Bergdoll family seeks U S return through cash deal
The Bergdoll family in Philadelphia and a lawyer plan to secure Secretary Dern’s consent to reopen the Bergdoll case and end all charges so Grover Cleveland Bergdoll can return to the United States. They offer $115,000 plus past government costs and royalties to clear his name and resume brewing in Germany. The report notes Treasury adviser Sprague’s obscurity and political fallout around Roosevelt appointees including Billy Phillips.
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Washington
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
United States
Ba Department
Dern
Germany
Sprague
Treasury Department
Roosevelt
Billy Phillips
Boston
Phillips
Johnson
Hiram Johnson
Federal Trade Conf
Illips
T Johnson
White House
National City Bank
Peru
Leguin
Hull
Deputies Transfer Suspect to Decatur
Deputies E R Britnell and W E lgore moved suspect James Smith to Decatur after Birmingham officers seized brass worth 92 dollars believed stolen from the L N railroad here last week. Investigators traced the brass from Decatur to Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
E. R. Britnell
W. E. Lgore
Birmingham
James Smith
Smith
Two Children Injured in Pair of Auto Accidents
Two children, Peggy Brown and Ingold Timberlake, were injured in separate crashes within blocks and hours in the city. Brown, struck on Ferry street by Mrs. C B McRae, sustained bruises and was sent home after hospital evaluation. Timberlake, hit on Second avenue by F M Sisk, escaped serious injury and was treated at a infirmary. Both drivers were absolved of blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Brown
Paul J. Brown
East Cherry Street
Ferry Street
C. B. McRae
Ingold Timberlake
Bertha Timberlake
East the Street
Brown
F. M. Sisk
Ming
Miss Brown
Frank Brown
Lower Ferry Street
McRae
Benevolent Hospital
Second Avenue
Timberlake
Young Timberlake
Baugh
Legionnaires Headed to Chicago Convention
A local Legionnaires party and Auxiliary members ride the Alabama special to Chicago for the national department convention. Included are Post Commander Roy C. Billings Dan Burnum Chas Beckas R H Bethany Kelly Grubbs Tom Brooks and couples Mr and Mrs J H Johnston and Mr and Mrs L E Higdon and Miss Ruby Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Department
Roy C. Billings
Dan Burnum
Chas. Beckas
R. H. Bethany
Kelly Grubbs
Tom Brooks
J. H. Johnston
L. E. Higdon
Ruby Jones
Central Baptist Choirs to Meet Sunday Two Services
The junior and senior choirs of Central Baptist church will meet for both services Sunday with a call for 50 singers in each division. The Bonanza quartet will sing at the evening service. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
Bonanza Quartette
Bailey and Six Others Convicted in Urschel Kidnapping
A jury found Harvey Bailey Albert Bates R G Shannon wife and son Armon Barney Berman and Clifford Skelly guilty in the $200000 Urschel kidnapping case. Three defendants were acquitted. Judge Vaught set three days for a motion for new trials and praised the jury for its duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Harvey Bailey
Albert Bates
Chas
Urschel
Bates
Bailey
R. G. Shannon
Armon
Barney Berman
Clifford Skelly
Minneapolis
Vaught
L & N Officials Dine on Corn Feast Adventure
L and N Railroad officials enjoyed the annual Corn Dinner hosted by H B Beard of the American Oak Leather Company. The group traveled by barge to Wilson Dam, feasting on corn grown by Beard, with A J Lamb of Birmingham winning the title for the heaviest corn eater and many Birmingham and Decatur officials in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Beard
American Oak Leather Company
Beard
Leather Company
Ehebey
Wilson Dam
Tennessee
Lee Clary
Birmingham
T. O. Jackson
J. A. Morrison
A. J. Lamb
J. J. Donahue
Louisville
W. A. Gibson
C. N. Krapster
C. H. Ryan
E. R .Wolfe
Decatur
Milton Andrews
Co. W. Matthews
Chas. H. Eyster
T. J. Jones
Decatur Ice & Coal Co
J. Judd
J. I. Crissinger
New Orleans Man Held in Kidnaping
A Louisiana man named William Davis, 27, was taken into custody after New Orleans authorities sought help regarding the kidnapping of ship owner George Cox and his missing family. Cox, who had spent five weeks in Coop ers town Illinois, was warned by Chicago police about a $25,000 ransom. Davis had worked on Coxs lake steamer Isle Royal until two weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Dwight L. Hoppingarner
Beas Goodykoontz
George F. Zook
Antoinette Funk
Admiral Byrd
Russell Owen
New York Times
Richard Washburn Child
Harding
Italy
Billy Bullitt
Hull
Roosevelt
New York
General Johnson
Department of Agriculture
Federal Trade Commission
Wallace
Chicago
Ill
William Davis
Louisiana
New Orleans
George Cox
Cox
Cooperstown
Davis
Isle Royal
Healing of Blind Provides Theme for Pettingill
The sermon at Central Baptist by Dr. Pettingill links the healing of a blind man in the Gospel of John to spiritual awakening. He cites John 9 and 3 and compares physical sight to spiritual discernment, urging faith in Christ and grace through belief. He details the healing process and the gospel as a mystery, contrary to nature, and incredible yet essential for salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettingill
Heaven
Dr. Pettingill
Central Baptist Church
Jesus
Orient
Enabling Acts Upheld in Income Tax and Warrant Amendments
Alabama Supreme Court upholds the enabling acts for the July 18 constitutional amendments on income tax and the warrant issue. The ruling dismisses calls for a special session, noting no emergency exists after adoption. The same court, in a separate decision, upholds a $300000 salary reduction act for 1933 lawmakers, voiding Mobile circuit court’s faulted title ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama ‘Me
Miller
Ala
Miners End Clairton Siege to Study Coal Code
Four thousand striking miners ended the Clairton siege after learning the coal code agreed last night by Frick Company and other captive mine operators. Picketing of Carnegie Steel by-products plant halted as miners dispersed by truck or on foot, some headed home while others went to Centerville for a mass meeting. Some steel workers slept in improvised beds inside the plant to avoid clashes with the miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clairton
Frick Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Centerville
One Family Orders Rabies Treatments After Dog Bite
Nine rabies vaccine treatments were sent by the Tennessee Valley Laboratory to the A. W. Tucker family in Limestone county after a dog head from that area tested positive for rabies. Three treatments were ordered for bitten or exposed family members, with six more ordered later.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
A. W. Tucker
Limestone County
Limestone
Tucker
Weekly Weather in Gulf States Sees Warm Trend and Thunder Threats
Central and East Gulf States expect local thundershowers early in the week with cooler interior conditions. Temperatures remain mostly above normal with fair weather in the middle portion, followed by unsettled conditions near week’s end.
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Central
East Gulf States
Lacon Visitor J B Patterson in Decatur on Business
Lacon resident J B Patterson traveled to Decatur today for a business mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Patterson
Lacon
Decatur
Crawford Named to School Board
At a county board of education meeting W. T. Crawford of Baileytown Route 1 was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy created by H. T. Lile’s resignation. The board also directed Superintendent Woodruff to seek bids for a new Morgan county training school for negroes at Hartselle after the old building burned in March 1932.
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County Board of Education
W. T. Crawford
Baileytown
Route 1
H. T. Lile
Hartselle
George T. Woodruff
Morgan County Training
Louella Masterson
Ola Barnard
Orr School
Orr
Mosquito Eradication Plan Opens in Morgan County
Morgan county launches a mosquito control campaign led by sanitary engineer C. L. Parham. Twenty five men borrowed from the RFC will drain ditches ponds and other breeding sites starting Monday. Residents seeking drainage must report malaria cases within a mile and doctor involvement to Dr Li R Murphree. The first project near Plint creek on Joseph Baughn’s land will drain a 1300 foot ditch next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
C. L. Parham
Li. R. Murphree
Health Department
Parham
Joseph Baughn
Plint Creek
Judge Denies Rural Grove Petition on School Consolidation
Judge James E. Horton denied a Rural Grove petition seeking to halt the consolidation of Rural Grove schools with Priceville. Trustees had agreed to consolidate at year start, transferring Rural Grove pupils to Priceville and abandoning the Rural Grove facilities as a cost saving and at the request of both districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Horton
Rural Grove
County Board of Education
Priceville
Cullman County Singers to Meet
The Cullman county singing convention will be convened Sunday in Cullman with expected large attendance. A number of Decatur singers plan to travel to Cullman for the program.
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Cullman County
Cullman
Decatur
Tennessee River Stationary Amid 2.6 Feet Gauge Reading
The Tennessee River remained stationary today with a gauge reading of 2.6 feet indicating stable water levels. No floods expected as reports show no rapid changes in flow or rainfall upstream.
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Tennessee
Six Convicted In Lear Kidnaping
Edwardsville Ill Sept 30 Six persons convicted today by a jury and sentenced to terms from five years to life for the kidnaping of August Lear an Alton banker Lear was taken July 10 and held five days for a $100000 ransom. Eugene Norvell Percy Fitzgerald and Mrs Lillian Chessen were sentenced to life Mike Musiala received 25 years Christ Gitcho and Charles Chessen five years each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardsville
Ill
August Luer
Alton
Eugene Norvell
Percy Fitzgerald
Lillian Chessen
Mike Musiala
Christ Gitcho
Charles Chessen
Lear
Same Officials To Serve Again In Run Off
Sheriff Bud Davis announced that the officials who served in the September 12 primary will again serve in the run off on Tuesday. No further notification would be given to the officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Davis
Malone and Carmichael clash at rally sparks cheers for Malone
Baynard L. Malone Morgan county candidate for congress and A H Carmichael of Tuscumbia spoke in Owens Cross Roads Madison county. Malone received loud cheers while Carmichael faced boos after a confrontational speech. Malone planning to campaign through Jackson county with supporters aiming for a sizable win despite Carmichael’s claim of Jackson county advantage.
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Baynard L. Malone
Morgan County
Congress
A.H. Carmichael
Tuscumbia
Carmichael
Malone
Morgan Countian
Mr. Carmichael
Wis Owen
Cross Roads
Madison County
Hunsville
Tims
Corporation
Michael
Morgan Countion
Jackson County
Jackson
Scottsboro
Mrs Lee is Hospitalized After Illness
Friends of Mrs Nosh Lee report she is to be admitted to Benevolent Hospital on Tuesday night for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nosh Lee
Benevolent Hospital
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Dilanw Pearson
Robert $. Allen
Ingard Timberlake
Bible Authority
Central Baptist
Supreme Court
Solons
Serge
Lacon Visitor
John Gilbert
Susan Ann Gilbert
Virginia Bruce
Susan Ann
Crawford
Prof
Lile
Horton
Cullman County Singers
Tuscumbian
Morgan
Mrs. Lee
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