Trapper Survivors Hospitalized After Sea Trek
Two survivors were hospitalized after the Patterson wreck near Lituya Bay as navy planes plan to insert a camp. Chief Engineer Clair McDowell and third mate Steve Johnson reported a brutal night and week on a gale swept beach. Johnson praised the crew, and both men were later treated for non serious injuries.
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Shel- Simmons
Patterson
Simmons
Ludwingson
Lituya Bay
Sitka
Cyane
Port Althorp
Clair McDowell
Seattle
Steve Johnson
Ketchikan
Gustaf Swanson
James Moore
Los Angeles
Sea Otter Creek
McDowell
Johnson
Fussy Shopper in Evanston Leaves Hat Shop in Confusion
A man baffled by women’s hats in Evanston failed to find a size 22 and left the store by cutting a hole in a metal back door panel. The incident follows his search for a suitable hat, prompting police inquiry.
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Evanston, Til
Evanston
Graves Grants 12 Pardons and 96 Paroles in Final Acts
Governor Graves issued twelve full pardons and ninety six permanent paroles as he winds down office. The actions follow a review of over two hundred cases and set a December deadline after which no further clemency will be granted. Recipients span multiple counties for crimes including burglary, distilling, grand larceny, and murder, with terms ranging from months to decades.
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Montgomery
Ala
Graves
Gulf of Mexico
Lou Cardwell
Shelby
Fred Cole
Tallapoosa
John FE. Crawford
Jefferson
Carson Creel
Walker
Peat Dalton Marshall
Leben Busterder
Marengo
Jimmie Busterder
Jake Henry
Willie B. Jones
Lawton Koonce
Jackson
Bullock
Don Kedette
Franklin
Harold Costner
Calhoun
Everett Thomas
Greene
John Thompson
Merrill Wilson
Autauga
Carl Williams
Thelma Louise Mackenzie
Houston
Jessie McKenzie
Talladega
Bennett W. McAllister
Pike
Grand Larceny
Jack Kelly
Chambers
Lon Stewart
Blount
Lawrence Williams
Geneva
W. C. Crapps
Cleveland Hurst
Johnie Walton
Seven Alabama residents die in weekend accidents
Seven residents are dead and many injured from weekend crashes across Alabama. Names include Goodman Ridley 72 Belle Nicholson Miss Nicholson died near Warrenton Georgia Leon Shields 21 Bonnie Ray Dunn 25 James Hollis C H Lavert 38 and Richard Cugis. Ridley died in a Childersburg auto collision. Shields and Dunn perished near their homes in the wiregrass. Hollis died in a Birmingham hospital after a bridge crash. Lavert died when his trike overturned near Bessemer. Montgomery died after injuries from a feed mill accident.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Goodman Ridley
Belle Nicholson
Montgomery
Leon Shields
Hartford
Bonnie Ray Dunn
Ariton
James Hollis
Jasper
C. H. Lavert
Brookwood
Richard Cugis Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Ridley
Lavert
Bessemer
Hollis
Burglars Targeted Save-a-Nickel Office Safe
Night watchman Lloyd Wilson noticed irregularities at the Save-a-Nickel store office safe and found the original had been taken. The burglars left a cardboard replica in place while stealing the $3 500 contents.
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Denver
Lloyd Wilson
Wilson
Legal Notices From December To January Dockets
A historical list records defendants and sentences across December 20 to January 13. Entries include Pelham Bay Hamons, Jefferson, and Jerome Frost Bibb for distilling with sentences 12 to 19 or 12 to 18 months, plus multiple Shelby and Marion residents for distilling or possessing a still and varying years. Notable counts include E. G. Foster and Charlie Andrews with manslaughter and murder terms.
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Williams
Rogers Williams
Montgomery
Jones Winburn
Lauderdale
Albert Hollander
Ramond Sanford
Virgil Jones
Pike
Harve Wisdom
Henry Wright
Jefferson
Lawrence Birchfield
Posey Kilpatrick
Randolph
Steve Key
Limestone
G. B. Lowery
Cleve Sims
Talladega
George Thatch
John L. Tate
Willie Sadler
Sheby
George Capehart
John Poole
Bruce Rasco
James Powell
Walter Poole
Joshua Scott
Annie Pearl Scott
Lowndes
Curley
Jones
Shelby
Lillie Turner
James Hickman
John Harris
Perry
Burgary
Sam Mayfield
Jamie Hardy
Sam Griffin
Hale
Joe Goolsby
Lewis Faulkner
Roy Lee Blackburn
Bibb
Ture
Pelham Bay Hamons
Jerome Frost Bibb
Mose Mitchell
Dallas
Cherry Holland
Colbert
Wilford Wright
Lee Roberts
Marion
John Carden
Allan Burnett
Gilbert Roberts
F. W. Evans
Etowah
William Walker
Tuscaloosa
E. G. (Lige) Foster
Richard Thomas
Charlie Andrews
Elmore
Virginia
Jackson
Macon
Homer Pearson
Man From the Mountain Delivers Old Fashion Promise
Alabama State Representative Hilliard J. Carwile of Clay county fulfilled his pledge to travel to Montgomery in an oxen drawn wagon. After selling the team he gave proceeds to charity and planned a Christmas flight to Memphis. Nine days on the road averaging two miles per hour with roadside camping, he arrived with a police escort.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hilliard J. Carwile
Clay County
Carwile
Memphis
Pyriton
Dexter Avenue
Capitol Steps
Alabama
8. H. Blan
Capitol
Aus tinville Trinity Ball Game Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd attended the Austinville Trinity ball game Saturday night. Virginia Ferguson hosted a dinner party Friday with Margaret McIntyre George Page Mary Lewis Herbert Ferguson and Jack Kennedy attending. Other gatherings included guests of Rev S W Brooks and family and multiple Sunday dinners with local residents.
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Austinville
C. C. Brooks
Neel
Hubert Brooks
Danville
John B. Sewell
W. F. Briscoe
SP. Lyle
Rayburn Neville
First Methodist Church
Decatur
Sarah Neville
Community Notes on Sunday Visits and Local Socials
Morgan County residents report Sunday visits across Fowler Cove Hartselle Eva Lynn Town and Decatur. Edna Sue Leeth and Catherine Peck traveled and returned from work while neighbors joined a shower for Mrs. Byron Vann and many plowed fields in fine weather.
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Jack Leeth
Mark Leeth
Fowler Cove
Florette
Dennis Maze
Hartselle
Edna Sue Leeth
Cecil Johnson
Floy Woodard
Eva
Josephine Peck
Jimmie Adams
Olen Hamilton
Jack Thompson
Lynn Town
Mid Thompson
Catherine Peck
Decatur
Alex Dunn
Ben Russell
G. C. Vincent
Byron Vann
Better Join A Gym Class If Shoulders Don't Qualify
Advice column urges readers to improve posture and figure through shoulder exercises, swimming, and bar work. Emphasizes grooming and hair care for blondes, warns against harsh soaps and bleaching rinses, and invites readers to submit beauty questions to the Beauty Box editor.
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Helen Follett
Semi Socialized Medicine Emerges In Major Cities
Systems in which patients prepay doctors to keep them well are near reality in at least six cities and two states. A review shows plans in New York City Washington Kansas City Buffalo Detroit Milwaukee and in California and Utah. The California Medical Association approved a plan yesterday.
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Washington
New York City
Kansas City
Buffalo
N. Y
Detroit
Milwaukee
California
Utah
California Medical Association
Judge Robert Lee Williams Dies at 70 in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports the death of Robert Lee Williams a fiery U S circuit court judge aged 70. He was known for witty replies except on whether he would retire as President Roosevelt expected.
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Oklahoma City
Robert Lee Williams
U. S
Roosevelt
Christmas Tree Event and School Consolidation Meeting
Price Dunn and family of Scottsboro plan to move to North Carolina. A Christmas tree for New Center children is set for Friday evening December 23. County education superintendent calls a Morris Chapel meeting Tuesday at 7 PM to discuss consolidating New Center McMillan Harmony Caddo and Conway schools. Leon Standridge recovers well after tonsil removal.
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G. A. Standridge
O. J. Standridge
Limestone Co
Morris Chapel
New Center
McMillan, Harmony
Caddo
Conway
Leon Standridge
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