Prohibition Board Criticizes Hoover in Curtis Praise
The Methodist board of temperance prohibition and public morals says Curtis is the only candidate deserving commendation while Hoover’s plan to repeal the 18th amendment via beer legislation disappoints them. The dispatch notes a stubborn split among church leaders amid the 1930s alcohol debate.
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Washington, D. C
Curtis
Methodist Board of Temperance Prohibition
Public Morals
Hoover
Nogates
Sharp rise seen in cotton today
New York August day sees cotton futures surge with gains up to 49 points in October contracts. Active contracts jump 1.27 a bale amid bullish weather signals and eight cent cotton prospects. Prices rise to about seven and three-quarter cents per pound.
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New York
Orleans
Rotary Club Picnic at Dr. Chenaults Home
Decatur Rotary Club members will picnic Thursday afternoon at Dr. Erskine Chenaults country home on the Danville pike. The club will entertain their Rotary-Anns during the event.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Erskine Chenault
Danville Pike
Rotary-Anns
Mrs Crow Dies After Lengthy Illness at 74
Mrs. J. E. Crow, aged 74, died Tuesday afternoon at 3 30 at her home on Decatur route two after a illness of several months. Funeral services will be held at Antioch church on Somerville road at three this afternoon with interment in the Crow family cemetery. The service will be preached by Rev. Woodward of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. Nephews will act as pallbearers. Survived by two sons M. H. Crow and W. A. Crow two daughters Mrs J E Matthews and Mrs W E Sivley four sisters and a number of nieces and nephews.
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J. E. Crow
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
M. H
W. A. Crow
J. E. Matthews
W. E. Sivley
Alabama House considers two cent tax on natural gas sales
A bill introduced by Rep Shepherd of Walker proposes a two cent excise tax per thousand cubic feet on natural gas sold to consumers in Alabama. The measure defines natural gas and distributer dealer, sets monthly payment due dates, and requires reports to the state tax commission within 30 days after passage.
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Montgomery
Ala
Shepherd
Walker
Alabama
State Tax Commission
Kiwanis Governor Watkin to Visit Decatur Club
John K Watkin governor of the Alabama Kiwanis district will visit the Decatur Kiwanis club for its regular Thursday meeting. He arrives Thursday afternoon for a conference with local Kiwanis officials before the 7 pm meeting at the Junior Chamber of Commerce hall known as Ki-Ro-Pi hall. Huntsville Kiwanis members will attend though the Huntsville club cannot be present as a group.
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John K Watkin
Alabama Kiwanis District
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Governor Watkin
Decatur
Huntsville Club
Decatur Club
Huntsville
Beloved Woman Dies After Ten Months Illness
Mrs. Mary P. Littlejohn, 80, widow of W. W. Littlejohn, died Tuesday afternoon at her daughter Mrs. R. N. Harris residence in Decatur after a ten month illness. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 from the Harris home. Rev. Gamble of Huntsville will officiate. Interment at Decatur cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. R. N. Harris and son Thomas P. Littlejohn, three nieces and one nephew. Pallbearers named. A pioneer Valley family member, Mrs. Littlejohn had long resided in the area.
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Mary P. Littlejohn
W. W. Littlejohn
R. N. Harris
East Walnuut Street
Rev. Gamble
Episcopal
Huntsville
Decatur Cemetery
Brown
Thomas P. Littlejohn
Atlee Hoff
Lamar Cartwright
C. B. Elliott
Neal M. Speake
F. E. Taylor
William Moseley
Littlejo
Ralph Draper Laid To Rest at Church
Ralph Draper of Collins was laid to rest at Mt Tabor church on Wednesday afternoon. News of his death was received with sincere regret in the section where he was well known.
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Ralph Draper
Collins
Mt. Tabor
W. F. Fricke Returns Home After Illness
Falkville resident W. F. Fricke is able to be out again, marking a return from illness. Local community figures note his recovery and welcome him back to daily activities.
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W. F. Fricke
Falkville
Planes Landed and One Damaged as Weather Delays Flights
Reports from Harbor Grace and nearby air routes describe two long overdue planes arriving safely while another crashed fifty miles away with no injuries. The damaged craft involved pilots Thor Solberg and Carl Petersen. crews from Vermont and New York faced delays awaiting better weather for transatlantic plans. Maj. James H. Doolittle attempted a skid landing in Wichita after faulty gear, then tested a rebuilt Laird biplane to pursue Bendix and West East speed records.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Fiiers
Harbor Grace
Thor Solberg
Carl Petersen
New York
Clyde Lee
John Bochkon
Baste
Vermont
Norway
George Hutchinson
London
William Uldrich
Leon Pistulli
Edna Newcomer
Rome
Captain Mollison
England
Wichita
James H
Jimmy) Doolittle
Laird
Preston Kirk
Doolittle
Fair Crowd Attends Court House Meeting Before Election
A sizable audience gathered at the court house last night to hear candidates discuss issues ahead of the municipal election on September 19. About 100 people attended as several candidates spoke on current topics.
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Court House
Roosevelt Invited to Visit Muscle Shoals for Campaign Address
A house resolution already adopted and Senate likely to pass extends an official invitation to Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to visit Muscle Shoals and deliver a campaign address there.
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House
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Muscle Shoals
Bethlehem Revival Campaign Kicks Off August 28
The Bethlehem revival campaign begins next Sunday August 28 and runs for a week. All who can attend are invited to join, with services in two worship places and in the evenings.
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Mt, Tabor
Bethlehem
Two Victories in Farm Price Drive Reported Today
Two victories in the Midwest strike for higher prices were recorded, with milk producers in Nebraska winning higher prices. Omaha officials of the Co-Operative Milk Association agreed to pay $2.00 per hundredweight, up from $1.45, and Lincoln dealers raised to $1.80, up forty cents as rail interruptions persisted.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Nebraska
Omaha
Co-Operative Milk Association
Lincoln
Invasion by Motor Caravan Aims to Pressure Coal Workers
Staunton Illinois August 24 a motor caravan four long carries striking miners toward Southern coal fields to deter fellow workers from the new five dollar wage scale. Benton Franklin county residents raise armed barricades as Sheriff Robinson mobilizes several hundred armed volunteers to repel the invasion.
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Staunton
Ill
Benton
Franklin County
Robinson
Jammed Gun Saved Life of a Deputy in Gadsden
In Gadsden Alabama deputies Bates Smith and Knight pursued Marley Daughtery after a complaint he had run his family away. After a lengthy search they arrested him following a desperate struggle during which his gun jammed, preventing a potential shooting.
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Gadsden
Ala
Bates
Smith
Knight
Alford Bend
Marley Daughtery
Daughtery
Hine Plans Pre-Election Talk at Wheeler Park
A. A. Hine, candidate in the upcoming municipal election, announced he will speak next Saturday at Wheeler Park at eight. This event is the fourth in a series of pre-election talks the candidate is holding at various city locations.
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Aa & Butler P
Two Men Missing After Start for Decatur
Mrs. Horace Lively and Mrs. Johnny NeSmith seek help locating their husbands Horace Lively and Johnny NeSmith who left Atlanta Friday for Decatur. Lively, 22, 146 pounds, 5 11, blue pants white shirt brown hat, with scars on elbow stomach and after appendicitis. NeSmith, 23, 152 pounds, 5 11, dark pants blue shirt, scar over left eye. Information requested.
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Horace Lively
Johnny NeSmith
11Th Avenue
West
Atlanta
Decatur
Georgia City
Lively
NeSmith
Ne- Smith
Alabama Commission Chairman Attends Birmingham Meeting
Ben Bloodworth, chairman of the Alabama Athletic Commission, traveled to Birmingham this afternoon to participate in a commission meeting.
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Ben Bloodworth
Alabama Athletic Commission
Birmingham
Commission
Orion in the heavens sighting reported by Valley residents
Alarm clocks woke Valley residents at three in the morning as reports spread of a bright object described as The Star of Bethlehem riding in the eastern sky. The article notes that astronomy texts do not name the star and suggests the sight could be a planet, possibly linked to an upcoming eclipse on August 1. The description mentions a large blue-colored object visible near the east and slightly northeast.
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Bethlehem
Alabama House Delays Blue Law Repeal Vote Until Friday
Alabama lawmakers move to calendar the Manasco bill repealing blue laws and allowing Sunday sports for voting on Friday. The House advanced a 73 to 25 vote on a $20 million bond amendment and discussed the Pletcher salary cut plan applying to state and local officials with a 33 1 3 to 22 1 2 percent scale and exemptions for salaries under 1 200.
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Montgomery
Ala
House Committee On Criminal Wre Today
Asco
Alabama
House
Committed On Appropriations
Saarame
Tiv Goode
Senate
Shelby Fetacher
Huntsville
Rennennrereenen
Fletcher
United After Long Separation Brings Three Family Members Together
T J Howard and sister Bettie Cloud of South Decatur with nephew Bob Sewell of Ft Worth Texas report reunion after forty three years apart. Sewell left his old home and has joined relatives this week in the community.
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T. J. Howard
Mra Bettie Cloud
South Decatur
Bob Sewell
Ft. Worth
Texas
Mr. Sewell
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Decatur Daily
Rapidan Camp
Rapidan
Billy
Kiwanis
Capt. Mollison
Roosevelt
Shoals
Hine
Wheeler Park
V. C. Tisdal
Elk City
Okla
James Cox
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Tisdal
Father Cox
Georgia
Orion
House Committee
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