Wife Admits She Killed Husband and Wounded Companion
In Eufaula Alabama Sheriff Williams said first degree murder charges would be filed. Mrs T P Devenney admitted shooting her husband to death and injuring Mrs Henry Champion after finding them together in a small apartment behind the Devenney house. Champion not believed seriously injured. Devenney jailed in Barbour County.
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Eufaula
Ala
Heriff Marshall J. Williams
T. P. Devenney
Henry Champion
Devenney
Williams
Champion
Local Holiday Visits And Family Gatherings Reported
Miss Hazel McMillian shared pictures and Christ life stories Saturday night. Families and relatives, including Heags, Hayes, Bass, Mills, Vandiver, Henson, Thrasher, James, Anderson, and Gillespie, spent weekend and Christmas with kin around Mt Hope and nearby areas.
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Hazel McMillian
Christ
Ariey Heags
Arthur Hayes
Milford Bass
Birmingham
Sue _ Bass
Florence
Walter Bass
Major Cole
Jimmie Vandiver
John Henson
W. E. Mills
Cecil Thrasher
Herbert James
H. C. Anderson
Baby
Homer Anderson
Ernest Mills
Opal
Velma
Helen
Mt. Hope
Arley Heaps
Donald
Peggy
Clarence Gillespie
Lavonia
Small Events Shape a Man in the Century
A reflective piece argues both large and small events mold history and personal lives. The author recalls personal milestones from 1918 to the 1920s and 1930s, including a playground fight, a campus romance, a pool loss, swim perseverance, Patton’s landing craft incident, and family sacrifices. The essay asks readers to compare prominent world events with intimate moments that define individual paths.
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Irving Grammar School
Kansas City
Sir Galahad
Alabama
Oscar W. Underwood
Gilda Gray
Boyle
Arnold Rothstein
Gen. Patton
Africa
Christmas pageant draws full Morgan County crowd
The Morgan County community attended the school Christmas pageant Sunday evening. Local residents including Euin Mills Decatur, S H Moore Hartselle route one, James Oakes hosts, and Iris Chandler Owen's Cross Road with Betty Jo Dunn as guests. Families from Manchester Tennessee joined relatives here Sunday.
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Euin Mills
Decatur
S. H. Moore
Hartselle
Route One
James Oakes
Earl Hough
Eva
Iris Chandler
Owen's Cross Road
Betty Jo Dunn
Gordon Womack
Manchester
Tennessee
W.C. Day
Hazel Green
J. H. Thomas
R. C. West
Arkansas
Winfrey
Roland Cantrall
Buddie Gentry
Huntsville
Clarence Stidger
Velma Edwards
Sunda
Reducing the Hazard in Age Guessing Verse
A brief poetic note by Florence Jannson on guessing a woman's age. The line reflects hazard in guessing but implies knowing age yields insight minus ten years. It stands as a concise literary fragment rather than a full narrative.
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New York
Florence Jannson
Love and Life Satirical Snippets on Marriage and War
A collection of brief wry exchanges and quips from a Chicago Daily News page. Topics include Engaged couples imagined as explorers with provisions, a sailor miscalling a nickel loan, a jab at war neutrality, a boss’s bigoted remark, youth crime linked to newspapers, and a student’s misinterpretation of a polygon as a dead parrot.
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Mary Borden
Double Chin in St Thomas Women Meet
A brief snippet from the St Thomas Ont Can Times Journal notes a topic titled double chin. The item hints at women gathering and potential cultural angles without detailed context or names.
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St. Thomas, Ont
Can
Times-Journal
Noticed banter between friend doctor and cheerful assistant
A humorous exchange features a friend asking why the cheerful assistant remains near the doctor. The doctor replies he keeps the assistant for patients who are truly ill, implying an impersonation joke about sincerity and imitation.
Teacher asks about animals loving humans joke
A quip turns on a riddle about affection and gender. The punchline suggests a playful answer that swaps roles and highlights social relations in a light humorous frame.
Correcting a Teen by Dialogue Fragment
The phrase is incomplete as a standalone sentence. The speaker’s age is stated, but the sentence ends abruptly and lacks an identified speaker or context to form a complete quotation.
Decatur Daughter Defies Control in Revealing Quote
A Decatur figure declares independence from parental control saying they no longer try to boss me as though I were a child. The remark highlights family tensions and a push for autonomy within the household.
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Decatur
Juke Joker Mystery in a Smothered Tune
A fragment quotes Frank Kiernan composing about a juke box that misplays his chosen tune. The line hints at a personal grievance with the machine as it refuses his request and plays a different song.
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Frank Kiernan
The Value of Money and Things It Cannot Buy
The saying emphasizes money’s comfort and purchasing power while warning not to neglect nonmaterial assets like health relationships and character that money cannot acquire. It urges prudent balance between wealth and values.
Bride’s Vow Sparks Banter at Wedding Ceremony
A wedding tale ends with a joking clash as the minister asks the bride to obey. The bride quips a bold response while the groom, in a daze, blurts out I do, prompting a lighthearted moment. The exchange highlights playful couple dynamics during a formal vow.
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Bride
Decatur Junior Sets Breakfast Egg Count Misstatement
A playful exchange centers on a junior claiming six eggs for breakfast, a teacher correcting the error and the junior humorously hedging that perhaps eight eggs were eaten. The brief vignette captures a classroom moment with light wordplay.
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Decatur Junior
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