Muscle Shoals Plan Boosts Courtland Industrial Push
Law rence city officials and Courtland leaders form a chamber of commerce led by A F Redman Jr to promote industrial access near Dam Number Three. The group vows a publicity campaign as commerce and construction revive Tri Cities with new buildings and road work advancing.
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Muscle Shoals
Lawrence County
Courtland
Chamber of Commerce
A. F. Redman, Jr
Town Creek
Tri-Cities
Ures
D. L. Martin
Horton
Ary
L. T. Hudgins
R. B. Coburn
Morgan Sherrod
L. C. Terry
Solon dies in Washington after heart attack
Representative Clay Briggs age 57 of Texas died today in his apartment in Washington DC from a sudden heart attack. A Democrat and Galveston native, he served in Congress since 1919.
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Washington, D. C
Clay Briggs
Texas
Galveston
Congress
Pilot Club to Install Officers in May Meeting
Decatur Pilot club will hold its next meeting at 6 30 Monday night May 8 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Inez Thombs the club president urges all members to attend. Edna Reams district governor from Florence will give an address. Florence club visitors are expected to attend.
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Decatur Pilot Club
Chamber of Commerce
Inez Thombs
Gia 4A
Edna Reams
Florence
Florence Club
Sunday School Administration Conference Held at First Baptist
A Sunday school administration conference is set for May at the First Baptist church. Harold Ingraham of the Baptist Sunday School Board and Davis C. Cooper Jr. of the Alabama Department of Education and Training will speak. Dr. Burroughs will pose two challenging issues facing Sunday school workers and discuss successful approaches.
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First Baptist Church
The
Baptist Sunday School Board
Harold Ingraham
Sunday School Board
Davis C. Cooper, Jr
Alabama Department of Educations and Training
Burroughs
House delays Lowell inquiry as panel meets briefly
The House judiciary committee postponed the naming of a subcommittee to probe Federal Judge James A. Lowell's conduct until next week. The session was short and expected to set the inquiry scope after the judge released a black man on habeas corpus. Representative Smith of Virginia led the push.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
James A. Lowell
Boston
Mass
House
Lowell
George Crawford
Virginia
Smith
Morgan county Sends First Draft Of Forest Camp Recruits
Morgan county's initial group of six men from the forestry program departs to Port McClellan for a two week conditioning period before forest reserve assignments. The six passed a Florence exam. two of an original eight were rejected for disability.
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Morgan County
Port McClellan
Anniston
National Forest Reserve
Federal
Florence
United States Army
John Kimbrough
Hartselle
Aaron Montgomery
Samuel Harris
Cecil Russell
Baron Nance
Thomas Wells
Decatur
National Forest
Scottsboro Group Quiet Again Today
Nine defendants in the Scottsboro case, who mutinied in Jefferson county jail, surrendered Friday and were quiet today. Led by Heywood Patterson, already condemned to death for attacking Mrs. Victoria Price. Governor Miller refused transfer to Kilby prison, citing safekeeping needs and inadequate Jefferson jail.
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Scottsboro
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Heywood Patterson
Victoria Price
Miller
Sherif Hawkins
Kilby
Jefferson
Third of Nation Moves Clocks Ahead One Hour
About one third of the United States will set clocks forward one hour tomorrow under daylight savings regulations. States observing the change include Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Maine Connecticut New York Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey Rhode Island and West Virginia.
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Associated Press
United States
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Maine
Connecticut
New York
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Rhode Island
West Virginia
State Meets Monthly Payroll in Alabama
Montgomery April 29 The state met its monthly payroll of about 275000 including March salaries for health education and child welfare departments Comptroller Hard said a verbal ruling from the attorney held that these departments had mandatory police functions and could not drop payroll Instructed education and child welfare to reduce personnel while health has already done so
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Montgomery
Ala
Hard
Ernest Randolph Slowly Improves From Truck Accident
Ernest Randolph of Cullman is improving at Benevolent Hospital after severe head lacerations from a truck crash four miles west of Moulton last Sunday night. He was traveling from Mississippi to Cullman with others when the accident occurred. other occupants received first aid at the hospital.
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Ernest Randolph
Cullman
Moulton
Benevolent Hospital
Randolph
Mississippi
Miss Claudine Leonard Returns From FlorenceTrip
Miss Claudine Leonard head of the child welfare department returns from a business trip to Florence. She held meetings with officials and reviewed welfare program plans during the visit.
World economic armistice talks move forward
Delegates from Britain United States France and Canada back a four power push for a new economic order and arms reduction. President Roosevelt and Edouard Herriot issued a joint statement saying exchanges of views will help shape future steps. France owes a 19 million dollar Dec 15 installment with further payments due. post conference the US may seek debt revision.
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Washington
Roosevelt
France
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Edouard Herriot
M. Herriot
McEntire Named Acting Postmaster at Decatur
Leroy McEntire, a popular local business man, was appointed acting postmaster in Decatur by Postmaster General James A Farley. He served in the U S Navy Reserve during World War I and had an appointment under the Coolidge administration.
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Leroy McEntire
Decatur
James A. Farley
Associated Press
McEntire
United States Naval Reserve Force
Coolidge
Pastor Returns From Rural Church School at Vanderbilt
Rev. W. A. Gordon of Willoughby Westside Presbyterian Decatur reports return from the seventh annual rural church school at Vanderbilt University. The session ran April 17 to 28 with 228 rural church leaders from 20 states and 16 denominations. Topics included ministering and preaching, church history, worship, missions, education, rural health, and parish life. Cole Lectures feature Dr Henry Sloane Coffin addressing current questions in religion.
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W. A. Gordon
Willoughby-Westside Presbyterian
Decatur
Vanderbilt University
Christ
Mark
Hosea
Cole
Henry Sloane Coffin
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Iowa Farm Foreclosure Sparks Martial Law Action
Militiamen held two farmers John Kunkel and T. K. Ernst near a farm in Plymouth County Iowa as government forces moved to enforce a governor declared martial law. Col Glenn C Haynes said leaders would be arrested while guards patrolled Denison and Des Moines areas after a failed foreclosure sale at the Shields Farm involving state agents and 30 deputies.
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John Kunkel
T. K. Ernst
Glenn Hayes
Plymouth County
Sioux City
Sheldon At
Moines
Glenn C. Haynes
Des Moines
Denison
Crawford County
Clyde L. Herring
J. F. Shields Farm
Reds Encounter Real Competition
The article notes Moscow will face stiff competition as Berlin and Vienna mark May Day in nationalist styles amid the Red Army parade. It mentions German cities and the Hitler government using the holiday for their purposes while the United States and others prepare with ordinary peace precautions.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Berlin
Vienna
United States
Amateur Night at Princess Theater Featured Local Acts
Amateur night at the Princess Theatre begins at 8 30 with local performers. The Decatur Night Hawk String Band Lightning and Nertz blackface comedians Hank Roberts and others perform recitations dancing skating and acrobatics plus singing and piano numbers by Doris Nunn Tommie Wells Dora Caudill and Puckett Hansell Flip Timberlake and more.
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Princess Theatre
Decatur Night Hawk
Lightning
Nertz
Hank Roberts
Doris Nunn
Puckett
Hansell
Tommie Wells
Dora Caudill
Flip Timberlake
Sheriff Bud Davis Visits Hartselle in Morgan County
Morgan County Sheriff Bud Davis is in Hartselle today for official business and community outreach. He plans meetings with local officials, discusses public safety concerns, and reviews current crime statistics with residents.
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Bud Davis
Morgan County
Hartselle
Trustees Elected At Ryan's School Board Meeting
The Educational Unit of the County met at Ryan's with members Trinity E C McDaniel Eva schools Austinville H R Leeman Moulton Heights Falkville O Manor and J A Crawford elected trustee to fill Roy Stewart slot. After elections routine business was disposed of and the meeting adjourned.
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Trinity
E. C. McDaniel
Union Hill
Clerks Face Unpaid Work After Court Ruling
In Montgomery Alabama the 29 legislative clerks hired for six weeks to audit 1933 Special session journals may not be paid after the state supreme court ruled the legislature lacked authority to employ them by resolution. The six weeks began April 15 at a total weekly payroll of 967 dollars. Comptroller J H Ward Jr awaits an attorney general opinion on whether to fund the $5,604 due.
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Montgomery
Ala
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
J. H. Ward, Jr
Hobson Receives Medal After 35 Years
Thirty five years after sinking the collier Merrimac to bottle up the Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor Richmond Pearson Hobson was presented the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Santiago Harbor
Richmond
Pearson Hobson
Roosevelt
Man wounded after drug store shooting in Houston
A man identified as Harry Williams, 48, of Montgomery, Alabama, was found with a neck wound early Friday after Arthur Spaling, a watchman, fired at a man in a Houston drug store. The incident occurred in Houston on April 29, with details from AP.
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Houston
Tex
Harry Williams
Montgomery
Als
Arthur Spaling
Coroner Lewis Brown Visits Huntsville on Mission
Morgan county coroner Lewis Brown traveled to Huntsville on Friday for official business related to his duties.
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Lewis Brown
Morgan County
Huntsville
Heavy buying in early hours as gains recorded
Stocks surged on a fast moving market with open day gains of 1 to 2 dollars on large blocks. General Motors traded 10000 shares at 19.62 and U S Steel opened at 44.87, up 1.37. Cotton futures opened about 1 dollar higher, grains rose in Chicago.
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New York
General Motors
United States Steel
New Orleans
Chicago
Senate approves farm relief inflation bill in 64 to 20 vote
The Senate passed the administration farm relief inflation program by a 64 to 20 vote after three weeks of debate. A soldiers' bonus amendment was rejected 60 to 28 and an inflation-plan amendment to raise the silver purchase limit from 100 million to 200 million over six months was approved 58 to 32.
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Washington
Senate
House
One Girl Killed Three Injured In Auto Crash Near Tuscaloosa
In Birmingham four miles from Tuscaloosa an auto overturn killed Mary Marguerite Healey 20 a Birmingham Southern co ed and injured three others all students. The Lady Healey died in the Friday accident.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham-Southern
Tuscaloosa
Mary Marguerite Healey
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