Williams anti masking bill gains likely passage in legislature
July 19 AP report notes the Williams anti masking bill appears certain to pass as the legislature resumes, with strong support in the Senate judiciary committee. Other measures include a hydro electric tax exemption bill and a Lee tax plan to fund debt service, left undecided after Friday opposition and adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Williams
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jones
Madison
Lee
Action Expected On Second Avenue Repairs
City council is likely to order repairs on Second Avenue soon after lengthy legal preparations. Preliminary work will take months before contracts, with plans around 15000 to 18000 dollars. Utilities may lay new mains to avoid future street tearing during repair.
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Second Avenue
Decatur
Rain Shortage Reports In Somerville Section
Lonnie Cain, a farmer in Somerville, says rain is needed. Only a slight shower fell in the Somerville area this past week, and crop conditions are advancing despite the moisture shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Lonnie Cain
Courthouse Petition and Morgan County Seat Fight
Rumors in Montgomery center on a petition to elect a Morgan County courthouse site, with Hartselle as contender against Decatur. Governor Graves may review the petition this week to decide if a commission will set a date for a vote, under a 20 year post-construction ban. The stake hinges on which city becomes county seat and the election timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Morgan County
Graves
Decatur - Hartselle
Courthouse Commission
House of Representatives
Senate
Hartselle
Decatur
Morgan
Alabama House
One-Four-O Tire Goes In Sheffield
John W. Boggess will leave Decatur to manage the new One-Four-O Tire establishment in Sheffield Alabama. Officers include Frank P. Lide as president W W Fussell as vice president and Boggess as secretary treasurer and manager. The company already operates in Anniston Hartselle with headquarters in Decatur.
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John W. Boggess
Sheffield
Ala
Frank P. Lide
W. W. Fussell
Anniston
Hartselle
Decatur
Boggess
Tire Company
Rahm Clothing Co
Rooster Flies Through Glass In Morning Accident
A rooster smashed through a windshield injuring Mrs. Hendley slightly while en route to Decatur from Columbia. The chicken settled in the back seat as T. B. Hendley and his wife continued their journey, unaware of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Hendley
Decatur
Hendley
Columbia
Doctor Immunized in Three Districts to Fight Typhoid
Dr. H. McRee visited Rocky Ford Oak Ridge and Big Four Ranch today inoculating people as a preventive measure against typhoid fever.
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H. €. McRee
Rocky Ford
Oak Ridge
Big Four Ranch
Vultures Feed On The Bones Of Rebels In Ocotal
AP reports in Ocotal that after a 17 hour clash between General Sandino’s rebels and 39 U S marines, hundreds of rebels were killed by bombs and shelling. Vultures descended on the battlefield as cleanup began and the town resembled a graveyard. Captain G D Hatfield said the marine column was moving to prevent reorganization. Late reports suggested Sandino was killed or captured, but details remained unclear.
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Ocotal
Dino
Sandino
Managua
G. D. Hatfield
Sardino
Kellogg Replies On Sandino Clash At Pan American Congress
Secretary Kellogg defends Marine actions in Nicaragua and urges peace in Central America. He sent a reply to President William Green after protests from Nicaraguan delegates at the fifth Pan American Congress in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sandino
Nicaragua
Central American Republic
Kellogg
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Chapman Mends After His Attack
William E. Chapman American consul at Puerto Mexico, shot and badly wounded Sunday, believes the attacker was an anarchist. He thanked President Calles for his concern and said residents showed broad sympathy as they inquired about his condition all day. Chapman reports steady improvement.
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Washington
William E. Chapman
Puerto Mexico
Mexico City
Calles
Chapman
Puerto
Death Sudden for Aged Woman in Grand View
Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes aged 81 died last night reportedly from a stroke after finishing the supper dishes at her Grand View home. The body was prepared at Priest's Funeral parlors for shipment to Anderson Indiana, to be sent by the Louisville and Nashville northbound train tonight. Funeral plans are not yet announced.
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Elizabeth Hayes
Grandview
Anderson
Ind
Louisville and Nashville
Brother and Wife Sought in Tennessee Murder Case
In Nashville Tennessee E G Scruggs Jr shot and killed his brother Will Scruggs then shot his wife and fled. Police seek Scruggs amid family dispute over their paralysed father's property. The father had earlier passed a sanity test and Scruggs faced firing at a man and a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
E. G. Scruggs, Jr
Farmer
Will Scruggs
Scruggs
E. G. Scruggs
Cain returns home after Florida tour from Decatur trip
J. F. Cain former Morgan county farm bureau president returns to his east Morgan county Somerville district home after several weeks in Melbourne Florida. He was in Decatur today on business.
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J. F. Cain
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Morgan County
Somerville
Melbourne
Fla
Mr. Cain
Decatur
Slaying of Taxi Driver Tied to Wedding Party
Montreal police hunt two men and a woman who hired a taxicab for a so called short wedding trip. Adelard Bouchard, 40, was shot in the neck and found in a ditch near Huntington. His taxi was found later in Montreal, bullet riddled and blood stained with $300 missing. A woman's clothing and blood stained undergarments were discovered nearby, suggesting the party may have killed the woman as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
United States
Adelard Bouchard
Bouchard
Huntington
Tagrett Approves Bonds for Decatur City Government
Bonds approved by Tigrratt company after the school bond issue sold at a premium and five percent interest. Telegraphic advices received today confirm the approval and imminent printing and delivery to Decatur city authorities.
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Decatur
Tigrratt Company
Dempsey Sharkey Fight To Be Announced At Eight
The Decatur Daily will relay the Dempsey versus Sharkey fight live from eight o'clock Thursday night using the Associated Press telegram ticker. Blow by blow details will be announced by megaphone from the newspaper office windows on Second Avenue. Public anticipation runs high as locals debate who will win.
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Decatur Daily
Telegraph
Associated Press
Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Second Avenue
Dempsey
Decatur
Exchamp
Tunney
Sharkey
Wills
Maloney
Young
Skunk Killed Near Westminster Church by Scoutmaster
A young skunk died Monday afternoon near Westminster Presbyterian church after leaving odors from Eighth avenue east. Scoutmaster Bob Clarke of Troop 16 killed the animal with stones, an act described in jaunty obituary terms and tied to relieving the air in the area.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Eighth Avenue East
Bob Clarke
Troop 16
Clarke
Five Fliers Busy In Future Plans
New York July 19 AP five returned trans Atlantic fliers enjoy a quiet day with a baseball game and a municipal dinner. Commodore tonight capped their official program as Commander and crew anticipate a flight to the south pole while Clarence Chamberlin plans a trans Atlantic flying service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commodore
Ready
South Pole
Clarence Chamberlin
British send for Cecil 10 return Coxed naval talks in Geneva
Geneva July 19 AP The Earl Cecil member of the British delegation to the tri partite naval conference will return to London tonight and W C Bridgeman head of the delegation will go tomorrow to consult with the British cabinet The American delegate Hugh Gibson said discussions are cheerful and show light ahead but noted broader cruiser questions require further sessions and progress may be slow
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Geneva
Switzerland
Earl Cecil
London
W.C. Bridgeman
Hugh Gibson
Gibson
Grand Jury Finishes Why Caloway Flogging Case Examined
The grand jury in Oneonta Alabama concluded witness examinations after a day of testimony on the June 26 flogging of Jeff Calloway by masked men. Deputies and doctors testified as authorities plan arrests soon. Calloway remains under state protection amid threats to witnesses.
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Oneonta
Ala
Jeff Calloway
Marvinton
L. J. Penix
Cotter Smith
Harry Nelson
Iain John Coleman
Law Enforcement Department
Calloway
Ite
Duncan Sees Favorable North Alabama Crop Outlook
Professor L N Duncan of the Alabama Extension Service reports optimistic crop prospects after tours of Franklin Colbert Lauderdale Limestone Madison and Morgan counties. He notes cotton blooming with few weevils and promising corn conditions following farmers meetings.
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North
Alabama
L. N. Duncan
Alabama Extension Service
Auburn
Franklin
Colbert
Derdale
Limestone
Madison
Morgan
Duncan
Vienna Resumes Normal Course After Fire Damage
Vienna resumes normal life as railway postal telegraph and telephone services return. Crowded boulevard cafes and busy theatres reflect recovered normalcy while the burned exterior of the Place of Justice bears the lingering signs of a brief reign of terror.
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Vienna
Place of Justice
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Madison Solon
Charles M
Council
S’ville
Eleanor Laham
Brighton
Mass
George Laham
West Roxbury
John Boggess
Rooster
Marine
Mexico
Beauty
Richard W. Tierney
South Shore Society
N.Y
Tierney
Spain
Seruges
Tagrett
William Harrison Dempsey
Jack
Cecil
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