Williams is sentenced to life in Bedingfield case
Louis Williams, a Black man, was found guilty of first degree murder in Limestone County Circuit Court for the shooting of Eugehe Beddingfield. He claimed self defense and said Beddingfield, intoxicated, approached his home with a stick. Williams and Herman Malone hid the body, moving it by mule to Swan Creek where it was found days later. Malone pleaded guilty to being an accessory and received a $500 fine and six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Louis Williams
Eugehe Bed- Id
Limestone County
State Penitentiary
James J. Vinson
Farmer
Williams
Beddingfield
Herman Malone
Swan Creek
W. H. Long
Decatur
Wade
Thomas
Roof
State
George W. Chamlee
Chattanooga
Scottsboro
Missing Banker Believed Located In Roslyn Hotel
Roslyn New York May 20 A man believed by police to be Harriman indicted banker who disappeared yesterday from a New York sanit orium was located in a Roslyn hotel. He registered as Mr Thomas New York City and appeared in a mental daze though not believed to be in pain. A search note had indicated the banker might be near an undertaker in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roslyn
N. Y
Harriman
New York
Roslyn Inn
Cotton Suffers Severe Set-Back in New Orleans Trade
New Orleans reports a sharp cotton setback as prices drop 1.15 to 1.45 per bale net amid heavy liquidation. Favorable weather and hedge activity against Red Cross cotton cited. trading remains active. Spot falls 28 points with middling at 8.18 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Red Cross
Spot
Refunds Likely for Grain Dealers on Freight Rates
Grain and grain product dealers in Decatur may receive substantial freight rate reparations for past two years. The Muscle Shoals Traffic Bureau forwarded Interstate Commerce Commission findings showing rates Evansville to Decatur Huntsville and Cullman were unreasonable since May 12 1927. Estimated total reparations run about $40 000 with Decatur dealers receiving roughly $10 000, contingent on dealer cooperation and a planned meeting in Decatur to set a concrete procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Roland H. Gray
Chamber of Commerce
Muscle Shoals Traffic Bureau
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Evansville
Huntsville
Cullman
Florence
John R. Meeks
Wash pot stolen from South two story home
Prowlers entered the back yard of Wes Smith at 1813 Sixth Avenue South Friday night and took an iron wash pot police said. A report this morning confirmed the burglary details and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Smith
Sixth Avenue
Income and Gas Taxes Proposed to Fund Public Works
House Ways and Means committee backs higher income and gasoline taxes to finance a $3 billion public works bond issue. Corporate stock dividends tax also under consideration, with suspension if repeal of prohibition is ratified. Sales tax dropped from plans. $220 million annual needed to service bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sions
Roosevelt
Baccalaureate Sermon to Riverside and Central Graduates
Reverend J E Berkstresser of First Baptist will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to combined Riverside and Central high schools at 11 a m Sunday in the Riverside high school auditorium. City superintendent W W Benson said the church and graduates’ families are expected to fill the venue, so other pastors are not asked to preach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Berkstresser
First Baptist Church
Riverside
Central High Schools
Riverside High School
W. W. Benson
Berkstresser
Baptist Church
Oil Control Plan Will Be Pushed
President Roosevelt asks Congress to quickly consider oil control measures as part of the pending industrial supervision bill. The plan would authorize Secretary Ickes to fix prices for two years, regulate hours and wages, and set production demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Garner
Rainey
Maryland
Oklahoma
Ickes
Mrs Vancee A Gordon Heads to Bridgeport Visit
Mrs Vancee A Gordon will depart this afternoon to visit her mother in Bridgeport Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanceé A. Gordon
Bridgeport
Conn
Recruits Arrive by L N Train to Camp No 1
Forty nine recruits and four officers moved from Fort McClellan to Camp No 1 near Moulton. They arrived in Decatur on Friday, were transported by truck to the national forest, and taken to Cheatham Knob. Capt. Robinson and Lieutenants Urquart McLemore Edwards led the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McClellan
Anniston
No. 1
Moulton
Decatur
National Forest
Robinson
Urquart
McLemore
Edwards
Medical Corps
Milton Andrews
Cheatham Knob
No Rainfall Reported Through 7 This Morning
The 24-hour period ending at 7 o'clock this morning recorded no rainfall locally. No measurable precipitation fell during the entire period.
SUFFERS CUTS IN FIRE RESCUE ROLE
Billy Comerford of 1204 Third Avenue South sustained severe cuts to his right arm from a broken window while waking a sleeping family as a fire damaged the Winfrey residence at 1114 Third Avenue South. He required medical care and will wear a sling for two weeks but is not believed permanently harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Comerford
Third Avenue
South
Winfrey
Comerford
Mr. Comerford
Trade Boosters Wanted In Parade
Officials of the Tennessee Valley Horse Show request merchants who signed the trade expansion campaign to prepare for participation in the parade as a feature of the show scheduled for Friday May 26.
Weekly Weather Report Preview
Generally fair conditions with occasional changes noted by The Associated Press. The brief report hints at mild temperatures and light winds, suitable for outdoor plans, with no expectant heavy precipitation indicated for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Reverend J Britain to Speak at Aus tinville Baptist
The Rev J Britain of Alexandria Alabama will fill the pulpit at Aus tinville Baptist Church Sunday morning. The public is invited to hear him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Britain
Alexandria
Ala
Austinville Baptist Church
Thieves take tires from Ford coupe in rear garage break‑in
E. W. Strother of 451 Grant street reported to police that burglars Friday night broke into the rear garage and removed two rear wheels and tires from his Ford coupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W
Strother
Grant Street
Preacher Vance A Gordon to Speak at Harris Station
Rev Vance A Gordon will preach at Harris Station Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock. The public was cordially invited to attend this service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance A. Gordon
Harris Station
Warning Issued Against Offers Of Shoals Jobs
Secretary of Labor Perkins issued a nationwide warning to the unemployed about spurious agencies at Muscle Shoals promising jobs. The warning cautions that such agencies are organizing employment registers to lure job seekers and may mask illegality, making convictions difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Perkins
Twenty Negroes Sought to Fill Local Draft Quota
Courthouse calls for 20 eligible Negro men aged 18 to 25 with dependents to apply for the work. Recruits will be transported to Florence for prelim exams and then to Anniston for conditioning, with some already sent to Fort McClellan for training. Eleven recruits from Morgan County passed prelims and were moved to Fort McClellan for further training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Anniston
Morgan ‘County
Frank Berry
David Osborne
Graderson Smith
Riley. Hokett
Decatur
Theodore Hazard
John R. Simmons
Reuben Walden
Austinville
Frank Webster
Hartselle
Sherill Wilms
Virgil Holt
Fort McClellan
Decoration at Bethel Church Service Sunday
Large crowds are expected for a Sunday decoration at Bethel Church east of Hartselle. Graves will be decorated in the morning, followed by a noon dinner and an afternoon program. Many singers will attend including the Wallace Quartet from Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Church
Hartselle
Wallace Quartet
Decatur
All Day Program at Moss Chapel Near Hartselle
An all day event Sunday at Moss Chapel two miles north of Hartselle with morning graveside services and afternoon singing. Dinner will be served on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss’ Chapel
Hartselle
Graves
Signs of Upturn in Freight and Cotton Spinning
The May 13 week shows rail car loadings and cotton spinning rising as freight revenue improves. Loadings for grain livestock and steel inputs show stronger movement, with year over year gains for the first time in years. Alabama reports over 400 million active spindle hours at about 260 per spindle in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Central High School Grads Host Village Picnic Evening
Graduates and guests from Central High enjoyed a Valley Country Club outing with a late supper hosted by Mrs. W J Brown and others. The gathering featured dancing at the club house, a large list of participating graduates and escorts followed by chaperones and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High School
Valley Country
Madows
W. J. Brown
Buetner
Ruby Reeder
H. E. Williams
Brown
Dorothy Adcock
Katherine Papenburg
Katherine Harry
Madelyn Summer
Mary Edith Doss
Misses Nell Johnston
Susan Bibb
Thelma Lee Mitchell
Hellen Stoltz
Mary Bristo
Bessie Boyd Ross
Virginia Speer
Eugene Young
Elanor Moore
Elsie Jones
Mary Perry
Louise Ezell
Mable Hanigan
Mildred Kitchens
Donnie Blackwell
Opal Caryner
Annie Kate Harrison
Johnny Garrison
Mary Louise Otte
Katherine Otte
Elizabeth Samuel
Alice Kendall
Elizabeth Berry
Maurie Shumate
Katherine Harvey
Mary Webster
Mary Katherine Woodall
Elanor Walker
Evelyn Thompson
Clara Mahaffey
Myrtle Berker
Annie Mae Waite
Katherine Papenburgh
Beatrice Sivley
Geneva Penny
Gwendolyn Reems
Anna Belle Minor
Mildred Motes
Evie Mathews
Ruth McBride
Lois Powers
Flora Duram
Madalyn Summer
Evelyn Hartung
Juanita Phillips
Juanita
Burglars Break Into Finley Home
Police report a break in at the Rex Pinley residence on Third Street West Friday night. A window was broken and the interior ransacked. only a suit and several dresses were reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Pinley
Third Street
West
Danville Planter and Daughter Wounded in Home Attack
R. J. Stevenson a 93 year old farmer and his daughter Mrs Eura Warren 65 were attacked at their Danville home by three unidentified men in a 1929 Ford Coupe. They struck them with a blackjack and scalp wounds were sustained. Mrs Warren broken arm and fired on attackers but no hits reported. Warren hospitalized and condition described as satisfactory. Notes of nearby suspicious activity and meat theft prior to the attack are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Stevenson
Danville
Eura Warren
Stevenson
Stevenson Place
Brown
Mrs. Osborne
Alabama Power Company declares quarterly dividends
The board of directors of Alabama Power Company declared regular quarterly dividends on its preferred stock and a $6.00 dividend on common stock to stockholders of record. Checks will be mailed on June 30 1933 for the $6.00 stock and July 31 1933 for the other. The annual meeting re-elects directors and officials for the ensuing year.
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Alabama Power Company
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Uaa
Ord
Cachteihaen
Sksrp
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Bedingfield
Ritchie
Wenatchee
Hugo L. Black
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
John J. McSwain
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Miles C. Allgood
Lister Hill
George Norris
Nebraska
Chamber Commerce
Traffic Bureau
Dr. Berkstresser
Connecticut
Harris
Valley Country Club
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