Man Charged With Murder Of Stepchild In Arkansas
Harrisburg Arkansas Sept 23 AP Herman Ledbetter 31 arrested charged with murder in beating his two year old stepson to death yesterday Ledbetter was captured after citizens joined officers in the search following a warrant from his wife who had married him a year ago She said he drove home with the mutilated body claiming the child was crushed under wagon wheels He whipped the boy twice before taking him into the wagon and into the woods
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Harrisburg
Ark
Herman Ledbetter
Ledbetter
Minton
Brawn clash at stadium as Dothan High scrimmages reserves
Dothan High varsity eleven meets reserves in a ten minute per quarter practice game at the stadium this afternoon. Montgomery fans anticipate Auburn Birmingham Southern action tonight while Tiger faithful expect full crowd for the season opener versus Venera next Friday. Coach Paul Tubb drilled backs in broken field running and linemen in tackling with focus on eye discipline and footwork. Receivers showed long returns and solid blocking as kickoffs and returns were practiced under the new rules.
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Dothan High Varsity
Montgomery
Aubun
Tony
Tigers
Venera
Paul Tubb
Aquag
Tubb
Temperature Drops 28 Degrees in Five Minutes in Kansas
Kansas City report details sudden fall in temperatures with chill rains and violent winds across the Southwest. An Arkansas City flour mill unroofed, several out-buildings damaged, trees felled, and cattle killed. Wellington saw a car lifted. Holton records 3.95 inches of rain. Oklahoma towns report a 30 degree drop and storm damage at the Tulsa fairgrounds.
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Arkansas City
Kan@s
Wellington
Kansas
Holton
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Impombu Risks Fate Over Family Marriage Plan
In Windhoek South Africa AP report Chief Impombu feared to be punished for asserting a two man rule in his family. He allegedly tried to marry his daughter away, leading to a clash where he and 300 followers pursued her to a Mevion station. The government may seize 50 cattle as punishment if he is captured.
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Windhoer
South Africa
Impombu
Daugher
Impombau
Man Wounded By Mysterious Road Gunfire
Council Smith of Chipley Florida was wounded by three bullets on the Chipley Bonifay highway while returning home from Havana. He said two cars with bright headlights collided and fired after passing, but no motive or other injuries were found. A companion named Mr Williams was unharmed and the attacker fled.
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Council Smith
Chipley
Fla
Dothan
Chipley and
Bonifay
Smith
Havana
Williams
One Man Under Bond After Altercation Near Rehoboth
Levi Givens held on a 200 bond on assault and battery charges after an alleged attack on Bob Hayez near Rehoboth Thursday. Hayez suffered head injuries and was treated at a local hospital before being released. Givens admitted striking Hayes with his fist. Hayes was found unconscious when officers arrived.
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Levi Givens
Bob Hayez
Givens
Rehoboth
Hayez
Hayes
Tear Gas Clears Way For $5 Day Workers
In Taylorsville Illinois on Sept 23 National Guardsmen cleared pickets blocking the route of union miners returning to work at $5 a day in Langleyville. Crowds jeered as the guards forced the line back while some residents joined the protest. Guardsmen warned loitering would not be allowed.
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Taylorsville
Ill
Langleyville
National Guardsmen
Five arson prisoners fail escape scheme at Houston jail
Five prisoners including William Penn, who pleaded guilty to arson, attempted to saw out of a second floor cell but were halted as guards reinforced the jail. The ring tied to recent incendiary fires prompted confessions and convictions. Sheriff Joe Rollins and officers led the investigation with Judge Oscar Lewis and County Solicitor Perry Calhoun handling prosecutions.
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Houston County
William Penn
Liberty
Penn
Joe Rollins
Robert Brooks
Jack Wilson
Royce Hatcher
J. Albert Lewis
Rollins
Ring
Dothan
Clarence H. May
W. R. West
J. E. Zigiar
J. E. Draughon
Taylor Hicks
Ralph C. Sea
Former Football Star Takes Life With Pistol
Baltimore police found Harry R. Jackson of St. Joseph Missouri, a former University of Missouri football star, dead with a bullet hole through his skull beside a pistol. Officials say it appears to be self-inflicted, with a prior suicide attempt months earlier.
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Baltimore
Harry R. Jackson
St. Joseph
University of Missouri
Secret Shark Killer Admits Tactics During Dothan Stop
Panama City diver known as Tarzan of the Sea Captain Wallace Caswell Jr admits a “secret” to killing man-eating sharks but won’t reveal it. The 26 year old plans exhibitions in Jacksonville and Fort Worth and spoke briefly in Dothan en route to Montgomery.
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Caswell
Panama City
Fla
Tarzan of the Sea
Wallace Caswell, Jr
Dothan
Montgomery
Ft. Worth
Texas
Ed E. Etler
Texas City
Jacksonville
Madison Square Garden
New York City
New York
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Robins Home Gift To U S Waits His Return
In St Petersburg Florida AP report says Colonel Raymond Robins missing since leaving New York for a White House luncheon may reappear at his Brooksville Florida home this week. Neighbors doubt his return and fear kidnapping by gangsters tied to his anti prohibition work.
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Robins
U.S
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Raymond Robins
Brooksville
New York
White House
Hoover
Alleged Burglar Sentenced In Geneva County Court
T D Sammons of Montgomery pleaded guilty before Judge H A Pearce and received a one to two year sentence for the robbery of Doc Thomas store on the Geneva highway last winter. Sammons had been jailed since spring in default of a $500 bond. Others in court included Kirkland found not guilty of prohibition violation and Richards fined $75 for violation, Ellis fined $50 and costs, Whatley found not guilty on abusive language appeal, Odom’s case continued, Glenn acquitted, Andrews mistrIAL, Cook fined $37.50, and Hughes ordered to pay $50 yearly for ten years or face penitentiary time.
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T. D. Sammons
Montgomery
Doc Thomas
Geneva Highway
H. A. Pearce
Sammons
Gaston Kirkland
John Richards
Jack Ellis
Charlie Whatley
Charlie Odom
Walter Powell
Madrid
Odom
Geneva County
Terry Glenn
T. J. Andrews
Harvey Cook
Hosea Hughes
Hughes
180 Teachers Attend Institute At Geneva
Geneva Alabama September session draws 180 Geneva County teachers at the High school for the annual institute. County Supt M L Black presided after an invocation by Rev J W Horn. The program opened with health program outline by Dr L S Nichols and included speakers from state education and universities.
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Geneva
Ala
Geneva County
M. L. Black
J. W. Horn
L. S. Nichols
Anne Griffin
A. J. Latimer
Geneva P.T. A
O. N. Smith
Samson
Baxter
M. M. Woodham
Slocomb
R.S. Ward
Hartford
Marie Chapman
J. H. Johnson
E.H. Gentry
Montgomery
C. M. Farmer
State Teachers College
Troy
Biassingame
State University
Tos Raloora
Clemson and Auburn Open Gridiron Showdowns Shine
Atlanta dispatch notes Clemson hosts Presbyterian in a South Carolina title bid while Auburn meets Prairie in Montgomery. The card features 12 games with several night contests as fans anticipate early season results. Injuries and veteran returns color the mood as teams seek early momentum.
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Atlanta
Auburn
Clemson
Pirmingham-Southern
Montgomery
Presbyterian
Peddlers of Low Priced Poisonous Beverage Sought
In Manhattan the death toll climbs as wood alcohol poisonings sweep the district. A jobless seaman died after drinking the liquor, making thirteen deaths since Monday and fifteen since August 1. Police seek peddlers selling the venomous drink for a nickel at night, and Police Commissioner Mulrooney orders an intensified crackdown.
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New York
Health Department Loses Another Man in October
Houston county health department will lose another malaria worker on October 1 as W. D. Copeland's contract ends. The unit has been trimmed by transfers and budget cuts, leaving only Granger, Baxley, Moon, and Wheld in the office.
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Health Department
Houston County
W. D. Copeland
Copeland
Frobert Fuller
Geneva County
G. Spann
F.G. Granger
Keener Baxley
Miex Mary Moon
F. ‘P. Wheld
Georgians Stop Milk Truck Dump Contents
Five men believed from Lamar County farmers halted a milk truck near Orchards FC in Spalding County and dumped gallons of milk. The driver Daline Alferd identified four of the five men as Bacite Sarna of the Culleden district. Another group was seen chasing a second truck toward Atlanta.
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Griffin
Lamar County
Sear Orchards FC
Spalding County
Robert Touma
Lamar
Moenrse
Atlanta
Reid
Daline Alferd
Iden
Trueck Oener
Seonte
Owee
Afiante
Congressman Hill Blames Hoover Four M’s for Panic
Congressman Lister Hill denounced President Hoover and his Four M’s Mellon Morrow Mills Morgan and Wall Street bankers for provoking the Depression. Speaking before the American Legion at the city auditorium, Hill outlined alleged mismanagement, wartime profiteering, and misused treasury funds. He cited the bonus issue and warned that ex service men could be a powerful voice if 4,000,000 veterans joined the Legion.
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Hoover
Mellon
Morrow Mills
Morgan
Wall Street
Lister Hil
American Legion
City Auditorium
Congressman Hill
Russia
United States
Montgomery
Hill
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury
Hii
Legion
Dive Through Tire Injures Dothan Boy at School
Tugene Lane, 32, son of S. Co. Larne of Dothan Route Five, suffered a split lip and lost several teeth after diving through a automobile tire during PE at Young Junior High School. He was taken for first aid. relatives say the condition may not be serious. Lane could not confirm if he hit the tire or if it had been moved by two other youths.
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Tugene Lane
S. Co. Larne
Dothan
Young
Lane
Young Lane
Senators Vote To Reduce Pay In New Alabama Bill
In Montgomery on September 23 AP report says the Alabama Senate agreed to the House amendment on a legislative salary cut. The Walker measure reduces pay by $1 daily for senators and representatives, with Teasley immediately filing a further $1 reduction. The Edgar near beer bills cleared the House and move to the Senate calendar. The Sanderson bill lets circuit judges suspend sentences up to 16 years. The Fletcher omnibus measure moves through the House after Senate passage Tuesday.
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Montgomery
Senate
House
Walker
Limestone
Representatives
Teasley
Edgar
Committee On
Sanderson
Tennis Tidwell
Morgan
Fletcher
Roosevelt Near Hoover Home Draws Roaring Crowds
In San Francisco Governor Roosevelt drew large cheers as he campaigned within 35 miles of President Hoover's residence. He urged liberal Republicans to abandon strict party lines and praised Senator Hiram Johnson as a steadfast American progressive leader. Roosevelt planned two speeches and meetings with party leaders before departing.
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San Francisco
Calif
Roosevelt
Hoover
Hiram Johnson
Man Takes Son From Former Wife and Is Jailed Here
Teo Myers, 22, of near Vicksburg, is jailed on assault and battery charges after allegedly taking his 3 year old son Mancil from his former wife this morning. He reportedly entered her home, placed the child in his car, and struck the woman during the act. Myers claims he only held the boy to retrieve him. the former wife has had custody since their divorce three years ago.
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Teo Myers
Vicksburg
Mancil
Myers
Mother of Dothan Man Dies in Biloxi
Mrs. John Astleford, mother of John J. Astleford of Dothan, died in Biloxi Mississippi after a two month illness. Her husband three other sons and two brothers survive. Be fore moving to Biloxi twenty years ago she lived in DeFinish Springs. Funeral and burial planned in Biloxi with arrangements not yet completed.
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John Astieford
John J. Astieford
Dothan
Biloxi
Miss
Astleford
DeFinish Springs
Fis
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