Indictment Sought Against Six Railway Officials
Bullets report in Washington that six railway audit and inspection officials face a federal indictment for failing to appear before the Lafollette labor investigating committee. Record of the hearing was certified to Vice President Garner and should be sent to the district attorney in D C within two days.
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Washington
Railway Audit and Inspection Company
Lafollette Labor Investigating Committee
Robert Wohlforth
Senate
Garner
District of Columbia
TVA reports completion of highest navigation lock at Pickwick
In Florence Alabama TVA announced practical completion of the nation’s highest navigation lock. Excavation work began inside the second steel cofferdam at Pickwick Landing Dam. The new cofferdam consists of 19 steel cells about 60 feet in diameter enclosing the power house wing wall and six spillway bays.
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Florence
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Pickwick Landing
Man to Appeal Death Sentence From Kilby Prison
Roosevelt Collins a condemned Black man in Calhoun County Alabama says from Kilby prison that he will appeal his death sentence slated for September 4.
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Montgomery
Ala
Roosevelt Collins
Calhoun County
Kilby
Alabama farmer plan to buy western drought hogs
Roosevelt Collins announced a cooperative plan to bring thousands of hogs from drought areas to Alabama farmers in peanut regions. The program mirrors past cattle purchases and aims to boost local meat supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Roosevelt Collins
Agriculture and Industries
West
Alabama
Drouth
Four Injured in South Decatur Car Collision
Four persons were hurt in a two car crash about 2 30 Sunday afternoon four miles south of Decatur. Mrs Henry Harvell of Hartselle route 1 suffered head cuts and bruises while riding with husband and son Jake Harvell. The other driver H A Kelly of Memphis was treated for knee injuries. Harvell and son had only minor injuries. Sam Esslinger and H L Thornton of the state highway patrol investigated.
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Decatur
Henry Harvell
Hartselle
Jake Harvell
H. A. Kelly
Memphis
A. J. Dinsmore
Kelley
Mr.Harvell
Sam Esslinger
H. L. Thornton
State Highway Patrol
Guardsmen Open Anniston Camp in Alabama
About 7 200 Alabama national guardsmen began the two week summer training camp at Fort McClellan in Anniston. Brig Gen John C Persons commands the Alabama guard with Col Walter M Thompson of Gadsden heading the 167th Infantry Regiment as troops arrived by motor truck.
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Anniston
Ala
Alabama
Former Empress Zita Meets Pope Pius XI in Private Audience
In Castel Candolfo Italy on August 24 Pope Pius XI received former Empress Zita mother of the Habsburg heir in a private audience.
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Castel Candolfo
Italy
Pius XI
Zita
Hapsburg
War correspondent's perilous Ethiopian Palestine dispatches
A veteran AP reporter returns from months covering Ethiopian war and Palestine crises. The piece previews perilous scenes including a mule named Alice and near misses with German troops, as the narrator describes flying misadventures and battlefield encounters. Tomorrow's installment promises grim scenes in Addis Ababa.
Million More Jobs Plea By Workers Alliance
Washington report details a delegation from the Workers Alliance of America urging 1,000,000 extra WPA jobs or revived direct relief grants. They claim 800,000 unemployed across 43 states support the plan and seek wage hikes, local union scales, weather-related pay restoration, and recognition as collective bargaining entity.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Roosevelt
Aubrey Williams
WPA
Workers Alliance of America
Alliance
David Lasser
American Federation of Labor
Workers Alliance
Stock Meet Set Tonight In Decatur Chamber Offices
A stockholders meeting for the proposed new stockyard will be held at 8 PM in the Decatur Chamber of Commerce offices. Eleven shares at $100 each have been sold, with about $2,500 needed to erect a sales barn and stockyard to boost Decatur as a livestock marketing center inviting nearby stock raisers to participate.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Lyong Hotel
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Williams Rites Held Wednesday
The body of J. Duncan Williams, who died Saturday in El Paso Texas, will arrive by rail at 2 15 p m Wednesday and be taken to his mother Mrs Tabitha Williams 513 Eleventh avenue west Funeral rites will be conducted at 4 p m Wednesday at West Decatur Methodist church by the Rev T H Wilson and the Rev Ira F Hawkins with burial at City cemetery Mr Williams was reared in Decatur and spent years there He had lived in Texas for the past eight years Pallbearers will be members of the local American Legion post.
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J. Duncan Williams
el Paso
Tex
Tabitha Williams
Eleventh Avenue
West
West Decatur Methodist Church
T. H. Wilson
Ira F. Hawkins
Brown
City Cemetery
Williams
Decatur
WPA and NYA Spend $266,796 in Morgan County
The WPA reported 13 months of operation through July 31 with Morgan County projects totaling 266,796 dollars. Payrolls reached 155,932 dollars and materials 110,836 dollars, much bought from local dealers. National Youth Administration funds are included in the total. Alabama statewide expenditures for the same period totaled 18,428,379 dollars with 12,827,358 for payrolls and 5,601,021 for materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Works Progress Administration
Morgan County
Ray Crow
WPA
National Youth Administration
Alabama
Mine trials deferred in Alabama coal case
Eight Alabama Fuel and Iron Company employees facing murder charges in the death of Union miner Virgil Thomas near Acres will have trials moved to the next circuit court term after acquittal of Charlie Shepherd on similar charges. Nine union men remain indicted for conspiracy to thwart the company from engaging in lawful trade. docket full.
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Felicity
Ala
Alabama Puel and Iron Company
Virgil Thomas
Sivley
Charlie Shepherd
Shepherd
Acmar
H. C. Jinright
Acres
Ante
Merrony Shepherd
Dolores Del Rio Stricken Actress Improves at Hospital
Dolores Del Rio, the motion picture actress, was taken to Good Samaritan hospital in Hollywood on Saturday after she suddenly fell ill. She gained strength today, according to nurses on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Dolores del Rio
Good Samaritain Hospital
Townsend pension plan founder denies Smith salary role
Dr Francis E Townsend testified at a deposition in a receivership suit that Rev Gerald L K Smith is not on the Townsend payroll though he has been reimbursed and occasional checks were authorized for expenses. Townsend also said George H Mains was not employed or paid by the movement though he served as publicity agent. The hearing featured sharp exchanges, including a contempt claim by Hubbell against Sacharow.
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Cleveland
Francis E. Townsend
Gerald L. K. Smith
Huey P. Long
Townsend
Smith
Common Pleas
George Werr
Alfred J.ght
Tod
Ben F. Cacharew
Wright
Townsend Organization
Ijs
Sacharow
Charles W. Hubbell
Hubbell
Alfred J. Wright
Toll in Alabama polio outbreak rises with another child death
Dr. D. G. Gill reports 25 polio deaths in Alabama as Betty Clyde James, a 5 year old from Ryland Madison county, dies after illness starting Friday. She had not received the preventive nasal spray. A new case appears in Cullman.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Betty Clyde James
Ryland
Madison County
D. G. Gill
State Health Department
Huntsville
Gill
Busy Week Ahead in All Vote Sectors
Washington Aug 24 A week of major election activity opened with national and state primaries and key speeches. Roosevelt travels from Hyde Park while Landon heads to Chautauqa for an Eastern tour. Mississippi and South Carolina primaries draw national focus with races for Senate and governor.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Alf M. Landon
Chautauqua
N. Y
Government drafts crop insurance plan outline
The Agriculture Department is assembling data to support a federal crop insurance plan for wheat cotton and corn. Roy M. Green notes a 79 percent yield guarantee in bad years with premiums of one to two thirds of normal yield. Data from over one million cotton and corn farms across hundreds of counties underpins the study.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Roy M. Green
Wallace
Green
AAA
Green Sacs
Sixteen Convicted For Plot At Moscow Death Sentence Decided
Sixteen conspirators against the Soviet state were sentenced to death by firing squad as the highest social defense measure. The verdict linked them to Trotsky and the plot to assassinate Stalin and others, with property confiscation and possible Trotsky sect reentry penalties noted.
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Ees
Moscow
Supreme Court
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Communist Party
Sergei Kiroff
Stalin
Leningrad
Russia
Trotsky
Sedoff
V. V. Ulrich
Gregory Zinovieff
Leon’ Kameneff
Cotton Ginning Report Totals for Year to Aug 16
The census bureau reports 208,320 running bales of this year’s cotton ginned before August 16, plus 452 half bales. Last year’s ginnings were 317,139 running bales, with 892 round bales. two years ago 345,724 running bales and 4,424 round bales. State totals: Alabama 5,669. Arizona 927. Florida 1,200. Georgia 18,724. Louisiana 22,657. Mississippi 4,689. Texas 153,668. other states 748.
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Washington
Alabama
Arizona
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
States
Cat Tricks City Pipe With Persistent Invasions
In San Francisco a cat entered a freshly laid water main a week ago, traveled two miles, and kept reappearing at an air vent after seven days. Residents called William Polk of the SPCA who lured the animal with fish but found the cat returning empty. Polk vowed to remove it himself if needed.
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San Francisco
William Polk
The
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Polk
Rebels advance feared as Madrid braces for attack
Reports say Manuel Agana sent baggage to Valencia amid fears rebels from Badajoz could reach Madrid via the Tagus and Toledo. Officials worry anarchist militiamen may target the Madrid jail killing 2000 rightists, with Largo Caballero’s son held by General Emilio Mela at Segovia.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Wes
Hendaye
France
Manuel Agana
Valencia
Badajoz
Tagusa
Toledo
Francisco Largo Caballero
Socialist Party
Largo Caballero
Emilio Mela
Segovia
Germany moves toward neutrality in Spanish war crisis
Nazi Germany signals neutrality by announcing an arms embargo on Spain while Franco side executes five French volunteers. France and Britain react as tensions rise over foreign volunteers and prior incidents with a German cruiser. France denies official government involvement though warns volunteers face war risks.
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Associated Press
Nazi Germany
Spain
Germany
France
Italy
Madrid
Alabama Legion Convent Opens With Pageant and Parade
About 1000 Legionnaires gathered in Huntsville for the 18th annual department convention, with business sessions led by Dr. Francis Marion Inge and remarks from candidates for national commander. A silver service was presented to Senator Hugo Black, a barbecue at Big Springs Park followed by a parade and a Miss Alabama pageant with state post representatives competing for the title and a trip to the national event.
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Huntsville
Ala
Alabama Legionnaires
Francis Marion Inge
Mobile
Quimby Melton
Georgia
Harry Caramy
Topeka
Kan
Hugo Black
Big’ Springs Park
Alabama Department
Alabama
Dead Greyhound Driver Wallace Paul Found In Nashville Hotel
Wallace Paul, 31, a veteran Greyhound Lines driver from Decatur, was found shot dead in a Nashville hotel room. Investigators suspect accidental self-inflicted wound as a cleaning equipment and oil were nearby. Paul had long service on the Nashville to Birmingham route and had earlier worked for other lines through Decatur. He traveled through Decatur at 12 45 Sunday on a Birmingham to Nashville run. Paul is survived by his wife Mrs E A Paul Sr a sister trio in Decatur and a brother in Athens.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
New York
Ethiopia
Palestine
Alice
Tembien
Asmara
Hannah Williams Dempsey
Greta Garbo
Annie Oakley
Coney Island
Myrna Loy
Francesco Jdaurio
Bald Eagle
Dauria
Addis Ababba
Addis
Addi- Ababa
Wallace
Paul
Decatur
Nashville
Foerth
Southeastern Greyhound Lines
Birmingham
Greyhound Company
Hun
Hiser
E. A. Paul
David Drake
Bruce Spencer
Herman Styall
EB. A. Paul, Jr
Athens
Olson Death Effect Eyed In Minnesota Politics
Minnesota party leaders weighed the impact of Floyd B Olson death on fall elections. A military escort ferried the Farmer Labor leader’s body from Rochester to St Paul for a state funeral. Lieutenant Governor Hjalmar Peterson was sworn in as governor. The Farmer Labor party planned a central committee meeting to adjust its November ticket.
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Couzens
FDR
Mich
Roosevelt
Wilber M. Brucker
Vandenberg
Minnesota
Floyd B. Olson
Olson
Farmer-Laborites
Columbus
Rald L. K. Smith
Euath
Brain Trust Administration
ST. Paul
Farmer Labor
Rochester
Farmer-Laborite
Hjalmar Peterson
Farmer-Labor Party
Masons to Attend Town Creek Rally
Many Masons from Decatur are expected to attend the Town Creek rally Thursday afternoon. Work in the M M degree begins at five o'clock and a banquet by the Eastern Star is planned for 7 p.m. After the meal further M M degree work will resume.
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Masonic Order
Decatur
Town Creek
Eastern Star
W R Spight Seriously Ill In North Alabama
W R Spight, a prominent North Alabama businessman and religious leader, remains seriously ill at his home. He is reported resting quietly, but friends fear his condition has not improved.
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W. R. Spight
North Alabama
Weather Summary for Tennessee Alabama and Florida
The Tennessee River gauge is 2.8 feet and stationary. Peak temperature 97 with a 73 low and no rainfall in the past 24 hours. Partly cloudy to scattered showers expected in Alabama and northwest Florida tonight and Tuesday, Tennessee stays mostly cloudy with possible showers and little temperature change.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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Bulletins
Alabama Department, American Legion
Frank T. Hine
Alabama Legionnairles
American Iron & Steel Institution
Tuscaloosa
Jimmy Legrone
Clifton Green
Sicrney
Decatur Daily
Sory
NYA
Lie
Byrnes
South Carolina
Thomas P. Stoney
Charleston
William C. Harllee
Pres Velt
California
National House
Delaware
Bm Canson
Hastings
Landon
Buffalo
Frank Knox
Hampton Beach
N. H
New England
Edwin B. Harkinson
U. S
Honey .Johnson
Bronxville
Europe
Miss Johnson
Legion
W. L. Paul
Town Creek Rall
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