Alabama Legislature Opens Ten Day Session With Bills Pending
The Alabama legislature opened a ten day session amid 72 new bills. The House recessed 1:20 to 4:00 pm to delay action on sterilization and anti rabies measures. Senators Bonner and Simpson introduced bills restricting jury service and preventing legislators from accepting certain paid offices during their terms.
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Montgomery
Ala
House
Senate
Alabama
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Harry Walker Gilet
J. Miller Bonner
Wilcox
House of Representatives
Flood of new Alabama bills hits House floor
Montgomery April 30 A flood of new legislation poured into the Alabama House as it reconvened under Speaker Harry Walker with local bills pressing for early passage. General measures include county home rule 100 percent fire policy payout after total loss and cutting divorce filing from two to one year for abandonment. Representative Clint Harrison introduced a four year general appropriation bill and a second bill to transfer excess pension fund receipts to a special account.
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Montgomery
Ala
House
Harry Walker
Clint Harrison
Marengo
Harrison
Markets at a Glance April 30 New York
Stocks irregular specialty shares higher metals and rails dip bonds mixed secondary carriers down curb unsettled prices unclear foreign exchanges uneven sterling lower cotton quiet spot house buying New Orleans selling steady commission houses quiet Coffee quiet Brazil markets disappointing Chicago Wheat lower May selling Corn firm scarce offerings Cattle slow steady top 14 Hogs strong to 10 cents higher top 9.10
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New York
Gocal
New Orleans
Commission House
Chicago
City Mourns Death Of Pioneer Clara Wyker
A city mourns the death of Mrs. Clara Berry Wyker at her Canal Street home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be at First Presbyterian Church with interment in the city cemetery. Born 1854 in Danville Ohio she helped keep Decatur schools open after 1888 and aided early state education efforts.
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Clara Berry Wyker
John D. Wyker
Canal Street
City Cemetery
Brown
Berry Bible
First Presbyterian Church
Wyker
Ick S. Hunt
Ohio
Carrie Maud
Evelyn Berry Wyker Hunt
John Wm. Wyker
Huntsville
Ala
Decatur
R. D. Johnson
Montgomery
Boys’ Industrial School
Birmingham
Bankhead Attacks Lynch Bill in Senate Filibuster
Senator Glass interrupted the anti lynching filibuster to praise President Coolidge warning against federal intrusion on state rights. He cited Coolidge at William and Mary College and denounced the Costigan Wagner bill as a legal monstrosity aimed to ram through a minority.
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Washington
Glass
President Coolidge
Bankhead
Ala
Thomas Jefferson
Calvin Coolidge
William and Mary College
Costigan- Wagner
Senate
Opening of Tennessee Valley Hotel by Stiles brothers
Well known hotel man associated with his brothers Allen and Clifford Stiles visits for the opening of the Tennessee Valley hotel as part of a seven hotel expansion.
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Allen
Clifford Stiles
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Tennessee Valley Hotel Opened Under Stiles Brothers
The Tennessee Valley Hotel reopens its doors in Decatur after thorough renovation under the Stiles brothers, owners of a regional hotel chain. Allen Stiles will manage with Mrs. Stiles, assisted by clerks Henry Albes and John Webb, as the company expands from one to multiple Southern properties.
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Tennesse Valley Hotel
Stiles Brothers
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Tennessee Valley Hotel
John
Clifford
Allen Stiles
Stiles
Henry Albes
Decatur
John Webb
Anniston
Ala
Baldwin
Milledgeville
Jefferson
Louisville
President Roosevelts veto halts secret war base plans in hearing
President Franklin D Roosevelt denounced in a public message to the House military committee a proposal to seize British and French island bases near North America. Army officials testified of emergency measures and hidden plans for six aviation centers and transcontinental Intermediate stations.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
House Military Committee
McSwain
Army
Navy
F. M. Andrews
General Headquarters Air Force
Military Committee
Wilcox Air Base
Andrews
Canada
Newfoundland
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Bermuda
Bahamas
Jamaica
Trinidad
British Honduras
Lesser Antilles
Kilbourne
Great Lakes
Paper Mill Bill Signed By Graves Exempts Mills for a Decade
Governor Bibb Graves in Montgomery signs the Harrison act allowing new paper mills and major mill additions costing over 10 000 dollars to be exempt from ad valorem taxes for ten years. He says a new mill may locate in Alabama soon and the measure was passed before the legislature’s recess.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Alabama
State Tax Commission
Formal Opening Of Convention At Riverside Tonight
Hotel lobbies fill as delegates arrive for the fortieth annual session of the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs. The Lyons Hotel hosts registration with meetings at Riverside auditorium and Central Baptist church. A Tuesday evening reception at Dr. and Mrs. L A Neill and a Wednesday pilgrimage to General Joe Wheeler's home are highlighted events.
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Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs
Lyons Hotel
Riverside Auditorium
Central Baptist Church
L. A. Neill
Joe Wheeler
Lawrence County
Hobby Fair Set to Open in Sterchi Building
Decatur Rotary Club opens its annual Hobby Fair in the Sterchi building on Bank street Wednesday at noon. Exhibits from Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties flood in and the event is expected to be the largest yet. Open daily noon to 10 pm through Saturday with adult school displays and Cooper-Wells orchestra performances each evening.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Sterchi
Bankstreet
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence County
Department of Education
Cooper-Wells Orchestra
United States Steel declares 50 cent dividend on preferred stock
New York April 30 Directors of the United States Steel Corporation ordered a 50 cent dividend on the preferred stock. The quarterly payout has continued at this rate since January 1933 when the annual dividend was cut from seven dollars.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Welcome Club Women Hosts Message for Alabama Convention
Greeting to visiting club women from Alabama highlighting service to country and fellowship. Hostesses Mrs L P Troup Mrs W P Baugh and Mrs H Reid Sherard extend welcome and best wishes for a happy stay within the gates.
Leading Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs Opens Decatur Convention
Mrs. Arrechaine of Russellville leads the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs into Decatur for the Portieth Annual Convention. President Mrs. Gresham praises cooperation and credit for the federation’s success, as she retires. The Decatur gathering draws hundreds of friends from across Alabama, with Mrs. Gresham welcoming attendees to a hospitable Southern city.
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Alabama Federation of Women's Clube
Decatur
W. Arrechane
Russellville
Alabama
Gresham
Federation
Naval Parley 19 Postponed Today
Great Britain and Germany postponed their talks on the naval situation as Britain awaited Hitler's declared international policy. A German source said submarine rearmament will likely not be officially admitted until the U boat fleet rivals Germany's air arm size at Hitler's rearmament announcement. France, alarmed, called for machine gunners and experts to guard Le Bourget field while pursuing military air alliance negotiations.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Germany
le Bourget Field
France
Rotary Meeting Highlights Youth Sports and Agriculture
Several talks at the Decatur Rotary Club meeting featured farm agents H F Bailey and W H Gregory discussing ongoing agricultural programs. TVA recreational official Mr Johnston urged organized youth sports, with Boy Scouts representatives Nese Leman and B Norris among guests and clubs members welcoming E C Payne John Billinger Atlee H Hoff and Miss Ethel Harrison.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Lyons
H. F. Bailey
Limestone County
W. H. Gregory
Morgan County
Gilbert White
Rotary Club
Joe Duncan
Tennessee Valley Council of Boy Scouts
Mr. Johnston
TVA
Nese Leman
Memphis
Boy Scouts
B. Norris
Tennessee Valley Council
E. C. Payne
John Billinger
Atlee H. Hoff
Ethel Harrison
Flight tries coast to coast speed record
The Douglas transport plane attempting a record flight passed Durango at 10 10 a m CST at 13000 feet on its coast to coast run from Burbank California. The city lies about 635 miles from the departure point and the takeoff occurred three hours and fourteen minutes earlier.
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Durango
Colo
Western Air Douglas
Burbank
Calif
Chevrolet Plant Strikes Spread to Cincinnati Norwood
The Chevrolet Motor Company walkout reaches Cincinnati with workers at the Norwood assembly plant leaving at 10 a.m. as UAW leaders present demands to plant managers. The Montgomery Ward style list includes a 71/2 hour day and five day week, time and a half for overtime, abolition of piece work, seniority rights, and a 70 cent hourly minimum wage. A condition ties any plant closure to car assembly for the Norwood territory.
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Cincinnati
Chevrolet Motor Company
Toledo
Assembly
Norwood
United Auto Workers’ Union
Floyd J. Lynes
Chevrolet
Harry Blow
Fisher Body Company
General Motors
Robles Kidnaping Case Now Solved
Washington April 30 J Edgar Hoover said the Robles kidnapping case in Tucson Arizona is solved. He noted the division records show 36 kidnappings with all solved. The 6 year old June Robles was recovered after 19 days in a desert pit, with Oscar H Robson charged in extortion letters for her return.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
June Robles
Tucson
Ariz
Robles
Division of Investigation
Hoover
Tuscon
Oscar H. Robson
Second proposal calls for naming of fact finders
Leibowitz of Montgomery filed a message with Governor Graves seeking a full pardon for the Scottsboro defendants or, if denied, the appointment of a fact finding commission to study the case and report findings. He urged a panel including prominent Alabama leaders to review the trial and alleged errors influenced by race.
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Montgomery
Ala
Samuel Leibowitz
Graves
Scottsboro
Alabama
U. S. Supreme Court
Leibowits
Albert Carmichael
Thomas Knight, Jr
Paint Rock
U. S. Supreme Gea
New York
Leibowitz
2 Sion
Bishop McDowell
Bingham
Jefferson
Leibowitsa
Witz
Ganda
Moscow
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Lynch Bill
John Stiles
Riverside
W. P. Baugh
H. Reid Sherard
W. A. Gresham
NAVAL
Frardé
Rotary
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