Four Killed in Election Fights in Tennessee
Nashville Aug 7 Four people died in election violence during yesterday's state primaries. In Claiborne county four relatives clashed over a sheriff race and fired on each other, killing Horace Russell and his son Albert while wounding William Russell and Charles Russell. Election officer James A Singleton died after being shot at a separate precinct. John Gry was stabbed at the polls near Hohenwald. The day also featured major party nominations with Gordon Browning winning the Democratic governor nomination and P H Thach taking the Republican nod. The Senate race saw Nathan L Bachman leading John R Neal, while Dwayne Maddox led Henry N Camp Jr in the Republican contest. The contest for the Fifth District seat included Richard M Atkinson, J Carlton Loser, and Will T Cheek in a tight Democratic field.
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Nashville
Tenn
Gordon Browning
P. H. Thach
Chattanooga
Browning
Gine Dossett
Wright
Oneida
U. S
Nathan L. Bachman
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Dwayne Maddox
Huntingdon
Henry N. Camp, Jr
Speedwell
Claiborne County
Horace Russell
Albert Russell
William Russell
Horace
William
Joseph W. Burns
Richard M. Atkinson
Davidson County
J. Carlton Loser
Will T. Cheek
Deadwood Revels Reenact Wild Bill Hickok Shootout
Deadwood marks the roaring days of 76 with a pageant reenacting Wild Bill Hickok’s death by Jack McCall. Casts revive Hickok Ace Trigger Fanner Calamity Jane and poker lore as saloons and hotels reopen and streets echo with six guns and mining era energy.
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Nile Bill
Hickok
Jack McCall
Wild Bill
Jack
Ace Trigger Fanner
McCall
Alice
Deadwood Gulch
Three Day Fete Ends With Wild Will Hickok Slaying
A frontier town entertains visitors with a staged stagecoach hold up and a fake Indian attack performed by soldiers in blue of 76 while cowboy and military bands entertain. A daily rodeo runs through the event and concludes Saturday night with the final slaying of Wild Will Hickok.
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Old Wild Will Hickok
Quintuplets to Start On Their Second Film
Hollywood, Aug. 7. The Dionne quintuplets will begin work on their second picture soon. Director Norman Taurog leaves for their Ontario nursery to lead the production. Jean Hersholt Dorothy Peter com Pappa John Qualen and Slim Summerville will follow with the technical crew. Rochelle Hudson replaces June Land as ingenue.
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Hollywood
Calif
Dionne
Filmland
Norman Taurog
Ontario
Canada
Jean Hersholt
Dorothy Petercom
Pappa
John Qualen
Slim Summerville
Three Kansans Named for West Point Entrance Exams
The War Department designated three Kansans for the March 2 West Point entrance examination for the class entering July 1, 1987. President Roosevelt named James Paul Forsyth of Leavenworth and James Clarence Peck of Fort Leavenworth, with Representative William F. Lambertson naming Robert Lawrence Cooper of Atchison.
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Washington
War Department
West Point
Roosevelt
James Paul Forsyth
Leavenworth
James Clarence Peck
Fort Leavenworth
William F. Lambertson
Fairview
Robert Lawrence Cooper
Atchison
Feited bonds in police court for overparking case
Forgest Traffic bonds set for D T Ransdall George Ansdell John Riling Dutch Weyermuller Mrs Baker and Elmer Broat in police court this morning on charges of overparking. Nearby items note wind damage and social visits across lawrence area with hospital stays and family events.
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D. T. Ransdall
George Ansdell
John Riling
Dutch” Weyermuller
Mrs. Baker
Elmer Broat
Maness Golden Wedding and Hesper Anniversary Festivities
A golden wedding was celebrated Sunday July 19 for Mrs and Mrs John Maness. Their fiftieth anniversary followed on July 22. John Maness and Artimisha Bowers wed near Greensboro in Randolph County and moved to the Hesper neighborhood in 1910 where they farmed. A basket dinner honored eight of eleven children and families, with Mr and Mrs Walter Witt among guests. Also present were numerous Caviness and Hodges families from Topeka and surrounding areas.
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John Maness
Artimisha Bowers
Greensboro
Randolph County
North Carolina
Hesper Meshberhood
Grarney
Walter Witt
Henry Caviness
Tonganoxie
Howard Caviness
Betty Jean
Doris Nadine
Chas. Brady
Charles Raymond
Eudora
Olivar Hodges
Jack Dodson
Doris
Ada Maness
Topeka
John Boykin Maness
Marian
Melvin
Bernie
Harold
Lawrence
Theodore
Worden 4-H Ice Cream Social Draws Residents
Several from Worden attended the ice cream social sponsored by the 4-H club Tuesday evening at Willow Springs township hall.
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The
4-H Club
Willow Springs
Local visits and visits across families over a week
Social calls fill a week with Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Betty visiting Ed Hoffman. Mrs. Carl Plambeck spends Tuesday with Miss Clara Gaiss. Ray Vaughn attends his brother Mear Vaughn sale near Michigan Valley on Monday. Several couples and individuals host and visit at homes including John Stoebener, Helen Johan ning, Andrew Elm, Elise Haas, Alton Pippert, Walter Schwartz, Ted Wacker, and others in Excelsior and nearby areas.
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Charles
Betty
Ed Hoffman
Carl Plambeck
Clara Gaiss
Ray Vaughn
Mear Vaughn
Sale
Michigan Valley
Walter Harbour
John Stoebener
Slupianek
Carl Schwartz
Helen Johanning
Oscar Heinen
Andrew Elm Home
William Niebrugge
Elise Haas
Alton Pippert
Bonnie
Walter
Ashbour
Fred Heim
Glen Schwartz
Edward Johanning
Walter Schwartz
Karl
Milton Niebrugge
Ted Wacker
Alvin Johanning
Carl Johanning
Dorothea Schwartz
Julius
Conrad Gastrack
Excelsior
John Pippett
Harry Pippert
Eudora
Iso Vis D Motor Oil Claims Superior Toughness
ISQS2VIS D is tough. Summer driving tests motor oil as heat drives the engine. Conventional oil thins and degrades, lowering crankcase oil levels. ISO VIS D resists breakdown, keeping delicate moving parts free from friction and wear.
Social Guests Visit Elm and Nearby Families
A series of Sunday and Friday gatherings feature Mr. and Mrs. Orville Elm and Lois, Billie Deece, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pippett, Mrs. Rose Schwalm and Lester visiting the Elm family. Betty dined with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johanning, while other pairs like Carl Schwartz and Sophia Schwartz with Oscar and Hat ties, Rev. and Mrs. Slupeanek joined afternoon visits. Earl Reynolds spent time with his parents, Pauline Oscar and Otto Stoeben er visited the William Niebrugge home, Lois Heppner dined with Geneva Reynolds, and Glen Schwartz with Frank Hoff hosted dinner. Dorothea Schwartz from Lawrence visits her mother, Louisa Schwartz, as Walter Schwartz and family hosted and visited Beth el residents.
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Orville Elm
Lois
Billie Deece
Henry Pippett
Rose Schwalm
Lester
Andrew Elm
Ted Wacker
Betty
Edward Johanning
Carl Schwartz
Sophia Schwartz
Oscar
Hattie
Slupeanek
Earl Reynolds
George Reynolds
Pauline Oscar
Otto Stoebener
William Niebrugge
Lois Heppner
Geneva Reynolds
Glen Schwartz
Frank Hoff
Lone Star
Dorothea Schwartz
Lawrence
Louisa Schwartz
Walter Schwartz
Charles Albright
Bethel
John Stoebener
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Tennessee
Deadwood
Gar
Dan Murphy
Tubby Randall
Old Mill Topeka
Dickinson
Waipu Mee
Hersholt
Ameche
Darryl F.zanage
Lew Ayres
Sally Eilers
Norman Foster
Louise Dresser
Frank Craven
Victor Jory
Phil Stong
Henry King
Eering
Warner Oland
Marko
Deora
Fritz Co
Reno
Robert Warren
W. T. Bleakley
Urban Hess
Leonard Eisele
Floyd Gilliland
Virginia Lee
Lawrence Hospital
Dwyer
John
Margaret Sanders
Miss Severance
Wichita
Helen Harman
Colorado
Cheyenne
Marcus
Troy Smelser
Beulah
Colo
Fred Barnhart
O'Dea
Hess
Kansas
Walter Bleakley, Jr
Don Roberts
Memorial Hospital
Maness
Ed Milburn
Floyd
Eva
Lena
Cyril
Ernest Milburn
Jess Milburn
Clinton
Ed Westerhouse
John Meinke
Deay
Westerhouse
Albert Baecker
Captain’s Creek
Mr. Baecker
Charles Baecker
Chester Baecker
Herbert Knabe
Ed Knabe
Phil Ernst of
I. D. Harris
Patty
Johnny
South Pole
Hesper
Chester Morris
Lewis Stone
Peter B. Kyne
Three Godfathers
Wheeler and Woolsey
Middle- West
Hillside Pharmacy
19Th and
Mass
Green Bros
Lawrence’s
Granada
Warner Bros
Maul
America
Pat O'Brien
Margaret Lindsay
E Mohard Pares
Tulsa
Patsy Kelly
Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
North Woods
Kermit Maynard
Tom Tyler
Cowboy
Trigger Tom
W. C. Fields
Sophia Lang
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