Knight and Austelle Nominated for Kiwanis Service Cup
Letters from Decatur citizens push John W. Knight and Mrs Vera Austelle for the Kiwanis service cup 1928 award. Nominations close at midnight with strong praise for Austelle’s tireless leadership in PTA church and welfare work and her impact on school attendance efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Knight
Vera Austelle
Frank P
Decatur
Milton Andrews
Ala
Decatur Daily
Loving Cup Committee
Austelle
P.T.A
Lyceum
Immediate Apprehension Of Teacher's Slayer Is Promised
The governor indicated he would pursue the killer of the teacher while the state pardon board heard testimony. Ada Bonner LeBouef and Dr T E Drehr, convicted with James LeBouef, urged mercy but the board declined to act further. Beadle, reportedly involved, is serving a life term. The governor questioned why the two conspirators altered their accounts before the pardon board.
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Frank
Supreme Courts of
Louisiana
United States
Ada Bonner LeBouef
T. EB. Drehr
James L. LeBouef
State Board of Pardons
Fade
Ranieri Kidnapping Case Heads to Jury Tonight
In Chicago the Ranieri kidnapping case nears verdict after four weeks of trial. The state seeks the death penalty for two of three defendants Angelo Petitti and Andrew Cape Nano in the $60,000 ransom plot involving 10 year old Billy Ranieri. Tony, Andrew's son, is named in the indictment. The trial has seen witness intimidation and the slaying of Ole Scully. A night session was held to speed proceedings.
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Chicago
Ranieri
Billy Ranieri
Angelo Petitti
Andrew Cape Nano
Tony
Andrew
Wso
Ole Scully
Christmas Trees Bought In Decatur This Year
Decatur saw a higher number of Christmas trees sold compared with a large group of farmers in the territory this year. Local buyers increased purchases, reflecting a strong holiday demand and widespread tree market activity.
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Decatur
Mrs W H Ritter Makes Christmas Visit to Chattanooga
Mrs W H Ritter travels to Chattanooga for Christmas holidays and to visit with relatives.
Melons Enter Winter Menu Amid Christmas Day Surprise
A farmer notes he has grown melons for 40 years and routinely harvests early and late but this year includes watermelon on Christmas day, marking a first in his experience with seasonal fruit.
Hoover Visit Opposed by Mexican Demonstrators
In Mexico City protesters invaded editorial offices shouting Hoover No Viva Sandino. The Hands-off Nicaragua committee linked to the Communist Party distributed leaflets urging a tomorrow meeting to oppose Hoover’s visit, recognize Moncada’s government, and support banana workers on strike in Colombia.
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Mexico City
Patinese
Hoover
Viva Sandino
el Universal
Excelsior
League
Nicaragua
Communist Party
Mr. Hoover
Mexico
Moncada
Columbia
Pastor Completes First Year of Service
Next Sunday December 23 marks the close of the first year under Pastor James Allen Smith. Reviews of the year will be given by the church treasurer and Sunday school superintendent, followed by a talk by Wm. R. Spight. The choir will present special music and the pastor will deliver the Christmas sermon "Christmas Bells."
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James Allen Smith
W. M
Wm. R. Spight
Lummie Edwards Dies at 37 After Illness
Lummie Edwards, respected Pettusville resident, died at age 37 following influenza. He is survived by his wife and five children.
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Lummie Edwards
Pettusville
Ill At Home Miss Dorothy Frazier Confined
Miss Dorothy Frazier is confined to her home with a slight attack of influenza.
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Dorothy Frazier
Experts Work On Prints Of Blood Smears in Missouri Slaying
Immediate arrest of the slayer of Miss Anna Preher about 45 was promised by Sheriff Jesse Grissom. A partly burned bundle of bed clothing and prints found on lattice work were turned over to a vault for safekeeping. Fingerprint experts from St Louis were to begin work. Isaac Austin a school teacher who argued with Miss Preher Thursday was questioned, as a sister of Miss Preher also faced questioning.
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Carml
Anna Preher
Jesse Grissom
Pete Grissom
Maude Chalfant
St. Louis
Isaac Austin
Preher
Austin
Miss Preher
Grissom
Influenza Increases Across Birmingham Area
In Birmingham influenza cases rose to 281 for the week, with 22 more than last week. The city police department faced heavy Christmas traffic as 19 officers were ill, and Electric Company conductors, post office workers, and other city services reported illness spreading to Florence Huntsville Calera Goodwater Tuscaloosa and Montgomery. A state board tally showed 496 cases statewide, up from 226.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Electric Cam
Florence
Huntsville
Calera
Goodwater
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Board of Heart
Local postal business to show big gain this Christmas
Decatur postal activity is up by about 60 percent over last season as Christmas mail floods in. A temporary lawn station at the Bank street federal building handles the surge with trucks loading parcels and extra hours, while the bank street post office offers a special handling window and Sunday delivery to meet the holiday demand.
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Decatur
W. E. Crawford
Federal Building
Bank Street
Crawford
Parcel Post
Leg broken when chair turns under man
One of the strangest accidents on record reports Thomas P. Rochelle of Pettys Wile sustained a broken leg when the chair he was sitting in suddenly toppled. He is resting well at the present time.
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Thomas P. Rochelle
Pettyswile
Butler Extending Season Greetings from Textile Executive
Obadiah Butler sends holiday wishes from the Daly Dock area to friends and Connecticut Mills officials at the Southern plant in Decatur. The message notes friendly spirit and sincere interest amid hopes to spend Christmas holidays at the Decatur site.
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Obadiah Butler
Daly Rom
Butler
Connecticut Mills
Decatur
Trade Day Draws Large Crowd in Decatur Saturday
A large crowd gathered in Decatur for a Saturday trades day event sponsored by the Kiwanis club amid the holiday rush with only two shopping days left before Christmas.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Love Offering to Be Made by Baptists of Decatur
Southern Baptist headquarters urge Christmas season gifts to ease debts of denominational boards and agencies. Decatur Baptists plan the offering tomorrow morning, with two other churches receiving it the following Sunday. overall debt totals about five and three quarters million dollars. The piece highlights potential impact on the Foreign Board and notes the Louisville seminary move and new campus near Cherokee Park.
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Southern Baptist Headquarters
Baptists of
Decatur
Decan Baptist
Central Baptist
Low Side
Decatur Baptist
Southern Baptist Denomination
Foreign Board
Theological Seminary
Louisville
Cherokee Park
Sian
Sas Cacho Lluisa
Alabama Sees Broad Progress Across State In 1928
The state reports rising industrial activity and agricultural value despite a dip in crops. Montgomery gains an air training center, Mobile expands a paper mill and major building boom, while Muscle Shoals benefits from dam policy. Anniston launches a fed sponsored plant for xylose from by products and a silk mill. Cotton mills, textile plants and tire fabric facilities spread across ten communities including Talladega and Opelika.
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Montgomery
War Department
Air Tactical School of Army
Mobile
Merchants Bank
First National
Muscle Shoals
Boulder Dam
Anniston
Auburn
University
Federal Department of Commerce
Alabama Mills Corporation
Talladega
Opelika
Eufaula
Decatur Mobilizes Industry Drive for 1923 Campaign
Decatur forms central directing committee and appoints chiefs as it prepares a year long campaign to attract new industry. A nominating group will propose central board members while officials target finance publicity textiles labor and costs roles for the drive.
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Decatur
B. L
Seneres
W. W
B. B. Beard
Ben F. Martin
A. G. Patterson
Charles W. Mathews
PF. A. Bloodworth
A. Bowles
John C. White
Henry Davis
W. W. Fussell
W. R. Spight
John W. Knight
Frank P. Lide
H. A. Peterson
B. ©. Shelton
Roland H. Gray
John Patterson
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Este
Knight
Side
Mrs. Austelle
W. C. Bailey
W. A. Pryor
Long
Board of Pardons
Alabama
Post Office Department
Holiday Wish
Industrial Board
Roy C. Billings
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