Gun Fight in Picher Leaves Two Dead and Three Wounded
A night of gun battles in Picher Oklahoma left Deputy Sheriff Gerald Hodge 35 Ottawa county dead and Buster Cooper 27 fatally shot while three others including Constable Pat Bray and Undersheriff William McIntosh were wounded. A fugitive linked to Raymond Hamilton gang sparked the chase after Johnson and Cooper were stopped for a stolen car.
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Picher
Okla
Oklahoma
Raymond Hamilton
Texas State Penitentiary
Gerald Hodge
Ottawa County
Buster Cooper
Pat Bray
Treece
Kas
William Y. McIntosh
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Coper
Bray
Decatur Chamber Seeks Banquet Attendee Acceptances
Secretary Gilbert White asks all Decatur Chamber of Commerce members to return acceptances for the January 8 banquet. Cards were mailed and some responses are still pending to gauge attendance and arrange provisions.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Gilbert White
Chamber
Doan's Pills Promised Kidney Relief Ad 1934
Medical notice urges washing 15 miles of kidney tubes with Doan's Pills. Warns against risky cures and promotes Doan's as quick relief from kidney discomfort. Claims decades of use and urges readers to buy at their druggist. Foster Milburn Co. 1934.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Beer and Cheese For Babies Urged
Madison reporting that Dr. H Curtis Johnson, a leading child specialist, recommends cheese and beer for nervous babies. He says American cheese provides calcium and minerals while beer supplies vitamin B and yeast enzymes that counter neurotic symptoms in infants and adults.
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Madison
Wis
H. Curtis Johnson
Johnson
Farmers urged to file loans applications early
W H Long Morgan County representative of Huntsville Production Credit Association warns farmers to file loan applications promptly. If allotments have been issued, obtain certificates from county agent showing acreage and rental acreage for the secretary of agriculture. if not issued, get 1934 production and rental acreage statements to present at the application offices.
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W. H. Long
Decatur
Morgan County
Huntsville Production Credit Association
Long
Secretary of Agriculture
Wildcat Veterans to Convene in Memphis Reunion
Wm. E. Curry of the Home Oil Mill is named to the committee on arrangements for the Wildcat Veterans Association reunion in Memphis January 6 and 7. A memorial service is set for 3 30 Sunday afternoon followed by a smoker. Monday features a sight seeing trip and a dance. R O Beck of Memphis chairs the local committee as plans call for a large gathering.
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Wm. E. Curry
Wildcat Veterans Association
Memphis
R. O. Beck
Memphs
Party Majority Is Overwhelming in 74th Congress
The Senate lines show Democrats 68, Republicans 25, plus 1 Farmer-Labor. The House lines show Democrats 322, Republicans 102, with 7 Progressives, 3 Farmer-Labor, and a vacant seat in Indiana.
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Washington
Jan
Senate
House
Farmer-Labor
Indiana
Ickes Urged to Fire Two Aides by White House Hint
Washington dispatch says the White House hinted to Secretary Ickes that he should dismiss two top aides, Ebert Burlew and Louis Glavis, amid alleged wire tapping and recorded conversations. Burlew is a long time interior official close to Ickes. The hint follows reports of intelligence gathering within the Public Works Administration and interior department.
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Washington
Jan
Ickes
White House
Washington Post
Ebert K. Burlew
Louis R. Glavis
Interior Department
Public Works Administration
Glavis
Burlew
Ray Layman Wilbur
Dr. William J. Hagan Dies in Athens Alabama
Athens observes the funeral of Dr. William J. Hagan aged 72 a Tennessee native who practiced medicine in the city for nearly 50 years He graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School and was noted for never turning away a sick person or billing unless asked He is survived by his widow and two sons William J. Hagan Jr of Chattanooga and Malone Hagan of Sheffield.
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Athens
Ala
William J. Hagan
Hagan
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical School
William J. Hagan, Jr
Chattanooga
Malone Hagan
Sheffield
30 Hours a Week Fight Is Started
Washington readers learned the battle over a compulsory thirty hour week opened with Senator Black proposing a bill and Brookings Institution technicians challenging the plan. The AFL backs Black while administration officials oppose, Black arguing the measure would create jobs and boost purchasing power to help business adapt.
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Washington
Senator Black
Alabama
Brookings Institution
American Federation of Labor
Black
Marriage Market Boom In Limestone County
Athens Alabama reports a boom in marriages with ministers and justices of the peace noting a rush over the holidays. N A Johnson justice of the peace at Ardmore on the Alabama Tennessee line is nicknamed the marrying squire for attracting Tennessee couples seeking quicker nuptials without Tennessee notice delays.
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Athens
Ala
N. A. Johnson
Alabama
Alabama-Tennessee
Ardmore
Tennessee
Squire
Squirrel falls to death from tree in Bienville Square
A gray squirrel leaped about 15 feet from an oak in Bienville Square Mobile and died on impact. The incident was reported in a brief item dated January 3.
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Mobile
Ala
Bienville Square
John Paul Chase Set for Chicago Trial in Agent Slaying
John Paul Chase, long time associate of Baby Face Nelson, named by the department of justice as a gangster in the slayings of two federal agents near Chicago, will stand trial in Chicago. He was captured at Mount Shasta California and showed no resistance when cornered.
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John Paul Chase
Department of Justice
Baby Face
Nelson
Chicago
Mount Shasta
Cal
Chase
Dire predictions for 1936 from Wilbur Voliva
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, leader of the Flat Earth sect in Zion, predicts dire events for 1936. He foresees earthquakes cyclones droughts floods tidal waves volcanic eruptions and social political financial upheavals as earth groans with its people in a year he says will mark worsening moral conditions and rising unemployment with death everywhere.
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Zion
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Contract Bridge Skirmish Highlights Wits Between Players
In Central Press note, E V Srepurg recounts a bridge clash between declarer and opponents. A late decision by Fast allowed his partner to avoid a down game as North sat watching with East and the partner.
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Central Press
E . EV. Sreparg
East
Fast
Bridge bidding and play study with club lead analysis
The excerpt analyzes a bridge hand where South opens 1 Spade and the sequence goes 2 Hearts 3 Spades. South reopens with 4 Spades, East wins the Ace and considers missing Q of hearts. The story weighs leads from clubs versus diamonds, evaluates finesses, ruffs, and potential downtricks, concluding the club lead provided better chances and East led clubs to force a game, with West holding key cards determining outcomes.
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West
East
Clube South
South
Limestone County Bank shows over a million in assets
Athens Alabama January 3. Limestone County Bank reports a statement totaling considerably over one million dollars for the year and a good profit. A B Mc Williams vice president heads the bank.
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Athens Bank
Athens
Ala
Limestone County
A. B. McWilliams
Scout Council Meet Changed to Jan 15
Tennessee Valley Council of Boy Scouts meeting postponed from January 8 to January 15. The event will be held in the private dining room of Lyons Hotel.
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Scout Council
Tennessee Valley Council of Boy Scouts
Lyons Hotel
For Rent Two Room Apartment Furnished
Two room apartment quietly furnished available for rent. Call between 7 and 9 p.m. at 644 J. Also a three room furnished unit one block from Second Avenue at 300 Jackson Street. Phone 538.
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Second Avenue
Jackson Street
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Central Hotel
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Wildcat Vets
IGKES
PWA
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Voliva
Alabama Business Institute
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