Southern solons warn filibuster may be continued
President Roosevelt pushes for full reconstruction program as NRA social security and other measures stall in the Senate. Senate Democratic Steering Committee meets. House moves to bank on administration bills. Ickes Tugwell visit White House. $4 billion works program eyed for quick approval. Silver price holds at 77.57 cents per ounce. U.S. and five South American nations urge Brazil to join peace efforts in the Chaco war.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Senate Democratic
House
Chamber Commerce of the
United States
Utility Holding Company
Ickes
Pir G. Tugwell
Ture
White House
Brazil
Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Roosevelt urges full swing of relief program by autumn
President Roosevelt asked Americans to help make the 4.88 billion dollar work relief drive efficient and public spirited. He spoke in a fireside chat urging action on social security NRA extension and banking holding company legislation as Congress faces a long summer session.
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Washington
Toelp
Roosevelt
Congress
NRA
Oval
Convicted Slayer Taken to Kilby for Execution
Joe Wheeler Gast, 40, a quiet man, was moved to Kilby Prison to await execution for murdering his wife, mother of six. A Tuscaloosa county jury had convicted Gast with the death penalty, the first time in years. He stood stoically before Judge Henry B. Foster, who set the execution date for June 28.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Joe Wheeler Gast
Kilby
Gast
Tuscaloosa County
Henry B. Foster
Five Injured In Collision At Hospital Here
Five persons were injured, three seriously, when a passenger car and a truck collided on Sixth avenue south near 8 p m Sunday. Mrs. W C Self, 1118 Fourth avenue south, suffered a severe arm cut and knee bruises. James Bloodworth Jr 12 and Wilma Bloodworth 17 also hurt. Aristine Latta and J W Rogers of Tarrant City lightly injured. Latta and Bloodworth given first aid at Benevolent Society Hospital. Mrs Self treated at home. Funeral rites for John O Guyer 50 Somerville merchant held at Somerville Methodist church. Burial at Somerville cemetery. Guyer, a prominent Morgan county figure, was a Mason. services at grave by Masons.
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Sixth Avenue
South
W. C. Self
Fourth Avenue
James Bloodworth, Jr
Wilma Bloodworth
Fifth Avenue
Seif
Aristine Latta
J. W. Rogers
Tarrant City
Tuck
Latta
Young Bloodworth
Benevolent Society Hospital
Mrs. Self
John O. Guyer
Somerville
Baugh's Infirmary
Somerville Methodist Church
Brooks
B. P. Collier
Somerville Cemetery
Brown
Decatur
Guyer
Morgan County
Masonic Order
Mr. Guyer
P. A. Guyer
Court declines to block Arizona on Parker Dam dispute
The Supreme Court refused to prohibit Arizona from interfering with Parker Dam construction on the Colorado River. It denied the United States permanent injunctive relief as state militias were mobilized and martial law declared last November to halt work begun near Boulder Dam in September.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Arizona
Parker Dam
Colorado River
United States
Boulder Dam
Prison Rebellion Quelled With Gas
Guards used tear gas to suppress a small uprising at the Maryland state penitentiary. Six inmates described as lifers and long-term prisoners were moved to solitary confinement after the revolt in the cell block ended.
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Baltimore
Maryland State Penitentiary
Nye May Favor Roosevelt If Republicans Nominate Poorly
Senator Nye said he would vote for Roosevelt in 1936 if the Republicans nominate Hoover Mills Fletcher or any similar candidate. He noted concern over Bronson Cutting in New Mexico and said he admires Cutting while criticizing the party leadership.
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Nye
N. D
Roosevelt
Hoover
Mills
Fletcher
Senate Munitions Committee
Bronson Q
New Mexico
Doylestown men sentenced to death in kidnap murder
In Doylestown on April 29 Martin Ferrell and Frank Wiley were sentenced to death in the electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of William Weiss. The two were members of a notorious gang linked to the case.
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Doylestown
Martin Ferrell
Frank Wiley
William Weiss
Philadel Ein Nebh Bio Howes
AFWC Convention Opens in Decatur with Three Day Session
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs convenes in Decatur for a three day session starting Tuesday evening at Riverside auditorium. Delegates, greetings, and tributes mark the formal opening with events at Lyons Hotel and the Neill home. Education luncheon set for Wednesday at Central Baptist Church and directors luncheon planned for Thursday.
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Decatur
Alabama Federation
Women's Clubs
Riverside Auditorium
W. A. Gresham
AFWC
Lb. P. Tor
Lyons Hotel
Isander
America the Beautiful
C. L. Moss
Russell Edward Speake
Patricia Hart
W. A
Gresham
Mary I. Hoskins
Florence
John D. Wyker
Reid Sherard
Fred Hunt
W. W. Benson
Ira F. Hawkins
Louis A. Neill
Central Baptist Church
Valley Experts Form Malaria Control Consultation Panel
A joint advisory group was formed by the Tennessee Valley Authority with the U S Public Health Service and the U S Department of Agriculture to aid malaria control in the valley. Attendees included Dr. Griffiths Dr. LePrince Dr. King and Dr. Williams plus other health and sanitation officials from Alabama Tennessee and Rockefeller Foundation backing. The group aims to guide TVA health and sanitation work in malaria suppression across the valley.
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Arthur Ean
Tennessee Valley Authority
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Public Health Service
Treasury Department
T. H.D. Griffiths
Jacksonville
Flea
J. A. LePrince
Tenn
U. S. Publee Service
W. V. King
Orlando
Florida
Bureau of Entomology
Griffiths
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
King
Boyd
Surgeor L. L. Williams, Jr
U. S. Public Health Service
R. B. Watson
Rockefeller Foundation
Wilson Dam
Alabama
H. A. Johnson
Memphis, Tenn
G. H. Marlehurst
Alabama Health Department
Ccc
Ala
G. Quenelle
Alabama State Health Department
Montgomery
B. F. Austin
BE Ll
LaGrange College Site May Become National Park
The National Park Service will study LaGrange College in Colbert County Alabama to assess its suitability for a national park or monument. The building once hosted Confederate troops and trained soldiers. burned by Federal troops in 1863, the ruins still overlook Lawrence Hill as alumni recall a 1904 reunion and ongoing efforts to obtain federal funds.
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Francis M. Lemay Washington
Old LaGrange College
Colbert County
Alabama
National Park Service
Old College
Carmichael
Arno B. Cammerer
Interior Department
LaGrange College
Tenessee
Mississippi
Tenessee Valley
35Th
LaGrange
North
Tenth
Missouri Calvary
Florence N. Cornyn
Robert Payne
The
Methodist Church
South
Lawrence's Hill
Ancestar
John A. Wyeth
New York
Frank R. King
Park Historical Division
Snake Killed by Auto Near Business Area
A snake described as chicken and copperhead varieties was killed last night under the wheels of a car driven by W. E. Kilgore, a special officer. The incident occurred at the intersection of Second Avenue and Jackson Street near the Second Avenue business district, both parties unaware of the reptile before impact.
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W. E. Kilgore
Second Avenue
Jackson Street
Kilgore
Democrats Block Tariff Discussion On Cotton Textiles
Regular Democrats on the House Ways and Means committee blocked attempts to reopen the tariff issue this session. Maine urged immediate aid as its textile mills faced losses. Brann warned of mill shutdowns and mass relief needs if action is delayed.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Maine
Cabinet Committee
Hull
Wallace
Roper
Perking
Robert
Lincoln O’brien
Tariff Commission
NRA
Brann
Mellon’s Counsel Faces Accusation at Tax Board Hearing
Government counsel charged that Andréw W. Mellon’s legal team sought to bar letters from evidence and mislead the board during the first week of hearings on a $3,060,000 1931 income assessment. The accusation appears in a 4500 word brief filed as the proceedings enter the 11th week.
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Pittsburgh
Board of Tax Appeals
Andréw W.mellon
Germany halts admission on submarine orders amid Berlin discord
An authoritative Berlin source acknowledged orders for a number of submarine keels placed with Hamburg Stettin and possibly Danzig firms. London says naval construction details vary while Paris, London and Rome weigh a united naval response amid Germany's rearmament signals.
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Louis P. Lochner
Rtaff
Berlin
Hamburg
Stettin
Dansig
Hitler
Great Britain
Germany
Geneva
London
Paris
France
Italy
Man Arrested as Suspect in Arlington Plot
In the Hall of Flags at the state house today a suspect was arrested as an alleged plotter after detectives spotted a dirk in his hand as the ambassador entered with Governor James M. Quincy watching. The suspect gave his name as a Boston man, and was taken to the detective bureau during the ambassador’s two day visit.
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State House
James M. Quincy
Three Arrests and Beer Seized in Prohibition Raids
Three arrests were made and 300 bottles of beer and home brew were confiscated in Saturday raids by Sheriff J Street Sandlin and deputies at two city locations. Charges of violating the prohibition law were filed against those taken into custody.
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J. Street Sandlin
Court mandate not received in Scottsboro case
Abe Montgomery reports Lemuel Letbowe arrives in Montgomery and seeks interview with Governor Bibb after U S Supreme Court mandate uncertainty. He may pursue talks on a possible settlement as he plans to visit Kilby prison if an interview occurs and the chief executive is unavailable before 4 p m.
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Montgomery
Abe
Apel
Lemuel Letbowe
Scotsboro
Noos
U. S
Unconfirmed reports on new trial for Leibowits and seven defendants
Reports circulating suggest Leibowits may seek a new trial before the United States Supreme Court. Release could be requested for the other seven defendants on grounds that the venue of indictment did not list the names of Black defendants.
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Gan
Leibowits
United States Supreme Court
Escaped convict Bam Day roams state seeking revenge
Arkansas authorities said Bam Day, an escaped convict, is believed to be seeking revenge against Detsons who opposed his petitions. Friends reported he fled Saturday night to kill one or possibly two individuals.
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Rock
Ark
Bam Day
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