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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1935
Page
3
Claude Maddox, named in Byron Bolton's confession as one of six men in the 1929 St Valentine’s Day massacre, was seized at his Berwyn home by detective squads and taken to central police headquarters for questioning by Chief John L Sullivan.
The Alabama Press Association urged cooperation with the Graves administration and NRA efforts at its annual banquet. Secretary Howell Turner spoke in Knight’s absence, Bruce Shelton became president, and officers M C Giles R G Bozeman and Billy Smith were elected or named in Sheffield Sheffield.
The Pastors Union urges Decatur voters to keep Alabama’s current prohibition laws. They argue licensing saloons and beer gardens would boost bootlegging, drain schools of funds, and corrupt morals. They cite government statistics and quotes from a former governor, urging organized religious and moral forces to oppose repeal. No candidate is involved, only the liquor question.
James B. Hill president of the Louisville & Nashville rail road tells thousands of employes in Nashville that safety gains over eight years cut injuries from 2715 in 1927 to about 293 in 1934. He cites two major groups and urges vigilance and mind set to prevent accidents.
Workers tout safety gains across lines from 1934 with low accident counts. Leaders from the N C and St L and Dixie Line praise performance and challenge rivals to improve in 1935, stressing pride in operation and positive public image despite critics.
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