Mystery hangs over actress murder or accident case
Grand jury probes whether the Santa Monica death of film comedienne Miss Todd was murder or a carbon monoxide accident. Police and autopsy findings favor accident but jurors seek clarity, as witnesses including Margaret Lindsay, So Di Cicco, Roland West, and Sid Grauman testify amid conflicting theories.
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Beauty
Lorce
George Rochester
Los Angeles
Ress
Wallis
Homicide
Joel Taylor
Santa Monica
Hollywood
George Johnson
Tom District Attorney
Investifound
Cavett
Miss Todd
Johnson
Margaret Lindsay
di Cicco
Miss Lindsay
Stanley Lupino
Roland West
Sid Grauman
West
Weather summary and cold snap with mixed precipitation
The Tennessee River gauge sits at 5.5 feet with a low of 14 and a high of 43 in the last 24 hours. Last night was the coldest of the winter with no rain. Increasing clouds bring rain mixed with sleet in the northwest, 80 to 35 in the south, likely frost in the southeast tonight. Sunday stays cloudy and warmer with rain in the north and west. The week ahead expects rain in the Central and East Gulf states, cooler early week then near normal by mid to late week.
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Tennessee
AMA
Central
East Gulf States
Death ends party in Lower East Side stabbing
A December 20 party at a Lower East Side flat ended in fatal stabbing of Hennessey and serious knife wound to Haggerty. The fight halted the celebration, with Cronin family and guests taken to a police station for questioning. Helen Haggerty linked to Hennessey through work.
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Lower East Side
Hennessey
Haggerty
Gouverneu Hospital
Cronins
Agnes
Margaret
Helen
Helen Haggerty
Parity Checks Paid to Morgan County Farmers
Farmers in Decatur area received about 25 000 in parity funds boosting Christmas shopping. About 700 planters at Morgan county courthouse each got checks distributed by W H Gregory and beat committeemen. Gregory said 400 checks totaling 10 000 would be distributed at Danville Monday completing payments. Total parity checks paid in the county reach 85 000.
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Decatur
Morgan County
W. H. Gregory
Circuit Court
Fireworks License Declared Invalid in Hartselle Case
John Burleson challenged a city ordinance setting a $500 fireworks selling license in Hartselle. Judge Seybourne H. Lynne granted the petition this morning, with Burleson aided by Powell and Powell of Decatur and Hartselle, and James Crow representing the city.
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John Burleson
Seybourne H. Lynne
County Court
Hartselle
Burleson
Powell
Powell Decatur
James Crow
Decatur
Milne Taken From Doylestown Hospital By Federal Agents
Federal agents removed Caleb J. Milne from a Doylestown emergency hospital after his abduction. Milne, pale and weak, was placed in an automobile with his mother and brother and driven away with George Harvey of the FBI Philadelphia office observing. Agents stated they were protecting him with no comment on the $20,000 ransom demand. Milne’s route possibly headed toward Woodstock New York or back toward Doylestown.
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Doylestown
Caleb J. Milne
Oy Us
Sotey
Doylestoun
Milne
George Harvey
Philadelphia
Bureau of Investigation
Frederica Milne
Aubhospital
Philadel
Mrs. Milne
Young Aubrey
Nathan
Solon Senator Schall Remains in Critical Condition
Washington December 21 AP Senator Thomas D Schall unconscious since his skull fracture from a Thursday night automobile accident remained in grave condition at Casualty Hospital Doctors report his condition unchanged though temperature pulse and respiration were within satisfactory limits
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Washington
Thomas D. Schall
Casualty Hospital
Three Auburn Players Undergo Surgery in Montgomery
Three Auburn football players had operations at a Montgomery hospital including Walter Gilbert the 1936 captain and All Southeastern center who had an appendix removed Joe Stewe needed a knee mouse and Happton Westbrook received a heel spur removal all performed by Dr George Blue.
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Montgomery
Als
Auburn
George Blue
Walter Gilbert
Joe Stewe
Rom Happton Westbrook
Turkey Trot Proves A Big Success For Town
Bitter cold weather could not dampen the first annual Turkey Trot. A wedding on stage with Probate Judge B L Malone officiating drew crowds from Third avenue area. A turkey drawing awarded 10 birds to attendees near Tenn Valley Bank.
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Third Avenue
South
B. L. Malone
W&s
Noble Smith
Birmingham
First_avenue
Tenn Valley Bank
Coh
Turkey
Trade Surplus Rises In October As Exports Grow
United States exports to the rest of the world including Iran were higher in October this year and November last year. The overall gain reversed the typical seasonal decline.
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United States
Banks held without charge after Mill Village shooting
A. W. Banks, 63, of 19th avenue east, was jailed in Morgan county on suspicion after a shooting that wounded B. G. Gillespie, 27. Banks claimed self defense as officers reported he fired three times during an altercation and Gillespie was rushed to Benevolent Society Hospital with a chest wound.
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A. W. Banks
19Th Avenue
East
Morgan County
B. G. Gillespie
Mill Village
Gillespie
Benevolent Society Hospital
Banks
James Rankin
Supreme Court Justices Weigh TVA Case In Private Session
High court justices met in private Saturday to conclude arguments on whether the government can enter the electric business as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority development. James M. Berk called TVA revolutionary and socialistic. Stanley Reed argued it is constitutional.
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Supreme Court
Sadevente Oetane Ae Eee
Tennessee Valley
James M. Berk
TVA
Stanley Reed
Governor to Begin Tax Levy Policy in Georgia
Atlanta December 21. Facing sharp revenue declines, Governor Eugene Talmadge says Georgia will raise taxes as part of a new financial plan starting January 1. The plan is described as a budgeting shift to stabilize state finances.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Talmadges
The Lonely Child Christmas Cheer Drive at Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily invites readers to sponsor lonely children this Christmas. Donors should sign coupons and mail or submit them to the newspaper office to ensure gifts on Christmas Eve.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur Records Coldest Night Since Last Winter
The city woke to frigid temperatures with a 14 degree reading tied to the period's cold snap. Cars froze, plumbers worked overtime to thaw pipes, and the dry cold spared residents from sleet or snow, marking Friday night as the season's coldest in nearly a year. February 27 dipped to 11 and January 29 to 14, the report notes.
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Decatur
Alabama Hits Deep Freeze as Subfreezing Temps Grip State
The Associated Press reports Alabama faced a severe cold spell with subfreezing lows from the Tennessee Valley to Mobile Bay. Dothan recorded 22, Mobile 26, Montgomery 22, Birmingham 19, Gadsden 16, and Decatur noted even colder readings, with winds intensifying as icy conditions spread nationwide.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Mobile Bay
Gulf Coast
Dothan
Mobile
Montgomery
Birmingham
Gadsden
Decatur
Banks Announce Lower Interest Rates for Savings
Morgan County National Bank and Tennessee Valley Bank announce lower rates on savings deposits effective January 1 1936. the notice details banking regulations and is published in today’s Daily.
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Morgan County National Bank
Tennessee Valley Bank
Play stabbing in fatal aftermath
Beaufort North Carolina December 21 AP Jimmy Gossard 16 and his brother Billy used a letter opener as a dagger while wrapping Christmas gifts. Jimmy pretended to stab himself and dropped the dagger on the bed. it pierced his chest and he died. Fera case worker Jimmy Gooard, a former Ohio resident, was involved in the scene.
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Beaufort
N. C
Jimmy Gossard
Billy
Jimmy
Warance
F. Gooard
Ohio
FERA
Decatur Students Honored at Alabama University
Two Decatur youths earned campus honors at the University of Alabama. John Henderson Green served as president of the senior class in the School of Chemistry and head of Gamma Sigma, an honorary fraternity. He joined the Newtonian Mathematical Society and other student groups.
Mussolini Directs Blackshirts In War Mood For Ethiopia
Premier Mussolini orders Blackshirts to press for sanctions against nations penalizing Italy for war in Ethiopia. He defends action as unshakeably united while rejecting peace terms amid Franco British exertions.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
Mussolini
Italy
Scoming
Torch Slayer Is Given Life
Ray Jutila, 21, sentenced for murder after claiming he did not realize his actions during the Tobin case. He attacked Mrs Tobin after a degenerate remark, killed her dog, burned papers to erase evidence, and waited for darkness before arson. Fire crews found the body. Jutila, friend of James Tobin, was arrested next day. His wife Sylvia and family supported him at the trial.
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Warren
Ray Jutila
Jutila
James Tobin
Tobin
Sylvia
Three Lives Lost In Rural Mississippi Fire
Three persons died in a house fire near Union Mississippi. Tom Talbert his wife and Andrew Talbert were found burned in the smoking ruins. Neighbors reported the blaze to the sheriff who opened an investigation. The men worked on an airport project at Union and lived in the house. The cause was thought accidental possibly from an open flame.
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Meridian
Migs
Union
Tom Talbert
Andrew Talbert
Tom
M. T. Hagan
Farm Income of State Shrinks in 1935 Report
Alabama farmers saw cash income from crops fall by more than 13 million dollars in 1935 despite gains in cotton, peanuts, soybeans and sugar cane. The final crop value totaled 78 million, down from 81 million in 1934, excluding government benefit payments.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
F. W. Gist
Four Injured in Triple Car Collision
Today three persons were injured when three vehicles, two passenger cars and a truck, collided at about 11 o clock last night. Richard of Hartselle and a party from Columbia Tenn were in one car en route home from Hattiesburg Miss. Christmas Littlejohn suffered serious injuries. The Littlejohn driver escaped injury and was treated at Benevolent Society Hospital.
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I Benevolent Society Hospital
Richard of
Hartselle
Lumbia
Tenn
Hattiesburg
Miss
Littlejohn
Teachers receive retirement purse after board action
Ninety nine teachers were shopping for Christmas after the city board of education approved salaries. Superintendent Benson announced checks totaling several thousand dollars. Miss Amelia, a South’s noted teacher, retires with a handsome purse, and Miss Lilliam Odom is named to visit Miss Troy now back home.
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City Board of Education
W. W. Benson
Ity
Amelia
South
Lilliam
Odom
Troy
Mittee
Miss Troy
North Carolina
150 Children Yet to Be Cared at Christmas Drive
Those in charge of the Lendig Child movement stated this afternoon they still have 150 children to care for at Christmas. Readers could help by filling out a coupon appearing in the paper and returning it to the office so a child may be assigned and a visit by Santa insured.
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Lendig
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Atabama
Duce
Torch Slayer
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