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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1931

Page

7

New Legion Head Receives Gavel in Detroit

Henry L. Stevens Jr. is shown at the Detroit convention receiving the gavel from retiring commander Ralph T. O'Neil. Stevens, a Warsaw North Carolina attorney, is noted as the youngest national commander in Legion history.

Legion Henry L. Stevens, Jr The American Legion Detroit Ralph T. O’neil Stevens Warsaw N. C

Police Captain Valen­tine links crimes to city hall at hearings

Captain Lewis J. Valentine testified before the Hofstadter Committee about corruption in New York City government. He charged that two men were murdered in the Perry Democratic Club overseen by Harry G. Perry, chief clerk of the City Court, with the slayings not prosecuted and record entries made as the crimes occurred.

Lewis J. Valentine Hofstadter Committee New York City Valentine Perry Demcratic Club Harry G. Perry Cin

Arrest after wife’s funeral and alleged drowning on breakwater

Authorities say a man arrested after his wife's funeral faces a warrant for deliberately pushing her from a breakwater and holding her underwater until she drowned. They sought a mysterious letter related to the case. Rumors from Germany mention Matthew T. Mellon, son of W W Mellon and nephew of a treasury secretary, potentially wed Gertrude Altegoer.

Germany Matthew T. Mellon Ww. L. Mellon Www. Mellon Treasury Gertrude Altegoer

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