Work Likely To Begin Monday In County Relief Projects
Reconstruction Corporation funds will meet county relief payrolls with checks from Montgomery as needed. Over 1500 people have registered for R F labor relief jobs in the county, with women also invited to register for possible sewing work for the Red Cross. Committees will vet applicants to ensure need, and pay is one dollar per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F
Red Cross
Sam
Henry George
United States
Norman Thomas
Out on Bond He Is Arrested Again in Decatur Burglary
Pete Andrews, linked with Robert Wilson, was arrested February 3 by a citizen vigilants group for a Decatur burglary at T. W. Mitchell store and released on bond days earlier. Morgan county officers rearrested him on a warrant tied to another Decatur burglary and he is jailed awaiting a hearing in the coming days.
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Pete Andrews
Robert Wilson
Citizens Vigilance Committee
T. W. Mitchell
East Decatur
Madison County
Morgan County
Andrews
Decatur
Unusual Mark by Decatur Legion Post Surges in 1933
Morgan county missed a state barbecue prize but the Decatur post set a lasting membership mark. Last year the post had 108 members, while by the start of 1933 it exceeded that total and earned a national citation. By the day’s count the post reached 316 members, over 200 percent of 1932 totals.
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Morgan County
State Department of the American Legion
Decatur
National Department
Immediate Aid Is Task Then What
Economist commentary argues wage and farm income must rise to restore wellbeing. It warns against government overreach, contemplates railroads under state control, and critiques taxes, debt, and inflation. Proposals include simplified government, broader taxation, and targeted public works.
Morgan Welfare Board certifies 222 for county projects
More than two hundred twenty two men were certified by Morgan county Welfare Department for improvement projects. The 523 days of labor will be allocated across Decatur Hartselle Falkville and Lacey Springs Walder Mose districts with road rebuilding Danville road priority. Funding follows a budget that provides food for a family of five at about 3.79 weekly and may expand as reports come in from all centers.
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Welfare Department
Morgan County
Child Welfare Department
Teraina Tornde Romme
Claudine Leonard
R. F
Léonard
Decatur
Hartselle
Falkville
Lacey Springs
Waldermose
Danville
Cotton Futures Steady as Prices Move Slightly
Cotton held five points higher than Wednesday quotes with middling at 5.70 in Decatur this afternoon. New York March futures at 5.98 at 1:30 p.m. today, the same level recorded yesterday.
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Cotton
Decatur
New York
Hen Heist at 224 East Street Stuns Local Family
Five prize chickens were stolen from Mrs. Ben Nunn’s hen house on East Street in a quiet Wednesday raid. Neighbors heard no disturbance as the thieves moved unseen around the rear premises overnight.
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Ben Nunn
East Street
Nunn Homse
Denver Social Leader’s Wife Kidnapped for Ransom
Mrs. Charles Boettcher, a Denver society figure expecting a child next month, and her husband were abducted by assailants who forced the wealthy Denver broker into a machine. The kidnappers demand $60,000, and Mrs. Boettcher has offered to meet the payment.
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Charles Boettcher I
Denver
Suspect Held in Parole Violation Case
A white man believed to be Ali Naro, an Italian parole violator from Jefferson county, was arrested Wednesday night at a house on Alabama street and jailed. He matches Naro’s dossier except height. Fingerprints were taken and sent to Montgomery for verification. Kilby prison notes a possible height discrepancy. Naro, sentenced April 7, 1923, to 256 years for second degree murder, violated parole December 31, 1929. He remains in county jail awaiting fingerprint confirmation before possible return to prison.
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Ali Naro
Jefferson County
Alabama Street
Nara
Montgomery
Kilby
Naro
Naroig
Decatur Union to Convene Friday in Austinville
The Decatur Union will meet in Austinville Friday night at 7:30 oclock. Representatives from all units in the district are expected to attend the meeting.
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Decatur Union
Austinville
Convict Identified as Howard Foster Behind Jail Walls
Joe Jenkins, held since December after a burglary arrest on McCartney street, has been identified as escaped convict Howard Foster. Foster, once sentenced in Jefferson county for assault to rob, escaped from Tuscaloosa paving camp on July 14, 1930, and admitted the alias Jenkins when confronted by deputies.
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Joe Jenkins
McCartney Street
Howard Poster
Jenkins
Foster
Jefferson County
Tuscaloosa
Aaron Walton
Crest of River to Reach Twenty Feet
The Tennessee River crest is expected to reach 19 to 20 feet at Decatur Saturday morning. The advisory was issued by the local weather bureau and relayed from Chattanooga at noon.
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Tennessee River
Decatur
Chattanooga
Elmore County Wins State Legion Barbecue Drive
Elmore county won the barbecue contest by the American Legion state department for having the largest percentage of its membership quota met. Morgan county placed second after a late surge. North Alabama counties led the field with five of seven leaders from that region. The campaign mobilized 426 total county members, with Decatur and Hartselle Posts setting new county marks.
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Elmore County
State Department of the American Legion
D. Trotter Jones
Montgomery
Morgan County
North
Alabama
Eighth Legion
Elmore
Morgan
Decatur Post
Hartselle
Roy
Billings
Elmore County Legionnaires
Legion
Mrs Roosevelt Escapes Train in Ithaca Station Narrowly
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt wife of the president elect narrowly escaped injury in Ithaca New York when a string of railroad cars rolled toward her as she stood on the tracks with her party. Policeman Edward Moore alerted and guided her to safety as the cars came within about 20 feet.
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Ithica
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Four Bandits Clash With Police After Ambler Bank Heist
In Ambler, within an hour of robbing the First National Bank of $20,000, four bandits battled police in Philadelphia. One was killed, three captured, and three women held as suspected accomplices. The loot was recovered. The dead man was William Fer-
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Philadelphia
First National Bank
William Fer
Minnesota Solon G. Goodwin Killed by Fall
Representative Goodwin of Minnesota, 60, was found dead from injuries after a fall from a hotel window. Police could not confirm if it was a fall or a jump. The Republican, elected to the 60th Congress, was defeated in the last election. His pajama pockets contained two sedative bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Goodwin
Minnesota
Unpaved Streets Damaged By Cold In Decatur
Recent cold waves and heavy rains in Decatur have damaged all unpaved streets. The street department cites zero weather turning the roads to a rough, choppy condition with thawing temperatures and downpours worsening the damage.
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Decatur
City Street Department
Italian Gunman Attack On Roosevelt Aims At Mayor Cermak
In Miami on February 16 1933 a gunman Giuseppe Zangara fired at Franklin D Roosevelt aiming at the crowd. Five were wounded including Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak who was critically injured. Roosevelt was unharmed and canceled travel plans returning to New York. Eyewitnesses said the shooter aimed at Cermak rather than Roosevelt and was restrained by bystanders and police.
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Miami
Fra
Roosevelt
New York
Cermak
Gill
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Guiseppe Zangara
Italy
Joe Gill
Adel Estad
Wes Trasobty
Robert “Ht
Gore
Mark Wilcox
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Wilcox
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Anton Cermak
Mayfront
Alabama Senate seeks liquor study commission prompt action
In Montgomery on February 16 AP reports a Senate bill seeks a commission of wet and dry leaders to survey liquor in Alabama. Sen Bonner blocked immediate action by objecting to suspending the rules. A House debate over the Tunstall salary cut bill followed with the speaker pushing a 25 percent cut aimed at saving about 1.5 million annually starting October 1930.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate
Serve
Bonner
House
Tunstall
Hardy Burt Dies At Home In Marion
Hardy Burt longtime Lyons Hotel figure and Decatur resident died last night at his Marion Perry County home where he operated a hotel. Telegrams to friends announced the death. he had been ill several months but the passing came as a profound shock to his many Decatur friends.
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Hardy Burt
Lyons
Decatur
Marion
Perry County
Mr. Burt
Three Escape As Car Turns Over On Bee Line Highway
Eason Shoemake and two other occupants escaped serious injury when their automobile rolled over on the Bee Line highway while returning from Athens. Russell Lynne and Albert Clapton were passengers. Lynne suffered cuts about the head.
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Eason Shoemake
Bee Line
Athens
Russell Lynne
Albert
Clapton
Lynne
Six Arraigned In Police Court
Five white defendants and one Black man faced charges in police court this morning. Whites were fined. one white man was jailed overnight for being too drunk to drive and for damage from a minor car collision.
Program Tonight at Ninth Street Methodist Church
A Sunday school program directed by Mrs. E Tur ney will be presented at Ninth Street Methodist Church tonight at 7 30 featuring a short play and musical and literary numbers. Public cordial invitation extended to attend.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
E. ¥. Turney
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Central Press
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David Whichard
Western Union
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Evelt
PROM
Bill
Mullins
Cleve Williams
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