Alabama Tennis Seed Guernsey Wins Opener
Frank Guernsey of Orlando seeded No 1 defeated Houston Sadler of Jackson 6 1 6 4 advancing to the third round in the Alabama state tennis tournament. Sadler reached the second round by defeating Purvis Mil 3 Memphis 8 6 5 7 yesterday. The day also reports infantile paralysis cases at 270 total with 20 deaths and a meteorology note on cotton progress amid heavy rains.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank Guernsey
Orlando
Fla
Houston Sadler
Jackson
Tenn
Sadler
Guernsey
Purvis
Memphis
Montgomery
Alabama
State Health Department
TOASS
NRAS
Aefferson
Patrolmen Held In Assault Case In New York
Three men including New York City patrolman Andrew Bloom appeared in a police lineup on charges of criminal assault against 14 year old Irene Page of Greenville North Carolina. Bloom 38 and brothers Arthur 28 and Anthony Polanos 26 of Brooklyn deny the charges. Police say the girl was assaulted in Bloom s automobile and the others in a Coney Island hotel.
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New York
New York City
Irene Page
Hampton Avenue Extended
Greenville
N. C
Andrew Bloom
Brooklyn
Arthur
Anthony Polanos
Coney Island
Mary Astor Thorpe Custody Trial Quietly Presses Toward Settlement
Hollywood awaited a possible settlement as lawyers for Mary Astor and Dr Franklyn Thorpe met with Superior Judge Goodwin Knight at 10 am. and discussed terms on custody of four year old Marylyn. Both sides expressed hope but cautioned no agreement had been reached with trial to continue if terms fail. The case drew industry attention amid behind the scenes pressure from film groups and lingering questions about Astor's conduct.
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Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Franklyn Thorpe
Goodwin J. Knight
Marylyn
Joseph Anderson
Dr. Thorpe
Knight
Woolley
Hollywood
William Derage
Miss Astor
Thorpe
Marylyn Thorpe
Godspeed
Legion of Decency
Six Trapped After Lincoln Grocery Blast Collapse
Six men were trapped under tons of brick and wood when the south wing of Grainger Brothers wholesale grocery collapsed after an explosion in Lincoln on August 12. Two men were rescued and hospital bound. four remained buried as firefighters dug through debris. Officials suspect the blast originated in a cooking system in the basement of the three story building in downtown Lincoln. Most of the city’s fire apparatus were dispatched but the fire did not spread.
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Lincoln, Neb
Grainger Brothers Wholesale Grocery
Wholesale Grocery and Fruit Company
Lincoln
Wea
Master Farmer E. E. House Noted for Large Peaches
Athens Alabama August 12 Master farmer E E House is praised for fruit quality. His peach trees yielded peaches weighing twelve ounces each and all peaches were perfect and unblemished.
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Athens
Ala
E. E. House
County
Cooper Named General Manager Of Colbert County Fair
J. C. Cooper of Tuscumbia has been named general business manager for the Colbert County Fair. The sponsors call the event the big event of 1936. The fair runs from September 7 through September 12.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
J. C. Cooper
Colbert County Fair
Japanese Girl Stabbed and White Suitor Sought
Police hunted Ray Johnson 39 for the murder of Michi Takaoka exotic actress known as Neda Taka. The 25 year old was found with a slashed throat after a home intrusion and a heavy chisel implied as the murder weapon. Witnesses including William J. Barchand and Abe Zalitsky described intertwined romantic motives amid a traveling stage act.
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Michi Takaoka
Hubert Wallis
Ray Johnson
Cook
Neda Taka
William J. Barchand
New York
Takaoka
Abe Zalitsky
Barchand
Johnson
Taka
Austinvill e Matron Mary Jane Thompson Dies
Mrs Mary Jane Thompson 81 dies at 1 45 p m Tuesday at her daughter s home in Austinville after a long illness Services set for Thursday at 11 00 a m at Johnson Chapel with Rev W W Aldridge and Rev W E Pritchard assisting Interment directed by Brown of Decatur Procession leaves the Roberts home at 10 00 a m Surviving are two daughters 10 grandchildren and great grandchildren residents of Decatur Danville Route 3 Birmingham and Austinville The grandsons will be pallbearers and granddaughters will handle flowers She was well known in Morgan County.
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Mary Jane Thompson
S. F. Roberts
Austinville
Johnson Chapel
W. W. Aldridge
W. E. Pritchard. Brown
Decatur
Roberts
W. H. Holt
Danville
R. E
J. L. Roberts
L. B. Johnson
E. E. Corum
Christine Burns
Rt. 3
Annie Harp
Birmingham
Lois Dilbeck
W. A. Holt
Route 3
Thompson
Morgan County
Local firemen save Austin Harris home in attic blaze
Quick work by Johnston street fire company this morning prevented the flames from spreading to nearby buildings on James street Austinville. Alarm at 11 30 a m firemen arrived shortly after using a 160 gallon water tank with pump carried on the truck. The fire began from a defective flue causing minor roof and attic damage. Mr Harris and neighbors praised the firemen.
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Johnston Street
Austin Harris
James Street
Austinville
Harris
N C Couple to Marry in Surf near New Orleans
Miss Elsie Hagner and Merlin Andrews plan a wedding in the surf of Lake Pontchartrain tonight with bridegroom and attendants in bathing suits. The minister will read the service from a boat as spectators watch. The couple, met when he rescued her years ago, are tied to a Lake Pontchartrain bathing resort sponsor.
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New Orleans
Elsie Hagner
Merlin Andrews
Lake Pontchartrain
Miss Hagner
Andrews
Farm Exchange Page Debuts Weekly in The Daily
The Daily announces a new Farm Exchange Page appearing every Wednesday for farm families. It promises valuable information spanning many farming aspects and aims to support readers with ongoing weekly content starting today.
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Farm Exchange
Amern
Rebels and Government Clash Near San Sebastian In Civil War News
Reports from Gibraltar indicate contact between Moroccan rebel forces and Mola's fascists about 60 miles east of Badajoz near the Portuguese frontier. In San Sebastian, rebel artillery bombards government positions as defensive strains and water shortages worsen civilian conditions.
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Gibraltar
Emilio Mola
Badajoz
Seville
Robert B. Parker, JR
Associated Press
Iran
Spain
San Sebastian- Iran
San Sebastian
Burgos
Tolosa
Here
Madrid
Frente Popular
Popular Front
French Socialist Party
Spain Stakes Life in Two Civil War Offensives
The Spanish government launches two desperate offensives to halt fascist advances. Northern coast battles aim to block rebel border control near the Bay of Biscay while southern fighting seeks to stop the rebel push toward Madrid. Northwest Madrid militia push toward Oviedo as part of a broader plan to suppress the rebellion with Moroccan troops from Africa.
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Spain
Associated Press
Bay of Biscay
Madrid
Oviedeo
North Africa
Carden Not Yet Hired Counsel in Fatal Hit Run
L Carden of Hartselle Morgan County jail faces murder driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene charges in a death Sunday of Sam McCutcheon a 47 year old Hartselle businessman killed when struck by a car west of Hartselle. Coroner Lewis C Brown swore warrants with assistance from Sam Esslinger L A Bennett state patrol and Deputy Ed Templeton.
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L. Carden
Hartselle
Morgan County
Sam McCutcheon
Carden
West Pike
Lewis C. Brown
Sam Esslinger
L. A. Bennett
State Highway Patrol
Ed Templeton
Alabama Employers Urged to Return Status Reports
The Alabama Unemployment Compensation Commission warns all employers to promptly fill and return Form SR-1 status reports. The notice stresses compliance regardless of exemption status and states penalties for noncompliance. Mail reports to 623 Adams Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama.
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Alabama Unemy Compensation Commison
Alabama Unemployment Compensation Commission
Alabama
Adams,” Avenue
Montgomery
Political Tutor Charles Benoist Dies in Paris
Charles Benoist, long known as the political tutor of Henri, count of Paris and heir to the abolished French throne, died today in Paris at age 75.
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Paris
Charles Benoist
Henri
Football Star's Wreck Scene Sheds Light on Judgment
Charles Kemitzer, famed high school football star, escaped unharmed after a late night vehicle crash on Danville road near Austinville. His companion Horace Standridge suffered a deep cut and bruises and was treated at Benevolent Society Hospital before returning home to West Decatur.
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Charles Kemitzer
Danville Road
Austinville
Kemitzer
Horace Standridge
Benevolent Society Hospital
West Decatur
Child Dies At Local Hospital From Lockjaw
Everett Farley three years old son of Mr and Mrs Claude Farley 323 West Market street died at 8 15 this morning from lockjaw after stepping on a sharp bone and infection set in Burial is planned for 11 o clock Thursday morning at Elliott Cemetery on Joe Wheeler highway with Brown of Decatur in charge Parents survive
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Everett
Claude Farley
W. Market Street
Elliot Cemetery
Joe Wheeler
Brown
Decatur
Royer Seeks Board Place In City Council Race
George W. Royer local electrical engineer announced his bid for a city council seat. He was educated in Decatur schools and Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn and says he will push for a municipal light and water plant with thrift hor se sense and cooperation.
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George W. Royer
Royer
Decatur
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Harmony
Nine Arrested in Raids on Two Stills Near Decatur
Seven men, three white, were arrested at 5:30 this morning and jailed in Morgan county on whiskey manufacturing charges after raiding a 600 gallon still on W Flint creek nine miles from Decatur. Two white men were later jailed after a second raid on a two barrel still near Triana landing on the Tennessee river. The raiding party included Sheriff J Street Sandlin and Deputies Ed Blalock Aaron Walton W E Kilgore and Federal Officers Posey and Jenkins.
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Morgan County
W. Flint Creek
Decatur
County
J. Street Sandlin
Ed. Blalock
Aaron Walton
W. E. Kilgore
Posey and
Jenkins
Triana Landing
Tennessee River
Iles
Roosevelt backs continuing WPA relief wage policy
President asserts relief wages will stay at current levels amid complaints from private employers about low pay. He notes Mexican and Canadian borders and berry-picking regions show wages too low to attract workers, with New Jersey berry pickers unwilling to work for 90 cents daily. WPA progress wages rose from 50 to 52 dollars monthly as hours reduced.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Quarantine Bans Cast Over Twenty Counties
Annapolis authorities ordered a quarantine to shield midshipmen from infantile paralysis. Twenty Alabama counties plus five in Mississippi and twenty one in Tennessee were restricted from visits as part of the naval academy safety measure. Names include Lauderdale Colbert Franklin Lawrence Limestone Morgan Madison Marshall DeKalb Cherokee Etowah Calhoun St. Clair Blount Cullman Winston Fayette Walker Jefferson Shelby Clay Randolph Bibb.
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Annapolis
Alabama
Naval Academy
Bayson Bruce
U. S&s
Academy
Mississippi
Tennessee
Lauderdale
Colbert
Franklin
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan
Madison
Marshall
DeKalb
Cherokee
Etowah
Calhoun
St. Clair
Blount
Cullman
Winston
Fayette
Walker
Jefferson
Shelby
Clay
Randolph
Bibb
Race Feeling Less Tense in Calhoun Now
At noon today Governor Bibb Graves announced the national guardsmen sent to Calhoun had been withdrawn after a telephone conference with Judge R. B. Carr. The governor said the situation had quieted and only a few highway patrolmen remained on duty.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Nision
John C. Coleman
R. B. Carr
Calhoun Circuit Court
Carr
Racial unrest in Calhoun county as troops guard jail
In Anniston Alabama state troops move into Calhoun county after a negro sought for shooting three white possemen is jailed in Birmingham. Patrols round Bush cabin area as armed groups disperse and Gov Graves orders Bush to safety amidst renewed fear of violence.
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Anniston
Ala
Ullman Williamson
Art Bush
Associated Press
Calhoun County
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Ness
Pat
Albert Hicks
Forrey Martin
N. L. Summers
Pat Hicks
K'the A
Martin
Hill
Bush
Mons
R. B. Carr
John T. Moore
Gereva Williamson
Williamson
Bush House
Bibb Graves
Lloyd's Crossroads
Twelve Years Ago Today Returns To Editorial Page
The Daily reintroduces the feature Twelve Years Ago Today. Readers will find the first installment on the editorial page, recalling memories and events from the past with interest.
Tennessee River Weather Ahead With Rising Gauge
The Tennessee River rose with a gauge near 34 feet and 78 mm rainfall. Temperatures ranged from 70 to 3 degrees over 24 hours. Skies show fair tonight, with Thursday's coastal area partly cloudy and showers possible.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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U. S
Copenhagen
Mexico
Denmark
Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode
United States
Senorita Palma Guillen
Colombia
National Youth Administration
Grunau
Germany
University of Washington
Great Britain
M. Evans
C. H. Cleveland
Virgile Herron
Huntsville
Lee Highway
Herbert Herron
Virgle
Jack Smith
Laskville
Molly Milford
Surf
Race
Galhoun
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