Knight Denies Scottsboro Dropping Charges
Lieutenant Governor Thomas E. Knight Jr special prosecutor of the Scottsboro Cases says there is not a word of truth in reports that prosecutors agreed to drop charges against four of the nine black defendants. Dr Alan Chalmers says sources close to the prosecution indicate the state may drop cases due to insufficient evidence, but Knight says the rumor is false. He notes the Morgan circuit court cases will resume once he finishes duties as Alabama Senate president amid the ongoing legislature.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Asbury Park
N. J
Alan Chalmers
New York
Scottsboro Defense Committee
Knight
Lyne
Morgan Circuit
Alabama Senate
Alabama
Wallis Simpson Says King Edward Won’t Join Her in Riviera
In Cannes, Mrs. Wallis Simpson told intermediary Herman Rogers there is no possibility King Edward will come to Villa Lou Viel now or later. Simpson plans to stay at least until after Christmas, amid rain and guarded watch at the villa.
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Cannes
France
Wallis Simpson
Edward
Louw Viet Villa
Herman Rogers
New York
Villa Lou Viel
Servantsimpson
Lon
Theodore Ard
London
le Bourget
League of Nations
Mrs. Simpson
Mrs. Rogers
England
Britain
Duke of York
Bertie
Spevisetty
Wilhelm
Doorn
Alfonso
Spain
Roly-Poly
White
Victoria
Dsor Castle
Edward VII
Grand-Papa
Abdication shock as King Edward relinquishes throne
Dunkirk police brace for possible arrival of King Edward while London announces abdication and plans to marry Wallis Simpson. Edward resigns monarchy, to be known as George VI, with abdication report echoing across the empire and abroad.
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London
Edward of
England
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Albert Frederick Arthur George
Duke of York
George VI
Edward
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Edward Algeman Fitzroy
House of Commons
Prediction of Scottsboro defendants freedom
Asbury Park report notes a prediction that four of the nine negro defendants in the Scottsboro Case would be freed. The item indicates continuation on page two.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Judge weighs defense plea in double mill slay case
In Talladega on December 10 Judge Lamar Field kept under advisement a petition for writs of habeas corpus for nine defendants in the Samoset Mill killings. The slayings of Joe C. Hayes and Chief Deputy John J. Bryant occurred July 22 amid a picket line clash.
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Talladega
Ala
Lamar Field
Samoset Mill
Joe C. Hayes
John J. Bryant
Field
Eugene
Red) Thornton
Hayes
Homer L. Welch
Bryant
Senate panel weighs sales tax change on Ellis bill
In Montgomery Alabama Senator Hardy Riddle said he opposed changing the Ellis gross receipts bill into a general sales tax but might back a separate sales tax. The senate education committee adjourned to 3 pm Monday pending public protest and support for the Ellis bill while two senators walked out of the hearing.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pyn
Hardy Riddle
Talladega
Riddle
Associated Press
Senate
Tee
Schuyler Richardson
Huntsville
Richardson
C. E. Anderson
Birmingham
M. B. Myers
Will Walton
Chambers
Robin Swift
Escambia
Hayse Tucker
Tuscaloosa
Swift
Election of Decatur Charity Council President
The Decatur Charity Council will elect a new president to succeed Rev. Peter M. Dennis who resigned after moving to Birmingham weeks ago. The vote is scheduled within the next few days.
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Decatur Charity Council
Peter M. Dennis
Dennis
Birmingham
Bank at Cullman Robbed and Woman Shot
Mrs. Katherine Voss, employee of Tennessee Valley Bank at Cullman, was shot in the left shoulder during a bank robbery. A man named Roy Crawford fled with about 1200 dollars after refusing to open the vault. Crawford was arrested after a chase and held in county jail for investigation. Rene Clark, the bank cashier and Mrs. Voss’s father, reported the scene as he returned from lunch. Clyde Hendrix, TVA president, left to Cullman after the robbery.
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Katherine Voss
Tennessee Valley Bank
Cullman
Roy Crawford
Rene Clark
Voss
Clark
Crawford
Jane Soland
Berlin
Clyde Hendrix
Tennessee Valley System
England King Abdication Lifts New York Stocks
Settlement of England's constitutional crisis with the king's abdication and London reports that Edward stepped down spurred a brisk rise in New York stocks. Steel copper rail and utility issues gained a few cents to just over $1 as trading momentum accelerated and the ticker lagged behind the floor dealings at the Exchange.
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New York
England
London
Edward
Stock. Exchange
King Abdicates Throne Over Marriage Dispute
Edward VIII signed the abdication decree this morning witnessed by York and the Dukes of Gloucester and Kent. Parliament to act immediately as Stanley Baldwin urged swift steps to install the royal successor, Prince of York, while the king expressed hope for public understanding and no further delay.
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Edward VIII
York
Gloucester
Kent
London
Empire
Fitzroy
Stanley Baldwin
Win
Brown Funeral Co to Erect New Home in Brown Co
Brown Funeral Company announces purchase of a 100 by 160 foot lot at Ferry and Davis streets from the W E Skeggs estate for 4000 dollars. Plans call for a brick building possibly one or two stories, modern and up to date, adding to Ferry street improvements. The firm founded 1855 by Calvin Brown is now run by Frank C Brown and Lewis C Brown and operates from 1008 Ferry street.
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Ynandsome
Brown Funeral Company
Ferry and
Davis Streets
W. E. Skeggs
Ferry Street
Funeral Company
Brown Company
Calvin Brown
Frank C. Brown
Lewis C. Brown
Lower Ferry Street
Pickets Wanted as Demand Strains Railroad Tickets
Marshall Haynes of the Louisville and Nashville railroad says ticket demand for the Sugar Bowl game is so heavy that the railroad was asked to release part of its 400 reserved tickets. The Jung hotel also sought a partial room reservation return due to insufficient space for the Santa Clara football game.
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Marshall Haynes
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Jung Hotel
Santa Clara
York lacks glamour of predecessor in royal shadow
New York dispatch recounts how the Duke of York, known as Bertie, has stayed out of the headlines as Edward VII’s reign showcased astonishing travel and empire-wide fame. The piece contrasts Edward’s world roving energy with Bertie’s quiet, obedient, homebound demeanor.
Weather Roundup Tennessee River Rise and Rainfall
Tennessee river continued rising today with a gauge of 16.7 feet. Temperatures ranged from a 53 degree high to 43 low, and rainfall totaled .04 inches. Alabama forecast cloudy with rain tonight and Friday morning, colder by Friday, especially in the northwest. Tennessee expected rain in the east and central regions with colder and cloudy conditions in the extreme east.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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