Jess Doyle Escapes After Fist Fight During Arrest
Jess Doyle, indicted in the Bremer kidnapping, slugged a federal agent in a Yorkville hotel bar and fled through a window as a forced plane landing occurred near Aurora. The incident followed an escort by two federal agents en route to Chicago, with Doyle jumping into a car and speeding away as police were alerted.
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Aurora
Jess Doyle
Bremer
Federal Department of Justice
Doyle
Chicago
E. L. Matlock
Yorkville
Tress
Division of Investigation
Illinois
Former officer Bruneo convicted of voluntary manslaughter
A 65 hour deliberation yielded a verdict of voluntary manslaughter against Joseph J Bruneo former county detective in the Kelay election eve shooting that left five dead The jury recommended a six to twelve year sentence and the judge discharged the panel amid concerns of juror illness.
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Pottsville
Joseph J Bruneo
Kelayres
Bruneo
John Flanagan
C. M. Palmer
John Connors
James B. Heller
Sheriff’s Forces Lack 150 Papers For Court Service
Only 150 papers remained to be served by sheriff's forces to complete the work for the term of circuit court beginning February 18. Wednesday Sheriff J Street Sandlin and Deputy Aaron Walton served documents in the Waldermosa Lacey's Spring Cedar Cove and Woodland Mills communities. Summonses were issued for another week's panel of jurors thus completing the venire for the first fortnight of court.
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J. Street Sandlin
Aaron Walton
Waldermosa
Lacey
Lad's Dream of Grid Career Ended by Tragic Death
Lundy Wooten aged 15 died after a fall that worsened injuries from a football collision and a mule incident. He had been gravely ill for weeks, treated in Birmingham Athens and Decatur, and died at Baugh's infirmary. Funeral at Mt Tabor with Morgan County high football squad pallbearers. Survived by parents O L and Mrs O L Wooten, two brothers Lester and Selvin, one sister Lee Ree. Morgan County school paper runs an in memoriam tribute.
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Lundy
Atlas
Baugh's
Luther O. Wooten
Hartselle
Route Three
Birmingham
Athens
Decatur
Mt. Tabor
D. A. Crow
W. W. Owen
Drinkard and Howell
Morgan County High School
Young Wooten
O. L. Wooten
Lester
Austinville
Selvin
Lee Ree
Morgan County
Drive launched to end violation of carrier laws
Alabama Public Service Commission issued citations to nearly 50 bus and truck firms to show cause why their permits should not be cancelled or suspended for alleged violations. Hearings set for Mobile on February 28 and Montgomery on March 7, with more companies to be heard in Dothan and later North Alabama. Official says some firms may have complied, but others did not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service Commission
Mobile
Dothan
North Alabama
Frank P. Morgan
Assoc
R A Dews Victim Of Long Illness
Funeral services set for 2 30 Friday at Southside Baptist for R A Dews 70 who died Wednesday after a long illness at his home 810 West Moulton Street Pastor J D Pickens and Rev James Allen Smith to officiate Interment in City cemetery with Priest in charge Surviving are three sons R L of Montgomery R A of West Palm Beach Fra I G Dews of Decatur a step son T H Houston of Sacramento a daughter Miss Mabel Dews Detroit Miss Zipporah Dews Montgomery a step daughter Miss Willie Houston Albany a sister Mrs Sarah Williams Monterey Park Calif and three grandchildren Pallbearers named A C Dillehay J B Leeman Gilbert Crane W E Elkins H P Able and A Q McDonald
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Southside Baptist Church
R. A. Dews
West Moulton Street
J. D. Pickens
James Allen Smith
Central Baptist Church
City Cemetery
Dews
R. L
Montgomery
R. A
West Palm Beach
I. G. Dews
Decatur
T. H. Houston
Sacramento
Calif
Mabel Dews
Detroit
Zipporah ‘Dews
Willie Houston
Albany
Sarah Williams
Monterey Park
L. & N. Railroad
Morgan County
A.C. Dillehay
J. B. Leeman
Gilbert Crane
W. E. Elkins
H. P. Able
A. Q. McDonald
Morgan County Education Survey Completed
Officials of the state department of education finished a survey of Morgan county to assess needed repairs and new school buildings. Reports are at the capital. the county board will be informed of recommended projects after review. A PWA loan request awaits a detailed state engineer report.
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State Department of Education
Morgan County
County Board of Education
Public Works Administration
PWA
Death of James W Stanford at 37 in Lauderdale County
James W. Stanford 37 died this morning at his home 510 Third avenue west after a long illness. Funeral rites will be conducted by Rev R B Connor at Sixth Avenue Church of God at 11 a m Saturday. Burial at Mitchell Cemetery near Anderson Lauderdale County under Brown of Decatur direction. Survived by widow a daughter Virginia a son James W Jr parents Mr and Mrs C J Stanford and three brothers Ben Charles and Ashford. He was employed by Cooper Wells Company in charge of silk and yarn department.
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James W. Stanford
Third Avenue
West
R. B. Connor
Sixth Avenue
Church of God
Mitchell Cemetery
Anderson
Lauderdale
Brown
Decatur
Virginia
James W. Jr
C. J. Stanford
Ben
Charles
Ashford
Stanford
Cooper-Wells Company
Guilty Plea Entered By Suspect In Bank Robbery
In Birmingham on February 7 Horace Salser pleaded guilty in federal court to the $10 000 robbery of the City National Bank of Sylacauga last December. Sentencing was delayed pending trial of his alleged accomplice Lawson Adair who had entered a not guilty by reason of insanity plea and faces trial in March.
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Birmingham
Ala
City National Bank of
Englebert Probes Dixie Conference Tourney Plans
Ben Englebert of Birmingham Southern wired all Dixie Conference colleges to determine if a basketball tournament will be held this year and, if so, where.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ben Englebert
Birmingham Southern
Buntsville Man Seriously Hurt In Train Collision
W. E. McCormac of Buntsville, a former Decatur resident, was badly injured when the car he rode in was struck by a westbound Southern passenger train at Belle Mina crossing. The car was torn from the engine's pilot and demolished. McCormac was taken by train to Benevolent Society Hospital in Decatur with possible skull fracture.
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W. E. McCormac
Buntsville
Decatur
Belle Mina Crossing
Southern
Benevolent Society
McCormac
Insurance license drive targets unlicensed groups in Alabama
Julian said his department began a drive against insurance companies operating in Alabama without authority. He noted it is illegal for an agent to represent an unlicensed company and that he authorized the arrest of one man. Buyers of uninsured contracts have no recourse in state courts, he added, insisting all licensed firms must post bonds.
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Alabama
Julian
State Superintendent of Insurance
Defense Nears End of Shepard Trial
The defense in the Maj Charles A Shepard murder trial nears completion as lawyers argue the second wife suffered from mental disorder and may have committed suicide. Prosecutors plan 15 brief rebuttal witnesses after the defense rests within hours.
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Topeka
Kas
Charles A. Shepard
Zenana Hepard
Fort. Riley
Most of Prisoners Released In Paris
Paris police freed 1,261 Communist detainees with 56 still in custody. Of those remaining 33 are foreigners to be expelled, the rest face prosecution for carrying forbidden weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Seven More New Deal Acts Signed By Graves Today
Gov. Bibb Graves announced the signing of seven additional Washington sponsored New Deal bills in Montgomery, bringing enacted laws to ten. He plans minor changes to the housing bill and will sign the Morrison refinancing measure, with a Washington trip to discuss relief pending.
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Graves
William SL. Truby
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Sa Wou
Max Wellborn
Shelby Fletcher
John
Persons
Birmingham
Victor Hanson
Birmingham News-Age Herald
W. C. Bowman
Carlisle Melvin
Selma
Jefferson County
Mark Tucker
Graves State Tax Commission
Washington
Lawrence Lee
E. L. Morphet
State Department of Education
House
Senate
Founding of Boy Scout Movement Celebrated Nationwide
The twenty fifth anniversary of the Boy Scouts in the United States is marked with a week of observances starting Friday February 8. President Roosevelt as Honorary President opens the celebration, 30 904 troops renew the Scout Oath, and events include Boy Scout Sunday Scout Day and Pioneer Day with tributes to pioneers.
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Boy Scouts
United States
Roosevelt
Scout Movement
Washington
D.C
America
Colin H. Livingstone
Walter W. Head
Watch the Mercury Rise From Day to Day
Commerce reports a third day of a membership drive as crowds grow and interest increases among local businesses and residents. The campaign spreads across neighborhoods with renewed emphasis on outreach and signups.
Chamber of Commerce membership drive in Decatur
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce reports 280 memberships in the 1936 drive, aiming for 500. Of 4 teams, 23 have reported, 22 have not. Officials expect a surge as teams submit reports by 5 pm to the Chamber offices.
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Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
County election officers notified for prohibition referendum rollout
Friday the sheriff's office will begin sending notices to election officers for the prohibition referendum. If the rush to pay poll taxes indicates voter turnout, the Alabama liquor laws vote is expected to be heavy. An extra ballot box at Leesdale will be used for the first time, likely drawing several hundred new voters who previously voted in Falkville.
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Sheriff's Office
Alabama
Leesdale
Falkville
Police Continue War on Traffic Violators
Decatur police press drive against traffic violators and reckless driving continues. Officials note a drop in cases booked as public cooperation grows. This morning one offender was arraigned in police court for driving while intoxicated.
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Decatur
Tinsley Shirt Shop Opens in Decatur
Decatur's new retail store, the Tinsley Shirt Shop, opens today under the management of Tinsley Yarbrough and will occupy space in the Crane's Clothes Shop.
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Tinsley Shirt Shop
Decatur
Tinsley Yarbrough
Confession of Michigan Slaying Traced to California
Capt. Joseph Blake announced a confession from Frank Frenchette of Kalamazoo Michigan admitting he shot his employer Robert Brown and hid the body in a car trunk. The escape route traced via Sacramento and the Nevada California border ended with Frenchette in custody aboard a 1934 Pontiac.
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Acramento
Calif
Joseph Blake
State Highway Patrol
Frank Frenchette
Kalamazoo
Mich
Robert Brown
Frechette
Captain Blake
Nevada- California
Brown
Ralph Towers
Sacramento
Charles Struble
Robert
Towers
Blake
Border
Frank Carson
John Malcolm Rivas
Salt Lake City
Victor Messenger
Alamenda
Rivas
Rail in Court Hints at Hauptmann Attic Evidence
In a March 13 testimony, rail fragments with four nail holes were linked to Hauptmann’s attic joists. State witnesses cited Diehl and Lenz as questioning Whited’s veracity. Fisch’s money dispute surfaced with Karl Henkel noting Fisch’s ties to Hauptmann and his wife.
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Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
William
Sourland Hills
George E. Lenz
Whited
Sourland
Whitehead
Lenz
Diehl
Gerta
Fisch
Germany
Karl Henkel
Tentative Price Set for First Baby Bonds Issue
Washington announces a tentative price range of 75 to 78 dollars for a 10 year baby bond maturing at 100 dollars. Under secretary Coolidge notes the 75 dollar price yields 2.90 percent and 78 dollars yields 2.12 percent. He says the bonds lack transfer privilege but will be negotiable at banks and government agencies. The first issue size is not disclosed. Roosevelt will buy the first bond.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Coolidge
Federal Reserve Banks
Roosevelt
Large Crowds View New Pullman Car
Large crowds gathered at Decatur station to view the new all aluminum Pullman attached to the Florida Arrow. The lounge and observation car, showcased at the Chicago World’s Fair, made its first run today.
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Decatur Station
Chicago
Government Says Ready For Any Emergency Response
Attorney General Cummings said the government is ready for any emergency if the Supreme Court rules against it in the gold clause cases. He dismissed a reporter's assumption that the court would strike down the gold payment abrogation legislation.
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Washington
Cummings
Supreme Court
Petro Corpo Oil president found shot in hotel room
Nicholas Paul Antoniades, president of the Petro Corpo Oil, was found shot in his hotel room in Dallas. The Petro Corpo Oil Corporation is described as a Russian concern. details of the investigation were not immediately released.
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Dallas
Tex
Nicholas Paul Antoniades
Petro Corpo Oil
Hotel Hare
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Nading
Department of Justice
Lad
Lundy Wooten
R.A. Dews
Morgan County Survey
J. W. Stanford
WE. M'Cormac
Belle Mina
Harrison
New Shirt Shop
Michigan
Hudson
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