Murder suspect guarded in hospital after Danville slaying
George McNutt, held on murder warrant for the August 13 1932 slaying of Ewell Lindsey at Danville, is under guard at Benevolent Society hospital after a two year manhunt. Lindsey died from three gunshot wounds after an alleged altercation at a baseball game.
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George McNutt
Benevolent Society Hospital
Ewell Lindsey
Danville
McNutt
Morgan County
Benevy
Hartselle
Ed McNutt
Lindsey
Mellon May Likely Take Stand In Tax Case
Andrew W. Mellon may testify in a government tax case before the Board of Tax Appeals. The open trial could place the former Treasury head on the witness stand to answer questions on alleged back taxes and penalties. The panel includes many Republican appointees from Mellon era.
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Andrew W. Mellon
Washington
Washington Footlights
Board of Tax Appeals
The
Treasury
Tax Appeals Board
Andy
Christmas Postal Deliveries Planned in Decatur
LeRoy McEntire Decatur post master says parcel post deliveries will be made here and that Saturday noon closing will be eliminated this week with the post office open. He notes a rise in Christmas mail and promises to move incoming and outgoing mail to ensure delivery before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy McEntire
Decatur
McEntire
Chickens Stolen Prompt Fayetteville Theft Alert
Fayetteville authorities notified Decatur police last night of the theft of 139 chickens and urged local officers to watch for the suspects.
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Fayetteville
Tenn
Decatur
Miss Julia Lovin to Spend Christmas Holidays at Home
Miss Julia Lovin a Scarritt College student in Nashville will arrive Friday to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs J F Lovin at their home.
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Julia Lovin
Scarritt College
Nashville
Mrs
J. F. Lovin
Here for Holidays Amos Levin Visits Alabama Family
Amos Levin a University of Alabama student will arrive Friday to spend the holidays with his parents, heading home for the festive season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Levin
University of Alabama
Miss Chloe Messer Treated After Ambulance Transport
Miss Chloe Messer was removed Tuesday in Brown's ambulance from her home in Austinville to Renevo Society hospital for an opera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chloe Messer
Brown’s
Austinville
Renevo+ Society hospital
New York Cotton and Wheat Futures Update
At 1:15 pm on January 12 the cotton bids quoted 1.15 for January 12.45 March 12.55 May 12.56 July 12.58 and May wheat at 963-8 indicating prices and contracts in active trading.
The Lonely Child Promises Christmas Cheer
A Decatur daily article notes a hopeful promise to bring Christmas cheer on Christmas Eve. The piece highlights a child’s intent to spread warmth and goodwill during the holiday season in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily Lonely
Care Decatur. Daily
Falkville Woman Dies At Home In Falkville
Mrs. W. W. Mitchell aged 62 died Tuesday afternoon at her residence in Falkville. The Rev J R Dobbs of Austinville officiated. Burial was in Falkville cemetery. Survived by sister Miss Lula Britnell of Falkville three uncles James Kirk of Tuscumbia George D Williamson of Decatur Hig Williamson of Birmingham and three aunts. Mrs Cellie Radford Butler Ind Mrs Cora Hunter and Mrs Willie Brake of Hartselle. Mitchell spent most of her life in Falkville and was active in church work.
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Falkville
W. W. Mitchell
J. R. Dobbs
Austinville
Falkville Cemetery
Brown
Decatur
Mitchell
Lula Britnell
James Kirk
Tuscumbia
George D. Williamson
Hig Williamson
Birmingham
Cellie Radford
Butler
Ind
Cora Hunter
Willie Brake
Hartselle
Man Reports Being Robbed of 300 Dollars
R. E. Elkins a West Vine street merchant told police this morning he was robbed of 300 dollars last night on Joe Wheelie highway by three men after he accepted a ride when his car had wrecked three miles west of Decatur. He said the men shoved him into a ditch and fled. Police were investigating today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Elkins
West Vine Street
Joe Wheelie Highway
Decatur
Elkins
Conleys to Stay with Relatives in Valhermosa Over Holidays
Mr and Mrs Cliff Conley will travel to Valhermosa Sunday and remain through the holidays as guests of relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Conley
Valhermosa
Theft of two wheels from Lawrence Lewis car
Police investigate Tuesday night theft of two wheels from an automobile belonging to Lawrence Lewis at 1313 Nineteenth Avenue East. The car was parked at his home when the theft occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lewis
Nineteenth Avenue
East
All Sisto Crew Safe After Sinking Freighter Rescue
Messages to Lloyds report all 16 crew of the freighter Sisto were aboard the liner New York early today. The New York later said the Sisto remained afloat at 3 30 p m.
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London
New York
Lloyd's
Christmas in the Holy Land story unfolds on Page 8
An American girl’s Christmas experiences in the Holy Land are vividly told in a three part series beginning today on Page 8. The piece is highlighted as one of the most interesting Christmas stories in years with two more installments to come in upcoming issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Alabama Cotton Improvement Committee Named
A state level improvement committee appointed to work with farmers and a U S Department of Agriculture representative. Members include H B Tisdale J C Lowery J C Cannon and J A Beaty with C A McLendon designated to coordinate with the Alabama group.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
L. N. Duncan
State Extension Service
M. J. Funchess
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
J. B. Hobdy
Vocational Department
State Department of Education
Cotton Improvement Undertaking
H. B. Tisdale
Alabama Experiment Station
Auburn
Use of Prefix Dr Held Not Unlawful in Alabama Shoes Adverts
Alabama Attorney General ruled it is not illegal to prefix Dr in shoe advertisements even with fictitious names. Dr J N Baker questioned the practice and was informed there is no statute banning Dr as part of a shoe trade name to imply health or remedial effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
J. N. Baker
Knight
Baker
Mrs Cunny Burns Laid to Rest in Bell Springs
Mrs Cunny Burns of Vinemont Route 1 aged 24 died Tuesday at 12 30 at her sister Mrs L R Russell's home. Service conducted by Rev John Raley with Drinkard in charge at Bell Springs this afternoon. She dies from pneumonia. Survived by two children Lloyd and Christine mother Mrs E N Cook four sisters Mrs Russell Minnie Louise Edith Cook three brothers Chaney Harvey Othel Cook.
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Cunny Burns
Vinemont
Route 1
L. R. Russell
Bell Springs
John Raley
Drinkard
Burns
Lloyd
Christine
E. N. Cook
Russell
Minnie
Power loan option floated to fund New York plants
President Roosevelt said federal funds could back municipal power plant projects in New York or other cities if investigations show cheaper operation than private firms. Mayor LaGuardia and Commissioner Davidson questioned private bids deemed exorbitant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
LaGuardia
Davidson
Woman Is Hanged as Appeals Fail in Hull
Hull England December 19 Mrs Ethel Lille Major a 42 year old mother of two was hanged at Hull prison after appeals to the king and queen failed. A black flag marked her death as the first woman executed in England in eight years. She insisted on her innocence of poisoning her husband and the jury had urged clemency which was ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
England
Ethel Lille Major
Troop 19 Enjoys Interesting Meet at Church
Boy Scouts Troop 19 met at the First Methodist church on Monday night. Patrols were organized and progress made on tests and development of the troops. The Beavers patrol will lead the program on December 31 with a brief meeting planned for next Monday night.
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Boy Scouts
First Methodist Church
Pilot Club Halts Milk Fund Appeal Until Schools Reopen
Decatur group announced it will interrupt its appeal for funds to buy milk for children in local schools until after schools resume after the Christmas holidays. The move pauses fundraising as the community waits for students to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Decatur Pilot Club
Pastor Gor don to Speak at Westside Tonight
The pastor Rev. Vance A. Gordon will speak this evening at Westside at 7 15 one topic The Lord s Prayer with the session starting at 7 15 PM.
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Vance A
Gordon
Westside
Eugene R. Black Dies Suddenly in Atlanta
Eugene R. Black former governor of the Federal Reserve Board died at his Atlanta home at age 61. He had resigned the Fed post to return as governor of the Sixth District Reserve Bank and recently served as liaison between banks and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. A doctor was summoned after he suffered a heart attack this morning and died two hours later.
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Atlanta
Eugene R. Black
Federal Reserve Board
Black
Roosevelt
Reserve Bank of the Sixth District
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Kiwanis Meet at Noon on Thursday
The Decatur Kiwanis Club holds its last meeting before Christmas with expected full attendance. Members were asked to bring small gifts for the Kiwanian drawn last week and committee reports will be filed with the secretary tomorrow but not ready yet. Efforts continue to settle all dues and bills before January 1 with good progress reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Lawrence Singing Convention Held in January at Wren
Lawrence county hosts a singing convention the first weekend of January at Wren near Moulton with G. Stockton issuing the official announcement. Attendees are asked to bring basket lunches and song books.
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Lawrence County
Wren
Moulton
G. Stockton
The
Mrs Sadie Gillespie Plans Knoxville Holiday Visit
Mrs Sadie Gillespie will leave Sunday for Knoxville to spend the holidays with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Gillespie
Knoxville
Troops Repulse Shelbyville Mob at Courthouse Trial
National guardsmen used tear gas bombs to disperse a mob outside Shelbyville Tennessee courthouse where a black man is on trial for assault on a white girl. The crowd broke after gas was released and lines held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville, Tenn
National
Allen's Estimate Close on Taxes
Henry C. Allen, general agent of the state tax commission, helped draft Alabama tax laws for years. During 1933 debates on the income tax, estimates ranged widely. Allen’s official 1934 estimate exceeded $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Henry C. Allen
State Tax Commission
Alabama
Senate
House
B M. Miller
Allen
Roy C. Billings
Carmel Woman Vanishes From Secluded Home
Carmel California December 19 AP rugged coast and beaches around Carmel searched for Mrs Elliott Boke Schaffner 39 a member of a wealthy clothing family She disappeared between midnight and dawn from her isolated home at the southern tip of the artist village Clad only in a nightgown bedroom slippers and a fur coat fears she may have wandered into Carmel Bay surf or tidal mouth after recent hospital release.
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Carmel
Calif
Elliott Boke Schaffner
Monterey
Decatur to Build Municipal Electric System at Once
The city council authorized construction engineers T M Francis and Paul B Haley of Birmingham to begin work immediately on a municipal electric distribution system. After delays over TVA Alabama Power negotiations, city officials decided to proceed with their own plant, pending final details before construction starts.
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Decatur
T. M. Francis
Paul 8
North Alatems Mejors
David EB Lilienthal
TVA
Sheffield
Francis
Haley
Washington
Chunicipal
Center Grove Forms PTA Organization at School
Center Grove forms a PTA with 3 percent membership. At the first meeting the group voted to align with national PTA units. G. W. Absher named president, Orville Oden principal, vice-president, Mrs. B. Ryan secretary, and Mrs. Mma Kate Aldridge treasurer.
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P.T. A
G. W. Absher
Orville Oden
B. Ryan
Mma Kate Aldridge
Gordon Returns From Florida Trip
Rev Vance A. Gordon pastor of Westside and Willoughby Presbyterian churches has returned from a ten day visit to Arondig Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance A. Gordon
Westside
Willoughby
Arondig
Flas
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Rogert
White House
Public Works
Harold Ickes
Howe
PWA
Bureau of Engraving
Jim Farley
Congressional Investigation
Brades
Mrs. Cunny Burns
Hugh 8 Magill
Electric Light and Power
Tennesee Valley Authority
American Federation of Utility Investors
Magill
United States
Ethel Major
Sterlin
Inl
Harold McKee
Shelbyville
Center Grove
PTA Organization
Florida
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