Judge's Son Claims Defense Ace Murdered
Phil Kennamer son of Federal Judge Frank Kennamer says he killed John Gorrell in self defense after Gorrell learned of an extortion plot. He detailed plans to seal a key witness and claimed Born, 17, may have talked too much. police see Born's death as a possible murder and Kennamer describes a struggle in Gorrell's car with a pistol misfire followed by a second shot.
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Falsa
Okla
Phil Kennamer
John F. Gorrell
Sidney Born, Jr
Gorrell
Gain
Kennamer
Frank U. E. Kennamer
Homer Wilcox
Born
Charles Price
Gorreil
Wilcoxes
Kansas City
Correction Notice for Byrd Family Obituary
The Eagle corrects the December 10 obituary to include J. B. Byrd of Enterprise as survivor with Mildred Byrd of Enterprise and H. B. Burdeshaw of Dothan. Death occurred Sunday afternoon at Enterprise not Dothan. The Eagle apologizes for the errors.
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Eagle
Tsadtzih
J. B. Byrd
Enterprise
Misa Mildred Byrd
H. B. Burdeshaw
Dothan
EX Enterprise
Graves Delivers Pecans to Governor Miller in Alabama
Montgomery dispatch reports Colonel Graves distributing pecans to Governor Miller ahead of the governors conference in Birmingham. Graves quips that pecans will last longer than apples, recalling the governor’s past habit of offering apples.
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Montgomery
B. M. Miller
Birmingham
Graves
Miller
Armistead Freed On Plea In Slaying Case
The former Goodi Goodi Sandwich Shop owner Armistead gains probation after pleading guilty on an unwritten law defense for the slaying of W Lander Jones a part time fireman and policeman. Judge D C Halstead suspended a one year penitentiary term and placed him on three years probation with semiannual affidavits from two reputable residents.
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George Armistead
Armistead
Dothan
D. C. Halstead
Circuit Court
W. Lander Jones
Jones
Armisteads
Three Boys Drown After Ice Capsize on Schuylkill
In Conshohocken Pa three musk ratters drowned when their rowboat broke through a thin ice crust on the Schuylkill river. Ten highway workers watched from the bank unable to reach the victims as cries rang out and the boat overturned. The brightest memory left was the older pulling the youngest to safety as they sank.
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Conshohocken
Schuylkill River
State Highway Department
Bodies of two lost youngsters recovered
Hull Que December 13 The bodies of Pauline Pilon five and Roger Gravelle four were found today at Brewery Creek after they had been missing from their homes for 24 hours.
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Hull
Que
Brewery Creek
Pauline Pilon
Roger Gravelle
Coast Guard Looks for Distressed Honduran Schooner Gypsy
Coast Guard radioed ships at sea after reports the Honduran schooner Gypsy foundered in the Gulf of Mexico. No position or further details were provided.
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Mobile
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Jacksonville Negroes Sentenced to Extreme Penalty
Two men Fred Young and Thomas Jefferson face the death penalty by electric chair for the murder of Carl Schuman a 24 year old former University of Florida football star. Miss Rose Browning identified Young as the shooter and testified Jefferson prevented calling for help. The crime occurred on the night of November 11.
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Jacksonville
Fred Young
Thomas Jefferson
Carl Schuman
University of Florida
Young
Jefferson
Rose Browning
Schuman
Warm sun ends cold spell and forecasts shoppers weekend
A sunny day pushed aside Alabama’s coldest stretch with temperatures near normal across the state. Forecasters promised fair and warmer conditions for the weekend while a new cold snap threatened the Midwest and Atlantic states. Scores of people died in the cold and Florida citrus suffered damage as Chicago dealt with slush from a recent blizzard.
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Associated Press
Alabama
North
Mercury
Birmingham
Montgomery
Miami
Fla
Mississippi
New Mexico
Lower Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Tennessee
South Atlantic
New York State
Florida
Atlantic
Chicago
Tax on processing costs barely raises living expenses
The AAA said processing taxes to fund farm production controls add less than one percent to living costs. Economic adviser Louis H. Bean noted annual processing taxes under 500 million on about 28 trillion dollars in retail sales for 1934, and argued price rises reflect rebounding from earlier low levels.
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Washington
AAA
Louis H. Bean
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Brother of Dothan Man Passes at Fort Gaines
J. M. Culpepper, brother of J. W. Culpepper of Dothan, died at Fort Gaines Georgia last night from injuries suffered weeks earlier in an automobile accident near Eufaula. Relatives here received the information today.
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Fort Gaines
J. M. Culpepper
J.W. Culpepper
Dothan
Eufaula
Cotton Act Fate In Grower Hands On Election Eve
On the eve of the vote about extending the Bankhead Cotton Control Act an estimated 6 500 Houston county farmers join thousands across the South to decide continuance. Polls open 9 p m to 5 p m with results announced after tally.
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Houston
Houston County
South
Vicksburg
Brannon Stand
Courthouse
Rehobeth
Garrard’s Cross Roads
Cottonwood
Cameron’s Mill
Webb
Cowarts
Kinsey
Ashford
Crosby
Pansey and
Gordon
Columbia
Ted
C. M. Ling
Dothan
George H. Malone
Dothan First National Bank
John J. Flowers
Dothan Bank and Trust Company
Mr. Malone
Flowers
Dothan Plans First Christmas Toy Ball Benefit
Wiregrass Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts the first Christmas Toy Ball at Elks Hall on South Foster Street December 21 from 8 p.m. to midnight. Admission is toys, clothing, groceries, and fruit for needy children to be distributed Christmas morning by VFW, American Legion, Salvation Army, and Child Welfare workers.
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Dothan
Wiregrass Post of
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Elks’ Hall
S. Foster Street
Alabama
V. F. W. Post
American Legion
The
Salvation Army and
Child Welfare Department
Ents
Carl F. Sellers
Commander Sellers
Sellers
T. J. Whatley, Jr
Laney White
DeWitt Thomas
Frederick Thompson
Heard Saxon Injured in Street Collision
Heard Saxon former Houston county tax collector was badly hurt when his auto was struck at Main and Lena by a motorist who ran a stop sign. Police arrested Robert H. Shelley Headland for collision and DUI. Saxon suffered multiple broken ribs and severe shock.
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Heard Saxon
Houston
Main
Lena
Robert H. Shelley
Headland
Saxon
Trunk murder trial shifts guilt amid London crowds
Tony Mancini the stammering waiter testified he found Mrs Violette Kaye a dancer beaten to death and hid her body in a trunk fearing police bias. The trial drew large crowds and newspapers published verbatim testimony as women gathered outside the court.
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London
Tony Mancini
Violette Kaye
Alain
Unmasked Trio Rob Bank in Cairo Vault Steal Thousands
Three masked bandits robbed the Bank of Cairo and escaped with an estimated 5 000 to 8 000 dollars after locking a customer and four bank employees in the vault. The quartet were released minutes later as alarms spread. The car was a 1931 black Ford sedan with green wheels.
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Bank of
Cairo
Jnot
Howell McKinnon
Pauline Mims
Radlayn Harper
H. V. Esker
Genevan man moved to Atlanta prison after sentence
Jesse Harris of Geneva was sentenced in a U.S. court last week to two years in a federal penitentiary for stealing an interstate shipment. He was moved to the Atlanta federal prison yesterday by Deputy Marshal J W Daughtry.
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Jesse Harris
Geneva
United States
Federal
U.S
Atlanta
J. W. Daughtry
Row in Congress After Attempt to Balk Arms Quiz
Washington dispatch reports that any move to derail the Senate arms inquiry would trigger fierce congressional opposition. Baruch and Johnson lead plans to freeze prices, seize war profits, and mobilize industry. Nye warns against stalling the probe.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Bernard M. Baruch
Hugh S. Johnson
War Policies Commission
Senate Munitions Committee
Nye
North Dakota
Baruch
White House
Senate Committee
War Dern
Freighter Pan Atlantic Ablaze Off Cape Canaveral
The Pan Atlantic, a 7000 ton freighter owned by Pan Atlantic Line Mobile, Alabama, was on fire in her hold near Cape Canaveral. The Coast Guard Vigilant reported the ship making for Jacksonville with about 35 crew aboard under Captain R B West. Yamacraw to arrive. ship departed Mobile December 8 bound for Boston with planned stops in Panama City Tampa Philadelphia and New York.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Coast Guard
Boart Vigilant
Pan Atlantic
Cape Canavral
Yamacraw
Pan Atlantic Line
Mobile
Ala
RB. West
Pan Atlante
Boston
Panama City
Tampa
Philadelphia
New York
Frost Fish Warmed by Citizens on Coney Island Shore
A humorous tale describes frost fish from the Atlantic shore seeking warmth as winter bites. Citizens gather on the beach with baskets and nets to collect the shivering whiting and fry them, turning a cold spectacle into a warm meal. The piece parodies sensational reporting with deadpan mock seriousness.
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Coney Island
Einstein
Farmer Arrestd For Wife Murder Refuses To Talk
Wetumpka December 15 Arthur Oliver a 42 year old farmer sits silent in Elmore county jail awaiting a special grand jury to probe his wife’s death. Sheriff J Hasty Gollen said Oliver claimed she died from an accidental fall and vowed to tell the truth when he testifies. Oliver’s wife 35 was found battered in bed at the family home four miles from Tallassee. The case prompted an emergency grand jury and ongoing investigation.
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Wetumpea
Arthur Oliver
Elmore County
Oliver
Tallassee
J. Hasty Gollen
Gree
Tuscumbia
Tuscumbia Mountain
Here
J. R. Cabanissa
C. OC. Massey
Ike F. Armstead
Massey
Cabaniss
Coleman Long
Enid
W. RB. Carter
Armstead
Armastead
Sheffield
Lawsuits Filed Over Truck Accident Damages
Glennie Gray and Hettie Culpepper sue Clyde and Swann Taylor in Houston county circuit court for a total of 3500 dollars claiming injuries from a November 6 crash on the Cottonwood and Dotan road while on a truck owned by Clyde and driven by Swann. Gray seeks 3000 and Culpepper 500 dollars.
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Clyde
Swann Taylor
Houston County
Glennie Gray
Hettie Culpepper
Swann
Cottonwood and
Dothan
Gray
Officials guard four Urschel kidnaping witnesses in Oklahoma City
Federal guards protect four captive witnesses Edward Feldman Clara Feldman Alvin H Scott and Margaret Hurtienne in Oklahoma City as they prepare to testify before a fraud grand jury. Threats of death from the underworld accompany the case as investigators probe the Urschel kidnapping network and the mastermind behind the plot. Feldman distance and alias complicate security and questioning.
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Oklahoma
CTTY
Urschel
Edward Feldman
Clara Feldman
Alvin H.scott
Margaret Hurtienne
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Millonaire
Grand
Feldman
Albert Bates
Five Day Holiday With Pay Ordered for CCC Camp Workers
Atlanta December 13 Five days off with pay for Christmas for CCC workers in the Fourth Corps area was ordered. General George Van Horn Morneley said special leaves run from end of work Friday December 21 to midnight Wednesday December 26. Another option starts December 28 and ends January 2. Special festivities will be provided for those remaining at camp.
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Atlanta
API
CCC
Ares
George van Horn Morneley
Espionage Hint Reported After Singapore Navy Base Crisis
The death of Y. Nishimura, head of the Singapore Japanese association, while questioned by secret service agents, was deemed a poison suicide. Two other prominent Japanese community members were arrested as authorities probed alleged espionage amid a British built naval base and airfield in Singapore.
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Singapore
Y. Nishimura
Singapore Japanese Association
Nishimura
Grace Reelected Steel Institute Head in New York
Eugene Grace president of Bethlehem Steel Corp was reelected president of the American Iron and Steel Institute. Tom M. Girdler of Republic Steel was elected a vice president, taking Grace's former post. William A. Irvin of U S Steel was not reelected as vice president.
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New York
Euene Ft. Grace
3ZethIchem Steel Corp
American Iron and Steel Institution
Tom M. Girdler
Republic Steel Corp
Mr. Grace
William A. Irvin
U. S. Steel Corp
Four Children Perish as Farm House Is Razed
Bedford Virginia Nevada AP reports Hazel Nichols 19 and three younger daughters died in a farm home fire near Bedford. Other Nichols family members were seriously injured and all survivors suffered shock and exposure. Names of the other three children were not available at press time.
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Bedford
Nev
Hazel
Luther Nichols
Weather Forecast For Southern States
Fair and slightly warmer conditions in the south tonight. Friday brings fair skies cooler interior. North West Florida also fair tonight and Friday with a small warming trend. Tennessee sees fair weather tonight and Friday with little temperature change.
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Ala
N. W. Fla
Tenn
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War Department
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