Swalley plans insanity defense in extortion case
San Francisco July 10 Frank Swalley moved to have his son Bernard Swalley 21 a Birmingham junior college student charged with attempting to extort 5000 dollars from Mrs Frank Emory a wealthy San Merino woman committed to an insanity defense plan as part of the case and to secure the necessary legal aid.
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San Francisco
Frank Swalley
Bernard Swalley
Birmingham
Frank Emory
San Merino
Lose Fat with Kruschen Salts The Modern Weight Loss Aid
Purify your blood and aid kidneys and bowels with Kruschen Salts. Take a half teaspoon daily in hot water to reduce fat and gain energy. An 85c bottle lasts four weeks, available at Thompson Drug Co and other druggists with a money back guarantee if it fails to convince.
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Thompson Drug Co
América
Kruschen
Boy Accused of Extortion After Insane Claim
A boy labeled insane by alienists faces trial for writing two extortion letters to Mrs. Emory. He threatened to kill her unless she sent 5,000 dollars deposited at a secret spot. Police arrested him when he appeared for the money, claiming he needed it to finish school.
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Sane Asylum
Swalley
Emory
Lions Enjoy French… wait. No. Moulton Lions lunch at Elam Creek
The Moulton Lions Club held a July luncheon a chicken barbecue near Moulton at a spring on Elam Creek with 50 to 60 attendees including wives children and friends. E B Downing led as master of ceremonies and Dr George Caraway supervised the barbecue. On Thursday members attend Mt Moriah picnic and will present a national flag to the school there the flag prize won last year by the county’s best adult opportunity school.
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Moulton
Ala
Mt. Moriah
Lions Club
Classified Offer Ad Delivers Full Results Promise
A compact classified notice markets a complete results package for a classified offer. It promises thorough detail, inviting readers to submit their information and use the service to maximize exposure. The tone mirrors small town newspaper promos and emphasizes clarity and reach.
Action Expected on Bee Line Highway in Alabama
Dispatches from Montgomery report Governor Bibb Graves and highway officials promise federal aid for road work. The Bee Line Highway from Athens to Decatur, including a segment just south of Decatur, may be the first project, with staking already completed indicating possible early action to pave about eight miles.
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Montgomery
Bibb
Five Alabamans Made Postmasters
Notification of the appointment of postmasters in five Alabama towns has been received by Post master John G. Bass of Birmingham. They are James W. Maddox Elba Harvey B. Houk Gurley Alberta Alexander Geneva Noah W. Platt Headland and Jerwell Sorrell Jemison.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
John G. Bass
James W. Maddox
Elba
Harvey B. Houk
Gurley
Alberta Alexander
Geneva
Noah W. Platt
Headland
Jerwell Sorrell
Jemison
City Clerk Collier Nears Return From Mississippi Vacation
City Clerk E. W. Collier is expected back tomorrow after spending his vacation in Mississippi with his son Ben Collier.
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E. W. Collier
Mississippi
Ben Collier
Konjola Promises Quick Relief Across Ailments
An advertisement touts Konjola as effective for stomach liver kidney and bowel troubles as well as rheumatism neuritis and nervousness. It cites Mrs Willie Groves of Nashville Tenn praising rapid benefits and urges a six to eight bottle course available at Thompson's Drug Store Decatur Albany Drug Co and other local druggists.
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Willie Groves
Sixth Avenue
North
Nashville
Tenn
Decatur
Thompson's Drug Store
Albany Drug Co
Adv
Fourth of July Celebrated at Piney Chapel Ephesus
The community gathered about two hundred for a large picnic on the Sandlin farm hosted by J. M. Holt. A day of fixups, chicken stew and lemonade preceded a noon basket meal. The note lists numerous visitors and relatives from Decatur Athens Nashville Lebanon Lawrenceburg Battle Creek Grand Rapids and Birmingham among others.
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Sandlin Farm
J. M. Holt
Coy Grantland and Baby
Decatur
W. T. Broadway
James Sanders
Rinda Crocker
Robert Broadway
J. Dan Goforth
Athens
Charles Gates
Hargrove
Charles Wesley
Geo. Johnson
Arthur
W. E. Burtis
Battle Creek
Mich
Franks
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Chas, Greene
Harry Slate
Shelby Evans
William Johnson
Grand Rapids
Marjorie
Edris Goforth
Nashville
Hess
C. A. Hess
Lebanon
Odette Mathews
Anderson
W. C. Greene
H. P. Greene
B. L. Rainey
W. E. Steelman
Puckett
Carey
A. L. Chapin
Rufus Crabb
Ophene
Lare Crabb
Cathryn Bottoms
Local births and social visits across Lebanon area
A June 30 birth to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mc Kay in Lebanon is noted alongside visits by numerous couples to relatives and friends in nearby towns. People mentioned include the Hamptons, Johnsons, Jarretts, Waites, Wallaces, the Smiths, the Hidens, Doss, Kelsoes, Sims, Leggs, Barnes, Speake family, and Gibson.
Local social notes from Caddo highlight visitors and gatherings
Miss Doshia Fuller spent Saturday night with Miss Esther Mae Fuller. Mrs. Oscar Norton and children from Mobile arrived to spend weeks with her mother, Mrs. Fannie Sims. Mrs. Lennie Hames visited sister Cora Fuller. Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Terry were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard Couch. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Fuller visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Kyle. Mrs. G. T. Sims and Mrs. B. E. Sheats also noted.
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Doshia Fuller
Esther Mae Fuller
Oscar Norton and Children
Mobile
Fannie Sims
Lennie Hames
Cora Fuller
College Grove News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Health Drive
The Lawrence county health unit administered anti typhoid to 31 residents last Thursday at College Grove and plans a return visit Thursday at 10 a m. Local residents and families like the Terrys McBrides Newells Collins Stricklands and Thompsons appear in a sequence of weekend visits and social calls. Rev B F Greenshaw of Town Creek is set to preach the second Sunday at 2 30 p m with Bible study at 10 a m each Sunday.
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Lawrence County
College Grove
Lucile Terry
Frank Terry
J. L
Tom Stewart
Tennessee
Arthur Jones
Charlie McBride
Tom Newell
B. H. McBride
Horace Newell
Roy Strickland
Cassius C. Collins
Ed Thompson
Corrine
John Thompson
Mt. Hope
Christine Collins
Gordon
Eugene Collins
Church News
B. F. Greenshaw
Town Creek
LACEY S SPRING NEWS CHANGES AND EVENTS
Lacey s Spring notes opening of school with Misses Mary Morris Eva Slaton as assistants. locals travel visits and family news. moonlight party at the new bridge. local ball team losses to Rescue wins vs Farley. guards and residents listed with movements and visits to Decatur Huntsville Columbia Arab and Birmingham.
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Mary Morris
Eva Slaton
Nell Terrell
Waldermose Springs
J. S. Burson
Grace M. Hough
Cullman Fishing Club
Roy Moore
Manola Hill
Decatur
Augusta Winfrey
Corinth Defeats Eva 13-1 In July Fourth Baseball
Corinth baseball team crushed Eva 13 to 1 at Eva grounds with Jennings and Riggsby each collecting three base hits. Sardis of Winston County won 6-0 over Simcoe. Next Saturday Corinth and Sardis travel to Simcoe to face the Simcoe teams 1 and 2.
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Corinth
Eva
Corinths
Althe
Jennings
Riggsby
Sardis
Winston County
Simcoe
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Cartee
Claypool
Ariz
Leonard Carl
Jimmie
James A. Stewart
Emmitt Whitlow Hames
Whitlow
Union Grove
Edward Standridge
Will Standridge
Bertha Carrol
Lawrence CO
Oscar McKay
Luther Hampton
Hartselle
Isaac Johnson
Dave Jarrett
W. M. Hampton
J. T. Rogers
Larry Waites
T. K. Hogan
Jesse Johnson
Union
Grove
J. T. Speake
Lorene
Viola
Howard Speake
Jim Gibson
J. R. Stephenson
W. T. Pruitt
J. T. Beaty
J. Ed Hogan
Belle Mina
Caddo News
College Grove News
Lacey
P. N. Hough
Margaret
Floyd Hendrix
Clifford Penney
Ethel Davis Gamble
Tom Wilson
Huntsville Coffee Company
Huntsville
C. H. Webb
Clara Gamble
Lacey's Spring School
Glynn Ransom
Columbia
New York
Farley
Karl Hough
Eaden Stidger
William Hornbuckle
Sims
Reubin Holder
Wollhermose
Hubert Terrill
Lawrence Cox
Arab
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