Almon Sees Democrats Likely to Control Next Congress
Congressman Almon, in a Decatur Athens visit, argued Democrats may control the next Congress in December and urged advancing legislation for his district. He urged tariff reform and praised Spanish War veterans, noting Gen Joe Wheeler and Annie Wheeler’s service, and Richard Pearson Hobson’s role in sinking the Merimac.
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United States
Petree
Almon
Alabama
Decatur
Athens
Aimon
McKinley
Joe Wheeler
Annie Wheeler
Richard Pearson Hobson
Congress
Preparing List of Unpaid Taxes for July 10 Publication
City Clerk E W Collier is preparing a public list of unpaid street assessment and improvement taxes due before July 10. Those who want to avoid further costs should retire their indebtedness to the city by that date.
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E. W. Collier
Teachers Eager for Morgan High Examinations
More teachers are expected to take the state examinations at Morgan County High School in Hartselle on Monday July 20. County Superintendent Prof. E L Hays cites increased demand because many previous certificate holders cannot attend summer schools this year and must take the exams to renew credentials.
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Morgan County High School
Hartselle
E. L. Hays
Hays
Board Deliberates City Finances in Regular Session
In a Thursday evening meeting the Board of Mayor and Aldermen discussed city finances and ways to meet obligations as they fall due. No definite steps affecting the public were taken, according to City Clerk E. W. Collier.
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Board of Mayor
E. W. Collier
Board of Management to Meet Monday
The Y M C A Board of Management will hold a regular session next Monday evening. Several questions of interest are to be taken up and full attendance of the membership is anticipated.
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The
Shop Workers Hear Splendid Sermon at Noon
Louisville and Nashville Railroad shop workers heard another splendid sermon at noon by Rev. Frank T. Smith pastor of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. The preacher has been delivering sermons to the workers and has stirred unusual interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and Nashville
Frank T. Smith
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Mr. Smith
Visiting in Dayton A A Farrer to Chattanooga trip
Dayton A A Farrer is visiting his daughter Mrs J P Mize in Dayton. On his return he will stop at Chattanooga on a business mission.
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A. A. Farrer
J. P. Mize
Dayton
Chattanooga
Fishermen invited to harvest trout at Athens reservoir
Athens Alabama authorities invite local fishermen to fishing the city reservoir filled with trout to purify water. The plan aims to remove the entire fish population before die off and surface problems worsen, leaving fishing space scarce for the town's Izaak Waltons.
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Athens
Ala
Izaak Waltons
Graduated tax on chain stores passes senate
Montgomery July 3. Alabama senate passes a graduated license tax on all retail stores starting at one dollar for a single store and rising to seventy five dollars for twenty or more stores in a chain. The measure goes to the governor amid a day of narrow votes and approval of related resolutions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
House
Reeder
Alabama Commission
Tennessee Commission
Decatur Youth Billy Nelson Wins Marksmanship Medal
Billy Nelson of Decatur, member of the C. M. T. C., at Camp Mc Clellan Anniston Alabama, wins a medal for straight shooting after hitting 67 of 70 targets. Friends here will be pleased by his success.
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Billy Nelson
Decatur
Camp McClellan
Anniston
Ala
Young Nelson
Ssuc- Cos
Welfare worker Ruby Hines takes post in Morgan County
Miss Ruby Hines assumed duties as full time superintendent of child welfare work in Morgan County arriving Thursday. She succeeds Miss Anita Lamar who resigned months ago. The county plans to employ an assistant as rural schools open, due to heavy workload in supervision across rural areas and Decatur during school sessions.
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Ruby Hines
Morgan County
Anita Lamar
Decatur
Tax Collectors Seek Extension for Final Reports
Collector Hodges Crow said the bill to extend the deadline for state tax collectors to file final reports to September 30 is pending in the legislature. The extension follows confusion from the split payment tax plan later ruled unconstitutional.
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Hodges Crow
Abandoned Summer School Plan For Morgan County Rural Areas
Morgan county will not hold a summer session this year due to lack of funds. Past sessions in 1929 and 1930 were successful, with strong community support for rural area schooling to reduce clothing costs and fit farm work schedules, but pay delays and ongoing financial strain led officials to cancel plans and delay any term until conditions improve.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Teachers Owe Back Salaries Report
Morgan county teachers still have back salaries around 50000 due them, according to Prof. E L Hays, county superintendent of education. He notes the financial condition of the schools is somewhat improved over a year ago.
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Morgan County
E. L. Hays
Mrs Earl Black Called to Bedsie Smyrna Visit
Mrs J Earl Black of 218 Jackson street departed Thursday afternoon for Smyrna Tennessee where she was summoned by the serious illness of her father J L Sullivan Mr Sullivan is reported to have suffered a paralytic stroke.
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J. Earl Black
Jackson Street
Smyrna, Tenn
J. L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Opportunity Schools Reach End Of First Week Progress
Decatur Opportunity school run by Decatur Rotary Club and state funds shows early enrollment growth. Sheffield reports one class at Community House West Market Street 6:30 to 8 PM and another at Southside Baptist Church 3 to 4 30 PM daily. Sixteen students enrolled this week. For info contact Mrs Gothren at 401 Prospect Drive or at the Community House near Market Street.
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Decatur Opportunity School
Decatur Rotary Club
State Department of Education
Sheffield
West Market Street
Southside Baptist Church
Mak
Gothren
Prospect Drive
Market Street
Protests by Soviet Academy of Science against Scottsboro three death sentences
Five members of the Academy of Science in Leningrad protested the death sentences for eight African Americans in Scottsboro Alabama. Izvestia published the protest noting hundreds of responses from workers across the Soviet Union and calling the verdict unjust and a symbol of class discrimination.
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Moscow
Academy of Science At
Leningrad
Scottsboro
Alabama
Izuestia
Soviet Union
County Court 10 Meets 30 Monday In Decatur Division
The county court session will convene on the third Monday in July under Judge W. T. Lowe. Docket notes a heavy term and officials will serve papers this week. The Kelley bill abolishes the Hagtselle division, shifting many cases to the Decatur division.
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W. T. Lowe
Decatur
Woman's Auxiliary Preparing for Denver Convention
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal church looks to the Denver convention opening September 10. Since 1889 the United Thank Offering has grown from 2188.64 to 1101450.40 by 1928, funding domestic and foreign mission work. A July service at St. John's church will finalize the 1929 1931 offering.
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Woman's Auxiliary
The
Episcopal Church
Denver
Colorado
St. John’s Church
Summer Conferences For Episcopalians
Episcopal church plans fifty five summer conferences nationwide with ten thousand attendees. Committees formed since October to select leaders organize programs and coordinate prayers for the 1931 conferences.
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The
Episcopal Church
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Girls’ Friendly Society
Order of Sir Galahad
Church Army
Daughters of the King
Regular Meeting For St. John Boys
St Johns Episcopal Church Athletic Club held a regular meeting in the parish house on Tuesday evening with J Q Sewell Jr in charge. Members enjoyed boxing bouts organized by club members.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church Athletic Club
J. Q. Sewell, Jr
Commodity futures open steady on July contracts
New York on July 3 reports Iton opened steady with July at 9 95, October at 10 35, December 10 58, January 10 71, March 10 88, and May 11 09 in the trading session.
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New York
Iton
Malone Backing Stribling From Old Macon Ties
Decatur Mayor B L Malone supports Willie Stribling in tonight’s heavyweight title bid. The two grew up in Macon Georgia and Malone moved to Decatur 43 years ago as Stribling ages 26 seeks a historic Southland crown.
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B. L. Malone
Malone
Willie Stribling
Macon
Decatur
Willie Strifling
Stribling
Southland
Monastery Fire Turmoil Follows Bull Ring Riot
In Corunna Spain on July 3 rioters, about 300 strong, burned the Capuchin monastery of San Jose as priests hid from further anti religious violence. The city, under military rule, saw troops and guards patrolling while a clash with sabers and rifles followed an attempt to intervene.
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Corunna
Spain
San Jose
Baptist Picnic at East Grant Grove Draws 200 Crowd
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist church members held a Thursday afternoon picnic at the grove on East Grant street attracting about 200 persons. The program closed with a fine address by Rev. Frank T. Smith the pastor.
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Sixteenth Avenue
the Grove
East Grant Street
Frank T. Smith
Inventory Taking Making Progress in Decatur Firms
Decatur firms near completion of their regular mid year inventory. Early indications suggest the first half of 1931 has been favorable, with most inventories expected to show business better than widely believed.
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Decatur
Baptist Ministers Enjoying Picnic at Swan Lake
Baptist pastors gathered today at Swan Lake for a picnic organized by the Tennessee School, sharing fellowship and community notes amid warm weather.
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Swan Lake
Tennessee School of
Services Tonight at Southside Baptist Church
The Southside Baptist Church hosts prayer services at 7 15 pm followed by preaching at 7 30 pm tonight. The pastor Rev J D Pickens announced there will be no services on Saturday.
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Vinson Boys
West Decatur. Methodist Church
V. Blythe
Southside Baptist Church
J. D. Pickens
Irving Mitchell Returns From Minnesota Fishing Trip
Irving Mitchell, a prominent young grocer, has just come back from Minnesota where he fished with a party of friends and relatives who joined in Chicago. He enjoyed a two week vacation on the lakes but called the trip a long journey of many miles.
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Irving Mitchell
Irving’ Mitchell
Minnesota
Chicago
Mitchell
Minneso
Prelate speaks on prohibition at church meeting
Bishop James, a foe of Smith and Ras kob, warned at a Methodist Episcopal South meeting that the Democratic party may adopt a wet platform in 1932. He asserted southern voters will oppose such a shift as they did in 1928 if forced.
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Board of Operance and Social Service
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Democratic Party
James
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
John J. Raskob
National Democratic Cairmen
Episcopal School Directors and Leaders Named
The article lists church leaders and teachers for a diocesan school program. Rt. Rev. Kiam G. McDowell presides in Alabama with Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick and Rt. Rev. Frank A. Juhan as senior figures. Teachers include C. Palmer, B D., Mrs Leon C., John W. Wood, and others across Louisiana and North Carolina.
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Kiam G. McDowell
Alabama
Edwin A. Penick
North Carolina
Frank A. Juhan
Florida
Cer Miller
Pertaneet
Cat Ae
Episcopal Church
C. Palmer
B.D
Leon C
Mer
John W. Wood
Diocese of
Louisiana
Wera
Alie Wilson
St. Paul's
Winston Salem
N. C
Aville Tucker Nester
Mobile
Entertainment at the Y M C A in Ta o'clock night
The Y M C A announces an evening entertainment arranged by the Community Entertainment Committee under Mrs Walter's personal direction. The event aims to provide enjoyable performances for attendees at the local YMCA.
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Walter
Bailey Nungeste and Ones Flock to Tennessee River Fishing Trip
W. M. Bailey Harry Nungeste and Arthur Ones departed early for a morning fishing trip along the Tennessee River via Town Creek.
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W. M. Bailey
Harry Nungeste
Arthur Ones
Tennessee River
Town Creek
Birthday at the court as Howe house bound
A terse note states a birthday event will be held Saturday at the court while Howe House is closed.
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Howe
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Woman’s Auxiliary
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