North Alabama Catches Winter as Temperatures Dip
North Alabama awoke to an ermine mantle as snow fell 1-2 inches in Huntsville and sub freezing temperatures spread southward. Shippers faced 22 to 32 degree readings over 24 to 36 hours while Decatur charities reported aid to 36 families and growing fuel calls. The Decatur charities council praised the negro relief council and funds were allotted to schools for milk and food under Prof. W. W. Benson.
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Montgomery
Ala
North
Alabama
Huntsville
Decatur
Decatur Charities Council
Negro Relief Council
W. W. Benson
Weather notes and local life in a Tennessee county
The Tennessee river level drops to 3.8 feet as rainfall totals reach 0.14 inches per the weather bureau. Branham Hughes cadet James Crow to spend Christmas with parents in Spring Hill. Morgan county sportsmen report refuge from open season. Charity sales support anti tuberculosis work. Clothing drives urged with contact numbers for requests. Health officer to show pulosis disease awareness to county high school students.
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James Crow
Branham & Hughes Military Academy
Spring Hill
Hodges. Crow
H. &. McRee
Hartselle
Pssae County High School
Pulosis
Charity pledges urged for November and December gifts
Rev. Peter M. Dennis president of the Decatur Charity Council urged people and firms to send in pledges for November and December contributions. Payments should be made to E. W. McLeod treasurer at the Morgan County National Bank, in person or by mail, and should be made at once to ease funds in hand.
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Peter M. Dennis
Decatur Charity Council
E. W. McLeod
Morgan County National Bank
Dennis
Local officials attend funeral of Henry Hartung in Mt Olivet
Roy Billings and John Wilks traveled from Nashville after Henry Hartung's funeral at Mt Olivet Cemetery. Morgan county students begin returning for Christmas holidays, while S R Garrison Jr plans a Pensacola trip and a voyage to Europe after holidays. Charlie Howell envisions a Notre Dame vs Alabama football matchup around January 15.
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Roy Billings
John Wilks
Nashville
Henry Hartung
Mt. Olivet
Morgan County
S. R. Garrison, Jr
Pensacola
Fla
Decatur
Garrison
Europe
Lon‘don
Hamburg
Antwerp
Rotterdam
Bremen
Fsa
Charlie Ed Howell
Notre Dame
Alabama
Washington
Howell
Presiding Elder R T Tyler Visited Eva On Circuit
Rev R T Tyler presiding elder of the Decatur district spoke at Eva today on the Vinemont circuit conducting conference sessions and morning preaching. He plans to preach at Town Creek Saturday at 11 and hold a conference in the afternoon with further December schedule.
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R. T. Tyler
Decatur
Eva
Vinemont
Town Creek
Moss’ Chapel
Apples signal end of interviews with job hunters in Alabama
Prospective state job seekers in Camden Alabama gathered at the Miller home to meet Governor Elect B M as interviews ended each visitor received an apple signaling the conclusion of the talks. The ritual marks the transition to the next administration.
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Camden
Ala
Alabama
Unidentified Man Found Dead In Local Hotel Room
Fingerprints from a man found dead in a local hotel room were sent to Nashville by Brown Undertaking Company to identify him. No identification or word from Birmingham has been received. The body remains at the funeral home as officials hope friends or relatives come forward to claim it.
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Brown Undertaking Company
Nashville
J. Ashley
Birmingham
Ala
Lookmont Tire Co. Robbed Again On Lee Street
Thieves raided Lookmont Tire Co. on Lee Street last night and stole about one hundred dollars in cash. George Jackson, attache of the tire company, found the loss when opening for work this morning. The back door was open and no other losses were found. This marks the sixth robbery at Lookmont Station this year.
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Lookmont Tire Co
Lee Street
George Jackson
Tire Company
Lockmont Station
Christmas Observance Here Disrupts De catur Businesses
In De catur the Christmas observance will shutter stores and offices. Mail deliveries will halt and courthouse offices will close as workers choose how to spend the day.
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Decatur
Education plans await January release in Alabama
Montgomery December 17 Dr A F Harman state superintendent of education said legislation discussed by the state education committee would not be made public until January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
A. F. Harman
House Moves To Cut Drought Relief Total
Washington December 1 the house agriculture committee voted to cut the drought relief loan bill from 60 000 000 to 30 000 000 The approval followed a 16 to 1 vote after Democrats joined by Rep Garber Virginia failed to keep the Senate figure The committee also struck out authorizing loans to farmers for human food Secretary Hyde cautioned that only needed funds should be provided to avoid upsetting the budget He warned against federal loans for food on thin security as a dangerous step toward the dole system
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Garber
Virginia
Jones
Texas
Hyde
Prohibition Ruling Leaves Uncertainty in Capital
In Washington a federal judge's ruling that the Eighteenth Amendment is invalid sparked mixed reactions. Officials expect possible local enforcement pauses but foresee a Supreme Court reversal. anti prohibitionists remain cautious while some argue broader constitutional implications.
Prohibition Enforcement Continues After Court Ruling
In Newark New Jersey on December 17 provisional liquor raids proceeded under Bergen County Prosecutor George S Hobart a Hobart Act sponsor despite Federal Judge William Clark ruling the Eighteenth Amendment method invalid.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
William Clark
George 8
Hobart
Bergen County
Last Minute Bulletins from Washington and Montgomery
Senator Watson met with President Hoover who called the crisis facing him the greatest in peacetime. Alabama welfare commission discussed general legislation in executive session ahead of January legislative assembly. Bank of Louisville and Sturdivant bank at Dadeville closed by state officials. Tennessee Publishing receiver appointment discussed before Chancellor Newman. Senate Foreign Relations Committee moved to defer world court consideration until next December by a 10 to 9 vote.
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Washington
Watson
Hoover
Oon
Montgomery
Alabama Welfare Commission
Bibb Graves
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
World Court
Standard Crossings Tested In Decatur For Smooth Rides
The Highway Magazine highlights grade crossings nicknamed Standard Crossings using old rails spiked between tracks to allow smoother vehicle passage. The method aims to reduce jolts and lower maintenance costs versus existing Decatur crossings.
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Decatur
Highway Magazine
Missing Theatrical Agent Found Safe In Death Valley
H. Farnum, a New York theatrical agent, was located safe after a search in Death Valley. A Burro he reportedly took on a trip into Furnace Creek led to a hunt by Inyo County Sheriff Harry Goper, who announced the agent was safe but “gone Injun.”
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Pipe Wells
Death
Pe H. Farnum
New York
Death Valley
Furnace Creek
Harry Goper
Inyo County
Wright to Leave Post Ahead of Inauguration
County solicitor Wade Wright will be out of a job for a week before his inauguration as circuit solicitor. Julian Harris will succeed Wright as county solicitor on January 12, with Wright moving to circuit solicitor duties on the first Monday after the second Tuesday.
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Wade Wright
Julian Harris
Mr. Wright
W. E. James
Lass Describes How Baker Died On Lonely Road
Everett Haldiman, 17, questioned in the killing of William Prince, Kansas City bakery driver, after confessing to John Seibel's holdup murder. Fern Desy, 15, told police she witnessed the bakery driver shooting on a country road and said Haldiman likened himself to Jesse James.
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Independence
Kan
Everett Haldiman
William Prince
Kansas City
John Seibel
Tyro
Kansas
Fern McNabb Desy
Haldiman
Say
Jesse James
Frontier Times
Compromise Likely on Muscle Shoals as Talks Continue
Washington December 17 The Senate conference chairman Teo predicts a compromise on Muscle Shoals after another day of talks. The plan would allow government operation of the power plant and lease of the nitrate plant for manufacture, with disputes over production for fertilizer versus electrical products. A minority report by some Senate members is expected.
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Washington
House
Senate
Teo
McNary
Arate
Student Killed as School Bus Crashes Off Bridge
In Centerville Alabama Edward Holdsomback, 12, Bibb County High student, was killed when a county school bus collided with a machine and plunged 25 feet off the Cahaba River bridge. Ray Griffin, the driver, and four others escaped with minor injuries as Bottom, Auburn Bottom, son of the high school principal, was uninjured. Investigators said the crash happened as the bus and the other vehicle each tried to pass on the bridge approach.
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Centerville
Ala
Edward Holdsomback
Bibb County
Cahaba River
Ray Griffin
Auburn Bottom
O. C. Bottom
Bottom
Brother and Sister Paroled After Lifers’ Convictions
In Lexington county Ira Cook age 17 and Mamie Cook age 15 were convicted in 1921 of killing their father Sellers Cook. A jury spared them from the death penalty and Governor Richards commuted their sentences. They are released from state prison in Columbia.
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Columbia
D. C
Ira Cook
Mamie
Sellers Cook
Lexington County
Richards
Ford Not Injured In City Car Collision
In Youngstown Ohio on December 17 President Ford was unharmed after his car collided with another vehicle on Main Street. Ford with his chauffeur and secretary continued toward Detroit in a new car after a delay of about ninety minutes. The crash occurred at a traffic light where Ford’s car ran a red signal while W N Bare of Youngstown drove through on green.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Ford
Washington
Detroit
W. N. Bare
Bare
Wilsons Role in Postwar Era Showcased in Film Memorial
The Decatur Daily and The Birmingham News-Age Herald present five screenings at Riverside auditorium featuring Woodrow Wilson and the Big Four Lloyd George Clemenceau Orlando. The film traces his rise during the war and peace, then his decline, death, and memorial, with proceeds aiding charity via Rotary.
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Woodrow Wilson
Decatur Daily
Birmingham News-Age Herald
Riverside Auditorium
Wilson
Versailles
Woodrow Wilson Pilm
Lloyd George
England
Clemenceau
France
Orlando
Italy
Death
Pearj
Decath
The
Herald
Rotary Club
Death of Eldon Marion in sawmill accident near Hartselle
Eldon Marion aged 21 died in Corsicana hospital after a saw cut while cutting stovewood at his home. He was brought from Hartselle by ambulance and died from a crushed skull and severed foot. Funeral at Bethel was held with burial in the family plot. survived by his father Henry Marion and one small child.
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Eldon Marion
Hartselle
Marion
Bethel
Henry Marion
Fireworks Sold Warns Parents to Use Extreme Caution
Several stores advertise fireworks for sale urging parents to exercise utmost care with giant crackers roman candles and other explosives. Fireworks have caused many disastrous fires and serious injuries in the past.
Same Calendar May Be Used In 1931
The court calendar for 1931 is adopted with no change to term dates. Judge 8B is cited as the basis, ensuring the court terms remain unchanged despite the year.
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Tennessee
I Seedaune
Ata
Max Gies Iim
Tot Sone Y
UCR
Weather Bureau
Wiesete Dudge M. D
Harold Vnterned
Ae Howell Parker
Morgan County Sporsmen Ie
Organ County
O. J. Shepard
Thomas Hodson
R. H. Lively
Charities
Per Cullom
Lockmont Co
APPLE
Ookmont Tire
PROHI
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Clark
Oliver W. Stewart
Flying Squadron Foundation
Dent F. Green
Bank of Louisville
Sturdivant Bank
Dadeville
Tennessee Publishing Company
James B. Newman
Associated Press
Huerta Rittel
Connant Hatch
St Joseph
Mich
Wright
Lass
Baker
Lonely
Solon
Riverside High School
Congress
League of Nations
White House
Slowprping Gaye
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