Five-Day Hunt Ends as Confessed Slay Man Captured
Georgia patrolman W F Black was killed after a traffic stop in Ringgold. Charles Coates, 28, believed to be a Missouri native, was captured at Fulton county jail after a five day manhunt spanning Georgia and Tennessee. He confessed to the shooting, described a fugitive life in a stolen car, and was found with a .38 revolver. A woman in the car with narcotics was detained for federal authorities.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Fulton County
Georgia Public Safety
Lon Sullivan
Charles Coates
W. F. Black
Ringgold
Black
Sullivan
Coates
Decatur, Tenn
North
Tennessee
Decatur
Georgia Patrol
Missouri
Buchanan County
Dalton
Local Visits Highlight Morgan County Weekend News
Mr and Mrs Oliver Kelley and daughter Maxine of Gadsden were weekend guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Jones. Mrs Homer Taylor and daughter Barbara Ann returned home after visiting relatives in Anniston. Miss Olva Stinson was Wednesday night guest of Mrs Carrie Pointer. Christene Kenney spent Wednesday night with her aunt Mrs Clara Kenney. Mrs Lena Reynolds and Miss Nell Jones spent Friday night and Saturday in Decatur. Evelyn Reynolds spent Friday night with Francis Taylor. J and Bryan were in Cullman Tuesday. Mrs Hubert Jennings and children were Thursday guests of Mrs Homer Taylor. Curtis Hopper left Saturday for Gadsden to spend several years with his sister. Mr and Mrs Cecil Beagle and Price and Millard Beagle were Saturday guests of the Stinsons. Nell and Dewitt Jones sailed on Mr and Mrs J L Bryan Saturday night. Mrs Maye Drinkard and daughter Travis spent part of last week with relatives here. Armon Kenney called on Dewitt Jones Monday night. Abraham Hudgens and Dewitt Jones and Curtis H r called on Irene Pate Monday night.
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Oliver Kelley
Maxine
Gadsden
Walter Jones
Homer Taylor
Barbara Ann
Anniston
Olva Stinson
Carrie Pointer
Christene Kenney
Clara Kenney
Lena Reynolds
Nell Jones
Decatur
Evelyn Reynold
Maye Drinkard
Travis
Armon Kenney
Dewitt Jones
Abraham Hudgens
Curtis H R
Irene Pate
Kit Delays Engagement Amid Hospital Calm and Press Plots
In a tranquil hospital room, Kit contemplates independence as nurse and Mrs Sembler arrange outfits and gifts. Jerry reveals a marriage proposal while Fran and Jimmie plot front-page coverage, debating timing for Kit’s engagement announcement. Kit insists on a private, scheduled reveal at El Morocco, delaying public news.
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Kit
Ferris
Berhardt
Ee Storm Broadcasting Company
Fran
Sembler Scion
Miss O'Reilly
Jimmie
el Morocco
Morocco
Aries
Rere
Conti
Death Takes Dan Frohman
New York December 26 Dan iel Frohman 89 dean of American Stage Producers died at 7 15 am BST in the Leroy Scania Sanitarium following a fall in his hotel room November 4 He helped develop many leading stage stars for over two generations and remained active in theater circles as president of the actors fund He once sent his own obituary to newspapers noting he might pass away and could be buried He rose from copy boy at the New York Tribune to a prominent producer and foresaw a cycle in public taste favoring romance over intellectual drama.
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New York
Daniel Frohman
Leroy Scania
Frohman
Charles Frohman
Lausitania
Footlight Folk
Actors’ Fund
Old
New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
P. T. Barnum
Teater
Local Social Notes from Morgan County and Rock Springs
Morgan County and Rock Springs social round up shows Mr and Mrs Parks McDonald of Forrest Chapel visiting friends while Mr and Mrs Luke Roberts and others hosted gatherings. Families including the Osborns, Callahans, and Hartselle shared visits and Christmas day moments with relatives and neighbors across Cedar Cave Neel and nearby towns. Floyd Self remains home ill with mumps.
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Parks McDonald
Forrest Chapel
Luke Roberts
Alabama Banks Report Loans Totaling 127 Million in First Half 1940
Eighteen percent of Alabama's commercial banks issued 81,506 new loans and 55,619 renewals totaling 127,322,853 dollars from January through June 1940. The Americas Bankers Association survey covered 40 banks, or 18.4 percent, and noted only 40 percent of confirmed open lines of credit were used by business firms. Five larger centers held 6.38 million in open lines, with about 2.59 million drawn.
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New York
Alabama
Americas Bankers Association
West China price drop after Chengtu ex mayor execution
Food prices in Shechuen and other West China provinces fell about 15 percent following the Monday execution of Yang Chuan-Yu, former mayor of Chengtu, convicted of hoarding and profiteering. The Central government said Yang's punishment will not be the last.
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Chungking
Shechuen
West China
Yang Chuan-Yu
Chengtu
Yang
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Clever Health Ad
Chronic bronchitis may develop if coughs and chest colds are not treated. Creomulsion claims to go to the seat of trouble loosening phlegm and healing bronchial mucous membranes. It blends beech creosote with time tested medicines and promises a refund if the customer is not satisfied with quick cough relief.
Ring Through Your Nose Chairman Newspaper Publishers Committee
A political message argues that newspapers act as a check on leaders in government education and business. It urges readers to value a press that reveals competing leaders and warns that the newspaper protects the public’s right to see “what they’re doing.” The note credits a Newspaper Publishers Committee of 450 leading American Newspapers for weekly messages to readers.
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Newspaper Publishers Committee
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Semblers
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Death Takes
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Rock Springs
Owens
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John Ich
Cedar Cave
Therre Wallace
Virgle Wallace
Neel
Edd Jones
Sue Callahan
Roy Osborn
L. C
Quiller Knight
Floyd Self
Jasper Graves
Lucille West
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U.S.S. Vulcan
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