National Distillers expands holdings as NRA tensions unfold
National Distillers buys Andy Melton's Overholt Distillery for 6.057 million and gains control in champagne importers while planning to sell dry gin via Penn Mar Kentucky. The group also controls Sunny Brook, Kentucky Distillery, and other brands as labor relations flare over NRA talks, with steel and labor figures clashing and Green’s fate tied to the steel code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Distillers
Andy Melton
Fleischmann
Yeast Fame
Penn Mar Kentucky, Inc
U. S
Coroner's Jury Names Three Witnesses in Royal Killing
A coroner's jury found James Royal age 18 died from a gunshot likely fired from a passing Chevy car on West Vine street. Three companions Frank Brawley Otis Webb and James Eddie were held to the grand jury as witnesses. The jury could not identify occupants of the vehicle or confirm masked dancers near the scene. Royal had worked for Carl Arantz.
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James Royal
West Vine Street
Royal
Horton
McCartney
Madison
Lewis ©. Brown
Frank Brawley
Otis Webb
James Eddie
Brown
George Wallace
M. J. Lesser
Garner Pride
W. K. McNeill
Homer Smith
B. P. Wallace
Carl Arantz
Court moves to bring accused to trial with least delay
Madison county sheriff thwarted a 40 man attempt to seize Thomas Brown accused of attacking Mrs. Dugger. Brown was captured on Sycamore Street, identified by Mrs. Dugger, and sent to the county jail for trial as a special grand jury convenes.
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Huntsville
Ala
Ben Giles
Madison County
Thomas Brown
Decatur
National Guard
Morgan County
Grand Jury
George Dugger
Tom Brown
Catteesnd
Moulton
Fred Robinson
Bill Moore
Brown
Aurtley Watkins
Sycamore Street
Vine Street
Watkins
Britnell
Walton
Johnston Street
Dugger
Robinson
Daily
East Decatur
City Cemetery
Knfe
Louisville
Nashville
Austin Springs
Hartselle
Hunteville
Cullman County
Cullmen
Davis
Bryn
Boeing
Eighth Street
Petition Seeks 48 Hour Work Week and No Hour Change
Local merchants circulate petitions to have Decatur reclassified by the NRA to avoid changes in store hours and adopt a 48 hour work week. Similar efforts spread to towns of Decatur's size, arguing for removal from the larger-city classification. Wages under the amended code would stay largely the same except $0 for extras and $8 for janitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
NRA
Nashville visitors to Mrs Hatchett for a few days
Mrs. J. Schutt Jr. and daughter Margaret with niece Josephine Chandler of Nashville arrive today to visit their aunt Mrs. W. L Hatchett for a short stay.
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J. ©. Schutt, Jr
Margaret
Josephine Chandler
Nashville
W. L Hatchett
Pete Lentz First To Bale Cotton This Year In Decatur
Pete Lentz of Limestone county earns the first bale honor of 1933 Ginning season for Decatur. The bale from Farmers Gin Co. weighed 476 pounds and will likely be sold today. Cotton pickers continue work as fields turn white in the Valley.
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Decatur
Pete Lentz
Limestone County
Harris Station
Farmers Gin Co
Malone Voices Stand in Morgan County Campaign Speech
Judge Malone spoke to about 300 Lawrence and Morgan counties residents at the Moulton courthouse stressing independence from business and political interests. He defended holding two primaries and refuted deals to bypass majority rule, then planned stops in Belle Mina and Decatur to meet voters. He also accepted church and religious meetings in Cairo, Limestone County, and a Board of Revenue session kept him in Decatur.
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Moulton
Baynard L. Malone
Congress
J. E. Horton
Morgan
Malone
Lawrence
Morgan County
Lexington
Tuscumbia
Judge Malone
Belle Mina
Decatur
Board of Revenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Cairo
Limestone County
Mrs J M Forrest Dies in Texas
Mrs J M Forrest dies August 17 in Sherman Texas. She was daughter of the late J R Stephenson sister of Mrs W C Howell of Decatur and Pred Stephenson of Hartselle and mother of Mrs Hugh Ballew of Athens.
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J. M. Forrest
Sherman
Texas
Forrest
J. R. Stephenson
W. C. Howell
Decatur
Pred Stephenson
Hartselle
Hugh Ballew
Athens
NRA Instruction School Tonight at City Hall
A school of instruction for NRA workers is set for this evening at Railroad Street city hall. Instructions will cover the methods workers are expected to pursue. The public is invited to attend. the meeting begins at 8 o'clock.
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NRA
Railroad Street
Development of valley wild life urged by Quinn plan
I T Quinn state game and fish commissioner urged a broad Tennessee Valley Authority wild life program in basin development. He cited migratory bird routes, potential backwaters and dam waters to create feeding and nesting grounds for ducks geese quail and pheasants, with emphasis on game fish and wildlife propagation.
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Montgomery
Ala
I. T. Quinn
Game and Fish
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee
Tennessee Basin
Tennessee Valley
Ohio River
Gulf Coast
Lake Wilson
Tennessee River
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Eight Farmers Die As Truck Hits Train in Lumberton
In Lumberton North Carolina eight farmers were killed and three were critically injured when a tobacco truck collided with a Seaboard Air Line passenger train. Bodies lay along the tracks for over 300 yards. The victims named include Jesse Davenport Louis Davenport Wesley Davenport Burchard Smith Dick Harper Walter Smith Clyde Taylor and an unidentified man. The driver Smith reportedly failed to see the train.
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Lumberton
N. C
Seaboard Air Line
Jesse Davenport
Louis Davenport
Wesley Davenport
Burchard Smith
Dick Harper
Walter Smith
Clyde Taylor
Smith
Guilty verdict in robbery attempt at Danville
Albert Looney of Decatur found guilty by a Lawrence county circuit court jury in Moulton of assault with intent to rob. The case stems from an alleged May 19 robbery attempt at R. J. Stevenson's home near Danville. Judge J. E. Horton will sentence Looney. Robert Buford of Flint faces trial on a related charge.
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Albert Looney
Decatur
Lawrence County
Moulton
R. J. Stevenson
Danville
J. E. Horton
Looney
Robert Buford
Flint
Buford
Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Evans to Speak to Town Creek Residents
Llewellyn Evans of the Tennessee Valley Authority will speak to Town Creek Civic Club Wednesday at 8 p.m. on government plans to develop the Valley. Decatur citizens plan to attend as invitations are issued by Town Creek Civic Club.
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Llewellyn Evans
Tennessee Valley Authority
Town Creek
Johnson declares price hikes to be resisted in retail code hearing
Washington dispatch reports General Hugh Johnson telling traders at today’s retail dealers code hearing that the Recovery Administration will not tolerate unreasonable price increases. He urged resistance to anticipated jobber boosts and warned that speculative rises threaten the recovery program. Johnson aims to place coal and auto industry codes under presidential charters by Tuesday or Wednesday and continues planning a Hyde Park briefing to report progress on reemployment through shorter workweeks.
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Washington
National Recovery Administration
Hugh Johnson
Johnson
Roosevelt
Hugh G. Johnson
NRA
Hyde Park
N Y
Schedule of can sealing centers and dates announced
Miss Erin Rowe announces a schedule of can sealing for fruit and vegetable preserves at county centers. Towns include Decatur West Town Hartselle Somerville Parkville Eva Florette Valhermose with Wednesday and Thursday sessions and other centers to follow. Over 132 canning demonstrations reach 8,000 RF C families and visitors.
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Erin Rowe
Decatur
South Town
West Town
Hartselle
Somerville
Parkville
Eva
Florette
Valhermose
Miss Rowe
No Action Yet In Scottsboro Case
Judge James E Horton said by telephone from Moulton that no action has been taken to set the Scottsboro case for trial here. He repeated that no new dates have been set and denied circulating reports of an early September hearing. Attorney General Omas E Knight urged early setting to avoid conflicts with the U S supreme court sessions.
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James E Horton
Moulton
Scottsboro
Horton
Omas E. Knight
United States Supreme Court
Former Decatur Resident R P Oglesby Dies in Wetumpka
Death notice from Decatur records the passing of R P Oglesby a longtime L and N Railroad machinist and former resident. He died at his daughter Mrs De Loach s home in Wetumpka Alabama. He belonged to Albany Lodge No 159 I O O F and Central Baptist church. He is survived by his daughter and one grandchild. Burial is planned in Wetumpka.
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R. P. Oglesby
Decatur
de Loach
Wetumpka
Ala
Oglesby
L. & N Railroad
Albany Lodge No. 159
Central Baptist Church
Ira Mae Knight
Fort Worth Visitors Stay With Uncle W L Jennings
Miss Lula Jennings and her brother Earl Jennings of Fort Worth Texas were guests this week of their uncle W L Jennings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Jennings
Earl Jennings
Fort Worth
Tex
W.L
Lawrence Child Dies in Moulton At 20 Months
Lawrence Child Hoyt Eugene Nolen aged 20 months died Monday afternoon at 3 pm in Moulton where he had been brought for treatment. The baby had been sick only a few hours before death. Funeral arrangements pending in Rock?
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Hoyt Eugene Nolen
Moulton
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