Bragg Seeks Circuit Clerk Spot in Lawrence County
Charles E. Bragg announces candidacy for Circuit Clerk of Lawrence County subject to the Democratic Primary on August 8, 1922. The notice solicits votes and influence from readers to support his bid.
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1922
Page
1
Charles E. Bragg announces candidacy for Circuit Clerk of Lawrence County subject to the Democratic Primary on August 8, 1922. The notice solicits votes and influence from readers to support his bid.
Mrs Godfrey and her two daughters from Courtland are visiting her brother Mr Garth Clark in Moulton this week. Mr Jack Carruth of Woll Springs was in town Monday. Mr Frank Simms sent in a cotton bloom Tuesday. Mr and Mrs V V Wright were in Town Creek Tuesday.
Local note reports George McGlawn has returned to Moulton from Hartselle in a brief June 24, 1897 item. No further details provided.
A terse verse noting doomsday occurs monthly on the first of each month and detailing odd conversions from drams to ounces and sense, with a playful political pun about a costly desert.
Auburn Alabama prepares for Farmers Week from July 31 through August 5 with hundreds of farm families expected to attend. The program will include men women club boys and girls, county farm and home agents, and practical lectures and demonstrations designed to provide actionable farming knowledge. Prof L N Duncan of the Alabama Extension Service led planning for the event which aims to instruct and entertain attendees with expert-led sessions and general meetings.
Wanted We want a substantial well known man to represent us in Lauderdale Colbert Lawrence Limestone and Jackson Counties This is a financial proposition operating under the Banking Department Address P O Box 52 Sheffield Ala.
Multiple candidates announce re election bids for the Eighth Judicial Circuit judgeships under Democratic Primary rules. Names include Robert C. Brickell O Kyle James E Horton Jr and J H Ballentine with notices dated August 8 1922 1933 and related paid political advertisement language
Probate Judge J E Kumpe seeks reelection in Lawrence County as Democratic Primary voters decide August 8 1922. W R Jackson and Claude M Sigley also solicit votes and influence for the same judicial post in the county race.
Ed B Almon requests votes for re election in the Democratic primary on August 8 1922 in Alabama. The ad is paid from Tuscumbia Alabama and invites support from voters. It notes also the candidacy of Mrs W B Edmundson in the same district and primary.
A political notice urges support for Thomas F. Almon for Circuit Court Clerk of Lawrence County and Wade as a candidate for Circuit Clerk in the Democratic Primary. It asks for voters to exercise influence at the August 8 1922 primary.
Notice lists F O Smith and L F Howell as Democratic primary candidates for Circuit Clerk of Lawrence County on August 8 1922. Jerry Holland also announced as a candidate for the same office on that date seeking votes and influence.
The notice announces several candidates including J. O. Perry S. D. McCulloch B. F. Glass and W. B. Lee among others for the Democratic primary to be held on Tuesday August 8 1922. It urges voter support and influence.
A Democratic primary slate in 1922 lists Solicitor D C Almon seeking re election and John R Sample as rival candidate for Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. The notices urge voters to support their preferred choice on August 8 1922.
Mr Bone Crosswhite visited his ailing friend Sheriff Robinson from Courtland last Sunday. Dr J T Masterson attended the State Medical Association in Huntsville last week and reports a royal time. Ernest Kumpe dislocated his wrist last Monday and was treated by Dr Houston and will be Q K again soon. Veterans D C White N Delashaw W W Alexander and W W Parker left Monday for a Nashville soldiers reunion on the 22nd. Col A E Ashford of Courtland stopped in town Monday evening. Will Henderson of Mt Hope country was seen with Moulton friends Monday.
Dr B T Etheridge of Towh Creek traveled to the Capitol last Saturday to issue a pop call and discuss local matters with officials.
Hatton High School hosts a community ice cream supper starting 3:00 PM Saturday July 2 and running to 9:00 PM with music and refreshments. Proceeds benefit the school, trustees L. E. Hurst B. E. Hagood and W. R. Taylor announce.
Notice invites everyone to an ice cream supper at John Crisler's on Saturday night July 1. Rub-My-Tism advertised as a powerful antiseptic that cures infected cuts, old sores, tetter, and more.
The notice lists J. D. L. Byars and A. F. Redman as candidates for Member of the House of Representatives from Lawrence County in the August 8 primary. John H. Day is also named as a candidate for representative of Lawrence County in the same sub district.
A Nashville tenor spotlights civic business and gender imagery. A married man questions liberty as a woman while Uncle Hez contends women will hold both first hat and last word.
A fragmented, humorous verse fragment contrasts insult and social mockery with a New York man named Boozer who married recently. The speaker muses on family lineage and the smallness of the world while hinting at dodging debt. The piece reads as a stray, era-tinged quip than a full news item.
A proverb-like remark notes that a self-directed person is as rare as the legendary goose that laid the golden egg, implying scarce initiative and independence.
A magazine writer describes a twenty member family as a blessing, while observers warn it may be a blessing in disguise. The piece contrasts optimism with practical challenges and highlights chaotic dynamics from the large household.
A lighthearted collage of jokes and aphorisms sketches a lively Midwest humor tone. It riffs on marriage, work, signs, and social quirks with quips about a model husband Henry Hale, a hardware dealer’s sign, driving on muddy roads, and other snatches from a provincial humor page, ending with observations on neighbors and silent partners.
The claim 666 has more imitations than any Fever Tonic on the market draws attention as imitator brands flood shelves. Consumers weigh authenticity and quality amid the crowded segment.
The Moulton Baptist Church commends Rev. A K Reid for opposing bootlegging and liquor evils in town and calls for law abiding support. It condemns mayor and town council attacks as unwarranted and urges focus on town evils rather than the minister.
Mrs Tom Nelson of Albany visits relatives. Epworth League members enjoy a Moonlight Picnic last Saturday. James Howell of Florence visits relatives in Moulton this week. Gladys Burch Elizabeth Gibson Leonard Weatherwax and Pascal Holdridge travel to Albany Decatur last week. Arnie Cowan visits sister in Decatur part of last week.
Messrs Monroe and Russell Sandlin were in Decatur with Judge Kumpe and Bragg and Burch at the Wood Roads meeting in Birmingham. Mrs J W Fenner and two daughters visited Moulton Sunday. Lorenzo Byars has recovered enough to be out. Clebe Preuit, a prominent eastern county farmer, was in town. E B Williams was in Decatur on business. John Key, a barber, now owns a Tin Lizzie. J F Yarbrough and daughter from Tuscumbia visited Moulton. Garth Clarke and spouse traveled to Albany Decatur for shopping. Goff Owens of Town Creek also visited Moulton. Louise Amon, Marjorie Montgomery and Myrle Aimon were in Hills-
County death reports show fewer deaths in April 1922 than March 1922 in Lawrence County. The lists name residents including Metcalf Horace Stover Louis Smith Ed Rhods Fannie Reader Alien Lipscomb Lester Key Jessie Reynols Tou Crowden Autry East Nancy Holliman Barmer Taylor and others. The April tally also lists Watkins Lou White Will Thrasher Mary Key Bettie McGee Luella Hall Jesse Masterson Catherine Boyles Henry Brown Limmie Bendall Cleo Bendall Leo Brown Tom McCord Will Cole Nancy Shelton Lucindie Almson Fannie Braswell Marion Jones Clark Grover Clifton White William M.
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