Evangelist Tucker Preaches Christ Divinity at Decatur Tabernacle
Evangelist George Tucker will argue Jesus is the Son of God in a Decatur tabernacle sermon titled Was Christ Divine. The service features witness-style preaching, strong music, and plans for a Wednesday Church Night campaign with pastors urged to attend.
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George Tucker
Tabernacle
City Park
Central High School
Jesus
God
Christ
Decatur
Central Baptist Church
Tucker
Emanuel
Ernest Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Tyler
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Lowery
Herman Troup
B. A. Turner
Mr. Turner
Harry Wyatt
J. W. Clapton
Young workman falls to death off top of building at Athens
Alvie Hargrove, seventeen, died after plunging from the roof of the Masonic building in Athens while repairing it. Witnesses saw the fall. he was taken to hospitals in Athens and Decatur but died shortly after. He had recently moved from the countryside with no spouse and is survived by his parents.
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Alvie Hargrove
The
Benevolent Hospital
Young Hargrove
Dr. Powers
Decatur
Elbert Brown Victim In Alleged Three-Man Assault
Elbert Brown suffered multiple wounds after an alleged assault by three men possibly from Lawrence county. He was treated at the Benevolent hospital and released. Authorities withheld names pending investigation. The attack reportedly occurred near Liberty church.
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Lawrence County
Benevolent Hospital
Brown
Liberty Church
Barber Fatally Shot in Tampa Rooming House Quarrel
S D Roop a 60 year old barber who had moved from Hot Springs Arkansas was shot and fatally injured in his rooming house in a quarrel with three other men Police held for questioning the operator Mrs Martha Poulas her daughter and Roop's daughter while three men sought to force entrance to the women's apartments and were being sought by police The men allegedly visited a roadhouse last night per detective chief Fred Thomas
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Tampa
Fla
S. D. Roop
Hot Springs
Ark
Martha Poulas
Beulah Ransom
Roop
Melda Wright
Fred Thomas
Thomas
Decatur man lauds Tennessee highways via Texas trip
A Decatur resident returning from Texas via Memphis praises Tennessee roads. He notes a concrete highway from Waynesboro to Nashville and good feeder roads connecting to it.
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Decatur
Texas
Tennessee
Lone Star State
Memphis
Waynesboro
Tenn
Repair Crews Work After Sunday Storm Wires Damaged
Alabama Power and Bell Telephone crews came out from under heavy duties after a Sunday night storm damaged light and telephone wires across the county.
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Alabama Power Company
Bell Telephone Company
Morgan County Farmers Plant Legumes
Morgan farmers are urged to plant legumes such as Austrian peas or hairy vetch to enrich soil with nitrogen and organic matter. J. C. Lowery, extension agronomist, says this practice will raise yields of both cotton and corn across the county.
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Morgan County
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
J. C. Lowery
Extension Agronomist
Bridge Steel Revived Demand Passes Through Decatur
Several car loads of structural steel destined for bridges in Virginia moved through Decatur from Birmingham, signaling a revival in Birmingham area steel demand as construction activity picks up.
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Virginia
Decatur
Birmingham
Attorneys Work As Court Nears
Decatur lawyers stay busy as the September term of county court approaches. Judge W. T. Lowe is expected to dispose of scores of important cases, with many set for trial.
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Decatur
W. T. Lowe
Unsolved Robberies Linked by Investigators
Officers probing recent Decatur area crimes believe the same culprits hit the Bank Street station of the Waco Pep company and a Hartselle restaurant the same night, but no suspects have been traced yet.
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Decatur
Bank Street
Waco Pep Company
Hartselle
Hoover names chairman for national drought relief drive
Secretary Hyde was appointed by President Hoover as chairman of the national drought relief committee. The group will coordinate federal activities with state efforts and monitor reduced shipping rates to aid farmers. Weather reports praise renewed rains across the middle west, with showers in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee.
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Hyde
Hoover
National Drought Relief Committee
Agriculture Department
National Relief Committee
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National Committee
Chairman Legge
Federal Farm Board
Paul Bester
Federal Farm Loan
Roy A. Young
Federal Reserve Board
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
R. H. Ashton
American Railway Association
Ken Mills
Treasury
Henry M
Concrete Road Fire Attracts Wide Comment South Of Here
The Daily reports a fire burning a concrete road south of town drawing motorists to Blount Springs. Engines once stationed in the area along the old Louisville and Nashville railroad right of way fed coal grease and debris in the fill that ignited.
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Here
Blount Springs
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Rotarians Urged to Attend Evening Meeting with Governor
President John Snodgrass invites all Rotarians to attend next week's meeting at 6 30 PM instead of 12 15 PM to greet regional governor Joe Duckworth and welcome him to the local club setting.
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John Snodgrass
Joe Duckworth
Mercury at eighty five degrees at one pm
The mercury stood at 85 degrees at 1 PM. The heat was milder than early last week but still hot enough for practical purposes.
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Mercury
Two Officers Quit Posts as Jurors Probe
In Livingston Alabama on August 19 two officials resign amid a grand jury probe into Fourth of July disorders at Emille and laxity in enforcing prohibition. Circuit Solicitor W R Kimbrough resigns effective September 15. Circuit Clerk M C Jarman resigns effective September 1 after a decade in office. Sheriff W T Scales says he will not resign.
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Livingston
Ala
Sumpter County Grand Jury
Emille
W. R. Kimbrough
M. C. Jarman
Jarman
W. T. Scales
Republican Row Is Watched Here
Local politicians await the upcoming Republican convention in Birmingham next Thursday to decide whether to nominate candidates for the U S Senate or governor or to rally behind the independents led by Tom Heflin and Hugh Locke. The party faces internal division with no clear gain from backing the independents, described by leaders as a sell out.
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Birmingham
United States Senate
Tom Heflin
Hugh Locke
Alabama
Republican Party
County Teachers Named by Hudson in Lawrence County
County Superintendent Hudson of Lawrence County announces the appointment of teachers for the county. The full list will be published within the next day or two.
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Hudson
Lawrence County
Checks reveal state senator Starr connected to Zuta funds
Chicago reports show state senator Starr of the 13th district had checks drawn on the Zuta strong box dated October 5 and October 16, 1926. Starr, elected that year, faces reelection on the Republican ticket. The endorsement on the checks is not identified as Starr handwriting. Also tied to the case, Evanston Police Lieutenant William Freeman admitted receiving a $400 loan from Zuta while heading the Evanston force.
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Ter
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Zuta
Starr
Senate
William Freeman
Evanston
Freeman
Alhough
Connor Expected To Attend Fight At Malone Park
James Connor of Huntsville, past commander of the Huntsville post American Legion, is expected to be among those attending the fight in Malone park this evening.
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James Connor
Huntsville
The
American Legion
Malone Park
Praises Florida Yet Sees Decatur Favorably
Fred Stutz of Coral Gables Florida praises Florida as wonderful but notes Decatur still looks good and he enjoys meeting old friends there again while visiting.
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Fred Stutz
Coral Gables
Pla
Stutz
Decatur
Amended Morgan Senate Race Report Corrects B5 Box Total
W Tom Price, Morgan County Democratic Committee chair, filed an amended report showing Melvin Hutson with 328 votes in Decatur Box 5, not 228. The error stemmed from misreading totals by two election tabulation officials. correction elevates Hutson by 82 votes over J Marvin Kelley for Morgan Lawrence senate seat.
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Senate
Price
W. Tom Price
Morgan County
Democratic Committee
Melvin Hutson
Decatur
Mr. Hutson
Hutson
Decatur Box Five
John Brandon
Ed Pettus
M. D. Wiggins
J. Marvin Kelley
Hartselle
Lawrence
Alabama Democrats Set Joint Session for Aug 26
E W Pettus of Selma announces 55 newly elected state committee members will gather August 26 in Montgomery with the retiring panel to establish rules and review returns from last week's primary. A campaign committee may be formed with a chair to be chosen by Miller Bankhead and Merrill.
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Ala
E. W. Pettus
Selma
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
Pettus
Pri
B. M. Miller
John H. Bankhead
U. S
Hugh Merrill
Lister Hill Address Sought by Democratic Party Activists
Democrats in Morgan county push for Congressmen Lister Hill to visit for a campaign address on behalf of the party nominees. Hill, a well known Democrat, previously drew a large crowd in 1928 when he spoke for the presidential nominees.
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Lister Hill
Morgan County
Congressman Hill
No Call Yet For Independent Group
Charles Layman, Mor gan county Independent group chairman, has not announced a new meeting. No independent candidates were named at the latest gathering as members await the Democratic primary results to gauge nominee acceptability. Independents endorsed Locke for governor and Heflin for senator.
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Charles Layman
Independent Group of Voters
Morgan County
Locke
Heflin
Added Work For Street Cleaners
The Sunday night wind storm increased duties for the city street cleaning department as many tree branches blocked streets. By morning signs of the storm were cleared and conditions were almost back to normal.
Doctor Roan Visits Decatur County
Dr. O. M. Roan, once a prominent local physician, is visiting relatives in Decatur and other parts of the county.
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O. M. Roan
Decatur
Alabama Open Tennis Tourney Produces Wins and Faces
Pomeroy Porter of Mobile defeated Dr. L. E. Morton of Annis 1 5 while William Porter bowed to Charles Sellers of Montgomery in the Alabama open tennis tourney. Howard Halse of Montgomery showed strong form as the day continued.
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Ala
Pomeroy Porter
Mobile
Dr. L. E. Morton
Annis
William Porter
Charles Sellers
Howard Halse
Theeye
Ruse Used to Gain Entrance to Jail Sparks Lynching in North Carolina
Oliver Moore, 29, was seized from the county jail by about 200 masked men who used a ruse to gain entry, then hanged him from a tree and riddled his body with bullets. The mob drove Moore to his Wilson county home where he was shot as he hung. This was North Carolina’s first lynching since 1921. A preliminary hearing had set his case for trial, and officials planned to hold the suspect for the September superior court.
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N. C
Oliver Moore
P. O. Watson
Moore
Wilson County
North Carolina
Edgecombe County
W. E. Bardin
Combe County
Watson
Sig
Bardin
Tennessee Officer Ote Fowler Arrested on DWI Charge
Ote Fowler, a Tennessee officer, was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge. He was turned over to Tennessee authorities after apprehension by local police.
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Ote Fowler
Fowler
Tennessee
Alleged Slayer Remains In Jail
Sol Walters, a Black railroad worker, is held in the county jail after the killing of Alf Cash last week. Walters made no application for a wavy hearing of his case today.
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Negro Railroad
Lowing
Alf Cash
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