Alabama Debates Sales Tax Amid Narrow Session Window
Alabama lawmakers edge toward a last minute battle over a sales tax as the Harrison bill dies and a 3.2 percent beer tax bill under Robinson faces possible a Tuesday vote. Revenue estimates suggest about $1.25 million annually from beer taxes to help state finances.
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Leroy A. Simms
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Robinson
Harrison
House
B. M. Miller
Senate
Alabama Supreme Court
Rish
Houston
Jefferson
Power Service 16 Interrupted in Decatur Sunday
Power and light service in Decatur will be interrupted Sunday afternoon from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Garner Pride announced the cause as an insulator breakdown. A piece of tin blown from the negig fairgrounds building wrapped around three Trinity circuit lines. crews removed the tin with little damage reported.
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Decatur
Garner Pride
Mr. Pride
Power Company
Negig Fairgrounds
Trinity Circuit
Power Service
Young People Day Observed by Ninth Street Church
Ninth Street Methodist observes Young People Day with a Sunday night program led by Marvin Yarbrough. The event features musical numbers and talks on World Builders including Building Citizenship by Otto Reeder, Building Character by Evelyn Beard, Youth and Local Church by Marvin Warbrough, and Modern Youth and Their Difficulty by Rev M Tyndal. An offering supports North Alabama Conference work beginning next Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
Marvin Yarbrough
Young People’s Department
Ruth
Cleo Sparkman
Otto Reeder
Evelyn Beard
Marvin Warbrough
M. Tyndal
North Alabama
L. G. Sturdivant
Bishop Will Visit St. John's Church
The Rt. Rev. William G. Mc Dowell bishop of Alabama will visit St. John's Episcopal Church on April 12 to administer the Apostolic rite of confirmation to candidates presented by Rev. Peter M. Dennis.
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William G. McDowell
D. D
Alabama
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Peter M. Dennis
St John's Church
Nazis Paint Signs on Shop Windows
Berlin residents witness a Nazi boycott as Brownshirts smear signs on Jewish shop windows. Marching crowds rally against Jews, aligning with April Fool Day and Bismarck’s birthday, while onlookers shout to freeze them out and seize control of the shops.
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National Socialist Party
Bismarck
High Winds Cause Property Damage Across County
News of scattered wind damage reports four telephone poles snapped north of Whiteside on the Bee Line highway. Trains followed the wind and caused creek overflows. Barns were blown down and some roofs torn off in Mason's Ridge on Somerville Pike. No casualties reported in Morgan or Limestone counties.
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Whiteside
Rete County
Mason’s Ridge
Somerville Pike
Morgen
Limestone Counties
Death of W. P. Hampton Former Hilda Hotel Operator
W P Hampton died at 7 40 am at his home 515 Fifth Avenue West following years of ill health He was born December 8 1894 in Winchester Tenn and lived in Huntsville He is survived by his widow La Vera Parker Hampton and one son Hamil Westmoreland Hampton his mother three sisters and two brothers Funeral services will be held at his residence Sunday at 1 30 pm conducted by Rev A H Nabors and Rev Geo Dobbs Interment will be Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Pallbearers Active R N Harris Will Wyker L O Stout Rec Finley J Nlaubenthal Louis Friedman Honorary A N Nave Carl Arantz Geo Lum Dr J Y Hamil E A Tillery John Sherrill S H Blackwell C A Blackwell C M Riggs bee J A Nelson C Y Yeatman C M Harwell Tom Slaten Ashford Todd
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W. P. Hampton
Hilda
Fifth Avenue
West
Mr. Hampton
Winchester
Tenn
Huntsville
la Véra Parker Hampton
Hamil Westmoreland Hampton
Chevy Giveaway Attracts Local Interest In April
Chevro lets to give away 4 new cars daily during April. Hill Chevrolet has entry blanks for hopefuls to explain why they like the new model. Winners will be named each Friday evening from Detroit headquarters.
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Chevrolet Motor Company
Hill Chevrolet Company
Chevrolet
Detroit
Roosevelt Confers on Tennessee Valley Project Plans
President Roosevelt met with Senator Norris and cabinet members to discuss the Norris bill and government operation of the Muscle Shoals property. They agreed on development plans for reforestation flood control and power in the Tennessee River Valley with a message to Congress expected next week. Attendees included Norris McSwain Wallace Ickes Hill and other officials.
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Washington
White House
Tennessee Valley
Muscle Shoals
Roosevelt
Congress
Norris
Tennessee River Valley
McSwain
House Military Affairs Committee
Wallace
Ickes
Representative Hill
Alabama
Three Positive Rabies Cases Reported at Laboratory
Three animal heads sent to the Tennessee Valley Laboratory tested positive for rabies. A calf head from Hatton near Town Creek led to one treatment for the owner while six children exposed to a dog received treatments. Officials warned April is peak rabies month with several positives expected.
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Tennessee Valley
Hatton
Town Creek
T. R. Smith
Moulton
Weather report shows 71 51 temps for 24 hours
The weather bureau reports a maximum temperature of 71 degrees and a minimum of 51 degrees for the 24 hour period ending at 7 o'clock this morning.
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the Weather Bureau Today
Rainfall Totals 0.92 Inches in 24 Hours
Rainfall measured 0.92 inch in the 24 hours ending at 7 am this morning. Naming the location not specified.
Private Cars Shift to Weight Basis in New Law
Morgan county probate judge B L Malone notes the O’Neal bill changes private car registration from horsepower to weight effective April 1 1933 Trucks are not affected and A tags retain price State Tax Commission Montgomery explains the new receipts and tag rollout instructs inspectors to apply weight basis for private tags while delinquents use horsepower receipts and notes delays in B C D and E tag allotments.
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B. L. Malone
Morgan County
State Tax Commission
Montgomery
O'Neal
R. H. Williams Automobile Department
Red Cross Chapter Praised For Volunteer Work
C. H. McFarland, field worker for the American Red Cross, spent two days in Morgan County reviewing chapter activities and commending the chapter for its past year of splendid work. Morgan County chapter is a purely volunteer organization with W. T. Price of Priceville as chairman and Rev. Peter M. Dennis as relief chairman.
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C. H. McFarland
The
American Red Cross
Morgan County
W. T. Price
Priceville
Peter M. Dennis
Rev J B Pickens to Preach at Austinville Baptist Church
Rev J B Pickens will preach at the Austinville Baptist church Sunday evening at five o'clock. The public is invited.
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J. DB. Pickens
Austinville Baptist Church
Rotary club hears on Italy from Hagerman
Hagerman, chairman of the international service committee of the Decatur Rotary Club, gave a recent address on Italy to club members.
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Hagerman
International Service Committee
The
Decatur Rotary Club
Italy
Twelve jurors chosen in Heywood Patterson case at Lyons hotel
Twelve men hold the fate of Heywood Patterson, 19, charged with attacking Mrs. Victoria Price, awaiting opening testimony in circuit court. Jurors housed in an eight room Lyons hotel suite under guard, with officials questioning several detained individuals over letters and literature seized from their effects.
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Heywood Patterson
Chattanooga
Victoria Price
James E. Horton
Circuit Court
Lyons
W. T. Willoughby
Dawntee
Shania Horton
Court in Session Tangles Staff and Spectators
Judge Horton rapped for order as a mass exodus of spectators filled the courtroom late Thursday afternoon. The trial featured repetitive testimony for the record while Wade Wright drew cartoonlike sketches during a lull. A New York Daily News cameraman filmed sessions as jurors and officials reviewed the county jury roll amid weekend recess plans.
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Horton
Wade Wright
Eighth Circuit
New York Daily News
the Tidwell
Morgan County Jury Board
Samuel C. Leibowitz
Red Cross Garden Campaign Promotes Home Planting
Morgan County Chapter of the American Red Cross distributes three thousand circulars urging every family to plant and care for a garden this year. It promotes preserving drying and canning fruits and vegetables for winter use and notes more gardens planned or planted. The chapter urges neighbor helping with seed if needed and endorses the slogan Every Family Plant a Garden Preserve Can and Dry Produce for Winter Use.
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Morgan County
The
American Red Cross
Jury Selected in Long Session for Scottsboro Trial
The panel for the Scottsboro trial was set after a long session with 50 jurors left of an original venire. Most jurors are from Decatur and several are farmers. The court denied a motion to quash the venire and instructed jurors to discuss the case sparingly.
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Mediately
Horton
Venice
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