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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1932

Page

2

Goat Murder Mystery Shrouds Natchez Estate Silence

Natchez linked mystery centers on Miss Jane Sur et Merrill a wealthy recluse murdered at her Natchez home. Richard Dana and housekeeper Miss Octavia Dockery deny involvement as authorities hold them amid a decaying former showplace filled with roaming goats and chickens.

Glen Burnie Jane Suret Merrill Natchez Belgium Be- Tow Richard Dana the Wild Man of Goods Octavia Dockery South Miss Merrill Dana Miss Dockery

Mayor Walker Faces Hearing Before Governor in Albany

Dramatic portrayal shows New York City Mayor James J. Walker at the state house in Albany Aug 11 facing removal charges. Governor Roosevelt presides with Seabury prosecuting as Walker defends against Hofstadter committee action.

James J. Walker New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Statehouse Albany Samuel Seabury Hofstadter Legislative Committee Walker Roosevelt Seabury

Sheriff Zimmerman Pleads Guilty in Ohio Food Bill Case

Lucas County Sheriff Joseph Zimmerman pleads guilty to submitting false food bills to county commissioners in Toledo. He receives four months in the Toledo workhouse and an $800 fine, resigns, and begins serving the term in the county rock quarry.

Joseph Zimmerman Lucas County Ohio Toledo Rock Quarry

Libby Reynolds Hidden at Oakington Estate

Mrs Libby Reynolds hid at Leonard Richard Jr s Oakington Maryland estate while facing a murder charge tied to her husband s death in Wilmington Delaware. Friend Louisa Jenny rented the home and said Reynolds is expected to return to Oakington for a September trial.

Wingston-Salem, N. C Libby Holman Reynolds Alert Ab) Walker Der Smith Reynolds Walker A. M. Stack Leonard Richard, Jr Wilmington, del Powder Company Oakington Libby Reynolds Wentworth N. C Louisa Jenny

Austrian paper hanger obituary hints at Hitler chancellorship

Photo shows President Paul von Hindenburg and Adolf Hitler with troops in a report noting Hindenburg’s view of Hitler’s coalition role as less dangerous than a movement without political responsibility. The caption mentions President Hoover’s 58th birthday and gifts from C L Doggett, an official of a steamship company, with condolences from rulers and presidents worldwide.

Paul von Hindenburg Hitler

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Libby Reynolds William Graves Alfred Holman Bennett Polikoff I.E. McMichael Charles Higgins North America Quebec New England Hoover Constitution Hall Washington Tion Dur Mrs. Hoover Everett Sanders G. O. P. National Committee Lancaster William Lancaster Miami Haden Clarke Captain Lancaster Germany President Hoover C. L. Doggett Rin Tin Tin Hollywood Berlin Adolf Hitler National Socialist Party
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