New Congress Seated On Wintry Washington Day
Washington December 2 A hush of sleet greeted lawmakers as a new session opened with bills to cut taxes and push the Hoover program. Hawley moved a one per cent tax reduction while the Senate signaled early handling of tariff and supply bills as committees begin hearings on Muscle Shoals radio prohibition inland waterway flood control aviation motor bus regulation and railroad consolidation.
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Washington
Aew
Congress
Hoover
Capitol
Hawley
House
Ways and Means Committee
Longworth
Treasury
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Sleet Falls In Decatur Today
Weather observers report sleet began as rain near nine last night and turned to sleet by 4 30 this morning in Decatur. By 6 we had no sleet in town though county trees were said to be ice covered in some areas.
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Decatur
Reds Win Rotary Attendance Contest in Decatur
The Decatur Rotary attendance contest ends with the Reds led by Ingold Timberlake defeating the Blues led by Jervis Jones. The Reds finish with an attendance rate just over 96 percent for the two month period.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Reds
Ingold Timberlake
Blues
Jervis Jones
Closing Cotton Quotations From New York and New Orleans
Closing quotations for the New York and New Orleans cotton markets are listed with opening high low and close figures for multiple months including March May July and October. Prices show slight fluctuations with spots in New Orleans around 17.09.
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R. F. Cooney
Fenner and
Beane
New York
New Orleans
Plans to Rebuild at Second Avenue Location
16 year old Detroit resident Evelyn Mathewson has earned a private pilot license from the Department of Commerce, potentially becoming the nation’s youngest aviatrix. Plans are underway to rebuild structures at the Second Avenue location following the noted developments.
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Second Avenue
Evelyn Mathewson
Detroit
Department of Commerce
Circuit Court Opens December Term in Decatur
Judge James E. Horton presides as the December term of circuit court convenes. The week will focus on many civil cases with only two suits set for next week, City of Decatur versus Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Non jury cases postponed to January at bar request.
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James E. Horton
Wheels of Justice
Circuit Court
City of
Decatur
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Horton
John H. Green
Green
Wrecked Pennsylvania Excursion Train Kills Nine
Wrecking crews moved the last of the wreckage at Onley Virginia as nine people died and 24 were injured when a Pennsylvania excursion train left the rails Sunday. The derailment was blamed on a broken rail during a trip from Cape Charles to New York with 488 passengers aboard.
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Onley
Pennsylvania
Cape Charles
New York
Virginia
Nineteen Fire Alarms Sounded in November
The fire department was called out nineteen times during November. The only heavy assault was a blaze Friday night that destroyed two large stores in town.
Athens woman aids missionary workers in local visit
Mrs. M. J. Willis of Athens district leader for the Christian church Missionary group visited at the home of Mrs. J. B. Harlow to enlist and organize local missionary workers.
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M. J. Willis
Athens
Missionary Group of the Christian Church
Ado
J. B. Harlow
Plans for Rebuilding Buttrey and Sterchi Stores
Definitive plans for rebuilding the Buttrey Department Store and Sterchi Bros. & Shumake Second Avenue store remain undecided though leaders expect a quick final selection. The Aycock building on Davis and Ferry streets in Decatur was secured for temporary displays as about 20 truckloads of Knoxville stock move to the new Decatur site. Recovery timelines suggest four to six months for construction and occupancy once work begins, with the Sterchi safe revealing no damage to about 200000 in records.
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Buttrey
Second Avenue
Sterchi Bros. & Shumake
J. A. Buttrey
J. L. Shumake
Sterchi Stores, Inc
Frank G. Cook
Columbia, Tenn
Sterchi
Aycock
Davis and
Ferry Streets
Shumake
Knoxville
Tenn
Decatur
M. C. Maxwell
Sterchi Organization
Eock
Uade
Stor
Christmas Trade Heads Toward Record Holiday Profits
The Christmas rush is on with nineteen shopping days left as Decatur stores fill with men women and children seeking seasonable goods. Merchants report unprecedented stocks and a wider variety than ever before and forecast the largest holiday business in the city’s history.
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Decatur
Wise Attending Masonic Meeting
W. H. Wise, worshipful master of Rising Sun Lodge, is in Montgomery attending a several days Masonic conference. He is expected to return to his home here probably Thursday.
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W. H. Wise
Rising Sun Lodge
Montgomery
Fires Within Twenty Four Hours Strike City
Three more fires were logged on Saturday increasing the 24 hour tally to four. The first destroyed Sterchi Brothers Stores Inc and Buttrey’s. The second damaged J W Peer at 623 Fifth Ave West with a small roof hole. The third triggered at Judge W W Callahan’s home due to a burning flue. The fourth involved a burning automobile on Bank Street.
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Sterchi Brothers Stores, Inc
Buttrey’s
J. W. Peer
Fifth Avenue
West
W. W. Callahan
Bank “Street
Cigaret Gang Hits Hartselle Store in Sunday Breakin
The so called cigarette gang, active in Morgan county in recent weeks, robbed the Hartselle Grocery company last night, making off about 180 dollars of cigarettes from popular brands after prying the door with a crow bar. Police investigate with clues thought to lead to arrests in coming days amid a string of petit larceny and car theft attempts in the area.
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Morgan County
Hartselle
Hartselle Grocery Company
Fire damages Martha Washington apartments in Gadsden
A blaze on the third floor of the Martha Washington apartment in Gadsden caused about 75,000 dollars in damage and left 25 families homeless, with the fire spreading quickly through the building.
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Gadsden
Martha Washington
Training School To Open Tonight At Southside Baptist
A training school for Sunday school teachers opens at 6 30 p m tonight at the Southside Baptist church and runs through the week. Many of the state s best known Sunday school workers will assist.
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Southside Baptist Church
Explosion of Stove Injures Florence Man
R. Y. McClain, 29, Florence, is in critical condition after a gasoline stove exploded in the Florence station office of the Select company. He was alone when the blast ignited his clothing. associates broke a window and carried him to a hospital. The cause remains undetermined.
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R. Y. McClain
Florence
Decatur
McClain
Associated Press
Tax Assessment Rush To Begin In County
The tax assessor's office expects a sharp start in the property assessment period lasting until January 1. Officials note many owners have not submitted lists of their belongings for assessment, with a usual postholiday surge anticipated around Christmas.
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Herman Troup
Salvation Army considers Decatur post with negotiations underway
The Salvation Army weighs opening a Decatur post as R. L. Woodard conducts negotiations for quarters and Christmas relief work. The plan would connect Decatur to evangelistic work, dinners for the needy, fresh air camps, job bureaus, missing friends, prison and family support, children’s homes, rescue houses, maternity hospitals, and a working men’s hotel at affordable rates.
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Salvation Army
Decatur
R. L. Woodard
Childrens Home
Buttrey III Confined At Home After Fire Loss
J A Buttrey, a leading Decatur businessman and owner of the Buttery Department Store, lies confined at his Jackson street home by physician order after a disastrous Friday night fire caused losses estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars. He plans to decide on future steps and rebuilding likely in the near future. He has been ordered to stay in bed for a week. doctors say his condition is not serious.
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J. A. Buttrey
Decatur
Jackson Street
Buttrey
Buttery
Thought Dead Alive After Nighttime Gunfight Near Arkansas
Jodie Henry a 19 year old from Memphis survived a pistol duel near Marked Tree Arkansas after being left for dead in sleet and snow with a wound to the temple and another near the heart. Opponent Robert L. Hickerson aged 55 was killed. Bystanders initially assumed Henry dead but he remained semi conscious days after the exchange as he lay in a field.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jodie Henry
Robert L. Hickerson
Marked Tree
Ark
Guests of Decatur Rotary Club Meeting
Guests at the Decatur Rotary Club gathering included Dr Simrel Wyatt of Lexington Kentucky J H Tolly of Limestone County and William Kent from the DuBoise school rosters for the Monday noon meeting.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Simrel] Wyatt
Lexington
J. H. Tolly
Limestone County
William Kent
DuBoise School
Brown pleads guilty as Wood faces charges in Alabama embezzlement case
Allen Merrill Brown, former president of East Alabama National Bank at Eufaula, pleaded guilty to embezzling 136000 dollars and received a three year federal sentence in Atlanta. R E Wood, former Andalusia National Bank teller, pled guilty to 4800 dollars embezzlement and drew 18 months in Chillicothe Ohio. Robert Steiner urged leniency for Brown while Emmett P. Smith pressed mercy for Wood.
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Montgomery
Ala
Allen Merrill Brown
East Alabama National Bank
Eufaula
Federal
Atlanta
R. E. Wood
Andalusia National Bank
Chillicothe
Ohio
Robert Steiner
Brown
Edwin R. Holmes
Senna Brown
Young Wood
Emmett P. Smith
167Th Infantry
Teller
Alabama Fund 10 Be in Millions for Roads Next Year
Alabama expects total road building and maintenance funds between 3.75 million and 4.0 million dollars next year without a bond issue. A proposed emergency federal appropriation of 1.66 million, plus a reapportioned 28 million in federal highway funds, would boost the total with state funds bringing the full estimate to about 3.75 to 4.00 million if the measures pass.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Congress
Lister Hill
State Highway Commission
Washington
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Highway Commission
Flue Catches Afire Alarm Is Sounded
Fire department responds to a home blaze after a flue catches fire. Alarm sounded at 6 30 Saturday afternoon as firefighters work to control the flare up.
Twelve Dead as Result of Winter's Grip
Twelve deaths attributed to the severe cold wave across the eastern South and Gulf Coast states. Fire and vehicle incidents caused fatalities in Arkansas, Tennessee, and South Carolina as freezing temperatures lingered and snow and sleet remained pockets of danger.
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South
Gulf Coast
Arkansas
Tennessee
Raymond Peden
Marion Ott
Orangeburg
S. C
Olar
Earl Neal
Geneva
Ark
Manila
Alabama
Nashville
Tenn
Pargould
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Weather Delays Sign Painting In City Streets
The painting of signs for traffic is delayed and expected to finish within the next few days. Enforcement of the taxi ordinance will begin with other ordinances and take effect immediately thereafter.
Snow Evidence Reaches City On Train No 3
Snow to the north of Decatur was borne into the city this afternoon on the tops of coaches of Louisville and Train No 3. The fall was not deep on the roof but clearly indicates a substantial flurry encountered by the train crew.
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Decatur
Louisville & Train No. 3
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Wise
Cigaret Gang
Implove
Teducn
Elsa Brandstroem
Red Cross
Buttrey III
Adversary
Wood
Eben
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