Kiwanis Club to Award Second Meritorious Service Cup
Decatur citizens who have aided city development over the past year will be considered by a committee from local civic groups and the Board of Aldermen for the Kiwanis Cup honoring meritorious service. A council member will join the committee, with action expected soon.
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Decatur
Board of Mayors and Aldermen
Kiwanis Club
B. C
Board of Club
Clyde Hendrix
Carl Patterson
F. A. Blood
Mittee
Enormous crowd gathers for final trade day
Enormous crowd congregated today for the final trade day of the year. People from every nook of the county came despite cold weather as sun broke through. they sought trial shopping and joined the big events arranged by merchants and business men of the city.
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Surine
Alabama Weather Outlook Dec 20
Alabama mostly fair and not so cold tonight with 26 to 32 degrees along the coast. Saturday will be cloudy with a rising temperature, and western portions expect milder conditions.
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Washington
Alabama
Closing Cotton Quotations From New York and New Orleans
The closing quotations for cotton futures on the New York and New Orleans markets are listed with open, high, low, and close values for various months. New York and New Orleans figures show minor fluctuations, with New York spots at 17.09 and a range around 16.66 to 17.58, while New Orleans quotes hover near 16.66 to 17.58 with spots at 16.69.
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New York
New Orleans
New. York
Changes in Privilege Tax Schedule Adopted by City Board
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted the 1930 Privilege Tax Schedule with few changes for clarity. Adjustments relieve heaviness of taxation on some sectors including cotton ginners and dealers, vending machines, boarding houses, and various trades, while new provisions require licenses tied to stock carried with occupations.
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Pex
Fifty Injured as Subway Train Smash Hits Tunnel
In New York on December 20 a six car Brooklyn Manhattan subway train crashed into a grounded third rail in the East River tunnel. Police said about fifty people, many women, were injured from minor wounds and smoke inhalation with initial reports listing twenty five hospitalizations.
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New York
Brooklyn-Manhattan
East River
Faculty member departs Austinville for Tennessee home
E. C. Cunningham of the Austinville school faculty left today for his home in McMinnville Tennessee to spend the holiday season.
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E. C. Cunningham
Austinville School
McMinnville
Tenn
Locke Campaigners Rally For Independent Governor Bid
Supporters of Hugh A. Locke Birmingham attorney gather for a statewide organizing meeting in Birmingham to map strategies for his independent governor bid after the Democratic committee barred him from the 1930 primary. Heflin will also run as an independent.
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Birmingham
Ala
Hugh A. Locke
Alabama
Locke
Democratic Executive Committee
Montgomery
Ess
J. Thomas Heflin
Dismissal of Howard College Professor Over Biblical View
Dr Horace Calvin Day a biology professor at Howard College Birmingham Alabama was dismissed from the faculty after asserting that we must not take the Bible too literally The action reflects tensions between science and religious literalism in the institution and city.
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Horace Calvin Day
Howard College
Birmingham
Ala
Malone Not Hurt After Auto Crash Near Garden City
Mayor B L Malone and Mrs Malone escaped serious injuries after their Buick struck a parked truck on the Bee Line Highway near Garden City last night. The car suffered extensive damage as hundreds of friends rushed to learn the verdict on the couple’s condition.
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B. L. Malone
Missing Man Delk Seen in Athens Before Tennessee Trek
Confirmation from a Limestone County man states Rev. J. A. Delk of Decatur was seen in Athens on Monday and said he planned to go to Tennessee. Delk left home December 5 in search of work and has not communicated with his wife since.
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J. A
Jack) Delk
Decatur
Athens
Limestone County
Slightly Injured In Auto Accident
Miss Julia Leigh Lynn a University of Alabama student was slightly injured in a car crash while returning home from Tuscaloosa to Decatur. She sustained a mild head cut after being thrown against the windshield but was reported to be fine and able to be out.
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Julia Leigh Lynn
Daugh
Tuscaloosa
Lynne
University of Alabama
Decatur
Snook Deaths Postponed By State Supreme Court
In Columbus Ohio on December 20 1930 Dr James H Snook convicted of slaying his coed lover Theora Hix received a stay of execution until January 31 from the state supreme court The move follows warden T E Thomas saying the earlier stay had expired and Snook may be electrocuted if no new orders arrive The case now goes to the high court on two motions for review and constitutional questions
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Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
State Supreme Court
E. O. Ricketts
Snook
State Penitentiary
Supreme Court
State University
T. E. Thomas
High Tribunal
One Death Reported In South Despite Severe Cold
Temperatures plunged across the South with a strong cold snap. An unidentified Mexican died of exposure near Shreveport Louisiana. Dozens of traffic incidents occurred as ice and snow hit Tennessee Arkansas Alabama northern Mississippi and parts of New Orleans and the Southeast.
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Associated Press
Dixie
Shreveport
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
New Or
Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
Florence
Birmingham
Mobile
America
California
Middle West
Chicago Weather Bureau
Chicago
Privilege Tax Revenue Rises for City
City receipts from the privilege tax for the current year exceed $55,000, up about $2,000 from last year and roughly $7,000 higher than four years prior, reflecting growing collections in municipal finance.
Business College Moves to New Quarters in Decatur
Decatur Business College will occupy the airs offices of the Preuit Dillehay building at the start of the year, announced by Mrs. B F Drake Jr. The move is from the Acorn building on Second Avenue.
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Decatur Business College
Preuit Dillehay
B. F. Drake Jr
Acorn
Second Avenue
City Bonds Sold to Caldwell & C for 360000 Refunding Issue
Caldwell & Company of Nashville bought the citys 360000 refunding bonds at par plus accrued interest. The 6 percent bonds will retire maturing debt and place the city on easy street for a year or more. Printing and lithography costs are paid by the purchaser, with delivery to Caldwell offices and possible signings in Nashville to save insurance charges.
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Caldwell & Company
Nashville
Decatur
Black Opposed To Committee Action In Alabama Primaries
Senator Black of Alabama condemned the Democratic executive committee decision to bar candidates who did not back the national ticket last year. He called the move contrary to existing laws and statutes.
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Washington
Democratic Executive Committee of
Alabama
Senator Black
Decatur Visitor M. C. Lemley Tours City
M. C. Lemley a well known Decatur Route 3 resident and business visitor was in the city today.
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Decatur
M. C. Lemley
Official Opinion Sought on Alabama Democratic Primary Actions
Alabama attorney general is asked to rule on the legality of the state Democratic committee excluding United States Senator J. Thomas Heflin and Judge Hugh A. Locke from the 1930 primary due to Hoover support. Judge McCall cites potential voter impact and clarifies appointed offices affected by the ruling. Alfred E. Smith carried 127,796 votes to Hoover 120,725 in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charlie McCall
State Democratic Committee
United States
J. Thomas Heflin
Hugh A. Locke
Hoover
Heflin
Locke
Do. E. McCall
Acco
McCall
Alabama
Alfred E. Smith
Res Publican
Arrest After Five Years in Cullman County Still Case
Deputy W T Willoughby of Sheriff B E Davis’s office waited five years to arrest the operator of a wild cat still. The man fled to Arkansas after the 191? raid and was captured in Hartselle yesterday. He will be held in Morgan County Jail due to Cullman’s lack of jail space.
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W. T. Willoughby
B. E. Davis
Willoughby
Cullman County
Arkansas
Hartselle
Morgan County
Finnell Urging Road Bond Plan
Florence Alabama December 20 Colonel Woolsey Finnell chairman of the state highway commission urged a 50 million dollar bond issue for highway construction and improvement. He spoke at Florence civic clubs meeting attended by hundreds of business leaders and citizens outlining surfacing 2000 miles and completing 1600 miles to connect county seats and inter state junctions. He proposed paved roads and a plan for county work crews using convicts on highways.
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Florence
Ala
Woolsey Finnell
State Highway Commission
Alabama
Civic Clubs of
Finnell
Ihetead
Decatur Visitor Mrs Norris Shopping Here
Mrs H J Norris of Flint, a resident, is in Decatur today for shopping.
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Decatur
Tragic Bolling Field Air Crash Kills Five
Five aboard a three engine Fokker died when the craft crashed at Bolling Field. Rep William Kavier of Massachusetts, Stanley B Lowe, and others perished with Captain Harry A Dinger, mechanic Vladimir Kizma, and Arthur as a civilian air employee. The accident halted House activity as members mourned.
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Washington
Congress
Hig
Bolling Field
William Kavier
Massachusetts
Springfield
Stanley B. Lowe
Harry A. Dinger
Arthur
Vladimar Kizma
Army
Fokker
F Trubee Davison
Dinger
Mnie
Raynor
Thaddeus Sweet
New York
House
Postoffice Opens Two Nights for Parcel Post
Parcel post windows at the Decatur postoffice building and Albany Station corner First Avenue and Moulton Street will be open Friday and nights from seven until nine. W E Crawford Decatur postmaster announced the extended hours to handle holiday traffic during the late Christmas show.
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Decatur Postoffice
Albany Station
First Avenue
Moulton Street
W. E. Crawford
Decatur
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