Knife Wielding Argument Leaves Sawmill Owner Critical
Cullman county sawmill operator Dewey McGravy is in Be nevolent hospital in critical condition after a chest wound from a pocket knife. Clifton Reynolds is jailed on the attack charge as sheriff investigators say the dispute arose over logging precedence at the mill.
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Dewey McGravy
Cullman County
The
Benevolent Hospital
Clifton Reynolds
Cullman
Reynolds
McCrary
McCravy
ELECT DELEGATES FOR CONVENTION
St Johns Episcopal Church held a Friday meeting to appoint delegates for the 101st convention in Huntsville. Elected were B Beard W B Edmundson and Julian Bibb as delegates with T H Matto ck s Atlee A Hoff Thomas Hodson and E E Graves as alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Beard
W. B. Simundson
Julius Kird
Atlee H. Hoff
T. H.mattocks
Thomas Hodson
E. E. Graves
Huntsville
B. Beard
W. B. Edmundson
Julian Bibb
T. H. Mattocks
Atlee A. Hoff
Revenue Board To Hold Session At Courthouse
The Morgan County Board of Revenue will convene at the courthouse on Monday morning to consider several county matters. The session is set to begin in the morning hours.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue
Rev Toon to Fill Pulpit at Austinville Church
Rev L E Toon will fill the pulpit of the Austinville Baptist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. All other services will be held at the regular hours.
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L. E. Toon
Austinville Baptist Church
Officials Go to Oak Ridge Today
Sheri Bud Davis and Deputy Sheriff Gill Willoughby departed this morning on official business in the Oak Ridge area of the county.
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Oak Ridge
Sheri Bud Davis
Gill Willoughby
Oak Rage
Dwight Davis resigns as Philippines governor general
Dwight Davis resigns as governor general of the Philippines after a meeting with President Hoover. Theodore Roosevelt, then governor general of Porto Rico, poised to succeed. Davis plans to depart soon to visit his wife and daughter in Paris. Mrs Davis illness cited as a reason.
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Washington
Dwight Davis
Philippines
Theodore Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Hoover
Paris
Germany Declares Inability to Pay Reparations
Chancellor Bruening informed the British ambassador that at the Lausanne conference Germany will state its ability to pay reparations has ended. He said Germany will be unable to pay for an indefinite time, affecting both current and future obligations.
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Berlin
Bruening
Great Britain
Lausanne
Germany
Preacher H L Kirby Plans Sunday Sermon at Church of Christ
H L Kirby will preach Sunday afternoon at three o'clock on Re member Lot's Wife at the Church of Christ on Sixteenth avenue east. Sunday school precedes at two o'clock.
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H. L. Kirby
Veterans Meet At Courthouse Sunday Afternoon
Members of the Spanish American Veterans post will meet Sunday at 2 30 in the courthouse in a called meeting. All members urged to be present.
New Park Avenue Baptist Church Opens in Nashville
Rev E Floyd Olive, former pastor of Southside Baptist, will dedicate the Park Avenue Baptist Church new edifice in Nashville Sunday. Olive currently leads the Park Avenue congregation.
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E. Floyd Olive
Southside Baptist Church
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Nashville
Rev. Olive
Democratic leaders clash over Roosevelt at Jackson Day dinner
At the Jackson Day dinner in Washington the party publicly rejects rumors of a Smith Raskob Shouse faction opposing Governor Roosevelt. The convention referendum on prohibition is sent to the convention without recommendation while speakers including Smith Cox and Davis attack tariff farm board and treasury deficit. Possible convention sites listed include Washington Atlantic City San Francisco Chicago and Kansas City.
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Washington
Raskob
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic National Committee Today
Smith
Shouse
Roosevelt
New York
Democratic Party
Mayflower Hotel
Alfred E. Smith
James M. Cox
Ohio
John W. Davis
Great Britain
Claude G. Bowers
Houston
Davis
Cox
Farm Board
Treasury
Atlantic City
San Francisco
Chicago
Kansas City
Delegates Readied for Alabama Education Convention
Birmingham program underway for March 17 to 19 with committees led by Dr C B Glenn and Dr Charles A Brown. Over 5000 teachers and education officers expected to attend the Alabama Education Association session.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Education Association
C. B. Glenn
Charles A. Brown
Cottonseed Freight Rates Slashed by 30 Percent
Railroads serving Birmingham announce a voluntary 30 percent cut in freight rates on cotton seed from within 225 miles. The Birmingham Traffic Association says about 50,000 tons are crushed there yearly, with an estimated $75,000 annual savings for shippers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Traffic Association
Detroit Visitors Bring News to Pairview Grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Plemmons of Detroit visit their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Plemmons in Pairview.
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Leon Plemmons
Detroit
Mrs
J. D. Plemons
Pairview
Alabama Governor Defies Flogging Ban Amid Protests
In Montgomery a governor refused to abolish flogging for convicts despite protests by the Alabama League of Women Voters and veterans groups. A World War veteran alleged he was brutalized at Atmore prison, while the governor warned of further punishment if death row inmates in the Scottsboro case are released.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Cipline
Alabama
Alabama League of Women Voters
World War Veterans Voting Union
Disabled American Veterans
James Kirby
Atmore
France
Supreme Court
Scotts
Planters Hold 10 Cotton as Prices Wait for Rise
The Decatur market shows a steady week with slow gains and rising local tendency. Farmers remain reluctant to sell, seeking a six cents basis or better for middling seven-eighths grade before releasing holdings.
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Decatur
Publication of Caled L'Aquila in Alabama Begins
Birmingham officials announce the start of Caled L'Aquila The Eagle published in Italian and English as the official organ for Italian lodges and associations in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Caled L'Aquila
the Eagle
Alabama
Bayles Leaves Decatur for South Mississippi
E. L. Bayles of the Naury-Cole company is moved to South Mississippi. During his stay here he made many friends who regret his departure.
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E. L. Bayles
Naury-Cole Company
Decatur
Mississippi
Morgan County Rejects Mobile Amendment Vote
Morgan county's ballot showed overwhelming opposition to the Mobile amendment with 969 votes against and 144 for. Turnout was light, with about a thousand voters countywide and minimal pre election campaigning.
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Morgan County
Mobile
Social Given At Parsonage Here
Rev and Mrs W O Moon hosted the Young People's Society of The Church of God at the parsonage Friday night. The program featured games and music enjoyed by all. Refreshments were served.
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W.O.’ Moon
Young People’s Society of the Church of God
W M S Meets at Southside Baptist Church
The W M S of the Southside Baptist church holds its monthly missionary program Monday afternoon at 2 30 at the church.
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Southside Baptist ‘Church
Visitors Here In Fairview With Plemmons Family
Mrs. Russell Kintz and Miss Kath ryne Keller of Detroit Michigan visit Mrs. Kintz's parents Mr and Mrs J D Plemmons in Fairview.
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Russell Kintz
Kathryne Keller
Detroit, Michigan
Kintz
J. D. Plemmons
Fairview
Decatur Wins Next Sing With Commerce Inviting Singers
Delegates at the Oak Ridge Morgan County Singers convention awarded Decatur the next Sing by a strong majority. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce extended an invitation and pledged to make the visit of several thousand singers in April a major event with use of the town’s largest auditorium for a two day program on the second Saturday and Sunday in April.
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Chamber of Commerce
Oak Ridge
Morgan County
Decatur
Neel
Moss Chapel
Decatur Chamber elects Roland Gray secretary
Roland H. Gray of Decatur was elected secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Offices opened in the Hotel Lyons building with eight to five hours daily. Directors discussed agriculturally and industrial plans and urged growth of local industries. A second membership drive was set for Monday at 4 PM at the Tennessee Valley Bank building to reach 500 memberships.
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Roland H. Gray
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Lyons
Gray
Tennessee Valley Bank
Morgan County
Small Cotton Office Fire Extinguished Quickly
A small blaze started in the cotton office occupied by R. G. Cortner and was promptly put out shortly before noon. There was no need to sound a fire alarm as smoke and excitement spread along Bank Street.
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R. G. Cortner
Bank Street
Costs There Too
Operation of schools is the largest city expense. In the last fiscal year the school system drew 3,008,969 from the treasury, 40.1 percent of total expenditures of 7,495,480.
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Birmingham
Ala
Treasury
Sugar Prices Set to Rise with Freight Rate Hikes
In Birmingham Alabama on January 9 the Interstate Commerce Commission approved higher railroad rates for sugar. The increase is expected to raise retail sugar prices by about one cent per pound.
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Birmingham
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fire losses for Gadsden in 1931 total $143,748
Gadsden Alabama reports November as the only month with fire losses in 1931. The city fire department totals losses for the year at $143,748.
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Gadsden
Ala
Fie
Pastor Called for More Service at Bethel Baptist
Bethel Baptist Church votes to switch Rev Frank T Smith to half time. Regular preaching on first and third Sundays at 11 am and 7 pm. Sunday school at 10 am, B Y P U at 6 pm, and a newly formed W S meeting twice monthly. Public invited to attend these services.
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Bethel Church
Rev. Smith
Bethel Baptist Church
Frank .T. Smith
Lieutenant and mother in law charged in Honolulu murder
Honolulu police charged Navy lieutenant Thomas Massie and his mother in law Grace Fortescue with murder over a planned revenge attack on the officer’s wife. Enlisted man E. J. Lord held aboard Pearl Harbor as the body of Joseph Kahahawai was found near Koko Head after being kidnapped from the city. Kahahawai had been among five men awaiting trial for attacking Mrs Massie.
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Honolulu
Grace Fortescue
New York
Washington
Thomas Massie
Navy
E. J. Lord
Pearl Harbor
Joseph Kahawai
Massie
Koko Head
Kahahawai
Kahawai
Horace Ida
Lad Receives Award From Publishing Co For Service
Walter Marvin Penney a 14 year old district supervisor in Decatur earned a small check from Curtis Publishing Company for service to the magazine merchant role. The award recognized salesmanship and school records, with a savings account deposit and a certificate noting his effort in the territory.
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Walter Marvin Penney
Curtis Publishing Company
Young Penney
Decatur
Dixie Conference To Continue With Five Teams
The Dixie conference will stay a five club loop this spring after Mercer withdrew due to finances. The fate of the circuit was in doubt until Atlanta formally announced the continuation.
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Mercer
Atlanta
Market Holds Gain, Closes at Friday Level
The cotton market held today's gains and closed at the same level as Friday afternoon. Middling seven eights cotton at Decatur stood at 5.75 cents per pound.
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Decatur
Three Minute Talks for Stewardship Campaign Close
The Stewardship campaign, begun six weeks ago, will conclude at the evening service and on the 17th with a titheing play titled When Years Become Pillars. Miss Lizzie Deock will lead the 3 minute talks with A G Patterson as principal speaker. Rev C M Tyndal will preach the Divided Son in the morning service.
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E Rr
Lizzie Deock
A. G. Patterson
C.M. Tyndal
Judge Horton Presiding At Morgan County Hearings
Judge James E. Horton of the circuit court presided at the Morgan County courthouse as two motions from a prior session were set to be concluded today. The hearings were continued to this date.
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James E. Horton
Circuit Court
Morgan County Court House
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Rev. Toon
St. Louis
Buenos Aires
Argeniina
Ruth Stewart
Miller
Scottsboro
Pola
Pola Negri
Santa Monica
Cal
Morgan
Commerce Body
Commerce Board Fleets Gray
Mrs. Vanderbilt Il
Anne Vanderbilt
Newport Society
William H. Vanderbilt
Rhode Island
Newport Hospital
Joseph Kahahawi
Lad
Publishing Co
Dixie
Judge Horton
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