Two Men Die In Courtland Highway Crash
Thomas Justice and Roscoe Aldredge were killed when a Ford roadster they rode in was rear ended by a car driven by Sherman Birdsheww near Courtland on the Joe Wheeler highway. Henry Allen was injured and hospitalized with a broken leg. all three were Lawrence county residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wheeler
Courtland
Lawrence County
Thomas Justice
Roscoe Aldredge
Henry Allen
Benevolent Society
Alabama
Justice
Aldredge
Allen
Sherman Birdshew
Benevolent Society Hospital
Brown
Kentucky
Bond Bros
Mississippi
Critics warn as Roosevelt plans secret monetary reforms
The piece reports on a secret dual nature monetary proposal aimed to blunt inflation and outpace opposition in Congress. It notes critics fear a swift, decisive push after Congress convenes, with European style central banking features and a surprise gold manipulation angle described as a love tap.
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Washington—C
Europe
Congress
Cuba
Machado
Welles
Roosevelt
Grau
Hull
Montevideo
Wasp Sting Said To Cause Car Crash
Mrs. P. P. Gilchrist and Mrs. Thomas A. Bowles were in a Ford pickup when it overturned at Trinity road on the Joe Wheeler highway after a wasp sting on Mrs. Bowles allegedly caused loss of control. Bowles had slight battery fluid burns. Gilchrist suffered a broken collar bone. A negro servant was in the vehicle. ambulance arranged by Lewis C. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Gilchrist
W. Moulton Street
Joe Wheeler
Thomas A. Bowles
Jackson Street
Trinity Road
Brown
Gilchrist
Bowles
Lewis C. Brown
John H. Green Attends Montgomery Masonic Meeting
Circuit court clerk John H. Green is in Montgomery today for a Masonic gathering, linking local judiciary with fraternal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Green
Montgomery
Pork arrives for Morgan County relief aid distribution
Nearly 12 000 pounds of pork arrived in Decatur and will be distributed to needy families across Morgan County in four districts. The 11 800 pound shipment is the second consignment under the federal plan. Distribution points include Ashford and Watkins on Fourth Avenue in Decatur, Groover's store in Hartselle, J W Sivley store in Falkville, and Tom Russell's store in Woodland Mills. Storage space was donated by a local wholesale house.
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Decatur
Ashford and Watkins
Fourth Avenue
Hartselle
Groover
J. W. Sivley
Falkville
Tom Russell
Woodland Mills
Morgan County
Chamber of Commerce Votes Cast Urged for Board Seats
Members urged to mail ballots for the annual election. L R Nash chairs the nominating committee. Ten nominees listed include Dr B E Chenault H O Goidel Roland H Gray J D Ligon C M Murdock D W Speake Russell Speake B A Turner Hyman Wohi and B M Wise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
L. R. Nash
Commerce Unit
BE. M. Chenault
H.O. Goidel
Roland H. Gray
J. D. Ligon
C. M. Murdock
D. W. Speake
Russell Speake
B. A. Turner
Hyman Wohi
B. M. Wise
Death of Mrs Lizzie King in Trinity
Mrs Lizzie King 41 died yesterday afternoon at 3 15 at her Trinity home. Survived by husband Leland, two sons Eugene and Rand le, three daughters Martha Loren e and Lola May, her parents Mr and Mrs W C Pace, two sisters Ruby Phillips and Earl Sherrill of Trinity, one brother D C Pace of Tus cumbia. Funeral 2 30 at Elliott Cemetery Courtland Road with interment, cortege leaves 2. Rev R L Stalling Trinity officiates. pallbearers Earl King Fred King Arthur King Albert King Robert Fergueson and Lee Parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie King
Trinity
Leland King
Eugene
Randle
Martha
Lorene
Lola May
W. C. Pace
Ruby Phillips
Earl Sherrill
D. C. Pace
Tuscumbia
Southside Baptist Church to Hold Monthly Business Session
The monthly business session of Southside Baptist church will convene at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Baptist Church
Final Morgan County Jail Plan Under Review in Montgomery
Probate Judge B L Malone travels to Montgomery to attend the final meeting of the state PWA advisory board assessing plans for a new Morgan County jail. Architect Charles A McCauley and county engineers presented specifications. if approved, the project would cost 75 000 to 100 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Malone
Montgomery
PWA Advisory Board
Morgan County
Malone
Charles A. McCauley
Birmingham
County Board of Revenue
Frederick I. Thompson
Aldridge
Milton Fies
McCauley
Washington Dispatches
PWA
Alabama
Morgan
National Board
Washington
Former Resident Emma Fears Dies in Memphis
Emma Fears, a former Decatur resident, died yesterday in Memphis Tennessee. The body will be brought home for funeral services at 2 30 this afternoon in the city cemetery chapel conducted by Rev J D Pickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Fears
Decatur
Memphis
Tenn
City Cemetery Chapel
J. D. Pickens
Globe Trotter Reveals Soviet G P U Secrets And Mystique
Globe Trotter profiles the G P U or Gai Pai Oui, the Soviet secret police. Captain Ray E. Colton describes a shadowy Kremlin master who issues orders from behind a mask in a light-filled room, a figure whose identity remains unknowable to agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray E. Colton
Globe Trotter
Colton
Gai Pai Oui
Joseph Stalin
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
Secret Police
Kremlin
Moscow
Master Spies
End of Federal Liquor Ban Sets New Era for Prohibition
After 14 years, constitutional prohibition ends tonight with only ritual ratifications needed in Pennsylvania Ohio and Utah to end the 18th amendment. The 21st amendment takes effect as federal policing ends, prompting debate on liquor taxes and state controls.
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Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Utah
Senate
House
Nothing Doing In Drink Line In Alabama
Despite repeal of the eighteenth amendment Alabama remains under prohibition. Sheriff Bud Davis and Police Chief C M Riggsbee say no repeal has occurred and local law continues to enforce prohibition ordinances on the books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Bud Davis
C. M. Riggsbee
Procae Cox Ter Ninake
Colorful Ladies Night at Decatur Rotary Club Event
The Rotary Club of Decatur hosted a colorful ladies night with Christmas decor, pointsettias, and a supper by Westminster Presbyterian church ladies. Dr. E. M. Chenault presided. A. C. Bailey led the committee. performances by June Clare Thompson and Athens College students entertained attendees. Gifts and exquisite favors were drawn among guests.
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Rotary Club of
Decatur
E. M. Chenault
A. C. Bailey
Irvin Mitchell
Joe Duncan
Emmett McClary
Henry Goidel
Harry Higdon
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Russell Green
June Clare Thompson
Knife Victim Better Today at Hospital
Charles Stubbs of Guntersville was brought to Benevolent Society Hospital Sunday night with severe knife wounds from a farm altercation near Guntersville Sunday afternoon. He is resting well today and not in a dangerous condition. Hospital attendants said he did not reveal the cause of the fight, the stab wound to his left side, the facial slashes, or the attacker’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stubbs
Guntersville
Benevolent Society Hospital
Stubbs
Week of Prayer Observed by Southside Baptist Women
The women of Southside Baptist church continue a week of prayer for foreign missions with daily meetings at 2:30 PM in the church annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southside Baptist Church
Foreign Missions
Millions For Tennessee River Projects
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, chairman of TVA, announced that Civil Works Administration set aside 3,343,000 dollars to employ 16,500 people on authority projects in the Tennessee River basin. Valley work with civil funds will include Wheeler and Norris Dam watershed improvements.
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Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Civil Work Administration
Tennesse River
Morgan
Wheeler
Norris Dam
Utah Liquor Licenses Forecast as City Gears Up
Authorities expect about 3,500 licenses granted by Tuesday afternoon as 5,000 applications have been filed. Fermented juices and distilled spirits flow into the city by ship and rail while police increase presence for the welcome back party. Bars face no drinking after 3 a.m. except 3.2 beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Bright Light
Bolan
New York State
Canvass of City Completes Cooperation Survey
The city of Decatur completed a canvass of electric current users to gauge willingness to cooperate if the city builds its own distributing plant. John E. Wilks announced that 85 to 90 percent of current users had signified cooperation with the mayor and council after surveying the city in zones last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
John E. Wilks
Hughes Steadily Improves After Auto Crash
J. K. Hughes shows steady improvement at Benevolent Society Hospital after an automobile accident ten days ago in which he sustained a broken shoulder. Local observers report cautious progress and hopeful recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Hughes
Benevolent Society Hospital
Dent
Scottsboro retrial progresses amid legal questions
Jurors at noon considered constitutional issues as three motions were denied in the Scottsboro retrial. The case concerns an alleged attack on Victoria Price and Ruby Bates on a Jackson County freight train in 1931. Lawyer Leibowits said the matter could go to the U.S. Supreme Court if the Alabama Supreme Court sustains the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Davenport
Associated Press
Clarence Norris
Scottsboro Cass
Ae Oh
Prise
Patterson
Leibowits
United States Supreme Court
Alabama Supreme Court
Victoria Price
Ruby Bates
Huntsville
Jackson County
Jackson
U. S. Supreme Court
Shumake Buys Christmas Merchandise in Chattanooga
J. L. Shumake of Sterchi Stalls Inc. is in Chattanooga today purchasing additional Christmas merchandise for the holiday season. He is expected to return tonight from Tennessee City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Shumake
Sterchi Stalls Ins
Chattanooga
Mn Shumake
Tenneases City
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Warm Springs
Civilian Conservation Corps
Pork
Chamber Commerce
Atanty
State Board
Nation
Decatur Rotary Club
Tennessee River
New York
Hughes
Serre
Leibowitz
Cain
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