Hauptmann enters cross examination as trial heats up
William A Hauptmann's defense faced a sharp cross examination by Attorney General David T Wilentz. The prosecution aimed to link the Lindbergh ransom to stock market manipulation while Hauptmann remained poised and defiant. The court recessed as the intense session began with Wilentz pressing the alibi and financial records.
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William A
Associated Press
Flemington N. J, Jah
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Bronx
David T. Wilentz
Hauptmanne
Hauptmann
Wilentz
Hauptmann defense taps new witness on Hauptmann sighting
Edward J. Reilly, chief defense lawyer for Bruno Richard Hauptmann, said his next witness will testify seeing Hauptmann at a Bronx gas station the night of the kidnapping. He refused to reveal the witness identity.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Bronx
Reilly
Markets at a Glance
New York markets show irregular stocks with rails sagging and mixed bonds. Foreign exchanges are heavy with sterling creeping lower. Cotton steadies as local and southern selling declines. sugar quiet. coffee higher on better spot. Chicago wheat eases awaiting monetary developments. corn steady with shrinking visible supplies. Cattle and hogs steady with limited sales.
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New York
U. S
Chicago
Elderly sisters slain in Arkansas home invasion
Saline County officers pursue an unidentified white man after a night attack on two spinster sisters near Benton. One sister, 56 year old Fannie Orr, is critically injured. Louisa Orr, 54, dies. Robbery of 15 dollars reported, attacker fled after slashing throats and setting the residence on fire.
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Benton
Ark
Saline County
Fannie Orr
Louisa Orr
Virgil A. Rucker
Here
Morgan County Board Opens Voter Registration at Courthouse
The Morgan county board of registrars opened registration books at the courthouse for all residents to vote. Books stay open the rest of the month and potential voters must enter their names before the deadline.
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Morgan County Board of Registrars
Boks
Girl Held In Murder Mystery at Laurel
Ouida Keeton, 20, is held in Jones county jail in Laurel Miss in connection with a murder case. A victim’s legs were found in a sugar sack by a woodland road last Monday. Keeton has been questioned for over 20 hours and described a tale of kidnapping involving her mother Daisy Keeton and others.
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Laurel
Miss
Laurel Leader
Ouida Keeton
Jones County
Woodland Road
Daisy Keeton
Morgan Charged In Axe Wounding
A warrant charging assault with intent to murder was sworn Friday against Robert Morgan of Hartselle after Price Puckett was struck in the head with an axe Sunday. Morgan, released on $300 bond after a justice court hearing, faced re-arrest as deputies planned. Puckett’s skull fracture was reported to be improving at Benevolent Society Hospital.
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Robert Morgan
Hartselle
Price Puckett
Puckett
Seybourne H. Lynne
Morgan
Justice Court
Benevolent Society Hospital
Laymen's League To Hold Meeting At Westminster Church
The Laymen's League will hold a one hour meeting from 7 to 8 PM Tuesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church. The committee in charge is Hagerman Norton and Munn. W. R. Spight will be the principal speaker.
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Laymen's League
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Hagerman
Henry Norton
J.T. Munn
W. R. Spight
Ohio's veteran warden faces suspension and eviction
Columbus reported that prison warden Preston E. Thomas prepared to appear in court with his attorney to challenge Governor Martin L. Davey’s order suspending him and removing the Thomas family from the Ohio Penitentiary after 23 years of service.
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Columbus
Ohio
Preston E. Thomas
Martin L. Davey
TVA withdraws purchase offer in Alabama dispute
TVA in its amended answer to Alabama Power stockholders petition states it has no interest or intention to purchase 14 municipal distribution systems in north Alabama or to perform the August 9 1934 contract. The action keeps the dispute over transmission lines, with trial for merits set for Monday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama Power Company
TVA
Alabama
W. S. Grubb
Second Dividend to Depositors at Belle Mina Bank
J. Sam Smith the liquidating agent for Belle Mina Bank said checks for a second 25 percent dividend will be ready at the Belle Mina bank on Monday January 28. Depositors are urged to call at the bank to collect their payments, bringing total dividends to 50 percent.
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J. Sam Smith
Belle Mina Bank
Belle Mina
Mr. Smith
Barkhead Takes His Oath of Office
Representative William B Bankhead officially became a member of the 74th Congress as Speaker Burns administered his oath at Naval Hospital in Washington on January 26.
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Washington
William B Bankhead
Burns
Naval Hospital
Coldwater River Devastation Expands Across Mississippi
Floods from the Coldwater River push south into Mississippi, causing up to 5 million dollars in damage. About 25,000 people suffer, with thousands in refugee camps as Red Cross and engineers aid survivors in Marks and surrounding towns. Relief funds aim for 50,000.
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J. B. Crossley
Associated Presse
Associated Press
Mar Miss
mid-South
Coldwater
Mississippi
U.S
Marks
Quitman County
Ats
Hes
E and Darling
Red Cross
Lost Lakes
Tennessee- Mississipp Line
Tallahatchie River
Winter storm lashes nation with floods and deaths reported
A new winter blast threatened the nation as frigid air spread from the Canadian Plains to the northern states. The northern Mississippi delta region along with Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas faced high flood impacts with dozens dead and thousands homeless as the weather worsened.
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Canadian Plains
Northwest
South
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Stay Granted on Store Hour Limit
The National Industrial Recovery Board granted a stay of the eight hour daily limit for certain retail employees to allow inventory work through February 28. Employees may work any daily hours as long as the weekly maximum is not exceeded, with overtime paid at one and one third the normal rate and the peak period overtime prohibition remains. The stay was sought by the National Retail Code Authority for various local codes and stores.
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National Industrial Recovery Board Today
National
New Contract Keeps Dionne Quintuplets in The Daily
The Daily Decatur sustains exclusive publication of Dionne babies images under a renewed NEA service contract. Guardians approved the deal ensuring daily readers see the quintuplets for at least another year. Page 6 today features a superb layout of the quintuplet pictures.
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Dionne
Decatur
NEA Bervice, Inc
Coast Guard Steps Up Jersey Shore Patrol After Mohawk Disaster
Coast guard headquarters announced increased patrols off the New Jersey coast after the Mohawk sank with 46 dead or missing. The 165 foot Mohawk, commissioned January 19, will patrol the area where the vessel was rammed and sunk as investigators begin a deep inquiry into the disaster.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Pia
New Jersey
Morro Castle
Cape May
N. J
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Associated Press
New York
Jersey
Bellevue Hospital
E. R. Barr
Philadelphia
Joseph E. Wood
Malcolm Rigoulet
Fire Department Contact Protocol Called for Alarms
Floyd Elkins chief of the Decatur fire department urges the public to use direct lines for fire alarms. He says to call 22 or 1073 rather than using the phrase fire department. The Public Service Commission allows operators to not challenge alarm calls, so both fire hall phones will be used only for alarms.
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Floyd Elkins
Decatur Fire Department
Fire Department
Public Service Commission
Morro Castle pantryman’s shipwreck homecomings bore the family
William Tannenbaum, a pantryman aboard the Morro Castle, is returning home after a shipwreck and evokes a familiar scene of anxious greetings, as his relatives grow weary of repeated peril and long separations at sea.
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New York
William Tannenbaum
Morro Castle
Eld
First Appeal Of Campaign To The Voters In Alabama
The Pastors Union of Decatur urged voters to retain Alabama prohibition laws as February 26 set for the state referendum. Col Mullins of Alexander City leads wets. organizers call Christians to mobilize a precinct by precinct campaign to block liquor repeal.
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Morgan County
Pastors Union
Decatur
Montgomery
Alabama
Bibb Graves
B. M. Miller
Equor
America
Old World
Col Mullins
Alexander City
Ala
Col.Mullins
FDR to Direct 9 Billion Work Relief Funds Personally
President Roosevelt will personally administer the 9 billion work relief fund directing through existing agencies. He may appoint an advisory group of cabinet officers or experts to advise on allocations while Ickes and Hopkins handle only funds assigned by the President. Senate Republicans debated the measure alongside the large relief bill including 880 million for direct cash aid.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ickes
Senate Republicans
Harry L. Hopkins
Ginnings in County Reveal a Decline
Census figures show Morgan County cotton ginned from the 1934 crop reached 25 530 bales before January 16 1935 versus 27 421 bales ginned for the 1933 crop by January 16 1934, indicating a drop.
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Morgan County
Five Men Accused in Huey Long Murder Plot Inquiry
Testimony in Baton Rouge reveals a conspiratorial plan to murder Huey P. Long. An informant claimed he received a gun gas bombs and ammunition to kill the senator. National guard troops guarded hearings in the state capitol as Long alleged a broad sheriff district attorney and others plotted against officials with connections to Standard Oil.
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Baton Rouge, la
Acif
Sidney Stongy
Huey P. Long
Baton Rouge
National Guard
O. K. Allen
State House
Supreme Court
Guna
Long
New Orleans
Ney John Fred Odom
Baton Rouge Parish
Sher
Iberville
West Feliciana
East Baton Rouge Parish
Standard Oil Company
O'Rourke
Standard Oil
Singings Resumed At Mason Ridge
Residents of the Mason Ridge community on Decatur Somerville road announce the reopening of the twice monthly singings. The first event will be held at the school building Sunday night at 7:30 and all singers in the immediate community are invited.
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Mason Ridge
Decatur-Somerville Road
Fire Engulfs Highway Blaze Near Local Route
A highway fire five miles away sparked a rapid response as a wrecker rushed to the scene. Firemen awakened from sleep tackled the blaze at once, containing it after the alarm.
Alabama Weather Forecast Preview
Fragmentary forecast notes describe fair tonight with Sunday partly sunny, warmer in the south and colder in the north. Mentions rising temperatures in extreme northwest Florida tonight and Sunday. Week outlook references Monday and central and eastern states.
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Alabama
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