Plans Set for Eighth District American Legion Meeting
Harper Bowser led plans for the eighth district conference to be held Sunday at Martin arena. About 150 Legion post representatives, state and department officials, and guests are expected, with a 10:30 a.m. session and a 1:30 p.m. continuation. A free 2 p.m. band concert in Wheeler Park and a noontime barbecue will accompany the event.
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Harper Bowser
Wheeler Park
Roy C. Billings
Fred Johnston
Florence
Wade
Edward L. Murray
Foley
Alabama Department
Frederick L. Wyatt
Peter B. Jarman
D. Trotter Jones
State Department
Decatur Legionnaires
Bowser
Legion
District Meeting Set For Tanner With Methodist Delegates
Large numbers of Methodists from Decatur and adjoining districts are expected to attend a two day conference in Tanner. Presiding elder Dr. L G Sturdivant will lead the sessions with visitors from Birmingham anticipated.
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Tanner
Decatur
L. G. Sturdivant
Red Cross Meeting in Moulton Heights Postponed Indefinitely
The Red Cross meeting planned for Moulton Heights and addressed by Rev. Peter M. Dennis has been postponed indefinitely while discussions on organizing a local branch proceed.
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Red Cross
Moulton Heights
Peter M. Dennis
Morgan County Cheirman
Missing witness Ruby Bates sparks Scottsboro case alert
Police in Huntsville investigate the disappearance of Ruby Bates a principal witness in the Scottsboro case after rumors she was missing arise. Authorities note she left a week ago and no trail found as investigation continues with change of venue pleas pending in Scottsboro.
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Scottsboro
Huntsville
Associated Press
Ala
Ruby Bates
Southern
Transfer Agent Gets Prisoners in Circuit Court Docket
Judge Callahan set dates for trials during the two week criminal docket. Willie Howell of Hartselle received sentences between one year and one day and 18 months for store burglary. James Snell and Robert Thompson of Cullman faced similar terms for burglarizing the E R Roberts store in Hartselle. Sebe Jett received terms of one year and one day to 19 months on grand larceny counts. Eddie Reeder and Coy Burney were sentenced to one year and one day to 16 months for burglary.
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Judge Callahan
Willie Howell
Hartselle
James Snell
Robert Thompson
Cullman
E. R. Roberts
Sebe Jett
Eddie Reeder
Coy Burney
Senior Engineering Plan Inspections
Seniors in the College of Engineering at the University of Alabama will conduct their annual inspection trip to Alabama plants and industries March 28 29 and 30. The 80 seniors start in Tuscaloosa then visit Birmingham with a smoker planned for March 29. Prof. Fred Maxwell will lead the tours through the plants.
Dewey Whitten Found Not Guilty by Jury
A circuit court jury acquitted Dewey Whitten of assault with intent to murder in an incident at a ball game near Leesdale nearly two years ago. The defendant faced charges tied to an alleged baseball bat attack on Howard Culver, with the trial stretching through most of Monday.
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Dewey Whitten
Howard Culver
Leesdale
Whitten
Culver
Dr. Crouch Absent From County Meeting in Hartselle
Dr. Austin Crouch, member of the Southern BaptistConvention promotion board, could not attend the scheduled appearance with Dr. L. E. Barton at the county wide meeting in Hartselle.
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Austin Crouch
The
Southern Baptist Convention
L. E. Barton
Hartselle
Seven Jail Cases Set for Trial
Seven jail cases are set for trial. David Garth faces burglary and grand larceny charges. Tiny Oldacre is charged with burglary at the Russell Speake store on Second Avenue in January. Jeck Bumpus stands trial for arson linked to a West LaFayette street house fire. Emmett Nobling and William Burt face burglary and grand larceny, with Burt also slated for murder trial on March 15 for the January 6 shooting of Anna D. Pruitt at 120 Washington Street. Robert Wilson is charged with burglary in the J. E. Wilder store burglary on Second Avenue.
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David Garth
Tiny Oldacre
Oldacre
Russell Speake
Second Avenue
Jeck Bumpus
Bumpus
West LaFayette Street
Emmett Nobling
William Burt
Burt
Anna D. Pruitt
Washington Street
Robert Wilson
Wilson
J. E. Wilder
Victim of Burns Improves After Fire Accident
Clifton Bryant age 25 of Somerville route 2 was admitted to Beneficent hospital February 25 with severe burns. He had been resting after a hunting trip when a fire he built caught his clothes as he slept, causing critical burns to his head chest and arms.
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Clifton Bryant
Somerville
Route 2
Benevolent Hospital
Bryant
American Legion To Meet Thursday
The local American Legion post will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 PM in Martin arena. Members are urged to attend. Last week 65 members were present and organizers hope for a larger turnout this time.
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Post of the
American Legion
Martin Arena
Post
County Board Shuts Down All County Schools
After an all day session the Morgan County Board of Education voted to close all county schools on Friday March 10 due to unpaid debts and inability to pay teachers. Thirty nine grammar schools closed previously. 29 more to shut. Principals at county senior high schools planned a meeting at the county courthouse to discuss graduation funding and ways to extend operations.
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County Board of Education
George T. Woodruff
Bac Se He Ee
Morgan County
Boyd Puryear
Moulton Heights
Mrs. Brandon Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs. W. W. Brandon wife of former Governor Brandon died suddenly at her Tuscaloosa home Monday night. She and her husband who is probate judge of Tuscaloosa county have resided there for years. The death occurred at the home of Mrs. Frank Revere where they shared meals.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
W. W. Brandon
Brandon
Tuscaloosa County
Frank Revere
No police court held at city hall this morning
No police court was held at city hall this morning as no arrests were reported.
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City Hall
Methodist Young People Institute Planned at Central Church
Definite plans for a Methodist Young People’s Institute in Central Methodist church were approved. The event, the third week in March, will feature five courses led by Rev C M Tyndal and others, with about 150 attendees from multiple towns and 100 credits awarded. A pep dinner and awards prize to top credit-earning chapter are planned.
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Methodist Young People’s Institute
Central Methodist Church
Central
West Decatur
First Church
Ninth Street
Hartselle
Moulton
Flint
Tanner
Athens
Austinville
Elkmont
C. M. Tyndal
T. H. Wilson
E. Kirby
L. G. Sturdivant
F. L. Gillespie
Cleo Levin
Stinson Brotherspany
Essay Contest Nearing Close In Alabama
In Montgomery Alabama judges will select the best Paris Peace Pact essay this month after entries closed March 1 and must reach the state education department by March 15. Alabama judges include Rev Edward G Mackey Judge Walter B Jones and Ruth Higgins. State winners advance to a national contest in Washington with a seven week Europe trip as the 1933 prize. Over 200000 high school students entered the contest as 62 nations have signed the pact outlawing war as a national policy.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Department of Education
Edward G. Mackey
Walter B. Jones
Ruth Higgins
Woman's College
Banks Reopen Wednesday Under Treasury Regs
Banks in Decatur reopen Wednesday at 9 am under Treasury regulations. The Decatur Clearing House Association banks will accept cash deposits for on demand payout and allow withdrawals on demand for deposits under Trust Agreements dated or after March 3. Checks must be dated on or after March 3. Gold payments are prohibited. No further 5 percent withdrawals on old balances. Safe deposit access is allowed and banks will make change for customers.
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Tennessee Valley Bank
Morgan County National Bank
Decatur Clearing House Association
Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States
Reverend Pickens Leads Southside at County Baptists Meeting
Rev. J. D. Pickens, pastor of the church, represented Southside at the county-wide Baptists meeting held in Hartselle. He was among the pastors attending the conference as a Southside delegate.
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J. D. Pickens
Baptists
Hartselle
Rev. Pickens
Southside
YMCA Again 18 Saved From Fire In Decatur
Residents on Jackson street and Prospect Drive praised Decatur firemen for quick work as a YMCA building fire at about 11 30 Monday night was contained. Fire of unknown origin began in a northwest corner room. flames confined between the ceiling and weather boarding. A bed in a room also burned. Damage estimated at 25 dollars. The large frame structure’s burning would threaten nearby Second avenue businesses and surrounding residences.
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Jackson Street
Prospect
Decatur
Second Avenue
Gordon Drives
Dramatic Club of Central High Hosts Meeting
The Dramatic Club of Central High hosted a meeting at Miss Kathryn Harvey's home with president Virginia Speer in the chair. A Devotional by Tom Speer and a three act play featuring A M Smith Amos Levin Lawrence Pruitt Earl Richardson and Howard Fox were performed along with several musical numbers. Walter Marvin Penney will host the club at his Eighth Avenue home tonight.
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Kathryn Harvey
Dramatic Club
Central High School
Virginia Speer
Tom Speer
Mary Edith Doss
A. M. Smith
Amos Levin
Lawrence Pruitt
Earl Richardson
Howard Fox
Walter Marvin Penney
Eighth Avenue
East
Hill Chevrolet dealers attend 1933 meeting in Birmingham
A group led by A. W. Hill and R. B. Steverson returned from the annual Chevrolet dealers and salesmen meeting at the Jefferson Theatre in Birmingham. About 500 from across the state attended as programs for 1933 and sales plans for 1934 were discussed. Officials expressed strong optimism for the year ahead as Chevrolet held nationwide meetings in 40 cities and a banquet at the Tutwiler Hotel.
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A. W. Hill
R. B. Steverson
Kelly Bitting
Phillip Humphrey
H. C. Motes
John Peek
J. E. Lindsay
N K. Bitting
Hill Chevrolet Company
Birmingham
Jefferson Theatre
Hill ”Company
Chevrolet
Tutwiler Hotel
Dr. Tingley to Speak Twice at Local Churches
Pastor Glenn V. Tingley of the Birmingham Gospel Tabernacle will visit for services in Austinville. He will speak at 3:30 PM at Saint’s Church and again at 7:00 PM at the Delihe Theatre, with a cordial invitation extended to the public.
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Glenn V. Tingley
Birmingham Gospel Tabernacle
Saint’s Church
Austinville
Deliie Theatre
Burns couple relocate to farm near Somerville
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. J D L Burns regret their removal today from their Decatur home to a new residence on their farm near Somerville. They have been popular Decatur residents for many years.
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J.D. L. Burns
Somerville
Decatur
Spend-the-Day Guests at Walden Home
Rev. Griffin and his wife were spend-the-day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dap Walden on Sunday.
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Rev. Griffin
Dap Walden
Restrictions on Banks Modified 10 Some Extent
Washington March 7 The AP reports that conditional authority for issuing scrip or other exchange mediums by clearing house associations was granted by Secretary Woodin. Issues would be tied to sound assets and prorated among creditors or depositors with revocable conditions if inconsistent with a broader plan under consideration.
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Washington, D. C
Woodin
Banks to reopen on five percent withdrawal basis
An AP report from Montgomery says the order closing all Alabama banks will not be rescinded before Friday unless reserves improve. Officials say the banks may reopen on a five percent withdrawal basis, but no action is planned before that day.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Banking rules ease access to deposits and safe keeping
Secretary Woodin issued guidelines allowing banks to deliver owner securities or documents on proper id. Banks may accept new deposits and permit unrestricted access to safety deposit vaults. Settlements without cash may proceed if not requiring money payments, and banks may repay on demand deposits previously received under authority, with segregation and withdrawal protections.
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Woodin
Hidden Funds Owner LeRoy Robertson Dies in Griffin
LeRoy Robertson 81 longtime owner of several thousand dollars found hidden at his West Decatur home last year died Sunday morning in Griffin after a long illness. Funeral held at Westminster Presbyterian Church officiated by Rev. E N Hart. Burial at Griffin after leaving West Decatur home. Survived by six nieces and three nephews.
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LeRoy Robertson
West Decatur
Griffin
Robertson
Brown
Westminster Presbyterian Church
E. N. Hart
Baxter
Roter
Decatur Police Officers Serve as Witnesses in Circuit Court
A majority of Decatur police officers attend the circuit court session Monday as witnesses in the criminal docket, keeping department duties during the court proceedings.
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Decatur Police Force
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Rev. Tyndal
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New York
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