Birmingham bank heist defendants freed on charges
C H Griffith Democratic candidate for circuit judge was cleared of defrauding two bank robbers Otis Burnett and John Wiggins of 1200 and 508 in cash. Carl Vann an attorney was acquitted of the same charges. Federal jury found no wrongdoing for both men, with Vann awaiting a new trial hearing. Griffith faces disbarment proceedings in Alabama. The robbers face 20 year terms in Tennessee prison. Read The Eagle Classified Ads.
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Girmingham
Ala
C. H. Griffith
Eag
Carl Vana
W. I. Grubb
Vann
Griffith
Alabama State Bar Association
Otis Burnett
John Wiggins
Fe Merchants and Planters Bank
Toone, Tenn
Tenessee
Keller Returns from Scotland Sees Mussolini and Hitler
Helen Keller, returning to the United States after 16 months in Scotland, criticizes Mussolini for Italy’s military training and condemns Hitler, hoping to rid the world of the Hitler movement. She plans a $50,000 campaign to fund reading machines allowing the blind to hear books.
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London
Hellen Keller
Scotland
Ann Macey
Mussolini
Hitler Miss Keller
Italy
Iran
Hitler
Germany
United States
Republicans Skin Demos At World Fair
Chicago September 20 AP Republicans claim a $125000 gain from Constitution Day at the World’s Fair as tickets offered one dollar for six dollars worth of attractions. The plan involved Julius H. Miner and a nonpartisan civic group steering receipts to the county committee for the fall campaign while Democrats were unaware. Key backers included Mayor Kelly and Governor Horner despite Democratic rhetoric.
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Chicago
Cook County
Fair Grounds
Julius H. Miner
Republican County Committee
James A. Reed
Missouri
Kelly
Henry Horner
Lithuanian Aviators Defy Atlantic Message Drifts Ashore
A World War era bottle message from Lithuanian aviator Lieut Nakrosis, dropped after the July crash of Siauts Girenas and Darius near Pomerania, washes ashore in Scotland. Prof James Ritchie of Aberdeen University retrieves it, promising the sea goddess Jurate knows their courage.
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Glasgow
Atlantic
New York
Siauts
Girenas
Darius
Pomerania
Germany
Chicago
Lieut
Nakrosis
Kaunasia
Lithuania
Giante Coaches Frank Synder and Tom Clarke Share Baseball Roots
Both Giante coaches Frank Pancho Synder and Tom Clarke previously played as catchers. Synder spent most of his playing career with the Cardinals while Clarke was with the Reds.
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Giante
Frank
Pancho) Synder
Tommy Clarke
Synder
Cardinals
Clarke
The
Reda
Palm reader swindler flees Dothan with help of gang
Authorities say Mrs. Clark, a palmist age 48 to 55, led a swindle aided by a “gang” that rented a home, furnished it on credit, and lured prominent locals to back a license reduction. They fled in a 1930 Packard with two canaries, two mattresses, dogs, and cases, as warrants for grand larceny and swindling followed.
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Dothan
Clark
George W. Johnson
Adame Street
Tom Rorrison
B. Barrentine
Joe Rolling Hhe
Knoxville teen travels two days to Brookline golf
An 18 year old from Knoxville rode two days and nights by bus to Brookline for the national amateur championship. He did not win the first round but Tommy Wright showed top form in the New England PGA $2,500 open tourney, finishing fourth with 287 to finish behind Leo Diegel and Denny Shute and Joe Turnesa in a strong field.
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Providence
Brookline
Tommy Wright
Knoxville
Tenn
Wright
New England
Leo Diegel
Philadelphia
Prine
Denny Shute
Joe Turnesa
Elmsford
N. Y
Surge in Visitors Push Grant National Park Toward 4 Million
An 91 percent rise in visitors to General Grant National Park in California this year lifts attendance to nearly 4,000,000, signaling a record tourist surge for the park.
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General Grant National Park
California
Farmers Kill Storks in Nuagykoros District
In Nuagykoros district, farmers kill storks that prey on young poultry as drought dries brooks and swamps cutting off the birds’ usual frog and snake diet. Vic Sorrell, Detroit pitcher, surged as an IL sensation after joining Toronto club following a Wake Forest stint. He won 18 games before a single defeat.
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Budapest
Nuagykoros
Vic Sorrell
Detroit
Toronto
Wake Forest University
Ice Cream Supper At Pleasant Hill Church
An ice cream supper will be held at Pleasant Hill church three miles east of Headland on Saturday ninth to raise funds for the church benefit.
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Pleasant Hill Church
Headland
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North Magnetic Pole
Boothia Peninsula
Africa
Palmist
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Associated Press Service
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Eneland
Leonard
Rocity
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Dothan, Ala
Dothan Transfer CO
H. D. Hale & Sons
N. Feeter
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Bert
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