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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1934
Page
2
A notice notes Gone Wrong magazine and Beguiling fish tale contest antics. Decatur efforts to collect prize items stir memories of failed stunts by Whe Daily and other papers. The piece hints at prize payoff and public reaction.
A dramatic late surge leads to a decisive victory as a standout performer delivers clutch hits and the team clinches the win in a hard fought contest remembered for years.
A Tennessee Republican convention endorsed continuing state prohibition despite a national shift after Roosevelt's election. With both major party candidates favoring dry laws, locally Tennesseans face slim odds of legal home alcohol consumption.
The attorney general ruled that candidates without a majority who have a second opponent decline to run are automatic nominees. The ruling addresses whether a third candidate can enter a run-off if the second declines to participate, and upholds the fairness and bold intent of the process.
Franklin, president of Parmetional Mercantiles Marine, faces a denial action affecting the firm. The notice mentions leadership and corporate oversight tied to marine trading operations. No additional defendants or dates are provided in the readable text.
The Daily questions the guest list for a presidential cruise on the eve of an International Mercantile Marine probe. It urges more circumspection by the host in inviting guests to share the voyage with the chief executive.
A call to action marks the final day of National Cotton Week urging Southern shoppers to buy cotton products. The plea emphasizes reducing depressed cotton prices by increasing demand and removing cotton goods from shelves on Saturday.
Three men James Kirk Roy Williams and Larry Kerrigan pled guilty to kidnapping William Gettle and were given life imprisonment to avoid possible death penalties. The victim said he was not harmed and commentators note the sentence may deter future snatchings while hopes linger for concord among relatives.
The article discusses Mr. Lilienthal and Dr. Morgen of the TVA affirming that the TVA is not aimed at driving public utilities from business. It notes experts’ debates on public versus private ownership and describes the TVA’s plan to use Muscle Shoals as a yardstick to test these ideas, signaling a major ongoing experiment in the Valley.
Arthur Brisbane profiles Jimmy Kirk Kerrigan and Williams, the three kidnapers captured in Los Angeles, describing their roles, backgrounds, and how authorities assembled the case. The piece notes a life imprisonment sentence, a quick trial, and the sheriff’s and Captain Bright’s cooperation across agencies.
In a police interview narrative, Kirk Kerrigan Williams discuss their bootlegging and kidnapping pasts. Kirk boasts of earning up to a thousand dollars daily before prohibition ended, while Williams claims to run a Riverside chicken farm and occasionally helped Kirk for whiskey. The trio’s confessions, aided by a lawyer, led to their jailing and ultimately the case being closed.
After the card in Kirk's pocket caused a knockover, Kerrigan fled toward Rosemont avenue. Sancho Panza and Williams describe the pursuit as Kerrigan squeezed past a hedge and vanished, then returned to the house to await capture while Williams lamented his failed escape. Kerrigan claimed he ran with no coat and headed to a drug store to listen to chatter.
Police say the men are connected to no other gang and possessed only basic arms. Kirk admits one 32.20 six shooter and one 38 automatic, denying machines guns. details on his family surface as a child mentioned, and Captain Bright notes such reactions when discussing offspring.
Sheriff Biscailuz appears at the door and orders Kirk to stand up while a stern stare from a star figure lingers. The scene hints at ongoing attention on a young group described as rising American business figures and clues to a tense social dynamic.
Dr Clendening explains the teeth are part of the body and dental infection can influence systemic diseases such as chronic arthritis eye infections angina stomach ulcers and headaches. He notes oral care aids overall health and lists pamphlets offered by the author for ten cents each through the paper.
Kerrigan sits between Kirk and Williams with thick dark hair and light blue eyes. He was not present at the kidnapping but shares guilt as an accessory before and after Gettle’s capture. Kirk claims he supported a wife mother and sister while Williams admits joining for easy money. All deny army service.
A Los Angeles Examiner interview with Kirk Kerrigan and two other criminals unfolds their thoughts on life imprisonment and future prospects. The piece also introduces two women, Lauretta Woody and Mona Gallighen, held as complicit partners, and portrays prison life and the dynamics among the three captors and their companions.
During the week Morgan senate bureau members and county officials, aided by J M Kayser and County Agent W G Johnson, toured the county to promote a cooperative cotton pool for the next two years. A G Patterson, president of the Alabama Public Service, was in town en route to Atlanta for a meeting of the five member committee to adjust freight rates with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Albany Textiles Company now operates 76 looms with 48 workers and manufactures casket linings foulard and pongees.
Four defendants including a juvenile and two young women have been arraigned in a United States court on charges of sending extortion letters by mail. They plead not guilty. indicted and set for trial May 29. Conviction could carry 42 years and a $20,000 fine per person.
A historical ad copy touts Blue Star Ointment as a cure for stubborn foot itch and germs. It claims the product does not burn and offers relief where other remedies fail.
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