Northern Area American Legion Convention Heads to Decatur
The Northern Area convention of the American Legion Department of Alabama will convene in Decatur at Martin Arena starting 9:03 Sunday. Delegates from every post are expected, with area and district officers including E A Van Pelt and Taylor Boyd present, and Morgan County Post No 15 hosting.
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the American Legion
Department of Alabama
Decatur
Martin Arena
E. A. van Pelt
Gaylesville
Taylor Boyd
B. F. Austin
Trotter Jones
Harold May
Florence
Claude Scruggs
Guntersville
E. F. Shoemaker
Alabama City
Morgan County Post No. 15
Jones
Gartin suit claims husband horned for another woman
Mrs. Emilie I. Gartin files for divorce in Columbus accusing Edward Gartin of riding past their home in a car and honking loudly to attract her attention to a woman seen with him.
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Columbus, O
Emilie I. Gartin
Edward
Dinner Schemes and a Cash Sale Stirring Green Hills
Sybil Hendry visits Bob and Joan for a quiet dinner and hints at a family bond. A mine purchase requires forty thousand dollars in cash, arranged by Mr Hendry and delivered by a messenger to Green Hills. Philip appears abroad, reportedly surveying work in Chicago and Seattle, while Joan balanc es suspicion and resolve amid Sybil’s growing influence.
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Sybil
Ryall
Hendry
Miss Hendry
Mr. Andrews
Bob
Joan
Abraham
John
Dorothy
Mr. Hendry
Green Hills
Philip
Chicago
Seattle
Mr.Hendry
Joan Barrett
Dorothy Starke
Jennings
San Francisco
Mrs Shelby seeks exoneration or indictment in Taylor murder
Report from Los Angeles dated May 12 notes Mrs Charlotte Shelby mother of actress Mary Miles Minter demanding full exoneration or indictment in the 1922 murder of director William Desmond Taylor. She says she did not kill anyone and rejects rumors tying her or relatives to the case.
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Los Angeles
Charlotte Shelby
Mary Miles
Minter
William Desmond Taylor
Shelby
Sands
Somerville Social Notes Spanning Visits and Decoration Day
Somerville residents host and visit kin across neighboring towns from Athens to Decatur. Local family gatherings include Rev. and Mrs. 8. W. Brooks hosting guests. Lillian Rogers from Athens College weekending with the Brooks sisters. and multiple trips to Hartselle, Cullman, and Warrior. Decoration at Somerville Cemetery set for May 16 at 2 pm with a speaker anticipated, as families plan extended visits from Ellenton Florida and Columbia Tennessee.
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Malone
Edith Rogers
Bill Scott
Harlow
Athens
W. Brooks
Lillian Rogers
Athens College
Wylodine
Idelle Brooks
Earl Gurley
Bettye
Decatur
James Swoder
el. Jen Mooneyham
Leroy Lyle
Benevolent Society Hospital
Buford Speegie
Route 3
Missionary Grove
Cullman
Watkins
Myrtle
Altha Bean
G. D. Mikell
Winton
J. D. Mikell
Warrior
Gilbert Allen
Nashville
FE Allen
Myrtle Miller
Herbert Miller
Jimmie
Schlosser
Mary’ Francis
Hartselle
Emma Harlan
Somerville
C. P. Johnston
Wesley Tyler
Ellenton
Fla
Joe Winton
G. D. Mikel
Columbia
Tenn
Alabama expands liquor stores as revenue goals rise
The Alabama Beverage Control board broadens operations into more wet counties with state stores in Birmingham Montgomery and Mobile boosting wholesale and retail sales. Officials expect increased revenue for education and welfare. Wet leaders foresee more counties voting wet after the March 10 local option election.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Beverage Control Board
Syatem
Huntsville
Gadsden
Pufaula
Opelika
Selma
Monroeville
Wy. O. Baldwin
New Territory
Birmingham
Mobile
Traveling salesman finds missing boy near Attica
Harry M. Morgan, a traveling salesman, discovered a three year old boy among his samples and searched several villages to identify him. He eventually located his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward George, of North Java, who were unaware their child was missing.
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Attica
N. Y
Harry M. Morgan
Morgan
Edward George
Java
Liquor Transport Rules Allow Personal Use in Counties
A historic note explains that liquor may be moved into counties for personal use with no sale, outlining restrictions on resale and the regulatory context for travelers and residents.
Four Candidates Enter Final Campaign Phase in Birmingham
Four contenders for the two associate city commissioner posts in Birmingham Alabama enter the final stretch before the May election. Eugene Bull Connor former Commissioner John H Taylor Jimmie Morgan and Leney Robinson led the field in the first vote where no majority was reached.
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Birmingham
Alsa
Birmingham City
Eugene (Bull) Connor
John H. Taylor
Jimmie Morgan
Leney Robinson
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Northern Area
TALI
Mrs. McDonald
Mrs. Shelby Asks
Studebaker
America
Helen Dryden
Studeoaker
C.I.T
Alabama Motor CO
The
Thompson’s Drug Store
Second Avenue
Backwood Hunt
Moma Eae
Savage
Givens
Willys
Miles
rTae
Kay Kyser
Knox McRae
Aerica
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Liggett & Myers
Lioomrr & Myers Tosacco
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