Family Confident Boy Will Be Returned In Tacoma Kidnap Case
In Tacoma Washington family members grow more confident the 10 year old Charles Mattson will be returned after ransom notes and a described car movement renew speculation of negotiations. Dr W W Mattson and family showed signs of recovery while police pursue leads including a couple seen near the Mattson home and a second vehicle tied to a cousin. The ransom demands called for 28 000 in old bills with specific denominations and a January 3 deadline.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Matt
W. W. Staten
W. W. Mattson
Mildred Mattson
Vic
Puget Sound
Seattle
Tison
Mattson
Associated Press
Mabel
Seattle Daily Times
Ann
Tim
Six Treated With Anti Rabies Serum After Dog Bite
Six Falkville residents including five children received anti rabies injections after a rat terrier household pet bit them. Frank Theo and Lewis Clark Harold and Johnnie Rowe and J P Rowe were treated at Tennessee Valley Laboratory where the dog was found to have rabies.
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Falkville
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Frank
Theo
Lewis Clark
Harold
Johnnie Rowe
J. P. Rowe
Rabbit Trail Blinds Police Dog In Richmond Field
Police Sergt. Frank Threewit describes a curious chase in which a rabbit lured a police dog into a field. The dog flushed the bunny and chased it toward a turn, but collided headfirst with a tree and lay unconscious for several minutes.
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Richmond
Ind
Frank Eewit
Threewit
Lewisburg Man Critically Hurt In City Hit and Run
C W Harwell 77 of Lewisburg lies in critical condition at Baughs Infirmary after a skull fracture and severe concussion from being struck on E Moulton Street in heavy rain. Driver Carl Allgood says poor visibility and a second car blocked Harwell as he crossed near Fourth Avenue. police call the crash unavoidable.
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E. Moulton
C. W. Harwell
Lewisburg
Baugh’s Infirmary
Carl Allgogg
Eighth Avenue
West
Harwell
Brown
Allgood
Moulton Street
Fourth Avenue
Moulton
L. R. Harwell
J. T. Bryant
E J. Carter
Bankhead Bates
Bill Moore
Whitmire
Decatur
Jackson Street
Mor gan County Christmas Seals Drive Totals $651.66
Mor gan County reports the Christmas seal sale total of $651.66 with Miss Clio Levin as treasurer. The drive sponsored by the Decatur Business and Professarg Women's Club aims to fund a tuberculosis sanatorium and invites remittances from residents who may have overlooked paying. At kickoff 2500 letters with seal packages were mailed countywide.
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Morgan County
Clio Levin
Decatur Business
Professarg Women's Club
War News at Glance: Powers struggle over Spain and arms race
AP reports a complex scramble among Berlin Paris Washington over the Spanish Civil War as European powers rush to send volunteers and material while a neutrality law debate shapes embargo powers. Madrid battles to hold line as Madrid's besiegers seek to cut supply routes.
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Associated Press
Spain
Thesian
Berlin
Germany
Paris
France
Washington
Roosevelt
Madrid
Revivalist Rev. John C. C. Cowell Campaign Opens Sunday
Rev. John C. C. Cowell, whose prior meeting drew a large audience, will start another campaign at Central Baptist church this Sunday morning. The public is invited to attend.
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John CC. Cowell
Cowell
Central Baptist Church
Biggest Man Show Opens in Decatur for Weekend Stand
Decatur residents may view Happy Jack Eckert, the world’s largest man at 739 pounds, seated in a truck on First Avenue near Farmers’ Cafe. The 62 year old, born in Fort Wayne, has toured Europe with Barnum and Bailey and has exhibited for decades. The truck will stand on First Avenue today through Sunday, then move to Vine Street behind city hall until Wednesday.
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Decatur
Happy Jack Eckert
First Avenue
Farmers’ Cafe
American Legion
Cite
Jack
Spaper Enterprise Association
Happy Jack
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Europe
Barnum and Bailey
James J. Brennan
Winter Quarters
Rubin and
Cherry
John J. Jones
Vine Street
City Hall
Fellowship Supper at First Christian Church
A fellowship supper will be held at First Christian church on Moulton Street beginning at 6 p m Friday. Each member was invited to attend and asked to bring baskets of food. Entertainment will be provided by the Harmony Boys including Peek Greenwood McCulloch Burgess and Jerry French will perform several piano selections.
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First Christian Church
Moulton Street
Harmony Boys
Hn Peek
Woody Greenwood
G. E. McCulloch
Bert Burgess
Jerry French
Alabama Business Institute Sets January 9 Registration
C W Rhoads president announced registration for the Alabama Business Institute will be held on January 9 with the new term to begin shortly after. Four courses will be offered three at night and two in the day, the school will operate on the third floor of the Grant building at Grant street and Second avenue.
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C. W. Rhoads
Pesident of
Alabama Business Institute
Rhoads
Grant Building
Grant Street
Second Avenue
Power Companies Post Bond Today In TVA Case
In Knoxville Tennessee on December 31 a $100000 bond was filed in federal court by 19 private power companies granted a temporary injunction to restrain the Tennessee Valley Authority from extending its power activities.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tefnnessee Valley Authority
Tragedy at Selma Phantom Club Dance Burns Dozens
In Selma Alabama nine others are hospitalized with major burns after a Phantom Club tableau in Russian costumes caught fire when a lighter sparked a blaze in the dressing room. The victims include Mrs Alston Keith and Mrs Tyler Wilby both in critical condition, with many others seriously injured as authorities investigate the cause and assess safety. A dress test showed costumes could burn to ashes in about 30 seconds.
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Selma
Ala
T. G. Gayle
Alston Keith
Selma Baptist Hospital
Tyler Wilby
Ed H
Bernard Reynolds
Clarence Agee
Richard Williams
Matyas
Leon Rowan
Arno Stewart
James Rowell
Phantom Club
Arnold Steward
Test
Edgar Russell
Dallas County
WPA Offices Move In District One Transition
WPA district one transfers to new offices occupying the First National Bank building on Vine and Bank. R T Scarborough says two holidays begin tomorrow to aid the move and the staff will resume work Monday morning at the new site. More than 30 local district employees are affected as about 3,400 project workers in the district get time off Friday and Saturday.
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WPA
Sterchi
Bank Street
First National Bank
Vine and Bank
Tennessee Valley Authority
R. T. Scarborough
Williams Named Silver Fleet Agent In Birmingham
C I Wallace and W M Stacey of Birmingham arrived to install the Williams Osfer Company as local agents of the Silver Fleet system. The system connects directly with eastern mid western and southern points. Williams will run warehousing and has expanded staff to provide rapid service to shippers.
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C. I. Wallace
W. M. Stacey
Birmingham
Williams Osfer Company
W. Williams
Williams
Merchants in Morgan and Lawrence Counties Fight High Tax Plan
Morgan and Lawrence county merchants met at Hotel Lyong assembly room to oppose sales and gross receipts taxes. They formed a central committee to gather funds and coordinate a state-wide challenge, urging legislative representation and promising further action to test constitutionality.
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Morgan County
Montgomery
Lyong Assembly Room
Lawrence County
Alabama
Morgan
Lawrence
State Association of Merchants
Russell Speake
Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Speake
State Association
Bankhead Set to Return for Farm Tenant Bill Push
Senator John H. Bankhead, recovering from illness, will travel to Washington to lobby for his farm tenant bill. The measure would offer low interest loans and long-term terms to tenant farmers, with Bankhead seeking early Senate action to aid House consideration. His brother, Speaker William Bankhead, supports the proposal as a top legislative priority.
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Jasper
Ala
John H. Bankhead
Washington
Congress
Bankhead
Senate
House
William
House Agriculture Committee
Decatur Chamber of Commerce to Hold January Membership Banquet
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce will host its annual membership meeting and banquet at the Lyons Hotel assembly room on January 5. Two hundred forty invitations have been issued. Gilbert G. White, secretary, said the event is a reports session rather than a membership drive.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
TVA Wage Increases Set For TVA Workers
TVA employees in dam building and construction will receive about a ten percent wage rise starting at midnight. The change affects roughly 7,000 to 10,000 workers but excludes unskilled hourly workers about 3,500 strong. Unskilled pay ranges from 34 to 45 cents an hour and is said to meet Valley wages. Directors may retroactively apply the increases to January 1 if approved.
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Knoxville
Tenn
TVA
Tennessee Valley
TVA Information Division
Motor firms facing crisis across auto industry show down
Detroit reports rising strikes threaten general motors plants with Monday action. Alfred Ward notes Ford spared due to self integration. smaller firms may endure briefly on remaining supplies. Analysts say CIO head John Lewis pushes a clash, while manufacturers prefer resolution.
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Detroit
Ford
General
Motorsle-up
Alfred H. Ward
Ward
Automotive Reports
Committee For Industrial Organization
John L. Lewis
Ford Company
Chenault Force Banquets Tonight With Local Leaders
W M Chenault real estate and insurance man will host a banquet for his sales force at Why Not Eat Here Cafe at 6 30 tonight. Attending staff include J Z Fuqua Athens Route 5 W W English Belle Mina L H Jones Hartselle Mrs Thelma Chenault McGee Florence A O Aldridge and A G Jones Decatur plus additional guests. The Chenault organization operates real estate activities across several North Alabama counties.
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W. M. Chenault
J. Z. Fuqua
Athens
Route 5
W. W. English
Belle Mina
L. H. Jones
Hartselle
Thelma Chenault McGee
Florence
A. G. Jones
Decatur
Chenault
North Alabama
alterations at store building on 618 Second Avenue
The building at 618 Second Avenue, formerly Decatur Grocery, is undergoing extensive alterations including a new front and ceiling, interior renovations and lighting. Athens Lumber Company, of Athens, holds the $1,200 contract. The owner is H. D. Bynum of Courtland.
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Second Avenue
Decatur Grocery Company
Athens ' Lumber Company
Athens
H. D. Bynum
Courtland
School buildings near completion in Moulton county
Practically all the school buildings under construction in the past months are nearing completion in this county. At Mt Hope Hatton and Speake, three of the state’s most modern buildings are being erected.
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Moulton
Ala
Mt. Hope Hatton
Speake
Strikes Hit Chevrolet and Fisher Body Plants Near Cincinnati
Willis Marper president of the International Union of Auto Workers Local 131 calls a strike today involving 2200 workers at the Chevrolet and Fisher Body Company plants in suburban Norwood. The walkout stems from labor dispute actions and follows negotiation breakdowns.
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Cincinnati
Willis Marper
International Union of Auto Workers
Chevrolet and Fisher Body Company
Norwood
1937 Optimism Grows Among Decatur Business Leaders
Citizens of Decatur and Morgan County look back on 1936 as the most prosperous in years with rising Christmas sales and a nearly 2 million dollar county building program including federal projects. Parties and church services fill the holiday weekend as banks and government offices close. students return home for the weekend and classes resume Monday.
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Ciizens
Decatur
Morgan County
Christman
New Year brings expected prosperity to Alabama
The Associated Press reports Alabama eyes a more prosperous year with religious services and New Year celebrations. Weather outlook predicts partly cloudy to rainy conditions, with slightly colder tonight and warmer Friday in the northwest. Residents look back on a brisk 1936 with growing rewards.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Trial set for two in highway mishap near Belle Mina
George Cain and Lawyer Miller, both described as negroes, are charged with leaving the scene of an accident that killed William Stutts near Belle Mina on Christmas Eve. Stutts suffered a fractured skull and crushed legs after being struck by a car said to have been driven by Cain with Miller aboard. They will be tried in Justice Malone Moore’s court at Athens on January 6.
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George Cain
Miller
William Stutts
Belle Mina
Court of
Malone Moore
Athens
Stutts
Cain
Mr and Mrs Albert Alexander to Move to Florence
Mr and Mrs Albert Alexander plan to relocate to Florence tonight leaving many Decatur friends who regret their departure for another home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Alexander
Florence
Decatur
Naval race at a glance across major powers
London expects Britain to launch two 35 000 ton capital ships once the 1922 Washington and 1930 London arms treaties expire. Rome notes Italy aims for Mediterranean parity with Britain, Paris reports a 572 million dollar naval buildup to match German rearmament. Berlin says German yards are at full capacity to achieve maximum strength under the 1935 Anglo German treaty.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Rome
Iitaly
Mediterranean
Britain
Paris
France
Berlin
Reich
Rutledge Held in Fort Worth in Birmingham Kidnapping Case
Fort Worth police hold Roy Rutledge 27 on kidnapping charges connected to the Christmas night abduction of William Mitch Jr of Birmingham. Mitch was taken from a Birmingham post office and later found bound near Montgomery after thefts of money and shoes. Rutledge, who earlier confessed as Ray, is linked to the Plymouth sedan car seized as the suspect vehicle.
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Montgomery
Ala
Upy
Potter Smith
State Highway Patrol
Ft Worth
Roy Rutledge
William Mitch, Jr
Birmingham
John Golden Amos Howard
Montgomery Smith
Fort Worth
Rutledge
Smith
John Golden
Amos Howard
Selma
Dallas County
Mobile County
Police arrest suspects in robberies and kidnappings across Texas
Port Worth Texas police arrested young men linked to robberies and abductions in Port Worth Ennis and nearby areas. Officers traced a stolen car with a license number to a hotel and found Alabama plates under the car seat. One suspect held a pistol under bed covers as officers entered.
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Port Worth
Texas
Ennis
Old South
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
E. L. Thompson
Thompson
Lawrence County Sheriff Captures One Man and Three Stills
Moulton Alabama December 31 spec Geo D Byars sheriff of Lawrence county captured one man and three stills during the week before Christmas holidays. This brings his record to 160 stills seized in a year since taking office. He has made 251 arrests and lodged that number in the county jail though some were released after bonds. Several thousand gallons of beer and whiskey have been destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Ala
D. Byars
Lawrence County
Byards
Tuscaloosa Spinster Lou Page Dies at 109
Death certificate reveals Miss Lou Page born in 1827 during Adams administration. The Tuscaloosa County inmate for 20 years died recently at the county almshouse after a long life active in work and household duties until four years ago.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tuscaloosa’ County
John Quincy Adams
Lou Page
Weather summary with warm spell and rainfall data
The report notes a warm spell with a high near 70 degrees and a low around 48 degrees. It records 1.53 inches of rain in the last 24 hours and the Tennessee River at about 18 feet. Alabama expects partly cloudy conditions with a cold night and a modest warming trend into Friday. Tennessee forecasts continued cold tonight with a slight warmup Friday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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C.W. Harwell
Tennessean
First Christian
Business College
Power Companies Post
Keith
Silver Fleet
Chenault Force
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