Mistrial in Sheffey murder case in Tennessee
In Marysville Tennessee on August 29 a mistrial was declared as jurors failed to reach a verdict in the case of William D. Sheffey charged with murdering Luther Wells. The trial drew large crowds over eleven days amid intense local interest in a series of nocturnal home invasions.
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Marysville
Tenn
William D. Sheffey
Luther Wells
Blair
Maryville
Sheffey
John Blair
Tennessee
Blount County
Trains Bring Cotton Pickers Into Louisiana
Two special trains from Houston and Fort Worth are to bring cotton pickers to Shreveport Louisiana amid a local shortage. The service, organized by the chamber of commerce and railroad officials, was expected to arrive Sunday and ease the picker shortage in the area.
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Shreveport
Texas
Louisiana
Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Fort Worth
A and M School to Open With Record Enrollment
The Third District Agricultural and Mechanical school will open its 1925 26 term Monday August 7 with the largest enrollment in its history. Professor J M Prance predicts a banner year as 70 percent of the 4175 students are girls. Dormitories are full and faculty from last year return, some after summer study in southern universities.
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South
Short Meeting of City Council Considers Fair and Lights
City Council met Friday night with a small agenda. A Kiwanis committee was granted permission to hold a county fair in October with free water and police protection promised. A. S Tillman urged Forsyth street light at Tripp and Hudson and a Forsyth street city limit sign to curb speeding. referred to street committee with authority to act. Only Councilmen Shipp Allison Murray and Mayor Poole attended.
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Kiwanis Club
A. S Tillman
Forsyth Street
Tripp
Hudson Streets
Shipp
Allison and
Murray
Poole
Big Haul Quaker Thugs Rob Pay Car in Philadelphia
Seven men held up a Philadelphia Rapid Transit pay car at Sixth and Willow, escaping with 9100 after a pistol battle with the crew. Reading railway fireman Fred Wagner rushed to aid the car crew and was badly beaten. The robbers wore stockings with eye slits and fled in an automobile.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Sixth and
Willow Streets
Fred Wagner
Reading Railway
Beer Baron Charged With Buying Liberty
Chicago Aug 29 Federal agents sift rumors that a $20,000 fund helped Terry Druggan beer baron gain freedom from jail at night during a yearlong sentence for violating a federal injunction. Two assistant jailers were discharged in connection with the liberation.
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Chicago
Terry Druggan
Report on July Fireworks Casualties Reveals High Toll
A survey by the American Museum of Safety and the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness shows 111 deaths and 1,030 injuries from this year's Fourth of July celebrations across 500 cities in 36 states. Most victims were children, with 73 seriously hurt in St Louis and 60 with minor injuries.
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St. Louis
New York
Agust
American Museum of Safety
National Committee For the Prevention of
New York City
South
Woman Rival Faces Ma Ferguson In Texas Gubernatorial Race
Fort Worth Aug 29 The campaign for Texas governor features a clash between Ma Ferguson seeking re election and challenger M Edith Williams of Dallas both described as political amazons The Klan is likely to play a prominent role in the contest Williams declares she will form an advisory council if elected while Ferguson keeps a quiet blunt stance and avoids heavy political talk Continued on Page Five.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Ma” Ferguson
M. Edith Williams
Dallas
Jim” Ferguson
Sheriff Breach Met By Fierce Stand For Bill Cheek
Three warrants charging assault with intent to murder and resisting arrest were sworn on Will Cheek after deputies found whiskey in his Leslie road home. Sheriff McArthur and Lieut Worthey confronted Cheek as he drew a pistol, struggled, and were aided by Deputy Chappell to subdue and cuff him. Cheek, about 65, fought vigorously amid a tense arrest at the county jail scene.
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Will Cheek
Leslie Road
McArthur
Cheek
Cheeks
Sheriff McArthur
Deputy Chappell
Lieutenant Worthey
Worthey
Chappell
Detroit Pays Tribute to Ty Cobb Day at Navin Field
Detroit observes Ty Cobb with Cobb Day at Navin Field as the 38 year old, veteran of 20 AL seasons, stands bareheaded at the plate and greets thousands. A banquet will honor him tonight. An aside notes silver planes and reckless drivers on the rise.
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Detroit
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Navin Field
Cobb
Sweetheart of Schlig Held for Questioning
Pauline Livingston a 24 year old Nashville stenographer and sweetheart of Irving Schlig is held for questioning after the bodies of Schlig and gangster Harry Brennan were found near Asburn field. Police seized valuable jewels from her possession to check against a list of stolen articles tied to Schligs robbery and safe blowing. Her apartment search yielded no clues to the slayings.
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Chicao
Pauline Livingston
Nashville
Irving Schlig
Schlig
Harry Brennan
Iburn
Schligs
Negroe typhoid immunization drive expands countywide
Sixty seven negroes began typhoid serum this week following a county health board call. Dr. J. W. Chambliss notes hundreds more should submit. He cites 3,384 people immunized in Sumter County over three years, white and black. Free vaccine is offered daily except Sundays. teams will vaccinate groups of 25 or more anywhere in the county.
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J. W. Chambliss
Chambliss
Sumter County
Merchants Aid in Flag Drive In Local District
Walter Bell, chairman of the legion committee, reports that about half of Americas merchants have agreed to buy flags and sockets for installation between the white way lights. Cooper Bradley and Jim Gary assist. The canvass should finish by Tuesday. A young lady describes moths damaging her fur coat.
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Walter Bell
Legion Committee
Americas
Bell
Cooper Bradley
Rotary Club
Jim Gary
Legion Post
Sumter to Host 1925 Fair with Midway Features
J W Littlejohn signs contract to bring midway attractions to Sumter County Fair. A citizens committee led by Sam Heys, with J B Ferguson Nathan Murray K P Everett and George Marshall, and County Agent Cliett, organizes the event for October 27 to October 1st inclusive. The committee aims to rally civic clubs and launch a brisk campaign to ensure a successful fair, with more plans to come in days ahead.
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Sumter County
J. W. Littlejohn
Littlejohn
Citizens Committee
Sam Heys
Nathan Murray
K. PF. Everett
George Marshall
Cliett
Heys
Sumter
Mr. Heys
Posse Hunts Slayer of Two County Police
In Jones County Georgia a large posse from Gray hunts moonshiners after county policeman Floyd Malone and deputy Frank Tucker were shot and killed near Cheates mill. The bodies were found by a boy fishing, and the deaths prompted preparations for a joint funeral service.
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Haddock
Floyd Malone
Frank Tucker
Cheates Mill
J. Clark Middlebrooks
Jones County
Malone
Tucker
Cheate’s Mill
Macon-Garrison Road
Gray
Dumas sworn coroner after fatal moonshiner killings in Gray
E Dumas sworn in as coroner to probe the shooting deaths of Floyd Malone, a county policeman, and deputy Frank Tucker. A jury rules the deaths were murders by unknown assailants. Citizens plan a mass meeting to drive out moonshiners and the governor is asked to offer a reward in addition to Jones county's bounty for the slayers.
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Gray
Dumas
Floyd Malone
Frank Tucker
Jones County
Governor to Tour Cuba and Isle of Pines in September
Governor Walker accepted an invitation for a Cuba and Isle of Pines excursion in September. Announcement came from the executive offices in Atlanta dated August 29.
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Atlanta
Walker
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Kiwanis Club Seeks Slogan Contest in Sumter County
The Kiwanis Club offers 20 in gold to the best Sumter County slogan as judged by a panel including Fred Smith B E Turner J T Warren W T Anderson and F H Greer. Entries must be ink written with name and address and mailed to Slogan Committee care Times Recorder Americus Ga by September 7.
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The
Americas Kiwanis Club
Sumter County
Fred. Smith
Fred Smith
Kiwanis Club
B. E. Turner
Palladium Club
J. T. Warren
Rotary Club
W. T. Anderson
Leslie
F. H. Greer
Plains
Care ‘Times-Recorder
Americus
Times- Recorder
Georgia
South
Peach Industr
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