Alabama House kills plan to ban mail voting
Alabama politics report shows a bill to abolish absentee voting by mail defeated 53 to 31 in the House. Debates focus on disenfranchisement fears and fraud prevention. Other items include a Senate vote on outlawing closed shop contracts and a Jim Crow passenger accommodation bill passing the House.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
House
Senate
Baldwin
Alabama Deep Sea
Earl Tucker
Clarke
Tucker
W. M. Beck
DeKalb
Washington
Oliver Young
Alabama Rural Electrification Authority
George Quarles
Dallas
Quarles
Roy Mayhall
Winston
State Health Department
John A. Lusk
Gadsden
Rules Committee
William B. Bankhead
D.-Ala
Aucion
Joe Poole
Dixon
Senate and Rules Committee
W. W. Malone
Athens
Poole
Rules Co i
Malone
Adminie Ists
Record Sum Raised In Year In Polio Fight
Hyde Park N Y Aug 10 President Roosevelt was informed the 1939 campaign for the national foundation for infantile paralysis raised a net of 1 329 100 more than 1938 and the best year yet An audit shows proceeds from organized parties 1 136 455 march of dimes 217 602 labor groups direct contributions and misc sources 96 971 total raised 1 451 000 deductions for committee expenses 121 929
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
National Foundation For
Keith Morgan
New York
Mrs Garner 76 Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs. R L Garner 76 a prominent West Morgan resident died at 6 30 AM at her Hartselle route one home after a lingering illness. She is survived by daughters Mrs Lara Cease and Mrs Mitchell Dobbs of Hartselle inc grana. Funeral at Herring cemetery Friday at 3 PM conducted by Rev J F T Brown with Peck Funeral directors in charge. Pallbearers named Charles G Hardwick W B Orr H S Hardwick S E Stewart Jr Hal Orr. Flowers by Mrs J F Stewart Mrs D K Wiggins Miss Italyne Hardwick Mrs E L Drinkard Mrs J L Houston Mrs Halorr.
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R. L. Garner
West Morgan
Hartselle
Garner
Lara Cease
Mitchell Dobbs
Hartselle Inc. Grana
Herring Cemetery
J. F. T. Brown
Hartselle Methodist Church
Peck
Charles G. Hardwick
W. B. Orr
H.S. Hardwick
S. E. Stewart, Jr
Hal Orr
J. F. Stewart
D. K. Wiggins
Italyne Hardwick
E. L. Drinkard
J. L. Houston
Halorr
Passenger Train Collides With Freight Near Pickensville
Frisco Lines reports a midnight collision between a passenger train bound for Pensacola and a freight train at Pickensville Alabama. No serious injuries. several passengers shaken, one crew member hurt. Investigation underway.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frisco Lines
Pickensville
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
Courageous Fred Snite Jr Marries Teressa Larkin
In River Forest Illinois Fred Snite Jr an infantile paralysis victim in an iron lung for three years married Teressa Larkin 25 of Dayton Ohio. The ceremony at the Snite home was performed by Rev J W Morrison with attendants Terrence Dillon and Mary Loretta Snite.
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Chicago
Fred Snite, Jr
Teressa Larkim
Dayton
Ohio
Stite
River Forest
J. W. Morrison
Snite
Fred, Sr
Terrence J. Dillon
Mary Loretta
Young Snite
Miss Larkin
Thomas Larkin
Cook County
Martin Hogan
Cook County Clerk’s Office
John T. Snite
Teresa
Fred
Georgian Court
Lakewood
N. J
Danzig Leader Forster Ends Speech Amid Danzig Tensions
In Free City Danzig Albert Forster, fresh from Berchtesgaden, urged peace against Polish threats but faced boos. Tensions rose as Yugoslavia resisted wartime German Italian demands and talks of Salburg meeting on axis policy surfaced amid broader fears of a Rome Berlin alliance.
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Free City OF
Danzig
Langer Market Place
Albert Forster
Adolf Hitler
Forster
Yugoslavia
Europe
Free City
Belgrade
Erman Frontier
Romania
Bulgaria
Britain
France
Salburg
Japan
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Colt Show in Full Stride Delayed Until After Noon
The Colt Show in Morgan county town drew a growing crowd with 78 entries by 1 15 PM and many more en route. Decatur residents joined Trinity friends as the event surpassed prior shows in attendance and promised strong results despite a late start. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce, represented by Roland Gray and John Patterson, planned to award numerous prizes.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Trinity
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Roland Gray
John Patterson
Beloved Falkville Woman Emily Brown Dies After Illness
Mrs. Emily Brown 47 of Falkville died at home Wednesday afternoon after a long illness. Survived by husband L E Brown son Zellie parents Mr and Mrs T P Summerford of Falkville two brothers J A Summerford Rawls Texas L H Summerford Falkville seven sisters and a large number of relatives. Funeral services Friday at 3 30 PM at Falkville Methodist Church with interment directed by Crankard Howell pallbearers and floral organizers named.
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Emily Brown
Falkville
Methodist
L. A. Powell
R. N. Moore
Crankard Howell
Bur! West
R. A. Summerford
Frank Clark
J. Q. Trim
Austin Plemmons
Murray Rowe
Annie May Rowe
Ruth Clark
Mary Alice Plemmons
E. N. Rowe
Annie Sue Moore
Marjorie Clark
Ruby Brown
Jean Drinkard
Louise Sibley
Mary Lynne Rowe
Martha Glenn Rowe
Pauline Price
Eula May Smallwood
Russell Speake to Renovate Store on Second Avenue
Russell Speake announced renovations at the Second Avenue store including painting and papering to be completed this week. He said only a few alterations remain beyond the decorating to enhance the shop’s appearance.
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Russell Speake
Second Avenue
Speake
Freighter Pipestone County Sails for France After Fire
The American freighter Pipestone County, after quelling a mid ocean fire in one of her holds, resumes passage toward France.
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Boston
Pipestone County
France
Glamor of Premier Turnout Fails to Hush Theatre Union Clash
Hollywood and Broadway stars gather in Atlantic City for a showdown over a union jurisdiction dispute. Ralph Morgan leads the SAG drive against the AFL executive council’s handling of a bid by the Stagehands Union to absorb dissident actors led by Sophie Tucker and William Green, with a verdict expected by Friday.
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Ralph Morgan
Screen Actors Guild
Hollywood
Guild
Associated Actors and Artists of America
Stagehand Union
Ann Sheridan
Franchot Tone
Edwar Arnold
Olivia de Haviland
James Cagney
President Morgan
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Sophie Tucker
William Green
APL
International ‘Alliance of
American Federation of Actors
A F. A
Associated Actors
Artists of America
Harry Richman
AD AO KO
Morgan
Edward Arnold
Binnie Barnes
Jean Muir
Wayne Morris
Mischa Auer
Henry Hull
Lucille Gleason
Larry Steers
Newark
Tallulah Bankhead
Frederic March
Peggy Wood
Green
AFL
Stock Law Vote Set for Thursday
Alabama August 10 Rep. D A Walden Henry proposes a statewide stock law bill and Rep Charles Norman Bullock has a county option measure on the calendar both to be taken up as special orders of business next Thursday amid heated controversy.
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Ee Aes Ala
Arom
Deal Reached for Mobile Dauphin Island Air Base
Alabama Adjutant General Ben Smith announced a tentative agreement with the city of Mobile to develop an air port and aerial gunnery base on Dauphin Island.
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Montgomery
Alan
Alabama
Ben Smith
Mobile
Dauphin Island
Stahlman in Youth Plea Before Kiwanis Club
E. B. Stahlman Jr. spoke to Decatur Kiwanis members and guests from Tuscumbia and the local school system on youth character building and crime redemption. He urged 100000 Kiwanis members to meet national youth challenges and criticized government practices affecting liberty. The talk drew an ovation from a well attended gathering.
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E. B. Stahlman, Jr
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Club
Decatur
BE. Alverson
Buck Rogers
P. D. Foster
Tuscumbia
John 8. Adams
Goodyear Service
Charles Winston
Wofford Oil Company
W. EB. Waterhouse
First Baptist Church
John Fowler
Kiwanis
University of Alabama
Messrs. McWilliams
Floyd
Carey
Shackleford
Muller
Lockwell
Bloodhounds Track Four Escaped Jail Inmates Near Bay Minette
Bloodhounds and South Alabama officers hunted four of five white men who escaped Baldwin county jail at 1 a m after sawing a rear door latch. One escapee, Ralph Vetter, was recaptured near here and injured while fleeing. remaining suspects were Milton Vetter George Coleman Bud Strickland and Wilson Jetton.
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Bay Minette
Ala
South Alabama
Baldwin County
W. R. Stuart
Atmore
Stuart
Ralph Vetter
Milton Vetter
Ralph
George Coleman
Bud Strickland
Wilson Jetton
Talent Scout Confesses in Death of Girl
Ruth Frances Dunn, 17, was found dead on a Boca Raton coastal road after a self-styled talent scout abducted her and 19-year-old Jean Bolton from Miami. Jefferson, a 34-year-old man described as having film and stage background, confessed to kidnapping the two girls, binding, assaulting Dunn, and stabbing her to death. Bolton escaped and sought aid, while the search for a second missing girl continued.
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Boca Raton
Pla
Ruth Frances Dunn
Miami
Charles R. Jefferson
Miss Dunn
Miss Bolton
Jefferson
Lieute
Palm Beach
Melchen
Jefferyson
Miss du
Bolton
Dunn
Malone Says Talk Very Satisfactory From Hast Visit
Baynard Malone returned from a trip to Hast with John McKibben secretary of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and described the visit as very satisfactory. McKibben met Mayor Tom Harrison and Quince Eddins to discuss further industrial talks and potential developments.
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Baynard Malone
John McKibben
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
McKibben
Tom Harrison
Quince Eddins
Malone
Weather summary for Tennessee region and nearby states
Weather report notes a Tennessee river gauge, temperatures around 70 degrees, a trace of rain, and partly cloudy conditions. Warmth continues in the west with tonight and Friday forecast for mostly cloudy to scattered showers in Alabama and Florida, light to moderate southerly winds.
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Tennessee
Westion
Alabama
Florida
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