Bankhead Praises New Deal Before Alabama Solons
Bankhead a longtime U S representative from Alabama praised the Roosevelt administered New Deal after indicating readiness to seek the 1940 Democratic presidential nomination. He hailed administration legislation and admitted some temporary policy errors while arguing the nation faced disaster and chaos.
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Bankhead
NEW Deal
Solons
Tery
Ala
William B. Bankhead
Ale
Roosevelt
Alabama
Alabama Senate defeats governor salary raise by one vote
In Montgomery on August 24 the Alabama Senate killed a bill to raise the governor's annual salary from 6000 to 10000, tabling it 17 to 16 on Senator Joe Poole's motion. Senator Herbert Conway of Albertville pressed the charge of a change of heart in the administration over raising pay, questioning fear of public criticism and knowledge of the next governor.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
Alabama
Joe Poole
Dixon
Senate
Herbert H. Conway
Albertville
Alabama Senator Defends Social Policy and Wage Law Revisions
The Alabama speaker concedes errors may occur in federal personnel selection as new laws take effect. He defends the Democratic record, calls social security valuable, and says wage hour reforms will not be repealed but amended to ease hardships and broaden farm exemptions. He warns against forces sowing hatred and urges vigilance against alien doctrines.
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Alabama
Bankhead
South
Pony Rides Help Fund School Band Uniforms
Decatur high school band uniforms cost about 2000 dollars. Mr and Mrs T M’s children on Jackson Street will lead by example as neighbors contribute. The Wiley children hosted pony rides at 5 cents each, raising 55 cents that evening to support the band outfit.
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Decatur
T. M
Jackson Street
Wiley
Ardent Young
Morgan County to Hold School Bus Driver Examination
Morgan County High School in Hartselle hosts a required bus driver exam next Tuesday at 9:00 am conducted by H L Thornton of the state highway patrol. All applicants and interested drivers are urged to attend with pencil. paper and equipment provided.
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Morgan County
Morgan County High School
Hartsell N .Ext
H. L. Thornton
State Highway Patrol
Morgan
Irwin J. Quinn
Hagerselle
Irwin J. Quinn County
Americans urged to leave danger zones in Europe
The State Department advised about 59 thousand Americans in Europe to return home amid rising tensions. It lists 2,569 in Poland and 28 in Danzig among those told to depart, with many others in Great Britain, France, Germany, and Italy urged to reconsider stays.
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Associated Press
State Department
Poland
Danzig
Great Britain
Joseph P. Kennedy
France
Germany
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Pellet Found May Be a Meteorite
Alvie Bowling a Black farmer of Spring Creek near Courtland reports finding a small odd colored metallic pellet on his farm He says it is extremely heavy glistens like quick silver and resembles polished lead Bowling left chips from the find at the Daily office
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Alvie Bowling
Spring Creek
Courtland
Flurry Subside in New York Markets
Flurries of war scare selling in stocks and buying in commodities quickly subsided in today’s markets. Bonds including U.S. government issues remained under pressure.
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New York
U. S
Eleven Men Arrested In Wide Moonshine Roundup
Eleven men ten whites and one Negro were arraigned by U S Commissioner J W McAfee on charges of possession and transportation of illegal whiskey and conspiracy to violate the Federal alcohol act The arrests were part of an intensive drive led by Federal investigator Joe Rollins with nine officers The roundup seized five automobiles and over 20 gallons of corn whiskey with most arrests in Decatur and activity spreading to Winston Lawrence Limestone Cullman and nearby counties
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U.S
J. W. McAfee
Cullman
ABC
More County
Joe Rollins
Birmingham
Alcoholic Tax Unit
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Huntsville
Rollins
Decatur
Bee Line
Hartselle
Falkville
Winston
Lawrence
Limestone
Auburn Story Highlights Duncan Address at Decatur Kiwanis
Dr. L N Duncan president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute spoke at the Decatur Kiwanis noon meeting at the Tennessee Valley Hotel. He traced the rise of United States agricultural colleges since 1862 and outlined Auburn's aims to train Alabama youth in farming engineering and related trades.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
L. N. Duncan
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
United States
Auburn
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Agric
John Davis
Marvin Rankin
John Maxwell
Barrett Shelton
B. G. Hall
Hall
Dr. Duncan
Duncan
Golden Memories wins state rank for Decatur high annual
The Decatur high school annual Golden Memories has again earned first place among state school papers in towns under 25 000. The University of Alabama School of Journalism judged the entries, with a large list of staff and class representatives credited for the win.
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Decatur High School
School of Journalism
University of Alabama
Marjorie Wilder
Billy Duncan
Jack Tankersley
Anne Johnson
Mary Kate Nungester
Marge Penick Jones
A. B. Harvey
Donald Whitmire
Kathryn Timberlake
Katherine Boswell
Elouise Thomson
Annelle McCulloch
Aileen Pope
Billy Jones
Elizabeth Anderson
Leonard Michelson
Cleveland torso murder suspect dies in jail by hanging
Chief Jailer Michael Kilbane reported Frank Dolezal, accused in a Cleveland torso murder case, committed suicide by hanging in his county jail cell.
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Cleveland
Michael Kilbane
Frank Dolezal
County
Noted Playwright Sydney Howard Crushed by Tractor
The theater world mourns Sydney Howard aged 48 after a tractor accident on his Tyringham estate near Tyringham Massachusetts. He was a leading playwright and screenwriter known for They Knew What They Wanted and The Ghost of Yankee Doodle. He was survived by his widow, children, his mother, sister, and brothers.
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New York
Sydney Howard
Tyringham
Mass
Carl van Doren
Benjamin Fra
Howard
Walter Damrosch
Ethel Barrymiore
Leopoldine Blainerosch
Claire Eames
London
John L. Howard
Free Toll Bridge Hope Aimed By Constitution Change
Alabama voters could end tolls on the Tennessee river bridge linking Florence and Sheffield if a constitutional amendment passes. Rep. George B. Jones of Lauderdale introduces the plan in the House. bridge cost is about 1.5 million dollars under a toll financing plan.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tennessee River
Florence
Sheffield
Alabama
George B. Jones
Lauderdale
King Asked by President to Halt War
President Roosevelt renews efforts to avert a European war by asking King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy to propose a Pacific solution. He stresses shared responsibility to prevent devastation and briefs Mussolini and Ciano via Ambassador Phillips, with Hull publishing the appeal.
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King
Washington
Rooseviet
Victor Emanuel
Italy
United States
Calif
William Phillips
Mussolini
Count Ciano
Victor Emmanuel
Secretary Hull
Washingtons
Hull
Hitler
Rome
Roosevelt
Vittorio Emanuele
Sant'anna di Valdieri
Turin
Germany and Soviet Union Sign Non-Aggression Pact in 1939
The German Reich government and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics announce a non aggression treaty aimed at peace. They pledge to refrain from force, consult on mutual interests, avoid aligning with others against the other, and settle disputes by discussion or arbitration. The pact lasts ten years and auto extends for five if not abrogated, ratified in Berlin with signatures from Ribbentrop and Molotov.
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Berlin
German Reich
Germany
Wiii
Moscow
Ribbentrop
U. 8
R. Molotoff
Chamberlain seeks emergency powers amid war fears
In London Prime Minister Chamberlain urged passage of an emergency powers bill to grant the government near dictatorship authority to respond to Hitler demands in eastern Europe. He warned that peace efforts could fail and pledged action to defend principles if war becomes unavoidable.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Europe
Britain
Poland
Hitler
Eastern
Berlin
Nevile Henderson
Lord Grey
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Czecho-Slovakia
Halifax
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Joseph P. Kennedy
Russia
Ivan Maisky
Theorgs
Mobilization and War Preparations Sweep Europe
Early reports from Europe describe Poland beginning mobilization and German patrol activity near the Polish border. US and French officials urge Americans to depart, while Pope Pius XII appeals for peace and King Leopold seeks diplomatic avenues. Britain signs measures bolstering preparedness, and France shifts to war ministry consultations as mobilization continues.
Well Known Countian W P Patterson Dies At Falkville
W P Patterson longtime resident of Falkville Route 2 died at his home at 7:00 this morning. Funeral at Cedar Plains Christian church Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev L Powell Sharp officiating. Burial in Herring cemetery under Drinkard Howell. Survived by widow pest widow two daughters Mrs House of Falkville Mrs Cox of Decatur a son W H Gare terson of Gilbertsville Ky and five grandchildren Pallbearers Jeff Rowe Neal Woods Wesley Patterson Jer Anders Henry Whitley and Rufus Minter.
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W. P. Patterson
Falkville
Cedar Plains Christian Church
L. Powell Sharp
Hartselle
W. H. Gareterson
Gilbertsville
Jeff Rowe
Neal Woods
Wesley Patterson
Jer Anders
Henry Whitley
Rufus Minter
Europe on war footing as Berlin rushes to crisis
Aug 24 Berlin reports Adolf Hitler returns to chancellery as Central Europe races toward a climax. Ribbentrop arrives from Moscow with a non aggression treaty. DNB says Polish forces circle Danzig raising coup risk. foreign press conference yields no major announcement.
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Edouard Daladier
Maurice Gustave Ramelin
War Ministry
France
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Fuehrer
Berchtsgaden
Junkers
DNB
Danzig
Free City
Dansig
Foreign Office
Heightened World Tensions as Germany and Poland Move Toward War
Europe braces for conflict with Germany and Poland. Germany and Soviet Russia sign a non aggression pact while Danzig elects Nazi Albert Forster as chief. Britain and France mobilize reserve forces and prepare to back Poland, Daladier contemplates a national unity government. Ambassadors warn Americans to return home as crisis deepens.
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Germany
Poland
Europe
Soviet
Russia
Great Britain
France
Senate of the Free City of
Danzig
Albert Forster
Italy
Daladier
Britain
Weather Update From Tennessee River Gauge Rise
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 19.2 feet and rising with a 24 hour high of 90 and low of 70. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight into Friday with scattered showers in the south and light to moderate southerly winds along the coast.
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Tennessee
Alama
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