THE MEMPHIS PRESS SCIMITAR VOL

THE MEMPHIS PRESS SCIMITAR VOL.47 NO.19 SATURDAY JANUARY 1, 1927

Transcribed by Sarah Hutcherson

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STRANGLER AND HIS VICTIM--Harmon NORRIS confessed at Blytheville, Ark.,to pinning

hands of Noel KYLE, while Dudley NORRIS strangled the Lepanto school teacher with a

hay wire. "When KYLE quit jerking and fell over," he said,  'I told Dudley he

shouldn't have done it. But we throwed the body in the weeds and drove away in

KYLE's new Car. Dudley won't be took alive, He's hard.'

MAN UNCONSCIOUS FOLLOWING FALL--Elder HYNES,30,was seriously injured in a

fall, hitting his head on the curbing.  A worker for International Harvester, is

believed he has fractured skull.

BOY MANGLED UNDER TRAIN; TRIED TO HOP TRAIN--He is Erwin TISDELL,16 years, whose

right arm and shoulder were shattered Friday afternoon when he tried to hop a fast

train at Woodstock. He is from Michigan.

FIRST AUTO VICTIM THIS YEAR--W.C.TORIAN,30,one-man street car operator, on his way

to work Saturday at 4:30 a.m., was knocked down by an auto under the Bellevue

subway. The driver took him to the hospital, but did not leave his name.

NEW PROSECUTORS SWORN IN SATURDAY--Phil M. WALLACE and George J. COLEMAN were sworn

as assistants to Attorney General W.T. McLAIN. Will GARBER was promoted to the place

left vacant by John SHEA. Sworn in by Mike M. COHEN, WALLACE replaces C.P.J.

MOONEY,Jr.SHEA went into private practice with Sam BATES.

DEATH--OLIVIA B. ROGERS,died in Southern Pines,NC on Thursday. Funeral at the home

of Mrs.James E. BEASLEY Mrs.T.J.RICHARDSON,of Koshkonong,Mo.,a sister is her only

survivor.

DEATH--LAURA B. BURLEIGH LAMBERT,66 years.Funeral at the home of F.L. BOWKER

Saturday.  Burial in Elmwood Cemetery.  One daughter, Mrs.F.L. BOWKER,of Memphis; two

sisters, Mrs. R.Y. HOWARD of Lakeland, Fla., & Mrs.Ida SNELL, of Los Angeles, Calif.; two

brothers, W.T. BURLEIGH and H.J. BURLEIGH; and one half-brother, Joseph BROADLEY, all of

Memphis survives.

DEATH--Mrs.Dorsie C. BARRETT.Funeral at the home of Mrs.W.R. GRAVES Saturday.  The

body will be sent to Jackson, Miss., for burial.  Surviving are two

daughters, Mrs.W.R. GRAVES,of Memphis and Mrs.H.H. BETHURNE,of Newton,Miss.;one

son, A.C.BARRETT,of Montgomery,Ala.;and the widower, O.P. BARRETT of Newton,Miss.

DEATH--CHARLES FRANCES CUNEO services will be held at the Collins funeral home

Saturday.Interment in Forest Hill Cemetery.Survivors are his father,Charles CUNEO;

mother,Evelyn AUGUSTUS CUNEO;and brother,Charles Harry CUNEO.

DEATH--STEPHEN P.CONDON,funeral services will be held at Knoxville,Tenn.,Sunday

morning.He died of pneumonia while visiting his sons;Charles CONDO and Raymond

Condon,in Clarksville.He was a son of the late John CONDON,who built the

Cincinnati Southern Railroad.

DEATH--MRS.RUTH JONES DOBBINS,33,of Watkins-st died at the Woman's hospital

Saturday.Her body will be sent to Kenton,Tenn.,for services and

interment.Surviving her are her two weeks old daughter,Emma Margaret; her

husband,H.B.DOBBINS;and one sister,Mrs.J.C.LEWIS,of Memphis.

DEATH--SAMUEL H.STOUT,funeral services will be held at Calvary church Sunday.He

was 58.The body will be sent by way of the L.& N.Railroad to Bowling Green,Ky.,for

interrment.He is survived by his widoe,Mrs.Quennie STOUT;two daughters,Annie

MORTON & Margaret STOUT;two brothers,John STOUT & Edward STOUT.

VITAL STATISTICS;WHITE DEATHS--John MYERS,4 months; Richard F.NUNNALLY,32;

Josephine HARRINGTON,79; Samuel W.STEWART,86; Hazel REEVES,26; Julia CRABLE,63;

Walter Byrd COUGHMAN,14;Emanuel M.CASLIGNINO,87;Sarah Valley ROARK,67; William

Franklin MEADOWS,63.

VITAL STATISTICS; NEGRO DEATHS--Jane THOMPSON; Owen GEHERING; Limmie CALHOUN;

Alexander NEWBY; Atlee BEYERS; Nellie WILSON; Irine SAVANNAH; Harriet DAVIS; Emma

CLAY.

VITAL STATISTICS;WHITE BIRTHS--Lone & Mattie CAMPBELL,boy; John & Ida TILLMAN,boy;

Louis & Violet RENARDET,girl; George & Mattie WOODS,boy;Robert & Bessie

DENTON,boy; John & Thelma RAGLAND,girl; Hilliary & Annie GORDON,girl.

VITAL STATISTICS;NEGRO BIRTHS--Billy and Mattie WILSON,boy.

VITAL STATISTICS;WHITE MARRIAGE LICENSES--Beonard COHEN,52,& Hattie BRASCH,38;

F.L.DAUGHTRY,34,& Elizabeth TRIPP,31; B.M.MITCHELL,31, & Ruth KIRKPATRICK,21;

Robert FARMER,21, &Lula Mae PAGE,18; Samuel A.SPENCER,37, & Ocoma BRANTLEY,37;

Fred HAYES,33, & Mary BARNES,22; Glendon BYERS,2?, & Willie Bell LANE,29; Pete

GEMIGUANF,35, & Alvera BELLUOMINI,28; H.P. WOODS,41,& Bessie HARTON,40.

VITAL STATISTICS;NEGRO MARRIAGE LICENSES--John MOSES & Mary ALLEN; Abraham Daniel

CHERRY &Kattie Pearl COLE; WilliamCleanard RENIX & Modena BAILEY; Haywood TRIPLETT

& Georgia JONES.

YOUTH LAST ARREST IN 1926--Homer Van HORN,18, has the honor of being the last man

arrested in 1926, carried a gun to celebrate.Patrolman W.A. COFFEE arrested him

before he had time to use it. The honors of the first arrest of 1927 goes to

Patrolmen Billy CROGAN & C.S.RUTLAND,Lizzie WOODS,52,negress,was arrested for

violating the liquor law and running a disorderly house.  Lawrence WOODS,21,and

Delia & Charlie TEEMS for disorderly conduct.

SLAYER OF TEACHER (picture)--A shining "flivver" and 40 cents was the price Harmon

NORRIS accepted for killing Noel KYLE, Lepanto,Ark., school teacher of Tupelo,Miss.

RESTAURANT BANDIT BELIEVED TO BE DYING--C.E.WILLIAMS,25,bandit who was shot

several nights ago, attempting to hold up Renegar's cafe is believed Monday to be

dying. Phil Clark HADDEN,21,his "pal" in the hold-up attempt is in jail.

RECOVERS NEW COUPE--R.E.EGON reported theft of a new coupe to Sheriff KNIGHT.

Dr.G.JOHNSON called and reported a coupe near Mount Vernon church in

Millington.EGON identified it as his.

MR.& MRS.OSCAR LAMAR HOUSTON--of Tunica,Miss.,will entertain with a dinner-dance

Saturday night in honor of Miss Blythe THOMPSON and Miss Katherine BUTLER.Members

of the debutante group and the Junior Cotillion club and their escorts are: Miss

Irwin LETHERMAN with Charles CATHEY; Miss Ramelle OMBER? withJim RAINER; Miss Mary

McGehee MALLORY with Charles THOMPSON; Miss Marywood HILL with E.K. JACKSON; Miss

Elizabeth TAYLOR with Bill ARRINGTON and Percy RUSSEL; Miss Mary BULLINGTON with

Fritz SCHAS; Miss Gladys RIECHMAN with Larry CRESON; Miss Lucile BARROW with

Hunter LANE; Miss Baylor JOHNSTON with Dr.Addison WOOLFOLK; Miss Bailey NELSON

with Mike FITZPATRICK. Miss Blythe THOMPSON will be receiving with Phillip

McGEVNEY,will wear flesh taffeta and silver lace. Miss Katherine BUTLER will

receive with Jack O'GRADY, and will wear an imported frock of apple green

embroidered in silver.

MISS ANNE FARGASON WILL ENTERTAIN--as hostess Saturday at a breakfast-dance at the

Memphis County club in honor of Miss Elinor RAGLAND,bride-elect;150 guests were

present.Miss FARGARSON,receiving with Francis CROCKARD,of Birmingham,and with

Vance NORFLEET, wore a spring frock of crepe, shaded from pale pink to deep

rose.Miss RAGLAND,receiving with Norfleet TURNER,wore a straightline model of

black satin,with a bertha of princess lace.

MR.& MRS.T.LEE MILLER WILL ENTERTAIN--Saturday night with a ball at their home on

Overton Park-av in honor of their houseguests, Mr.& Mrs.Frank CROCKARD, Francis

CROCKARD and Mr.& Mrs. Robert MYES,of Birmingham, Ala.  Friends of the hosts and

members of the sub-deb crowd will make up a list of 350 guests.

PARTIES FOR MISS CATHERINE COLLINS--Miss Catherine COLLINS, whose marriage to

Martin B. WENZLER will take place on Jan.5th,will be complimented with a dance at

the Catholic club Saturday night by Miss Genevieve SPARKS and Mr.&

Mrs.L.E.SPARKS.Guests will number 135. Tuesday night Miss COLLINS was complimented

by Miss Estelle CARR with a bunco and dancing party.The guest list was limited to

intimate friends of honored guest.  Sunday afternoon, Mrs.W.L. CASEY and Mrs. Harry

HERBERS, Jr.,will honor Miss COLLINS with a miscellaneous shower and bunco party at

the Catholic club.

MISS NATALIE ISENBERG--entertained the girls home from college and the out-of-town

guests with a tea Friday afternoon in honor of her guest, Miss Juliet MEYER, of

Chicago, who arrived Friday morning to spend a few days in the city.

HERE AND THERE-- Mr.& Mrs. T.L. PRIDE have returned from Pride, Ala., where they spent

the holidays with Mr. PRIDE's father.

Miss Dorothy OSWALT, of Fort Smith, Ark.,is spending the holidays with Mrs. A.A.WEBER

on Barrett-pl.

GLISSON NOT SO WILLING TO TAKE MEDICINE--Courtney GLISSON,former Bank of Commerce

and Trust Co. teller of $463,000 fame will attempt to dicker with the State in an

effort to get off with a light sentence.  His attorney is Sam O.BATES.

WOMAN BURNED WHEN DRESS CATCHES FIRE;ANNISTON,ALA.,JAN.1ST--Mrs.Ralph

W.HAMILTON,society matron,was in a hospital today,perhaps fatally burned,a victim

of an open fire.HAMILTONis a son of C.A.HAMILTON,millionaire local pipe

manufacturer.

WILD PARTIES FLOORED CUPID HUSBAND--He brought her home and she went in for

wet,wild parties,Sam ALEXANDER says of his wife,Fannie May,in a divorce petition

filed in circuit court.They were married in September 1919 and in 1924,he bought a

house and gave it to her.(can't read rest of story.)

MOURN DEATH OF JOSEPH NEWBURGER--Congregation Children of Israel recognize his

devout faith with Resolutions.

LOSE FIGHT TO GAIN CHILDREN--T.W.LYLES,the father,charged his wife with beating

and cursing them;she charged he failed to support them.He once kidnapped them and

took all three to Mississippi,she said. Judge GUTHRIE said he would either send

the children,two boys and a girl,to an uncle in East Tennessee,or to the Bartlett

Training School.

NURSES' HOME TO BE DECICATED--The new $125,000 nurses' home at General

hospital,built as a memorial to Dr.Marcus HAASE,late chairman of the medical

advisory board of the institution,will be decicated Thursday.Mayor PAINE,Charles

J.HAASE,brother of the deceased physician will be speakers.Other speakers:

Dr.O.W.HYMAN,Jesse DEAN,Mrs.Earl HARRIS,R.O.JOHNSTON and J.L.McGEHEE.

GUN VICTIM SAW A DREAM FULFILLED;MADE A SCOUT;CLARKSDALE,MISS.,JAN.1ST--Escorted

by 100 Boy Scouts,of Coahoma and other Delta counties,the body of Willie GLENN,11-

year-old son of Mr.& Mrs.W.L.GLENN,of this city,was buried in Oakrdge Cemetery

Friday.Rev.Henry F.BROOKS officiating.Active Pallbearers were:Homer CORLEY;Louis

BORNMAN;J.O.WALLIS; Charles COLE; Joseph CRUTCHER; and John HEAD,all members of

Troup #3;Dusty BULLOCK,scoutmaster.The boy was planning to join,he turned 12 years

old Monday.The boy died of blood poisoning.Agun accidently discharged in the hands

of his playmate and fellow scout,James HATCHETT,14 years.John Porter HARDY,eagle

scout,of Walls,Miss.,sounded taps over his grave.

BURGLAR GOT $4--Mrs.E.F.WORTHINGTON,Lamar-blvd called police Friday night to

report a burglar had enteredher home the night before and had stolen $4 and

several articles of clothing.A window was jimmied.

MAMA WEDS PAPA,DAUGHTER WEDS SON--Kansas City,Mo.,Dec.31st. Dan Cupid has made the

holidays merry in at least two homes.The son is Floyd R.ANDREW, 20 and the girl

bride was Miss Maxine DAVIS, 18. Floyd'sannouncement stunned his father, Wilbur

E.ANDREW,51. He sought a hurried conference with the mother of his son's

bride,Mrs.E.H.BAKER. Rev.D.J. EVANS performed a double wedding ceremony.

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THE MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR VOL.47 NO.20 MONDAY JANUARY 3,1927

NEGRO FIRST OF 1927 HOMICIDE VICTIMS--John HENDERSON,negro,became the 1st homicide

of 1927 when he died at noon Monday as a result of injuries received in a fight

Sunday night with R.G. GILMORE,magazine agent.

WOMAN SUED FOR INJURIES IN CRASH--Mrs.Ella SMITH filed suit in circuit court

Monday against Mrs.J.W.SOUTH for $3000 damages,charging she was permanently

injured when Mrs.SOUTH's car struck hers at Mississippiave & S.Parkway on November

25th.A.J.SMITH,her husband,also sued Mrs.SOUTH,asking $1,000 for the loss of

hiswife's services,repairs on her car,and her doctor bill.

GUARD SLAYER OF 13 FROM MOB VIOLENCE--Plainview,Texas.Jan.3rd. George J.HASSEL

will not be taken to Farwell,N.M,because of fear of mob violence,Sheriff Sam FAITH

said.Convalescing from self-inflicted knife wounds,HASSEL was brought here

following his alleged confession that he killed his family of nine on a ranch near

the Texas-New Mexico line,and his first wife and three adopted children in

California ten years ago.

SAYS REST DISTRUBED BY CONCRETE MIXER--Joe WILLIAMS,of Sledge ave,filed suit in

Chancery Court Monday against Vernon SCHEVENELL,contractor.The case will be tried

before Chancellor DeHAVEN.

WHITFIELD TO GO HOME--Governor Henry L.WHITFIELD,of Mississippi,confined because

of a recent amputation of his left leg,will leave Baptist hospital Thursday for

the executive mansion at Jackson,Miss.

AUTO VICTIM IMPROVES--John CLARK,74,knocked down by a hit and run driver at Union

ave and Lauderdale st Saturday,was improving Monday at General hospital.His

injuries are not serious.

YOUTH IS HELD AS "BICYCLE BANDIT."--A 21 year-old boy (not named) was arrested by

police as being the bandit who stole $1900 payroll of Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co.,from

R.E.BECKER,messanger.He was arrested after V.K. ATHERSON,19,went to police

headquarters and claimed a bicycle found at the hold-up scene.He told Inspector

Will GRIFFIN he lent it to the youth being held.Police searched ATHERSON and found

a pistol on him.

MEMPHIS WOMAN KILLED IN CRASH--Mrs.Harriet Lucille LEE,wife of W.C. LEE,of

Memphis,was killed,and C.C.BERRYHILL seriously injured near Little Rock late

Sunday when their car left the road and plunged into a ditch. Mrs.LEE's neck was

broken.The LEES lived with Mrs.Jennie EPPERSON,197 S.Lauderdale st,and had packed

their baggage to leave Memphis Saturday,Mrs.EPPERSON says.LEE left Memphis Monday

to identify and claim the body.

PROBE ANOTHER POLICE "BEATING."--Another complaint of policemen beating citizens

with pistols are being investigated Monday by Police Chief Joe BURNEY.Patrolman

J.M.McDANIELS has been accused of slugging a 17-year-old youth with his pistol.He

denies the charges.The youth,Morris FOLEY,student,of 914 Arkansas st,was arrested

for drunkeness.According to the story told by FOLEY,he and two other boys were

arrested on charges of being drunk by Patrolmen J.K.CROSS and McDANIEL.The FOLEY

complaint comes on the heels of an assault made on two Press-Scimitar reporters in

the Peabody Thursday night.Guns and fists were used on the reporters by Detective

Lieut.Lee QUIANTHY and Hotel Dectective Sam EMBERTON,they say.

GIRL HIT BY AUTO;SLIGHTLY INJURED--Sunday night when struck by an auto while

crossing the street in front of her home,Edith McCASEY,4, of Central av,was

improving at her home Monday.Her parents witnessed the accident.Luther

WILSON,negro,the driver of the car was not arrested.

URGES NEGROES TO BUY OR BUILD HOMES--Rev.J.M.WILLIAMSON says work and sleep are

best to make healthy,more dependable and law abiding negroes.Thomas

SMITH,Rev.Charley HOUSE,Rev.R.BRYANT,and other leading negroes took part in the

meeting.

COUNTY GIVES UP 'EYE DOCTOR'--"Doctor"J.D.CONNERS,alias HARRIS,alias HARPER,was

freed of charges of larceny by trick,scheme and obtaining money under false

pretenses on payment of costs in second criminal court Monday,and sent to

Millington,Tenn.,for trial on similar charges.CONNERS,who with an accomplice posed

as an eye doctor,was charged with taking $361 from Mrs.M.LOWDERMILK,her entire

life savings for an operation to remove a cataract from her eye.The operation was

never performed.

DEATH;OLIVIA B.ROGERS--funeral services for Mrs.Olivia B. ROGERS were conducted by

Bishop Thomas F. GAILOR at the residence of Mrs. James F. BEASLEY, McLean Blvd at 11

a.m.Monday.Interment in Elmwood cemetery.Mrs.ROGERS is survived by a

sister,Mrs.T.J.RICHARDSON of Koshkonog,Mo.

DEATH;MARY HUTCHINSON--Funeral services for Mrs.Mary HUTCHINSON were conducted by

Monsigner P.L. MAHONEY at Sacred Heart Catholic church.Interment was in Calvary

cemetery.Mrs.HUTCHINSON is survived by a daughter,Mrs.Thomas J.CLARK,and two

sons,Joseph HUTCHINSON and James C.PIGEON. 

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Transcribed by SARAH HUTCHERSON