Two Dicksons Sought by FBI Hunted for Kidnapping and Robbery
Decatur residents report suspicious efforts to rent rooms by Benjamin James Dickson and Estelle Redinbaugh Dickson who face multiple federal charges including kidnapping and bank robbery. FBI agents and local police traced the couple after a woman reported their resemblance to a wanted posters image and their demand for rooms with outside windows and a phone for emergency calls.
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Benjamin James Dickson
Estelle Redinbaugh Dickson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Decatur
Decatur Daily
FBI
Birmingham
Dicksons
Liberty
Daily
Dickson
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington, D.C
Henry Metty
Claude Minnis
Leonidas and Menon
Mich
Michigan
Indiana
Griffith
Northwest Security National Bank
Sioux Falls
Brookings
S. D
Corn Exchange Bank
Elkton
K City
Leonidas
Dying man admits stabbing wife in Ohio home
Paul H. Mardorff, 50, told police he fatally stabbed his wife with an old Chinese dagger. He lay near death in an oxygen tent after being struck by a car while fleeing. Officers found the wife dead in their bedroom with the dagger in her back and chest. State investigators cited possible evidence of the "old triangle" motive.
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Miami
Fra
Paul H. Mardorff
Joel McNeil
G. L. Davis
Mardorff
Stuart K. Smith
Inquiry Continues In Ada Owen Case Of Alleged Assault
Ada Pearl Owen, 13, and her aunt Ella Jenkins reported January 4 assault by a white man in a black sedan. Police have questioned several men. no suspect identified. The girl, injured near a cemetery, remains on the road to recovery after hospital treatment.
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Ada Pearl Owen
Ella Jenkins
Lee Street
McCartney Street
State Patrolman Ed Daniels Returns From Montgomery
State Patrolman Ed Daniels arrived back in the city last night after a trip to Montgomery. He was met at the station by fellow officers and expressed appreciation for the cooperation received during the assignment.
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Ed Daniels
Montgomery
Imperial Wizard Evans Witnesses Cathedral Dedication in Atlanta
Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans of the Ku Klux Klan attended the dedication of the co Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta as an invited guest. Catholic and civic leaders described the ceremony as a triumph over intolerance at the Savannah diocese event.
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Atlanta
Christ the King
Hiram W.evans
Ku Klux Klan
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Herald P. O'Hara
Savannah-Atlanta
Evans
Klan
C.I.0
Christian Church
William J. Goldenstrater
Walter Ho
Morgan County Studies Growing Of Tobacco On Commercial Scale
Morgan County explores commercial tobacco as soil analysis shows suitability for burley on red soil and flue cured on sandy soil. Auburn extension service tobacco expert J C Frink and county agent B G Hall report limited planting for cooperative farm program members to one acre while others may grow more. Home garden tobacco has been grown historically in small amounts.
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Morgan County
Agricultural Committee of
Decatur
Hall
Hopkins Gets Group S O K For Hopkins Nomination
The senate commerce committee approved Harry L. Hopkins for secretary of commerce. Hopkins, a close Roosevelt adviser, faced tough questions over WPA administration and said he would avoid political speeches if chosen. The 13 to 6 vote split along party lines with all Republicans voting no.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Roosevelt
WPA
Commerce
William A. Harriman
New York
Business Advisory Council
Senate
Congress
Republican Committee
Maloney
Connecticut
Caraway
Arkansas
Hill
Alabama
Lee
Oklahoma
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Radcliffe
Maryland
Donahey
Ohio
Bilbo
Mississippi
Pepper
Florida
Clark
Missouri
Sheppard
Texas
Mead
Overton
Louisiana
Chinialtag
Bailey
N. C
McNary
Oregon
Johnson
California
Vandenberg
Michigan
White
Maine
Barbour
New Jersey
Gibson
Vermont
Cotton Parley Proposed to Handle Surplus Stocks
Secretary Wallace said the administration was considering an international conference to dispose of surplus cotton stocks. He and Senator Bankhead discussed with President Roosevelt a serious problem facing the South and noted a tentative plan for a cotton nations conference, similar to wheat gatherings, with no decisions reached.
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Washington
Wallace
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Roosey
South
Franco Forces Edge Closer to Barcelona in Spanish War
Franco forces push toward Barcelona severing Spain's lines to France. Insurgents report gains on the Lerida road and across the Gaya river while government troops slow the advance near the capital. Berlin reports potential Nazi shifts but no official comment. Britain reaffirms neutrality as Daladier backs continued nonintervention.
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Associated Press
Franco
Barcelona
Spain
Albert Lebrun
Daladier
Bonnet
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Marshall Goering
Nazi Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Pos
Lerid- Pulgcerda
France
Gaya
Sanday
Barcelona-Lerida
Solons Weigh Panamas Canal Plan For Defense
Alabama Governor Frank Dixon announced the abolition of the Mobile free trade zone and promoted E. C. Sauls to manager of the state docks valued at 10 million dollars. Frederick I. Thompson remains as former docks commissioner and R. M. Hobbie resigns effective February 28. Sauls will take over February 28 as part of a restructuring Dixon seeks to implement with federal cooperation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Dixon
Mobile
E. OC
Sauls
Dixon
Frederick I. Thompson
State Docks
Docks Commission
Aloan
R. M. Hobbie
Mrs Elva Parham Dies After Illness in Athens
Mrs Elva C Parham wife of Eugene D Parham of Athens died January 17 at her granddaughter Mrs C E Vasser Danville Pike Decatur after a brief pneumonia illness. Survivors include husband a deceased daughter a son and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral at Mrs C E Vasser home with interment in Athens Cemetery at 12 30 led by Lindsay Allen pastor and McConnell directing.
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Elva C. Parham
Eugene D. Parham
Athens
Mis. C. E. Vasser
Danville Pike
Decatur
Limestone County
Louisville
Kentucky
Coleman Files
Lindsay. Allen
Grant Street Church
Death of J. E. Kelly in Montgomery hotel
J E Kelly a member of the house from one county died early today in his Montgomery hotel room physicians attributed the death to a heart attack He became ill Monday and complained again yesterday Stricken Tuesday night he died about 4 am His body was sent to Green
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Montgomery
Ala
J. E. Kelly
Repton
House of Representatives
Cuhe County
Kelly
Green
Man Killed and Three Hurt in Trinity Crossing Crash
Melvin Harris was killed this afternoon when Southern train number 36 struck a car at Trinity crossing. C and R C were injured. Brown's and Drinkard-Howell ambulances transported victims to the hospital. John and R C Sparks were partly conscious. J C was severely injured. All residents of Hariselle route 3.
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Melvin Harris
Trinerm ‘Sons
R. C
Southern
Trinity Crossing
Brown's and
Drinkard-Howell
John
R. C. Sparks
J. C
Hariselle
Patrol Personnel Given Assurance
Montgomery Ala Jan 18 Captain T Weller Smith Birmingham newly appointed chief of the state highway patrol announced no immediate changes in personnel except as ordered by Governor Dixon. The governor ordered removal from payroll of those employed or re employed since May 3 and those without duty assignment or deemed unessential. One source estimated about 40 patrolmen affected.
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Montgomery
Ala
T. Weller Smith
Birmingham
State Highway Patrol
Frank M. Dixon
Cold Wave Sweeps Nation With Subzero Readings
A broad cold wave spreads across the United States bringing snow in the Midwest and East and rain in the deep South. Temperatures drop to sub zero in Maine New Hampshire Vermont the Dakotas and Colorado while moderations remain unlikely for 24 hours.
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Associated Press
Deep South
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Dakotas
Colorado
More Air Bases Need of Hour Asserts Corps Chief
Army air corps chief Major General H W Arnold told the House Military Committee that four new air bases should be built in two years to defend the continental United States. He urged bases at Puerto Rico Alaska and two in the United States with Hawaii expanded. He spoke during hearings on Roosevelt's defense program and noted plans to finance canal improvements with bond issues.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Congress
Continental
United States
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Hawaii
Panama Canal
America
Woodring
House
Senate
Pacific
Canal
H. H. Arnold
Arnold
Oscar Westover
Reynolds
D.N. C
Civilian Conservation Corps
Morgan County Growers to Meet Friday at City Hall
A meeting of Morgan county strawberry growers is set for Friday January 20 1938 at 1 30 p m in Hartselle City Hall. B G Hall county agent announces the gathering to plan prospects for the coming year and other business. Robert Lee McDonald will preside as in the past.
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Morgan County
Hartselle
B. G.hall
Robert Lee McDonald
B. G. Hall
State payroll cuts hit over 400 in Alabama
Alabama governor Frank Dixon ordered dismissals of all nonessential staff and those hired after May 3. Reports show at least 436 people removed across three departments. tax chief Curry noted 213 of about 285 workers in his unit let go, saving roughly 25 thousand dollars monthly.
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John C. Curry
New Tax Commission
Dixon
Curry
C. J. Sherlock, Jr
Highway Commission
Weller Smith
The
Highway Patrol
Dixon aims for concert of action to lift southern barriers
Governor Frank M. Dixon travels to Washington with lawmaker Rushton and Douglas Arant to press southern unity. He blasts unfair federal rules and tariff barriers, while Alabama drafts administration reforms for economy and modernization.
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A. F. Mahan
Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Pixie
Marior
Alabama
Washington
Rushton
Douglas Arant
Birmingham
Dixon
Congress
Houses and Means
Tax Commission
Department of Revenue
Department of Commerce
Revenue Commissioner
Commerce Department
Weather notes across Tennessee and Alabama with cold snaps
The Tennessee river rose to 20 feet with 26 inches of rainfall and temperatures ranged from 38 to 50 degrees over 24 hours. Alabama forecasts fair and colder conditions with frost along the coast tonight and a warmer Thursday in the west.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Bennie Dickson
Princess Theatre
Daily Office
New Cathedral
Rome
Solons
Panama
Corps
Capital 10
Ways and Means Committee
Sidney Smyer
Jefferson
Jefferson County
Senate Judiciary Committee
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