Alabama Governor Vetoes Anti Sedition Bill Amid Debates
Governor Bibb Graves vetoed a bill banning words aiding or advocating government force, a measure backed by the American Legion and opposed by labor. The veto halted action as House members debated carrying the bill over, with Col Wy Pritchard of Birmingham linked to the draft and proponents urging the veto’s reversal.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Gravester
House
Representative Street Tallapoosa
American Legion
Caen Willi
Senate
Wy Pritchard
Birmingham
Graves
Aetor
Col
Pri
Martial law considered as Addis Ababa faces influx of troops
Emperor Haile Selassie advisers reportedly weigh martial law to control thousands of troops pouring into Addis Ababa amid tensions with Italy. From Addis Ababa to Geneva Italy France and Britain seek a path through the Italo Ethiopian crisis with public or private council sessions planned depending on agreement.
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Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Italy
Caren
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Mussolini
Tede
Laval
Aloisi
Great Britain
France
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago daily notes
Markets at a glance report mixed activity with New York stocks heavy and utilities resisting profit taking while bonds are uneven. Curb and power show steadiness. currencies improve. cotton and New Orleans selling. sugar barely steady amid liquidation. coffee quiet with European selling. Chicago notes show wheat lower, late selling heavy and corn irregular with crop reports.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Chicago police quiz multilation death suspect in Bauer case
Mandeville Zenge, 23, Canton Missouri, was seized in a taxi on Chicago's West Side while police questioned him about the mutilation and death of Dr. Bauer. Authorities say a note hinted at suicide before the arrest, and officials continue questioning as relatives arrive to aid the probe.
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Chicago
Mandeville Zenge
Canton
Teermores
Walton
Jim
Daniel Gilbert
Gilbert
J. Andy
Zenge
Captain Gilbert
Harry Hoffman
Cook County Behaviour Clinic
Charles 8. Dougherty
Bauer
Zengeo
Louise
Ant Postin
John Stege
Zenger
Dougherty
Dr. Bauer
Mandeville
Otto Erianson
Erianson
Leighton
Box with cigars linked to Patton aid story emerges
A 14 year old daughter of Representative Patton testified that NRA employee E. V. Sellers told her a box from hotel room of Texas utilities official John W. Carpenter contained cigars. The witness recalled Sellers saying the box existed before a House vote on a utility bill.
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Washington
Patton
D-Tex
E. V. Sellers
NRA
John W. Carpenter
Texas Utilities
Bonnie Patton
Sellers
Leo Brennan
Anti Nazi Activity Declared Treason by Nazi Germany
Berlin report says Roland Freisler outlined 15 points of the forthcoming penal code designating anti Nazi activity as treason against the people. He warned treasonous acts by outsiders could meet outlawry, but foreigners lack allegiance ties to the nation.
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Berlin
Roland Freisler
Ministry of Justice
Robbery Frustrated at Broad Brook Bank
Three men attempted a vault hold up at the Broad Brook Bank and Trust Company in East Windsor but fled empty handed after 85 year old cashier Howard Warner refused to open the vault.
Lusk Proposes Gadsden Gas Tax for School Funding
Representative John Lusk of Etowah introduces a bill to let Gadsden pledge part of its gasoline tax revenue to secure federal funds for new school buildings. The plan would divert part of the current 1 cent tax to assist construction of educational facilities.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Lusk
Etowah
Gadsden
Rites Held Today for Conner Infant
Services were held at 11 a.m. at Blackground cemetery in Lawrence County for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Kermit Conner of 210% E Moulton street. The baby died at 11 a.m. Thursday. Brown of Decatur oversaw burial. Gordon Pulliam of the King Feat ze was a business visitor in the city.
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Blackground
Lawrence County
Kermit Conner
E. Moulton Street
Brown of
Decatur
Gordon Pulliam
Feaz Te
Montgomery 10 Be Headquarters Headed to Montgomery
Representative Lister Hill announced that Montgomery Alabama will host the national office for soil erosion and conservation. Dr W A Hartman was named to lead the Gainesville Florida based staff. the Alabama site will serve as the second regional office for one year.
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Washington
Lister Hill
Montgomery
Ala
W. A. Hartman
Gainesville
Fla
Alabama City
Tolbert Bill Bans Sale of Hypnotic Drugs
The Tolbert bill passed the House to prohibit commercial sale of certain hypnotic drugs including barbiturates, not yet outlawed by state statutes. It requires no debate and carried 26 to 0 after expert opinion endorsed it. prescriptions by clinicians would still be allowed.
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Senate
Tolbert House
Hayse Tucker
Tuscaloosa
Kelley
State Health Department
Pech
Senator Browder pushes bills for crippled relief and school funding
Alabama Senator J Browder introduced measures to fund crippled children rehabilitation and to raise state education revenue by about 4 4 million annually. He proposed a seven month school term and a one mill county tax to support district taxes, plus 253 000 to match federal funds for vocational agriculture and home economics. A fourth measure aims to provide medical and hospital care for crippled children in Jackson County.
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J. Browder
Jackson
Private Utility Fund Opposed on Rural Electrification
Opposition to using the $100,000,600 rural electrification fund to finance private power companies is voiced to President Roosevelt. The proposal draws rapid criticism from lawmakers and public advocates concerned about government aid to private utilities.
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Companis
Roose
Father Of Man Slain At Still Gets Warrant
In Tuscaloosa Alabama the father of a man killed during an illicit still raid seeks a warrant claiming he accidentally fired while fleeing the scene. The incident centers on the raid and the ensuing shooting.
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Tuscalooba
Totelfied
Mass Susie Crow Killed in Wreck
The Mass Susie Crow tragedy reports that Miss Crow, her brother and others from Decatur, arrived at their destination Tuesday. Her body will be buried four miles south of Decatur with burial by Brown Funeral Company.
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Susie Crow
Gatalie
Coliinion
Miss Crow
Aisof Decatur
Miss Crowton
Decatur
Brown Funeral Company
AAA COMPROMISE ANTICIPATED ON TAX RECOVERY SUITS
Washington reports a potential agreement between house and senate conferees on the AAA amendment bill. Sources say no formal compromise has been announced yet and officials would not be quoted.
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Washington
House
Senate
Decatur in Vanguard Amid Heat Wave and Fatalities
The AP report notes Decatur remains among leading state cities as heat waves extend across grain-producing states. Reports mention at least 10 deaths and two drownings in Chicago amid record highs with thunderstorms forecast. A man identified as W. M. Houser, 66, of Los Angeles, died near a right of way, with heat attributed as a factor.
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Associated Press
Beardstown
Til
Chicago
Learig
Beaver
Eral
Kas
W M. Houser
Los Angeles
Alabama Heat Wave Sees Record 107 in Decatur
A blistering sun pushes Alabama temperatures to a statewide high with Decatur at 107 degrees. Other readings include Mobile Bay 88 and Montgomery 93 as authorities warn of heat but say conditions are not extreme beyond the heat wave.
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Decatur
Ala
Alabama
U. S
Mobile Bay
Anniston
Auburn
Clanton
Eufaula
Goodwater
Montgomery
Ozark
Wetumpka
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Ilduce
WOMEN
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Com. Ded
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Louise Bauer
Prof
Manville Zenge
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Regional Center For Rural Resettlement Administration
Tote
AAA
Falkville
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