Four Thousand Cast Ballots For City Officials In Monday Election
Voters may cast ballots at six stations across the city from early to six. There are 4178 qualified voters and an expected turnout near 60 to 70 percent. The ballot lists fifteen candidates for mayor and aldermen including Malone Nelson Billings Bloodworth Boswell Buck Hatchett Hendrix Humphrey Lee Meadors Pettey Patterson Roper Wolfe.
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Railroad Street City Hall
Johnston Street City Hall
4Th Avenue
6Th Street
Morris Garage
3Rd Avenue
Moulton Street
Grant Street
A. B. Hodgens
Frank Murphree
Fairview
B. L. Malone
James A. Nelson
R. C. Billings
F. A. Bloodworth
W. F. Boswell
C L. Buck
W. L. Hatchett
Clyde Hendrix
Phil Humphrey
Lawrence W. Lee
B. D
Birmingham Woman Injured in Second Story Fall
Helen Martin of Birmingham slipped from a second story window at the Plantation home of Colonel T. T. Ashford in Limestone County. She sustained a fractured neck and paralysis, was moved to a Birmingham hospital in critical condition, and said she fell while drawing a shade.
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Benévolent Hospital
Helen Martin
Birmingham
Ceteriny
Plantation
T. T. Ashford
Associated Dispatch
Art Daily
Onan
Biram
T. T. Achford
Limestone County
Sterchi Adds Sheffield Store with Graham Furniture Purchase
Sterchi announces acquisition of Graham Furniture, expanding Sheffield operations to a third Sterchi in the city and making seven Sterchi stores in Alabama. The deal consolidates Sterchi's regional presence and aligns with the chain's growth.
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Graham Furniture Company
Sterchi
Sheffield
Alabama
Cotton Bales Ginned in Local Market Suspected
Local buyer F. F. Tidwell reports about 100 bales of cotton already ginned in town and several bales sold to Decatur buyers, indicating active local trade in the commodity.
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F. F. Tidwell
Decatur
Powell Desires Hearing in Court
J N Powell of Falkville reports to Alabama Attorney General McCall that Emma Marshall’s defense asks to argue before the Alabama Supreme Court to set aside a Marshall murder verdict. The letter requests the submission day, noting the attorney will be present to argue if possible.
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Charlie C. McCall
Supreme Court
Marshal
Iim Ri
Burgess Bond Set in Lawrence County Rape Case
Bond of 5000 dollars in each of two rape cases against F D Burgess, a Lawrence county resident, was set by Judge Jackson during habeas corpus proceedings. A mistrial occurred in one of the two cases. the prosecution was aided by Melvin Hutson and local defense counsel included Almon and W W Callahan.
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F. D. Burgess
Lawrence County
Jackson
Burgess
Melvin Hutson
Decatur
Almon
W. W. Callahan
Concrete work advances on Alabama street approach project
Concrete is being laid on the Alabama street approach to the Tennessee river bridge. Municipal Paving Company, the contractors, expect completion in two weeks if weather stays favorable. Bowers have already laid both storm and sanitary lines in that street.
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Alabama Street
Tennessee River Bridge
Municipal Paving Company
Bowers
Live Wire Class To Talk of Plans
The Decaturist Sunday school young men’s class led by president Don Lewis will discuss fall program plans at the Sunday morning meeting. A large attendance is expected and Newel will be welcomed at 9:80.
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Decaturist Sunday School
Don Lewis
Newel
Faculty Guests From Decatur Schools To Attend Kiwanis Program
About 75 Decatur public school faculty members will visit the Decatur Kiwanis Club next Friday at 6:30 PM at Masonic Hall. Rev J D McCready chairs the Educational committee for the event. Rev J E Dillard of Southside Baptist Church Birmingham will speak on Education. Further plans will be announced later.
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Decatur Public Schools
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Masonic
J. D. McCready
J. E. Dillard
Southside Baptist Church of Birmingham
McCready
Fears Black Rust Injures One Third Cotton Crop
J. L. Shumake manager of the Sterchi Gross and Shumake furniture establishments reports black rust damage to about one third of the cotton crop. He made the assessment after traveling through Madison Limestone and Marshall counties observing conditions.
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Madison
Limestone
Marshall
J. L. Shumake
Sterchi Gross & Shumake Furniture
Tanner Meeting In Minds Kiwanians Delayed by Road Conditions
Decatur Kiwanis members still anticipate a meeting with residents of Tanner in Limestone County. They expect to hold it when the Bee Line highway opens to traffic, a pending improvement from the farm relations committee’s 1928 program.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Tanner
Limestone
Farm Relations Committee
Tornado Ravages Walthill Area Killing Child
Eleven persons reported dead or injured as a tornado plowed through Daakota and Walthill Nebraska about 15 miles northeast, wrecking Lamere school. Mary Irma Belt, 9, died. several children were hurt. hospitals and shelters were improvised. relief teams organized.
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Inili
Walden
Daakota
Burlington Railroad
Walthill
Neb
Lamere
Walthill J
Mary Irma Belt
August Building Permits Total $43 260 in Decatur
Building records in Decatur for August show seven permits issued totaling $43 260. Six permits were for residential properties and one for a business project, with trades busy and labor in demand. The figures exclude new work by the Decatur Building Improvement Corporation in the textile districts.
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Decatur
Decatur Building Improvement Corporation
Carrier Purchases Lot on Johnston Street
Co. M. Carrier of Florida buys a vacant lot on Johnston Street near city hall from L. B. Wyatt. The sale was brokered by W. V. Davidson, local realtor. The consideration was not announced.
Daring Bandit Jaworski Captured After Fierce Shootout
Paul Jaworski, famed criminal with six murders and numerous robberies, is captured after a gunfight in Cleveland. An officer is killed and another wounded. Jaworski is reportedly near death in hospital. The capture follows a Detroit payroll robbery link and a Pittsburgh armored car heist.
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Cleveland
Paul Jaworski
Jaworski
Detroit News
Jawroski
John Vasbinder
Sonity
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Cloverdale
Motenaver
Mt. Lebanon
Vasbinder
Detroit
Ross Loney
Jack Wright
Beshear Backed Into Sign and Theatre Door
Charley Beshear backed his Chevrolet from a garage near Second Avenue into a sign and a door at the Princess theatre. The driver was unhurt.
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Charley Beshear
Second Avenue
Princess Theatre
Don
Med
Gunter Declines Heflin's Request for Auditorium Use
The mayor refused to allow speeches by Senator Heflin or others at the city auditorium, citing religious hatred. J Johnson Moore and Arthur B Chilton urged the request, while Cramp ton Bowl was booked for Heflin on September 20 and for Mr Strat on October 9.
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J. Johnson Moore
Gunter
Arthur B. Chilton
Crampton Bowl
Heflin
Mr. Strat
Cotton Consumption In August Edges Up From July
The Census Bureau reported cotton used in August at 526 729 bales of lint and 68 165 of linters. This compares with 438 743 lint and 62 921 linters in July, and 634 520 lint and 76 210 linters in August of last year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Permit Granted for Residence on Ninth Avenue West
Nannie E. Neill has been issued a permit to build a residence on Ninth Avenue west. The project is valued at about $2,500 and is expected to take thirty days to complete.
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Nannie E. Neill
Ninth Avenue
West
Tropical hurricane to strike Haiti and Bahamas shipping lanes
Local officials of the French Cable company report Haitien HaitI announcing a tropical hurricane expected to strike today. The storm moves northwest toward the Bahamas crossing routes used by Cuban bound steamers. The Pacific liner Oreoma with Sir Austin Plain aboard is reported en route to Havana Panama and California.
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New York
Haitien
Haiti
Bahamas
Sir Austin Plain
Havana
Panama
Californias
Hurricane devastates San Juan causing widespread damage
The storm reached its peak in the afternoon with winds averaging 100 mph and gusts to 182 mph before anemometer failure. Ships and harbor facilities suffered. the Palace hotel roof and Union Club roof were torn off. Streets and homes were scarred by fallen trees and debris across San Juan and surrounding areas.
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Burema
Entiie
San Juan
Palace Hotel
Union Club
Governor's Palace
Drinking lye causes death in Alabama child
An 18 month old Leroy McDonald died after drinking lye solution in Athens Alabama. Authorities say the child was aware of the danger but consumed the substance, leading to a rapid fatal outcome.
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Athens
Als
Leroy McDonald
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