Desperadoes Surrounded After Fierce Illinois Shootout
In Deselm Illinois a dramatic 20 minute battle ends with two outlaws cornered one slain and the other wounded Sheriff John Stack identifies the wounded man as Orelle J Easton 25 of Valley City NC and the slain as his brother Clarence Baston 27 Local officers tally a spree of violence including wounding an Indiana trooper kidnapping two Indiana deputies abducting a Wilmington farmer and his four year old son and several gunfights as a nationwide chase continues by some 100 peace officers from both states.
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Joliet
Indiana
Illinois
Deselm
Ill
Forth Yard
John Stack
Kankakee
Orelle J. Easton
Valley City
N. C
Clarence Baston
Joseph Grumann
Ray Leach
Desperado
James Brekke
Brekke
Stack
Laporte
Wilmington
Gromann
la Salle
James Navy
Desperate gunmen believed after Indiana officer shooting
Two gunmen sought by state police after they shot Indiana State Trooper Ray Dixon near La Porte and abducted Deputy Charles Hahn and Deputy Joseph Kowalczyk. The pair fled with the Navy car toward Kankakee after breaking a police cordon near Symerton.
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Wilmington
Ill
Indiana
James Navy
Kankakee
Joliet Barracks
Symerton
Til
Navy
Ray Dixon
la Porte
Indianapolis
Charles Hahn
Joseph Kowalczyk
Brad Byars Faces Trial For Barnes Slaying
Brad Byars former nurse for Dr Reuben H Barnes goes on trial in Hamilton Alabama on murder charges in the death of Mrs Barnes. Dr Barnes also faces murder charges and is hospitalized in Fayette. Key witness Sam Haley the house boy saw a man flee the room after Mrs Barnes was shot.
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Hamilton
Ala
Brad Byars
Reuben H. Barnes
Winfield
Toda Oh
Avise
Dr. Barnes
Fayette
Byars
Sam Haley
Barnes
Haley
Red Cross Plans Expanded First Aid Classes
Morgan county chapter American Red Cross returns nine instructors from Brevard aquatic school and notes more qualified instructors trained at Athens under Ellis D. Fusal. Citizens are urged to enroll through Mrs. Frank H. Kirby at 110 W. Vine Street or by phone 358. Classes have begun with excellent results and more sessions are scheduled at 7:30 Tuesday night.
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Morgan County
American Red Cross
National Red Cross Aquatic School
Brevard
N. C
Athens
Ellis D. Fusal
National Red Cross
Frank H. Kirby
W. Vine Street
Red Cross
Limestone Tot Colitis Victim
Cecil Wayne Ferrell aged five months died at 6 55 p m Saturday from colitis at his parents home Mr and Mrs H A Ferrell Athens route 2 Funeral rites were held Sunday at 2 p m at Athens cemetery with Drinkard Howell of Decatur officiating He is survived by the parents two brothers Albert Jr Marshall Allen and a sister Dorothy
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Cecil Wayne Ferrell
H. A. Ferrell
Athens
Athens Cemetery
Drinkard Howell
Decatur
Albert, Jr
Marshall Allen
Dorothy
Colitis Fatal to Decatur Baby
Ger ald Temple two months old son of Mr and Mrs T J Temple died at home 304 Tenth Avenue West at 6 o clock Sunday afternoon after a brief illness. Funeral rites will be conducted at 3 30 this afternoon at New Friendship by Rev Tom Blankenship with Drinkard Howell in charge of burial. Survived by parents and two sisters Dorothy and Edna.
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Gerald Temple
T. J. Temple
Tenth Avenue, West
New Friendship
Tom Blankenship
Drinkard Howell
Dorothy
Edna
McCall Seeks Parole for Dry County Possession Convicts
State Auditor Charles E McCall urged paroling defendants convicted of possessing state store alcohol in dry counties before a key Supreme Court ruling. Attorney General Carmichael first argued personal possession could be allowed, while courts later ruled it violated ABC laws. The governor may grant parole under a 1935 act without board action.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charles E. McCall
State Pardons Board
Supreme Court
A. A. Carmichael
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
State Court of Appeals
Dry
Carmichael
Court of Appeals
McCall
Pardons Board
Howell Turner
Bibb Graves
Board of Registrars Set Five Day Session Beginnings July 4
Morgan county board of registrars will hold a five day session at the courthouse starting Monday July 4 the last chance of the year for voters to qualify T H Gunn new member replaces the late Avery Sharpley joining with Mrs Leda B Almon chairwoman and Clifton Rolfe of Hartselle in the panel
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Morgan County Board of Registrars
T. H. Gunn
Decatur
Avery Sharpley
Leda B. Almon
Clifton Rolfe
Hartselle
Four shot after weekend affrays left one dead
Allan Logan was killed after a Saturday night shooting at Wilson avenue and McCartney street. John McDonald was wounded, James Lundy paralyzed, and Dick Brown arrested for assault with intent to murder as police hunted a suspect and another shooter.
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Allan Logan
Wilson Avenue
McCartney Street
Logan
Bill Moore
John McDonald
James Lundy
W. Church Street
Moore
W. Vine and
Micison Streets
Lundy
Dick Brown
Brown
Girl Scouts Raise 10.32 For China Relief Campaign
Fifteen Girl Scouts from troop 3 raised 10.32 by selling miniature Chinese flags Saturday afternoon. The funds go to the Bowl of Rice national campaign for relief of the suffering civilian population in China, with Miss Louise Reed as troop captain overseeing the effort.
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Bowl of Rice National Campaign Fund
China
Louise Reed
Uncle Felix Breageale Returns To Farm Life After Funeral
In Kingston Tennessee on June 27 Uncle Felix Breageale aged 73 resumed work on his hillside farm with a 17 year old helper. The day before a hand hewn walnut coffin stood beside him as a minister delivered a tribute to the Roane County resident.
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Kingston, Tenn
Felix
Bush) Breageale
Roane Countain
Teacher Aims Sharp Attack on the Legion
A Columbia University study denounces the American Legion as fascist and unpatriotic. Professor William Gellermann of Northwestern University compiled a 280 page monograph presented to 15,000 Education Association editors, alleging Legion influence in education and politics and urging officials to stop pandering to the group. The Legion responds calling the study communist brain-child and claims the organization is controlled by a small powerful faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ee Legion
Veter
Oe College of Columbia
Unirsity
William Gellermann
Rthwestern University
Gellermann
Stlumbia University
Northwestern
Legion Attack
American Legion
Sur'bel ‘Erman
Jeremiah F. Cross
New York State Legion
Legion chief defends veterans amid college survey critique
Daniel J. Doherty, national commander of the American Legion, rejects a Teachers College survey calling the Legion fascist and unpatriotic. He claims the Legion has 985 812 members and criticizes higher education as hotbeds of communism, asserting ongoing support for national defense amid widespread doubts.
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Nen
Strugets
Amory Armory Dedication To Feature Veteran Leader Of Company E
Captain Raymond R. Brown, longtime Company E commander and veteran of the Rainbow Division, will attend the July 1 dedication of the Amory Armory. Brown, from Pulaski, Tenn, served in World War I and Mexico border campaigns, later leading Company E in Europe before its 1919 muster out.
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Amory
Company E
Raymond R. Brown
Captain Brown
Decatur
Armory
Rainbow Division
Europe
Mr. Brown
Pulaski
Tenn
National Guard Company E
United States
Pershing
Pancho Villa
Brown
New York City
France
Champagne-Marne
Aisne-Marne
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Meuse
Sedan
Sheriff Sandlin Delivers Death-Row Prisoners for Kilby
Sheriff J Street Sandlin transported two prisoners sentenced to die on August 19 to Kilby Prison. Clarence Norris of Scottsboro and Jim Orr, convicted of separate capital crimes, were moved from Morgan and Birmingham jails respectively. Deputy W B Kilgore accompanied them without incident.
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J. Street Sandlin
Kilby
Clarence Norrin
Scottsboro
Morgan County
Jackson County
Jim Orr
Warren White
Orr
Norris
Birmingham
W. BE. Kilgore
Japs Warned Off Island
Britain and France warned Japan to stay off Hainan Island off the South China coast. They said they would aid Indo China’s security and would support each other if any complications arise, as stated to the House of Commons.
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London
Britain
France
Japan
Hainan Island
South China
House of Commons
Hainan
Gulf of Tonking
Colon
Butler
Toyko
Francisco Branco
Barcelona
Spain
Paris
Europe
Germany
Italy
Tunnel Fire Quenched in New Manhattan Tunnel
Fire in the north bore of the $58,000,000 Manhattan Queens vehicular tunnel 150 feet under the East River was flooded today after a machinery failure lowered air pressure. Firemen poured thousands of gallons of water to combat the blaze in an air compression chamber, with fumes and pressure hampering efforts but engineers reporting little structural damage.
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New York
Manhattan
Queens
East River
Alabama Kiwanis Delegation Heads 1938 Convention
Kiwanians from Alabama attend the 22nd Kiwanis International convention in San Francisco opening to address civic issues and plan 1938-39 programs in education urban relations and welfare. Judge Seybourn H. Lynne of Decatur leads the Alabama delegation with Lt governors Seth R. Mapes William D. Self Henry C. Meader and J Theodore Jackson.
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San Francisco
Alabama
Kiwanis International
Seybourn H. Lynne
Decatur
Gover
Seth R. Mapes
Tuscaloosa
William D. Self
Fairfield
Henry C. Meader
Monta
J. Theodore Jackson
Woodward Iron to Reopen Mine in Alabama
The Woodward Iron Company will resume dolomite coal mine operations after two months of shutdown. President H. A. Berg said 550 workers will be recalled once minor repairs are completed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Woodward Iron Company
H. A. Berg
Woodward
Arm and defend ships debate storms British Commons
British MPs pressured Prime Minister Chamberlain to arm merchant ships with anti aircraft guns after fresh Spanish insurgent air raids on the Arion and Farnham. Chamberlain cited structural and policy difficulties while Britain faces growing anti fascist hostilities and calls for reprisals amid a widening Spain conflict.
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London
Une
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Philip J. Noel-Baker
Valencia
Alicante
Francisco Franco
Great Britain
France
Barcelona
Spain
Five Scottsboro Defendants Seek Pardons Notices
Five defendants convicted in the Scottsboro case filed notices to seek pardons from Governor Graves. Haywood Patterson Clarence Norris Andy Wright Charlie Weems were convicted of rape, Ozie Powell for assaulting Deputy Blalock during transfer. Norris received a death sentence. others received prison terms. The ads echo legal procedures and indicate possible U S Supreme Court appeal plans.
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Scottsboro
Graves
Haywood Patterson
Clarence Norris
Andy Wright
Charlie Weems
Morgan County
Victoria Price
Southern
Jackson County
Ozie Powell
Ed Blalock
Powell
Wright Negro
Birmt
J. Street Sandlin
Blalock
Norris
Associated Press
Decatur Daily
Heywood Patterson
Oaie Powell
Decatur
Alabama
Templeton Rites Held For Danville Native Willie Templeton
Final rites for Willie Templeton 56 died at his home Danville route 2 were held at Friendship Church Sunday afternoon with the Rev R B Raines officiating. Burial followed at Drinkard-Howell. Survivors include brother W U Templeton of Hartselle and two sisters Mrs Harry Hogan and Miss Katie Templeton of Danville route 2. Pallbearers were Guy Holladay Clyde Holladay Illie Holladay Lewis Fields Trey Hall and Neal Fitzgerald. Flowers were arranged by a list of local women including Mrs Clyde Holladay Hazel Crow Christine Crow Ruby Templeton Estelle Hunter Louise Hunter Lorene Dutton Lucile McDaniel Bernice Puckett and Ruth Templeton.
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Willie Templeton
Danville
Friendship
Viva Hogan
Sue Templeton
Hartselle
Guy
Clyde
Illie Holladay
Lewis Fields
Trey Hall
Neal Fitzgerald
Clyde Holladay
Hazel Crow
Christine Crow
Ruby Templeton
Estelle Hunter
Louise Hunter
Lorene Dutton
Lucile McDaniel
Bernice Puckett
Ruth Templeton
Morgan child dies of colitis at home in Decatur route 8
Liddle Mae Downs died at 1 30 Sunday afternoon from colitis at her home on Decatur route 8. The 18 month old child was mourned by parents Mr and Mrs J T Downs three sisters and two brothers. Funeral rites were 1 30 this afternoon at the home with Rev George Downs officiating Burial at Rapier cemetery was directed by Drinkard Howell.
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Liddle Mae Downs
Decatur
George Downs
Rapier Cemetery
Drinkard Howell
J. T. Downs
Coast Line to Employ 450 More Men in Waycross
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad shops will call 450 additional workers at Waycross Georgia starting July 5 to meet increased demand in the mechanical department. James Grant, motive power superintendent for the southern division, stated the rise in business necessitated the hiring.
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Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
James Grant
Southern Divison
Tennessee River Weather Stationary at 20 Feet
Readable fragments indicate a Tennessee river gauge near 20 feet with cooler conditions on Tuesday. Mentions of Alabama, a 0.30 inch reading, and light southwest winds along the coast suggest a weather update with modest temperatures around 70 degrees.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Norma Shearer
Scarlett
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Decatur Baby
Board OF Registrars
Girl Scouts
University Group At
Columbia
Assairs Veterans’ Group
Doherty
Sheriff Sandlin
Lynne
Woodward Iron
Templeton
Morgan
Coast Line
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