All Valley Counties See House Pass Soldier Bonus Over Veto
The House vote stood 313 to 78, surpassing the two thirds needed, as supporters hailed the bill to grant a soldier bonus despite President Coolidge's veto. Advocates pressed for Senate action Monday, arguing the measure would not burden the treasury, while critics argued the veto should stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Counties
Coolidge
Ron Ier
Washi
House
Senate
Treasury
Harding
New Officers of Land Bank Here
The local branch of the New Orleans federal land bank has a newSecretary Treasurer Senator Melvin Hutson and new active manager Mrs P R Hutson with nephew L T Sneed handling administration Sneed is a local graduate who has worked in Birmingham and Atlanta before joining the land bank after Hutsons death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Federal Land Bank
P. R. Hutson
Melvin Hutson
L. T. Sneed
Sneed
Twin Cities
Birmingham
Atlanta
Land Bank
Countess Returns Home After Four Months of Marriage
Countess Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten arrives in New York with her family aboard the liner France from Paris. She is at home with her parents Colonel and Mrs. Henry H. Rogers after four months of married life with her husband.
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New York
Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten
Millicent Rs
Henry H. Rogers
France
Paris
Still Raid Near Falkville Ends Without Arrests
Deputy Sheriff Wiley and Hartselle officers raided a still near Falkville this week. No arrests were reported.
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Wiley
Hartselle
Falkville
Essay Judges Set to Confer on Good Roads Essay
On Tuesday May 20 nearly forty judges will meet at the Albany Decatur chamber of commerce rooms to judge about 200 essays titled Good Roads and What They Mean to Morgan County by county students and other youths. Meininger said judges would convene at 10 30 a m and noted contestants' impatience for a decision including a girl who cried over the phone for the $25 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Albany- Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Meininger
Delegates Return From Y M C A Convention
A H Hoff and C J Randolph returned from the state Y M C A convention in Montgomery pleased with adopting a state constitution and by laws aligned with the world council. The new rule grants three councilmen per 4000 members, nine for the state. Hoff named railroad member for three years. Randolph chaired the territorial committee and spoke on association membership in small cities. The Twin Cities Y M C A covers 10 percent of the area's population, with 82,000 in religious meetings and 31,000 in other activities last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Hoff
C. J. Randolph
Montgomery
International Council of the Associations of the World
Randolph
Twin Cities
Kiwanis Meet Set in Sheffield on May 29
Kiwanis clubs of the Tennessee Valley plan a Sheffield gathering on Thursday afternoon and night May 29. The Morgan Kiwanis Club of the Twin Cities has accepted an invitation, joining Cullman Huntsville and Athol clubs in attending.
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Kiwanis
Tennessee Valley
Sheffield
Sheffield Kiens
Morgan Kiwanis
Twin Cities
Cullman
Huntsville
Ath
Albany City Moves Funds for High School Debt Plan
Albany city council approved paying 4000 to the board of education to cover due obligations tied to the new high school. A plan by Charles Eyster and Merritt Investment Syndicate proposes retiring 200000 in school bond debt over 30 years via a sinking fund. The finance committee will review. Improvements include paving Second avenue near the Cooper-Wells Knitting Co and Prospect Drive, concrete walks on Gordon Drive, city hall repaint bids, and Second Street West guttering assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany City Council
City Board of Education
Albany High School
B.ls Malore
Board of Education
Councl
C. D. Wade
Charles H. Eyster
Kine Merritt
Albany
Merritt
Second Avenue
Cooper-Wells Knitting Company
Prospect Drive
Second
Fourth Avenues
Gordon Drive
City Hall
Second Street
Pratt Believes Senate Will Act on Ford Muscle Shoals Bid
Tracy W. Pratt of Huntsville, a Tennessee River Improvement Association figure, argues the Ford bid for Muscle Shoals will be accepted by the Senate after the House endorsed Ford by a large margin. Pratt spoke during a Twin Cities visit for the Tennessee Valley Good Roads meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy W. Pratt
Huntsville
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Ford
Muscle Shoals
United States Senate
Pratt
Twin Cities
Tennessee Valley Good Roads Association
House of Representatives
Harrison Named Party Chairman
New York May 17 Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi was chosen temporary chairman of the Democratic National Convention to be held in New York next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pess
New York
Pat Arrison
Mississippi
Sealy
Senate committee seeks aid to recover Remus cancelled checks
The Daugherty committee in Washington asks the courts to help obtain cancelled checks from George Remus an Ohio liquor operator. He testified those checks would verify his stories of large payments to Jess Smith the late companion of Attorney General Daugherty for protection.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Daugherty Committee
George Remus
Ohio
Jess Smith
Daugherty
Fertilizer concentration urged for Muscle Shoals plan
Testimony from William Callan of Mathieson Alkali Works argues for manufacturing and distributing concentrated fertilizer ingredients at Muscle Shoals for local blending. He says this could cut fertilizer costs by about 58 percent and shift toward larger scale fixed nitrogen production as demand grows. Senator Heflin attacks the bid as a monopoly while Norris counters with Ford jokes.
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Washington
Wiliam Callan
Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc
New York
Senate Agriculture Committee
Muscle Shoals
Associated Power Companies
Callah
Muscle
Lewis C. Jones
New York City
Heflin
Alabama
Norris
Ford Trust
Ford
Luncheon Contributors Named for Good Roads Meet
A Friday luncheon at the Good Roads meet was funded by a list of firms and individuals. Quality and Model Laundry, Twin City Bread Co, A. Z. Bailey Grocery Co, Pointer and Harlowe, J. H. Calvin Co, Brook and Spight, Decatur Ice Cream Co, W. B. Edmundson, and others contributed to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads
Twin City Bread Co
A. Z. Bailey Grocery Co
Pointer and Harlowe
J. H. Calvin Co
Brook and Spight
Decatur Ice Cream Co
W. B. Edmundson
President Coolidge Sees Specialist For Throat
President Coolidge, ill with a cold, cancelled today’s engagements and stayed in his room. White House officials said no alarming symptoms, but a throat specialist was consulted as a precaution. he may return to duties soon, with office work at home mentioned.
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Associated Press
Washington
President Coolidge
White House
Coolidge
Indiana
Charles E. Sawyer
Sawyer
Slemp
River Man Held In Faulkner Slaying
J W Lothram a well known Hoar man is jailed charged with the killing of T J Faulkner. Faulkner died instantly from a shotgun blast in a houseboat on the Tennessee River near Alabama Brick and Tile Co. plant. Faulkner worked as night watchman for Neher of the Alabama Brick and Tile Co and lived with his sister on 10th Avenue West in Decatur. Funeral services are being arranged by his employer. His sister and adopted daughter mourn his death. the bronchial infection cited as cause of ill health is noted as slight.
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J. W. Lothram
T. J. Faulkner
Faulkner
Lathram
Tennessee
Alabama Brick and Tile Company
Neher
Alabama Brick and Tile’ Company
10Th Avenue West
Decatur
Visit to Jail by Jury Sparks Judge's Protest in Alabama
In Mobile Alabama May 17 a federal grand jury hearing a liquor conspiracy was given a jail tour by Sheriff Cazalas and Deputy Willian H Holcombe both defendants in the case. Judge Robert T Ervin called the action improper and said jurors should not contact defendants. Juror E W Driskill defended the conduct noting no impropriety. Sheriff Cazalas said two bailiffs brought the jurors to the jail and did nothing regarding the case. George Crawford testified about Detective Moody’s absence and a $25 payment for protection to Tom Corso.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Federal Grand Jury
Cazalas
Willian H. Holcombe
Robert T. Ervin
Ervin
Federal Court
Holcombe
E. W. Driskill
Selma
Dallas County
George Crawford
O’laughnessy
Moody
Tom Corso
Thousands to Enlist in Cause of Good Highways
Three counties named chairs for a Tennessee Road Improvement movement meeting at Huntsville with plans to build a chain of road projects across Madison Limestone Morgan and other counties. Local leaders pledges to organize membership and push for rapid action within the Black Belt and Tennessee Valley regions.
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Jalleon County
Eagle
Colbert County
Huntaville
Madison
Tennessee Road Improvement
Champer of Commerce
Cabo
Marshall
Limestone
Dale
Morgan
Morgan, Or the Count ; Cent To the Termessed: Riger
Alabama
Emer
Gor
P. Gibson
Hills Y Preuit
J. R. Arye
R. A. Tweedy
A. F. Sherrod
Courtland
W. Flemming
Pratt
C. H. Fylel Ei
W. M
Bickley
E. Murphree
Huntain
W. W. Fussell
Decatur
L. Day
Hartselle
Elville
J. D. Atkinson
W. B. Edmundson
Albany
pacatur-Sheffield
Colber
Charles
H. A. Skeggs
Black Belt
Tennessee Va
Edmundson
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Sun Yat Sen
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South China Government
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