Alabama court convicts man in auto as weapon case
Gadsden resident Wallace Boyde Haynes, 26, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to murder using a car as a weapon and received a two year prison sentence. Highway Patrol Chief Joe Smelley vowed to prosecute drivers who attempt to harm officers, with support from Atty. Gen. John Patterson and two assistant AGs. Haynes had tried to run down Patrolman Ralph P. Sorrell and Patrolman Jack Whatley during arrest near Etowah County last November 25. Harold Dan McCormick, 22, of Lineville, faces charges in Cleburne County June 11 for similar attempted assaults on officers.
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Gadsden
Alabama
Etowah
Yestern
Joe Smelley
Wallace Boyde Haynes
Smelley
Highway Patrol
John Patterson
Haynes
Montgomery
Harold Dan McCormick
Lineville
Cleburne County
Ralph P. Sorrell
Sorrell
Jack Whatley
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Animal Rabies Cases Noted in Alabama Weekly Report
March marked the second straight month with no tularemia cases though a year earlier two cases were reported. In the same period Alabama reported 14 animal rabies cases for the week ending April 21, the second highest weekly total in the nation.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Daily Records Marriage Licenses and Civil Suit Notice
Vesey Daniel McGee and Lottie Belle McCutcheon marry details show McGee 29 Army from Somerville. Civil suit in Morgan County Circuit Court Doyn H. Davis vs Decatur Cotton Oil Co. Workmen's compensation case represented by Albert Brewer.
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Vesey Daniel McGee
Somerville
U. S. Army
Lottie Belle McCutcheon
4Th Ave
Chemstrand
Morgan County
Doyn H. Davis
Decatur
Cotton Oil Co
Albert Brewer
Chapel Hill WSCS Meeting With Pastor Recalls May Event
The Chapel Hill Women's Society of Christian Service met at the pastor's home and closed with prayer by Mrs. B. E. Braswell and the Mizpah benediction. Mrs. Nabors and Mrs. Ferguson served refreshments. The next gathering will be hosted by Mrs. Charles B. Mitchell on May 29.
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B. E. Braswell
Nabors
Ferguson
Charles B. Mitchell
Cotaco 4-H Girls Year-End Session Held
St John led a meditation and Gladys Russell read the minutes of the last Cotaco 4-H Girls meeting. Miss Mary Gore, assistant county agent, presented slides on Frozen.
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St. John
Gladys Russell
Mary Gore
Alabama presses for river access and police power on Chattahoochee
Lt. Gov. Guy Hardwick states Alabama seeks complete access to deep water on the Chattahoochee to be aloof from Georgia with police jurisdiction and tax relief guiding a boundary solution. He notes Georgia owns the boundary river to Alabama’s high water mark and mid stream moves failed.
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Dothan
Alabama
Chattahoochee
Georgia
Guy Hardwick
Hardwick
Phenix City
Ala
Columbus
Boy Testifies in Murder Charge Over Mother's Death
John L McKiernan a 15 year old Chicago schoolboy testifies Tuesday before a coroner's jury regarding the stabbing death of his mother Johnnie Louise Mc Kiernan 39. He says he killed her with a butcher knife Monday to obtain her car keys. Jury recommends holding him to the grand jury on a murder charge.
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John L. McKiernan
Chicago
Johnnie Louise McKiernan
John
Ireland Supplied Half of Continental Army, British Parliament Told
During the Revolutionary War the British Parliament was informed that about half of the U S continental army’s troops originated in Ireland. The claim reflects Irish enlistment and support for the American cause amid global conflict.
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U. S
Ireland
Bus hits and kills 7 year old at Florida school
A loaded school bus at Westwood Elementary School in Fort Walton Beach struck and killed Warren G. Cook Jr. a 7-year-old first grade student who ran to the bus side as it pulled away. Bus driver Travis Ward said he did not see the boy. The boy was the son of Warren G. Cook and his wife.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fla. W
C. E. Griswold
Warren G. Cook Jr
Travis S. Ward
Westwood
Young Cook
Warren G. Cook
Eglin Air Force Base
Truck passenger killed in Alabama mishap near Coy
A truck tire lost control on a Wilcox County road near Coy, killing 64 year old William Edwards who was riding on the back of the vehicle as it crashed against a bank.
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Camden
Ala
Coy
Wilcox
William Edwards
Heating Service Ad From Davidson Coal And Feed
Heating service oil gas coal ad invites summer cleaning and repairs. Davidson Coal and Feed at 206 Holly Street lists phone number 78 for bookings.
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Davidson Coal & Feed Co
Holly St
Juveniles Punished for False Fire Alarms in Lynchburg
In Lynchburg Virginia Judge O R Cundiff sentenced two juveniles for turning in false fire alarms. Each must write a 1000 word essay on fire alarm dangers and was fined 25 dollars on four charges. Their driving permit eligibility is suspended until age 18.
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Lynchburg
O. R. Cundiff
Peacock plumes as medieval helmet ornaments and cricket songs
In medieval contexts peacock feathers decorated helmets, while only male crickets chirp.
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Ft, Jackson
Calvin White
Ft. Jackson
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Manco White
Danville 2
Doris White
Chapel Hill
WSCS
Cotaco
Bama
U.S
B.egoodrich Safety
Ptire
Begoodrich
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Goodrich
Silvertown
Whitewalls
Emmett McClary
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Goidel’s
W. Decatur
Bank Street
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