Morgan County Farmers Gather at Camp Ground Assembly
Hundreds of Morgan County farmers and families assembled at Camp Ground near Hartselle to hear talks, enjoy music, pass resolutions, and discuss agricultural education and protection. The gathering urged Roosevelt to extend the 12 cent cotton loan as speakers from Goode Edwards and local federations explained farm objectives.
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Hartselle
Morgan County Farmers Federation
W. H. Gregory
Alabama
J L.wards
Alabama Hace Amar Mae Hve
Morgan
North Alabama
M N
Goode
Roosevelt
United States
Edwards
Selma
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Probate Office prepares delinquent tax notice for first publication
The county probate office is preparing a nonresident delinquent tax notice and expects first publication this Saturday. The notice lists the delinquent properties and involved parties as part of the tax collection process.
Markets at a Glance Mixed with Gains in Some Sectors
New York stocks firm with a recovery after a hesitant start. Bonds steady with small price moves. Utilities and specialties rise while foreign exchanges and sterling fall. Cotton and sugar advance on strong demand. coffee steady with Brazilian buying. Chicago wheat up on frost, corn offerings rise. Cattle mostly steady. hogs fall slightly with early top at 12.16.
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New York
Chicago
No Compromise Yet Reached On Death Sentence
Washington reports no agreement on the compulsory abolition of unnecessary holding companies as House and Senate leaders push a public utility bill. Senator Wheeler of Montana calls for dissolution of surplus holdings while noting tentative prospects for compromise despite renewed talks.
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Washington
House
Senate
Wheeler
Mont
Alabama House Kills Reapportion Bills By Postponement
In Montgomery on August 16 the Alabama House rejected the Walker-Byars reapportionment bills and postponed them to the 40th day of the 50 day session. The vote to table Miller's motion failed, then Miller's motion was adopted, effectively killing the measures that would shift many seats from south to north Alabama. The tally on the table motion showed 37 ayes and 58 nays with a roll call listing numerous representatives across districts.
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William IL. Truby
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
House
Miller
Qumter
Alabama
Coleman
Aye
Speaker
Adams
Braswell Buffington
Burleson
Byars
Calhoun
Castleberry
Chichester
Connor
Delany
Douglass
Heflin
Hendley
Hill
Hodges
Hillingsworth
Johnston
Jones
Lusk
Owen
Etowah
Owens
Madison
Petrey
Posey
Walker
Propst
Reid
Robertson
Cullman
Sanford
Shaver
Sparks
Spence
Todd
Tolbert
Waldrop
Welch
Nay—Arnold
Austin
Bateman
Blan
Bridges
Britton
Carter
Cook
Long
Matthews
Moore
McGowin
McPhaul
Norman
Bullock
Decision on Loan Still In Abeyance
The announcement from Washington reports that a decision on the loan remains in abeyance as of August 16. No further details on the loan purpose or approving body are provided in the readable text.
Massive Drainage Project Planned For Dry Creek Area
A $200000 drainage scheme in Decatur will dig a new Dry Creek channel from 200 to 900 feet wide and up to 10 feet deep to relieve flood risk from Wheeler Dam. TVA engineer J H Kimball says the project, to be built in six months, will employ hundreds and reroute surface streets at Riverview Avenue and nearby roads.
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Dry Creek
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wheeler Dam
J. H. Kimball
Knoxville
TVA
Riverview Avenue
New Drive Seen Likely By Nazis
Julius Streicher denounces Jewry as traitors in two mass meetings. He links Jews foreign press Bolshevism and Catholic baptism, signaling a forthcoming intensified anti Semitism campaign in Germany. Police patrols and storm troops kept streets quiet as Jewish leaders warned their communities.
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A .D. Stefferudted
Esblin
Nurnberg
Alabama repeals street anti sedition law in July
Governor Bibb Graves veto delay sparks dispute as Harrison of Warengo hawks repeal in the House. The street anti sedition law is listed as Alabama law effective July 31 after Secretary Howell Turner notes late veto. Graves says veto arrived too late and constitutional law began July 31.
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Montgomery
Ala
Harrison
Warengo
Othe Street
St Thes
Graves
Alabama
Howell Turner
Bibb Graves
Meter Readers Collegrans Committee Told
The Senate lobby committee heard that Ridgefield Connecticut residents telegrammed Senator Maloney to oppose the Wheeler Rayburn bill claiming their meter reader would lose his job if they did not. Harry E Hull testified about 88 telegrams with some senders evasive or unlocatable. The panel also questioned Howard Hopson on his actions against the utilities bill.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Ridgefield
Conn
Wheeler- Rayburn
Harry E. Hull
Maloney
Hull
Ntic PT
Howard ©. Hopson
Small Morning Fire Causes Minor Damage
A fire at a dwelling on Sycamore W Market streets at 1 am caused only small damage. Firemen brought the blaze under control before it spread to nearby houses.
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Sycamore W
Farm rally in Hartselle lists attendees
The Hartselle farm rally drew a group of attendees including Harry Higdon Welch Dinsmore Charles T. Rountree Paul Davis Wallace Meadows Gilbert White P P Gilchrist and Barrett Shelton.
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Hartselle
Harry Higdon
Welch Dinsmore
Charles T. Rountree
Paul ©. Davis
Wallace Meadows
Gilbert White
P. P. Gilchrist
Barrett Shelton
Merchants Committee to Hold Monday Meeting
The Merchants Committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday afternoon at 4 at the Chamber offices. Each member is asked to bring three merchants to the gathering.
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Merchants Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce
Modest Farm, Post Rose To Become One Of Great Fliers
The account recalls Wiley Post rising from modest roots near Maysville Oklahoma to become a top aviation figure. Instructed by Burrell Tibbs and Dorsey Askew, he joined the flying trio with F. C. Hall behind the Winnie Mae flights that made world fame. Post, blinded in one eye from an earlier accident, pursued record attempts from 1929 onward, including the globe circling feat. Born in Grand Saline, he caught the aviation bug in 1919 while rigging in Oklahoma oil fields.
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Post
F. C. Hall
Dent Oil
Beacher
Winnie Mae
Mier
Harold Carry
Globe
New York
Fost
Grand Saline
Oklahoma
Avia
Ugh
Will Rogers Biography and Career Highlights
Will Rogers born November 4, 1879 in Indian Territory grew into a famed cowboy, humorist, writer, lecturer, and performer. He claimed Claremore as home and lived between Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, tracing Indian blood with pride. He rose from medicine shows to vaudeville and top stages after early cowboy days and a wild west ranch show.
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Frese
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers
Will
Oolagah
Indian Territory
Claremore
Okla
Oklahoma
Beverly Hills
Santa Monica
California
Kidder
Willow Hassell
Neosho
Kemper Military Academy
Booneville
Zach Mulhall
Keenie
Madison Square Garden
the Garden
Charley Mack
Moran
Mack
Nate
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Die in Alaska Crash
Governor Bibb Graves mourns the loss of Will Rogers and Wiley Post describing them as pivotal to American air transport and humor. Mary Rogers, 19, daughter of Will Rogers, learns of her father’s death while rehearsing in Maine. In Washington, Vice President Garner and others express grief over the aviation disaster.
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Montgomery
Ala
America
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Kowhegan
Mary Rogers
Alaska
Lakewood Summer Theatre Players
Rogers
Washington
Garner
Wiley
Burns
Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover Administration
Oklahoma
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Morgan Farmer
Camp Ground
Farm Federation
Streicher
Hobson
Utility
Probers
Tad
Wyker
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