Three Men Slain by Gunman in Romney West Virginia
In Romney West Virginia three men were killed at their homes by Walter Crabtree 30 who allegedly carried a death list including the sheriff and three victims Justice of the peace Inskeep 50 jailer Ben Miller 55 and Asa Crawford 28 were killed Crabtree held for slayings after boasting of a "clean up" in town. The killer was moved for safety as authorities feared mob violence.
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Romney
West Va
Walter Crabtree
Inskeep
Justice of the Ce
Ben E. Miller
Miller
Asa Wolford
J. B. Saville
Horne
Crabtree
Young Crabtree
Keyser
Franklin or double on stand denies slaying by four
In Mountain View Arkansas Connie Franklin testifies claiming he vanished nine months ago and that four men face murder charges for his death. He faces grilling cross examination and admits past life inconsistencies while denying being beaten or burned. He says he left St James mountaineers and refused to reveal more about his asylum past.
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Mountain View
Ark
Dec
Connie Franklin
St. James
Bean Coleman
Defense Counsel
Tiller Rummer
Delinquent 1930 License Plate Owners Reported
Automobile owners who were delinquent in purchasing the 1930 state license plate appear at Pro Judge M. D. Wiggins office. Officials expect 1929 tags to become scarce soon. A small penalty is imposed on those failing to meet the deadline.
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M. D. Wiggins
Recital Tonight at Riverside High by Miss Neville
Miss Emily Neville presents her students in a Riverside auditorium recital at 8 o clock. The program promises varied entertainment with no admission charge and a cordial invitation to the public.
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Emily Neville
Riverside
Closing Cotton Quotations From New Orleans Markets
Closing quotations for New Orleans and New York cotton markets are listed with highs lows opens and closes for futures positions including Jan Mar May July Oct and Dec contracts along with New Orleans and New Yorkspot prices. The report shows price ranges such as Jan 1692 17.02 1691 16.93 and Dec 1688 1692 16.88 with spots at 16.7 and 17.05 respectively.
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New Orleans
Lynne Resolution Bans Some Candidates From Primary
Decatur attorney S. A. Lynne, who proposed a rule tying primary eligibility to support of the Democratic ticket in the last campaign, returned from Montgomery where the resolution passed 27 to 21. The decision bars Senator Heflin and Judge Locke from the Democratic primary due to past opposition to the national ticket.
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S. A. Lynne
Decatur
Montgomery
Lynne
Heflin
Locke
Judge Locke to Speak at WBRC
Judge Hugh Locke of Birmingham, an independent candidate for Governor, will speak tonight from eight to eight thirty over WBRC Birmingham. The address follows the Democratic committee’s move to bar balters from candidacy in the primary.
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Hugh Locke
Birmingham
Democratic Committee
Balters
WBRC
Friends
Christmas Trees Light Up Decatur Districts
Dozens of Christmas trees appear in the business district along Second Avenue and Bank Street. Garden Club members organized the effort to create a festive Decatur yuletide scene with many homes also decorated and lighted. Prizes await the most attractively decorated homes.
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Second Avenue
Bank Street
Garden Club
Decatur
John Day Improves After Illness in Lebanon
In Lebanon Morgan county on December 18 special report says many friends of John Day are pleased to learn he is much improved after an illness.
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Lebanon
Morgan County
John Day
Building a Home Neel Morgan County
A. G. Rackley has begun construction of a dwelling on his property adjoining the Rackley store in Neel Morgan County on December 18.
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Neel
Morgan County
Rackley
Rotary Coal Sent To Aid Christmas Relief Effort
Decatur Rotary club distributed ten tons of coal to aid Christmas relief work as cold weather hit the city. The coal car, purchased by the club, will be given out under the Community Service Committee led by I. W. Timberlake with welfare workers assisting.
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Decatur
Decatur Rotary Club
Community Service Committee
I. W. Timberlake
One More School Day For Kiddies
Decatur schools will have one more day of study before Christmas holidays. Students will be dismissed Thursday to await Old Santa Claus. Classes resume Monday December 30 across city schools.
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Decatur
Santa Claus
Christmas Eve Program At Round Top School
A Christmas tree and two plays will be the features at Round Top school house on December 24. The event is awaited by people in the surrounding area and a cordial invitation is extended to the public.
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Falkville
Ala
Round Top
Mrs. T. M. Jones Seriously Ill After Mayo Clinic Stay
Mrs. T. M. Jones Sr. has been at Mayo Clinic in Rochester for treatment and is reported to be seriously ill after an operation. Local friends will be glad to hear that improvement was believed to be discernible today.
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T. M. Jones
Mayo
Rochester
Miaon
Weather report for Washington with cold wave
Fair spells and a severe cold wave tonight. Temperatures range from four to ten degrees in the north an interior south portion and fourteen to eighteen on the coast. Thursday turns fair and colder with strong northwest to north winds and coastal gales.
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Washington
Rescue Grows Menace as Mine Tragedy Deepens at McAlester
In McAlester Oklahoma rescue workers endure thick gas as they widen body removal from the Old Town Coal mine where 62 miners were trapped by an explosion. Two dozen identified, three rescued unconscious, five missing presumed dead. gas and a possible electric cutting spark blamed for the blast.
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Mcalester
Okla
Old Town Coal Company
North
Miller D. Hay
Hay
Rains Fail To Halt Shopping This Season
Inclement weather failed to deter Christmas shoppers as crowds filled the streets and merchants reported brisk business. A plea urged morning shopping with rural districts traveling in the afternoon to ease the rush, expecting total sales to surpass previous years.
Mrs Willis Newman Dies Suddenly At Home Near Arab
Mrs. Willis Newman died suddenly at her home near Arab. The body was brought to Cedar Creek for funeral services conducted by Rev. Andrew Jones, with interment at Cedar Creek cemetery.
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Cedar Creek
Morgan County
Willis Newman
Arab
Cedar Creek Cemetery
Andrew Jones
Missing Huntsville Search Expands For Rev. J. A. Delk
The Rev. J. A. Delk has been missing from his Twelfth Avenue home since Thursday. Witness Lambeth Mayes of Valley Coal Co. saw Delk in Athens Monday afternoon aiming to reach Huntsville for work. Mrs. Delk pleads for help locating her husband who left home saying he would return about 3 pm. Relatives note prior moves and pastor roles in Town Creek Courtland and Lawrence County as Sheriff Davis joins the hunt.
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J. A
Jack) Delk
Twelfth Avenue
Huntsville
Lambeth Mayes
Valley Coal Company
Delk
Athens
Mayes
Madison County
Lawrence County
Birmingham
Davis
Mrs. Matthews Dies at 80 in Decatur Area
Mrs. M. F. Matthews died yesterday at 10 45 PM at her daughter’s home in Fairview. She was 80 and survived by four sons and many grandchildren. Funeral services set for Thursday at 1 30 PM at Ninth Street Methodist Church with Rev. M M Newton and Rev. W D Barnes officiating. Interment in Roselawn Cemetery.
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M. F. Mattthews
Ola McCall
Fairview
J. E. Matthews
Decatur
J. M. Matthews
J. T. Matthews
el Paso
Texas
A. L. Matthews
Mollie Wheeler
Stroud
Ala
Nannie Segar
Roanoke
Ninth Street Methodist Church
M. M. Newton
W. D. Barnes
Roselawn Cemetery
Lightning Strikes George Evans Home on Sixth Avenue
A morning lightning bolt hit the George Evans residence on Sixth Avenue causing minor damage. The strike occurred shortly after six o'clock and no injuries were reported.
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George Evans
Sixth Avenue
Rev Dennis to Lead Decatur Rotary After Lice Resigns
Rev Peter M Dennis rector of St. John s Episcopal Church becomes Rotary Club president for the remainder of Frank P Lice s term after Lice resigns to head Lockmont Tire. Carlyle Blackwell joins the board and Jervis Jones is elected vice president.
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Peter M. Dennis
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Decatur Rotary Club
Frank P. Lice
Dennis
Lide
Lockmont Tire Company
Rev. Dennis
Rev
Carlyle Blackwell
Jervis Jones
Colbert Youth Held for Murder in Alabama
John Goin, 19, faced murder charges after Roy Kimbrough, 17, died from shotgun wounds at a Bear Creek area party near Tuscumbia. Goin is jailed in Colbert County without bond as witnesses said he returned to the party intoxicated and shot Kimbrough after being asked to leave. Funeral services for Kimbrough were planned at the Crooked Oak home of his parents.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
John Goin
Roy Kimbrough
Bear Creek
Gain
Ocolbert County
Colbert County
Coy Russell
Goin
Kimbrough
Crooked Oak
State's Appeal To Be Heard Thursday
In Montgomery Alabama on December 18 attorneys will file and argue the state appeal from the Geneva circuit court order admitting four defendants to bail in the Claude Avant murder case. Defendants Dr G W Smith Clyde Smith Randall Jones and Charlie Brown are named with Lee Phillips held on a separate manslaughter charge.
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Montgomery
Ala
John J. Hayes
William P. Cobb
Alabama Court of Appeals
McCall
Geneva Circuit Court
Claude Avant
Slocomb High School
G. W. Smith
Clyde Smith
Randell Jones
Charlie Brown
Geneva Court
Sus
Lee Phillips
Kilby
Play San John to Be Staged at Scenic Hill School
Morgan county December 18 special announces a play union grove. The comedy San John will be performed at Scenic Hill school building next Saturday night inviting the public to attend.
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Union Grove
Morgan County
San John
Scenic Hill
Prevent Fires Chief Urges Safe Christmas Trees
W H Sox Sorber chief of the fire department urged residents to beautify the city with lighted trees but avoid cotton or combustibles. He advised using tinsel from stores to cut fire risk and warned against candles on trees. He urged electrical lighting done by experts to prevent exposed wiring and irreparable damage.
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W. H
Sox) Sorber
Sorber
Saw filer killed at work in Perry county mill
Bracey Headrick 26, saw filer for Brownlee Lowery Lumber, died after falling on a circular saw in a Perry county mill. He was leaning to repair the machine when he grabbed the switch and the saw started. An arm and a leg were severed. His body to be sent to Cisco Georgia tomorrow. Surviving are his parents, eight brothers and three sisters.
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Selma
Ala
Bracey Headrick
Filer
Brownlee-Lowery Lumber Company
Perry County
Cisco
Hendrick
Henry Headrick
Plans for Buttrey store reconstruction receive approval
Plans of J A Buttrey for rebuilding the splendid store and the Sterchi Brothers building on Second Avenue have been halted with pleasure by friends and business associates. A contract has been let by Frank Cook for the reconstruction adjacent to the Buttrey building, replacing the earlier fire damaged structure. The two new buildings will add significant space to the city’s commerce.
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J. A. Buttrey
Buttrey
Frank Cook
Second Avenue
Sterchi Brothers
Atea
Cold blast to plunge South into deep freeze after Christmas
The South braces for a coldest winter snap as a pre Christmas storm from the Rocky Mountains moves south. Strong winds shift northeastward over Tennessee with another disturbance along the southern rim from Broe Texas to Carri Belle Florida. Temperatures fall nationwide, with New Orleans dropping from 60s to the low twenties and northern Louisiana 12 to 14 degrees. northern Alabama Mississippi and south Tennessee see 2 to 10 degree lows, 10 to 14 inland and 14 to 18 along the gulf coast.
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Rocky Mountains
Tennessee
Broe
Texas
Carribelle
Fla
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
County Roads In Poor Condition
Morgan's unsurfaced roads suffer from unusual fall rainfall damaging sections since autumn.
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Morgan
Mid Term Exams In Rural Schools
After Christmas holidays the county schools reopen to hold mid term exams. Teachers conduct the exams and report improved student work this year, with results seen in upcoming tests.
Montgomerys Leave Mt. Zion for New Home Near Moulton
Mr and Mrs Leon ard Montgomery and their young daughter depart Mt Zion for a new home near Moulton. Friends regret their move and bid farewell.
Reverend Pritchard and Family Arrive in Danville
Special report notes Rev. Pritchard and his family have arrived and will reside in Danville for his upcoming assignment. The minister has previously served at a church in Danville and is set to begin duties soon.
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Danville
Pritchard
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