Looters Rob Tiny Town Safe Breaks Into Post Office
A small bandits battered a safe and post office 23 miles north of time late Wednesday or early Thursday rifling cash from a small amount. The burglars used a hammer to force entry and moved into the division taking cash ware before fleeing. Local deputy and W W Davis Lumber Company were alerted and not a burglary by the suspect bandits.
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S Department
W. W. Davis
M. L. Davis Lumber Company
I Grove
Iis
Davis
Activity Planned by Chamber to Promote Local Industries
Members of the chamber committee discussed plans to promote local industries in Mobile. They debated issuing a classified list of products made in the area to inform residents and prevent products from other communities from taking local business.
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Mobile
Pepterritory
Juniors On Air Boosters Begin Thursday Night
The Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a on air program Thursday night to promote a musical show. The segment will air for about a minute or less and feature Mr and Mrs Steve Kimbrough as entertainers on the program.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Steve Kimbrough
Missing Biloxi postmaster’s son sought by police
A report from Biloxi states Thomas, son of W. J., assistant postmaster, ran away from home at a young age. Police are making a search based on a long message from the boy’s father describing his appearance and asking for public help.
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Biloxi
Thomas
W. J
Missis
Oda
Weather News Brief No Significant Change Expected
Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday with little change expected. Cloud cover and temperature remain mild as a river bulletin notes daily readings taken at 7 e m central time on September 26 1980.
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Daily River Bulletin
Grand Jury Probes Board Affairs Amid Election Fraud Claims
The grand jury, led by Judge Joel W. Goldsby, investigated alleged fraud in the Dauphin Island bond issue election and laxity in the board of revenue administration. EDmund C. Doody, clerk, testified as the jury reviewed minute books and examined election boxes through multiple sessions from July to September, with indictments in the bond case and ongoing scrutiny of primary fraud.
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D. Baker
Edmund C. Doody
Joel W. Goldsby
Davis
Prine
Baker
H. E. Booth
Bayou la Batre
Goldsby
Dauphin Island
Board of Revenue
Democratic Executive Committee
School Board Moves to Prosecute Timber Thieves
The school board suggests direct submission of evidence to the grand jury over warrants in timber theft cases. Assistant William P. Davidson and Superintendent C. Igor recommend this approach as timber stealing reports rise. Fire destroys school reported by Education Superintendent W. C. Griggs.
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William P. Davidson
C.igor
Beof
Grand’ Jury
W. C. Griggs
Japanese Army Officer Robbed of 800 In Montgomery Train
Lieutenant Colonel T Oyama of the Japanese army says he was robbed of eight hundred dollars on a train from Opelika to Montgomery. A Japanese student interpreter aided him as two other men joined a poker game and fled with the money. Oyama described the incident to a Woman's College of Alabama student and Dean Olive Stone as railway officials investigate.
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Montgomery
Ala
Woman’s College of Alabama
T. Oyama
Army of Japan
Opelika
Oyama
Fort Benning
New Orleans
America
Olive Stone
Woman's College
Aiko Kawai
Hiroshima
Japan
Window smashed theft wave hits city stores
Detectives Tapert Arras report two cartons of Sanptend were stolen as thieves tried to break into the drug store and fled when approached. Other incidents include two attempts to enter Susie Parker’s Cedar street home, garments stolen from Dr. T Hamilton’s car, $5 taken from Mrs. C M Sersey, a Colt pistol stolen from Mrs. Thomas H Smith, and pants found by police under a vacant Mohawk street house.
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Susie Parker
Cedar Street
T. Hamilton
Theodore
Government and
St. Emanuel Streets
C. M. Sersey
Gorgas Street
Thomas H. Smith
Chatham Street
Co. P. Rowan
Demony Avenue
Mohawk Street
Two Planters Die In Fatal Alabama Duel
SLAIN IN FIGHT HEADLAND Ala Sept 25 Jack Gamble 30 and Elbert Roney 50 prominent Henry county planters met on the highway near Headland three miles from town renewed a long standing argument Gamble was shot once in the abdomen and died without speaking Roney was arrested at his home half a mile away and jailed in Abbeville on first degree murder charges He gave no statement Friends said bad blood existed for years but the cause was undisclosed.
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Headland
Ala
Jack Gamble
Elbert Roney
Henry County
Gamble
Roney
Abbeville
Children of Playgrounds To Give Program At Meet
A Saenger News-Item Matinee club gathering was hindered by heavy rain. Despite absentees, members prepared a community song slide program for children under 12, inviting them to join the boost 14 program.
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Kiddies
Saenger News-Item Club
Saenger
Gole
Indictments Total 190 in Federal Grand Jury Review
A federal grand jury under Judge Robert T. Ervin returned 190 true bills, possibly the largest in U.S. history, with 121 cases reviewed and indictments issued in all but one. Capiases are being issued as authorities pursue those named. Some bills may relate to the Jamaica ginger poisonings. Additional details were not available.
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Robert T. Ervin
South Alabama
Shoe Trade Grows Driven by Foreign Demand
The shoe trade expanded as exports rose compared with a year ago led by stronger foreign demand for women’s and children’s shoes while men’s and boys’ footwear declined. The United Kingdom Canada Panama Mexico and Cuba were among the top buyers.
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United Kingdom
Canada
Panama
Mexico
Cuba
Tupelo Druggist Van C. Kincannon Shot Dead
Van C. Kincannon a 67 year old Tupelo druggist was found shot to death in his home bathroom with a pistol in his right hand. He recently spoke of heavy financial losses during the drought and low mood. formerly with a Memphis wholesale drug firm he was a known druggist and businessman in west Tennessee and an ex chancellor of the University of Mississippi now living in Memphis.
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Tupelo
Miss
van C. Kincannon
Market rout continues with major stocks hitting yearly lows
Stock prices fell sharply this afternoon with leaders dropping to new lows for the week and several to year lows. Major losses included Steel under 158, Case down 11, Eastman Kodak and Auburn Auto down 7, and Radio near 20. About 3 million shares traded.
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New York
North American
International Harvester
Houston Oil
Case
Eastman Kodak
Auburn
Aged fugitive back home to face trial in murder case
Prisoner Neely arrives back in county jail after transfer from Tyler Texas to face murder charges linked to Cooley's death. He claims Cooley attacked him with a knife during a struggle and says he fought with fists only. Tom Neely died decades ago. Jim Neely and a brother fled north after Cooley's death.
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Neely
Cooley
Jim
Tom Neely
Guntersville
Jury Deliberates In Fatal Shot In Hazard Car Case
In Hazard Kentucky a jury hears the case of B E Hill fire chief and traffic officer charged after a 21 month old girl, child of Charlies and Maggard, was shot while seated in her mother's car during a traffic stop. Hill says the death was accidental claiming the bullet struck the tire then ricocheted into the car.
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Hazard, Ky
B. E. Hill
King
Charlies Maggard
Hill
Missing Philadelphia Socialite Miss Newlin Sought
Police in two states joined the search for Miss G De Lancey Newlin 30 daughter of a prominent Bryn Mawr family who disappeared Tuesday morning after leaving home to obtain a physician for her ailing nurse Investigators said she never reached the doctor and private detectives were hired by her mother Mrs De Lancey Newlin to help find her.
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Philadelphia
G. de Lancey Newlin
Bryn Mawr
William Connelly
Dyer County man awaits murder hearing in slaying case
Clint Synder a 28 year old sharecropper faced a first degree murder hearing in Dyersburg after authorities say anger over his wife’s separation led to the Sunday night shooting that killed Lee Prince 50 and wounded Robert Prince 10. Mrs Snyder refused his request to visit with their two month old baby.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
Clint Synder
Synder
Lee Prince
Robert Prince
Flyers Drone on Griffin and Hunt Seeking Endurance Record
The Flyers target endurance milestones as Griffin and Hunt push beyond 285 hours in a record quest. The team trains through extended flights and utilizes specialist flight hours to set a new benchmark.
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Griffin
Hunt
Triangle Blamed in Mystery Slaying
A man killed in a domestic collision is charged with homicide after authorities link the act to a love triangle. The suspect allegedly fired a handgun at May’s body in the apartment where his wife and the other man lived, leading to a bail hearing.
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Triangle
May
Clara Bow breaks silence over gambling loss claim
Actress Clara Bow addresses reports she stopped payment on checks totaling 13900 after dinner with friends at a Lake Tahoe hotel. She says she did not know the venue was a gambling house and acknowledges joining Mr. Will Rogers, Rex Bell, and Miss Devoe at the casino table.
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Clara Bow
Los Angeles
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Will Rogers
Rex Bell
Miss Devoe
Whiskey Seized in Raid on South Franklin Street
Prohibition agents raided 266 South Franklin Street on Wednesday seizing a five gallon keg and several pints of whiskey. James L. Perry was arrested. Officers included Judge A. W. Hargett deputy administrator at Mobile and Agents Hudson and Rous.
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South Franklin Street
James L. Perry
A. W. Hargett
Mobile
Hudson and
Rous
Jones Leads In Amateur Golf Quarters
Bobby Jones moved four up on Fay Coleman at the 25th hole of the 36 hole quarter final while Fay Coleman trailed Jones in a later Ardmore match on the Merion course. Gene Homans of New Jersey opened strong gathering a four hole lead on John in the morning session.
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Bulletin Ardmore
Bobby Jones
Fay Coleman
Merion Cricket Club
Ardmore
Los Angeles
Gene Homans
New Jersey
John
Boy Recovered After Running Away From Boys Industrial Home
Patrolmen Gene Stout and Arthur Martin reported locating Thomas M. Helm who had fled the Boys Industrial Home several days earlier. He was picked up on Hall's Mill road and returned to the home.
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Gene Stout
Arthur Martin
Thomas M. Helm
Hall’s Mill Road
It Is a Good Time to Refurnish the Home
A Mobile study found families with three children spent 4.40 in furniture per 100 dollars annually. With ongoing purchases and stores aiming to boost sales this month, furniture prices are at their lowest since the war, encouraging households to update their furnishings.
Pala Sought as Fugitives Found Deal Fled
Identification of the two young victims and the fugitives was made after examining clothing worn by the youths. Officials report the pair fled toward the Honor Building during the incident.
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Pala
Fragmentary road incident report with a fatal outcome
A partial OCR text describes a man who collapsed on a highway and was struck as he darted across the road in front of a truck. The wording suggests injuries and a fatal result, but concrete details are missing.
Body found after Newburgh incident judged unlikely to be alive
Authorities search for a body in Newburgh amid scant clues and fading hope. A stripy tweed trouser fragment and scattered details point to a missing person linked to a local farm and an Italian community publication.
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Newburgh
New York
Attorney Expires After Stabbing at Indiana Harbor Poolroom
A man was stabbed in a Chicago Harbor poolroom last night and died after signaling his wife and clutching his left side. He named four surgeons as he spoke and asked how he died as bystanders and authorities investigated the incident.
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Chicago
William Arnold
Indiana
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