Hauptmann Shown Death Chair in Dramatic Visit
In Trenton on February 20 1936 Bruno Hauptmann viewed the electric chair during a death house interview with Samuel Leibowitz and Lloyd Fisher. Leibowitz warned of no new evidence and said Hauptmann has lost his chance for a reprieve while Fisher remained in his defense role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat McGrady
Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Samuel S. Leibowitz
New York
Lloyd Fisher
Leibowitz
John Ferris
Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh
C “T
C. Lloyd Fisher
Fisher
Mrs Frank Perchy Dies of Pneumonia at 75
Mrs. Frank J. Perchy, 75, died Wednesday at 3 30 PM at Benevolent Society Hospital after a four day pneumonia illness. She is survived by two daughters Mrs J R Shaneyfelt of Hartselle and Mrs Harry Lake of Miami Florida. Funeral services will be held at the Hartselle home at 3 30 Friday afternoon conducted by Rev J D McClannahan. Interment in Hartselle cemetery Peck directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Perchy
Benevolent Society Hospital
J. R. Shaneyfelt
Hartselle
Harry Lake
Miami
Fla
J. D. McClannahan
Peck Directing
Mrs Prince Dies After Long Illness at 29
Mrs. Theodore Prince, 29, died at her home in Lacey's Spring Route 1 on Wednesday afternoon following an extended illness. Survived by husband, one daughter Annie Ruth, her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Dalton, and two sisters Annie and Elva Dalton of Lacey's Spring Route 1. Funeral services held at Valermosa this afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev Fletcher Turney. interment in Val nosa cemetery Peck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Prince
Lacey’s Spring
Annie Ruth
W. M. Dalton
Annie
Elva Dalton
Lacey's Spring
Valhermosa
Fletcher Turney
Valnosa
Peck
Paul Redfern Alive Said By Reporter In Guiana Jungle
Georgetown dispatch reports Alfred Harred and Art Williams claim they found the long missing flyer Paul Redfern alive among western Guiana Indians. They say Redfern, crippled from a 1927 crash, is held by natives and cannot escape, with a wounded, crutch‑using condition.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Paul Redfern
Alfred Harred
Banner
Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Harred
Art Williams
Redfern
Boundary Commission
Brazil
Tumac Humac
Guiana
Williams
Tom Roch
Brunswick
Rio de Janeiro
Red
Tion
Buck Country
Dutch Guiana Boundary
Van Zandt Urges Veterans to Invest Bonus Money
James Van Zandt national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars spoke at the Civic Center on Ferry Street, warning veterans against profiteering from baby bonds and urging no one should tie up bonds. He said the bonus question is settled and urged focus on widow and orphan benefits and a proposed conscription bill for industry, finance, and individuals. He called for forming a local auxiliary unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James van Zandt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Civic Center
Ferry Street
van Zandt
Warm-up Begun for Coin Tossing in Fredericksburg
Frede ricksburg residents today showered iron washers into the Rappahannock river. Citizens race to settle a river toss between Walter Johnson and George Washington using washers, not coins, with all attempts failing to reach the mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock
Walter Johnson
George Washington
Hopeful wife of Redfern faces uncertain news
Cleveland February 20 Mrs Paul Redfern received word of a developing situation regarding her aviator husband. The brief report notes her hopeful stance as details remain scarce and public interest grows.
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Hopeful Cleveland
Paul Redfern
Payroll Unit Opened Here in District One
A disbursing office of the U S Treasury opened at 508 Bank Street Wyker Building second floor to handle WPA payrolls for District One. C C White of Montgomery heads the unit overseeing 4336 WPA workers across 10 counties, Morgan County accounting for 493. District payrolls are estimated in the thousands daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury Department
Bank Street
Wyker
C. C. White
Montgomery
District One
Morgan County
White
Fire destroys Speake Junior High in Lawrence County
A $36 000 Speake Junior High School in Lawrence County six miles northwest of Danville was wiped out by a late Wednesday fire. Officials and residents fought the blaze with bucket brigades as water from a nearby well proved inadequate. About 300 students faced temporary relocation with no injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
University of Mississippi At
Oxford
Mississippi State College
Starkville
Mississippi State
University of Mississippi
Lusk Grammar
Pikeville
Bledsoe County
Tennessee
Dubach
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Ark
Alabama
Bishop Toolen
Mobile
Huntingdon College
Montgomery
Speake
Lawrence County
Danville
Decatur
Ville
Hartselle
Tennessee Valley Council Scout Board Meets in Lyons Hotel
The Tennessee Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America, held its regular monthly board meeting at the Lyons Hotel. H. W. Lewman praised progress and anniversary results as Camp Westmoreland to open June 22 with a sliding cost scale for attending troops. Plans for a longer summer encampment follow. W. B. Whitfield presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Lyons Hotel
H. W. Lewman
Memphis
Lewman
Camp Westmoreland
R. T. S. Johnson
W. B. Whitfield
Huntsville
Poll List Appears Monday in Morgan County
Morgan county's poll list, containing about 9 000 names, will be published by The Daily Monday. Those requesting extra copies of the list were urged to place orders now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Alabama Power President Objects to Higher Taxes and Rates
Thomas W. Martin told the House Ways and Means Committee that increased franchise taxes would force either default on preferred stock or higher customer rates. He cited Alabama Power's 12,000,000,000 in Alabama sales and 470,000,000 kilowatt hours exported, arguing export power costs and market competition complicate tax comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Thomas W. Martin
Alabama Power Company
House
Ways and Means Committee
Martin
W. V. McDermott
Mobile
Power Company
Alabama
Clint Harrison
Ittee
Alabama educator opposes lumping education funds into general fund
Dr R L Johns director of administration and the state department of education told a sub committee of the Alabama senate finance and taxation committee that education opposes moving revenues into the general fund unless special highway and other appropriations are included. Senator Shelby Fletcher urged using all revenues except debt service for a general fund with parity for earmarked education funds and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
R. L. Johns
State Department of Education
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Education
Shelby Fletcher
Madison
Johns
Arm amputated as Lowell crane mishap ends in rescue
John McCoy, 47, was hanging 50 feet above ground when a crane failed sending it 20 feet down. Surgeon Dr. L Gillmor Long removed his right arm just below the shoulder and said McCoy is now in fair condition and recovering at a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
John McCoy
L. Gillmor Long
McCoy
Dr. Long
Raymond C. Downing
Lowell Gas and Electric Company
Roast Crow Menu Shocks Tulsa Restaurants
Roast crow appeared on menus at Tulsa hotels and restaurants as prices ranged from 25 cents for a whole bird to 75 cents for a crow dine at a hotel. The odd item drew curiosity amid local dining trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Decatur High School Senior Miss Mamie Burns Dies
Miss Mamie Maxey Burns a Decatur High School senior died after a ten day illness from pneumonia at Benevolent Society Hospital. Funeral services set for Friday 2 30 at Giant Street Church of Christ with burial at City cemetery. Pallbearers include J D Lamon Windell Sherrill and others. senior class members to attend.
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Mamie Maxey Burns
Decatur High School
Benevolent Society Hospital
Miss Burns
Giant Street Church of Christ
George W. Emptage
Rufus Underwood
Bee Line Highway
Decatur
Brown
City Cemetery
8. M. Burns
A. P. Paff
Nitro
W. Va
Roy W
Ft. Benning
Leon
C. Burne
Florence
John Taylor
Wilson Taylor
Frank M. Campbell
Jackson Hodges
J. D. Lamon
Windell Sherrill
SAPP DIES AT HIS DECATUR HOME AT 79
W N Sapp aged 79 died at his home 429 West Market Street Decatur last night. He is survived by three sons Bud Floyd and Sam two daughters Mrs Myrtle Dyson and Mrs Lizzie W Torand and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral services set for Friday at 3:00 pm at Belleview with interment there. Drinkard and Howell directing.
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W.N. Sapp
West_ Market street
Bud
Floyd
Sam
Myrtle Dyson
Lizzie wTorand
Belleview
Drinkard and
Howell
General Mitchell Claimed by Death
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell a famed air power pioneer died in New York at 57 from heart disease. Influenza complications weakened his condition after a sudden illness yesterday in a city hospital. His leadership in World War I earned him the nickname Billy among airmen.
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New York
William Mitchell
Army Air Force
General Mitchell
Billy
U.S
Laughing reunion on train after 25 years apart
In Macon Georgia on February 20 a woman named Mrs. Lewis Harper recognized a cousin she had not seen in 25 years when their train seating brought them together. Harper’s musical laugh sparked the surprising family reunion aboard the railcar.
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Macon
Lewis Harper
Rhinelander dies at 36 after famous 1929 divorce case
Leonard Kip Rhinelander eldest son of a prominent New York family died of pneumonia at Long Beach on his 36th birthday. The 1929 Las Vegas divorce from Alice Jones followed a sensational suit over alleged concealed African ancestry and cruelty claims, with estate funds and settlements cited in coverage.
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New York
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Long Beach
S. I
Rhinelander
Las Vegas
Nev
Alice Jones
Philip Rhinelander
Long Island
Young Rhinelander
White Plains
N. Y
Beause Rhinelander
Woesery
Chea
Roane Ea
Rogate
Kiwanis Country Store to Offer Huge Bargains
The Kiwanis Club headlines a three day sale February 27 to 29 at 505 Second Avenue now Caddell Drug. Over 20 000 articles will be on sale with every item priced at or above ten cents but not exceeding ten cents for the lowest value. The event includes daily entertainment and local artists with orchestras.
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Kiwanis
Second Avenue
Caddell Drug Company
Kiwanis Club
At & P
Caddell Drug
Cerrvorary
Ldtuuen
Cook Seeks Formal Reassessment of Polar Discovery Claim
Dr. Frederick Cook, aged 70, urges the American Geographical Society to open a full impartial investigation into his 1908 North Pole discovery claim. He argues that Peary disputed findings were resolved by later expeditions and that Byrd Elsworth Nobile verified his account, though he remains framed as a faker.
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Chicago
Frederick Cook
North Pole
Science
the Pole
American Geographical Society
Greenland
Cook
Dairy Bill Faces House Hurdles Over Dairy Competition
Washington February 20 AP. The farm bill stalled in the house as northern and midwestern dairy lawmakers, with defections from some party allies, push a Boileau amendment to bar 25 million acres from competing with dairy production. Democrats and Republicans argued over policy and political maneuvering as a senate-approved bill nears final passage by Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wis
AAA
Agriculture Committee
Boileau
Jones
Senate
Supreme Court
Lamneck
Ohio
Kansas
Martin
Mcchusetts
Death notice for Miss Dessie Bowers in Valhermosa
Miss Dessie Bowers aged 37 died at 4 30 this morning at the home of her brother in law Gordon Chunn in Austinville after months of ill health. Funeral at noon Friday from the Chunn home to Valhermosa Springs Christian church for last rites at 2 p m Rev Butler officiating. Burial in Valhermosa cemetery directed by Brown of Decatur. Survived by two sisters Mrs S M Bains Tennessee and Mrs Gordon Chunn Austinville, brothers A Gadsden O J and Ewing Valhermosa, two aunts Mrs Ida Bowers and Mrs Gillie Wray of Valhermosa.
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Dessie Bowers
Gordon Chunn
Austinville
Chunn
Valhermosa Springs
Christian Church
Rev. Butler
Valhermosa Cemetery
Brown
Decatur
Miss Bowers
Mobile Prepares for 106th Mardi Gras Celebration
Thousands in Mobile await the 106th Mobile Mardi Gras as business districts glow with garlands and costumes. Seamstresses work late stitching Harlequin outfits to clothe revelers in a city ready for carnival atmosphere and parade splendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Felix III
Myrth
Tenn River Rise Affects Areas As Temperatures Dip
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 11.7 as rivers rose and temperatures fell to a low of 27 degrees with a high near 32. A trace of precipitation was noted in the region during the past 34 hours.
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Tennessee
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Bruno
Lethal Ghai
Frank Perchy
Mrs. Prince
Say Paul Redfern
BS Council
George Selkirk
New York Yankee
Babe Ruth
Betty Jane
Selkirk
Joe DiMagalo
Yankees
W. N. Sapp
Mitchell
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