Braind May Be Successor as French Chief
France poised for a cabinet crisis as Premier Poincare resigns after debt agreement debates. Briand and Barthou seek to persuade him to stay. the cabinet resigns en masse to President Doumergue. Poincare, turning 70 on August 29, risks replacement by Briand.
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Braind
Paris
France
Raymond Poincaire
America
Doumergue
Louis Barthou
Monsieur Poincaire
Aristide Briand
Poincaire
Great Britain
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
Audit Underway On Bank's Books At Woodlawn Savings
An audit directed by Attorney General C. C. McCall is proceeding at the closed Woodlawn Savings Bank in Birmingham following a Jefferson County grand jury report of grave irregularities in funds handling. The grand jury’s work, the bank’s closing, and the drowning of bank president Dr. A. W. Bell are linked in ongoing investigations with an autopsy pending. The grand jury recessed until next Tuesday.
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Birmingham
C. C. McCall
Woodlawn Savings Bank
Jefferson County
McCall
A. W. Bell
Montgomery
Dr. Bell
Woodlawn Bank
Grand
Dr. Betts
Grand Jury
Cotton Market Miagine Scene 17.75 Middling Prices
Market notes show strict middling at 17.75 with a bid of 18.00 and comments on cotton quality. Reads like a brief commodity update.
Persevering Italian Pianist Fails Eight Suicide Attempts
In NICE, France, Antoine Gagliero, an Italian pianist, made eight suicide attempts in twelve hours. He tried drowning, auto collisions, a waterlogged revolver, cutting himself, and seeking a detective’s revolver. Bystanders and police stopped him each time, with the nearest he came to death a jaw strike from an officer.
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Nice
France
Antoine Gagliero
Gagliero
Russell Joe D. obituary and funeral arrangements
Joe Russell aged 61 died this morning at 3 20 at his home 516 Third avenue west. He is survived by his wife two sons J H Russell and W S Russell of Decatur two daughters Mrs O B Breeding of Decatur and Mrs L C Fuller of Hartselle thirty one grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 9 00 Sunday at the residence by Rev John R Turner then at Antioch at 11 with Rev Martin concluding. Burial in Antioch cemetery. Active pallbearers named and honorary pallbearers listed.
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Joe A Russell
Third Avenue
West
J. H
W. S. Russell
Decatur
O. B. Breeding
L. C. Fuller
Hartselle
John R. Turner
Central Methodist Church
Antioch
Martin
Somerville Methodist Church
Antioch Cemetery
Herman Fuller
Herschel Riley
Aubrey Fuller
Russell Breeding
Oscar Russell
Elbert Riley
William Russell
Cameron Riley
Extra Venire in Dr Snook's Case
An extra venire of 50 jurors is summoned for Monday in the trial of Dr. James H. Snook for the slaying of Theora Hix. The defense seeks a men-only panel of eleven as five challenges shrink the pool of women remaining. The confessed killing June 13 is alleged to stem from fear over his wife and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Snook
State University
R. F. Seidel
John J. Chester, Jr
Sheriff Davis Expected Back Home This Evening
Sheriff B. E. Davis, in Hot Springs for three weeks, is due to return tonight after influenza illness. Friends across the county anticipate his health shows marked improvement following the trip.
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B. E. Davis
Hot Springs
Ark
Davis
World Group Prescription for Farm Aid
A $20,000,000 world wide cooperative marketing corporation is urged by the federal farm board to aid grain farming. An interlinked network of offices would collect and correlate data as an intermediary between the farm board and about 50 cooperative associations. Realization will take time as details develop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Farm Board
Co-Operative Marketing
Mammoth Co-Operative
Farm Board
Woman Killed As Train Strikes Car in Anniston
ANNISTON Ala July 24 Mrs Oats Reid was killed instantly when the car she rode in was struck by a Southern passenger train. Her husband and two sons were injured Leonard 4 suffered serious head injuries while Roger 6 was slightly hurt.
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Anniston
Ala
Oats Reid
Reid
Leonard
Roger Reid
Return of Engineer Harrison From Red Boiling Springs
T. V. Harrison a Louisville and Nashville railroad engineer and his daughter Miss Eleanor Harrison are expected to return Sunday from a visit to Red Boiling Springs Tennessee. Harrison is recuperating from injuries suffered weeks ago when he fell from his cab after slipping on wet steel.
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T. V. Harrison
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Eleanor Harrison
Red Boiling Springs
Tenn
Mr. Harrison
Montgomery
Special Music at Central Methodist Church
A morning musical program was announced by Rev. John R. Turner at Central Methodist Church. The public was invited and all members were urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
John R. Turner
Hospital Tag Day Sets Next Monday in Decatur
Decatur residents learn that hospital tag day will mobilize committees of women to seek public aid for Benevolent hospital operations and debt from recent expansion. The hospital board leads the drive with city volunteers, aiming to reduce a bonded debt over 30 000 dollars while receiving no city or county assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Benevolent Hospital
Mrs Timberlake Resting Well After Leighton Crash
Mrs I V Timberlake recovered from a broken collar bone and head and feet injuries after a car collision at Leighton Friday and is resting at home at 208 Cherry Street. Also injured were Mr Timberlake with back injury, T M Jones Jr with shoulder strain and head bruise, Mrs Jones, and Mr and Mrs William Kimbrough who were also resting after the accident. The Kimbrough car hit a machine reportedly driven by Eugene McCulloch of Moulton, sending it into a ditch.
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I. V. Timberlake
Leighton
Cherry Street
Mr. Timberlake
T. M. Jones, Jr
Jones
William Kimbrough
Kimbrough
Eugene McCulloch
Moulton
Hack Saw Found in Morgan County Jail
A hack-saw was found hidden in the Morgan county jail during a thorough late search by Deputies Willoughby Brazleton and Davis. Officers said the discovery followed suspicions about white prisoners and indicated bars had been partly cut, prompting immediate action to prevent a jail delivery.
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Morgan County
Willoughby
Brazleton
Davis
Two Men Held After Limestone County Raid
Two men named Eaton and McQuire were held in Limestone county jail after a raid late Friday. Officers seized a 120 gallon still near the lower end of Swan Lake. Participants included Sheriff Clem, Deputies Arnett and Pugh, State Law Enforcement Officer Van Gilbert, and Bill Clements.
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Eaton
McQuire
Limestone County
Swan Lake
Clem
Limestone
Arnett and
Pugh
van Gilbert
Bill Clements
Daring raid at Athens safe blows open at freight depot
Thieves blew the door from a safe at the Louisville and Nashville freight depot in Athens overnight, escaping with 21 dollars in currency one hundred pennies and a five dollar check. About 100 dollars in other checks were left untouched. Chief O P Flint and railroad detectives began investigations as townsfolk heard noises around midnight and around 1 am.
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Louisville & Nashville
Athens
Yeggs
O. P. Flint
J. W. Chambers Lumber Company
Lerman
Body To Arrive Here On Sunday
The body of Herman Bussey who died in a North Carolina hospital will arrive here at 12 40 Sunday morning and be conveyed to his mother Mrs E W Bussey's home west of town on the Moulton highway Funeral services are set for 2 30 Sunday afternoon with interment in city cemetery Priest directing Pallbearers named Edward Burt J E Russell Joe T Robertson T J Wear L M Aday and C C Kirby
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Herman Bussey
North Carolina
E. W. Bussey
Here
Moulton
City Cemetery
Edward Burt
J. E. Russell
Joe T. Robertson
T. J. Wear
L. M. Aday
C. C. Kirby
Collector Returns Hodges Crow From County Visit
Hodges Crow, Morgan county tax collector, has returned from a several days visit with friends and relatives in the Valdermosa section of the county.
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Hodges Crow
Morgan County
Valdermosa
World News Sketches Highlight Turbulent Times Worldwide
A collection of brief dispatches notes tourism in Dublin with American travel surge. Galway port hopes to rival Cobh for U S ships. Hawaii ends steam passenger trains replacing them with buses for freight and cane transport. Puerto Rico fights pests through pheasant release and urges hunters to avoid birds for three years. Turkey hosts untouched Cilician marble sarcophagi near Merline. Germany hosts lemon trees in Keonigsbach despite climate. Emperor Hirohito may expand annual inspection trips to western industrial cities. Antimony deposits found in South Tyrol and engineers study potential wealth. Angora reports furs moving outdoors with Turkish fashion. London notes Margaret Halstead, daughter of the American consul general, gives a second recital with critics urging fewer jazz numbers.
Girls Plan A Pursuit When Men Hie Away
In Abertillery Wales the man shortage worsens as youth seek fortunes in America and the Dominions. Hundreds of girls find themselves stranded with more maids than bachelors. The town also has about 500 widows under 30, intensifying emigration considerations.
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Abertillery
Wales
South Wales
America
Dominions
Abertilléry
Coal and Feed 10 to be Sold for Cash in Decatur
Nine local distributors announced a cash basis policy for coal and feed in Decatur effective August 1, 1929. Companies include Decatur Mill & Elevator, Albany Grain & Coal, Decatur Coal & Manufacturing, Decatur Ice & Coal, Malone Coal & Grain, Turner Coal & Grain, Valley Coal, J M Clark & Son, and E F Poole Coal & Feed. They cite losses from charge accounts and collection costs as the reason for switching to cash sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur Mill & Elevator Company
Albany Grain & Coal Company
Decatur Coal & Manufacturing Company
Decatur Ice & Coal Company
Malone Coal & Grain Company
Turner Coal & Grain Company
Valley Coal Company
J- M. Clark & Son
E. F. Poole Coal & Feed Company
Atrocities rumors fuel Manchuria tensions and protests
London dispatches report continued claims of Chinese atrocities against Soviet citizens in Manchuria and demonstrations across the U S R seeking redress. Chinese sources suggest a different view and say Sino officials seek peaceful settlement after the railway seizure amid limited reports and a possible preliminary conference in Harbin.
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London
Moscow
Manchuria
China
Sino
Terkin
Harbin
Shanghai
Governor Richards to Address Local Rotary Club Visit
Governor Morgan Richards of Selma visits this district for a Monday address. In the afternoon he will meet with the local Rotary club directors and discuss club matters.
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Governor Richards
Rotary
Morgan Richards
Selma
Richards
Westminster Pastor Plans August Coastal Trip
Reverend E N Hart of Westminster Presbyterian outlines his annual August vacation to the coast of Olina different destination. He will spend the month away from church duties and resume work after the trip.
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E. N. Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Tolow Olina
Motor shows no weakening as pilots push endurance flight
The St. Louis Robin with pilots Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brien enters day 15 of its record endurance attempt, reporting the engine is breaking in. It leads rival Million Dollar City of Houston after 338 hours, with a 500 hour goal, as crowds watch refueling and filming near the field.
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ST. Louis
Cullman Case 10 Be Revived Soon
Montgomery July 27. Special state agent Joe Partin will leave Eaton Ohio to return H P to Alabama on a two charge of manslaughter. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Kitson after he ran down a woman in Cullman city. He left the state after the accident and legal ties delayed his return until recently.
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Montgomery
Joe Partin
Vntow
Eaton
Ohio
H. P
Son
Cullman
Ala
City
State
Partin
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Essen Se Fe
Joe A. Russell
DR. Snook
Sheriff Davis
Ellenen
World Group
Prescription For Farm Aid
Central Methodist
Associated Press
Sue Carol
Nick Stuart
Mrs. Timberlake
Yergs
Dublin
Galway
Cobh
Honolulu
Oahu
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States Agricultural Experiment Station
Merline
Turkey
Cilicia
Koenigsbach
Germany
Lake Constance
Tokio
Hirohito
Sarentino
Italy
Adige
Valey
Angora
Margaret Halstead
Albert Halstead
Robin
Uncle Eren
Gerdep
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