Kilby Escape Fails Leads to Prisoner Shootout
Two convicts wounded during a Speigner escape attempt recover as Kilby prison break unfolds. Cliff Williams and Morris Edward Jones, both serving life for murder, were shot by guards while fleeing after three robbers scaled the Kilby wall.
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Y, Ala
Hamp Draper
Cliff Williams
Morris Edward Jones
Speigner
Draper
Zemer Conway
Wyman W. Mason
Jack Brown
Kilby
Montgomery
M. B. Kirkpatrick
Leo Self
Elmore Andrews
Conway
Mason
Brown
Escambia
Mobile
Williams
Jones
Montgomery County
Cleburne County
Andrews
Self
Kirkpatrick
Monroe County
Kirby
Jefferson County
Rescue in Mexico and a mysterious escort
Baron is rescued from Yaqui captors with help from Ellen Dale and Bill Baron as they escape toward Nogales. At the Montoya ranch Ellen receives flowers from Felix and faces an invitation to stay for a fiesta while Bill acts protective, hinting at a hidden past and a budding romance. Ellen senses Bill is a mystery man with plane and border knowledge, and warns against Felix’s possible interest.
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Baron
Ellenie
Hollywood
Klen
Bill
Montoya
Ellen
Old Mexico
Panola Montoya
Ellen Julio
Felix
Phere Growin
Ellen Dale
Montoyas
Hillen
Don Julio
Mexico
United States
Felix Montoya
Panola
Senorita
Senor Montoya
Sengrita
Montoya Ranch
California
Montoya Rancho
Nogales
Sonora
Ariz
Bil
Bill Baron
Eilen
The
Rio Grande
Texas
Sweet Panda
Senorita Montoya
Milady
Burglary Investigation Unmasks Detective In Home Scene
Portland detectives investigating a reported burglary found a residence window screen removed and a man in bed. The claimed homeowner proved to be Detective M. A. Mc Meeken who admitted loss of his keys and absence of family. officers accepted his explanation.
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Portland
Ore
M. A. McMeeken
Storm Hits Eureka Springs Causing Heavy Damage
A storm swept northeast Arkansas town Eureka Springs causing damage estimated at over 1 million dollars. No casualties were reported.
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Eureka Springs
Ark
Arkansas
Local residents in Morgan County share visits and travels
Mr and Mrs A M Dunaway host kin from Albertville and Decatur relatives visit in Morg an County. J B Peck and J C Glasscock from Hartselle drop by on business while others travel to Cullman Shoal Creek and Decatur for visits and ceremonies.
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A. M. Dunaway
J. P. Dunaway
Albertville
Bettye Dunaway
J. B. Peck
Hartselle
Edith Woodall
Kittie Johnston
Matt
Mary Nell Groover
C. P. Johnston
G. D. Mikel and
Cullman
Margaret Ransom
William Ransom
Kenny Waugh
O. O. Waugh
Bertha
Nelor
Lillie Waugh
Shoal Creek
Lula Wade
Decatur
Maxie Jacobs
Mae Grizzard
Route One
J.D. Johnston
Earl Gurley
G. D. Mikell and Son
Fannie Abbott
No Injury Reported After Sixth Avenue Car Collision
No one was injured when two cars collided on Sixth Avenue north in front of Henry McBride's store, No 208, around noon Monday. Highway patrolmen said T. E. Savage of Ensley was southbound when an Osborn driven north collided with his car. Miss Edith Southern, Decatur, was a passenger in the Osborn vehicle.
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Sixth Avenue
Henry McBride
Ensley
Virginia Osborn
Decatur
Edith Southern
Osborn
Plane crash in Mullet Lake kills two Ashland men
In Cheboygan Michigan on May 31 a small plane crashed in Mullet Lake killing Frank Miller 23 owner and pilot from Ashland Ohio and his companion Robert E Riley also of Ashland.
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Cheboygan
Mich
Ohio
Mullet Lake
Frank Miller
Ashland, O
Robert E. Riley
Ashland
Opening of Delano Park Summer Recreation Program
The formal opening of the summer recreation program at Delano Park is set for Wednesday June 1 at 2 p.m. The Morgan County recreation council will supervise all park activities daily except Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Miss Lucille Giles, director, announced improvements include a water filled wading pool, reconditioned tennis courts with new backstops, and new croquet sets and softballs. Girls interested in joining softball should report to Miss Giles at the park ball diamonds.
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Delano Park
Morgan County Recreation Council
Misa Lucille Giles
Giles
Bees Invade Home Through Chimney Route
W. M. Brothers, a Decatur Route 4 resident, heard buzzing at his home and found the house swarming with bees. The insects entered through the chimney, and departed peacefully a few minutes later without stinging anyone.
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W. M. Brothers
Decatur Route 4
Navy mutiny claim disputed in historical view
The statement asserts that there has never been a real mutiny in the U S navy, presenting a corrective stance on naval discipline and historical incidents without graphic detail. It emphasizes the rarity and handling of dissent within the U S armed forces.
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U. S. Navy
Unwanted gifts trotters amuse Chicago detective yard
Detective Jack Greer reports a series of odd animals intruding his yard in Chicago. First pigeons filled the porch, then a goose and a duck, followed by a billy goat and now a pig. He quips, ho hum, about what comes next.
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Chicago
Jack Greer
Greer
Holiday Toll Nears Thirty With Memorial Day Deaths
Nearly 300 people died in the three day Memorial Day period across 46 states. Twenty seven states reported fatalities from traffic accidents, drownings, and miscellaneous incidents. Illinois topped with multiple fatalities including a family of eight swept away by a cloudburst in Manchester Kentucky.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Manchester
Ilinois
Alabama Convicts by Sentences in State Prisons
Of the 56507 state convicts in Alabama 824 are serving their second sentence 159 their third 40 their fourth 11 their fifth and 14 their sixth.
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Alabama
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Hudson
Morgan County
Somerville
J. C. Black CO
Second Ave
Grace Moore
Andre Kostelanetz
Paul Whiteman
Deems Taylor
Paul Douglas
Loyd’s Drug Store
Walt Disney
Snow White and the
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Snow White
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