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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1929
Page
3
Roger Pell confronts seven men in a Fotherbury meeting with archeologist Laxton missing. Pell turns on foes as a shot rings out and Pell collapses dead, leaving Marling trembling at the dramatic claim of a ghost.
Seven men await the inspector as Roger Pell lies dead after a gunshot. The room is sealed with a bolted door and no one admits to the shooter. The inspector presses for truth while suspense builds toward a new, ominous clue in tomorrow’s chapter.
Texas politics shows seven Democratic hopefuls for governor a year before primaries. Key figures include Dan Moody potential third term, Barry Miller, Thomas Love, Katie Daffan, Oscar Holcombe, Gregory Hatcher, E. G. Senter, and T. N. Mauritz, with Mayfield and Neff as possible entrants. Love’s anti Tammany stance and ballot friction shape early dynamics. Texas Republicans to vote first time since 1927, with 120,000 votes in the prior year.
Tampa Fla Cliff Green president of the Southeastern league aims to place Havana in the circuit this winter after failing last year. He cites strong support from veteran baseball men led by John McGraw and Manuel Cueto of the Tampa Smokers who say Havana would draw 15000 fans on weekend games.
Rev T C Crume of Civington Ky will conduct a revival series for three weeks at Southside Baptist Church starting soon announced at the shop gate. He will preach services each week as part of the city event.
Otto J Merkel head of Lufthansa praises private American aviation growth noting 500 private planes in Europe versus 7,000 in America. He admires U S public opinion campaigns on air service and cites Henry Ford ads and the Guggenheim gift of 2.5 million dollars to the Guggenheim foundation as examples.
Tu lane athletic officials say the field will need eleven mowing sessions before the first game on September 28. The schedule reflects careful preparation for the gridiron surface as the season approaches.
Madison Wisconsin members of the Women's Christian Temperance union urge the state group to disapprove chil dren raising tobacco at the October meeting. Mrs Flora C Hopkins Dane county branch president warns children who plant and tend tobacco may grow to smoke it and ignore its ill effects.
Paul Eubanks, proprietor of Eu banks Tire shop, has returned after a business trip to Birmingham.
The Marine Corps recruiting station at 192744 Second Ave Birmingham Alabama outlines enlistment standards for height weight and other criteria. It notes a 300 marine contingent from Parris Island S C to be detailed to China within weeks and details eligibility thresholds.
The first unit of Duke University’s $25 million building program will be a 35 000 seat stadium in Durham. It will open October 5 with a football game between Duke and Pittsburgh, funded by the late James B Duke.
A census of Germany reports a national network of 37 500 miles of motor buses. The figure highlights extensive intercity and urban routes under public transportation systems operated by various regional agencies.
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