Purge of Soviet Officials Amid Production Slump Reported
Reports from Moscow say a sweeping purge targets officials and peasants as Russia’s output lags 1937 quotas due to sabotage and enemy activity. Other items note modest recovery in cotton and power, the death of Clinton B. Eilenberger in Minisink Hills, Spanish forces claiming gains at Zaragoza, a heroic woman stopping a freight wreck near Bulls Gap, a fatal accident on an Eddie Cantor set, Van Mungo's suspension for insubordination, and a U S farm tenancy program underway for 3000 families.
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Moscow
Russia
Reds blank Dodgers 3-0 in first game of doubleheader
Paul Derringer pitched six hit baseball to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first half of a doubleheader. Roy Henshaw and Ben Cantwell limited Brooklyn to three hits.
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Brooklyn
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Roy Henshaw
Ben Cantwell
Reds
City Officials Face Injunction Over City Budget and Fire Equipment
In Birmingham, W O Downs and Lewey Robinson were charged with fraudulent conspiracy to benefit themselves. Judge Hogue issued a temporary restraining order blocking $181,000 in fire equipment purchases and a new budget exceeding revenue estimates.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. O. Downs
Lewey Robinson
William Hogue
Compromise Plan Aims to End Auto Workers Rift
Milwaukee delegates to the United Automobile Workers Convention hear a plan to resolve unity and progressive faction friction by electing five vice presidents and expanding the executive board from 12 to 17. In Boston Lou Fette earned his fifteenth win as the Bees beat the Chicago Cubs 3 to 1 in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Milwaukee
Unity
United Automobile Workers Convention
Wyndham Mortimer
Boston
Lou Fette
The
Bees
Chicago Cubs
Tokyo war report fills Shanghai with hostilities and refugees
Cooperation sixteen Japanese warplanes bombed Nan tao Shanghai killing 200 and wounding 400 non combatants. Marines build sandbags in the International Settlement as 2,500 Americans remain in Shanghai. 60,000 troops poised for a push toward Nanking and Shanghai. Britain protests and Hull demands protection of American rights and property.
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Associated Press
Nantao
Shanghai
Japan
Nippon
China
Uncle Sam
Whangpoo
President Lincoln
Kiangsu
Nanking
Nankoy Pass
Mongolia
British Foreign Office
Tokyo
Hull
United States
Chinese Victory Over Japanese Forces Near Shanghai Evacuations Continue
Amid 15 days of warfare in Shanghai area, 160 Americans flee upriver aboard the President Lincoln as Chinese land forces clash with Japanese planes. Two Japanese bombers are shot down over the Whangpoo while evacuations carry about 2,000 refugees. Chinese shelling targets Japanese positions near the French concession and Japanese police stations, with multiple casualties reported along Boone and Miller roads.
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Whangpoo
Lincoln
Shanghai
Nantao
French Concession
International Shanghai
Boone and
Miller Roads
Death toll rises in Mantao air raid in Shanghai
The Mantao district in Shanghai, China, suffered widespread death and injury as 16 Japanese bombers attacked, burning thousands who crowded the narrow streets. More than 600 Chinese died or were injured, while 160 Americans escaped aboard a river tender down the Whangpoo.
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Shanghai
Mantao
Whangpoo
Malaria Likely Falls in Morgan County Says Doctor
Dr L R Mee of the health department notes malaria reports show fewer affected residents in Morgan County. Dr Murphree cites three factors including lower case reports, TVA mosquito control, and prior use of atabrine in 1934 35 totaling about 2500 people.
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Morgan County
L. R Mee
Health Department
Murphree
TVA
Mellon Funeral Held for Pittsburgh Financier
Private railroad coach bearing A W Mellon arrives in Pittsburgh for public funeral service at 1 30 pm in East Liberty church. Hundreds gather as the financier and former ambassador to Britain is laid to rest in Allegheny vault beside brother R B Mellon after a storied life building a vast Pittsburgh fortune.
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Marren Graham
Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburger
Southampton
Court of St. James
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Mellons
East End
Stuart Nye Hutchison
Allegheny Ce
R. B. Mellon
Decatur School Enrollment in 1936 Reaches 3867
The city of Decatur reported an enrollment in its schools of 3,867 for the year 1936.
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City of
Decatur
Vote probe underway in House over absentee voting
A House high command member said an inquiry is examining reported records of votes cast by members out of town on roll calls. Early checks indicate about half a dozen illegitimate absences, with leaders warning of danger to the system and possible expulsions. tally clerks will cross reference records with lists of members present in Washington, a lengthy process given 102 unrecorded votes and up to 136 absent at times.
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Washington
House High Command
United States
Europe
House
Congress
Morgan County Farm Folk Rally Set for September 2
Morgan County farmers and business leaders plan the annual barbecue and rally at the Camp Ground south of Hartselle on September 2. Speakers include P O Davis and Clifton Kirkpatrick with local talent and music. Tickets invite the farmer and guest, encouraging farm women to attend with the host.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Farmers Federation
Tabernacle
Hartselle
Federation of Farmers
Ala
W. A. Price
County Extension Service
P. O. Davis
Auburn
Alabama
Clifton Kirkpatrick
State Farm Bureau
Montgomery
Infant daughter Helen Powell dies at Trinity
Infant daughter Helen Virginia Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Powell of Trinity route one, died Thursday. Funeral services were held Friday at the Shelton home, with Rev. Dick Waugh officiating. Burial followed at Bald Knob cemetery. She is survived by her parents and grandparents.
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Helen Virginia Powell
Charley Powell
Trinity Route One
Dick Waugh
Alan Shelton
Bald Knob Cemetery
Woman Held After Beating Of 7-Year Old Proves Fatal
Newark police charge 36 year old Esther Brodsky with manslaughter in the death of Leonard Macali after a brutal beating. Evidence includes a leather belt a pot hangers and tools. The boy died from rupture of the small intestine after months of abuse. The father and brother were witnesses while two alleged bullies remain at large.
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Newark
N. J
Esther Brodsky
John Haller
Haller
Blondie
Brownie
Leonard Macali
Richard Macali
Blackie
Essex County Medical
Harrison
Martland
Leonard
Richard
Fall Victim Succumbs to Injuries at 1 Year
Constance Carolyn Couch age one daughter of Mrs. Lucile Couch died at Benevolent hospital. She fell through a skylight from the roof into the Decatur Grocery Company on Bank Street late Friday. The skull was fractured and she died early today after physicians fought for her life. Funeral arrangements pending with Brown directing.
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Constance Carolyn Couch
Lucile Couch
Benevolent Hospital
Decatur Grocery Company
Bank Street
Nila
Beflovolent Hospital
Wallace
First Presbyterian Church
L. D. Patterson
First Methodist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
Carl Roberts
Frank Thompson
Tom King
Floyd Barnes
E. 0. Craft
Frank Campbell
Pearl Couch
Detroit, Mich
Henry Scoggins
Hearing Scheduled Over alleged terrorism at Tire & Rubber plant
Witnesses will testify at a national labor relations board hearing in Gadsden Alabama on alleged acts of terrorism by the Tire & Rubber Company against union workers. The URWA alleges seven beatings since April and dismissals linked to union affiliation as the hearing continues into fall.
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Gadsden
Ala
Tire & Rubber Company
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Goodyear
United Rubber Workers of America
I. O
URWA
Mortimer Kollender
Decatur Praised By Navy Visitor J W Wilson
J W Wilson a pharmacist’s mate third class in the U S Navy who recently visited Decatur says the city is a vastly improved place. He writes that before his August leave he was away two years and congratulates residents on many improvements observed in the town.
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J. W. Wilson
USN
Decatur
Big crowd in Decatur as cotton harvest begins
A large crowd gathered in Decatur today as the cotton harvest begins and trading activity picks up after the summer lull.
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Decatur
Alabama Democrats set January 4 1938 primary dates
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee fixed January 4 and February 8 as primary dates to select a U.S. senator to Mrs Dixie Graves. The vote passed 31 to 23 amid debate on dates and issues including supreme court reorganization and the Black Connery bill.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alig
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
United States
Dixie Graves
Supreme Court
Sam Johnston
Mobile
E. Burns Parker
Randolph County
Graves
Bibb Graves
Hugo L. Black
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Johnston
Steamnee Congress
UAW Pledges Drive to Organize Ford Plants
The United Automobile Workers announce a vigorous campaign to organize Ford Motor Co. plants, with a $400000 war chest and a plan to sign an agreement by year’s start. John L. Lewis led the push as delegates approved an $11 per member special assessment.
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Milwaukee
United Automobile Workers of America
Ford Motor Co
CIO
John L. Lewis
UAW
Ford Motor Company
Lewis
Ford
City survey on Decatur power load and sentiment
The City of Decatur completes a survey this week to gauge electric load and civic sentiment toward municipal power. Results aim to inform bond firms, with larger industrial users surveyed early next week.
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Decatur
Registration Opens at Alabama Center Decatur
Registration at the University of Alabama Center in Decatur will open September 13. Classes start September 20 with Dr. Welldon A. Brown, center director, arriving soon to prepare the school.
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University of Alabama Center At
Decatur
Welldon A. Brown
Agreement to End Scottsboro Case Revealed in Alabama
Judge W W Callahan disclosed a hard and fast agreement to drop further appeals in the Scottsboro tape case with four of the nine negroes released and capital punishment waived for the others except Clarence Norris who remains under death sentence. Attorney Watts said he first learned of the agreement today and will seek facts from the defense and state. Motions for new trials were filed for Norris, Andy, and Charlie Weems as part of the proceedings.
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Leroy Simms
Associated Press
Jegal Battle
Clarence Norris
Coonce
Watts
Clarence
Te” Watts
Fruntsville
Norris
Andy
Charlie Weems
Alabama Supreme Court
Callahan
Scottsboro
Decatur
Victoria Price
Willie Roberson
Olen Montgomery
Weather notes show Tennessee river rise and warm spell
The Tennessee river gauge reached 16.8 feet with temperatures 90 high and 73 low and no rainfall in the past 24 hours. Alabama looks partly to cloudy with south showers tonight and Sunday. Tennessee forecasts showers and a thunderstorm later, with a generally warm week and occasional showers in the Gulf States.
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Tennessee
Alabama
South
Central
East Gulf States
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Cantor
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Agriculture Department
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Decatur Daily
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B. G. Hall
Constance C. Couch
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