Fireworks safety urged as holidays near in Decatur area
Officials today urged careful handling of fireworks during the Christmas season. The city allows fire sales but officials hope careful use will reduce injuries and fires. The Bee Line highway near Hartsville to Decatur opens its first half with gutters to prevent edge breaks. Rev Tyler to Falkville Saturday and Town Creek Sunday for conferences and services. Decatur schools will dismiss for vacation then resume December 29 with enrollment urged for the first day. Pullman minister Rev Bi J. Sate to conduct memorial services in Pullman. TM. E. Pickerson dies at 81. services Friday at 11. Local curb sales total about 70 dollars returning to farmers from early-morning activity.
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House Rejects Move To Double Drought Relief Aid
In Washington on December 18 the House voted against doubling the administration drought relief package from 30 million to 60 million. The Muscle Shoals conference was postponed while the Senate conference committee drafted a compromise agreement.
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Muscle Shoals
Senate
Decatur Charities fund asks for immediate yearend contributions
The Decatur Charities council urges donors to pay their November and December assessments at once. Contributions should be sent to E. W. Miller, treasurer, Morgan County National Bank. The appeal stresses urgent needs and requests prompt attention from contributors.
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Charities Fund
E. W. Mi
Morgan County National
Turkeys scarce on Decatur curb market this Christmas
Mrs. J. T. Nelson curb master says turkeys will be scarce and prices not fixed yet likely from 49 to 25 cents per pound. Brown funeral parlor reports many calls for the unidentified body found in a local hotel. Holly sold in Decatur at reasonable prices as decor demand rises. January 19 will bring new officers and few changes in county offices including tax assessor and solicitor appointments.
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J. T. Nelson
Arthouse
Herman O. Troup
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Julian Morris
Bud Davis
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James L. Draper
Frank J. Davis
Board of Revenue
Farm Board Bill Seeks Extra 150 Million Credit
The bill passed the house to add 150 million dollars to the federal farm board funding. It moves to the senate with the goal of funding grain and cotton stabilization loans. Board officials say 100 million extra may follow, totaling 500 million under the farm marketing act. Legge testified the revolving fund would be used to cover existing commitments of about 376 million, leaving a balance of 39 million to be lent soon.
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Treatment sent for Huntsville girl bitten by dogs
Nevada Varnell, a Huntsville girl, received anti rabies treatment after two dogs attacked her, causing forty two stitches. Doctors described the injuries as dangerously severe but not life threatening. One dog was killed, the other captured and placed in the pound for observation.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Huntsville
Little Nevada Varnell
No Tularemia In This Section
The article notes no tularemia cases in the local area despite higher rabbit slaughter this year. It mentions cases in Tennessee and nearby states and advises hunters to inspect rabbits before eating.
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Tennessee
Two Girls Err in Accusing Cops in New York Trial
In a New York court a pair of women wrongly identified police amid vice arrest trials. Miss Grayson misnamed an ex magistrate as a suspect and both women pointed at officers Stiglin Drake and Lamb during testimonies as the four police facing suspension.
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Miss Grayson
Peter F. Lamb
John J. Stiglin
George J. Treubert
John P. Drake
Stiglin
Kim Drake
Lamb
Description of Missing Relative Conflicts with Dead Man
A letter from Mrs. Nora Williams of Birmingham describes a missing relative after a radio broadcast pictured a man found dead in a local hotel room Wednesday afternoon December 10. The description does not match the dead man as no scars are found on the body.
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Birmingham
Case Reversed By High Court in Alabama
The Alabama Supreme Court reversed and remanded for a new trial the case of R. L. Gibson versus J. E. Dutton from Morgan County Circuit Court, which had previously resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff.
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R. L. Gibson
J. E. Dutton
Morgan County
Good Business At Hartselle
Reports from Hartselle indicate a strong Christmas shopping season with merchants enjoying brisk business. Many local stores are decorated and a festive spirit pervades the town as shoppers fill shops.
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Hartselle
Tallulah Bankhead to sail home for America in January
Southern beauty Miss Bankhead, famed British stage and film star, plans to return to the United States in January. She will sell her London home and car, seeks a buyer, and says she may make talkies but has no plans for American stage work yet. She will take an English maid portrait by Augustus John and cites her Alabama-born father, a U.S. representative, and an uncle who defeated Heflin for the Senate as notable relatives.
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United States
Alabama
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Senate
Mississippi Solons Meet to Discuss Aid
State lawmakers plan a convention of the legislature to devise relief measures for widespread distress and impending tax burdens. They urge Governor Theo Bilbo to call an immediate extraordinary session with ten days notice. Destitution threatens many Mississippians lacking food and clothing as under fed families and ill clad children appear across the state.
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Morgan Students Expected Home for Christmas Holiday
Morgan county students prepare to travel home for Christmas holidays as colleges pause for break. Many universities nationwide close on Friday while city and county schools end a week early. Some preparatory schools plan a two week holiday.
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Morgan County
Look Before You Leap: Woman Steps Into Car With Stranger
Miss Ester Hill, 25, entered a parked car and urged the driver to drive. The voice claiming to be her father was not his, adding mystery to the incident in Los Angeles.
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Last-Minute Bulletins From Across the South and Midwest
A roundup of regional updates reports Gov Bibb Graves departure for Baldwin county on a four day respite. Birmingham bids on drainage and bridge work set for January 27 at an estimated 250000. Louisville reports a 14 year old died from injuries from a September football game. Memphis evangelists announce 21551 professions from 306 meetings in 1930. Paris notes Briand policy continuity under Steeg. Atlanta records heavy snow being melted by sun and agencies. Montgomery mails 22109 17 to Alabama National Guardsmen as drill pay from over 55000 total owed.
Monied Folk Do Not Want Brokes Do
Edward Christmas money explains a philosophy that the rich refuse Bibles while the poor buy them. Young Thompson says he cannot find work yet always brings a present for his family at Christmas. He plans to sell Bibles to fund a better purchase than a Bible.
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Baby Gang Chief May Face Court
Everett Haldiman, 17, described as leader of a group of fifteen “baby gangsters,” is sought for transfer to Missouri to face murder charges in the killing of William H. Price, a Kansas City bakery driver. Police report statements by Haldiman’s 14 year old girlfriend Fern McNabb and identify other youths connected to the case as suspects or witnesses.
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Independence
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Everett Haldiman
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William H. Price
Kansas City
Missouri
Fern McNabb
Ray Willis Harley
Aretha Rush
Sioux City
Miss McNabb
Robbery Racket Grows More Dangerous in Chicago
Chicago reports a surge in robbery violence with six slayings in a week. Two assailants fell to victims last night as Henry Escalona and Joseph Shore, former dance orchestra leaders, were killed in separate incidents at a drink parlor and a hat store. Patrolman Neery fatally shot Howard in a separate case.
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Henry Escalona
Richard
Martin Pranta
Joseph Shore
Michael Neery
Escalona
Shore
Howard
Sheriff Not Liable For Convict Action In Alabama Case
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Sheriff Pat Byrne of Mobile not liable for actions of hard labor convicts under his supervision. The Boukouris estate seeks $10,000 after Mike Boukouris was killed Jan 7 1927 in Mobile when struck by a convict driven truck during jail trash removal.
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Ala
Supreme Court of Alabama Today
Pat Byrne
Mobile
Mike Boukouris
Clifton Lyles
Byrne
Woodrow Wilson Film Memorial shown in Decatur with charity viewings
Decatur residents can view the Woodrow Wilson Film Memorial Friday evening and two Saturday sessions with 10 cent matinee for school children. The film is described as a real life drama with authentic war footage and a focus on Wilson's leadership and ideals, aiming to inspire and educate across age groups.
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France
Troops Open Chase After Bank Robbery Near Marion Junction
Four bandits robbed the Marion Junction State Bank this morning taking about $4,000 and exchanging fire with a car posse. They fled into a swamp and later escaped, as officers pursued them with pistols and repeating rifles.
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Romance loses glitter on voyage amid wedding drama
The bride fled the ceremony and left for a Coventry honeymoon while rumor swirled that her new husband’s shipboard role connected him to a Cunard liner. Officials noted the bridegroom’s clerk duties and questioned passenger listings as the couple sought their escape.
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