Scottsboro case as Decatur spectacle echoes through years
The Scottsboro Boys trial saga dominated 1933 headlines with National Guard security, mass interest, and international protests. Decatur hosted hearings at Morgan County Courthouse as defense led by Samuel Liebowitz faced public scrutiny and legal shifts culminating in 1937 with indictments dropped and sentences adjusted.
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Ben Windham
Decatur
Decatur Daily
Morgan County
Charles Gunthorp
Paint Rock
Jackson County
Victoria Price
Ruby Bates
Scottsboro
South
Scottsboro Boys
International Labor Defense
B. M. Miller
NAACP
Alabama Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
E. A. Hawkins
Decatur Samuel S. Liebowitz
New York
County of
Morgan
James B. Horton
Horton
Greenbrier
Pampleteers
Leibowitz
National Guard
Haywood Patterson
Patterson
William Washington Callahan
Nolle
Woman Sues Hospital Over Spider Bite Damages
A Hartselle woman seeks 50 000 from Hartselle Hospital claiming a Brown Recluse spider bit her while hospitalized after a nurse allegedly placed a blanket on her bed. Jurors were seated and testimony expected to continue through Friday.
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Hartselle
Hartselle Hospital
Wilbanks
Decatur
Leslie Doss
Jim Thompson
Birmingham
Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton
Joe Calvin
Morgan County
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Trinity
Robert J. Holt
Holts
Mid-State Homes
Trinity Mountain
Newton B. Powell
Emergency crisis numbers and contact guidance
The Decatur Daily lists the Crisis Call Center numbers 355 8000 for personal crises and poisoning guidance. It advises calling hospitals or family physicians if needed and dialing 0 to reach an operator when unsure of the emergency number.
Poisons Topic Panel at Oak Park Middle School
A 7 30 evening panel on common household poisons and drug abuse will be held at Oak Park Middle School. Sponsored by City Council PTA and Decatur Safety Council as part of National Poison Prevention Week, the event features Dr Betty Vaughan Dr Arthur Stamler Dr William Royer and Rev Lawrence Maines with Gene Saywell moderating.
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Oak Park Middle School
City Council
PTA
Decatur Safety Council
Betty Vaughan
Tri- County Health Service
Arthur Stamler
Decatur
William Royer
Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital
Florence
Lawrence Maines
First Christian Church
Gene Saywell
Division of Air Pollution and
Tri-County District Health Service
AMLA Seeks To Broaden Base In North Alabama Tourism
The Alabama Mountain Lakes Association launches a membership drive to expand support for regional tourism projects. Decatur leads outreach with letters to local businesses, expanding soon to Huntsville Tri-Cities Guntersville and Cullman. Members offer $5 to $50 incentives with pro rating. The group promotes events, counters rising I 65 traffic, and aims to lift the regional economy by attracting more visitors and longer stays.
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Lee Sentell
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Bob Lee
S Association
Decatur
Huntsville
Tri-Cities
Guntersville
Cullman
Lee
North Alabama
Sam Stewart
Russell Bolding
Morgan County Commission
Dick Fleming
Coffeehouse Could Use Some Cream in Hartselle
The Grand Central project once started as a youth alternative to the drive in theater faces red ink and dwindling town support. Coordinator Bill Padgett says about 250 dollars a month is needed to open weekend nights as it expands from the Lighthouse to downtown in 1971. Ping pong, cards, pool, TV, and refreshments offer a wholesome meeting space, but continued operation depends on community help.
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Hartselle
Grand Central
Bill Padgett
Community group pleads funds to rent Grand Central
The Grand Central faces rent and utility bills for its Railroad St. building as supporters cut back. The Lighthouse at Tanner Heights, began by First Methodist volunteers, attracts 75 to 100 youths weekly but fears debt as donations wane before rent is due.
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Railroad St
Grand Central
Washington, D.C
Ranch
Methodist Church
Tanner Heights
Padgett
Hatton High Evacuated After Bomb Threat Found
A male caller warned of a bomb at Hatton High School causing a 12:30 p.m. evacuation. Sheriff's search found nothing, while two other North Alabama high schools Boaz and Albertville faced threats. Boaz reported a crude bomb in a storage room that fire officials said would not have exploded.
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Hatton
Hatton High School
Charles Garner
Garmer
North Alabama
Boaz
Albertville
Alabama
Three Car Wreck Injures Man in Hillsboro
A Hillsboro resident, Donald Lee Stewart, 21, was injured in a three car collision at Memorial Drive and 2nd Street Southwest. He was transported by AAA-Southend Ambulance to Decatur General Hospital. The other drivers, Tommy Gene Campbell, 32, and Lawrence Warren, 31, were not injured.
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Hillsboro 1
Memorial Dr
2Nd St
Donald Lee Stewart
Aaa-Southend
Decatur General Hospital
Tommy Gene Campbell
Betty St
Lawrence Warren
20Th Ave
Junior Achievement Leaders Discuss Free Enterprise Week
Executives from local firms and more than 100 achievers met at a spaghetti dinner during Junior Achievement Free Enterprise Week. Dick Williams of Virginia Military Institute spoke on corporate responsibility and job opportunities, followed by workshops on consumer cooperation, pollution, and safety.
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Achievement Company
Junior Achievement
Dick Williams
Reader’s Digest
Williams
Virginia Military Institute
Chamber of Commerce
Achievers
Presteen
Prestolite
Monteco
Santana
Monsanto
Junoco
Amoco
Champaco
Champion International
Tri-Tec
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Wolco
Wolverine
Young People and Co
Goodyear
Coe
Fruehauf
Wor Aeank
First National Bank
Conagra Whit King
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Chattanooga
Memphis
France
Germany
Washington
Paris
Latvia
U.S
Holt
Madison
Bingham Edwards
Mid-State
Mid-State Homes, Inc
Jim Walter Homes
R. A. Norred
E. Elliott Barker
Moulton
Falkville
Somerville 3
James M. Grissom
Falkville Motor Co
Floyie Wilhoite
Wilhoite
Grissom
Democracy Voice
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Voice of Democracy
Doyle Osborn
Harold Washington
Decatur High School
Donna Nichols
Linda Johnson
Austin High School
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