Mysterious angle haunts Cullman bank robbery
Katherine Voss, a 22 year old Cullman bank clerk, was wounded as Tennessee Valley Bank was robbed. Roy Crawford, captured nearby, admitted the robbery but the missing money, about 1 000 dollars, was not found despite a large manhunt and searches of a nearby house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Voss
Cullman Bank
Tennessee Valley Bank
Roy Crawford
Cullman County
Crawford
Voss
Pierce
Craword
Jack Tucker
Postmaster Killed in Auto Train Collision at Speigner
Albert C. Simmons postmaster of Deatsville Alabama was killed when his automobile was struck by a freight train at the Louisville and Nashville crossing at Speigner Station 19 miles north of Montgomery. Simmons a former Elmore County school teacher was about 55 and believed to be alone in the car.
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Montgomery
Ala
Albert C. Simmons
Deatsville
Louisville and Nashville
Speigner Station
Here
Simmons
Elmore County
DeKalb Kiwanis Honors Decatur 1936 Football Team
The DeKalb Kiwanis Club honored Decatur High School’s 1936 football squad at a banquet with speeches by principal speakers from Polytechnic Institute and local coaches. The event included musical performances, tributes to community figures, and laments on scholastic value over post football fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur High School
Polytechnic Institute
Kiwanis
John Clark White
Seybourn Lynne
White
Decatur
Virginia Fox
Geneva Goode
Winston Alston
Shorty Ogle
Harry Thornhill
Red Caudill
Fuller
Kiwanis Song Battalion
Charlie Matthews
Louisville
Marvin Rankin
Ed Daniels
Alston
Coach McCollum
McCollum
Meiger
Southeastern Coaches Association
Jourdan
Lynne
Boys Work Committee
Liverpool cotton prices rise amid limited demand
Liverpool reports 14,000 bales traded with 13,600 American in spot sales. Prices advance three to five points on American grades with quotes for American strict good middling 7.77 and good middling 7.43. Futures close steady with Dec at 6.70 and subsequent months at 6.68 to 6.38.
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Liverpool
Monarch Will Decide New Title for Abdicated King
In the House of Commons Sir Donald Somerville stated the new king will choose a title for his abdicated brother when the time comes. The monarch could assume a dukedom such as Cornwall or Lancaster or a lower title like Earl of Chester, or even plain David Windsor, ending titles like Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.
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London
House of Commons
Donald Somerville
Hastings Lees-Smith
Edward
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Cornwall
Lancaster
Normandy
Rothesay
Earl of
Chester
Carrick
Baron of
Renfrew
the Isle
David Windsor
Scotland
Former King of the British Empire Adopts New Names
In London on December 11, the former King, by his own act, now goes by Edward Windsor in England, with family still calling him David and Mrs. Simpson using Teddy.
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London
British Empire
England
Edward Windsor
David
Studio Lisa
NEA Service, Inc
King Edward
Wallis Simpson
Duchess of York
Duke of York
Edward the King Holds Countless Militant and Civil Titles
Edward, King, long a wartime leader, held admiral, field marshal, and marshal ranks across royal services. He served as colonel in chief for numerous regiments, commanded naval and colonial honors, and owned vast ceremonial robes. His civil life included merchant navy mastery, Royal Society fellow, and many orders, with 19 foreign decorations and varied patronages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Royal Airforce
Household Cavalry
Foot Guards
Royal Artillery
Royal Engineers
Royal Scots Fusiliers
South Wales Borderers
Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry
Prince of Wales Volunteers
Middlesex Regiment
Seaforth Highlanders
Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
West African Frontier Forces
King’s African Rifles
Ceylon Defense
Honorable
Artillery Company
Auxiliary Air Force
Middle Temple
Royal Society
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of
Massachusetts
The
Free Masons
Royal Yacht Squadron
Wales
Black to Visit Decatur on Monday
Senator Hugo Black will visit Decatur Monday and meet with citizens. He will occupy office space at the Bank street post office from nine o clock for consultations with callers and will be accompanied by his secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Black
Decatur
Gald
Black
Bank Street
Fingerprints Show Victim Not Alabama Convict
Montgomery dispatch reports warden Frank Boswell stated the fingerprints of the unidentified man killed at West Point Georgia yesterday do not match those of any former Alabama prisoner.
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Montgomery
Ala
West Point
Alabama
Frank Boswell
Rising tempo of trade remains unabated despite weather
Dun and Bradstreet reports continued strong general trade this week with rising retail orders and Christmas purchases offsetting slower heavy apparel sales. Wholesale demand stays high with backlogs in steel and autos the heaviest in seven years, and commitments extend well into spring. nation sales ahead of last week and well above 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Weekly Review of Business
New England
East
Middle
Northwest
Southwest
Cific
Seals Drive Off to Slow Start in County Campaign
County fundraising for Christmas seals drew only 383 dollars as 2,500 letters went out by the Business and Professional Women's club sponsors. The drive aims to fund tuberculosis treatment and research while noting life expectancy has risen from 38 to 61 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam
United Stes
Sewing project workers gasped in Lansing incident
Gas seeped into the WPA sewing project second floor quarters in Lansing Michigan. More than twenty women were affected and eighteen were taken to hospitals for oxygen treatment.
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Lansing
Mich
Three Groups Join TV A Plea Before Judge
Nashville Tenn December 11 two electric membership corporations and the city of Sheffield Alabama joined the Tennessee Valley Authority in resisting a motion by 19 power companies for a preliminary injunction to halt the Authoritys power program. Hearing on the suit is set for March 8. The intervenors are Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation and North Georgia Membership Corporation. The judge questioned counsel before provisional admission of petitions, noting uncertainty they would stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Sheffield
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
North Georgia Membership Corporation
John J. Gore
Carter Pittman
Dalton
North Georgia Corporation
Gore
Georgia
Raymond T. Jackson
Tennessee Valley Authority buys two generators from Westinghouse
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced the purchase of two generators valued at 934,000 dollars from Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company of East Pittsburgh. The units, each about 48 000 horsepower, will be installed at Pickwick Landing Dam on the lower Tennessee river under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
Pickwick Landing
Tennessee River
19 Men Held in Black Legion Plot
Detroit December 11 Judge Ned H. Smith ordered 19 men held for trial on criminal syndicalism charges. The defendants allegedly helped organize the Black Legion and plotted to overthrow the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Legion
Detroit
Common Pleas
Ned H. Smith
Robbs Called to Russellville by Death in Family
Mr and Mrs Julius Robb travel to Russellville following the death of their great aunt Mrs T 5 Jones Sr. Funeral details are not provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Robb
Russellville
T. 5. Jones
George Writes His Own Success Story By Perseverance
Roger D Green profiles Albert Frederick Arthur George later King George VI, detailing a shy, health troubled youth who underplayed his role yet persisted. He served aboard the battleship Collingwood at Jutland and earned a reputation for quiet steadiness as he rose to crown.
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George
Roger D. Green
New York
Britain
Bertie
Prince Charming
Windsor
Albert
Jutland
Court Admits Death Story In Murder Trial
Ramon Cota re enacted the killing of his wife in a county jail cell and the court admitted the act as evidence. Sergeant Haussling testified Cota pointed to the cellar spot and acted out striking his wife with a hammer. Defense argued the reenactment violated rights, but the judge ruled it voluntary and admissible along with a signed confession obtained under duress.
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Trenton
N. J
Ramon Cota
James 8. Turp
Huntsville
Ala
Cota
Eugene Haussling
Haussling
Gates at Wheeler Dam to Close Amid Inundation Threat
TVA reports the Tennessee River at 551.3 here and 556 at Guntersville with a 555 cap once Wheeler Dam gates close. High water from upstream rains will flood land already cleared in the area. officials do not know exact closure time but expect it momentarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee River
Guntersville
Wheeler Dam
TVA
Parkville High School to Be Ready After New Year
A $40 000 brick high school at Parkville is expected to be completed shortly after the first of the year. It will house six classrooms and an auditorium for 500. Contractor R C Patrick of Scottsboro leads the project designed by Charles F McCauley. Completion of Cotaco High School is also anticipated in January with 12 classrooms including home economics and manual training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkville
George T. Woodruff
County Education
R. ©. Patrick
Scottsboro
Charles F. McCauley
Birmingham
Cotaco High School
Falkville
R.C. Patrick
Cotaco
Athletic banquet planned for grid squad next Tuesday
Athletic authorities announced the annual football banquet for the grid squad will be held Tuesday evening in the Lyons hotel assembly room. About 100 persons are expected. squad members will elect next year's co captains in the afternoon, with letter awards announced at the banquet and letters later at chapel exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Athletic Association
Grid
Lyons Hotel
Fingerprinting of Brain Recorded by Iowa University Team
Iowa City Dec 11. University of Iowa researchers Lea Edward Travis and Abraham Lottlober report a method to fingerprint human brains electrically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Lea Edward Travis
Abraham “Ottlober
University of Iowa
George VI Crowned After Edward VIII Abdicates
Britain’s abdication shifts to Albert Frederick Arthur George as George VI. Edward VIII ceases to reign at 1:52 p m as Parliament rushes the abdication bill through. Royal assent is given by a commission and Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa weigh in with independence on the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H
London
Edward VIII
Albert Frederick Arthur George
House of Commons
Lords
Edward the Eighth
Duke of York
England
India
Edward Windsor
France
Wallis
George VI
Onslow, Denman
Earl of Stanhope
Edward
George V
Sandringham
Stanley Baldwin
Piccadilly
Commons
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Trish Free State
Eamon de Valera
Irish Free State
Weather Summary for Tennessee River Region
The 7am river gauge read 17.6 feet and rising. Past 24 hours saw a high of 52 and low of 38 with 0.12 inches of rainfall. Alabama outlook: cloudy and colder tonight, Saturday partly cloudy. near west portions slightly warmer, east portions fair with rising temperatures.
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Alabama
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St. Nicholas
Glement Clarke Moore
Postmaster
Associated Press
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Duchess
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