Chicago Priest Shot at Altar as Man Invades Church
A man opened fire during six o clock mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Chicago injuring Richard Murphy who was kneeling at the altar. The assailant, Charles Foster, then shot himself in the head, sustaining a slight scalp wound and was subdued by worshipers as police arrived. Foster appeared intoxicated.
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Chicago
Ill
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
Father J. Keenan
Richard Murphy
Charles Foster
Foster
Assolant's Bride Welcomed to Paris by Airplane Salute
Havre France June 26 Pauline Parker now Madame Jean Assolant was welcomed to France with an airplane salute as her husband and three Yellow Bird airmen greeted her at Havre. The group guarded the bride and escorted her to a Ceclair River resort for lunch before likely flying to Paris.
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Assolant
Paris
Havre
France
Pauline Parker
Madame Jean Assolent
Ceclair
Ile de France
Drop in Exports of Liquor From Canadian Docks
Windsor Ontario June 26 Canadian Press reports say Canadian customs will show a sharp drop in liquor exports from the Essex border docks this month. Ecoris depot imports cut to a fraction as patrols note few ram boats on the Detroit river. Rum boats still slip from Amherstburg into the lake, but enforcement plans to speedily correct the tide with more than 50 boats ready by July 1 directed by radio from a secret down river HQ.
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Windsor
Ont
Essex Border
United States
Ecoris
Detroit River
Lecoris
Trenton
Amherstburg
Rackets Dont Mix Hijackers Arrested In Multiple Cities
Miami bootleggers tried to hijack a Jacksonville rival but failed as secret service and prohibition agents closed in. Ten arrests followed in Miami Washington Jacksonville Macon and a man from Goulds Florida faced bond after pleading guilty to passing two counterfeit bills. Jack Fields of Jacksonville was identified as the hijacked victim and counterfeits traced to a plate once used by L M Renna of Jacksonville. The plate remains unfound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Miami
Fla
Jacksonville
Secret Services
Prohibition
Washington, D. C
W. M
Brodnax
Body of Kidnap Victim Found Near Crete Illinois
Chicago police report locating the body of a man abducted from a taxicab a month earlier. The victim, found in a strawberry patch near Crete, had a ligature around the neck and a deep head wound, matching the kidnapped man who reportedly called for “Ernie” not to shoot. Police consider the victim possibly Ernie Rossi linked to Al Capone factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ernie
Crete
Ill
Ernie Rossi
al Capone
Cotton King's feat is two bales to an acre in Texas
John W. McFarland, known as the cotton king of east Texas, produced 80 bales on 40 acres, averaging two bales per acre. His method relied on fertilization with 4-12-4, side dressings of nitrate of soda, regular cultivation to mulch soil, weed control, and single stalks bearing up to 180 bolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Tex
John W. McFarland
East Texas
McFarland
150 Entered In State Amateur At Radium Today
One hundred fifty golfers teed off in the Georgia State Golf Association event at Radium Springs Alabama. Match play begins tomorrow after an all day qualifying round with many regional clubs represented and top scores listed from Dick Voorhis to Henry Grady and Julius Hughes.
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Radium
Radium Springs
Alabany
Georgia
Druid Hills
Julius Hughes
Billy Jones
Charles Brumby
Cyrus Strickler
West End
L. R. Hunter
J. I. Cook, Jr
John R. Adamson, Jr
Larry Caudill
Savannah Golf Club
Williard Weichselbaum
Kayton Smith
F. D. M. Strachan
R. M. Hitch
Howard Lilliston
Sid Goss
Bob Riley
Dick Cherry
Dick Voorhis
Atlanta
Co. W. Matthews
W. B. Griffin
Moultrie
Morris Adler
Albany
H. A. Duke
Mills McNeel
Marietta
P. Taylor
B. H. Butts, Jr
Thomaston
W. B. Neal
Richard Aycock
E. W. Pate
Edward H. Lewis
W. M. Oliver
Valdosta
W. J. Crum
Hugh McCarthern
L. T. Barber
Jack Bower, Jr
Bainbridge
W. M. Eager
Paul—Brown
Quitman
Henry Lamar
Macon
Eugene Killen
H. J. Stegeman
Athens
Leon Covington
Rome
H. EB. Davis
Henry Grady
Dan Smith
Fitzhugh Knox
Henry Morgan
Joe McCord
Sid Gross
F. Garrard
Columbus
Savannah
Dick Winchell
Epps Brown
Fred Minch
Berrien Moore
William Weichelbaum
Bobby Chambers
Robert Oliver
Conyers Bennett
Dean Smith
John Willis
Weary Rainwater
Scottie Beverly
Thomasville
Charlie Brumby
Cedartown
Baseball Results and Local Bond Issue Notice
Baseball scores from New York Philadelphia Boston and Cincinnati Pittsburgh reported with home runs and battery pairs. A Stonington Connecticut vote on a $50 000 bond issue revealed bonds redeemable in 30 years instead of 20.
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New York
Washington
Pennock and
Dickey
Marberry and
Spencer
Ruth
Homer
Boston
Philadelphia
M. Gaston
Berry
Earnshaw
Cochrane
K. Williams
Foxx
Brooklyn
Vance
DeBerry
Mays
O'Farrell
Benge
Leman
Brandt
Spohrer
Southern
Cincinnation
Pittsburgh
Luque
Gooch
Kremer
Hargraves
P. Waner
Stonington, Conn
Social notes highlight visits and travels in local scene
Mrs. R. C. Fryer Jr and son Bobby guest of Mr and Mrs M M Cooper as friends note Mary Neel improves after illness. Miss Elizabeth Britton heads to Beach Haven Camp N C as head counsellor. Lawn care ad from Busy Bee Co promotes mower services. Dr James L Bevans returns from Atlantic City Hospital Association meeting. Community notices list Mrs Roland Sholar and daughter off to Jacksonville Beach with relatives, Mr J A Bruce visiting Albany, and several out–of–town visitors including Mr M H E Rivers and Mr J E Padgett. Miss Olene Jones stays with Mrs W B Thomas Mimosa Drive. FOR SALE Chrysler Roadster. phone 830 Copeland. Mr W R King of Atlanta visiting Mimosa Drive. Mr W S Stewart sailing to New York for Entomology Dept. Master Charles Holliday moving to Greensboro NC with Ansleys.
Georgia legislature opens amid tax and highway debate
Georgia's biennial session begins with disputes over revenue sources and a statewide highway program. The budget and examination commissions propose contrasting cuts and increases while Governor Hardman plans a vehicle tax and bond plan. Speaker Russell emphasizes focus on major issues and unity.
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Budget Commission
State Examining Commission
L. G. Hardman
Russell
Georgia Assembly
Representative Culpepper
Fayette County
EH. B. Moore
DeKalb County
House
Culpepper
A. B. Tucker
Berrien County
Senate
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Barrow County
J. C. Beasley
Tattnall County
Hardman
Georgia General Assembly
Representative West
Randolph
William Henderson
Irwin County
Robert S. Talmadge
Jasper County
Henderson
Talmadge
Creation of Commission Draw Up Georgia Corporation Code
Atlanta June 26 A proposed bill would create a commission to draft a Georgia corporation code with safeguards for quick chartering by the secretary of state. The plan aims to spur local business by forming Georgia based corporations under the new code, potentially generating at least a million dollars in revenue.
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Atlanta
Georgia
L. L. Moore
Valdosta
Nok-Out rug treatment and moth control feature
Mrs. W S Townsend left for New York to join her husband at the American Open Golf Tournament in Westchester county. She has been visiting with her sister Mrs Herbert-Neel. Dr E Smith, assistant postmaster, is reported as recovering from a severe illness after several weeks.
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W. S. Townsend
New York
Westchester County
Claude E. Smith
Jealousy and Jewels Color Breach Suit Testimony
Chicago June 26 Ann Livingston testified in a 250000 breach of promise suit against Franklin S Hardinge the Chicago manufacturer The Tulsa Oklahoma divorcee described jewels owned by Hardinge s wife before her death The case involved a quarrel with Helen Hardinge and housekeeper Josephine Brand who expected to wed the employer Livingston said Hardinge and Brand lived as man and wife after the wife s death and that she refused a 100000 prenup settlement leading to the breakup
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Chicago
Ann Livingston
Franklin S. Hardinge
Oklahoma
Hardinge
Helen Hardinge
Ann
Tulsa
Josephine Brand
Miss Livingston
Josephine
Joe
Weather outlook by state for tonight and Thursday
South Carolina shows showers tonight and Thursday with warmer in the northwest Thursday afternoon. Georgia cloudy tonight and Thursday with showers in south and central portions, warmer Thursday afternoon in the north, moderate southerly winds. Florida partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with showers Thursday. Alabama cloudy with local thundershowers in the south tonight and Thursday. Extreme Northwest Florida cloudy with local thundershowers to
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South Carolina
Georgia
North
Florida
Alabama
South
Sweden Vehicle Registry Reveals Growth Over a Decade
Sweden now lists about 178000 motor vehicles, rising by 179000 in ten years, reflecting steady growth in the vehicle fleet.
Seizure Notice for Ford Coupe in Georgia
Prohibition agents seized a Ford Coupe with motor number 9807082 in Cook County Georgia on June 14 1929 for unlawful possession of untaxed whiskey. Claimants must file verified claims by July 26 1929 or the vehicle will be advertised for public auction at 11 00 a m August 5 1929 at the Post Office Building Thomasville Georgia. F D Dismuke Deputy Prohibition Administrator.
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Macon
Georgia
Cook County
Thomasville
F. D. Dismuke
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Southern Bond & Share Corporation
Essex Border Dock
Acre
Volusia County
Daytona
Uly See
Bine
J. Gordon
L. D. Ackér
H. Shackelford
R. L. Jones
J. D. Weston, Jr
John Grant
Hollis Lanier
Frank McNeel
Bob Gardner
Arctic
Associated Press
Donald &. MacMillan
Wiscasset
Van
R. C. Fryer, Jr
Bobby
M. M. Cooper
Eddie Lewis
W. Jackson
Little- Mary
Neel
Herbert Neel
Ulness
Elizabeth Britton
Beach Haven Camp
N. C
Busy Bee Co
James L. Bevans
Archbold Memorial Hospital
American Hospital Association
Atlantic City
Sampson
Roland Sholar
Jacksonville Beach
Mrs. J. A. Bruce
M. HE. Rivers
J. E. Padgett
D.M. ‘Campbell
Raleigh
S. R. Newton
City
Olene Jones
Birmingham, Ala
W. B. Thomas
Mimosa Drive
W. R. King
John T. King
W. S. Stewart
United States Department of Entomology
Charles Holliday
Louis S. Moore
Sesson
Greensboro
Campbell Ansley
Sweden
Canada
Anheuser Busch Clicquot Club
John Dixon
E. Jackson
Purina
FL L. Gibson
Service Transfer CO
Illinois
Kiwanis
Milwaukee
Wis
Horace W. McDavid
Decatur
Ills
Kiwanis International
McDavid
Johnny
Foremost Ice Cream
A. E. Bunyan
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