Defense Offers View From Preliminary in Walls Assault Case
In a Union Hill shooting case, A R Walls and sons Houston and Austin face assault with intent to murder charges. The defense argues no officer was present and claims Austin Walls was at the Garrison home, while Deputy McGee led a posse toward the Garrison residence.
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A. R. Walls
Houston Walls
Austin Walls
H. P. McGee
Union Hill
Garrison
Fred Cultic
Owen Garrison
Moore returns from Birmingham footwear review
C. D. Moore came back from Birmingham where he attended the Central Shoe Company fall footwear review on Tuesday.
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C. D. Moore
Birmingham
The
Central Shoe Company
Incidental Fees for Decatur Schools Held Steady
The Decatur school system announced that incidental fees remain unchanged for the new year. Payments may be made in advance at Morgan County National Bank or Tennessee Valley Bank. Non resident students pay $4 per month for grades seven to twelve and $3 per month for lower grades. Children six on or before December 1 may enter at the first term. State law requires attendance for ages seven to sixteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Morgan County National Bank
Tennessee Valley Bank
Attorney General Knight Undergoes Major Operation
North Alabama friends learn that Attorney General Thomas E. Knight Jr. underwent a major operation in Montgomery yesterday. His condition after the operation was described as well as could be expected and friends anticipate a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Montgomery
Voters to Decide Relief Loan Bill
Cities and counties would gain the right to apply for loans from the Reconstruction Corp if the voters approve the Ni 8 Givhan amendment. The bill, passed by the legislature, was sent to Secretary of State Jarman and will be on the fall general election ballot.
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Jarman
Eleven Kiwanis achieve perfect attendance in Decatur club
Eleven members of the Decatur Kiwanis club have perfect attendance this year, missing no meetings out of 34 held. The 100 percenters are W. M. Bailey, Dr. Redding Emens, A. A. Jones, Dr. A. J Perolio, J. W. Clapton, A. W. Hill, George S. Lawrence, J. R. Daniels, Dr. J. W. Hughes, John F. Levin and H. L. Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis Club
W. M. Bailey
Redding Emens
A. A. Jones
A. J Perolio
J. W. Clapton
A. W. Hill
George S. Lawrence
J. R. Daniels
J. W. Hughes
John F. Levin
H. L. Peterson
E W. McLeod
E. Poole
Barrett C. Shelton
Wood Alcohol Fatal in Tin Hills Slum
Five sailors in Tin Hills dead after drinking a cheap toxic alcohol called wood alcohol sold by a man who arrived two days earlier. Three others hospitalized and about a dozen people treated for illness as police search the suspect.
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New York
Tin Hills
Teasley plan to reduce salaries gains occupational tax backing
In Montgomery Alabama on September 7 the senate rules committee postponed action on the Leysley resolution inviting officials to reduce salaries and backed Teasley’s plan for an occupational tax levied on salaries and fees of state county and city officials. Teasley ordered drafting of the license tax bill and will test sentiment before introduction in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Senate Rules Committee
Lapsley
Teasley
Finance and Taxation Committee
House
Crooner Wins His Wife’s Love Again
Reno dispatch reports Mrs. Vallee stating there will be no divorce for Rudy Vallee. She says the separation was a mistake and she loves him, planning to join him in New York after leaving for Santa Monica.
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Reno
Nevada
Rudy Vallees
Rail rate cut presses cotton traffic from Decatur to Mobile
Louisville and Nashville Railroad cuts the Decatur to Mobile cotton rate to 40 cents per hundred pounds effective September 5, the lowest in years. The move aims to capture Alabama cotton shipments and shift traffic southward, with De catur a major northern Alabama cotton center and little new cotton yet on the market.
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Southern Railway
Louisville and Nashville
Decatur
Mobile
From Et
Alabama
Here
North Alabama
Country school teacher missing for second time
In Ottawa Illinois guards and a warrant rising from a Lich priest case are tied to the disappearance of Colletee Haley the Eagle Township rural school teacher who reportedly left with a man from her classroom. Pupils say she departed and returned home after several days away. Meanwhile in New Orleans the body of Bessie Farnell 24 a member of a Lake Ponchartrain swimming party was recovered corroborating a drowning theory.
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Ottawa
Ill
Laagile
Welter
Alexis,llinois
Colletee Haley
Eagle Township
New Orleans
Bessie Farnell
Lake Ponchartrain
Treach
Roy Nash to Head Kiwanis Agriculture Program
L. R. Nash, Kiwanis committee on agriculture chairman, will oversee the program at the Kiwanis Club meeting at noon Thursday. The session begins at twelve o'clock in the usual club rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Nash
Kiwanis Committee On Agriculture
Kiwanis Club
Atlanta Youth Injured When Horse Saddled Girth Breaks
Tommy Carson son of Mrs Rhea Lide Carson of Atlanta was thrown from a horse near his aunt Mrs John W Jones home on Ferry Street after a saddle girth broke He is now able to be up with injuries reported as not serious and the incident dated Monday.
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Tommy Carson
Rhea Lide Carson
Atlanta
John W. Jones
Ferry Street
Wilburn Allred Called to Reward Funeral
Funeral services were held for Wilburn Allred nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Wilburn Allred of Flower Hill community Lawrence county He died after a two day illness Reverend Allen of Courtland conducted the service and members of his Sunday school class carried the flowers He is survived by his parents three sisters one brother and two grandparents Sympathy is extended to the family by the community.
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Wilburn Allred
Flower Hill
Lawrence County
Allen
Courtland
Slight Accident Across the Bridge Breaks Mule Leg
City officers responded to a minor collision just across the river bridge. A wagon driven by a South Alabama physician struck the mule owned by Mr. Young of east Decatur, breaking the animal's leg.
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South Alabama
Young
East Decatur
Golden Rule Cures World Ills, Dr Goddard Declares
Dr O E Goddard at Central Methodist church argues the golden rule is a universal cure. He says practical demonstrations by Dr Nash prove its viability and urges all groups to follow its basis to end conflicts and unfair practices.
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Jesus
O. E. Goddard
Central Methodist Church
Goddard
Nash
Farmers Mobilize Blockade Near Sioux City Market
Farmers massed at James to block livestock trucks bound for Sioux City market. Sheriff Rippey sent deputies with clubs and shotguns after a Monday raid injured four drivers and blocked fourteen trucks. a larger mobilization looms as tensions rise.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Rippey
James
Realty Board Officials Visit Decatur Estate Commission
Realty Board officials and the Estate Commission were visitors in Decatur today. They conferred with a number of local realtors.
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Decatur
Prayer Services To Be Continued At Westminster Church
Mid week prayer services resume tonight at Westminster Presbyterian church at 1 30 o clock. All church members urged to attend for discussion of plans for fall and winter Bible study courses.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Community Sing at Delite Theatre Thursday Evening
The weekly community sing convenes at the Delite theatre Thursday at 7 30 with an inviting program arranged and a cordial invitation extended to all singers to attend.
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Delite Theatre
Athletic Board to Meet In Cullman
The eighth district athletic board of the state high school athletic association will meet Friday at 2 30 o clock in Cullman. President Williams of the eighth district asks all institution officials with claims or appeals to present evidence at 2 30. The board includes Williams Decatur Newman Guntersville Killingsworth Cullman.
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The
State High School Athletic Association
Cullman
Williams
Eighth Distritt
Decatur
Newman
Guntersville
Killingsworth
Merchants urged to testify in Montgomery on sales tax bills
The Alabama Independent Merchants Association calls more than fifteen thousand merchants to Montgomery on Thursday September 8 at 2 30 PM to oppose sales tax bills. A mass meeting led by N L Walker and other association leaders will precede the House ways and means committee hearing. Ed Pettus, Selma attorney, to speak at the Jefferson Davis hotel at noon.
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Alabama Independent Merchants’ Association, Inc
Exaul N. L. Walker
Mont, Alabama
Montgomery
House
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol
Alabama
N. L. Walker
Alabama Independent Merchants Association, Inc
Jeff Beeland
Greenville
Alabama Independent Merchants Association
Gerald Salter
Coker
Ala
H. . Miller
Alex Rice Clothing
Eallet
Bama
Jefferson Davis Hotel
Ed Pettus
Selma
Frank L Jones Dies After Illness in Troy Alabama
News of the death of Frank L Jones former Decatur resident came from Troy Alabama after a week long illness. He suffered heart trouble and died at his home at two this morning. He leaves a wife a daughter Sarah Margaret two sisters Mrs James Campbell of Atlanta and Mrs Gus Wright of Summerville and a brother A A Jones of Decatur. He moved from Decatur about 27 years ago after serving as manager of the local compress and later entered manufacturing in Troy.
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Frank L. Jones
Decatur
Troy
Alabama
Jones
A. A. Jones
Sarah Margaret
James Campbell
Atlanta
Gus Wright
Summerville
Lcating
Wagons Roll In to The Ginneries Here
The familiar slow rumble of cotton wagons on paved streets greets Decatur residents as ginning begins. The harvest is just starting and ginnery workers are handling current demands.
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Decatur
Busy farming season in Danville with hay saving and cotton picking
In Danville this September the harvest rush is on with hay saving molasses making and cotton picking all underway. The tailWeast is noted as a great help during this busy period.
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Danville
Sept. T
TAMIANY CHIEFS DEBATE WALKER S PARTY CANDIDACY
The Board of Elections certified a mayoral vacancy and set November 8 for the election. Joseph McKee, mayor for under a week, trimmed his salary by 15 000 and capped officers under his control at 12 000 annually.
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Tamiany Chiefs
Walker
New York
Board of Elections
Cruise
Joseph McKee
Walker Conspiracy Talk Drives NYC Political Move
Associated Press reports in New York announce talks between John H. McCooey and Tamny leaders with Farley and Roosevelt aides. McCooey plans to cooperate in the national campaign and may relocate to campaign offices as Walker mayoral nomination looms, with no commitment on Walker’s future.
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Walker
Robert ST. John
Associated Press
New York
John H. Y
Brooklyn
Vanda Garner
James J. Walker
Farley
Roosevelt
McCooey
John F. Curry
Tammany Head
National
Louis Howe
Chicago
Tammany
Moulton Seniors to Enter College Soon
Several Lawrence County High School seniors prepare to leave for universities. Lillie Byars, Helen B Laurel Judy, Edwin Moody, Alton Holland head to various schools while Wy. Kermit Pitt, Smith and Tom Florence pursue Normal programs. Sloppy OCR ends with unclear names and destinations.
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Moulton
Lawrence County High School
Lillie Byars
Helen B. Laurel Judy
Edwin Moody
Alton Holland
Alabar Crosthwaite
Wy. Kermit Pitt
Aeee Smith
Tom Florence Normal
Gomery
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