Five Alabama prison escapees captured in Tennessee car crash
Five convicts who escaped from Speigner prison after overpowering a guard and stealing a pistol were captured in Huntington Tennessee after wrecking a new sedan while eluding officers. One man named William Cooper, 39, was critically injured and held in a hotel while the others were jailed in Carroll County.
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Huntington
Tenn
Alabama
William Cooper
Carroll County
Montgomery
State Convict Department
Speigner
A. M. Leach
Frank
Richardson
Tribute to Mrs. E. C. Payne at Westminster Church
Mrs. E. C. Payne, longtime Decatur resident, died early Monday in North Tonawanda New York. A memorial service will be held Sunday morning at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev. E. N. Hart presiding. Decatur citizens will deliver addresses. full program to be announced.
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E. C. Payne
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Westminstersbyterian Church
E. N. Hart
Crown Point Elopements Spotlighted in Romance Route
Crown Point Indiana serves as a popular divorce route with many eloping couples wed for quick certainties. Judges like H E Kemp perform thousands of ceremonies yearly in a brisk ring for modest fees. Beatrice Debus, a recent “whoopee bride,” seeks annulment after a chaotic Crown Point wedding and a vanished husband.
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Edward Stanley
Associated Press
Crown Point
Ind
Royal Road
Cupid
Chicago
Gretna Green
Court of Domestic Relations
H. E. Kemp
Kemp
Rudolph Valentino
Beatrice Kemmett Debus
Beatrice
Mrs. Debus
Henry Lewis Debus
Wreck Tangles Busy Cornev Traffic at Moulton Second
At the intersection of Moulton street and Second avenue a Ford owned by Frank Nelson and driven by Floyd Loatz collided with a Studebaker owned and driven by Harvey Flemming. No serious injuries were reported though both cars suffered considerable damage.
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Moulton Street
Second Avenue
Ford
Frank Nelson
Floyd Loatz
Studebeker
Harvey Flemming
College Ghee 10 Take World Tour
Dr. Mary Moore McCoy president of Athens College sails from San Francisco August 16 aboard the President Taft for a round the world tour. She will visit Japan China the Holy Land Greece Italy France and England returning about November 15. The trip aims to a three month educational and recreational leave with brief calls in Tokyo and other Orient points and a Suez Canal return heading to the winter quarter.
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Mary Moore McCoy
Athens College
San Francisco
Taft
Japan
China
Holy Land
Greece
Italy
France
England
United States
McCoy
College Board of Trustees
Lambuth College
Orient
Suez Canal
Baby Hurt as Cars Collide in Limestone County
A child sustained a minor injury and two cars were damaged in an Ephesus district collision in Limestone County on Monday. Raymond and Effie Peace were en route to school in one car when it turned onto the highway from Holt road. The Hess family, traveling to a singing school, were in the other vehicle. The Hess baby was injured but not seriously.
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Ephesus
Limestone County
Raymond
Effie Peace
Hess
Holt Road
Poole Held on Assault Charge After Fairview Shooting
Pete Poole was held on $750 bond on a charge of assault with intent to murder after a Sunday night shooting in Fairview that left Frank Murphree with minor wounds. Poole was arrested by city police and turned over to county authorities. Murphree’s condition was not serious.
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Pete Poole
Fairview
Frank Murphree
Poole
Public health nurse Mrs Lester Corbitt to resume duties
Mrs Lester Corbitt Morgan county public health nurse returns from two week vacation and will resume duties Wednesday. She visited Anniston and various Florida points during her trip.
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Lester Corbitt
Morgan County
Anniston
Points
Florida
Virginias Democratic primary picks governor candidates
Virginia voters went to the polls as three gubernatorial hopefuls Pollard Mapp and Page urged participation in the primary while anti Smith forces backed Dr William Moseley Brown in a campaign denouncing RasKobism. The issue framed as a test of prohibition and party unity with lingering anti Smith factions seeking influence.
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Richmond
Virginia
Potomac
John Garland Pollard
G. Walter Mapp
Rosewall Page
James H. Price
John R. Saunders
William Moseley Brown
Dr. Brown
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist-Episcopal Church
South
Bishop Cannon
Airports Inside City Limits May Be Authorized
Governor Bibb Graves may be asked to call a special session to add an airports question to the road bond amendment. Alabama cities seek authority to spend funds on airports, inside or outside corporate limits, with federal criteria guiding siting and cost. The issue hinges on whether municipalities can develop airports beyond city borders and the related financial feasibility.
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Bibb Graves
Alabama
United States Department of Commerce
Graves
Trade Day draws 3000 in Moulton Alabama
About 2500 to 3000 people attended the monthly trade day and opening session off circuit court in Moulton Alabama, presided by Judge James E. Horton. The event was led by M. B. Mackey and C. G. Horton, with local PTA selling stew and sandwiches for city schools, taking in around $75.
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Moulton
Ala
Circuit Court
James E. Horton
M. B. Mackey
C. G. Horton
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Trucks Collide on Church Street
One Tire Company and Star Transfer Company trucks collided late Monday at the Church and Line streets intersection. M. B. Thornton and Luke Atkins drove the trucks, both escaping serious injuries. The Star truck carried household goods from Town Creek with a Negro family aboard. a woman sustained a hip injury.
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One-One- One Tire Company
Star Transfer Company
Church and
Line Streets
Tire
M. B. Thornton
Luke Atkins
Star
Town Creek
Sutherland to Speak at Decatur Cooking School
Birmingham company sales manager Sutherland of Alabama Power arrives and will address the Decatur Daily cooking school this afternoon at the Masonic building.
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Sutherland
Birmingham
Alabama Power Company
Decatur Daily
Masonic Building
Milk Specimens Are Brought Here in County Visit
John Shannon, sanitation inspector for Cullman county, visited today for his weekly milk sample delivery. Specimens from Cullman county will be examined at the Tennessee Valley laboratory and then at the local lab.
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John Shannon
Cullman County
Shannon
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Miss Louise Barnard Returns Home After Treatment
Miss Louise Barnard has returned to her home after undergoing treatment at the Benevolent hospital.
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Louise Barnard
the Benevolent Hospital
Home from Hospital Will Alexander Returns After Surgery
Will Alexander has returned to his home after a successful operation at Benevolent hospital.
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Will Alexander
Benevolent Hospital
Decatur Cooking School Opens With Doroth Dace Demonstrations
First sessions of the Decatur Daily cooking school were held at Masonic Hall on Johns ton Street with Miss Dorothy Dace leading the demonstrations. Classes run three to five this afternoon and on subsequent days, featuring salads cakes frappes and table dishes using a Westinghouse range. Local merchants support the event joining Alabama Power A Z Bailey Brock & Sores Coca Cola Bottling Hill Chevrolet Hunter Furniture Lyons Hotel and many others.
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Decatur Daily Cooking School
Masonic Hall
Johnston Street
Dorothy Dace
Westinghouse
Decatur
Daily
Alabama Power Company
A. Z. Bailey Grocery Co
Brock & Sores
Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Hill Chevrolet Co
Hunter Furniture Co
Lyons
Clearing Property At Old Tavern Site
Clearing and removal of stone and brick foundations at the old Tavern hotel corner Grant and Sixth Avenue is underway. Owners say no definite improvement plan has been proposed yet as workmen clear debris left since the Tavern fire of 1922.
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Grant and
Sixth Avenue
Four Stores Burned In Heflin Fire
Fire destroyed four business houses in Heflin Alabama on Tuesday with damage around 20000 dollars. The Hollis cash store Prestridge meat market Elliott barber shop and the Evans and Wood drug store were leveled. The Bank of Heflin was saved after a desperate firemen’s effort. Cause not yet determined.
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Heflin
Ala
Hollis Cash Store
Prestridge Meat Market
Elliott Barber Shop
Evans and Wood Drug Store
Bank of Heflin
Glass guards added to office counters protecting funds
Glass guards have been placed atop the principal counters in the offices of Tax Collector Hodges Crow and Probate Judge M. D. Wiggins to safeguard public funds. The measure aims to reduce risk while handling money and documents.
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Hodges Crow
M. D. Wiggins
Bloodiest tong war looms as five Chinese slain
New York Aug 6 five Chinese killed in two days as tong violence spreads from Chicago and Newark to Boston. U S Attorney Tuttle and Chinese consul general warn leaders against further bloodshed ahead of a peace conference.
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New York
Boston
United States
Charles H. Tuttle
Samuel Sung Young
New England
Chicago
Newark
N. J
Yee Wah
Young
Tongs
Tuttle
Detective Bates Questioning Of Slayer
In Columbus Ohio the state concluded its first degree murder case against Dr. James H. Snook after a three year affair with Theora Hix. Howard Lovely testified about Snook’s confession and the beating and throat slashing of the 24 year old coed. Evidence included two emotional stimulants found in the victim’s stomach. The defense recalled a state witness for cross examination after the state rested.
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Columbus
James H. Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
Howard Lovely
Snook
Odd Fellows Hold State Convention In Montgomery
The annual Grand Lodge and Rebekahs assembly of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows opened in Montgomery Alabama with hundreds of delegates. The Rose Hill degree team Columbus Georgia led the grand lodge ceremony and Myrtle lodge Birmingham conferred Rebekah degrees as Governor Graves and Mayor Gunter attended. Lieutenant Governor Davis and Mrs Kroncke spoke during the opening. Delegates then split into separate sessions. the conventions conclude tomorrow.
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Montgomery
Ala
Grand Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Assembly of Rebekahs
Assembly of the
Woman's Auxiliary
Rose Hill
Columbus
Myrtle Lodge
Birmingham
Graves
W. A. Gunter
W. C. Davis
Jasper
J. F. Kroncke
Mobile
Gunn Is Operating Handsome Store
The Handsome Storage Garage at 804 Bank Street opposite the Decatur post office is now operated by Ed Gunn. The remodeled building features a greatly altered front with new window fixtures. It operates as a storage station and sells gas oil and accessories.
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Bank Street
Decatur Post Office
Ed Gunn
Water Lines Connected for New Hosiery Mill Sprinkler System
The Alabama Water Company completed connections for the pipe lines that will supply the sprinkler system for the new hosiery mill on Sixth avenue south. Machinery installation is progressing rapidly and the mill is expected to begin full operation soon.
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Alabama Water Company
Sixth Avenue
South
Business Steady Says Mr Neher on Alabama Brick
W B Neher, manager of Alabama Brick & Tile Co., states business is steady though not as heavy as peak construction. He notes regular plant leave and a substantial volume of business being enjoyed in the brick industry.
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W. B. Neher
Alabama Brick & Tile Co
Hoover seeks new funds to expand federal prisons
President Hoover plans a program to relieve overcrowding in federal prisons and asks Congress for an additional 5 million dollars. The proposal would enlarge Atlanta and Leavenworth facilities and build a new prison in the northeast.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Atlanta
Leavenworth
Mitchell
Sanford Bates
Bates
Morgan County Commission Checks New Equipment
Morgan county courthouse commissioners inspect the newly purchased equipment and verify installation across offices. They review bills as part of the process while noting the fire proof furniture and meat described in the county’s modern, date structure project.
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Morgan County
Commission
Dog sent for rabies test shows positive result
A dog presented by Dr. Charles of Tuscumbia was sent to the T Valley laboratory for rabies testing. The specimen carried medical history and the test result was reported as positive.
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T Valley Laboratory
Charles
Tuscumbia
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