Morgan Is First in South 10 Start on Bankhead Bill
Morgan county begins work on the Bankhead cotton control plan. H E Orr is named assistant in cotton adjustment for Morgan. Exemption certificates for 21 520 bales can be issued, with beat heads and headquarters listed for farmers to apply.
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Morgan
Morgan County
Beall
Guth Pond
W. H. Gregory
H. E. Orr
Hartselle
Th. Orr
Messrs
Gregory
Orr
L. D. Reynolds, Jr
National Rent Office
Apple
Grove
Central
Grove School
Denville
Neal
Oak Ridge
Danville
Decatur
Lane and Flint
Hughes & Tidwell
Moulton Street
Eva
Lawrence Cove
Falkville
Lecon
Drinkerd Hardware
Florette
Gum Pond
Lacey’s Spring
Lacey's Spring
Massey
L. B. Adcock
Priceville
Ryan’s Cross Roads
Ryan's
Somerville
Somerville Lodge
Trinity
Valhermosa Springs
Valhermosa
Wolff
Union Hill
Meeting at Commerce Office Tonight
A meeting has been scheduled at the Chamber of Commerce offices tonight at 8 o clock. About 12 citizens are asked to attend to discuss recent activities by the Chamber.
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Commerce Office
Chamber of Commerce
Coop of Chickens Held For Owner
A coop of chickens is being held at Johnston Street Police Station awaiting the owner to claim them. The birds were found by police last night and will be turned over to the owner upon satisfactory documentation.
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Johnston Street
Decatur Battles Typhoid With Citywide Water Plan
Health officials report 35 typhoid cases in Decatur as of now mainly in four blocks of Fifth Avenue South. A relief and city effort will provide 300 homes with water service, increase relief funds, and organize a weed cleanup while immunizations begin at the laboratory.
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Oteakes
Relief Department
L. R. Murphree
Morgan County Health Department
Decatur
Murphree
Fifth Avenue
Fourth
Sixth Avenues
Sixth Avenue
Typhoid cases misreported in Austinville area
Residents say two typhoid cases labeled as Austinville were actually at the Austinville Crossing in Decatur section. No cases known within Austinville proper. The Crossing lies distant from the city limits of the Qo.
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Austinville
Decatur
TVA Work Barred? Friday the 13 Barge Built for River Islands
Workers at Bank Street yard in TVA land clearance division launched a wooden barge on the Tennessee River to transport men and gear to river islands. The 14 by .45 foot craft holds 100 men and several tons of equipment to support TVA island operations. Sylvan Z. Barker, injured Friday the thirteenth, suffered a left foot infection from a slipping axe and is hospitalized, resting well after treatment.
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Qoden
TWA
Bank Street
Tennessee River
TVA
Tennessee
Sylvan Z. Barker
Benevolent Society Hospital
Barker
Wrights Spend Weekend in Decatur Visiting Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wright returned from Tuscumbia where they stayed with Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Jones. They were joined home by Ruth and Jean Jones, sisters of the Jones family.
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W. O. Wright
Tuscumbia
B. F. Jones
Decatur
Ruth
Jean Jones
Sheriff-elect Pierce visits Decatur on official business
J E Pierce, Cullman county sheriff elect and longtime chief deputy, is in Decatur on county business. He is accompanied by A T Thornton, a companion on the trip.
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J E. Pierce
Cullman County
Decatur
Mr. Pierce
Cullman
A. T. Thornton
Fourth Week Revival Opens With Cowell Extending Service
City wide revival expanded its reach as Evangelist John C. Cowell Jr spoke three times amid heat. He launched extension services into West Decatur South Decatur and East Decatur church venues delivering messages on Moses Faith and Hell What The Bible Teaches Concerning Eternal Punishment. The revival met with large crowds at Memorial Drive Methodist Southside Baptist and Sixteenth Avenue Baptist. Continued on page eight.
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John C. Cowell, Jr
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Cowell
Hell
Jesus
Heat Wave Sweeps Midwest With High Temps and Death Toll
The Associated Press reports extreme heat across the Midwest with Illinois recording 150 deaths and Missouri significant losses. Temperatures hit 117.7 in one area, with many spots at or above 100 degrees. Officials warned relief may come as cloudy conditions move in, though rain remains uncertain.
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Associated Press
The
Neubine
Americans Defeat Aussies to Climb Davis Cup Final
In Wimbledon the United States clinched the inter-zone final by singles wins from Sidney Wood Jr and Frank X Shields over Australia. Wood beat Jack Crawford 6-3 9-7 4-6 4-6 6-2 while Shields defeated Vivian McGrath 6-4 6-2 6-4 to earn a challenge round against England in a five match series starting Saturday.
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Wimbledon
England
Sidney B. Wood, Jr
Frank X. Shields
Australia
Land
Wood
Jack Crawford
Ace
Shields
Vivian McGrath
Stock Yards Open for Time Only in Clean-Up Market
Chicago July 25 The Union Stock Yards reopened under an agreement between yard officials and striking handlers to permit disposal of stock on hand. It was a clean-up market aimed at merciful slaughter of stock shipped in on ordinary commercial accounts. Officials expected all commercial stock to be cleaned up by three this afternoon. An updated estimate put privately owned cattle at 5,000 and government owned cattle at 65,000.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
County Court Will Close on Saturday
The one week term of county court convened by Judge W. T. Lowe will close Saturday. Only a criminal docket is being heard this week. Many cases have been disposed of during the past three days, but many remain on the closing days of the session.
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W. T. Lowe
Peebles of Mooresville Tours Birmingham on Business
W. G. Peebles of Mooresville arrived in Birmingham today for a business mission and meetings.
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W. G. Peebles
Mooresville
Birmingham
Great Melbourne to London Air Race Hopes Spark Talks
Aboard 88 Malolo in July speak of Melbourne Australia expo next October and a 50000 dollar prize for a London to Melbourne race over 123000 miles. The writer praises American planes and pilots including Wiley Post and hopes to join as navigator while noting prior Singapore London flight experiences.
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Malolo
Pacific
Melbourne
Australia
London
Army
Navy
Wiley Post
Oklahoma
Wiley
Singapore
Youth May Lose Sight of an Eye
Billy Campbell eleven son of Mr and Mrs J Campbell of 101 Sixth Ave North is hospitalized after a schoolyard prank. A classmate slipped behind him while he drank water causing the glass to break and a shard to enter his left eye, threatening the eye’s sight according to doctors.
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Billy Campbell
Campbell
Sixth Ave
North
Benevolent Society
Preacher and son held in murder case near Moulton
No preliminary hearing was set for Rev L P Roger and his 14 year old son who are jailed in Lawrence county on murder charges tied to the Monday slaying of Frank Pickens 80 a retired farmer near Moulton. Funeral services for Pickens were held at his residence with interment at Heflin cemetery. The Lawrence county grand jury convenes August 6 to investigate the slaying.
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L. P. Roger
Lawrence County
Frank Pickens
Moulton
Moulton Baptist Church
Kumpe Ayers
William Roger
Lawrence
Roger
Heflin
Texas Coast Lashed By Shrieking Gale
Shrieking gales lashed the Texas coast between Freeport and Port O Connor with 80 mile per hour winds. Waves pounded shorelines as residents moved to higher ground amid warnings from sinking barometers and approaching hurricane conditions.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
Freeport
Port O’connor
Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss Seized by Nazi Forces
Austrian Nazis capture Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss at the chancellery in Vienna after four hours of tense fighting. Civilians chant that Dollfuss is dead as reports conflict and Prince Ernst von Hohenberg organizes counter action.
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Vienna
Austria
Engelbert Dollfuss
Dollfuss
Ernst Vonhemberg
Neal
Six Anti Rabies Orders Filled Across Regions
Six anti rabies orders are filled with negative results. The shots will be taken as caution. Two treatments were sent to Athens and one each to Huntsville and Tuscumbia.
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Athens
Hunteville
Tuscumbia
Morgan Countians Rally for Cullman Sing at Ebenezer
Morgan Countians travel to Ebenezer church near Cullman for a major singing convention on Sunday. The event expects a large turnout with many county singing organizations and visitors from surrounding counties. Preparations are completed for what may be one of the largest crowds in the history of these gatherings.
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Vention
Ebenezer
Daly
Ebenester
Cullman
Malone Heads to Montgomery on Official Business
Judge B. L. Malone traveled to Montgomery on assignment. Malone is resuming duties tonight after the trip.
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B. L. Malone
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Washington
Office of the Public Health Service
United States
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George
Gladys Dick
Dirk
Charley Curtis
Charley
Frank
GOP
Republican Party
NEW Deal Poll
Des Moines Register
Boy
FERR
Mary Jane
Loree
Tribble
Ille
Ark
T. S. Tribble
Loree Tribble
Marvin W. Melton
Mary Jane Tribble
Harrison Hale, Jr
Clarrine Tribble
Virgil T. Blossom
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Mid-West
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Okla
Missouri
Rovers
Lawrence Grand Jury
Hag
Prince
Rieter
Morgan Countians
Montgomery
Sallys
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