Textile Realty Company Bankruptcy Sale Nearing Public Action
Papers filed toward a bankruptcy proceeding in Birmingham indicate Textile Realty Co is adjudicated bankrupt. Attorneys move toward a public sale with Judge Jere Murphy in Huntsville to set a sale date for the former Connecticut Mills property and associated mill site.
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Textile Realty Company
Textile Realty Co
Connecticut Mills
Birmingham
Sre
Huntsville
Jere Murphy
New Dealers Face Liquor Tax Dilemma and Prohibition Debate
The piece notes liquor taxes may be too high for current needs, risking continued bootlegging. It suggests Roosevelt may reduce taxes or maintain Prohibition and Coast Guard strength, while Congress contemplates another session. It also covers NRA spending, Senate work by Millard Tydings, railroad policy debates, and a Yale professor advising on inflation.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Prohibition
Coast Guard
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Senate
Millard Tydings
Maryland
United States
Calters
Virginia
Baltimore
Internal Revenue Bureau
Millard
Wyoming
Joe Eastman
Eastman
Shotgun Wounding Near Lacey's Spring Sees Cousin Detained
Ethan Jennings of Lacey's Spring was shot in the hip during an alleged Saturday altercation. Rosa Jennings, his cousin, was taken into custody in Morgan county jail on the shooting charge, with no hearing date set.
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Ethan Jennings
Lacey's Spring
Lacey’s Spring
Jennings
Rosa Jennings
Decatur
Morgan County
G B Cook Dies at Residence in Morgan County
G B Cook 47 retired farmer died Sunday night at 9 15 at his home 1424 Eighth Avenue South after months of illness. The funeral will be at Friendship Church in east Morgan County at 4 PM conducted by Rev J W Archer. Interment in Friendship Cemetery. Survived by widow and five children including Mrs O B Gilchrist of Decatur and Mrs Elbert Tooter of Tennessee. Pallbearers named G M P and C C Cook O B Gilchrist V P Gilchrist.
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G. B. Cook
Eighth Avenue South
Brown
Friendship Church
Morgan County
J. W. Archer
Friendship
Sonsters
O. B. Gilchrist
Decatur
Elbert Tooter
Tennessee
Louise Cook
Rides A Bicycle To The World's Fair At Chicago
Howard Hull of Decatur begins a six day bicycle trip to the Chicago World’s Fair. He leaves at 6 30 a m with a polished bike and two flash lights on the handlebars for emergency illumination. Hull, an avid cyclist, has previously toured nearby states in record time.
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Howard Hull
Decatur
Chicago
Hull
Nashville
Four Point Plan in Cotton Urged by Southern Congressmen
A Georgia led delegation including Senators George and Russell pressed Secretary Wallace for a four point cotton aid program. They urged rapid acreage reduction for 1934 and 1936, a fast tax processing revaluation hearing, early tax on competing fibers, and a plan for inflation without detailing its form.
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Washington
Wallace
George and Russell
Georgia
Department of Agriculure
Mob Seizes Police Chief Body in Havana Grave Dispute
In Havana on August 21 a hate mob removed the body of Machado era police chief Antonio Ainciart from burial, burned and mutilated it, then displayed it on a cross bar at Havana University before scattering. Authorities called for punishment of leaders amid continued anti regime sentiment.
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Havana
Cuba
Machado
Antonio Ainciart
Havana University
Island
Benefit Show Set At Strand Tuesday In Hartselle
A Strand Theatre benefit event in Hartselle was postponed to Tuesday at 2 PM. The program includes a picture show and vaudeville act with admission priced as a quart fruit jar. Jars will be donated to needy families for winter food storage.
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Strand
Hartselle
Farmers eye cotton fields as yields questioned at Auburn
Auburn Ala Aug 21 farmers scan green cotton fields to judge yield prospects amid variable rainfall and cloud cover. Weevils have increased in some counties while overall damage remains uneven as price activity grows and farmers plan winter legume planting and a large Auburn farmers week attendance.
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Auburn
Ala
United States Department of Agriculture
Extension Department
Alabama
L. N. Duncan
Picnic tragedy as two trucks collide near Wilmington
A crash between a picnickers truck and a second truck carrying explosives caused a straw ride blaze and an explosion. Four people died and many were injured as rescuers battled flames and remaining hazards along the highway. Police said cotton nitrate fuel sparked the inferno and trapped victims inside the picnic truck.
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Wilmington
Del
Burkett Nelson Killed by Truck in Memphis Ride
Burkett Nelson nine year old son of Mrs. Jessie Nelson was killed when a truck knocked him down while crossing a Memphis street. The body will be brought to Decatur Tuesday morning for funeral services at 3 o'clock at the home with burial in Decatur cemetery. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Jessie Nelson.
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Burkett Nelson
Jessie Nelson
Memphis
Tenn
Young Nelson
Decatur
Fifth Avenue
West
Arthur H. Nabors
Wilson
Decatur Cemetery
Brown
Communists Reported to Move on Johnson Headquarters
Washington authorities placed a special police guard at the commerce department after reports a Baltimore group of longshoremen and other workers planned to call on General Hugh Johnson. The guard aimed to prevent demonstrations until plans were clarified. The recovery administration outlined a coal industry code while Johnson prepared a nationwide canvass to boost the President's reemployment drive. Johnson is believed to schedule retirement by mid November or year end, then join Bernard Baruch in private life.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Baltimore
Hugh Johnson
Ciree
Son
Petal
Johnson
Bernard Baruch
Negroes Wounded In East Cain Street Altercation
Police arrested Richard Bayless after an altercation with Chester Robertson on East Cain Street. Robertson suffered serious neck and face cuts from a knife while Bayless was struck with an automobile crank and injured. Both men await arraignment once recovered for a hearing later in the week.
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Richard Bayless
East Cain Street
Bayless
Chester Robertson
Today's Temperature Report Shows High 95 Low 67
The weather bureau reports a 24 hour period ending at 7 am with a maximum of 95 degrees and a minimum of 67. The daily reading reflects a hot day with a cooler morning and warm afternoon temperatures.
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the Weather Bureau Today
State Officials See Revenue Rise From WRA Business
In Montgomery Alabama state officials monitor WRA boosted activity as key taxes climb. Comptroller J H Hard Jr notes tobacco and store license taxes already rise with more jobs, while hydro electric and gross receipts taxes depend on October 1 payments. Ore and kilowatt hour taxes may grow with industrial activity, though ad valorem forecasts remain uncertain due to reduced assessments.
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Montgomery
Ala
WRA
J. H. Hard, Jr
Special Education Trust Fund
Hard
Malone predicts rising voter interest in Alabama primary
Judge Baynard L. Malone, Morgan County entrant, reports growing interest in the first Democratic primary to replace the late Edward B. Almon for the Eighth District. He cites boosts from Madison Lauderdale and Jackson counties, with planned speeches in Scottsboro Stevens and barbecues at Big Cove Riverton and Gurley as he campaigns intensely across seven counties.
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Edward B. Almon
Baynard L. Malone
Morgan County
Malone
Moulton
Madison County
Owen’s Cross Roads
Nebo
Lauderdale County
Jackson County
Scottsboro
Stevenson
Big Cove
Riverton
Gurley
Tuscaloosa Grand Jury Reconvenes Over Lynchings
The Tuscaloosa grand jury resumes investigation into the lynching of two Black men and the wounding of another, after Judge Foster shortens recess to seek to end the case. The panel had been set to reconvene September 4, but was called back today to hear evidence and statements.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Foster
Woman Victim in Daylight Assault Sparks Manhunt
Mrs. Dugger was attacked by a Black man between Seventh Avenue and 19th Street in Endlam Oaks at about 11 30 am. Police, sheriffs deputies, and a citizens’ posse joined a citywide chase leading to the suspect’s capture on West Vine Street around 1 30 pm. The unnamed assailant allegedly grabbed her with a knife then fled. the victim is mother to several children and identified the suspect.
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Thomas Brown
West Vine Street
Citizens
Johnston Street
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Robert $. Allen
Gorfer
Southern
U. S
George Kelly
John Factor
Jackson
Grand Jury
Endlam Oaks
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