Legion Plans Four Day July Celebration at Malone Park
Morgan County Post of the American Legion announces a four day Fourth of July event at Malone Park in Decatur with Mayor B L Malone as general chair and J A Woods J M Pett ey as vice chairs. Committees for entertainment parade concessions baby show and more are named as planners seek regional cooperation and large crowds.
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Malone Park
Morgan County Post
The
American Legion
Decatur
the Legion
B. L. Malone
J. A. Woods
J. M. Pettey
Ingold Timberlake
John Patterson
Lamar Penney
J. R. Daniell
Clyde Hendrix
Carlisle Blackwell
W. W. Fussell
F. A. Bloodworth
S. A. Lynne
R. C. Billings
Chas. T. Rountree
F. D. Peebles
Frank P. Lide
W- Reed Rogers
D. A. Draper
O. J.sheppard
A. L. Malone
E. W. Phillips
Guy B. Blackwell
W- M. Moseley
Robert Jervis
J. Gil Draper
Legion
Efort
A P Howell Services Mark Final Farewell in Hartselle
Funeral services were held for A P Howell 60 three times mayor of Hartselle who died Monday evening after a two year illness from pneumonia. Rev Bunyan Smith and Rev Abernathy conducted the service at the residence with burial in Hartselle city cemetery. Survived by wife four sons Edith Evelyn a sister and other relatives. Pallbearers listed.
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A. P. Howell
Hartselle
Barclay Street
Howell
Bunyan Smith
Carthedge
Tenn
Abernathy
Stephenson
Lawrence County
Morgan County
Danville
Eric
Sim
Arthur
Elliot Howell
Edith
Evelyn Howell
J. W. Johnson
Louisville
J. P. Hodges
M. D. Wiggins
S. L. Sherrill
J. L. Rountree
J. R. Howell
T. Pattillo
Charles Maples
J. E. Freeman, Sr
Firemen rescue Hartselle man from burning home
G C Muzzey a heavyset Hartselle resident weighing nearly 300 pounds was pulled from his South Highlands home as flames consumed the building early today. Fire officials say the blaze likely started from a defective kitchen flue. the home and furnishings were destroyed and Mrs. Muzzey escaped unhurt.
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G. C. Muzzey
Hartselle
Mr. Muzzey
Muzzey
South Highlands
Morgan County
Denny Named to Hoover Education Commission
Dr. George H. Denny president of the University of Alabama has been named to a special commission appointed by President Hoover to study government relations with education. He is one of two Southern members along with Dr. Harry Chase of the University of North Carolina. The panel will examine elementary secondary and higher education and may consider adding a cabinet level education commissioner.
Decatur curb market posts $131.24 morning sales
The Decatur curb market again surpassed hundred dollar totals with sales of $131.24 from the morning session. Good varieties of fresh farm produce were sold and a steady trade continued through market close.
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Decatur Curb
Five Witnesses Called in FTC Probe of Utilities
Five additional witnesses were summoned to testify before the Federal Trade Commission regarding publicity activities of power utilities. W. J. Sylvester of Industrial Consulting Board and Francis W. Collians of Richmond Development Co were asked to appear in New York Thurl y. Thurl y Thomas W. Martin and Logan Martin of Alabama Power Co and Ernest F. Ladd of Merchants National Bank of Mobile were ordered to appear Friday for questioning about the financial holdings of power firms in Mobile Alabama.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
W. J. Sylvester
Industrial Consulting Board, Inc
Francis W. Collians
Richmond Development Company
New York
Thomas W. Martin
Logan Martin
Alabama Power Company
Ernest F. Ladd
Merchants National Bank of Mobile
Mobile
Ala
Missionary Will Speak Wednesday at Southside Baptist Church
Dr. Fred B. Pearson, a returned missionary from Palestine, will speak Wednesday evening at 17:30 at the Southside Baptist church. Pastor Rev. J. D. Pickens invited the public to hear the message.
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Fred B. Pearson
Palestine
Southside Baptist Church
Small Morgan county court session enters second week of civil docket
A sparse audience attended the Morgan county circuit court today as it moves into the second week of hearings on the civil docket. Officials indicated the criminal docket is expected to be addressed next year.
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Morgan County Circuit Court
Georgia Crack er editor named at University of Georgia
Wylly Folk of Waycross Georgia will edit the University of Georgia literary and humorous magazine Georgia Cracker that she will head next year. She becomes the first to edit the publication.
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Wylly Folk
Waycross, Ga
University of Georgia
Georgia Cracker
State Prepares for Preliminary Hearings in Gastonia Shooting
Gastonia North Carolina June 11 state marshalled witnesses for preliminary hearings tomorrow of strike leaders and about thirty followers tied to the fatal shooting of O F Aderholt Gastonia chief of police last Friday. Three officers with Aderholt when gunfire began at strikers headquarters are to testify. Two officers remain hospitalised. Tom P Jimison Charlotte attorney for the strikers plans habeas corpus motions for release of those not discharged after the hearings. Fred Erwin Beal Southerner Workers union is charged with complicity to murder and was moved from Gastonia to Union county jail Monroe NC amid fears of mob violence.
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Gastonia
N. C
O. F. Aderholt
Aderholt
Tom P. Jimison
Charlotte
Nineteen Counties to Run Adult Literacy Schools
Nineteen Alabama counties will host adult opportunity schools, announced by Miss Claire Woodworth, supervisor of special education. She spoke en route from Scottsboro after plans were finalized in Jackson County. The program targets eradicating illiteracy among adults with promising results following opening.
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Alabama
Claire Woodworth
State Department
Scottsboro
Jackson County
Vacation Church School At Westside Sees Strong Enrollment
The Daily Vacation church school at Westside Presbyterian opened yesterday and draws many boys and girls. Classes run from 8 30 to 11 o clock with memory work hand work and a story period. Miss Kate Eubanks has joined the faculty to lead a 20 minute play period each morning.
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Westside Presbyterian Church
Kate Eubanks
Terrell Transferred From Morgan to Limestone Jail
Terrell, arrested in Mooresville at the Peebles Mercantile Company store during a burglary attempt, was moved from Morgan County jail to Limestone County jail in Athens. No additional arrests had been reported.
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Bill Terrell
Peebles Mercantile Company
Mooresville
Morgan County
Limestone County
Athens
City approves shows without music at Line and Davis corner
Shows allowed minus music continue this week after a verbal battle over a license. Residents argued the show disturbed the neighborhood but accepted the permit when musical features were dropped. The company will pay a $75 weekly license fee for operation.
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Hugh W. Hill
Line and
Davis Streets
Camp KIY Outing At Vinemont Parents Proclaim Joy
Twenty boys at Camp KIY near Vinemont enjoy a pleasant outing under the direction of Maynard Layman who heads the boys work department of the Y M C A.
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Camp
Kiy
Vinemont
Maynard Layman
Auto company president Howard Fulenwider found dead
Howard Fulenwider 35 a Birmingham businessman and president in inactive status of the Morgan County Motor company, was found dead from a self-inflicted bullet wound in his hotel rooms. The coroner ruled death by own action. He also ran real estate and automobile agencies in Decatur Tuscaloosa and Atlanta.
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Howard Fulenwider
Morgan County Motor Company
Decatur
Birmingham
Associated Press
Fulenwider
Ala
Tempé
J. D. Russum
Tuscaloosa
Atlanta
Leslie Fulenwider
H. L. Peterson
Funds Lacking Dooms Morgan County Adult Schools
No adult opportunity schools will be conducted in Morgan County this year due to lack of funds. The board of education cited insufficient funding as the reason for the program’s cancellation for the summer.
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Morgan County
Board of Education
Ensign Buttrey Visits Home This Week
Ensign A B Buttrey U S N is here for a short visit as guest of his father J A Buttrey. A 1927 Annapolis graduate, he serves aboard the U S Pennsylvania on the west coast and has many friends in town who warmly welcome him.
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A.B. Buttrey
J. A. Buttrey
Ensign Buttrey
Annapolis
U.S. Pennsylvania
Decatur Visit By State Law Officer Van Gilbert
State law enforcement officer Van Gilbert visited Decatur today as part of outreach and public safety engagement activities.
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van Gilbert
Decatur
DeMolay Knights Templar Meet Thursday Evening
DeMolay Commandery No 14 Knights Templar will meet Thursday at 7 30 to confer Red Cross diplomas. All members urged to be present.
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DeMolay Commandery No. 14
Knights Templar
Red Cross
Local Realtor Thomas E Pride Recovering After Surgery
Thomas E Pride prominent local realtor is resting comfortably at the cent hospital after an operation last night to remove his appendix. He underwent the procedure without complications and is reported in good spirits.
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Thomas E. Pride
Eecent Hospital
Teenager Shoots Self After Family Tragedy in Hotel
In Birmingham on June 11, Frank B. Coleman, 18, after a family discussion about the murder and death by own action at their hotel, tossed a note to his mother and left the room then fired a bullet into his brain. He died minutes later and coroner J. D. Russum ruled death by own action. Coleman survived by mother, father, three sisters and five brothers. The Wix family and Colemans were friends. earlier findings showed Wix killed his wife and then himself.
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Birmingham
Ala
O. M. Wix
Frank
Coleman
F. W. Coleman
Colemans
Wix
J. D. Russum
City Urges Citizen Help For Clean-Up Drive
Decatur officials called for all residents to pile debris near curbs and place garbage in tin cans for easy street department collection. Street superintendent Jim Petty urged cooperation to avoid delays and keep the city clean, noting police enforcement would be avoided if possible.
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Decatur
Jim Petty
City Street
Police Department
Defense Opens in Camp bell Torch Murder Trial
Elizabeth New Jersey June 11. The state rests opening the second day of the trial of Henry Colin Campbell for the torch murder of Mrs Mildred Mowry near Cranford on February 23. The defense claims Campbell is mentally deranged and begins by admitting the crime while detailing his troubled life and drug use. Rosalie Campbell testifies to his prior treatment of her and identifies a hypodermic needle as belonging to him.
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Campbell
J. Gordon
Baltimore
Westfield
Rosalie Campbell
Chicago
Engineers Seek Cause for Local Radio Disturbance
Two engineers sent from Birmingham by Alabama Power searched for the radio disturbance reported locally. They have been unable to locate the source. Power officials aim to find and stop the disturbance, possibly involving power lines.
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Birmingham
Alabama Power Company
Power Company
Somerville Road Repair Planned Near Hospital
Repairs will extend along Somerville Road between Sherman Street and Ninth Street in front of the hospital. Work will start as soon as required materials arrive, with extensive improvements to follow.
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Somerville Road
Sherman Street
Hospital
Eeeresy
Ruth Lindley elected editor of year book at Galloway College
Ruth Lindley of Tuckerman Ark won the campus honor of editor of the year book at Galloway Woman's College in Searcy Ark, marking a notable achievement in student leadership.
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Ruth Lindley
Tuckerman, Ark
Galloway Woman's College
Searcy, Ark
Wounded Youth Fata lly Shot by Border Patrol Inspector
Archi l Sage 21 was fatally wounded by a bullet said to come from Jonah Cox a customs border patrol inspector while he guarded a motor boat and liquor abandoned by rum runners. Eyewitnesses say a man in a customs cap fired as youths passed in a motor boat near the Detroit river.
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Jonah Cox
Customs Border Patrol
Detroit
Eugster
Cox
Border patrolman held after manslaughter charge in Virkula killing
Emmett J. White, border patrolman, is jailed after arraignment on a second degree manslaughter charge. authorities probe whether the Saturday night shooting of Henry Virkula was justified. Virkula was killed by a sawed off shotgun blast fired from White's firearm. Mrs. Virkula testified no command to halt was heard. A coroner's jury found White responsible for the killing.
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International Falls
Minn
Emmett J. White
Henry Virkula
Virkula
White
Bill seeks $25,000 payment to widow of border incident victim
Washington June 11. Representative Schaffer Republican Wisconsin introduced a bill to authorize a $25,000 payment to the widow of Henry Virkula who was killed Saturday at International Falls by a border patrol officer.
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Washington
Henry Virkula
International Falls
Border Patrol
Representative Schaffer
Wisconsin
Florence youths held in bank robbery charges
Two Florence youths Previtt Denby 19 and Joe Sharpton 16 faced burglary charges in the Parmners Bank of Iron City Tennessee robbery Sunday night. Police said more than 300 dollars in silver were taken and clues linked the Florence youths to the crime.
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Florence
Ala
Previtt Denby
Joe Sharpton
Parmners Bank
Iron City
Tenn
Davidson
Lawofficer
Vanishing steel rails worth thousands puzzles town
More than 200000 pounds of steel belonging to the state highway department disappeared from a storage lot near the Louisville and Nashville tracks. The rails, valued at about 3500 dollars, were in four cars with 168 sets of three pieces each. only 21 sets were in use when the loss was found. State officials and police investigated, with rumors that three carloads were shipped to a junk dealer after being sold by a man claiming ownership.
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State Highway Department
Louisville and Nashville
Pointer-Harlow Grocery Company
First Avenue
Inter City Meet of Pilots At Decatur
Decatur Pilot club hosts an inter city meet with about 75 visitors expected. I will attend and other clubs may send delegates. An elaborate program is planned with full details to be announced later.
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Decatur Pilot Club
Decatur Club
Birmingham Pastor Dr J D Hunter Visits Decatur Family
Dr J D Hunter of Birmingham former pastor of Central Methodist church visits Decatur with Mrs Hunter and children Duncan Hugh Oliver and Richard Warren. They will stay with Mr and Mrs B A Turner and Mr and Mrs A W Reams.
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J. D Hunter
Birmingham
Central Methodist Church
Decatur
Hunter
Duncan
Hugh Oliver
Richard Warren
B. A. Turner
A. W. Reams
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