Seattle Joins Hunt for William Hickman After $20 Bill Clue
Seattle police push pursuit of William Hickman after a $20 gold certificate linked to the Marian Parker kidnapping was left at a Seattle clothier. The trail prompts fears the killer may flee to Canada or foreign shores as officers question dozens of leads. The case, once centered in California, widens with the Seattle clue and statements from investigators.
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Seattle
Wash
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Losles
Re Wash
Edward Gaxton
Ferry Parker
Los Angeles
California
William E. Hickman
Northwest Coast
Cline
Local Cotton Prices Narrow on Middling Grades
Market report notes Middling grades steady as Strict Middling holds firm while nearby qualities see small shifts. Traders watch futures as buyers seek stable values amid seasonal demand.
Negro Confesses Guilt On Gallows In Mississippi
Richard Bridges, 21, a Black man, was hanged in Vicksburg for the April 9 murder of police officer Robert Forbish. He confessed on the gallows after previously denying the crime. Forbish was shot during a car theft arrest, Bridges fled and was captured two days later. State guards stood by to protect him from violence at trial.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Richard Bridges
Robert Forbish
Bridges
Forbish
Guartemen
Circuit Clerk Office Open Monday In Christmas Observance
Circuit Clerk James L. Draper announced that the circuit court clerk’s office will be open on Saturday but closed all day Monday for Christmas. Most county offices will close Saturday and stay closed Monday. the schedule aims to aid public access.
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James L. Draper
Draper
River Falls as Tennessee River Reaches 11.8 Feet
The Tennessee River level dropped to 11.8 feet with observer Trimble noting signs the stream will keep falling over the next few days.
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Tennessee
Trimble
Athens Slashes City Light Rate to Ten Cents
Athens Ala December 22 The city council reduced the light rate to ten cents per kilowatt hour with a ten percent discount if paid by the tenth of the month The former rate was 12 1 2 cents The municipally owned plant keeps rates low supplies street lighting and adds several thousand dollars yearly to city coffers
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Athens
Ala
Decatur Students Praise School News Periodical
Students in the Decatur school system express approval of the Decatur School News, a periodical funded entirely by advertising and circulated free to readers. The paper receives strong appreciation for providing news without charge.
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Decatur
Decatur School News
Human Ostrich Freak Dies After Stomach Operation
Sidney Barnes a 51 year old performer known as the human ostrich died in New Orleans after surgeons removed a cigar box filled with belts carpet tacks razor blades washers and nails from his stomach. He had swallowed metal items for 27 years as a sideshow attraction and collapse followed a recent stomach ache.
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New Orleans
Sidney Barnes
City National Bank changes little in personnel after sale
Controlling interest in City National Bank was sold to T A Bowles and W W Fussell. W B Shackleford gains active vice president title while remaining officers and directors stay in place. Central National Bank also to remain largely unchanged with Bowles as president. Fussell to return to banking as City National Bank president.
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City National Bank
T. A. Bowles
W. W. Fussell
328Th Infantry
Shackleford
Argonne
St. Michiel
Reliance Life Insurance Company
Mattie Jones
Louise Phillips
Warren G. Gardner
City National
C. C. Harris
S. W. Irwin
John D. Wyker
W. B. Shackleford
W. E. Shackleford
J. W. Wyker
T. M. Dix
J. H. Peebles
Thomas A. Bowles
J. S. Wyatt
Roy C. Billings
T. H. Mattocks
A. C. Dillchay
F. M. Schilcer
J. 5. Wyatt
A. Z. Bailey
S. M. Thompson
J. S. Patterson
John Patterson
C. W. Matthews
Fights with Blacks, Dies in a Hospital
Chester Holloway aged resident of Clarke county was fatally wounded yesterday and died last night in a Jackson Alabama hospital after a report of being shot by negroes with whom he had a difficulty.
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Jackson, Ala
Chester Holloway
Clarke County
Miss Harrison School Beauty Contest Winner
Miss Harrison, popular at Central high school, won the annual beauty contest closing Wednesday. Frances Dins, Eleanor Hogan, and Doris Richardson were selected by their classes. The event is sponsored by the Golden Memories staff and stirs student interest.
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Ethel Harrison
Central High School
Harrison
Golden
Frances Dins
Eleanor Hogan
Doris Richardson
Golden Memories
Vaux
Clopton Named to Ninth Term as Secretary
J. W. Clopton a prominent Decatur resident and president of the Decatur Ice Cream and Creamery Company was reelected secretary of the Southern Ice Manufacturers Association for the tenth consecutive time. He traveled a 1700 mile route via Sale Roads of the South through Alabama Florida and Georgia, noting dirt roads improved by rain and a Cullman detour on the journey.
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J. W. Clopton
De‘catur Ice Cream and Creamery Company
Pam‘pay
Fila
Southern Icea P Manufacturers Association
Clepton
Sale
Montgomery
Troy
Dothan
Florida
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Supreme Court Delays Morgan County Commission Ruling
The Alabama Supreme Court issued several decisions at Montgomery with no ruling on the Morgan County courthouse commission bill. The final validity of the measure remains undecided and no date was given for when the decision will be announced after weeks of consideration.
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Supreme Court of the
State of Alabama
Montgomery
Morgan County Courthouse Commission
Supreme Body
Courthouse Commission
Morgan
Supreme Court
Morgan County
Midnight Show Planned at Princess Theatre
The Princess theatre presents a Christmas eve midnight show featuring a revue and a new production after the Honeymoon Limited company’s current run. The midnight performance starts at 11 o clock Saturday night and ends just before 12.
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Princess Theatre
Honeymoon Limited Company
Princess
Congress Faces Postholiday Work Load and Key Investigations
Washington December 22 The 70th Congress, despite limited time since convening, must resume with several high profile issues. Smith Ware election case Muscle Shoals Boulder Canyon Dam and Railroad Consolidation loom, with January dates set for hearings and committee actions. Various Senate and House panels plan to continue probes into campaign funds and the Mexican slush fund while considering private American merchant marine promotion.
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Washington
Congress
House Ae
House Military Committee
Boulder Canyon
House Irrigation Committee
Senate
House Commerce Committee
House
Senate Campaign Funds
Smith
Vare
District Warden Reports Hunters Arrested in Decatur Area
C M Harvell district game warden announced the arrest of four more men in the south end of the county on hunting without a license. He urged hunters to obtain licenses to avoid fines as license payments in North Alabama counties are running high this year with Morgan 1100 Madison 1400 Jackson 800 Limestone 1000.
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C. M. Harvell
Prisoners Receive Seven Day Christmas Parole
Governor Bibb Graves grants Christmas paroles to prisoners with good conduct records. Each parole lasts seven days starting December 23. Among those paroled is Frank Adama of Randolph County, serving a life sentence since his conviction 36 years ago.
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Bibb Graves
Frank Adama
Randolph ‘County
Hia
Automobile Skids Kill Occupant In Clarke County Creek
Richard Atkerson a farmer teacher and merchant of Clarke County Alabama was killed when his car skidded into a creek and drowned after being pinned beneath the vehicle. The incident occurred last night near Thomasville Alabama and he was widely known in the area.
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Thomasville
Ala
Dee
Richard Atkerson
Atkerson
Clarke County
Malone Offices to Be on Lee Street
The B L Malone real estate agency will locate offices on Lee Street after the new year. The new Malone buildings recently completed and partly financed by the Morganty courthouse will house the offices.
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Malone
Lee Street
B. L. Malone Real Estate Agency
Teddy
B. L. Malone
Morganty
Salvage Efforts Continue For Submarine S-4 Tragedy
Reports from Provincetown describe ongoing salvage operations for the sunken submarine S-4. Adm Brumby states there was likely no life aboard, while divers monitor the wreck’s torpedo room and communicate with the surface after a 56 hour pause.
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Provincetown
Frank Bramby
Hoon
Sie
Brumby
Simon Lake
Aten
Pete
Crazed Crippled Slayer Finally Is Run to Earth
Raymond Petit 23 year old insane cripple who shot his parents in Brunswick Maine last night was captured today after killing Mrs M E White 78 at Topsham and wounding by officers. National guardsmen pursued him. Mrs Petit in critical condition. Petit had previously lost both feet in a freight train accident.
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Brunswick
Raymond Petit
M. E. White
Topsham
National
Itheast Woll Koing
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