Mystery of Attack Shocks Decatur Community
Residents of Moulton Heights and Decatur investigated an early Tuesday attack on Mrs. George Asa Nelson of Tanglewood. She suffered head injuries and temporary unconsciousness from an intruder while a horse was stolen nearby, suggesting possible robbery or a violent attempt on her life as theories spread among locals.
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Moulton Heights
Decatur
George Asa Nelson
Tanglewood
Nelson
R. A Yarbrough
Nelson Place
Heights
Laboratory Sets Notable Monthly Record At Local Lab
The Tennessee laboratory is expected to set a new high monthly record for specimens examined since its establishment. This comes despite typical summer dips, and analysts suggest the rise may reflect more people sending samples to the public lab after a low mood pushed some from private facilities.
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Tennessee Laboratory
Mornig
Christmas Eve Sleep Scenes in Hewlete
Merrie and Christy dream of bundles under the Christmas tree as both little girls lie awake and count sheep past midnight in a cozy Hewlete Christmas vignette.
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Merrie
Christy
Local Woman Wins Goodyear Prize Check in Radio Contest
Mrs. H. R. Shearer of 636 Jackson Street received a $5 prize check from local Goodyear representatives. The radio contest winner earned third place nationwide for a letter praising Goodyear tires and service, with the award announced December 16.
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Santa Claus
Goodyear
H. R. Shearer
Jackson Street
Goodyear Company
Shearer
Usual Dividend Soon to be Paid by North Alabama Building & Loan
The North Alabama Building & Loan Association will issue its semi annual dividend on December 31 to about 750 shareholders, mainly in Decatur, totaling just over $50,000. The board, in executive session, approved the customary dividends. Clyde Hendrix is president and A. T. Hanson the secretary.
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North Alabama Building & Loan Association
Decatur
Clyde Hendrix
A. T. Hanson
Christmas Play At Willoughby Presbyterian Church
A Christmas play will be presented this evening at 7 00 o clock at the Willoughby Presbyterian church. The public is invited to attend. After the program, Willoughby Sunday school members will enjoy a Christmas tree.
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Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Willoughby Sunday School
Turkeys Taken From Bowles Home
Two fine Christmas turkeys were stolen last night from the chicken house at the rear of the T. A. Bowles property on Jackson street. The theft caused noise, but the Bowles family misread it as a neighbor returning a hunting dog loaned for a hunting trip.
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T. A. Bowles
Jackson Street
Bowles
Cupboard Girl 5 Parents Sent 10 Jail for 2 Years
Washington dispatch reports Mr and Mrs Henry Riley were sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined 250 for cruelty to their 12 year old daughter Edith. Justice F D Letts called the evidence revolting and noted Edith was confined in darkness for four years amid mistreatment. Mrs Riley described as the dominant factor in the home.
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Washington
Henry Riley
Edith
F. D. Letts
Rileys
Letts
Riley
Future Farmers Have Fine Start In Eva Chapter
Eva community's Future Farmer chapter has faced handicaps this year yet completed projects. They built a no cost dressing room in a basement hall using scrap lumber and wired the agriculture shop for six dollars. Two leading members did the wiring, saving labor costs and proving what can be accomplished with effort.
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Eva Community
Future Farmer
Culbertson opens Christmas with Children First schedule
Mrs Culbertson plans to devote holidays to her two Culbertson youngsters Joyce and Bruce in New York. The scene shows the family in a New York apartment as they close their eyes and a flash goes off during a portrait moment from the bridge circles.
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Culbertson
Ely Culbertson
Claybourne Gray Shot While Rabbit Hunting
Claybourne Gray, 20, was resting at home on Decatur route three after accidentally shooting the little toe of his right foot Tuesday afternoon while rabbit hunting. The wound appeared severe but was not as grave as first feared, with only the outside of the foot torn by the shot.
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Claybourne Gray
Decatur Route Three
Gray
Cotton Stays Steady in Decatur Market
The Decatur cotton market held nearly flat for three days with prices not varying more than 10 points. This afternoon middling seven-eighths cotton was quoted at 5.60 cents per pound, reflecting the ongoing stability noted over the period.
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Decatur
Christmas Scene at First Methodist Church Delights Visitors
The Christian nativity display in the First Methodist church vestibule attracts wide attention. The Infant Jesus with Mary and Joseph, along with the Wise Men and shepherds, is lit at night to emphasize the meaning of Christmas. Arranged by the Sunday school Intermediate Department under Mrs. Jas H Johnson, with painting by Miss Mary Battle Hendrix.
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First Methodist Church
Jesus
Mary
Joseph
Jas H Johnson
Mary Battle Hendrix
Former Chicago Gangster killed in Los Angeles ambush
Marving Hart once a Chicago gangster was slain in Los Angeles as police probed an operation to organize liquor running, cleaning and dyeing. He was ambushed on a Wilshire district driveway, two bullets hitting head and heart, soon after returning from a Hollywood hospital where his wife gave birth.
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Los Angeles
Marving Hart
Chicago
Hart
Wilshire District
Jake Lingle
Hollywood
Unlighted Truck Struck By Auto in Alabama Crash
In Birmingham area a car struck an unlit truck on the Tuscaloosa highway seven miles from the city. Lacey Edmundson Jr., 25, was killed instantly. Mrs. Gerald Stone, 22, seriously injured, daughter of a Birmingham physician. Investigators said the abandoned truck loaded with iron pipe was beyond a hill crest, hidden from the driver.
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Birmingham
Ala
Lacey Edmundson, Jr
Gerald Stone
Tuscaloosa Highway
Board of Revenue
Eleven Gallons Seized in Prohibition Raid Near Courtland Pike
County officers arrested three white men on prohibition charges after raiding a house and barn on the Courtland pike west of town. Eleven gallons of liquor were seized and poured out.
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Here
Courtland Pike
Extended Visit To the West By Mr and Mrs Sam Austin
Mr and Mrs Sam Austin depart next week for Hot Springs and other Southwest points. They expect to return via New Orleans shortly after the first of the year.
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Sam Austin
Hot Springs
Southwest
New Orleans
Hammond Wood to Huntsville Soon
Hammond Wood, commercial manager for the Alabama Power Company here, will leave shortly after Christmas for Huntsville, where he has been transferred by the company. Mr. and Mrs. Wood have made many friends since moving here and express regret at their departure while wishing him success in the Madison county capital.
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Hammond Wood
Alabama Power Company
Huntsville
Mrs. Wood
Madison County
Called Conclave For DeMolays In Knights Templar
A called conclave of DeMolay Commandery No. 14, Knights Templar, is set for Friday December 25 at 10 30 a m. The meeting will observe Christmas and make the annual contribution to the Alabama Masonic Home.
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DeMolay Commandery No. 14
Knights Templar
Alabama Masonic
Service Cancelled For Christmas Program Attendance
Mid week prayer services at Ninth Street Methodist Church are cancelled tonight so the congregation may attend the Christmas program at Willoughby Presbyterian.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
Willoughby Presbyterian
Mrs George Stroup Leaves Hospital After Appendix Operation
Mrs George Stroup has returned home after an appendix removal operation and is improving.
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George Stroup
Omaha Politician Shot Near Home. Suspect Held
Harry Lapidus, 4, a Jewish political leader and head of the Omaha Fixtures Supply Co, was shot in his car within three blocks of his home. Five bullets struck his brain. the vehicle ran with a cigar clenched in his mouth. Gerald Cunningham, 28, of Omaha, is in custody for questioning, and is stepson of C. E. Weldy, who died in an auto crash linked to Lapidus' car.
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Omaha, Neb
Harry Lapidus
Omaha
Nebraska
Omaha Fixtures Supply Company
Lapidus
Gerald Cunningham
C .E. Weldy
Missouri Valley
Iowa
Several Injured as Cars Collide Near Birmingham
Mr and Mrs Gene Collier, their child Margaret Ann, and Miss Margaret King were bruised in a three car collision ten miles from Birmingham on a Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Simpson were also bruised as cars swerved and a black driver fled the scene after side swiping the lead car.
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Gene Collier
Margaret Ann Collier
Margaret King
Birmingham
Kiwanis Christmas Meeting Slated at 12:15 p.m.
The Decatur Kiwanis club will hold a Christmas observance meeting Thursday at 12 15 p m at the Y M C A with an open gathering and no specific business on the agenda.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Dog Rabies Test Negative at Tennessee Valley Lab
A dog head examined at the Tennessee Valley laboratory today tested negative for rabies. The lab lacked the medical history of the case.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Banker Enjoys Rare Holiday in Montgomery Visit
W. B. Shackleford of the First National Bank is in Montgomery for a rare one day holiday his first in 49 years of service. He has been off work 12 days during his career with nine of those due to illness and is regarded as a leading banker in north Alabama while friends wish him well on his Capitol visit.
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W. B. Shackleford
First National Bank
Montgomery
Shackleford
Alabama
State Capitol
New Lumber Mill 10 to Operate Here Soon
Stone and Barnett lumber mill operators are installing a rough and finished lumber plant on River view avenue with the plant expected to begin operation shortly after year’s start. Machinery mostly installed, about one dozen men to be employed, and the organization considered complete with no further hires planned. The company also plans to move the Rusynset mill here.
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Stone and Barnett
River+view avenue
Itt
Syd
Kiwanis leader praises Tennessee Valley corn crop in Decatur visit
Mel M. Jackson of Birmingham, Kiwanis International agriculture head, praised the Valley corn crop after a Decatur Kiwanis club meeting. He and a group observed some of the finest corn, noting a farmer with 18 000 bushels and others with several thousand. They anticipate Alabama soon subsisting on homegrown corn, hay, and dairy products.
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Mel F. Jackson
Birmingham
Kiwanis International
Decatur
Howard
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Tennessee Valley
Alabama
Miss Marguerite Poole Undergoes Appendix Operation
Miss Marguerite Poole underwent an operation for removal of her appendix at Benevolent hospital and her many friends will be gratified to know that she is getting along nicely.
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Marguerite Poole
Benevolent Hospital
Decatur to judge Christmas decoration contest prizes
Decatur Garden Club will judge Christmas decoration entries on Christmas Eve. Firms and homes across the city compete for five prizes including best home interior and exterior and best firm interior and exterior. Judges remain secret by club choice.
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Decatur
Decatur Garden Club
Garden Club
Missing 11 year old boy sparks new search in Cincinnati
Cincinnati police intensify a search after 11 year old William Hornsby goes missing amid a manhunt for the killer of Marian McLean a 6 year old whose body was found in a Hamilton County tenement cellar. Detectives probe strands of blonde hair found on a wall and a suspect tied to the area.
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Cincinnati
Marian McLean
William Hornsby
East 12Th Street
East 12Th
Marian
Hamilton County
Mar
Bischoff
Bisehom
He Gate
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North Alabama
Mrs. Riley
Justice
Uncle Sam
Central Press
Toe
Girl
Harvey Lapidus
Kiwanis
Riverview
Jackson
AI Oake
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