Winners Selected in Decatur Garden Club Christmas Contests
Decatur residents E R Wright and R N Harris won the garden club Christmas tree and window decoration contests with $10 prizes. Jurors inspected homes Christmas Eve. club members praised civic effort and noted strong business district displays and anticipation of future entries.
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E. R. Wright
Johnston Street
Garden Club of
Decatur
R. N. Harris
East Walnut Street
Garden Club Unit
Garden Club
Central National Bank
George E Lum Co
Yons
Decatur Ice Cream & Creamery Company
Bank Robbery Turns Fatal in Smith Grove Kentucky
Robert Kirby president of a local bank was killed during a confrontation with robbers who had held up the Bank of Oakland Kentucky. The band fled into nearby hills as about 200 citizens and officers searched for them after the $1000 robbery.
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Smith’s Grove
Robert Kirby
Bank of
Oakland
Smith Grove
Plans for De Tur Rotary Club Six Month Program
The De Tur Rotary Club will hold a meeting in the coming days to map out its work for the next six months. It aims to set goals and organize projects and activities for the period.
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Detur Rotary Club
Closing Cotton Quotations from New York and New Orleans Markets
Closing quotations for the New York and New Orleans cotton markets are listed with opening highs lows and closes. The report includes spot prices for New Orleans and New York and a range of quoted values across multiple dates and price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Regent Thefts of Fags Cleared Up
Police in Hartselle and Birmingham announce arrest of Ernest Weeks, held for questioning after being caught red handed at a Birmingham store. Weeks allegedly disposed of stolen cigarettes at 2 am, linking loot to recent northern Alabama robberies including items from Hartselle Grocery. Brand clues trace to four Alabama firms.
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Birmingham
Ernest Weeks
Alabama
James Rogers
Hartselle
Weeks
Hartselle Grocery Company
Census taking to begin soon
James S. Benson of Huntsville will announce plans for the 1930 Federal census in the county. Several enumerators will be employed to collect accurate counts of residents, with Decatur noted for its significant growth since the previous census a decade ago.
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James S. Benson
Huntsville
Decatur
Flora A Witt Called To Reward
Mrs Flora A Witt of Decatur Route No 2 died December 24 at 2 35 pm at her daughter 1406 Sixth Avenue South Funeral from her daughter Mrs B P Colliers home was conducted by Reverends Newton Pickens and McCowan Survivors include son W A Witt Birmingham and four daughters Mrs B P Collier Mrs J K Humphreys Mrs W O Rogers and Mrs Harry Thornhill Funeral arrangements were made by Priest
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Flora A. Witt
Decatur
J. J. Humphrey
Sixth Avenue
South
B. P. Collier
M. M. Newton
J. D. Pickens
McCowan
W. &S. Witt
Birmingham
J. K. Humphreys
W. O. Rogers
This Place
Harry Thornhill
Monroe
Louisiana
Overheated Flue Blamed for White House Fire
Washington December 26. The chief engineer of DC fire department blamed a defective and overheated flue in the office of Walter Newton for the Christmas Eve blaze that wrecked the White House executive offices. Wiring was not found defective. rebuilding will address fire hazards. Executive offices move to War and Navy Building rushed due to congestion. Hoover hopes to occupy new quarters by late afternoon.
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Washington
White House
Walter Newton
District of Columbia Fire Department
State War and Navy
President Hoover
Executive Avenue
Secretary of the Navy
Hoover
No Arrests In Looting Of Auto
Officers probe looting of the automobile of Rev. Mitchell J. Shultz of Rockford Alabama after it was left by the road near the Flint Creek bridge on the Dixie Bee Line highway. Hartsville Police Chief Rogers says no arrests have been made and the investigation continues.
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Mitchell J. Shultz
Rockford
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Flint Creek
Dixie Bee Line
Rogers
Hartselle
Garden Club Urges City to Leave Decorations Up
The Garden club asks residents to keep Christmas decorations lit through the week. Hundreds of homes and lawns across the city are decorated as part of a citywide competition under the club's plan.
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Garden Club
Son of police official slain by guardsmen in Buffalo
Eugene F. Downey Jr., 27, son of Police Lieutenant Downey, was killed last night when shot by Coast Guardsmen aboard the motorboat The Dodge patrolling the Niagara River for rum runners. Downey died 20 minutes after reaching hospital. Guard names Rudolph Thompson Asa Ennis and Orville Grant are linked to the shooting.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Eugene F. Downey, Jr
Eugene F. Downey
Niagara River
Downey
Canada
R. C. DeMonin Hi
Richard H. Templeton
Templeton
Quick
Rudolph Thompson
Asa Ennis
Orville Grant
Alabama Democratic Committee bars anti ticket voters from 1930 primary
Birmingham attorney R B Evins argues the Alabama Democratic Committee acted within authority to bar those who did not back Democratic nominees in the last presidential election from the 1930 primary. He cites code section 612 to support excluding voters while admitting others. Evins’ view aligns with Attorney General Charlie C McCall and the committee plan to meet in Birmingham on January 3.
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Montgomery
R. B. Evins
Birmingham
Alabama Democratic Committee
E. W. Pettus
Selma
Evins
Charlie C. McCall
J. Thomas Heflin
Hughen
Monday Meeting Of Deatur Rotary Club Open Session
The De catur Rotary club will hold an open one meeting devoted largely to committee reports and winding up the club s affairs for the year.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Old Santa Is Given Great Welcome Here
Decatur observed Christmas with a broad spirit of giving as hundreds hunted, De Molay Commandery members heard a sermon, and children woke to daylight pop gun noises. Big dinners filled festal boards while merchants prepared for stock and inventory ahead of 1930.
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Decatur
Nirmrod
Mornent
de Molay Commandery
Fires Tick Up In December With One Major Loss
Only ten fire alarms turned in since December 1 with small losses from most calls. The notable event in the last thirty days was a blaze that destroyed the Buttrey department store and Sterchi Brothers on Second Avenue.
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Big Buttrey Department
Sterchi Brothers
Second Avenue
Flint Merchant W. E. Baldwin Dies
W. E. Baldwin, a widely beloved Flint merchant, died yesterday at 7 15 in a Birmingham hospital after treatment. The body will arrive in Flint Friday morning on Louisville and Nashville train No 6 at 10 25. Funeral services will follow arrival at the Flint Methodist church with interment in Flint.
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Flint
Birmingham
Louisville and Nashville
Flint Methodist Church
Weather Lifts to Aid Cotton Harvest Hope
Farmers frame and hope for dry warm days. After showers the past two to three days fields need sunshine to dry. With more sun, pickers will resume work and harvest remaining staple in the fields.
Local Weather Forecast for Washington
The forecast shows partly cloudy skies in Washington with a warming trend tonight. Friday will also be partly cloudy with mild temperatures.
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Washington
Sister Seeks News of Missing Decatur Lad Oscar Nethery
Mrs. Clara Looney asks The Daily to help locate her son in Elton Texas where Oscar Nethery, 22, moved five months ago and has not been heard from in two months. He was described as five feet four, blue eyes, medium brown hair and was reported ill last. Family requests information to contact them immediately.
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Clara Looney
the Daily
Oscar Nethery
Decatur
Elton
Texas
Rhode Island Prison Riot Ends After Christmas Film Omission
Rhode Island state prison guards in Howard used riot guns during emergency patrols as 18 ring leaders were placed in solitary confinement. Warden Linscott reported 340 inmates caused bedlam when Christmas movies were cancelled due to film supply issues. Ten inmates refused work and were disciplined with straight jackets and solitary confinement.
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Providence
R. L
Rhode Island
Howard
Charles E. Linscott
Triple murder puzzles Knox County authorities after Christmas
Police investigate a Christmas Eve slaying in Knoxville involving Dr. Barclay J. Jones his wife Mrs. Lucy Lane Jones and her 13 year old nephew George Lane Jr The coroner's jury cites murder with robbery as a possible motive Sheriff Anderson and Coroner McCarty pursue a suspected young hired servant described as a young negro named Sam who slept in the Joneses cellar during the killings.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Barclay J. Jones
Lucy Lane Jones
George Lane
W. C. Anderson
Knox County
W. L. McCarty
M. L. Anderson
Sam
Mrs. Jones
Dr. Jones
Blazes Claim Three More in Southern Area
Christmas day violence and accidents across the South killed eleven. Incidents include a sheriff's accidental shot fatally wounding Banks in Pikeville Tenn and a boy accidentally killing Richard Gilmore 13 in Ciclonia Ark. A St Cloud Fla fire burned a toddler Marie Scott 18 months old.
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Atlanta
Pine Bluff
Ark
Macon
Swafford
Banks
Pikeville
Tenn
Richard Gilmore
Ciclonia
Marie Scott
St. Cloud
Fla
Savannah
Four Known Dead in Alabama Alone
A Christmas period across Alabama yielded four confirmed deaths with injuries lighter overall. Windell Herron 74 of Cordova died from train injuries while Sand ers of Sumiton faced critical injuries from a grade accident. H E Layfield 30 Mobile shipyard worker was found dead near Mertz station after wandering from a stuck car. A negro woman froze to death near Troy Selma reported a hunting death. Roy Sutton 18 Jasper wounded by accidental gun discharge. John Dawson 17 Carbon Hill seriously burned by a firecracker.
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Alabama
Windell Herron
Cordova
Jasper
Sanders
Sumiton
H. E. Layfield
Mobile Shipyard
Mertz Station
Cottage Hill
Ala
Troy
Selma
Beloit
Roy Sutton
John Dawson
Carbon Hill
Traf
Wise Returns From New Orleans Conference
W. H. Wise local agent for Texas Oil came back from a regional conference in New Orleans with reports of industry discussions and potential group initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wise
The
Texas Oil Company
New Orleans
County Roads In Poor Condition In Snow Melt
Snow melt left county roads nearly impassable due to mud after heavy fall rainfall. Roads have been repeatedly drenched and poorly dryed, complicating travel across the county.
Hartselle Has Quiet Christmas
Hartselle observed a quiet Christmas with shops closed for the day and no disorders reported. The section notes the peaceful passage of the holiday similarly to other county areas.
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Hartselle
Few Changes Expected in January Business Survey
A preliminary survey indicates limited shifts in the retail district this January 1. Business activity is expected to stay largely steady through the coming year compared with the year just ending.
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Gioen
Posse Chasing Bandit
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Kenucky Hills
F. Nooney
Fenner and Beane
Evelyn Laye
Jack Whiting
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