McGee Said to Lead Abduction of Miss McElroy
MAWERS CITY Mo June 3 AP Walter McGee former pre convict was said by police to admit participation in the kidnapping of Miss Mary McElroy 25 daughter of City Manager McElroy and to have helped collect 30000 for her release Police said Clarence Stevens acted with him and that McGee s brother George and Clarence Click guarded the girl during the 29 hours held before ransom Windell Johnson and others in Amarillo Texas were said to have had no part Five persons including two women were being held in Amarillo three in jail here The father paid 30000 on a Kansas road for the girl s freedom as police tied a Leavenworth junk dealer telegram to the crime The leading kidnapper was identified after police reviewed photos of McGee and other suspects and he and others were indicted by a federal grand jury
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Mawers City
Walter McGee
Toasy
Mary McElroy
McElroy
Higgins
McGee
Clarence Stevens
George McGee
Clarence Click
Amarillo
Texas
Kansas
Eugene C. Reppert
Reppert
Leavenworth
Kan
W. H. McGee
Amerillo Automobile Agency
Checks of forestry workers sent home over $300000
Fort McPherson Georgia June 4 AP more than 300000 was routed today to the homes of families whose boys are in the Civilian Conservation Corps Fourth Corps Area about 25 checks were mailed last night. The money is part of the ages of boys in the Conservation. Families whose sons have been in camp a month will get 25. Other checks are for the proportional part of the 25 based on service of the worker. Largest payments go to Georgia Florida and other states with amounts listed. More than 1,000,000 will be deposited monthly as enrollment increases.
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Fort Mcpherson
Consrvation Corps
Fourth Corps
Bates Georgia
Florida
Mebema
Mississippi
Louisiana
North Carona
South Carolina
Muldoon New York commissioner dies at home
N Y heavyweight wrestling official Muldoon dies at his home in Chase New York in his 8th year after battling cancer for months following an operation eighteen months ago. The death ends a long prominent career in local sports administration.
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Bonne Muldoon
N. Y
Chase
N.Y
Wien Muldoon
Felleve
Thirsty Alabama visitor drinks twenty eight beers in Chipley
In Chipley Florida on June 3, an unnamed Alabama man visited the Chipley Cafe and consumed twenty eight bottles of beer. He had not tasted beer for fourteen years and drank fourteen in one sitting before continuing with four more, paying for twenty eight bottles total with five sent to friends.
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Chipley
Fis
Alabama
Chipley Cafe
Woman Dies Here of Heart Disease
Mrs. R. N. Thornton, 22, died at 403 S. Denton Street at 12 30 a m after a short illness of heart disease. Her husband works for Standard Telephone and Telegraph Co. She is survived by her parents, six sisters, and five brothers. Funeral arrangements by Dowling and Rhodes pending arrival of relatives.
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R. N. Thornton
S. Denton Street
M. S. Sharron
May Grey
Morehead City
N. C
Martha McCorkle
Raleigh
H. L. Brock
Vernon, Fla
Blance Doch
Pensacola
John Keevan
Dothan
Renele Sharron
Panama City
T. H. Sharron
Laurel, Miss
C. L. Sharron
Rome
J. E. Sharron
Graceville
J. L. Sharron
M. B. Sharron
Dowling & Rhodes
More Charges Against Banker
New federal indictment dates June 3 charges Joseph W. Harriman with diverting bank funds for personal use and advantages. Associate Albert Murray Austin named on 14 false-entry counts and 15th for misapplication of 300000 dollars. Harriman faces two more counts for abstracting 16000 shares of Standard 6 1 of New Jersey stock from a depositor’s account.
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New York
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman
Albert Murray Austin
Glen Ridge
N. J
New Jersey
Preston P. Latterwhite
Satterwhite
Harriman National Bank and Trust Company
Investigation of fire in which two burned continues
In Riderwood Alabama on June 3 AP reports the coroner did not determine if Sid B. Jones lumber company officer or James McDaniel Sumter County solicitor died in the Ever ett Jackson home fire or from another cause. Sheriffs Locke and Godfrey pursue foul play questions as the charred bodies were recovered from the ruins.
Mattern Begins Globe Circling Flight From Newfoundland
James Mattern of San Angelo Texas took off from Newfoundland at 12:03 PM en route to Europe as part of a solo attempt to circle the globe. The flight aims to beat the eight days seven hours 52 minutes record set by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty with a single-handed voyage departing from New York. Uncertainty over first stop had Paris and Berlin mentioned by different sources.
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Lewi Sport
Newfoundland
James Matttson
Europe
New York
James Mattern
San Angelo
Texas
Atlantic
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Paris
Berlin
Bishop Cannon Targets 8500 Pastors on Prohibition Repeal
Bishop James Cannon Jr and Eugene L. Crawford sent a statement to 8500 Methodist Episcopal Church South pastors asserting that repeal of the eighteenth amendment rests with the Southern states and criticizing President Roosevelt for supporting repeal in a May radio address. The note warns against making repeal part of federal policy and cites beer sales as contributing to unemployment and revenue.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Eugene L. Crawford
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Plans Plunge In Own Pool
The pool given to President Roosevelt by subscription was finished and he hoped to swim within hours. Built on the White House west terrace, it replaces former clerk offices. Roosevelt approved the pool, shook hands with contractors, and looks forward to daily swims as his sole exercise.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Presbyterian Church Young People Begin Annual Meet
In Shocco Springs near Talladega eight days of religious instruction and outdoor recreation will unfold for 200 Presbyterian youth. The 12th annual Alabama Synod conference opens Tuesday and runs through June 14 under Rev. Sam Burney Hay with a ten-member faculty including Rev. W. B. Clemmons and Mrs. Clemmons assisting as girls counselor.
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Talladega
Ala
Shocco Springs
The
Presbyterian Church
Synod of Alabama
Sam Burney Hay
Auburn Presbyterian
Alabama
W. B. Clemmons
Geneva
Clemmons
Abbeville Tennis Team Here Sunday
Abbeville tennis team answers a challenge from Dothan Country Club champion George Moore and will travel to Dothan to play the local club. Matches begin at 3 p m and run until about 5 30 p m.
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Abbeville
George Moore
Dothan
Patrolman Moore Injured in Street Hazard Incident
Baltimore report says Patrolman Charles Moore, testing a house window, was hit in the eye by an object. He later toppled a tire in the police garage and was knocked over when it blew out. He is recovering from shock and scratches after a motorist struck a fallen tree Moore used to hang a lantern.
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Baltimore
Charles Moore
President May Urge Repeal of Federal Dry Law
President Roosevelt is expected to appeal to the States to ratify repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Democratic leaders seek a direct appeal, urging action in light of party pledges and the need for additional federal revenue from liquor taxes. Eight states have voted for repeal, with Alabama set to vote July 18 in the South.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Alabama
South
Former Resident Dead at Lakeland
Miss Mary Bell a pioneer Dothan resident died Friday at her brother Walter Bell s home in Lakeland Florida relatives here report She moved to Lakeland about twenty five years ago and was aunt to Jeff Floyd Maises Emma and Irene McCarty
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Jeff
Floyd
Maises Emma
Irene McCarty
Walter Bell
Lakeland
Fla
Miss Bel
Dothan
Capitol of Alabama Gets Fresh Paint Here There
In Montgomery on June 3 AP reports the Alabama state capitol is to receive a touch of paint. Painters scrub peeling exterior columns while a new white coat is applied. Inside, corridors are plastered and painted to improve backdrops for portraits of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis amid a strained state treasury.
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Montgomery
State Capitol
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Road Construction Grant Bill Altered by Senate Committee
Washington June 3 The Senate finance committee trimmed the 400 million dollar road construction grant in the industrial bill to distribute funds by population mileage and area as under current law One third population one third mileage and the remainder on area The change proposed by Senator Connally Texas aims to favor less populous states.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Connally
Texas
Education head opposes 11 year schools plan in Alabama
State superintendent Dr. A F Harman urges against reducing grades from 12 to 11 amid proposals for seven year grammar and four year high school tracks. He cites national practice, college preparation limits, and logistical issues, noting 6 3 3 systems in many counties and opposition personally and officially.
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A. F. Harman
El'y
County Superintendents of Education
United States
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Alabama
Harman
State Department
Experts Show "How" At U CFA's First School Of Coaching
In Tuscaloosa Alabama the University of Alabama hosted its first annual high school coaching school on a Saturday with demonstrations by Johnny Cain Walker Holley and others. Clark and Whitworth joined in showing the Notre Dame system while Hank Crisp and Zeke Kimborough demonstrated court play and shooting. Harold Drew led track lectures with Bill Doughty and Merle Riegel assisting.
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U.cfa
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Johnny Cain
Walker
Holley
Joe Sharpe
Earl” Whitworth
Jimmy Whatley
Notre Dame
Frank Thomas
Hank Crisp
Zeke Kimbrough
Alabama
Harold Drew
Bill Doughty
Merle Riegel
Preliminary trial Monday for woman accused of murder
Mozelle Blake a Negro woman will face a preliminary trial in county court Monday on murder charges connected to the stabbing of Charlie Mae Hart. Hart died days after the incident in a Dothan hospital. About five other cases were set for hearings in the one day session under Judge H. K. Martin.
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Mozelle Blake
Charlie Mae Hart
Hart
Dothan
H. K. Martin
Drainage Work in Houston County May Pause Next Week
Dr. F G Granger county health officer says R F C relief work in Houston County will be suspended next week. Crews currently draining ponds will shift to about half the projects, ensuring some progress remains when the relief effort stops.
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R. F.C
Houston County
F. G. Granger
Senate revolt bent by Vice President in economy debate
Washington June 3 AP reports a vice presidential tiebreaker halted a Senate revolt against the economy act. An amendment added 170 million dollars to the independent offices appropriation to ease proposed veteran cuts, with Connally proposing 25 percent reductions in disability and pensions for Spanish American War veterans. The vote 43 to 43 allowed the amendment and the bill moved to conference with House.
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Washington
Senate
Independent Offices
Garner
Connally
Texas
Byrnes
South Carolina
House
Connelly
White House
Week's Weather Forecast for Gulf States and Northwest
Central and east gulf states fair with possible scattered thunder showers toward week’s end. In the northwest portion moderate temperatures prevail around midweek. Weather outlook notes seasonal temperatures across the region with varying precipitation chances.
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Central
East Gulf States Fair
Per Cent Reduction in Cotton Urged
A spokesman for the American Cotton Cooperative Association calls for a 30 percent reduction in cotton acreage for the current crop and bonuses to farmers who cut output. C C O Moser of New Orleans, secretary of the cooperative, says the surplus exceeds 12,000,000 bales and direct payments to producers are essential. Edward O Nea l, president of the Farm Bureau Federation, endorses the program in a supporting letter.
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Washington
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Cc. O. Moser
New Orleans
Moser
Edward O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Postmaster Farley Promises Liberal Lottery Coverage
Washington June 3 AP Postmaster General Farley said the Post Office will treat newspapers publishing lottery news liberally while placing responsibility for any violations on the papers. The statement follows reports that the department would ease restrictions on lottery coverage but uphold postal law penalties for ads or prize lists.
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Washington
Farley
Postoffic Department
Post Office Department
United States
Ashford Couple Gets First June License
Houston county issues its first June marriage license as Mazie Bran ford of Ashford is named bride by Myrtha Shiver for the month’s first license. The second couple are R. L. Money of Headland route four and Annie Mae Tew of Headland route six. James Earl Aplin and Eunice Lemincak, both of Columbia route two, also obtained licenses.
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Houston County
Mazie Branford
Ashford
Myrtha Lee Shiver
R. L. Money
Headland
Annie Mae Tew
James Earl Aplin
Eunice Lemincak
Columbia
Luverne Bank Receives Official Charter
Montgomery, June 3. The Luverne Bank & Trust company opened for business today after state superintendent H. H. Montgomery issued its charter. The bank lists capital stock of 25,000 dollars and a 5,000 dollar surplus. Officers include E. F. Partridge as president Rey Beall as first vice president and A. D. Pryor as second vice president.
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Montgomery
H. H. Montgomery
State Superintendent of Banks
Luverne Bank & Trust Company
EF. R. Partridge
Rey 8. Beall
A. D. Pryor
Obligatory Day Observed by Dothan DeMolays
The Dothan chapter of the Order of DeMolay will observe Obligatory Day by attending morning services at Foster Street Methodist Church in a body. The DeMolays will assemble at the Masonic Temple shortly before 11 a.m.
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Dothan
Order of DeMolay
Foster Street Methodist Church
Masonic Temple
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