Christmas Tragedies Highlight Birmingham District Deaths
The Che Moulton Advertiser reports a string of violent deaths and robberies in the Birmingham area during Christmas week. Notable among them is the murder of Deputy Sheriff D. O Battle by a Black suspect who also killed his father and mother-in-law before wounding his brother and fleeing. The item notes other local moves and holiday reflections as the year closes.
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Birmingham
D. O Battle
John H. Brewer
J. W. Sandlin
W. W. NeSmith
Texas
Kansas
Three Good Devils
Edward Sandlin of Ardmore a former foreman at The Moul tod Advertiser visits parents after years away. He started as a dependable boy, served as assistant postmaster, handled funds and stamps, moved west to banking, and rose to a handsome salary. He joins fraternal orders and Ancient Free Masonry. His brothers Jack and Fletch followed, now well paid in the west.
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Edward Sandlin
Ardmore
Moultod Advertiser
Wheeler
Moulton
Edward
Jack
Fletch
Tender Mission Visitor J P Lockwood in Alabama
Hon J P Lockwood, a distinguished western citizen, spends Christmas with Alabama relatives. He is described as a well-bred gentleman with a tender heart, visiting Birmingham before returning to Oklahoma. The piece urges readers to forgive old resentments as the New Year begins and to live by good resolutions.
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J. P. Lockwood
West
Alabama
Col. Lockwood
Birmingham
Oklahoma
Hughes and Tidwell Open New Wagon Yard Store
A new wagon yard will be open to farmers at all times. The store advertises selling the best fertilizer brands and expects to sell about one hundred thousand dollars in goods in the first year. The owners Hughes and Tidwell invite customers to open accounts and do business.
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2Nd Avenue
Decaturs
Resolved values for a better life from The Moulton Advertiser
The piece reproduces a set of moral resolutions encouraging charity, temperance, Christian duty, and civic responsibility. It notes wide distribution by The Moulton Advertiser, reaching homes and institutions, including Washington City, with praise from readers and clergy and a call to live by the precepts.
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Moulton
Huff
Palace
Washington City
White House
Decatur
Honor Roll of Loyal Readers in Moulton Advertiser
The Moulton Advertiser publishes a semi annual honor roll praising a long standing audience and advertisers. It notes over 100 renewals recently and thanks readers for decades of loyal support across varying times and conditions.
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Moulton
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