Return of Victim of Kidnapping In 48 Hours Likely
Denver police entered a second day of a citywide hunt for Charles Boettcher II after he was abducted from his home and a $60,000 ransom note was left with his wife. Investigators questioned Louis Alterie and two unidentified men while a public ad signaled willingness to meet terms. Boettcher’s father offered a $5,000 reward as officers fanned out through hotels and apartment buildings.
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Colo
Charles Boettcher
Boettcher
Albert Clark
Denver
Louis
Diamond Jack) Alterie
Chicago
Charles K. Boettcher
A. T. Clark
Lindbergh Boettcher
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Boettchers
Claude Boettcher
Lindbergh
Mabel
Cullman Child Bitten Treated After Rabies Precaution
A Cullman child bitten by a cat receives anti rabies treatment as a precaution after a head examination at Tennessee Valley Laboratory showed positive for rabies signs. The cat was killed following a fit. A dog head from Moulton tested negative.
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Cullman
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
H. J. Crider
Crider
Moulton
Mobile Physician Dr John Rush Dies After Heart Attack
Dr John Rush a well known Mobile physician died here today after a heart attack. He had lived in Mobile many years and was an Auburn graduate whose son attends there. He was the son of Reverend J W Rush longtime pastor of Court Street Methodist church in Montgomery.
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Mobile
Ala
John Rush
Auburn
J. W. Rush
Court Street Methodist Church
Montgomery
USC Coed Charged in Wife Kidnapping Case
Miss Luella Hammer former USC co ed is charged with aiding in the kidnapping of Mrs Mary Skeele wife of the dean of music. Hammer and her fiancé W P Howard are held in the case while authorities search for a third person. Mrs Skeele was returned home unharmed.
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Luella Hammer
University of Southern California
Mary Skeele
Los Angeles
W. P. Howard
Not Guilty Plea Made by Leary
Jim Leary who confessed to robbing the Hotel Russell Erskine and shooting clerk John Thweatt pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Judge Paul Speake in Madison circuit court. He was arrested by Decatur police at Flint and later jailed. several co defendants also pleaded not guilty and were assigned counsel.
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Jim Leary
Russel Erskine
John Thweatt
Paul Speake
Madison
Leary
Decatur
Flint
Madison County
Grand
Speake
Walter J.price
Albert Parsons
Limestone Store Looted Sunday Night
The Putnam store at Jones Cross was burglarized Sunday night. About $75 worth of merchandise including sugar lard meat cigarettes and ladies hose were taken. Police traced car tracks from the scene to the highway but no arrests were made.
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Putnam
Jones Cross
Austinville House Destroyed by Fire on Spring Avenue
A vacant Bradshaw house on Spring Avenue in Austinville was totally destroyed by a Monday night fire of undetermined origin. Neighbors limited efforts to stop spread as the Decatur department was not summoned because the structure was ready to collapse.
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Bradshaw
Spring Avenue
Austinville
Decatur
Ill at home E. W. (Dick) Pendey suffers severe illness
At his Goodrich Silvertown residence E. W. Dick Pendey remains at home today with a severe illness. No further details provided.
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E. W
Ernie Schaaf Dies After Carnera Fight in Paris
Ernie Schaaf died from intracranial hemorrhage after thirteen rounds with Primo Carnera. Carnera was ordered arrested on a manslaughter charge as Schaaf had recently recovered from influenza and trained only ten days. The operation to save Schaaf's life lasted three hours at Polyclinic hospital with Dr Byron Stookey leading the brain surgery team.
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New York
Ernie Schaaf
Primo Carera
Schaaf
Carnegia
Byron Stookey
Harold Meeker
William V. Healy
Ters
Johnny Buckley
Attendance Up In School Work in State Figures
State figures show total pupil attendance rising from 57,254,174 days in 1926 to 74,587,701. High school enrollment increased from 96,432 to 116,161 with a 35.4 percent aggregate attendance rise.
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State Department of Education
Former Lawrence Official dies at 60 in Plainview
Rush Stockton former tax assessor of Lawrence county died suddenly at his Plainview Texas home at age 60. He moved to Plainview from Moulton four years ago and funeral arrangements have not been announced. Stockton was a popular county resident.
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Rush Stockton
Lawrence County
Plainview
Tex
Mr. Stockton
Moulton
Presiding Elder Sturdivant Schedules Mt Hope Circuit Visit
Dr. G. N. Sturdivant presiding elder of the Decatur district will preach at Mt. Pleasant on the Mt. Hope circuit Sunday at 11 00 AM. He will conduct conference in the afternoon. He also fills the pulpit at First Methodist Athens Sunday morning and preaches at First Methodist Decatur Sunday night.
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G. N. Sturdivant
Decatur
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Hope
First Methodist Church
Athens
Probate Judge Malone in Montgomery on business
Probate Judge B. L. Malone travels to Montgomery for official business today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Malone
Montgomery
Rich East Shares Fate With Mid West In Wealth Gaps
A North Dakota senator introduces a plan for 31 states to secede leaving only wealthy eastern states. The piece argues farmers and workers face shrinking incomes while industrial profits and railroad finance escalate. It cites George Soule on purchasing power and notes wages lag behind rising production.
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Leslie Eichel
Central Press
United States
North Dakota
New York
Pennsylvania
George Soule
Alabama Senate group backs Mullins insurance plan changes
The Senate Judiciary Committee reported favorably on the Mullins bill requiring out of state insurers to post 100000 in securities before doing business in Alabama. Lawmakers discussed tax measures to fund schools, debating sales and income taxes and ad valorem relief while eyeing final House action early next week.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate Judiciary Committee Today
Alabama
House
Clint Harrison
Marengo
Suec Pg Angenedin
Ways and Means
F. W. Gist
William Beebe
Baldwin
Beebe
McGowin
Billy Purl Company to Return to Princess Theatre
G P Banniza of the Princess theatre announced the Billy Purl Company will return for another engagement at a later date. The company has been breaking house records at theatres across the South.
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G. P. Banniza
The
Princess Theatre
Billy Purl
Purl
South
Morgan Leads State Membership Drive in Alabama Legion
Morgan County moved into the lead in the Alabama American Legion state-wide membership contest, edging Lauderdale by a single point while Shelby remained third. At closing time, Morgan stood at 130 percent, Lauderdale 120, and Shelby 128 based on cards filed, with the drive set to end Wednesday.
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Morgan
Morgan County
American Legion
Montgomery
Alabama Department
Lauderdale
Shelby
State Department
Peg
Citizens Genery
Ecards
Poisoned Toddlers Battle for Life in Rome Home
Two-year-old Clayton Doss and his three-year-old brother Jimmy in Rome Ga face severe poisoning after swallowing bichloride of mercury tablets mistaken for candy. Parents Mr and Mrs James L Doss keep vigil as doctors attempt to treat the children’s condition amid hopeful prayers.
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Clayton Doss
Jimmy
Rome
Candy
James L. Doss
Death of Cincinnati violinist Herbert Spangler noted locally
The community learned of the death Monday in Cincinnati of Herbert Spangler. He was a brother of Mrs. Pred Bowen and a nephew of Mrs. George Jackson. Spangler gained fame as a violinist and belonged to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, a prominent Ohio ensemble, with his passing causing widespread sorrow locally.
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Cincinnati
Herbert Spangler
Spangler
Pred Bowen
George Jackson
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Ohio
Renewal of gold standard urged by Hoover at Lincoln Day
President Hoover renewed calls for reestablishing the gold standard to prevent economic war and suggested war debt swaps might aid the goal. Speaking at the National Republican club in the Waldorf Astoria he urged party unity for the new administration and predicted a Republican return to power driven by 15 million Republican votes.
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New York
Hoover
National Republican Club
Waldorf-Astoria
Republican Party
Mrs Sam Alexander Continues Ill at Home
CONTINUES ILL Mrs. Sam Alexander continues ill at her home here. she has been ill at her home for the past two years.
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Sam Alexander
Heals Slow After Press Room Accident
Ted Sheppard, injured days ago in a press room accident at The Daily, is recuperating. Amputation at the left wrist was necessary after the incident and the healing has been very slow.
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Ted Sheppard
the Daily
Block urges balanced budget plan before Senate panel
Paul Block, New York publisher, urged the Senate finance committee to balance the budget and cut federal spending. He called for repeal of the 18th amendment, a small sales tax, drastic cuts in veterans' expenditures, retention of the gold standard, and an expanded public works program. He stressed settling foreign debts as a key factor.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Paul Block
New York
Governor Proclaims Eight Day Michigan Banking Holiday
Governor William Comstock declared an eight day banking holiday in Michigan ending February 21 following an all night banker and official conference. The move aims to address an acute financial emergency centered on the Union Guardian Trust Company in Detroit and statewide banking concerns.
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Detroit
Mich
William Comstock
Michigan
Lansing
Union Guardian Trust Company
Jobs On The Rise In Morgan County Registration Surge
More than 1 500 persons had applied for work by Monday afternoon at Decatur and other county points. The Reconstruc tion Corporations loan of 18 000 dollars monthly funds road work and county highways. About 800 applications were logged at the courthouse and 700 at other points. Officials expect a large weekly total as more centers report and weather kept registrations light.
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Decatur
Reconstruction Corporation
Morgan County
Judge Takes the Solons to Task
Fort Payne Alabama February 14. Judge A B Hawkins blasted DeKalb county grand jury and criticised the legislature for dilatory tactics. He said if he were a member he would not have the gall to return home and face his neighbor's dog after voting.
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Solons
Fort Payne
Ala
DeKalb County
A. B Hawkins
Huey Long Calls His Brother A Liar In Testimony
In New Orleans Huey Long accused his brother Earl of lying as Earl testified that Huey had received ten thousand dollars from Harry Abel, a representative of power interests. General Samuel Ansell questioned the source of funds tied to state legislation. Huey shouted, then apologized.
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New Orleans
Huey Long
Earl
Huey
Harry Abel
Samuel Ansell
Senate
John Overton
Abel
Mar
Long
Decatur Mayor James A. Nelson Celebrates Birthday
Decatur mayor James A. Nelson celebrated his birthday with greetings from friends in town and beyond. Besides his civic duties he is also a local merchant in the city.
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Decatur
Cigarette Prices Are Reduced Here
Lower cigarette prices appear here following a drop in wholesale costs. The change signals cheaper tobacco for consumers and may affect local sales volumes.
Pushing Forward on Annual Membership Campaign
The campaign reports progress on annual memberships with fair success noted in outreach and supporter engagement.
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Mores
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Kansas City
Orlin Wiley
M. A. Griffon
Walter Vinson
Theo Holder
Charley Russell
John EB. McEachin
Carnera
Boxer
Primo
Lawrence
Stockton
Mid
Senate Group
U.K
Mullins Insurance Plan
Clayton
GOV. Comstock
James A. Nelson
Decastur
Nelson
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