Social Agencies Plan Shoe Day for Morgan County
Morgan County Council of Social Agencies outlines 1933 goals including a shoe day drive in schools to aid families and a plan to distribute Christmas boxes without duplication while organizing committees in unstructured communities. The group also considers livestock development and community responsibility with talks by E. W. McLeod and Judge B. L. Malone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter M. Dennis
E. W. McLeod
Morgan County National Bank
B. L. Malone
Probate Court
Morgan County Council of Social Agencies
American Cripple Children
Decatur
Gs. N
Hart
Decatur Charity Council
Lillian Wheelis
W. H. Ritter
Decatur Community Welfare Board
Lucy Bell
FP. F. Tidwell
Claudine Leonard
Louella Masterson Morgan
County Child Welfare
Falkville
C. H. Heflin
Danville
Will Emmons
Trinity
Tom Price
Priceville
F. F. Sherrod
Eva
John McCutcheon
Lacey’s Spring
Owen Chunn
Valdermosa
Claude Johnson
Summerville
Joe Crawford
Ryan
Hartselle
Former friend of Wanderwell hunted by police
Detectives near solving the slaying of Captain Walter Wanderwell, famed globe trotter and suspected German spy, as a nationwide appeal is issued for Curley Guy. Wanderwell’s widow describes a past romance and a fight over signed crew agreements on his yacht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Walter Wanderwell
Globe Trotter
Curley
Guy
Wanderwell
Vanderwell
France
Riverside
Calif
Valerie
Nile
Adventure
Asc
Edmund Zeraski
Delaware
Department of Justice
Los
Seid
Mitchell urges quick changes to Prohibition laws
Attorney General Mitchell in his Hoover report says any changes to the dry laws should be made as quickly as possible and by amending substantive law, not by lax enforcement. He warns ongoing prohibition creates disrespect for the law and urges stronger local justice machinery to solve crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mitchell
Hoover
Justice Department
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
Fed
Lem
Department
Attorney General
Labor On Dam 3 To Begin Around January
Preliminary work to start immediately as Tennessee Valley workers await major dam three project. Miller Hutchinson and Steven Brothers of New Orleans hold the $738000 contract financed by the War Department and Reconstruction Finance Corporation rules. Minimum 30 hours weekly. veterans receive preference in employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley
Miller-Hutchinson and
Steven Brothers Companies
New Orleans
War Department
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
$2,500 Into Mails Today For Savers
The Morgan County National Bank mailed $2,500 in checks to Christmas Savings Club members in 1932. The funds will support holiday purchases during the coming Christmas season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County National Bank
Christmas Savings Club
Little Change Seen In Markets On Eve Of Government Report
Markets held steady in the local cotton market with no change on the day. The futures market rose five points as traders awaited the December government report.
Quilt to Honor Decatur Residents by Mission Circle
Seven hundred names of Decatur residents will appear on a red thread quilt by Circle Number 2 of the Missionary Society at Central Methodist Church. About 400 names are already seamed, at ten cents per name, funding church efforts. Mrs. O L Reed, East Moulton Street, leads the circle and the project aims to finish soon with no final display plans decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Circle Number 2
Missionary Society of Central Methodist Church
O. L. Reed
East Moulton Street
Missionary Circle
Congress urged to raise farm prices and aid cooperatives
A farm board report calls for Congressional action to lift overall agricultural prices to par with other commodities. It urges authority to compromise cooperative debt, fund cooperatives, or borrow on its own bonds. The piece also notes Senate action on repealing the 18th Amendment, and a House hearing on a Democratic bill to legalize beer and wine with a projected $300 million annual revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Board
Congress
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Glass
Virginia
Collier
Ways and Means
Lovin the Owner of Police Coup
The owner of a sack of tangerines and grapefruit and chewing gum, found after two men fled with their loot, is identified. Boxes of spice linked to J F Lovin Company, a wholesale house burglarized two weeks earlier, suggesting the haul was staged near the Lovin store awaiting removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
J.F. Lovin Company
Lovin Company
Mrs. Frank Barton Sent Home After Infirmary Operation
Mrs. Frank Barton was removed from Baugh's infirmary to her home in a Priest's ambulance yesterday after undergoing an operation there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barton
Baugh’s
Dr J N Baker Sees County Health Expansion And Golf Birdies
Montgomery health chief Dr J N Baker celebrates adding a new county unit to Alabama public health and enjoys rising golf scores as birdies. He recalls editing Alabama Medical Association publications and worries over counties meeting financial limits while advancing disease protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
J. N. Baker
Alabama
Transactions of Alabama Medical Association
Robert E Hewlett Dies in Decatur at 53
Robert Elwood Hewlett longtime dispatcher at Union Station in Decatur died at his home 709 Oak Street after 2 pm. Funeral at his home conducted by Rev. Wm. F. Price with burial in City Cemetery. Rising Sun Lodge A F and A M will lead grave services. Survived by wife two sisters five brothers and many nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Elwood Hewlett
Union Station
Decatur
Oak Street
Wm. F. Price
First Methodist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
Rising Sun Lodge
Hewlett
Huntsville
Virginia K. Hewlett
E. K. McConnell
Memphis
Corinne H. Scott
Nashville
Tenn
W. R
Murfreesboro
Lucian
Crystal River
Fla
75 Car Freight Trains Move Northward
A 75 car freight train moved northward this morning, indicating improved business. The long freighter traveled over the Louisville and Nashville Cincinnati and St. Louis line as one of the road's fast freights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and Nashville
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Freight Official L. and N. Railroad Visits Decatur
J. K. Lanning of Birmingham, supervisor for the freight department, arrived in Decatur for a periodical inspection of the local L and N office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
J. K. Lanning
Birmingham
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Private ceremonies end in gangland ride in Illinois
Two farmer boys described driving into a double slaying as executioners held court in a gangland scene near Melrose Park, Illinois. Nicholas Maggio and Tony Peresco, both said to be alcohol makers, were found guilty by a hidden court. Leonard and Elmer Gage of Roselle reported glimpses of the scene before police identified the victims.
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Chicago
Tll
Farmer Boys
Leonard Gage
Elmer
Roselle
Ilinois
Nicholas Maggio
Tony Peresco
Melrose Park
Hage
Motherhood Then Electric Chair Faces Mrs Snipes
York South Carolina December 7 Mrs Beat rice Snipes the young murderess faces execution by electric chair after conviction for shooting Elliott Harris a rural policeman to death last July 17 at the time of arrest of her husband A motion for a new trial is heard tomorrow her husband will be tried later she is the mother of one child with another expected this month
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
South Carolina
Beatrice Snipes
Snipes
Elliott Harris
Ten Die In Silk Works Blast Near Rathenow
An explosion at an artificial silk works near Rathenow Germany kills ten workers and leaves others buried in debris. A 400 pound hydrogen container exploded during final touches to the plant and several workers are believed dead or injured inside the crumbling walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rathenow
Germany
Mrs Neal Speake Ill in Decatur Home Resident
Mrs Neal M Speake, a well known Decatur resident, was described as critically ill this afternoon at Benevolent hospital. Relatives remain at her bedside hoping for a quick improvement in her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal M. Speake
Decatur
Benevolent Hospital
Garden Club to Award Prizes for Christmas Decorations
Decatur Garden Club officials announce prizes for the most attractive Christmas decorations in homes and business establishments in Decatur. Details on amounts and prize count are not yet complete but cash awards are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Garden Club
Decatur
Wyker Bank Street Merchant Recovers From Severe Flu
J. W. Wyker a prominent Bank street merchant has recovered after a severe attack of influenza. The illness caused concern among local business circles but he is on the mend and expected to resume duties soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Wyker
Bank Street
Enza
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Morgan County Council of Agencies
Organ County High School
Pose Fear
Louise Bell
Toledo
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Louisville
Jack Kennedy
Miss Bell
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