Extra Seats Placed for Sunday Tabernacle Revival
The Tabernacle in Decatur will host two Sunday services with extra seating to accommodate a large crowd. Mr. Tucker will speak to men and boys on A Man Up & Tree at 3 PM, followed by a 7:45 PM sermon on the Divinity of Christ.
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George Tucker Tabernacle
Son of God
Tabernacle
First Christian Church
Messrs
McCullough
Hunter
Burgess
Peake
Lowery
Keithly
Abernacle
Central Baptist Church
J. B. Leeman
Tucker
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
B. A. Turner
Seven Die In String Of Local Accidents And Robbery
Hartselle police reported a nighttime robbery at Cabin filling station operator H A Helms from Bee Line road. Two masked gunmen seized about 30 to 35 dollars. Helms, in bed at the station, was awakened by a car horn and forced to surrender. The chief and sheriff had conflicting statements about the incident with no clear confirmation of a robbery by noon.
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H. A. Helms
Hartselle
Rogers
Daily
Mr. Helms
Helms
B. E. Davis
the Daily
Concrete Road Reported Afire South of Here
A section of the Bee Line highway south of here near Blunt Springs is burning where old railroad fill of the Louisville and Nashville line trapped coal and combustibles. Fire started recently but the road remains usable and not badly damaged.
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Bee Line
Blunt Springs
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Splendid System Tax Collection
Hodges Crow the county tax collector expands staff to handle the October 1 start of the collection season. Receipts are prepared in advance to speed service for property owners. A visiting state official praised Crow’s efficient system and office workflow.
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Hodges Crow
Three Killed By Bolt of Lightning in Windsor
Three men died and another was badly injured when lightning struck a tobacco plantation shed in Windsor at noon. Fred Dibble 51 George Nolan 42 and Alfred Seam 50, all from Pougunock, were killed. Philip Wolff sustained injuries as the group sought shelter with ten others stunned by the strike.
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Windsor
Conn
Fred Dibble
George Nolan
Alfred Seam
Pougunock
Philip Wolff
Harry G. Griswold
Fire Inspection To Begin Shortly In Decatur
Regular fire inspections by Decatur Fire Department will start soon. Building owners in the business district are urged to begin general cleanup immediately. Chief Jones praises the cooperation and notes improvements in fire hazard removal since inspections began.
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Decatur Fire Department
Jones
Jefferson County Shifts to Miller in Democratic Primary
Political observers note Jefferson County finally leans Miller as final official count shows Miller leading Davis by 16 votes. Miller also led in second choice votes.
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Jefferson County
Miller
Jefferson
Davis
Dr. Hocking to Speak at St. John's Church Sunday
Announcement states Dr. S. J. Hocking of the University of Alabama extension division will speak at St. John's Church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday school and Bible class are set for 10 o'clock, with no evening service announced.
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Dr. Hocking
St. John’s
S. J. Hocking
University of Alabama Educational Extension Department
St. John’s Church
Dr. A. F. Harman
S. R. Butler
Huntsville
Mer of Agriculture
Seth Storrs
J. M. Moore
Montgomery
H. W. Sweet
Bessemer
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Greensboro
Public Service Commission
Frank Morgan
J. M. Bowman
Birmingham
J. W. Kirtland
Birmingham Visitors Stay With Mrs Lovell
Birmingham residents Hubert Williams and Miss Mary Williams are visiting sister Mrs. E. G. Lovell at her Adams apartments home in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Hubert Williams
Mary Williams
E. G. Lovell
Adams Apartments
Chicago gang profits implicate judges and officials in vice ring
Safety deposit records of the Moran Alello gang show receipts of 429046 and disbursements of 400767 for a week ending November 12. The files list payments to Lincoln tavern Dells Lighthouse White House Villa Venice Fairview and Fairview dog track. Names include Judge Joseph Schulman Senator George Van Lent Judge Emanuel Eller Attorney Lewis Fisher and Sergeant Richard Williams.
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Chicago
Jarek Zuta
Delafield
Wis
Lincoln Tavern
the Dells
Lighthouse
White House
Villa Venice
Fairview
Joseph W. Schulman
George van Lent
Emanuel Eller
Morris Eller
20Th Ward
Lewis L Fisher
Richard J. Williams
Frank J. Loesch
S. Suee
Civic Crisey Ocean Sion
Zuta
Republican Club
Cook County
Williams
Mass
Home
Wright Wins Democratic Nomination for Circuit Solicitor
Wade Wright, a Decatur attorney and Morgan County solicitor, won the Democratic nomination for circuit solicitor in the eighth judicial circuit by more than 1,000 first choice ballots. The counties Morgan Cullman Limestone Lawrence reported tallies with Wright leading. second choices also counted in two counties. Wright, UA graduate and World War II veteran, will assume the post next year, succeeding W E James to fill the late John Sample’s unexpired term.
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Wade Wright
Decatur Atorney
Morgan
Morgan, Cullman
Limestone
Lawrence
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Kyle Wall Wright
Cullman
Kyle
Cullman and
Wall
Wright
University of Alabama
Marshall County
Cullman County
Morgan County
W. E. James
John Sample
Hartselle
Funeral services for Clarence Peterson conducted today
Clarence Peterson who collapsed at work Thursday afternoon will be buried at the city cemetery after services at 3 PM from his mother's residence on Fifth Avenue South. He was a well known and respected Decatur young citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Peterson
Miller Urges United Party Front After Alabama Primary
After Alabama party counts show 198172 first choice votes for governor and 164199 for Bankhead and Thompson combined, Judge B M Miller calls for party harmony. He urges Democrats to unite for a strong November victory, pledging faith in the party and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Miller
Democrats
Alabama
South
County Jail Faces Overflow With September Court Term
Relief may come as County Court convenes on Monday September 1 to move prisoners to state prison. The jail is crowded and rooms at the hotel de Davis will be scarce if transfers do not occur soon.
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Hotel de Davis
Dennis to Return to St. John's Episcopal Church
Rev. Peter M. Dennis of St. John's Episcopal Church will return in September to lead services on the second Sunday of the coming month. He is currently on vacation in Canada.
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Peter M. Dennis
St. John's Episcopal Church
Dennis
Canada
Bee Line Road Work to Begin Next Week in Alabama
Governor Bibb Graves announced start of hard surfaced paving on 16 miles of Bee Line Road between Brundidge and Troy using convict labor. Completion expected by January 1 with 50 50 funding from highway flood relief and federal aid.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bee Line Way
Alabama
Bibb Graves
Brundidge
Troy
Pike County
Pea River
Ariton
Limestone County
Athens
Morgan County
Decatur
Hartselle
R. D. Jordan
Highway Commission
Highway
Progress on Assessment Progress Made On Assessment
Herman Troup tax assessor and assistant John Maxwell are making progress on the current year’s tax assessments. Records completed are handed to Collector Hodges Crow, with an expected completion before October 1.
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Herman Troup
John Maxwell
Hodges Crow
Funeral for Victim of Own Action Scheduled Today
Funeral services for Berth. Gardner who ended his life Friday morning by taking carbolic acid will be held at 3 30 this afternoon from his mother's residence on Third Street West. Interment will follow in the city cemetery.
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Berth. Gardner
Fannie Graham
Third Street
Endurance Flyers Demonstrate Plane Stamina Over St. Louis
In St. Louis the Greater St. Louis endurance monoplane, after 628 hours in flight, completed a high sweep over the field to drop a note and return to the sky. Pilots Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine extended their 27th day grind, while oil firms and a few contracts shape earnings. Aerial plans at Lambert Field are set for tomorrow.
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ST. Louis
Greater St. Louis
Dale
Red) Jackson
Forest O’brine
St. Louis Field
Jackson
Lambert
Official Vote On State Primary Fight
Judge B M Miller Camden won the Democratic nomination for governor with 79 479 first choice and 9 449 second choice votes across 41 counties. W C Davis Jasper runner up carried 23 counties with 69 521 first choice and 10 078 second choice votes. Other races show Bradwell and Jar man leading various offices with substantial first choice totals.
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Montgomery
Ala
B.M. Miller
Camden
Camden Jurist
W. C. Davis
Jasper
Mrs. James K. Vardaman Dies in Birmingham
Mrs. James K. Vardaman widow of Mississippi governor and senator died in Birmingham at 76 after months of ill health. Funeral at Southside Baptist Church will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. Burial in Jackson, Mississippi. She was born October 19 1854 in Decatur Alabama, survived by two daughters Mrs Ratliff and Mrs Fairley, two sons Douglas Robinson Jr and James K Vardaman Jr, and several grandchildren.
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James K. Vardaman
Mississippi
Decatur
Birmingham
Mississi
United States
Southside Baptist Church
Johns
Jackson
Miss
Vardaman’s
Vardaman
Ratliff
A. L. Fairley
Douglas Robinson, Jr
James K. Vardarhan, Jr
St. Louis
Traffic leads tragedy toll of the state
Seven people died in Alabama in a spate of accidents yesterday and last night. Four died in traffic crashes, two were killed by a high voltage wire, and a train accident accounted for the rest. Names include R. E. Larimore Camden Lloyd Jones Handley Danson Roanoke John Boroughs Vernon Boroughs Thomasville Sisson and others. A 15 year old daughter Fannie Sisson was seriously injured.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
R. E. Larimore
Camden
Lloyd Jones
Handley Danson
Roanoke
John and
Vernon Boroughs
Thomasville
Tutwiler
Sisson
Leeds
Fannie Sisson
Larimore
Danson
Jones
Robbers Loot Woco Pep Station For Tires
Thieves broke into the Woco Pep station on Bank Street early this morning. A broken south wall window showed entry. Five tires and tubes were taken. no cash was reported stolen. Police had yet to catch the culprits by noon today.
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Woco Pep
Bank Street
No Developments In Rabies Scare
Two rabid animals appeared in the Danville section this week but as yet there are no further developments. The state laboratory indicated no additional examinations or treatments have been requested.
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Danville
Mrs Earl Calvin Named Expression Teacher for Decatur Schools
W. W. Benson superintendent announces Mrs Earl Calvin chosen as teacher of expression for next year in the Decatur school system. She will teach classes in both high school and elementary grades.
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W. W. Benson
Earl Calvin
Decatur
Calvin
Weatherwax to Return Home from Iowa Next Tuesday
E F Weatherwax of rural route two Moulton and his nephew Sn Spenny of Wallace near Friniy Iowa will return to their home in Iowa next Tuesday.
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E. F. Weatherwax
Moulton
Iowa
Speeny
Wallace
Friniy
R. D. Weatherwax
New Books Added to Carnegie Library Shelves
Ten of the latest best sellers in fiction have been placed on the Carnegie Library rental shelves. Additional popular titles will be added soon. New titles include Chances by Aliton Gibbs Cimaron by Ferber French Leave by Phillips Gibbs The Break of by Basil King This Day and by Anne W Armstrong Loving by Phyllis Bottom Exit 5 by Harold Bell Wright The Case Sergeant Grischa by Arnold Zueg and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.
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Mece
Ailton Gibbs
Ferber
Phillips Gibbs
Basil King
Anne W. Armstrong
Phyllis Bottom
Harold Bell Wright
Sergeant Grischa
Arnold Zueg
Erich Maria Remarque
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United Party
B. M. Miller
John H. Bankhead
Frederick N. Thompson
Heflin
Judge Locke
Bee Line Road
South End
Wool- Finnell
Tuscaloosa
Charlie C. McCall
Attorney General
J. A. Carnley
Enterprise
Watt T. Brown
Frederick I. Thompson
Mobile
Hugh Merrill
Anniston
Matt Murphy
J. L
Monroeville
Bis T
Phillips
Opelika
Pete B. Jarman, Jr
Livingston
R. B. Vail
Ray Minette
R. W. Manning
Sidney H. Blan
Paul H. Taylor
John Brandon
W. B. Allgood
Mrs. Calvin
Carnegie
Mure
Ing
Britain
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