Indicts' a Larceny in Lindbergh Kidnapping Tale
Means charged in two indictments with larceny and defrauding Mrs. McLean of 104000 tied to the Lindbergh case. The self styled intermediary allegedly diverted ransom funds and sought the baby’s return, with links to North Carolina sightings and an alleged plan to present a lookalike child. Attorney Rover said arraignment set for Friday and trial readiness noted.
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District of Columbia
Grand
Ng Means
Frauy
North Carolina
Means
Victor Camp Aty
N.C
Concord
N. C
le Hill
Joe P. Fisher
Eek
McLean
Ging
Claig
Forth Carolina
Justice Department
al Aotes
Ean
Ini
Automobile drivers learn meaning of getting ticket
Dothan residents learn penalties for driving with inadequate headlights as 12 officers report arrests on highway light violations. Police warn motorists to fix headlights. station operators note a sharp rise in light bulb sales.
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Dothan
Ruby Hutchins Joins Salvation Army Work in Birmingham
Cadet Ruby Hutchins arrives to assist Captain Tidman in the Dethan unit. She will handle street offerings, cry selling, family case work, and aid where health allowed a change in duties. Hutchins recently left Atlanta training and begins immediate duties here.
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Ruby Hutchins
Salvation Army
Birmingham
Cap
Victor Tidman
Dethan
Hutchins
Uties
Hutchens
Atlanta
R Cry
Tidman
Army
Tid
Salers Enters State Representative Race
Earl Salers of The Washington County News announces his candidacy for state representative. Nash Griffin and W. T. My are also in the race for the seat.
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Ssipley
Earl Salers
Washington County
Nash Grifin
W. T. MY
Three of Arson Ring Free Under Bond Here
Six arson suspects faced four counts of second degree arson with Minnie Lee Childs charged as an accessory and Lewis for three building burnings. William Penn remained jailed on robbery charges while Hatcher and Lewis reportedly confessed. Three others posted bond. grand jury session recalled for February 15.
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William Penn
J. Albert Lewis
Minnie Lee Childs
Robert Brooks
Royce Hatcher
Jack Wilson
Wilson
Lewis
Hatcher
Decomposed Youth's Body Found in Florida River
A badly decomposed body of a young man, about 18, was found in the Choctawhatchee River at Caryville Florida. Investigators believe he was hitchhiking from Jacksonville to California and drowned after being caught in a whirlpool. The corpse was buried there late Monday and a possible mother in Bronx New York was notified.
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Choctawhatchee
Caryville
Mary Kruzman
Stebbins Avenue
Bronx
New York
Jacksonville
California
Dothan
Pickles or In Old Vienna Musical Comedy Planned
A 12 member cast will present a colorful musical comedy Friday night at the city auditorium. Characters include a boastful police chief an English heiress and an American advertising expert amid Vienna carnival scenes with two 12 couple choruses in Hungarian gypsy and Viennese dress. Directed by Miss Turner and Miss Stafford with Miss Turner directing music.
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Vienna
City Auditorium
Glee Club
Young
Viennesse
Misa Marie Turner
Dothan
Frances Turner
Young Junior High School
Lettie Stafford
Dothan Man Struck During Car Rescue In Meigs Ga
Will Hopkins of Dothan was in serious condition in Meigs Georgia after being struck over the head by a man he helped from a wrecked automobile. The assailant was said to be intoxicated at the time. Further details were not available.
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Will Hopkins
Meigs
Hopkins
Tme
Akron Navigates Rain and Storm Over Texas
The Akron airship weathered rain and an electrical storm as it moved east toward El Paso. Observers reported diversions near Sana Angelo before the craft was seen over FIdorado and then headed toward San Antonio. A World War veteran, Homer Freed, tracked signals and alerted crowds at Sana Angelo.
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Sana Angelo
Texas
Akron
el Paso
Randolph Field
San Antonio
American Airways
Dallas
Dryden
Sana Angelos
Homer Freed
Average 200 Persons Locked In Birmingham Jail Daily
Birmingham jail housed about 200 prisoners daily in recent years with a 21 year total of 275,141 names recorded on the police plotter. The record year was 1928 with 18,583 prisoners, while January 1, 1918 saw 14 inmates and 1932 is feared to reach a new peak due to unemployment and stricter enforcement.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bastile
H. N. Randall
Geneva Woman Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. George Lawhon, 55, of Geneva, died at home Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the home with Rev. C. S. Thomas and Rev. T. C. Mahan officiating. Burial followed in Geneva cemetery. Surviving are her husband, three daughters Mrs. Ben Davis Emma Lawdon and Mrs. Alton Payne, two sons Joe and Robert, one sister Mrs. George W. Beck and her father J. N. Cooper.
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Geneva
Ala
George Lawhon
C. S. Thomas
Enterprise
T. C Mahan
Ben Davis
Emma Lawdon
Alton Payne
Galveston
Texas
Joe
Robert
George W. Beck
J. N. Cooper
Major contract set for Masonic Temple furniture
A Dothan firm was among two successful bidders to supply most of the 70000 contract for furnishings for the new Masonic temple. Johnson Fender and Body Works won solid walnut chairs and leather chairs, with delivery in 60 days. American Seating Co of Chicago furnished seats for two lodge rooms and the auditorium. The project overall totals about 65000, with the temple office nearing completion.
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Dothan
General Building Committee
Johnson,Fender ,and Body Works
Mazonic
Johnson Fender & Body Works
American Seating Co
Chicago
Tmple
Warrants’ Low Values Force Half Salaries in Health Dept
Dr. F G Granger county health officer reports that due to low value warrants two health department staff members, Dr Granger and Miss Mary E Moon, are taking only half pay. The reduced wages cover auto and office expenses and half the secretary’s salary to keep the unit operating. Unpaid warrants mean needed funds come from other sources and sustain the department.
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Houston County
F. G. Granger
Granger
Mary E. Moon
Health Office
Health Department
Eufaula Golf Club To Hold May 19 Tournament
The Eufaula Golf Club will hold its first tournament May 19 on the new links at the Country club. Invitations have been extended to amateur golfers in nearby cities. Officials plan at least ten flights with trophies and prizes. entrants may qualify before or on the morning of the 19th.
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Eufaula
Eufaula Golf Club
Hnks
Breach of Promise Suits Rare in Alabama History
In Gadsden Alabama on May 10 the AP reports that breach of promise cases are extremely rare. Court records show only four traditional breach of promise suits in Alabama over the past century and none recently.
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Gadsden
Ala
Alabama
Ferguson named president of Mississippi River commission
Washington May 7 A P Col Harley B Ferguson a United States Engineers officer was appointed by President Hoover as president of the Mississippi River commission to direct river work and policy.
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Washington
Harley B. Ferguson
The
Lnited States Engineers
Hoover
Former Headland Councilman Kills Self With Pistol
T H McGriff 58 former operator of the Headland Nehi Bottling Co. killed himself with a .38 caliber pistol at 11 a.m. in front of his home after returning from a trip to Dothan. He was a deacon and active in civic life and is survived by his widow and five children.
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T. H. McGriff
Headland Nehi Bottling Co
McCliff
Dothan
Headland
Baptist Church
Columbia
McGriff
Don
Bill
Tom
Anna Bell
Boeligrade, Fra
Dick Holmes
Indicted in Memphis Slaying and Ax Attack Involving Family
Stanley Puryear was indicted by the Shelby County grand jury on charges tied to the fatal May 2 attack at his home in which his wife and daughter were killed. He allegedly accused a Black man, Will Jamison, of hacking them. Jamison died after the confrontation, telling officers he knew nothing and that he had been lured to move a whiskey cache.
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Memphis
Tenn
Stanley Puryear
Shelby County Grand Jury
Puryear
Aurelia Puryear
Will Jamison
Truck Growers to Ship Full Car of Beans from Graceville
More than 400 hampers of beans will be loaded Friday morning at Graceville Florida by Houston County farmers. H G Underwood secretary of the Houston County Truck Growers association says this shipment is the first full car this year. A prior car was shipped North over a month ago but not at capacity. Farmers unable to go to Graceville may load beans on trucks at a downtown seed store. Graceville was chosen for the cheaper rate.
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Graceville
Fla
Houston County
H. G. Underwood
Houston County Truck Growers Association
Underwood
Association
Malone and Smiley Face Run Off for National Committeewoman
Mrs A Y Malone of Dothan led the Democratic state vote for national committeewoman with an unofficial 18090 plurality. Mrs Velma Smiley of Birmingham will oppose her in the June 14 run off and says she will stay in the race to the finish.
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A. Y. Malone
Dothan
Velma Smiley
Birmingham
Lodge Meets Tonight at Masonic Hall
Stated communication of Pythagoras Waige No. 84 AF and AM to be held at the Masonic hall in Gasock township. Preliminary business will be transacted and there will be work in the E four degree.
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Pythagoras Waige
A M
Gaciock Towahs
Masonic
Ofsenaie
Tiepraiar Poisinese
Mad dog attacked herd and was killed by bull
A stray mad dog with hydrophobia entered H. E. Cameron's pasture in Dothan route three and attacked cows. The big bull intervened, and after a brief struggle killed the dog. No人 harmed, cows injured. first lab-confirmed mad dog in about nine years.
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H. E. Cameron
Dothan
Dothan State Branch Laboratory
Cameron
Enterprise Beats Dothan In Wild 19-11 Baseball Nine
Enterprise topped Dothan 19 to 11 on the Tigers home field after a 10-8 lead by the sixth inning. Boozer hit two homers as Coffees County’s bats exploded for eight runs in the sixth and five more in the eighth to secure the win amid wild pitching and three Tiger errors.
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Dothan High School
Enterprise
Tigers
Dothan
Coffes County
Boozer
Fred Holmes
Murphy
Tiger
Scarborough
Batley
Seaggs
Nike
Aviator Indicted for First Degree Murder in Clarke Case
Miami May 10 Capt W N Lancaster former British army filer was indicted by the Dade County grand jury for the first degree murder of Haden Clarke 26 year old author and fiance of Mrs Keith Miller Lancaster flying partner The indictment follows a prior murder warrant and adds a new chapter to the Clarke shooting saga.
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Miami
W. N. Lancaster
Dade County
Grand
Haden Clarke
Keith-Miller
Lancaster
Clarke
Interstate Commerce suspends proposed Alabama to Southwest freight rise
The Interstate Commerce Commission froze proposed higher carload freight rates from Alabama producing points to the Southwest until November 23. Birmingham traffic officials had pushed the new rates with a June 3 hearing in St. Louis Missouri.
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Birmingham
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Ohio Governor Enters Presidential Race For Democrats
Ohio Governor George White officially joins the Democratic bid for president as his state delegates go 46 of 52 for him. West Virginia Democrats count 16 delegates for Franklin Roosevelt. Hoover draws nearly all Republican votes in both states.
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White
Associated Press
George White
Ohio
Democratic Party
West Virginia
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Hoover
Tennessee
Murray
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Wyoming
Arizona
Thomas Donovan
Mlindly
Democratic Committee
Lewis
Fall Leaves Pen After Nine Months In Custody
Albert B. Fall, once interior secretary, is free after serving nine months and nineteen days of a one year and a day sentence for taking a bribe from Edward Doheny. He left the New Mexico state penitentiary reclining in a limousine ambulance, en route to El Paso with family and halted overnight at Tres Rios. He was described as cheerful, though ill, with doctors reporting no mental decline. The release followed a dispute over whether the full term had been served after a court notice removing a pay fine clause. The $100,000 fine remains a judgment, likely uncollectible given Fall’s lack of funds and a mortgage foreclosure on his Three Rivers Ranch by Doheny.
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Santa FE
N.M
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Fall
Harding
el Pase
Tres Rios
E. F. Fiske
Fiske
Fal
Ed Swope
the Penitenary
Washington
Swope
Three Rivers
N. M
Doheny
Twenty Baptized After Revival at First Baptist Church
Twenty persons converted during a revival led by Dr. L. W. Dockery at the First Baptist church were baptized after Sunday night services. Evening services will start at 6 o'clock instead of 7:30 starting immediately.
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L. W. Dockery
First Baptist Church
Foot of Railway Flagman Mangled in Accident
Charles Cowper a 37 year old flagman for the Boo Lene railway was badly mangled after being run over by a switch engine. He was in hospital today with extensive injuries.
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Charles Cowper
Boo Lene
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