Welles Aims to Abolish Cuban Supervision in Exchange
The piece notes Ambassador Welles and Roosevelt backing abolition of U S supervision over Cuba if a stable government forms. It mentions Eleanor Roosevelt's early life, Brandeis and Acheson in the political orbit, and lobbies tied to Cuban policy and the NRA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ambassador Welles
Cuba
Welles
Roosevelt
United States
Island Republic
Eleanor Roosevelt
Henry Parish, Jr
Sumner Welles
Justice Brandeis
Dean Acheson
Brandeis
NRA
Couzens
Earl Bailie
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury
L. Benedum
Pittsburgh
Ted Interests
Bureau of Internal Revenue
John W. Davis
National Committee
Benedum
Dickinson
Ickes
Special Oil
Wayne Johnson
Gray San Martin
National Sugar Refining Company
Over $7 000 Paid to CWA Workers and Cash Relief
The county reports 564 men transferred from RFC rolls to 24 road and one drainage project under the new CWA plan, drawing a full week’s pay of 9 dollars each totaling 5 076 dollars. Another 665 on RFC rolls still receive cash relief about 1 995 dollars as checks average 3 dollars per man. Total distributed 7 071 dollars with more projects awaiting sanction as state CWA board approves. The re employment bureau on Johnston street will operate next week while state headquarters have not yet authorized assignments from the main office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
RFC
Omie
Johnston Street
Regular Dividend Checks Sent Out
Alabama Power Company declares regular quarterly dividends on its $6 and $7 preferred stock payable January 2. A $5 stock dividend will be acted on at the January meeting. Total dividends are about $585,000 and checks will be mailed by January 1.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Power Company
Thomas W. Martin
Martin
Troop Four Forms New Scout Patrol in Decatur
Troop Four held a splendid meeting at St. John's Parish House with large attendance Friday night. A new patrol was organized and named the Eagle after tests were completed. Interest in scouting grows in Decatur and the district with plans for several new troops, aided by the Rotary Club active in scouting.
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St. John’s Parish
Eagle
Decatur
Rotary Club
Rector to Teach Bible Class at St John’s Church Sunday
The Rev Peter M Dennis will lead the Bible class at St John’s church Sunday at 10 00 a m in the rector’s absence from Seybourne Lynne.
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Peter M. Dennis
St. John’s Church
Seybourne Lynne
Morning in Birmingham for Weekend with Relatives
A brief note states plans for a Birmingham resident to spend the weekend with relatives, mentioning travel and family gathering in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Baugh's Infirmary to Affiliated with Dr Wiley
Dr J B Wiley of Fayetteville Tennessee will in the future affiliate with Dr W P Baugh at Baughs Infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh
J. B. Wiley
Fayetteville, Tenn
W. Pp. Baugh
Baugh’s Infirmary
Baileyton businessman visits Decatur on Saturday
Holcomb of Baileyton Route 1 arrived in Decatur for a business visit on Saturday morning.
County Business Meeting Slated After Sunday School
A brief meeting of the county B. Y. P. O. is planned at 16th Avenue Baptist Church following the Sunday school convention on Sunday afternoon. The event will conclude the convention and discuss church youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Y. Or
16Th Avenue Baptist
Laboratory Here Sets Two Records During November
The unit found only four rabies positive animal heads from November analyses, the lowest figure since state laboratories began testing. December shows a single examined dog head to date, which also tested negative, indicating a continuing low rabies trend locally.
Gold Price Holds Even Keel As Week Opens
Washington December 2 The government kept the price of gold at 34.01 an ounce to start the week while monitoring dollar strength, bond sales and commodity markets. Treasury receipts from the fourth forty bond issue subscriptions reached 900 million dollars of the 000,000 called.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Insull Loses Extradition Bid in Ontario Court
Martin J. Insull former Chicago utilities director lost his extradition fight as Ontario Supreme Court Justice A C Kingstone granted Cook County Illinois appeal for his return to stand charges of embezzlement and grand larceny tied to the Midwest Utilities collapse. Insull may appeal within 15 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
Martin J. Insull
Chicago
United States
A. C. Kingstone
Ontario Supreme Court
Cook County
Illinois
Insull
Midwest Utilities Corporation
Coleman Turned Over to Sheriff After Alle ged Shooting
John Billy Coleman arrested by city police on Thursday night for alleged altercation on Commercial avenue and Maple street. Dave Langford wounded in left arm and hand by shotgun fire. Coleman says Langford fired first with a pistol. Coleman heard by Justice Bailey and transferred to county jail awaiting trial.
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John Billy Coleman
Commercial Avenue
Maple Street
Dave Langford
Bailey
County
Coleman
Langford
Charity Council Officials Plan Drive at Morgan Bank
A special Charity Council meeting was held at Morgan County National Bank to finish the annual financial drive. Attendees included Clyde Hendrix of Decatur Kiwanis, Dr. Erskine Chenault of Decatur Rotary, E. W. McLeod treasurer, A. A. Jones, Rev. Vance Gordon, and Rev. Peter M. Dennis. They proposed assigning overdue members to Kiwanis and Rotary committees to urge completion this coming week.
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Morgan County National Bank
Charity Council
Clyde Hendrix
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Erskine Chenault
Decatur Rotary Club
E. W. McLeod
A. A. Jones
Vance Gordon
Peter M. Dennis
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
St John’s Vestry Meeting Set for Wednesday Evening
The regular monthly meeting of St John's vestry will be held in the parish house on Wednesday evening at 7 30 o'clock.
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St. John’s Vestry
Hunger marchers parade as deputies vote confidence
In Paris the hunger marchers demanded work and bread while police massed before the Chamber of Deputies. Premier Chautemps sought support for his budget plan to preserve the franc as government employees warned of a nationwide strike over salary cuts.
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Parie
France
Premier Chautemps
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Camille Chautemps
Grass Fires Keep Departments Busy
Leaf and grass fires Friday kept two departments busy. A blaze at D. D. Burleson’s Fifth Avenue home damaged a flower house on the lawn. Midnight flames along the Railway Street side of Union Station prompted the Railroad Street department to respond, with no damage reported.
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D. D. Burleson
Fifth Avenue
Union Station
Rotary Ladies Night in Decatur Club Program Set
The Decatur Rotary Club hosts a Ladies Night on Monday at 7:00 PM. A special program has been arranged by the committee chaired by A. C. Bailey.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Ittee
A. C. Bailey
Federal NRA code violators fined in Brooklyn case
Hercules Gasoline Filling Stations Inc and its principals David Lind and Moe Levine pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to nine violations of the retail gasoline code. Judge Clarence G. Galston fined each owner $100 and the corporation $200. This marked the first criminal NRA code prosecution in the country.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Hercules Gasoline Filling Stations, Inc
David Lind
Moe Levine
Clarence G. Galston
Miss Edna Holland Confined To Home On Trinity Road
The notice states Miss Edna Holland is at her residence on Trinity Road due to a mild illness. The item records a brief personal notice from a local town paper.
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Edna Holland
Trinity Road
River Holds Steady At Two Feet On Tennessee Gauge
The Tennessee river remained stationary today with a gauge reading of two feet at seven o'clock. Local observers noted the unchanged level, indicating no rise or fall from morning measurements.
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Tennessee
Gillilan Family Rushes to Dalton for Ill Mother
Mr and Mrs Charles Gillilan and family traveled to Dalton Georgia where his mother is very ill hoping to reach her quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gillilan
Dalton, Ga
Business visitors in Decatur include Elme Sharp and Somerville
Elme, Sharp, and Somerville visited Decatur today, stopping at Route 2 business offices as part of a regional business tour.
Dr J O Colley to Fill Pulpit at Harteelle Baptist
Dr J O Colley superintendent of the Orphans Home at Troy will fill the pulpit of the Baptist church in Harteelle Sunday morning.
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J. O. Colley
Orphans’ Home
Troy
Baptist Church
Harteelle
Livingston Bitten by Tarantula at Store
Luther Livingston, employee at the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Second Avenue store, was bitten on the left hand by a tarantula while cutting bananas. After treatment by Dr. A. M. Roan, it was believed the bite would not be serious and he returned to duty.
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Luther Livingston
Second Avenue
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Mr. Livingston
Ernest Livingston
A. M. Roan
Public debt rises half a million in November
The United States public debt increased by 483 million dollars in November to 23.534 billion, a new peacetime high. Emergency expenditures for the recovery program totaled 223 million, with November outlays near 500 million and receipts of 208 million, leaving a treasury balance of 1.107 billion at month end.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Treasury
Palmer Recovering From Severe Burns
Bennie Palmer of Montgomery suffered extensive scalding when boiling water overturned in a forest camp kitchen near Moulton while preparing Thanksgiving dinner. He was treated at Benevolent Society hospital and is showing steady gains toward recovery. The accident burned his hands and arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Palmer
Montgomery
Moulton
Benevolent Society Hospital
Young Palmer
Christian Better Resting After Major Operation
Zeb Christian of 1220 Fifth Avenue South underwent a serious operation at Benevolent Society hospital Friday and is described as resting fairly well today.
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Zeb Christian
Fifth Avenue
South
Benevolent Society Hospital
First School for Adults Opens in Decatur on Monday
At 8 30 Monday morning the first Decatur adult school for job seekers and ambitious learners over 16 will open in the Willoughby Presbyterian chapel. The Willoughby unit starts with two instructors Miss Claire Bloodworth and Mrs Zana Purifoy and offers flexible courses to meet attendee needs.
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Decatur
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Street
State Department of Education
Willoughby
Claire Bloodworth
Zana Purifoy
W. W. Benson
Claudine Leonard
Child Welfare Department
Benson
Decatur Gospel Tabernacle Plans Regular Sunday Services
Regular services at the Decatur Gospel Tabernacle are announced with Sunday school at 2 p m Rev Norman Tingley to deliver the afternoon message at 8 p m on Christian Fellowship The 615 pm young people's service is led by Miss Ruby Callahan Rev Tingley also preaches at 7 pm with the theme Darkness and Dawn. Special invitation extended to all.
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Decatur Gospel Tabernacle
Norman Tingley
Christian Fellowship
Ruby Callahan
Tingley
Teachers Training Class Tuesday Night at St Johns
The teachers training class will be held Tuesday night in the rectory at 7 30 o clock. All teachers of St Johns church were urged to attend.
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St. John’s Church
Second Defenant Named in Scottsboro Case Trial
A second defendant in the Scottsboro case was identified by Mrs Victoria Price as one of the assailants aboard a Southern Railway freight train in Jackson County on March 25 1931. Clarence Norris, once under death sentence, faced trial on the same charges and again received a death sentence.
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T. M. Davenport
Associated Press
Samuel 8. Leibowitz
Clarence Norris
Victoria Price
Heyward Patterson
Price
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cal
Patterson
Rock
Hill
Ruby Bates
Samaritan Army Appeals for Help in Decatur Alabama
The Samaritan Army in Decatur Alabama appeals to the public to support its relief work feeding and aiding hundreds over three years. It urges donations to care for the needy during winter and invites visitors to view their ledgers at headquarters.
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Samaritan Army
Een Sena
Decatur
Samaritan
Christ
Ala
Community Sing Slated Sunday at Ninth Street Church
The regular community singing will be staged Sunday afternoon at Ninth Street Methodist Church starting at 1 30. The Brown quartet Falkville Sparkmer Trio Wallace quartet and Bonarins quartet will perform, and the public is invited.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
Brown
Falkville
Sparkmer
Wallace
Bonarins
Drunkards Fined In Police Court Docket
Two men appeared in police court this morning on drunkenness charges and were each fined.
Morgan County Sunday School Association Meeting
The Morgan County Sunday School Association will meet Sunday afternoon at 2 15. An earlier notice incorrectly stated Friday as the meeting day.
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County Association
Morgan County Sunday School Association
No Rainfall Recorded Over 24 Hours
There was no rainfall here during the 24-hour period ending at seven o'clock this morning.
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Wromert
Allah
Wie
Hugo
Sheriff
Chamber
Sava
Scottsboro Jury
W. W. Callahan
James V. Haring
Livingston
Spider
Palmer
Christian
Willoughby Church
Tabernacle
Lahan
Lebowitz
Leibowitz
Community Sing
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