Sage John Sharp Williams to address Biloxi Confederate reunion
John Sharp Williams, the so called Sage of Cedar Grove, will speak at the June 3 Biloxi Confederate reunion. Williams, who retired in 1923, agreed to address what may be the last gathering of Mississippi Grey troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sage
Mississippi
Biloxi
Yazoo City
Miss
John Sharp Williams
United States
Senate
Cedar Grove
Jefferson Davis
Williams
Mississipian
Wife Tells Of Bandit Attack In Alabama Shooting
Mrs. W C Gunn of Sylacauga testified at a Talladega County coroner inquest about the fatal shooting of her husband near Oxford Alabama. She alternated on whether he shot at bandits or whether one of them seized the pistol and her purse containing about eight dollars. The Gunns were en route to Jacksonville to pick up their daughter Catherine from the state teachers college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston Ala
W. C. Gunn
Sylacauga
Talladega County
Oxford
Near Tragedy Marred Picnic as Two Girls Struck by Train
Miss Lorraine Winton, 16, daughter of R. M. Winton of West Decatur, is in critical condition at Benevolent Hospital after leaping from the Swan Lake bridge approach to escape a southbound passenger train. Nell Brindley, also injured, was pushed toward the track by Charles Sears as the train halted. both girls were part of a picnic outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Winton
R. M. Winton
West Decatur
Benevolent Hospital
Swan Lake Bridge
Nell Brindley
Charles Sears
Winton
Brown
Atin
Bee
Wnery
Thousands homeless as Red River floods hit Louisiana
Six thousand people were reported homeless and 105000 acres inundated in Red River floodwaters across Red River and Natchitoches parishes. Representative Aswell telegraphed Washington for Red Cross relief for 1000 families and funds totaling 19000 for food and replanting 40000 acres. Natchitoches parish faced overflows from the Red Cane Powhatan and Bayou Pierre backwater with 80000 acres affected and refugee camps aiding destitute residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coushatta
Red River
Natchitoches
Aswell
Washington
The
Red Cross
Natchitoches Parish
Red
Cane
Powhatan
Bayou Pierre
Grande Echere
Nand
Almon 10 vote for Reece bill in Muscle Shoals debate
Washington may 27 opening discussion on the Reece plan for private operation of Muscle Shoals as Chairman Snell urged against altering it. The house faces a choice to lease or government operate with Norris resolution tied to the alternative. Rep Almon promised to support Reece while proposing amendments to cancel surplus power contracts on two years notice and favor government ownership of Cove Creek dam to curb floods and aid navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Snell
Rules Committee
Reece
House
Norris
Repretive
Almon
Alan
Cove Creek
Frank L Weller
Associated Press
Reese
Decatur Daily Classified Ad Offer Promises Good Fortune
A reader is urged to choose a favorable classified ad offer in the Decatur Daily. The note hints at securing a beneficial deal through careful selection and timely action, framing the decision as luck and luck as opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Protests Heard by Committee in Alabama Political Fight
A subcommittee of Alabama's Democratic executive committee examined charges of party disloyalty against George Frey of Birmingham and J D L Byars of Lawrence County. Frey allegedly spoke at Ku Klux Klan meetings against E N Smith the 1928 Democratic nominee. Byars allegedly campaigned against Smith though both had supported the party ticket. Additional protests claimed several hopefuls were rejected in the August 12 primary due to filings by J W Mitchell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
George Frey
State Senate
J. D. L. Byars
Lawrence County
Democratic Executive Committee
Frey
H. L. Bottoms
Nation E. Smith
Byars
Smith
J. W. Mitchell
Cherokee County
E. V. Brindley
DeKalb County
John A. Snodgrass
Sumpter County
Charles R. West
Jefferson
Tax Delinquents Remain, Collector Hodges Crow Expects Boost
Delinquent state and county taxpayers continue to appear at the office of Collector Hodges Crow after the publication of the list. Officials say a neat sum will be collected from this list within the next few weeks as required by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodges Crow
Increase in Lab Examinations Seen in May
The state laboratory reports rising workload with more examinations expected in May. For over a year monthly totals have shown increases, marking a continuing trend over the same period last year.
Morgan Medicol To Meet At Falkville
Morgan County Medical society plans its next meeting at Falkville on the first Thursday in June with an excellent program and expected full attendance. The last gathering was at Hartselle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Medical Y
Falkville
Hartselle
Local Cotton Market Faced Mixed Prices
The report shows mixed cotton quotes with several grade lines. Prices for Strict Middling, Middlings, and Strict Low vary, indicating fluctuating demand. The figures included show declines and advances across different lots, reflecting a volatile market for the period.
Tarred and Feathered Hammond Dentist Fled Town
In Hammond Louisiana on May 27 Dr. 8 L Newsom a prominent local dentist was seized by a mob, tarred and feathered, and dumped from a car on the town’s main street. He was ordered to leave by daylight and left five hours later with his patients and status in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
L. Newsom
Plane crash at Garland airport kills three in Tulsa
At Garland airport in Tulsa a plane attempting landing at night slid 50 feet and burned killing three aboard Miss Ursa Ball 28 of Tulsa Robert Krags ae and George S Busboom both Carthage Missouri. Firemen required about a half hour to extricate the victims with witnesses among the friends who had joined for the night flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Garland
Ursa Ball
Robert Krags Ae
George S. Busboom
Carthage
T1ree Busboom
Hammond
Locke Unable To Attend Banquet
Hugh Locke the independent gubernatorial candidate cannot attend the League of Women Voters banquet honoring candidates on June 12 due to a prior engagement, as advised to local officials by Judge Locke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Locke
League of Women Voters
Committees to Visit Florence for Banquet Invitation
Committees representing the local League of Women Voters will travel to Florence Thursday to invite Florence league members to attend a June 12 banquet honoring gubernatorial candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Florence
League
Return Home For Mrs. Howell And Grandchild Marveline
Mrs. B. T. Howell and her granddaughter Marveline have returned home after a several day visit to her sister Mrs. Newell Dunlap in Cold Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. T. Howell
Marveline
Newell Dunlap
Cold Springs
Man Killed by Train in Alabama. Girl Hurt
In Huntsville Alabama a young unidentified man about 20 was killed when a Southern railway freight train ran over him after he apparently slept on the track. Irene Blalock of Chickamauga Ga lost her foot after slipping while boarding the moving train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Irene Blalock
Chickamauga
Southern Railway
Here
W H Sandlin Dies At 76 In Decatur Area
W H Sandlin aged 76 a Decatur Route 3 resident died Monday night at his Moulton highway home. Survived by brother J M Sandlin of Moulton and sister Mrs Frank McGaughey of Texas. Body at Priest's Renee parlors. Funeral at 2 30 this afternoon at Landersville with interment by Rev Olive Baptist pastor, Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Sandlin
Decatur
Route 3
Moulton
J. M. Sandlin
Frank McGaughey
Texas
Renee
Landersville
King Rev
Olive
Aptist
George Wingfield the Nevadas lone seven figure capitalist
George Wingfield rose from a $50 grub stake to become Nevada’s wealthiest figure. He presides over 20 banks and a hotel chain, owns mineral properties and farms, and serves as Republican national committeeman and a state university regent. He helped Senator Nixon profit from his Goldfield Consolidated deal and once halted a state treasury loss by depositing a large check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
George Wingfield
Nevv A
Wingfield
Oregon
George P. Nixxon
Winnemucca
Wingfelld
Goldfield
Nixon
United States
Wingfeild
Dha
Carson Valley Bank
Decatur Summer School Plans Announced
The Decatur summer program opens Monday June 2 at Central high school and runs 12 weeks. Elementary and junior high courses last six weeks. Students may take two subjects and earn two units toward graduation. Last summer's enrollment was 100. this year expects more. Faculty includes O S Hagerman principal H E Williams W T Jordan Miss Lillian Odom and Miss Ruth Brisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Central High School
O. S. Hagerman
S. Hagerman
H. E B. Williams
W. T. Jordan
Lillian Odom
Ruth Brisco
New Assessment Underway for Morgan County Property
County tax assessor H. O. Troupe will soon complete the 1930 assessment and submit figures to the county board of tax review. Deputy John Maxwell and staff have worked for months on this extensive task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Troupe
Morgan County
County Board of Tax Review
Troup
John Maxwell
Appreciation For Work Civic Groups In Decatur
The Daily notes appreciation for the Kiwanis club and other civic groups in Decatur Alabama as the city ranks ninth in size. A re-check added nearly 150 names to the preliminary total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
This Morning
Kiwanis Club
Decatur
Alabama
Ohio man held after bollision near Decatur
A three car collision on Bee Line highway north of Decatur injured Gulley of K G Lumber. Edward Tucker of Lakewood Ohio, driving an Ohio registered car, admitted renting a U Drive It car and not returning it. Tucker was jailed in Athens as investigators pursue the firm in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Gulley
K & G. Lumber Company
Ohio
Edward Tucker
Lakewood
L. P. Darnell
Simpsons Motor Company
Hartselle
Darnell
Limestone County
Tucker
Limestone
Athens
Cleveland
Banks Open on Memorial Day Amid Limited Observance
Banks will be open for business as usual on Memorial Day. Aside from post office Sunday hours, there will be little observance in the area.
Reese plan for Muscle Shoals fertilizer operation
The Reese private operation plan for Muscle Shoals would guarantee a constant fertilizer supply and sets an 8 percent return to the manufacturer. A three member presidentially appointed board would fix the annual nitrogen output and lease terms, with a mandate to produce 10,000 tons within three and a half years and to set prices based on production cost plus 8 percent profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stomge
Owever
Farmers to get sales preference under equipment plan
Policy would grant farmers a sales preference on use of equipment and six percent on capital invested by lessee in improvements to existing plants used for fertilizer manufacture. Preference would be awarded first to farmers and coop Sand men.
Receiver Named by Judge Grubb for Insurance Firm
Judge Grubb appointed former state superintendent of insurance Frank I. Julian as receiver after ruling the state lacked authority to take action. The insurance company went into receivership on May 21 following the suit heard in Birmingham yesterday.
Plowing To Resume In Morgan County After Rain
With continuing favorable weather plowing will resume in Morgan County in a few days. Heavy Friday rains left fields too wet to plow and limited work occurred. Farmers and dairymen express satisfaction as conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Mrs. Alice Thompson Laid To Rest
Funeral services held at 11 oclock Monday from H L Davidson residence. Body moved via Grant Street station. pallbearers included W L Hatchett and W V Davidson. Survived by two daughters Mrs T E Ton and Mrs H E Wiggins of Bingham, son T E Hillsboro, two sisters Mrs H E Davidson and Mrs R N Nelson, several grandchildren. Brown in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puneral
H. L. Davidson
Grant Street
W. Li. Hatchett
W. V. Davidson
J. I.ger
Edward Wiggins
Grady
Henry Davidson
Thompson
T.e.ton
H. E. Wiggins
Bingham
T. E. Hillsboro
H. E. Davidson
R. N. Nelson
Decatur
Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vohn Sharp Williams
Lake Bridge
Ak Td
Louisiana
Reese Bill
Morgan Medicol
S. L. Newsom
Louisiana City
Locke
Nevac
Ame 2
George. Wingfield
Grubb
Alice Thompson
Eben
By Gordon Brown
Scheibel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!