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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1927
Page
2
Authorities pursue MIT Jenkins after an escape described in a narrative about Leona Harvell and six women and three men on the Florence Athens road eleven miles from Athens. The report card mentions a murder charge and ongoing manhunt with limited readable details of the involved individuals.
A report states that a man approached women and spoke to black men before leaving and returning with a shotgun to shoot into a crowd. Several were wounded and the assailant fled. Dr. J.T. Belue tended the injured, described as not seriously harmed.
A. G. Patterson, chief of the Alabama Public Service Commission and former citizen, visited Decatur Monday afternoon with friends. He viewed projects including the Connecticut Mills plant, the Cooper-Wells plant, and new homes, noting disappointment over slow progress on the highway bridge under construction for nearly two years.
Mrs A A McCollum of Route 2 Hartselle says she has lived in the county all her life and has seen many changes since birth. Near eighty five miles along she recalls the depot site once a pine thicket and old deer hunting days as streets now run through town.
In Vallejo California police report jealousy triggered a love tragedy that left Mrs. Vina Smith 29 dead and sailor John Bingham wounded after fatally shooting Bentel who had taken Mrs. Smith for a ride. Bentel may die from his wounds.
Hermosa South Dakota July 5 AP President and Mrs Coolidge rode from the summer White House to the Belle Fourche round up. Cowboys Indians steers buffalo and unbroken horses enter the event to reproduce life and pleasures of the West. They plan to return to the summer White House late tonight.
A Montgomery county grand jury will investigate a fatal shooting afray that left A. D. Deramus and Mrs. Verna McKinley Decisare dead. Patrolman J A Fisher of the Montgomery police is jailed on murder charges after saying he acted in self defense. The grand jury convenes July 15. Deramus 45, Decisare 22, both from nearby communities.
Paris notes on chocolate mousse and a dessert method with egg whites and grated chocolate then chilling in the ice box. The text also strangely inserts a voter qualification prompt urging readers to visit the courthouse to qualify to vote.
Elisabeth Brooks, a familiar figure in the area, christened the new Huntsville to Monte Sano boulevard on Monday. She performed before a large crowd said to be among the largest ever seen in North Alabama, with many attendees from Decatur and Morgan County.
Church night at the First Baptist church is postponed until a date to be announced. Rev. Ja D Werner announced the postponement and noted that a previous sermon date should be disregarded.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular membership meeting tonight at 7 o'clock in Malone Hall. All members are urged to attend as two important propositions will be discussed.
Workmen lay asphalt on the Moulton to De highway as new routes connect county seats. The project promises a completed roadway well before summer’s end, aiming to make 1927 the best year in the city.
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