Death of Ode May Lay Bare Poison Plots
Bowie county Texas officials used chemical analyses to probe two deaths of young wives and hold their former husbands Chester Peavy and Ocie Nix. Nix confessed to poisoning his 17 year old wife in a capsule as authorities exhumed a body and awaited chemists' reports. A special grand jury was convened for Nix. Peavy faced scrutiny over his wife’s convulsions and hasty burial.
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Texarkana
Texas
Bowie County
Chester Peavy
Ocie Nix
R. G. Waters
Nix
New Bos
Peavy
Ed Hutchison
Joe Sellers
Spring Hill
Waters
L. &B. Boswell
Austin
New Boston
Decatur Iron & Steel wins 50000 airship dock contract
Goodyear Zeppelin project awards Decatur Iron & Steel a 50 000 dollar contract to erect a blimp hangar in Gadsden Alabama. Dock 200 feet long 72 feet wide 75 feet high will house Defender airships for Goodyear fleet as operations expand in the South. Workers will remain on site to meet completion by August 1 as commercial lighter than air service grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
Decatur Iron & Steel
Gadsden
Ala
Goodyears Company
Goodyear Southern Tire Manufacturing
Tunney Paid Mrs Fogarty 35000 to Relinquish Claims
Bridgeport Conn June 24 James J Gene Tunney retired heavyweight champion answered the $500000 breach of promise suit by Mrs Katherine King Fogarty denying any marriage proposal but said he paid her sums exceeding 35000 to relinquish all claims. Payments were arranged through his manager Billy Gibson during events including the Dempsey rematch and the Heeney bout as a business matter to counter libelous statements.
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Bridgeport
Conn
James J
Gene” Tunney
Katherine King Fogarty
Ft. Worth
Tex
New York City
Homer 8S
Cummings
Stamford
Connecticut
Tunney
Dempsey
Tom Heeney
Fogarty
Billy Gibson
Deputy in jail on robbery probe held for safekeeping
No statement was made today by Austin E. Walls a Morgan county deputy sheriff brought to the Jefferson county jail for safekeeping in connection with the robbery investigation in the northern part of the state. Sheriff Riddick did not say when Walls would be arraigned.
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Birmingham
Austin E. Walls
Morgan County
Jefferson County
B. F. Riddick
Madison County
Walls
Riddick
Cockleburrs Hint at Early Winter in Local Fields
Cockleburrs discovered in cotton fields by C. D. Patterson member of the city council may presage an early fall. Patterson reports observers say they never saw cockleburrs this early and wheat prophets say the season will see unusually early fall.
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C. D. Patterson
Trio Of Singers Visit In Decatur
E. T. Burgess W. O. Fossett and W. Allen Simms members of the Stamps quartet arrived in Decatur for a brief visit after their season ended. Burgess and Fossett plan to return home near Albertville and one member continues to Texas to complete the quartet season.
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Decatur
E. T. Burgess
W. O. Fossett
W. Allen Simms
Stamps Quartette
Messrs. Burgess
Fossett
Albertville
Stamps
Texas
Former Legislator Dies From Attack
John Wesley Le Maistre 49 a member of the state commission of forestry and former Covington county legislator died at his home in Lockhart Alabama from a heart attack.
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Lockhart
Ala
John Wesley le Maistre
State Commission of Forestry
Covington County
Increase Rate on Cotton Hosiery Across the South
The Alabama Public Service Commission reports Inter State Commerce Commission approval of higher rates for cotton hosiery rayon and mixed cotton silk between Southern points. It declines higher northbound rates to allow Southern mills to compete in northern markets.
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Montgomery
Alabama Public Service Commission
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Elect Officers For Next Term
Junior Chamber of Commerce members are urged to attend the semi annual election at 7:30 PM Tuesday in the chamber hall. The slate includes a president two vice presidents and ten directors to serve six months.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Docket Indicates Slower Case Load
City dockets show speeding and traffic violation cases decreasing as four of thirty are fare. Police maintain vigilance to enforce traffic rules and drivers grow more familiar with regulations.
Return From S. S. Meet At Mentone
Rev. J. D. Pickens and family with Miss Irene Gerich and Will Span abel of Southside Baptist church and Miss Evelyn Siey of Central Baptist church have returned from Mentone after attending the Sunday school assembly last week. Rev. I. W. Meyers and family also attended.
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J. D. Pickens
Irene Gerich
Will Spanabel
Southside Baptist Church
Evelyn Siey
Central Baptist Church
Mentone
I. W. Meyers
Paul C. Davis Takes Week Vacation in Decatur
Home Oil Mill attache Paul C. Davis is on a weeklong vacation and plans to spend it in Decatur.
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Paul C. Davis
Mr. Davis
Decatur
Echols Denies Allegation In Mine Tragedy
E. E. Echols denies responsibility for the Connellsville mine explosion that killed ten workers on May 27. He disputes W. B. Hillhouse’s claim that gas ignition caused the blast and argues booster fans, which he protested, blew gases toward an electrical hoist where they ignited. Echols notes his dismissal stemmed from not informing the chief inspector of mine conditions.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
E. E. Echols
State Mine Inspection Service
Bibb
Graves
Montgomery
Connellsville
Yolande Coal and Coke Company
W. B. Hillhouse
Echols
Hillhouse
Zero Hour Set For Tonight By Kiwanis
Decatur Kiwanis club observes Zero Hour tonight at 8:05 at the YMCA in step with Kiwanis clubs across the United States and Canada. Vice president Charles Eyster will preside in the absence of H. L. Peterson who attends the International convention in Milwaukee.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
United States
Canada
Charles Eyster
H. L. Peterson
Milwaukee
Traffic Lights To Arrive Any Day In Decatur
Decatur city council member C. D. Patterson said traffic lights will arrive any day after manufacturers assured shipment. Installation will start soon after arrival with seven lights planned for business thoroughfares.
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C. D. Patterson
Decatur
Thirty Face Charges in City Courts Today
Thirty defendants faced charges in city courts today after the weekend round ups. The session marked one of the heaviest courts in weeks with a broad sweep across multiple docket items.
Sedan overturns near Shoals Creek bridge injures none
Mrs. M. R. Rankin and her son Rex escaped injury when the Rankin sedan rolled over on the highway between here and Huntsville near Shoals Creek bridge around nine this morning. A tire blowout was blamed for the accident and the car sustained considerable damage.
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M. R. Rankin
Rex
Beautiful Burglar Sparks Dramatic Household Escape
A tense scene unfolds as a burglar encounters a mysterious young woman hidden in a cloak. The man, Julian Guyford, obstinately questions her motive while she appeals to his sense of humanity to avert shame and misery for someone she shelters. The encounter shifts with bold glimpses of trust and danger.
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Julian Guyfford
Hartselle Legion Officials Thank Local Post
Local post officials praised Hartselle units and citizens for aiding the Fourth of July celebration. Ex service members sold admission tickets to support the event and expect large turnout to make it a memorable day in Legion circles.
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American Legion
Legionnaires of
Hartselle
Legion
Air Accidents Reported Fatal Weekend Events
Five killed in parachute and plane exhibitions in North Carolina Alabama and Mississippi. Parachutists died when rigs failed and a pilot and jumper perished in a Cincinnati crash. Several auto accidents killed a Birmingham girl and a Knoxville woman while others were injured or missing in Mississippi and Georgia.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Joe Hite
Homer Nasers
Harold Bidle
E. J. Cain
Albémarle
N. C
William Lowry
Palma
Alabama
Mississippi
Dorothy Wade
Birmingham
Gadsden
Lindy Tuck
Jacksonville
Fla
Ocean Springs
Miss
M. R. Tuck
Lindy
Ed Phillips
Knoxville
Tenn
Eutaw
Houston Trull
Singer Reba Brown Weds Roy Wall of Texas Four
Miss Reba Brown of Falkville became the bride of Roy Wall a well known singer with the Texas Four a Stamps quartet. The couple left by motor for Atlanta to begin their future home.
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Reba Brown
Falkville
Roy Wall
Texas Four
Stamps
Rotary delegate reports on Dallas convention
John McGehee, delegate from the Decatur Rotary club, spoke to the local organization about the Dallas international convention. He praised the event as impressive and noted delegates left for home pleased with Rotary's progress toward a more peaceful spirit among nations.
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John McGehee
Decatur Rotary Club
Dallas
McGehee
Rotary
Ships search sea for lost birdmen after Franco mission
Madrid reports Major Ra mon Franco and three companions disappeared on a flight to New York via the Azores. Destroyers and hydro airplanes scoured the area between Spain and the Azores after a British ship sighted possible wreckage 100 miles off the Azores.
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Madrid
Ramon Franco
New York
Azores
Spain
Gresden
Ministry of the Navy
Ferrol
Grelden
Ministry
Cartegna
Vasco da Gama
Franco
Snook Pleads Not Guilty In Court
Dr. James H. Snook a dismissed professor and admitted slayer of Theora Hix pleaded not guilty to a first degree murder indictment at arraignment in Columbus Ohio. Judge Robert P. Duncan set July 22 for trial over prosecution requests amid defense time constraints. Snook spoke calmly and answered not guilty joining co defendant E. O. Ricketts who also pleaded not guilty.
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Columbus, O
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
John J. Chester, Jr
Robert P. Duncan
E. O. Ricketts
Snook
Visiting Minister Addresses Decatur Pastors Union
Dr. Livenhood of St. Louis spoke on the problems of the church in larger cities to the Decatur pastors Union. The group voted to adjourn for the summer until the first Monday in September and named Revs. Hart, Wallace and Pickens to organize the pastors picnic.
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Livenhood
St. Louis
Decatur Pastors’ Union
Union
Hart
Wallace and Pickens
Birmingham Visit By Cator Iron and Steel Co
Cator Iron and Steel Co. was in Birmingham today on business.
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Cator Iron & Steel Co
Birmingham
Concert Tonight for Macedonians at Macedonia
A concert is scheduled tonight at Macedonia featuring a quartet from Decatur. The event highlights regional music and community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Decatur
Cooperation Sought From Decatur Rotary For Legion Celebration
Joseph A. Woods commander of Morgan County Post of the American Legion asked the Decatur Rotary Club to cooperate in a celebration set to run from July 1 through July 4.
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Joseph A. Woods
Morgan County
American Legion
Decatur
Legion
Southern Producing men aid American Legion July celebration
W. E. Pranks and E. V. Whittington of the Southern Producing Company assisted the American Legion in promoting the upcoming July celebration, spending the weekend in Birmingham.
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W. E. Pranks
E. V. Whittington
The
Southern Producing Company
American Legion
Birmingham
Unclear Dialect Fragment on Kitchen Scene
Fragment discusses kitchens and a pilot performing a loop de loop in a desolate setting. The text uses exaggerated rural dialect phrases without clear context or identifiable facts. No names, dates, places, or organizations are evident.
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