Lynch Probe Nears Close in Georgia Lynching Case
Federal grand jury completes presentation in the Monroe lynching probe of four Black victims shot by a mob on July 25. Key witness Lou Harrison described the kidnapping and killings eight miles from Monroe as the Justice Department presses for convictions with over $30,000 in rewards offered. An earlier perjury indictment involving George Adcock was handed down but did not implicate him in the slayings.
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Athens
Monroe
Walton County
U. S
John Cowart
Cowart
John Kelley
Justice Department
FBI
Lou Harrison
Harrison
Roger Malcolm
Roger
Dorothy
George
Mae Dorsey
Truman
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
George Alvin Adcock
Three Found Dead in Home in Decatur Georgia
Decatur Georgia December 19 coroner inquest set into shotgun deaths of Joseph Walker his wife and 11 year old daughter Shirley Jean bodies found last night by Police Captain Hubert Day. He suspects double murder and self inflicted death daughter appears slain while seeking police help. Walker a draftsman for Western Electric ill health but no motive evident. Neighbors summoned after lights were out.
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Decatur
Hubert Day
Joseph Walker
Shirley Jean
Day
DeKalb
Capt. Day
Walker
Western Electric Co
Letter defending Doc Martin's Alabama governorship support
Selma reader argues 65 or 70 legislators pledged to Doc Martin supported him before Beck entered the race for Speaker. He claims no connivance, praises Martin and Folsom cooperation, and urges The Southern Farmer to publish his defense. He notes one withdrawal of support from Beck and Norman.
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Aubrey Williams
The
Southern Farmer
W. L
Doc) Martin Jr
Eutaw
Doc Martin
Selma
Alabama
Southern
Farmer
Montgomery
Williams
Ala
Doc) Martin, Jr
Beck
House of Representatives
Folsom
Martin
Mr. Martin
Charlie Norman
Sim Folsom
Jim Folsom
Doc. Martin
Norman
Two Children Die in Alabama House Fire
In Tuscaloosa near Peterson, David Corley age 3 and his sister Margaret 11 months died in a late yesterday fire that destroyed their parents home. Their mother Mrs. S D Corley suffered superficial burns while trying to rescue them. the father a truck driver was at work. Sheriff R G Parker had no information on the fire origin.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
David Corley
Margaret
Peterson
S. D. Corley
R. G. Parker
Moller Demonstrates True Aim Killing Two Mice with One Shot
John Moller of Miles City Mont wins bragging rights after killing two mice with a single air rifle shot in his parlor. The feats followed a prior successful shot that eliminated a pest weeks earlier, proving skill rather than luck.
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Miles City
Mont
John Moller
Moller
Bilbo’s Attorney Testifies on War Contractor Relations
Attorney Forrest Jackson of Jackson Mississippi testifies before a Senate War Investigating Committee in Washington about Bilbo’s ties to war contractors. He describes how friends raised funds to back a $3,000 loan Bilbo borrowed from Abe Shushan of New Orleans.
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Ae Leett Terry
Bilbo
Edward P. Terry
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Senate War Investigating Committee
Washington
Paul Dillon
St. Louis
Terry
Forrest Jackson
Jackson
Miss
Senate
Abe Shushan
New Orleans
Women vanish from Soviet ships as crews replaced by youths
Russian shipmaster Capt. Ovekbininay reports women disappearing from merchant crews and being replaced by teen boys increasingly joining the service. He cites the peshter Koronsh tadt with six women on board serving as stewardesses and cabin girls while youths aged around 36 fill seaman roles.
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Ovekbininay
Koronshtadt
Arson Charge Pending for Three-Child Claim in Brewton
Father bonded in Brewton Alabama on December 19 on an arson charge tied to a fire, with three children involved. The case will go to a grand jury meeting in March, per Justice of the Peace A L Doe. Bail set at five thousand dollars.
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Brewton
Ala
Justice of the Peace A. L
Freighter Marks First Russian Stop Since Incident
A freighter becomes the first Russian vessel to call at the harbor since the prior incident, signaling a cautious return to port and potential easing of tensions. Local port authorities report ongoing security measures and routine customs checks.
Prewar Wurttemberg dubbed Detroit of Germany for autos
Wurttemberg earned the nickname Detroit of Germany for its booming automobile industry before World War II, reflecting a strong manufacturing base and vehicle production that paralleled America’s auto hub.
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Wurttemberg
Detroit
Germany
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