Florence to host first district Knights of Pythias meet
About 200 Pythians from Huntsville Decatur Russellville Falkville Hartselle Tuscumbia and Florence descend on Florence Alabama for a two day event honoring Supreme Chancellor Alva M Lumpkins. A banquet district conference and initiation ceremonies are planned with multiple guest speakers and a push for 50 membership applications from each lodge.
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Florence
Ala
Knights of Pythias
Alabama
Huntsville
Decatur
Russellville
Falkville
Hartselle
Tuscumbia
I Alva M. Lumpkins
Columbia
8. C
The
Episcopal Church
Monte Bello Lodge
Castle Hall
Lumpkins
Tully A. Goodwin
J. Fred Johnson, Jr
No. 10
Grand Lodge of
First District
Davis Speaks at Athens Soon for L T bid
W. C. Davis a leading Democrat in Limestone County plans a public speaking tour in Athens to back his bid for state chief executive. Dates are not yet fixed but Davis supporters expect an announcement soon once schedule is finalized.
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Davis
Athens
W. C. Davis
Disney
Nomination
Attalla Lumber Plant arson case leads to arrest
J W McClung of the state law enforcement unit informs fire marshal D M Slaughter that Alfred T Turley of English Indiana a lumberman has been arrested on a bribery charge connected to the October fire that destroyed the Attalla Lumber Co plant near Gadsden. Turley faces a habeas corpus hearing set for March 31 in English. Roberts a co‑defendant from Indiana posted 5000 bond. another 5000 bond was posted earlier on arson charges linked to the same Attalla plant burning.
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Montgomery
J. W. McClung
D. M. Slaughter
Alfred T. Turley
English
Indiana
Attalla Lumber Co
Gadsden
McClung
Turley
Indiana City
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Claud Roberts
Roberts
Bourd
Etowah County
Advertising Push by Independents in Decatur Huntsville Address
Independent merchants of Decatur rally around the Independents meeting in Huntsville this evening where Athens Mayor C. W. Sarver will speak. The group urges local firms to advertise, noting rising use of newspaper ads to attract public attention to their wares.
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Decatur
Huntsville
C. W. Sarver
Athens
Taken to Hospital After Ambulance Transport
Richard Parker of 214 West Street was taken by ambulance to a hospital after a medical incident. No further details are available in the readable text.
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Richard Parker
Ong Oe Ambulance
Yg Nts
Seven Die as Fire Rages Through Bayside Home
Seven persons perish in a Bayside Queens house fire including Mr and Mrs John Fliss and four children. Stanley Fliss, 14, escapes with severe burns after leaping from a second story window. an 8th occupant, Charles Jor zon, a boarder, also dies. Fire blamed on an overheated furnace.
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New York
Bayside
Queen’s Borough
John Fliss
Charles Jorzon
Stanley Fliss
Census work under way in Decatur area
Enumerator W. R. McClusky reports rapid progress listing manufacturing plants and gathering data in Decatur. Cooperation from plant heads is high and the enumeration is moving quickly. He expects completion within a week though industrial reports may take longer to reach the public.
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Decatur
W. R. McClusky
McClusky
Fire at Kilgore Residence Traced to Hot Ashes
Firefighters were called to 109 East Walnut Street Sunday at 12 30 PM to a barrel fire caused by hot ashes at the L H Kilgore residence. Damage was slight.
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East Walnut Street
L. H. Kilgore
Grass Fire Traced To Alarm On Bank Street
A grass fire on Bank Street at 8 41 caused an alarm and a quick response by the fire department. The blaze burned briefly with no injuries or loss reported.
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Bank Street
Guests of the Decatur Rotary Club Listed for Monday Meetings
Guests of the Decatur Rotary club at its Monday meetings included W. W. Benson Earl M. Hodson BL Hays Prof Lawson Rev Berk stresser Rev Boone Rev Cunningham Dr Dean C Dutton and E Arvidson.
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Decatur Rotary Club
W. W. Benson
Earl M. Hodson
BL. Hays
Lawson
Berkstresser
Boone
Cunningham
Dean C. Dutton
E. Arvidson
Plans For Meeting Of Winona Council Juniors
At the Winona council lodge rooms the Junior Order United American Mechanics prepares for a joint session with Decatur and Athens Councils on the first Friday night in April. Final plans, expected to attract a large attendance, will be made and committee reports on arrangements will be heard next Friday evening.
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Winona Council
United American Mechanics
Decatur
Athens
Decatur Air Field Draws Hundreds On Sunday
Decatur’s growing interest in aviation was shown by the hundreds of people who visited the flying field on Sunday afternoon. The road to the field was frequently blocked by automobiles and many cars were parked around the field as aviators made flights into the air.
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Decatur
Dr Mary Armor to Speak at State WCT Unions Meeting
Dr Mary Harris Armor will be the convention speaker of the State Womans Christian Temperance Union this year in Florence. Decatur residents look forward to her address with interest as she will dedicate one night there.
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Mary Harris Armor
State
Womans Christian Temperance Union
Florence
Decatur
Armor
Hamilton's List Is Ten To Be Shown At Riverside High
Leading figures in American history will be shown Tuesday evening at eight o'clock in the Riverside high school auditorium. S J Hocking of the University of Alabama extension staff directs the program and invites the public to attend.
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Riverside High School
S. J. Hocking
University of Alabama
Three Men Held After Five Hour Adamsville Gun Battle
Three men A. H. Florence C. T. Trammell and Jessee Ray were jailed in Jefferson county after a five hour gun battle near Trammell residence in Adamsville nineteen miles from Birmingham Ray was wounded in the clash deputies Griffis and Bottomley say the shooting stemmed from a quarrel with more arrests anticipated details of the dispute were not learned.
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Birmingham
Jefferson County
Adamsville
A. H. Florence
C. T. Trammell
Jessee Ray
Ray
Trammell
Griffis
Bottomley
Farmers Work Full Speed Ahead Under Clouded Skies
Farmers labored at full speed as overcast skies loomed and cotton planting continued. With two more weeks of favorable weather expected, the majority of the crop is anticipated to be sown.
Dollar Days set for Friday and Saturday in Decatur
Decatur and North Alabama plan a second Dollar Days event on Friday and Saturday March 28 and 29 offering leading values from local merchants. The public will be informed by The Daily advertising columns next Thursday afternoon March 27.
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Decatur
North Alabama
Ruary
Patterson Opens Campaign With Muscle Shoals Stance
Morgan County resident An drew G. Patterson declared Muscle Shoals the key issue in the Eighth Alabama district race. He urged private lease of the project to benefit farmers and war munition needs while opposing federal operation and private exploitation. He spoke in Athens urging immigration controls and national policy aligned with American labor. The event marked the opening bid in a contest with Judge Edward B. Almon for the Democratic nomination.
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Athens
Limestone County
Andrew G. Patterson
Morgan Mountain
Decatur
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee Valley
la A. MecConnel
Paterson
Patterson
Morgan Countinn
Alabama
Shoals
Tennessee
North Alabama
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Morgan
America
Edward B. Almon
Tuscumbia
Fine Address On World Brotherhood At Decatur Rotary
Dr Dean C Dutton delivered a splendid address on The Romance of World Brotherhood before the Decatur Rotary club at noon Monday. He spoke during a week of citizenship talks in the city.
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World Brotherhood
Decatur Rotary Club
Dean C. Dutton
Toll of Deaths Atwo Monday
Two people died and at least five were injured in Alabama accidents over the weekend. Z L Sharbutt, 88, burned in a fire near Chatchie. Ed Patterson, 40, drowned near Parrish. a Wayne boat accident near Jasper injured several. five in Sunday car crashes receiving treatment in Birmingham Tuscaloosa and Anniston hospitals.
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Alabama
Z. L. Sharbutt
Chatchie
Is Sharbutt
Wek
Saor
Ed Patterson
Parrish
Ala
Wolffae
Jasper
Birmingham
Lonnie Johnson
Bernice Ford
H. S. Ray
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham-Tuscaloosa
Anniston
West Point Graduate Found Dead in Birmingham Apartment
A West Point graduate and army recruiting attaché was found dead in a Southside Birmingham apartment. Coroner J. D. Russum ruled death by self-inflicted gunshot. Dor othy Brennen, 21, witnessed the fatal moment and described Beaumont's gun gesture before he fired.
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Birmingham
Ala
West Point
United States Army
J. D. Russum
Beaumont
Dorothy Brennen
Son Smashes Dad’s Head in Front of Children
In Ft Payne Alabama a dispute over children’s quarrels ended fatally when Jesse McKinney, 60, was slain. His son Marion McKinney, 23, is jailed after allegedly attacking his father with an axe. the killing was witnessed by both families’ children. Sheriff Luther Campbell said the younger man claimed self defense during the quarrel.
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FT. Payne
Ala
Jesse McKinney
Marion McKinney
Luther Campbell
DeKalb County
McKinney
Hobby Fair progress under Decatur Rotary club plans
Plans for the Hobby Fair advance with committees reporting at a Monday meeting. Prof W W Benson notes progress for the event to be held next month under the Rotary club auspices in Lawrence county.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Lawrence County
W. W. Benson
Visitor progress marks Decatur building activity
The report notes ongoing construction in Decatur with new foundations on Second Avenue and a forthcoming oil station at Oak and Lee streets. Builders Hew oll, gas on Second Avenue, and firms Buttrey and Cook are mentioned as completing structures within days amid several handsome new buildings under way.
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Decature
Keller
Second Avenue
Buttrey
Cook
Oak and
Lee Streets
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