Alabama Talks Auto Tax Plan And Reciprocal Tags
Hon Henry Long head of Alabama tax commission wrote to John Patterson of the Decatur Kiwanis Club explaining Alabama Tennessee tag policies. He noted reciprocal rules allow Alabama to honor other states tags but Tennessee trucks entering Alabama now require Alabama tags. The exchange aimed at restoring prior equal treatment and simplifying cross state vehicle licensing.
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Henry 8S. Long
Alabama State Tax Commission
John Patterson
Kiwanis Club
Alabama
Tennessee
Long
Charles M. McCabe
Evants
Ala- Dalla
Spere
Mr. Long
Montgomery
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur
Haseen
Motor Vehicle Department of
State of
Motor Vehicle Department
Union
Morgan County docket includes four capital cases for June trials
Morgan county circuit court under Judge James E. Horton plans a four week June session starting Monday June 2 to try four capital cases. The docket lists Fred Walker Ed Yancey Norman Lovela William Skeggs Cris Gaines and J Q Breashear with charges including murder and fatal shootings.
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Morgan County
James E. Horton
Fred Walker
Wesley White
Walker
State Penitentiary
High Court
State
Ed Yancey
Louis Bowling
Wolfe Mountain
Bowling
Betwen Yancey
Roy Bowling
Mrs Ella Gibson Passes After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Ella Gibson aged eighty a respected Town Creek resident died at 2 am at her son H W Gibson home after a long illness. She is survived by her son and daughter in law Mrs Lizzie LeMay of 1 Creek and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon from the residence with interment in the family burial ground.
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Ella Gibson
Town Creek
H. W. Gibson
Gibson
Addison
Lizzie LeMay
Creek
Large Crowd Attends Sing At Corinth Church
About 2000 people gathered Sunday at the Corinth church for an all day sing. A fine program was read and attendees reported an enjoyable event with enthusiastic participation.
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Corinth
Corinth Oe
Mrs Robert Quincey Lee Seeks Texas District 17 Seat
Mrs Robert Quincey Lee enters the race for representative in Texas seventeenth district to fill the unexpired term of her late husband. The filing comes as the party moves to secure a candidate for the vacant congressional seat.
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Robert Quincey Lee
Texas
Congress
Come Out of the Kitchen senior play at Central High
Central High announces its senior class production Come Out of the Kitchen a three act comedy adapted by A. E. Thomas from Alice Duer Miller story The show features six boys and five girls with modern costumes in an interior setting and runs about two and a half hours The plot follows the Daingerfield family renting to a Yankee and the daughters and brothers posing as staff leading to comic misunderstandings and a romantic finale.
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Central High
A. E. Thomas
Alice Duer Miller
Daingerfield
Olivia Daingerfield
Jane Allen
Elizabeth
Paul
Charley
Burton Crane
J. T. Cheatam Jr Moves From Danville To Route 3
J. T. Cheatam Jr. has relocated from Danville to Route 3 outside Moulton, establishing a new residence.
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J. T. Cheatam, Jr
Danville
Moulton
Pepper of Route No 4 Among Decatur Visitors
J. Pepper of Route No 4 was among the business visitors in Decatur on Saturday.
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Decatur
Pepper
Local Cotton Market Report Shows Price Tiers
Market notes indicate pricing across cotton grades with strict middling, middling, strict low and low outlets. Buyers and sellers assess fiber quality and demand, reflecting regional trade activity and seasonal factors influencing quotations.
Fires ravage East as pier burns and Nashua fires drive homelessness
Fires across the eastern states cause massive damage with millions in losses. Nashua New Hampshire’s Southeastern district is hardest hit with over 500 homeless as 225 houses, two churches, a school and four plants burn. Pier seven at Hampton Roads Navy Base is destroyed in a waterfront blaze, with $400 000 loss. Brush fires threaten New York area including Staten Island and Long Island, while New Jersey and Massachusetts report extensive forest damage amid high winds.
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New York
Seaboard
Nashua
N. H
Pier Seven
Hampton Roads
Naval Operating Base
Lexington
Manhattan
Long Island
New Jersey
Bassville
Smithburg
Lakeh
Lakehurst
Worcester
Mass
Revival Meeting Opens With Rev. L. T. Royer at South Side Baptist
The Rev. L. T. Royer of Nashville arrives this evening to conduct the revival at South Side Baptist Church at 7 30. He is described as an able speaker and is expected to draw a large audience.
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L. T. Royer
Nashville
Southside Baptist Church
Mr. Royer
Three Held After Slain Deputy in Carolina Town Shootout
Greenville Tennessee reported deputy sheriff Mitchell Gentry of Madison County North Carolina was killed while breaking up a quarrel at a filling station. Grady Cutshaw was seriously wounded and three men were detained at Marshall North Carolina. Pete Stanton and his brother and Fowler Shelton were arrested. Sheriff John A Noel planned to send them for a preliminary hearing.
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Greenville
Tenn
Mitchell Gentry
Madison County
N. C
Marshall
Gentry
Here
Grady Cutshaw
Pete Stanton
Fowler Shelton
John A. Noel
Man Wounded in Battle with Cop in Birmingham
Everett Syphrus, 27, is in serious condition after a gun battle with Fairfield policeman Oscar Knott. Knott says Syphrus fired several times with a pistol and he returned fire with a shotgun after a confrontation following Knott flashing his light on Syphrus and companions.
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Birmingham
Everett Syphrus
Oscar Knott
Fairfield
Knott
Syphrus
Rev Dennis Named Rotary Delegate for Chicago Convention
Rev. Peter M. Dennis of the Decatur Rotary club was named delegate to the international convention in Chicago by the club during a Monday session at the YMCA. Floyd Taylor was named alternate delegate after John McGehee, chair of the On to Chicago committee, urged Rotarians to attend.
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Peter M. Dennis
Decatur Rotary Club
Chicago
Y. M. GC
Floyd Taylor
John McGehee
Ena
Rotary Plans Kiwanis Baseball Game
Members of the Decatur Rotary club at their Monday meeting voted to arrange a baseball game with the Kiwanis club at an early date. A committee named to handle arrangements includes Bill Kim brough Maynard Layman and B M Bloodworth.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Bill Kimbrough
Maynard Layman
B. M. Bloodworth
Ambitious Building Program Expands in Decatur
Thousands of dollars are spent on new buildings and improvements across Decatur. A and P stores plan major enlargements nearly doubling floor space for meat markets and increased business. Mason and McBride will complete two new business buildings at Oak and Lee including a Texas Oil Company gas station. J A Buttrey’s department store interior is nearly finished and set to reopen. Many residences are under construction or being upgraded, signaling strong city prosperity.
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Decatur
Businss
Oak and
Lee Streets
Mason and McBride
Texas Oil Company
Second Avenue
J. A. Buttrey
Splendid Lesson Taught At Y M C A Bible Class
Rev E N Hart delivered a morning message to the Men s Bible class at the Y M C A on the fall of man. He contrasted Lucifer s beauty with his rebellion and outlined the three fold temptation. The event included remarks from team captains and musical numbers by Mr Lowery and others and invites the public to attend each Sunday at 8 20 in the Y club room.
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E. N. Hart
Man
Satan
Lucifer
God
Lowery
Crafton
Evelyn
Four Pulaski Men In Auto Accident Near Whiteside
Four young men from Pulaski Tennessee escaped injury in an automobile crash near Whiteside early Sunday morning when the driver lost control as a tire and rim left the car. The vehicle struck concrete guard rail posts and was badly damaged by fire.
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Pulaski
Tennessee
Whiteside
Roy Grizzard Visits Decatur on Saturday
Roy Grizzard of Route 4 Decatur was among the Saturday visitors to Decatur.
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Roy Grizzard
Route 4
Decatur
Decatur operative in Nashville on business mission
A Decatur based official on a Monday business mission traveled to Nashville for a professional engagement. The trip aimed to establish contacts and advance the department's regional initiatives.
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Decatur Operations
Nashville
Confederate Veterans Reunion Heads to Biloxi Gulf Coast
May 5 report from Biloxi Mississippi details the fortieth Confederate veterans reunion opening June 3 on General R A Sneed and General Harry Rene Lee leading officers. Thousands of Sons Daughters and Confederate veterans groups expected with 5000 capacity camp and $40000 state support. Gulfport naval display aircraft exposition Biloxi ceremonies Redeemer church and historic Back Bay site observed.
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Jefferson Davis
Biloxi
Miss
Gen. R. A. Sneed
the Grey
Gulf Coast
States Marine Band
National Band
Republic of Mexico
R. A. Sneed
Oklahoma City
Harry Rene Lee
Nashville
Sons of Confederate Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Confederated Southern Memorial Association
Bilouxi
Mississippi
Gulfport
Weather Man Votes Dry Amid Moonlight Speculation
Weather reports show a dry forecast with hints of possible moisture due to lunar influence. Crops like cotton and corn need rain after extended dry spells, while Madison residents note a light shower Sunday.
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Madison
Autos Plane And Streams Take B16 Toll
Twenty persons died in the South over the weekend in accidents. Causes varied from automobile crashes to a quarry explosion, drownings, and a plane crash. States reporting deaths included Kentucky Alabama Arkansas Florida Mississippi Tennessee Georgia North Carolina.
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Associated Press
South
Kentucky
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
North Carolina
Reginald Lanier
Charles Hornbeck
Robert Hornbeck
George McDougall
Johnny Lafitt
Delbert Ashland
Miami
Fla
Ark
Ina Mae Miller
Spadra Creek
Ottis Bullard Transferred From Cullman Route to Vigermont
Ottis Bullard has been moved from Cullman route No. 5 to Vigermont route No. 1, altering his rural carrier assignment and route coverage.
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Ottis Bullard
Cullman
Vigermont
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Lovelady-Walker
William E. Skeggs
T. E. Wright
Supreme Court
M. D. Wiggins
Sam Gaines
J. Q. Breashear
W. E. Sapp
Sapp
Breashear
THE
Decatur Daily
New Hampshire
Naval Pier
Carolina Town
Dennis
Rotary
Grey
Fall of Man
Rev
Hart
Biloxi, Miss
Jefis Davis
Ory
Church of the Redeemer
Boulder
Back Bay
Louisiana Province
Weather Man
Ashville
Phillip H. Krebs
Louisville
Neil Woods
Chattanooga
Eben
By Gordon Brown
Schelbell
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