Lamas Hails Roosevelt at Inter American Peace Conference
Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra Lamas praised President Roosevelt as an apostle of peace and permanent chairman of the conference opening. Delegates heard him call Roosevelt a democracy’s symbol as more than 20 peace and disarmament proposals were filed. President Justo hosted a banquet praising social order and living standards.
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AENOS
Saavedra Lamas
United States
Eli Hull
Earth
Pe Bepalieg
Uruguay
Roosevelt
Chile
Augustin Justo
Argentina
Justo
Mississippi approves school reform and relief bills
Jackson Mississippi December 4 The legislature completed passage of school reform and financial relief measures ensuring an eight month term for public schools this year and next.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Fire captain and fellow firefighter fatally shot inside station kitchen
In Pontiac Michigan on December 4 two firefighters, Fire Captain William H Bradburn and Donald H Slusher, were shot and killed in a kitchen on the second floor of a fire station.
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Pontiac, Mich
William H. Bradburn
Donald H. Slusher
France pledges aid to allies in event of attack
In Paris today Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos pledged swift French military aid to Great Britain and Belgium in case of unprovoked aggression. He recalled Anthony Eden’s promise of British support and said France would immediately use land sea and air forces for Britain’s defense and offered a similar guarantee to Belgium.
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Paris
Great Britain
Belgium
France
Yvon Delbos
French
Chamber of Deputies
Anthony Eden
Delbos
Premium law upheld in Alabama insurance premium statutes
Attorney General A. A. Carmichael upheld the constitutionality of Alabama statutes authorizing state departments and political subdivisions to use public funds to pay premiums for workers' compensation insurance. The opinion covered only the named departments and was written at Governor Bibb Graves’s request. Carmichael also said the 1936 act boosting the 21st circuit judge’s expense allowance was unconstitutional.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. A. Carmichael
State Department
Carmichael
Bibb Graves
R. W. Hudgens
Resettlement Administration
21St Judicial Circuit
Forrest Castleberry
Conecut
Circuit Jurdge
Merchants Oppose Tax in Regional Meeting
A mass meeting of merchants from Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties along with others opposed to a proposed sales tax was set for 3 30 this afternoon in the Lyons Hotel assembly room. Principal speaker H L Peerson recently returned from Montgomery. The merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce called the meeting as a key effort to defeat retail sales tax plans.
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Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence Counties
Lyons Hotel
H. L. Peerson
Montgomery
Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Help Feed Children At East Decatur Cafeteria
The Daily reports the East Decatur cafeteria has run on voluntary contributions for two years feeding 40 to 50 children daily. This year 30 to 40 children may go hungry unless funds arrive. Send cash gifts to Mrs. R. N. Harris or Mrs. J. H. Branum at East Walnut Street addresses.
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East Decatur
R. N. Harris
East Walnut Street
J. H. Branum
Voice from the Queen Mary reunites note at party
Five women at Mrs. Charles Price Mah Jong party talk about an absent companion. Mr Price hears and calls from the hall to reveal Helene is on the line. Helene is aboard the Queen Mary in mid Atlantic.
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Kansas City
Charles Price
Helene
Price
mid-Atlantic
Blair Low Bidder for Tennessee Post Office
Algernon Blair of Montgomery Alabama submitted the low bid of 197 571 dollars to the treasury department for the construction of a new post office in Johnson City Tennessee.
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Blair
Washington
Algernon Blair
Montgomery
Ala
Treasury Department
Johnson City
Tenn
Alabama Legislature Adopts Repeal as Session Adjourns
Alabama's special session adjourned after repealing measures with a week end recess. lawmakers await a battle next Tuesday over a 112 percent gross receipts tax on retail sales and amusements and liquor control actions. A $250000 appropriation to cover session expenses passed with no opposition.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dave Walden
Headland
Carlton
Senate
NRA
House
Richardson
Schuyler Richardson
Huntsville
Aubrey Dominick
Tuscaloosa
Rogers
Mobile County
Sybil Pool
Marengo County
M. L. Robertson
Cullman
Robertson
Rules Committee
Earl McGowan
Butler
R. L. Hill
Marion
A. L. Staples
Mobile
Staples
Cad dell Tells of Power Meeting in Chattanooga
City attorney John A. Caddell described the Municipal Power Consumers Conference in Chattanooga. He and Mayor R N Harris represented Decatur and said delegates misunderstood the conference, which aligned with Tennessee Valley Authority supporters. The body voted to adjourn forever after proposals were outlined by Caddell and Harris.
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John A. Caddell
Bass
Chattanooga
Kiwanis Hear Tax Problem
Kiwanis Club met at Lyons Hotel to discuss Alabama tax issues. H L Peterson spoke on Montgomery finance, urging opposition to tax increases and calling for economical government and equitable fund distribution. Club may consolidate Decatur drives into one plan before year end.
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Kiwanis Club
State of
Alabama
Lyons Hotel
Winston Alston
Decatur
H. L. Peterson
Ways and Means Committee
Montgomery
Graves
Peterson
Lynnet
Pointer Back in Old Line at Three Points Grocery
Foster Pointer returns to Decatur to partner with E. F. Hargrove in the new firm Hargrove and Pointer located at Ferry Lee and Second avenues known as the Three Points. Pointer serves as manager with Claude Trimble Hildreth McCullough William Bridwell and Olon Sanders heading the meat department in a newly completed attractive building.
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Foster H. Pointer
Decatur
Hargrove & Pointer
Ferry, Lee and
Second Avenue
Three Points
Foster Pointer
Claude Trimble Hildreth McCulloch
William Bridwell
Olon Sanders
Christmas Lights Set to Shine Saturday for Holidays
Workmen install festive lights in the Second Avenue and Bank Street business areas. The lights will be turned on Saturday at 5 p.m. and will burn from 5 to 10 p.m. each evening through the holiday period.
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Second Avenue
Bank Street
Ordinance Requires Meters on Gas Pumps
Decatur city council adopted an ordinance requiring meters on all retail gasoline pumps after January 1 1937. The rule applies to any seller within the city or police jurisdiction and also requires meters on any nondealer consumer containers. City Attorney John A Caddell introduced the measure, with many dealers already metered to aid gas tax checks.
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Decatur
John A. Caddell
Met
Ers
Charles H. Eyster
Decatur Kiwanis Club
First Avenue
Grant
Second Streets
City Council
R. T. Scarborough
WPA
Defendant to Give Evidence in Gains Lake Slaying Trial
Connie Vaughn prepared to testify as the defense challenged earlier state testimony in the Gains Lake murder of Mrs. Annie Mae Adkins. Attorney J R Payne indicated Vaughn would take the stand unless plans changed. State witnesses previously tied Vaughn to the night club visit with his wife, while Malcolm McDaniel, also charged, testified Vaughn shot Adkins in the back and helped dispose of the body.
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Birmingham
Ala
Connie Vaughn
Gains Lake
Annie Mae Adkins
Teady
J. R. Payne
Vaughn
Atkins
Gardendale
Pollard to Address Decatur Shrine Club Banquet
Huntsville’s H. C. Pollard a prominent Mason Shriner will be principal speaker at the Decatur Shrine Club banquet at Masonic Hall tonight at 7. Pollard is well known in Masonic circles across the state and noted as a gifted speaker.
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H.C. Pollard
Huntsville
Decatur
Death of McRean Delano Noted in Boston Dispatch
McRean Delano of West Orange New Jersey and Brown Bros Harriman and Co died today in Boston. The firm was listed among Brown Brothers Harriman and Co partners with Delano as a noted member.
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Boston
TVA Payment To Alabama Hits Ten Thousand Today
The Tennessee Valley Authority paid Alabama $10 010 to supplement prior payments since 1933. Under law TVA owed 5 percent of gross receipts from power at Wilson Dam but a new retroactive agreement bases the 5 percent on all gross receipts, boosting the state’s take. Last year Alabama received $18 249. this year total payments reach $50 710 including the supplement.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama
North
Congress
TVA
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Henry Long
Fred Trussell Dies of Acid Poisoning
Fred Trussell aged about 52 died around 2 PM en route in a Brown ambulance to Benevolent Society Hospital from carbolic poisoning. Attending physicians reported the cause as acid poisoning.
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Fred Trussell
Fifth Avenue South
Brown
Benevolent Society Hospital
Rebels Halt Soviet Ship Off Gibraltar
An insurgent Spanish warship halted a Russian steamer off Europa Point today and escorted it toward Ceuta, the insurgent stronghold in Spanish North Africa, amid ongoing clashes in the region.
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Gibraltar
Europa Point
Ceuta
Spanish North Africa
Fierce Fascist Offensive on Madrid Front Reported
Fascist forces launched a major night assault across Madrid from University City to Pablo Iglesias avenue aided by heavy artillery and air bombardment. Government troops held Pozuelo de Alarcón and Aravaca as mobs of bombs rained in three waves, while socialists claimed advances near Puente Princesa.
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Bagan Madrid
Casa del Campo Park
University City
Pablo Iglesias
Madrid
Manzanaries
Arguelles
War Office
Pozuelo de Alacora
Baja del Campo
Pozuelo
Aravaca
France
Estremadura
Puente Princesa
Invitations Sent for Annual Chamber Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce issued 250 invitation letters for the annual membership meeting at Lyons Hotel. The event includes a banquet starting at 6 30 p m and will be held in the hotel’s assembly room.
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Chamber of Commerce Today
Lyons Hotel
Silk Stocking Slayer Hanged at San Quentin
Albert Walter Jr a 29 year old son of a Boston salesman was hanged at San Quentin California for the silk stocking strangling of June 16. Miss Blanche Counsins of Idaho Falls Idaho was murdered in the crime.
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San Quentin
Calif
Albert Walter, Jr
Boston
Blanche Counsins
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Baldwin Rejects Edward Marriage Plan to Keep Throne
London Dec 4 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin told the House of Commons the government will not yield to King Edward's proposal to wed Wallis Warfield Simpson. He said the marriage would automatically make Mrs Simpson queen without special legislation, which the government would not introduce. He noted such a change would need assent from all dominions, which he believed would not be forthcoming.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baldwin
England Cricket Team Scores 263 in Brisbane Test
London papers kept crews on duty overnight amid expectation of a royal announcement. Instead England and Australia clashed in Brisbane with England posting 263 for six.
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London
Edward
Mrs. Simpson
England
Brisbane
Edward and Mrs Simpson Crisis Shapes British Politics
Baldwin blocks any compromise on Edward's marriage to Mrs Simpson, threatening resignation if the king refuses to yield. Edward contemplates abdication or continued bachelor status as ministers battle over the American born divorce and Church stance. Mrs Simpson is sent to France as Baldwin presents the government line to a crowded Parliament.
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Baldwin
Edward
Simpson
France
Public behind King Edward over possible marriage to Mrs Simpson
Public opinion shows support for King Edward despite cabinet opposition to a potential marriage to Mrs Wallis Simpson. The discreet murmurs reveal the royal bachelor remains favored by many common citizens who watch the situation despite hesitations in upper circles.
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London
King Edward
Wallis Simpson
Weather update for Tennessee river region and southeast
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 81 feet today with no rainfall recorded. Max temperature 51 and min 4 in the last 24 hours. Cloudy tonight with Saturday showers and a cold night. rain or snow possible in Alabama and extreme northwest Florida.
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Alabama
Florida
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