Mail Carrier Cleve Williams Struck by Train at Belle Mina
Cleve Williams a Belle Mina post office mail carrier remains in Benevolent hospital in serious condition after his Austin automobile was struck by a Southern freight train around 8 30 at the Belle Mina crossing. He was conscious on arrival and his skull damage was not yet confirmed.
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Cleve Williams
Belle Mina
Benevolent Hospital
Southern
Belle Mina Crossing
Williams
Austin
Text Book Probe Asked by Solons
Alabama lawmakers back a joint resolution for an inquiry into school textbook prices and distributor charges. A three senator and four representative committee would audit books contracts and records to cut costs. The Senate and House also praised the President-elect and supported Muscle Shoals development.
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Solons
Montgomery
Ala
House
Senate
Hildreth
Greene
Birmingham
Conna Garrett
Clarke
Alabama
Tunstall
House Rules Committee
Polls Payment Decrease Reported in Morgan County
Tax Director Hodges Crow announced Morgan County saw a sharp drop in poll tax payments with 1,715 total payments this year. More than 1,000 who paid last year did not pay this year, broken down by beat with 1,000 men and 715 women overall.
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Morgan County
Beats
Hodges Crow
Fire at J B Dickenson Home Controls Damaging blaze
Fire at the home of J. B. Dickenson on 416 E. Lafayette Street was brought under control by local fire departments before any damage occurred. Crews continued efforts to thaw a frozen pipe under the residence.
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J. B. Dickenson
E. Lafayette Street
Plight of Education Deepens As Salaries Erode
In a second dispatch on the education crisis secretary James W Crabtree recalls Nebraska teaching in 50s for 50 dollars monthly now worth more than 150. He notes widespread dismissals unpaid salaries or cuts from 25 to 50 percent and many teachers working without pay or board in the south.
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National Education Association
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington
James W. Crabtree
Nebraska
Ohio
Red Cross Chairman Reports Morgan County Chapter Progress
Rev. Peter M. Dennis, retiring Morgan County Red Cross chairman, recounts three years of active relief work in Morgan County. He notes ten branches in operation, a total population around forty six thousand, and chapter membership near four hundred, with a goal of fourteen hundred members. He explains the twofold use of dues and praises local leaders' involvement.
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Peter M. Dennis
Morgan County
The
Red Cross
Hartselle
American Red Cross
Kingdom of Heaven: Lowe speaks on individual faith
J Wn. Lowe delivers a sermon focusing on personal spirituality. He compares the kingdom of God to a train and a garden, arguing it is built by individual acts and that church support sustains the community.
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J Wn. T. Lowe
Devil
Church
Children Appear On Night's Program At Ninth Street Methodist
A Sunday school program at Ninth Street Methodist tonight directed by Mrs. E F Turney features a short drama An Infection of The Heart with Ruth Sparkman Evelyn Beard Eugene Rogers Iay Yarbrough and Ernest Lochean. The musical and literary program includes many children led by Wail Murphey Eloise Sparkman Geneva McVey James Rogers Thelma Wise and others totaling about 26 performers. The program begins at 7 30 p m.
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Ninth Street
Methodist Tonight
E. F. Turney
Ruth Sparkman
Evelyn Beard
Eugene Rogers
Iay Yarbrough
Ernest Lochean
Wail
Charles Murphey
Eloise Sparkman
Geneva McVey
James Rogers
Thelma Wise
Charles Tyndal
Mildred Sparkman
Dorothy Powers
Margaret Johnston
Eschel Owens
Margaret Bloodworth
Cathleen Harrison
Azalee Turney
Edith Beard
Ednad Adcock
Dorothy Sanduskey
Louise Berryhill
Alabama Drug Co. Will Be Reopened
Henry Sigman of the Alabama Drug Company announced the store will reopen immediately under the same management. He has many friends in Decatur offering best wishes as the business resumes.
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Alabama Drug Co
Henry Sigman
Alabama Drug Company
Mr. Sigman
Decatur
Home News: Mrs A Moore Returns From Nashville
Mrs. A Moore has returned from Nashville where she was the guest of relatives.
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A. Moore
Nashville
Women Likely to Hold Key Posts in New Cabinet
Miami February 9 AP Plans of the new Democratic Administration bring two names prominently into the picture Miss Frances Perkins of New York for secretary of labor and Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida as minister too The state appears to favor these women for these posts Each appointment would set a precedent as no woman has served in the cabinet or in a formal high diplomatic role Perkins is seen as certain to become labor secretary and other notable women are listed among candidates for top offices
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Miami
Fla
New Democratic
Frances Perkins
New York
Ruth Bryan Owen
Florida
Perkins
Bridge Draw Too Hit By The Gold
A cold snap froze Keller Memorial bridge causing a four hour delay for the Steamer Run of the Tennessee Sand and Gravel Co. Crews used sledge hammers to break ice in the draw, freeing the engine and letting the vessel pass.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Tennessee Sand and Gravel Company
Cold halts house and fence crews on West Church paving
Crews clearing a right of way for the Decatur-Tuscumbia road on West Church Street faced freezing conditions. The house moving crew halted after four hours and the fence crew could not work Wednesday, delaying progress on condemned properties slated for road expansion into the city.
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Westchurch Street
Decatur-Tuscumbia
West Church Street
High Water Halls Church Program
The high water cut a number of the Crown Chapel congregation off from the church and disrupted the winter program. The congregation is holding together, and with spring arriving, prospects are exceptionally bright for the chapel’s continued success.
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Crown Chapel
Icy Blast Reaches To Atlantic Coast
Winter’s icy blast spreads to the Atlantic Seaboard as a blizzard rages in New Hampshire and temperatures plunge. Mount Washington Observatory hits a record low pressure while New York logs 11 degrees and Chicago reports 12 below zero. Alabama towns report further cold with Florence at one, Dothan at 20 and several cities near record lows.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Appalachians
New Hampshire
Mount Washington Observatory
Maryland
Philadelphia
New York
Midwest
Chicago
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Dothan
Tennessee Valley
Florence
Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
Selma
Montgomery
South Alabama
Spanabel Brother Improvement Report From Birmingham
Decatur resident Will Spanabel was called to Birmingham to be at the bedside of his brother Charley Spanabel in the hospital there. Friends are gratified to learn Charley is somewhat improved.
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Will Spanabel
Decatur
Birmingham
Charley Spanabel
Mr. Spanabel
Widowner at aunt's bedside in Winchester Tenn
Miss Lizzy Widner sits beside her ailing aunt in Winchester Tennessee where the patient shows partial improvement after a serious illness.
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Lizzy Widner
Winchester
Tenn
Plumbers And Auto Workers Struggle With Freeze Thaw
Decatur and the Tennessee Valley thawed after a severe cold snap with subzero nights. Plumbers and garages report numerous burst pipes and radiator issues as water damage flooded homes and boilers cracked during the deep freeze.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley
Fire claims six Omaha firemen at Millard Hotel collapse
Six firemen are believed dead and 17 injured after a blaze at the Millard hotel in Omaha. Captain Ed Smith was recovered, with Capt. George Cogan and Inspector Clarence Urban buried under debris. Missing captains Shandy and Brandt and Fireman Kane are believed dead. The hotel, destroyed in subzero weather, suffered a quarter million dollar loss. 45 guests escaped.
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Omaha
Neb
Millard Hotel
Ed Smith
George Cogan
Clarence Urban
Thomas Shandy
John Brandt
Franklin Kane
Cotton Stays Flat Amid Market Quotation Constancy
Cotton remained stationary with quotes unchanged from Wednesday. Mid dling cotton on Decatur markets traded at 5.75, while New York March futures at 1 30 p m stood at 6.05, one point higher than yesterday.
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Decatur
New York
Singer's Midgets Delight Princess Theatre Audience
Singer's Midgets performed at the Princess theatre on Wednesday with afternoon and night shows. The act showcased thirty skilled little performers who sang danced and pantomimed with flair. Karl Florian directed the midget jazz band delivering brisk entertaining sequences with vivid scenic effects and three standout scenes including the Swiss Alps a Penguin pantomime and a fox chase. The giant elephants impressed under a tiny director building a colorful and artistic program.
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Singer
Princess Theatre
Karl Florian
Mercury
Swiss
Alps
Madison Man Found Frozen to Death in Cold Wave
The first North Alabama death from the cold wave was reported in Madison as Jamey Irvin a Black man was found frozen to death at his home. He had been ill and lived alone near a neighbor 50 yards away. Neighbors found his body after a night of extreme cold and ongoing fuel and clothing shortages affected the area.
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Alabama
Jamey Irvin
Madison
Old Sol
Irvin
Tennessee
High waters flood railroad tracks near Wheeler Ala
Heavy rains last Sunday caused high waters rising above railroad tracks in several places near Wheeler Alabama. Crops on nearby fields were flooded by the rising waters.
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Wheeler
Ala
Foreman Ted Sheppard Returns Home After Injury
E T Sheppard daily press room foreman sustained a hand injury Friday when caught in the press. He is able to be out of the hospital and returning home as he recovers.
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E. T
Ted) Sheppard
Alabama Delegation Urges Steagall for Treasury Post
Rumors at Washington indicate Senator Carter Glass may turn down a Roosevelt cabinet offer while Alabama's delegation in the House backs Representative Henry B. Steagall for the Treasury post as the incoming administration shapes its staff.
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Washington
Capitol
Carter Glass
Virginia
Treasury
Roosevelt
Alabama
House
Henry B. Steagall
Bill
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Rex Rankin
U.S
Judge Lowe
Jurist
Mrs. Owen
Miss Perkins
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High Water Halls
Atlantic
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Mid-West
North
Steagall
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