Counsel Named by Judge Horton to Defend Negro
Tom Brown alias Tom Jackson, accused of attacking Mrs. Dugger, will be tried next Monday in Decatur after Judge James E. Horton appointed J. N. Powell and Norman Harris as defense counsel. Troops guard the courthouse as Brown is arraigned after a grand jury indictment for rape.
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Tom Brown
Tom Jackson
George Dugger
James E. Horton
Huntsville
Ben Giles
Herman Shield
National
Brown
Horton
J. N. Powell
Hartselle
Norman Harris
Decatur
Athens
Giles
Major Jones
S. H. Gibbons Rests Well After Hospital Operation
S. H. Gibbons county farm agent is resting well at Benevolent Hospital after an appendicitis attack and emergency operation Monday. He had planned to attend a Auburn meeting of farm and home demonstration agents this week.
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Morgen County
S. H. Gibbons
Benevolent Hospital
Gibbons
Auburn
Officials Named For Ginetanboc Primary Election
Courthouse officials announced the oadtaeaca election officers for the Ginetanboc primary on September 12. Poll lists were being checked and notices mailed to those appointed to serve at the polls in the special primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oadtaeaca
Malone Campaign Tour Reaches Jackson County Voters
Bayard Malone of Morgan County continued his congressional bid with a day of speeches and 500 direct voter contacts across Jackson County including Paint Rock Woodville Larkinsville Scottsboro Hollywood and Bridgeport Monday night in Scottsboro wild weather forced an indoor speech at the county courthouse.
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Bayard Malone
Morgan County
Jackson County
Malone
Paint Rock
Woodville
Larkinsville
Scottsboro
Hollywood
Fackler Stevenson
Bridgeport
Judge Malone
Langston
Section
Dutton
Pisgah
Flat Rock
Visit Hartselle Reunion with Britnells
Mr. and Mrs. R. Britnell spent Sunday with relatives at Hartselle.
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R. Britnell
Hartselle
Court tests flood of abuse by telegraph
Two libel suits filed in Tuscaloosa seek damages of 2999 dollars each against the Postal Telegraph Company. The suits accuse the firm of publishing abusive telegrams aimed at Alabama officials during the Scottsboro case and demand a ruling on telegraph liability for hostile messages.
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Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Dan Pippen, Jr
Elmore Clark
Postal Telegraph Company
Scottsboro
Alabama Supreme Court
Bere
Jack Guite
Charles LaFrance
Telegraph Company
William Patterson
International Labor Defense
Henry B. Foster
Lynch
Farm Aid Bill TS Upheld in Court
Justice Daniel O'Donoghue of the District of Columbia Supreme Court upheld the agriculture adjustment act as constitutional. He denied a temporary injunction against Secretary Wallace enforcing the Chicago milkshed agreement, stating an emergency justified enforcement. The Economy Milk Co of Norman Indiana and individual plaintiffs filed suit and planned an appeal.
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Washington
Daniel O'Donoghue
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Wallace
Chicago
Economy Milk Co
Norman
Infant dies in car accident near Ozark
Donald Hughes infant son of Mr and Mrs Hughes of Bessemer is dead after a auto crash near Ozark Saturday afternoon en route to Decatur. The car driven by Mrs O F Lowrey of West Palm Beach Fla rolled on a curve injuring Mrs Hughes and Betty Lowrey and the Hughes infant.
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Donald Hughes
Advisory Board Opens Busy Week Weighing Plans
Alabama public works advisory board begins a week of hearings approving municipal projects as cities seek funds for electric light and water plants. Prattville seeks a 100000 library, Talladega drainage, Cordova multiple projects, Tuscaloosa school building, John Gilfillan water and sewer plans, Athens hospital hearing, with flood control and drainage schemes also in the pipeline.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Public Works Advisory Board
Prattville
Talladega County
Cordova
Tuscaloosa
John M. Gilfillan
Athens
Miltonies
Birmingham
Frederick I Thompson
Mobile
Mayer Aldridge
Elba
Geneva
Washington
Marion County
Sipsey
Payette
Tuscaloga
Pickens
Greene
Greenville
Andalusia
Pine Hill
Georgiana
Repton
Dozier
Castleberry Brewton
Evergreen
Ozark
Charity Council Committee Meeting Postponed To Today
The steering committee of the Decatur Charity Council will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Chamber of Commerce offices at 4 o clock this afternoon. The session was moved from August due to President Reverend E N Hart illness.
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Decatur Charity Council
Chamber of Commerce
E. N. Hart
Refuse R F C Work And Send Wives Begging
Officials said doorstep begging was unnecessary as all needy persons had been certified for R F C work or helped by the Decatur Charity Council. They cited cases of men certified for R F C jobs who refused to report and sent wives to beg, though every reported case was thoroughly investigated and relief steps kept to a minimum.
Decatur’s Duty in the NRA Plan Outlined
Decatur must support the National Recovery Administration effort to place five million workers on payrolls and lift national trade by up to 20 percent. Employers are urged to sign the President’s Blanket Code and reduce hours to create jobs, while consumers should buy only from compliant firms and sign the Consumer’s Pledge to restore prosperity. W R Spight, chairman, NRA committee.
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Decatur
Planes Collide Killing Three Fliers at Randolph Field
A training collision at Randolph Field San Antonio Texas killed three fliers and left a fourth to safety. Lieutenant Harley Grater an instructor and two cadets died. names of the cadets were not learned. A Transcontinental and Western tri motor crashed near Clovis New Mexico killing two passengers and two pilots Mr R B Irwin of Los Angeles H R Morgan and W G Barcus of Kansas City.
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San Antonio
Tex
Randolph Field
Harley Grater
Clovis, N. M
Transcontinental and Western
R. B. Irwin
Los Angeles
H. R. Morgan
W. G. Barcus
Kansas City
Flooded Ardmore Underpass Delays Bee Line Traffic
Elmer Loyd and family returning from the Worlds Pair in Chicago were stranded with many motorists when heavy rains flooded the Ardmore underpass at the Tennessee Alabama line. They waited, then spent the night at Elk Mountain Springs as water covered part of the road. Traffic resumed after several hours.
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Elmer Loyd
Chicago
Ardmore
Loyd
Ann Loveless
Mary Jervis
Elkmont Springs
Death of Ernest C. Price prominent Decatur jeweler
Ernest C. Price 52 a well known local businessman died at 6 40 AM after a sudden illness at his home 422 Grant street He was a partner in Price and Robertson Jewelers and longtime Central Methodist Church member He leaves a widow and son Chappell three brothers and a New York City based brother in law contain funeral plans pending public notices awaited
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Ernest C. Price
Grant Street
Chappell
Tom
Ed Price
Priceville
Wesley Price
New York City
J. E. and
Carrie Price
Price and Robertson
Decatur
Central Methodist Church
Price
U S Wins Point In Insull Case
An Athens appeal court approved an application for formal sanction of detention of Samuel Insull in relation to an American extradition request. The action follows a legation note charging him with bankruptcy and seeking his surrender.
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Athens
Greece
Samuel Insull
Legation
Train Plunge Kills Six on Golden State Limited at Draw
At least six are dead and 25 injured after the Golden State Limited plunged through a water filled draw near Tucumcari New Mexico. A fireman and engineer are named among the dead with 43 passengers unaccounted for as heavy rains swelled the draw and seven coaches went into the torrent.
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Tucumcari
N. M
A.P
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
C. J. Oroas
James
Alabama Power cuts electric rates for gunners and seasonal minimum
The Alabama Public Service Commission ordered a 16.6 percent reduction in electric rates charged gunners by Alabama Power Company. It also lowers the seasonal minimum per horsepower from seven to six dollars and adds a five percent discount for prompt bill payment. The order outlines a revised rate around 2.5 cents per kilowatt hour versus the current average of three cents. Further orders on other rate aspects are expected before September 1.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Power Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
Ickes to Read Oil Industry Working Agreement
In Hyde Park New York on August 2 President Roosevelt names Secretary Ickes as initiator of the new working agreement for the oil industry. The draft outlines standards and coordinated action in oil production and regulation with federal oversight.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt Tads
Ickes
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