Plans Formed for Third Annual Moulton Colt Show
The third annual Moulton Colt Show is set for August 13 1940 in Moulton Alabama starting at 9:00 a.m. Only Lawrence County colts may enter and prizes include cash ribbons and a champion award. Farmers are urged to bring mares and colts for judging and to prepare animals with halter training and grooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Goodwinn
Moulton
Lawrence County
Merchants
Ness Men
Alabama
Courthouse Square
Salty Lattrell
Notice of Delinquent Assessments Sale in Decatur Alabama
Public notice by H. O. Troup City Clerk announces sale of parcels in Decatur to settle delinquent public improvement assessments. Sale set for the second day of August 1940 at noon in front of City Hall. lists numerous parcels with ordinance and assessment amounts, owners, and property descriptions across Banks and New Town areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
H. O. Troup
Decatur
Cain Addition Banks
Vine Street
Oak Street
John L. Buchanan
Walnut Street
Canal Street
W. H
T. B. Mitchell
T. D. Mitchell
Zoe Pointer
Admx
Cherry Street
Lot 336
I V. Timberlake
I. V. Timberlake
Decatur Mineral & Land Company
South Range
J. O. Camp
Kings Memorial Church
Ala
Lafayette Street
Washington Street
Church Street
Magmie L. Irwin
James Harris
New Town
Wells Street
Ethel Williams
Blanche Wilkins
Jimmie and
Ferry Street
J. Knox Walker
Wilson Avenue
Pond Street
Nan Moran
Decaturee Luckett
O. Ww
Laickett
Linda and Caroline Seek Stability Amid Glamour and Danger
New York model agency receptionist Linda Avery helps Caroline Pickard, a job-seeking would-be model, escape social turmoil involving Ronald Stafford and friend circles. Linda confronts Terry Adams and Caroline's precarious future as Robert Barton grapples with a jealous intruder Marta while Linda eavesdrops on a balcony meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Avery
New York Models
Ronald Stafford
Sarah Marklbey
Ron
Robert Barton
Terry Adams
Terry
Caroline PI Rand
Linda
Caroline
Robert
Ronnie
Terry Long
State opens testimony in Jackson trial for knife slaying
In Clayton Alabama on July 28 witnesses testified in the trial of John Billie Jackson a one year old Negro accused of stabbing his employer Spurgeon Knight a Barbour county planter. Judge Williams denied defense pleas to quash the indictment and for a change of venue. Jackson pleads innocent by reason of self defense. After arrest on July 2 he told officers he stabbed Knight after being struck and threatened with a knife. Beer sale suspended and 10 state troopers stood guard at arraignment due to threats against the Negro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Ala
John Billie Jackson
Spurgeon Knight
Barbour County
Willams
Jackson
Knight
R. P. Williams
Veterans and Guardsmen Face Poll Tax Rules
Atty. Gen. Thomas Lawson ruled that U S army or navy members do not get poll tax exemptions. He told Tax Collector A L Nettles that World War veterans and National Guard members are exempt only under military service provisions of the poll tax law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Army
Navy
Thomas
Lawson
A. L. Nettles
Monroe County
National Guard
Property Transfers and Lot Descriptions in Kings Estate Addition
A series of property boundaries and transfers are listed for Kings Estate Addition and Courtland Road areas. Names include Mattie Jackson Walter Bankston Effie McCrary Annanias McCrary Rufus Robinson J W Lewis Bessie Strong Ida Scales J H Kelley J I Mitchell estate and heirs of E H Allison. Establishes parcel lines with ordinance references and sums paid for each transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland Road
Mattie Jackson
Decatur
Walter Bankston
Will Steele
Celeste Bantum
Kings Estate
Lot 8
Annanias McCrary
Effie McCrary
Lot 12
Rufus Robinson, Jr
Westerly
Bessie Strong
Ida Scales
J. W. Lewis
LL & F. Company
J. H. Kelley
L. I. & F. Company
J. I. Mitchell
Admi
D. L. I. & F. Company
E. H. Allison
J. W. Brown
D. & I. & FP. Company
J. W. Brown, Jr
D. B. IL. & F. Company
E.h.allison
P. L. I. & F. Company
Dp. L, IL & FP. Company
BE. H. Allison
Dp. L. 1. & F. Company
D. L. IL. & F. Company
Dijon
Fink Street
McCray
New Morgan A Gotsulig Tea Loan Associat
Tobacco Road to Close Run Shatters Broadway Records
Broadway show Tobacco Road closes August 17 at the Forrest Theater after 2,847 performances in six years nine months. The run’s 2.5 million dollar gross tops Abie’s Irish Rose by 530 performances. Edwin Walter, the banker, never missed a show. The production opened December 4, 1933, just before Prohibition ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tobacco Road
Forrest Theater
Jack Kirkland
Erskine Caldwell
Abie
Edwin Walter
Bridegroom Recovers License After Fortunate Find
In Tuscaloosa Alabama on July 23 a bridegroom learning his license was missing after the probate office closed learned a good turn saved the day. An unknown person found the permit and turned it in at the sheriff's office, enabling the marriage to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Benedict
Sheriff's Office
Roadside Salad Report of a Gritty Interclean Collision
Portland report notes a plentiful but gritty salad after a truck carrying mayonnaise and pickles collided with a gravel car at an intersection. The mixed ingredients were scattered, and the incident disrupted traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Naise
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lot 11
E. E. Clem
Banks
J. L. Buchanan
Banks Survey
Grove Street
F Garth
McCartney Street
Katie Pickard
A. B. Lampkin
Celia B. Betts
New Morganess Oe & Loan Association
Ruth McCullough
W M. Johnson
W. M. Johnson
Mamie Benson
James & Addie Burnett
A. G. Murphey
Sallie Murphey
J. R
Pern Royer
F. Company
L. 1. & F. Company
Dogent
Pern Roger
Carrie Gee
Jesse Robinson
D. L. I. & FP. Company
Noah Bankston
L. I. & F Company
Harriett Brown
Frank Owen
New Morgan County Building & Loan Association
C. C Carmichael
D. L. I. & F Company
Mary Louise Chenault
E. L. Chenault
L. & F. Company
Adeline Troup
D. Lb. I. & F. Company
E. A. Shoemaker
E. E. Speer
A. C. Mann
F B. Bonnette
Viola B Winton
L. TI. & F. Company
F. B. Bonnette
Viola B. Winton
T._W
Mitchell
T. W. Mitchell
DLL & F. Company
W. A. Cramer
M. A. Masterson
Alabama Street
Jane Baugh
Martha B. Wilds
Laura and
William Wise
Lula Garth-Willis Wise
Laura Wise Morgan
Lula Wise Garth
Jessie Shelley
Ella Swope
A. Garth
Mack. Saxton
Mack Saxton
Lampkin & Thomason
Richmond Pitts
Annie, Crump
Della Thrasher
Lampkin& Thomason
U. G. Draper
Carrie C
Harris- Marie Walker
T. S. Lampkin
T.S. Lampkin
TS. Lampkin
1St
Helen Welshimer
Sarah
Tee
Sarah Markley
Caroline Pickards
China
Marta
Juliette
City Park
Danville Road
Paint and Color Style Headquarters
Sherwin-Williams
Decatur Branch
Johnetom
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!