Hob by Pair and Achievement Exhibition Opens Soon
The Rotary Club of Decatur hosts the fourth annual Hob by Pair and Achievement Exhibition on April 20 21 and 22. Schools are invited to enter articles with attractive prizes for best exhibits and ribbon awards for top in each group. About 40 groups compete with small schools having equal chances at school prizes.
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Rotary Club of
Decatur
Decatur With
Eaember E
Meynce Therm
Cotton Prices Rise Half Cent At South Limestone Sale
Cotton sold for half a cent more per pound than last Friday at a sale in South Limestone. The cotton exchange remained closed today.
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South
Limestone
Cotton Exchange
Splendid Rotary Meeting in Decatur
The Rotary Club of Decatur held an enthusiastic meeting with Mon members present. Owen Wise welcomed members and urged participation in club activities to foster growth in service. President Henry Cullom said the club is prepared to face the future with courage.
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Rotary Club of
Decatur
Owen Wise
Rotary Club
Henry Cullom
Fire at Piney Chapel school endangers building
Tad Loggins and Alvin Johnson spent the weekend in Decatur. Johnnie Vickers was the guest of Howard Robinson Saturday night. County workmen on the grounds aided during a high wind Friday afternoon when the schoolhouse caught fire. Had it not been for their ladders the building might have burned.
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Tad Loggins
Alvin Johnson
Decatur
Johnnie Vickers
Howard Robinson
Johnnie Hodges
Robert Hasting
Joe Goforth
Will Broadway
Garments Shipped To the Red Cross
The Alabama Relief Administration sewing room in Decatur sent the first Monday shipment to the Red Cross. About 50 garments were produced with Red Cross material. workers were paid by A R A. W T Price praises the sewing room work. Rev Peter M Dennis directs more garments from Red Cross cloth. Miss Claudine Leonard commends the Red Cross cooperation in Morgan County relief efforts.
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Red Cross
Alabama Relief Administration
Decatur
W. T. Price
Peter M. Dennis
Claudine Leonard
Morgan County
The
Local Visitors and Guests Stop by In Landersville Area
Decatur residents Mr. and Mrs. Seldon Wilson stayed with relatives in Landersville. Mrs. Wallace Long from near Moulton visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Waldrep, here last week. Byron Young visited his sister in Danville route two on Sunday. Cora Sandilin spent the day with Miss Mat. Mrs. R. H. Lee and children visited Thorptown on Sunday. A. S. Murphree, home for two months, is not doing well. Sol Counts of Mt. Hope was here on business. Methel Whitlock of Thorn town is visiting this week with Mrs. R. H. Lee. Jane Shelton of Moulton, road work registrar, was here today. Dee Stevenson and wife from Mt. Hope were here for a Sunday visit.
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Seldon Wilson
Decatur
Wallace Long
Moulton
W. E. Waldrep
Byron Young
Cora Sandilin
Mat
R. H. Lee
Thorptown
Rela
A. S. Murphree
Sol Counts
Mt. Hope
Jane Shelton
R. F
Patch Quilts Aid All the Way Round
Patch quilts like grandmother used to make will keep occupants of Houston county almshouse warm this winter and supply work for jobless women without means of support. Using Reconstruction Finance Corporation funds Mrs L Collins county child welfare director offers jobs to unemployed women in quilt making. Material from odds and ends is donated by civic minded residents.
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Dothan
Ala
Houston County
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
L. Collins
County Child Welfare
Auburn Veterans to Cap Spring Practice with Scrimmage
Ten of Auburn's 1932 undefeated squad and several All-Southern players will participate in a Saturday spring practice scrimmage at Drake Field. Captain Ripper Williams, Alternate Captain Boots Chambless and other seniors and juniors are slated to showcase for 1933 all-star consideration as they close six weeks of workouts. The event supports funding for 1932 Tiger footballs.
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Auburn
Als
Drake Field
Chet Wynne
Plainsmen
Ripper Williams
Blue Eleven
Boots Chambless
Tiger
Jimmie Hitchcock
Porter Grant
Donald Jones
Commodore Wood
Lee Johnson
Hitchcock
Gump Arfail
Bengals
Bat McCollum
Tiny Holmes
Haygood Paterson
Chambless
Montgomery Thunderbolt
Bennie Fenton
Three Auburn Cagers to Miss 1933 Season
Auburn announces three regulars from the 1932-33 cage team will leave next year Captain Slick Kaley Warrior Sam Mason and Red Jenkins depart. Bob Arthur ends three years of college basketball. Warren McMahan and Gump Arnall return as first string juniors.
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Auburn
Ala
Slick Kaley
Warrior
Sam Mason
Tallassee
Red Jenkins
Columbus
Bob Arthur
Birm&ingham
Sam McAllister
Warren McMahan
Illness Report for Mrs Gasaway at Gordon Drive
Ve been Te Gasaway who has been ill week at her home on Gordon Drive is somewhat improved.
Alabama high school basketball finals loom in Tuscaloosa
Eight district champions advance to the state tournament in Tuscaloosa with Geraldine aiming for a third straight title. Teams from Robertsdale Foley Slocomb Straughn Selma Jemison Langdale Reel town Tuscaloosa Bessemer Oxford Jacksonville Rogersville Haleyville Huntsville travel for two rounds Friday and two rounds Saturday as prognosticators pick Geraldine Tuscaloosa and Huntsville as top contenders.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Crack
Tuscaloosa
Geraldine
Robertsdale
Foley
Slocomb
Straughn
Selma
Jemison
Langdale
Reeltown
Bessemer
Oxford
Jacksonville
Rogersville
Haleyville
Huntsville
Money Box Stolen From Local Furniture Store Safe
A burglar entered Hunter Furniture last night by a rear window, cracked a pane, unlocked the safe, and carried off a money box with a small amount of change and some papers. Proprieter Harlan Hunter announced the loss. The rest of the text mentions Alabama sports figures and track prospects for Auburn and Alabama.
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Hunter Furniture Company
Harlan Hunter
Moulton Heights To Present The Eyes of Love Play
Moulton Heights presents a Friday evening performance at 7 30 featuring The Eyes of Love. The public is invited to attend this cordial community event.
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Moulton Heights
Quinn 10 reduce working force in Alabama department
Montgomery March 8 Commissioner I T Quinn of the Alabama Department of Game and Fisheries announced a 22 percent reduction in staff and a further 25.5 percent salary cut due to a roughly $40 000 drop in current year receipts. He warned additional curtailments may follow before year end as the department relies on hunting license and non resident fishing license revenue and small fines.
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Montgomery
Ala
I. T. Quinn
Alabama Department of Game and Fisheries
Department of Game and Fisheries
Quinn
Ncessary
Ruth In Serious Row Over Salary
Babe Ruth faces a salary dispute with the New York Yankees as a cut from 75000 to likely less provokes threats to quit baseball and a refusal to discuss terms with anyone but owner Colonel Ruppert. The ongoing bargaining frenzy has long been seen as publicity but appears more serious this year.
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New York Yankees
Babe
Ruth
Colonel Ruppert
Barons to Report One Week Later
The Birmingham Barons were ordered to report for spring training a week later due to a bank holiday. The delay, influenced by weather outlook, was deemed fortunate for the club as rehearsals begin next week.
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Birmingham Barons
Birmingham
Local Social Notes From Duck Creek Area
Miss Lucile Latham returns home after two weeks with sister Mrs Ottis Oliver. Mrs Richard Garrett visits Mrs Henry E Barwood. Clarence Bolding and wife and two sisters from Gadeden spend weekend here. Ottis Walker loses milch cow last week. Mr and Mrs H H Barwood and daughter Armand visit Mr Emmit Smith. Miss Buster Garman and Ruby Miller stay with Lou and Annie Hawk Saturday night. Hubert McKelvie of Cullman visits his father John McKelvie. Duard Smith of Cullman visits uncle Emmett Smith. Sam Bolding visits sons here weekend. G C Walker and family with Ottis Walker visit Berlin Sunday. Mrs Henry Barwood ill at home. Mrs John Goodlett seriously ill at her father's home, T Roberts. Mrs Emmet Walker and children visit relatives in Berlin. Edward Hamilton and son Eugene of Gum Pond spend Sunday with brother R H Hamilton. Bud Chambers of Albertville visits relatives here. Miss Lois Bagwell of Birmingham and Mrs Hubert Dodd of Albertville spend weekend with father J C Bagwell. Mr and Mrs Isaac Whisenant and Gussie Shelton spend weekend with relatives here. Mrs Edward Hamilton of Gum Pond spends Sunday with her mother Mrs S M Light.
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Lucile Latham
Duck Creek
Ottis Oliver
Richard Garrett
Henry Ebarwood
Clarence Bolding
Gadeden
Ottis Walker
H. Barwood
Armand
Emmit Smith
Buster Garman
Ruby Miller
Lou
Annie Hawk
Hubert McKelvie
Cullman
John McKelvie
Duard Smith
Emmett Smith
Sam Bolding
Henry Barwood
John Goodlett
T. Roberts
Emmet Walker
Berlin
Edward Hamilton
Eugene
Gum Pond
R. H. Hamilton
Bud Chambers
Albertville
Lois Bagwell
Birmingham
Hubert Dodd
J. C. Bagwell
Isaac Whisenant
Gussie Shelton
8. M. Light
Child Succumbs in Moulton After Short Illness
Eurn Jutton died Sunday night at 9 40 at her mother's home in Moulton after a brief illness. Services were held Monday at 1 30 conducted by Reverend Kirby assisted by Reverend Roger. Interment in Upshaw Alabama with Highsmith of Moulton in charge. She is survived by her mother Martha Jutton and two brothers.
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Eurn Jutton
Martha Jutton
Moulton
Kirby
Roger
Upshaw
Ala
Highsmith
Huntsville Officer Pete Talley Testifies in Circuit Court
Huntsville police motorcycle patrolman Pete Talley appears today in circuit court as a witness. He attends the sessions and serves on the force as part of ongoing legal proceedings.
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Pete Talley
Huntsville
Ray Blades Named Columbus Manager for Season
Ray Blades, former Cardinal outfielder, who moved to Columbus of the American Association last winter to make room for Ray Pepper and other recruits, will be Columbus's manager this season. Appointment was an American Association decision.
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Ray Blades
Cardinal
Columbus
American Association
Ray Pepper
Decatur
Hunters Warned Of Fire Hazards In Alabama Bulletin
Alabama hunters are warned of the danger from fires started by carelessness. Forest fires threaten wildlife and timber. Hunters should extinguish campfires before leaving, put out matches and cigarettes, and help extinguish fires they encounter to save timber and improve game conditions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Game and Fish Department
Traffic Fatalities Show An Increase In Birmingham
The Department of Commerce reports seven Birmingham traffic deaths in the four weeks ending February 18, up from four the previous year. For the 52 weeks ending February 18, Birmingham had 73 deaths, down from 79 a year earlier.
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Washington
Birmingham
United States Department of Commerce
Special Prayers For Revival Asked
The Daily reports a request for special prayers by ministers and individuals on Wednesday evening and Sunday morning asking God to grant a new revival of faith in the world.
Raymond Gaines Trial Opens in Circuit Court
Raymond Gaines, a Black man, stands trial on charges of assault with intent to murder in circuit court. The case stems from an alleged last year altercation at Talucah in which Gaines is accused of assaulting Elbert Middleton and attempting to shoot him.
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Raymond Gaines
Talucah
Gaines
Elbert Middleton
Negro Awaiting Court Sentence In Burglary Case
A jury in state court found Joe Carter guilty of burglary in the case State v Carter. Sentence has not yet been passed. The crime arose from a Thanksgiving night burglary at Lillie Buchanan's West Vine Street home, where a cedar chest, ko dak, and shoes were stolen.
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Etreuit
Joe Carter
Lillie Mhe Buchanan
West Vine Street
Carter
Women to Sponsor Mid Week Services at First Methodist Church
The Women's Organized Bible class will sponsor mid week prayer services at the first Methodist church during March. Tonight's topic is The Magnanimity of Jesus and the public is invited to attend.
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First Methodist Church
Kiwanis Decatur Public Affairs Set Meeting Program
The public affairs committee of the Decatur Kiwanis club will lead the program at the Thursday noon meeting on Second Avenue.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Second Avenue
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Pyicher
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Alabama Sports Parade
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Crimson Tide
Millard Howell
BY Williams
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Willie Strickland
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Harold Drew
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Game Department
G. C. Walker
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