Defense will take case to higher court
Judge A A Griffith after noon overruled the plea of William Clark 16 year old Limestone county Negro for a new trial after his conviction and death sentence for rape. Clark was not present. attorney Chamlee filed affidavits, state objected to them. trial records and jury qualifications discussed. The hearing noted attendance and potential mob rumors at the Athens jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Griffith
William Clark
Limestone County
Clark
Eugene Clem
Athens
George W. Chamlee
Chattanooga
Chamlee
Scottsboro
Decatur
G. M. Bridgeforth
N. M. Sykes
N. E. Cashin
Deecatur
John Mason
W. J. Turrentine
Hester Clark
Rosenau
D. L. Rosenau, Jr
Limestone Municipal Court
W. W. Malone
Woodroof
T. G. Steele
Edward Goodrich
Rosenall
J. E. Wellden
Limestone
Henderson Legg
Limestone Jury Board
Melvin Hutson
Champ
Call to Morgan County residents to discuss board bill
Representative B P Collier of Morgan County urges citizens to meet at the courthouse on January 28 1939 at 1 PM to express objections to a proposed new Board of Revenue and Control. He withdraws from the bill and invites public discussion as a Democratic principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. Collier
Morgan County
Decatur
Ala
Decatur Daily
Board of Revenue and Control
Morgan and
Lawrence
Court House
R Denton Dies At Addison Route One
R Denton aged 69 a prominent Addison community member died at home Monday morning. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Friendship Church at 11 with Rev E M White. interment directed by Drinkard Howell. Survived by wife three sons Herbert Bryant Woodrow of Addison route one and four daughters Mrs Tom Clair Mrs David Hogan of Danville route one Mrs Roy Johnson and Mrs Willie McClellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Denton
Denton
Addison
Friendship
E. M. White
Drinkard Howell
Tom Clair
David Hogan
Danile
Roy Johnson
Willie McClellan
Miss Carter Passes Today
Miss Margaret Mckellar Carter 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Otto Carter of 706 Moulton Street West died at Benevolent Hospital after a week long illness. Survived by parents two sisters Mrs B E Hood and Dorothy Carter of Decatur and two brothers Otto Carter Jr Yazoo City Miss and Thomas Carter Decatur. Funeral Thursday at 2 30 p m at residence conducted by Rev Homer Britton assisted by Rev R D Cook with burial in City Cemetery under Brown directing pallbearers listed and flowers by Mrs Steenson Bible class of Central Baptist Church will handle the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McKellar Carter
Otto Carter
Moulton Street West
Benevolent Hospital
B. E. Hood
Dorothy Carter
Decatur
Otto Carter, Jr
Yazoo City
Miss
Thomas Carter
Homer Britton
R. D. Cook
City Cemetery
Brown
Thomas Evans
Vernon Hood
Earl Carter
Norman Lehman
Walter Dunnavent
Homer Eubanks
Steenson
Central Baptist Church
Cleveland detective questions ex doctor in torso slayings case
Detective Peter Merylo questioned a middle aged salesman for four years of unsolved torso killings in Cleveland. The man claimed to be a former New York doctor barred from practice and admitted telling friends he dissected bodies, though he called it lies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Peter Merylo
Jones
Merylo
Near East Side
Seed Loan Forms Available at Lamar Penney Office
Application blanks for government seed loans through the Farm Credit Administration are now available at 121 Lee Street in Lamar Penney's office. The blanks arrived earlier than usual this year and it is unclear if other county points have received them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Penney
Lee Street
Farm Credit Administration
Adams Defends Relief Bill Size in Senate Debate
Senator Adams of Colorado opened debate on the $725 million relief bill calling out misstatements and propaganda aimed at increasing the allotment. He said the issue is not a cut but the amount added to relief funds while Army officers outlined a $110 million equipment program for regulars and the National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adams
Col
Senate
United States
Roosevelt
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Colorado
Congress
R. M. Beck
House Military Committee
National Guard
Army
Judiciary Committee
Frances Perkins
Labor
Rep
Thomas
N. J
James L. Hogsteling
Immigration
Gerard D. Reilly
Labor Department
Miss Perkins
Houghteling
Reilly
Harry Bridges
West Coast
Federal Communications Commission
Tighter liquor bans proposed in Alabama House
Alabama lawmakers introduce anti public drinking bills to restrict liquor sales to large hotels and state stores. McCord cites curb as essential to preserve the beverage control act while Dixon administration faces budget and finance reform talks with county and city leaders. Senator Tucker attends meetings as highway safety measures and anti hitchhiking bill also advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Mawnor
Montgomery
Ala
Upy
Alabama
House of Representatives
Roy D. McCord
Etowah County
Beverage Control Board
McCord
MeeGowin
Dixon
Fouse
Alabama Association of County Commissioners
State Department of Finance
Pemmide
Hayse Tucker
Hils
Hugh Merrill
Hill
Senate
Relief From Cold Arrives In East As Storms Rage
The Associated Press reports relief from bitter cold reached the East while the Midwest faced high winds and fresh snow. At least 30 deaths occurred on both sides of the Atlantic, with SOS signals from 15 ships dispatched yesterday. three are returning to home ports and the rest remain missing. British warships and planes scoured the English Channel for a British bomber missing since yesterday with six airmen aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Middle West
Atlantic
London
Lloyds
English Channel
Permanent Lock Gates Of TVA's Dam Open At Guntersville
The permanent lock gates of TVA's Guntersville dam opened today to permit a tug and barges to pass, signaling expected heavy traffic on the Tennessee river. A 464 mile waterway from Chattanooga to Paducah is navigable, with a 9 foot channel from Guntersville to Wickliffe dam and toward Pickwick. The dam’s locks open as the project nears completion though the power plant remains under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
Guntersville
Ala
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Paducah
Hale's Bar
Tennes
Electric Power Company
Chickamauga
Kwick Dam
Guntersville Dam
Tennessee
Pickwick
How Good Behind the Wheel Exam for TVA Applicants
A vintage prompt urges readers to grade themselves on driver knowledge using the TVA examination printed in the issue. It emphasizes safety and accidents and invites readers to compare their answers with the published correct ones to gauge their driving readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
Plane hunted after storm off English Channel
British and Royal Air Force planes hunted a missing bombing plane with six crew after a violent storm that left at least 14 dead and damaged Atlantic shipping. Signals from 15 ships were received, with three turning toward home ports. other vessels included the Chil a and East Wales disabled, lifeboats lost, and crews injured.
Bethel Leeth Called Away
Bethel L Leeth aged 86 died at 3 30 this morning at his home on Hartselle route three after about a week of illness Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at Liberty DeKalb county at 130 preached by Rev Jim Dixon The funeral cortege will leave the residence at 10 o clock Wednesday morn He is survived by his wife seven sons and six daughters, four brothers and two sisters, 87 grandchildren and great grandchildren The service is directed by Drinkard Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel L. Leeth
Hartselle
Liberty
DeKalb County
Jim Dixon
Drinkard Howell
Mr. Leeth
Houston
C. J
A. J
Mark
Marvin
Joe
Bill
Mes James
Minnie Dunn
Maudie Garland
Zona Knighten
Tessie Roden
Parlie Pepper
Liza Nelson
Alexanders Sole Owners of Mishap on Moulton Highway
A traffic mishap near Moulton involved W. B. Alexander of Fayetteville Tennessee and R. J. Alexander of Moulton. Each drove Terraplane sedans toward opposite directions when a flat tire caused a swerve and collision. Both drivers were uninjured although the cars were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexanders
Moulton
W. 8. Alexander
Fayettville
Tenn
Decatur
R. J. Alexander
Eighty WPA Workers Ejected in NYC Sit-Down Collision
In New York on January 24 a sit-down by eighty WPA workers at a federal music theater ended with their forcible ejection from the building. Six demonstrators suffered minor injuries in the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
WPA
Federal Music Theater
Britain plans 6 million strong overall industry army
Britain announced an industrial selective recruitment plan reserving 18 to 64 year olds for armaments agriculture textiles essential public service food manufacture and distribution in wartime. the move follows prime minister chamberlains call for civil defense volunteers amid spanish civil war concerns and a tense european outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Spain
Ministry of Labor
Labor Office
Chamberlain
Europe
Rome
Berlin
Barcelona
Germany
France
Minorca
Mediterranean
Italy
Mussolini
Afrian
Rebels Break Defenses Near Barcelona In Spain
Insurgent forces report a complete break of government defenses along the Llobregat and Cardona fronts near Barcelona and say the fall of the capital is imminent. Franco's troops shell, bomb Barcelona as Gava and Martorell are described under siege with U.S. citizens preparing to evacuate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerida
Spain
Barcelona
Llobregat
Cardona
Franco
Hendaye
France
Gava
Tarragona AB
Castelldefels
San Roy
Francisco Franco
Martorell
Omaha
Villegafranche
Catalonia
Decatur Chamber of Commerce kicks off 1939 membership drive
Eleven of fourteen teams began the annual drive to reach 500 members and a $6000 budget. Bob Catlett Fred Smith and Joe Duncan Tom Fitzpatrick reported progress with several new members. several teams queued to report. Leaders urged all citizens to participate to ensure campaign success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Catlett
Fred Smith
Joe Duncan
Tom Fitzpatrick
Weather synopsis for Tennessee and Alabama regions
The Tennessee River at 19.1 feet remained stationary. Maximum 43 degrees, minimum 38. Rainfall 0.73 inches. Alabama: fair and colder with freezing in the north, south at 40, frost in the interior southeast, northerly winds along the coast easing tonight. Tennessee: generally fair and colder tonight and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Alabama
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N. Y
Esso
B.P. Collier
R. Denton
Tennessee Valley Authority
Pickwick Landing
Pierce
Ore
Rankin
Chandlery
McKeilar Dam
Miss Carter
House Interstate Commerce Committee
W. M. W. Splawn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aes
Lloyd's
Coast Guard
Bt. Ives
Cornwall
Buenos Aires
Falmouth
Svend Pii
Avra
Brest
Bethel Leeth
Britain
By Witt Hancock
Pact
Paris
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