Social Roundup In Moulton And Nearby Towns
Christmas visitors return to Moulton as Mr and Mrs Tom Pettus arrive home. A bridge party hosted by Mr and Mrs J H Highsmith drew a list of guests. Coach Winnie Waller and family returned from Birmingham. Local residents travel for business and visits, with weddings and local officials noted. A long-standing resident suffers minor injuries in a morning fall as winter cold arrives bringing sleet and snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Pettus
Moulton
J. H. Highsmith
Anthony Janette
J. Clark Weatherwax
Charles E. Bragg
Byars
F. E. Far
Aod. Sre
Arper
Treasury 1934 income shows shift toward lower brackets
Treasury tabulations show a 14.9 percent rise in total net income for 1934 with a 35.8 percent gain in tax share over 1933. Higher bracket numbers drop while more taxpayers report under 5000 dollars. Tax liability totals reach 506 million. numbers include 1.75 million taxable returns from 3.99 million incomes. Also notes 1936 leap year and square-year trivia for St Louis.
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Washington
Treasury
Local residents visit and conduct business in Moulton area
Mr and Mrs J Guy Montgomery and family of Aldridge Grove spent Saturday with Landersville parents enjoying a turkey meal. A B Young prominent Landersville merchant made a late week business call. Posey Montgomery a Moultone route one farmer was in Moulton for a short while conducting business.
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Ben Johnson
Hoyt Pickens
Mt. Hope
Moultone
W. R. Jackson
Joe Young
Landersville
R. B. Young
Mr. Young
Maggie Young
Boots Heflin
Clanton
Missa Heflin
J. H. Heflin
Moulton
Lawrence County
James P. Miller
Fannie Ruth Pledger
J. Guy. Montgomery
Aldridge Grove
A. B. Young
Posey Montgomery
Hartselle Christmas Relatives Visit and Local Notables
Local notes list residents and visitors spending Christmas holidays or returning home. Entries include Mrs. H W Dent of Memphis with her mother Mrs W S Roberts, Gilbert Turner from Bessemer High School visiting relatives, and multiple returns to Hartselle from Cullman Marion Jasper and Birmingham.
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Huntie
Ae Williamson
Dorothy
Frances Lee
Memphis
Tenn
Methodist Young People’s Conference
General Board of
Christian O O
Methodist Episcopal
South
Lorena Parrott
Marion
Elizabeth Gaines
Jasper
Bethany Ee
L. O'Bryan
Kent
Maxwell Kent
Birmingham
Hartselle
Aaron Bean
Auburn
Martha Witt Burleson
Birmt
Gladys Sheppard
Sheffield
W. C. Wood
Mason Wood
Wetumpka
Charlie Terry
Meriam Bowers
Gadsden
Howard Matheny
Frances Williams
Loui Hartseller
John Payne
Moulton
Doss Hardware Co
Reuben Orr
Florida
J. E Aldridge
Blountsville
Ruby Hodges
J. P
Hickory Street
Sarah Blair
Jean Blair
Martha Joe Groover
Danville
Hoyt Groover
Martha Smith
Morgan County High School
North Carolina
Louie Ellison
W. P. Snnges
Joe Burleson
U S and Mexican Officials Hold Parley on Silver Metal
Secretary Morgenthau and Mexican Finance Minister Eduardo Suarez met in Washington to discuss silver metal issues of mutual interest. Ambassador Francisco Castillo Najera and other officials attended but details were not disclosed. Mexico remains a leading silver producer with large annual output.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Eduardo Suarez
United States
Suarez
Treasury
Francisco Castillo Najera
Edward Reed
State Department
Frederick Vesey
Hull
Mexico
Two Dead and a Newborn Die in Virginia Fire
A large frame dwelling in Covington burned early today killing three children from the Lacks family. William Lacks 12 and Lawrence Lacks 7 died in a different part of the house from their mother and the two day old baby sister perished. the mother could not save the infant.
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Covington
Lawrence Lacks
William Lacks
New Counsel Uncertain in Scottsboro Trials
Rumors persist that Southern counsel will join the Scottsboro defense for new trials set to begin next Monday before Judge W W Callahan. No official announcement on new staff has been made despite persistent reports a local attorney may be named. Arraignment for the defendants is scheduled Monday morning with pleas to be entered, and trials to follow as soon as possible. The original December 16 arraignment was moved to January 6 at the request of Samuel Simon Leibowitz, defense chief, in hopes he could attend both arraignment and trials.
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W. W. Callahan
Samuel Simon Leibowitz
Fire at fair grounds destroys caretaker’s cottage
A Monday afternoon fire at the fair grounds destroyed the small cottage used as an office for the fair association and home for the grounds caretaker. Two engines kept the flames from spreading to nearby fair buildings. The blaze likely started from a spark, wiring defect, or overheated chimney.
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Fair Association
Make This Slenderizing Frock Pattern X2546 Promoted
The Decatur Daily advertises pattern X2546 by Anne Adams for a slenderizing dress with a neat collar and peplum. Sizes 14 to 20 priced around 2.44 dollars, with fabric estimates given for size 36. Readers urged to order from Pattern Department, New York.
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Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
West 17Th
New York
N. Y
Parade Plans Made in Seattle Hatchet Event
The city considers a New Year parade conceived as burying the hatchet. Mayor Charles L. Smith faces mixed reception as Citizen Lloyd Spencer fears a symbolic clash. Spencer hopes the crowd avoids real animosity while the mayor responds with light dismissal.
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Seattle
Dove of Peace
Charles L. Smith
Lloyd Spencer
Spencer
Mauna Loa Eruption Expected to Ease by Jan 10
Hilo Hawaii December 31 government volcano expert Dr Thomas A Jay says Mauna Loa may end its eruption around January 10. The forecast comes after observed aberrations and reports that lava flow toward Hilo water supplies had slowed, prompting a drop from earlier danger assessments.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Thomas A. Jay
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