Held in jail over fatal pistol duel in Yellow Bluff area
Lewis Gullian is jailed in Morgan county on conspiracy to murder charges in the death of 28 year old Wesley White, killed in a late Saturday pistol duel on Yellow Bluff road. Fred Walker, wounded in the chest, remains at Benevolent Hospital with a good chance to recover as he faces murder charges. A deputy’s account places White and Walker as adversaries for some time, a young woman companion wounded in the initial volley.
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Lewis Gullion
Morgan County
Wesley White
Yellow Bluff
Gullian
Fred Walker
Benevolent Hospital
Walker
White
Gibson
Bud” Davis
Rivers Rise Again In South Part Of State
Southern Alabama rivers swell for the third time this spring after heavy rains. The Cahaba at Centreville rises rapidly while the Alabama River near Montgomery climbs over a foot. Warrior at Tuscaloosa also rises. rain damages cotton and crops. Kilby prison farm reports major losses. Fort Deposit records the heaviest rainfall in 25 years. a Montgomery man and his son suffer serious injuries from a fallen tree limb. Birmingham sees floods with feet of water on streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
P. H. Smyth
Gadsden
Selma
Cahaba
Centreville
Tuscaloosa
Tallapoosa
Milstead
Coosa
Wetumpka
Kilby
Fort Deposit
F. L. Cobb
Birmingham
Confession of Murder Scrutinized in West Chester Case
Earl F. Peacox, a young radio expert, is jailed in West Chester County on charges of murdering his wife Dorothy. Detectives seek to prove the killing resulted from a sudden anger, as Peacox claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Earl F. Peacox
West Chester County
Dorothy
Peacox
Party Leader Says Nothing To Critic Now
Birmingham May 1 Oliver D Street a republican national committeeman from Alabama said he was not prepared to reply to charges by Pope M Long former chairman of the state republican executive committee that Street acted as informal chairman of a ways and means committee to raise funds from republican office holders for campaign expenses. Long said letters written by Street were used by a Walker county republican to collect funds and claimed Street’s handwriting and name appeared on the letters. Street denied the accusations and said he would have something to say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Oliver D. Street
Alabama
Pope M. Long
Cordova
Republican Executive Committee
Ways and Means
Long
Condemnation Vote Denied Over Solon Attack
The senate rejected Heflin's resolution condemning the attack on him at Big Mass., by 69 to 14, after he accused opposition of Catholic influence and sparked religious debate before the vote led by Senator Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Heflin
Alabama
Watson
Indiana
Decatur Tags To Front Of Cars Next Week
Junior Chamber of Commerce in Decatur plans to place identification tags on every car in the city next week. The tags will read Decatur, The Gateway to Alabama, as assurances from local dealers outline an inexpensive, extensive advertising plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Praise for Montgomery Rotary hospitality at convention
President E B Garner of the local Rotary Club praised the city of Montgomery for hosting visiting Rotarians. He commended the high quality program arranged for the Rotary convention and voiced satisfaction with the hospitality extended by the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
E. B. Garner
Classified ads essay on markets and readership appeal
An advertising pitch extols the power of the noon classified section to reach over 6200 readers. It touts the need anticipation and the strong pull of want ads as the most cost effective medium for selling products and telling their story.
Leader Seeks Eight Thousand for Civic Drive
Decatur civic leaders including H L Peterson back a plan by the Decatur Industrial Board and the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce to raise 8000 for preliminary campaigns to attract industry. About 50 workers will start, with 20 committee heads and their teams targeting prospects and organizations in a rapid drive to boost Decatur’s industrial future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Peterson
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur Industrial Board
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Peterson
Ripon 75th jubilee marks birth of a party in brief
A small frame schoolhouse on Ripon’s campus hosted the founding event of a new party. President Hoover will chair the jubilee, with James W. Good delivering the principal address on June 8. Gov. Kohler and various officials attend as speakers. The piece recounts Alvin Bovay’s 1853 54 actions, the Kansas Nebraska bill, and the birth of the Republican Party with the 1856 Philadelphia convention as its maturation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
James W. Good
Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
Ripon
Wis
Ripon Allege
George Wits
Harry E. Thomas
Roy E. Reed
Calvin Coolidge
Alvin Bovay
Stephen A. Douglas
Illinois
Bovay
Jackson
Mich
Philadelphia
Haven't Missed Annual Sing In Fifty-Two Years
Folks from several counties join at Holly Pond Cullman County for the 52nd annual sing next Sunday. The community has held the event every year for 52 years, with many aes organizations participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Pond
Cullman County
Aes
Infatuation leads to deadly Texas shooting brawl
In Waxahachie Texas on May 1 a veered love triangle ended in murder as Dr Harry F Dowling 46 a married veterinary surgeon soldiers shot dead 19 year old divorcee Lola B Roller and then was killed by Lola's uncle H L Hempkins the shootings followed Dowling forcing entry to Roller’s room after she fled Temple to avoid him Sheriff John Davenport witnessed the deadly confrontation as Dowling fired three shots and Hempkins returned fire after Hempkins grabbed a pistol from his grocery nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxahachie
Texas
Harry F. Dowling
Lola B. Roller
Temple
Dr. Dowling
H. L. Hempkins
Dowling
Sewer Projects Before Council in Decatur Meeting
Two sewer projects are set for Decatur city council to consider at Thursday night’s regular meeting. One aims to add a storm sewer on Lee Street to curb overflow, the other plans a sanitary sewer in the Negro section near West Decatur and Negro High School. Residents urge relief, and council observers await Lee Street decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decature
Lee Street
West Decatur
Drive Continues on Delinquent Assessments
The city today pressed ahead with its campaign to collect all money owed by property owners for delinquent assessments on public improvements.
Funeral Today for Kirby D. Smith
Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 2 30 o clock at the residence for Kirby D. Smith a seven year employee of the Louisville and Nashville shops He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church south since 1904 Pallbearers were Cecil Whitlock J J Clark Harold Gray W H Simpson Joe Welleford and G T Butler Honorary pallbearers were shops employees Interment will be made in city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby D. Smith
Louisville & Nashville
Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Cecil Whitlock
J. J. Clark
Harold Gray
W. H. Simpson
Joe Welleford
G. T. Butler
City Cemetery
Murder and romance entwine over Torridity mine mystery
A tale of murder, intrigue, and romance surrounds Jerry Ogden named as his father's killer. John Peebles seeks the truth, Lucy stands to wed Jerry, while the desolate Torridity mines and a hidden ferry link haunt the plot. A tense investigation unfolds with family secrets and ghost town shadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Ogden
John Peebles
Jerry
Lucy
Peebles
Torridity
Ogden
Nathan Hyde
Silent farewell amid a fading life at hand
A speaker recalls witnessing a death marked by deep grief and urgency. Tears blurred vision as they bent over the dying companion, noting the warmth of a body that would soon be still after a final spoken moment.
Temple Marshal is Shot in Oklahoma Murder Case
Harry Adair of Temple Oklahoma is jailed in Cotton County awaiting a preliminary hearing on a murder charge for the slaying of Temple city marshal J D Graham. Authorities say Adair was taken from a pool hall for intoxication and returned with a shotgun to kill the officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walters
Okla
Harry Adair
Temple
Cotton County
J. D. Graham
Adair
Graham
Temple city marshal J. D. Graham shot to death
J D Graham city marshal of Temple Oklahoma was shot to death Saturday night He had left Lawrence county about twenty years ago for the west His brother M B Graham is a prominent citizen of Lawrence county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Graham
Temple
Okla
Lawrence County
West
M. B. Graham
Colonel Finnell On An Inspection Trip
Colonel Woolsey Finnell state highway director left Montgomery for an inspection trip to Huntsville Florence and back via Tuscaloosa Officials did not say if the trip relates to a Montgomery petition to Chicago noting this stretch is the only unpaved section of the highway
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Woolsey Finnell
Huntsville
Florence
North Alabama
Tuscaloosa
State Highway Department
Finnell
Chicago
Back Now After Years Absence Views Changes
Mrs Emma Tenney of Washington DC returns to Decatur after a long absence. She has traveled widely, including the Rockies, and notes Decatur's advantageous location with rare shipping facilities by water and rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma 8. Tenney
Washington, D. C
Decatur
Here
Rockies
Local delegates hail Macon convention as finest yet
Delegates from the Decatur Pilot club returned from the International Convention in Macon Georgia declaring the event the best the club has held. The Decatur party included Ines Thombs Ruby S Jones Mary Louisa Jones Flora Boyd and Mattie Jones. Lilian Whin won the best song prize by unanimous vote with twenty entries in the contest. The next convention will be in El Paso Texas. Elections named Virginia Bangsley Montgomery society editor of the Montgomery Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Pilot Club
Macon
Pilot International
Ines Thombs
Rubys. Jones
Mary Louisa Jones
Flora Boyd
Mattie Jones
Pilot i Tions
Lilian Whin
Decatur
el Paso
Texas
Virginia Bangsley
Montgomery
Gomery Journal
Burglary Reported At Eva Alabama Store
A late Saturday night break in at H. G. Self store in Eva Alabama left no trace of the thieves identities. Considerable loss resulted as burglars rummaged through the store taking cuff buttons shoes and other articles. Three pairs of cuff buttons and more items were found about 50 yards from the store by Calvin Dye and Delone Keller End of the section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Self
Eva
Ala
Calvin Dye
Delone Keller
World's Record For Year Declared By Telegraph to Sterchi
A telegraphic message from the Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet company to J. L. Shumake of Gune Bros. Stores reports the Decatur stores hold the work on recorder, claiming a world record for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wire To Sterchi
Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet Company
J. L. Shumake
Gune Bros. Stores, Inc
Décatur
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Morgan
Street
Pope Long
Solon
Brockton
Andrew
Tegen
Hubbard
Stimson
Den
Lawrence Co
Colonel Finnell
Logal
Balk
Decatur Club
Eben
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