Roy Dickerson Escapes Kilby Prison With Two Confederates
Alabama press reports detail Roy Dickerson and two inmates breaking from Kilby Prison around 6 p.m. aided by three outside accomplices in a high powered car heading east toward West Boyston. Guard A G Richards was overpowered after a ruse as a guard from a cotton mill. Police began a manhunt as Dickerson and conspirators planned further moves.
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Montgomery
Roy Dickerson
Alabama
Kilby Prison
Kilby
Dickerson
Ivanhoe Silva
Frank Cock
J. M. Cooley
Jefferson County
West Boyston
Richards
Capt. Johnson
A. L. Heustess
Play by Play Returns of World Series at The Hilden
Wire service play by play reports will arrive from World Series games beginning tomorrow and be published in The Eagle. Telegrams start around 1 PM with updates on the Yankees and Cardinals, reflecting fan support for the underdog and weariness of seeing New York win.
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Hilden
Eagle
Yankees
Cardinals
New York
Dutch Steamer Sinking in Gale Off Newfoundland Coast
Captain George Fried reports the Dutch steamship Celaeno in distress and sinking in a northeast gale about 1,000 miles east of Newfoundland. The America proceeds to aid, with high seas and uncertain position, radio bearings provided.
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N. F. Coast
S. America
Celaeno
Fried
Associated Press
George Fried
Newfoundland
Atlanta Officers Return With Leads In Carnes Case
Atlanta detectives who chased Clinton S. Carnes in Winnipeg plan to depart at 9 20 this morning to Atlanta. They say they have gathered all usable information to press embezzlement charges against Carnes. Carnes offered to pay his own way home and claimed he would have returned voluntarily within a month, a claim the escorts call a bid for Southern sympathy.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Atlanta
Clinton S. Carnes
Southern Baptist Board
Carnes
South
Weather boosts cotton yields across eastern belt and South
Washington dispatch reports better weather helping cotton in the Carolinas and other eastern states with recovery from recent storms. Georgia sees mixed conditions with some rot and wet lowlands. central belt enjoys sunshine aiding opening and picking. Oklahoma and Texas report rapid opening and general improvement, while westward dryness hampers crop. overall South ranges from poor to very good due to shedding and root rot concerns.
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Washington, D. C
Carolinas
Georgia
Oklahoma
Texas
Bond Joins City Police on Day Duty
J C Bond a former deputy sheriff has been purchased from Sheriff Rollins and joins the city police department on day duty. Sheriff Rollins praises his judgment nerve and reliability noting Bond began with Rollins in January 1927 and will bring his experience to the force.
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J C. Bond
Rollins
Bond
Domingos
Reynolds May Denounces Alderman Pay Increase as Lame Duck
Retiring councilman Reynolds May battles a pay raise for aldermen amid heckling. Five current aldermen Black Newton Smith Bate and Botts supported boosting meeting pay from five to ten dollars, while May and Poyner opposed. May argues officials violated public trust by voting for a higher fee for successors in office.
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Reynolds May
May
Poyner
Black
Newton
Smith
Bate
Botts
Montgomery Grid Fans Predict Lanier Wide Margin Over Dothan
Montgomery observers favor Lanier to win against Dothan High School with point spreads from 14 to 21. A large Dothan entourage is expected in Montgomery for the game at Cloverdale, where locals recall past difficulties tramping the visitors.
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Montgomery
Montgomery Grid
Dothan High School
Lanier
Dothan Hi
Cloverdale
Campbell Faces Trial Tuesday in Geneva Court
Charlie Campbell, a law enforcement officer, is charged with the murder of Hortie Mae Woodham, 18, of Webb. A special jury was drawn for the Geneva County court arraignment, with trial set for Tuesday, October 9, after multiple venue changes and transfers amid prior mob fears.
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Charlie Campbell
Hortie Mae Woodham
Webb
Geneva
Campbell
Columbus
Dothan
Montgomery
Pearce
Hughes
Chamberlin to Hop From Ship for Air Demonstration
Clarence D. Chamberlin plans ship to shore flight experiments with passengers aboard the Leviathan. He will fly a Loening amphibian from Teteboro Airport to Lands End or Cherbourg and then Berlin for the air show, taking Wilda Chamberlin and two others.
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New York
Clarence D. Chamberlin
New York-Germany
Aeronautical
Barren Island
United States Lines
Leviathan
Chamberlin
Europe
Berlin
Weather alert for Alabama fair tonight and Thursday
Mostly fair skies across Alabama with gentle southerly winds from the east and south. Forecast calls for continued pleasant conditions through Thursday with light to moderate breeze.
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Alabama
Recovery From Recent Storms in Cotton Belt
Washington reports crop and weather data show eastern cotton belt states, especially the Carolinas, showing notable recovery from recent storms. Some lowlands remain too wet and northern districts are fairly cool.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Carolinas
Gene Tunney Weds Ming Mary Lauder in Rome
Gene Tunney retired heavyweight champion and Ming Mary Josephine Lauder of Greenwich Conn were married this morning at the Hotel Aussie Rome. Two salons hosted civil and religious ceremonies with white tuberose decorations. Monsignor Joseph A Breslin conducted the religious rite. Signor Profferlo led the civil ceremony.
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Rome
Gene Tunney
Ming Mary Josephine Lauder
Greenwich
Conn
Aussie
Joseph A. Breslin
The
American College
Tunney
Signor Profferlo
Stadium Concrete Pour Progress Near Schedule Finish
Practically all concrete for the Athletic Stadium has been poured and the grandstand covering is in progress. The drainage system is being installed and officials express confidence the project will meet the scheduled completion date.
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Progresax
Dothan District Fair Poultry Show Promises Strong Attendance
Hundreds of poultry raisers from this region and beyond are expected at the Dothan District Fair slated for November 12 to 19. Lisenby says premiums are set for poultry classes with pens and birds like White Rocks Wyandottes Leghorns and others. Music will be provided by Prof Cina's Chicago Sard with a 22-piece ensemble during fair week.
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Dothan
Lisenby
Bert Cockerel
The
Eagle Today
Thomas P. Littlejohn
Cina
Mystery Killing Shift as Suspects Held in Gulfport
New arrests widen the Gulfport mystery case as Slocomb principal FF Avant is found dead. Two Black suspects Charlie Brown and Frank Martin are jailed in Geneva County. Officers withhold grounds for arrest while clues like a bent front axle and a bloodstained knife are investigated.
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FF. Avant
Slocomb
Alabamia
Slocomb Negrees
Charlie Brown
Frank Martin
Geneva
Reed
Albert Delver
Avant
Hartford
Gulfport
Miax
Mullins
Dale County
Dunlap
Kilby
Alan
Free Will Association Meeting Set for Dothan Area
The Stateline Free Will Baptist Association plans its 43rd annual excursion at Prospect Church one mile east of Dothan on Thursday and Friday before the second Sunday in October. Rev. Hunter delivers the introductory sermon. Twenty one churches are urged to send full delegations.
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Stateline Free Will Baptist Association
Prospect Church
Dothan
Hunter
Thornlay
Million and Half Dollars Worth Opium Seized
New York report says three thousand cans of bootleg opium valued at a million and a half dollars were seized from the Dollar Line President Harrison when it docked in Jersey City. Officials call it the largest opium seizure in an eastern port.
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New York
Dollar
Harrison
Jersey City
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Tacoma
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J.C. Bond
County Force
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Collier
Episcopal Church
City
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