Weather and school schedules from Decatur area today
Weather bureau notes maximum and minimum 29 degrees to 7 am. Local schools begin January 16, second semester January 19 with examinations that week. Marriage licenses issued to Huey M. Yancey and Ronnie Kathleen Owens. Chief of Police C M Wallace reportedly improving. Health nurse Catherine Sewell has recovered to return to duties. Community events include Rotary attendance contest, charity ball, and a West Decatur church sing. Local tax deadlines and influenza concerns also reported.
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M. D. Wiggins
Huey M. Yancey
Ronnie Kathleen Owens
Catherine Sewell
Woodruff Named Limestone County Solicitor in Wright Pick
Athens attorney Thomas S. Woodruff was appointed by Circuit Solicitor-elect Wade Wright to serve as Limestone county solicitor. Wright also named Barney Bland as Cullman county solicitor. both appointments take effect as Wright begins his new duties.
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Thomas S. Woodruff
Athens
Wade Wright
Limestone County
Wright
Barney Bland
Cullman
Mr. Bland
Woodruff
Lawrence
Morgan
Julian Harris
Industries of Decatur Praised in Talk
A Decatur Oak Club meeting featured Thomas A. Bowles, vice president of First National Bank, praising Decatur industries and outlining near term business improvements. Bowles urged courageous persistence and prudent operation as he discussed hosiery plants Cooper-Wells Co. and Alabama Hosiery Mills, noting the wide use of the term normal operation and the challenges of defining it.
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Decatur Industries
Decatur Oak Club
Thomas A
First National
Bowles
T. M Jones, Jr
First National Bank
Decatur
Cooper-Wells Co
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Students March on Rivoli Theatre in New York Riot
About 200 sophomore City College students marched up Broadway and stormed the Rivoli theatre during an annual smoker. Forty seven were jailed after a melee in the lobby and auditorium. Police arrived to restore order as chemical bombs and ammonia were thrown.
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Associal Press
New York
Broadway
City College
Rivoli Theatre
Little Child Is A Diphtheria Victim
Falkville mourns four year old Flossie Wallet daughter of Mr and Mrs G P Wallet after brief illness She died Monday shortly after three o clock Funeral services were held at Falkville Baptist church by Rev G C Dobbs with interment in Falkville cemetery Drinkard directing
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Falkville
Little Flossie Wallet
G. P. Wallett
Monnday
Falkville Baptist Church
G. C. Dobbs
Falkville Cemetery
Drinkard
Mrs Ella Woodall Shows Improvement After Paralytic Attack
Dec 30 Oak Ridge report notes Mrs Ella Woodall, previously confined at home after a paralytic attack, is improving and will cheer friends who follow her condition.
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Oak Ridge
Ella Woodall
Good Year For Retail Growth Seen Ahead
F W Woolworth president Hubert T Parson predicts 1931 will be a strong year for retail growth. He notes 15 store leases planned for opening in 1931, expansion in both domestic and overseas markets, and confidence in continued access to materials and labor as trade expands in the United States and abroad.
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Hubert T
Great Britain
Gerae —_ cy
Decatur Banking Spotlight Highlights Two State Superintendents
The American Banker profiles two bank superintendents in an alphabetical series. Dent F. Green, Alabama superintendent, and James B. Button, Arizona superintendent, are traced from early training at Tennessee Valley Bank Decatur to Arizona leadership. Button’s path includes Tucson roles and statewide chief examiner duties before Arizona superintendent.
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American Banker
Tennessee
Decatur
Dent F. Green
Alabama
Arizona
James B. Button
Tennessee Valley Bank
Ala
Courtland
Arizona National Bank
Tucson
Ariz
Consolidated National Bank
State of
J. W. Pole
City National Bank of
Bee Line highway progress between Decatur and Tartselle
Commuters count days until the Bee Line road between Decatur and Tartselle is complete. On Monday crews closed a three quarter mile gap and continued work under ideal weather, with completion expected by Saturday.
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Decatur
Tartselle
Santa Claus
Stock market efforts vain toward gains
The piece traces 1927 1929 market dynamics through 1930. It notes a partial rebound by April 1930, then a sharp June decline with December prices near spring 1927 levels. It cites rail and utility stock lows, shifting investor behavior and a 53 billion total New York listed value, down about 40 percent from 1929 peak yet double 1925.
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Claude A. Jagger
New York
New York Exchange
Administration Leaders Face Hard Job in Senate
The Associated Press reports that Senate leaders must push fifteen bills, including eleven appropriations, through within eight weeks to avoid an extra session. Speech limits and unresolved supply measures threaten the plan as the Senate entered recess with little legislation passed beyond emergency relief.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Legislative
Congress
House
Identification Stalled as Hundreds View Body at Brown Funeral Home
Crowds of parsous flocked to Brown funeral home to view a hotel death victim listed as J. Ashley Birmingham. Lewis Brown sent out description letters to families seeking missing relatives and hoped for positive identification.
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Brown Funeral Home
J. Ashley, Birming
Lewis Brown
Officers Push Search For Man In Rayburn Home Incident
Sheriff and deputies intensify hunt for a man alleged to have entered Mrs. Maude Rayburn’s home on Christmas night and attacked her. One suspect was arrested but Rayburn did not identify him. Officials believe the same man may be tied to two prior county crimes as citizens aid the search.
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Rayburn
Fire destroys Donaldson hotel and three other buildings
Guests fled in night attire as a blaze swept the Donaldson hotel along with a barber shop warehouse and a building housing the Finally company in Opp Alabama. The fire caused about 75000 dollars in damage with 200 bales of cotton in the warehouse saved partly by insurance and the cause under investigation.
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Associated Press
Opp
Ala
Donaldson
Gins Closing Down In Limestone Area
One by one the cotton gins in Limestone county cease operation as the ginning season ends. Limestone ty will gin as 4 total for 1930 tely 38,000.
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Limestone County
Limestone Ty
Forged Stock Not Sold Here
News from New York warns that a large amount of forged stock tied to Fox Films has appeared on the market. Authorities cautioned investors to avoid purchases as awareness spreads of the risk and potential losses.
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Fox Films
Warning
New York
Unclear Mor gan county agricultural agent selection
Probate Judge M D Wiggins says no definite information on who will be named county agricultural agent for Morgan or when he will arrive The matter is with Commissioner Adlai Sample and District Agent J T High to arrange for May and the appropriation for the position was approved weeks ago by the County Revenue Board It was expected the agent would arrive in December to begin duties in Decatur
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Morgan
M. D. Wiggins
Daily
Adlai Sample
J. T. High
May
Mr. High
Wrth
Aubur
County Revenue Board
Decatur
Dogs lead rescue in deadly South Hills gas tragedy
In Pittsburgh on December 30 a dog guided rescuers to an abandoned mine where five boys ages 14 to 16 were suffocated by gas while gathering coal for families. Steve Polka, Andrew Novak, John Vogick, Budala, and Joseph Kahicik died or later perished after being rushed from the shaft.
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Pittsburgh
South Hills
Steve Polka
Andrew Novak
John Vogick
Ae Budala
Joseph Kahicik
Black Walnuts Go To Market
A Morgan county farmer notes two or three carloads of black walnuts have shipped from the local point to the eastern market. Despite fewer walnuts since World War I, many nuts are harvested by children each year and a market here could bring significant revenue.
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Morgan Countian
Teeneenet
Mar
Morgan County
New York Cotton Futures Steady Across Months
New York futures held steady as cotton prices moved within tight ranges. January quieted at 9.52 while March reached 9.95 and May 10.25 with July and October trading at 10.50 and 10.60 respectively.
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New York
Local Fatality Brings Community to Funeral Details
A man reportedly died after ingesting poison at a Leeman Cleaning plant. His wife and child en route to Florida. funeral plans set for Wednesday at Central Baptist Church with Dr James Allen Smith presiding. Pallbearers named. burial at nearby cemetery follows services. A second man injured in a past auto accident is also noted among the bereaved.
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Lonnie Howard Hawkins
Guy Jones
Lawrence Bishop
Earl Gibson
Charley ‘Perie
Crawford
John Stroud
Tom Roberts
Webster
Freda Webster
Watch Night for Methodists at First Church
An evening program for First Church members begins at o'clock Wednesday. After songs and Scripture reading, sections discuss "The Spiritual State of Church" led by Mrs. and Mrs. Hartwell Davis and "Training the Young" led by Mr. McGehee and Clyde Hendr.
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First Church
Hartwell Davis
McGehee
Clyde Hendri
Cotton Market News Notes and Market Terms
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a focus on cotton market terms and pricing. Lacking clear dates or entities, the item references strict trading conditions and middling quality with low prices noted in a shorthand summary.
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C. M
Sgotenggier
Decatur Rotary Club
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West Decatur Methodist Church
Benevolence ‘Committee
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Ainsworth
R. T. Tyler
Ding Elder
R.T. Tyler
Salem-Walnut Grove
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Tyler
First Methodist Church of
Central Baptist Church
J. York
Nashville
G. Hertzler
Perate
Ola Barnard
The
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Bud Davis
Bud
Cougars
Orville Smith
Moulton Street
Thomas Woodruff
Farney Bland Wright
Mr. Woodruff
Vanderbilt University
Estone
N.Y. Theatre
Jai
Castoday
H. T. Parson
F. W. Woolworth Co
Decatur Shares
Spotlight
Bowl
Washington Society
Henry L. Doherty
Helen Lee Eames Doherty
Limestone
J. High
Robert A. Leeman
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Leeman
Tally
Freeman
Benevolent Hospital
Bere Ee Ee
Leeman Copany
Florida
Brother
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