Libby Holman Detained In Death Case At Reynolds Estate
In Winston-Salem authorities press the mystery of tobacco heir Smith Reynolds's fatal Wednesday shooting. Libby Holman, widow of Reynolds’s friend, is held as a material witness at Reynolda. Albert Walker, 18, also a witness, remains jailed. Investigators describe a complex romance and secret marriage details while continuing the inquest and forensic checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Salen
N. C
Smith Reynolds
Twin City
William Vaught
Greensboro
Blanche Yurka
New York
Albert Walker
Reynolds
Walker
N C
Libby Helman
Monroe
Mich
Hawaii
Forsyth County
Reynolda
Anne Cannon
Chum
Richard Joshua Reynolds
Trangou Scott
J. E. McMichael
11 Year Old Evangelist Preaches Tonight at Courthouse Lawn
Homer Hall an eleven year old Daytona Beach preacher will speak tonight on the courthouse lawn at 7 40 about The Devil's Incubator His father Rev Wilburn Hall says he is the world’s youngest evangelist The family includes brothers David and Neal who will assist with singing The boy has preached for four years and was ordained two years ago in Lake Butler Fla
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer ‘Hall
Daytona Beach
Fla
Wilburn Hall
David Hall
Homer
Neal
David
Jacksonville
Hall
Homer Hall
Lake Butler
South
Dothan
Birmingham
McCraney Slaying Probe Expands Across States
Gadsden county Florida officers extended their probe into Jim McCraney s death by tracking the stolen car and a watch to locations in Georgia and northern Florida. SuspectsJacob Lasseter Sherman Collis and Jesse Lasseter were arrested in Bainbridge Georgia and Quincy Florida deputies. a brother of Lasseter T J Lasseter is held as a material witness. McCraney, once in Dothan Alabama chicken business, was last seen with Jacob Lasseter near the crime scene where his head was crushed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden County
Fla
Jim McCraney
Quincy
Georgia
Florida
McCraney
Jacob Lasseter
Dothan
T. J. Lasseter
Jacksonville
Sherman Collis
Jacob
Jesse Lasseter
Valdosta
Hillman
Gadsden
Collis
Bainbridge
Lasseter
Houston County
Dothas Chapter Royal Arch Masons to install two officers
B A Adkins will be installed as high priest and J J Crary as sentinel at tonight's meeting of Dothas chapter Royal Arch Masons No 113. The officials were elected June 13 and not present at the prior installation. Meeting starts at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Adkins
J. J. Crary
Dothas Chapter
Royal Arch Masons No. 113
Order
Rpal
MacDonald Returns to London Then Sees King
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, back from Lausanne, went from the railway station to his official residence, briefly changed clothes, and then proceeded to Buckingham Palace for an audience with the king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ramsay MacDonald
Lausanne
Buckingham Palace
Aimee McPherson Hutton Mourns Guilty Verdict
Lake Elsinore Calif July 11 AP Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton mourns a verdict finding her husband David Hutton guilty of breach of promise in Myrtle St. Pierre case. She collapses after learning the judgment, brain concussion diagnosed. Hutton defies ouster moves at Angelus temple, vows to appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Elsinore
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton
David Hutton
Myrtle St. Pierre
Hutton
Miss St. Pierre
Funeral for William Odell Skipper Drowned on Job
Funeral rites for William Odell Skipper 23 son of D B Skipper of Panama City were held at Mount Enon church at 4 pm with burial in Mount Enon Cemetery. The body arrived from Illinois City with relatives from Florida and southeast Alabama attending. He was drowned Wednesday night while working with a construction company at LaSalle NL. Survivors include four sisters Mrs J W Bush of Webb, Mrs J H Holmes Seamon Fla, Mrs O A Goodwin Panama City, Mrs J T Frettan Perry Fla, and three brothers J E Skipper Texas, Avbrey Skipper Pensacola, D B Skipper Jr Pensacola. Fellows & Forrester handled the funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Odell Skipper
D. B. Skipper
Panama City
LaSalle, NL
Mount Enon
Mt. Enon
Dothan
Il Nnois
Florida
Alabama
Eagle
J.W. Bush
Webb
J. H. Holmes
Seamon
Fla
O. A. Goodwin
J. T. Free Tan
Perry
Fis
J. E. Skipper
Texas
Avbrey
Pensacola
Eleven Die as Creeks Overflow in West Virginia Flood
Charleston, W Va July 11 AP Eleven people drowned as Paint and Armstrong creeks burst their banks near the city. Eight bodies recovered and more than 150 homes washed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Paint
Armstrong Creeks
Here
Special Federal Court Session to Open in Dothan
A special session of the federal court for the Middle District of Alabama will convene in Dothan on June 25 to continue seed loan trial proceedings. Defendants include County Agent J Henry Witherington Circuit Solicitor J Norton Mullins Earl E Hammond and others. Hammond is serving a year in jail for contempt of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Court of the
Middle District of Alabama
Dothan
U.S
J. Henry Witherington
J. Norton Mullins
Earl E. Hammond
W. W. Wofford
C. C. McArthur
Shall F. Trawick
Wyatt W. Rollins
Houston County
Hammond
Montgomery
Charles B. Kennamer
Marriage license issued in Houston County weekend
One marriage license was issued in Houston County over the weekend. The couple obtaining the license were George H. Helms of Newton route 1 and Monteal Tucker of Cottonwood route 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
George H. Helms
Newton
Monteal Tucker
Cottonwood
Davis Arrives in Alabama to Cut Government Costs
Former Lieutenant Governor W. C. Davis, state chairman of the Economy League of Alabama, arrived in Dothan to organize Houston county taxpayers for reducing government costs. He is joined by secretary QO. H. Horton. They plan a courthouse meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday and will tour Ozark Geneva Abbeville Headland Dale Geneva Henry counties to build support. Horton says government costs rose 500 percent in twelve years while taxpayers’ incomes fell. Citizens are alarmed for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Davis
Economy League of Alabama
Dothan
Houston County
QO. H. Horton
League
Constance Chandler Fire Reported Off Colon
The Arrow line freighter Constance Chandler, outbound from New York, was reported on fire yesterday about 75 miles from Colon. The master radioed that the blaze was under control and that the ship would reach port without assistance.
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Colon
C. Z
Arrow Line
Constance Chandler
New York
Circus equipment stolen in Birmingham warehouse raid
July AP reports a thief raided a Birmingham warehouse owned by showman Hugh Hill. The heist stole two large tents electrical displays and mechanical tools used for a circus, with wild animals as the only mitigating factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Hugh Hill
Sondra in Box Chooses Between Two Men in Play
In a theater box Sondra Kent faces a moral choice between wealthy John Anderson and penniless Mark Merriman while her sister Flora and Fiora's husband watch and critique. Merriman, though poor, has character and ambition, while Anderson is rich and married. Sondra weighs love, money, and risk as lights flicker over the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sondra Kent
John Anderson
Mark Merriman
Sondra
Flora
Fiora
Merriman
Anderes
Ander
Aome
Ene
Revival at Pleasant Hill Church Closes
The revival led by Rev. Mr. Wimbley and Rev. L. Watson ended Sunday night with eight conversions, bringing total conversions to twenty for the week long event at Pleasant Hill church. The subject Saturday night was The Keys to Hell and Death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wimbley
Pleasant Hill Church
L. Watson
Death
Mr. Wibley
Curtis sentenced to year in jail and fined $1000
Flemington New Jersey July 11 AP John Hughes Curtis convicted of hindering the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case was sentenced to a year in jail and a $1000 fine. The maximum was three years and a $3000 fine. Defense efforts to halt action failed as Judge Adam Robbins denied the arrest of judgment after heated argument and Curtis signed a confession that he later renounced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
N. J
John Hughes Curtis
Curtis
Adam Robbins
Barger and DeNette Move in Seed Loan Case
Harry S. Barger returns to Montgomery as chief seed loan investigators Louis DeNette transfers to Birmingham. Records move with them to cut costs, vaults set to safeguard documents and stenographers. Both to return to Dothan when U.S. court sits again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Barger
Montgomery
Federal
Louis DeNette
Department of Justice
Birmingham
Barger
DeNette
J G. Bennett
J. Q. Midaleton
Ioans
Deathan
Dothan
U. S
Tornado Strikes Mogadore Ohio Injuring Several
A tornado slammed Mogadore Ohio seven miles east of Akron injuring about six people and damaging residential areas. Winds uprooted trees and knocked down telegraph lines as houses, garages, churches, and a few other structures suffered extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamera
Appletree Lafayette Intersection to Get Shower This Thursday
The Dothan fire department will hold its regular weekly kids shower at the corner of E LaFayette and 8S Appletree next Thursday afternoon. Fire Chief J E Ziglar announced that over 100 children used the first artificial shower at Troy and Alice Street last Thursday. Showers will rotate to various city locations through August and may extend into another month if hot weather lasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
E. LaFayette
Appletree
J. E. Ziglar
Troy
Alice Street
Ziglar
Dothan Area Drowning Of 7 Year Old Girl
Irma Jean Brackin seven daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Brackin of near Headland drowned in the Choctawhatchee river west of Dothan when swept from a sandbar by a strong current. Rescuers searched three times finding the body among logs about 20 yards from her last sighting. She was last seen by her aunt Mrs Blanche Kirkland. Funeral held at Brickwood church west of Headland with Rev W N A Long officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Jean Brackin
Walter Brackin
Headland
Choctawhatchee
Dothan
Blanche Kirkland
Margaret
Near Headland
Webster Johnson
Arthur Johnson
Brickwood's
WN. A. Long
Portal
Ceme
Hope of Rescue Dims for 60 Men Lost at Cherbourg
At Cherbourg France July 11 AP reports hope fades for rescuing over 60 men lost with the submarine Rome as Italian salvage ship Artiglio Jr searches the sunken vessel in treacherous currents. Rosso may stay longer but experts doubt raising the wreck. Promethe sank near Cape Lavi and a board of inquiry probes the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
France
Rome
Artigillo
Thuratay
Cape Lavi
Wagon breaks lead to farmer killing three and self
In Mishawaka Indiana Joseph Hannack 45 killed his wife sister-in-law brother and nephew with a shotgun after a wagon dispute then killed himself. Neighbors aided the sister-in-law escaping in an auto. Coroner said he reloaded after each shot and died following a chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Ind
Joseph Hannack
Hannack
B. J. Bolka
George Hannack
George
Stephen Hannack
Board of Revenue Buys Lumber For County Projects
Houston county commissioners accepted a bid for 50 000 feet of timber at 15 95 per thousand feet for bridges and road work. They will attend a state commissioners meeting in Birmingham July 27 2829. A road project on Beat Seven was approved and right of way will be cleared by residents. No action on health department gasoline from county tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Birmingham
Williams
J.j.johnson
Board of Commissioners
C. C. McEachern
Johnson
Dr H C Morrison To Speak Tonight In Dothan
Dr H C Morrison president of Ashbury College Willmore Ky arrives in Dothan this afternoon to address the Foster Street Methodist church at 8 o clock. He speaks at the request of the Business Men's Evangelistic club and is touring the South as a nationally known Methodist preacher expected to draw a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Morrison
Ashbury College
Willmore
Dothan
Foster Street
Morrison
Business Men's Evangelistic Club
Methodist Church
Knoran
Dr. Motison
Metist
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Monroe, Mich
North Carolina
Contireeg
Aimee M’pherson Hutton
Temple
the Evangelist
Illinois
Davis
Anderson
Littlelse
Mother
America
Congo
Mr. Anderson
Impe
Ohio Village
Akron
Ohio
Mogadore
Melbourne
Australia
Jay
Lafayette
Tery
Farmer
Board OF Revenue
Kentucky College
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