Gunter Wins City Mayor Race Amid Parade Protests
Victory parades marked Gunter's fourth term win over J Johnston Moore, the Klan candidate backed by Governor Bibb Graves. The result 4 278 to 0 was the largest margin Gunter has polled, with pickets at polling places and a 5 000 strong procession through downtown.
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Panama
Norpaepeetart
Gunter
J. Johnston Moore
Ku Klux Klan
Bibb Graves
Ae Oe
Aedee By
Moore
Jamey
Eadaley
Realm of
Alabama
Knights of the Ku ‘Kilix
Klan
Birmingham
Banne
Gov‘ember
Ity
Levee Break Threatens City After Floods and Delays
New York May 17 AP News reports an open break endangering thousands as floodwaters force evacuations and delay aircraft endurance attempts. Clarence Nutt accuses Levine of delaying a take-off to aid others, while bad weather hampers flights and the Spirit of St. Louis and related crafts face uncertain schedules.
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New York
Aps
Liordpor
Tespa
Paris
Bertaud
Clarence Nutt
Levine
Columbia
E. Byrd
Fokker
Charles E. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Nont
Bellap
Gunter Re-elected Mayor Amid Large Victory
William A. Gunter Jr wins re-election as mayor of Montgomery in a strong ballot showing amid a heated race. Official tallies indicate a decisive majority, with reports noting high turnout and intense campaign competing factions.
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Montgomery
Death in Decatur: Eight Month Old Donard Stewart
Donard Stewart an eight month old son of Mr and Mrs J B Stewart of Wetumpka died at the hospital during a visit to Decatur. Survived by parents and Pavier Stewart. Funeral services to be held at Trinity Cemetery with Rev Creel of Athens officiating. Interment in Mountain Cemetery, with many friends attending.
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Donard Stewart
J. B. Stewar Wetumpka
Mavis Stewart
Wetumpka
Stuart
Alexander
Trinity Mountain
Creel
Athens
Mountain Cemetery
Arenes
Moves Against House of David Declared Valid
Judge Lewis Fead denied defense requests to modify or dismiss the state's nuisance complaint against the House of David colony. The ruling allowed a receivership approach as part of abating the nuisance, with testimony limited to whether the colony constituted a nuisance. State witnesses included a former girl inmate, Angelina Reilly, said to be Benjamin Purnell's wife.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
House of David Colony
Lewis Fead
Tiday Court
Angelina Reilly
Benjamin Purnell
Blind preacher R. K. Fennell travels Decatur with guiding dog
The blind evangelist known as The Blind Man and his dog Dude arrived in Decatur on Monday to visit the Johnston Street and county jails. He reported 12 conversions from a one day outreach and plans to attend a Methodist revival service tonight. Over 14 years he says he has helped 6,076 return to righteousness.
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R. K. Fennell
Fennell
Dude
Johnston Street
Decatur
Fourth Avenue
Fennel
First Aid Class To Be Taught In Decatur
About 20 employees of the Southern Bell Telephone Company will attend an all day first aid class taught by Jack Helvin. Participants come from the North Alabama territory with Decatur chosen for access to other sections.
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Southern Bell Telephone Company
Jack Helvin
North
Alabama
Decatur
Colder One Year Ago Than In 1927 Weather Tale
Weather annals note a colder spell a year ago with ice and freezing conditions gripping North and Alabama simultaneously. The account records how current conditions compare with 1927 and mentions ice coatings where water accumulated.
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North
Alabama
Moonshine Raid In Gadsden Snags Two Juveniles
In Gadsden Alabama sheriff officials raid on Lookout Mountain uncovers two youths Hobart Morgan eleven and Lemuel Morgan eight connected to a still operation. Juvenile courts may need to handle the case as authorities pursue Moonshine activity involving minors.
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Gadsden
Ala
Sheriff’s Office
Lookout Mountain
Hobart Morgan
Lemuel Morgan
Love trysts haunt Kelly trial as houseboy testifies
In Los Angeles on May 17 AP reports crowds gathered in the courtroom where film actor Kelly stands trial for the semi slaying of Ray Raymond. Jungle the houseboy recounted apartment parties and coded language used with Miss Mackaye, including details of poison and gin and a letter describing the relationship.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Tobe
Kelly
Ray Raymond
Miss Mackaye
Helen Wilkinson
Mackaye
Jungle
Reali
Hollywood
Quartet Heads to Chicago to Make Phonograph Records
A quartet including Mc Culloch Shook Peak and Yeager will soon travel to Chicago to make phonograph records for a well known company. They left this afternoon by automobile for Huntsville where they are preparing for a try out before the Chicago session.
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Messrs. McCulloch
Shook, Peak and Yeager
Chicago
Huntsville
Tax Settlement Date Nearing Final Board Meeting
J. H. Hill tax collector of Morgan county is finishing records for final settlement with the county at the revenue board meeting on May 13 and with the state soon after.
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J. H. Hill
Morgan County
Board of Revenue
Florida House Bans Evolution in Public Schools
Tallahassee May 17 The Florida House passed an anti evolution bill by 67 to 24 making it unlawful to teach any theory denying God or divine creation or to teach atheism in public schools Violations are misdemeanors with fines up to 100 The Senate action awaited
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Lay
Hooper Faces Murder Charge After Double Slaying
Henry Hooper, 59, charged with killing Bill Moore 25 and wounding Isaac Moore 66 in Limestone County. Hooper failed to appear for a preliminary hearing, his hearing postponed to next Monday. Hooper remains in Limestone County Jail with 22 wounds after a running clash with constables. The elder Moore died after surgery at Florence hospital. Separately, Davis and Tera Mills were found not guilty in a separate shooting case once the state failed to produce witnesses.
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Crutcher
Athens
Henry Hooper
Isaac Moore
Bill Moore
Limestone
Hooper
Limestone County
Moores
Moore
Florence
Herbert Mills
Davis
Tera Mills
Davis Negro
Mills
Paving Starts Wednesday Morn In Moulton
A paving program in Moulton will begin Wednesday morning, extending over several streets in the city. Mr Byers confirms the start and local citizens express approval of the expansion.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Byers
Another Warning to Dog Owners in North Alabama
Health officials urged dog owners to confine canines rather than kill them, noting rabies is fatal within ten days. Rabies tests can confirm cause of death in labs. Decatur avoided major outbreaks as other North Alabama communities faced more cases. Last week the local lab treated six bite victims from rabid dogs.
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Health Office
Decatur
Hunter Counts Cars On Return
Hunter counts 74 automobiles Sunday afternoon awaiting passage on the river ferry. His car stood in line near the Beaver and Swan Lake junction at the highway crossing after a trip to Columbia Tennessee to visit relatives over the weekend.
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Harlan H. Hunter
Textile Realty Stockholders Increase Authorized Capital
Textile Realty Company stockholders met at Masonic hall led by president Thomas A Bowles to increase authorized capital from 200000 to 225000 and consider by law changes requiring unanimous stockholder consent for officer salaries. They reviewed $38000 bond issuance costs for the Decatur CT Mills Co mill building and a plan to cover $8000 via reduced dividend from 7 to 6 percent starting June 1.
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Textile Realty
Masonic Hall
Thomas A. Bowles
Decatur
Connecticut Mills Co
Board of Directors
Noman Slayer Trial Opens in Linden Alabama
The trial of Mrs My of Uniontown began in Linden Alabama on a first degree murder charge in the death of Kermit Surrency of Waycross Georgia two years ago A defense asserts currency and his three companions planned highway robbery The Craighead filling station incident involved Orin Surrency and two St Petersburg Florida youths driving away without payment after Mrs Craighead fired a pistol striking currency in the head leading to his death Craighead had earlier been exonerated by the coroner but later indicted for murder.
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Craighead
Young
Decatur Canning Plant Site Acquired Near Ferry Landing
At a Monday directors meeting Decatur Canning Co acquired an acre and a fraction of land just west of the Bee Line highway near the ferry landing. The new plant will reuse the old Plow Works concrete foundation as a one story galvanized iron building. Directors also moved to secure necessary machinery for the plant.
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Decatur Canning Company
Bee Line Highway
Ferry Landing
Boosters Arrive in Decatur for Brief Friday Visit
Nashville boosters will arrive in Decatur at 10 15 Friday morning and stay about an hour as the Junior Chamber of Commerce lines up reception. The visitors’ brief stop aids local ties as the club expands outreach into Alabama near the southern border.
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Nashville Boosters
Decatur
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Melville levee breaks. refugees describe terror
On the Atchafalaya at Melville the town’s main levee failed early morning, washing homes away as residents fled in night clothes. Mrs. Jim MacNeill, a Melville refugee, recalled shots, frantic searches, and pleas to Governor Parker for immediate rescue boats amid the rising flood and cries of women and children.
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Baton Rouge
Melville
Atchafalaya
Reddeenl
Jim MacNeill
Wir
Girl and Friend Found Dead in Los Angeles Auto
In Los Angeles, May 17, George E. Powell Jr., vice president of Discount Corporation of California, and Margie Pike, 24, a stenographer, were found shot to death in a car before the girl's residence. Police surmise Pike killed Powell and then herself. A taxicab driver found the bodies. Pike left a message asking to notify her grandparents in Lawrence, South Dakota.
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Los Angeles
George E. Powell, Jr
Discount Corporation of California
Margie Pike
Bonds Return Delayed as Morgan County Court Faces Indictment
Three bonds remain in the hands of Morgan County commissioners after their indictment by the county grand jury. Sheriff Davis attends court duties in Marseilles while Frank J. Davis, a commissioner, is noted as having returned shortly after the action.
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Bonda
Morgan County
Ers
Davis
Artselle
Rnle
Morgan
Frank J. Davis
Grand Jury
Bids to be asked for S S Annex
The Westminster Presbyterian church building committee will hold a meeting to request bids for the proposed Sunday school annex construction.
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S. S. Annex
The
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Junior Chamber Meeting Tonight in Malone Hall
The Junior Chamber holds a 7 30 gathering at Malone Hall with members present including captains Malone and John Wilks. Dinner and a prize will be part of the program as members seek new enrollment.
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Merece
Malone Hall
Malone
John. Wilks
Schaask
Revenue Board Meeting Scheduled for June 13
Morgan County revenue board sets its next regular meeting for Monday in June likely June 13. The agenda includes discussing school elections and related revenue issues.
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Morgan County Board
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William A. Gunter, Jr
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Gase
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Civig
John Carter
Little Rock
Ark
M.J. Haynie
B. ©. Rotenberry
Carter
Hunter
Noman
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