House Moves To Let State Make Officials Bonds
The Rules Committee indefinitely postponed the McDowell bill to raise Supreme Court and Court of Appeals salaries. It also killed measures to raise pay for House doorkeeper and sergeant at arms and the Arnold tobacco fair trade bill. The Hodges bills on commissaries were debated as a potential state bond provision shifted to public welfare.
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House
McDowell
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Kelly
F. W. Hare
Monroeville
Wallop
State Department of Public Welfare
Commissaries
Moore
Bibb
Lee
Monroe
Alabama Senate Fights Ratification of Federal Child Labor Law
Opposition pamphlets circulate as Senator Browder signals an administration resolved push for ratification possibly by Friday. Senator Russell objects to federal regulation, arguing constitutional limits. Local debate centers on the federal child labor act and state authority.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Senate
I. J. Browder
Jackson
Edgar Russell
Dallas
Russell
Washington
Markets at a Glance Aug 26
New York market bulletin notes irregular U S government bonds and quiet foreign exchanges. Cotton climbs on trade buying while sugar stays steady and firmer on spot demand. Coffee rises with Brazilian buying. Chicago wheat soft amid congressional uncertainty. corn steady to lower. cattle steady to weak. hogs 5 to 15 lower with early top at 11 dollars.
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New York
U. S
Chicago
Packing Plant and Abattoir Project Underway
Work has begun on a packing plant and abattoir following years of civic agitation led by the Chamber of Commerce. A livestock market will accompany the facility, encouraging local meat consumption and signaling a major local development praised by business leaders.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bannizas Return From Motor Tour
G. P. Bannizas manager of the Princess Theatre and Mrs. Banniza with Walter Harmon manager of the Ritz at Athens and Mrs. Harmon return from a motor tour visiting Louisville Cincinnati Dayton Columbus Wheeling Harrisburg en route to New York City. On return to Decatur the route went through Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. A highlight was traveling the Skyline highway through Shenandoah National Park in Virginia newly opened.
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G. P. Banniza
Princess Theatre
Baltimore
Washington
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Two Believed Dead In Chicago Water Crib Blast
In Chicago on August 26 two men were reported killed and twelve others seriously injured in a powerful explosion on the William E. Dever water supply crib under construction in Lake Michigan. The blast rocked the nearby Carter Harrison crib, sending workers into the lake.
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Chicago
William E. Dever
Lake Michigan
Ree
Carter H. Herrison
Youth Admits Starting Fires Plague City Business District
The youth, claiming 17 arsons, confessed to police in Oakland that he started fires to seek thrills. Detectives identified him as Warren Cramer, son of Dr. Harry R. Cramer, with cases tied to the annunciation school and Crescent Flour Mill among others. The spate of blazes caused art damage but limited losses before he was captured near a nightclub and a police booth.
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T. Fox
Dave Eastes
Warren Cramer
Harry R. Cramer
Oakland
Calif
Aese St
Annunciation
Railway Exchange
Crescent
Fox
City Hall
Garner Longing For Texas Home
Vice-President Garner, in Washington on August 26, said he longed for home in Texas and planned to rest awhile. He joked about loafing and possibly fishing or hunting with friends, while noting mosquitoes and his traps. He also referenced his lifelong friend from Uvalde, Texas, tied to Brumfield and Garner.
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Washington
Garner
Ross
Brumfield
Uvalde, Tex
Cade
Adcock Dies at Home in Pettusville at 61
Funeral services for W. V. Adcock age 61 were held at 1 p m today at his Pettusville home Lime Street county with Rev J D Pickens of Decatur officiating. Afterwards the body was taken to Decatur City Cemetery for burial conducted by Brown. Adcock, a Pettusville resident, had recently moved to the area and his survivor list includes Curtis Adcock of the U S Navy.
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W. V. Adcock
Pettusville
Limestoke County
J. D. Pickens
Decatur
City Cemetery
Brown
Adcock
ePttusville
Curtis ‘Adcock
States
Navy
One Charge With Murder Coroner Reports Fatal Incident
Coroner Gip Evans said he had been two or three days on the case. The report mentions a car collision on a highway near Clanton injuring a man who lost control and was trapped in the overturned vehicle. Separate incidents include a Wetumpka collision injuring several and a Montgomery shooting involving police. Five people from two Fort Payne families were injured in a crash near Bluff, Arkansas.
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Gip ‘Evans
Bined Ta
Cothon Wood
Dent
Clayton Boles
Jemison
Clanton
Asaiaane
W. G. Smith
Wetumpka
James Hunt
Montgomery
W. M. Stanley, Jr
Chisholm
Fort Payne
Ala
Age of Bluff
Ark
R. D. Jace
J. W. Cook
Mary Jo Cook
Margaret Durham
District PTA Leaders to Meet in Town Creek
District No. 8 PTA leaders will meet Tuesday August 27 at 10 30 a m in Hazelwood high school Town Creek. Invites go to county superintendents supervisors welfare workers county council and city residents. Mrs James Fitts Hill president of Alabama PTA notes district includes Limestone Col Lawrence Morgan Marion Winston Cullman. Mrs William J Lee announces.
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Hazelwood
Town Creek
James Fitts Hill
The
Alabama of Parents and
Dale
Limestone
Col Lawrence
Morgan
Marion
Winston
Cullman
William J. Lee
al A Congress of Parents and Teachers
Black Women Stage Axe and Life Battle
Alberta Pettey and Lennie Reeves are named as participants in a staged confrontation described as a life battle featuring prominent Black women in a Morgen production.
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Alberta Pettey
Lennie Reeves
Ig Morgen
Native Populace Flee as War Fears Spread
Panic grips Ethiopia as rumors of imminent conflict spur thousands to abandon the capital for rural villages. Government warns foreign powers amid gold export ban and looming inventories as Haile Selassie calls for calm and restraint.
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Sarria
United States
Ben
Rev Pickens Accepts New Pastorate In Alexandria City
Rev J D Pickens resigns as pastor of Southside church and will move with his family this week to assume the pastorate of the Second Church of Alexandria City Alabama. The resignation was reluctantly accepted by the congregation and many friends praise his service.
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J. D. Pickens
Southside
Ure
Alexander City
Ala
Pickens
Poisonous Fish Claim Many Lives
A fragment notes a deadly incident linked to poisonous fish with several fatalities and unspecified victims. The unreadable lines make the exact numbers and locations unclear.
Identified man buried today after railway death
The body of a man aged about 46 to 50, with gray eyes and sandy gray hair, bearing two scars, missing upper teeth, and wearing unbroken shell rim glasses, was found on the railway. Coroner Highsmith said the glasses were valuable and county officials opine the man fell from a train.
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Highsmith
Tn Apeet
Recognition May Not Be eo Hints
Secretary Hull avoided specifics at a press conference claiming no word on Moscow's reply to Washington. Congress members urged Russia to honor pledges while considering actions from protests to potential diplomatic breaks. The Moscow embassy staff shrank and plans for new American consulates and the embassy construction were delayed.
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Lloyd A. Lehreas
Associated Press
Washington
Ted States
Hull
Moscow
Roosevelt
United States
Fined For Failure to Pay Street Tax
Roan residents were fined in police court this morning for failure to pay street taxes. Warrants would be issued for further cases of delinquency. The tax was reduced to 2.50 this year with a 50 cent penalty, and the street tax ordinance would be enforced urging arrears to be paid promptly to avoid additional expense.
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Roan
Talmadge Sues Over Cotton Tax Halt Request
Governor Eugene Talmadge urged Attorney General J Yeomans to seek a court injunction against the Roosevelt administration dispute over a six cent cotton tax. He called on cotton farmers to delay payment and await a court ruling, urging a unified action among cotton growing states.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Island incident disrupts industry workers today
A report notes damage to male industry facilities today after an e hour event impacted the island yesterday. Officials say the incident caused disruption to operations and required assessment and safety checks.
Missing Chicago Heiress Maura Thompson At Large
Maura Jane Thompson nine year old heiress to a one million dollar estate is reported missing by her grandparents after her father Edwin Thompson stayed in Albuquerque New Mexico over the weekend. Grandparents Hugh H Meehan say Maura may be at her father's Rancho Rea ranch but Albuquerque sheriff reports her whereabouts as unknown.
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Chicago
Maura Jane Thompson
Edwin —— Thompson
Albuquerque
N. M
Hugh H. Meehan
Maura
Rancho Rea
Thompson
Cleveland
J. Bryson Corrbe
Adjourment in Doubt as Farm Credit Talks Drag On
Confused estimates on cotton loans and farm credit dominated Washington chatter as adjournment neared. President Roosevelt and farm administrator Buchanan weighed options in a tense day of Senate House discussions. The administration cited a potential 1 billion dollar wheat cotton loan package under the credit corporation.
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Washington
Senate-House
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Buchanan
Ecne Yy Credit Corporation
Burns Delays Decision as Boat Event Looms
The report notes Speaker Burns delaying a key decision until today while a related boat event proceeds.
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Ers
Speaker Burns
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