Rural sheriff solves grime pair arrested in Jowers slayings
In Homer Louisiana on December 5 AP reports Bisha Swift 43 and Mrs Pishc Jowers 39 were arrested and to be indicted for the murder of James F Jowers Haynesville merchant and former Baptist minister. Death penalty expected. Jowers confessed aiding Swift in the slaying and disposal of the body with a sledge hammer and weighted body into a creek. Paul Swift 16 his son forced to help and held as material witness.
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Homer
Bisha Swift
Pishc Jowers
James F. Jowers
Haynesville
Jowers
Swift
Paul
Gasoline Prices Show Variances Across Stations
Gasoline prices here today vary with some stations quoting 19 to 22 cents while One-Four-O Tire Co maintains 16 cents, a rate held since Saturday as most stations briefly dropped to 19 cents before noon.
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Paralleraila Vasee
Local Cotton Prices Reported for Middling and Strict Low
Text shows cotton market quotes with Middling at 19.40 and Strict Low around 19.30 to 19.40. Iffy digits suggest daily listing from a local exchange noting middling and strict low values and related adjustments.
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Percy Cae Eiedinta
S.aecetee
Early life to fame of Poli the theater impresario
A short, era styled portrait traces Poli from poverty to wealth after selling for 23 million, founding a New England musical hall, building theaters in major cities, and expanding into a vaudeville circuit. It notes honors from the King of Italy and European royals for his wife’s WWI wounded relief work.
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New England
Washington
Baltimore
Scraton
Wilkes-Barre
Poli
Italy
Nto New
Horatio Alger Tales Meet Real Life Poli Zeffarino Pol
Immigrant Poli Zeffarino Pol rose from clay and wax modeling to run vast theatre holdings in New England. He reportedly sold his theaters for around twenty three million dollars after emigrating from Lucca Italy in 1881 and building exhibits and branches in Toronto Rochester and Staten Island before revamping a Troy church for theatre use.
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Horatio Alger
Sylvester Zeffarino
New Haven
Poli
New England
Sim
America
Lucca
Italy
Eden Museem
Chicago
Brances
Toronto
Rochester
Staten Island
N. Y
Troy
Auto Overturns Injuring Two Near Valley Country Club
Two youths in a Fora roadster escaped with minor injuries after the car overturned at a sharp Somerville highway curve near the Valley Country club. George Curtis, Country club pro, aided in righting the vehicle after a passerby summoned him. The crash, the third at the curve recently, follows a prior fatality at the same spot.
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Valley Country Club
Somerville
Priceville
George Curtis
Curtis
Drunkenness Charge Fined In City Court
A defendant charged with drunkenness faced city court today and was fined 18 dollars and 60 cents.
Ford orders climb as new car arrives this week
H L Peterson, Morgan County Motor Co manager, seeks sample of the new Ford car expected this week. He reports 63 orders already placed for the models and 1,100 visitors at the plant Friday, with many more on Saturday though exact counts are unavailable.
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H. L. Peterson
Morgan County Motor Company
Ford
Decatur
Patterson
Peterson
Motor Company
Southern Signals in Use on System
The new electric block signals are now in full use on the Southern railway system between here and Sheffield. Installation work and necessary power lines were completed several weeks ago with current provided by the Alabama Power company.
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Southern Railway
Here
Sheffield
Alabama Power Company
Hog killings amid cool weather draw comments from official
A city business figure notes many people use the cool spell to kill hogs and says despite the uncertain weather he has heard of no farmers losing meat. L. B. Norris, prominent planter on Route Three-Secor.
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L. B. Norris
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Plan Christmas Tree For Cullman Children
Funds are being raised by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to bring seventy five residents of the Odd Fellows Home Cullman to see a real Christmas tree and meet Santa Claus. S. W. Foster discussed date planning with home officials and Decatur lodges for gifts and arrangements. A carnival last week netted money. another carnival is set for December 13 in the Odd Fellows hall with a large crowd anticipated.
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Odd Fellows Home
Cullman
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Santa Claus
Santa
S. W. Foster
Decatur
Odd Fellows and
Avenue
Work Rushes On Courtland Road
Turner Construction, after winning the Morgan County link grading contract for the Muscle Shoals highway, aims to finish by year’s start if weather holds. Most of the road has been touched, with weeks of work remaining to complete the job as steam shovels raise the grade and crews dress the top. The state highway department plans to delay awarding the permanent surface until the grade settles.
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Turner Construction Company
Morgan County
Muscle Shoals Highway
State Highway Department
Four Women Dead in Buckingham Hotel Fire
St Louis fire at the Buckingham hotel annex kills four women and leaves one missing while eight others injured. Damages estimated at 170 dollars. Victims include Mrs Luther Conn 65 Miss Maria Susanka 45 Miss Bes 50 and Mrs Cenk who suffocated. others died leaping from upper floors. May Frazier listed as guest unaccounted for.
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Buckingham Hotel
Luther.Conn
Maria Susanka
Miss Bes
Cenk
Miss May Frazier
Supreme Court to Decide on Barge Service Question
The Tennessee Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision on the courthouse commission measure next Thursday. If ruled in favor, construction supervision may return to the commission. if not, the Board of Revenue would retain control and work might halt.
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Supreme Court
Tennessee
State Supreme Court
A. Lynne
Commission
Montgomery
C. G. Kershaw Company
Board of Revenue
Respected Woman Camilla Chitwood Dies in Moulton at 87
Miss Camilla Chitwood died at the home of her niece Mrs. Jean Byars in Moulton on December 2. Funeral services were held the next day at the local Baptist church. She lived with Dr. and Mrs. A. Byars for years and was known as Aunt Camilla. Born in 1843 in Petersburg Tennessee, she outlived several brothers, including Richard who died as a Civil War prisoner. Her brother W. P. Chitwood was a Florence circuit judge.
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Moulton
Ala
Camilla Chitwood
Jean Byars
P. B. Baldridge
Camilla
Petersburg
Tenn
Richard Chitwood
W. P. Chitwood
Florence
Tuscumbia
John Chitwood
A. S. Byars
Emmett Simpson
Gus Sewell
Louisiana
Chitwood
Texas
Juniors to Elect New Board at Tonight's Meeting
Junior Chamber members gather at Malone Hall at 7 30 tonight to elect officers for the ensuing term in what is billed as the last meeting of 1927 and attendance of every member is urged due to the importance of the session.
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Malone
Hal
Morgan County Delegation Heads State School Bond Drive
Morgan county is represented on the state committee for the ratification of the school building amendment by S. A. Lynne Decatur Dr. J. B. Elliott Falkville Dr. J. D. Daves Eva and W. P. Bancroft Hartselle. They will lead in organizing the county for a campaign to pass the $20 000 000 school bond issue at the January 10 special elections. Chairman Sydney J. Bowie says the action follows a statewide meeting in Montgomery November 21 and the committee is made up of volunteer workers from every county without regard to party or faction.
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Morgan County
S. A. Lynne
Decatur
J. B. Elliott
Falkville
J. D. Daves
Eva
W. P. Bancroft
Hartselle
Sydney J. Bowie
Ign
Montgomery
Child Swallows Safety Pin Recovering After Procedure
The two year old son of Mr and Mrs Archie Roberta recovered today after undergoing a medical procedure for several hours following an open safety pin ingestion Friday night. Dr J Hamil attended the child and Sunday the pin passed through his system without ill effects.
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Archie Roberta
J. ¥. Hamil
Negroes attack witness recounts abduction and shooting
The witness described being dragged from a car by two men on September 15 as a plan to kill her husband unfolded. She said she was assaulted, heard a shot, and later crawled to the road with clothes torn and jewelry missing while neighbors and a doctor urged to save her.
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Atston Road
Two Raids Net Three Arrests In County
Two Sunday raids, one on the Cedar Lake section south of the city and another north of Vine Street, west, yielded three arrests and liquor. Sheriff Davis and Deputies Willoughby and Turner conducted the operations. Two suspects faced liquor law violation charges and posted $300 bonds. a third remained in jail.
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Cedar Lake
Vine Street
Davis
Willoughby
Turner
Three Prisoners to Penitentiary Sentenced This Week
Sheriff Davis announced three Morgan county inmates from the recent circuit court term will be forwarded to the state penitentiary this week. The men are Jess Stinson white convicted on Nae law charges Lawson Singleton white convicted of forgery and Carter Bert negro who pleaded guilty when amendments were offered.
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Davis
Morgan County
Circuit Court
Jess Stinson
Lawson Singleton
Carter Bert
Effort 10 Rog Chicago Cafe Robbery Ends in Shootout
A chaotic robbery at Parody Cafe in Chicago left one man dead and several injured. Bandits with pistols invaded during a dance, exchanging fire with guests and police. The gunmen fled as victims, including Harry Smith and Archie Schaffer, were wounded or killed.
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Chicago
Dec
Harry Smith
Gln
Fried
Griffith
Fannie Hillman
Cohn
Charles Silverman
William Malone
Archie Schaffer
Miss Griffith
Three Speeding Defendants Face City Court Charges
Three defendants appeared in city courts today charged with speeding. Each faced separate hearings as officers reported speeding incidents and issued fines totaling $13.60 for the group.
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Rebekah
Courtland Road
Chattanooga
Tennessee River
Paducah
St. Louis
Standard Unit Navigation Company
Nooga
Florence Chamber of Commerce
Muscle Shoals
Morgan
Lynne
Bares
Lilliendahl
Willis Beach
Bandit
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