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26 Dec 1930
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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1930
Page
1
City Board to Meet in Adjourned Session on Tax Schedule
The board of mayor and aldermen will meet in adjourned session at four this afternoon to act on the upcoming year's tax schedule. Penalties apply after the thirty first day for unpaid city taxes, including a fifty cent charge and eight percent interest.
Tragedy Toll in Lawrence County Holiday Weekend
Lawrence County officials report one dead three in critical condition and three jailed after shootings and a Christmas Day automobile crash. Neal England was killed, Delmar Smith and Arthur Higgins are tied to the shootings, with Smith and Taylor among those jailed pending outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Neal England
Arthur Higgins
Bogges
Delmar Smith
Marvin Cowan
Floyd Smith
Aoe
Asa
Kayraootte
Taylor
Sania
Higgins
Smith
Walter England
Sheriff Smith
England
Neal
Cowan
Moulton
Classified Acts Grow on Service and Satisfaction
The piece expounds that the classified section thrives on service and reader satisfaction, likening growth to an apple tree and noting dependable access to classifieds like ppper fruits for regular readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abebeech
Tennessee Youth Held For Killing
Walden Markum, 16, jailed on a first degree murder charge in the death of Scobey Prater, 18, in Woodbury. Prater, who was visiting Pearl Mayo Mayo at about 14, was shot after Markum entered with a shotgun. sheriff says the gun went off accidentally during a confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
Tenn
Walden Markum
Scobey Prater
J. B. Hollandsworth
Prater
Pearl May Mayo
Mayo
Markum
Christmas Toll: AP Reports 200 Deaths Across Nation
The Associated Press notes over two hundred deaths from Christmas accidents nationwide. Fires drownings hunting mishaps poison liquor and car crashes caused most fatalities. Whiting Indiana lodgers die seven in a rooming house. the South sees gunfire. New York reports poison liquor deaths. California drownings. Missouri kitchen fire. individuals freeze in Indiana and Pennsylvania. Hundreds injured nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Middle West
Whiting
Ind
South
New York
California
Missouri
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Multiple Christmas deaths across four cities report
Berkel ey California nurse Charlotte Gay tended a Christmas day patient then found it was her mother Henrietta Gay who died in her arms. In Memphis Margaret Davis, 20, died after self administered poison following a party. In Birmingham A W Tucker, 56, died from injuries after being struck by a train while waiting for a train on a nearby track. In Richmond Virginia Charles Gentry, 54, was fatally injured by a driver who fled after an armed confrontation with a crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
Charlotte Gay
Memphis
Tenn
Margaret Davis
Thayer
Birmingham
Ala
A. W. Tucker
Vincent
Bay Richmond
Charles Douglas Gentry
Negro Is Killed in Caloosa Alabama
The body of a man about 26 was found in Caloosa Alabama with authorities investigating the death as a possible homicide and the incident continuing to unfold as police seek witnesses and clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caloosa, Ala
Cotton prices slump and acreage cuts loom
New York cotton expert Philip B. Weld reviews year end market dynamics. He explains that global demand weakness and overproduction have driven prices down with producers facing reduced acreages. He notes historical patterns show price drops lower yields and financing problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip B. Weld
New York
Last-Minute Bulletins From Mo to N.Y and Ga
A mixed set of brief items reports schoolboys near Lister marbles found gold nuggets near bandit Jake Fleagle's home in Missouri. Three men drowned near Sausalito after a launch capsized in Richardson's Bay. Charles L Duncan, 23, was sentenced in Missouri for attempting to extort 25000 from R A Long. Pa Stribling discussed a possible boxing match between W L Stribling and Jack Sharkey in New York. A mass meeting to protest civic corruption is planned in New York on January 2. Raymond Gunn, 30, arraigned on first degree murder in Maryville, Missouri, and Montgomery Alabama Attorney General ruled the federal government cannot inspect county prisons housing federal prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lister
Jake Fleagle
Brandon
Kansas City
Charles L. Duncan
Missouri Penitentiary
Ralph S. Latshaw
R. A. Long
Maryville
Raymond Gunn
Montgomery
Ala
Charlie C. McCall
Alabama
Babson predicts 1931 offers vast investment opportunities
Roger W. Babson argues 1931 will be a year of remarkable opportunities for securities, commodities, and careers amid a depressed base. He foresees better general business in early 1931 than late 1930, with a uncertain overall annual path and a pivotal political turn in 1932 shaping future conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
Park, Mass
Owen D. Young
Theni
Family Day Observed at Central Baptist Church Sunday
Central Baptist Church plans Family Day on Sunday December 28 led by Pastor Dr James Allen Smith Families are urged to attend Oil Wan services with children in Sunday school provisions for all ages The day includes a 10 45 preaching service and a Sunday night gathering
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
James Allen Smith
Alabama Coach Fares Could Drop to Two Cents a Mile
Alabama railroads consider reducing coach fares to two cents per mile for 1931. The change would apply only to coach traffic, not Pullman rates, per Allredge. His October 1 1930 report shows a 45 percent drop in net railway revenue across lines in the state, driven mainly by passenger declines as private autos and social lifts rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Allredge
Norris declines third party bid amid party tensions
Senator Norris of Nebraska says he does not intend to lead a third party movement. He will decide later on a letter from Dr. John Dewey of the League for Independent Political Action proposing he form a new party. The proposal follows clashes with Robert H. Lucas of the Republican National Committee and an effort to read him out of the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Republican Independent
John Dewey
League For Independent Political Action
Dewey
Robert H. Lucas
Reblican National Committee
Huntsville Fire Destroys Four Downtown Buildings
J. D. Ligon a Decatur merchant visited Huntsville to assess losses from a Christmas day blaze. Firemen estimate the damage at 200000 dollars with half insured. The fire began in the Ligon store on Washington street and spread to the Lyric theatre and two adjoining buildings before control was reestablished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Ligon
Decatur
Huntsville
Ligon
Humphrey's
Associated Press
HU , Ala
Washington Street
Lyric Theatre
Four Injured In Huntsville Area Truck Car Crash
An early Thursday evening collision near Huntsville between a Ford and a truck left four injured. Pedestrians Jed King and Sim Lovelady, both Decatur residents, and Miss Julia Leigh Lynne suffered bruises and cuts, with King and Lovelady attended in Huntsville. Miss Lynne was reportedly being treated for injuries after the mishap en route to Decatur from a Christmas social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Jed King
Julia Leigh Lynne
Decatur
Sim Lovelady
Hartselle
King
Mr. Lovelady
Lynne
Negro Assault Alarms Rayburn Home Vigilant Search Ongoing
Sheriff and volunteers scoured the countryside after a nighttime attempt to enter the Rayburn home. A Negro male, described as low and heavily built with a small mustache, fled as two boys and Mrs. Rayburn awakened, prompting a tense manhunt with security precautions in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bimney
Rayburn
Paul
Howard
Five Saw Bars Of Cells And Escape In Waycross
Waycross Georgia inmate awaiting execution for the murder of his young child escaped Wade County jail by sawing bars in his cell and slipping from a second story window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
Wade County
Hartselle Woman Improves After Operation Report
HARTSELLE special explains Mrs. O G vad learned she underwent a serious operation. The report states she is greatly improved and there is hope for her full recovery at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Ata
Don Tae Dae Reed
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