Local Weather and Community Notices Highlight Decatur Scene
No rainfall in 24 hours ending this morning. Temperature max 56, min 36. Textile Realty semi annual dividend distributed at 6 percent. Dr Mary Harris Armor to speak at Central Baptist church with musical program preceding. Central high report cards issued. Kiwanis and Rotary clubs plan events. Attorney general ruling says autos used since October 1 incur state license penalty.
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Mary Harris Armor
The
Central Baptist Church
Mary F. Blatk
Rift Over Draught Relief Total Widened
The House agriculture committee debate on drought relief loans broadened as Dr. C W Warburton backed a $25 million fund for seed fertilizer and feed. Louisiana Rep Answell accused Warburton of controlling Secretary Hyde over loan policy and proposed $60 million in relief. The dispute targeted funding levels and political tactics surrounding drought aid.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
C. W. Warburton
Federal Drought Relief Committee
Haugen
Answell
Louisiana
Warburton
Hyde
Secreta Hyde
Senate Agriculture Ee
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Armed trio stages rout at Mattewan State Hospital
Three men armed with guns raided Mattewan State Hospital for the criminally insane early today. They escaped with six inmates after forcing staff to help and coercing a night cook and two night workers. The leader was identified as William Nelson of New York, a former inmate. Names of the freed inmates include Harry Gordon and Joseph Kaylor among others. The attackers moved through the grounds and front office before fleeing.
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Beacon
Nwn
Dee
Mattewan State Hospital
Pital
William Nelson
New York
Harry Gordon
Frank Danderkeylen
Joseph Kaylor
the Bronx
John S. Bangill
John Biggins
Brooklyn
Anathy A. Elley
Raymond F. C. Kibb
Patrick McGrath
Clifford Cooper
Wer
Joseph Brown
Uel Kane
Third Arrest Within Month in Alberta Mitchell Death Case
After the November 3 death of Alberta Mitchell a black woman, W L Dinsmore and Matilda Durney were jailed then released following statements blaming James Robertson, a black taxi driver. Robertson’s habeas corpus bond was set at 1500 dollars and Dinsmore and Durney were kept as material witnesses before being rearrested and jailed again.
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Alberta Mitchell
W. L. Dinsmore
Matilda Durney
Dinsmore
James Robertson
Robertson
Robinson
Durney
Powerful X Ray Machines Unveiled At Pasadena Meet
In Los Angeles a Radiological Society of North America convention showcased a 650000 volt X ray tube said to generate more than 50 times the power of all known radium. Dr Robert A Millikan presented the device to scientists, signaling advances in radiology.
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Los. Angeles
Radiological Society of North
Aneree
Pasadena
Robert A. Millikan
President Seeks 150 Million Building Fund
President Hoover sent to Congress a supplementary estimate of 150 million dollars for public building projects and Chairman Woods of the House Appropriations Committee quickly introduced a bill to authorize the expenditure.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Woods
House Appropriation Committee
Arrival of Witness Signals Start of Army Officer Trial
Senate action resumes with Parker-Couzens motor bus bill consideration. House continues treasury post office supply bill debates. Agriculture agency drought relief, immigration legislation drafting. Military affairs program, Appropriations drafts state justice labor commerce supply bill. President's budget message read and treasury post office relief bill under review.
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Senate
Parker-Couzens
Parker - Couzens
Davis
Pennsylvania
Musele Shoals
HOUSE
Treasury Post Office
Agriculture Committee
Immigration Committee
Military Affairs Committee
Appropriations Committee
State
Justice
Labor
Treasury-post Office
State Treasury Receipts Reported for Fiscal Year End
The State treasury received 44,319,216 for the year ending September 30 with a balance of 723,395. The total receipts reached 45,042,612.32, Jefferson County led revenues with 2,328,062.68, Mobile 560,206.31, and Montgomery 274,527.60.
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State Treasury
W. Allgood
Awn Adling
Treasury
Jefferson
Mobile County
Montgomery County
Bandits Hold Up Exchange Bank In Birmingham
Birmingham police and state officers continued the manhunt for three men who robbed the Exchange Bank of 1500 dollars early yesterday. Authorities traced the trio’s escape to a vehicle and a likely stolen license tag as five bank employees and customers were tied with ropes during the holdup.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Exchange Bank
Relief funds fall short for Alabama farmers says Storrs
Montgomery December 4 state agriculture and industries commissioner Seth P Storrs declared the 25 million dollar drought relief program inadequate for farmers needs He urged Alabamians to contact their congressional delegation to support the Aswell drought relief bill proposing 60 million dollars in loans to drought stricken states
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Montgomery
Ala
Seth P. Storrs
State
Sioner of Agriculture and Industries
Department of Agriculture
Tt Storrs
Alabama
Washington
Tax Collections Show Increase in Hartselle Area
Collector Hodges Crow announced to The Daily that tax collections in Hartselle this year exceed 1929 levels and general county collections are fairly good. He and Mr. Troup plan to finish county rounds in Hartselle this afternoon and then return to Decatur.
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Hartselle
Hodges Crow
Trial opens in case of Maj. Shepard accused of killing wife
Maj. Paul R. Hawley arrives as prosecution witness in the Zenana Shepard murder case. The 59 year old Army tuberculosis specialist is accused of poisoning his wife after illness at Ft. Riley. Defense argues love affair theory while Hawley says alcohol did not factor into the illness.
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Kansas City
Eas
Nicaragua
Paul R. Hawley
Seemann
Anial
Charles A. Shepard
Zenana
Major Hawley
Shepard
Ft. Riley
Kas
Maj
M. W. Ireland
Army
Harry Class
Income tax likely to rise under Hoover Mellon forecast
Washington reports that President Hoover and Secretary Mellon expect a 1 percent increase in this year’s income tax. Hoover opposes continuing the 1929 reduction and has sent the budget message to Congress. Mellon’s annual report repeats the forecast of a $180 million deficit by next June.
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Washington
Hoover
Mellon
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Complete Record in State v Fred Walker Case
Miss Mary Gargus deputy in the office of Circuit Court Clerk John Green has completed preparation of the record in the state against Fred Walker for presentation to the Supreme Court. Walker was convicted at the June term of Circuit Court of killing Wesley White and sentenced to twenty five years in the penitentiary. This was the second trial after a prior reversal and remand.
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Mary Gargus
John Green
Fred Walker
Supreme Court
Walker
Circuit Court
Wesley White
Substitution of Securities in Bank Hinted
Nashville reports Attorney General L D Smith says he believes substitutes were made in Bank of Tennessee assets before receivership. He notes changes occurred between the bank examination and its November receivership. Bank of Tennessee was a Caldwell and Company subsidiary now under federal receivership.
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Nashville
Tenn
L. D. Smith
Bank of Tennessee
Caldwell and Company Investment Banking House
Clopton Honored By Dixie Group
Clopton named to lead Dixie Group at the final session of the seventeenth annual convention. Nashville won the 1931 meeting. Officers for the coming year include R J Arkley of Miami as vice president and John R Kinnett of Columbus Ga as secretary-treasurer. The women's auxiliary elected Mrs S C Lignon of Birmingham as president and Mrs W J Barnett of Tampa as vice president. Mrs Byron Morris of Jackson Miss elected secretary treasurer. J Walter Clapton of Decatur named Alabama member of the board of directors.
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Nashville
R J. Arkley
Miami
John R. Kinnett
Columbus
Woman's Auxiliary
S. C. Lignon
Birmingham
W. J. Barnett
Tampa
Byron Morris
Jackson
Miss
J. Walter Clapton
Decatur
Alabama
Twenty Two Killed In Burmese Earthquakes
In Burma, two quakes killed twenty two people and injured several others. Rangoon felt the first tremor at 10:20 p.m. and a stronger, longer quake followed at 1:20 a.m. Pyu district suffered the most material damage, with a district about 150 miles north of Rangoon hit hardest.
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Rangoon
Burma
Pyu
Judgment for Farrior Plaintiffs in Parsons Lumber Case
A jury in circuit court returned a verdict for the plaintiffs J. W. and W. L. Farrior against Parsons Lumber Company for 1724 dollars and 24 cents after a hard fought trial with numerous witnesses.
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J. W
W. L. Farrior
Parsons Lumber Company
Last Minute Bulletins From Chicago to Memphis
Jane Adams leads the first authorized jury of women in Tulin as coroner Bundesen notes. Mississippi colleges face suspension from the state association. Two masked bandits rob the Metairie Bank outside New Orleans and flee by car. Mrs. Charles Johnson in Memphis hospital recovers from a self inflicted chest wound after a hunting lodge accident. Thomas H. Sullivan convicted of second degree manslaughter in the Wooten murder case.
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Chicago
Jane Adams
Tulin
Bundesen
Cook County
New Orleans
Metairie
Metairie Road
Memphis
Tenn
Charles J. Johnson
We Bee Greenyuit
New Madrid
Johnson
Mobile
Ala
Thomas H. Sullivan
Thelma Wooten
Sullivan
Arrest Likely in Express Robbery in Alabama
Milton McDuff of the Birmingham police identification bureau says formal charges likely against Homer Speer for the Southern Railway Express car robbery. Speer to be examined by express messenger A. Fendley and other witnesses today as authorities anticipate multiple arrests and recovery of most of the 7427 dollars taken. The theft occurred Saturday when two masked men boarded the train at the terminal and fled after securing bags of money.
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Birmingham
Ala
Milton McDuff
Birmingham Police Department
Homer Speer
Selma
Southern Railway
Speer
A. Co
Fendley
No Epidemics In Rural Schools In Morgan County
General health in Morgan county rural schools is good this fall with no epidemics so far. Attendance is high and progress strong, aided by parental cooperation with health authorities in immunizing children against diphtheria.
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Morgan County
State Officers At Work On Robberies
Walter K. McAdory chief law enforcer led the state's drive on the Exchange Bank robbery at Five Points Birmingham, securing 1500 dollars. He departed with deputies. J.W. McClung state officer aiding Berry Bank robbery case reported aiding Birmingham police and Southern Railway detectives in chasing two men who robbed the Southern train messenger in Birmingham yards last Saturday.
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Walter K. McAdory
Exchange Bank
Pive Points
Birmingham
JW. McCluing
Bank of Berry
Southern Railway
Southern
Lady of the Camillas to Open at Civic Opera in Chicago
The ill fated Lady of the Camillas by Forrest will open at the Civic Opera in Chicago after delays. It marks the first opera by a Chicagoan for the company with Edith Mason as prima donna and Giorgio Polacco as conductor. The opera adapts Dumas fils’s tale with tragic moments and modern settings.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Nazimova
Moving Picture World
Forrest
Civic Opera Company
Giorgio Polacco
Edith Mason
New Trial Granted to Mobile Man Elijah Taylor
In Montgomery Alabama Elijah Taylor of Mobile, once sentenced to death for slaying his estranged wife Adelle Taylor, receives a new trial from the Alabama Supreme Court. The decision cites improper juror selection with John F Kelly named as the substituted juror. The court reversed the lower court ruling and remanded for proceeding consistent with the error found.
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Montgomery
Ala
Elijah Taylor
Mobile
Graves
Supreme Court
Saylor
Aircuit
Adelle Taylor
Taylor
Mobile Circuit Court
John F. Kelly
John Kelly
Relief appeal seeks aid after Otis Lemley fire loss
The Daily reports an aid appeal for Otis Lemley whose home and almost all contents burned Wednesday morning. Mr and Mrs J F Route 4 Decatur urge anyone to help, noting beds furnishings and even car are lost. Donations may be left with Mr and Mrs English who will ensure delivery.
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Otis Lemley
J. F
Decatur
Otis
Beautiful Scene On Beeline Road
The Highway Magazine notes a beautiful scene along the Bee Line highway between Catur and Birm. Final paving is nearing completion between Flint and the Hartselle Mountain section.
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Beeline Road
Highway Magazine
Special Session Nears End in Circuit Court
The two week special session of circuit court led by Vallahan is expected to close by late Friday or Saturday morning. Judges report steady progress with many cases disposed and the tribunal now in splendid condition.
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Circuit Court
Vallahan
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DeMolay Comandery No. 14
Knights Templar
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M. Jones, Jr
Decatur Rotary Club
St. John’s Guild House
Grid Heroes
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Rotary-Anns
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Mattewan
Storrs
Fred Walker Case
Clopton
Dixie Group
Atlanta
University of Mississippi, Mississippi A. and M
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Camille
Jazz Garden
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Lemley
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