Rape Hearing Begins Today in Wetumpka
In Wetumpka Alabama on December 1 two white Elmore County men John C Howard Jr and Jack Oliver face trial on rape charges involving Annie Grayson and Melinda Jackson. The case follows prior grand jury indictments and involves statements from Sheriff Lester Holley and County Solicitor Eugene Jones. Fourteen other capital cases are on the docket including an axe killing at Draper prison and the Leon Cooper case.
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Wetumpka
Ala
John C. Howard Jr
Jack Oliver
Elmore County
Annie Grayson
Melinda Jackson
Lester Holley
Eugene Jones
Draper Prison
Leon Cooper
Jefferson County
Earl Massie
Sumter County
B. R. Reeves
Massie
Cooper
Comic Fragments From The Daily Life Of A Decatur Man
A jumble of jokes and quips touches on construction woes with an earnest homeowner, late work hours, and a magazine house dream. It lampoons ads for liquor and a police court reporter’s crime notes while delivering light amusement from a farm dog tale and a world of comical misunderstandings.
Proverbial Snapshots and Wry Moments
A humorous dialogue vignette pairs lines about dream marriages and fate with quips from a policeman and a prodigy. Reflections on karma and daily effort bubble into witty exchanges about work, luck, and urban train rides as characters banter with irony.
Tax collections in Alabama to exceed last year by
Alabama revenue officials project total collections for the year will run about 6 million dollars above the previous near ninety million record if the current pace continues. In the first two months of the fiscal year the department collected 1.16 million more than last year, with about 15.5 million from some 400 taxes in October and November.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Phillip J. Hamm
Revenue Department
Murfee Reelected Vice President in Junior College Conf
J T Murfee of Marion Institute Alabama was reelected vice president of the Southeastern Junior College Athletic Conference yesterday. D R Youell of Hiwassee College Tennessee was returned to office as president.
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Murfee
Memphis, Tenn
J. T. Murfee
Marion Institute
Marion
Ala
D. R. Youell
Hiwassee College
Madisonville
Tenn
Attorney Shot By Intruder At Chicago Home
Italian-born prohibition era lawyer Anthony Maitillo was shot in the groin by an intruder at his Chicago boulevard home. The attacker dropped a Marine Corps winter cap in flight. police found the cap on the lawn. Maitillo, 62, was described as seriously wounded but expected to recover at Henry Ford Hospital.
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Detroit
Anthony ‘Tony Maitillo
Chicago Boulevard
Marine Corps
Marillo
Henry Ford Hospital
Defense specialist recalls not recognizing attacker
The subject, famed for his prohibition era gangster defense image, said he did not recognize the assailant and knew of no motive for the act.
Party Chairmen Swap Blasts After Election
Democratic and Republican national chairmen traded sharp exchanges after the election. GOP Chairman Hugh Scott Jr urged party workers to stand firm against what he called radical spendthrifts and their alien government philosophy in a bristling letter.
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Washington
GOP
Hugh Scott Jr
War of words over November election prompts Senate clash
Senator McGrath of Rhode Island rebukes Republican leadership as out of touch with the people after Scott’s letter, saying it shows continued opposition to the mandate given to the Democratic party. The remark follows a partisan exchange on political direction.
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Democratic Party
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