Preliminary Bufords Face Hearing In Moulton Case
The preliminary hearing for Robert and Fred Buford, Flint residents, is set this afternoon in Moulton before Judge Jackson. They were arrested May 22 in connection with an alleged attempted robbery at P. J. Stevenson’s Danville-area home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Fred Buford
Flint
Gill
Moul
Jackson
Theu
P. J. Stevenson
Danville
Lawrence County
Stevenson
Morgan County
Eura Warren
Ben Brown
Esawa
DeKalb
W. O. Denham
L. D. Osborne
Lawrence
Ford
Ned
Kumpe Ayers
Moulton
Osborne
Robert Buford
Lawrence, Morgan and
Limestone
Bufords
William Muldoon Dies in New York at 88
William Muldoon, New York state athletic commissioner and former heavyweight wrestling champion, died at his home in New York City at age 88 after cancer. He passed away after an operation 18 months earlier to relieve symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Muldoon
Tribute for Veterans Marks Sunday Memorial Service
Public invited to 3:00 p.m. memorial service at First Methodist church honoring veterans of all wars. American Legion Auxiliary hosts with Legionnaires asked to wear caps. Program includes memorial address, tributes to 1776 Confederates Spanish American World War veterans, solos, readings, roses, taps, and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Legion
Harriet Irwin
Sayers
E. N. Hart
Geo. Williamson
Evelyn Giles
Ronnye Tanner
Hubert Neher
Mary Terrell
Julia Bingham
Veterans—Auxiliary
Taps
Eleftherios Ballas
Star Spangled Banner—Assembly
W. F. Price
Roy C. Billings
Texan Mattern Pursues World Circumnavigation Record
San Angelo pilot James Mattern sails from Texas toward the Atlantic aiming to beat the 8 days 7 hours 51 minutes world flight record set by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty. He departs amid confusion over his first stop with Paris or Berlin named by different sources.
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New York
James Mattern
San Angelo
Texas
Atlantic
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Mattern
Paris
Berlin
Judge Lowe to Speak at Moulton Sunday Service
Judge W. T. Lowe of Decatur will fill the pulpit at the Moulton Methodist Church Sunday forenoon in the pastor’s absence. Lay service led by H. L. Tidwell with special music. Lowe, once a Moulton resident, is well known and honored here. Public invited.
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Moulton
Ala
W. T. Lowe
Decatur
H. L. Tidwell
Lawrence County High School
Bob Allen Author of Washington Merry-Go-Round
Bob Allen a veteran journalist born 1898 in Latonia Kentucky. He joined Pershing expedition 1916 and covered European events including Munich putsch. He coauthored Washington Merry-Go-Round with Drew Pearson and later led The Christian Science Monitor Washington bureau before dismissal in 1931. The Merry Go Round debuts in The Daily on June 12.
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Bob” Allen
Latonia
Kentucky
Pershing
Mexico
Villa
Munich
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Europe
Italy
United States
LaFollette
Washington
California
Hoover
Smith
Russia
Roosevelt
Philadelphia Record
Drew Pearson
Allen
The
Pearson
United States Supreme Court
Famedington
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Two Whites Fined in Police Court for Public Drunkenness
Two white individuals were fined in police court today on charges of public drunkenness. The docket did not list additional penalties or identifying details.
Roosevelt expected to urge repeal of the eighteenth amendment
Democratic leaders anticipate President Roosevelt will make a direct appeal to the states to ratify repeal of the 18th amendment. Congress members from doubtful states urged action and expect the president to base his plea on party pledges and the need for federal liquor tax revenue. Eight states have voted for repeal, with Alabama leading the South.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Alabama
South
Prohibition repeal campaign names 14 vice chairs
Col Alfred Tunstall of Greensborough appoints 14 vice-chairmen for the state repeal effort, selecting nearly all from newspaper publishers. The listed vice-chairs include Victor Hanson Birmingham Frank P Glass Montgomery F T Railford Selma J L Meeks Florence Frederick I Thompson Mobile Henry P Johnson Huntsville Julian O Hall Dothan Harry M Ayers Anniston R B Chandler Mobile H L Upshaw Eufaula Judge Leon McCord Montgomery James E Mills Jr Birmingham E W Pettus Selma and Mrs J E Frazier Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alfred Tunstall
Greensboro
Victor Hanson
Birmingham
Frank P. Glass
F. T. Raiford
Selma
J. L. Meeks
Florence
Frederick I. Thompson
Moble
Henry P. Johnson
Huntsville
Julian O. Hall
Dothan
Harry M. Ayers
Anniston
R. B. Chandler
Mobile
H. L. Upshaw
Eufaula
Leon McCord
James E. Mills, Jr
E. W. Pettus
J. E. Frazier
Spanish-American Veterans to Meet at Courthouse Sunday
A called meeting of the Spanish American War Veterans of John B. McDonald Camp No 10 will convene Sunday at 2 PM in the courthouse. The gathering precedes encampment at Montgomery on June 25 and 26, and all members are urged to attend by adjutant J H Albes.
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John B. McDonald
Montgomery
J. H. Albes
Reallocation on Roads Proposed in Senate Bill Change
Senate Finance Committee altered the $400 million road grant to allocate by population mileage and area in equal thirds. Senator Connally of Texas proposed the change to favor less populous states.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance
Connally
Texas
Former convict admits role in Kansas City kidnapping plot
McGee confessed to leading the scheme with Clarence Stevens while guards watched the 25 year old victim for 29 hours. Wendell Johnson and another held at Amarillo had no part, and seven others were arrested as the case expanded with police tracing an intercepted telegram linked to a Leavenworth junk dealer.
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Biroy
Higgins
McGee
Clarence Stevens
George McGee
Clarence Click
Wendwell Johnson
Amarillo
Kansas City
H. F. McElroy
Mary
Kansas
Eugene C. Reppert
Reppert
Leavenworth
Kan
W. H. McGee
Judge McElroy
Mary McEvoy
McElroy
Heda Christensen
Miss McElroy
Miss Christiansen
Herlints
Bargain Bride Serial Debuts in The Decatur Daily
Katharine Haviland Taylor presents Elinor Stafford in Bargain Bride a tender romance serial beginning June 8. Readers follow a relatable heroine through love joys and sorrows in the new fiction feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Haviland-Taylor
Elinor Stafford
Decatur Daily
Kiwanis Camp Opens in July at Vinemont
Preparations are underway for the Kiwanis camp at Vinemont with a July start. The first week is Kiwanis Boys Week as each Kiwanian sponsors a boy to cover camp costs. The second week offers self paid spots, with a camp director and committee chair coordinating enrollments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinemont
Kiwanis
Ernest Hart
Boys Work Committee
Carlton Kelly
Partial tax payments urged as deadline nears
Tax Collector Hodges Crow explains the time extension allows partial payments of taxes to ease later burden. The board of revenue plans its first August meeting, with sales expected early in October.
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Hodges Crow
Eee
Crow
Board of Revenue
Sterchi Stores Unload Carload of Tires in Decatur
Sterchi Stores workers spent Friday night unloading a full car of automobile tires sent to the Decatur store. Manager J. L. Shumake reported over a thousand tires in the shipment.
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Sterchi
Decatur
J. L. Shumake
Locust safety urged on canning fruit during outbreak
County health officer Dr. L. R. Murphree says locust eggs are not poisonous and canning berries is safe. He explains the 13 year periodic cicada lifecycle and notes welfare groups are promoting a summer fruit canning drive despite fears.
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L. R. Murphree
Murphree
Alabama
Special Sermons by Dr Price at First Methodist
Dr William F Price of the First Methodist church will deliver two special sermons Sunday morning titled Christ's Ideal for the World and evening titled Christ and the Discouraged. Church leaders invite all who are discouraged or who believe in ideals to attend.
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William F. Price
First Methodist Church
Y P S L Officers To Be Installed At St John’s
The Y P S L of St. John's Church will install its officers Sunday evening at 7 30. Miss Wanda Harris leads the group and invites the congregation parents and friends to attend the service. The rector will install the officers and deliver the address.
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St. John's Church
Wanda Harris
Weekly Weather for Central and East Gulf States
Fair conditions early with scattered thundershowers toward midweek and another push in the northwest. Seasonal temperatures prevail across the region with typical humidity and light winds throughout the period.
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Central
East Gulf States
Northwest
Cotton coop backs 30 percent acreage cut and price bonuses
A spokesman for the American Cotton Cooperative Association urged a 30 percent reduction in cotton acreage for the current crop and bonuses to farmers who limit output. C O Moser of New Orleans, secretary, said a substantial cut is needed to reduce a surplus he estimates above twelve million bales. Edward O Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, endorsed the plan in a letter.
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Washington, D. C
American Cotton Cooperative Association Today
Moser
New Orleans
Edward O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate votes to curb Spanish American War veterans costs
Vice President Garner casts the deciding vote to approve a Connally amendment limiting reductions to 25 percent in World War service connected disability compensations and pensions for Spanish American War veterans. The measure allocates 170 million dollars for heavier expenditures, and the conference bill totals about 716 million dollars, with Connally claiming net savings of about 250 million versus existing costs.
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Garner
Connally
Texas
Byrnes
8. C
Independent Offices
House
Veterans
R F O EMPLOYES PAID AS RELIEF WORK CONTINUES
R F O workers, about 650 strong, received their December pay in Decatur with many cashing checks and making purchases. A welfare board meeting with Thad Holt of Alabama Relief Administration and John Peach advised continuing work until July 1 on a curtailed basis. The program employs labor on land and crops to reduce further relief needs.
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Decatur
Welfare Board
Thad Holt
Aabama Relief Administration
John Peach
B. M. Miller
Cotton closes lower on weekly tumble and NY July tyres slip
Cotton falls 20 points to close at 8.70 while New York July tyres edge down to 9.01, 1 point below Friday's close. The market shows small losses as futures drift in light volume.
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New York
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