Coroner's Jury Leaves Death Case Unsolved
Libby Holman Reynolds and Albert Walker, widow and friend of Smith Reynolds, were freed after a coroner's jury refused to label the death a suicide. Reynolds, a Broadway star, testified of marital strain and threats of suicide linked to his fear of losing her love. The inquest at Reynolda revealed tensions and revelations about the couple's relationship before the fatal shooting.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Libby Holman Reynolds
Albert Walker
Smith Reynolds
Cincinnati
Reynolds
Walker
Young Reynolds
Finiste
Lfe
Reynolda
Albert Holman
W. N. Dalton
Tranton Scott
Libby
Hike
Blanche Yurka
New York
Miss Yurka
Fat and Slim Baseball Stars Clash Tomorrow at Ashford
A charity baseball game at Ashford baseball park features nine fat men against nine lean players for the U D C of Ashford. First pitch is at 4 p.m. with rosters listing Doc Herring and Jack Gheesling among the fat team and Hope Thompson and Solomon Baxter among the lean squad.
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Fat
Slim
Ashford
U. D.C
Doc Herring
Pont Strong
W.W. Cook
Sam Pate
Ruban Wright
Bob Gamble
Jack Gheesling
Howard Ward
Emmett Hartlet
Willis McArthur
Edridh Pate
Diamond Stars
Hope Thompson
Webb Wells
George Bruner
Jack Jhonson
Jim Thaggard
L. ™Idney
Solomon Baxter
Clyde Adams
Dr. F.G. Granger
C.C. McEachern
Frank Owens
Hammond on two day leave from contempt sentence
Earl E Hammond druggist serving a 12 month term for contempt of court at Montgomery was granted two days leave to transact business in Houston county. He will be accompanied by Mrs Hammond who will bring him to Dothan. He began serving the sentence June 17 in Montgomery county jail and bail was denied while appeal is pending.
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Earl E.hammond
Montgomery
Dothan
C. B. Kennamer
Hammond
Houston County
Montgomery County
Kennamer
Ashbury College President Speaks to 450 in City
Dr. H. C. Morrison president of Ashbury College Wiltmore Kentucky addressed 450 people at Foster Street Methodist Church. He urged that spiritual value of the soul outweigh material wealth and announced plans for a revival in Ozark after speaking in Dothan at the invitation of the Business Men's Evangelistic club.
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H. C. Morrison
Ashbury College
Wiltmore, Ky
Foster Street Methodist Church
Morrion
Dothan
Ozark
Business Men’s Evangelistic Club
Masonic Conference Postponed Until Later Dates
The Twenty-eighth district Masonic conference planned for Cottonwood on Thursday and Friday has been postponed. A. J. Sellers of Cottonwood, secretary, said a future date will be announced.
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Cottonwood
A. J. Sellers
Installation of Officers at Pythagoras Lodge No 659
The treasurer and tiler elect will be installed and regular business transacted at a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock of Pythagoras Lodge No 659 AF and AM. Officials of the order announced the stated communication will be held at the Sonic Hall.
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Pythagoras Lodge
A.F
A.M
Sacred harp singing school to open in Ardilla
A free sacred harp singing school is held at Ardilla by S. L. Spivey. The announcement appeared in Do than today. A large attendance is expected as community members are urged to attend.
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Ardilla
S. L. Spivey
Dothan
Farmer near Dothan questioned in death of Jim McCraney
Ness Skipper a farmer south of Dothan was questioned but exonerated in the slaying of Jim McCraney 69 of Dothan near Quincy June 2. Jacob Lasseter is held on murder and accomplice charges with others being detained as witnesses. Police seek McCraney’s automobile and a pawned watch.
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Ness Skipper
Dothan
Jim McCraney
Quincy
Skipper
Jacob Lasseter
McCraney
Lasseter
Jesse Lasseter
Sherman Collis
T. J. Lasseter
Gadsden County
Fla
Collis
T. J
Jacob
Baby Massacre suspect held after Albany gunfight
Albany July 12 AP detectives held Michael Basile tonight as a gunman in the Harlem baby massacre case. He surrendered after Edward Fats McCarthy was slain in a gun battle. McCarthy’s wife Jean and George Kelly were wounded during a siege at McCarthy’s Albany area hideout. Basile to be rushed to Manhattan for trial.
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Albany
N.Y
Edward ‘Fats
McCarthy
New York
Michael Basile
Jean
George Kelly
Harold Moore
Albany Schnectady Road
Mulrooney
Basile
Manhattan
Elevenyearold Evangelist Draws Crowds On Courthouse Lawn
Homer Hall an 111 year old evangelist from Daytona Beach Fla spoke to a large Houston county crowd on the courthouse lawn last night and will continue nightly through the week and Sunday and Monday of next week. He will discuss The Broad Reed at tonight's service and opened with The Tenth Commandment. David Hall 13 says the crowd asked for continued non denominational meetings while Neal Hall 9 directs singing with services at 7 45 p m and preaching at 8 15 p m plus children's meetings starting tomorrow at 4 39 p m
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Homer Hall
Daytona Beach
Fla
Houston County
Homer
David Hall
Neal Hall
Negro Jailed Here On Robbery Charge
Jef Salter reported a robbery of five silver dollars a .32 caliber pistol valued at $19 and a watch by a Black man named Jackson. Salter identified the suspect and the accused, known as Salter, was held in the county jail awaiting further proceedings.
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A.b.jackson
Jef Salter
Jackson
Salter
Stripp Hits Redland Field Clock In Cincinnati
Jersey Joe Stripp of Brooklyn drove a line drive that shattered the Redland Field left field clock near the foul line. The two base hit followed years of batters shooting at the glass face, as Stripp inflicted the clock's collapse during a game against the Reds.
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Joe’ Stripp
Brookliyn
Reds
Stripp
Former Arch Foe of Capone Jailed in Barker Slaying
George Bugs Moran, once Al Capone’s rival, jailed in Chicago for viewing by witnesses in the recent machine gun slaying of George Red Barker linked to the Capone syndicate. Moran claims he is a country gentleman and denies plans to return to crime.
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Chicago
Mil
George Bugs Moran
al Capone
George Red Barker
Capone
President Favors Enlarging Finance Corporation Board
President Hoover urged Congress to increase the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board from seven to eight members. He proposed replacing the Federal Reserve head Eugene Meyer and farm loan commissioner Paul Reston with successors named by him, while keeping the treasury secretary as ex officio member to preserve Treasury ties. He warned of strain on ex officio directors from dual duties.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hoover
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Eugene Meyer
Paul Restor
Secretary of the Treasury
Ogden Mille
The
Treasury
Chindblom
R. Til
Reconstruction Corporation
Man Who Enlisted Here 13 Years Ago Returns for Visit
A. Murphy, who enlisted in the U S Navy here in 1919, is an aviation machinist stationed at an air station in Florida. He is visiting friends in Devonshire and spent most of his 12 years in aviation service with the aviation division.
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Geardy
A. Murphy
U. S&s. Navy
Perescola, Flana
Devhnes
Murphy
Dothan Angler Wins Big Bass at Baldwin County Rodeo
W H Pettus of Dothan repeated his success from last year by landing a string of bass on opening day of Baldwin County fishing rodeo under the Izaak Walton league. The event drew many game fish including king mackerel and tarpon with nearly a thousand pounds weighed by contestants.
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Foley
Ala
W. H. Pettus
Dothan
Baldwin County
Pettus
E. L. Higdon
Birmingham
Izaak Walton League
Gulf
A. C. Watson
Montgomery
Mr. Watson
Weldon Dre
L.E. Stephenson
Annie W
Mose Stewart
William Teague
R. L. Bowkin
Ducky Holmes
Bernard Brothers
Magnolia River
Jug Neck
Mobile Bay
Bernards
Stroke survivor Fizebial F Kelly dies at 78 in Graceville
A year after a stroke, Fizebial F Kelly, 78, died at 3 a.m. at his son M E Kelly’s home in Graceville route three. He lived in Houston county since his wife’s death two years ago and is survived by two daughters Mrs Coy Pruner and Mrs Lott, three brothers Jim, Tom, and Bit Kelly. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at Silvon Grove church near Widland City, with Rev EDF Laescher officiating, burial in the church cemetery, Houston Funeral Co in charge.
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F. Kelly
M.E. Kelly
Graceville
Mr. Kelly
Houston County
Kelly
Coy Pruner
Lott
Jim Kelly
Taylor
Tom
Bit Kelly
Donalsonville
Silvon Grove Church
Widland City
Edf Laescher
Church
Houston Funeral Co
Hubert Davis Charged with Assault in Connection to Alleged Attack
Officials say Hubert Davis faced a charge of assault and battery after an alleged attack on Amos Mixon. Mixon reportedly obtained a warrant for Travis arrest, per county officers.
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Amos Mixon
Eccounty
Mixon Saore
Travis
Examination of dog head yields negative for deathan branch
An examination of a dog head for Rahleg proved negative to the Deathan branch of the state laboratory today. The dog head was eer to Deathan he Tre So, Purdesran Jieadian for the tee.
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State Laboratory
Blonde actress says she was goat in romance with broker
Claire Windsor describes her relationship with Alfred Read Jr. as a failed romance. Read faced a $100,000 alienation suit from his wife Marian Read and divorce actions. Windsor says she gave Read all her money, $10,000, to invest and it disappeared.
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Los Angeles
Claire Windsor
Alfred Read
Oakland
Los Angeles Examiner
Read
Marian Read
Misa Windsor
Ohio coal strike erupts in gun battles and arson
Gun battles and dynamiting marked five months of Ohio coal strike activity. A man was killed at Chauncey as a New York Central bridge was dynamited nearby. Another bridge at Albany was dynamited and fired on by striking miners. Rifle fire at a National Guard camp drew return fire with no confirmed casualties. Belmont county saw a near riot as officers dispersed a picket crowd at Provident mine.
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Columbus
Ohio
Garattles
Chauncey
New York Central Railway
Albany
National Guard
Belmont County
Provident Mine
Howard Professor Publishes Pioneering Religious Education Book
Dr J H Chapman of Howard College announces a new book An Introduction to Religious Education by authors Dr I M Price of Fort Worth Texas and Dr L L Carpenter of Gaffney D C. published by Macmillan. Dr Dockery reviews proof in Dothan calling it a pioneer text used in southern denominational colleges.
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J.H. Chapman
Howard College
Dothan
L. W. Dockery
First Baptist Church
South
Macmillan Company
Dockery
I. M. Price
Fort Worth
Texas
L.L. Carpenter
Gaffney
D. C
Howard
Phodes
Judge Pearce disposes 306 cases in spring term
A total of 306 cases were disposed of in Houston circuit court by Judge H. A. Pearce during the spring term. Criminal cases totaled 45, non jury civil 135, and jury civil 326. Cases on docket numbered 372, including 261 civil and 132 criminal. Thirty three cases were appealed during the session.
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Houston Circuit Court
H. A. Pearce
Roy Hill
Court Clarm
Singing convention at Iron City near Tron City
The Seminine county sacred harp convention will be held July 22 and 24 two miles south of Tron City, Ga. An invitation was extended by speakers and friends of the section to attend.
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Iron City
Seminine County
Sacred Harp
Tron City
Garner relief measure killed by Hoover veto
Washington July 12 AP The Garner Wagner relief bill is defeated by a presidential veto and replaced by a plan aimed at winning Hoover's approval. The $2.122 billion draft barred individual loans. Congress plans substitute measures with fiscal safeguards and a focus on construction and agriculture.
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Garner
Hoover
Washington
Garner Wagner
White House
Capitol
House
Ways and Means Committee
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