Libby Holman Freed on Bond Pending Murder Trial
Libby Holman Reynolds, once a Broadway blues singer, is free on $25 000 bail pending her murder trial for her husband Smith Reynolds. She appeared in Wentworth with a veiled mourning look as prosecutors said sufficient evidence did not exist for a first degree murder charge.
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Wentworth
N. C
Libby Holman Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Rockingham County
Reynolds
Libby
Reidsville
Alfred Holman, Jr
M. P. Cummings
Forsyth County
Grand Jury
Walker
Benet Polikoff
Defense Councel
Virginia Line
Abby
Houston County Man Seeks Missing Son
Jess Pearson, 14, son of T. Pearson of Columbia route two, has not returned home for about a week. The father says the boy may have run away after packing his clothes. Child welfare officials assist in the search. he is about four and a half feet tall, 100 pounds, sandy hair, last seen wearing a white cap, overalls, and a jumper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Pearson
T.3
Pearson
Columbia
Route Two
Mr. Pearson
Coat Lost From Fire Truck During Return Run
Dothan firemen search for a missing sheepskin coat dropped from a fire truck on the way back from the Tru Bla Villa blaze. Fire Chief Ziglar notes the coat is missing and that locating it would help those involved or those who own it.
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Tru Bla Villa
Sala Wees Herring
Wes
Ziglar Wug
Man and woman held in murder of Belle of the 70s
In Natchez Mississippi on August 9 AP reports Richard Dana and Oc tavia Dockery were charged with the murder of Miss Jane Merrill the belle of the 70s who lived in seclusion The pair faced formal charges after Bertillon fingerprint analysis tied Dockery to the scene and showed resemblance to Dana The two defendants lived on acreage next to the slain woman’s estate.
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Natchez
Miss
Jane Merrill
Richard Dana
Octavia Dockery
Bertillon
Miss Dockery
Dana
Building Total Loss From Fire At Tru Blu Villa
Undetermined origin fire destroyed the Tru Blu Villa sandwich shop west of Dothan around midnight. Loss surpasses $3,000 insured value. No one was home. owner is Mrs. Hattie Mizelle Lee. The shop had been closed about two months. Firefighters cited lack of water connections as aiding complete destruction. Spectators gathered despite the late hour.
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Tru Blu Villa
Dothan
Hattie Mizelle Lee
Money tied to Lindbergh case found in Canada
Halifax authorities identified seven ransom bills totaling 110 dollars as bearing serial numbers linked to the Lindbergh kidnap plot. Nurse Carrie Anderson of Hampton Virginia deposited the notes at an Albert bank in New Brunswick, which handed them to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after Anderson said she obtained the money at a Hampton bank.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Carrie Anderson
Hampton
Albert
New Brunswick
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Rotary club luncheon tackles education topic at Wadlington
Two speakers Col. O L Tompkins and Dr. Dupree Davis led a discussion on the schools. Mr Davis read an address by N D Denson urging robust education as the foundation of government and national patriotism. Tompkins urged cutting state expenses to ease school funding crises in Alabama.
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Rotary Club
Wadlington Hotel
Col
O. L. Tompkins
Dothan
Dupree Davis
Davis
N. D. Denson
Opelika
Denson
Tompkins
Alabama
Houston County Charity Requests Help for Needy Children
Deserving cases from the Houston County Child Welfare board seek clothing, stoves, quilts, dresses, overalls, shirts, window shades, and a hoe. Calls welcome at 1105 to donate items for families including a widowed mother and several children aged 7 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Child Welfare Board
Houston County
Sanitary Grades Released for City Cafes Markets and Dairies
July sanitary scores announced by City meat and milk inspector F. B. Whitfield show high gradings across cafes markets and dairies in Dothan. Several drug stores topped with 100 while markets like Bailey's Grocery and Market and Dixie Grocery Co. scored high. Dairies earned A ratings for July milk products. Town record notes $22 587 523 spent on paving and graveling state roads during the year ending June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
F. B. Whitfield
City Meat and
Bee Line Pharmacy
Stough Drug Store
Page Drug Store
Cash Drug Store
Harrison and Lisenby
Houston Sweetshop
Dothan Drug Co
Young Drug Store
Iildtn
Bailey's
Dixie Grocery Co
Gorday's Cash
Foster Street
Central Market
Abrahams Market
Knight Grocery Co
Montana Grocery
McKay's
Dairies
del Monte Cafe
Houston Swert
P. A. Willoughby
Kat. A-Log
Annie Willams
Elite
Registers
Goodie Goodie
Griffin
Marvie Harrison Leads Local Fishing Contest With 11-Pound Trout
Marvie Harrison entered an eleven and one eighth pound trout in the Porter Hardware Co. annual fishing contest near Tallahassee Florida. The catch is the largest to date with other notable catches by H. L. Roberts F. B. Liddon E. H. Parish. Five prizes include a rod reel thermos jug and fishing line.
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Marvie Harrison
Porter Hardware Co
Tallahassee
Fla
Harrison
Porter's
H. L. Roberts
F. B. Liddon
E. H. Parish
Illness Fatal To Mrs Bostwick at 64 in Dothan
Mrs Emma Heard Bostwick 64 died at 1 40 am today after a three month illness at her brother in law J B Saxon home 202 N Foster street She had been identified with Dothans social and business life since 1897 She was aunt of Heard Saxon former Houston county tax collector Survived by two sisters Funeral at niece Mrs J T Brock home 404 N Oates street at 3 pm officiated by Rev W R Bickerstaff Burial in Blakely Ga Dowling Rhodes in charge Pallbearers named
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Emma Heard Bostwick
J. B. Saxon
N. Foster Street
Bostwick
Dothan
Heard Saxon
Houston County
Botswick
Eva Heard
J. J. Crary
W. C. Fenn
J. M. Strickland
O. P. Green
Smith Hall
Mayor to testify in own court amid unusual proceedings
Mayor I C Ezell will appear as a witness in his own court next week in the case Dothan v Covington. City council president M D Black will preside as judge, as officials describe efforts to locate Covington and proceed with the hearing.
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I. C. Ezell
M. D. Black
Ezell
Dothan
Henry Covington
Covington
Taylor Hicks
Ezeil
Martin
V.P.S
Plack
Republican committee picks Hogan to run against incumbent Jeffers
Talladega Alabama August 9 AP the district Republican committee named B Hogan of Sylacauga to oppose Lamar Jeffers Democratic incumbent in the Fourth district for the November general election Stewart a 25 year old businessman and farmer is son of W T Stewart postmaster at Eviscauga
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Talladega
Ala
Republican Committee
B. Hogan
Sylacauge
Lamar Jeffers
Stewart
Fermer
W. T. Stewart
Eviscauga
Annual Columbia Baptist Meeting Set For August 17
The Columbia Baptist Sunday School association will hold its annual meeting at Smyrna church on August 17 with E J Whiddon presiding and a daylong program. Three special workers Miss Mary Ellen Carver Davis Cooper and Dr J N Barnett will address the gathering. The watchword is So I Am With You and the program includes talks on winning the lost teaching the Bible and church leadership. Lunch will be served during the noon recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Baptist Sunday School Association
Smyrna Church
E. J. Whiddon
Paul Stewart
Columbia Baptist Church
Mary Ellen Carver
Birmingham
Davis Cooper
Montgomery
J. N. Barnett
Nashville, Tenn
Baptist Sunday School Board
Talmadge Tew. Ashford
Columbia
Alabama
Fiell Artifierw Band Plays Tonight at Courthouse Lawn
The regular weekly concert by the 117th Fiell Artifierw band is set for tonight on the courthouse lawn at Kreeler. programs include The Harriet Overture The Sea Poet Fox Trot Waiting for the Rain Waltz Sorgz Lee Mae Ost You Sweet and more.
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Fiell
Courthouse Lawn
Kreele
Waltz
Sonz of
Dre
Marcum the Crystal
Pte Beri
Totte Sora Nav
Waltz Srgz
Lee Mae
Pastor Accused of Murder in Oklahoma Marriage
Rev. A. Berrie, 52, indicted for first degree murder in the death of his first wife after a March poisoning case. He married Ida Bess Berrie, 19, days later. she was not jailed. Evidence included love poems and notes found in his home.
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Muskogee
Okla
A. Berrie
Mra
Berrie
Ida Bess Berrie
Bridge
Phillip Oldham
Neck of Youthful Diver Is Broken
Buford Bell a 13 year old boy from Slocomb route two remains in Dothan hospital with a broken neck after a creek diving accident at Hurrican creek near Slocomb. Attendants say recovery is doubtful. Several other children swam with him when the accident occurred as his head struck the bottom of the shallow creek.
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Buford Bell
Richard D. Bell
Slocomb
Dothan
Bell
Hurrican Creek
Mrs. Woodham Dies In Dothan Hospital
Mrs. Ethel Woodham age 27 of Midland City R F D died in Dothan hospital after a two month illness. She is survived by her husband Bond Woodham two daughters Gwendolen and Evelyn Inez and one son James Harold. Funeral set for 3 p m at Clark's Cemetery six miles west of Dothan with Rev Alex Smith of Storcamb officiating. Houston Funeral Co. in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Woodham
Midland City
R.F.D
Dothan
Nanking Government Cabinet Resigns En Masse
In Shanghai, Aug 9 AP reports the entire Nanking Government cabinet resigned today amid turmoil over efforts to persuade Wang Ching Wei to withdraw as premier and reactions to the northern authorities alignment with a passive policy regarding Manchuria.
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Shanghai
China
Nanking
Wang Ching Wei
Lie
Manon
Ria
Woman Hit by Car Leaves Hospital
Mrs John A. Cobb of Dotha Tote six, who was injured when by an automotive reportes vy Mrs. Jim Ennis in front ofurb market teaching Satur day, was able to leave a hospital here Macday. Mrs. Cobb offered a troker and numerous bruises on her body.
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John A. Cobb
Dotha
Tote Six
Jim Ennis
Cobb
Mayor Ezell Doubts Tale Yet Frees Man in Court
Amos Wilson, a Negro, appeared before Mayor J C Ezell in recorder's court on Monday. He faltered when explaining possession of 13 shirts and eight pairs of trousers. Ezell pressed for truth but decided to release him while signaling he doubted the full confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Wilson
J. Cc. Ezell
Recorder’s Court
Amos
Opinions Differ On Cotton Crop Status In State
Auburn area reports show cotton plants flowering and a larger potential yield, while veteran farmers warn that boll weevil damage and variable rainfall cloud the outlook. Central and gulf regions see heavy rains with regional moisture gaps. sugarcane, borghum and peanuts progress. In football, Citadel hires Grissett to adapt Warner system under new coach Tatum Grsette.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Central
Gulf
South
Dothan
P.O. Davis
Warner
Citadel
Charleston
D. C
Tatum
Grsette
Texas
Grisette
Furman
Pilly Laval
South Carolina
Pytha RotTastodge No. 633 holds stated communication
Officials announce a stated communication of Pytha RotTastodge No. 633 A F and A M at the Masonic hall tonight at five o clock. Regular business will be transacted at the session as stated by the order’s officers.
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Pytha- RotTastodge No
A.M
Masonic Hall
At & O'Rock
Mailed Fist to End Strife as Berlin Readies Decree
Berlin reports the German government, after two months of rioting and sabotage, plans a stern campaign of measures possibly including the death penalty. Chancellor von Papen returns to a crisis cabinet to speed terror crimes and railway tampering prosecutions.
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Berlin
von Papen
City golf tourney prep at Dothan Country Club
The Dothan Country Club is upgrading the course for the city golf tourney with additional sand on greens and clipped fairways to boost play. About 40 golfers are expected to qualify this week for match play starting next. finals set for August 21. Greens fee listed at $1.50. Eight flights will run with 18 hole qualifying and elimination rounds. Saturday is last qualifying day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Country Club
Country Club
County Will Buy Road Chief Auto
Co. C. McEachern Houston county road superintendent will receive an automobile to transport him on county roads after the board of revenue voted at its regular meeting. Bids for the machine were ordered and McEachern noted he has been using his own car, logging about 1,000 miles weekly. The commissioners also sought bids to replace a worn tractor tread and approved payment of several small cash-basis bills including a large grease purchase.
Former Dothan Man Dies in El Paso
The obituary notes RB E Cook formerl y of Dothan and Chiplay Florida died in El Paso Texas on August 2 after a long illness. Burial was in El Paso on August 3. He is survived by daughter Mrs John O Falreyv and Reginald Cook of El Paso plus another daughter in Arizona.
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el Paso
RB. E. Cook
Dothan and Chiplay, Flz
Texas
Cook
John O. Falreyv
Lette Coake
Reginald Cook
Arizons
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Libby Holman
Belle
City
Lindy
Nurse
Virginia
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Johnstown
Eddie McCloskey
Washington
Eddie
G.O.P
Columbia Baptist
L. W. Dockery
First Baptist Church
C. C. Hennet
Firet Paytist
Harry K. Martin
Loneheon
Tae Bosarr
Kh. Lee
Benner
Oldham
Fayettesville
Ark
Ramer
Tenn
Searcy
Mr. Ezell
Masons
County
Road Chief Auto
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