Eighth Juror Seated as Snook Murder Trial Opens
In Columbus Ohio the Dr James H Snook murder trial moves toward a 12 jurors panel with Elliott Rexford as eighth tentative juror. Judge Seidel and Seyfert question jurors about emotional insanity self defense while prosecutors seek forethought for the hammer and throat slaying of Theora Hix.
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Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
State University
Theora Hix
Elliott P. Rexford
John F. Seidel
Rexford
Miss Hix
John J. Chester, Jr
Dr. S
Snook
Attorney Seyfert
Melvin T. Hix
Bradenton
Fla
Southern Railway safety talks address public service goals
Officials from the Southern Railway System held a Decatur meeting to discuss improving public service and on time freight and passenger operations. The series began in Memphis and will tour Memphis division junctions with monthly sessions and reports noting 95 percent on time freight, 97 percent schedules, and near perfect passenger on time performance. Approximately 60 Alabama Power district leaders attended a Safety First session at Masonic Hall reviewing six month accident data and future prevention plans.
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Southern Railway System
Decatur
Memphis
Lyons Hotel
T. C. Blackwell
Sheffield
C. A. Russell
F. J. Mechenhaupt
Bud Walker
Huntsville
Ashby Perry
J. G. Caden
FP. H. Brown
J. B. Hodgkins
O. Y. Kennedy
Florence
James Freeman
Chattanooga
T. E. Gary
C. E. Colvin
Alabama Power Company
Masonic Hall
Northern Division
Garner Pride
Mr. Pride
North Alabama Milk Examinations Lead State Lab Effort
The Tennessee Valley Laboratory reports a high volume of milk examinations in North Alabama. Last month its local lab led all branches, missing only six tests to equal the state capital’s tally.
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North
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Beloved Woman Convalescing After Operation
Mrs. S. O. Kimbrough once local resident is convalescing at her Woodlawn home after a serious island operation. She previously stayed two weeks at Gorgas hospital for the procedure. Mrs. Kimbrough is the wife of Rev. S. O. Kimbrough former pastor of the Central Methodist Church.
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S. O. Kimbrough
Bir
Woodlawn
Kimbrough
Gorgas Hospital
Central Methodist Church
Cotton Market Mixed Daily Prices Report
Market brief notes strict middling at 18.25 cents and middling at 18.00 cents with a low season reading. The fragment also mentions temperature related terms and a likely regional price summary in a historical cotton market page.
Father Kills Wife and Slashes Throat After Failed Drowning
In Augusta Georgia on July 25 R L Burnett 54 killed his wife and seriously wounded his 14 year old son Edward then wounded himself with a razor after a failed attempt to drown in a bathtub. Neighbors found him dead and the boy critically hurt.
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Augusta Ga
R. L. Burnett
Edward
Burnett
Renfroe to Face Murder Jury in August in Alabama
Ebb Renfroe Madison county farmer indicted for murder in the ambush slaying of R. Hugh Craft former prohibition agent and deputy sheriff. He likely will be tried in circuit court the last week in August. Renfroe held in Jefferson county jail moved to Madison county jail by Sheriff Riddick on defense request to enable their plans.
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Huntsville
Ala
Ebb Renfroe
Madison County
R. Hugh Craft
Prohibition
Renfroe
Jefferson County
B. F. Riddick
Kiwanis Club Reviews Local Affairs at YMCA Meeting
Decatur Kiwanis held its weekly session at the YMCA with discussion on highway routings the local theatre situation and general club affairs. Actions were referred to committees with likely early follow up.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Please Pay Plea Seeks Prompt Contributions for Shade Project
Mrs. Margaret C. Shelton urges those who promised funds to shade Ninth avenue from Moulton street to the Southern railway crossing. She notes weeks spent collecting and asks contributors to pay promised shares to start work. Planting along the thoroughfare to City cemetery is planned for early fall.
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Margaret C. Shelton
Ninth Avenue
Moulton Street
Southern Railway
City Cemetery
Delegates Face Uncertain Vote On State Commander
Delegates to the state American Legion convention to be elected next Thursday evening by the local post will likely be un instructed on voting for a new state commander. They will probably vote as they deem proper.
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the American Legion
Phillips Gun Case Nears Jury Deliberation in Georgia
Constable Luke Ballenger faces trial for shooting Grady Phillips during a car stop in Buchanan Georgia. Jurors near decision after defense notes Phillips and relatives were boisterous and asserts another person fired the fatal shot. Witnesses described jar contents and a car search prior to the shooting.
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Buchanan
Luke Ballenger
Grady Phillips
Phillips
Luther Bay
Alabama
Ballenger
E. S.griffin
Emmett
Luther
John Woodward
Governor Morgan Richards To Speak At Decatur Rotary
Selma based Governor Morgan Richards of the Alabama Florida Rotary District will address Decatur Rotary Club at its Monday noon meeting. President Frank P. Lide announced the guest as the club aims for 100 percent attendance and a Rotary topic talk.
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Morgan Richards
Selma
Decatur
Priceville Prepares for Kiwanis Visit Open Dinner
Priceville residents anticipate the Decatur Kiwanis club visit on August 2. The agricultural committee plans the program and most Kiwanis members will attend. Priceville hosts dinner for the visiting club.
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Priceville
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Agricultural Committee of the
Kiwanis Club
No Gas Cut Leaves Local Price At 24 Cents
Despite a two cent drop in Birmingham, local gas remains at 24 cents a gallon. No word on whether the price war will spread to northern parts of the state.
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Birmingham
Alabama reports 1929 crop acreage gains and cotton surge
Alabama agriculture officials record 1929 crop acreage totaling 3 789 000 acres up 4 percent from 1928. Cotton acreage rises 4 percent the largest since 1914 while corn declines 1 percent. Hay and oats show notable changes with soybeans up 7 000 acres and potatoes down over 18 percent.
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Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Alabama
Parole Revocation Plea In Federal Liquor Case
Dan Jemison, a noted figure in a federal liquor expose, now on parole, was cited to show why parole should not be revoked and he should serve two years at Atlanta. He pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to violate national prohibition law and was sentenced to two years, paroled by Judge Robert T. Ervin. The citation cites a city court charge that he interfered with officers during a liquor incident.
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Mobile
Ala
Dan Jemison
Atlanta
Jemison
Robert T. Ervin
Helen Thompson Improves After Appendectomy
Miss Helen Thompson, operated on several days ago for appendicitis, shows continued improvement at Benevolent Hospital where she remains under treatment.
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Helen Thompson
Benevolent Hospital
Robbery Cleared Up After Deputy Brazleton Action
Deputy Alex Brazleton quickly cleared a robbery at A Z Bailey Wholesale Grocery. A confession came from one of two youths arrested with six cartons of cigarettes, one youth guiding officers to the store and detailing how the cigarettes were obtained.
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Alex Brazleton
A. Z. Bailey Wholesale
Brazleton
Baiey
Body found in freight car near Meridian
The battered body of a white man about 45, likely a physician, was found in a local freight car. Two white youths in Citronelle, Alabama, are being questioned, with authorities suspecting robbery as the motive. A handbag, walking cane, and a small book with several addresses were found near the victim.
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Meridian
Miss
Stone
Citronelle
Ala
Sheriff Stone
Houston
Texas
New York City
St. Louis
Almon to Address Decatur Rotary on Airports Topic
Congressman Edward B. Almon will speak to the Decatur Rotary Club on Monday August 5 on the subject Airports. The notice corrects an earlier date of July 29 and notes the club has shown interest in aviation.
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Edward B. Almon
Decatur Rotary Club
Almon
Airrports
Legion Will Name Officers Thursday
The local American Legion post will name its officers and select delegates to the state convention in Mobile next month at Thursday evening meetings.
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Legion
American Legion
Mobile
Lyons Assembly Room to Be Improved at Hotel Lyons
The Lyons Hotel on Walnut street plans to upgrade the unused assembly room at a considerable cost. J. K. Hughes, the manager, says the space will get new flooring and redecorating to seat 200 to 300 people for public meetings and club sessions once finished.
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Hotel
Lyons
Walnut Street
J. K. Hughes
The
Stock battle over four southern newspapers in Georgia
In Augusta on July 25 a court order requires William Lavarre to show why he should not turn over stock of four papers—Augusta Chronicle Spartanburg Herald Spartanburg Journal and Columbia Record—to a temporary receiver him and Harold Hall claim half ownership. Hall seeks accounting of 122 900 dollars alleged to be in care of International Paper and Power Company.
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Augusta
Southern
Harold Hall
William Lavarre
Hall
Lavarre
Augusta Chronicle
International Paper and Power Company
Paper and Power Company
Thomas J. Hamilton
the Chronicle
Lavarree
Mrs. Kirby Replaces Ill Health Official in Morgan County
Mrs. Odo Smith, secretary of the Morgan County health unit, is ill. Mrs. Frank H. Kirby will fill her duties, having previously served in the office during Mrs. Smiths extended illness.
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Odo Smith
Morgan County Health Unit
Frank H. Kirby
Smith
Musical at Masonic Temple Friday Evening
A Christian musical program will be presented Friday at 8 o'clock at the Masonic Temple. Local artists will perform in a carefully arranged gram style arrangement.
Robin's Motor Declared Ok By The Pilots
St Louis reports the Robin endurance flight reached 293 hours and exceeded the prior world record by 46 hours. Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine piloted the St Louis Robin with Major William B Robertson noting cautious optimism about the motor's limit near 300 hours. The flight cost over 10000 dollars and consumed 2410 gallons of fuel.
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ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O’brine
William B. Robertson
Curtiss-Robertson Company
Child Escapes After Automobile Strikes Three Year Old
Little Paul Handley Bil, three, son of Mr and Mrs Blackwell of East Street, escaped with bruises after darting from behind a parked car into the path of a car driven by William Reeves. The vehicle was not moving when the incident occurred. a Blackwell woman warned and the driver stopped to aid the boy. The child was dazed but unhurt beyond bruises.
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Little Paul Handley Bil
Robert Blackwell
East Street
William Reeves
Reeves
Little Jim
Erection of New Brick Buildings in Hartselle Begins
Ground was broken in the morning for construction on West Main in Hartselle. The buildings to be erected by Dr. W. M. Stewart on the Lot west of the Line highway street will be modern brick structures and will add much to this section of the town.
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West Main
Hartselle
W. M
Stewart
Highway Street
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Madison
Hugh Craft
Kiwanis
Associated Press
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Marion Jordan
Macon
St. Simons Island
List Christian
Robin's Motor
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Scheibell
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R’veck Manowe
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