November 10 Likely Date for Alabama Special Session
Political forecasters favor November 10 for a special Alabama legislature session focusing on prohibition repeal and taxes. Governor Graves with aides surveys lawmakers on repeal and a 1 percent gross receipts or sales tax. A committee to study finances and education will meet in late September, sparking debate over the tax plan and education needs.
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William S. Truby
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Graves
Jeff Beeland
Greenville
Alabama Consumers Arti-Sales Tax Association
L. N. Duncan
Auburn
Beeland
Anti-Sales Tax Association
Sewer Work Advances on TVA Project in City
The Tennessee Valley Authority sewer project moves swiftly with about 90 percent terracing and pipe laying done. Clearing rights of way expected after October 1, while brick work on the Riverview pumping station progresses and gravity flow will follow later. The $500,000 program runs ahead of schedule as Dry Creek bridge work nears, with drainage costs around $300,000.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Riverview Avenue
Tennessee River
Dry Creek
Southern Railway
Gins to Keep Cotton Clean in Falkville
Ginners in Falkville designate gin days for Stoneville No 5 cotton. Letters were mailed to farmers outlining schedule with designated gin times for each grower to prevent mixing and reduce seed purchases. The aim is to conserve seed for next planting season and improve harvest quality.
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J. T. Hall
Falkville
Stoneville
A. Ashwander
Addie West
J. W. Sivley
Two Homes Sold Through Patterson Agency
Today the John Patterson Insurance Agency announced the sale of two residences. R. L. Hundley bought a two story brick home at 508 East Gordon Drive, formerly owned by D. G. Perkins of Clearwater Florida, near Delano Park. T. W. Wright purchased a five room frame cottage at 1320 Sixth Avenue East, with former owner Mrs. Pearl C. Murray of Scottsboro Alabama.
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John Patterson Insurance Agency
R. L. Hundley
East Gordon Drive
D. G. Perkins
Clearwater, Fla
Delano Park
T. W. Wright
Decatur Tron & Steel Co
Sixth Avenue East
Pearl C. Murray
Scottsboro Ala
Subscriptions Reach 1900 for Decatur Stockyard Sale
A total of 1900 in stock was subscribed this afternoon to fund the Decatur stockyard project. The Chamber of Commerce announced that once the issue is fully sold a subscribers meeting will organize and a location for the sales barn and yards will be chosen.
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Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Seeks Sea Freedom Blocks Spanish Vessels
The United States asserts freedom of the seas for American shipping and says Spain cannot sail merchant vessels from rebel ports unless it enforces a real blockade.
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Washington
United States
Public Health Service Reports Weekly Polio Cases by State
The Public Health Service reported 133 new infantile paralysis cases last week, down 14 from the prior week. Tennessee led with 24 cases, followed by Alabama with 21, Illinois 15, New York and California 11 each, Mississippi 10, Ohio 8, Kentucky 5, with others scattered.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Tennessee
Alabama
Ilinois
New York
California
Mississippi
Ohio
Kentucky
Favorites win opening round in Alabama amateur golf
Birmingham August 27 favorites moved past the first round of the Alabama amateur golf tournament as Sam Perry Johnny Morris Lonnie Munger and other top qualifiers won their matches or advanced by default in the early action.
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Birmingham
Sam Perry
Johnny Morris
Lonnie Munger
State Planning Commission seeks six year public works inventories
The State Planning Commission asked state county and city officials to prepare inventories of public construction needs for a six year basis as part of a nationwide survey.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Planning Commission
Cotton Market Holds Steady As Professionals Withdraw
New Orleans August 27 cotton market stayed calm with prices a few points below prior close. The ring was largely deserted by professional operators as scattered buying and selling occurred mainly for trade accounts.
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New Orleans
Transfer of pin to lower organisms shocks doctors
In Tuscaloosa on August 27 physicians announced that a baby named Jimmy Legrone swallowed an open safety pin. X ray showed the pin had moved to the stomach’s lower organisms, sparking talk of a dangerous operation.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Jimmy Legrone
Many Morals Cases Heard Across Rhine Region
Berlin reports a new wave of immorality trials mirroring last May’s 200 Franciscans scandal. Merchants, government workers, industrialists, physicians, workers and clergymen are implicated as Bonn district court has tried 88 cases with 20 jail terms from one year to 18 months. Münster court, amid closed doors, has five sentenced from one month to three years, described as a plague needing sharp measures.
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Berlin
Rhineland
Pene
Bonn
Muenster
Governor Graves Visits Alabama Polytechnic Institute Meeting
Governor Graves attended the annual meeting of the board of trustees of Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn. He left the governor’s office early this morning and was to return tonight.
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Graves
Auburn
Montgomery
Ala
Board of
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Prieto Bitter In Attacks On No Help Pack
Spain's factions clash with Prieto denouncing Britain and France for not aiding Madrid. Rebels push toward Madrid from Lozoya Valley while Basque front holds. Prieto warns neutrality pact harms Spain as Franco may gain Balearic islands.
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Prieto
NO Help Pack
Associated Press
Spain
Biscay Bay Front
Madrid
Socialist Defenders of
Ethiopia
Europe
Philio Mola
Lozoya
Latin-San Sebastian
Indalecio Prieto
France
Great Britain
Ani
Burgos
Ian Eee Suctor
Malagay
Otorious
Allegs
Socialist Party
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Francisco Franco
Balearic
Mediterranean
Warning on Cotton Leaf Worm Emergence and Treatment
The second generation of the Cotton Leaf Worm is emerging and may damage cotton with immature fruit. Use calcium arsenate dust, with lime mixed in for efficiency, especially if no dusting machine is available. Adjust lime to calcium arsenate ratio from 1 15 to 1 9 based on applicator skill.
Landon Urges Halting Government Waste on Train Stop
Governor Alf M Landon speaking from a trainside platform in Joliet urged ending extravagance and waste in government finance He cited fundamentals and followed a campaign stop in Chicago where State Senator Richard Barr accompanied him The campaign train then moved toward Springfield with plans to visit Abraham Lincoln sites en route to Topeka Kansas
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Landon
Toreka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Buffalo
N. Y
Illinois
Jollet
Richard Barr
Tilinois
Chicago
Tilmots
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Landon rails at wasteful New Deal spending on tax plan
Presidential hopeful lands in Illinois on a train tour calling for overhaul of federal and state taxes. He decries hidden taxes and says government costs have risen for those earning 25 dollars weekly or less, urging restraint on spending. He stops at Joliet Dwight Portiac Bloomington and others before crossing into Missouri.
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Landon
Tilmots
Ap- Rama
New York
Joliet
Dwight
Portiac
Bloomington
Nealh
Ill
Lincoln
Springfield
Virden Carlinville
Alton
Granite City
Mississippi River
Missouri
Washington
Jefferson City
Sedalia
Warrensburg
Buffalo
Prowler Driven Off At Parker Home
A prowler frightened away from the A. A. Parker residence at 321 East Church Street at midnight as the household roused and alerted officers. Night police and the county sheriff conducted a search of the area, but the intruder fled from a rear sleeping porch. A man questioned on Wilson Avenue did not match the description and was released.
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A. A. Parker
E. Church Street
Wil ‘Son Avenue
Parker
New Bridge Opens on Bee Line Highway Near Whiteside
A concrete and steel bridge over Southern Railway tracks near Whiteside on Bee Line Highway opens to traffic. The span replaces a detour and cost about 17000 dollars with Grant Construction Co. of Montgomery as contractors.
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Southern Railway
Whiteside
Bee Line Highway
Grant Construction Co., of
Montgomery
Cardin bonds set at 2300 in Hartsel homicide case
Bond for C L Cardin of Hartsel was fixed at 2300 after a preliminary hearing before Justice J W Bailey. He faces three charges linked to the death of Sam McCutcheon, Hartsel merchant, in an early month automobile crash near the city. McCutcheon died instantly when struck on W Hartsel pike. Investigators said about a dozen witnesses were present. Cardin’s bond was 2300 for murder and 300 for two misdemeanors. the state licensing followed. Kenneth Griffith of Cullman represented Cardin. Solicitor Melvin Hutson for the state. No witnesses were examined.
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C. L. Cardin
Hartselle
Sam
McCutcheon
J. W. Bailey
W. Hartselle Pike
Lewis C. Brown
Rdin
Morgan County
Brown
Cardin
Kenneth Griffith
Cullman
Melvin Hutson
University of Alabama may establish Decatur center
Dr. R. E. Tidwell director of extension at the University of Alabama told Gilbert White of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce that the university will establish a center in Decatur. A tentative bulletin will be printed for distribution and a representative will be sent within a week.
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R. E. Tidwell
Extenson University of Alabama
Gilbert White
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Dr. Tidwell
University Center
Mrs Roosevelt Warned After Stoplight Incident
New Haven police report Patrolman Michael Holly warned Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt to watch for red lights after her car ran a stoplight obscured by a trolley car. The officer did not realize the driver was the president's wife until afterward.
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New Haven
Conn
Michael Holly
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt Begins Drought Tour From Washington
President Roosevelt completed a non stop flight from Washington arriving in Bismarck at noon to inspect the drought area. He learned of Dern's death in Washington by telephone at Steele North Carolina and sent condolences. The trip may be shortened or delayed if funeral plans in Utah affect later events.
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Bismarck
N. D
Roosevelt
Washington
Dern
Steele
N. C
Marvin H. McIntyre
Utah
Des Moines
Gov
London
Kansas
Roosevelt train heads to Bismarck for drought talks in North Dakota
President Roosevelt rides aboard his special train to Bismarck for drought related conferences with acting governors and federal officials. Secretary Wallace says land damaged by dust should shift to pasture and feed crops. A three way plan includes crop insurance the ever normal granary and soil conservation. He predicts food costs will rise little and notes WPA ponds offer refuges for birds.
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Bismarck
N. D
Roosevelt
North Dakota
Northwest
Walter Welford
Elmer E. Holt
Montana
Wallace
Great Plains
National Grange
Weather Bureau
WPA
Underground distillery wrecked by dynamiting in Alabama
A large illicit distillery near Birmingham was destroyed by dynamite after authorities pursued three men. The hidden underground setup had operated for two years as a secret liquor source, with two concealed entrances to a shaft, and was zapped yesterday.
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Birmingham
TVA Motion to Dismiss Injunction Suit Set for Sept 2
Federal Judge David J. Davis will hear the Tennessee Valley Authority motion to dismiss the injunction filed May 29 by 19 utility companies alleging the TVA Act of 1933 and its power program are unconstitutional. The utilities claim the petition was largely propaganda.
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Birmingham
Tennessee Valley Authority
David J. Davis
North Alabama
TVA
FDR Aide Dern Dies From Heart Complications
George Henry Dern secretary in Roosevelt cabinet died at Walter Reed Hospital from heart failure linked to past influenza battles. He was 64 and died at 10 55 a m eastern time after oxygen treatment and long illness. Harry H Woodring will act as secretary until a permanent appointment is made.
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Washington
George Henry Dern
Roosevelt
Walter Reed Hospital
Fritz—Meyer
Boston
Dern
Utah
Walter Reed
Army Hospital
Army
Johns Hook Hospital
Baltimore
Harry H. Woodring
Sec
France Told of German Ambitions
Paris reports Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Nazi finance minister, says boosting German economic rehabilitation is key to peace and that prosperity lessens threat to France. He reportedly notes Germany is pursuing armament plans to absorb unemployment, with increased spending over recent years.
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Associated Press
Paris
H. Jalmar Schacht
France
Reich
Germany
Weather summary for Tennessee and Southeast states
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 23 feet with no rainfall in the past 24 hours. Temperatures ranged from a high of 98 to a low of 73. Alabama and northwest Florida expect fair to partly cloudy skies, with warm conditions persisting tonight in Tennessee.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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Department
Gallagher
Canada
American Bar Association
W. H. Gregory
Halt Wasie
Drouth
Miss Alabama
Pretty Gene
Matthews
Huntsville
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