Federal aid apportioned for Alabama road work 1929
The Secretary of Agriculture allocated 1 554 221 dollars to Alabama for federal aid in road construction for the fiscal year starting July 1 1929. The national total is 73 125 000 dollars. Tennessee received 1 609 662 Mississippi 1 311 391 and Georgia 1 980 443. Funds, authorized by Congress, are for routes on the federal aid system and Alabama shares half the cost.
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Birmingham
Ala
Secretary of Agriculture
Alabama
Department
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Congress
Bureau of Public Roads
Beloved Decatur Pioneer Baxter Crawford Laid to Rest
A large gathering of sorrowing friends paid final tribute today to Baxter Crawford former mayor of New Decatur and retired lumber dealer. Services were held at the Jackson street residence with ministers S P Pryor E N Hart and James Russell Crawford officiating. Interment was made in City cemetery. Crawford had long been a resident and active church and civic leader.
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Decatur
Baxter Crawford
New Decatur
Jackson Street
S. P. Pryor
Westside Presbyterian Church
E. N. Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
James Russell Crawford
Athens
City Cemetery
Crawford
Circulation Chief Is Much Improved
J. M. Hatfield, circulation manager of The Daily, has shown considerable improvement after several days of influenza illness at his Jackson street residence. Mrs. Hatfield, also stricken with influenza, was not resting well today.
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J. M. Hatfield
The
Daily
Jackson Street
Hatfield
Commandery Meeting Tonight by DeMolay No. 14
DeMolay commandery No. 14 Knights Templar will meet at 7:30 this evening in regular session. The agenda includes the regular order of business to be discussed at the lodge meeting.
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DeMolay Commandery
Knights Templar
Back to Work After Influenza Attack On City Hall
John Wilks, attache of the city hall offices, resumes duties after an illness from influenza. He had been off work while recovering and returns to his responsibilities in the municipal offices.
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John Wilks
Visitors ill with flu visit from Little Rock
Mr and Mrs R B Keltner of Little Rock Ark visiting relatives here are ill with flu at the home of Mrs I N Simpson on Sixth avenue south.
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R. B. Keltner
Little Rock
Ark
I. N. Simpson
Sixth Avenue
Visitor Here W. J. Mann Visits Trinity Route 1
W. J. Mann a Trinity Route 1 resident was in the city today on a business visit.
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W. J. Mann
Trinity
Pink John
Athens
Visioning the Year 1929 Visioning the Year 1929
Atlanta reports a difficult cotton textile year with 1927 and 1928 showing sales well behind production. Mills reduced stocks in autumn and only low cost operations and a few specialties remained profitable. A better year is hoped with full consumption and consolidations shaping in New England to create stronger conditions.
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Atlanta
Department of Cotton Textiles
New England
Decatur Sound Structure Depends on Development Program
Decatur officials emphasize that the city’s sound structure relies on the development program chosen. Officials cite planning, zoning, and infrastructure steps shaping future growth and resilience. Community leaders urge clear goals and coordinated actions to ensure long term benefits.
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Decatur
Governor Long Says LeBouef Dreher Must Hang
The Lieutenant Governor’s statement contrasts the Harris case with LeBouef Dreher, urging a hang for Mrs. LeBouef and Dr. Dreher while arguing John Pleasant Harris, an ex convict and gambler, should not be hanged despite his notoriety and the other sentences. The remark notes Harris’s guilty verdict and hanging sentence, and questions the mercy shown to Harris compared with the other two defendants.
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John Pleasaint Harris
New Orleans
Harris
LeBouef-Dreher
Long comments on Cyr interview in Louisiana politics
Gov. Long commented on an interview by Lieut. Gov. Paul Cyr saying he does not understand the double crossing claim and praising Cyr as a friend. He noted Cyr cannot bear to see jail doors closed, and that Cyr suggested he might leave the state, which Long declined. If the governor is absent, the lieutenant governor could sign a commutation.
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Baton Rouge
Dr. Cyr
Gov. Long
Paul N. Cyr
Question Mark Only Survivor of Test Question Mark Only Survivor of Test
The only survivor of three 1929 endurance flight attempts in the West, the tri motor Question Mark, continues flying between Los Angeles and San Diego in a weeks long endurance test. Miss Bobbie Trout, 18, set a new women’s endurance record of 12 hours 11 minutes at Los Angeles, surpassing Viola Gentry’s eight hours 6 minutes. Blaine M. Tuxhorn and Leonard Rhiner were disqualified at Marshall, Missouri after ten hours 54 minutes aloft, claiming a new ground refueling endurance record.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
San Diego
Bobbie Trout
Viola Gentry
Blaine M. Tuxhorn
Leonard Rhiner
Marshall
Plane Delivers Anti-toxin to North District Posts
Edmont ton Alberta January 3 A plane carrying 500000 units of anti-toxin set out to reach two diphtheria struck trading posts 600 miles into the frozen north Fort Vermillion and Little Red River. Captain Wop May and Vic Horner faced landing in snow covered forests where no plane had landed before. The airlift followed a New Year’s Day appeal by Dr H A Hammin health officer in the north dated December 18 and mailed via Peace River by dog.
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Edmondton
Alberta
Wop” May
Vic Horner
Fort Vermillion
Little Red River
H. A. Hammin
Peace River
Mrs Keltner III Ill at Daughter's Home
Mrs Frances Keltner is ill at the home of her daughter Mrs F D Wells.
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Frances Keltner
F. D. Wells
Ill of flu at Mrs Wells home on East Moulton
Mrs. F. P. Wells is ill with influenza at her residence on East Moulton Street.
Tucks Return to Monroe After Visit
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Tuck have returned to their home in Monroe Louisiana after a two weeks visit with relatives here.
New Rates in Effect At Present Time
Alabama Power announces residential electricity rates rise effective immediately. Garner Pride, local manager, says commercial power remains unchanged. The Public Service Commission ordered the cut, hoping higher volume will offset reduced home revenue.
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Garner Pride
Alabama Power Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
Popular Foreman Holding His Own at Home
Ike Scheer veteran foreman at the Louisville and Nashville shops in Louisville is seriously ill at his Jackson street home but was holding his own today rallying somewhat late yesterday friends report from his bedside indicate he remains in satisfactory condition and improves slowly
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Ike Scheer
Louisville & Nashville
Jackson Street
Scheer
Kin Returns From Florida After Tennessee Florida Clash
James Kin, a University of Florida supporter, travels in Florida recalling the Tennessee Florida game and the satisfaction found in reminding locals of the result.
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James Kin
Florida
Din
University of Essee
Alabama cattle industry strong in 1928 outlook
Auburn. Jan 3. Alabama agriculture sees cattle leading the year with rising milk cow prices averaging 53 dollars in November 1928, butter prices firm, beef cattle at six dollars per hundred pounds. Prime steers around ten cents, lowest grades five cents. Cattle profits follow wartime overexpansion deflation. supplies low, prices high, likely lasting a few years but will adjust. Feed crops short. corn and feeds must be bought to tide season over. regional yield differences affect fertilizer purchases next year.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Agriculture
Ion Farm
Sich
Sion Service
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Pope
Montgomery
Norman Couple Welcome Six And Half Pound Son
Born to Mr and Mrs Lewis A Norman of Chicago formerly of Decatur a six and one half pound son on November 28 they named Joe Ashley Mr and Mrs Norman formerly resided on Second avenue west and have numbers of friends here
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Lewis A. Norman
Chicago
Decatur
Joe Ashley
Norman
Second Avenue
West
Morgan County Farmers Invite Headquarters in Decatur
Morgan county farmers are invited to establish headquarters in Decatur amid reports of excellent roads from Cullman county to Decatur.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Cullman County
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