Mississippi Governor and Editor in Hotel Lobby Brawl
Governor Paul B. Johnson and Daily News editor Frederick Sullens fought in a crowded Jackson hotel lobby, both bleeding but unharmed. Sullens had accused the governor of harassment and Johnson allegedly struck first with a heavy cane. The encounter followed years of political-press enmity and legal actions.
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Jackson, Miss
Paul B. Johnson
Mississippi
Frederick Sullens
The
Daily News
Sullens
Johnson
Itnesses
G.W. Buck
Yazoo City
Negro electrocuted in Kilby Prison in Alabama
Judge Ragland a 34 year old ex convict died in Kilby prison electric chair early today for the slaying of Opelika storekeeper Robert W. Capps. Governor Dixon denied clemency. Ragland pleaded alibi. Capps identified the negro as his assailant in a holdup.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ragland
Kilby
Robert W. Carps
Opelika
Dixon
Capps
Bank visit ends with surprise dog deposit
In Seattle a woman carries a fluffy white dog into a branch bank. Tellers praise its cuteness, then she opens the dog's back to pull out a deposit, revealing a fake canine.
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Seattle
Community notes from Morgan County Mt Tabor
Rev Toon of Decatur preached at the Baptist church with Carl Green Howard College student. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Hugh White Mrs Norwood son and daughter and Mrs Josie Hamilton and others. Home Demonstration Club meeting May 3 at Amelia Super’s. C P Jennings Falkville visited on Tuesday.
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Toon
Decatur
Carl Green
Howard College
Norwood Ami
Hugh White
Josie Hamilton
Ruth Blevins
Margaret Ann
Roy Moore
Claud Prince
Ronnie Black
Horace Russell
Williard
Cullman County
Joe Malcolm
Loyd Kyle
Home Demonstration Club
Amelia Super
Tom Kyle
Edith
Doris West
Velma Pettit
Charles
Billy
W. L. McCutcheon
Soni
Bernard
Leon McCutcheon
Jack
Cullman
Annie Armstrong W. M. A
Emma Wright
Carl Francis
Owens and Williams
Gordon Francis
Hartselle
C. P. Jennings
Falkville
Parole Board Chief Praises Parolee Progress
Robert M. Hill of Alabama's pardon and parole board said 99 percent of parolees are making good and condemned systems subject to political domination. He spoke in Biloxi Mississippi on May 3.
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Biloxi
Miss
Robert M. Hill
Alabama
Pardon and Parole Board
Fairfield approves $65,000 paving and gutter project
Mayor Claude N Gilley was notified by PWA officials of presidential approval for a $65,000 paving and gutter project in Interurban Heights Fairfield Negro housing settlement.
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Fairfield
Ala
Claude N. Gilley
PWA
Interurban Heights
Fairfield Negro Housing Settlement
Sunday’s Lesson on Isaiah invites soul nourishment and Mercy
The May 5 International Uniform Lesson urges memorizing Isaiah 55 and embracing spiritual food over material gain. It highlights seeking Jehovah, repentance, pardon, and lasting peace, noting God’s thoughts higher than ours and the joy of trust in divine promises. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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David
Isaiah
Marriage of Miss Terry and Mr. Hutto at Flower Hill
Marcia Delano Moore returns home from Decatur after a week with Mrs. M Olinger. Miss Odessa Ausborn visits sister Mrs. Dawson Cottingham. Guests include Mrs. Jesse Terry, Mrs. Emma Payne of Hillsboro, and Mrs. Nancy Ausborn. Rev J W Henderson preaches at Flower Hill. Sunday School invites grown attendance at 10 o clock.
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Marcia Delano Moore
M. Olinger
Decatur
Odessa’ Ausborn
Dawson Cottingham
Jesse Terry
Emma Payne
Hillsboro
Harvey Moore
Roy Tipper
Nancy Ausborn
Pastor Terry
Spencer Hutto
J._W.Henderson
Flower Hill
Pauline Alred
Dave Peebles
Jessee Moore
J. M. Aldridge
Howard Lott
J.W. Henderson
Earline
Christine
Mary Terry
Evelyn Moore
Reward Offered for Hale County Slaying Suspect Luther Wilson
Gov Frank M Dixon offers a 200 reward for the arrest and conviction of Luther Wilson under indictment in Hale county for the 1932 slaying of his wife. Solicitor Joseph H James endorsed the reward noting the victim’s head was nearly severed and the husband has been a fugitive since.
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Greensboro
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Luther Wilson
Hale County
Joseph H. James
Daily Want Ad Seeks Good Apartments for Rent
In a bustling market, renters seek suitable apartments as demand stays high. Daily Want Ad services offer listings to swiftly pair tenants with available units.
Offbeat Proverb Reflects On Words And Wisdom
A fragment from a bulletin features pithy maxims on language and conduct including warns about careless or cruel words, a child’s quip about growing up, and snippets of social humor. It also contains adages about leveling up and the value of effort. The tone resembles a community column with brief, anecdotal vignettes.
Named to Rule Norway for Nazis Week With Sister
A crowded Sunday at the Baptist church heard Brother Collier of Decatur preach There was a large crowd at the Methodist service in the afternoon Pastor Brother Moore delivered the message Mitchell Jones and family joined by Ilburn Roberts at Sunday services Mr and Mrs William Betterton and son J V were dinner guests of his parents L O Dobbs and children visited Mathews of Plorette School plans a Wednesday close Teachers hold a picnic for students Wednesday John Ellis and family spent Sunday with his son Edd Ellis
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Omer Morris
Decatur
Baptist Church
Brother Collier
Methodist Church
Brother Moore
Mitchell Jones
Ilburn Roberts
William Betterton
J. V
Dobbs
A Mathews
Rural High School Review Sparks Literary Fame
A cub reporter covering a deadly class plays at a rural high school gains attention this spring after his review describes an audience of expectant mothers in the auditorium.
Community Notes from Morgan County
Neighbors report Mrs. Bobb Watkins has improved and can be up again. Local women including Mrs. Madgie Edwards Kathern Betterton and others attended quilting at Lola Burt Singleton's home. Dessie Glasco and son visited Erby Betterton. Mrs. Ellis Edwards and Ralph Roan called on Er. Farmers stay busy as spring approaches and Ruth Betterton spends time with her offspring.
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Bobb Watkins
Madgie Edwards
Kathern
Erby Betterton
Ralph Roan
Tineman
Levern. Cox
Estell West
Lola Burt Singleton
Dessie Glasco
John Ellis
John Edwards
Ruth Betterton
Governor Saltonstall Initiates in Bunker Hill Camp in Boston
In Boston on May 2 Governor Saltonstall startled onlookers in a hotel lobby by removing his tuxedo coat in preparation for initiation into the Bunker Hill camp heroes of 76 national seajourners. His trousers were held up by fiery red galluses.
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Boston
Saltonstall
Bunker Hill
National
Local Lady Praises Gly-Cas Remedy for Pain Relief
Mrs Mollie Dilbeck of 160 Fifth Ave South Decatur recounts years of suffering from shoulder neck back bladder and digestive issues until Gly-Cas gave her relief. She reports regular bowels better sleep renewed energy and eased pains and urges others to try Gly-Cas sold at Loyd's Drug Store Corner Second Ave and Moulton St and by regional druggists.
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Mollie Dilbeck
Fifth Ave
Decatur
Loyd
Mrs. Dilbeck
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