General Rains Boost Some Alabama Crops While Weevil Activity Rises
Alabama weather report shows split impact from weekly rains. Elmore reports reduced cotton yield expectations. Marion notes rainfall favors weevil presence but ginning to start Sept 1. Coosa says half-normal cotton with good corn and peal yields. other counties report varied gains in cotton, corn, hay, and fruit crops with prospects for a mixed harvest as rains continue.
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Birmingham
Ala
Boll Weewil
Elmore
Marion
Coosa
West Escam
Jackson
Lawrence
Rew
Pickens
Perry
Geneva
Monroe
Montgomery
Lamar
St. Clair
South Talladega
Wilcox
Southside Baptist Church Opens Three Weeks Revival
Rev. T. C. Crume arrives from Kentucky to lead a three week revival at Southside Baptist Church in Decatur. The first service was held Sunday night in a tent behind South Decatur school. Rev. J. D. Pickens preached the opening sermon and services run nightly at 7 30. I C Petree of Knoxville directs the newly organized senior and junior choirs. Members anticipate an unusually fine campaign.
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Kentucky
T. C. Crume
Southside Baptist Church
South Decatur
Ninth Street
Eighth Avenue
J. D. Pickens
Southside Church
Vote to Add School Tax in Lawrence County Districts
In Moulton Alabama patrons of Antioch district No 7 and Hendon No 11 voted to raise three mills for a longer school term. The official count shows six to zero in Antioch and thirteen to zero in Hendon in favor with no opposition. State equalization funds go to districts that levy their own taxes.
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Moulton
Ala
Lawrence County
Court of County Revenues
Antioch District No
Hendon No
New Lament On Cotton Crop From Mooresville Planter
Henry B. Zeitler a noted planter in Mooresville Limestone County faces a new pest for his cotton crop described as squirrels. Workers on the Zeitler farm report many squirrels on the property and that the animals are feeding on cotton bolls found high in trees.
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Henry B. Zeitler
Mooresville
Limestone County
Zeitler
Zeitler Place
Daily Crossword Puzzle 1 Stuches 6
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Ireland
Noam
Montgomery Family Reunion Set for Gra ham Church
Reverend Montgomery of Moulton arranged details for a Montgomery family reunion next Sunday at Gra ham church in Lawrence county. About 500 relatives are invited to attend. the previous reunion three years ago drew 87 family members who were photographed as a single group.
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Rev. Montgomery
Moulton
Montgomery
Graham Church
Lawrence County
Lions Sponsor Home Town Week in Moulton
The Moulton Lions Club plans a Home Town Week October 8 to 12 with the Lawrence Community Fair on the last two days. They will work with the Moulton Trade Association to promote trade at home and a special sales day for merchants. The program will include stunts parades shows and entertainment.
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Moulton
Ala
Lions’ Club of
Lawrence
Moulton Trade Association
Milk Bottle Slips Someone Cuts Foot
Mrs. Roger Gardner of East Vine street is recovering after a milk bottle slipped from her hand and shattered on the floor. A piece of glass severed a small vein in her foot, requiring medical aid to stop the bleeding.
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Roger Gardner
East Vine Street
Memphis business mission involves H. L. Peterson
Morgan County Motor Company figure H. L. Peterson is in Memphis for a business mission. The note places Peterson in the city to pursue corporate aims and engage with local industry contacts.
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Memphis
H. L. Peterson
Morgan County Motor Company
Business Mission
IS ILL AT HOME Carlyle Blackwell noted bank official ill
The article notes Carlyle Blackwell secretary manager of the Citizens Industrial Bank is ill at home and has many friends who regret his condition.
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Carlyle Blackwell
Citizens Industrial Bank
Roland Gray Returns From Akron Trip
Roland Gray manager of Connecticut Mills has returned from a business trip to Akron Ohio.
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Akron
Roland Gray
Connecticut Mills
Ohio
Judge Simpson Laid To Rest In Courtland
Funeral services are held in Courtland for Judge Simpson who died in Oklahoma. He was husband of former Miss Carrie Harris of Courtland and part of a prominent North Alabama family. Interment will follow at Courtland cemetery.
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Courtland
Judge Simpson
Oklahoma
Carrie Harris
North Alabama
Courtland Cemetery
Witt Cites Decline In Local Crop Outlook
John R. Witt, Limestone county master farmer, on a business trip today said he was forced to change his positive view. He noted a pronounced downturn in the last two weeks, especially for cotton, worsening this section’s agricultural prospects.
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John R. Witt
Limestone County
Sacrifice and The World's Delight in New Fiction Vignette
Owen Johnson's Sacrifice presents a wife Sabina Barings struggle with divorce and family ties amid a stylish circle that excuses separation. Sabina and Max face Paris and a tragic accident before reconciliation. Fulton Oursler profiles Adah Isaac Menken as a multifaceted performer shaping The World's Delight with legends, love, and travel.
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New York
Owen Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Sabina Baring
Long Island
Max Baring
Barings
Max
Sabina
Eileen Daikes
Phil Sandhurst
Paris
Adah Isaac Menken
Fulton Oursler
Oursler
Jack Dempsey
New Orleans
Mazeppa
Amand
London
Dumas
Swinburne
Notable Profiles and Literary Sketches in Recent Books
A newspaper mentions Walter Noble Burns's Tombstone and his tales of outlaws and lawmen, highlighting Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. It notes Curly Bill as chief outlaw and remarks on Henry Ford’s portrayal in Stuart Hodgson’s Portraits and Reflections. It also references Stuart Chase and E. J. Schliink’s Your Money's Worth and William He wis’s The Book.
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Tombstone
Walter Noble Burns
Sota
Billy the Kid
Wyatt Earp
Doc” Holliday
Curly Bill
Henry Ford
Stuart Hodgson
Hodgson
Ford
King George
Alfred E. Smith
Mussolini
Lady Astor
Senor Capablanca
Stuart Chase
E. J. Schliink
William Hewis
Dusty Rhodes Off Duty at The Daily for Several Days
Awhale off duty for several days, Dusty Rhodes attache of The Daily, long time staffer, is away from the job for the second time since relocating to the city.
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Dusty” Rhodes
The
Daily
Mr. Rhodes
Malaria Cases Rise While Tuberculosis Falls in July Report
Montgomery Alabama August 19 The state board of health July report shows malaria up with 186 cases, up from June 841, while tuberculosis declines from 512 in June to 275 in July. Typhoid rises to 154, influenza drops to 15, diphtheria 49, pneumonia 66, pellagra 157.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Board of Health
Department
Masonic School Concludes Activities At Mt Zion
W R McCluskey returned from Mt Zion where he led a Masonic school of instruction on Wednesday and Thursday at the Mt Zion lodge room. Attendance was good with strong interest shown in the order. Dinner was served on the grounds. The next conference will be at Trinity lodge No 386 on the second Tuesday in February 1930.
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W. R. McCluskey
Mt. Zion
Mt. Zion Lodge
Trinity Lodge
No. 386
Alva Burns Returns to Sterchi Bros Bank Store
Alva Burns, popular manager of Sterchi Bros Bank street retail establishment, returns to work after a several days illness this morning.
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Alva Burns
Sterchi Bros
Bank Street
Revival Opens as Large Crowds Gather in Tent Meeting
Large crowds attended a Sunday revival in a big tent on Seventh Avenue near Moulton Street. Rev. J. R. Hazlewood led preaching as the cooperative meeting is slated to run about three weeks. In a separate note, Fred McCann of Merriam Kansas once held 400 five dollar gold pieces and now has one remaining 1845 American piece.
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Seventh Avenue
Moulton Street
J. R. Hazlewood
Fred McCann
Merriam, Kas
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