Massie Trial Witness Papers Exchange Sparks Court
In Honolulu April 21 Mrs Thalia Massie sobbed while述Massie faced Kelley in court as he produced a confidential paper. The paper questioned her writing and provoked the audience as the Massie defense, led by Clarence Darrow, pressed her on the Honolulu assault case tied to Joseph Kahahawai and four defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii
Joseph Kaiawai
Massie
Inoluly
Thaliade
Presor
John. C. Kelley
Lieut. Thoma
Sie
Joseph Kahahawal
Arence Darrow
Kelley
Specta
Davis
Mas
Ely
Lieut
Clarence Tow
Washington, D. C
St. Valen'a Bay
Darrow
Maeband
Ala Wal 7
Bhi Fortescue
Albert O’ Jones
Marry Young Rear Big Family Says Grandmother
Chipley April 21 AP Mrs John Wilson Sr urges marrying young and raising a large family for happiness She married at 14 became mother at 15 grandmother at 22 and great grandmother at 52 She helped found the Duncan community eight miles away and served as postmaster for 30 years The Duncan post office robbery case led her to federal court in Pensacola 21 years ago She remains the youngest active great grandmother in the area with a two month old great grandson
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Chipley
John Wilson
Duncan
Playground Opens for Children Behind Eagle Building
Garden club sponsors a new public playground behind the Eagle building with nine white benches under spring-decorated trees. The park is open now though swings and slides are not yet installed. City unemployed workers built benches and cleaned grounds, with thanks to Barnes Lumber Co. and other local firms for donations and use of property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Garden Club
City Employment Agency
Agenncy
G. H. Malone
Barnes Lumber Co
Sherman Lumber Co
Grant Bros., Inc
Spann-Marehman Hardware Co
E. R. Porter Hardware Co
Montgomery Ward Co
Williams- Voris Lumber Co
Disabled American War Veterans Meet At Legion Hall
The Disabled American Veterans announce a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the American Legion clubhouse on South Oates street. The venue was changed from the courthouse and prior sessions were held at the W.O.W. hall on North Foster street.
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American Legion
Court House
Legion
South Oates Street
W.O.W
North Foster Street
Two Small Fires Cause Minimal Damage
A short circuit on a car owned by policeman James Herring prompted the fire department to rush to West Troy Street last night with no damage. Earlier today an awning at the Coca Cola plant caught fire from sparks and sustained slight damage.
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James Herring
West Troy Street
Coca Cola
Dogs Riot Report From Dothan Residence
Police responded to a disruption at a Dothan residence as a large gathering of dogs created a commotion. Officers worked to disperse the busy crowd and restore quiet.
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Dothan
High Court Upholds Man's 10 Year Manslaughter Sentence
Wiley Coulliette, sentenced in Houston circuit court on March 31, 1931, to 10 years in the state penitentiary for manslaughter, has lost a second appeal. The state supreme court affirmed the circuit court, reversing the earlier reversal and remand for a new trial. The case stems from the ax slaying of Bee Hall near Cottonwood on January 26, 1928. Coulliette is free on a 3000 bond, with bondsmen to surrender him within 15 days for transport to the penitentiary. He resided near Ashford.
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Wiley Coulliette
Houston
State Supreme Court
Coutillette
the of Appeals
Coulliette
Bee Hall
Hall
Cottonwood
State Penitentiary
Ashford
Florida writer critically shot in Miami home
Haden Clarke a 31 year old aviation pilot and free lance writer was shot in a house he shared with Captain W N Lancaster former British flyer and Mrs Jessie Keith Miller Austrian aviatrix. Police said he may not survive the head wound while Lancaster and Keith Miller are being investigated. Clarke’s mother said he had financial worries.
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Miami
Fla
Haden Clarke
W.n.lancaster
Jessie Keith-Miller
Clarke
Keith-Miller
Lancaster
Clyde Clarke
University of Miami
Believe narcotic ring is uncovered
Federal agents said they believed they uncovered a narcotic ring after the arrest of two men in Memphis on Wednesday night. Leo Warton of Joplin Missouri and J F Kirk were seized with private papers and contraband drugs. About $10000 worth of narcotics was found in Kirks apartment and another arrest occurred in Louisville. Police reported $1000 worth of narcotics in Wartons hostel room and agents hoped to close in on larger caches.
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Memphis
Tenn
Leo Warton
Joplin
J. F. Kirk
David Holke
Kirk
Louisville
Warton
Absentee Ballots Mailed To Houston Voters For Primary
Absentee ballots for the state Democratic primary on May 3 are being mailed to Houston voters. Ballots are available only by written request or in person at the probate office. Requests must be received at least five days before election day.
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Houston
Nurses Conference Delegates Return
Miss Mary F E Meson of Houston county health unit and Miss Opal Chapman of Dothan returned from the National Biennial Nurses conference in San Antonio Texas where the opening on April 18 started almost a week ago. Miss Zela Brewer of Geneva county health nurse and Mrs. Viola Harrison of Dothan also attended the event.
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Mary FE. Meson
Houston County
Opal Chapman
Dothan
San Antonio
Texas
Zela Brewer
Geneva County
Viola Harrison
Progress Report On Houston County Audit Due Friday
A. D. Teal the Houston County auditor will present a progress report on the county books at a special county commissioners meeting Friday. Teal has been auditing since last June and said the report awaits several attorney general rulings before completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
A. D. Teal
Teal
Indicted Woman Pleads Guilty in Local Court
Gertrude Sims a Negro woman indicted by the grand jury here pleaded guilty in circuit court and was sentenced to one to two years in the state penitentiary for burglary involving a brick thrown through a Dollar Store window and theft of shoes. Carlie McRae, indicted for transporting, also pled guilty and drew one to two years. The grand jury met for a special session to allow prisoners in the county jail to plead guilty, nine of sixteen indictments resulting in guilty pleas and sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Sims
Carlie McRae
H. A. Pearea
Fire damages truck on Montgomery highway incident
Fire on Montgomery highway at 145 p m damaged the front seat of a truck at Clo Beating plant. Gasoline spilled on the factory area but the blaze caused little damage and was extinguished with chemicals.
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Montgomery
Kiwanis Debate Covers Buses vs Railroads
Dothan Kiwanis Club debated which is more practical railroads or buses with Arthur Joe Grant for buses and M D Black for railroads. No decision. John H Bell spoke on unemployment relief work needing funds and wood sales to extend programs. HLH Bolton discussed high Alabama freight rates affecting ferriere and trick erupes lost galp.
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Dothan Kiwanis Club
Arthur Joe Grant
M. D. Black
Black
Grant
John H. Bell
Unemployment Relief Committee
Hlh
Bolton
Bay Line Trailway
Alabama
Ferriere
Doctors to Return From Medical Meet in Mobile Friday
Readable text notes doctors will return from a medical meet in Mobile on Friday. The event involved a hospital or society and referenced health officials and county matters in unclear wording.
Two Houston Men Reported Billed on Perjury Count
County Agent J. Henry Witherington and Ashford planter C. C. McArthur were indicted by a federal grand jury in Montgomery on perjury charges. Each posted $5,000 bond after being bound over. their cases stem from testimony in the first seed loan conspiracy trial.
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J. Henry Witherington
C. C. McArthur
Ashford
Montgomery
C. B. Kennamer
Witherington
McArthur
Dothan
Ioan
Dawes Attacks Demagoguery In Bonus Debate
Charles Dawes testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in forceful terms denouncing demagoguery and urging against full bonus payment. He labeled Wall Street a peanut stand and warned inflation would damage the nation's monetary credit system as bank withdrawals slowed.
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Wall Street
Washington
Charles Dawes
House
Ways and Means Committee
Dawes
County Seed Loan Group to Approve Requests Tonight
The Houston county seed loan committee will meet tonight to consider 1932 crop loan applications. Only three new cases are expected, with about a dozen under investigation to be revisited. Weekly meetings suffice as loan demand has fallen.
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Houston County Committee For
U.S
Revival crowds fill First Baptist Church in town
A large crowd attended the opening revival at First Baptist Church last Wednesday night led by Dr L W Dockery with Big Nason of Kuslusco Miss in charge of singing. Services run nightly at 7 30 p m through Sunday night May 1 with officials predicting bigger crowds as the revival progresses.
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First Baptist Church
L. W. Dockery
Big Nason
Kuslusco, Miss
Funeral of Auto Victim Conducted
Mrs. Martha Amny Tindell 77 died Tuesday after being struck by a car on a highway near her home one mile north of Dothan. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Big Fourth cemetery with burial at the family plot.
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Martha Amny Tindell
Dothan
Dothan High Baseball Drops 14 8 to Bainbridge
Dothan High School's baseball team committed eight errors and made only five hits as Bainbridge, Georgia defeated the Tigers 14 to 8 at the stadium. The setback, their second loss of the season, followed a 6 to 2 loss in the season opener. Dothan had planned a return tilt at Ozark after this city game.
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Knec
Dothan High School
Bainbridge Nine
Cracker Baseballers
Dothan
Tigers
Bainbridge
Georgia
Dothan High
Paul Tubb
New York Giants
Ozark
Tubb
Ozark High
Indicted Man Pleads Guilty in Cotton Market Case
A man named Peavis, Negro, was indicted by a grand jury Thursday, pleaded guilty to a burglary charge, was tried, and sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary.
Bolt Removing Wrecks Train and Kills Two
A Norfolk and Western passenger train 20 miles east of Portsmouth Ohio wrecked by switch bolts removed by saboteur. Engineer J H Myers and Fireman J J Kemp of Portsmouth died. One youth, 18, arrested for questioning. Two mail clerks and an express messenger injured but expected to recover.
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Bolt
Portsmouth
Ohio
Norfolk & Western Railway
Here
Cincinnati
Norfolk
J. H. Myers
J. J. Kemp
Widow of Slain Man and Farmer Held in Killing
In Birmingham Alabama authorities charge widow of carpenter John Fields and farmer W C Baird with his murder based on statements from Howard Baird 17 who aided the alleged plot and witnessed the shooting near Republic. Insurance proceeds totaling 2000 dollars were noted as payable to the wife.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Fields
Carpenter
W. C. Baird
Farmer
C. W. Austin
Howard Baird
Fields
Republic
Baird
Memphis Seed Loan Agent In Wiregrass
J. W. Craig, field agent of the Memphis seed loan office, works in the Wiregrass aiding farmers to obtain seed loans, recording mortgages, and receiving checks. He oversees Houston, Dale, Henry and Coffee counties. Farmers were urged to apply before April 30 as loans will not be available afterward.
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J. W. Craig
Memphis Seed Loan Office
Memphis
Houston, Dale, Henry
Coffee County
Poor Married Man at Jellico School
A Poor Married Man will be performed Friday night at the Jellico school. Cast includes Anna Collins Ruth Reynolds Claudia Trolinger Doris Drew James Lee Luther Collins Pat Cumble and Max Reynolds.
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Jelico School
Anna Collins
Ruth Reynolds
Claudia Trolinger
Doris Drew
James Lee
Luther Collins
Pat Cumble
Max Reynolds
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