Cotton futures open lower amid uncertain market
May 23 1927 Cotton futures opened mixed with May at 16.06 July 16.27 October 16.60 December 16.84 January 16.38 amid a weather forecast of mostly cloudy with possible thunderstorms in the north and central regions. A riot report from Braggadocio Missouri described a lynching of Will Sherrod, 30, after an alleged assault, with a mob stringing him from a scaffold and firing about 12 bullets.
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Cotton Market
New York
Washington
Gateway To Alabama
Witt Mall
Associated Press
Decatur Vobrume
Decatur Daily
Braggadocia
Will Sherrod
Henry
Sherrod
Hot Call
Morgan County Population and Farm Report Update
The countywide census datum shows 95,856 white and 7,472 colored residents with rural sanitation aims. It notes 4.6 persons per dwelling and estimates 10,000 homes in Morgan County in 1925, with 19,300 living on farms according to Auburn extension figures. Continued on page two.
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Morgan County
F. W. Gist
Auburn
State Extension Service
Decatur
Hartselle
Falkville
Danville
Trinity
Lindbergh Receives High Praise and Personal Meeting
Royal New York senator mails appeal to bring home Captain Lindbergh who crossed the Atlantic, earning the Legion of Honor. Admiration grows as Lindbergh meets Madam Nungesser, comforts her after his long flight, and shares a call to his Detroit-born mother.
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Paris
France
New York
Legion of Lindbergh
Acre Club
Lindbergh
Gehiev
Nungesser
Gesser
Madam Nungesser
Detroit
Two Hurt In Auto Collision Near Athens
Two people were injured when a touring car collided with a Buick sedan near a narrow bridge about five o clock in the afternoon, one and a half miles north of here. Wright suffered a scalp laceration, while a third occupant, unidentifed, was badly skinned and rode to Athens. The Wright cat was damaged and Bradley Bros. wrecker was sent from Decatur.
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Athens
C Bénier
Birmingham
Here
Wright
Ford
Singleton
Decatur
Bruner
Athena
Bradley Bros
Mayes Accepts Manager Position at Valley Coal Co
Mayes will manage Valley Coal Company effective immediately. The firm operates on Davis Street in the former Lyle-Taylor Grain Co. building.
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Mayes
Valley Coal Co
Friends of
Lambeth
C. Mayes
Valley Coal Company
Davis Street
Lyle-Taylor Grain Co
Comrea
Decatur Seniors Glass Night and Commencement Talks
Decatur High School hosts Glass Night on Monday with songs and readings by seniors led by Rev. Wallace and Rev. McCready. school officials announce commencement events. Judge Carr will speak Tuesday for the commencement address as diplomas are awarded to graduates including Adele Polytinsky Elizabeth Malone Carolyn Fussell Irene Sheats and others.
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Decatur
First Presbyterian Church
First Methodist Church
J. D
Helen Thompson
Calara
Florine Gunn
Garrold Nungester
Helen Kingsberry
Clara’ Berry Hunt
Métro
Tracy Knight
Blanche
Robertson
Mary Battle Hendrix
Carolyn’ Fussell
Catherine Glenn
Virginia
McRae
Judge Carr
Anniston
Adele Polytinsky
Elizabeth Malone
Carolyn Fussell
Irene Sheats
Suzanne Jones
Inez Goree
Clara Berry Hunt
Blanche Buchanan
Blanche Robertson
Ruby Napps
Virginia McRay
Lutile Holland
Elizabeth ‘Davis
Mary’ Battle Hendrix
Alma Murphree
Orene Woodruff
Malcolm Mane
Murry Kirng
James King
Lacy Rtson
Roy Roberts
Don Hurst
Billy Giles
Garrold* Nungester
Tracy Knights
Ardsear
Napps
Rauschenberg Called By Death in Atlanta
Fred Rauschenberg a well known Atlanta resident died at his home Sunday morning at six o clock according to information received. The body was conveyed to Spruce Pine Alabama for interment. He is survived by a brother Mrs W A Lewis and a brother F Rauschenberg of [location unreadable].
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Fred Rauschenberg
Atlanta, Ga
Spruce Pine
Ala
Rauschenberg
Brocaee
W. A. Lewis
F. Rauschenberg
Cooper-Wells plant delayed past early June
The Cooper-Wells and company plant cannot be completed by June 1 as previously announced due to delays in arriving steam fitters and materials. Roofing is being placed today and cleaners are inside preparing for machine installations while contractors expected an early finish but now face about a ten day setback.
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Cooper-Wells and Company
Arriva
Daily Is First In Lindbergh Story
The Decatur Daily led with the Lindbergh landing in Paris, reporting Captain Charles Lindbergh's arrival at 3 21 Decatur time. News reached the Birmingham AP bureau by 3 46 p m, with long distance calls to Athens and Hartselle as the regular edition rolled out.
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Decatur Daily
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Lindbergh
Decatur
Birmingham
Associated Press
Atheny
Hartselle
Summer repairs at Southern Cotton Oil plant begin
The annual summer repair program at the Southern Cotton Oil Company plant has started. The plant undergoes a seasonal overhaul to maintain its usual operations and efficiency during the summer period.
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Southern Cotto Oil Company
Les Os
Coolidge to Review U S Fleet From Mayflower Near Hampton Roads
President Coolidge will review the U S fleet of over 100 vessels from the yacht Mayflower at Hampton Roads Virginia around June 4. The fleet sails from Newport Rhode Island May 28 arriving June 1. first fleet sight for the President. Britain and Japan will meet at Geneva to discuss naval arms reduction.
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Washington
Coolidge
United States
Hampton Roads
Navy Department
Newport
R. I
Great Britain
Japan
Geneva
William Hooper Bound Over in Fatal Limestone Duel
William Henry Hooper, a 9 year old farmer, was bound over to the grand jury on two murder charges after a shooting affray at a home. Witnesses said Moore was shot in the chest and arm, and Arch Moore was hit while Bill Moore died soon after. Hooper allegedly fired after a dice game interruption.
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William Henry Hooper
Limestone County
Issac
Moore
Bill Moore
Hooper
Arch Mo
Bill
Arch
Billie
Issac Moore
Florence
Alimony Martyr Samuel Reid Plans Second Jail Anniversary
Sacramento reports Samuel W. Reid California’s self styled alimony martyr marks two years in Glenn County jail on July 27. He vows to remain imprisoned until court ordered payments to his wife resume, asserting it’s “the man who pays.” Reid, a WWI veteran and former rancher, has served as jail barber and reads voraciously with Legion friends sending him papers.
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Samuel W. Reid
California
Reid
Willows
Glenn
Glenn County
Sam Reid
G. F. Purkitt
Friends of the
American Legion
Lingbergh's Le Bourget Landing Under Frenzied Attention
Charles A. Lingbergh describes his flight from New York to Paris with a crowd at Le Bourget reacting in excitement and fear. He recalls the landing being safer than anticipated despite a muddy field and the frantic reception from newspaper men and onlookers.
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le Bourget
Paris
Charles A. Lingbergh
Baele
Oime
Gerous
Million Dollar Pot of Gold for Lindbergh after flight
New York May 23 AP A million dollar fortune awaits Captain Charles A Lindbergh after his epochal 3600 mile flight. Within 24 hours of ending the voyage he received definite offers for movie and commercial contracts and potential earnings could reach many more if he agrees to various filming, writing, and testimonial deals.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
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