Amnesia Mystery Linked to Silva Plot Near Jasper Cache
Decatur officers doubt the Silva gang theory after a Jasper discovery of a large arms cache believed placed by criminals. Sheriff Kilgore suspects Silva led strangers in Jasper to trigger a northern Alabama crime wave. The haul included a machine gun, automatic pistols, a shotgun, morphine, and ammunition, hidden beneath logs along the road.
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Decatur
Ivanhoe
Slick) Silva
Jasper
Silva
Kilgore
Alabama
Allroperty
Jasper sheriff ties swamp find to escaped inmates
Sheriff Bam D. Kilgore said the investigation into guns ammunition and narcotics found in a Jasper swamp is centered on Ivanhoe Slick Silva who was reported here days earlier after escaping with Frank Cook.
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Jasper
Silva
Decatur
Frank Cook
Roy Dickerson
Pena
Cook
Orley
Henry Davidson
Dicko
Cookie
Slick” Silva
Ala
Oec
Bam D. Kilgore
Ivanhoe
Closing Cotton Quotations From New York and New Orleans
The page lists closing quotations for the cotton markets in New York and New Orleans with opening, high, low, and close figures. It shows multiple bid ranges and spot prices, including values around 17.36 to 18.02 for New York and 15.85 for local Middling in New Orleans.
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New York
New Orleans
Shoals Bill Given House by Almon
Washington Dec 5. A bill by Representative Almon to create a board empowered to lease the Muscle Shoals nitrate plants for 50 years with presidential approval was introduced. The measure mirrors the Norris resolution and Black bill provisions and would form a corporation to run the project and lease the nitrate plants and dams for one dollar per year.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Almon
Democrat
Alabama
Black
Officials Probe Airplane Tragedy in Goodwater
Maxwell Field officers prepared to investigate a crash near Goodwater Alabama that killed Lieutenant Earnest G. Schmidt. The Curtiss Condor caught fire after one motor failed. Schmidt’s parachute did not open. Lieutenant J M Gillespie piloted the plane as it burned and exploded. Sergeants Bremmer and Capps survived the jump.
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Goodwater
Ala
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Earnest G. Schmidt
J M. Gillespie
Earth
R. A Bremmer
D. M. Capps
Interest Grows In Cage Events In County Tournaments
Publication of rules for county wide basketball tournaments heightens interest in junior and senior high cage events. Several good teams exist and more schools are expected to enter as the late February and early March play approaches.
Episcopal Boys Distribute Christmas Cheer Initiative
Members of the Boys club of St. Joan's Episcopal Church plan to collect discarded and broken toys to repair paint and distribute to less fortunate children at Christmas. Helpers can contact telephone No 24 to contribute.
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St. Joan’s. Episcopal Church
Alabama Supreme Court rules buyer of intoxicants liable
The Alabama Supreme Court held that a purchaser of prohibited liquor is guilty as a possessor under the state bone dry law. Justice Virgil Bouldin wrote that receiving or possessing prohibited liquors, by any means, is an offense, and buying liquor implies delivery and possession. The ruling overturns the Court of Appeals on Jim Ginright’s case and clarifies indictment scope.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Suprems Court
Virgil Bouldin
Alabama
Jim Ginright
State Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Charlie McCall
Supreme Court
Rev E T Tonns New Pastor At St Pauls Lutheran
Rev E T Ton n of Foley Alabama accepts call to become pastor of St Pauls Lutheran church and will assume duties shortly after the first of the year. He succeeds Rev R W Hahn who resigned to accept a pastorate in Tuscaloosa Alabama.
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E. T. Tonn
Foley Ala
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Tonn
Decatur
R. W. Hahn
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Remember Date For Singing, Is Urged
Willingham and Cullman County call attention to the North Star singing convention at Cross Chapel church on December 29. Everyone is invited to attend and bring song books.
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Willingham
Cullman County
North Star Singing Convention
Cross Chapel Church
Legion Members Gather For Evening Stew Event
Members of the local American Legion look forward to this evening’s gathering in the basement of the Tennessee Valley Bank building where a stew meal will be served. The post plans camaraderie and discussion during the social hour.
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The
American Legion
Tennessee Valley Bank
A Brunswick
Jones Seen Improving After Illness In Local News
William N. Jones, a well known resident, has been seriously ill and is believed to be improved now according to local report in the community newspaper.
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Willingham
Cullman County
William N. Jones
Weather Forecast for Washington Dec 5
Fair conditions expected with rising temperatures tonight and Friday. Frost likely in the southern portion tonight.
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Washington
Truck driver held after family killings in California
Armando Baltares a 24 year old San Fernando truck driver confessed to killing Heena Alvarez Garcia and three of her children on October 9 13 and burying them in shallow graves near San Fernando He then shot Luciano Garcia and buried him on a ranch in Azusa Details say the bodies were found after Thanksgiving Day picnickers uncovered Charles grave Baltares alleged the widow had sought to drain his funds and ruin his relationship with his sweetheart
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Los Angeles
Armando Baltares
San Fernando
Calit
Baltares
William Bright
Sheriffs Homicide Division
Heena Alvarez-Garcia
Charles
Carmelita
Eliza
Luciano Garcia
Azusa
Calif
Health Exams Conducted in County Schools
Physical examinations were conducted Wednesday in Pleasant Hill Means white schools and Moulton Heights negro schools by Dr H C McRee county health officer with nurse Mrs G L Corbett. Additional county schools will be visited soon.
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Pleasant Hill
Means
Record Rush At Post Office
Post Office officials anticipate the largest Christmas mail volume in history over the next three weeks. Postmaster Crawford coordinates city cooperation to handle the rush and promises splendid service with early mailing urged by postal authorities citywide.
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Crawford
Alabama Power asks $14 million for 1930 buildout
The Alabama Power Company announces a $14,000,000 program for 1930 investments in Alabama. Over $1,000,000 will extend 69 rural lines across 40 counties, with expansion of the Tallassee Dam and the transmission system. President Thomas W. Martin says rate cuts will not hinder expansion and aims to boost industrial growth next year. The report ties the plan to national Hoover-era development goals and local Decatur industrial efforts. A Westminster Presbyterian evangelistic conference opens December 9 in Decatur and runs two days with sessions on missions, evangelism, and church unity led by national church leaders and local pastors.
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Alabama Power Company
Alabama
Thomas W. Martin
Power Company
Hoover
United States
Daly
Thos W Martin
Tallassee
General Extension Company
Martin
Public Service Commission
Comppany
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Decatur
National Missions Committee
Evangelistic Committee
Presbyterian
J. Russell Crawford
D. D
Ernest N. Hart
William F. Klein
New York
Division of Evangelism
Board of National Missions
Joe W. Caldwell
Eames
Klaer
Lehannen
Klein
Lelia F. Gardner
Athens
Dr Klaer
Broady
O. S. Hagerman
Joseph M. Broady
Sixth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Ernest L. Jones
Kiner
Presbyterian Church
David Geddes Orman
Gopel
Church
Kirby Cartwright
Huntsville
Hoover Budget At A Glance Shows War Costs Rising
President Hoover released a federal budget snapshot showing 72 percent of next year’s outlays fund past wars and preparedness. The $3.83 billion package prioritizes debt service, veterans and defense, with education and agriculture receiving modest shares. Public buildings lead nondefense spending, while education remains a tiny slice.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Army — Navy
Marine, Corps and
National Guard
Visit by Mrs. Pearl Burkett at Decatur laboratory
Mrs. Pearl Burkett representing Girliland's Laboratory visited Decatur on Wednesday afternoon. The firm supplies the local state laboratory with serums and vaccines and this visit highlighted ongoing public health ties.
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Pearl Burkett
Girliland
Decatur
Decatur Police Identify Amnesia Victim as Mrs Zetha Harvie
Decatur police identified a woman in custody as Zetha Harvie of 3228 North Sherman Drive Indianapolis wife of Arthur Harvie missing for about two weeks. A letter from her husband matched the woman’s description including a missing middle finger and dog bite marks on her leg.
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Deccatur
Zetha Harvie
North Sherman Drive
Indianapolis
Indiana
Arthur Harvie
John Bryant
Daily
Harvie
Six
College Avenue
Arthur
Sherman Drive
George McManus Acquitted In Rothstein Murder Case
George McManus a race track bookie and Broadway gambler was acquitted of the November 4 murder of his associate Arfield Rothstein by directed verdict. Judge Charles Knott Jr ruled the state’s circumstantial evidence insufficient and noted witnesses failed to testify as before the grand jury. Three other men remain indicted, none in custody.
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New York
George McManus
Arfield Rothstein
Charles Knott, Jr
McManus
Exhibition of Old Masters Ends Friday at Central High
The Old Masters exhibit at Central High School gymnasium will close Friday afternoon. Proceeds from the exhibit will fund purchases of pictures for local schools.
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Central High School
Pretty Weather Brings Cotton to City Fields
Cotton pours into the city as several days of clear weather continue. Picking is underway across the county and much of the remaining crop will be harvested with favorable conditions for another week or ten days.
Former Decatur Resident Reported Very Ill
Mrs. Harold H. Hatchett formerly of Decatur now of Detroit Michigan is reported very ill in a Detroit hospital according to relatives. Hatchett made many friends during her Decatur residence and those friends will regret the news.
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Harold H. Hatchett
Decatur
Detroit, Mich
Detroit
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Associated Press
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Laura Langhauser
Huntington Park
Cal
Episcopal Boys
Luyer
Rev. Tonn
Legion
Thos. W. Martin
Tennessee Valley
Westminster
John Harvie
Indiana Metropolis
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Huband
Charles 8. Mott
Flint, Mich
General Motors
George Nmanus
Uncle Eren
Sy Gordy Brown
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