Valley Area Older Boys Conference Opens In Decatur
Delegates from Tennessee Valley communities registered at Riverside high school for a three day North Alabama District Older Boys Conference. The program includes opening sessions led by Earl Glasscock and Dr E N Decatur, Friday through Sunday with banquets, discussions, and guest addresses by Dan E. McGugin and Dr S J Hocking.
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North Alabama
Et High School
Tennessee Valley
James Rankin
Riverside High School
Earl Glasscock
Hartselle
E. N. Decatur
J. Ward Nelson
Birmingham
E. N. Hart
Cullman
Quartette
B. L. Malone
Decatur
Banks
Jom Daniels
Dent Athens
Athens
Sheffield
H. C. McRee
Domestic Science Department
Girls of Riverside
Central High Schools
Episcopal Church
C. W. Matthews
P. M. Dennis
Hi-Y Club Quartette
Dan E. McGugin
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
S. J. Hocking
University of Alabama
Cire
Church
M. H. Layman
John P. Moore
W. L. G. Collins
Austin L. Venable
H. H. Fischbach
T. C. McCarley
Bootlegger crackdown targets city higher-ups in Birmingham
Law enforcement in Birmingham and Jefferson County joined forces with axes, sawed-off shotguns and warrants to strike bootleggers described as all around outlaws. The drive targets higher-ups believed to direct organized gangs operating from hotels and upscale apartments amid reports of multiple bootlegging units.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Fred McDuff
W.O. Downs
H. B
Losses in Morgan county registration noted in records
Morgan county records show nearly 300 registered voters died between the 1928 and 1930 registrations. In Decatur 125 deaths include 75 white men and 46 white women with four colored. countywide total deaths reach 2965 over two years.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Decatur
Ots
Disorderly conduct arrests rise as city tightens morals
Municipal records show many arrests for disorderly conduct and vagrancy after officers were told to strictly enforce old laws while two new ordinances were considered. Officials expect the proposed measures to be held over.
Schools Prepare Public Lists of Perfect Attendance
Efficient secretary to Miss Clara Kelly in the Assistant Superintendent of Education office today prepared additional lists of students who have achieved perfect attendance in the last month. The lists will be made public as soon as they are completed.
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Loudie Moore Pointer
Clara Kelly
Doctor Valeria Parker resigns from DAR over policy clash
Prominent physician and social worker Dr. Valeria H. Parker resigns from the Daughters of the American Revolution due to opposition to the organization's policies.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Valeria H. Parker
Mrs Campbell Dies After Illness at 42
Funeral services for Mrs C A Campbell 42 will be held at Canal Street Church of Christ with J P Ezell and James R Greer officiating. Burial will be in City Cemetery. She is survived by husband Frank M Campbell son E B Murray father sisters and brothers from Ohio and Tennessee.
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Brown
J. W. Flowers
Davis Hodges
A. C. Joiner
B. C. Ezell
E .H. Parrish
T. C. Wallace
Frank M. Campbell
E. B. Murray
Dayton
Ohio
L. B. Gard
Cincinnati
Mary Murray
E. B. Jr
Charles
Robert
Herbert Campbell
Frank Cory
Memphis
Orestus Cory
Springfield
Campbell
Decatur
Finnell Backs $50 Million Bond Issue for Alabama Highways
Colonel Woolsey Finnell state highway director and gubernatorial candidate told the Montgomery Builders Exchange that a $50 million bond issue is needed to finish Alabama’s highway program. He proposed funding from the existing gasoline tax and federal aid of $2.5 million annually starting 1931, matched by the state, with no new taxes. He urged limiting outstanding bonds to avoid political campaigning use.
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Montgomery
Ala
Woolsey Finnell
Montgomery Builders Exchange
Alabama
Finnell
Congress
Huntsville Officers to Aid in Attack Case
Madison county officers expected to travel to the scene to identify the alleged assailant of a white woman in Huntsville. Neal Utsey, an escaped prisoner recaptured Thursday night, is said to fit the description provided by the woman.
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Madison County
Huntsville
Neal Utsey
Albany Broom Works Launches 600 Brooms Amid Busy Week
Rapid service is the Albany Broom Works slogan. An order for fifty dozen brooms dispatched late Thursday shipped this morning to the buyer. Plant activity increases as demand grows.
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Albany Broom Works
Gadsden Gets New Mills Cost Million Dollar Expansion
Gadsden Alabama February 14 The Gulf States Steel company will spend between 17 million and 20 million dollars on additions and new mills at its plant. W H Coverdale president announced plans. The city council and board of revenue discussed street and rail transit improvements for the enlarged site. Construction is underway on blooming and sheet mills as coke ovens a 5 000 ton blast furnace and another power plant are added.
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Gadsden
Ala
Gulf States Steel Company
W. H. Coverdale
Board of Revenue
Mrs. W. G. Freeman Dies After Illness at Home
Mrs. W. G. Freeman age 45 died Thursday at her residence The Rock House in south Limestone County after several months illness. Funeral services were held at the residence at 12:30 led by Rev. J S Wright. Interment followed at Decatur city cemetery Brown directing. Survived by husband and five children.
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W. G. Freeman
Rock House
Limestone County
Little Change In Condition Of Sheriff Davis
No change was noted in the condition of Sheriff B. E. Davis who has been confined to his bed for some time with an infected toe. Friends of the Sheriff remain concerned about his disability.
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B. E. Davis
Hefflin Sees Bitter Conflict Over Democratic Primary
Senator Heflin predicts a bitter August battle as Democrats decide on a rubber stamp approach for re election. He notes supporters urging stamps if the fight continues and warns the campaign will be one of the state’s fiercest crusades.
Plans Studied on Muscle Shoals Involving Farm Bureau
Senator Walsh questioned cooperation between the American Farm Bureau Federation and the Tennessee River Improvement Association over leasing Muscle Shoals to the American Cyanamid Company. Witness Waldo said the federation distributed literature backing the Wright bill and private operation, not government control. The hearing adjourned until Tuesday for further testimony from J. W. Worthington of the Tennessee River Improvement Association.
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Washington
Walsh
Montana
Senate Lobby Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
Tennessee River Improvement Association
American Cyanamid Company
W. G. Waldo
Farm
Congress
Shoals
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Cladius H. Huston
Republican National Committee
Improvement
Caraway
Waldo
Pierce
J. W. Worthington
The
Tate Springs
Gray outlines Kiwanis plan for underprivileged children
Decatur Kiwanis committee head Roland H. Gray presented a year long outline for aiding underprivileged children. The plan includes entertaining 1% boys at a March meeting and highlights the Birmingham Three Sixty-Five Club which funds medical care for crippled children whose families cannot pay.
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Roland H. Gray
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Gray
Kiwanis Club
Stoge Approved For Air System In Decatur Airport Plan
The Alabama state securities commission approved National Airway Systems of Peoria to issue 2500 shares of stock valued at 25000 for airport development in Decatur. The plan lists 250 shares of common stock at $10 and 2250 shares of 7 percent cumulative preferred stock at $10 par. Each 10 shares of preferred include an option to buy one common share.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Securities Commission
National Airway Systems
Peoria
Til
Decatur
National Airways System
New Jersey
United States
Securities Commisson
Holiday Observance on Washington's Birthday
The local post office will observe Sunday hours and no mail deliveries on February 22. Yard workers receive a day of rest. City banks will be closed for the entire day.
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Washington
Henry Ford to fund network of schools nationwide
Fort Myers Florida February 14 Henry Ford plans to devote the rest of his life and 100 million dollars of his fortune to founding schools. He has not decided on number or locations but expects large institutions in various parts of the country. He seeks to educate youth for citizenship with self supporting schools offering academic and vocational courses including arts and commercial subjects and mechanical training.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Henry Ford
Ford
Three Men Slain in Hold-Up at Western Union Office
In Detroit a night gun battle during a hold-up at the Western Union Telegraph Company main office left three men dead including two special guards and a four man gang member. A patrolman was wounded twice and another robber fled. about $250 was taken. Police link them to a prior ten day raid.
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Detroit
Western Union Telegraph Company
Jess L. Catlin
American Still and Long Company
John Scott
Catlin
Scott
Joseph H. Ralls
Central Police
Intensive Mosquito Campaign Planned in Decatur
Local health authorities plan the most intensive malaria mosquito drive in Decatur’s history. Pools of stagnant water will be drained and citizens urged to dispose of water-holding containers like old tin cans to cut breeding sites. A spring clean-up will be carried out vigorously with broad public support hoped for to improve health conditions.
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Decatur
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Huntsville Lad
Dr. Hollingsworth
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Heflin
Senator Caraway
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