New Mexico Legislature to Probe Death at Girls Home
A joint legislative committee from Santa Fe will investigate the death of Helen Askew of Portales at the New Mexico girls welfare home. The coroner found her death was due to lack of water and an injection of twilight sleep given by Dr Evelyn Frisbie and superintendent Bertha Lips after confinement for an escape attempt. District Attorney Luton weighs charges. governor to accompany investigators.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Helen Askew
Portales
Girls’ Welfare Home
Evelyn Frisbie
Eugene Luton
Miss Askew
N. K. Wilder
Courage to Save Child Costs Hattie Irwin Her Life
In Alabama a negro home demonstration agent Hattie V. Irwin dies in a Courtland fire while attempting to rescue a sick child. She entered the burning North Alabama Negro Academy after being told all children were out, the floors collapsed, both perished, hailed as an example of courage and duty.
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Duncan
the Daily
Hattie V. Irwin
Lawrence County
L. N. Duncan
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
North Alabama Negro Academy
Courtland
Hattie Irwin
Alabama
Limestone County Leads in 1928 Farm Crop Valuation
The 1928 crop value in Morgan, Limestone and Lawrence counties totals $3,929,500, with Limestone leading at $1,560,270, Lawrence at $1,210,300, and Morgan at $1,158,850. Figures come from a USDA farm periodical in cooperation with Alabama’s agriculture department.
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Morgan, Eee
Lawrence Counties
Bama
United States Department of Agriculture
Alabama Department Ofgriculture and Industries
Limestone County
Tennessee Valley
Lawrence County
Morgan County
City Officials to Be Guests of Rotarians
Mayor Malone and city department heads will address the Decatur Rotary Club at a Monday noon meeting at the Y M C A. The briefing aims to explain municipal operations and local government roles in community development. The program runs ten weeks with varied civic topics and planned night sessions.
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B. L. Malone
Decatur
Decatur Rotary Club
Rotary Club
Rotary
Babe Ruth Mourns Wife as Funeral Plans Begin
In Boston on January seventeen Babe Ruth viewed the body of his wife for the first time since her death in a fire. The funeral plans include a requiem mass at St Augustine's Church and burial at Calvary Cemetery. Ruth will travel to New York with Dorothy Ruth, his daughter, after the service as relatives deny any forthcoming custody dispute and express willingness to care for Dorothy.
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Boston
Babe Ruth
Joanna Woodford
Ruth
Babe
Calvary Cemetery
St. Augustine’s Church
New York
Dorothy
Helen Ruth
Babe” Ruth
Edward H. Kinder
Kinder
Judson Hannigan
Hannigan
Dorothy Ruth
Wellesley
Helen
Governor Graves Plans Florence Visit This Week
Governor Bibb Graves is expected to visit Florence on Tuesday to oversee Florence normal school affairs. He may pass through Decatur, though no stop there is announced.
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Bibb Graves
Florence
Decatur Council to Meet Tonight in Regular Session
Decatur city council will convene at city hall for a regular meeting discussing routine agenda items and potential improvement assessments. The session aims to review public works projects and related financing as part of city governance.
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Decatur Council
Decatur City Sea
Unscramble the Daily Quiz on Alabama Territory trivia
The item lists questions about the old Alabama territory and statehood. It asks who led early Alabama, the first capital, and other historical points. It appears as a fragmented quiz line from The Bee Line and Yurk Creek.
Alabama to patrol highways with motorcycle officers
Half a dozen state officers will be employed by Alabama to patrol highways from the Tennessee line to the gulf. They will ride 110 mph motorcycles to enforce traffic rules and curb careless driving. One officer may be stationed in Decatur to oversee Bee Line and Jackson highways, as the state expands traffic enforcement following a new traffic code.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Tennessee
Gulf
Decatur
Jackson Highway
Highway Department
Victory Mills to Begin Operations in Albertville
Victory Mills will begin operation in Albertville next week, adding industrial payroll to north Alabama. Brought to Alabama largely through Alabama Power Company, the plant is one of several units located in smaller cities. Visitors from Decatur note the mill’s presence is already impacting Albertville business circles.
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North Alabama
Victory Mills
Albertville
Alabama
Alabama Power Company
Decatur
Two Leaders Suffer Influenza at Home on Johnston Street
Judge William E. Skeggs along with his son Frank Skeggs are confined to their Johnston street home with influenza. Friends express hope they recover quickly and return to public duties.
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William E. Skeggs
Frank Skeggs
Johnston Street
Murder charges filed against three men in Jackson case
George Irons Lester Ingram and Son Johnson all white men and one black man are jailed after Son Jackson was shot on West Church Street. He died from a head wound suffered in the clash, with earlier assault charges upgraded to murder. Deputies and officers arrested the trio near West Vine Street and held them in the county jail.
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George Irons
Lester Ingram
Son Johnson
Son Jackson
West Church Street
Jackson
West Vine Street
Brazleton
Bill Moore
Patterson
Nance
Irons
Ingram
Johnson
Judge McClellan in Serious Condition
Birmingham attorney Judge Thomas C. McClellan and former State Supreme Court member is in a serious condition after an appendicitis operation Monday. He passed an uncomfortable night, with reported earlier improvement.
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Birmingham
Thomas C. McClellan
State Supreme Court
McClellan
Woods Child Dies After an Illness
Little Grover Woods died January 16 at 2 p.m. at the home on Albany Route. He is survived by his parents. The funeral service was held this afternoon by Rev. W. W. Owen at Chestnut Grove, with interment at the same place. Priest directing.
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Little Grover Woods
Albany
W. W. Owen
Chestnut Grove
Local man J L Echols back at liberty after injury
J L Echols, a well known local man, is able to be out again following an injury to his back. He had sought to aid others when the mishap occurred and is now recovering at home with improved mobility.
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J. L. Echols
Mr. Echols
Five Jurors Selected in Liggett Murder Trial
In Nashville Tennessee on January 17 five jurors were chosen for the Walter Liggett murder trial of Turner Cunningham after three days of questioning. Nearly 100 veniremen were examined with influenza pleas predominating. Judge Chester K Hart presided as the state anticipated seeking the death penalty after further jury selection.
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Nashville
Tenn
Walter Liggett
Turner Cunningham
Veniremen
Chester K. Hart
Lentz
Liggett
Murder Mystery Regains Limelight
Montgomery Alabama January 17. The mysterious murder of David Stretch an Alabama Power employee on October 13 reemerges as Major Stallen a Black truck driver is arrested by state investigators and confined at Kilby prison. The investigation remains strictly secret while multiple arrests occur in the case after Stretchs mutilated body was found in a washroom at the arsenet plant.
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Montgomery
Ala
David Stretch
Alabama Power Company
Major Stallen
Kilby
Stalien
Stretch
Arsenet
Dobbin Survives Unaid After Chicago Incident
Horse named Dobbin in Chicago survives an event described as requiring no aid. Details are sparse in the partial dispatch, with the report noting the horse endured the incident without external assistance. Further clarity awaits a fuller transcription.
Signal Honor Paid Bowles By Shrine
Za mora Temple of Birmingham elected Thome A Bowles of Degatur for the twelfth consecutive term as representative to the national Shriners meeting in June in Los Angeles. He is president of the Central National Bank, and his unopposed selection marks a historic tribute.
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Zamora Temple
Birmingham
Thome A. Bowles
Degatur
Shriners
Los Angeles
Central National Bank
Colonel Butler Returns to Connecticut Mills in Danielson
Colonel O Butler, president of the Connecticut Mills Company, plans to return to Danielson Connecticut Saturday evening after several days of inspecting the local plant.
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O. Butler
Connecticut Mills Company
Danielson
Conn
Youth Used Booze To Bolster Up His Courage
In Atlanta on January 17, the defense in former university student George R. Harsh’s murder trial presented a third alienist. Dr. Young H. Yarbrough testified Harsh was an inadequate personality who drank wine abroad to learn alcohol’s effects and used liquor to gain courage before the Smith store hold up. He described Harsh as wanting to assume full responsibility, a “he-man” impulse during the shooting of Illard Smith.
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Atlanta
George R. Harsh
Young H. Yarbrough
Federal Penitentiary
Georgia State Hospital
Harsh
Illard Smith
Smith
Dr. Yarbrough
India
Brotherhood Will Meet at First Baptist Church
The Baptist Men's Brotherhood of the First Baptist church East Decatur will gather Friday at 7 p m. Rev J D Pickens of Southside Baptist will speak on The Church while Mayor B L Malone will discuss Community Welfare. Members from other churches are invited.
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Baptist Men's Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church
East Decatur
J. D. Pickens
Southside Baptist Church
B. L. Malone
The
First Baptist Church
Civic Cup Presentation Delayed to January 27
The Kiwanis Civic Cup ceremony at the Princess Theatre is postponed to Sunday January 27. Barrett C. Shelton to receive the service cup after an earlier date of January 20 was canceled following a conference with local officials.
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Princess Theatre
Barrett C. Shelton
Henry Skeggs Elected President of Decatur Fertilizer
Henry A. Skeggs, founder and first manager of the Decatur Fertilizer Co, was elected president at the annual meeting held at Decatur offices. He succeeds the late Tracy W. Pratt and will continue as president manager. W. L. Humphrey of Huntsville was elected vice president. A. A. Jones remains secretary and manager of Decatur Coal and Manufacturing. The firm entered 1929 with strong prospects after a year of upgrades. Skeggs has long supported civic initiatives in Decatur.
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Henry A. Skeggs
Decatur Fertilizer Company
Decatur
Skeggs
Mr. Skeggs
Tracy W. Pratt
Huntsville
W. L. Humphrey
A. A. Jones
Decatur Coal and Manufacturing Company
Hard at Drill For Chance Upon Trip
Members of Company C 127th Engineering Battalion drill eagerly for a possible trip to Washington with four slots for Hartselle’s unit. Captain F E Burleson leads the group as drills remain well attended and all members show strong interest in the opportunity.
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127Th Engineering Battalion
Hartselle
Alabama National Guard
F. E. Burleson
Washington
Poll Tax Closes on February 1st
Mr Crow urged residents to pay the poll tax on or before February 1, noting there is no extension into February and stressing the need for timely payment to avoid penalties. The notice emphasizes settling the tax by the deadline.
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Crow
Ple
Van Wye Family Keeps Rural Mail Run Alive
In Yates Center Kansas a family mail route endures with J F Van Wye carrying mail 14 years his son Frag 25 years and now grandson Earl continuing the rural delivery motto Carry on The Van Wyes embody a multi generational postal tradition in the area.
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Yates Center
Kans
van Wyes
J. F. van Wye Carr
Frag
Earl
The Want Ad Page the Want Ad Page item
The want ad page features a column about ads and listings as the counter, cross which Mr.
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