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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1938

Page

3

Clear Cut Test Of Validity Of The Wages And Hours Bill

Wage hour investigators seek a clear constitutional test for the federal labor standards act as about 450 of roughly 1,800 violations appear real. Tests may include injunctions, criminal actions, or civil suits for back pay and overtime. Some ILGWU members in San Antonio sue for $50 wages and $75 attorney fees.union leaders delay action at Andrews request to select strong cases.

Aim of Andrews Washington Elmer F. Andrews Supreme Court Joseph E. Brill Justice Department FBI Brill Andrews International Ladies Garment Workers Union San Antonio Texas Justice of the Peace American Federation of Labor CIO

Hospital drama on Galveston sea wall ends in tense vigil

In John Sealy Hospital a dramatic scene unfolds as Thornton Holgate lies unconscious after a rescue attempt aboard the Galveston waterfront. Sara Sue Davis Bob Towne and Geraldine Pomeroy confront shifting loyalties while Peaches Pomeroy direly accuses Sara Sue as relatives gather by the bedside.

Galveston Sea Wall Crystal Palace Galvez John Sealy Hospital Texas University Medical School Sara Sue Peaches Bob Miss Pomeroy Dr. McGill Rice Geraldine Pomeroy Bob Towne Davis Geraldine Thornton Holgate

Coyote Outruns Federal Hunter Near Trap Scene

Oscar W. Ehn reported to the Biological Survey in Portland that a coyote escaped his trap approach. Without a gun he pursued and finally caught the animal by the neck within twenty feet, stating he moved to run it down.

Portland Ore Oscar W. Ehn Federal Hundrer Ehn Bilogical Survey

Forestry inspection trip planned in Florida and Georgia

A special congressional committee announced a planned forestry inspection trip in northeast Florida and southern Georgia. Members will tour forests and discuss conservation, timber practices, and regional land management during the visit.

Jacksonville Fla Florida Georgia

Daily crossword puzzle clues mixed with stray letters

A scrambled crossword clue list with numbered hints and partial phrases. It includes definitions for words like stone, large, eradi cate, tolerate, and symbols for flintlock, along with stray letters and formatting errors from a 1958 King Features Syndicate bundle.

Ford Opposes Nazi Policies and Urges Immigration Haven

Detroit December 1 Henry Ford says accepting a few thousand Jewish immigrants would boost U.S. business by adding labor and innovation. He rejects Nazi anti Jewish policy and notes Germans opposed to their rulers. Ford believes return to land could solve economic woes and Jewish immigrants can help.

Detroit Henry Ford Dearborn Leo M. Franklin Temple Bethel United States Ford Fritz Haller Hitler

To Be Continued

A fragment shows a woman sobbing into a handkerchief in a corridor, expressing misery as a narrative cliffhanger. The text ends with a prompt that the story continues.

Sunday program at Mt Tabor church a success

Morgan County notes social visits and gatherings list residents visiting relatives and friends including Mary Greenhaw Lois Leona Grace Wilson Winfred Pottet Frank Tight Ruth Baker Evie Man Dortha Jean Whisenant Corene West Mildred Light Velma Bramiett Virgie Light W F E Lynn Paul of Birmingham A Baker Herschel Hubert Compton Hal Whisenant Grover Black A L Whisenant and Mary Greenhaw hosted a party with attendees all through Morgan County.

Mt. Tabor Mary Greenhaw Lois Leona Grace Wilson Winfred Pottet Frank Tight Ruth Baker Evie Man Dortha Jean Whisenant Sieo Compton Corene West Mildred Light Velma Bramiett Virgie Light W. P. Falton Grover Black G. W. Bramslett A. L. Whisenant Morgan City

Warden witnesses rehearsal for California gas chamber

San Quentin, Calif. Dec. 1 Warden Court Smith anxious over new lethal gas chamber during a dress rehearsal. He will supervise the Friday executions of two murder convicts Albert Kessel and Robert Lee Cannon the first Californians to die by gas in California. He worries the process will be quick after the chamber is sealed.

San Quentin Calif Court Smith Albert Kessel Robert Lee Cannon Gap California Smith

Missing news hound and owner seek dog with money changer

St. Louis dispatch reports Bud, a news hound named Kilroy trained to stand at a corner with a strapped money changer. After months of training the dog and changer vanished, leaving the owner with two reasons to want the pair back.

Louis Butch St. Louis Kilroy

Ford Disclaims Ties to Antisemitic German Volume

The Ford company disavowed any connection with The International Jew, a German publication attributed to a World War era author. The disputed work reportedly circulated as a propaganda volume alleging global Jewish influence.

Ford

Early 20th Century Chamber Killings At Rail

About 60 spectators attend a staged killing setup. Only 17 can sit at the rail before chamber windows, so two stepped-up rows form a theater-like space for the event, as Smith arranges the seating and viewing area.

Smith

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