Traffic crashes claim two lives across Alabama and Kansas
A Brewton Alabama area crash killed Annie Hammons and injured four nearby, with Rufus Payne and Annie Burgess seriously hurt and John Durd en not fully recovered. In New Orleans two trains collided near Avon injuring a fireman and an engineer. A separate Kansas wreck east of Goram injured five, including several trainmen.
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Montgomery
Annie Hammons
Brewton
Rufus Payne
John Durden
Annie Burgess
Jane Homer
Hamilton
Clifton Ellis
Asa Fowler
Birmingham
Marion County
New Orleans
Louisiana Limited
Shreveport
Texas Limited
Houston
New Orlan
Avon
B. L. Pittman
Mike Foster
Texas
Goram
Kansas
Union Pacific
Here
Hays
Kansas City
Denver
Missing pastor found alive in Chattanooga reunion at Christmas
Mrs J A Delk of Decatur learns her husband Rev. Delk is alive in Chattanooga after a period of disappearance. The couple, who married this year, plan to reunite for Christmas dinner as he searched for employment. The episode sparked local hope and belief in Santa Claus.
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Santa Claus
J. A
Jack) Delk
Twelfth Avenue
Dek
Denly
Chattanooga
Tenn
Snow blankets Alabama as record five inch fall hits Birmingham
A ferocious Arctic snap brings the heaviest Alabama snow in five years with Birmingham tallying five inches and roads blocked. Cars crash and traffic slows, several injuries reported, and lines of communication disrupted as communities from Brewton to Port Payne contend with sleet and slick highways.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Plovence
Wilmer
Brewton
Marion
Port Payne
Lineville
Alabama Great Southern
Whitney
St. Clair County
el Dorado
Hand Power Puts An Auto In Ditch
A man named Dobbins loses control of his car during a cold spell near Whiteside. He handed the wheel to a helper and tried to push the auto back onto the highway. The vehicle slid off again into a ditch on the opposite side. No injuries occurred.
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Dobbins
Whiteside
Dividend Paid by North Alabama Building and Loan
The North Alabama Building and Loan Association mails dividend checks for the current period as part of its annual Christmas preholiday custom. The association reports a very successful year and says it now ranks among the state's largest such institutions.
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The
North Alabama Building and Loan Association
Closing Cotton Quotations From New York and New Orleans
Closing quotations on the New York and New Orleans cotton markets list New Orleans for January and May contracts with opening highs lows and closes. New York spot prices are noted at 17.25 and 17.03.
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New York
New Orleans
Chinese Ship Sinks After Sudden Storm
A Chinese vessel sailing from Swabne to Hong Kong sank late Saturday night in a violent storm with nearly all aboard lost. The liner carried 250 Chinese passengers including many women and children. Two sailors were rescued from the wreckage after clinging to debris.
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Hong Kong
China
Link Claimed Between Moran Gang Massacre Bullets and Burke Guns
Major Calvin H. Goddard testified that bullets recovered from the Moran gang massacre victims matched markings on bullets fired from Fred Burke’s St. Joseph Michigan guns. He fired 35 rounds from the Burke weapons and found identical rifling and ejector marks, tying Burke to the February garage deaths.
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Chicago
Calvin H. Goddard
St. Joseph
Mich
Fred Burke
Goddard
Chione
St. Joseph Bungalow
Burke
George “Bugs
Moran
Clark Street
Turkey prices low this season in Alabama markets
A Birmingham survey shows live turkeys at about 35 cents per pound and dressed birds 40 to 45 cents, a drop of roughly 12 cents from last year and slightly below Thanksgiving levels. Retail prices run about five cents higher than wholesale, with Alabama producers and cooperative shipments boosting eastern markets and home demand.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Miss
McWilliams
Northern
Said
Christmas Greeting Cards To Run In Decatur Edition
The Daily failed to reach all merchants and individuals before Christmas Eve. About 200 or more greetings will be published in Tuesday's Decatur edition, including merchants firms and industries.
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Decatur
Legge Agrees to Testify If Senate Calls
Washington December 23 Chairman Legge of the farm board said he had no time to appear before the Senate lobby committee but would do so if asked He noted the committee refused to make a letter part of the record and said the letter was sent to clear up misunderstandings He asserted no farm board policies were changed after a conference with Julius Barnes of the U S Chamber of Commerce and others Barnes testified he believed the board would change loan policies to equalize interest for former cooperative members with rates paid to commercial lenders.
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Washington
Legge
Farm Board
Senate Lobby Committee
Julius Barnes
United States Chamber of Commerce
Barnes
Alabama Union Building to Begin After Contract Award
Construction on the Alabama Union building starts soon after Algernon Blair of Montgomery wins the $259,700 contract. Funded from the 1923 alumni drive, the memorial for World War I alumni will be a social and religious center housing the YMCA and YWCA, college offices, a radio studio, post office, and dining hall for 450.
Bowman In Race For Morgan Job
James M. Bowman of Birmingham has filed to run for associate member of the Alabama Public Service Commission. He seeks the post now held by Frank P. Morgan, with Morgan and Fitzhugh Lee expected to seek re election.
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Montgomery
Ala
James M. Bowman
Birmingham
Secretary
Alabama Public Service Commission
Bowman
Frank P. Morgan
Morgan
Fitzhugh Lee
Calls for Aid Rise as Snow Strikes City
With heavy snowfall blanketing the area, charity organizations report numerous calls for aid from destitute families. Fuel and food requests are the most frequent, and groups anticipate more pleas before the cold season ends.
Letters to Santa Delayed by Space Limits at Daily
Due to space constraints and an unusually high volume, many Santa Claus letters directed to The Daily will not be published this year. The paper will still carry a large number of them while those not published will have the names of the children listed.
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Santa Claus
Washington Weather: Fair to Cold East, Low Near 16-22
The report notes fair conditions in Washington with colder air in the east. Tonight's interior south portion temperatures dip to 16 to 22 degrees while coastal areas see 24 to 30 degrees. Tuesday brings fair skies and a warming trend.
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Washington
Portion
South Portion
Clues Found in Smoky Theft Ring Across North Alabama
Clues from Birmingham may soon solve several cigar thefts targeting north Alabama wholesale grocers. Charlie Quinn of Hartselle Wholesale Grocery reports two employees aiding in the Birmingham investigation after a large batch of cigarettes was stolen when a door was pried open.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Charlies Quinn
Hartselle Wholesale
C. E. Poole
Sixth Avenue
Pointer-Harlow
Hartselle
A. Z. Bailey Grocery Company
Cullman
Garden Club seeks entrants for Christmas décor contest
Garden Club decorations committee calls for entrants to submit decorated windows and trees across the city. Mrs. E. S. Morrow at 1262-W handles entries. Judging on Christmas Eve offers two $10 prizes for best tree and best home window.
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Garden Club
E. S. Morrow
Guests of the Decatur Rotary Club
Guests of the Decatur Rotary club today included Edward Davis of Newport Kentucky and Rev Noble R Edwards of Bessemer.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Edward Davis
Newport, Ky
Noble R. Edwards
Bessemer
Stayton Funeral Services Held for Judge Henry D Clayton
The body of Judge Henry D Clayton of the middle Alabama district, who died after a long illness, was sent to his boyhood home in Eufaula Barbour county for burial. Friends and associates paid a final tribute at a Montgomery chapel as the Montgomery bar association attended in a large turnout.
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Montgomery
Henry D. Clayton
Middle Alabama
Eufaula
Barbour County
Montgomery Bar Association
Ruling On Solicitors' Right To Defend
A written opinion held that a circuit or deputy prosecutor cannot legally defend criminal actions outside their own county or circuit. The ruling responds to a query by W H Quillin of the Franklin county law equity court at Russellville. Both questions were answered negatively.
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Montgomery
Ala
W H. Quillin
Law Ark Equity Court
Russellville
Franklin County
Quillin
Garner Takes Charge of the TV Bank in Florence
E B Garner vice president of the Tennessee Valley Bank was placed in charge of the Florence branch succeeding O C Hackworth. A former auditor and Decatur Rotary founder, Garner’s promotion signals expected growth and civic leadership in the Tennessee Valley banking network.
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Garner
T. V. Bank
Florence
Tennessee Valley Bank
O. C. Hackworth
Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Decatur Rotary Club
Florence Bank and Friends
LEMOS CALLED BY DEATH
James Thomas Nichols 84 of Decatur died at 2 10 AM at his home 420 Maple Street. Funeral from the residence Tuesday at 10 AM to Mt Zion Madison County with Rev Turney Smith officiating. Survived by widow five daughters two sons and twenty five grandchildren. Burial at Mt Zion. Brown's handled remains.
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James Thomas Nichols
Decatur
Maple Street
Brown's
W. T. Clark
Grant Street
Mt. Zion
Madison County
Turney Smith
First Baptist Church
C. T
B. F Nichols
W. A. Taylor
Birmingham
L. A. Wall
Monrovia
R . McKissick
Huntsville
J. W. Sandlin
200 Convicts Paroled by Graves After Hunting Trip
Governor Bibb Graves returned to the executive offices from a weeklong hunting trip in southeastern Alabama near Foley. He immediately paroled more than 200 state convicts for the Christmas holidays as the three day Yuletide period begins. State Auditor S H Blan announced pensions for Civil War veterans and widows to be issued at the year's start, covering January February and March.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Foley
Troy
S. H.blan
Merchants Urge Early Shopping Amid Heavy Last Minute Push
Merchants urge shoppers to buy early as many have yet to secure gifts for friends and relatives. Stores expect crowds from dawn to night tomorrow, hoping to overcome slippery roads and possible travel delays. Business is forecast to break records despite poor weather.
Murder Case Not Believed Corrected
An early report cites former Governor Priend W Richardson disputing a claim that director Taylor slain seven years ago was killed by a motion actress. The statement is described as mischaracterized making no clear motive or conclusion.
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Los Angelus
Priend W Richardson
Cee Taylor
Rarey
Passenger dies in Warren Arkansas car wreck on icy highway
Miss Elizabeth Stewart aged 22 a socially prominent Pine Bluff resident was killed instantly today five miles north of Warren when an automobile skidded on an icy highway. Driver Amer Almeren sustained no serious injuries.
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Warren Ark
Elizabeth Stewart
Pine Bluff
Warren
Amer Almeren
Decatur Gripped by Snow and Ice Today
Decatur faced heavy snowfall and ice disrupting traffic after a frigid weekend. The weather forecast promised continued low temperatures tonight and relief with a warming trend by Tuesday as sun returned.
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Decatur
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