Dewey to Run as Fusionist in New York County Race
Announcement that Thomas E. Dewey aged 35 will accept the Republican nomination for district attorney of New York County and also run as the Fusionist nominee. Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia seeks re election as Fusionist. La Guardia’s reform record is challenged by Tammany posts.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
New York County
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Dewey
la Guardia
Central Press
Black to quit Senate place immediately
Hugo L. Black won Senate confirmation as a Supreme Court Justice by a 63-16 vote and planned to resign at once. He will join the court in October, taking the seat of retiring Justice Willis Van De Vanter after a vacation.
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Washington
Hugo L. Black
Deep South
Supreme Court
Senate
Willis van de Vanter
New School Projects Approved Across Alabama Unite
State Public Works chief H S Geismer announced approval of school projects totaling 202951 dollars. Major grant of 38455 goes to Huntsville for East Clinton school. Other funded districts include Marion Hamilton Cullman Crenshaw Washington Bibb Randolph Clarke Etowah and Clarke counties with multiple schools and new buildings.
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Montgomery
Ala
City Board of Education
Huntsville
East Clinton
Geismer
Clanton
Alto
Chatom
Bibb
Nazi Training Camps Eyed by U S Officials
General Cummings asked the Bureau of Investigation to probe Nazi training camps across the nation to determine if federal law is violated. He said a cursory examination would start with Director J Edgar Hoover, followed by a formal inquiry if warranted. Citron reported receiving hundreds of complaints about camps in Andover New Jersey and other locations alleging firearm transfers in interstate commerce.
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Washington
Satay
Cummings
Bureau of Investigation
Citron
Department
Alabama highway funds boosted by Black Hobbs bill
Gastoni Scott, president of the state highway commission, said Alabama will receive about 19 million dollars under the Black Hobbs bill. The project could unlock roughly 3.5 million in new cash to pair with existing federal aid, with 2.6 million in federal funds already available for 1936. Grade crossing elimination and federal aid for 1937 and 1938 add up to several millions, contingent on matching by counties.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Gastoni Scott
State Highway Commission
Scott
Highway Department
Washington
Eskimos Offer Clues on Missing Soviet Plane
Eskimos on Barter Island reported hearing engine noises along the northern Alaska coast four to five days ago. Pilot Bob Randall, chartered by the Soviet embassy, traced a possible route from Herschel Island to Point Barrow as stormy weather paused the hunt.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Barter Island
Bob Randall
Barrow
148Th Meridian
North Pole
Moscow
Randall
Washington
Herschel Island
Point Barrow
County Court Docket Set for Morgan County Term
Judge Seybourn Lynne of Morgan County Court schedules the docket for the upcoming term. A two week session will commence on September 13.
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Seybourn Lynne
Morgan’county
DeKalb City Budget Shows 38 Cents Per Capita
In Decatur the Executive Department cost is 38 cents per person each year, a figure illustrating municipal spending levels and fiscal planning for the city.
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City of
Decatur
Dixie Graves ID selected report signals senate appointment
Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama and his wife Dixie were seen boarding an Eastern Air Lines plane to Washington after a high administration source said she would be appointed to fill the late Hugo Black seat in the U S Senate. A special fall election may be set for August 1 with primaries in May and June 1938. Dixie could serve until January 1939 if appointed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Dixie
Eastern Air Lines
Washington Q
Hugo L. Black
D-Ala
U. S. Senate
New Orleans
Atlanta
Dixie Graves
United States Senate
Supreme Court
Bibb
Graves
Grves
Black
Roosevelt
Ronald Comer
Lawrence Lee
Lister Hill
Washington
Indianapolis
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Patrolmen Host North Alabama Fish Fry at Wilson Dam
About 50 patrolmen attended a fish fry at Wilson Dam in North Alabama on Tuesday afternoon. Capt. Van Gilbert reported eighty pounds of fish were prepared and the event was described as a very enjoyable and great get-together.
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State Patrol
North Alabama
Wison Dam
van Gilbert
Capt. Gilbert
Limestone County Eyes Wet Election Rumors
Talk of a Limestone County election on the wet issue remains uncertain. The county went dry by about 300 votes in the last ballot and petitions must be filed with the probate judge within a set window before an election is called.
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Limestone
Limestone County
Petitons
Athong
Alabama
Two Boys Die In Closet Fire In Nebraska Suburb
In Ernb Nebraska a closet fire in a Wes leyville home claimed the lives of Richard Dudley 15 and Edward 13. The brothers died after becoming trapped while escaping through the attic as their father and mother were rescued by Louis Dudley who climbed a ladder from a second story window.
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Ernb
Neb
Wesleyville
Richard Dudley
Edward
Alfred Dudley
Louis
J. E. Taylor
State Motor Police
Justice Black Faces Heavy Caseload At Supreme Court Start
Justice Hugo L. Black will begin his term with about 300 cases on file. He will be sworn in October 4 and will earn 20000 dollars a year for life. He will vote first in conferences and may decline participation in some decisions.
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Washington
Hugo L. Black
Alabama
Supreme Court
Black
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lority
Collea
Lynching of Albert Gooden investigated by grand jury in Covington
In Covington Tennessee a grand jury probes the August lynching of Albert Gooden, a 35 year old accused slayer of Marshal Chester Doyle. Sheriff Vaughan offers testimony as jurors hear witnesses about the mob hanging and multiple shots, tying a plow rope around the victim’s neck and dropping him from a bridge.
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W. J. Vaughan
Albert Gooden
Chester Doyle
Mason, Tenn
Tipton County
R. B. Baptist
Scottsboro Bills Paid in Final Trial Costs
Costs for witnesses jurors bailiffs and other expenses from the Scottsboro Case trials are being paid today. Jackson county clerk J E Reid reports 4018.72 in checks distributed with Morgan county clerk John Green noting many claimants arrived early and half the total paid by ten this morning. Funds come from a legislative act and will remain with Jackson county for ninety days before returning to Alabama.
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Scottsboro
J. E. Reid
Jackson County
John Green
Morgan County
Alabama
Rabies Test Negative From Tennessee Valley Lab
A dog head tested for rabies at the Tennessee Valley Laboratory returned negative. The head was submitted by R. H. McAnnally of Somerville Route three who said the dog was struck by a cat after the animal allegedly hit him during a petting attempt.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
R. H. McAnnally
Somerville Route Three
County Health Director Administers Typhoid Vaccines
Dr. L. R. Murphree, county health director, continued rounds in the county today giving typhoid inoculations at various county points.
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L. R. Murphree
Roosevelt links democracy to broad power for all
President Roosevelt at Roanoke Island marks the 350th Lost Colony anniversary and warns against concentrating power in a privileged class. He defends majority rule as essential to liberty and criticizes rulers who favor a select few while praising democracy over dictatorship or anarchy.
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Manteo
Roanoke Island
Roosevelt
Lord Macaulay
H. 8. Randall
New York
Macaulay
United States
Lord Macaulays
Lord
Sixty Attend Civic Session of Decatur Industrial Association
About sixty people attended the Decatur Industrial Development Association meeting at Railroad Street city hall. President Charles T. Rountree led as the group adopted a constitution and by laws and appointed a committee to confer with the city council on municipal power in Decatur.
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Decatur Industrial Development Association
Charles T. Rountrée
Railroad Street
Decatur
Rountree
J. Robert Daniel
Cliff Nungester
Shen Bie
Night raid by Japanese warplanes on Chinese positions near Shanghai
Japanese aircraft bombed Chinese positions under a full moon as ships shelled shorelines north and east of Shanghai. Eight bombers over the French concession and international settlement targeted Hun giao airdrome while civic center Kiangwan suffered direct hits.
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Shanghai
Hungiao
French Concession
International Settlement
Japan
Yangtze
Wangpoo
Western
Shang
Formosa
Whangpoo River
Hongkew Rifle Range
Woosung Forts
Yangtze River
Civic Center
Kiangwan Civic Center
Great Shanghai
Finch to Undergo Operation at Benevolent Hospital
William S. Finch advertising manager of The Decatur Daily will enter Benevolent hospital late today for an operation. He is expected to be away from his desk about three weeks.
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Wiliam S. Finch
Decatur Daily
Benevolent Hospital
Finch
Weather notes on Tennessee river rise and Alabama forecast
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 16.9 feet at 7 o clock. The prior 24 hour high reached 98 degrees with a low of 74 and no rainfall. Alabama forecasts show partly cloudy skies tonight with possible thunder showers in the extreme west. Tennessee forecast calls for partly cloudy with isolated showers and cooler temperatures in the west.
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Tennessee
Alabama
West
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