Alabama Prohibitionists Form Eight Member Committee
At the Alabama state capitol a rally formed the Alabama prohibition law enforcement organization an eight member committee to campaign for enforcement of liquor laws. Harry Denman was named chair with members from Birmingham Elba Montgomery Tuscaloosa and Auburn. They plan to seek stricter enforcement and discuss a possible second 1936 extra session to raise revenue.
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Montgomery
Ala
Eafment
Alabama Capitol
Alabama Prohibition Law Enforcement Organization
Senate
Harry Denman
The
Alabama Temperance Alliance
Dred .Cooper
D. A. Carnley
Bonner
Bibb Graves
Birmingham
Capitol Senate
Capitol
Denman
Graves
Pastors Meet Governor Graves Over Dry Laws in Montgomery
Local pastors Dr. L. D. Patterson of First Methodist and Dr. Jas. D. Wallace of First Presbyterian joined Governor Bibb Graves in Montgomery for a conference. City leaders urged against weakening dry laws amid rumors of a special legislative session to repeal prohibition and impose tax on intoxicants.
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L. D. Patterson
First Methodist Church
Jas. D. Wallace
First Presbyterian Church
Montgomery
Bibb Graves
Horn Sounds Like Hen Cackle Blamed for Fatal Gun Battle
Sheriff Collier in Breathitt county cites a truck horn as the trigger for a late night gun battle in Jackson. Herman Tyre was killed after officers ordered him and his brother Ernie to stop sounding the horn. Chief Sizemore was wounded in the hand and Patrolman Hensley shot in the spike. hospital conditions were bleak for Sizemore. Ernie Tyre was jailed and Herman Tyre killed in the incident.
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Jackson
R. A. Collier
Breathitt County
Herman ‘Tyre
Sizemore
Mize Hensley
Collier
Ernie
Herman Tyre
Ernie Tyre
Skunk Interrupts Opera At Chautauqua Audience
George Britton the operatic singer halted a spiritual as a skunk trotted onto the open air stage before a 7000 person Chautauqua audience. He recovered and sang “I Got Plenty of Nothin” as the animal fled into the woods.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
George Britton
Britton
Owens sets new record in 200 meters at Olympic trials
Jesse Owens won the 200 meter final in 20.7 seconds setting a world record and clinching his third Olympic title as Mack Robinson tied the old 21.1 time. Ralph Metcalfe finished close behind and Ken Carpenter won the discus while Adolf Hitler watched from the stands.
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Berlin
Jesse Owens
Husky Ken Carpenter
Compton
Calif
Owens
Randalls Island
N. Y
Paavo Nurmi
Paris
Ralph Metcalfe
Chicago
Matthew
Mack) Robinson
Pasadena
Martin Osendorp
Holland
Robinson
Hollander
Adolf Hitler
Carpenter
Gordon Slingery Dunn
Fresno
United States
STATE CROPS IN GOOD SHAPE
Alabama crops show extremely satisfactory progress after a week with some wind damage in the southeast. The cotton crop improved to fair to good in previously poor areas and remained excellent where drought did not hit. Corn conditions advance rapidly and other crops grow vigorously. Fair weather expected for the rest of the week.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
E. D. Emigh
U.S. Weather Observer
Emigh
Rural Route Changes Announced For Somerville Area
Postoffice officials announce that on August 16 patrons on part of Somerville route two will be served by Hartselle route three and Decatur route two, with part of Somerville route two being abolished.
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Somerville
Hartselle
Decatur
Survey of Trucks and Cars by State Highway Crew
A state highway department crew conducted a survey of trucks and cars in Decatura measuring weight and traffic volume. They were assisted by a state highway patrol member. Data collection occurs at regular intervals by the department.
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State Highway Department
Decatura
State Highway Patrol
Highway Department
Paralysis Toll Rises Across Four Southern States
The infantile paralysis outbreak grew to 390 cases with 29 deaths as 16 new infections were reported in Alabama Tennessee Mississippi and Georgia. Alabama added five cases and eight in Tennessee, with Mississippi three and Georgia none. Tennessee saw eight new cases in Carroll County raising its total to 94 with eight deaths overall. Alabama totals reached 253 cases and 16 deaths. Mississippi neared 23 cases with one death. Georgia held at 20 cases and three deaths. Health officials urged continued precautions as cases appeared to decline compared with July.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Carroll County
Jefferson
Birmingham
Cullman
Blount
F. J. Underwood
New Mississippi Polio Cases Rise as Outbreak Grows
Jackson reports three new infantile paralysis cases in northeast Mississippi, bringing the total since July 1 to 23. The first death, 23-year-old white man W. R. McElroy of Prentiss County, was announced yesterday. State health director Dr F J Underwood urged continued precautions.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Prentiss County
W. R. McElroy
F.J. Underwood
No New Cases Reported in Morgan County
Morgan county reported no new infantile paralysis cases today and no new suspects. Dr. L. R. Murphree, county health officer, said the situation looked more favorable each day, with the total cases remaining 32.
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Morgan County
L. R. Murphree
Cedar Creek Church Revival Postponed Indefinitely
The Cedar Creek Church revival is postponed indefinitely due to the infantile paralysis outbreak in the county. Rev. J. M. Engle, after a conference with health officials, says danger from the disease has not wholly subsided and the new date will be announced later.
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Cedar Creek
J. M. Engle
Use of Flags Explained for Truck Operators
Captain Van Gilbert of the state highway patrol says many trucks display flags unnecessarily. New rules require two red flags 300 feet ahead and behind in daylight, or flares at same distance for night or low visibility. Enforcement begins August 15 due to flare shortages.
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van Gilbert
State Highway Patrol
RFC Chairman Jesse H. Jones Recovered and Registered
Fully recovered from influenza, RFC Chairman Jesse H. Jones was registered today at a San Francisco hotel. His secretary D. J. Tommey said Jones had rested in a San Francisco hospital until he recuperated from overwork and illness.
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San Francisco
RFC
Jesse H. Jones
D. J. Tommey
Jones
Nervy Burglar Breaks Into Police Officer’s Home
Patrolman Joe Weatherly reports a bold early morning break in at his 141 Sixth Avenue home. A prowler entered via a bedroom window, woke no one, stole 35 cents from a dining room buffet, and fled as Mrs Weatherly alerted her son and screamed. The house was unoccupied by others. Police pursued no arrest.
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Joe Weatherly
Mr. Weatherly
Sixth Avenue
West
Ingalls builds large oil barge at Decatur shipyard
One of the largest Ingalls Iron Works vessels yet under construction at Decatur, a 230 ton steel oil barge for Standard Oil destined for Paducah Kentucky. The project follows permanent yard setup on East Market Street and ties to wider Ingalls operations.
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Ingalls Iron Works Company
Decatur
Standard Oil Company
Paducah
United States
Pittsburgh
Ingalls Company
fWliieh
Birmingham
Mobile
East Market Street
Shipbuilding Company
American Oak Leather Company
Tennessee
Ar T
Atavere
Woman seeks change of venue in train wreck case
Mrs. Mary Vann 40 seeks a venue change in a case accusing her and Earl Travis of conspiring to wreck a train driven by L. W. Vann. Circuit Judge L. L. Fabisinski ordered the move to Milton as voir dire began. Prosecutors offered witnesses to refute bias claims while Travis gains a separate trial. Two alleged conspirators admit talks but deny direct involvement.
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Milton
Fla
Mary Vann
L. W. Vann
Richard H. Merritt
Philip D. Beall
Vann
Earl Travis
Travis
Allen Findly
Allen Langston
Merritt
Greece imposes martial law under Metaxas regime
King George II approved a temporary dictatorship in Greece to halt a Communist backed general strike. Metaxas dissolves the chamber of deputies, proclaims martial law, and enforces strict censorship while promising elections later. The four Communist lawmakers are ousted as stabilizing the government proceeds.
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Athens
George II
Greece
John Metaxas
Chamber of Deputies
Bolero shows and Court delays mix in brisk fashion
Paris notes bold wool and velvet boleros in new style showings with windblown or box pleated waists. Hollywood reports John Barrymore must wait until September 1 for court, cites health risk in ongoing suits. New York predicts steel orders keep August activity steady despite softer demand. New Orleans notes a slight cotton rise on scarce supply. Chicago links wheat gains to European harvest and politics. Newswk says Alfred E. Smith will skip Detroit anti New Deal talks. Berlin records Earle Meadows set Olympic pole vault mark at 4.35 meters.
S. T. Long Dies At Home After Civic Life in Decatur
S T Long 74 died at home on Moulton street after 40 years in Decatur. Survived by widow Mattie Stroup and two daughters Corinne Long Griffin and Mrs Charles E Abel Jr. A grandson Abel of Birmingham. Burial in City cemetery with Mary Lou Dancy Eastern Star in charge of flowers. Pallbearers listed. civic involvement noted.
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Moulton Street
Cobb
T. H. Wilson
Brown
City Cemetery
Flowers
Mary Lou Dancy
Eastern Star
Long
Mattie Stroup
Corinne Long Griffin
Decatur
Charles E. Abel, Jr
Birmingham
T. ‘Abel
B. L. Malone
J. H. Putnam
T- L. Baker
E. P. Childs
Sam Brown
T. J. Nelson
Oliver Shepard
Silas Ryan
J. W. Bailey
Webb Speake
A. F. Rhinehart
Otto Moebes
Mason Crow
Jim Crow
Matthew Brittain
Jon Berry
Sam Brock
T. ©. Almon
Henry Abel
Hodges Crow
John Patterson
Charles Johnson
Mr. Long
Danville
O. L. Mahoney
C. E. Abel, Jr
Abel
Mr.Long
Il-Health
New Decatur
Dog on trial for life over drowning of boy swimmer
Trado a half grown mongrel dog went on trial today for the drowning of a boy swimmer. State police held the dog by chain while Justice of the Peace Homer D Benedict heard the first witness.
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Brockport
Trado
Airdale
Justice of the Peace
Homer D. Benedict
Rebel assault in northern Spain aims at San Sebastian and Gijon
Insurgent forces attack Tolosa near San Sebastian and push toward Gijon as Spain faces a see-saw war. French appeal for non intervention seeks to avert a wider European clash while Britain hopes a seven power accord preserves neutrality. Reports from Tangier and Bayonne add to diplomatic unease amid bombardments and food shortages.
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Associated Press
Spain
Madrid
Tolosa
Bay of Biscay
San Sebastian
Companion
Gijon
Renteria
France
Mussolini
Italy
Leon Blim
Paris
Great Britain
Tangers
North Africa
Bayonne
London
Accused Sobs Over Plot To Spread Typhoid Milk
Detroit August 5 Charles T McCutcheon a city bacteriologist says he was forced into the Black Legion three years ago and recounts a dairy convention where a high legion officer asked about infecting milk with typhoid to harm Jews He describes initiation lights pistol threats and far reaching fear from the secret society he fled after warning that disease could spread rapidly
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Detroit
Charles T. McCutcheon
Black Legion
Secret Society
Department
AFL faces suspension of Lewis linked unions in labor split
Washington reports say the federation executive council will suspend unions allied with the committee for industrial organization after charges of insurrection. Dubinsky vows to protest. majority of vice presidents favor action if terms aren’t reached, as the trial of the Lewis faction unfolds.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
David Businsky
Ladies’ Garment Workers
Federation Executive Council
Committee For Industrial Organization
John P. Prey
Federation Metal Trades Department
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organizations
Dubinsky
Council
Lewis Committee
A. F. of L
Federation
Lewis
Lewis’ Tree
Executive Council
Samuel Gompers
Alalthough Frey
Frey
Glittering $20 Gold Pieces Deemed Counterfeit
New York August 5. WPA worker Krunocky found the coins in the East River. Secret Service operative Henry W. Rodnew declared the pieces counterfeit and said there is likely no gold in the lot.
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New York
Krunocky
East River
Secret Service
Henry W. Rodnew
WPA
Prince Juan of Asturias Leaves Bayonne on Unknown Basque Coast Trip
Prince Juan of Asturias heir presumptive to a non existent Spanish throne departed Bayonne France en route to an unannounced destination along the Basque Coast.
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Bayonne
France
Juan of the Asturias
Spain
Weather Synopsis for Tennessee and Alabama
The Tennessee River gauge reads 32 feet with a falling trend. Temperatures reach a high of 92 and low of 68 in the past 24 hours, with 14 of rainfall. Alabama expects fair tonight and unsettled Thursday, while Tennessee shows partly cloudy skies with a few showers and cooler conditions Thursday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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