Four Trans Pacific Planes Near Goal In Aviation Derby
Four planes led the field toward Honolulu in the first great aviation derby with 35000 dollars in prize money. Art Goebel in the Woolaroc held near the front about 750 miles from Hawaii as Alpha and Golden Eagle trailed and Miss Doran pursued after a forced takeoff delay.
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Commission
Senate
Art Goebel
San Francisco
Honolulu
Alpha
Martin Jensen
Golden Eagle
Jack Frost
Miss Doran
Mildred Doran
Woolaroc
Rumors of Settlement in Chaplin Divorce Case
Reports of a property settlement in the Chaplin divorce case circulated as Charles Chaplin arrived in Los Angeles. Attorneys said postponement of the trial was necessary, while Chaplin spent time with his sons at a Beverly Hills home.
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Los Angeles
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Edwin T. McMurray
Chaplin
Beverly Hills
Syd Chaplin
Women plan extra session to urge revenue board reversal
A Decatur Austinville women’s committee headed by Mrs. W. B. Edmundson will ask probate judge A. G. Patterson to convene an extra Board of Revenue session before Sept 1 to rescind salary cuts for farm and home demonstration agents. The move follows funding limits and a county debt cap.
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Decatur
Austinville
A. G. Patterson
Board of Revenue
W. B. Edmundson
C. A. Moore
Mattie Jones
H. D. Barnum
J. A. Woods
J. D. Garren
S. A. Lynne
A. T. Hanson
C. W. Black
W. R. Shelton
E. A. Tillery
Revenue Board
Farm Club
Hartselle
J. T. Nelson
Patterson Commission bill gains Smith approval in Alabama legislature
Senator W H Smith wired his support for the Patterson Commission measure as it passed the Alabama Senate 22 to 0. The bill creates a Morgan County courthouse commission and awaits signatures from the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor Bibb Graves. Five Decatur business men are appointed to oversee courthouse construction.
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Patterson Commission
Morgan County
House
Senate
Alabama
John Patterson
Bibb Graves
W. H. Smith
Morgen
Lawrence
Town Creek
Ala
Travis Williams
Senate Chamber
Montgomery
Decatur
Creek Solon
S Smith
Bie
Graves
Anpre
M. R. Rankin
T. A. Bowles, Sr
Ben F. Martin
John W. Jones
B. L. Malone
Renam Ie
Board of Revenue
Decaturne Ee
Patterson Files Bond for Morgan Probate Judge Post
Andrew G. Patterson, newly appointed Morgan county probate judge, filed his bond with circuit court clerk J. L. Draper and will forward it to the Secretary of State. He is expected to qualify late this week or early next, delaying due to a request from associate commissioners of the public service commission for him to handle ongoing affairs.
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Andrew G. Patterson
Morgan County
J. L. Draper
Patterson
Secretary of State
Capitol
Decatur
Public — Service Commission
Repairs Finished At Home Oil Mill
Officials announced repairs at the Home Oil Mill on Moulton street are finished and the plant is ready for the busy season. The gin also overhauled and in splendid condition, with cotton expected to arrive on the local market within two weeks.
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Moulton Street
Albany High School campus beautification nearly complete
Grading of the campus grounds is nearly finished as part of a broader beautification plan for Albany High School. Planting of shrubbery will start soon, funded by a $1,500 appropriation made earlier for this project.
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Albany High School
Kiwanis Hosts Fifty Farmers Thursday Evening
Decatur Kiwanis club will entertain fifty farmers from Morgan county at the Y M C A Thursday evening. The Farm Relations Committee led by Charles T. Rountree arranged a program with special speakers including Edward A. O Neal president of the Alabama Farm Bureau. M F Jackson of Birmingham with Tennessee Coal and Iron Co may attend if possible to address Morgan county growers and business interests.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Morgan County
Charles T. Rountree
Kiwanis Club
Rountree
Edward A. O'Neal
Alabama Farm Bureau
M. F. Jackson
Tennessee Coal and Iron Co
Birmingham
Kiwanis
Morgan
Suit 10 dissolves cult nears close in St. Joseph
In St Joseph Michigan Aug 17 AP the state offers rebuttal in the long suit to break up the House of David colony. Tom Adkins a former member testifies about Benjamin Purnell s hiding place and the diamond house where he was captured. He also recalls 40 followers pledging loyalty during the 1926 hunt. Evidence is wrapping up as judge Fead is expected to render a decision soon.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
House of David
Tom Adkins
Benjamin Purnell
Adkins
Diamond House
Purnell
John Hansel
Benjamin
Fead
Posse in West Virginia hunts moonshiners after killings
In Logan County West Virginia a posse led by Sheriff Hatfield searches the Island Creek mountains for moonshiners suspected of killing Ed Hensley a state prohibition officer and two others. Two suspects have been arrested as authorities seek the rest 12 to 15 miles south of Logan. Officers believe the attack followed discovery of three stills while others dug for ginseng.
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Logan
W. Va
Island Creek
Hatfield
Ed Hensley
Prohibition
Joe Hatfield
Hensly
Kiwanis Country Store Set for September Three Days
The Kiwanis Country Store will run September 15 16 and 17 with proceeds to charity. Committees are soliciting and gathering sale articles with out of town and local solicitors already at work. The store is traditionally successful as the community aids the charitable effort.
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Kiwanis Country Store
Army Worms Reported in Lawrence County Fields
Reports indicate army worms found in cotton fields of Lawrence County though not yet in serious numbers. Farmers urged to act quickly and apply poison when the pest is detected.
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Lawrence County
Des Moines Youth Dies After Live Wire Contact on Tennessee River
Des Moines teenager Christopher Graham Gamble, 16, visiting with his mother, died after touching a live 240 volt wire while boat riding on the Tennessee River near the highway bridge. Rescue attempts by companion Robert Hildreth and bystanders failed. death was believed instantaneous. Gamble was staying with relatives Harold Hildreth and family at 324 LaFayette Street. He and companions Eugene Graves Jr. and Robert Hildreth had been boating and swimming when the accident occurred.
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Christopher Graham Gamble
J. G. Gamble
Des Moines
Iowa
Tennessee River
New Highway Bridge
Gamble
Robert Hildreth
Hildreth
Body of Elbert H. Gary Arrives in Chicago for Burial
The body of Elbert H. Gary arrived in Chicago escorted by his widow and about 25 close friends for burial near the Gary family home in Wheaton.
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Chicago
Elbert H. Gary
Gary
Wheaton
Armour’s Vast Fortune Shrinks Before Death in London
J Ogden Armour once among the world’s wealthiest men died in London as his fortune dwindled amid wartime losses. Reports say heirs will inherit an estate under 25 thousand dollars after heavy stock losses and business declines. Armour faced massive losses, claiming he shed up to 150 million dollars to protect his family name.
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Armour
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
London
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Packer
Herald-Examiner
Stock Exchange
Armour Institute of Technology
Armour and Company
Bonner Brew Bill Defeated in House Session
The Bonner anti home brew bill failed in the house as representatives declined to require a judiciary committee report. The measure had already passed the senate and aimed to curb sale of malt extracts to individuals in small quantities.
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House of Representatives
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Yarbrough Rites Held At Huntsville
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in Huntsville for Curd Yarbrough a respected northern Alabama citizen. Attendees included many from Decatur. Yarbrough died after an operation at age 43.
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Huntsville
Curd Yarbrough
Alabama
Decatur
Yarbrough
Graves May Sign Bill By Friday
Representative John Patterson said from Montgomery that the commission bill, approved in the Senate by 22 to 0, may be signed by Governor Graves by Friday. The bill must go back to the House to get Speaker Lee Long’s signature before final approval and desk clearance. Patterson planned to have the bill back in the House Thursday and to the governor Friday.
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John Patterson
Montgomery
Commission
Senate
Graves
Harry Lehman Shot Dead At Camp
Harry Lehman an alleged contraband liquor leader was killed near Nashville when Joe Whitmore opened fire during a stop at John Bain’s home. Lehman was shot five times in the head after a dispute with Ike Goodman. Whitmore surrendered claiming self defense.
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Nashville, Tenn
Harry Lehman
Joe Whitmore
Lehman
John Bain
Nashville
Whitmore
Bain
Ike Goodman
Goodman
Creek Overtflows Homes In Kansas
Salina Kansas reports Dry Creek rising and the Smoky Hill river flooding the city. Hundreds of homes in the west and northwest areas were submerged as the river broke over its banks and sent flood waters into the east and southeast sections.
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Salina
Kansas
Smoky Hill
Body Of Student Found In Room In New York
The body of Mildred Barber a 20 year old Bryn Mawr art student missing since Monday was found in a rooming house on West 57th Street New York. She died from gas after constructing a device. Her father George Barber vice president of an art needle works concern learned of her death and came to New York to claim her.
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New York
Mildred Barber
Bryn Mawr
Philadelphia
West 57Th Street
Rer
George Barber
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