Youth Confesses to Murder Over Party Funds
Arthur Peterson an 18 year old Newport News resident confessed to killing S A Rudd 62 a feed dealer to obtain money for a beach party Police say the confession implicates Connelly Donaldson a local Sunday school teacher Both suspects are jailed on murder charges Rudd body found behind his store stabbed and partially nude with a money belt sought by the killer
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Newport News
Arthur Peterson
S. A. Rudd
Connelly Donaldson
Peterson
Donaldson
Rudd
Pete
Anyan
Headless Body Found in Flushing Murder Case
Police identified the headless nude body found in a Flushing thicket as Charles Patty, a restaurant proprietor missing since last Tuesday. Investigators noted a human tongue found near the scene and an abandoned car nearby, with autopsy attributing death to a knife thrust in the neck. Patty, about 45, lived above his restaurant and was married though not cohabiting recently.
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New York
Flushing
Long Island
Charles Patty
Patty
Round World Flight Begins With Croydon Leg
Pilot Brock leads attempt to set a world circumnavigation record using a Pride of Detroit air plane. The journey starts at Croydon near London with next legs toward Brazil as Redfern searches over Jamaica and the Amazon valley awaiting sightings and weather updates.
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Ahitee
Mice N
Pride of
Detroit
Crowden
Brock
Schlee
Edward Evens
Linton Wells
Harbor Grace
Croydon
London
Curtiss Field
N. Y
Old Orchar Maine
Hebor Grace
Negro Wounding Sparks Police Hunt on West Vine Street
A negro named Bill Thomas was shot and seriously wounded on West Vine street as officers sought his brother and identified the shooter as Robert Thomas. Earlier Lucien Smith was killed by Claude Lewis in the same neighborhood during a day of violence. Police report the Thomas incident followed an argument over a woman.
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Bill Thomas
Robert Thomas
West Vine Street
Lucien Smith
Claude Lewis
Thomas
Mrs. Herman C Sparkman Recovering After Operation
Mrs. Herman C Sparkman is in Protestant Hospital Nashville Tennessee recovering from an operation performed Friday. Friends in Morgan County watch her progress and hope for a speedy recovery.
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Herman C. Sparkman
Protestant Hospital
Nashville
McClellan Heads Curb Market Club For This Season
D H McClellan of Priceville heads the first farmers organization forming the Decatur curb market club. J J Russell of Falkville is vice president and Mrs C E Meinhardt of Albany is secretary treasurer. About 17 planters attended the Y M C A meeting as plans were adopted to regularize services and programming for the year.
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D. H. McClellan
Priceville
Decatur
McClellan
Curb Market Club
McClelland
J. J. Russell
Falkville
C. E. Meinhardt
Excavations Underway For New Ward School On Ninth Street
Excavations are being completed for the ward school to be erected on Ninth street west. The building will be erected as rapidly as possible, but authorities fear it may not be ready for occupancy before the latter part of the first term or the beginning of the second.
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New Ward
Ninth Street West
Canning Plant In Operation Today
The Decatur canning plant is in operation today packing thousands of cans of tomatoes. Iran E. Tranter, plant manager, said Decatur brand tomatoes are popular and there is strong demand for the locally packed product.
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Decatur
Iran E. Tranter
Detroit Gang War Claims Two Victims In Stolen Car
Police linked a double murder to the city gang warfare after finding Lester McCall, a gambler, and his wife Clara dead in a stolen automobile abandoned near the downtown business district. The bodies were hidden under a blanket with rear-seat space removed, and little blood was found in the car.
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Detroit
Lester McCall
Clara
Cotton Price On Upgrade Here
Cotton prices on the local market rose today with spots at 21 to 21.25 cents. The increase was welcomed by business circles and agricultural interests alike.
Four Boys Return From 7314 Mile Westward Journey
Four teens Paul Glenn Mitchell Littrell John Sewell and Hubert Mitchell arrived in Decatur after a 31 day 7154 mile trip starting July 25 in a Chevrolet. They crossed 21 states traveled through Mexico visited Yellowstone Tehuacana Death Valley and Hollywood studios meeting stars Renee Adoree and Harold Lloyd. They endured 165 degree Death Valley heat and 40 hours of grueling desert travel.
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Paul Glenn
Mitchell Littrell
John Sewell
Hubert Mitchell
Decatur
Chance
Mitchell
States
Mexico
Yellowstone Park
Tia Jauna
Pikes Peake
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Hollywood
Renee Adoree
Harold Lloyd
Death Valley
Local Realtor Plans Corner Bank and Walnut Stores
Thomas E Pride announces starting Monday on three brick stores at Bank and Walnut streets just north of Lyons hotel. The corner will replace a long standing frame dwelling, Pride s birthplace, to create a modern mercantile complex. The project ties into Bank street development near the Valley bank and new garages.
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Thomas E. Pride
Bank and
Walnut Streets
Lyons Hotel
Bank Street
Pride
Bank
Rapid- Valley Bank
Methodists Plan September Rally at Central Church
Central Methodist church members begin plans for a major September rally fueled by a rapidly rising Sunday school plant. Dr J B Roberson presiding elder will preach at morning service as many gather to support the rally. Rev James D Hunter returns from vacation at Lake Junaluska, NC next week.
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Central Methodist Church
J. 8. Roberson
Decatur
Jas. D. Hunter
Lake Junaluska
N. C
Mrs. R. E. Graves Called By Death
Mrs. R. E. Graves, age 38, died yesterday after a sudden illness. Funeral services are set for Sunday at four o clock, with Rev. R. T. Tyler officiating and burial in the city cemetery under the direction of Brown. She is survived by her husband and six children. Pallbearers include Herman Whaley William Vorhies Jack Coolridge Homer Smith Asa Childs and W. E. Roper.
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R. E. Graves
R. T. Tyler
City Cemetery
Brown
Herman Whaley
William Vorhies
Jack Coolridge
Homer Smith
Asa Childs
W.E. Roper
Pork And Beans To Be Tried At Decatur Cannery
I E Tranter, manager of the Decatur cannery, said today the plant will pack samples of pork and beans next week and continue operating through most of the winter with pork and beans kraut turnip greens and other products.
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I. E. Tranter
Decatur Cannery
Besieged Americans and Britons in Mexico Prompt U S Action
The State Department ordered the American Embassy in Mexico City to seek protection for 18 Americans and 11 British subjects besieged at Amparo, Jalisco. Mexican authorities reportedly delayed troops, while Consul Satterwhite noted no troops on scene by Friday morning and officials prepared representations demanding safety.
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Washington
Amparo Mining Company
Jalisco
Mexico
State Department
Mexico City
Amparo
Calles
Joseph Satterwhite
Special Officer Kemp Freed After Dyal Shooting
J W Kemp a special officer for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was released and all charges dismissed in the fatal shooting of Earnest Dyal. A preliminary hearing heard one witness J E Dyal who said Kemp seemed a victim of circumstance. Dyal was killed when Aycock fired at his car as Kemp and Aycock confronted him.
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Jesup
J. W. Kemp
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Earnest Dyal
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Harris
J. E. Dyal
Harris
Kemp
W. B. Aycock
Wayne County Police
Dyal
Aycock
Vere Aycock
Levine Fights Man in Paris Over Flight Plans
Charles A. Levine, famed flyer, fought another American on the boulevard near the Opera in Paris after an insult. He says he won and plans a flight back to the United States with Maurice Drouhin, but weather delays the trip.
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Paris
Charles A. Levine
Germany
Clarence Chamberlin
United States
Maurice Drouhin
Levine
Cotton Prices Jump to Year High on Weather and Demand
Cotton prices rose to a new yearly peak as December contracts traded near 22.67 cents per pound and about $3 to $3.50 per bale gains. Unseasonably cold weather in the eastern belt and drought-like showers threaten boll weevil damage while private reports warn of crop deterioration across the belt. The Liverpool market remained strong signaling global demand and buyers absorbed all offers as figures topped prior session highs.
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New York
Liverpool
Jones Builds Big Lead Over Evans In Golf Final
Jones of Atlanta ties his course record with 67 and opens six strokes on Chick Evans of Chicago in the first 18 holes of the finals. Evans struggles with missed putts while Jones maintains steady play and a 31 on the first nine.
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Minneapolis
Jones
Atlanta
Chick Evans
Chicago
Evans
Jimmy Johnston
Francis Quinnet
Boston
Robbie
Rust Thought to 30 Percent Damage in Local Cotton
Observers returning from the Decatur Courtland road report the cotton crop in those areas damaged about 30 percent over the past two weeks. The loss is blamed mainly on rust with Octoberlike field appearance and cold weather cited as contributing factors. No weed invasion is noted.
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Decatur-Courtland Road
Liza Grey Chaplin Seeks Guardianship Estate Ahead
Liza Grey Chaplin files in Los Angeles Superior Court to be appointed guardian of her two minor children estate. The matter centers on a $200,000 trust fund to be set up by Charlie Chaplin with $100,000 for each child, to be paid when the younger reaches 35.
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Los Angeles
Liza Grey Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Superior
Gus
Rush B Johnson Earns MA Degree At Alabama Summer Session
Prof. Rush B Johnson principal for Albany High School returns from Tuscaloosa where he completed twelve weeks of summer work at the University of Alabama earning an MA degree. He also completed 18 months on his thesis The present status of the Severance Tax and was elected to Kappa Delta Pi. The Johnsons will reside at 216 Jackson Street this year.
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Rush B. Johnson
Albany High School
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Johnson
University
Kappa Delta Pi
Jackson Street
First Phone Set Of Kind Placed In Decatur
The first of its kind to be placed in Decatur attracts interest at Preuit Dillehay Drug Co. The speaking tube and receiver form a single unit. J. By Cassels of Southern Bell says it will be installed in the Adams Apartment, occupied September 1 by Mr and Mrs R T Sheppard.
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Decatur
Preuit- Dillehay Drug Co
J. By Cassels
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Adams
R. T. Sheppard
Priceville farmer seeks land renter via Daily classifieds
J T Price, a prominent farmer from Priceville, advertised in The Daily classifieds asking for applicants to take over land. He initially doubted success but soon received many inquiries by long distance calls and letters, finally finding a willing applicant. The Daily classifieds reach over four thousand readers daily.
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J. T. Price
Priceville
Price
Mr. Price
Petition to pave Third Avenue filed in Decatur
A petition signed by several Third Avenue property owners was filed with the Decatur council requesting paving of the thoroughfare. The document predated merger issues between Albany and Decatur and was delayed until merger problems could be resolved.
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Third Avesnue
South
Decatur Council
Albany Decatur
River Falling Readings Show River Dropping
The Tennessee River was falling today with a local gauge reading of 3.5 feet indicating lower water levels downstream and in surrounding areas.
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Tennessee
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