Death of Thelma Todd Stirs Extortion Suspicions
Los Angeles police study a tangle of conflicting clues in the death of actress Thelma Todd. Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected after she was found in her garage early Sunday with ignition on. Ernest Peters drove her home from a Hollywood party.
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Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Sheen
Hollywood
Ernest Peters
Martha Ford
Wallace Ford
Mrs. Ford
Meyanne
Peters
Todd
West
Parity Money Paid to Cotton Farmers in Tennessee Valley
Thousands of dollars in parity payments are distributed to cotton farmers in Limestone and Morgan counties. Limestone totals reach 72 170.52 dollars for 2 939 checks. Morgan estimates about 85 000 dollars. Distributions run December 17–23 at multiple local stores, courthouses, and townships with schedules listed.
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Santa Claus
Tennessee Valley
Limestone County
Morgan
Limestone
Milt Grisham
Cairo
Salem
Christophers
Elkmont
Pisgah
Belle Mina
Election officials urged to call after vote count today
Officials were asked to phone The Daily after the count is finished on the amendments voted today. Tabulations will be made as rapidly as possible.
Hitting the Nail on the Head in Tri County Ads
The notice urges readers to place advertisements in the Tri County newspaper reaching over 6 000 families daily. It highlights how merchants and individuals gain swift contact with a large audience through this daily paper.
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Tri-County
Eds
Santa is Awaited By Lad Unaware Of Home's Grief
Little Donald Munson played with his toys today unaware of the tragedy that made his home a house of sorrow. His mother Kath erine McDonald Munson, 84, died three days ago from pneumonia contracted on a Christmas shopping trip. His father Carl Munson, 37, died this morning.
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Pittsburgh
Donald Munson
Katherine McDonald Munson
Carl Munson
Pierce Trial Near Its End in TVA Units Fraud Case
In Memphis Tennessee jurors hear witnesses in the federal trial of J E Pierce 54 year old Huntsville publisher and his secretary chauffeur E H Roach 45 on charges of defrauding planters by selling so called TVA units for 10 dollars each Several testimony lines suggest buyers believed they were purchasing TVA related shares or stock while others say the receipts covered advertising fees The defense is led by Williams H Pierce son and L F E Gwinn with Young Pierce confident of acquittal
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Memphis
Tenn
Farmer
J. E. Pierce
West Tennessee
TVA
Pierce
Huntsville
Ala
E. H. Roach
William McClanahan
U. S
Afi N
Roosevelt
Franklin
George T. Avery
Weakley County
C. L. Shoak
Tioon County
Tom Anderson
Mt Carmel
T. Z. Conyers
Crockett County
William H. Pierce
L. F E. Gwinn
Tennessee
Young Pierce
Roach
Absentee Votes Absent in Montgomery County
Montgomery Alabama officials report no absentee ballots cast in the statewide election on six proposed constitutional amendments. Probate Judge W. W. Hill noted ballots were issued but not returned. under the law six election officers at two dollars each were required to open the box and tally the returns, costing the county twelve dollars.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County
W. W. Hill
Wat Department Nears 500 High Speed Combat Planes
Washington reported today the War Department is nearly ready to announce the purchase of 500 high speed combat type airplanes to strengthen the general headquarters air force.
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Washington
Wat
General Headquarters Air Force
Snatch Victim’s Kin On Missions
Relatives of missing Caleb J. Milne sped on mysterious errands in two states as federal, state and municipal police hunted for him and his abductors. An aunt, a brother, and a Justice Department agent left Woodstock New York where Milne’s mother lives amid hopes something will break soon.
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New York
Caleb J. Milne
Department of Justice
Woodstock
N. Y
Catskill Mountain
Milne
Anita Smith
Laval Scores as Armies Hit in New Clash
The report notes a Italian defeat in northern Ethiopia with 3,000 Ethiopian forces driving back Italian outposts near the Takkaze river. Paris meanwhile reports Premier Laval securing confidence in his war policy as the Italo Ethiopian crisis continues to unfold amid Franco British peace proposals and League of Nations scrutiny.
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LAVAL
Associated Press
Rome
Ethiopia
Takkaze
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Lava
Chamber
Neva
Ee An
Takkaze River
Pierre Laval
French
East Africa
Europe
Samuel Hoare
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
London
League of Nations
Anthony Eden
League Affairs
Hoover Replies Roosevelt With Decentralized Relief Plan
Former President Herbert Hoover attacked New Deal relief, proposing a decentralized plan relying on voluntary services and state local government roles. He spoke to the John Marshall Republican Club in St Louis, urging projects chosen to meet national needs and limiting federal public works, while criticizing politics in relief efforts.
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ST. Louis
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
John Marshall Republican Club
Igns
Decatur Turkey Trot to Give Away 40 Turkeys
Decatur hosts its first annual Turkey Trot sponsored by the Morgan County Shrine club on Friday December 20. Forty turkeys will be awarded with thirty to be chased on 2nd Ave and Bank street and ten at the Princess Theatre. The event features prize drawings, music contests, and a large family gift, with afternoon turkey dispersal and a 1,200 seat Princess auditorium program.
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Decatur
Morgan County Shrine Club
Princess Theatre
2Nd Ave
Bank Street
The
Princess
Shrine Club
Bryan McAfee
D. O. Simpson
J. L. Draper
Chakles_ T. Rountree
Communist Leader Beheaded Today Amid Channelled Execution News
Report of the execution of a communist leader with time noted as today. Albert Kayser, a former Reichstag deputy aged 36, was condemned for treason and was later commuted by Hitler to life imprisonment.
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Reichstag
Albert Kayser
Hitler
Kayser
Not Guilty Plea Entered by Nurse Marie Sevigny
Marie Sevigny, 26, entered a not guilty plea in Woonsocket Rhode Island after a two day questioning over alleged poisoning of Mrs. L Valmore Normandin, 47, wife of a former city auditor. Sevigny faced intense scrutiny and nearly collapsed entering the courthouse.
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Woonsocket, R. I
Marie Sevigny
Early closing of schools seen in Alabama budget
Dr. J A Keller state superintendent said funds apparently available from the state budget will force the majority of Alabama schools to close between mid February and March 1.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. A. Keller
Alabama
The Lonely Child Christmas Coupon Offer
A Decatur Daily Christmas appeal invites readers to sponsor gifts for lonely children. Print the coupon to request names of children to receive gifts on Christmas Eve and mail it to the newspaper office.
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Decatur Daily
The
Geismer outlines projects under contract deadline
Contracts on 62 projects including buildings, waterworks, sewers and hospitals were estimated to employ 8,000 people for one year. Geismer said failure to contract by December 15 would not forfeit allotments due to court suits. Projects listed include Florence school and several county and city works across Alabama such as Marion, Etowah, Emore, Talladega, Fort Payne, Monroe, Chilton, Courtand and Athens waterworks.
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Geismer
Fort Payne City
Butler Waterworks
Monroe County
Chilton County
Athens Waterworks
Death claims Elkmont man W. B. Vaughn at 97
W. B. Vaughn Elkmont capital ist and Limestone county a beloved resident died at his home last night at 11 o clock He 97 was the last Confederate veteran in the county Survivors include three children Funeral services are set for 10 30 am Wednesday at Elkmont with interment there McConnell directing He was a longtime Methodist and wealthly landholder The Strand theatre in Hartselle will close today and Wednesday in tribute to his passing.
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W. B. Vaughn
Elkmont
Limestone County
Vaughn
Gilbert R. Smith
W. M. Booth
Hartselle
Ben F. Smith
Texarkana
Ark
McConnell
Methodist Church
Confederacy
Limestone
George F. Houston
Tom Black
Mr. Vaughn
Mr. Black
Strand Theatre
Florence in Plea Before Court Today
Minority stockholders of the Alabama Power Company challenge TVA law before the Supreme Court in Florence. The city argues it must obtain power from TVA to run a municipal system using Wilson Dam output and condemns the stockholders for seeking to block purchases. The brief asserts the case concerns the city’s right to obtain power and not the TVA contract details.
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Washington
Alabama Power Company
Supreme Court
Florence
Alabama
High Tribunal
TVA
Wilson Dam
Belew
Barons of
Chancery of
England
Kama Power Com
Blizzard Claims Twenty Six In Iceland Ice Storm
A severe blizzard in Iceland on Saturday caused the drowning or freezing to death of twenty six men with several others still reported missing as rescue efforts continued.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Alabama Faces Major Test of State Income Tax Law
In Montgomery on December 17 Judge Walter B. Jones opened a key case testing Alabama income tax law. Adolph Weil, owner of Weil Brothers cotton brokers, challenged taxation on portions of income earned from business activities in other states. The trial marks a significant constitutional and statutory inquiry into income tax authority and the amendment enabling act.
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Montgomery. Ala
State Tax Commission
Adolph Weill
Richard Rives Montgomery
Weill
Weather summary from Gulf region and Tennessee area
The report notes a cold feel with temperatures around 28 degrees and a high near 45. Coastal Alabama sees 28 to 36 partly tonight with Wednesday mostly cloudy. Tennessee shows mostly cloudy tonight with east flurries and higher levels near 6.3 feet along the coast.
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Alabama
Tennessee
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