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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1935

Page

3

Murder Girl Millicent in the Clutch of a Confession

Detective Buchanan and Sergeant Mahoney close in as Millicent admits her role in a web of incriminating statements. A dramatic ride to the garage ends with Millicent agreeing to reveal all starting from the Drimgold confession plan and the encounter with a woman in black ermine.

Phyllis Faulconer Buchanan Millicent Johansen Headquarters Mahoney Baloney Bob Caise

Millicent Agrees to Help in Trap Against Norman

Sergeant Mahoney questions Millicent to clarify her link to Norman and proposes a trap plan. He asks her to visit the vacant apartment building and test doors, seeking information while she admits her devotion to Norman.

Hoover Attacks Regimentation in Hoover Speech

Former President Herbert Hoover told the California conference of social work in San Francisco that a government dominant security system would erode freedom. He warned against a manufactured regimented society while applauded by about 2,000 delegates.

San Francisco Herbert Hoover Hoover California Supreme Courts California Republican Assembly Sacramento New York

Confrontation Over Missing Norman Ends In Danger

A tense exchange reveals the belief Norman is trapped in the apartment house. One officer plans to mobilize a squad to surround the building and send the woman inside, risking her life to uncover the truth and save others.

Norman Drimgold

Athens Bank Declares Five Percent Dividend For Depositors

Athens Bank will pay a five percent dividend to depositors of the closed Farmers and Merchants Bank of Athens on May 8. This brings total paid to date to fifteen percent, with ten percent already disbursed in January. The bank closed December 14, 1981 amid concern over claims from other banks holding much of the bank's paper.

Athens Ala Farmers & Merchants Bank of Harry Taft

Pelicans Reported Visiting Farms Near West Point

A flock of pelicans at roadside ponds near West Point Nebraska attracted deer to farms. Farmers dispute forecasts of Midwest desertification and an editor notes the region is unlikely to become arid.

West Point Neb Middlewest

Alabama farmer stands by son during free hydrocephalus operation

A Brewton man and his ten year old son Lewis traveled from Alabama to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for a charitable hydrocephalus operation performed by Dr. Walter E. Dandy. The father pledged to stay in the city as long as funds hold, awaiting word on the outcome after a two hour and ten minute surgery.

Baltimore Houston Pate Alabama Lewis Johns Hopkins Hospital Walter E. Dandy Marcus J. Abrams Pate Brewton

Hart Is Heard at Athens School

The Reverend BEN Hart pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church Decatur Alabama preached the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the State Secondary Agricultural School of Athens Sunday morning May 5th. Other events include May Fete Tuesday Patron's Day Wednesday Senior Play Wednesday and Junior High graduation Thursday with address by B R Baldwin of the State Teachers College.

Athens Ala Ben. Hart Westminster Presbyterian Church Decatur State Secondary Agricultural School of B. R. Baldwin State Teachers Col

Blue Star Ointment Promises Quick Relief for Itch

An advertisement claims Blue Star Ointment melts and soaks in quickly to kill itch germs for rash tetter foot itch ringworm or eczema. It offers money back if the first jar fails.

Transient Camp Truck Collision Hurts Teens Near Here

Two youths were seriously injured and 23 others recovering after a transient camp truck collided with an automobile near here. Carlton Bradberry of Winter Garden and Henry Jackson, 53, unconscious with a fractured skull, were taken to an Ocala hospital. Andrew Moratta of Brooklyn and Charles Tate went to Brooksville with cuts and bruises but were expected to recover. James Warren of Montgomery, Alabama was treated locally. The truck, driven by Rudolph Kalnic, was around 36 miles an hour and no one saw the other car until lights flashed.

Gow Carlton Bradberry Winter Garden Henry Jackson Ocala Andrew Moratta Brooklyn N. Y Charles Tate Brooksville James Warren Montgomery Ala Albert Wetherhold Heatherly Wy Va

Evening Service Time Is Changed At First Presbyterian Church

The First Presbyterian Church in Athens changes evening worship to 5:00 PM each Sunday through October. The move follows a trial that showed good attendance. Florence and Huntsville references appear in the surrounding text with graduation details and a local school principal.

Athens Ala First Presbyterian Church

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