Slot machine raids in Morgan county jail hold 16 machines
Eighteen persons are under arrest and 16 slot machines are held in Morgan county jail after raids by state law enforcement and deputies. Under cover work led to the arrests. offenses involve exchanging money or merchandise for slugs used in operation. Machines may be legal if slugs have no value, but authorities say exchanging value makes them illegal. The 16 machines remain in custody pending court disposition.
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Morgan County
W. S. Wilkinson
Willoughby
Brazleton
Davis
Corder Re-Arrested in Browning Shooting Case
Bob Corder aged 52 was re-arrested in Limestone County after being freed on a preliminary hearing for first degree murder in the shooting of Houston Browning 19 of Limestone County. A second preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday morning, with John Browning, father of the slain youth, swearing out the warrant. The elder Corder was reportedly ill in bed when arrested.
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Athens
Ala
Bob Corder
Limestone County
Corder
Houston Browning
John Browning
Funeral Planned for Senator Tyson of Tennessee
Funeral services for Senator Laurence D. Tyson of Tennessee will be held at St John s Episcopal church in Knoxville on Wednesday. The body will be brought from Philadelphia, with Senator McKellar and a congressional committee, leaving Philadelphia Monday at 6 50 p m. Leaders from both parties paid tribute as Tyson, a World War general, was remembered for devotion and legislative ability.
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Washington
Lawence D. Tyson
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Knoxville
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Senator McKellar
Tyson
Watson
Indiana
Senate
Harrison
Mississippi
Collce
McKellar
Picnic Monday For First Presbyterian Women Auxiliary
The Monday school and Women’s Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church plan a picnic at Valley Country Club on Monday.
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First Presbyterian Church
Valley Country Club
Verbal mishap at Verdun rebirth ceremony
During a solemn Verdun rebirth ceremony President Domergue and officials lunched as radios broadcast the address. Supersensitive mics triggered laughter when the president joked No cognac in my coffee Fouquieres, disrupting the mood of the official event.
Cotton pest may return to ten areas in Alabama
Auburn Alabama August 24 Special extension entomologist Winford A Ruffin warns the cotton leaf worm could reappear in north Alabama after outbreaks in Texas and neighboring states. He notes a light first generation may already be present and second generations could appear in about three weeks, urging dusting with calcium arsenate or substitutes to protect crops.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Winford A. Ruffin
Ruffin
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi Delta
Mr. Ruffin
North
Governor Signals Start For Racers
At Municipal Airport Miami on Aug 24 Governor Doyle Carlton waved a red flag to start 14 winged racers in the Miami-Cleveland air derby. The launch proceeded without incident aside from a puppy killed after approaching a propeller.
Heights School To Open September 2
Moulton Heights school principal F. E. Burleson announces the 1020-1930 term opens Monday September 2 at 8 AM. Students and prospective students are urged to enroll on the first day to start the year on schedule.
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F. E. Burleson
Moulton Heights
Junior League Members Set Missionary Topic at Church
Members of the Junior League of the Austinville church will give the missionary topic during Sunday school hour on Sunday morning. League members will be in costume for the event and the public is invited to attend.
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Junior League of the
Austinville
State offers $200 rewards in case probe
Gadsden authorities report threats against Fred Harper manager of the Tennessee Plumbing and Electric Co. were made before his death in an explosion at the plant. Circuit Solicitor W. G. Rains leads one of three investigations as lawmen search for evidence and a possible second body. Governor Graves offers $200 reward, with city and county officials and the company likely to add more.
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Gadsden
Fred Harper
Tennessee Plumbing and Electric Co
W. G. Rains
Harper
Ed Harren
Rains
S. L. O'Bannon
J. W. Clung
L. H. Camp
Army Worm Appears At Phil Campbell
Correspondents in Phil Campbell Alabama report army worm infestation in north Alabama. State farm extension urges immediate action by farmers in the Tennessee Valley to halt the pest outbreak after previous damage in the region.
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Phil Campbell
Ala
North
Alabama
State Farm Extension
Tennessee Valley
Local Shower Dawn Skirts Most Areas Across County
Early morning shower on Saturday fell mainly in Decatur and Hart selle areas, with rural residents reporting pockets of rain while many regions experienced little to none.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Movie Magnate And Bride To Have Love Nest Castle On The Hudson
Movie magnate Sam Katz plans a castle on the Hudson for his married life after returning from a honeymoon. The item notes Katz’s early years in Chicago and his rise from a nickelodeon pianist to a film industry figure.
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Love Nest Castle
The
Hudson
New York
Sam Katz
Chicago
West Side
Eleanora
Maurice
Plans to speed trials of 18 in Birmingham bank failures
Birmingham Alabama August 24 plans to speed the trials of 18 persons indicted in connection with the failure of four banks in the Birmingham district were announced. County Solicitor George Bailes intends to seek an early conference with Attorney General Charlie McCall to set trial dates after the fall term begins September 30. D F Green acting state superintendent of banks met with closed bank officials yesterday and said he would appoint a liquidating agent to replace Horace Wilkinson of Avondale Bank & Savings Co.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Lewis Bailes
Charlie C. McCall
Bailes
D. F. Green
Horace C. Wilkinson
Avondale Bank & Savings Co
Wilkinson
Glowing Embers Mark Devastating Spokane Fire
A wind driven blaze razed a dozen houses an apartment building a sanitarium and a lumber yard in Spokane washing away 350000 to 500000 in losses. Fire crews fought six hours to gain control as industrial warehouses faced threat and twenty patients were evacuated from Payne sanitarium before it burned.
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Spokane
Wash
McGoldrick Lumber Company
Payne Sanitarium
Alabama farmer freed in preliminary murder case
Bob Corder, 52, Limestone County farmer, was released by Judge J. E. Clem after a full day preliminary trial in Athens inferior court. He was charged with murder in the first degree for fatally shooting Houston Browning, 19, the daughter’s sweetheart, who reportedly pressed his advances. No witnesses besides Corder and his wife were present. a youth who accompanied Browning to the Corder home was not there at the time. Browning allegedly returned after hot words and drew a pistol, leading to the fatal confrontation on the porch.
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Athens
Ala
Bob Corder
Limestone County
J. E. Clem
Corder
Houston Browning
Hal Kee
Browning
Young Browning
Spurgeon Jackson
Corder Place
Brown
World News Sketches From Around the Globe
Reports from Angouleme Berne Tiflis Hamilton Bermuda Berlin Island Augsburg and more note oddities and travels. Incidents include wreck scavengers in France punished briefly, rising American auto imports to Switzerland, a hodja bicycling in Turkey, Mount Elbrus expedition plans, deep sea fish hunts, Berlin student guides, bow hunting on Aniwa Island, and a former Bavarian princess.
Prince Fined for Talking of Cabinet
Glogau court fined Prince Wilhelm of Lippe 75 dollars for saying it has become proverbial that to be a cabinet minister one must first have sat in prison. The offense was deemed contrary to Republic Act provisions and the judge cited reduced circumstances.
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Glogau
Friedrich Wilhelm of
Lippe
Ruth Elder to marry Walter Camp Jr in New York
Ruth Elder, the Atlantic flight hopeful and Caligari Cleveland air derby entrant, will wed Walter Camp Jr son of Yale mentor. Camp, president of Inspiration Pictures, Inc., travels to New York to arrange the wedding which will occur after the air race ends. Elder recently divorced Lyle Womack, Camp likewise divorced earlier.
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Los Angeles
The
Examiner
Ruth Elder
Walter Camp, Jr
Yale
Camp
Inspiration Pictures, Inc
New York
Miss Elder
San Bernardino
Cal
Lyle Womack
Aviation
Graf Zeppelin Over the Pacific Heads for Los Angeles
The Graf Zeppelin sails over the Pacific bound for Los Angeles as air derbies converge on Cleveland. Captain Roscoe Turner aims to set a new one day trans continental record while pilots from Santa Monica Portland and Miami participate. The Mercury racer and other endurance planes prepare for speed contests in Annapolis and Chicago.
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Associated Press
America
Pacific
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Santa Monica
Portland
Ore
Miami
Roscoe Turner
Severn River
Annapolis
Lieut. al. Williams
England
Chicago
Pedestrians Warned About Traffic Signal Compliance
City officials issue warnings to pedestrians about obeying traffic signals as new lights regulate crossing. Lawful crossing depends on waiting for the walk signal to avoid fines or injury from misjudging traffic.
Plea for new hearing fails in court here
William Ledlow motion for a new trial was overruled by Judge W Callahan in circuit court as defense sought to air testimony. Sheriff Smith and ex clerk Frank Howell testified on sanity and background while Mrs Annie Harris Ida Noojin and locals attacked Ledlow's character in a rapid cross section of witnesses.
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William Ledlow
W. Callahan
W. H. Long
Ney
Jahan
Callahan
Ledilow
Ness
Sheriff Smith
Fence County
Law
Lawrence
Smith
Frank Howell
Lawrence County
Ledlow
Harris
Annie Harris
Josie Ledlow
Thomas
Ant
Ida Noojin
J. T. Robinson
Here
Lediow
Josie Lediow
Minor Russell
Alle Russell
Aday
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Cutt
Makkei
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Turkey
Tiflis
Georgia
Eepee
Mount
Elbrus
Hamilton
Bermuda
William Beebe
Nonsuch Island
Berlin
Hence
Island
Bahamas
Augsburg
Antonia
Bavaria
Luxemburg
Rupprecht
Prince
Walter Camp
Aviatrix
Graf Zeppelin
Eye of America
Ninleh
Sis
Uncle Bhen
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