The Pell Enigma Ends As Gun Fires In Library
Seven men witness the shooting in the Fotherbury library as Roger Pell dies. Allegiances split among enemies and friends, including Tom Grenofen with a hidden love for Veronica Seabroke. Inspector Wayne questions the seven who refuse to identify the shooter while Pell aims to reveal a ghost before he falls.
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Roger Pell
Fotherbury
Tom Grenofen
Veronica Seabroke
Pell
Laxton
Blackwater
Parson Marling
Inspector Wayne
Murder at Newplace Abbey Deepens in Inquest Room
Inspector Wayne questions seven witnesses after a shot fatally wounds Roger Pell. The group undergoes a staged test to locate a hidden gun as tension and suspicion mount. A knock at the door hints at a new twist, with a doctor presence unresolved for tomorrow’s chapter.
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Mr. Wayne
Wayne
Fotherbury
Sanderson
Somerfield
Boyle
Myself
Seabroke
Eastery
Marling
Rev Edwards to Be Heard Sunday at First Christian Church
Former pastor Noble R. Edwards will preach at the First Christian Church Sunday morning. City residents are invited to attend and hear the former local minister.
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Noble R. Edwards
First Christian Church
Fritz Schilcer to Return from Europe in September
Fritz Schilcer, attache of the Louisville and Nashville shops, is expected back next month after visiting several European countries. He will probably return about the tenth of September.
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Fritz Schilcer
Louisville & Nashville
Mr. Schilcer
Decatur Rotary Board Meeting Called Tuesday Evening
The board of directors of the Decatur Rotary Club has called a meeting for Tuesday at 7 30 o clock.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Parisians Wear Wood On Necks
Paris fashion notes a wooden jewelry trend as department stores offer yards of wood disc necklaces in blue natural or other color combos. The look complements silk dresses as summer wanes and paste ornaments decline in popularity while critics call for restraint.
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Associated Press
Paris
Air mail making big service gain
Air mail service shows rapid strides with June figures. Contractors were paid 1,161,461 dollars, up from 447,641 in 1928. Mail carried reached 598,494 pounds across 1,156,121 miles, vs 210,957 pounds and 595,054 miles a year ago.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Mrs Walkup Slightly Injured in Bee Line Highway Crash
Mrs Walkup received bruises and cuts when a car driven by her husband struck a concrete post on the Bee Line highway north of the river. The crash severed the cable guard rail and left the vehicle considerably damaged. Mr Walkup escaped unharmed.
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Bee Line
Mr. Walkup
Prominent Local Resident Sam D. Brock Improves at Home
Friends report Sam D. Brock, a well known resident of Fifth Avenue West, is much improved after a period of illness at his home.
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Sam D. Brock
Fifth Avenue, West
Raineys Plan Week‑Long New York City Visit
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rainey departed Saturday night for New York City to spend about a week there.
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New York
New York City
Mirrored glimpses of 19th century fame and fortune
The piece surveys late 19th century celebrity culture and notable figures. It recalls Henry Ward Beecher and Adelina Patti praising a British soap, Gen. Lew Wallace and Ben Hur, Emma Abbott’s rise from a Peoria shop to New York stages, Major Biggs’ California congressional bid, and other public personas from music to religion and horse racing.
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Alexander George
Associated Press
Twentieth Centenry
Uch
America
Age of Innocence
Henry Ward Seecher
Adelina Patti
Songbird
Lew Wallace
Ben Hur
W. D. Howell
Senate
House of Representatives
Major Biggs
Congress
California
Gressman
Emma Abbot
New York
Peoria
Ill
Metropolis
London
Baroness Rothschild
August Tolton
Quincy
United States
Stephen Elliott
Ball County
H. P. Cheatham
North Carolina
Furnifold M. Simmons
Isaac Murphy
War Baldwin
Murphy Press
Dr A T Grayson Visited On Decatur Business
Former Decatur resident Dr A T Grayson, now based in Birmingham, returned to Decatur on Monday for business. He maintains interest in the city’s growth and was greeted by many friends.
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A. T. Grayson
Decatur
Dr. Grayson
Birmingham
New Petersburg Road Links Civil War Battlefield Park
A fall completion will open an improved road into Petersburg National Military Park enabling car access to the Crater battle area and surrounding fortifications. The project preserves the no mans land and diggings while tours view dugouts tunnels and rifle nests from Grant and Lee's trenches.
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Petersburg
Petersburg National Military Park
Grant
Lee
Army
Congress
Coolidge
No-Man’s Land
Crater
Sedewick
Mahone
Radio education over wide range eyed by committee
The federal advisory committee on education by radio reviews school broadcasting from elementary to secondary levels and notes growing adult listening. It seeks facts on current handling and better methods, stressing about 70 college operated stations and further broadcasting from commercial outlets. It calls for educator and radio industry cooperation.
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Washington
Federal Advisory Committee On Education By Radio
William J. Cooper
Nang
Wales' Old Car Now In Use For Hauling Loads
London report notes the former private car of the Prince of Wales used as a light delivery truck in London. Built for the Russian royal family, it never reached Russia and served the prince on the Flanders front. After the war a Buckinghamshire driver bought and modified it, and the vehicle continues to earn daily oil and petrol as a utility truck.
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London
Prince of Wales
Flanders
Russia
Buckinghamshire
Guests of Decatur Rotary Club Attend Meeting
Guests of the Decatur Rotary club included Miss Pearl Beach of Chattanooga Stanley Wyatt Lee Barnes and son and Noble R Edwards of Bessemer at today’s gathering.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Miss Pearl Beach
Chattanooga
Stanley Wyatt
Lee Barnes and Son
Noble R. Edwards
Bessemer
Going To School In The West This Year
Dr. R. M. McGlathery and son Wayland McGlathery depart Saturday for San Diego California to visit relatives. Dr. McGlathery will return after about two weeks. Wayland will stay to attend school in San Diego this year.
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R. M. McGlathery
Wayland McGlathery
San Diego
Calif
McGlathery
Young McGlathery
Receivers Increase on Iowa Farms in Last Year
Des Moines reports radio sets on Iowa farms rose by 10,096 in the past year, bringing the statewide total to 86,128. This reflects growing rural adoption of home entertainment and farm communications.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Green Qualifies For New Position
Dent F. Green former resident and temporary superintendent filed his 25 000 bond and qualified for the office. Green began his new duties yesterday in Mont.
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Dent F. Green
C. 1 Thomas
Mr. Green
Mont
Television signals may get separate transmission net
A recommendation from the television committee of the Radio Manufacturers Association urges the Federal Radio Commission to consider creating a separate net for the transmission and synchronization signals for television.
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New York
Federal
Rdio Commission
Radio Manufactor Association
Temperature Range Report
The local bureau recorded a high of 92 degrees and a low of 66 over the past 24 hours in today’s temperature update.
B C Stops Headaches and Quiets Nerves
A North Carolina druggist offers B C as a fast relief for headaches sciatic or neuralgic pains. The formula, sold in 10c and 25c packages, promises safe, speedy relief within three minutes with no after effects.
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North Carolina
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Newplace Abbey
Scotland Yard
Professor Laxton
British Museum
Wm. Morrow Co
Akes
Twin City Bread Company
Decatur, Ala
Diana Merwin
AIR Mail
Dr. A. T. Grayson
Wales
Dorothy Anne
Minneapolis
Minn
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
L. & Nash
4Th Ave
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