Slayings Trial Focal Point Of Motion Picture Reenactment
In Chicago a 29 year old Black man and former canvas man for Y S Co A, Thomas Starr, is convicted by motion pictures used as key evidence in the Mrs Lillian Guild hotel slaying. Starr testified he fled via a fire escape to the victim’s room on May 9 and struck her with a brick after she resisted. Police linked him to a nurse incident at St Luke's Hospital and recovered a blood stained necktie. Prosecutors staged a police reenactment with six audience members and Dr Leonardo Keeler, the Northwestern lab expert, as Starr proclaimed his repentance awaiting the promised land.
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Chicago
Motion i
Thomas
Lillian Guild
Starr
St. Luke's Hospital
Guild
Ilole Richert
Leonardo Keeler
Northwestern University Crime Laboratory
Flint Four-H Club to Meet Under New Officers
Under newly elected officers the Flint Four-H club will hold a meeting in early June. President Mrs. J. L. Howard and Vice President Mrs. D. Grant lead the group with secretary treasurer Miss Kilare Morris and song leaders Misses Lillian Layman and Mary Norris.
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Flint Four-H Club
J. L. Howard
D. Grant
Kilare Morris
Lillian Layman
Mary Norris
Death of Gadsden Girl Held Suicide
Coroner Gip Evans ruled the death of Ruth Ellison, 38, a member of a prominent Altoona family with substantial Gadsden property, as death by own action after she was found dead in her Birmingham apartment yesterday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Gip Evans
Ruth Ellison
Swiss firm Loses Bid to Shield Gold Seizure in U S Supreme Court
A Swiss corporation failed in the Supreme Court in its bid to prevent U S seizure of gold with face value. The decision comes as Washington action continues on foreign assets held in the United States.
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Bulletin Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Morgan 4H Club Rally Draws 1600 Youth to Decature May
The Morgan county 4 H club rally brought 1600 boys and girls to Decature May with the Chamber of Commerce hosting The event drew participants from 33 communities including Bell Springs Centerdale Center Grove Collins Danville Fairville Florette Gandy s Cove and many others led by Miss Erien Rowe and L T Wag non with Gilbert G White serving as secretary of the hosting chamber.
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Morgan County
Decature
Chamber of Commerce
Gilbert G. White
Erien Rowe
L. T. Wag
Bell Springs
Centerdale
Center Grove
Collins
Danville
Bya
Fairville
Florette
Gandy's Cove
C Fm Spring
Jones“ School
Laceys
Mixed trading across steels and industrials on quiet session
Market activity was subdued with scattered gains in J I Case American Type Founders American Bank Note Sears Roebuck and Westinghouse and modest advances for U S Steel DuPont International Harvester Electric Power and Light Santa Fe and Great Northern. Greyhound slid on rail rate fears while Great Northern lights saw slight improvement. bonds remained firm and commodities mixed.
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Associated Press
New York
J. I. Case
American Type Founders
American Bank Note
Sears Roebuck
Westinghouse
U. 8
Bteel Hichem
International Harvester
DuPont
Electric Power & Light
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Great Northern
Greyhound Corp
Dome
Cerro de Pasco
Seain
Greyhound
France
Paris
Cotton futures close steady with modest gains
Cotton futures ended steady or up slightly amid quiet trading. July traded around 11.47 to 11.49 cents per pound, while nearby contracts remained near 10.38 to 10.46 cents. Spot middling prices held near 11.72 cents.
Wheat futures and poultry prices reported in Chicago markets
Chicago markets show May wheat at 95 95 and 93 to close 95. Poultry listings include live truck tonnage steady with various weights and breeds. prices listed for hens, fryers, roosters, turkeys, ducks and geese across weight categories.
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Wheat Futures
Chicago
Plymouth Rock Springs
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
White Rocks
New Power Rate Agreement Cuts Suburban Bills
Alabama Power Company agrees to a lower base rate for suburban customers using electricity for cooking, refrigeration and water heating. Public attorney W M Brunson says the monthly savings average about $20 per customer, reducing the base from 528.40 to 8 for calculating rate schedules. About 120 small dairymen and others will fall under the new rate, with many more consumers eligible.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. M. Brunson
Alabama Power Company
Brunson
Grand Old Man of Tennessee Visits Grand Old Man
Walter Wooldridge, a longtime Columbia Tennessee drug businessman now retired after forty nine years, visits J. K. Hughes, manager of the Hotel Lyons, a promised meeting long in the making. Decatur residents with ties to Columbia recall him as a grand and esteemed gentleman in middle Tennessee.
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Walter Wooldridge
Middle Tennessee
J. K. Hughes
Hotel
Lyons
Wooldridge
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Wooldridge
Columbia
Tenn
Decatur
Markets at a Glance May 25 New York
Stocks irregular, industrial specialties improve quietly. Bonds steady and rails improve. Foreign exchanges quiet but gold currencies higher. Cotton steady to higher, sugar dull, coffee higher. May grain settlements difficult with wheat higher and corn firm. Chicago stocks meager. Cattle steady to 25 lower, hogs steady to 10 up top 10.05.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures close steady with small advances
Cotton futures closed steady with net gains of 2 to 4 points. The May contract at 11.54 and 11.78, July 11.38 to 11.41, October 10.42, December 10.38, January 10.37, and March 10.39 to 10.41 across listed maturities.
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New Orleans
Butter and Eggs Prices Steady in Chicago Markets
Chicago markets report steady butter with creamery specials and extras listed by grade. Prices range from 20 to 34 cents for various items including firsts, extras, and storage packed grades across fresh graded and local offerings.
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Chicago
Market Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Mixed in Chicago
In Chicago May 25, hogs total 17 000 with direct sales 6 000 and values up to 10 higher than Friday. Cattle and calves total 15 000 and 1 500 with steers and heifers mostly steady to 25 lower, vealers 10.50 down, sheep 9 000 in meager supply with killing classes steady.
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Chicago
U. S
Doubt Expressed on Bridge Jump
Louis J. Klein a 19 year old New Orleans sign painter who claimed to leap 150 feet into the Mississippi River from the Huey P Long bridge was arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace. Detectives expressed doubt Klein jumped from the bridge and turned him over to a Jefferson parish deputy sheriff for handling.
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New Orleans
Louis J. Klein
Mississippi River
Huey P. Long
Sidney Leaber
Rudolph Slide
Klein
John Stewart
Jefferson Parish
State education funds disbursed to Morgan and others
The Alabama state department of education disbursed 771 355 from the public school minimum program revolving funds. Morgan received 2350 dollars as part of the distribution announced by Controller Charles W. Lee on May 25.
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Y, Ala
State Department of Education
Charles W. Lee
Morgan
Mayor Monroe Graves Dies Amid Long City Service
Mayor Monroe Graves aged 84 died yesterday in Blountsville Alabama. Graves had served four terms as mayor and was active in fraternal groups. He also served as justice of the peace for 16 years in Blountsville.
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Blountsville
Ala
Monroe Graves
Graves
Auction Prices for Sheep and Lambs by Grade
Prices listed for various sheep lots include lambs at 10.00 to 25.00, throwouts at 8.00 to 50, native springers 11.75 to 12.50, common California sheep 9.50, southwestern shorn yearlings 4.75, two and three year old wethers 4.00, and best shorn ewes 4.00.
Warrant Requests In State Probes On Black Legion
The report outlines 25 warrants sought in investigations into the Black Legion. It details connections to shootings, suspected members in Michigan prisons, and inquiries into deaths and flogging linked to the order. Names include Harvey Davis, Dayton Dean, Paul Every, and Ernest Rogered among others. The probe spans Michigan Ohio and Pennsylvania with leaders said to reside near the Ohio border.
Oath Seized of Black Legion in Jackson Michigan
State police seized the oath of the Black Legion along with literature at the home of Ray Ernest a southern Michigan prison guard Prosecutor Owen Dudley says the document shows a brigadier general linked to the group and calls for loyalty to the Legion a blood pact and a vow to strike without mercy as the oath concludes
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Jackson
Mich
Black Legion
Ray Ernest
Southern
Michigan
Legion
Owen Dudley
Jackson County
Ernest
Bonds Fixed in Bankruptcy Case
Benson Bryant and John E. Wallace, proprietors of Happy Feed and Grocery Company, filed for bankruptcy March 30. Bonds were set at 5000 dollars each for Bryant and Wallace, while Casey Thrasher W. W. Coffey and Weatherwax of Moulton had bonds of 2000 dollars each. Commissioner Milner set the bonds in Huntsville after the five were detained on a conspiracy to violate the national bankruptcy law warrant. The defendants waived a hearing at Huntsville.
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Benson Bryant
John E. Wallace
Happy Feed and Grocery Company
Casey Thrasher
W. W. Coffey
Weatherwax
Moulton
Milner
Huntsville
Department of Justice
Nance Declines Regional Director Post
The social security board offered the regional director for southeastern states to A. Steve Nance of Atlanta, who declined. A new appointee will be named in two or three days, with the board not releasing the candidate’s name yet.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Southeastern
Steve Nance
Atlanta
Twins Hatch From Hen at Athens College Faculty One Egg Birthed Twins
In Athens Alabama Mrs. B D Peck, a member of the Athens college faculty, hatched eight chicks from seven eggs laid by a bantam hen. Two of the eight hatchlings were identical twins, reported this week by Mrs. Peck.
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Athens
Ala
B. D. Peck
Peck
Florence Man Fatally Struck by Hit-and-Run Vehicle
Buford Stevenson about 25 died in a Florence hospital from injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run car. Sheriff J L Potts and Coroner W R Chisholm Jr investigated. He was knocked down five miles east of Florence on the Lee Highway around 10 30 p m.
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Florence
Ala
Buford Stevenson
J. L. Potts
W. R. Chisholm, Jr
Stevenson
Lee Highway
Oath of Brothers Pledges Extreme Torture If Betrayed
A vivid vow declares that the speaker will endure endless torment rather than reveal any pledge. The threats include tearing out the heart, roasting it, breaking limbs, and eternal torment in molten metal and hellish flames.
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Hell
Behind The Scenes In Washington
A 1936 NEA Service analysis notes Roosevelt’s limited stance on a constitutional amending issue tied to the Benson amendment. It cites growing calls for national wage and hour power and government industry takeover, plus rising federal payroll and Washington’s expanding reach into nearby states.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
NBA
Socialist - Farmer - Labor - Party
Congress
National Civil Service Reform League
Virginia
Maryland
Baltimore
NEA Service, Inc
Decatur Notes Highlight Local Visits Events and Health
Local social items include Miss Katherine Williams of Pulaski Tenn visiting Decatur with Miss Alma Schauber and Miss Anna Mize of Dayton Tenn staying with relatives. A Junior Order initiation for about 50 candidates is planned in Birmingham, plus stage plans for the Deestrick Skule at Riverside High School. Kennect updates cover hospital moves, births, visitors, and ongoing court fines.
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Katherine Williams
Pulaski, Tenn
Alma Schauber
Anna Mize
Dayton, Tenn
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