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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1935

Page

2

Indictment Hits General Denhardt Over 700 Guardsmen

An indictment accuses General Denhardt of disobeying a July restraining order and improperly directing Kentucky National Guard units in Harlan County during the August 3 primary election. The grand jury also considers other guards officers and potential additional charges as investigations continue.

Kentucky Naguard Tlectay Commonity Daniel Boone Den Harlan Circuit Court Denhardt of State of Kentucky

Behind The Scenes In Washington Lobbying Shadows

A 1935 NEA service piece outlines how shipbuilding and merchant marine lobbies shape Washington policy. It highlights big contractors, naval suppliers, and banks steering funds, contracts, and legislation for a government role in maritime affairs, with figures like Joe Silverman cited as influence in War Department circles.

Rodney Dutcher NEA Service Stak Ashington Navy Army Washington Merchant Marine Bethlehem New York Newport News Ue Army Joe Silverman Joe War Department Capitol Hill Copeland Barbour Reynolds NEA Services Inc

Court delays contempt case against General Denhargt

General Denhargt, under subpoena to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt, failed to appear as ordered. The Commonwealth's Attorney noted that any punishment lies in the jury's discretion and cannot be pardoned by the governor, with action postponed to today.

Denhargt Commonwealth Smith

Graves Rejects New Bill Proposals on Education Funding

Alabama lawmakers debate salary levels for state colleges and universities with specific allocations for the Alabama College for Women, University of Alabama, and Normal and Trade schools. A second bill aims to curb nepotism in schools while another revises state tax commission salaries.

Alabama College For Women Alabama Normal Troy Livingston Florence Jacksonville Negro Normal Montgomery School of Trade Gadsden Toomer Auburn Connor Jefferson State Tax Commission Owen Etowah Tial Social Security McGowin Butler

Moores to Move From Decatur to Birmingham Home

Mr and Mrs W D Moore formerly of Decatur will relocate to 420 Princeton Avenue Birmingham on Wednesday after Mr Moore, an engineer for the L and N Railroad, moved his headquarters there Friends express regret yet welcome the Birmingham home as a practical relocation.

W. D. Moore Sixth Avenue South Decatur Princeton Avenue Birmingham Moore L. & N. Railroad

Chiropodist Opens An Office In City

Dr. W. F. Dunning has opened an office in the Mueller building on Bank street. He comes from Florence and brings years of experience in chiropody.

Chiropodist Christ Mueller Bank Street Dunning Florence

Depositors To Get Money Back From Fairfield Bank

Depositors of the defunct Security National Bank of Fairfield Idaho will recover their funds. The bank failed in March 1932 and has paid 118 percent to date with additional cash yet to be distributed.

Twin Falls Idaho Security National Bank of

Talmadge's Fight On 'New Deal' Reaches Alabama Today

Georgia governor James P. Talmadge denounces Roosevelt's New Deal in Alabama addressing the Traffic and Transportation Club. He accuses administration of provoking debt, imports destruction, and pressuring states to raise taxes for federal matching funds while defending Jeffersonian democracy and warning against Roosevelt’s renomination.

Talmadge Alabama Georgia

Fall fashions showcased by college campus event

About 300 attendees watched a fall fashion show at a college campus setting hosted by the Fall Department Store. Mrs. J A Buttrey led ceremonies, with performances by Mrs. John McGehee and daughter Betty Miee. Carolyn Oliver of West Palm Beach impressed with tap numbers. models included Mrs. Roy Poteet and several Misses listing Garrett, Phinizy, Bonner Davis, Harrison, Neville from Decatur.

Fall Department Store J.A. Buttrey John McGehee Betty Miee Carolyn Oliver West Palm Beach Roy Poteet Louise Garrett Marjorie Phinizy Celia Bonner Davis Ethel Harrison Jane Neville Decatur

Sweet potatoes shine in season cooking and nutrition

A NEA Service feature by Mary E. Dague extols sweet potatoes as a vitamin A rich versatile food. It compares calories and protein with Irish potatoes, suggests storage tips, and offers recipes for twice baked and scalloped sweet potatoes with apples to accompany pork or ham.

Tomorrow's Menu Breakfast to Dinner Full Menu

The schedule lists breakfast with ripe plume cereal cream scrambled eggs toast milk and coffee. Luncheon includes cheese souffle creamed celery blueberry muffins milk tea. Dinner offers melon cup ham baked in milk scalloped sweet potatoes and apples stewed okra and tomatoes peach custard milk and coffee.

List of names connected to Athens and Mooresville notices

A readable fragment lists individuals including Ann Ballentine Courtland Frances Lee Martha Witt Burleson Harteelle Irene Patton Athens arolyn Zeitler Mooresville aro yn Oliver West Palm Beach Fla Marie Stover Hartsele Joyce Ler mon Athens Merle Byars Moulton and Stuart Peebles Mooresville as part of a local notice or social roster.

Ann Ballentine Courtland Frances Lee Martha Witt Burleson Harteelle Irene Patton Athens Arolyn Zeitler Mooresville Aroyn Oliver West Palm Beach Fla Marie Stover Hartsele Joyce Lermon Merle Byars Moulton Stuart Peebles

Birmingham to receive funding for industrial water project

A plan to build an industrial water system for Birmingham Alabama seeks a loan and grant totaling 6 000 000 dollars with a possible end of next week allotment. Orville Rush acting for Governor Graves expects PWA agreements to cover engineering finance and legal aspects and a daily water output of 7 344 000 gallons.

Birmingham Ala Orville Rush Graves Alabama PWA

Emptage to Preach at Dancy Chapel

Minister George Emptage of Grant Street Church of Christ will begin a series of meetings at Dancy Chapel on Sunday August 25. Services will be at 11 a m and in the afternoon with dinner served at noon.

George Emptage Grant Street Church of Christ Dancy’s Chapel

Laval Wedding Sees Paris Premiere’s Daughter Wed

Jose Laval daughter of the premier of France and Count Rene de Seeinggenog held a simple ceremony in Paris. The marriage vows were repeated before a priest in a modest wedding amid cosmopolitan Paris.

Paris Jose Laval France Rene de Seeinggenog LaFayette

Dorr Company Plans Huge Colorado River Washing Plant

The Dorr Company reports a washing plant contract with the interior department to cleanse river silt on the Colorado. The plant will wash 80 times more water than KaCity’s 100 million gallon daily plant, moving 50 000 to 70 000 tons of silt daily via 72 foot clarifiers and a central sludge system. Government engineers aided six years of testing with 35 tons of river silt shipped for miniature trials. Construction cost is under 1 000 dollars.

Yuma Ariz Ka: City N ‘Falls Pyramid of Cheops Gizeh Colorado Dorr Denver New York Westport

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