Caraway Guilty and Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison
A jury found Coleman Caraway guilty of the Falkville robbery and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. Key witnesses placed Caraway in Birmingham on the day of the crime, while defense testimony claimed he was at work with his father at the express company. The trial centered on the color of a Jordan sedan used as the get away car. witnesses differed, and the car was later described as maroon by state witnesses but dark blue when repainted after the robbery. The defense argued absence of involvement, and no appeal notice was filed by noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caraway
The
Express Company
Coleman Caraway
Birmingham
Brmingham
Falkville
Miss Smith
Buena Dry Cleaners
D. W. Caraway
Carawas
Otis Burnett
Lacon Mountain
Burnett
Robert Burleson
Burleson
Cullman
Wade Wright
A. A. Griffith
J. N. Powell
Hartselle
Mrs Wright Confined at 1711 Sixth Avenue South
Mrs L B Wright is confined to her home at 1711 Sixth Avenue South today according to local notice. The brief item notes her illness and residence without further details.
Moulton Banks Reopen After Government Holiday
Two Moulton banking institutions The Citizen's Bank and The Bank of Moulton opened under federal license granted to sound banks. The day proceeded normally with usual transactions and limited restrictions aimed at ending hoarding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Citizen’s Bank
The
Bank of
United States
Beloved Falkville Resident Dies After Short Illness
Mrs. Julia White Peyton 44 longtime Falkville resident died at home after several hours illness. She is survived by husband J. H. Peyton two sons Kenneth Ernest two daughters Leela Fay one brother OC W Hite of Hopkinsville Ky The body to be sent by rail tonight to Olaton Ky for funeral and burial in the Olaton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
Julia White Peyton
J. H. Peyton
Kenneth
Ernest
Leela
Fay
OC. W. Hite
Hopkinsville
Olaton
Royer Calls Meeting Of First National Bank Depositors
George W. Royer announced a meeting of the bank's depositors at city hall Sunday at two o'clock. He urged all depositors to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Royer
First National Bank
Royer
Cullman Refinery Robbed of 500 Dollars
The Cullman plant of Gulf Refining Company was robbed on Tuesday night. Robbers allegedly secured about $500 in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Gulf Refining Company
Majority to Get Brew Through State Action
The 4 percent beer right may apply to a large share of Americans as states rush to set rules for sale. Legislation defines 4 percent by volume and 32 percent by weight as limits for enforcement, with Volstead Act and Webb-Kenyon provisions still in effect for violations. States like New York and Pennsylvania move toward permitting sale while dry laws linger elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
NEA Service, Inc
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Congress
Burnett Testifies in Parkville Bank Robbery Trial
Morgan county Sheriff Bud Davis and Tennessee penitentiary officer Daniel Ryan brought Burnett to Decatur to testify in the Coleman Caraway bank robbery case. Burnett, serving a 20 year term for a Tennessee bank robbery, admitted involvement and named Caraway A. B. Smith and John Wiggins as accomplices in the January 29 1932 robbery of the Tennessee Valley Bank at Parkville with about 5000 dollars taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Davis
Morgan County
Daniel Ryan
Tennessee State Penitentiary
Burnett
Decatur
Coleman Caraway
Tennessee Valley
Parkville
A. 8. Smith
John Wiggins
Veterans at Tuscaloosa hospital send word home
J Wiley Owen, back from a Tuscaloosa business trip, visited two World War I veterans at the U S Veterans hospital there. Harvey Dillehay and E T Ted Sheppard are recovering and sent messages to relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wiley Owen
Tuscaloosa
U.S. Veterans Hospital
Mr. Owen
Harvey Dillehay
E. T. “Ted” Sheppard
Government Hospital
President Plans New Employment and Banking Measures
President Roosevelt intends to push an employment plan next as Congress tackles the farmer income program. He may seek to keep Congress in session through May to enact the full special program, with a half billion economy bill due for signature Monday. Secretary Wallace testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee on the administration farm program amid rapid action considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Wallace
Senate Agricultural Committee
House to Confer on Beer Legislation Differences
House Democratic leaders move beer legislation to conference with the Senate over a 3.2 percent vs 3.5 percent limit. The plan: send to the House first, appoint joint conferees, then require both chambers to approve the conference report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Willie Burt Faces Trial for Murder of Annie Pruitt
Willie Burt, a Black man, stood trial in circuit court for the January 5 killing of Annie D. Pruitt at her home on 120 Washington Street. Testimony ended around 10:30 AM and attorneys argued before a noon recess with a judge expected to charge the jury later in the afternoon. Burt surrendered to officers after the slaying and was charged with firing a pump gun into Pruitt as she walked to the yard edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Burt
Annie D. Pruitt
Callahan
Pruitt
Burt
Washington Street
District Institute Opens Sunday in Central Church
Metho dist young people from Decatur district begin their annual training institute Sunday at Central Methodist Church at 3 p.m. Rev. A H Nabors speaks on Training For Leadership. Sessions run 6 30 p m to 9 30 p m each night through Thursday with classes and recreation led by Miss Cleo Levin. Clubs from multiple churches attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Decatur
Central Methodist Church
A. H. Nabors
Cleo Levin
Moulton
First Church
Central
Ninth Street
Athens
Hartselle
Austinville
Flint
Tanner
Elkmont
West Decatur
Courtland
L. G. Sturdivant
T. H. Wilson
F. L. Gillespie
Pay Car Returns to Cash Checks for Ellenen Railroad Workers
The Louisville and Nashville pay car visited here for the first time in years. It arrived on train number two and left on train four to cash payroll checks for Ellenen workers. In charge was O. Leason of Louisville, with J. A. Morrison, E. J. Smith and others accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and Nashville
Ellenen
Leason
Louisville
J. A. Morrison
E. J. Smith
No RFC Funds Used For Seeds In County Welfare Plan
Welfare officers said RFC funds would not pay seeds for workers. Instead all wages would be used, given the high demand with over 5 000 applications and about half certified. They noted seed funds would cost about 1300 to cover current workers and that seasonal seeds offer less benefit than wage payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child Welfare Department
Alabama lawmakers push lower car license fees
Bills in the Alabama legislature seek to cut automobile license tag costs. Proponents believe cheaper tags will bring more cars onto the highways, boosting gasoline sales and taxes. Decatur Chamber of Commerce planned to act in support of the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Chamber of Commerce of
Decatur
Two Nominated For Civic Post In Athens
State Senator R. H. Walker and A. G. White, local hardware men, have been nominated by opposing tickets for president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce for the coming fiscal year. J. C. McFarland, Athens pharmacist, heads the body at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
R. H. Walker
A. G. White
Athens Chamber of Qcommerce
J. C. McFarland
County relief jobs are temporary and not permanent
The article notes county relief work is only a temporary measure to ease acute unemployment. It urges current workers and applicants to seek other jobs when available, and if outside work offers arise it should be pursued to free county positions for those on waiting lists.
Cotton Values Still Higher but Clinched by Early Decline
New Orleans March 17 AP cotton values showed an easier tendency after yesterday's sharp advance. First trades ranged 50 to 55 opening stocks with selling linked to farm relief program administration. The decline halved within an hour as stocks recovered, and grains advanced alongside. New York saw similar activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New York
Man Rescues Tot From Runaway Sedan on Bank Street
N W Norrill of 385 F E Moulton Street sprang into action when a parked sedan owned by Mrs McCarthy rolled toward the Tennessee River on lower Bank Street. The three year old boy was found inside after Norrill crawled through a door window and applied the brakes. The car had been left with doors locked as Mrs McCarthy ran an errand.
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N. W. Norrill
Moulton Street
Hero
Lower Bank Street
Tennessee River
McCarthy
Mullins Bill Passed In Alabama Legislature
Both houses approved the Mullins-Sossman prohibition repeal convention bill with a 71 to 26 vote in the House and 23 to 6 in the Senate. It calls for 116 delegates chosen from current members plus ten at large, election on the first Tuesday after 90 days then a three week convention. Adjournment delays final action until Tuesday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
House
Senate
Veterans benefits cut to burial aid and loans under new orders
A regional directive cuts aid for veterans to a $107 burial expense and loans on adjusted service certificates. Hospitalization is limited to hospital cases and pending claims are suspended while veterans ordered for examinations await further instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Child Drowned In Well At Limestone Home
In Athens Alabama a three year old child of Mr and Mrs Kirby Moore near Athens fell into a well and died. The accident occurred late Wednesday afternoon and the child drowned almost instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child
Athens
Ala
Kirby Moore
President Roosevelt Congratulates Namesake Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Johnson of 702 Seventh Avenue West receive a letter of congratulations from President Roosevelt on the birth of their son Howard Delano. The president says he will send a memento to the child. Howard Delano was born during the inauguration address.
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Howard W. Johnson
Seventh Avenue
West
Roosevelt
Howard Delano
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U.S
Kansas
Wyoming
West Virginia
U. S
Geo. W. Royer
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Tennessee
Solons
LFE
District Institute
Stinson Brothers
R.F.C
Civic Post
River Bluff
Mullins
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