Cremation Device Hinted in Chicago Gang Murders
State’s Attorney’s Office reports a Northside gang possibly cremating murder victims to erase evidence, amid a wave of brutal gangland killings. Thomas Somnerio, 33, found dead in an alley on Harrison Street with wrists wired and garrotting signs, marking the tenth Chicago area murder in three days.
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Chicago
Pat Roche
State’s Attorney’s Office
William Higgins
St. Paul
Minn
Racketeer
Ben Bennett
New Ourer
Roche
China
Thomas Somnepino
Octavius Granady
Somnerio
Harrison Street
Decatur Considers Reopening Darkened Streets
Decatur officials may discuss restoring the white way after its cutoff two to three weeks ago. Residents hope the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will find ways to bring back street lighting at tomorrow night's meeting.
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Decatur
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Local Quartette To Sing At WBRC
The Bonanza quartette of Decatur will perform on WBRC Birmingham from 4 30 to 5 o clock after appearing at the Jefferson County singing convention during the day.
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WBRC
Bonanza Quartette
Decatur
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop Advertises in Decatur Daily
A Decatur Daily classified ad from the Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop urges readers to advertise shoes repair services in the daily classified column. The shop emphasizes repairing shabby shoes and notes the ad brings results at low cost, inviting owners to call 1000 to place an ad.
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Decatur
Decatur Daily
Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop
Fred Thompson Visits Decatur in Senate Bid
Frederick I. Thompson a leading Alabama publisher and senate hopeful arrived in Decatur for a conference with supporters. He was accompanied by Owen P. Anderson of the Florence Times. Thompson expressed optimism about his campaign and expected to win the Democratic nomination on August 12, focusing on newspaper advertising to reach voters.
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Frederick I. Thompson
Alabama
United States Senate
Decatur
Thompson
Owen P. Anderson
Florence Times
Grocers Plan Half Holiday Amid Thursday Closings
Souls Namie announced a list of local grocers and markets that will close Thursday afternoon as part of a half holiday. The firms include Piggly-Wiggly on Bank Street and Second Avenue, Atlantic and Pacific, H. G. Hill Company, L. L. Prazier, Bill's Grocery, J. E. Chappel, A. H. Garnett, E. M. Lee, Busy Bee Market, J. V. Joiner, R. L. Smith Market, and Namie's Market.
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Namie
R. L. Smith
Mrs L D Slaton Is Laid To Rest
The funeral of Mrs. L. D. Slaton, who died Monday afternoon at Benevolent hospital, was conducted with funeral rites and interment follows in a local cemetery according to an obituary notice in today's paper.
Benevolent Hospital Trustees Set to Meet This Afternoon
The Benevolent hospital trustees will convene at 4 o'clock after the Benevolent Society meeting at 3 o'clock. The events occur in unspecified location with the two gatherings linked by time.
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The
Benevolent Hospital
Benevolent Society
Stolen Paint Recovered After Arrests In Three-Case Ties
Deputies Bud Davis Willoughby and Patrolman Brazelton Elk ins arrested Joe Reed Martin Lon Burt and George Underwood on theft charges. They are accused of stealing a shotgun and paint from Thomason Lumber and paint from Parsons Lumber. Seized were twelve buckets at a suspect home. They await grand jury action at the June session.
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Joe Reed Martin
Lon Burt
George Underwood
Bud Davis
Willoughby
Brazelton and
Elkins
Thomason Lumber Company
Parsons Lumber Company
Rally in Gadsden Postponed to June 17
News from here reports the Democratic rally in Gadsden has been postponed to June 17. Principal speakers will include Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen ex Governor Morrison of North Carolina W B Oliver and John McDuffie of Alabama.
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Gadsden
Ruth Bryan Owen
Morrison
North Carolina
W. B. Oliver
John McDuffie
Alabama
Moulton Man Barred From Party Battle
Birmingham candidate George Frey was deemed eligible for the Democratic primary August 12 for state senate while J D L Byars of Moulton was barred from the state legislature race. A sub committee of the state Democratic Executive Committee also refused other filings for lateness. The panel was chaired by E W Pettus of Selma and included Brown, T E Buntin, John A Cobb, T E Henderson and John D McQueen.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Frey
State Senate
J. D. L. Byars
Moulton
State Democratic Executive Committee
Ner
Pai Ore Ae Man
J. W. Mitchell
Cherokee County
John A. Rogers
Sumpter County
Mitchell
Democratic Executive Committee
Fourth
E. W. Pettus
Selma
Brown
T. E. Buntin
John A. Cobb
T. E. Henderson
John D. McQueen
Bloodhounds Track Robbery Suspects In Local Billiard Parlor Theft
Two African American men were detained after bloodhounds tracked from the scene of the Bank Street Billiard Parlor robbery last night. The break in occurred between 11 15 and midnight, with a carton of cigarettes and two Roscoe machines stolen. The suspects denied involvement as officers searched their homes for clues amid a pattern of recent break-ins at local businesses.
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Bank Street
J. Newt Hendrix
Alex Brazelton
Hendrix
Bates
Lawrence County
Farm Work Resumes in Morgan County After Heavy Rains
Farm work has resumed in Morgan county as farmers labor over time to tend cotton and corn crops and keep weeds under control after recent heavy rains.
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Morgan County
Itinerary of Rev R T Tyler on Flint circuit schedule
Presiding elder Rev R T Tyler of the Decatur district preaches at Morris chapel on Saturday then at 11 o clock Sunday morning. He will preach at Gandy's Cove on the Falkville route Sunday afternoon and conduct the quarterly conference after the sermon.
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R. T. Tyler
Decatur
Flint
Morris Chapel
Gandy’s Cove
Falkville
A. Z. Bailey Improved After Illness
Friends of A Z Bailey the prominent local wholesale grocer report he is somewhat improved today after several days of illness at his Gordon Drive home.
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A. Z. Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Gordon Drive
Alumni Association To Meet Thursday
The University of Alabama Alumni Association of Decatur will meet Thursday June 5 at 7 30 o clock. All former Alabama students are urged to attend to show loyalty at the important gathering.
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University of Alabama Alumni Association of Decatur
Alabama
Heaviest May in History at Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Director A J Perolio reports the Tennessee Valley Laboratory completed 6647 examinations in May, the heaviest month in its history.
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May
Tennessee Valley
A. J. Perolio
Four Plead Not Guilty in Slocomb Principal Murder Case
Four men charged with the slaying of Claude F. Avant, Slocomb high school principal in 1928, entered not guilty pleas in circuit court. Lee Phillips, Clyde Smith, Randall Jones and Charlie Brown pleaded and Phillips set for trial June 9, with others to follow. The indictment stems from testimony while Phillips served a penitentiary sentence for manslaughter in another case and involves Dr G W Smith, Slocomb physician, whom Phillips said helped plan the murder.
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Geneva
Ala
Claude F. Avant
Slocomb High School
Lee Phillips
Clyde Smith
Randall Jones
Charlie Brown
Phillips
State Penitentiary
G. W. Smith
Slocomb
Mrs Lemna Alsman Returns Home from Columbia Tenn
Mrs Lemna Alsman has returned to her home in Columbia Tennessee after a visit to Mrs A C Simmons.
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Lemna Alsman
Columbia, Tenn
A. C. Simmons
Bond Set After Fatal Collision Near Dothan
Dothan Alabama June 4 A salesman J N Barnes died and his two children Annie 17 Estes 13 were fatally injured after a wagon without lights collided with their automobile near Cross Roads The other driver G E Hobday of Chattanooga Tennessee was held on 2000 bond He claimed his headlights failed and that he did not see the wagon until close The Barnes wagon was struck from the rear near their home as they returned from Madrid three miles away The crash left Barnes son J D Barnes in critical condition with leg amputated and various injuries to others
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Dothan
Ala
J. N. Ry
Barnes
Annie
Estes
J. D. Barnes
G. E. Hobday
Chattanooga
Tenn
Slaughter
Liberty
Hobday
Madrid
Committee Is Criticized By Senator Heflin
Senator Heflin of Alabama criticized the lobby committee for questioning Bishop Cannon and Protestant preachers. He said the senate did not authorize the committee to cross examine clergy about the 1928 campaign and that the committee has gone far afield.
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Washington
Bishop Cannon
Heflin
Alabama
Senate
J E Grow Called Home In Decatur County
J E Grow Crow a longtime county figure died at his Decatur route two home after a long illness. Survived by two sons W A Crow and D M Crow two daughters Mrs W E Sey and Mrs J E Matthews twenty two grandchildren two sisters Mrs J W Sandlin and Mrs W Hartsell. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Antioch church near the Crow home with Rev Maples and burial in the family plot. Pallbearers named J P Matlock T E Williams Herman Sandlin D D Gibson L R Day E W Strother.
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J. E. Crow
County
Decatur
Crow
Potboy
Pepidis
W. A. Crow
D. M. Crow
W. E. Siey
J. E. Matthews
J. W. Sandlin
W. Hartsell
Hartselle
Ala
Antioch Church
Crow Home
Mr. Maples
J. P. Matlock
T. E. Williams
Herman Sandlin
D. D. Gibson, L. R. Day and
E. W. Strother
Cannon Defies Senate On 1928 Anti Smith Campaign
Bishop James Cannon Jr refused to answer senatorial questions about his private anti Smith activities in 1928. Applause and hisses filled the room as he said Congress had no business in his expenditures. The lack of a committee quorum may delay contempt action.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Senate Lobby Committee
Congress
Southern Methodist
Valley Bankers Hold Large Northern Alabama Meeting
The Tennessee Valley Bank annual gathering drew 126 officers and employees from ten northern Alabama counties. Activities included Swan Lake fishing, a noon barbecue, a Valley Country Club golf tournament won by Hal Richeson of the Sheffield office, a Lyons Hotel bridge party, a ladies matinee, and a banquet with dancing into the early morning.
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Alabama
Tennessee Valley Bank
Swan Lake
The
Valley Country Club
Hal Richeson
Sheffield
Lyons Hotel
Singing Convention at Center Grove in Morgan County
An invitation invites the public to the East Morgan County singing convention next Sunday June 8 at Center Grove twelve to fifteen miles east of Hartselle. The program promises excellent voices and an outstanding event.
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Center Grove
Hartselle
Market Repairs Near Completion at Dixie Market
The Dixie meat market on Johnston street shows repairs and remodeling nearly finished after a small fire. Business continues as usual during improvements and renovations underway.
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Dixie
Johnston Street
Torch murder probes in state near Indianapolis
The burning of an automobile last Friday on a highway near Indiana polis was identified as the property of Harold Herbert Schroeder of Mobile. Sheriff George L. Winkler and coroner C. H. Keever with deputy O. H. May plan to return to Indianapolis, while Schroeder’s wife and a friend identified a grey coat found at the scene as Schroeder’s.
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Indianapolis
Harold Herbert Schroeder
Mobile
George L. Winkler
Schroeder
C. H. Keever
O. H. May
Marion County
Ind
Indiana
Winkler
Fire destroys home. body found amid ruins in Schroeder case
A burned ruin following the blaze yielded a man’s badly burned body, possibly Schroeder, whose identity remains uncertain. Mobile dispatches report Schroeder told Miss Gertrude Kittrel of a possible disappearance due to domestic troubles. Sheriff Winkler gathered evidence in Mobile to present to the Marion county prosecutor upon his return to Indianapolis.
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Schroeder
Mobile
Indianapolis News
Gertrude Kittrel
George Winkler
Alabama
Marion County
Winkler
Indianapolis
East Road Work Advances in Vermont and East States
N B Greenleaf says substantial road repairs are underway across Vermont and neighboring eastern states after floods damaged routes nearly two years ago. He recently returned from a motor trip to Canada detailing replacements and rebuild efforts.
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Vermont
N. B. Greenleaf
Canada
Greenleaf
John Rose Dies At Rural Home
News reached here today of the death of John Rose at his rural Penney home near the cemetery. He was known in the community and funeral arrangements were awaiting word.
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John Rose
Penney Cemetery
Escapes Now Free Reduced to Four Today
Sonia Mich June 4. The capture in a rye field of three men and the arrest of another on a freight train at Owosso reduced to four the inmates still at large after a break from the state hospital for criminal insane yesterday. Sheriff Franch and assistants netted the fugitives who offered no attack but were tracked through the field continuing a manhunt. The group includes an inmate who had murdered a fellow inmate and a man sentenced from Flint for a double crime.
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Sonia
Mich
Owosso
State Hospital
William Franch
Joseph Dabajak
Flint
Athens Board of Trustees Hear Progress Report
Athens trustees met with Dr. Naylor, former president, to review progress reports from yesterday’s session.
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Athens
Legee
Naylor
Joe Hall Battles On Legion Card
Joe Hall continues on the Legion card as he prepares for a Huntsville bout. He was to depart today to complete arrangements for the fight in Hunter ville.
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Joe Hall
Legion
Huntsville
Hall
Hunterville
Large Crowd To Hear Lecture On China Missionary
A large crowd is expected to hear a lecture about a missionary who served six years in the orient. The event will feature photographs taken by the missionary and recount experiences from service in China.
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China
Orient
Hartselle Visitor Among Decatur Business Guests
Seldon G. Martin of Hartselle was among business visitors in Decatur today, meeting local officials and touring area facilities.
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Hartselle
Seldon G. Martin
Decatur
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Alumni Association
UOW
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J. E. Grow
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Rye Field
Flaprer Filosofy
Faith Burros
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