Robinson
Marshall
Indianapolis
Moore
Gulf Coast Gale Death Toll Reaches Twenty Two
The 22 fatality count from the Gulf coast hurricane rose as surveys covered farming communities near Houston and Galveston. Most deaths occurred in villages or on farms 30 miles southwest of Galveston, while Galveston and Houston reported only minor damage.
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Houston
Texas
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Fort Crockett
U. S. Army Post
Hazel Suggs
West Columbia
Ira Bell
Sugg
Crocker
J. W
Frank
Bob
Pauline Crocker
Bell
Tom Reese, Jr
Cap
Hoskins Mound
Catalogues Sent In Carloads To Decatur Post Office
Postmaster L R Day reported two full train carloads and part of a third of mail order catalogues have arrived at the Decatur post office for distribution. The catalogs are destined for Alabama and Georgia, indicating renewed effort by mail order houses to reach rural customers.
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L. R. Day
Decatur Post Office
River Rises to 3.8 Feet on Tennessee Gauge
The Tennessee river crested higher this morning with the gauge showing 3.8 feet indicating rising water levels and potential minor flooding downstream.
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Tennessee
Pistol markings sought in Natchez death probe
In Natchez Mississippi Aug 15 officers seek pistol markings on George Pearless gun used to kill Jane Merrill a white Miss. The slain suspect was killed at Pine Bluff Ark three days after the slaying while resisting arrest. Sheriff Roberts heads to Chicago for fingerprints.
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Natchez
Miss
George Pearless
Jane Merrill
Pearless
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Chicago
Roberts
No License Needed For Molasses Mill
Pred F Tidwell stated that no state license is necessary for operating a molasses mill. He explained this after inquiries from rural residents who believed a license was required to run such mills.
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Pred F. Tidwell
Tidwell
Nineteen Lives Lost In the South
Weekend accidents cost the South 19 lives with ten auto deaths, three drownings, two electric shocks, one train fatality, one street car, one scalding, and a parachute fall. North Carolina led with five fatalities followed by Virginia and Georgia among others.
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Atlanta
North Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
Louisiana
Arkansas
Florida
Cotton futures rise amid steady market activity
Another strong rise in the cotton market with October futures at 7.47 48 cents per pound, up from 7.31 last Saturday. Middling cotton in Decatur trades near seven cents per pound as ring markets have driven prices over the past eight days.
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Decatur
Lewter Family Guests of Mr and Mrs Hatchett
Mr and Mrs W W Hatchett host Carl Lewter and wife and children Buddy and Margaret of Little Rock AK as guests at Prospect Drive, the Hatchetts’ home.
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Carl Lewter
Buddy
Margaret
Little Rock
Ww. L. Hatchett
Prospect, Drive
Malone to Montgomery for Opening of Legislative Session
Probate Judge Montgomery B L Malone departed for Montgomery to attend the opening of the legislative session.
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Montgomery
B. L. Malone
Roads Picketed to Bolster Farm Prices in Iowa
In Lemor(s) Iowa a 30 day strike protests marketing of farm products. Farmers halted traffic on highways warning dealers not to open for business. Kingsley reports say 400 farmers warned producers. vehicles blocked and milk dumped to pressure higher prices. Paragraph notes pickets near Sioux City with barriers and several milk trucks halted.
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Lemars
Iowa
Kingsley
Sioux City
Wheat strike begins as farmers hold grain for higher prices
In Bismarck on August 15, supporters of a wheat strike claim farmers will withhold grain until prices rise to one dollar per bushel. Dell Willis, author of the plot, suggests the strike will have a broad effect on markets and landholdings.
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Bismarck
N. D
Dell Willis
Solons Leave Ten Attend Session
Representatives John Pati er attendance noted as solons adjourn after session with only ten members present.
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John Pati
Flint Post Office Closes Due to Lack of Business
The Flint post office shuts today citing insufficient business and manpower from the post office department. Mrs. Layman of Flint retires after long service, as the change shifts the population to the Decatur rural route service.
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Flint
Decatur
Layman
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