Judge Horton Orders Lockups In South Limestone Nuisance Crackdown
Floyd Jacobs and others face padlocks and evictions as Judge Horton imposes a 60 day jail term on Jacobs for contempt tied to an earlier injunction. Three nuisance cases target Swan Lake area properties as Wade Wright and T B woeaenes represent the state and Limestone County defendents prepare for June 6 vacates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Jacobs
Limestone County
Tennessee River
Decatur
State of Alabama
Mary Alexander
Swan Lake
Jake
Skinny
Jacobs
Hornton
Jake's
Throats Cut By A Grazed Man Terrorizes City Children
Police report a knife attack near a Cleveland school on a May morning. Rosemarie Parker, 4, was killed, while Lenapont and Elain Macklin, both wounded, are in critical condition as authorities identify the assailant and seek motive amid frightened bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
May
King
Rosemarie Parker
Lenapont
Elain Macklin
Falkville Citizens Invite Public to Home Coming Sunday
Falkville residents extend an invitation to the general public for Home Coming next Sunday at the high school auditorium. The note calls on singers and lovers of good singing from Morgan and adjoining counties to attend a memorial singing with a bonut dinner to be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
Morgan
Falka
Tickets Given For Mat Show From Want Ads
A promotional note urges readers to scan want ads in The Daily for a chance to win free picture show tickets. No strings attached, winners must visit The Daily to claim passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ortanate
Kiwanis Club in Decatur Reports On Committees and Plans
Decatur Kiwanis session covers camp benefiting boys not in outdoor outings and vocational guidance efforts led by Rev. E N Hart to place youth in suitable careers. Attendance shows Decatur in second place in the division behind Huntsville. A proposed tie game with Rotary is to be scheduled later, with entertainment by Miss Evelyn Irwin and Mrs Roy Poteet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Decatur
E. N. Hart
J. W. Clapton
Decatur Club
Huntsville
Sam Wilds
Rotary Club
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Evelyn Irwin
Roy Poteet
Lightning Strikes Hit Several City Spots
Lightning struck at several parts of the city on Wednesday afternoon. A building at the Decatur Iron and Steel Co. was hit. The F. S. Graves home on Johnston Street was struck. A child was knocked from a porch on Grante Street. The garage at M. R. Rankin's home on Gordon Drive had its top lifted by the wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Iron’ and Steel Co
F. S. Graves
Johnston Street
Grante Street
M. R. Rankin
Gordon Drive
War Veteran Sent On to Birmingham
A World War veteran named Baker from Gandy's Cove was sent to Birmingham last night aboard the Pan-American and admitted to Baptist hospital. He will stay there until a veteran hospital bed is arranged. Baker’s condition and discharge plans were not fully clarified in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Gandy’s Cove
Birmingham
Baptist Hospital
Sean
Little Mary Catherine Roberts Passes At Home
Week old Mary Catherine Roberts daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Roberts died Wednesday afternoon at four at 1304 5th avenue south. The burial took place at Bellview cemetery on the Moulton pike at 2 30 watched by Brown directing. The family receives many expressions of sympathy from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Catherine Roberts
W. A. Roberts
5Th Avenue
South
Bellview Cemetery
Moulton Pike
Brown
Two White Suspects Moved Between Jails in Morgan County
Two white men Charley Bethany and Arthur Wilburn were transferred from Lawrence County jail in Moulton to Morgan Bastile in Decatur late Wednesday night. They face charges including manufacturing whiskey assault and battery and breaking the prohibition law. A third prisoner, a Black man held in Tenerty for Morgan County, was moved as well. White prisoners may be sent to Madison County jail soon, with all Morgan white inmates kept there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Moulton
Morgan
Farm Loan Totals for Morgan County Released
Final figures show Morgan county received 71,853 dollars in federal seed loan funds this year. A total of 809 farmers obtained loans, more than double last year’s recipients, though individual loan amounts are about half of the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Governor urged to call solons for special session
A Wilcox county mass meeting urged Governor B M Miller to convene a special legislative session to balance the Alabama budget by cutting appropriations. The resolutions were sent to the governor, stating the state should balance within current income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
B. M. Miller
Wilcox County
Readers propose nickname for Decatur Bee-Line club
The Daily lists numerous suggestions for a nickname contest for the Decatur Bee-Line club. The contest remains open to all fans and closes Friday, with names sent to The Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Bee-Line
Daily
Grand jury reportedly indicts Lindbergh hoaxer in NJ case
Hunterdon county grand jury spent two hours and five minutes hearing witnesses in the Lindbergh kidnap hoax case against John Curtis the Norfolk boat builder. Indictment reportedly voted but prosecutor Hauck would not confirm. trial timing and legal actions under dispute as Dr. Condon attends rogues gallery updates. Mrs. Lindbergh remains in seclusion in Englewood after a brief visit to her mother’s home.
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Flemington
New Jersey
Hunterdon County
John Curtis
Norfolk
Curtis
Court House
Minneshtoent A
Hauck
Pender
John F. Condon
New England
Jassie
John
Condon
State Bureau of Identification
Trenton
N. J
Same officials to serve June 14 election at same sites
John Green the circuit court clerk says the June 14 election will use the same polling places and the same election officials who served the May 3 first primary. Voters will decide two races the U S senator and national committee woman. Districts three and four pick revenue board members and Beat 10 selects the inferior court judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Green
Green
Daily
U. States
For National
Board of Revenue
Beat 10
Milk Spillage After Car Collision at Oak and Cherry
A Ford sedan driven by Mrs. John W. Jones collided with the Aday milk delivery car driven by Eugene Aday at Oak and Cherry streets. No injuries were reported though Aday sustained a slight finger cut and milk bottles spilled as the vehicle overturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Jones
Aday
Eugene Aday
Oak and
Cherry Street
Alabama Athletic Commission head tours state
Ben Bloodworth chairman of the Alabama Athletic Commission departed this afternoon to tour the state, planning meetings with American Legion posts to discuss athletic regulation and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bloodworth
Alabama Athletic Commission
American Legion
Name Contest For Decatur B-Line Club Friday
The De catur B-Line Club name will be chosen Friday at 4 PM at Hotel Lyons. J K Hughes chairs the committee to review entrants. The winner receives a season pass for all B-Line games. Entries due at The Daily office by Friday noon. announcement Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Lyons
J. K. Hughes
Senate Restores Ten Percent Tax on Cosmetics and More
The Senate voted to apply a ten percent tax on cosmetics and toilet articles as part of a revenue bill. Jewelry levies at ten percent and five percent on mechanical refrigerators were approved, following finance committee recommendations to reinstate levies from the House bill. Leaders moved quickly to manage proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Rain lifts hopes for Valley farmers recovering work
Farmers in the Valley, soaked by recent rains, hope for a stretch of sun to finish field work and catch up after days of wet conditions.
Walker Angrily Answers Query Before Hofstadter Panel
Mayor James Walker defended his testimony before the Hofstadter legislative committee calling the session an examination before trial aimed at ousting the governor. He denounced chief counsel Samuel Seabury as antagonistic as questioning covered stock market pools and shares in a brokerage block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Walker
Hofstader Legislative Committee
Walker
Samuel Seabury
Seabury
Riverside High graduation program adopted for upcoming commencement
The Riverside high school announces the complete commencement program for seniors, to be held Monday at 8 PM in the Riverside High auditorium. It lists songs, speaker Hon. J. Fred Johnson, awards by W. T. Jordan, honor rolls, diploma conferrals by F.8. Hunt, and superintendent Benson’s announcements, followed by the class roll of Riverside and Lafayette Street school graduates.
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Riverside High School
Riverside Hi Auditorium
W. T. Jordan
Riverside
Lafayette St
Hunt
Riverside School
Lucille Braswell
Carolyn Bean
Ann-Clare Carlisle
Dotty Brock
Letha Collier
Myrtle Horton
Dial Darnell
Annie Laurie Keith
Frances McBride
Marjorie, Lee
Lillie Bee Looney
Ollie Nelson
Lucy Robinson
Ellawee Sapp
Bessie Steele Walker
Gerald Bizaillon
Murray Braswell
Robert Duncan
Taplin Hanson
Gus Hildreth
James Hines
Newton Hardy
Romeo Morin
Glen E Price
Yancy Ae
Paul Wade
Maurice Sparkman
Joe Philpot
J. W. Goode
Huntsville figure Rube Robinson Visits Decatur Today
Rube Robinson, a well known Huntsville resident and business visitor, traveled to Decatur for meetings and local engagements today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rube Robinson
Huntsville
Decatur
Sullivan Hodges Set Off For Ford City Fishing Trip
W. A. Sullivan and Davis Hodges left this morning for Ford City to enjoy a fishing trip, returning to fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Sullivan
Davis Hodges
Ford City
State Patrol Cracks Down On Highway Violations
H B Moody and C M Thorson of the state traffic patrol kept busy last night stopping eight vehicles in 15 minutes on Alabama street known as the neck of the bottle. They warned the public after visiting The Daily about enforcing the traffic code to curb reckless driving and improper vehicle lighting.
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H. B. Moody
C. M. Thorson
State Traffic Patrol
Alabama Street
Alabama
State Department
Decatur
Death of Mrs. Josephine Coleman at 84
Mrs. Josephine Coleman aged 84 died this morning at 9 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fennell in Fairview. Funeral services will be Friday at 2:30 at Central Methodist Church with Rev. A. H. Nabors officiating. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Edgar Fennell and five sons: Hal Mullin Jim Mullin W. R. Coleman Ernest Coleman and Fred Coleman. She was active in Methodist church and charity work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Coleman
E. A. Fennell
Fairview
Somerville
Central Methodist Church
A. H. Nabors
Roselawn Cemetery
Lamar Penney
Julian Blackwell
Roscoe Compton
John H. Thompson
Blackwell
Phil Dinsmore
Edgar Fennell
Hal Mullin
Jim Mullin
Decatur
W. R. Coleman
Birmingham
Ernest Coleman
Fred Coleman
Jean
Youth slashes father and mother in cell attack
An inmate attacked his father W H Jordan 52 and his mother in a jail cell. The father had a slight chance to recover. The mother, awakened from sleep beside him, was badly slashed and restrained the youth until guards arrived.
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W. H. Jordan
Del School Trip Delights Nashville Seniors to The Hermitage
About fifty members of the Del near Nashville Tennessee toured the Hermitage Andrew Jacksons home enjoying lunch inside the house and garden a stop for refreshments and visits to original paintings and sculptures. Guided by Miss Rubye Reeder Mrs Brown and Mr Carlton the trip proceeded without incident.
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Del
Nashville
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Hermitage
Rubye Reeder
Brown
Carlton
Perfect Attendance Recognized at School
Miss Ollie Nelson of Ferry Street earns honor for perfect attendance from Nellie Elementary to high school graduation. Her record shows no missed days across all grades, earning a candle date for this year’s ceremony as community praise notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie
Nelson
Ferry Street
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Clark
U. S
Solons
J. Fred Johnson
Willie Fletcher
Ed Ourns
Mrs. Coleman
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