Price Says Morgan County Held Open Democratic Primary
W Tom Price, Morgan County Democratic chieftain, states no rule bars white voters from the August 12 primary. He notes a local movement to exclude Democrats from voting and urges all voters to participate, citing implications for the Congress, State House, and State Senate races.
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W. Tom Price
Morgan County
Price
Priceville
House of Representatives
State Senate
Morgan
Lawrence Counties
Mr. Price
J. Thomas Heflin
Hugh A. Locke
United States
Alabama
Democratic Committee
Knights Move Meeting To First Thursday In August
DeMolay Commandery No. 14 of the Knights Templar will meet on the first Thursday in August instead of tonight. A banquet is likely to be served on the occasion.
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DeMolay Commandery No. 14
Knights Templar
Miss Dorothy Buttrey Returns Visit to Flora Collier
Miss Dorothy Buttrey has returned from a visit to Miss Flora Collier of Priceville.
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Dorothy Buttrey
Flora Collier
Priceville
Old Man Sunshine Searched for Laurels in Rain
Captain Lewis E. Satterfield World War veteran and lyric tenor arrived for a three day stay in Decatur at the Princess theatre, performing Friday and Saturday. He served in the 28th Infantry, First Division, was wounded once and gassed twice, and later served in Siberia and the Philippines. Meanwhile in Montgomery rainfall cooled crops, with Alabama stations reporting varied inches after thundershowers, high temperatures and coastal squalls.
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Lewis E. Satterfield
Decatur
Princess Theatre
Satterfield
United States
28Th Infantry
Siberia
The
Philipines
Montgomery
Ala
P. H. Smith
Montgomery Weather Bureau
Alabama
Anniston
Auburn
Birmingham
Gadsden
Leeds
Clanton
Evergreen
Union Springs
Thomasville
Gulf
Mobile
Baldwin Counties
Decatur Boy Heads University Canvass for Scholarships
Arthur Prince, a Decatur youth and University of Alabama freshman, leads a weeklong campus canvass in Decatur to sell magazines for scholarships. He is joined at the YMCA by Harvey Deas W T Langston from Alabama, John Milner of Georgia, James McCarthy George McCay and George Boniface from Charleston College.
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Arthur Prince
Decatur
University of Alabama
Young Prince
Harvey Deas
W. T. Langston
John Milner
University of Georgia
James McCarthy
George McCay
George Boniface
Charleston College
Many Called in Election Probe in Mobile
More than 100 subpoenas issued for witnesses to appear before Mobile county grand jury in special session to probe absentee ballot traffic. Judge Price Williams testified with a list of those who obtained absentee ballots. Grand jury also investigates the Dauphin Island bridge bond issue election which was defeated. Four ballot boxes from the sixth ward and Herron Bay were examined yesterday.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile County Grand Jury
Price Williams
Probate
Dauphin Island
Sixth Ward
Herron Bay
Thunderstorms End Summer Drought Across South
July heat wave breaks with showers across Memphis Birmingham and Alabama Mississippi. Dudley Gamble 27 dies by lightning. Mobile New Orleans Athens forecasts promise more rain. Alabama capitol thermometer 99 earlier. Atlanta reports humidity eased after night shower.
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Atlanta
Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Dudley Gamble
Birmingham
Alabama
Mississippi
Meridian
Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama Capitol
New Orleans
Rain Sweep Hits North Alabama With Wind and Damage
Rain and high winds battered North Alabama with a vivid electrical display. Walker county endured the worst damage, unofficially estimated at about 10000 dollars, as torn roofs and fallen trees disrupted lines and knocked out services to a weary populace.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Walker County
State Councilor Will Speak Here
The joint meeting of the Junior Order United American Mechanics councils with Albany council here Friday evening promises a large attendance. The state councilor will be guest of honor and deliver an address, with several other short speeches planned.
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United American Mechanics
Albany Council
Willdeliver
Morgan County Residents Safe From Italian Quake Zone
Morgan County residents abroad this year were not believed to be in the Italian earthquake zone at present. Some itineraries included plans to visit the Naples area, but no contact indicating danger was reported.
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Morgan County
Naples
Epworth League Visits Poor Farm in Somerville
The Somerville Epworth League toured the county farm on Saturday afternoon. Superintendent E A Harris welcomed the visitors and urged them to come again as inmates and guests enjoyed the program.
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Somerville
Epworth League
E. A. Harris
Local Resident Hasking Dangerously Ill at Home
Oakland Madison county July 24 Special Mr Hasking a well known resident is critically ill at his home neighbors and friends watch his condition with deep concern
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Oakland
Madison County
Hasking
Harris Auto Myth Called By Officers
Police investigate Claude Harris who was found nude and drug influenced near Finnell's branch by Valley Country Club. They found no record of a brown Buick shipment or any car to Harris in Decatur, while Harris claims he received a car. Harris remained weak and confused after hospital treatment amid taxi rides and hotel stay earlier.
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Claude Harris
Finnell
Valley Country Club
Mr. Harris
Harris
Decatur
Prominent resident rescued after car overturns in Mississippi trip
P. P. Gilchrist, a well known local figure, was pinned under his Ford for about 20 minutes when the car overturned into a ditch during a fishing trip with Harvey Dillehay and Garth Gilchrist. He suffered painful injuries but is not believed to be seriously harmed.
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P. P. Gilchrist
Mr. Gilchrist
Harvey Dillehay
Decatur
Garth Gilchrist
Courtland
Mississippi
Gilchrist
Garth Gilchist
Llehay
Painfully Hurt In Auto Crash In Hartselle
Louie Ellison a well known Hartselle resident employed in Decatur was hurt in a vehicle collision on the Hartselle mountain Wednesday afternoon. A truck driven by Fowler of Hartselle struck Ellison as he headed to Decatur causing damage to both vehicles and cuts and abrasions to Ellison's hands and arms.
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Louie Ellison
Hartselle
Decatur
Ellison
Fowler
Illness Strikes Little Houston Smith in Somerville
July 24 Somerville report notes Little Houston Smith, resident of Somerville route two, at his parents home and seriously ill at the present time.
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Somerville
Little Houston Smith
Somerville Route Two
Workers Return as Ensley Plant Reopens in Alabama
More than 800 men returned to work after over three weeks idle with the Ensley works of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Co resuming operation. Increased demand for raw materials spurs from rail mill open hearth furnace and blast furnace. Fairfield plant work is being pushed and expected to finish early in 1931. Only previously employed workers are being taken on.
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Birmingham
Ensley Works
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Fairfield
Joseph Lineham Dies After Gravel Pit Accident
Joseph Henry Lineham, 20, died in Montgomery hospital from a broken neck suffered in a gravel pit dive near here Monday night. He fought a determined 42 hours before death after physicians performed an operation in an effort to save his life.
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Montgomery
Ala
Joseph Henry Lineham
Here
Rumored Inde pendents Meeting Reported at Court House
Rumors said Morgan county independents planned a meeting at the court house tonight but could not be confirmed here. Sheriff B E Davis received a call from a movement leader asking if the court house could be used as a meeting place.
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Morgan County
Court House
B. E. Davis
Cecil Ryan Undergoes Operation at Baugh's Infirmary
Cecil Ryan was operated on today at Baugh's infirmary and was reported resting well.
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Cecil Ryan
Baugh’s Infirmary
Dollar Days Promises Bargain Events In Decatur
The Daily promotes monthly Dollar Days by cooperating merchants offering lower prices on fresh merchandise. Read the ads for quality goods and savings as local stores combine July sale values with Dollar Day deals. Hundreds of buyers expected to take advantage of the value laden offerings.
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Decatur
Buckley Slaying Linked to Extortion Allegation Hints
Detroit July 24 Police said affidavits implicate the radio announcer Jerry Buckley in possible extortion of bootleggers as investigators weigh gangland motives and a suspected underworld link in the lobby slaying two and a half hours after he announced recall of the mayor. Friends recall his charity for the unemployed.
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Detroit
Mich
Jerry” Buckley
Buckley
WMBC
Charles Bowles
la Salle
Paul
Jerry
Thomas C. Wilcox
Underworld
Fifty Violent Deaths Recorded in Alabama May
The state board of health reports fifty violent deaths in May in Alabama. Of these fifty, twenty two whites and two blacks died by self harm, ten whites and sixteen blacks were killed by others, totaling fifty for the month.
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Alabama
State Board of Health
Little rain falls at Hartselle on Wednesday afternoon
Little or no rain fell at Hart selle on Wednesday afternoon according to reports received today. The shower believed to have fallen in the northern section of the county broke off on the Hartselle mountain.
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Hartselle
Broker Testimony In Cotton Seed Probe Details Destruction Advice
Testimony by Prank Fielder of Montgomery in the federal trade commission cotton seed price inquiry cites advice to destroy bulletins and letters from the National Cottonseed Producers' Association. He says he was fired by a cotton seed oil mill for refusing to follow the association's code.
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Montgomery
Ala
Fielder
National Cottonseed Producers’ Association
Federal Trade Commission
Alabama
Farm Folks Play Planned by Epworth League
A Saturday night presentation by the Epworth League will bring the play Farm Folks to local audiences. Town residents expect strong turnout and interest from area attendees.
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Someville
Epworth League
Organization highlights splendor of stockholding loan association
The association, active 18 years, grew to over a million dollars in assets and is the region’s leading loan group. It has 864 stockholders with $950000 in stock, annual dividends exceeding $60000, and surplus over $137000. Directors include Foster H. Pointer and Clyde Hendrix chairs. Officers are Clyde Hendrix president and A T Hanson secretary.
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Birmingham
Foster H. Pointer
W. Eugene Sivley
J. S. Patterson
T. G. Morrow
8. A. Lynne
Frank G. Cook
John A. Thomason
A. T. Hanson
Clyde Hendrix
Suspect Held in Florence Tied to Emelle July Outbreak
Lauderdale county Sheriff W L Stutts announces the arrest of a negro man believed linked to the Robertson family in the Emelle Fourth of July outbreak. The suspect was captured near Florence and jailed for questioning as deputies seek John Ollis and Tom Robertson while ten family members are kept for safekeeping awaiting state action.
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Florence
Ala
W. L. Stutts
Lauderdale County
Robertson
Emelle
John Ollis
Tom Robertson
Sumpter County
Earthquake Toll Rising in Southern Italy Disaster
Officials fear official death toll of 1778 may rise as rescues continue in the Naples Potenza area after yesterday's quake. Reports place 3025 bodies recovered, with 4264 injured. Mt Vesuvius looms as tremors worsen fears of epidemics and widespread damage across Avellino Foggia Potenza. Mussolini orders prefects to collect private relief and burial lists and ministers approve emergency measures.
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Naples
Italy
Potenza
Avellino
Foggia
Riaus
Campo Basso
Mussolini
Duce
Council of Ministers
Malaria Cases Drop in Alabama in June Report
Alabama health department report shows malaria cases fell from 81 in June last year to 46 this June. The decline means about 35 fewer patients, reflecting a substantial drop in statewide malaria activity.
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Alabama
State Health Department
Marie Ballas Recovering After Appendix Operation
Miss Marie Ballas is recovering rapidly at Baugh's infirmary after an appendix removal and is expected to return home around Sunday.
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Marie Ballas
Baugh’s Infirmary
Mrs Hartselle Improves After Operation At Baughs Infirmary
Mrs Hartselle of Hartselle who was operated on several days ago at Baughs infirmary continues to improve.
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Hartselle
Baugh's Infirmary
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