Elmwood Park Chief of Police Shot Dead at Roadhouse
Chief Theodore Schutte of Elmwood Park Illinois was shot and killed by county highway police sent to quell a disturbance at the Sans Souci roadhouse. Officers entered to find a crowd of guests as Schutte, intoxicated, fired toward them and was felled by gunfire. Roadhouse owner William Lescu said Schutte often drank there and caused disturbances.
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Chicago
Theodore Schutte
Elmwood Park
Schutte
Sans Souci
William Lescu
Snook Repeats Denial In Murder Trial Courtroom Drama
In Columbus Ohio on August 9 Dr. James H. Snook testified in his first degree murder trial detailing his alleged fatal night with medical student Theora Hix. Prosecutor Chester cross examined, prompting Snook to reaffirm he did not recall cutting the girl's throat as the state presses premeditation charges.
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Columbus
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
John J. Chester
Chester
Dr. Snook
Seahi
Community Sing Postponed to August 16 at Nazarene Church
Community singing at Nazarene church in Hartselle is moved from tonight to Friday night August 16 due to a singing school in progress. About 90 to 100 attend sessions led by Prof. Wallace of Decatur. The closing night of the school and the regular community sing will attract a large crowd, with the program starting at 7:30 p.m.
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Nazarene
Right-of-Way Is Before Council
The Decatur city council faces the right of way for the new Muscle Shoals highway entrance. Officials seek to resolve issues to complete the road into the city via Church street or Wilson avenue. The Vine street entrance remains in use while the new route is rough but passable inside the city.
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New
Muscle Shoals Highway
Decatur
City
Church Street
Wilson Avenue
Vine Street
Highway Grading Improves Decatur to Tri-Cities Route
The highway department has graded the gravel road between Decatur and the Tri-Cities. Some sections remain pot marked with small holes and more gravel may be needed to keep the road in good condition through winter.
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Highway Department
Decatur
Tri-Cities
Death Treasure serial starts Monday in romance and adventure
A mystery story titled Death Treasure begins Monday in The Daily. Readers are urged to order the paper to follow the serial during their vacation, promising romance and adventure.
Fair Flyers Line up In Women's Air Derby
The first women’s cross country air derby runs August 18 from Los Angeles to August 26 in Cleveland. Entries feature Ruth Elder Amelia Earhart and Florence Lowe Barnes among others. Eight days, eight overnight stops, $8000 in cash prizes plus trophies sponsored by the National Exchange Club.
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Los Angeles
Cleveland
Ruth Elder
Marvel Crossan
Amelia Earhart
Bobby Trout
Louise McPherridge- Thaden
Florence Lowe Barnes
England
Lady Heath
Fort Worth
Kansas City
St. Louis
Columbus
San Bernardino
Cal
Phoenix
Ariz
el Paso
Tex
Abilene
Tuscon
Lordsburgh
N. M
National Exchange Club
Lady Mary Heath
New Cut Road Under Construction in Crowton Area
Crowton residents begin building the New Cut Road from Crow’s Store to Cave Spring and toward the proposed Decatur to Guntersville highway. Estimated cost about 3000 dollars with 800 from Morgan county revenue and rest pledged by citizens. Road to be graveled with 50 foot right of way and 40 foot grade. Citizens donate time and funds and seek aid from Decatur neighbors.
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Crowton
Crow's Store
Cave Spring
Decatur
Guntersville
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Truck overturns with no injuries north of Hartselle
The truck carrying bricks overturned Thursday afternoon just north of Hartselle. Charlie Stewart and a second occupant escaped without serious injuries after a blowout caused the vehicle to flip, shifting its heavy load and sending the bottom side upward.
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Charlie Stewart
Hartselle
Peppers Return After Visit Here
W. M. Pepper Sr. and his son of Cadet Knitting Company returned from a business trip to Decatur. Pepper Sr. is said to have gone to Nashville and Pepper Jr. to St. Joseph Michigan. Cadet recently bought Cooper-Wells and Company and will run the locals of that firm and a new Cadet plant at Columbia Tennessee.
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W. M. Pepper, Sr
Cadet Knitting Company
W. M. Pepper, Jr
Decatur
Mr. Pepper
Nashville
St. Joseph
Mich
Cadet Company
Cooper-Wells and Company
Columbia, Tenn
Joe Broadus Heads to Tate Springs Tennessee
Joe Broadus left today by motor for Tate Springs Tennessee where he will remain for several days. He is making the trip by...
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Joe Broadus
Tate Springs
Tenn
Ill Preacher Brother Ben Jones Stricken During Sermon
Brother Ben Jones fell ill while preaching at Penn's School amid heat and over exertion. He is resting well today and friends hope for a rapid recovery.
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Penn's School
Ben Jones
Brother Jones
Fractures Skull in Fall From Car
Clarence Iverson a 13 year old boy sustained a double fracture of the skull after falling from the back of a moving "trouble" truck during the Athens Boosters motorcade returning from Madison County. He was admitted to Bennevolent hospital in Athens and was described as having a good chance for recovery.
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Clarence Iverson
The
Benevolent Hospital
Athens
Madison County
Young Iverson
Athens Boosters
R. B. Stone
T Anderson
Ala
Stila
Stonestreet
Engineer Back On His Run Again
The many friends of T. W. Harrison a Louisville and Nashville railroad engineer will be glad to learn he has recovered enough to return to his run. Harrison was injured when he fell on his locomotive at Montgomery.
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T. W. Harrison
Louisville and
Rev Lee to Speak at Central Church Sunday
Texas preacher Rev A. Lee, formerly of Decatur, will deliver morning and evening sermons at Central Baptist Church. Large crowds attended two sermons he gave last week.
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Lee
Central Church
Rev
Texas
Decatur
Central Baptist Church
Lions Club Votes Prize Flag for Opportunity Schools
Moulton Alabama August 9 a national flag prize was awarded to a participant at the fourteen Opportunity Schools in Lawrence county. Lions Club members hosted Dr L G Sturdivant of Birmingham and Judge James E Horton along with local revival activities and court sessions during the luncheon and summer program.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Moulton Lions’ Club
Church of Moulton
L. G. Sturdivant
Birmingham
Tennis Sparkman
Decatur
James Edd Horton
Circuit Court Court
Sturdivant
Horton
Adams Promoted In United States Navy
Malcolm Adams son of Mr and Mrs D C Adams of this city received his commission as a junior lieutenant News of his promotion was received with general gratification He is stationed on the U S S Raleigh in Swedish waters and is expected to visit home briefly in September on furlough
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Malcolm Adams
D. C. Adams
Adams
U. S. S. Raleigh
Probe Started Of Picnic Poisonings
MOBILE Alabama August 9 C Q Carmen exalted ruler of Mobile Lodge 100 Order of Elks today led an investigation into the poisoning of several score Mobile orphans at a lodge sponsored picnic Physicians who treated the children said the illness was caused by food poisoning Carmen called a conference of the committee in charge of the picnic to trace the food involved.
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Mobile
Ala
C. Q Carmen
Mobile Lodge 100
Order of Elks
Score Mobile
Lodge
Carmen
Decatur Native O. E. Schrickel Visits Dallas Kin
O. E. Schrickel former Decatur resident now in Dallas is back for a short visit with relatives and friends and plans to return to Texas this weekend.
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O. E. Schrickel
Decatur
Dallas
Texas
Grave Digger Dies in Strike Riot Near N Y
Near Cavalry cemetery a brace of grave diggers clashed with strike breakers as a bus approached. Stanley Zasadzdinski 25 of Brooklyn was killed when foreman Philip Nunziato fired into the crowd. Six hundred to seven hundred men were involved in the strike over grave digging shortages and delayed burials.
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New York
Cavalry Cemetery
Stanley Zasadzdinski
Brooklyn
Philip Nunziato
Nunziato
Funeral Drivers Union
Highway Projects Planned in North Alabama This Month
The state highway department lists bids this month for projects in north Alabama. Grading and draining 2.83 miles south of Cullman will be undertaken on a nonpaved section between Decatur and Birmingham. Resurfacing 15.50 miles of highway between Moulton and Russellville in Lawrence county is scheduled.
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State Highway Department
North Alabama
Cullman
Decatur
Birmingham
Moulton
Russellville
Lawrence County
Final Sessions At Decatur Cooking School Tonight
The Decatur Daily Cooking School wraps up with a final session at Masonic Hall starting at 7 30 this evening. Miss Dorothy Dace demonstrates as Husbands Night invites both men and women to attend.
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Decatur Daily Cooking School
Masonic Hall
Dorothy Dace
James H. Johnson Visits Birmingham
James H. Johnson of the Brock and Spight company will visit Birmingham for the weekend. He will be joined by his mother Mrs. B. D. Johnson who will spend a few weeks with her daughter Mrs. C. B. Saunders.
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James H. Johnson
The
Brock and Spight Company
Birmingham
Mr. Johnson
8. D. Johnson
C. B. Saunders
Exhumation Cost Cap Set At 100 Dollars In Alabama
Alabama probate officials limit county spending on exhumation to 100 dollars per case. The Morgan County matter involved a chemical stomach analysis for a child, with Dr. C L Hare reporting no poison found. The Alabama Code 1923 requires the state chemist’s analysis and for the county to bear the cost.
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C. L. Hare
Auburn
New Shoals bid rumoured by eastern capitalists
A. H. Wolfe the New York engineer said eastern financiers may submit a new bid to Congress to operate the Muscle Shoals plant. He noted the group will visit next month for a full inspection and would offer municipalities priority in surplus power at Wilson dam to build a hydro chemical complex producing fertilizers and by products.
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Sheffield
Ala
A. H. Wolfe
New York
Muscle Shoals
Congress
Wolfe
Wilson Dam
Bishop DuBose to Be Heard at First Methodist Church
Local Methodists plan a Sunday trip to Birmingham to hear Bishop DuBose preach at 11 o clock at the First Methodist church.
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Bishop DuBose
Birmingham
First
Wright Attends Funeral for Robert J F Schwarzenbach
Wright, manager of Schwarzenbach-Huber Company operations, returned from New York after attending the funeral of Robert J. F. Schwarzenbach head of the silk firm who died at his summer home in Hicksville Long Island. The article notes the company’s plants and various roles held by Schwarzenbach including positions in the Silk Association of America and other related enterprises.
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Earnest Wright
Schwarzenbach-Huber Company
New York
Robert J. F. Schwarzenbach
Hickville
L. 1
Wright
Hudson Dispatch
Schwarzenbach
Union City
Silk
Robert J. F. Schwarztenbach
Schwarzenbach-Huber & Co
470
Fourth Avenue
New York City
Schwarzenbach-Huber Co
Middletown Throwing Co., Inc
Silk Association of America
Silk Center Building Corp
New Yorkty
Switzerland
Turn Verein
Industrials Fall Then Rally on New York Stock Exchange
After a drastic market decline on the New York Stock Exchange prices rallied briefly but slid again in the afternoon. United States Steel American Can and Westinghouse Manufacturing led losses with U S Steel down over 6.50 a share American Can down 9 and Westinghouse down 10 as panicky selling sunk turnover to about 6.75 million shares.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
United States Steel
American Can
Westinghouse
U. S. Steel
Bankers Opinion Sought by Graves on Impeachment
Governor Graves will learn bankers stance on impeaching C. E. Thomas state superintendent of banks after a two hour meeting with members of the state banking board and Alabama Bankers Association leaders. Formal action awaits grand jury report before steps by the attorney general.
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Montgomery
Ala
C. E. Thomas
Graves
State Banking Board
E. W. McLeod
Huntsville
Alabama Bankers Association
Walter Henley
S. C. King
Birmingham
Cleas Jordan
Center
Charlie C. McCall
Civic Groups Invited to Mass Meeting on Decatur Airport Plan
The Kiwanis club committee extends invitation to the Decatur Rotary Club and the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce to attend a mass meeting at Masonic hall Monday at 1 30 pm. The public is welcome to join as the city considers an airport project.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Masonic Hall
Decatur
Kiwanis Club
Woman Burned in Gasoline Iron Blast at Home
Mrs. W. Pred Robinson of Cullman suffered severe burns to the head and body when a gasoline iron exploded as she prepared to put in a new supply. An ambulance carried her to Birmingham for treatment as police and hospital staff investigated the incident.
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W. Pred Robinson
Cullman
Neress Renae
Cullman Democrat
T. A. Robertson
Cullman Drug Company
Birmingham
Wilkinson Talks to Judge Thomas
In Montgomery Alabama Horace Wilkinson of Birmingham met with state bank officials for over an hour. At the end Thomas said routine matters about bank defenses had been discussed and he had received a letter from a Birmingham dealer about possible actions, but no decision was announced.
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Montgomery
Ala
Horace Wilkinson
Thomas
Mingham de Tor
Appointment of Starling as Montgomery County Commissioner
Governor Bibb Graves announced the appointment of Starling of Rounds as Montgomery County commissioner to succeed W. D. Clifton. He will represent the third district.
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Montgomery
Ala
Fo Starling
Rounds
Bibb Graves
W. D. Clifton
Uncle Beens Sats by Gerden Brew Scheibell
Fragmentary verse shows a dialectal piece titled Uncle Beens Sats by Gerden Brew Scheibell. The readable lines hint at a retrospective, playful narrative voice with regional phrasing. Further context is unavailable from the fragment.
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Gerden Brew Scheibell
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C. McCall
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Connecticut
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Alabama
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