Education Board of County Adopts Plans in Priceville
The Morgan County board of education met at the courthouse and approved an extension course in public school music by Mrs. Davis of Athens College. Priceville to be placed on the accredited junior high list. Morgan County training school for negroes at Hartselle to open August 14. Austinville faculty named for the coming year.
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Morgan County Board of Education
George T. Woodruff
Davis
Department of Music
Athens College
Morgan County
Harman
Woodruff
Austinville
H. R. Leeman
Fannie Moore
Vera Groover
Clendora Maner
Pearl Mathews
Bernice Sermons
Alice Chenault
Alvis Brisoe
Charles Holder
P. H. Clark
Two Suspects Held in Burglar Alarm Case
Robert and Pete Andrews were arrested on Bee Line highway after officers found a large quantity of merchandise in their possession. They were jailed on suspicion in the Woodall's barbecue stand burglary ten days earlier. Cartridges tied to the loot were identified by Sam Woodall, owner of the barbecue stand. The brothers denied knowledge of the burglary.
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Robert
Pete Andrews
Bee Line
Woodall
Sam Woodall
Buck Barrow Dies In Iowa Hospital
Marvin Buck Barrow age 31 died in Perry Iowa hospital from wounds suffered in gun battles last week. Barrow identified as alleged leader of the Bloody Barrow gang of Texas desperados, was wounded during a shootout with 20 officers and captured with his wife while three associates escaped.
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Perry
Iowa
Marvin “Buck” Barrow
Barrow
Texas
Local Retail Former Manager Heads South After Decatur Visit
H. L. Vann, former manager of the J. C. Penney store, left today for Birmingham en route to Snider, Texas, after visiting friends in Decatur.
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H. L. Vann
J. C. Penney
Birmingham
Snider
Texas
Decatur
Johnson Returns with Auto Code in Roosevelt Reemployment Drive
Hugh Johnson returns to his desk after a Midwest trip with the proposed auto industry code. He predicts a national reemployment drive aiming to place 5,000,000 back to work and says the plan will succeed. A committee is rewriting the oil code to replace industry proposals.
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Washington
Hugh Johnson
Middle West
Roosevelt
Johnson
Detroit
Pair Sought For Columbia Robbery
Columbia Tennessee police requested officers to search for two young men who robbed a man last night and fled in a maroon Ford V-8 roadster toward Decatur. One suspect is about 20 with a light complexion. the other about 22 with a downcast look. Amount taken unknown.
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Columbia, Tenn
Tennessee
Decatur
Demonstration Agent Office At Hartselle
The office of Miss Erin Rowe home demonstration agent of Morgan county will be located at Hartselle in the same building as the county farm agent. Miss Rowe will arrange her schedule to be in Decatur a certain number of days each week.
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Erin Rowe
Morgan County
Hartselle
Miss Rowe
Decatur
Tire Stolen From Ford Car On West Fifth Avenue
R. C. Clem reports a tire and rim were taken from his Ford while the car was parked on Second Avenue Friday night. Police were notified this morning about the theft on West Fifth Avenue.
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R. C. Clem
Fifth Avenue
West
Second Avenue
Boll Weevil At Work In Morgan County Cotton
Rains of the past week feed a widespread boll weevil infestation in Morgan County. Farmers report serious inroads on the cotton crop and note signs that government plowing programs may not fully counter the damage. A.C. Poole brought a full grown weevil to The Dairy office to illustrate the problem.
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Wallace
Morgan County
A. C. Poole
Martial law ends in Georgia after highway board shakeup
Governor Talmadge dissolved the June 19 martial law proclamation in Georgia, ending the control over the state highway department. The action dissolves the martial order saying the conditions no longer exist and reverses the ouster of two highway board members while positioning a third to lead.
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Atlanta
Talmadge
State Highway Department
State Highway Board
Tabernacle Pastor Returns to Post
Rev. D. W. Griffin, pastor of the Decatur Gospel Tabernacle, returns from Birmingham where he conducted a revival campaign with splendid results. Services are set for Sunday at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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D. W. Griffin
Decatur Gospel Tabernacle
Birmingham
Tabernacle
Public specifies merchant hours for week schedule
Friday night agreement sets operating hours for multiple merchant groups including Dey Goods, Men's Furnishings, Grocers, Meat Market, Bakeries, Furniture, Hardware, Cleaners. Druggists meet Monday at 9 at Chamber offices. automobile dealers at 3. barbers’ meeting time and place pending. ice, coal, and restaurant groups to call meetings soon.
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Men's Furnier
Beneeseees
Bakeries Aovee
Oxee
Chamber of Commerce
Moffett Likely Chosen Petroleum Administrator
James Moffett, former vice president of Standard Oil of New Jersey, resigns amid policy disputes over Roosevelt’s oil recovery plan and is seen as the administration’s pick for petroleum administrator. The move follows conflicts with Walter Teagle and pressure from Tagle to resign or decline the advisory role.
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Associated Press
James Moffett
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Moffett
Walter Teagle
Hugh Johnson
Tagle
Standard Company
Couple Arrested On Fight Charge On Tennessee River Bridge
A man and woman were arrested Friday afternoon by Deputies Walton and Willoughby on the Tennessee river bridge for fighting drunkenness and using abusive language. Officers were called to Waterstreet by residents. the couple had left but were tracked and detained near the Limestone county side.
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Tennessee River
Walton and
Willoughby
Waterstreet
Limestone County
Dr Glenn Tingley To Lead Four Day Campaign
Pastor Dr Glenn Tingley of Gospel Tabernacle Birmingham will be in town Monday to conduct a four day sequence at the local tabernacle. He has visited here before and drawn large crowds.
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Glenn Tingley
Gospel Tabernacle
Birmingham
Tabernacle
Tingley
Grocery Trade Planning Cooperation With NIRA
A telegram released by B C Apperson and C H Janssen states the grocery trade plans full cooperation with the new code. It notes a draft code for food and grocery distribution by several associations and aims for rapid filing in Washington to cover hours, wages, and costs under the Recovery Act. Copies will be distributed to signatories and members.
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B. C. Apperson
Alabama Independent Merchants’ Association
C. H. Janssen
National Association of Retail Grocers
United States
National Association of Retaillerowned
Wholesale Houses of America
National Wholesale Grocers Association
National Grocery Chain Stores Association
The
Voluntary Groups Institute
Washington
Leadership school promotes home canning in Morgan County
About 200 people attend the Morgan County leadership school at Hartselle High School where Miss Pearl Rowe demonstrates canning methods. Forty four communities are represented with three women and one man each. Demonstrations begin next week under the supervision of the home demonstration agent to help families preserve food for winter.
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Hartselle
Morgan County
State Extension Department
Miss Pearl Rowe
Alabama
Rotarians Win District Prize for Attendance
Decatur Rotarians attended a district conference of presidents and secretaries in Birmingham yesterday and won the district prize for largest attendance. Dr. Erskine Chenault, president, and Dean McGehee were among those listed.
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Decatur
Birmingham
Erskine Chenault
Dean McGehee
Decatur Merchants Adopt New Hours Under Blanket Code
About two hundred merchants met at Hotel Lyons in Decatur to approve new opening hours aligned with the blanket NRA code. The plan requires stores to stay open a minimum 52 hours weekly, with public cooperation urged as clerks are limited to 40 hours per week.
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Decatur
Hotel
Lyons Assembly Room
Washington
Barrett C. Shelton
Chamber
United States
President Roosevelt Homecoming in Hyde Park Fortunate Cheer
Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived by special train in Hyde Park and was greeted by a cheering crowd including old neighbors. He exchanged warm greetings with his mother at the station as townsfolk shouted familiar names and extended welcome.
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Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Sam
Farmers Acre Reduction Plan Underway In Morgan County
County agent Gibbons reports about 8 000 acres of cotton destroyed or in progress in Morgan County as part of a governmental plan to reduce acreage. About 1 500 emergency permits issued, averaging 4 percent per contract, with an estimated 6 000 acres to be destroyed. plan includes peemil blanks for cooperating farmers and withholding benefits from nonparticipants as Roosevelt seeks relief from low cotton prices and debt.
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Morgan County
Gibbons
Roosevelt
Grapes Presented by Mrs. Frank Rowden to The Daily
The Daily presents boxes of grapes in appreciation to Mrs. Frank Rowden owner of a prominent local orchard. She notes grapes this year are of unusually fine quality and are enjoyed by staff.
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Frank Rowden
Rowden
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