General Boyd released on $1000 bond in murder attempt case
Adjutant General W C Boyd of Tennessee was arrested on an aiding and abetting a murder attempt warrant sworn by Evelyn Heaton a textile worker injured when a car charged pickets blocking a road Miss Heaton testified the car driven by Joe Calhoun and aiding officers acted on Boyd orders to clear the way Boyd posted $1000 bond Calhoun was taken to Jonesboro for safekeeping A hearing date not yet set officers said thousands gathered later to hear pending conspiracy charges against over 80 strikers
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Elizabethton
Tenn
W. C. Boyd
Tennessee
Evelyn Heaton
Miss Heaton
Joe Calhoun
Jonesboro
Calhoun
Leaf
Glanzstoff
Amer
Jcan Bemberg
Boyd
George Ryan
National Guardsman
Mooreland
Stoney Creek
Ben Allen
Power ownership denied by Mobile Press publisher
R E Chandler publisher of the Mobile Alabama Press told the federal trade commission no power companies have any financial interest in his newspaper. He described organizing the paper in April with local backers and said a Mobile man financed by stock collateral up to 100000 dollars backed the loan, a name he refused to disclose, citing potential persecution by Thompson papers.
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Washington
R. E. Chandler
Mobile
Ala
Federal Trade Commission Today
Chandler
Commission
Alabama
Norris
Nebraska
Mobile Press
D. B. Bestor
First National Bank of
Bestor
T. M. Stevens
Alabama Power Company
Frederick I. Thompson
Thompson Pa
Robert E. Healy
Healy
Thompson
Edgar A. McCulloch
Power Company
Florida Mob Lynches Grocer After Jail Altercation
Al Copone and His Companion Draw Sentences Of One Year. FLORIDA MAN'S BODY FOUND LATER IN DITCH. Lake City, Fla May 17 A grocer M G Romey was taken from the city jail by a mob and lynched two miles south of here. His body with bullet wounds was found in a ditch. Police say he fought with Chief John F Baker who was wounded and Mrs Romey fatally shot. A coroner's jury verdict awaited.
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Lake City
Fla
M. G. Romey
Here
John F. Baker
Romey
Baker
Teres
Feur
Kiwanis Plan 6:30 PM Meet Up Tonight
Decatur Kiwanis members preparing to travel to Tanner for an agricultural program are advised to assemble at 6:30 PM at the YMC A. A sandwich supper precedes departure with arrival at Tanner School by 7:45 PM to begin the program.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Tanner
Agricultural Committee
YM. C
Visiting Minister To Be Heard Here
Rev. , absent pastor, will preach at Westside Presbyterian church next Sunday at eleven o clock hour. Dr. Lockwood represents the board of pensions of the Presbyterian church.
Building Permit Granted for 704 Jacson Street
Building permit valued at 5000 dollars awarded to Homer Best for a brick veneer building at 704 Jacson Street. Sixty days required to complete the structure.
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Homer Best
Jacson Street
Romance Promoter Marries Bridegroom Becomes Griever
SUNLAP IOWA May 17 Mrs Ethel Chamberlain Jones runs a romance club for widows and promotes marriages for wealth but marries James H Jones a 68 year old widower on trial. After a brief kiss they part, Jones joins the club and says he lonely for its founder while she plans a solo honeymoon.
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Sunlap
Iowa
Ethel Chamberlain Jones
James H. Jones
Jones
Mrs. Jones
Decatur Gornice and Roofing Co secures major contracts
The Decatur Gornice and Roofing Co and its Decatur Iron and Steel unit expand nationwide. Readily delivering ornamental iron and structural steel from Des Moines to Virginia, they secured work for the First National bank in Mobile and the Noel Hotel in Nashville. They completed iron for Hot Springs war memorial, Montgomery airplane hangar, Miami warehousing, and a Firestone store project. Ongoing work includes Des Moines government building and American Bank building in New Orleans.
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Decatur Gornice & Roofing Co
Decatur Iron and Steel Company
Des Moines
Virginia
First National Bank
Mobile
Nashville
United States Post Office
Paris
Tenn
Iowa
American Bank
New Orleans
Decatur Council Plans Special Session on Lee Street Sewer
Decatur city council members will meet in a special session Monday night to consider a proposal for an adequate storm sewer on Lee Street. The session follows limited time for last night’s discussion and notes protests from residents over the project to drain about 180 acres.
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Decatur City
Lee Street
Decatur Council Probes Safety of Bank and Lafay ette Corner
A council committee investigates the old burned Bank Street building at Bank and LaFayette streets, noting it is unsafe in high winds and could endanger pedestrians. The action aims to determine necessary repairs or removal to protect the public.
Citizens settle delinquent taxes urged by tax collector
Hodges Crow the county tax collector reported several citizens have paid the delinquent amounts they owed since the delinquent list was published. He urged all remaining taxpayers to pay at once to settle the accounts.
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Hodges Crow
Crow
Two Men Arrested After Highway Death Near Hanceville
Walter Brown Doyle and Harvey Gordon are held in county and city jails following the fatal injury of Charles Watson on the Bee Line highway near Hanceville on April 21. Doyle faces murder charges per the Cullman Democrat. both men await preliminary trials before Judge Homer F. Mitchell.
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Walter Brown Doyle
Morgan County
Cullman
Charles Watson
Bee Line
Hanceville
Harvey Gordon
Birmingham
Homer F. Mitchell
Cullman County
H. K. Elliott
Dewey Rollo
Gordon
British women's golf title goes to Joyce Wethered
In St Andrews on May 17 Joyce Wethered defeated Glenna Collett three times American champion to win the British women's golf championship for the fourth time. The match concluded on the 35th hole after a tight 36 hole final. Wethered led early, trailed at times, but rallied in the afternoon to finish three up with one to play.
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ST. Anrews
Scotland
Joyce Wethered
Glenna Collett
Shamajan
Miss Wethered
Sheriff Davis Heads to Montgomery on Embezzlement Case
Sheriff B E Davis departed for Montgomery this afternoon to extradite a negro held on an embezzlement charge. An arrest warrant was issued by Judge Culver at Hartselle. He expects to return Saturday afternoon.
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B. E. Davis
Montgomery
Montgomery County
Culver
Hartsel’e
Davis
Still Improving After Bee One Highway Accident
Harry Sirten of Limestone County remains hospitalized at Beneficent Hospital recovering from injuries suffered several weeks ago in a northern Bee One highway crash and continues to show improvement.
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Harry Sirten
Limestone County
Benevolent Hospital
Here
Falkville Section Hit By Hard Rain
Falkville was drenched by one of the hardest rains in memory, according to local resident W. Hamilton who noted the downpour during a Decatur business visit yesterday.
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Falkville
W. Hamilton
Route One
Decatur
Doctors Fear 80 Die From Gas At Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland health officials and doctors warned that up to 80 of the surviving clinic victims may die within days from poisoning after inhaling fumes from burning x ray films. Officials opened an inquest, while surviving doctors regroup in a temporary HQ. The clinic, damaged by fire, plans to rebuild within six weeks with support from prominent citizens.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland Clinic
Harry L. Rockwood
Rockwood
A. J. Pearse
Cleveland
Bids Sought for Morgan County Court House Fixtures
Bids for electric fixtures and hardware for the Morgan County Court House will be advertised on Saturday with bids due on May 28. The notice details required materials and the bid deadline implies no occupancy in June. Court attachments had hoped the next term could be held in the new building in June.
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Morgan County Court House
Court House
Permit Granted for Small Structure on McCartney Street
A permit to construct a small frame structure with a composition roof has been issued to Tom Garth at a cost of $500. The location is on McCartney street.
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Tom Garth
McCartney Street
Kentucky Classic Derby to Go Over Radio Chains
Kentucky Derby broadcast plans for May 18 will reach coast to coast via NBC chain WEAF WJZ WEEI WTIC WJAR WTAG WCSH and CBS WABS WJAS etc along with Pacific coast chain. WGN Chicago will do a separate individual broadcast starting at 4 30 p m central standard time.
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Louisville
NBC
WEAF
WJZ Weei
WTIC
WJAR
WTAG
WCSH
WFI
WRC
WGY
WGR
WCAE
WTAM
KSD Wow
WDAF
KSTP
WTMJ
KOA
WHAS
WSM
WMC
WSB
WBT
KRPC
WJAX
WRVA
WBZ
WBAL
KDKA
WJR
WLW
KYW
KWK Wren
KGO
KFI
KGW
ESL
KOMO
KHQ
WKY
WIOD
WSMB
WAPI
CBS Chain
WABS
WJAS
WGHP
WMAQ
KMOX
KOIL
WSPD
WFBM
WISN
WBBM
Pacific Coast Chain
WGN
Chicago
Crippled Zeppelin Struggles Above France In Peril
At Le Bourget Field in France the airship Graf Zeppelin, with 40 crew and 18 passengers including Mrs. Mary Pierce, fights violent winds while attempting to reach a safe landfall near Cuers. Commander Dr. Hugo Eckner reports damage and grave danger as two engines fail and only one remains marginally effective.
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LE Bourget Field
France
Graf Zeppelin
Hugo Eckner
Air Ministry
Cuers
Toulon
Mary Pierce
New York
Rhine Valley
Eckner
Balence
United States
Dusty Street Nuisance Prompted City Action
H. R. Davis, president of the Decatur Iron and Steel Company, appeared before the city council on Thursday night urging action to end the dust nuisance on Second Street west. The dusty street lies by the plants of both the steel company and the Schwarzgenbach-Huber silk plant. A paving attempt months ago failed to win owner approval.
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H. R. Davis
Decatur Iron & Steel Company
Second Street
Steel Company
Schwarzgenbach-Huber
Judge Callahan Presides Two-Day Circuit Court Term
Judge W. W. Callahan of Decatur returns from Cullman where he presided over a two day non jury term of circuit court. The Cullman Tribune lauds the term as among the biggest days of work disposing of cases in the county by a circuit judge.
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W. W. Callahan
Decatur
Cullman
Cullman Tribune
District Meeting of American Legion Auxiliary Set
The district meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet in Huntsville on Saturday with a luncheon in the annex of the First Methodist Church. Reports will cover growth and plans for future activities. Decatur unit members were asked to notify Mrs. Henry Klein about attendance.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Huntsville
First Methodist Church
Decatur
Henry Klein
Capone and Cline Plead Guilty in Philly Gun Case
Al Capone and Frank Cline, Chicago gangsters, pled guilty to carrying concealed weapons and were sentenced to one year each. They entered Moyamensing Prison about 12:50 PM after arrest near a motion picture house and were escorted by Philadelphia detectives.
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Philadelphia
Scarface
al Capone
Frank Cline
Chicago
Moyamensing
Alphonse “Scarface
Capone
Cline
Atlantic City
Took Cottonseed From Old Church Charged Man Held
John Wilson alias John Wilkerson was held in Morgan county jail on grand larceny charges over alleged cottonseed stolen from an abandoned church in Trinity. Officials say the seed belonged to George Burt and the suspect was brought to the county by two Trinity residents.
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John Wilson
John Wilkerson
Morgan County
Trinity
George Burt
Traffic Violation Is Being Watched In City Courts
City officers continue vigilance on traffic offenses with a $6.10 fine imposed today on a defendant charged with a traffic rule violation. Officials warn that violations will be watched vigorously.
Ollie Finn Battles Illness in Hartselle Home
Advices from Hartselle report Ollie Finn, a World War veteran who has fought many battles, is in serious condition at his home. He was deemed unlikely to survive if taken to a government hospital and returned to Morgan County to continue his fight for life.
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Hartselle
Ollie Finn
Finn
Morgan County
Committees Meet At Eight O'clock In Decatur Campaign
Members of committees for the Decatur Industrial Board and Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce planned a meeting tonight at 8 at the offices of Mayor B L Malone. After preliminary reports, the committeemen will determine steps to carry the campaign toward its $8,000 goal.
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Decatur Industrial Board
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
B. L. Malone
Taylor Arrives as New Athletic Director in Decatur
R. D. Taylor, named athletic director for the Decatur school system, arrived today and spent the day touring the district. He will stay only through today and not return until late summer. Taylor has earned an excellent coaching record in recent years.
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R. D. Taylor
Decatur
Taylor
Arrival of R L Berry to Return Home Saturday
R L Berry of the com room staff of The Daily is to return home Saturday after a weeklong visit to relatives in New Orleans.
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R. L. Berry
Com Room
the Daily
New Orleans
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al Copone
Florida
Mr. Jones
Ethel Chamberlain,vones
Decatur Company
Glenna
Sheriff Davis
Soan
Elizabeth Corey
Worcester
Mass
New England
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Dusty Street
Eben
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