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President Roosevelt to visit Decatur

A great throng of North Alabama is expected to greet President Franklin D. Roosevelt when the presidential train arrives here Saturday at 1:35 p.m. The train … more

11/15/09 | 272 views

Decatur votes yes to alcohol sales

The one-day district convention of the Disciples of Christ will be held at the First Christian Church on Moulton Street on Friday at 10 a.m. The convention will … more

11/8/09 | 388 views

Brewer High School evacuated during bomb threat

Lightning killed 14 hogs during a thunderstorm. The hogs belonged to J.P. Cain. A number of reflectors are being installed by the highway department on … more

11/1/09 | 574 views

VALLEY OF YEARS PAST

75 years ago Oct. 24-26, 1934 Six nurses at the Benevolent Society Hospital will graduate Saturday, with exercises at Central Baptist Church. Those receiving diplomas are Geneva Bridges of … more

By COMPILED BY AMY POLLICK | 10/25/09 | 316 views

“Pretty Boy” Floyd spotted in Florence

North Alabama officers were notified to be on the lookout for Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, noted Oklahoma desperado, and two companions, believed to be in … more

10/18/09 | 370 views

U.A.W. Local 2195 approves G.M. contract

The relief department will open a comfort and sheet-making plant in Hartselle, where 40 persons will be making sheets, towels, comforters and … more

10/11/09 | 356 views

Decatur High to host Special Olympics

The National Re-Employment Service on Second Avenue presented a busy scene as 107 Civilian Conservation Corps recruits were given physical examinations prior to being sent to … more

10/4/09 | 327 views

Petition to legalize alcohol sales reaches city clerk.

The annual drive of the Decatur charity council will begin soon, says the Rev. Peter M. Dennis, who will head the organization. Only a mile remains to be … more

9/27/09 | 456 views

Athens gasoline highest in state

Beginning at sundown this evening, citizens of Jewish faith will begin observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Services will be at the Masonic Temple on Johnston Street. more

9/20/09 | 439 views

Paul Robinson elected president of the Decatur Kiwanis Club

The local Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Athens will stage an amateur show Saturday at the Ritz Theatre. Organization of the local unit of the … more

9/13/09 | 472 views