Three in Jan in Shooting Probe by Officers
Decatur residents George Irons and Lester Ingram and Son Johnson, a Black man, were in Morgan county jail as officers continued the inquiry into the shooting of Lon Jackson, a Black man. Jackson was wounded in the head and in serious condition. Deputy Willoughby said the dispute on West Vine street and the later confrontation near Jackson’s West Church street home are being examined. Johnson is accused of directing the white men to Jackson’s address. Investigators hoped to clear the mystery soon, with no hearing set for the trio yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Irons
Lester Ingram
Decatur
Son Johnson
Morgan County
Lon Jackson
Jackson
Willoughby
West Vine Street
West Church Street
Irons
Ingram
Johnson
Ruth Haviland Welcomes Field Flying Guests in Kansas City
Ruth Haviland a 20 year old aviatrix serves as hostess at Fairfax air field in Kansas City earning 100 dollars weekly. She pilots an airplane and uses a large automobile to shuttle passengers to city destinations. Her job praised for her personality and courteous reception of transient and commercial flyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Haviland
Fairfax Airport
Kansas City
Fairfax Air
Miss Haviland
Guy E. Stanley
Richard E. Byrd
France
Byrd
America
Decatur Junior Chamber outlines 1929 program and budgets
The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce opened the new year by forming a working organization with committee duties for 1929. Directors voted to set weekly executive meetings on Tuesday and monthly membership gatherings on the fourth Friday, with W. L. Morris announcing committee heads and aides. A 4000 dollar budget was adopted to fund city and internal activities, with potential increases as the year progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
W. G. Papenburg
Sam R. Stephenson
Joseph A. Woods
Warren G.gardner
Robert H. Jervis
A. C. Bailey
Sidney E. Patterson
G. Lester Corbitt
A. L. Malone
B. M. Bloodworth
B. C. Shelton
C. W. Knight
J. Carter Dobbs
Chamber of Commerce
Attorneys named as possible successors to late circuit solicitor
Several lawyers across Limestone Morgan Cullman and Lawrence counties are named as probable appointees to the late John R. Sample’s circuit solicitor post. R B Patton and Fred Wall are among Limestone candidates. Morgan names include Judge Osceola Kyle Melvin Hutson and Marvin Kelly. Cullman discussions center on W E James and Quill Griffith. No formal decision announced as Governor Bibb Graves weighs the unexpired term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Morgan
Limestone
Cullman
John R. Sample
R. B. Patton
Athens
Fred Wall
Patton
James E. Horton
Kyle
Alabama
Cullman County
W. E. James
11 Year Old Billy Borden Fatally Struck Near Landersville
Billy Borden, 11, died Monday after being hit by a car driven by a Landersville resident named Young. The driver, blamed as blameless, was attempting to pass a wagon when the boy stepped into the roadway, was struck, and the car passed over him. Funeral services were held at Landersville with burial there. no blame assigned to the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Borden
Landersville
Ala
Moulton
Lawrence County
Barden
Reason Barden
Pistol Falls From Beneath Man's Pillow
Lawrence Harraway a 25 year old Limestone county youth was fatally shot when his pistol hidden beneath his pillow fell from the bed in a woods cabin on Fuqua Island Tennessee river the bullet entering the back of his head Death was believed instantaneous Funeral services were held near Rogersville seven miles northeast in Limestone County The brother recounted the tragic accident amid grief with no police investigation planned by local authorities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuqua Island
Tennessee River
Lawrence Harraway
Limestone County
Harraway
Rogersville
Limestone
Harraways
Pythians Officials Installed at Hermione Lodge
Hermione Lodge Knights Pythias installed officers including Arthur Dix as chancellor commander Paul Davis as vice chancellor W M Bailey as prelate Ferrow Himes keeper of records and seals and master of finance J P Earp master-at-arms W T Giles master of exchequer M C Duren inner guard A H Giles outer guard Prospects are bright for a successful year with strong enthusiasm for the order's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermione Lodge Knights Pythias
Arthur Dix
Paul Davis
W. M. Bailey
Ferrow Himes
J. P. Earp
W. T. Giles
M. C. Duren
A. H. Giles
Sterchi Brothers and Shumake at Knoxville Convention
George C. Clarke J L Shumake E N Shumake and A L Burns of Sterchi Brothers and Shumake have gone to Knoxville Tennessee to attend a convention of the Sterchi Brothers organization and will join Colonel Sterchi and Mr Fowler there for a trip to the northern furniture markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Clarke
J. L. Shumake
E. N. Shumake
A. L. Burns
Sterchi Brothers
Shumake
Knoxville
Tenn
Sterchi
Mr. Fowler
Morgan County creation and namesake quiz questions
Yesterday's quiz asks when the Legislature created Morgan County and who it was named for. It also asks for acres of land, the 1920 population, Rhodes Ferry, and notes the first railroad built in 1832 from Decatur to Tuscumbia. Additional items mention Decatur's first factory and a 1635 church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Rhodes Ferry
Decatur
Tuscumbia
Garth
Simon Sykes and Ney
Ivet Church
Thrill Slayer on Trial Today
Atlanta January 15 George Harsh former Oglethorpe student goes on trial for the murder of Willard Smith a drug store clerk wounded fatally during a hold up last October He confessed and implicated Richard Gallogly a member of a prominent Atlanta family and former Oglethorpe student who is to be tried January 29 on a similar charge Harsh is in court under guard with his mother present The state seeks the death penalty insanity pleas expected for the defense and aliens listed as witnesses for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
George Harsh
Oglethorpe University
Willard Smith
Smith
Richard Gallogly
Oglethorpe
Harsh
RESERVES MEET AT CONNECTICUT MILLS WEDNESDAY
The Girls' Reserve will meet at 12 30 o'clock at the Connecticut Mills on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut Mills
Police doubling efforts in case in Birmingham
In Birmingham on January 15 a 50 year old man C W Byrd died from gunshot wounds after a masked intruder entered his suburban home Sunday shot him and his son and fled after ransacking the house The intruder fired through a door as the men tried to close it and terrorized Mrs Byrd and three grandchildren before escaping Police believe the intruder injured himself in a scuffle and left a blood trail from the home as they intensified the search
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
C. W. Byrd
Byrd
C. L. Byrd
Junior Order to Install Officials in Wi nona Council No 3
Recently elected officers of Wi nona Council No 3 will be installed Friday evening by the local Junior Order of American Mechanics. Names include J. H. Green councillor re elected O H Clements vice councillor J E Moody recording secretary W E Kilgore financial secretary B D Meadors treasurer H M Layman chaplin C M Phillips warden Julian Moody inside sentinel W M Fair outside sentinel J L Buchanan trustee E Garrison conductor. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Council No
Order of American Mechanics
J. H. Green
O. H. Clements
J. E. Moody
W. E.kilgore
B. D. Meadors
H. M. Layman
Chaplin
C. M. Phillips
Julian Moody
Inside Sentinel
W. M. Fair
Outside Sentinel
J. L. Buchanan
E. Garrison
Rev R T Tyler to Fill Pulpit at First Methodist
The Rev R T Tyler presiding elder of the Decatur district will fill the pulpit at the First Methodist church here Sunday at 11 o clock, his old charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Tyler
Decatur
First Methodist Church
Judge McClellan in Serious Condition
Birmingham, Alabama, Jan 15 judge Thomas C McClellan former Alabama supreme court member was reported by hospital attendants to be improved after an operation yesterday for appendicitis He formerly lived in Athens and has practiced law in Birmingham for several years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Thomas C. McClellan
Alabama Supreme Court
McClellan
Athens
Delegate named to Grand Lodge Meet
Hermione Lodge Knights Pythias will be represented at the Grand Lodge meeting in Montgomery this spring. E. D. Bailey Jr. was elected representative of the local lodge for the Montgomery meeting with Dr. W. C. Bailey as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermione Lodge
Knights Pythias
Montgomery
E. D. Bailey, Jr
W. C. Bailey
Babe Ruth's Estranged Wife Ruth Dies In Watertown Fire
Ruth Watertown Massachusetts January 15 autopsy needed before body could be moved. Mrs Ruth formerly Helen Kinder fled last Friday night in a fire at Dr Edward H Kinder home 30. Kinder a suspect and later questioned hours four etc. Police closed case stating Kinder explained connections and circumstances. Ruth asked to be left alone saying Let my wife stay dead. Babe Ruth expressed distress over the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Mass
George Herman Ruth
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Edward H. Kinder
Helen Kinder
Kinder
John F. Milmore
Watertown Police
Dr. Kinder
No Rabies Free in Valley Since 1929
A Tennessee Valley laboratory report shows no rabies cases since the New Year, with officials hopeful the trend will continue. The notice notes the valley has had zero rabies instances from the start of the year onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Lauderdale man dies after axe attack in Florence
Blondie Stutts, 28, a farmer, died in a Florence hospital from injuries after an assault Sunday night in Florence. Passersby found him unconscious with a severed head and bruises. Police investigated robbery as a possible motive, noting rifled pockets. Stutts had been acquitted of a prior murder charge near Wilson Dam. Authorities named three black suspects and planned arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Ala
Blondie Stutts
Stutts
Will Brewer
Youth Admits He Aided Northcott
Riverside report from Greensboro says Clarence E. Roberson confessed to helping Gordon Stewart Northcott kill four children in a California barn. Northcott, on trial for three Riverside-area boy murders, declined to comment beyond saying little. Sanford Clark, Northcott’s 15 year old nephew and accuser, was set to testify today as the case continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
Greensboro
N. C
Clarence E. Roberson
Gordon Stewart Northcott
California
Northcott
Roberson
Sanford Clark
Young Clark
North
Norbert Savay
Itinerary Set by Presiding Elder for Salem and Vinemont Circuits
The presiding elder of the Decatur district lays out the itinerary for upcoming sermons. He will preach in the morning at Salem on the Salem-Walsrove circuit and in the afternoon at Mt. Carmel on the Vinemont circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Tyler
Decatur
Salem-Walsrove
Salem
Con
Vinemont
Mt. Carmel
Sporting Writer Burned To Death In Fire At Home
Fred A. Hayner, famed sporting writer for the Daily News, died in a mysterious blaze that leveled his North Shore home. He was trapped in the basement while adjusting an oil heater as a gas leak ignited, melting pipes and hindering firefighters. Mrs Hayner and two sons escaped, the fire causing about 50 000 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred A. Hayner
North Shore
Hayner
The
Daily News
Institute Opens Here Wednesday at First Methodist Church
The mission institute begins Wednesday morning at 10 o clock in the First Methodist church, expected to draw a large attendance in Decatur district. Rev. R T Tyler, the presiding elder, has been making efforts to gather clergy and lay participants for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Institute
First Methodist
Decatur
R. T.tyler
Belue Sees Years for Development in Valley Agriculture
J. T. Belue, Limestone county farm agent, envisions long-term growth for agriculture in the Tennessee Valley. He notes the Valley areas are among the leading sections of the state in production. Belue praises the Tennessee Valley agricultural station, starting February 1 under Fred Stewart, former Limestone county agent, and urges farmers to focus on the varied opportunities available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Belue
Limestone County
Tennessee Valley
Mr. Belue
Tennessee Valley Agricultural Station
Fred Stewart
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W. L. Morris
Sample
Pistol
Man
Charge
Young Harraway
Pythians
Daily Quiz
Thrill Slayer
Negro Slayer
Grand Lodge
Lauderdale
Carolina City
Fred Hayner
Institute
Belue
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