Elba minister held on first degree murder charge
The Rev Will T Miller a farmer and preacher was held without bail in Elba Ala on a charge of killing Albert Carroll son of a tenant. The shooting followed a peanut field dispute and a prior damaged suit over mistreatment. Albert died two hours later. Lewie Carroll was wounded. Funeral was held at Goodman.
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LBA
Will T. Miller
Albert Carroll
Miller
Gman
Enterprise
Ing
Bryce Paul
Cofcounty
Bewen
Pert Carroll
Albert
Lewie Carroll
Carrolla
Inst Carroll
Les
Carroll
Miler
Carroll Place
Kert
Wie Carroll
Lewie
Paud
Paul
Cotton Ginning Report For Teoks County In 1932
Quitman Georgia September 9 The official ginning report for Teoks County shows 325 bales of 1932 cotton gin ned before August 16 compared with 690 bales in the same period last year The crop is short overall due to boll weevil and weather Some of last year's cotton remains held over awaiting higher prices.
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Quitman
Teoks County
Sellars
Relief Sought for Storm Sufferers by Senator Warren
Senator Warren of Tuscaloosa proposes a constitutional amendment to grant ad valorem tax relief to residents whose homes were destroyed or seriously damaged by the storm and tornadoes. The exemption would expire eight years after farmers or city dwellers rebuilt and steadied their finances.
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Montgomery
Ala
War- M
Tuscaloosa
Busi- ME
Northport
Leas
Warren Promis
Prisoner drafts will bequeathing saw blades to deputies
John W. Pelham, a leading figure in jail escape attempts, writes a will in his Houston County Jail cell dated September 9 1032. He leaves eight full hack saw blades and one half blade to Deputy Sheriffs E J Strickland and John Hilson with witness Jack R Wilson. Deputy Strickland notes guards will search prisoners to stop further escape attempts even before Pelham’s death.
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John W. Pelham
E. J. Strickland
John Hilson
Houston County
Bothan
Alabama
Scha
Wm Pelham Jr
Jack R. Wilson
Strickland
Pelham
Paul Bern Death Case Examined by Coroner Jury
A coroner's jury ruled Paul Bern 42 died by his own hand in Los Angeles. The investigation noted possible melancholia from physical issues affecting his mood. Jean Harlow remained at home due to grief. witnesses described a devoted marriage with no clear motive for suicide.
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Los Angles
Jean Harlow
Pauli Bern
Frank Webb
Bern
Miss Harlow
Marino Bello
Irving Thalberg
Norma Shearer
Thalberg
John Carmichael
Butlet
Henry Bern
Paul Bern
New York
Hollywood Canyon
Troy Pastor to Lead Communion Services at Local Church
The Episcopal church announced that Rev. T. G. Muncy of Troy will conduct Sunday communion services starting at 11 a.m. He oversees monthly services at four churches, with other locations in Troy Union Springs and Andalusia.
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Episcopal Church
T. G. Muncy
Troy
Mr. Mundy
Union Springs
Andalusia
Sheriff Returns to Work After Illness
Sheriff Joe Rollins resumed duties at the courthouse following a three day illness diagnosed as appendicitis.
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Joe Rollins
Malone names district chairmen for Alabama women
Mrs. A Y Malone, Alabama Democratic committee woman, announced district chairmen across the state to back Gov Roosevelt in the November election. The list includes leaders from Mobile Chatom Montgomery Opelika Selma Silacauga Uniontown Tuscaloosa Cullman Decatur and Birmingham with several named spouses and aides.
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Montgomery
Alabama
A. Y. Malone
Dothan
Democratic National
Belle P. Inge
Mobile
Frank Turner
Chatom
W. J. Fountain
Monroeville
Charles Henderson
Troy
Marie B. Owen
Clara Hall
Bay Minette
J. M. Burt
Opelika
C. S McDowell
Eufaula
Oscar Mulkey
Geneva
Hugh Merrill
Anniston
J. H. Lane
Sylacauga
Lucian Burns
Selma
Katie W. Gross
Alexander City
Annie Joe Coats
Gadsden
G. M. Hollingsworth
Lafayette
Val Taylor
Uniontown
Mamie Townsend
Tuscaloosa
John Kennedy
Centerville
V. A. Gresham
Defendatn Awarded Verdict in 5000 Damages Suit
A circuit court jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the case of Mrs. G. J. Harvard vs E. S. Hightower for 5000 damages from injuries alleged after an automobile collision with an employee of Hightower. The accident occurred January 21, 1932. The Harvard car was driven by her son Leon Harvard. Insurance officials said Hightower's car was insured and it was the first time in some time no judgment was awarded against the insurer.
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G. J. Harvard
E. S. Hightower
Hightower
Indictments Lead to Arrests in Houston County Case
Two more suspects were taken into custody on grand jury indictments. Earn Maron was indicted for petit larceny and posted 200 bond, while Johnnie Marvin Shipman was indicted for assault with a weapon and posted 300 bond.
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Houston County Grand Jury
Earn Maron
Johnnie Marvin Shipman
Chipman
Prospects for Bank Reopenings Under Powell Law
Montgomery Alabama September 9 AP Bright prospects for early reopening of defunct state banks were forecast by H H Montgomery state superintendent of banks after passage of the Powell bill. The measure allows a bank to be reorganized with consent of 75 percent of its depositors, overcoming prior blockades by a few major creditors.
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Montgomery
Ala
H. H. Montgomery
Ex-Newsman Charles W. McAlley Dead at 51 in Marianna
Charles W. McAlley 51 former newspaperman and Florida Democratic leader died after a long illness in Marianna. He was associate editor of the Marianna Times-Courier until illness forced resignation. He previously worked at the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville the Pensacola Journal Blountstown County Record and the Blackshear Ga Times.
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Marianna
Charles W. McAlley
Florida
McAlley
Marianna Times-Courier
Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville
Pensacola Journal
Blountstown
Blackshear
Civil court term wraps up. criminal session to open Sept 19
Circuit court completed civil hearings this afternoon and no more trials will occur until the criminal session begins September 19 under Judge H. A. Pearce. Several civil cases were disposed of this week as the criminal docket looms with possible expansion.
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H. A. Pearce
Man Freed After Wrongful Robbery Claim Arraignment
Pittsburgh Sept 9 Charles Sheffer 22 faced arraignment on charges of holding up a policeman and state trooper He insisted he could not have committed the crimes noting that a different man wore the alleged disguise The records showed they were correct about the other suspect and Sheffer was released
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Pittsburgh
Charles Sheffer
Man with Missing Teeth Registers Complaint After Quarrel
In Cleveland a 29 year old man, Ellsworth Robinson, says a quarrel with his girlfriend led to her taking his teeth. He told an assistant police prosecutor he returned to file a complaint after she claimed she would return them. The girlfriend reported she had lost the teeth and was given a car to locate them.
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Cleveland
Ellsworth Robinson
Missouri observer leaves Houston county for Montgomery
Miss Maude Tollefson of Missouri, visiting to study rural teachers centers and observe county nurse Miss Mary A. Moon in Houston county, departed for Montgomery. She arrived in Dethan on Monday for further work and observing.
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Maude Tollefson
Missouri
Houston County
Mary A. Moon
Montgomery
Miss Tollefson
Dethan
River freighter burns at Natchez Mississippi
The freighter steamer Thomas B. Florence valued at £29,000 by Lanive and Delaney of New Orleans was destroyed by fire yesterday.
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Natchez. Miss
Thomas B. Florence
Ite
Lanive and Delaney
New Orleans
Man Dies En Route To Dothan Hospital
W E Ludlum 55, of Webb near Webb, left home at 4 am to visit a second farm when he suffered a stroke and died before reaching a Dothan hospital. Coroner said apoplexy caused death. Survived by wife, three sons Tom Adris Ludlum and R T Ludlum, two daughters Jewell and Nevadiah, one sister and two brothers. Funeral at Mt Ararat church Saturday at 3 pm with burial in Mt Ararat cemetery. Dowling Rhodes in charge.
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Webb
W.e.ludlum
Dothan
Ludlum
Arthur
Minnie Shadgett, Sister of Former Dothan Mayor, Dies
Mrs Minnie B Shadgett 62 of N Cherry Street died at a Dothan hospital after a brief illness. She was sister to Dan and Callie Parker, longtime Dothan hotel owners, and to the late Joe Baker who served as mayor from 1878 to 1916. Surviving: son George Shadgett of Asheville North Carolina and three sisters Mrs Milea Miller Mrs Fred Lane and Mrs Weillie Bailey all of Dothan. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of a van from North Carolina Dowling Rhodes in charge.
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Minnie B. Shargett
Cherry Street
Dothan
Shadgett
Dan
Colle Baker
Joe Baker
Callie Paker
George Shadgett
Asheville
Nlc
Mile
Hundred Attend Clinic for Crippled Children in Dothan
A crowd gathered at the crippled children's clinic inside the American Legion clubhouse in Dothan. Dr. WS Roberte of Birmingham directed the session with assistants J B Gentry and Miss Margaret Shek from the Alabama rehabilitation department, as 25 children remained on the waiting list for afternoon exams.
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Dothan
American Legion Club
WS. Roberte
Birmingham
J.B. Gentry
Mies Margaret Shek
Alabama Rehabilitation Department
Plane crash in mountain kills three near El Paso
A plane from American Airways crashed into a mountain 75 miles east of El Paso in foggy weather. Pilot Bryant Robbins co-pilot Francis Briggs and passenger Victor Ellmann died. George Davidson of Richmond escaped by leaping with a parachute after tightening his belt moments before the raft exploded into flames.
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EL Paso
Texas
Here
Bryant Robbins
American Airways
Francis W. Briggs
Victor Ellmann
St. Louis
George Davidson
Richmond
Calif
Davidson
Prison Breaks Halted Again at Houston County Jail
Guards halted a second escape attempt this week as inmates, armed with concealed saws, broke toward exits. John W. Pelham, jailed for burglary, escaped briefly before returning to his cell as jailers confronted the break. Authorities found broken blades and continued searches for concealed tools amid warnings of further attempts.
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Houston County
John WH Pelham
Howard Rogers
Rogers
Pelham
Wiley Collins
C. Sims
Sims
Heart Disease Fatal to Miss Murdock at Parents Home
Miss Murdock aged 35 died of heart disease at her parents home on Ashford route three late Thursday. She leaves sisters Mrs. C. W. Waller Madrid, Mrs. Floyd Lock Ashford, Miss Thelma Murdock Ashford. brothers Oscar D. and Eugene Murdock Ashford. Funeral held today at 16 a.m at Howard Grove with Rev. Joe Eldridge officiating. Fellows and Forrester in charge of arrangements.
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Mise Muranie Mas Murdock
R. OM. Murdock
Ashford
Jong Winess
Mise Mur- Anewie
C. W. Waller
Madrid
Floyd Lock
Thelma Murdock
Oscar D
Euger Murdock
Howard Grove
Joe Eldridge
Cottendall, Fla
Fellows and
Forrester Nm
37 Killed in Ferry Blast to Rickers Island Work Site
A 92 foot ferry carrying 200 Bronx workers to the Rickers Island penitentiary project exploded from boiler failure near the pier. Within hours 37 bodies recovered, about 50 unaccounted, many others injured as police, coast guards, and boats aided the scene.
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New York
Bronx
Rickers Island Penitentiary
Beet River
Move to Permit Voters to Start Legislation
AP reports Alabama considers a constitutional amendment allowing a voter initiated referendum on laws and repeal by petition. Rep. Carter Manasco proposes submitting a measure in 1934 with eight percent signatures to place a law before voters and five percent to repeal existing statutes. The bill rests in the House committee on constitution and constitutional amendments.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
House
Carter Manasco
Walker
House Committee On Constitution and Constitutional Amendments
Missions School Interest Shown at First Baptist
Plans for the Church School of Missions at First Baptist church September 19 25 drew statewide Baptist interest. The event hosts from the Columbia Baptist association invite all member churches to join with nightly devotionals by association pastors and visiting ministers.
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Church School of Missions
First Baptist Church
Columbia Baptist Association
T. W. Ayers
China
Corissa Cunningham
Japana
L. W. Dockery
Ayers
Cunningham
Wima Rucy
State Baptist Headquarters
Sikee Bucy
Harvey McBryde
Public hearings on pending bills slated next week
Lawyers, teachers, and state officials prepare for public hearings in the Montgomery senate chamber next Tuesday. The Walker bill would expand the Court of Appeals handling appeals under 20 years and $50,000, while the Fletcher budget bill faces department head opposition. The Bonner measures seek a 20 percent cut in most state appropriations and a reduction of about 3 million dollars from the educational trust fund.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Court of Appeals
John C Anderson
Supreme Wz
Supreme Court
Fletcher Budget Commission
House
Scho
Bonner
Spe7
Georgia Junior Chamber Opens Convention in Bainbridge
Delegates gathered in Bainbridge for the Georgia State Junior Chamber of Commerce annual convention as a resolution backing a uniform drivers license law for Georgia gains support. William A. Ward Jr. of Atlanta drafted the bill to be submitted to the next Georgia General Assembly if approved, aiming to improve driver examinations and reduce the state's automobile accident toll.
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Bainbridge
Georgia
Georgia State Junior Chamber of Commerce
William A. Ward, Jr
Atlanta
General Assembly of
Ambler Slogan Silent Item Highlights Democratic Ideas
Officials report about 30,000 ideas submitted to the Democratic National Committee. Among them is a silent entry, an ambler hearing no words, with three rasé pins placed on felt for observers to interpret.
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New York
Democratic
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