Texas runoff forecast in Ferguson Sterling fight for governor
Texas primary tallies show Mrs. Myriam Ferguson leading Sterling with 197,375 to 141,283 while a third candidate trails. Ferguson seeks vindication of her family name after her husband’s impeachment, amid a anti Ku Klux Klan campaign. Senator Morris Sheppard dominates his race with more than double votes.
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Dallas
Texas
Myriam A
Ma” Ferguson
Ross
Sterling
Houston
State Highway Commission
Dan Moody
Fergusons
Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
Arto
Moody
Highway Department
Humble Oil Company
Stivare
We Manaaevent
Thomas B. Love
Hoover
Morris Sheppard
United States
Sheppard
Ciry
Robert L. Henry
Heat grips Midwest as July sizzles across cities
Widespread heat returns across Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri with readings near 100 degrees in Omaha Pipestone Peoria and St Louis. Chicago reports five new heat deaths bringing the toll to 50 in the region while Michigan corn damage exceeds 45 million bushels. A Decatur Daily editorial defends Morgan Lawrence county unity amid political tensions.
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Chicago
Middle America
Omaha
Neb
Pipestone
Minn
Peoria
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Keokut
Kansas City
Little Rock
Michigan
Iowa
Brule
Wis
Calvin Coolidge
Funeral services for Mrs. Eunice Riley conducted at Tapscott home
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Eunice Riley 21 widow after illness at the residence of Mrs. N A Tapscott 1401 5th avenue south. Rev J D Pickens of South Side Baptist church conducted the service at the Tapscott home and a graveside service followed at Blue Springs cemetery with many attendees. Priest directed the service.
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Eunice Riley
N. A. Tapscott
5Th Avenue
South
J. D. Pickens
Southside
Baker Receives Knife Wound Treatment In Limestone County
Baker, about forty five, was treated at Baugh's infirmary on Saturday afternoon for a knife wound to the side. The injury occurred in or near a soft drink stand near Decatur. A Limestone county official said no warrant had been issued by today. The injury was not considered serious.
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Y Baker
Baugh's
Decatur
Limestone County
Baker
Legionnaires Welcome McCoy Speaks At Alabama Convention
Major General Frank R. McCoy opened the Alabama American Legion convention in Montgomery. He praised Alabama’s wartime fighters, urged patriotism and national defense, and highlighted Legion duties. Governor Graves welcomed the Legion and urged unity, saying service men should remain in service to the country. George Grant reported Alabama Legion membership at 8,409, the largest in its history.
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Montgomery
Frank R. McCoy
Fourth Corps
Alabama Department of the American Legion
McCoy
Alabama Department
Alabama
Fighting Irish
69Th Regiment
New York
Seibert
Wheeler
Bullard
Legion
Graves
American Legion
America
William A. Gunter
George Grant
Troy
Decatur Women in Crash on Molton Pike
Mrs. Frank Donahue and Mrs. E. W. Jones were injured but not seriously when their car driven by Miss Ruby Donahue left the Molton pike near Decatur and plunged into a ditch. They were thrown from the vehicle and suffered shock but no broken bones.
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Frank Donahue
E. W. Jones
Decatur
Moulton Pike
Ruby Donahue
Mesdames Jones
Donahue
W L Moore Called To Reward In Chattanooga Death
W L Moore and family left Sunday for Chattanooga Tennessee after receiving telegraphic notice of the death of W L Moore Sr aged eighty one. He was a well known visitor to his son's home and his son is an engineer for the Louisville and Nashville railway.
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W. D. Moore
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mr. Moore
W. L. Moore
Louisville & Nashville Railway
Countywide school age census update
Assistant County Superintendent S A Edwards continued reviewing census reports from enumerators counting the county’s scholastic population. Final totals of school age children are expected by week’s end, enabling a countywide figure.
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S. A. Edwards
Alabama Democrats Face Primary Voters in August Nomination
Two weeks before the August primary Alabama Democrats prepare to vote for senatorial gubernatorial congressional and legislative nominees. Despite independent efforts to suppress turnout leaders expect normal participation with the August twelfth deadline guiding the nominating process.
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Alabama
Mrs Knight Taken Ill En Route From Atlanta
Mrs Betty Knight was taken ill on a Louisville and Nashville train and removed by Priest's ambulance to her home on Lafayette Street, Louisville.
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Betty Knight
Atlanta
Priest’s Ambulance
Louisville & Nashville
LaFayette Street
Two Injured In Bee Line Crash Near Flint
Robert Putnam believed to be recovering at Baugh's infirmary after an automobile accident Saturday night near Flint on the Bee Line highway. O. Hensley of Cullman County was in Benevolent hospital with injuries after Putnam's car struck Hensley's buggy, badly damaging it and hurling him to the ground.
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Robert Putnam
Baugh’s Infirmary
Flint
Bee Line
Co. O. Hensley
Cullman County
Young Putnam
Mr. Hensley
No Trace Of Jail Breakers Is Found
Three men escaped from the Marshall county jail in Guntersville early Saturday morning. Local officers and authorities have been scouring the area since the break and have not yet located the fugitives.
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Marshall County
Guntersville
Flames Threaten Grocery Store at Campbell and Street
Fire of undetermined origin broke out at a grocery on Moulton Street near Campbell and Street. Fire crews arrived quickly and extinguished the blaze with limited damage.
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Campbell & Street
Moulton Street
Speaking Tonight at Fairview School
Melvin Hutson and Tennis Tidwell and John Patterson will speak at 8 o clock tonight at Fairview school in the democratic primary race. The public is invited to attend. A musical program by the Bonanza quartet will follow.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Morgan
Lawrence
John Patterson
Tennis Tidwell
Melvin Hutson
Messrs. Patterson
Tidwell
Morgan County
Board of Revenue
Hutson
Senate
House
Alabama
Lawrence County
Fairview School
Bonanza Quartette
200-Pound Attorney Hurt After Fall From Window
Roy E. Hicks a 26 year old attorney fell from a second story office window in Gadsden last night crashing through a skylight and into a store. He weighed more than 200 pounds and suffered injuries feared fatal by attending physicians. Police found him seriously injured several hours later.
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Gadsden
Roy E. Hicks
Hicks
Library Reopens Tuesday with Temporary Librarian
The Carnegie Library, closed since last Thursday due to an injury to the librarian, will reopen Tuesday at 9 o clock with Mrs. E. A. Tillery in charge. Book lovers in the city will welcome the announcement.
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Carnegie Library
E. A. Tillery
Child William Wayne Thomas Recovers After Operation
Six year old William Wayne Thomas son of Mr and Mrs Walter B Thomas of 406 3rd street north is resting well at Baughs infirmary following an operation.
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Little William Wayne Thomas
Walter B. Thomas
3Rd Street
North
Baugh's Infirmary
Merrill Injured as Son Loses Control of Car in Alabama
Judge Hugh D. Merrill of Anniston and his son were injured when their car overturned one mile from Brundidge Alabama. A butterfly distracted the driver causing the loss of control. Merrill suffered a severe head wound needing 11 stitches and a knee cut. his son Hugh Jr was bruised. They were en route to Ozark and Dothan to campaign. Dr. Harman accompanied them.
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Hugh Merrill
Brundidge
Ala
Hugh D. Merrill
Anniston
Hugh, Jr
Merrill
Judge Merrill
Ozark and
Dothan
A. F. Harman
John W. Abercrombie
Montgomery
Dr. Harman
Man Wounded by Stray Shot Near Church Street
E G Sivley, a Hill Chevrolet employee, was shot in the left arm while driving along Church Street between Line and Oak Saturday night. He believes the bullet came from a distance with a thirty two caliber gun and saw no flash or hearing a report. doctors removed the bullet and he is not seriously injured. Police have no suspects or clues as to the shooter.
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E. G. Sivley
The
Hill Chevrolet Company
Sivley
Church
Line
Oak Streets
Sivey
Auto Crash Injures Two Men Near Athens
Norman Leeman operator of a Johnston street dry cleaning shop suffered painful injuries when his car plunged from the Bee Line highway south of Athens and pinned him. Foster Chandler, a passenger, was less seriously hurt. An Athens ambulance rushed Leeman home for treatment and decatur boys nearby aided the victims after freeing Leeman.
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Norman Leeman
Leeman Dry Cleaning Establishment
Johnston Street
Athens
Bee Line
Foster Chandler
Mr. Leeman
Decatur
Chandler
Decatur boosters praise city growth in Birmingham visit
Decatur residents D. Dobbs and L. A. Meadows visited Birmingham for the weekend and spoke to the Age-Herald reporter. They highlighted new additions to Alabama Hosiery Mills and Decatur silk mills, plus ongoing building that could yield a larger city someday. J. A. Moore of Louisville & Nashville shops foreman joined the Decatur trio.
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D. Dobbs
L. A. Meadows
Decatur
Birmingham
Birmingham Age-Herald
Alabama
J. A. Moore
Louisville
Mt Hope Man Killed In Collision With Lumber Truck
Earl Martin, 34, died when a lumber truck struck his Ford sedan near Mt Hope on the Decatur Moulton highway. Wyatt Counts and Marley Williams, both from Mt Hope, escaped injury. The driver of the truck, from Phil Campbell Alabama, was en route Cullman to Phil Campbell. Martin leaves a wife and three children. Service held at Rock Springs Presbyterian church with interment in Rock Springs cemetery. Sheriff reported no complaint filed.
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Earl Martin
Martin
Wyatt Counts
Marley Williams
Mt. Hope
Lawrence County
Moulton
Counts
Williams
Decatur
Rock Springs Presbyterian Church
Rock Springs
Cullman
Phil Campbell
Don't Forget Hot Weather Special Shown at Princess
A new film titled Don't Forget Hot Weather Special is featured today at the Princess theatre with Banniza advising on the program. The screening marks the first public viewing of the picture.
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South Pole
Miss Mary White Noted in Local Social Notices
Miss Mary White daughter of Mr and Mrs F L Bivens and Dr Bivens is mentioned in the society column.
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Mary White
F. L. Bivens
Dr. Bivens
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Mid-West
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Memphis
Government Weather Bureau
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Associated Press
da Diamond
Hartford
Conn
Read
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Gree
Bramean
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