Amendments Defeated In State Stock Law Bill Vote
A state wide stock law bill cleared the House forestry and conservation committee with a favorable report but defeated amendments aimed at a local option and statewide effective date. The tally on approval was nine to zero with nine for and three against. A noisy public hearing drew over 3,000 ruralists by trains and buses to Abernathy for the session.
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Montgomery
Ala
House Forestry and Conservation Committee
Ford Kaul
Sherrer
McGowin
Delaney
Branyon
Walden
Wallace
Gwin
Scott
Lovelace
Dominick
Phillips
John Sherrer
Dallas
Bridges on Stand Again in Deportation Hearing
Harry Bridges testified at a deportation hearing denying he is or ever was a Communist while admitting some in the labor movement are. He said he belongs to no organizations outside his Longshore union and Woodrow trade groups. The prosecution contends he advocates violence to overthrow the U.S. government.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Australia
Thomas B. Shoemaker
Prosecution Council
Bridges
United States
Shoemaker
West Coast
CIO
Communist Party
Axis talk in Tokyo on alliance with Germany grows
Tokyo reports say Japan’s army and ultranationalists push for a full military tie with Germany as Britain and France prep talks with the Soviet Union. U.S. abrogates 1911 trade treaty with Japan while a British French mission heads to Moscow. Floods threaten bridges near the French concession complicating travel and trade.
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Associated Press
Japan
Germany
Italy
Britain
France
Russia
Tokyo
Rome-Berlin
United States
Moscow
Tientsin
Chamberlain
Munich
Geoffrey Mander
Reich
Army of
Manchoukuo
Mongolia
Jese
Cen H
Britain Seeks Role as Mediator in Asian Conflict
Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax said Britain would use its good offices to mediate the Chinese Japanese clash if useful. He warned that anti British agitation in North China could worsen relations with Japan and bring consequences.
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London
Lord Halifax
Britain
House of Lords
Japan
China
Defiant Operator Says He Has Food To Last A Year
Tony Cornero Stralla and about 200 workers aboard the Rex refused orders to stop illegal gambling off the Southern California coast. Deputies with warrants closed three ships while Stralla warned, from the high seas, that no one would board and vowed to defend the vessel as water taxis were halted and patrons evacuated.
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Rex
Tony Cornero
California
Santa Monica
Calif
Tony Cornero Stralla
Stralla
The
Earl Warren
Deputies
Wana
High Seas
Mrs Tucker Illness Victim in Decatur Area
Mrs William Caroline Tucker 42 of Decatur route 3 died at 10 15 last night at Benevolent Society hospital Funeral services set for 11 am Friday at Lebanon west of Falkville Rev Bud Bynum Rev Slater to officiate and burial by Drinkard Howell She survived by husband Ira five sons William Bruce Charlie James Erskine five daughters Mabel Addie Beatrice her mother Mrs John Fortenberry four brothers W A Fortenberry Elzie Roy Elige Tucker sisters Mrs Josie Yarbrough Blytheville Ark Mrs Maudie Martin Mrs Ora Bell Martin Pallbearers Warren Jesse Lloyd Edward Simmie Doris Fortenberry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Caroline Tucker
Decatur
Benevolent Society Hospital
John Fortenberry
W. A. Fortenberry
Eva
Elzie
Roy
Elige Tucker
Glittersville
Josie Yarbrough
Blytheville
Ark
Maudie Martin
Ora Bell Martin
Guntersville
Warren
Jesse
Lloyd
Edward
Simmie
Doris Fortenberry
Mrs Hill 44 Dies at Home in Somerville
Mrs Bama Hill 44 died at 2 oclock this morning at her Somerville route 2 home after a long illness Final rites set for Friday at Union Grove with Rev Slater and Drinkard directing burial Survivors include husband Ellis son Ralph five daughters Vera King Vivian Yancey Avis Avie and Geraldine Hill a brother Tedford Gilley a sister Cordie Pritchett her mother Mrs Donnie Gilley and one grandchild Pallbearers listed Flowers to be handled by Eva Morgan Ellen Slater Katherine Thomas May and Dovie Steadham
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Bama Hill
Somerville Route 2
Union Grove
Slater
Drinkard- Howell
Ellis
Ralph
Vera King
Vivian Yancey
Avis
Avie
Geraldine Hill
Tedford Gilley
Cordie Pritchett
Concert by 2 Bands Set in Sheffield and Riverside
A joint concert by Sheffield High and Riverside bands is planned for Tuesday evening at Benson Field with PTA sponsorship. Proceeds fund uniforms for local musicians. A parade forms at 5 PM at the junior high and travels along Second Avenue, Lee Street, Bank Street, and Wilson Avenue to Riverside School.
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Sheffield High
Riverside
Benson Field
Sheffield
PTA
Second Avenue
Lee Street
Bank Street
Wilson Avenue
Riverside School
Columbia
Tenn
Montgomery
W. T. Jordan
O. Hagerman
W. R. Riley
L. P. Troup
Kiwanis Open Meeting At Noon At Decatur
Decatur Kiwanis Club held a well attended lunch meeting today at the Tennessee Valley Hotel with no program planned. Announcements of future activities were made and next week E. B. Stahlman of Nashville will speak, with invitations extended to other district clubs.
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Decature Kiwanis Club
Tennessee Valley Hotel
E. B. Stahlman
Nashville
New Green Springs Four Lane Road Olays Plan
Birmingham Alabama August 3 1960 R D Jordan division engineer with the state highway department says a temporary surface will let the new Green Springs four lane highway open this fall. The project spans the Birmingham area with anticipated completion this autumn.
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Birmingham
Ala
Green Springs
R. D. Jordan
State Highway Department
Labor clashes erupt in Detroit Green Mountain Dam turmoil
Labor troubles flare in Detroit and Green Mountain Dam Colorado with police and national guardsmen in view. Six injured at Green Mountain Dam while back to work clashes near Glenwood Springs prompt a state insurrection claim. Quiet in Cleveland and South Barre Mass as tension eases.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Green Mountain Dam
Colo
Cleveland
South Barre
Mass
Colorado
Colorado guards deployed to quell Green Mountain Dam strike violence
Colorado National Guardsmen with machine guns and two tanks moved into the Green Mountain Dam area after two gun battles left five men wounded and a sixth cut by a head wound. Governor Carr declared a state of insurrection as Adjutant General Richardson mobilized 200 to 300 troops near the Blue River dam site where 200 nonunion deputized workers had armed themselves.
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Green Mountain Dam
Colo
Colorado National
Thomas Kellerhalls
Denver
Art Morrow
W. J. Blalock
George Judy
Yuma
Ariz
Art Kuhlman
Bill Deming
Dillon
Cole
Ralph L. Carr
Glenwood Springs
Herbert Hoover
Colorado
Harold. Richardson
Blue River
Kremmling
Kellerhalls
Morrow
Judy
Deming
Coutiance
Taft Says He Is Willing to Be 1940 Presidential Candidate
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio says he is willing to be the first choice of Ohio delegates for the 1940 Republican presidential nomination when the time comes. He notes his Senate work is engaging but would not avoid a harder job and respects the Hamilton County Republican endorsement urging his name as first choice. Taft cautions about reform, solvency, and aiding the less fortunate while restoring business initiative.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
George F. Eyrich
Cincinnati
Taft
Eyrich
United States
Hamilton County
Republican Executive Committee
Jack Benny Faces Suit Over 65 Thousand Dollar Claim
Harry W. Conn sues Jack Benny in Los Angeles claiming breach of contract. Conn says he wrote Benny’s early gags from 1932 to 1936 and that Benny used his characters without payment, noting Benny earned about 1.31 million from radio and film. Conn seeks five percent of Benny’s earnings during the use of his material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Harry W. Conn
Jack Benny
Conn
Benny
Florida
Burglary at Fifth Avenue Home Stole Wrist Watch and $6
Mrs. Willie Teague reported a break in at her home on Fifth Avenue South. An intruder woke the household between midnight and 1 am, stole a wrist watch and $6 in change, and fled after helping himself to leftovers from the previous night.
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Willie Teague
Fifth Avenue
South
Mystery SOS ship off Florida coast prompts coast guard search
Rescue efforts extended across the lower Florida east coast as ships and a Coast Guard plane hunted for a mystery vessel that sent incoherent distress calls claiming a fire and sinking near Key West and 90 miles southwest of Miami. No trace found. one life reported lost for the regular wireless operator and a second mate.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Miami
Rotterdam
W. O. Johnson
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Key West
Tidewater
Ceiba
Ansco
Big Boy
Radio Marine
Lake Worth
Cahu
Hialeah
Lloyds of London
Rotter
Beers
Sons Aa
Tees
Wallace Restoration of Farm Fund Faces Setback
A House coalition defeated Roosevelt's 800 million housing bill and stalled the third deficiency measure. Wallace pressed for more farm money, urging restoration of 119 million for the Commodity Credit Corporation, while Senate leaders wrestled with Social Security amendments and adjournment plans hovered.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Wallace
Capitol
Senate Appropriations Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Adams
D.-Cole
Bankhead
Congress
White House
Stephen Early
Nye
White House Budget Bureau
Relief Program to Distribute Lard and Cottonseed
Secretary Wallace announced that lard and cottonseed products will be purchased under the relief department stamp plan to aid relief clients. He described the surplus as very serious and said the distribution aims to relieve shortages and stabilize supplies.
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Washington
Aug
P More
Wallace
Weather and river gauge update from Tennessee region
The Tennessee river stood at 20.2 feet today with a rising trend. Temperatures ranged from a low of 70 to a high of 88, and rainfall reached 0.92 inches. Alabama expected cloudy to partly scattered thundershowers with light southwest winds along the coast, as Tennessee and surrounding areas faced further unsettled conditions through Friday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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D. A. Walden
Henry
Hugh Kaul
Jefferson
F. Lovelace
Escambia
Lai
Law
Navy
Skipper
Cornero
Mrs. Tucker
Mrs. Hill
Kiwanis
Reclamation Bureau
CIO United Automobile Workers Union
General Motors Chevrolet
Fisher Body
General Motors
Massachuset
James T. Moriarty
Barre Wool Combing
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