Alabama Senate Beer Bills Gain Favor From Committee
The temperance committee in the Alabama senate gave a favorable report to the Weaver beer bill allowing 8.2 percent beer in counties voting wet. It rejected the Dorsey liquor control bill by 5 to 3, forecasting a floor fight over prohibition this session.
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Montgomery
Ala
Temperance Committee
Alabama Senate
Weaver
Dorsey
House
Davis
Roussell
Mooneyham
Bonner
Wellborn
Kuy
Aye—Rogers
Mobile
Carr
Swift
Russell
Kuykendall
Henry L. Anderton
Birmingham
Alabama Temperance Alliance
Escambia
Bonneveld
Rev
Lee
No one can beat Roosevelt but Roosevelt himself
Emporia editor William Allen White, Republican leader, declares no challenger can defeat Franklin D Roosevelt in 1936 except Roosevelt. He cautions against predicting outcomes and argues Hoover’s stance or Robinson’s reply won’t alter the race. He stresses clear economic plans and notes stronger forces shaping politics beyond men.
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Emporia
Kan
William Allen
White
Empora
Roosevelt
Hoover
Joe Robinson
Kirst
Markets at a Glance: Steels Lead Recovery Across Bond and Commodities
New York reports stocks firm with steels leading a recovery. Bonds and U S governments steady. Curb higher, utilities and specialties lag laterally. Foreign exchanges quiet. gold, currencies sag. Cotton steady. sugar higher with firm spot market. Coffee quiet amid foreign buying. Chicago markets show wheat strong on crop damage, corn steady to higher. Cattle active, steers down to 35, others steady.
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New York
Chicago
President Hopes for Early Loan Action and Board Appointments
President Roosevelt said he could soon announce the cotton loan figure for the 1935 crop and sign amendments strengthening the Structural Adjustment Administration. He planned to name the Social Security Act board within a day and to select the national labor board soon after. He would also decide on Federal Reserve directors and banking registration. James A. vest noted the housing administrator might return to private business but stay on the job a bit longer.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Board of Three
National Labor Board
Federal Reserve
Vest
James A
Deputy Sheriff Leaves For Cincinnati In Burglary Case
Deputy Sheriff Rawlinson prepared to depart Pratttville for Cincinnati to extradite Joe Bared, charged with burglary, who was arrested in Ohio and held for Alabama authorities.
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Prattville
Ala
Rawlinson
Cincinnati
Joe Bared
Ohio City
Alabama
Funeral days for Will Rogers and Wiley Post memorials
Oklahoma pays solemn tribute as Wiley Post's body returns to Oklahoma City for public viewing before services in Maysville and state capitol ceremonies. A large, quiet crowd lines Municipal Airport for the arrival of the air memorial flight.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Rogers
Will Rogers
Chil
Forest Lawn Chapel
Philosopher
Wiley Post
Alaskan Wilds
Frank F. Merriam
Hollywood Bowl
Conrad Nagel
Rupert Hughes
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Joe Crosson
America
Lonely Point Barrow
Seattle
W. A. Winston
Post
Maysville
Little Landmark Missionary Baptist Church
Wardlaw Resigns as Deputy Sheriff
Sheriff J. Street stated no successor had been appointed to fill the vacancy created by deputy R. E. Wardlaw. Wardlaw's future plans were not completed today and there would be some delay before a replacement was named.
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J. Street
R. E. Wardlaw
Wardlaw
United States Senate Approves War Munitions Embargo Plan
The Senate endorsed a compromise foreign relations measure creating a mandatory embargo on arms exports to all belligerents, licensing for munitions, and a ban on shipments by American ships. It also grants presidential powers to restrict travel and ships, and establishes a national munitions control board.
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Washington
Resulu
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Foreign Relations Committee
Nye
N. D
State Department
National Munitions Control Board
Secretaries of State
Treasury, War, and Commerce
House Foreign Navy Relations Committee
Athens Leads Tupelo In Power Use Race
Athens Alabama shows higher average residential electricity use than Tupelo Mississippi as TVA service expands. Athens reports 111.9 kWh per customer versus Tupelo’s 111.7 kWh, while recent figures reveal a spike to 137 kWh in some areas and 101 kWh in others.
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Rts
Athens
Ala
TVA
Tupelo
Aithi
Refund on Bridge Bonds to Decatur Passes House
The Almon measure passed the lower house to refund Decatur about 100000 toward Keller Memorial bridge construction. The state would reimburse roughly 50000 bonds raised by Albany and Decatur, eliminating about 6000 in annual interest and reducing city bonds. Delegations from Decatur urged appropriations officials, noting state highway plans required early city advances with Morgan and Limestone counties.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
Almon
Albany
House Appropriations Committee
State Highway Commission
Morgan and
Limestone
Tall Man Sought in Woman's Death
In Long Beach California on August 21 AP reports the death of 34 year old Gladys Giena Fair a naval board sonar grapher found dead in her eleventh floor apartment. Police seek a tall well dressed man seen near her unit Monday night. Her estranged husband Evan A Pair had planned to reunite with her in Long Beach after a San Francisco trip.
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Long Beach
Calif
Gladys Giena Fair
Naval Board
W. H. Wray
Ament
San Francisco
British Cabinet Considers Action If Italy Attacks Ethiopia
In a special cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Edward Heath, British ministers tentatively agreed on a policy to demand financial and economic measures against Italy if it attacks Ethiopia. The session, held via regular channels, also signaled Britain would welcome a U S recourse to the Briand Kellogg pact, as Washington reviews its stance on the Italo Ethiopian crisis.
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Italy
Ethiopia
America
Britain
United States
Dwin
Laval and Mussolini Seek Middle Course Over Ethiopia
Premier Laval negotiates with Mussolini in Paris to avert war over Ethiopia. Laval hopes action can be restrained to disarmament and frontier policing while Baron Aloisi returns to Rome with France poised to praise Italy's friendship. France seeks a middle path between conquest and British concessions to avoid a break.
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Laval
Ethiopia
France
Anthony Eden
Britain
Aloisi
Ethiopians Hidden Fund of Gold to Defend Country
Reliable sources report Emperor Haile Selassie has a secret multi million dollar gold and silver fund. Left by Menelik in his will for national defense, it was deposited in secret lire and later augmented by government reserves to sustain independence in case of war with Italy.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Italy
Menelik
Adua
Elik
Ethiopia
Joseph to Address Kiwanis Thursday
The Thursday Kiwanis noon meeting at the Lyons Hotel will cover preparations for the formal opening of the tuberculosis sanatorium. Dr. Kelly Joseph, medical director of the sanatorium, is slated to speak, with others to follow.
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Kiwanis Club
Lyons Hotel
Flint
Kelly Joseph
Reelin
Gab
Looked Like a Hold Up in New York Store
Frank Semeker, a button maker, reported seeing a man with a gun and a cloth over his face inside a fellow button maker's shop. The suspect allegedly wore a Gants over his face to shield from paint as he threatened baskets.
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New York
Frank Semeker
African Golf As It Is Played In Fair Athens
In Athens Alabama at about four in the morning a group gathered under a street light. Night policemen Hargrave and Bracken investigated the scene and arrested the gathers for crap shooting. The court fined the colored participants one dollar each and whites five dollars, highlighting racial disparity in penalties.
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Fair Athens
Athens
Ala
Jess Hargrove
Bedford Bracken
TVA Amendments Expand TVA Powers and Fertilizer Plans
Washington Aug 21 The House votes on a conference report to broaden TVA authority to push power and social programs in the Tennessee River basin. The measure would allow selling surplus power, issuing bonds up to 80 million, and authorize manufacturing and distributing fertilizers.
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Washington
TVA
Congress
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Senate
TVA Bcce
TVA Power
The Alternatives and Practical Cotton Farming Means
Fragmentary text discusses cotton farming options and practical methods for farmers. Emphasizes available means and considerations for turning from uncertain approaches.
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