Governor Smith plans brief rest amid pre campaign activity
New York July 3 AP Governor Smith has no formal schedule and seeks rest after recent crowds. He will attend two talks tomorrow while avoiding political discussions until the national committee meeting and his Albany acceptance speech in late July. Messages of congratulation flow from around the world, including Trader Horn.
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New York
Trader Horn
Alfred Aloysius Smith
Smith
Alfred Smith
Cabling
Lonn
Mrs Anna Smith Dies After Illness at Benevolent Hospital
Anna Smith 47, died Monday afternoon after a long illness at Benevolent hospital. Funeral services were held at Priest's funeral parors with Rev Pryor and Rev E O Kimbrough assisting. Interment in City Cemetery. Survived by husband Andrew Smith and several relatives.
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Anna Smith
Benevolent Hospital
City Cemetery
Pryor
Kimbrough
Andrew Smith
Comptroller Calls Condition of All National Banks
Washington July 3 AP reports the Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of the close of business June 30 1928.
Decatur Junior Chamber Eyes City Park Plan for 1928
The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce discussed a park plan to be drafted this year. It aims to develop at least three park areas in the city and seeks backing from women’s organizations to launch a central movement toward completion in 1928. Leaders will be invited to pledge support once a definite outline is received.
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Decatur’ Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decatuy Junior Chamber of Commerce
Grade Crossing Removed on U S 31 Between Decatur and Hartselle
State highway department plans to let July 24 a project on U S 31 between Decatur and Hartselle. A dangerous grade crossing will be eliminated and Flint Creek bridged. The move ends multiple past accidents and aligns with the Bee Line highway route.
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State Highway Department
Decatur
Hartselle
Flint Creek
Robinson Meets Governor Smith in Democratic Nomination Ceremonies
Senator Joe T. Robinson will be officially notified of his nomination for vice president on the Democratic ticket at ceremonies in Hot Springs, date to be set by the national committee. He will depart July 9 to meet with Governor Smith during the committee meeting in New York on July 1.
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Little Rock
Hot Springs
Democratic National Committee
New York
Robinson
Still scarce eggs and butter at Decatur market
Shortage of eggs and butter persists at the Decatur card market with both items indexed by Decatur consumers.
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Decatur Card Market
Decatur
Birmingham Editor Bethea Dies by Suicide in Hotel
The editor of The Post, Bethea, was found dead in a Birmingham hotel room yesterday, hanging from a belt. Coroner Russum ruled death by own action. Ill health and recent surgery were cited as factors, with Bethea a longtime local writer and newspaper man associated with The Post. He leaves a widow and one child.
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SMD
Gircingham
Russum
Bethea
Birmingham
The
Post
Howard
Salt “Only
Bed Rock
Bethey
Octavus Roy Cohen
Edgar Valentine Smith
Loafers Club
Focal Literary Society
Begin Razing of Two-Story House
The razing of the two story frame house at Ferry and Lafayette streets has started. The site will soon see construction of the McNeill apartments. J W Chambers Co won the contract for about $70 000.
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Ferry and
Lafayette Streets
McNeill
J. W. Chambers Co
Tennessee River May Reach 19 Feet Thursday
The Tennessee River is expected to crest near 19 feet by Thursday morning per Z Trimble government river and weather observer. Chattanooga reports indicate 15.8 feet this morning with a steady rise. experts doubt the peak will be reached. Planters fear inundation of riverfront lands and damage to the 1928 corn crop already short and late.
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Tennessee
Z.trimble
Government River
Chattanooga
Decatur
Trimble
Merchants Close Doors On Fourth National Holiday Observance
Merchants of the city will close their doors on Wednesday to observe a national holiday in line with an earlier agreement. Regular half-holiday schedules are disregarded on Thursday with firms remaining open all day.
Health officer inoculates typhoid at Ryan's Cross Roads
Dr. H. C. McRee, county health officer, visited Ryan's Cross Roads today and administered typhoid vaccines to residents. The outreach aims to curb disease spread in the community.
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H. C. McRee
Ryan's’ Cross Roads
Call money rate at highest point since 1920
The call money rate in New York rose from 7 1 2 to 10 percent the highest since November 10, 1920 as banks shed surplus funds for the July 4 holiday. Large corporations tapped funds for dividends and interest while bond trading slackened and brokers kept high loans, signaling tight liquidity that may ease after July.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve Bank
Hoover Presses Non Prohibition Issues in Early Campaign
Reports from Washington indicate Secretary Hoover plans to stress issues besides prohibition as he begins his presidential bid. Hoover's aides discourage emphasis on wet or dry questions and highlight other policy areas while Carmi Thompson pledges support and predicts Hoover will win Ohio in November. Uncertainty surrounds the timing of Hoover’s resignation and formal nomination notification, delaying travel arrangements.
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Washington
Hoover
Department
Political Conferowever
Carmi Thompson
Ohio
Commerce
Capitol
Coolidge
No edition on July Fourth by the Daily
The newspaper will not publish on July Fourth, following its usual custom. Management wishes readers in Decatur and the Tennessee Valley a safe and enjoyable holiday.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley
School Trustees Elected To Board
Morgan county board of education elected a new board of trustees for every school in the county system. The action occurred during a Saturday meeting in Hartselle.
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Morgan County Board of Education
Hartselle
Fourth of July safety plea from Just Kids founder
Cartoonist Ad Carter appeals to Just Kids Safety Club members to avoid fireworks and explosives this Fourth of July. He warns of injuries, fires, and fatalities and urges kids to persuade siblings and friends to celebrate safely while upholding the club’s warning to Be CAREFUL.
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Ad Carter
Carter
Just Kids Safety Club
Safety Club
Thousands plan to hear Senator Black address jubilee
Several thousand people are expected at the Y tomorrow for a speech by Senator Black under United Junior Order auspices. Horace M. Layman will preside, Rev H O Kimbrough will introduce, and the Bonanza chorus will lead the musical program. Visitors from Athens Huntsville Moulton Ardale Cullman and other points plan to attend.
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Tie der United Pebberbanag
Senator Black
Horace M. Layman
Kimbrough
Bonanza Chorus
Lighting Contract Features Presented in Decatur Lighting Plan
Facts and figures in the Alabama Power Co street bridge lighting contract with Decatur have been reviewed by the city council. The contract, detailing features, has been turned over to city authorities by Garner Pride, local manager. Action on the plan may come at the next regular meeting Thursday.
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Alabama, Power Co
City of
Decatur
Garner Pride
Power Company
Black Address Draws Morgan County Audience
North Morgan residents attended a July Fourth address by Hon. Hugo L. Black at the YMCA in Somerville district. Natives from the nonale section highly regard the senator and welcomed the chance to hear his talk delivered Wednesday afternoon at six.
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Nonale
Morgan County
Hugo L. Black
Somerville
Senator Black
Tests Completed On Poor Farm Inmates
Health tests on Morgan county poor farm inmates were completed after an investigation into conditions at the county almshouse. Dr McRee will prepare a report for the board at the next regular session on June 9.
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Morgan County Poor Farm
McRee
Ted Tt
Mob hangs suspect after deputy seized in Mississippi
A Mississippi mob abducted a deputy and hanged a black farm laborer accused of attempting to attack a white girl. The mob compelled the deputy to surrender the suspect at Pike County jail, then dragged him away and hanged him after tying a rope around the neck.
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Liberty
Miss
Mississippi
Yellow beetles mistaken as pests in cotton fields
Entomologist Prof J M Robinson of the Alabama Technical Institute explains that yellow beetles in cotton are ladybird beetles that feed on plant lice and aid farmers. He notes their spread from central Alabama to the north and urges not to kill them as parasitic ladybird beetles will control them.
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Bing
J. M. Robin
Alabama Technic Institute
Robinson
Alabama
Nessee Valley
Medical Society Meeting Call Set for July in Morgan County
The Morgan County Medical Society announces a regular meeting at the county health department on Thursday July 6 at 2 30 pm. Dr H C McRee is the officer issuing the call. Business matters of importance are to be discussed.
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Morgan County
Bud Miller Bri In Second Bloom
Bud Miller Bri in second bloom at Cole ten in exst ounty shows improvement. A good farmer aided Morgan from Limestone amid Decatur growth.
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Bud Miller
Exstounty
Decatur
Morgan
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