Hoover Pushes $500000000 Credit Aid Plan for Home Builders
President Hoover advances a private banking pool and a voluntary credit organization to aid home building, employment, and agriculture. Governor Harrison reports rapid steps to establish a 12 member board across federal reserve districts, with plans to inform clearing houses and banking groups nationwide.
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Washington
Hoover
Harrison
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
White House
Federal Reserve District
Lamont
Congress
Federal Reserve System
Radio ban sparks prison disturbance at Leavenworth
In Leavenworth Kansas on October 8 a protest over radio privilege curtailment caused a noisy disturbance inside the federal penitentiary. Warden H B White said convicts were locked in cells and there was no alarm. Reports about World Series broadcasts were not confirmed.
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Leavenworth
Kan
H. B. White
Federal Penitentiary
Warden White
Hoover urges no lending or borrowing among nations
President Hoover asked nations to avoid lending or borrowing, except for reproductive purposes, provoking 600 Pan American delegates to applaud at the fourth Pan-American commercial conference. He argued the policy could prevent war, embarrassment, and economic woes, noting previous statements by the same plea.
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Washington
Hoover
Joint Meeting Planned by Kiwanis Rotary and Charity Council
A joint meeting of the Decatur Kiwanis Club Decatur Rotary Club and Decatur Charity Council was approved by Kiwanis members this afternoon. The meeting is set for the evening of October 20 with other plans to be announced later.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Charity Council
Kiwanis
Program for school meet at Riverside High auditorium
The Institute for teachers of Decatur city schools will hold a school meet Friday Oct 9 at Riverside High auditorium starting nine o'clock. Attended by teachers with certification records, the program includes calls to order, elections, committee appointments, and afternoon sessions on education in Alabama Morgan County welfare and P T A activities.
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Institute For Teachers
Decature City Schools
Riverside High School
Edison Spends Restless Night Sees No Weakness
Edison had a very restless night but did not seem weaker today. Dr. Hubert Howe reported the inventor ate a fair breakfast and remained as vigorous as the night before, saying Mr. Edison’s vitality is amazing despite the illness.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas Edison
Hubert Howe
Edison
Sues Otto Kahn In $500000 Slader Claim
Lydia Lindgren known as the Swedish Nightingale sues Otto Kahn in New York City for five hundred thousand dollars. She alleges he promised a reward for dropping a slander suit she had filed against fellow opera singer Julia Claussen.
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Lydia Lindgren
Otto Kahn
New York City
Mme. Lindgren
Kahn
Julia Claussen
Veterans Urge 25 Volunteers for Decatur Fair
Butler P A Hine urged that up to 25 veterans report Monday at eight o clock to 112 West Vine Street to work at the Decatur Agricultural Fair. He said volunteers will handle ticketing and other tasks at the fairgrounds during fair week, with cooperation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars local chapter.
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Butler P A. Hine
West Vine Street
Mr. Hine
McCulloch Recovers After Farm Barn Fall
Lee McCulloch of Caddo improved after suffering painful injuries from an 18 foot fall from a barn under construction. Officials described the injuries as painful but not serious, with the incident occurring several days ago.
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Lee McCulloch
Caddo
McCulloch
Cotton bales ignite on platform at Home Gin in Hartselle
Fire broke out on the platform of the Home Gin Company in Hartselle early today around 6 30. The Hartselle department responded promptly and extinguished the flames.
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Home Gin Company
Hartselle
Brown Quartette To Sing Tonight at Southside Baptist
The Brown quartette of Falkville will perform at the community sing this evening at Southside Baptist church. The public is invited to attend.
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Brown
Falkville
Southside Baptist Church
River Gauge Stands at 18 Feet
The Tennessee River remained stationary here today with the gauge reading holding at 18 feet, signaling no immediate change in river level. Dam operations and local authorities monitored conditions for possible fluctuations in the coming hours.
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Tennessee
Jury verdict ends in murder suicide at Los Angeles court
Harry Cormack 63, a Glendale financier, was convicted on 16 counts of grand theft and securities violations, totaling losses to about 200 investors. He drew a pistol and killed himself in court after the verdict. Florence Huntington and her son Stephen Huntington were acquitted. The firms involved were S. S. McCormack and Associates and the Huntington Finance Corporation.
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Los Angeles
Harry Cormack
Glendale
Congress Of Parent Teachers Will Meet In Huntsville
The Alabama Congress of Parent Teachers will meet in Huntsville October 28 29 and 30 with attendees from Morgan county. Headquarters will be the Russell Erskine hotel and the three day session centers on Going forward with our children. Many prominent PTA figures from the state will attend.
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Alabama Congress of Parent Teachers
Morgan County
Huntsville
Russel Erskine Hotel
Parent- Teacher Association
Kiwanis President to Name Dothan Delegates
Kiwanis Club president W. M. Bailey will shortly appoint delegates to the state convention to be held in Dothan on November 9 and 10. The authority to appoint was granted by a club vote at today’s noon meeting.
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W. M. Bailey
Kiwanis Club
Dothan
Grand Jury Continues Study of County Affairs
The Morgan county grand jury, organized last Monday by Judge James E. Horton, continued its investigation this afternoon and no report date is set. Six jurors are from Decatur and the other twelve from the county.
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Morgan County
Grand Jury
James E. Horton
Decatur
County
Escapes Remain At Liberty From Jail
A trio of white men who escaped from Hartselle jail last Saturday night remain at liberty. It is believed they were freed by an outside helper who sawed the lock and released them, then walked away.
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Hartselle
Liberty
Rainfall totals 85 of an inch in last 24 hours
The weather bureau reported today that rainfall over the past 24 hours measured 0.85 inches. Local observers noted showers across the region with varying intensity.
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Weather Bureau
Ginning Goes to High Mark After Heavy Cotton Report
Local market moved only slightly downward after the government crop report showing 16,284,000 bales. Middling seven-eighths cotton at Decatur near 1:30 pm valued about 4.65 cents per pound, down from 4.75 cents the previous afternoon. Planters who had brought in cotton welcomed the small decline, and the drop did not meet early expectations given the report.
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United States
Decatur
U S Cotton Crop Estimate for Year 16 Million Bales
The Department of Agriculture today estimated the year’s cotton production at 16 284000 bales based on October 1 conditions, up from 15 685000 a month earlier. Alabama’s conditions were 68 percent of normal with 1383 01 bales predicted. Census reports show 5408307 bales ginned prior to Oct 1 and Alabama ginning at 529079 bales.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Census Bureau
Business Turns Up in Tailor Trade Says Odom
Herbert Odom of the Ed W. Price Co. reports modest improvement in his territory covering several southern states. He says merchants are more optimistic today than in recent months as business shows a slight upward trend.
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Herbert Odom
Ed W. Price Co
Taxes Due On October First Corrected Tax Notice
Hodges Crow, tax collector, clarifies a misprint in The Daily stating 1931 taxes were due October 31. Taxes for 1931 are due October 1, 1931. The correction urges taxpayers to pay promptly to support schools and meet financial needs for the year.
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Hodges Crow
Williams Improves at Home After Accident Injury
J. W. Williams of 13th avenue west remains confined at his home as he slowly recovers from a severe injury when his foot was caught in a gasoline engine, tearing muscles in his right leg. Friends report steady improvement from the painful accident weeks after it occurred.
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J. W. Williams
13Th Avenue
West
Williams
Weather Snapshot From The Day's Thermometer
The weather bureau reports a high of 76 and a low of 66 for the 24 hour period ending seven this morning.
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the Weather Bureau Today
Highway offices stay open here in reorganization
Capt Langdon G Smith state highway director announces kept open the first division office in Decatur and the second division office in Birmingham while the third division in Montgomery and the fourth in Selma close on October 20. Clerical work will move to Montgomery. eight jobs will be cut, saving about 18000 dollars annually in operating costs.
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Ted
Decatur
Langdon G. Smith
Alabama
State Highway Department
Montgomery
Selma
Birmingham
Highway Department
Handy Dance Slated Here On November 2
Announcement that a Handy dance will be offered on November 2 at the Malone building. Stanley Harrison is in charge of the dance. It is understood that a masquerade dance is proposed.
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Malone Building
Stanley Harrison
Nabors Delivers Pleasing Talk at Kiwanis Club
Rev. A. H. Nabors pastor of Central Methodist church spoke at the Decatur Kiwanis club gathering held at the Y M C A during the noon hour. He was a guest of Kiwanian Clyde Hendrix and Kiwanians praised his sincere message.
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A. H. Nabors
Central Methodist Church
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Rev. Nabors
Clyde Hendrix
Dividends Steady as Union Central Managers Meet
Four day Biloxi gathering of Union Central Life district managers led by Paul Davis reported same dividends as prior years and strong year’s volume. Davis noted no low mood at the meeting and that national business was very satisfactory.
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Union Gentral Life Insurance Co
Biloxi
Miss
Paul Davis
Davis
Crop Moving Slowly in Limestone Areas
Ollie London of the EKil-O-Mite Company in Athens says Limestone County cotton movement is slow and most of the crop remains in the fields. Local farmers, like those in other Valley counties, are not selling quickly hoping prices will rise.
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Ollie London
Athens
Decatur
Limestone County
Valley
New Freight Rate On Mobile Cotton Announced
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company will soon announce a new lower freight rate for cotton shipments from this area to Mobile. The plan aims to reduce cotton concentration in Birmingham by trucking to the Warrior River for barge transport.
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Here
Mobile
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Birmingham
Down the Warrior
New York Cotton Opened Barely Steady
New York October cotton futures opened barely steady with prices listed for nearby and deferred months. October 5.50, December 5.63, January 5.73, March 5.91, May 6.10, July 6.27 per cent.
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New York
Great Series on Russia Monday in The Daily
An intensely interesting series begins Monday in The Daily. A noted correspondent traveled 6000 miles through Soviet states interviewing officials workers and American engineers helping to build Russia. The articles read like adventure stories and reveal a strange land to American readers.
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Russia
Soviet States
Goad and Cassety Take Stand in Murder Trial
Goad and Cassety, Tennessee truck drivers, testified in Camden that Mrs. Mary Cobb 32 of Decatur was killed after jumping from their truck. They denied murder, saying she was run over and discarded, while witnesses including the girl's father and local officials described the night’s events and the discovery of the purse.
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Goad
Cassety
Cordell Goad
Ben Cassety
Tennessee
Mary Roger Cobb
Decatur
Camden, Tenn
Camden
Jess
Frank Simmons
Baie - Wit- Goad
Ollie Brown
McEwen
Suggs
Wall
Waverly
R. G. Florence
Benton County
Garland Hatley
A. H. Capps
Optol
Sawyers’ Mill
Ted Vaughan
Nashville
Jeff McAuley
Mr. Woodson
Paris
A. N,fford
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Riverside
Benson
W. L. Spencer
State Department of Education
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Auburn
Montevallo
Florence
Howard
Birmingham- Southern
Supt
E. L. Hays
Ruby Hines
Ola Barnard
Sues
Harry McCormack
McCormack and Associates
The
Huntington Finance Corporation
Congress of Parent Teachers
BIG Grop Report
Mile
Camby
Manhattan
Midtown
Nabors
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