Intrigue and policy in early Roosevelt era
A Washington narrative details how Mrs. Hugh 8. Johnson was named chair of the NRA Consumers' Protective Board through female influence, while Mary Frances Robinson’s high profile draws fire. It also notes a tip about an Urschell kidnapping and FDR's discreet Cuba policy work with Taussig and Berle, highlighting Welles' crucial report on Machado.
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Washington
Hugh 8. Johnson
Consumers’ Protective Board
The
NRA
Johnson
Mary Rumsey
Emily Newell Blair
O. K
Mary Frances Robinson
Oklahoma City
Urschell
Oklahoma
Keenan
State Department
Cuba
Charles Taussig
A. A. Berle
Harvard
Warm Springs
Havana
Sumner Welles
Jim Farleys
Welles
Hyde Park
Machado
Factory Workers Return To Work In July
Secretary Perkins announced about 400 000 factory workers returned to jobs in July and manufacturing payrolls rose by about 29 million since March. Employment in manufacturing was 72 percent of June and the payrolls rose 7 9 percent, with further relief funds aiding about 15 million people in June.
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Washington
Aug
M—P
Perkins Today
Roosevelt
Labor Department
Emergency Relief Administration
Harry L Hopkins
Hopkins
Scouts Plan Decatur Overnight Before World’s Fair Visit
A party of 151 Boy Scouts from Lakeland Florida led by Frank Dix will spend the night in Decatur en route to Chicago for the World’s Fair events on August 24. Troop 20 hosts will greet the group, with supper at the Junior Chamber of Commerce hall and a probable camp at the Aycock building. Dix heads the Flaming Arrow Council in Florida.
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Decatur
Frank Dix
Lakeland
Fla
Chicago
Dothan
Mr. Dix
Nat Bass Named Assistant to Harcourt Morgan
Decatur records note the appointment of Nat Bass as assistant to Harcourt Morgan effective August 15. Bass is a University of Tennessee graduate and former state highway commissioner who recently visited Decatur as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Bowes.
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Decatur
Nat Bass
Harcourt Morgan
University of Tennessee Schoool
Bass
T. A. Bowes
Shoe Found On Twelfth Avenue Left Foot Size Eight
Police on Railroad Street hold for a claimant a white and black sport shoe, left size eight. Found Wednesday in the street by a resident who turned it over to officers. Police see no known owner and say the shoe does not belong to Cinderella due to size and gender.
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Railroad Street City Hell
Mé&N
Twelfth Avenue
East
Judge Malone Builds Campaign Appeal at Lexington Barbecue
Judge Malone of the eighth district traveled from Decatur to Lexington for a campaign barbecue inviting voters to hear his line of attack on personal contact, fitness, and honesty. He reports meeting about 200 voters daily and emphasizes nonpartisan local support over state political power. He also stopped in Tuscumbia Florence and Sheffield and spoke with Kiwanis members in Sheffield.
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Eighth
Decatur
Lexington
Malone
Judge Malone
Black Belt
Tuscumbia
Florence
Sheffield
Tri-Cities
Kiwanis Club
Civitans to Meet In Annual Session at Albertville
Civitan clubs from Alabama and Mississippi gather in Albertville for the annual conclave. A memorial service Sunday night led by Rev. Joseph Z. W. Rucker opens the proceedings, followed by district officer reports on convention progress and year’s work.
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Albertville
Ala
Civiteans
Alabama
Mississippi
Dis
Joseph Z. W. Rucker
Reverend Hart Resumes Activity After Illness
Reverend E N Hart pastor of West Westminster Presbyterian Church has recovered from a several days illness and is able to be up. Friends express relief and good wishes for his continuing health.
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E. N. Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Modification Proposed by Robert Lea Shifts Labor Clause
Officials indicate the change backed by Robert Lea deputy administrator reflects views of General Hugh Johnson as the first modification of the collective bargaining clause in the industrial act drafted with NRA. Roosevelt convenes Johnson and Ickes to accelerate the oil charter and calls coal operators who submitted codes to meet Johnson tomorrow.
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Robert Lea
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Roosevelt
Johnson
Ickes
Mediation Effort Aims To End Nationwide Strikes In Varied Trades
AP reports mediators backed by the NRA seek to settle strikes in needlework and fruit picking as a major eastern garment conflict peaks. Sixty thousand dress makers across New York New Jersey Connecticut and Pennsylvania join the walkout over sweat shop conditions. Additional Hosiery workers in Philadelphia and other sites contend with continuing stoppages.
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Associated Press
NRA
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Sian
Pacific Coast
Sete Care Sans Haga -Emn
Bionne
Saan
Philadelphia
More Processing Taxes Likely on Wheat and Cotton
Secretary Wallace warned of possible added processing taxes on wheat and cotton if prices keep falling. He did not specify triggers but said any levies would eventually return benefits to farmers. He also noted Southern cotton farmers must repay about $10 million of the $110 million in benefit payments from the cotton reduction campaign.
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Washington, D. C
Wallace
Community Sing Draws Big Crowd At Central Methodists
Predictions warned the community singing at Central Methodists church at 7 30 pm would be among the most interesting events in the group history. Officials expected many out of town visitors and local singing groups would provide entertainment.
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Central Methodists Church
Gun Fight Marks Escapes Efforts to Take Kansas
Gene Johnson, alleged member of the Underhill gang, was wounded and his wife gravely shot in a gun battle with Oklahoma and Arkansas officers near Bentonville Arkansas. Bloodhounds tracked others as a machine gun battle followed the clash while officers urged surrender.
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Bentonville
Ark
Gene Johnson
Underhill
Kansas Penitentiary
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Johnson
Woman Held After Poisoning Breakfast Of Three Children
Detroit police detained Mrs Beatrice Stanley after her husband’s two year unemployment and the poisoning of her three children at breakfast. Detectives say she admitted putting poison in jelly but stopped when the children became ill and summoned neighbors.
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Detroit
Mich
Beatrice Stanley
Truck Not Damaged By Fire On Wilson Ave
A truck in the 600 block of Wilson Avenue caught fire at 4 30 Wednesday afternoon due to defective wiring. Firefighters responded. only one crew entered as a chemical extinguisher sniffed out the flames.
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Wilson Avenue
Service Class Picnic Planned by Ninth Street Church
The Ninth Street Methodist Church service class will enjoy a picnic Friday evening at Green Gables. Members are asked to meet at the church at 5 30 o'clock.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
Green Gables
Mrs Gann Injured Falling at Central Baptist Funeral
Friends report Mrs. 8 P Gann suffered severe bruises after a fall Wednesday afternoon inside Central Baptist church during a funeral service.
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8. P. Gann
Central Baptist Church
Fruit Jar Pay Day for Morgan County Workers
Welfare workers announce fruit jars distributed to R F C workers in District 1 Decatur area for extra relief work. Further distributions scheduled next week at Cleve Watkins home Somerville Hartselle Motor Company Hartsville Leonard Heflin Danville Falkville Eva and McKendry Chapel locations. Distribution times 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the court house.
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Decatur
Cleve Watkins
Somerville
Hartselle Motor Company
Hartselle
Leonard Heflin
Danville
Jets
Falkville
Eva
McKendry
Morgan County
Billings Named Group Chairman in Alabama Legion
Roy C. Billings commander of the Morgan county post of the American Legion has been named chairman of the Alabama department membership committee. State commander W A Abramson announced the appointment. Billings led Decatur post to its best membership year and plans a statewide campaign with a goal of its highest ever. He will attend a Birmingham executive committee meeting Saturday.
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Roy C. Billings
Morgan County
American Legion
Alabama Department of the Legion
W. A. Abramson
Florence
Billings
Decatur
Alabama Department
Birmingham
Cotton Up As Market Rallies On Commodities Surge
New York August 17. Stocks and staples rose in a buoyant brief rally. Cotton at New Orleans gained about $2 a bale and later up to $3 as grain turned upward. Chicago grains opened lower but recovered with gains. Shares rose from $1 to $5, then eased in afternoon profit taking. Bonds responded similarly.
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New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Capt Easterbrook to Speak at St John’s Episco pal Church
Captain EB A Easterbrook of the Church Army will address the Lay Men's League of St John’s Episcopal Church this evening at 8 o’clock. All league members are urged to attend.
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EB. A. Easterbrook
Church Army
Miss Masterson Named Marion County Child Welfare Superintendent
Miss Mattie Frances Masterson of Decatur is chosen as superintendent of child welfare in Marion County. She has three years of teaching in Marion County schools and RCFC field work. A 1930 Woman's College graduate with high honors and Tri Sigma membership, she receives warm local congratulations.
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Mattie Frances Masterson
Decatur
Marion County
Outside salesmen and deliverymen exempt from hours rule
The Alabama Independent Merchants Association reports a bulletin from the National Association of Retail Grocers stating outside salesmen and deliverymen are not subject to the 48 hour maximum under the distributors code. A Washington administration note clarifies that time and one third pay applies to hourly workers, not to managerial staff or outside salesmen.
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Alabama Independent Merchants’ Association Today
National Association of Retail Grocers
Distributors Code
Washington
Absentee Ballots Arrive for Democratic Primary Nominee
Absentee ballots for the Democratic primary on September 12 have arrived at the courthouse. They are prepared for distribution to voters after the death of Edward B. Almon left the congressional seat vacant. Absentees can be requested at the courthouse clerk’s office.
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Congress
Edward B. Almon
Ocflan
Jury Orders Grand Jury Back To Probe Lynching
Tuscaloosa Alabama August 17 Judge Henry B Foster orders the grand jury to reconvene Monday to continue its inquiry into Sunday’s lynching of two Black men and wounding of another. A bullet from 36 caliber was removed from Dan Pippen Jr body for ballistic testing. Clark testifies he and other prisoners were lined up and shot after a punctured tire halted their transport.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Henry B. Foster
Grand Jury
Foster
Dan Pippen, Jr
Clark
Oine
Dairymen Meet at Chamber of Commerce
Members of the Huntsville Dairy men's Association and Morgan County Dairymen's Association met at the Chamber of Commerce at 1 pm to discuss phases of the national code for dairymen. The Morgan County dairy group completed an organization in spring and many details of the milk producers code remain to be outlined.
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Huntsville Dairymen’s Association
Morgan County Dairymen’s Association
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County
Revival Campaign Led by Rev. C. M. Tyndall
Rev. C. M. Tyndall pastor of Ninth Street Methodist Church in Limestone County conducts a revival this week at Chapel. He plans to return in time to fill his pulpit on the scheduled day.
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C. M. Tyndall
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Limestone County
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Dean
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Capt. Easterbrook
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