Mass Meeting Urges Support For Muscle Shoals Report
Alabama lawmakers were urged by a mass meeting to back early settlement of the Muscle Shoals issue and endorse the Muscle Shoals Commission recommendations. Resolutions were sent to the Alabama delegation as a large crowd listened to discussions at the courthouse.
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Alabama
Muscle Shoals
W. F. McFarland
Hendrix
Clyde Hendrix
Tennessee Valley Bank
McFarland
Lee Glenn
Florence
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee River
Glenn
Norris
Commission
Congress
Magda Lupeschu Seen As Possible Romanian Queen
In Bucharest and Paris circles the possibility that Magda Lupeschu may become queen of Romania grows amid royal family tensions. Reports say Magda renounced Judaism to qualify as queen, while Prince Nicholas reportedly offered his renunciation to King Carol as the royal dispute continues.
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Magda Lupeschu
Rumania
Bucharest
Carol
Nicholas
Paris
Romania
Magda Larpeschu
Union secretary at Harlem found guilty Thursday
William Jones, Harlan mine union secretary, convict ed on murder and conspiracy charges by a circuit court jury. Sentenced to life imprisonment after a trial lasting over two weeks with 158 witnesses detailing conditions in the southeastern Kentucky coal field, leading to last May's killings in Evarts that claimed four lives. Jones was first of many defendants tried.
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MT. Sterling, Ky
William Jones
Harlan Mine Union
Southeastern Kentucky
Evarts
Jones
Jim Daniels
Merrie and Christy Buy Pink Baby Booties
Merrie and Christy buy pink booties for a baby and remark they are cute. They tell the clerk about the purchase and talk about their baby sister with bright blue eyes. The clerk responds that they do not doubt it.
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Merrie
Christy
Negro Pinned Under Car In Water Saved
Oscar Whitaker a well known local negro narrowly escaped death when the car he was driving left the Bee Line highway at the Mooresville Belle Mina road and overturned into about three feet of water. He was pinned beneath the steering wheel but with help from companions Neil Sykes and Son Johnson he freed himself. The trio had been on a hunting trip and Whitaker remained severely bruised but improving the next day.
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Oscar Whitaker
Bee Line Highway
Mooresville
Belle Mina
Waer
Whittaker
Neil Sykes
Johnson
Bee Line Opens 2000 Mile Highway Section
Birmingham, Alabama December 10. A 2000 mile paved highway from Lake Michigan to Florida opens with the completion of a section between Troy and Brundidge in South Alabama. The route runs from Mackinaw City, Michigan through Michigan Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Alabama to Florida. It carries U S highways 31 and 231 and continues as the Old Spanish Trail to Florida.
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Birmingham
Ala
Lake Michigan
Florida
Troy
Brundidge
Alabama
Mackinaw City
Mich
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Montgomery
Marianna
Fla
Piorida
Mrs. Tilda Gibson Called By Death
Mrs Tilda Gibson wife of T F Gibson of Hartselle Route 2 died early Wednesday December 9 from pneumonia. She leaves husband two sons Roy Gibson and Homer Gibson two daughters Rena Kyle and Ruby Gibson one brother Pendleton Gibson and three sisters Sallie Lee Naomi Penn Ida Maxwell Funeral at First Baptist Church Hartselle with interment at Herring Cemetery pallbearers include Lamar Maxwell Pink Garner Thurman Penn Euell Gibson Claudie Gibson Carla Gibson.
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Tilda Gibson
T. F. Gibson
Hartselle
Route 2
Sallie Lee
Pine Bluff
Ark
Naomi Penn
Florence
Ida Maxwell
Decatur
Lamar Maxwell
Pink Garner
Thurman Penn
Euell Gibson
Claudie Gibson
Carla Gibson
Lawrence Sheriff Raids 200 Stills
MOULTON AL A report from Lawrence County details Sheriff J K Ayers completing a campaign pledge to clean up the area. In ten months in office he has led the destruction of 200 illicit distilleries and the arrest of 51 prohibition violators.
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Moulton
Ala
J. K. Ayers
Lawrence County
Ayers
Minister praises Decatur community over Sunday movie plan
Rev. R. T. Tyler, presiding elder of the Decatur district, commends the local community for its high moral tone as the Sunday moving picture proposal appears quietly laid to rest. He notes the lack of conflict and highlights the town’s seven year record of decorum.
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R. T. Tyler
Decatur
Tyler
Student Injured Measuring Flagpole During Initiation
Fred Hoppe a 19 year old University of Alabama freshman from Allen Illinois fractured his skull in a fall from a flagpole during a fraternity initiation in downtown Tuscaloosa. He remained in serious condition though doctors saw a good recovery chance. Dean Dabney Lancaster opened an inquiry. Delta Tau Delta members said Hoppe was not told to measure the pole and the task was given to an unnamed freshman.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Fred Hoppe
University of Alabama
Allen
Ill
Young Hoppe
Dean Dabney Lancaster
Delta Tau Delta
Hoppe
Clopton Named Kiwanis Club Secretary
Walter Clopton has been chosen secretary of the Decatur Kiwanis club for the coming year, succeeding Marvin R. Rankin. Clopton, who has held high Kiwanis offices in Alabama, will begin duties with the 1932 installation. Rankin retires after years of service to the club.
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Walter Clopton
Alabama Kiwanis
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Marvin R. Rankin
Clopton
Decatur Club
Alabama Kiwanis District
Kiwanis International
Rankin
New York Cotton Futures Open Steady On Opening
New York December 10 cotton futures opened steady with December at 8.88 cents, January 5.90, March 6.10, May 6.29, July 6.44, October 6.71, reflecting a quiet start to trading.
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New York
District Meeting Plans Perfected for Decatur District
Ministers and lay leaders planned a district meeting to be held January 6 at the Austinville Methodist church with representatives from every Decatur district church. Theme is Stewardship and Tithing. Leaders include Dr W F Price Decatur First, Rev Kirby Moulton, Rev Roy Hewlett Hartselle, and Rev A H Nabors Central here. Monthly district conferences are planned for the year ahead.
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Austinville Methodist Church
Decatur
W. F. Price
First Methodist Church
Kirby
Moulton
Sermon Series to Begin at Central Methodist Church
Rev A H Nabors pastor of Central Methodist Church to inaugurate a Sunday sermon series leading to March revival meetings. Sunday morning sermon titled The Place of the Spirit of Christ in Human Life. Sunday evening sermon When God Visits His People. Public invited.
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A.H. Nabors
Central Methodist Church
Nabors
Christ
Kiwanis Invites Governor Watkins To Visit Decatur
Decatur Kiwanis club invites John K. Watkins district governor of Alabama Kiwanis clubs for 1932 to visit for the installation of officers. Watkins, resident of Opelika, has long been active in civic affairs across the state.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
John K. Watkins
Alabama Kiwanis Clubs
Watkins
Opelika
Delinquent Privilege Licenses Warned by Morgan County Official
F. F. Tidwell warned that privilege licenses and automobile licenses are delinquent in Morgan County. He estimated about 150 state and county licenses are unpaid and urged delinquents to pay to avoid arrest costs. He noted arrests would incur a $30 solicitor fee and about $15 in costs.
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F. F. Tidwell
Tidwell
Morgan County
Doak pressurizes tougher naturalization rules to curb access
Secretary Doak urged tougher naturalization laws in his annual report to President Hoover. He proposed requiring English fluency and a bright, basic education for applicants, plus finger printing and government revocation power after citizenship. Doak noted immigration had dropped and deportations rose, with radicals increasingly targeted while courts hinder deportation efforts.
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Doak
Hoover
Secretary of Labor
Congress
Nations Accept League Resolution With Reservations
Japan and China accepted the League of Nations resolution on the Manchurian dispute with reservations. Kenkichi Ushizawa reserved Japan’s right to act against bandits in Manchuria, while Dr. Alfred Sze stated China reserved all rights and remedies under the League covenant and related treaties.
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Paris
Japan
China
League of Nations
Kenkichi Ushizawa
Manchuria
Alfred Sze
Florence crop yields boost local turnip patch surplus
Florence Alabama reports a bumper crop from several acres planted by the Chamber of Commerce. Residents invited to harvest and use the turnips as part of a city vegetable program.
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Florence
Ala
Soene Comnaelves
Chamber of Commerce
Little Child Now Is Some Better From Diphtheria
Landersville reports the little daughter of Mr and Mrs L W Latham is somewhat improved after a bout with diphtheria. The illness had many friends hoping for a quick recovery.
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Landersville
L. W. Latham
U S Employment Bureau Formed Expands Nationwide
Washington reports the U S Employment Bureau now has an office in every state and the District of Columbia. Secretary Doak says coordination of federal state and municipal offices is under way. In four months of operation over 600,000 people found jobs with cooperating agencies and nearly 300,000 via the federal agency. About 40,000 jobs were filled through the Veterans Employment Service.
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Washington
Doak
District of Columbia
Secretary of Labor
Veterans Employment Service
Women Voters Plan Letter Campaign on Muscle Shoals Bill
The League of Women Voters will mobilize Decatur residents to send letters to Congress urging defeat of the Muscle Shoals government operation bill. Members will write letters and gather messages from others, aiming for quick action since the bill has already been introduced.
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League of Women Voters
Decatur
Washington
National Congress
Muscle Shoals
League
Central High Band Concert at the Y Tonight
The Central High School band concert at the Y M C A tonight is expected to draw public interest. The event, under the community entertainment committee, begins at 7 30 o'clock and invites the public to attend.
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Central High School
Itinerary of Presiding Elder for Hillsboro and Wheeler Circuits
The itinerary of Rev. R. T Tyler, presiding elder, was announced for the weekend. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock a sermon will be preached at Hillsboro on Courtland within the Hillsboro circuit. A conference follows at 1 30 PM at Wheeler on the Moulton circuit and another at 6 00 o'clock.
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R. T- Tyler
Hillsboro
Courtland
Wheeler
Moulton
Christmas Saving Club members receive yearend checks
Another group of Christmas Saving Club members have just received checks for the present year. Several additional thousands of dollars went to individuals who have saved systematically all year to have money for gifts at Christmas.
Holiday Checks Put Into Mails
Christmas saving checks totaling several thousand dollars were mailed to over 300 First National Bank members, marking an increase over 1930. The distribution aims to boost Christmas shopping as the season gains momentum locally.
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First National
First National Bank
Valley Bank Joins Hoover Bank Credit Plan
By action of the board of directors the Tennessee Valley bank including branches over the Valley will enter the Hoover bank plan. The bank will subscribe to gold notes in The National Credit Association in a ratio of ten percent of capital and surplus or two percent of deposits.
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Tennessee Valley Bank
Hoover Bank
National Credit Association
Board of Directors
Negro Suspects Double Death Fueled by Mob
Two men died after a mob of about 60 attacked a hall in West Virginia. Jailer refused to release identities while officials investigated the mob incident. The slain individuals were described as suspects in a double death.
Hoover Seeks Quick Move on Moratorium as Senate Debates Aid
A Hewes bill aims for a swift moratorium despite a Senate struggle led by Senator Johnson California. His inquiry into foreign securities in the country passed without debate. President Hoover urged Congress to revive the foreign debts mission.
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Senate
Johnson Offornia
Presdent Hoover
Congress
Slight Gains On Local Cotton Market Decatur
Slight gains were shown on the Decatur cotton market today after an even basis with middling seven eighths cott.
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Decatur
Physicians Meet Atmore Gulf Coast Clinical Society Discusses Progress
More than 100 physicians from Southern Alabama and Western Florida are expected to attend the Gulf Coast Clinical Society meeting in Atmore on December 10. Papers will cover progress in medical science as doctors gather to share findings and discuss advances.
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Atmore
Ala
Gulf Coast Clinical Society
Alabama
Florida
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