Civic plans assured as four day drive signs 300 memberships
The Decatur Daily reports a four day Chamber of Commerce membership drive closed with exactly three hundred memberships signed and ten reports missing. Despite limited funds, planners expect to reach 500 memberships to fund a full program in 1932. Leaders urge canvassers to finish lists and invite new firms to join.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commierce
Commerce Unit
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Offering Planned at Southside Baptist Church
A special offering will be taken Sunday morning at the Southside Baptist church for the orphanage at Troy. Members of the congregation were requested to make a special contribution at that time.
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Southside Baptist Church
Troy
Beloved Girl Nell Wasson Dies After Illness
Miss Nell Wasson aged 21 and a Morgan County High School graduate of 1929 died Friday evening at her parents home in Hartselle after a two year illness. Funeral services were held today at the Methodist church with Rev. Hewlett and Rev. Frank Smith. Interment at Hartselle. Pallbearers included Elliot Howel Willard Nelson Lamar Speake Gordon Groover Harold Orr and Howard Gibson. Survived by sister Miss Ann Wasson and her father Percy Wasson and the grandparents.
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Nell Wasson
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
G. W Puckett
Methodist Church
Hewlett
Frank Smith
Elliot Howel
Willard Nelson
Lamar Speake
Gordon Groover
Harold Orr
Howard Gibson
Ann Wasson
Percy Wasson
Advance Orders For Christmas Turkeys At Decatur Market
Mrs. J. T. Nelson reported curb market advance orders for Christmas turkeys have been very satisfactory but time is limited. Buyers are urged to place orders now as demand remains high. Nationwide, turkey prices have risen to 23 to 25 cents per pound.
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Decatur
J. T. Nelson
Trucks From Jefferson Visit Morgan For Turkeys
Trucks entered Morgan County from Jefferson County on Friday to buy turkeys at 20 cents per pound. They visited Falkville and Hartselle and moved through Cullman to secure enough birds for Birmingham.
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Morgan County
Jefferson County
Falkville
Hartselle
Cullman
Birmingham
Holy Communion Service at St. John’s Episcopal Church
A Christmas Eve midnight Holy Communion will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 11 30 pm with Rev. Peter M. Dennis, rector, as celebrant. A Te Deum will be sung before the service and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Peter M. Dennis
Holy Communion Planned at St John's Episcopal Church
A notice states holy communion will be celebrated at St John’s Episcopal Church on Monday in December at 10 0. The fragment mentions St Phomaa but the details are unclear.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
St. Phomaa
Drive on Liquor in Morgan County Begun
Forces of Morgan County sheriff led by Sheriff A W Davis are conducting a county wide drive on the liquor trade to cut off the Christmas supply. Raids target various areas with secrecy until completion. One large still, a 1500 gallon vat, was shown to illustrate the scale of the bootlegging operation.
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Morgan County
A. W. Davis
Railroad Wage Cut Discussed
Railroads across the United States prepared to notify unions of a plan to cut wages by 15 percent for all employee classes. The expected payroll reduction would be about 300 million dollars annually. An executive committee was appointed to negotiate with labor unions after yesterday's meeting.
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New York
Arrests White Man As Alleged Drunk
Former sheriff B E Davis returned from Somerville with a white man jailed on public drunkenness after causing a disturbance in Somerville.
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B. E. Davis
Somerville
Colorful Pageant Is Offered For Sunday
The First Baptist church in Hartselle presents a colorful pageant Sunday at 7 30 p m titled For the Sake of the Kingdom. About 40 biblical characters will be represented and the public is invited to attend.
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Hartselle
First Baptist Church
Flooding Drives Farm Families From Homes Across Three States
Terrifying high water pushed hundreds of farm families in northern Mississippi and Louisiana to seek high ground as floodwaters inundated crops and homes. Levees failed along the Tallahatchie near Batesville and other areas, while Arkansas and Louisiana towns reported rising rivers and backwater threatening Kenova and Monroe. Communities like Mimms, Carrie, Curtis, Crowder, Stone, and Asa faced evacuation as Ouachita and related streams swelled, with relief plans for about 250 families at Batesville.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mimms
Carrie
Curtis
Crowder
Stone
Asa
Batesville
Ouachita
Camden
Ark
Kenova
Grenada County
Monroe
Moratorium Moves to Senate After House Approval
The moratorium on European war debts shifts from the House to the Senate with finance committee approval. Chairman Smoot set hearings to begin tomorrow as Christmas adjournment nears, and the measure includes a stance against revising European debts to America.
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Washington
Senate
Charles Mitchell
National City Bank
Germany
House
Hoover
Delyn
Smoot
Finance Committee
Congress
America
War Debts Commission
Europe
Mellon
England
Weather Outlook for Central and East Gulf States
Central and east gulf states expect considerable cloudiness with occasional rains. Mild temperatures prevail through the week according to Associated Press forecasts.
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Associated Press
Central and
East Gulf States
Davis Brings Back A Burglary Suspect
Sheriff A W Davis returned from Birmingham with a burglary suspect tied to an alleged garage robbery in Flint said to involve the Louisville and Nashville railroad property. The man was jailed at Cullman.
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A. W. Davis
Birmingham
Flint
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Cullman
Layman and Harris Nuptials At Maynard Layman Home
Mr and Mrs Horace M Layman of Vinemont Alabama host wedding festivities for Miss Frances Harris of Memphis Tennessee at the Layman residence. The event marks a union with attendance of family and friends from the region.
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Horace M. Layman
Vinemont
Ala
Frances Harris
Memphi, Tenn
Maynard Layman
Another Fine List Of The Chamber Of Commerce Unit
A four day membership drive in Decatur ends with a long list of supporters. Names include Parsons Lumber Co Southern Sheet Metal Vks Thompson Lumber Co G L Corbitt Woco Pep Co Glendale Dairy Williams Printing Dr F L Chenault Dr E M Chenault Mutual Savings Life Insurance Southern Cafe Cain Wolsott And Bank J A Thornhill Goodrich Silvertown Inc W E Kimbrough J O Colvard Quality Laundry Gin Co Rev Vance A Gordon Rev Peter M Dennis Rev J E Berkstresser Rev E N Hart H Maynard Layman Decatur Building And Loan Association Alabama Hosiery Mill and others.
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Sirley and Sandlin Parsons Lumber Co
Southern Sheet Metal Vks
Thompson Lumber Co
G. L. Corbitt
Woco-Pep Co
Glendale Dairy Williams Printing Co
F. L. Chenault
E. M. Chenault
J. A. Thornhill
Goodrich
Silvertown Inc
W.E. Kimbrough
J. O. Colvard Quality Laundry
C. D. Patterson Gin Co
Vance A. Gordon
Peter M. Dennis
Cyr withdraws from Louisiana governor race in Democratic primary
Dr. Paul Cyr, who had sued Governor Huey T. Long in Shreveport court, withdrew from the January 19 Democratic primary race. Cyr’s appeal to the state supreme court is pending after the lower court dismissed his suit on Long's motion. Cyr had campaigned against the Long administration.
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Lake Charles
Paul Cyr
Huey T. Long
Shreveport
Cyr
State Supreme Court
Long
Senate approves wheat transfer for unemployed relief
The senate agriculture committee approved a bill allowing the farm board to turn over wheat to aid the unemployed. Chairman McNary named a subcommittee to draft details and report before the Christmas recess. Wheat would go to Red Cross or other qualified charitable organizations with the amount to be decided by the subcommittee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Farm Board
McNary
Senate
Red Cross
Special Service At 9th St. Methodist
Members and friends of 9th Street Methodist church will observe the Christmas season with special services Sunday morning and evening. The Rev. C. M. Tyndall will preach on The Unwelcomed Guest and a Christmas pageant White Gifts for the King directed by Mrs. C. M. Tyndall will be presented with a cast of 30 and a 20-member Sunday school program. A special offering will be taken for the Methodist Orphanage at Selma.
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9Th Street Methodist Church
C. M. Tyndall
C. M. Tyndal
Ben Gilbert
Selma
Good Strong Gains In Price On Cotton
Strong gains shown on the local cotton market with Middling seven-eighths at Decatur quoted at 5.65 cents per pound. The rise today was two to three points, timing the bulk of the gain on Friday afternoon as the market closed.
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Decatur
First Quarterly Conference to be Held at Sth Street Church
Dr. R. T. Tyler presiding elder of the Decatur district will lead the first quarterly conference of the year Tuesday evening at seven at the Sth Street Methodist church. All church officers urged to attend as regents.
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R. T. Tyler
Decatur
Sth Street Methodist Church
Freed Mrs Donnelly Returns Home From Kidnappers
Mrs. Donnelly was freed by kidnappers after a ransom of 75 000. Her husband said he was willing to meet the demands and the Kansas City home was reached today.
Power Company Pays Taxes Early Across Alabama
Alabama Power Company mails checks totaling about 1 150 000 to counties and municipalities statewide except Chilton and Coosa where litigation delays payments. Officials say tax early payments aid state teachers for Christmas and meet requests from counties and cities and the press. Morgan County checks exceed 13 000.
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Alabama Power Company
Chilton
Coosa
Morgan County
Young White Man Held on Theft Charge
A young white man was jailed today after arrest by Alex Brazel ton on a theft charge. He had several fine chickens whose owners are not yet identified. The chickens are held at Railroad Street City Hall for identification.
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Alex Brazelton
Railroad Street
Bonanza Quartet To Sing Over WBRC Radio
The Bonanza quartet a Decatur singing group will broadcast Sunday from 10 30 to 11 00 over WBRC. The program features sacred songs from old hymnals. After the broadcast the quartet will perform at Hunter Street Church in Birmingham.
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Decatur Singing Organization
WBRC
Hunter Street Church
Birmingham
Christmas Eve Tree Event at Austinville Baptist Church
The Austinville Baptist Church hosts a Christmas Eve gathering featuring a community tree for the Sunday school members. Presents will be distributed to attending Sunday school families, marking a holiday program sheduled for the evening.
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Austinville Baptist Church
Kiki Roberts to be questioned in gang chief death
Albany police request Boston authorities hold Marion Kiki Roberts for questioning in the murder of gangster Jack Diamond. The showgirl, with her mother, fled to Boston after the killing, while Diamond’s wife remained in New York. A ballistic test will determine if a pearl handled revolver fired the bullets.
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Albany
Boston
Marion
Kiki” Roberts
Jack Diamond
Miss Roberts
Diamond
Jack
Arnold Rothstein
Mallon
Alicemond
New York
I Marion
Tivec
Richmond man visits Decatur YMCA on inspection tour
John H. Dudley of Richmond WV, citation secretary of the YMCA, visited Decatur on Friday after discussing YMCA affairs for several hours. He continued his tour to inspect YMCA units in the region.
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John H. Dudley
Richmond, W
Decatur
Mr. Dudley
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Christ
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Day
Herman Knol
Chicago
Daniel Gilday
Goodby
A. E. Paul
Englewood Hospital
Gilday
Morgan
Kilgore
Davis
9Th St
Nell Donnelly
Power Company
Bonanza
Kiki Roberts
Tiet
Tilanx
Mary Starty
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