Lindbergh Receives Warm Welcome in St Louis Homecoming
Col Charles Lindbergh, back from his trans Atlantic flight, is cheered by thousands in St Louis. He will be honored at a 300 strong reception at the Congress hotel with Secretary of War Davis and Governor Baker in attendance. He participates in flag raising ceremonies for the Cardinals and attends a Chase hotel dinner hosted by Davis.
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ST. Louis
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Lindbergh
Congress Hotel
Davis
Sam Baker
St. Louis Cardinals
Chase Hotel
Baker
Officer Slain Near Cabin as Pursuit Ends
Paris Tenn June 18 AP The body of Sheriff Caldwell lies near a cabin after he was killed approaching the cabin to arrest Joseph Upchurch a negro shot by a posse surrounding the cabin Upchurch fired on the crowd then calmly lit a pipe before dying from gunfire as deputies and citizens closed in
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Paris
Tenn
P. P. Caldwell
Joseph Upchurch
Caldwell
Upchurch
Patterson Proposes At Large Morgan County Board Plan
John Patterson sponsors a bill to elect all Morgan county revenue board members at large from four districts with a county wide majority. The measure repeals former election methods and places each member responsible for all districts. The bill also creates a five person commission to oversee courthouse construction in Decatur with named appointees Malone, Martin, Bowles, Jones, and Rankin.
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John Patterson
Morgan County
Aative
Board of Revenue
Patterson
Alabama House of Repre
B. L. Malone
Ben F. Martin
Thomas A. Bowles
M. R. Rankin
Decatur
President Coolidge goes fishing at Squaw Creek
Rapid City June 18. President Coolidge dressed in a ten-gallon hat and rubber hip boots traveled to Squaw Creek to angle for mountain trout in a brief excursion reported by AP.
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Rapid City
S. D
Coolidge
Squaw Creek
Child dies at five months in Elkmont funeral set
Five month old D. L. Mixon died Friday afternoon at five. Funeral services scheduled for this afternoon at 2 30 at Elkmont with interment to follow under the direction of the priest.
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L. Mixon
Elkmont
Firemen Dine and Honor Fire Chief Sorber at Hall
Johnston street department firefighters and friends held a banquet at the fire hall with talks praising the department. W. M. Pepper presented Fire Chief Sorber with a pipe as a token of esteem. Attending were W. H. Sorber L. Royer Sr L. Royer Jr John Cobb Mrs Cobb Floyd Elkins Clyde Cobb J. E. Akers Roy Walker and others.
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Johnston Street
Sorber
W. M. Pepper
W. H. Sorber
L. Royer, Sr
L. Royer, Jr
John Cobb
$250 Million Heirship Case in London Unveils Marriage Record
In London a law suit seeks $250 million from the Crown claiming the late Maria L Epine secretly married and left a lawful heir Abigail Eccles. The Misses Mason, descendants, found a marriage entry at St Martin's in the Fields and filed a petition of right in Chancery.
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London
INS
Maria L’epine
Portsmouth
Abigail Eccles
Robert Coldwell
A.C. Mason
Misses Mason
Oxford Street
Church of
St. Martin’s-in-the-Field
Ice Box Hideout Fatal for Three Children
In Henderson Texas a hide and seek game ended in tragedy when three children hid in an ice box at a farm home. Two girls Josie Bell Mason ten and Letta Mason five died, a four year old boy was seriously ill after nearly an hour trapped before discovery. Their families are Mr and Mrs Richard Mason and Mr and Mrs Tom Mason.
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Henderson
Texas
Tom
Josie Bell Mason
Richard Mason
Letta Mason
Tom Mason
Bridwell Returns From Anderson Camp Meeting
Rev. A J Bridwell of the Church of God has returned from the Anderson Indiana camp meeting where over 10 000 attended daily programs from 6 am to 10 pm. The Anderson Herald notes vast crowds and massive food service with hundreds of pounds of wieners thousands of sandwiches soups and beverages sold daily.
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A. Q. Bridwell
Church of God
Anderson
Indiana
Ministerial Association
Anderson Herald
Father’s Day Theme Promoted With Church Services
Central Methodist church will host special Father’s Day services on Sunday morning with Rev. Jas. D. Hunter delivering a message titled The Father’s Heart. A community invitation is extended and evening talk will explore What makes a Leader sparked by interviews with Irving Bacheller.
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Central Methodist Church
Jas. D. Hunter
Irving Bacheller
America
Vacation Bible School Draws Large Attendance at Westminster
Good attendance marked the first week of the daily vacation Bible school at Westminster Presbyterian church. Beginning last Monday, many boys and girls aged four to 16 attended. Additional students are expected next week and classes start Monday at 8:45 AM with no charge for instruction.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Revenue Bill Dominates Alabama Legislature Debate
In Montgomery on June 18 AP reports the general revenue bill, calling for 4 million dollars annually, faces Senate scrutiny after House passage. Nuisance taxes on tobacco and a reduced gasoline oil levy fund the bill, with corporate tax opposition and open hearings planned as the bill moves to a Senate committee.
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Montgomery
Senate
Ways and Means
House
Tompkins
Houston County
Tunstall
Finance and Taxation Committee
Annex Nears Completion at Ninth Street Methodist Church
The church annex under construction is due to be finished in about 30 days. Rev. W. D. Barnes says Sunday school classes will move to the new annex promptly after completion.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
W. D. Barnes
Woman's Age No Ban To Beauty
American women age with grace says Paul Poiret in Women's Home Companion. He notes women 60 and 70 remain strikingly beautiful and stylish, and that age brings more interesting lines and developing character for couture.
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Poiret
New York
Paul Poiret
Woman’s Home Companion
Refugees Return Home After Mississippi Flood Ravages Lands
Refugees from the Mississippi flood begin returning from camps to homes ruined by muddy torrents. They reach their levee entrances and travel by boat and truck to doorsteps, finding waterlogged structures, rot, and silt. Some homes barely stand amid a vast brown mudscape and decaying livestock.
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Batop Rouge
Red Cross
Mrs Williamson Held for Murder After Alabama Shooting
Meridian Mississippi reported Bill Williamson of Cuba Alabama was shot dead in a quarrel with his estranged wife Mrs Dillard Williamson. She is held on a murder charge after the incident at the Huff home where the couple’s child resided.
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Meridian
Miss
Bill Williamson
Cuba
Ala
Dillard Williamson
Williamson
Clifford Harris
Des Moines Picked 1928 Lions Convention City
Des Moines, Iowa, was selected as the 1928 Lions International convention city in the closing session. Irving L. Camp of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was elected president.
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Miami
Fla
Des Moines
Iowa
Lions International
Irving L. Camp
Johnstown
Plans for Transatlantic Flight Filmed in Progress
At Roosevelt New York on June 18 AP reports Commander Byrd's monoplane America may be filmed during the Atlantic crossing. Lieutenant George Dee will operate two automatic cameras to capture Byrd and Bert Acosta aboard the aircraft as it flies toward Paris, weather permitting.
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Roosevelt
N. Y
Byrd
America
George D.ee
Bert Acosta
Paris
Promises of Bibb Graves Push Alabama Road Projects
Alabama highway department moves quickly on Bibb Graves promise for a 5 mile concrete Bee Line road to Athens from the Tennessee line. Ardmore road to connect with Tennessee border includes 28 foot roadway with shoulders. Crews fix Line highway shoulders between Decatur and Hartselle. A contract for a 3 mile extension from Cullman courthouse area is to be let before August 1.
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Alabama State Highway Department
Bibb Graves
Tennessee Line
Cochrane Bridge
Mobile
Athens
Pryor Plantations
Sa Ae Rr
Ardmare
Ardmore
Highway Department
Tennessee River
Neessee
Bes Line
Here
Decatur
Hartselle
State Highway Department
Cullman County
Three Arrested in Prohibition Crackdown
Sheriff Davis reports three defendants held on prohibition violations. Two are white and one is Black. Bonds set at 300 dollars each as authorities seize eleven near ilons of liquor.
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Davis
Second Hand Bootleg Autos Bring Cash For Uncle Samuel
Albany reports a Malone New York bootleg tale about seized rum cars sold at government auctions. A man inspecting auction cars taps their bodies then recounts buying one two years ago for 285 dollars and converting it to a milk truck uncovering whiskey and quor cases hidden in a secret compartment, selling them for 245 dollars.
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Samuel
Albany
N. Y
Malone
New York State
Canada
John Barleycorn
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Cardinals
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Pacific
Dallas
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Jess Windham
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Cullman
Raymond I. Borst
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