Four Men Held After Down Town Holdup
Pete Miller timber worker reported being attacked choked and robbed of 8.75 dollars near South Royal and Eslava streets. Police detained Robert Wilson Joseph Jones John Ly and George King identified by Miller. Recorder Edington set rob bery hearings for Tuesday as officers pursue two more suspects.
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D. H. Edington
Pete Miller
South Royal Street
South Royal
Eslava Street
Miller
Robert Wilson
New Jersey
Joseph Jones
St. Anony
Fugitive slain in Alabama city limits by policeman
Enterprise Alabama, January 19. A rare city murder record was broken when Sam Holt was shot dead by D J Stephens, a police officer, after Holt and a man named Cotton refused to halt on command. Holt had bootlegging convictions. his wife Nancy Holt is serving time at Kilby prison for bootlegging. Stephens is jailed in Elba awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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Enterprise
Ala
Sam Holt
D. J. Stephens
Holt
Cotton
Nancy Holt
Kilby
Montgomery
Stephens
Elba
Hunters trip yields ducks for Alabama Power officials
A hunting trip near Bayou la Batre on Saturday involved Alabama Power Company officials from Ingham Montgomery and surrounding areas. Participants included John F Young J T Fowler Jr J B Chiepolich D Reese B Wan and Robert Jones among others aboard Raz ann s boat. The group reportedly killed a number of ducks on Sunday.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Mofille
Razan
Bayou la Batre
Alabama Power Company
Ingham
John F. Young
Tgomery
J. T. Fowler, Jr
J. B. Chiepolich
Mobile
D. Reese
B. Wan
Robert Jones
Gham
Miller aide killed in Alabama crash near Warrior
Florence attorney J. C. Roberts campaign manager for Governor Miller was killed when his car went over an embankment en route to the inauguration near Warrior Lauderdale county. Companion Robert Peerson was severely injured and hospitalized at Bessemer General. Roberts' body was sent to Florence for burial.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. C. Roberts
Florence
M. Miller
Lauderdale County
Warrior
Robert Peerson
Robert
Bessemer General Hospital
Robrt
Holland Held Here A1 Police Await Papers
Requisition papers for Robert L. Holland, jailed in Montgomery, delayed by state administration changes as authorities pursue suspects in the Peoples' National Bank of Paducah robbery. A nationwide manhunt continues with reports of arrests in St. Louis and links to the $26,000 New Year’s Eve heist.
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Robert L
Bob” Holland
Peoples’ National Bank
Paducah
Montgomery
Bibb Graves
B. M. Miller
Kelly Franklin
St. Louis
Touart In Office As Inferior Criminal Court Judge
Judge Tisdale J. Touart, elected by the largest majority in the state, assumed charge of the inferior criminal court Monday. His office force includes chief clerk Edward Huet, Frank Gibson, Shelton Huet, and assistant clerk Miss Naomi Marzoni.
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Tisdale J. Touart
Inferior Criminal Court
Edward Huet
Frank Gibson
Shelton Huet
Naomi Marzoni
Observe Holiday Banks, Customs Office Closed Monday
The four Mobile banks and the customs office in the federal building are closed Monday in observance of General Robert E. Lee's birthday. They will reopen Tuesday for business. Lee's birthday is a holiday in Alabama.
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Mobile
Customs Office
Federal Building
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Alabama
Five Member Board Chosen for County Revenue Affairs
Edward Laurendine was unanimously selected to guide the county's affairs for four years. He announced a five member board and thanked fellow members expressing hope for harmony and cooperation in handling county business.
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Board of Revenue
Edward Laurendine
Che Laurendine
County Board Names Laurendine Chairman and Chooses Key Officials
New board members took office Monday morning and recessed until 2 p.m. Edward Laurendine was unanimously chosen as chairman, succeeding Arthur D. Davis, with Matt Boykin as temporary chair and Charles A. Baumhauer moving him to permanent chair. Robert E. Gordon was named county attorney, replacing James H. Webb, who will handle land condemnation cases and fee work. John R. Peavy was retained as road engineer at 5000 per year, with duties limited to highway upkeep and possible discontinuation on 30 days notice. Edmund C. Doody was reappointed as board clerk at 225 per month and Helen Williams named secretary at 100 per month. Officials were approved without dissent.
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Board of Revenue
Edward Laurendine
Arthur D. Davis
Matt Boykin
Mr. Laurendine
Charles A. Baumhauer
Robert E. Gordon
James H. Webb
Gordon
Webb
Boykin
Gordon and Webb
Baumhauer
Moion
John R. Peavy
Doody
Helen Williams
Muggles case postponed after large seizure in Mobile
Theresa McBroom of 115 Es lava street faced a charge of possessing marijuana cigarettes called muggles after detectives seized 1 700 at her home. The hearing in recorder's court was postponed until Saturday at police request. Detectives Moody Franco Farmer and Connick made the arrest as Mobile considers a state law against marijuana possession and sale urged by Rep Ed Grove.
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Theresa McBroom
Eslava Street
Recorder’s Court
Warren
Moody
Franco
Farmer
Connick
Ed Grove
Mobile
Holcombe Takes Office as Mobile County Sheriff
William H. Holcombe was sworn in as Mobile County Sheriff at midnight replacing Pat Byrne. He announced appointments including Traffic Officers Walter Blackman Ollie Lartigue and Ernest Busby and Deputies Fred Hudoff Alvin Farmer Moses Bernstein James Nelson T Hobson Hargett James Cuthbert Charles Prodos John Simmons. Circuit Court Bailiffs included B Marceline-Ressijac and Jack Reynolds with stenographers Katheryne Farmer and Capitola Webster. More appointments to follow as about 50 friends witnessed the event.
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Mobile County
William H. Holcombe
Pat Byrne
Holcombe
Walter B. Blackman
Ollie Lartigue
Ernest R. Busby
Fred O. Hudoff
Alvin B. Farmer
Moses Bernstein
Charles W. Boykin
James 8. Nelson
T. Hobson Hargett
James T. Cuthbert
Charles Prodos
John Simmons
B. C. Marceline-Ressijac
Jack T. Reynolds
Katheryne Farmer
Capitola Webster
Tampan Is Shot
Joe B. Johnson a 45 year old automobile dealer was shot in the chest by an unidentified gunman last midnight as he walked home after parking his car. The assailant fled in a waiting car after warning Johnson not to reach for a gun. A police officer fired at the getaway vehicle and a city–county search was launched.
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Tampa
Fia
Joe B. Johnson
Johnson
Port Arthur
Tex
C. J. Tresclair
J. P. Col
Noted Prof Johnson Dies After Auto Accident in Washington
Professor Allen Johnson, 61, Yale history expert and author of the Dictionary of American Biography, died after being struck by an automobile while crossing against a traffic signal. The driver, Samuel Cherkosky, drove him to a hospital and was detained by police.
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Washington
Allen Johnson
Yale
Lowell
Mass
Samuel Cherkosky
Johnson
Reece Assigns Blame for Muscle Shoals Delay
Representative Reece of Tennessee blames Senate conferees for any delay in settling Muscle Shoals. He says House conferees proposed concrete action and compromises, but Senate leaders, including McNary, walked out and offered no real counterproposal. He urges a meeting soon.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Reece
Tennessee
House
Garner
Nortis
Nebraska
McNary
Oregon
Death Halts Mob After Fatal Police Raid
A police raid Saturday night left two officers dead and a man named Leman McDaniel dying of wounds. About 1,500 residents gathered at Charity hospital, clashing with officers on the lower floor while some climbed a fire escape to the third floor. Dr. E. L. Sanderson said peritonitis from wounds caused the death, and three crowd members were summoned to confirm the death.
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Charity Hospital
Leman McDaniel
E. L. Sanderson
Ban Johnson predicts baseball will rebound next season
Ban Johnson, former American League president, convalesces in Hot Springs Arkansas. He says hard times tend to boost baseball receipts as fans seek distraction, and war would hurt the sport. He criticizes major league farms and notes minors are not producing as much talent as in earlier years.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Ban Johnson
Johnson
Loan office opens to aid five-state drought relief effort
Memphis Tennessee reports the district drought relief loan office opened under the federal act to serve Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana and Alabama farmers. J H Lynch administrative officer in charge expects to grant the first loan soon and anticipates disbursements totaling 15 to 18 million dollars for seed livestock feed fertilizer and tractor fuel with no loan exceeding 2000 dollars.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
J. H. Lynch
Oil Well Blows Up In City Of Oklahoma City
An oil well exploded within Oklahoma City injuring a worker seriously and threatening the doorstep oil field along with nearby industrial and residential districts.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Miller Takes Office in Grand Inaugural Ceremony
Benjamin Meek Miller of Camden took the oath as Alabama's fortieth governor before 8000 to 10000 in Montgomery. Chief Justice John C. Anderson administered the oath using the Davis era Bible as flags waved. Miller outlined four year policies in a brisk inaugural address as crowds listened via WSFA and WAPI.
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Montgomery
Ala
Benjamin Meek Miller
Camden
Supreme Court
Alabama
Bibb Graves
John C. Anderson
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Confederacy
Miller
Hitler
Goat Hill
Birthday of General Lee in the South
A speech highlights the birthday of General Lee as a sacred day to honor memory. It vows unity and faith while arguing relief requires more than legislation and urging reduction of useless offices to fund education for Alabama children.
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Lee
Alabama
Red Cross Relief Bill Debated In Senate Controversy
In Washington the senate rejected a move to defer the 25 million dollar Red Cross appropriation to February 9. Senator Reed argued for postponement to allow private subscripts for ten million dollars. The relief effort faces a clash between the president and congress as poverty relief takes center stage.
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Washington
Senate
Red Cross
Curtis
Reed
Republican
Pennsylvania
Washinton
Congress
South Pauses To Pay Honor To Lee and Other Leaders
Across the South on the 124th anniversary of General Robert E. Lee birth ceremonies were observed from Virginia to Texas. Washington and Lee University marked a notable service honoring Lee for his postwar leadership and philosophy shaping young Americans.
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South
Lee
Virginia
Texas
Jackson
Richmond
Robert E. Lee
Appomattox
Southland
Washington and Lee University
Miller calls for double primary and education progress
Governor Benjamin Meek Miller addressed Alabama in his inaugural message urging a double primary, continued educational funding, and highway expansion while opposing changes to prohibition laws. He paid tribute to Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee and urged state officials to run departments economically under the Democratic platform.
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Miller
Lee
Davis
Jefferson Davis
Confe
Robert E. Lée
Assembly
Alabama
Gangster Al Capone Stunt Shocks Chicago Theatre
A man leaped the footlights during a South State street show and proclaimed I am Al Capone causing panic. Police detained him for observation at a hospital after he claimed the name William Carshak and said he could not recall why he used the gangster identity.
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Chicago
South State Street
al Capone
Amd
William Carshak
Sorority Hosts Banquet For Senator James J. Davis
The Delta Gamma Rho sorority will aid in entertaining Senator James J. Davis during his visit to M Members will serve as hostesses at a banquet in the dining room of the high school.
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Delta Gamma ‘Rho
James J. Davis
Nae
Weather outlook for the Deep South and nearby regions
The forecast calls for fair conditions with slightly colder air and probable frost. Monday night could see frost with Tuesday remaining fair and a low near 38 degrees. Observations are from January 19, 1981 at 7 a.m. standard time.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Daily River Bulletin
River Forecast Note for Montgomery and Selma Regions
The Tombighee river forecast shows little change Tuesday. In Montgomery and Selma areas water levels are expected to fall slightly with irregular readings.
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Tombighee
Montgomery
Selma
Harry
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