Fulford to Face Murder Hearing Tuesday
Atlas Fulford, proprietor of a small general store in a northeastern city neighborhood, faces first degree murder charges for the fatal Saturday afternoon shooting of Jerry Cannon. Cannon died from a single abdominal wound after an argument over an owed account. Fulford has been held without bond in the county jail pending a preliminary hearing before Judge Keener Baxley.
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Jerry Cannon
Atlas Fulford
Fulford
Keener Baxley
Court of Common Pleas
Cannon
Injunction Reinstated Over Birmingham Marble Slot Machines
Presiding Justice Charles Bricken of the Court of Appeals reinstated a temporary injunction blocking Birmingham authorities from seizing or interfering with marble slot machines. The order keeps the machines in operation while the merits are tested, backing George M. Howle who argues the device requires skill, not gambling. The attorney general had previously ruled the machine is not a gambling device per se.
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Montgomery
Charles R. Bricken
Court of Appeals
Birmingham
J. Fritz Thompson
Jefferson County
Bricken
George M. Howle
Thomas E. Knight
Market Closes Savannah for Jefferson Davis Birthday
The Naval Stores market in Savannah closed today June 4 in observance of Jefferson Davis birthday. The event paused trading across the market, reflecting local custom and historic ties to the confederate leader.
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Savannah
Naval Stores
Jefferson Davis
Chicago hog market report shows drop across loads
Chicago hogs market data dated June 4 shows prices 10 to 15 points lower than Friday with ranges for several classes. Heaviest weights 259 to 350 pounds bring 3.40 to 3.65, medium weights 200 to 250 pounds at 3.25 to 3.65, packing sows 2.65 to 2.90, lights 2.59 to 3.00, and most pigs around 2.90.
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Chicago Hogs
Chicago
Dept. Agri
Butter and Egg Market Summary From Chicago Report
Chicago market news reports unsettled butter at 16.655 with various grade ranges and car counts, including extras and firsts notes. Egg prices 28.287 with unsettled firsts and current receipts. one car of fresh graded firsts priced around 15. The report lists multiple grade bands, car loads, and standard references for butter and egg sales.
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Chicago
Cotton Letter by T. W. Palmer
New York June 4 Cotton moved in a ten point range with light trading and a featureless session. Cables were lower and weather details showed scattered showers in Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas with an inch at Helena and heavy rains over Georgia the Carolinas and Alabama. Fossick called the weather unfavorable for the week and another private crop estimate put acreage at 29 767 000. Weather is viewed as the key price factor.
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T. W. Palmer
New York
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Helena
Georgia
Carolina
Alabama
Fossick
Seek Slayer of Young Couple in Tennessee
Newport Tennessee June 4 AP Mae Miller 19 and Robert Jenkins 20 were shot dead while returning from a funeral. Police searched for the killer as details of the shooting emerged and investigators urged witnesses to come forward.
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Tennessee
Newport
Tenn
Mae Miller
Robert Jenkins
John Talley Rollins Among Seriously Ill at Home
Serious illness notes say John Talley Rollins is seriously ill at his parents home on S St Andrews Street. Classified ads promise results.
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John Talley Rollins
S. St. Andrews Street
SEEK FEDERAL AID (Continued From Page One)
Drought afflicted states moved to secure relief with governors requesting federal help. Kansas Governor Landon asked for livestock aid across 53 counties while Minnesota National Guard enforced a livestock embargo, with Wisconsin and North Dakota considering similar actions. Western railroads cut shipping rates to aid starving cattle and feed. Private groups began gathering feed, Arkansas sending 20 carloads of hay and cottonseed meal for South Dakota. Meteorologist Donnel forecast June to bring more rain than May.
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Canada
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Minnesota National Guard
William B. Langer
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Western
Arkansas
South Dakota
C. A. Donnel
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Nurses Leave Today for University of Alabama Courses
Connie Snell and Viola Hartzog leave after winning six week scholarships to nurses courses at the University of Alabama from the Sixth District Nurses Association. Sheriff R W Smith says John Phillips, 35, is accused of shooting the two nurses during a confrontation returning from Jenkins grandmother's funeral. Miss Miller and Jenkins died Sunday two miles above Hartford after being waylaid by Phillips. eye-witnesses report a pistol was used.
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Connie Snell
Viola Hartzog
University of Alabama
Sixth District Nurses Association
John Phillips
R. W. Smith
Miss Miller
Jenkins
Hartford
Arbitration Sought in Birmingham Grocery and Butcher Strikes
A federal labor conciliator, C. L. Richardson, moved to arrange conferences to settle two strikes in Birmingham. Butchers at two grocery chains walked out weeks ago demanding a 5 percent wage increase and union recognition. Five packing plants employing about 250 workers nearly halted operations, with plants not yet authorized to enter negotiations. Meanwhile, 7,000 striking iron ore miners in a parallel code discussion in Washington.
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Birmingham
C. L. Richardson
Gard
Washington
Costly Blaze Destroys New Jersey Enamel Brick Plant
A fire tore through the American Enamel Brick and Tile Company plant in South River New Jersey causing damages that may exceed 500000. The blaze destroyed four large oil burning kilns and threatened nearby homes as police spotted the flames just after they started. About 350 workers were affected as the plant had been partially shut down recently.
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South River
N. J
American Enamel Brick and Tile Company
County Court Opens for June Term
County court opened this morning before Judge H. K. Martin with 85 cases on the docket, the largest trial schedule in months.
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H. K. Martin
Youth Held After Tragic Family Murders
Police found Mrs Payne nude on her bed with a head wound and a noose, and her son Robert trussed on his bed with head injuries. The weapon, a hand axe, lay beneath the boy's bed. Neighbors say Louis Payne, 16, previously suffered melancholia after a past automobile crash that killed an elderly woman.
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Young Payne
Huntington Beach
Louis
First June Weekend Sees More Marriage Licenses
The month of brides seems to spur actions as the past weekend, the first this month, produced more marriage licenses than in several months. Couples listed include William T. Nichols and Hanna Lee Forrester of Cowarts, Merlin Horn and Nellie Ruth Andrews of Midland City, Hobson Ward of Campbellton Florida, Bessie Love of Cottonwood and Wade Brackins of Dothan route seven, plus Emma May Grice of Gordon route one.
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William T. Nichols
Hanna Lee Forrester
Cowarts
Merlin Horn
Nellie Ruth Andrews
Midland City
Hobson Ward
Campbellton, Fla
Bessie Love
Cottonwood
Wade Brackins
Dothan
Emma May Grice
Gordon
Checks for Rural Teachers Arrive in Houston County
Checks totaling eleven thousand dollars were distributed to Houston county teachers today at the office of Solomon Baxter county superintendent of education. The April salaries were issued from federal funds set aside for teachers relief. with today’s payroll only May salaries remain delinquent.
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Houston County
Solomon Baxter
Tri-States Singing Convention Set for Court House
A planning meeting at the Chamber of Commerce outlined the Tri-States singing convention to be held June 23 and 24 in the Houston County Court House. Prizes will be awarded to the best quartet, with plans for Dallas Texas and Atlanta Georgia quartets to participate in the contest.
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Tri-States
B. M. Weatherly
Chamber of Commerce
Etheridge
Dallas
Tex
Atlanta
Houston
Hose
Officers Nab Three During Weekend on Attack Accusations
Three persons were arrested by county officers during the weekend on charges of assault and battery. M. K. Mims posted $200 bond for attacking GL. Jones. Dinah Kirkland, a Black woman, alleged to have attacked Laura Gilford, was held in default of bond. Willie Bland faces assault and battery with a weapon for a knife attack on Claude Clark.
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M. K. Mims
GL. Jones
Dinah Kirkland
Laura Gilford
Willie Bland
Claude Clark
City Council Opens First June Meeting Tonight
City council will meet tonight for its first June session to handle routine business and agenda items. Officials expect standard approvals and brief reports as part of the local government proceedings.
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Council
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