Sick Adder Bites Owner in Montreal Hotel
Edward B E Smith of Schriever Louisiana was bitten by a sick adder while doctors amputated his left arm near the elbow. Saud the Egyptian snake charmer, who tried to medicate the snake, fled and the snake’s whereabouts remained unknown as police and animal cruelty officials searched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Edward BE. Smith
Schriever
Smith
Saud
Adder
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Florence Zoda
Gloomy Harris to Appear in Decatur Doorside Window
R H Harris nicknamed Gloomy the gloom chaser will perform at Sterchi's in Decatur Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. He will challenge anyone to make him smile in the window and offer prizes including a 1936 Ford V-8. Harris claims royal-tour experience and a ability to stay motionless for hours.
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Harris
Decatur
Princess Theatre
Sterchi
Mechanical Man
Europe
Ripley's
Chicago
Notice of Probate Hearing and Public Sale in Alabama
State of Alabama Morgan County Probate Court notices probate of Able Borders estate filed May 5 1936 by May C Ford. Hearing set June 5 1936 10 AM at Decatur courthouse to contest. Also public sale of property to satisfy mortgage debt by First Joint Stock Land Bank of Montgomery with J M Williams Jr attorney. dates May 6 13 20.
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State of
Alabama
Morgan County
Able Borders
C. 8
May C. Ford
Decatura
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale on Morgan County Property
Default on a 1927 mortgage by Edmond A Harris and wife Hattie Harris triggers a public auction at the Morgan County Court House Decatur Alabama. The sale to be held Friday May 29 1936 between 11 am and 4 pm will bid the secured property, the Southwest quarter of the 1st Gunmer Section 22 with 15 feet off the North end, in Morgan County Alabama.
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Edmond.a. Harris
Hattie Harris
Joint Stock Land Bank
Montgomery
Alabama
Morgan County
Morgan County Court House
Decatur
Gunmer
Seven Alabama girls visit White House during stay
Seven Alabama scholarship recipients visiting Washington describe life at the White House. Attendants provide fruit and daily flowers, with services like dress pressing and a White House garage storage for their car. Mrs. Roosevelt hosts eight New York union delegates as guests.
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Washington
Alabama
White House
Women's Trade Union League
Franklin- Roosevelt
Mortgage Sale Notice for 274 Acre Morgan County Land Trust
David F Lipscomb and Sallie M Lipscomb transfer property to The First Joint Stock Land Bank of Montgomery Alabama. Mortgage declared default and the land sale will occur at Morgan County Courthouse Decatur Alabama between 11 AM and 4 PM on May 29 1936. Property includes portions of Sections 11 12 14 in Township 6 South Range 1 West Huntsville Meridian totaling 274 acres.
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David F. Lipscomb
Sallie M. Lipscomb
Montgomery
Alabama
Morgan County
Morgan County Court House
Decatur
State of
Township
Huntsville
Public sale notices from Morgan County Alabama listings
The notices announce mortgagee sale of land in Morgan County originated by Yetta Kent and Isaac J. Kent to The First Joint Stock Land Bank of Montgomery on October 1 1926. The land lies in Morgan County in townships 7south range 4 3 8 acres more or less. Also included are court notices in equity from Sally Pitts, non resident, with four week publication and claims for the estate of Ruth Crawford Watson. Also sale of lot 23 block 14 addition 1 Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Co and other parcels in Morgan County. Sale dates in May 1936.
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Butler Pitts
Sally Pitts
Morgan County Court
Morgan County
Alabama
Register
The
Decatur Daily
Marvin West
Ruth Crawford Watson
Probate Court
B. L. Malone
William C. Watson
Claude C. Crawford
Flora Tuggle
Seldon Tuggle
Court House
Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company
Decatur
Nelson
Parchman prison rebellion avoided as convicts report to work
James Ames announced that about 80 prisoners at the Parchman state prison farm refrained from field labor but after discussion with officials they reported for work at dawn without violence. Major Birdsong brought tear gas and troops, though not needed. The resistance is described as an annual spring issue among inmates unused to farm chores.
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Mias
James Ames
Parchman State Prison
Thames
E. B. Birdsong
National Guard
Clarksdale
Parchman
Farmer Holiday Chieftain Dies
Milo Reno 71 of Des Moines president of the National Farmers' Holiday Association died of a heart attack in a hotel at Excelsior Springs Missouri where he had been convalescing from influenza.
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Excelsior Springs
Milo Reno
Des Moines
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
One-Man Anti Slot Crusade Results in Arrest
In St. Petersburg on May 6 a man identified as J. B. Henry was arrested after he claims to have fed 25 cents into a dime slot machine and spent another dime on a hammer to disable the device. A blow disabled the machine but the coins remained inside.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
J. B. Henry
Henry
Unusual Woman Crossword Puzzles and State News Notes
DES MOINES IOWA May 6 From the sewing rooms of the AmosA Ia reformatory came the word that the well dressed convict will wear shorts this summer shorts with a full balloon seat and a variable waistline Montgomery Ala May 6 Completely recovered from his recent illness and dismissed today by his physician Gov Bibb Graves will go to Tuscaloosa My aged for the annual Governor's Day gram at the University of Ansbare
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Des Moines
Iowa
Aamosa
Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Tuscaloosa
University of Ansbare
Five Decatur High seniors post 90 plus three year averages
Five members of the Decatur High senior class maintained a three year average above 90. Miss Irma Murphree, with 92.4, will be valedictorian for theExercises and other top students include Mary Sue Bethany 91.6 Mary Frances Rauschenburg 91.5 Edna Minor 91.3 and Kathleen Odom 91.2 all among the highest three year averages ever recorded at the local school.
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Decatur High School
Irma Murphree
Mary Sue Béthany
Mary Fances Rauschenburg
Edna Minor
Kathleen Odom
Remodeling Begins on Gilbert Drug Company Building
Athens Ala May 6 Mrs Gilbert R Smith of Elk mont receives the Gilbert Drug Company building in the W B Vaughn estate and will remodel the upper story install heating and sprinkler systems and create a modern store and office. The building valued at 26000 also notes Mrs W M Booth of Hartselle receiving the Vaughn Building valued at 29000.
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Athens
Ala
Gilbert R. Smith
Elkmont
Gilbert Drug Company
W. B. Vaughn
W. M. Booth
Hartsellé
Vaughn
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Elmer
Snals
Pimy Ir
Chidate & Ratliff
Poel
Speake
Warren
Ally
Rk, H
Huntsville Meridian
First Joint Stock Land Bank OF
J. M. Williams, JR
Penney’s
Yetta Kent
Isaac J. Kent
FIRST
Joint Stock Land Bank OF
M. Williams
Clieris
Seattieas
Vera P. Henshaw
Decatur Drug Co
Pen
North Carolina
Graves
Sullivan
American Cleaners
Chevrolet
Toyota
Plymouth
Lafayette
FORD
Erieft
Lee and Line Streets
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