Hitler Opens the Olympics Amid Ovation in Berlin
Berlin on August 1 opened the 11th Olympiad with Hitler proclaiming the games. Some 105000 in the Reichssportfeld saw 30000 pigeons released as 22 of 50 delegations gave Nazi salutes while others answered with “eyes right.” Rudolf Ismayr swore the Olympic oath as flags waved and Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus accompanied the torch relay.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Bulgaria
Iceland
India
France
Austria
Richard Strauss
Werner Schilgen
S. Louys
Olympia
Louys
Rudolf Ismayr
Hallene
Kentucky Voters Narrow Senate Battle In Primary
Kentuckians vote in a three cornered Democratic Senate primary with J C W Beckham John Y Brown and M M Logan as contenders. Beckham backs by Gov. Chandler who ties the ballot to his administration while Logan and Brown attack new tobacco ice cream and cosmetics taxes. All three pledge support to Roosevelt. Robert H Lucas backs the GOP bid by party leaders for the U S Senate. Primary under new statewide registration law signals trend for the state.
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Louisville
Kentucky
J. C. W. Beckham
United States
John Y. Brown
M. M. .Logan
Beckman
A.B. Chandler
Chandler
Beckham
Logan
Brown
Roosevelt
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
U. S
Traffic School Graduates Turn Back To Homes
At the University of Alabama a record cohort of 67 graduates including police chiefs traffic officers and traffic engineers received diplomas after two weeks of specialized training. The Southern Traffic Officers Training School was sponsored by the Alabama Highway Patrol the National Safety Council and the International Association of Police Chiefs, described as a first regional effort in the nation to curb highway deaths.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Southern Traffic Officers Training School
Alabama Highway Patrol
The
National Safety Council
International Association of Police Chiefs
Polio Total Tops 347 Across Four Southern States
The polio toll climbed to 347 with 22 deaths as of Saturday. Three new cases were reported in Alabama and Georgia, with Alabama counties Jefferson and Lawrence listed and Savannah, Georgia, noted. Authorities expanded control measures including isolation and nasal spray preventives, while partial quarantines were in place in Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Jefferson
Birmingham
Lawrence
Savannah
U. S. Public Health Service
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Morgan County reports no new infantile paralysis cases
The county health office announced no new cases today in the infantile paralysis situation. Friday marked the fourth day with no new reports of the malady in Morgan County.
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Morgan County
Army worm on the march again in cotton belt
The army worm is on the march again through parts of the cotton belt. W Harned of the agriculture department said the pest started in Texas weeks ago and has recently appeared in Louisiana Mississippi and extreme southern Arkansas.
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Washington
Army
Cotton Belt
W. Harned
Agriculture Department Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Imports of cotton cloth peak since 1925 reported in June
Washington reports June imports of cotton cloth at 14,624,000 square yards, the highest since March 1925, when 17,867,000 yards were imported. Chicago markets show price surges and erratic buying in corn as daily trading limits are reached.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Spanish embassy official resigns in Spain civil war context
Washington reports Jose G. De Gregoria resigned as second secretary of the Spanish embassy, expressing hope for a rebel victory in the Spanish Civil War.
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Washington
Spain
Jose G. de Gregoria
Despondent farmer mutilates self in Florida
Deputy Sheriff L M Hatton said Clarence L Sullivan a 42 year old backwoods farmer mutilated himself in a fit of self pity. Sullivan father of four was taken to hospital for tuberculosis and later confessed to a physician that he emasculated himself with a small knife. He claimed three women and two men in a big sporty automobile robbed and attacked him but investigators found no corroboration. He used a shoe string to staunch blood and said he regretted the act and feared to reveal it.
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Tampa
Fla
L. M. Hatton
Clarence L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Hatton
Henry B. Jensen
Hillsboro Courty
Antioch
Deputy Sheriff Tracks Whiskey Still and Suspects After Chase
Deputy Walton and Deputy Blalock, near Flint Creek, spotted an empty car and two men rolling a barrel. Walton chased a white man who lost his hat, while a copper whiskey still and nine large vats were found in nearby woods. The car and hat were taken to the county jail awaiting claim by the owner.
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Aaron Walton
Gay
Walton
Blalock
Flint Creek
Here
Two New Men for Patrol Appointed to State Unit
The state highway patrol adds two new members Othy Williams former Limestone sheriff deputy and Bankhead Bates from Jasper raising total troopers to 15 M K Houston resigns Autauga county earlier Kumpe Ayers former Lawrence county sheriff will join August 15 Captain Van Gilbert said Bates previously worked for the T I Company and new traffic rules require red flares and flags on trucks with flares placed 300 feet from the vehicle when stopped at night.
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Othy Williams
Limestone County
Bankhead Bates
Jasper
M. K. Houston
Autauga County
Kumpe Ayers
Lawrence County
van Gilbert
Bates
T. ©. I. Company
Gilbert
Rain and Wind Damage to State Crops in Alabama
A tropical storm from Florida brought heavy rain and high winds across Alabama, with corn fields flattened and cotton boll loss reported in Montgomery and surrounding counties. Wind peaks reached 85 mph, rainfall totals included Union Springs 7.21 inches and Decatur 0.80 inches, sparking state agricultural interest and damage estimates as authorities assess losses.
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Montgomery
Ala
Florida
Bama
T.gomery
Rvice
Kilby
Decatur
Union Springs
Montgomery Weather Bureau
Anniston
Auburn
Birminham
Clanton
Eufaula
Eve
Mobile
Storm tolls rise as gulf hurricane spares few
Five or more deaths are feared as a tropical storm hammered southeast Alabama and northwest Florida. Coast guards report the tug Minnie Lee sank in Choctawhatchee Bay with five missing, while the Sea Gull and Ketchum are unreported. Bob was found safe in a Panama City area cove as Florida and Alabama assess damages, with road losses estimated at 10 000 to 15 000 dollars and widespread uprooted trees and power losses.
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Valparaiso
Fla
Tentali
Alabama
Ling
Coast Guards
Choctawhatchee Bay
Gulf
Tampa
Ketchum
St. Petersburg
Florida
Bob
Panama City
Coast Guard
State Road Department
Roosevelt touts dam plan cooperation at Montpelier visit
President Roosevelt pointed to the Wrightsville Dam on the Winooski River near Montpelier and cited it as a model of federal state cooperation. He spoke from atop the 90 foot dam about funding, land costs, and flood control progress during a conference with officials.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Montpelier
Roosevelt
Wrightsville
Winooski River
Boondoggling
State House
COC
Washington Press
Paul M. Ellman
Band
M. Om
Roosvelt
Rites Set for Miss Walker
Funeral rites for Frances Helen Walker 24 will be held at Brown Funeral Parlors at 3 p m. She died Thursday night at her sister’s home in Decatur after a brief illness. The Rev J H Chitwood will officiate and burial will be in Hartselle cemetery with pallbearers Paul Simrell Otto Weinman Herschel Speake Bracken Puckett Arthur White William Stone. She worked for the Federal Surplus Commodity Corporation.
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Brown
Frances Helen Walker
R. B. Puckett
Oak Street
J. H. Chitwood
Hartselle Methodist Church
Decatur
Hartselle
Miss Walker
C. R. Walker
Foley
Mrs. Puckett
Paul Simrell
Otto Weinman
Herschel Speake
Bracken Puckett
Arthur White
William Stone
Ministers Unit to Meet Monday Night in Decatur
The Ministerial Association will hold a meeting at Central Methodist Church in Decatur Monday at 7 30 p m The Rev J D Wallace president announced All members of the county board of health city and county officers were invited The session will consider enforcing health authorities rules on public gatherings
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Decatur
Central Methodist Church
J. D. Wallace
County Board of Health
Sheriff dodges bees after stumble near still
Sheriff J. Street Sandlin and Deputy W E Kilgore hunted for a still on Piint Creek near Decatur. A wasp nest unleashed about 50 angry insects that swarmed the sheriff as he fled, forgetting the still and scrambling to escape the attack.
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J. Street Sandlin
W. E. Kilgore
Piint Creek
Decatur
Youths Death Threat Notes Stir Atlanta
An 11 year-old, John Hale, triggered panic by leaving several death threat notes under apartment doors signed The Fang. Detectives D L Tepler and Douglas Poole traced the maker and warned him against imitating lurid detective stories, saying the Fang enterprise isn’t good this year.
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Atlanta
John Hale
D. L. Tépler
Douglas Poole
Astor Thorpe custody trial hinges on Marylyn testimony
In Los Angeles the custody battle between Mary Astor and Dr Franklin Thorpe centers on four year old Marylyn. Judge Knight hears informal remarks by the child and prep for further arguments as sessions extend into the night. Attorneys accuse the other side of coercion and unfitness relating to the child’s custody and alleged past conduct.
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Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Cinema Beauty
Franklin Thorpe
Marylyn
Miss Astor
Toluca
Joseph Anderson
Dr. Thorpe
Hollywood
George Kaufman
Hospital visits limited to immediate family during outbreak
Officials announced visits to Benevolent hospital will be limited to the immediate family of patients to prevent crowds during the infantile paralysis outbreak. Visitors must go directly to the patient’s room and stay there until they leave.
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Benevolent Hospital
Citizens vote death for dog in Brockport incident
Residents of Brockport New York voted to destroy a dog blamed for a July 4 barge canal drowning. Early returns from a weekly newspaper poll showed 58 in favor and 73 against, with the animal under observation at the Monroe County Dog Protective Association kennels near Rochester.
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Brockport
N. Y
Idaho
Monroe County Dog Protective Association
Rochester
Clara's Gift Shoppe Sold to Luna McKelvey
Announcement today confirms the sale of Clara's Gift Shoppe at 206 Grant Street from Lola McKnight to Luna McKelvey. The shop will keep the same name, while Miss McKnight has not revealed future plans.
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Lola McKnight
Clara
Grant Street
Luna McKelvey
McKnight
Bayonne Teen Confesses in Hatchet Slaying of Mother
Gladys MacKnight seventeen confesses to killing her mother Mrs Helen MacKnight forty seven with a hatchet in Bayonne New Jersey. Her eighteen year old chorister sweetheart Donald Wightman was booked on murder charges after questioning and initially accused the girl. Both teens fled to Jersey City in an automobile owned by the girl's father.
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Bayonne
N. J
Cornelius J. O'Neill
Gladys MacKnight
Donald Wightman
O'Neill
Helen MacKnight
Wightman
O'Neil
Harry Walsh
Jersey City
Gilchrist Enters Decatur Mayoral Campaign
P P Gilchrist longtime Decatur alderman and civic figure announced his bid for mayor in the September election. He is the second formal entrant following J D Cloud with more candidates expected to declare soon. Gilchrist pledged to release his platform later and asked for voter support while promising to serve the city.
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P. P. Gilchrist
Aldermen
Decatur
Gilchrist
J. D. Cloud
Aimee Semple McPherson Earns Over 30000 From Church
Attorney Joseph Fainer said on August 1 that Aimee Semple McPherson's 1935 income from church organizations totaled more than $30,000. The figure reflects her earnings for the year ending in 1935 in Los Angeles.
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Aimee
Los Angeles
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Joseph Fainer
Madrid Under Siege as Loyalist Forces Prepare Final Assault
Spain’s capital braces for fresh offensives ordered by loyal groups as fascist assault forces tighten the grip. Reinforcements flow toward Madrid while rebels prepare to seize Bultrago and threaten Lisbon in a prolonged civil conflict with international repercussions and evacuations underway.
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Associated Press
Spain
Madrid
Roblegardo
Bultrago
Spanish
Morocco
Paris
Leon Blum
Berlin
Rome
Mier
Mussolini
North Africa
Medi
French Morocco
Melilla
Huelva
Zaragoza
Huesca
Galatayud
Cordoba
Gijon
Oviedo
Palma
Mallorca
Vallencila
Lisbon
Portugal
Valencia
Seville
American plants seized in Barcelona by anti fascist committee
American Consul Lynn W. Franklin reports to the State Department that Ford Motors and General Motors plants in Barcelona were taken over by the anti fascist central committee for Catalonia. The move was dated July 30 and conveyed in a letter summarized by the consul.
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Washington
Barcelona
Central Committee For
Catalonia
State Department
Lynn W. Franklin
Department
Madrid
Ford Motors Company
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Weather Outlook and River Conditions Report
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 2.2 feet with a high of 83 and low of 60 in the past 24 hours. Rain measured 0.80 inch. Alabama forecast cloudy skies with rain in north and east areas tonight and Sunday, warmer. Tennessee expected generally fair with rain in central and east portions, little temperature change. Week outlook from Monday shows central and east Gulf states partly cloudy with showers in the northwest Monday, Tuesday shows frequent afternoon thunder showers in the east, temperatures near normal.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Central
East Gulf States
East
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