Early Trial Promised For Confessed Slayer In Hotel Room
A New York University student, Poco the fashionable Battery, confessed to the murder of an 18 year old girl in a hotel room. He described striking her with a pistol to end her screams after an apparent robbery motive. Sheriff Brown called the case a jig saw puzzle as investigators weighed whether a sexual assault occurred.
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N. CO
New York University
Moore
Laurence E. Brown
Brown
Walter B. Orr
Charlotte, N. C
Berlin Provides A Host Of Hosts For World’s Athletes
A 24 day investigation yielded no valuable fingerprints in the girl’s room and traced detours through false clues. Eight persons were detained incommunicado and questioned before release as detectives closed in on the case.
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Berlin
King Guarded in Vienna as Alfonso Keeps Low Profile
Former King Alfonso of Spain remained under close protection at his Vienna hotel on August 10 as authorities deployed detectives to secure his presence. The move appears aimed at preventing any disturbance during his stay.
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Vienna
Alfonso of
Spain
Lindbergh Threatens Bolt At Congress Opening
The incident occurred as photographers crowded the opening session of a scientific congress in Copenhagen. Charles A. Lindbergh agreed to stay after Dr. Hans Fischer secured a group-shot compromise. The event showcased Lindbergh and Dr. Carrel’s mechanical heart amid demonstrations and remarks by Dr. Alexis Carter and Dr. August Krogh.
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Copenhagen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hans Fischer
Danish Logical Institute
Alexis Carter
New York
August Krogh
Christiansborg Castle
Scientific Institute
Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Carrel
Order of Publication for Land Condemnation in Alabama
United States petitions land seizure for Tennessee Valley Authority. John McClellan Eunice McClellan and spouses not resident in Alabama must answer by Sept 5, 1936 in Huntsville. Land described as 19.4 acres in Morgan County Township 6S Range 4W SW 1-4 Section 20. Publication runs for three consecutive weeks in Decatur Daily.
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District Court OF the United States
Alabama
United States OF America
Tennessee Valley Authority
W. Mary McClellan
John McClellan
Eunice McClellan
Dezzie McClellan Norris
David D. S
Pearl McClellan Howell
J. E. Howell
Ruby McClellan Bussey
G. H. McClellan
Sara Belle McClellan
Ethel McClellan Tapscott
Reece Tapscott
Mai McCellan Nevel
Elmer Nevel
Emma Gibson
Stellar (Stella) Frazier
Allen Frazier
Augusta Chandler
W. P. Chandler
Zula Lee Gibson Malone
Baynard Malone
David Day Gibson
Clara W. Gibson
David D. Gibson
William McClellan
Mary Catherine McClellan
H. A. McClellan
Monroe
Louisiana
Morgan County
State of
Decatur Daily
Six British fliers killed in two air crashes
London August 10 four Royal Air Force men and two in a commercial plane died when an RAF craft plunged into the sea off the Sussex coast near Pagham. The other four perished in a crash during an experimental trip as their craft hit a house near Croydon airfield.
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London
Royal Air Force
Arthur Fawcus
British East Africa
Michael Montagu
Sussex
Pagham
Croydon
J. Orr
Miles Ferguson
Buckie and
Bear
Property notice on tract WR-911-H in Alabama court
Public notice from Decatur Alabama dated August 1 1936 by Judge David J Davis United States District Court with W S Lovell clerk stating tract WR 911 H heirs of A McClellan and true copy filed August 3 10 17 district court northern district of Alabama announces sale or property action in the Aug 1936 notices
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Decatur
Alabama
David J. Davis
United States District Court
W. S. Lovell
H. A. McClellan
W.S. Lovell
U. S. District Court
Northern District of
Storms ravage Lake Michigan coast and Chicago
A severe storm lashed the Lake Michigan shore with heavy rain and lightning. Coast guard crews rescued 14 vessels and numerous passengers while wreckage fouled beaches and city streets. a 334‑foot freighter Arthur Orr was pulled from a breakwater and two life boats reported distress off Miller Beach Indiana. Drowning reported in Milwaukee and Sterling, Wisconsin. 90 fire alarms triggered in Chicago as arid conditions ended.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Seccom
Coast Guard
Milwaukee
Rock River
Sterling Til
Wisconsin
Lahok Terentiae
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Arthur Orr
Canada
Miller Beach
Ind
Negro Taken to Birmingham Jail in Alabama Town
An unnamed Black man arrested for drunkenness in a white woman’s front yard was moved to Birmingham for safekeeping after authorities reported he questioned the woman about her age and marriage and a crowd gathered. The incident follows earlier racial tension in the area tied to the Roosevelt Collins case and militia intervention.
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Anniston
Ala
Birmingham
Roosevelt Collins
Collins
Wanted to Rent Furnished House or Apartment
Classified notice seeking to rent a furnished house or private apartment. Respond by writing Box 14 c o Daily.
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Onte
No New Cases In Alabama Show Decline In Polio
Montgomery August 10. No new infantile paralysis cases in Alabama were reported over the weekend, Dr. J N Baker state health officer said the upstate outbreak was showing a encouraging downswing. He warned against lifting precautions until the situation clears more clearly and expressed hope that restrictions on gatherings and migration may be lifted soon. Sunday and Monday were the first days since mid June with no new cases.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
J. N. Baker
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