Peace of World Disturbed by Rebel Factions
The Associated Press reports widespread unrest across six countries with military measures in four. Fighting and casualties marked Spain, Alwar in Northern India, Germany, Argentina, and Cuba, as martial law or military actions followed riots and clashes.
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Associated Press
Trish Free State
Spain
Alwar
India
Germany
Argentina
Cuba
Julia Mella
Berlin
Miss Kate Baker Called By Death
Miss Kate R. Baker died Tuesday at Benevolent Hospital at 7 40 p m after illness. Funeral Thursday at 3 p m from W F Boswell home 702 Line Street with Rev Peter M Dennis and Rev W F Price officiating. Interment in city cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Survived by two sisters and many nieces and nephews. Born Richmond County North Carolina January 22 1851. Lived in Trinity and Decatur with sisters J P Elliot and J L Lile. Beloved by friends in Decatur and Trinity.
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Kate R. Baker
The
Benevolent Hospital
W. F. Boswell
Line Street
Peter M. Dennis
W. F. Price
City Cemetery
Brown
Rayburn
Neville
W.F. Rauschenburg
Fred Ti
John L. Lile
Decatur
Trinity
Warrants Lost En Route From Capital For Confederate Veterans
Probate Judge B L Malone searched the state for Confederate veterans warrants sent by express from Montgomery yesterday. They did not arrive by early afternoon. He learned, via telegram, they were mailed yesterday and hoped Louisville and Nashville train number two would bring them this afternoon.
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B. L. Malone
Express
Montgomery
Hotel Lyons Manager in Birmingham on Business Mission
J. K. Hughes vice president and manager of the Hotel Lyons visits Birmingham today on a business mission.
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J. K. Hughes
Lyons
Birmingham
Libby Holman Reynolds Welcomes Heir to Estate
Libby Holman Reynolds' baby boy, born last night in Philadelphia, weighs one and a half pounds and is kept alive in an incubator. Attending physician Dr Norris Vaux reports mother and child are doing very well. The infant is heir to a large estate from his father, killed at his North Carolina estate last summer.
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Philadelphia
Libby Holman Reynolds
Persant
Norris Vaux
North Carolina
Auto crash claims life of man near Cullman
A pedestrian, an unidentified white man aged 25 to 30 with a blue anchor tattoo on his right forearm, was struck about three miles south of Cullman while crossing the highway. He died shortly after the collision as Mr Howard, returning from Birmingham, could not avoid him. Authorities seek identification.
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Birmngham
Cullman
Howard
North Alabama
Birmingham
Funeral Today for Capt. T. C. Spight
Funeral services were held at Central Baptist church for Captain Thomas C. Spight a Decatur resident who died Tuesday at his son's home 401 Jackson Street Interment will be in City Cemetery with Brown directing
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Central Baptist Church
Thomas C. Spight
Decatur
W. R. Spight
Jackson Street
City Cemetery
Brown
Next Morgan County Baptist Meeting Heads to Moulton Heights
The Morgan County Baptist Association votes to convene in February at Moulton Heights. The Bethel church January session determined the move and the Tuesday gathering drew strong attendance with high interest. The exact date for Moulton Heights will be announced later.
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Morgan County Baptist Association
Moulton Heights
Bethel Church
Market Holds the Gain In Two Days
The cotton market held the gain made on Tuesday and added further. The market stood at 5.90 for mid dling cotton and futures rose to 6.32 for March. Limited farmer sales preceded by substantial shipping activity in the region.
Senate subcommittee redraws 3.2 beer bill for constitution
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee plans a redraft to meet constitutional concerns with an overwhelming majority backing changes. The panel may review a specific plan tomorrow, with penalties proposed for high alcohol content. A separate repeal resolution awaits Senate action, and House approval seems unlikely due to Speaker Garner's objection.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Blaine
Judiciary
Senate
House
Garner
Buford Thompson Dies After Pneumonia Illness
Cullman longtime business figure Buford Thompson 44 died Monday after pneumonia. Services at the Methodist church at 2 30 PM conducted by Rev L G Sturdivant of Decatur. Burial in Cullman. Survived by wife Christine Rogers of Athens, two brothers Hersch and Carl, and sister Maybelle.
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Cullman
Buford Thompson
Methodist Church
L. G. Sturdivant
Decatur
Christine Rogers
Athens
Hersch
Carl Thompson
Maybelle Thompson
Killer of Baby Still at Large in Bronx Case
Mournful mothers in Throggs Neck guard 4 month old Frankie Cammarano as detectives pursue a killer who stabbed the infant in his crib. Two theories surface including a random maniac and a possible grudge against the father Amarido.
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New York
Throggs Neck
Bronx
Frankie Cammarano
Amarido
Two Cent Argument Sparks Fight in Crap Game
A dispute over two cents in a crap game led to a street fight at a Cherry Street house Tuesday night and then to police court. One defendant was discharged, the other fined 13.60 for assault with a pistol. The pistol wielder was knocked through window glass and received head cuts from the shards.
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Cherry Street
Bible Conference Set for January at West Church
Much interest is shown in a Bible conference beginning January 17 and continuing January 22 at the West church. Wm L Pettingill of Wilmington Del, noted Bible teacher, will lead the course. Dr Pettingill helped prepare the Schofield Bible.
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Westchurch
Som
Wm. L. Pettingill
Wilmington, del
Pettingill
Roosevelt Visit Details Not Finalized In Decatur
President elect Franklin D Roosevelt’s planned Decatur visit en route to Muscle Shoals remains undecided. A Decatur boat trip to Muscle Shoals is ruled out. Congressman Edward B Almon says Roosevelt can only make a brief stop on the train platform. The exact program awaits confirmation with no entertainments planned.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Decatur
Muscle Shoals
Chamber of Commerce
Edward B
Almon
the Shoals
Montgomery
Roosevelt
Senator Mullins seeks July referendum on constitutional convention
At Birmingham on January 11, Senator J Sanford Mullins proposes a bill for a July 11 referendum to decide if Alabama should call a constitutional convention. The measure leaves the decision to the people, unlike his prior bill that would have automatically called the convention.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. Sanford Mullins
Tallapoosa
Alabama
Mullins
Senate
Roosevelt to Hide Afloat for Ten Days on Nourmahal
President plans a sea retreat lasting ten days using Vincent Astor's palatial Nourmahal yacht. The offer from Astor, a longtime friend and neighbor, is expected to be accepted in early February. The Nourmahal is described as one of the premier vessels of its kind.
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Vincent Astor
Astor
Death of John Snodgrass Brief Time in Jackson County
John Ashbridge Snodgrass aged 45 former Decatur resident died at Benevolent Hospital after a brief illness while returning from a Birmingham news trip. Survived by widow mother Mrs Milo Moody Scottsboro and brother Thomas Snodgrass Charlotte NC. Funeral services planned in Scottsboro with Reverend Casey Gamble.
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John Ashbridge Snodgrass
Decatur
Jackson County
Benevolent Hospital
Birmingham
Scottsboro
Brown
Brown’s
Casey Gamble
Snodgrass
Milo Moody
Thomas Snodgrass
Charlotte
N. C
Decatur Cornice and Roofing Company
Decatur Rotary Club
Episcopal Church
Mason Brown Ice & Coal Co opens new feed store on First Avenue
Mason Brown Ice and Coal Company announces a complete new feed store on First Avenue just north of Moulton Street. It will specialize in Jim Dandy feeds for stock and poultry from Western Grain Company of Birmingham. Feeding experts will be available to local feeders.
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Mason Brown Ice & Coal Company
First Avenue
Moulton Street
Western Grain Company of Birmingham
Mason Brown Company
Baptist Pastor Returns From Morgan County Meeting
Rev. J. E. Berkstresser of the First Baptist Church returned from Bethel where he attended the Morgan County Baptist Association meeting.
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J. E. Berkstresser
First Baptist Church
Bethel
Morgan County Baptist Association
Legion spokesmen allege wealthy interests target veterans
Washington January 11 spokesmen for the American Legion told a joint veterans committee that representatives of wealthy interests seek to transfer a large portion of veterans costs from wealthy income tax payers to distressed Americans. They claim such moves would raise city county and state expenses and oppose reductions urged by the National Economy League the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and other organizations. John T. Taylor the legion legislative representative outlined the action and its fiscal impact.
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Washington
American Legion Today
Joint Veterans Committee
National Economy League
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
John T. Taylor
Legion Legislative
Legion Planning A Welcome For New President
President-elect Franklin D Roosevelt will visit Alabama next Saturday to receive a Legion welcome. He is the first American Legion member elected U S president. Drum and bugle corps may greet him in Muscle Shoals, with the Gorgas band in Birmingham and either Montgomery or Gorgas band meeting him in the state capital where he will dine with Governor Miller.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alabama
Storm Sewer 13 Likely Solution for Eighth Avenue
Residents of the Eighth Avenue east section urge a storm sewer to drain high water backing up from the Tennessee river. The area near city park has been nearly submerged for weeks making homes hard to occupy and causing illness from the flood.
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Eighth Avenue
East
City Park
Mrs Murray Injured in Fall at Daughter’s Home
Mrs Murray, mother of Mrs F S Graves, suffered a broken arm this morning at her daughter's home. She was reported resting well this afternoon but her advanced age drew concern over her condition.
Robbery at Pettey’s Store on Second Street
Forrest Pettey’s Store on Second Street west between Sixth and Seventh avenues was robbed last night. Two suspects broke the door lock and stole 120 pounds of sugar two boxes of tobacco Brown’s Mule and Red Apple. the cash register was rifled but empty. Police were notified this morning.
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Forrest Pettey
Second. Street
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
Brown
Japanese March on Jehol Advances Amid Reports
Shanghai dispatches report about 10 000 Japanese troops moving toward Lingyuan in Jehol from Suichung north of Shanhaikwan. Unconfirmed accounts say a landing force reached Ching Wangtao near Shanhaikwan. Nanking rejects treating Shanhaikwan as local, urging League of Nations involvement.
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Shanghai
China
Jehol
Lingyuan
Suichung
Shanhaikwan
Gael Araraatn
Ching- Wangtao
Nanking
League of Nations
Kennedy Malone Attend Session at Kiwanis Midwinter Meet
Kennedy Malone and W. R. Kennedy returned from Montgomery as delegates from the Decatur Kiwanis club to the Alabama Kiwanis district midwinter meeting. They heard committee reports and district activities for 1933 and attended a luncheon at the Jefferson Davis Hotel. Governor J E Lewis was installed as district governor, succeeding John K. Watkins.
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ER. W. Kennedy
Baynard Malone
Montgomery
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Alabama Kiwanis District
Jefferson Davis Hotel
Alabama Kiwanis
J. E. Lewis
Kiwanis
John K. Watkins
Officers Elected By M. C. National Bank
The Morgan County National Bank board elected officers for the ensuing term. Atlee H. Hoff was named president with E. W. McLeod, F. A. Bloodworth and H. B. Beard as vice presidents and T. E. Williams as cashier.
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Morgan County National Bank
Atleen H. Hoff
E. W. McLeod
F. A. Bloodworth
H. B. Beard
T. E. Williams
Rev Pickens III Ill at Home
Rev. J. D. Pickens pastor of Southside Baptist church was ill at home yesterday. He is improved today but remains under physician care.
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J. D. Pickens
Southside Baptist Church
General Doss Dies After Fall From Truck
General Doss of the Bremen community died from a fractured skull sustained when he fell from a truck last Friday. He passed away Tuesday morning at the local hospital.
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Cullman
General Doss
Bremen
Roy Edwards Buys Storehouse and Station From Ryan
Roy Ed wards purchases the Briscoe storehouse and filling station formerly owned by W. R. Ryan and plans to begin operations soon.
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Briscoe
Roy Edwards
W. R. Ryan
President-Elect Studies Issues Before Depart
President-elect Roosevelt continues study of foreign affairs before leaving for Warm Springs Georgia. Senator Swanson of Virginia, a disarmament conference envoy, will confer this week. Roosevelt plans talks with congressmen as he prepares to take helm March 4 with stops at Washington Muscle Shoals Montgomery en route to Warm Springs January 22.
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New York
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Washington
Wart Springs
Muscle Shoals
Gomery
Oak Ridge to Host Next Morgan County Singing Event
Oak Ridge won the bid to host the Apt sing of the Morgan county singing convention. The next singing will be held on the second Saturday and Sunday in April. W T Willoughby, president, thanked Falkville for hospitality. Falkville people provided abundant food for about a thousand singers Sunday and a smaller crowd on Saturday.
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Oak Ridge
Morgan County
W. T. Willoughby
Falkville
Palkville
Decatur Resident Seeks Chamber Action on Beef Cattle
Judson Hutson of Decatur Route 2 urges the Chamber of Commerce to promote beef cattle production and develop a market for such products. He believes the time is right for the chamber to take a hand in the effort.
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Judson Hutson
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce of
Chamber of Commerce
Coach Hardage Making Record In Southwest
Lewie Hardage, former resident now head coach at the University of Oklahoma, left today for Nashville to visit friends. His 1932 Sooner team set a notable record, and Hardage coached squads are feared in the Southwest. During his Vanderbilt years he earned All American honors chosen by Walter Camp, regarded by many as a premier Southern athlete and one of the great field runners in the South.
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Lewie Hardage
University of
Homa
Nashville 3
Hardage
Southweat
Otte
Vanderbilt
Walter Camp
Decatur
South
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T. C. Spight
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John Snodgrass
Legion
8Th Avenue
Mrs. Murray
Pettey’s
Kennedy-Malone
M. C. National
Rev. Pickens III
Swanson
Morgan
Falkville Sing
Southwest
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