New Leader Honor Guest This Evening
Washington Aug 10 The White House said Roosevelt will miss the Senate Democratic dinner honoring Majority Leader Barkley of Kentucky sending a regret letter to Vice President Garner. The event is viewed as a harmony gesture amid court bill and leadership splits. Garner to preside with Barkley Harrison Pittman Glass Smith and others at the head table.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Garner
Stephen T. Early
Republican National
Harrison
Missipsi
Pittman
Nevada
South Carolina
Gilss
Virginia
Lewis
Illinois
Wheeler
Montana
Ashrust
Arizona
Man Held for Stabbing at Alabama Cafe
Gadsden Alabama August 10 Forman Shirley 27 critical after a free for all at a road side cafe on the Etowah St Clair county line Woodrow Stowers 21 held without bail on an assault to murder charge Investigating officers said Constable John Shirley and his son Jesse tried to arrest two unidentified men for throwing rocks and threatening to tear the cafe down A crowd rushed in to aid them and Shirley was struck with rocks and stabbed as he rushed to his father.
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Gadsden
Ala
Forman Shirley
Etowah-St. Clair County
Woodrow Stowers
Shirley
John
Jesse
Wallace to Speak at Baptist Church Sunday Services
Rev James D Wallace of First Presbyterian Church will fill the pulpit at First Baptist Church next Sunday morning and evening due to Rev J F Ray and family leaving the city for a weekend trip to Georgia.
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James D. Wallace
First Presbyterian ChUrCh
First Baptist Church
J. F. Ray
Ray
Georgia
Auctions Underway For Bank Property In Six North Alabama Counties
A busy crowd attends the sale of properties tied to the Old Tennessee Valley Bank in Decatur by Valley Mortgage Company led by auctioneer Britt Davis. Morning sales in Morgan Madison Jackson Marshall and Cullman counties finish, with Lawrence county properties to be bid on in the afternoon. Proceeds benefit the bank’s depositors as all other obligations are settled.
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Tennessee Valley Bank
Decatur
The
Valley Mortgage Company
Britt Davis
Benson Field
North Alabama
Morgan County
Morgan
Jackson
Madison
Marshall
Cullman Counties
Lawrence County
Sheffield
Florence
Russellville
Haleyville
Old
Body of Boy Believed Drowned After River Accident
A youth named Cooley, reportedly of Fifth Avenue South, fell into the Tennessee River near Limestone opposite Decatur around 12:30 PM while fishing. Rescue teams from Brown's Ambulance and Alabama Power life-saving crew stood by, but the body had not been found by 1:45 PM.
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Cooley
Fifth Avenue
South
Tennessee
Brown
Alabama Power Company
Decatur
Theft of Cow Ties Man to Larceny Charge
Arthur Harvel was held in city jail this afternoon on a warrant for grand larceny in connection with the alleged theft of a cow from W. T. Clemons of Burleson mountain neighborhood. Clemons identified a cow as the missing animal after arriving to report the loss. Patrolmen McCall Parker and Whitmire questioned Harvel before he was to be transferred to the county jail.
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Arthur Harvel
City
Grend
W. T. Clemons
Burleson Mountain
Harvel
MccCall
Parker and
Whitmire
Decatur
Clemons
Here
Antioch Baptist Revival Set to Start Sunday
The Antioch Baptist church revival begins on the third Sunday of August with Rev. Ben Collier and Rev. Geo. A. Downs leading. An all day service with dinner on the ground is planned, and services will be held morning and night throughout the week.
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Antioch Baptist Church Revival
Ben Collier
Geo. A. Downs
Michigan Solon Sets Meeting on CIO Plans in Decatur
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce announces a noon meeting at Hotel Lyons on Wednesday to discuss John L. Lewis and his CIO organizing drive. Representative Clare Bee will describe alleged violence and job losses tied to efforts to unite industrial workers under Lewis.
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Hotel Lyons
Chamber of Commerce of
Decatur
Lane
Chamber
Gilbert White
Chamber of Commerce
John L. Lewis
CIO
America
Lewis
Clare E. Bee
Michigan
Underwood to Speak at Grant Street Church of Christ
Rufus Underwood of Shreveport Louisiana will preach at the Wednesday evening service at Grant Street Church of Christ. The public is cordially invited to attend this time.
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Rufus Underwood
Shreveport
Grant Street Church of Christ
Wires Wreck Huge Ship At Florida Port
A 14 passenger Eastern Air Lines plane crashed into a temporary power line near Daytona Beach airport killing four. The big Douglas liner en route from Chicago to Miami struck the pole at 4 40 am and slid 100 plus yards into a thicket before stopping against a tree. Injured were several passengers and crew with shock and head injuries reported.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Pete Dygert
EAL
Miami
Dygert
Stuart Dietz
Baltimore
Robert Reed
Kingston
Jamaica
W. G. Marian
Ainares St
Mexico City
E. ‘W. Philpots
J. F
HLM
Hamilton
Warren Street
Detroit
F. M. Thompson
Pendleton Street
la Dunlap
Kingsburg
Chicago
Bryan Merrill
Eastern
J. F. Philpots
Florida Power and Light Company
Jacksonville
Charles H. Williams
Orlando
Charles M. Gratz
Morgan County boards eyes Farm Agent decision
After weeks of dispute the Morgan County Board of Revenue and the Extension Service near a solution. B G Hall a seven year Morgan county resident and Lauderdale county farm agent is the favored candidate with talks underway after contact with district agent J T High. Hall’s acceptance hinges on final agreement reached at the board meeting.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Farm Extension Service
B. G. Hall
Lauderdale County
Hall
J.T. High
Board of Revenue
Frank Martin
Danville
Theas
Andrew Farnett
Blount County
Martin
Martin Spen
Extension Service
Lauderdale
P.O. Davis
Hillsboro Revival Opens at Methodist Church
Hillsboro reports a revival beginning Sunday night August 15 at the Methodist church conducted by Rev. Morris the pastor. Public is invited to attend the services.
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Hillsboro
Methodist Church
Morris
Grand jury studies case on tenant farmer charged in boy’s death
Belzoni Mississippi August 10 a Humphreys county grand jury resumed study of a charge that J E Barnett a tenant farmer killed his 11 year old son Jordon.
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Belzoni
Miss
Humphreys County
J. E. Barnett
Jordon
Worlds grandstand seats for seeing new comet tonight
The Finsler comet, discovered by Swiss astronomer Finsler, will be brightest tonight and tomorrow. Look above the handle of the Big Dipper, then guide eyes to Mizar to spot the comet as it passes beneath the star during late hours. brightness will fade after these nights.
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New York
Finsler
Finsler A
Mizar
Torrid Heat Eases Across Alabama After Widespread Rains
Thunderstorms swept Alabama cooling highs and aiding crops though causing property damage. Wetumpka saw 1.30 inches while a general shower range from .03 to .80 inches fell across a wide area including Montgomery Auburn Florence Mobile and Union Springs with power outages and a lightning strike at a house and a store flagpole.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Wetumpka
Montgomery Weather Bureau
Pence
Auburn
Clantor
Do= thanaula
Florence
Gadaden
Goodwater
Mobile
Ozark
Thomas Ville
Union Springs
Silk strike spreads to Pennsylvania as talks begin
The CIO moves to close gaps in its silk workers strike with talks in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as Passaic Valley walkouts near completion. Reports say many plants shut down amid intensified picketing while unions across Newark oppose anti labor measures and reopens loom at Chrysler and Ford plants in Michigan and Ohio.
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Paterson
N. J
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Sdies
Passaic Valiey
Dallas
Herbert Harris
New Haven
George Baer
United Hat, Cap and
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Score
Ford Motor Company
Adrian Duffy
Great Lakes
National Maritime Union
Decatur City Acreage Totals 4240 Acres
In Decatur the total land area amounts to 4240 acres. The figure represents the city's measured acreage for planning and records.
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City of
Decatur
Japs Set Up Censorship and Military Moves Near Peiping
Japanese forces push toward Chahar and Suiyuan as clashes erupt at Ankow Pass near Peiping. Japan tightens control in Shanghai and Tianjin with military censors to monitor foreign mail, while Emperor Hirohito and General Sugiyama discuss the north China situation. The cabinet also extends wartime taxes to colonies.
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Great Wall of China
Ankow Pass
Peiping
Chahar
Suiyuan
Pass
Kalgan
Hungjso
Japan
Shanghai
Nanking
Tien Sin
Tokyo
Hirohito
Gen
Sugiyama
North China
Short Wave Station Planned for North Alabama Link
Officials expect a new short wave radio station to connect North Alabama with a state wide network. No formal announcement has been made but rapid setup is believed likely to speed calls to short wave sets soon to be mounted on patrol cars and motorcycles. Orders already cover Mobile Montgomery and Birmingham with Tennessee Valley as the local hub linking to other regional centers.
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North Alabama
Mobile
Montgomery
Birmingham
Tennessee Valley
Eea
Mussolini Arrives in Sicily for War Games Tour
Premier Benito Mussolini visited Sicily to oversee large war games on the island and to meet with local Sicilians as he prepared a political speech on international relations.
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Messina
Sicily
Benito Mussolini
America
Senate backs 10 cent cotton loans to farmers
Southern agricultural commissioners joined the Senate Agriculture Committee to craft a plan for a ten cent loan or subsidy system to stabilize cotton prices. The plan aims to set a ten cent bottom price, with government support if prices fall, and to avoid oversupply under a 12 cent loan policy.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Smith
D-Sc
Crop Reporting Board
Southern Agriculture Commissioners
Alabama Eyes 1937 Cotton Crop Of 1 302 000 Bales
Alabama predicts a bumper 1937 cotton crop of 1 302 000 bales. Farmers may face lower spot middling prices as declines register. (Continued on Page Two).
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Baby Girl Dies Again After Near-Death Revival
In New Market Tennessee a premature six month old baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cochran was pronounced dead but revived for 24 hours. The infant, transported to a hospital and then placed in a homemade coffin, was returned to life by a physician and survived until the night before dying again. The baby’s birth and death were tied to medical attempts to save the mother’s life.
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New Market
Tenn
D. R. Roach
Charles Cochran
Carpenter
Foster Sai
Cochran
Weather report for Decatur and Tennessee coast
The past 24 hours in Decatur saw a high of 100 and a low of 69 with no rainfall. Tennessee river stood at 16.4 feet and rising. The Alabama coast expected partly cloudy skies with showers on Wednesday. Tennessee forecast calls for possible showers and thunderstorms tonight into Wednesday with little change in temperatures.
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Decatur
Tennessee
Alabama
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