Morgan County Cotton Crop May Top 40 000 Bales in 1929
Commerce Bureau reports Morgan county had 39 150 bales by December 13 1929 with expectations the total will exceed 40 000. Local gins set yearly records as wagons and trucks from nearby counties shipped cotton to Decatur the ginning center of the Valley. The crop includes contributions from at least seven Tennessee Valley counties, signaling one of Morgan county's largest totals in state history.
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Morgan County
Morgan
Department of Commerce
Bueau
Decatur
Tennessee Valley
Burlesque Star Kenessa in New Dress Amid Theft Trial
Kenessa and Rowdy equip for a fresh start as they uncover a stash of jewel laden suitcases, suspecting a theft tied to Rosalie. Police pursue a murder case involving Roy Andrews, with Rosalie awaiting grand jury action in Moyansing Prison.
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Kenessa
Rowdy
du Barry
Rosalie
Philadelphia
Martino
Roy
Roy Andrews
Commonwealth
Moyansing Prison
Moyansing
Quiet Christmas For Sheriff Davis
Sheriff Davis reports a peaceful Christmas with no arrests on Christmas Day and only two drunks taken into custody on Christmas Eve. No serious accidents or tragedies were reported, indicating an unusually quiet holiday period for the county law enforcement.
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Davis
Railroad Petition Before Commission
The Alabama Public Service Commission has under advisement a petition by the Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay railroad to discontinue passenger service between Dothan and Ave nic City Florida. A second petition asks to substitute a bus service handling passenger and freight traffic between the same cities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service Commission
Atlanta and
St. Andrews Bay
Dothan
Avenic City
Fla
State Lab To Re Open Friday After Holiday
After a three day holiday the state laboratory will reopen Friday morning. Sunday hours are being observed and lab workers have joined in the general observance of the occasion.
Penney Company Bonuses Totals 481175.50 for 5510 Associates
The J C Penney company distributes a Christmas bonus of 481175.50 among 5510 associates. Bonuses go to workers in 1400 stores nationwide and in New York St Louis and district offices. Local store participants include four employees. Top bonuses go to Mrs McKnight for length of service and Mrs W C Sanders for sales volume. Other recipients include Mrs W M Prince and Mrs Edyth McKnight.
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J. C. Penney Company
New York
St. Louis
H. H. Higdon
McKnight
W. C. Sanders
W. M. Prince
Edyth McKnight
Fifteen Defendants Appear in Municipal Court
Fifteen defendants faced charges in city court this morning. Nine were fined for disorderly conduct, one for prohibition law, one for traffic law violation, two for drunkenness, and two for driving automobiles while intoxicated.
Nine Couples Married Here on Christmas Eve
No less than nine marriage licenses were issued to Decatur couples on Christmas Eve. When added to licenses already issued this month, they may set a new December record for the county.
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Decatur
Woman Loses 20 Pounds Fat Using Kruschen Salts
An advertisement claims Kruschen Salts dissolved fat by cleansing the body's wastes. It urges taking a half teaspoonful in hot water every morning for three weeks to reduce fat, increase energy, and improve skin and eyes, with a money back guarantee from Decatur Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etalon
Decatur Drug Co
Adv
A White Christmas Visit From The Little Black Clock
The Little Black Clock guides John Peggy to a snowy palace of ice and jewels. They travel by sled drawn by a living snow person and meet a gracious lady who invites them inside to make the yearly request as Christmas magic unfolds.
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Mary Graham Bonner
John
Peggy
Morgan County Students Named to Honor Roll at Alabama College
Four Decatur girls Frances Dinsmore Mary Jean Humphrey Annie Louise Maulsby and Katherine Weaver earned positions on the first and second honor lists for the first term at Alabama College. Dinsmore appears on the first honor list for at least 50 percent A grades and no grade below B. The others are on the second list with an average of B.
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Alabama College
Morgan County
Frances Dinsmore
Mary Jean Humphrey
Annie Louise Maulsby
Katherine Weaver
Decatur
Trade With the Decatur Merchant in 1930
Prospects for 1930 hold advantages for individuals willing to try. Look into the coming year with confidence and explore opportunities through the local merchant in Decatur.
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Decatur
Clemenceau And Foch Lead The Death Roll In The Current Year
This year 1929 ends with the deaths of major leaders across politics religion sports and business. Georges Clemenceau and Marshal Ferdinand Foch top a long list of prominent figures who passed away, including AP figures, bishops, industry heads, and capitalists.
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Clemenceau
Foch
New York
Georges Clemenceau
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
France
Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Thomas
Tay Pay) O'Connor
House of Commons
Mr. Stone
Cardinal Gasquet
Cardinal Dubois
John Gardner Murray
Protestant Episcopal Church
America
Charles H. Brent
William Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Congress
Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
Senate
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Lawrence D. Tyson
Tennessee
Oscar W
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Fred Montague
Colleen
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Sheriff Davis
State Lab
San Pedro
Cal
U. S. S. Virginia
Louis M. Nurton
Dean D. Francis
Indianapolis
Auburn
Edward GB. Beckwith
George A. Durnford
Auburn, N. Y
Helen Wills
Berkeley Chapel
St. Clement's Chapel
Berkeley
Lindley H. Miller
Frederick S. Moody, Jr
Rhodes Scholar
Franklin Folsom
State of
Colorado
Charles P. Stack
Lily Langtry
Raymond Hitchcock
Frank Keenan
Jeanne Engels
John Cort
Henry Arthur Jones
The
World of Sports
George L
Tex) Rickard
Miller J. Huggins
New York Yankees
George T. Stallings
Miracle Man
Joe McGinnity
John E. Madden
Edward Payson Weston
Asa Griggs
Benjamin N. Duke
Samuel Réa
Pennsylvania Ra
Thomas E. Mitten
Delphia
Fiske
Tan Life Insurance Company
Louis Marshall
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr
Coleanor Red Ash
Jellico
Marvel
Empire
SEMET
Solvay Coke
Decatur Ice & Coal C
Alabama
Alabama Power Company
Fireside
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