New Birth Topic At Tabernacle In City Park
Evangelist George Tucker will preach on The New Birth at the Tabernacle in city park tonight. He says fewer than half of church members understand the New Birth and will explain plainly how to know if one has experienced it. Cottage prayer meetings rise to 16 in a day across Decatur with 136 women attending yesterday. The Tucker campaign includes youth services, special music, and a large consecration at the tabernacle with about 400 church officials pledging to serve. Tucker also plans a Friday address on The 20th Century Woman and social evils without soft language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tucker
Tabernacle
City Park
Decatur
Mr. Richson
Tucker
Francis Watkins
Miss Watkins
Bonanza
Herman Troup
J. D. Wallace
First Presbyterian Church
North Gate
Missionary Societies
Sunday Hood
Jesus
Smiles and Miles From Dependable Used Car Dealers
People save hundreds by buying reliable used cars from dependable dealers who advertise them in the Autos for Sale column. They roll up the miles of economical, trouble free transportation and have good reason to smile.
Chinese Victory Reported Against Communists in Kiangsi
Chinese dispatches claim 4,000 communists slain and 2,000 red rifles captured in western Kiangsi as the Reds retreat from Yangtse valley towns. The fall follows the burning of Wuseh in Hupeh and threats to Hankow Wuchang and Hanyang, with foreign warships aiding as nationalist forces press the advance.
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Hankow
China
Kiangsi
Yangtse
Wusueh
Hupeh
Honan
Shangtung
Stock Swindle Charges Filed In Alabama
G R Hayden alias Jack Spalding is sought on a warrant by J W Williams of Luverne charging him with swindling $5 000 in stock. Hayden posed as a bond broker with offices in New York Atlanta and Memphis and used a brokerage firm letterhead to swap 250 shares worth 20 each plus 50 cash for stock never mailed from the Memphis office. Police and the state securities commission report other Alabama victims in a rising scheme.
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Luverne
Ala
Alabama
G. R. Hayden
Jack Spalding
J. W Williams
Hayden
Williams
New York
Atlanta
Memphis
W. C. Ottes
State Securties Commission
Bathers Urged to Exercise Care After Low Stream Pollution
Rainy week runoff leaves streams shallow and polluted, prompting warnings from Dr. A J Perolio director of the state laboratory. Picnickers and bathers are advised to stay cautious and avoid risky water areas due to contamination.
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A. J. Perolio
State Laboratory
Jealous Husband Fires Wounds Man and Slays Son
Clarksville Tennessee August 21. Freeman Suiter 30 a farmer shot J Wesley Motes 25 a farm tenant after accusing him of embracing Suiter’s wife Mollie. The shot that hit Motes killed Suiter’s six year old son J W Suiter. Suiter claimed he found them together and fired then chased and shot Motes again. Motes told officers he and Mrs Suiter had been to a prayer meeting.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Freeman Sutter
J. Wesley Motes
Mollie Suiter
Suiter
Motes
J. W. Suiter
Labor Day Picnic At Malone Park By L N Shop Workers
Plans are complete for an all day Labor Day picnic and barbecue at Malone Park organized by Louisville and Nashville shop workers and their families. The event features an afternoon address by a noted speaker, horse shoe pitching, stunts, and a choice of basket lunches or barbecue with free lemonade and ice cream.
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Malone Park
Louisville
Nashville
Sam Arvidson
Full Fall Stocks For Local Stores
Local merchants report complete fall and holiday stocks after visiting northern and eastern markets. They bought full lines of seasonable merchandise and shipping plans ensure fresh, clean stock for holiday demand.
Plans Complete To Open Decatur Schools
Plans are practically complete to open the Decatur school system on September 8 says W. W. Benson superintendent. He urged all children enroll on opening day to clear confusion quickly and allow students to begin work.
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Decatur
W. W. Benson
Daylight Shortens After Summer Solstice
An hour of daylight has been cut from each day since the June 21 summer peak. The change is now noticeable and will soon bring earlier darkness for city workers and even shorter hours for farm laborers.
Relief group formed to move cattle sheep feed in Alabama
In Montgomery Governor Graves and Commissioner Storrs named a state wide drought relief committee to outline a plan to bring 175000 plus cattle and 200000 sheep from drought areas to Alabama for fall and winter feeding. The group includes Dr Bradford Knapp C W Sarver and Edward A ONeill with Storrs as chairman.
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Montgomery
Ala
Graves
Seth P. Storrs
Alabama
Black Belt
Middle West
Central States
Storrs
Hyde
Hoover
Bradford Knapp
Auburn
C W Sarver
Athens
Edward A. O'Neill
Florence
Roads Back to Passable After Rain Toll
Morgan county roads once almost impassable after last week’s rains and Sunday’s downpour were reported practically dried out today and in fairly good condition given the heavy damage.
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Morgan County
Cooler Weather Brings Cheer to County Farmers
Farmers rejoice as moderate temperatures follow last week’s rain that put a season in the ground. The cool spell is seen as more beneficial than if heat had baked the soil after the downpour.
Alabama Republicans Reject State Ticket for November
The Alabama Republican Party in convention voted unanimously against a statewide ticket in the November general election. Delegates backed local races and urged voters to choose candidates in their districts, praising Heflin and Locke for their roles in 1928 and supporting a state campaign committee to ensure fair polling representation.
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Birmingham
Ala
Republican Party of
Alabama
Teer
Senate
Heflin
Locke
Republican
Democratic Party
A. P. Longshore
Republican Party
Judge M D Wiggins Returns From Birmingham Mission
Judge M D Wiggins has returned from Birmingham where he went on a mission of business.
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M. D. Wiggins
Birmingham
Union Leaders Shot to Death in Chicago
Bernard Ruberry and Charles Mulcahy, prominent Chicago journeyman plumbers union figures, were shot to death after a dispute over the firing of a superintendent at Lane Technical High School. The elder Carl Stein heads the contracting firm and Charles Courchene had been targeted. no witnesses at the site saw who fired the shots.
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Chicago
Bernard Ruberry
Chicago Journeyman Plumbers’ Union
Charles Mulcahy
Mulcahy
Plumbers’ Union
Ruberry
New Lane Technical
Charles Courhene
Charles A. Stein
Carl Stein
Courchene
Stein
Building Constructor Employes Association
Democrats Predict Heflin Victory Challenge
A Alabama Democrat warned that Heflin will struggle in November as party organization forms for the ballot battle. Morgan county supporters reportedly deserted Heflin over his 1928 Hoover vote and failure to back the Republican candidate.
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Alabama
Tom Heflin
Heflin
Morgan County
Hoover
No Arrests In Auto Theft And Wreck Incident
Officers reported no arrests today in connection with the theft and wrecking of an automobile belonging to Charles Rountree. The car was stolen from in front of Ben Martin’s residence on Line Street and wrecked nearby. Two young men fled the scene and remain at large.
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Livingston
Ala
Sumpter County
Ward
Cuba
County Board of Education
Kimbrough
Ollis
John
Kilby
Ernest Robertson
Ben Robertson
Clarence Boyd
Tom Robertson
Charles Rountree
Ben Martin
Line Street
Court Attaches Gear Up for September County Term
Court officials prepared for the September term on the first day of September. Hundreds of witnesses are being summoned and a large crowd is anticipated in town for the session.
Fewer Misdemeanors Noted In Decatur
The city court docket in Decatur is exceptionally light over the past four or five days with Monday included showing not one-fifth as many cases as a busy Monday morning.
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Reported Blind
The secretary of Los Angeles evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson reports that the famed preacher has gone blind. No further medical details were disclosed.
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Aimee Semple McPherson
Los Angeles
Odd Fellows 10 Meet in Athens
The next home district convention No. 2 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will be held in Athens with Decatur lodge No. 52 as hostess. Officers introduced at the annual meeting included Dr. Morton, H. C. Pollard, C. O. Cullman, S. W. Forester, O. B. Myrick, Mrs Hattie Worthington, and Mrs Lilla Jacobs. Representatives from North Alabama lodges attended. Decatur lodge hosted luncheon.
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Athens
Decatur Lodge
Dr. Morton
Boaz
H. C. Pollard
Huntsville
C. O. Cullman
S. W. Forester
Decatur
O. B. Myrick
Odd Fellows Home
Hattie Worthington
Birmingham
Rebekah State Assembly
Lilla Jacobs
Rebekah Assembly
IL O. O. F
Alabama
Decatur Lodge No. 52
Man Found Dead Beside His Auto in Gadsden
Ike Whorton age 40 a member of a pioneer Gadsden family was found dead beside his car at Mint Springs three miles east of the city with a bullet wound in the head. Police believe he shot himself in a state of despondency after a cigarette for a while.
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Gadsden
Ala
Ike Whorton
Mint Springs
Fall Term Rural Schools Open October 27
Morgan county rural schools will start the regular fall session on October 27. Prof. BEl L. Hays, county superintendent of education, announced the opening date as the summer session ends. A short vacation follows for cotton-picking season.
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Morgan County
BE l L. Hays
Sanshan
Delegates Arrive as Rumors Sweep City
Arrival of delegates to the eighth district Republican convention sparked rumors of government undercover agents and a citywide bottling goods shortage as rumors spread rapidly.
Thompson Captains Return to Birmingham Boxing Show
Thompson, heading the Legion boxing event, led the crew back to Birmingham after attending the Tuesday evening show.
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Birmingham
Thompson
Legion
Waddell dies of shotgun wound after raid
Jack Waddell, 27, dies at Benevolent hospital from a gunshot during a raid on an illicit still on Bee Line Highway near Hartselle mountain. Deputy Walker is sought on a warrant for the killing. Chief Deputy Willoughby recounts the raid and the confrontation.
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Jack Waddell
F. D
Jack) Waddell
the Benevolent Hospital
J. R
Jodie) Walker
Waddell
Bee Line
Hartselle Mountain
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Communists
Sawer
Morgan
Heflin-Locke
Sumpter
Associated Press
Philo
ODD Fellows
Walker
W. T.loughby
J. M
W. T. Lowe
Willoughby
Keteser
Voigt Willoughby
Mr. Willoughby
Charles Bethany
Bureaws
Peatyres
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