Decatur Hosts Shrine Parade With Barbecue And Contests
Nobles of Zamora temple of the Mystic Shrine arrived in Decatur aboard a special train and opened a day of events with a parade along Bank Street led by a crack band. The day featured a beauty contest won by Ruth Moore and Lena McGregor in swimming and diving, a barbecue at Malone Park, a 7:45 pm concert at Second Avenue and Johnston Street, and a social gathering at Valley Country Club before departure.
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Zamora
Mystic Shrine
B. L. Malone
Decatur
D Bank Street
Bank Street
Malone Park
Second Avenue
Johnston Street
Crystal Plunge
Ruth Moore
Ethel Harrison
Elizabeth Sarver
Lena McGregor
Catherine Darby
Margaret Sarver
Valley Country Club
Deputy Sheriff J R Walker in custody over Waddell slaying
Deputy J R Walker, a Hartsville County deputy, remained jailed after being charged with the slaying of F D Waddell during an illicit still raid on a Hartsville mountain road. The 200 gallon copper still was destroyed at the scene. Waddell was buried in Bishop cemetery this morning.
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J. R
Jodie) Walker
F. D
Jack) Waddell
J. M. Waddell
Mr. Walker
Hartselle
Waddell
Willoughby
J. Willoughby
B. E. Davis
Bishop Cemetery
Evangelist Tucker Preaches Against Social Evils Tonight
In the city park tabernacle Evangelist George Tucker will deliver a message titled The 20th Century Woman denouncing modern dancing and social trends. He invites dancers and instructors to attend and vows to preach straight from the shoulder.
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Tabernacle
City Park
George Tucker
Vine
Shrine
Central Methodist Church
Herman Troup
Jesus
Lowery
E. N. Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
J. M. Petty
Rev
J. B. Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
M. A. Andrews
Channing
Tucker
Reel
Classified Ads Stand Alone In Daily Market
The passage extols the Classified Service as the sole trusted meeting place for people with wants and needs in The Daily. It asserts unique value and unity of opinion about Classified Ads.
Twelve Held in Hi Jacking Plot in Nashville
Ten men and two women are in federal custody on charges of running a hi jacker ring by posing as officers in fake whisky raids. Buford Rader, already under bond for a murder charge in Winchester, accompanied officers as an informer during raids. Patrolman Hilderbrand and his daughter Elma, also detained, face bonds of five thousand dollars each. Elma blames kidnapper activity for her 1926 Memphis disappearance.
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Nashville
Tenn
Memphis
Buford
Buck) Rader
Winchester
Rader
E. D. Hilderbrand
Elma
Wiggins Family Trip Returns Home Saturday
Saturday expected return for Cc H Wiggins who left Monday for Pine Bluff Arkansas where his wife is visiting her parents.
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Cc. H. Wiggins
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Night Blooming Cereus Seen Here in Moulton
The Daily notes both the Moulton plant and a similar cereus at Mrs. M. M. Cross 1523 Somerville Road opened this week. Three additional blooms are expected in about three weeks and visitors are invited to view them. Each six inch blossom is linked to a sacred Nativity scene per tradition.
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the Daily
Moulton
M. M. Cross
Somerville Road
Cross
Christ
Highway Trucks Move Northward To Bee Line Road
Decatur residents cheered as heavy trucks moved northward toward the Bee Line highway project between Athens and Decatur. The state highway department had announced start of work this week, and equipment heading to the site suggests the road may reopen to traffic before snow flies.
One More Week Of Thursday Closing
The article notes the upcoming final Thursday half holiday after three months of practice. It states June July and August saw near standstill on Thursday afternoons and indicates a scheduled close next Thursday.
Moving Season October First
The Daily classifieds urge landlords to use the coming October first moving season to rent vacated properties. Renters are advised to check all available prospects before finalizing a lease, amid a market said to have no housing shortage.
Robbery attempt thwarted at Rankin home on Eighth Avenue
Late last night about midnight an apparent robbery attempt was made at M. R. Rankin's home near Eighth Avenue and Gordon Drive. James Rankin heard the noise, pursued the intruder, who fled into the city park behind the house, leaving heavy cloth sacks behind. Mr and Mrs Rankin were not at home.
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M. R. Rankin
Eighth Avenue
Gordon Drive
James Rankin
City Park
Rankin
Circuit Court At Moulton Ends
Judge W. W. Callahan returned to his office after the August session in Lawrence county at Moulton, saying the term ended with the motion docket to be quickly disposed of.
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W. W. Callahan
Court House
Lawrence County
Moulton
Alabama drought relief board adds Clyde Hendrix as banker member
Montgomery Aug 22 The Alabama drought relief committee chaired by Governor Bibb Graves plans a meeting at 10 am with Commissioner Seth P. Storrs to elect a Washington delegation. The group will push for including all counties in relief and seek winter pasture and feed shipments, with cattle moved from drought areas to the Black Belt for winter feeding. Clyde Hendrix of the Tennessee Valley Bank Decatur is named as banker member of the panel.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Drought Relief Committee
Bibb Graves
Storrs
National —— Committee
Alabama
Clyde Hendrix
Tennessee Valley Bank
Decatur
Washington
Black Belt
Wright Wins First Prize in Chevrolet Gas Test Run
C N Wright earned the top prize of $50 in a Chevrolet gas consumption test run completed late yesterday. Prize winners followed: D O Simpson second, F O Jacobs third, R P McRee fourth, George W Long fifth, Mrs W P Wade sixth, Mrs H C Ayers seventh, B P Wallace eighth. Of 354 contestants, 83 averaged 33.2 mpg, 142 averaged 29.2 mpg, 129 averaged 26.3 mpg, with a general average of 29.5 mpg.
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C. N. Wright
D. O. Simpson
F. O. Jacobs
R. P. McRee
George W. Long
W. P. Wade
H. C. Ayers
B. P. Wallace
Markers Placed Along Bee Line Highway In City
The state highway department installs metal markers on posts several feet high along the Bee Line highway through the city to assist tourists.
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The
State Highway Department
Gene Gibson And Band To Broadcast Each Night
Gene Gibson and his Alabamians will broadcast from the Commercial Appeal radio station for the next month. The University of Alabama student and his band are gaining a wide reputation locally.
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Gene (Hoot) Gibson
Young Gibson
University of Alabama
First Bale Of Cotton Ginned At Decatur Farm Gin
The first bale of the new crop was brought to Decatur and ginned at the Farmers Gin company plant. The cotton was grown by J. Lamar who lives near Decatur.
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Decatur
Farmers Gin Company
J. Lamar
City Road to Sewer Bonds Bid Ads Authorized
In regular session the Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to advertise for bids on twelve thousand five hundred dollars of bonds for a sanitary sewer system in West Decatur. The Hornbuckle Construction Company of Atlanta was awarded the contract, and work is underway. City Attorney Tennis Tidwell will handle the advertising legalities.
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Board of Mayor and Aldermen
E. W. Collier
West
Decatur
Hornbuckle Construction Company
Atlanta
Tennis Tidwell
Three Workmen Die in Blast in Yonkers Long Island Aqueduct
New York August 22 three workmen died and three more are seriously hurt in an underground explosion 64 feet deep in the Yonkers Long Island aqueduct. Bronx County district attorney opened an inquiry. Victims were Earl Quick 19 Willis Case 44 and Dennis Harley 44 all of New York.
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New York
New Yonkers-Long Island
Bronx County
Earl Quick
Willis Case
Dennis Harley
Court Upholds Civil Judgment in Lee vs Davis Case
Circuit Court clerk John H. Green receives order from the Alabama Court of Appeals upholding the County Court action in the suit J. E. Lee filed against John Davis.
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John H. Green
Alabama Court of Appeals
J. E. Lee
John Davis
Alabama Court Reverses Minnie Macklin Grand Larceny Conviction
The Alabama Court of Appeals reversed the Circuit Court ruling in the case of state of Alabama v Minnie Macklin on grand larceny charges. The case is returned to the docket awaiting disposition with a new proceeding.
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Alabama Court of Appeals
State of Alabama
Minnie Macklin
Hidden Archives of Zuta Case Stir Chicago Scandal
Lids torn from strong boxes reveal reams of records linking public officials and gangland activity. Investigators publish papers tied to Jack Zuta’s death and a Florida real estate deal involving Gary attorney Ben Laube. A police confession notes gangsters Mops Volpa and Joe Genara plotting a kidnapping for ransom.
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Chicago
Jack Zuta
Ben Laube
Gary
Ind
Frank Gross
Orlando
Fila
Ben
Zuta
Laube
Gross
Florida
Carleton
Davis
Senator Tson
Laurie
Volpa
Joe Genara
Jack
Democrats Here Are Not Alarmed In Alabama Convention
Democratic leaders in Morgan county expressed calm at the Alabama Republican convention in Birmingham. They verbally endorsed Tom Heflin for the Senate and Hugh Locke for governor, noting Republicans owe both men. Some speakers predicted the Democratic party could be wrecked for fifty years if Heflin and Locke win.
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Morgan County
Alabama Republic
Birmingham
Tom Helfin
Senate
Hugh Locke
Locke
Heflin
Alabama
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Health nurse to give diphtheria serum Tuesday
Mrs. Sewell public health nurse will be at Connecticut Mills Tuesday at 9 30 to give diphtheria serum to children 12 years and under. Treatments will be free.
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Sewell
Connecticut Mills
Alabama seeks federal aid to finish trunk highway paving
Alabama officials launch a move to complete paving on the trunk line highways with hopes of securing 6.2 million dollars in federal aid by September 1. Gov Graves and county leaders discuss funding to match federal money and advance projects including the Bankhead highway segment through Jefferson County and new Harpersville road works.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Harry G. Overhouse
Ing
Lane State
Culverhouse
Harpersville
Bibb Graves
W.E. Corning
County Board of Revenue
Junior Council Meets Tonight in Winona
Winona Junior Order United American Mechanics holds a regular session this evening with several matters of interest on the agenda and a full attendance expected.
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Winona Council Junior Order United American Mechanics
County Judge Hears Minor Cases This Morning
County Court Judge W. T. Lowe is hearing two or three minor cases scheduled for this morning and expected to dispose of them as called.
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W. T. Lowe
County Court
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Danielle Bregis
West Decatur
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Faith Burrows
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