Labor's Voice for Bankhead Stirs His Foe
In Birmingham Alabama on April 13 H L Anderton challenged AFL representative George Googe to debate whether Senator Bankhead has been a true labor friend. Googe announced AFL endorsed Bankhead and Starnes. Anderton said he would open campaigning in Jasper, Bankhead's hometown, next Saturday.
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Birmingham
Ala
H. L. Anderton
John Bankhead
George Googe
American Federation of Labor
Bankhead
Googe
Joe Starnes
Anderton
Labor
Alabama
Bor
United States Senate
L Pen
Bankheads
Starnes
William Green
Kid Day Set at Decatur High School
Decatur High observes Kid Day next Monday with seniors dressing as children and a citywide playful display. The cutest boy and girl will be chosen at morning recess, followed by a theater party hosted by the Civics Club. Senior officers announce the Golden Memories yearbook is in progress for release this week.
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Decatur High School
Tire
Cives Alacres Club
Princess Theatre
Better Homes Meeting Topic At Local Negro Methodist Church
Bet ter homes will be the topic for discussion at a meeting scheduled for three o clock Sunday afternoon at the Negro Methodist Church. A physician will discuss home health, a layman will speak on the home as a Christian influence, and Rev H N Reed of Anniston will address on The Home as a Potential Factor in Race Building. Reservations will be made for white friends.
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Petter
Negro Methodist
8. N. Reed
Anniston
Woman killed in fall from Fifth Avenue apartment
Mrs Irma Ferulli 59 wife of G Umberto Ferulli reputed millionaire died after a fall from her fifth floor apartment on West End avenue New York April 13 authorities investigated the fatal incident as a possible accident or suicide and neighbors reported a quarrel earlier in the day
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NEW _ YORK
Irma _ Ferulli
G. Umberto Ferulli
West End Avenue
Second effort made to select jury in Tampa policemen case
In Bartow Florida a second attempt to empanel a six man jury for the kidnapping case against seven former Tampa policemen proceeded with a venire of 108 Polk County citizens. The trial centers on charges of kidnapping and conspiring to kidnap E F Poulnot and Sam Rogers with Shoemaker dead from earlier abuse.
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Whatans
Associated Press
Bartow
Fla
Polk Coffinry
Tampa
Joseph Shoemaker
Sam Rogers
KE. F. Poul
Shoemaker
Poulnot
Robert T. Dowell
Hillsborough County
Peace River
E. F. Poulnet
Vermont
R. G. Tittsworth
C. A. Brown, Jr
Sam E. Crosby
John P. Bridges
Robert Chappell
Sally Rand confronts nudist pickets at San Diego fan show
Sally Rand threatened legal action to curb nudist picketing of her dance show after sandwich boards proclaimed the bare truth about nudism. Rand’s publicist condemned the disruption, while Mary Pomeroy of the nudists accused Rand of hypocrisy and sensationalism.
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San Diego
Calif
Sally Rand
Miss Rand
Mary Pomeroy
Townsend Old Age Pension Probe Hits California
Congressional investigators shifted the Townsend movement to Southern California as public hearings loomed this week. Sheridan Downey said Townsend records would not be turned over to Washington by April 20, arguing obedience would disrupt business nationwide. Representative Samuel L. Collings said hearings would be public if space allows for thousands of attendees.
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Los Angeles
Townsend Old Age Pension Organization
Washington
California
House Committee
Sheridan Downey
F. E. Townsend
Samuel L. Collings
Calif
Collins
Surprise for Ritter in impeachment trial shocks Senate
Washington April 13. The house prosecution offered evidence that Federal Judge Halsted Ritter of Florida recommended his former partner in 1929 for the federal bench. Defense counsel objected as the senate debated relevance while Vice President Garner presided. Cross examination of the 65 year old judge finished with rebuttal to come.
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Washington
House
Senate
Halsted L. Ritter
Florida
Ritter
Rankin
Herbert Hoover
Frank P. Walsh
Garner
Walsh
Candidates Told To Make Report
Candidates were reminded of state primary campaign finance rules. The first expense report must be filed 5 to 10 days before the first primary, and the second report within 15 days after the primary.
White House Easter Egg Roll Opens With Joyful Crowd
Children from Virginia and Arkansas rush to color eggs at the gate of the White House South Lawn as Girl Scouts Boy Scouts and YWCA volunteers help supervise. A Red Cross ambulance stands ready for any mishaps during the crowding crowds gather before noon to catch a glimpse of the president.
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Bess Furman
Associated Press
Washington
White House
South Lawn
South Portico
Virginia Hamburger
Northeast Harbor
Fannie Jane Walker
Little Rock
Ark
Virginia
Fannie Jane
Boy Scouts
Red Cross
Central High Mu Club Holds Postponed Meeting
The Mu Club of Central High School met Friday in the gym with about 125 students and 4 faculty members attending. The program featured a three act playlet titled Alice in Dozenland led by Maxine McCutcheon Anne Matthews and Miss Marjorie Smith with about 20 junior actors. President Harold Watkins adjourned the meeting to reconvene on Wednesday April 22.
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Mu Club
Central High School
Central Gym
Alice
Dozenland
Maxine McCutcheon
Anne Matthews
Marjorie Smith
Harold Watkins
Hagood Restored to Active Duty in Chicago Corps Post
Major General Johnson Hagood is restored to active duty to command the Sixth Corps Area based in Chicago effective May 2 1936 replacing Maj Gen Frank R McCoy who moves to command the Second Corps Area at New York Nolan retires and McCoy assumes Governor's Island post Hagood had been removed after criticizing WPA funding and sought retirement before Roosevelt intervened in a White House meeting with Hagood and Kent Roosevelt.
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Washington
Johnson
Chicago
Hagood
WPA
Kent Roosevelt
Frank R. McCoy
McCoy
New York
Dennis E. Nolan
Roosevelt
White House
Second Corps
United States
Malin Craig
War Department
Johnson Hagood
Charleston
D. C
Ill
Nolan
Governor's Island
N. Y
Condon Says He Can Add Nothing to Wendel Case Probe
Dr. John F. Condon refused to aid the Mercer county grand jury investigating the Lindbergh kidnaping case. He telegraphed foreman Allyne M. Freeman that his presence would add nothing to the Mercer county phase and knew nothing about the Wendel case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. Condon
Lindbergh
Mercer County Grand Jury
Paul H. Wendel
Mercer County
Wendel
One killed and 21 robbed in Chicago weekend report
Chicago police say the weekend yielded 21 robberies and one stabbing incident from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday. Chief John L. Sullivan praised the quiet period as the finest weekend showing in 20 years.
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Chicago
John L. Sullivan
Two Men Sought in Mrs Titterton's Slaying Funeral Scene
Detectives at the funeral of Nancy Evans Titterton sought two unidentified men suspected of visiting the service. One tall effeminate, the other stocky and coarse. No direct link established to the Beekman Place murder, as police pursue leads about their strange appearances and a costumer recalls a visit.
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Tom Hagenbuch
Associated Press
New York
Nancy Evans Titterton
Beekman Place
Lewis Titterton
National Broadcasting Company
Lexington Avenue
Frank W. Evans
Georgetown
Titterton
Margaret Arbeiter
Ofeher
J. D. Wooster Lambert
Lambert Chemical Company
Ree Place
Lewis
National Broadcastingpany
Beekman Plage
Noted Isle to Be Claimed by Christian Descendants
Francisco April 13 A young descendant of Fletcher Christian prepares for a trip to claim a portion of Pitcairn Island. Charles Christian five and his mother Mrs Edna Christian will travel with the aim to stay ten years with land and dwelling provided. They plan to sail May on the Philatelist for a scientific expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco
Fletcher Christian
Mutiny On the Bounty
South Seas
Pitchn’s
Charles Christian
Edna Christian
Death of Violinist’s Wife Investigated in New York
Detectives investigated the death of Mrs. Raphael Galendo 28 wife of a concert violinist for the National Broadcasting. Galendo said he found her in the gas filled kitchen of their apartment late last night. Their two children Raphael Jr 4 and Emily 3 slept in another room and escaped the fumes. Galendo and elevator operator Martin Brittan attempted to resuscitate.
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New York
Raphael Galendo
National Broadcasting
Galendo
Raphael, Jr
Emily
Martin Brittan
U S Steel Negotiating Sale of Canadian Steel Unit
Dow Jones reports United States Steel Corp negotiating for the Canadian Steel Corporation Ltd. purchaser could be R. S. Rider, ex Dominion Copper official, acting for a third party likely to own the plant. U S Steel calls the report premature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dow, Jones, and Company
United States Steel Corporation
Canadian Steel Corporation, Ltd
R. S. Rider
Dominion Company
U. S. Steel
Anna Ware tells of baby hoax involving Muench family
Anna Ware testified in Kahoka Missouri detailing how Mrs Nellie Tipton Muench allegedly used a baby for a $250000 adoption hoax. The 17 year old Newtown Pa domestic said she confided after the child was born on August 17 and later regained the infant in a court case.
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Kahoka
Anna Ware
Nellie Tipton
Muench
Marsh Pittman
St. Louis
Newtown
Wilfred Jones
Ludwig ©. Muench
Helen Berroyer
Jones
Pickets block unloading of Grace liner Santa Rosa
About 200 men line the pier at San Pedro preventing the Grace liner Santa Rosa from unloading freight. The ship docketed and 77 passengers from New York disembarked with no disturbance. Grace Line plans to sail to San Francisco and skip unloading 1,500 tons bound for Los Angeles.
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San Pedro
Calif
Grace
Santa Rosa
New York
Maritime Federation of the Pacific
Federation
Grace Lien
San Francisco
Los Angeles Harbor
Zeppelin pioneer Eckener upholds Nazi ties amid rumor of loss of caste
Paris April 13 The Fried richshafen correspondent reports that Dr Hugo Eckener famed Zeppelin builder refused Goebbels request to use the Hindenburg in the Nazi election campaign. The Hindenburg was still used.
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Paris
Friedrichshafen
la Liberte
Hugo Eckener
Eckener
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Finding of bodies told in Powell murder trial
A state witness recounted finding the nude bodies of Mrs. Katie Powell and her mother in Lofton Creek Nassau County as Marcus C. Powell’s trial for Mrs. Powell’s slaying resumed. The witness said both bodies were stripped except for some underwear on Mrs. Speer and noted slashed stomachs. Powell had prior homicide convictions and pardons in Alabama and Florida.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Marcus C. Powell
A Creek
Powell
Katie Powell
Lou E. Speer
Ott Harris
Lofton Creek
Nassau County
Harris
W. C. Cowles, Sr
Last rites for William Porter Clarkson held at home
William Porter Clarkson, 68, died Saturday at his Sherman Street home. Funeral conducted at the residence with Rev. Tra Hawkins, Rev. L. D. Patterson, and Rev. Guy Ponder officiating. Survived by widow and several children, with long-time local ties to the L. and N. Railroad shops.
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William
Porter Clarkson
Sherman Street
Tra F. Hawkins
L. D. Patterson
Guy Ponder
Edith Margaret Clarkson
Decatur
Harry L. Holmes
Athens
Guy FP. Ponder
Pinson
Louis
FP. L. Chenault
Carlisle Blackieh
Coleman Peck
Elmer Loyd
Mr. Clarkson
L. & N. Railroad Company
Four Die in Oklahoma Farmhouse Fire Near Chandler
In Chandler Oklahoma four people perished when the rural home of Henry Main a WPA worker burned last night Sheriff's officials said a motorist tried to warn the family but they could not be awakened The victims were Henry Main 30 Ethel Main 28 Juanita 11 and Everett Campin 16 with the cause of the blaze undetermined.
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Chandler
Okla
Henry Main
WPA
Main
Ethel Main
Juanita
Everett Campin
Maine
W. E. Gillespie
Tennessee River Falls as Flood Waters Recede in South
Flood danger eased in the region after two days of sun. The Tennessee River gauge fell from the 206 foot level while eastern Morgan County areas still flooded. Bridges washed out and roads under repair though soon passable. Decatur saw high water but no evacuations. Basements and Lee Street business cellars flooded. overall property damage noted.
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Morgan
Decatur
Lee Street
Canal
Wilson Avenues
Ohio River Flood Levels Steady Amid Fair Weather
The Ohio River remained stationary at Cairo as Mississippi River floods ease with clear skies. Cairo meteorologist William E Barron reported a 52.6 foot stage at 7 a m, up a tenth in 24 hours. Refugees mass at Ridgeley Tennessee while some Lake County farmers stay, and 55 miles of highways in four counties stay underwater.
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Ohio
Memphis
Tenn
Prac
Cairo
William E. Barron
Roe Ee
Mississippi Valley
Ridgeley
Lake County
Alexander
Ridgely
Mississippi
T. E. Morris
Tennessee
Dyer
Lauderdale
Lake and Obion
Red Cross Relief Drives Exceed County Quota
Contributions to the Red Cross poured into the Chamber of Commerce as Morgan County surpassed its 800 quota with 1 007.83 on hand. Cash donations supported tornado relief in Alabama Mississippi Tennessee and Georgia plus sub totals from Somerville and Hartselle.
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Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennesee
Georgia
Somerville
Decatur
Hartselle
Alabama WPA Report Highlights Jobs and Wages Rise
In Birmingham on April 13 representatives of the federal emergency relief agency reported improved business conditions and higher employment and wages in Alabama. A discussion of public relief tempered the otherwise bright outlook with a blot. Ray Crow, Alabama WPA administrator, documented that the government had poured $85,619,715 into Alabama in little over three years.
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Birmingham
Ala
New Deal” Federal Emergency Agacy
Alabama
Ray Crow
WPA
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama Regions
The Tennessee River gauge read 20.6 with river level at 1 today. Maximum temperature reached 73 with a low of 53. No rainfall reported. In Alabama interior south portion conditions were fair with light winds.
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Tennessee
Alabama
South Portion
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Decatur HI
Sally
Jasfie
Canadian Steel
New York City
Nancy Evdhs Titterton
Metropolis
Oklahoma
South
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