Tragic train crash kills 22 at Quebec crossing
Twenty two men and boys die when a Canadian Pacific freight train strikes a truck carrying about 40 people returning from a political rally near Louisville Quebec. At least a dozen injured, four survivors escape, and rescuers pull bodies from the wreckage as priests give last rites. Victims are local residents and the crossing is at grade with no obstruction to warning signals.
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Louisville
Que
Canadian Pacific
Canon Elisee Panret
Donat Baril
Abde Paul Decarufel
Three Rivers
Emund Houlein
Paul Caron
Union Nationale
Rooster Lays An Egg Daily In Virginia Barnyard
A two year old rooster in E E Harrison's Tunstall, Virginia barnyard has begun laying eggs. Agricultural Agent W B Perry relayed that the bird laid four eggs after confinement in a cage and now is kept off the roost until it lays each morning.
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Providence Forge
E. E. Harrison
Tunstall
New Kent County
W. B. Perry
Harry L. Moore
Virginia Tech
Moore
Harrison
Dove season dates announced in Alabama counties
The U S Bureau of Biological Survey set new open season dates for migratory birds. Doves may not be shot in most Alabama counties in September with November 20 to January 31 and December 20 to January 31 as open periods in the northern region including Pickens Tuscaloosa Jefferson Shelby Talladega Clay Randolph and all counties north.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Pickens
Jefferson
Shelby
Talladega
Clay
Randolph
All Counties
Dick Kennedy Enters Race for Decatur City Council
E. W. Dick Kennedy announces candidacy for a seat on Decatur city council in the September election. He advocates municipal ownership of the light and water plants and pledges to serve taxpayers sincerely if elected. Kennedy has lived in Decatur since 1915, served thirteen months in France with the AEF, and belongs to the Kiwanis Club and Morgan County Post No. 15 American Legion.
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E. W
Dick” Kennedy
Goodrich Silvertown
Decatur
Kennedy
France
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Morgan County
American Legion
Nasal spray effectiveness studied in Alabama poliomyelitis outbreak
Dr Charles Armstrong of the public health service leads a check on the nasal spray preventive for infantile paralysis in Montgomery Alabama. He will review state health records since June and notes 100 WPA nurses gathering data. Three new cases were reported yesterday, totaling 274 in the state.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charles Armstrong
Public Health Service
Armstrong
State Health Department
WPA
Cullman Board of Financial Control Resignations
Governor Bibb Graves accepted resignations from four Cullman county board members and named replacements. The outgoing members were J. Shelby Bland W. E. Humphries R. Lem Bates and Emmett S. Oden. Replacements named today are W. H. Keaton Van Kinney J. W. Shoemaker and C. A. Cruce all as Democratic nominees for the posts in November.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Cullman County Board of Financial Control
J. Shelby Bland
W. E. Humphries
R. Lem Bates
Emmett S. Oden
W. H. Keaton
Cullman
van Kinney
Harceville
J. W. Shoemaker
C. A. Cruce
Bremen
Morgan County WPA road and bridge project approved
Orville Rush, personal representative of Alabama Governor Bibb Graves, said the comptroller general's office approved a 41524 WPA project for constructing and improving roads and bridges in Morgan County. Ray Crow will make the final allotment decision.
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Washington
Orville Rush
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Comptroller General
Morgan County
Ala
Ray Crow
Cotton Market Ends Barely Mixed After Active Weekend
New Orleans August 15 The cotton market showed little movement and ended the day with a net change of three points higher to one point lower after an active weekend session. Increased hedging caused a 50 cents per bale drop, but losses were recovered.
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New Orleans
Severe heat persists across Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri
A AP report notes scattered clouds over hot zones in the Middle Plains and Southwest as heat continues with 100 degree conditions. Winds from hot air sweep Kansas Oklahoma and Western Missouri, targeting relief as fatalities exceed forty in the week.
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Associated Press
Middle Plains
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Industrial activity eases after ten week rise
Slackening of activity along the industrial front is indicated in this week's business barometers after a strong recovery march through July. The AP index shows a moderate decline interrupting a ten week advance that had reached the highest point since February 1930.
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New York
Associated Press
Far West Building Boom Drives Permits Across Seven States
San Francisco reports a sharp rise in building activity with permits totaling over 20 million dollars monthly for the past quarter. In the last three months, Western states averaged four times the permit values of 1934, reflecting a wide regional expansion.
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San Francisco
Far West
Far Western
Three Miners Entombed in Ontario Gold Mine
Kirkland Lake Ont Aug 15 Three miners are dead after a rock fall trapped them half a mile underground at the Lake Shore gold workings. One body was found on the 2700 foot level. names given are Jack Bottrill James Morden and Roy War. Other shift members escaped.
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Kirkland Lake
James Morden
Roy War
Post Intelligencer Fails to Publish Amid Guild Strike
Seattle oldest newspaper the Post-Intelligencer did not publish for a second day as pickets patrolled the sidewalks. The strike by the American Newspaper Guild halted operations after the discharge of a drama editor and photographer.
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Seattle
Seatle
The
Post-Intelligencer
American Newspaper Guild
Wearst
Guild
Americans win unofficial Olympic swimming titles in Berlin
In Berlin on August 15, the United States led by Marshall Wayne and Elbert Root won the unofficial men’s swimming crown with 83 points to Japan and Holland. Rita Mastenbroek led Dutch wins in backstroke amid a broader U S edge in overall tally 55 to 52 for Holland.
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Berlin
America
Aequatic Stars
Japan
Holland
Italy
India
Marshall Wayne
Miami Blond
Elbert Root
Chicago
Pla
Angina Pikes
United
Eine
Detsu Hamaro
Rita Mastenbroek
Dina Senff
Lenore Kight Wingard
Homestead
Mary Lou Petty
Seattle
United States
Trio of barmen shot down in labor feud clash
A gunman opened fire on three barmen after a confrontation at a restaurant, killing Harry Koenig of New York and wounding bystanders. Police seek the assailant, suggesting a labor feud may be involved as several victims, including Philadelphia man Benjamin Paul and Cleveland’s Jack Gold, are hospitalized.
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Harry
Koenig
New York
Benjamin Paul
Philadelphia
Jack Gold
Cleveland
Jennieees
Rochester
Ships Caught in Typhoon Off Luzon Coast
Two ships the Fathomer and the Tewated were aground off the Cagayan province coast after a typhoon lashed the north of Luzon. Distress calls were sent as the storm signal ten was raised at Aparri for the first time in history. The Fathomer reported being out of the typhoon center and requested guidance on needing assistance amid the approaching gale.
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Manila
Luzon Island
Fathomer
Cagayan Province
Ape
Aparri
Philippines
Phoon
Lygon
Cagayan
Savage blows from rebels and Madrid clash escalate
Rebels press attacks along the Bay of Biscay and across northern-central Spain with heavy casualties on both sides. A government crackdown in Oviedo and San Sebastian reports, while London warns on arms supplies and Portugal notes shifts as neutrality talks stall in Paris and Rome.
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Associated Press
Tren
Bay of Biscay
Spain
Irish Foreign Office
J-O
Amblerin
London
Foreign Office
Croydon
Barcelona
Campo Major
Portugal
Lisbon
Madrid
Iran
San Sebastian
Badajoz
War Ministry
Granada
Zaragoza
Huesca
Oviedo
Guadarrama Mountains
Paris
Rome
Berlin
Reich
Cherokee County Centennial Celebration Ends in Alabama
Cherokee County marked its centennial with morning war dances and games as the two day program closed in Center Alabama. Chief Standing Deer led more than 50 Cherokees from North Carolina for the anniversary events commemorating the carving of Cherokee county from the old Cherokee nation.
Cotton consumption rises in the year to July
Washington reports cotton use for the year ending July 31 reaching 6,348,423 bales of lint and 731,490 of linters, up from 5,360,867 lint bales and 719,028 linters the previous year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Plan resumes for University center in Decatur
Dr. San J. Hocking of the University of Alabama extension service will speak at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Lyons hotel assembly room as Decatur pursues a university center. The center would offer two years of college work with classes five nights weekly if approved, using the high school for classrooms.
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San J. Hocking
University of Alabama Extension Service
Decatur
Lyons Hotel
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Gilbert G. White
Decatur Chamber
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Hocking
R. EB. Tidwell
Chamber of Commerce
City Board of Education
University” of Alabama
Minister struck in head under alleged communist letters theft
Dr. Vaughn, the minister, was slugged entering his hotel room and a bundle of 250 anti communism letters were stolen. Police say he was unconscious for minutes and a 1 500 name address book is missing. He suspects no single person.
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Vaughn
Ligon Announces Candidacy for City Council
J D Ligon a prominent Second Avenue merchant civic worker and religious leader declares for city council. He vows to better conditions municipal ownership and to represent all Decatur residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Ligon
Second Avenue
Mr. Ligon
Decatur
Tennessee
Brunson to Represent at World Power Conference
W. M. Brunson appointed by Gordon Persons to represent him at the world power conference in Washington scheduled for September 7 to 12. The invitation came from Interior Secretary Ickes.
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Brunson
Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
W. M. Brunson
Gordon Persons
Alabama _ rural electrification authority
Washington
Interior
Ickes
Patrol Head's 12 Year Old Son Receives Artist Praise
Nas Gilbert the 12 year old son of Captain Van Gilbert head of the state highway patrol has garnered praise for outdoor color paintings. His works on display at the patrol office along Bee Line highway near the Tennessee river bridge show oil and pencil sketches. With only three painting lessons Nas has attracted notice for his clever artistry and a sketch of his father hangs among the works.
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Buddy Wilson Gilbert
van Gilbert
Bee Line Highway
Tennessee River Bridge
Nas
Gilbert
Extortion Charge Shocks Hewitt Sterilization Trial
In San Francisco Aug 15 extortion charges surprise the trial of two physicians in the Hewitt sterilization case. The defense calls heiress Ann Cooper Hewitt a tool in a plot to extort large sums from her mother as cross examination continues.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
I. M. Golden O
Miss Hewitt
Sawdust Used As Crack Filler In Road Repairs
Sawdust mixed with asphalt is being used by the department for repairing concrete roads. It serves as a crack filler when joints are cut or opened on the north and south Bee Line highways. The practice, though used elsewhere for years, is relatively new to the area.
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Stately Department
Bee Line
City Officials Complete Signing of New Bonds in Eight Hours
Mayor A Nelson and City Clerk EB W Collier of Decatur finished autographing about 1800 bonds each to total 1 775 600 dollars. The issue refinances current municipal debt at a lower interest rate and replaces old defaulted bonds. Signing began 11 a m and ended 7 15 p m with a lunch break. Bonds will be exchanged in Birmingham for the old issues as fast as they arrive.
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Decatur
A. Nelson
Eb, W. Collier
Robert M. Cleckler
Trust Department
First National Bank
Birmingham
Cullom Walker
Polio Cases Rise With Three New Infections
Alabama reports three new polio cases today raising total infantile paralysis toll to 277. Cases labeled sporadic spread across Winston Marshall and Baldwin counties with no county exceeding prior daily ten. overall 20 deaths to date, none recent.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Winston
Marshall
Baldwin
Lemke-Landon faction endorsed at National Union for Social Justice
At Cleveland on August 15 the National Union for Social Justice endorsed Representative William Lemke for president and Thomas O’Brien for vice president. Only one delegate voted no amid boos from the crowd as Johnny O’Donnell was escorted out and Father Coughlin addressed the convention denying ties to Hearst and the Liberty League.
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Cleveland
National Union For Social Justice
William Lemke
Thomas
O’brien
Charman Sylvester McMahon
Johnny O'Donnell
Pennsylvania
O’donnell
McMahon
O'Donnell
Father Coughlin
American Liberty League
Charles J. Madden
Roosevelt
Maden
Lincoln
Jefferson
American Liberty
Father Eslin
Lemke
Onan
Randolph Hearst
The
Liberty League
Weather Outlook for Gulf States With Patchy Showers
The Tennessee river gauge shows three feet and falling. Temperatures range from 74 to 95 in the last 24 hours with no rainfall. Alabama and Florida coast areas expect fair to partly cloudy skies with possible showers, and southeast winds. Central and east gulf states forecast mostly fair west with scattered afternoon thundershowers in the east. Temperatures near normal in the south and east, cooler in the northwest portion.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Central
East Gulf States
East
Northwest
Sasitiers Eee
Andy
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DOVE
NEA Service, Inc
Dionne
Emilie
Yvonne
Dick Kennedy
Morgan Project
Rebel Forges
S. J. Hocking
Patrol Head
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