Stove Parts Move Blocked by Strikers in Bridgeport
In Bridgeport Alabama a consignment of stove parts from FE P Jacobs Foundry was halted by strikers and sympathizers until state highway patrolmen escorted the truck through. Thirty five patrolmen and deputies under Sheriff Mack Thomas guarded the plant and main streets as picketing continued and the firm president E P Jacobs issued a statement.
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Bridgeport
Ala
FE. P. Jacobs
Mack Thomas
E. P. Jacobs
Patrol Chief Gilbert Leads Bridgeport Stove Plant Standoff
Captain Van Gilbert commands the North Alabama state patrol unit in Bridgeport to prevent stove movements amid a strike. Picket lines and patrol orders aim to ensure workers cannot move stoves from stock or interfere with operations.
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van Gilbert
North Alabama
State Highway Patrol
Tooy
Bridgeport
Strike at Jacobs stove plant tests labor tensions
From Chattanooga, labor unrest escalated as 250 workers at the Jacobs stove plant faced a walkout by the International Molders Union an A F L affiliate demanding a union shop and dues compliance. Highway patrols were called in as 14 packers entered the plant to fulfill an existing stove order.
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Chattanooga
Jacobs
International Molders Union
A. F. of L
Molders Union
Escaped Convict Nabbed Near Somerville Highway Entrance
Elijah Tucker, a Black man, who escaped from Speigner prison months ago, was captured on the Bee Line highway near the Somerville road entrance and returned to Morgan county jail. Deputies Kilgore and Blalock, Chief Moore, and Patrolman Whitmire aided the arrest. Tucker was convicted of petty larceny in 1936 and escaped soon after.
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Elijah Tucker
Speigner
Morgan County
Bee Line
Kilgore
Blalock
Moore
Whitmire
Tucker
New
Somerville
Divorce Granted to Mrs Laura Hall Hamilton from John D Hamilton
Mrs Laura Hall Hamilton was granted a divorce from John D Hamilton in district court. John D Hamilton is identified as the Republican national chairman.
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Eas
Laura Hall Hamilton
John D. Hamilton
Society Girl Claims Accidental Shot Wounds Mother
In Youngstown Ohio Mrs Cordelia Campbell 55 a society leader is fatally shot during a display by her daughter Miss Louise Campbell 28 who was jailed then released. Investigators say Louise fired while attempting to show off marksmanship at a Christmas tree light. the mother died a day later. Miss Campbell testified the shooting was accidental and wept during the coroner's inquest.
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Youngstown, O
Cordelia Campbell
James Campes
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
America
Campbell
B R Eason Succumbs at 87 in Hartselle Area
B R Eason, aged 87, died Tuesday night at his home on Hartselle Route three. He leaves three daughters and six sons, plus a brother and sister. Funeral at Gandy's Cove Methodist church Thursday at one, with interment in Cook cemetery.
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R. Eason
Hartselle
W.S. Dunlap
Falkville
Charley Hudson
J. H. Sharpe
W. B
D. C
Alvin
Czar
Mart
Texas
Hubert
Rozier City
Registrars Open Books for Voter Registration in Morgan County
The Board of Registrars in Morgan county will meet at the courthouse on Monday and stay in session all next week. They are opening the books to register eligible voters as 1938 elections approach and many new voters may enroll in the coming weeks.
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Board of Registrars
Morgan County
Court House
Little Hollis Posey Dies At Home Aged 3
Little Hollis Posey aged three died Tuesday afternoon at his home on Moulton Route 4. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Posey one sister Louise and three brothers Junior Wallace and Jody. Funeral services were held at Jones Chapel at 11 o clock today with Rev Paul Lane officiating and interment at Jones Chapel cemetery.
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Little Hollis Posey
Moulton
Mr. Posey
Louise
Junior
Wallace
Jody
Jones Chapel
Paul Lane
McAfee
Young
Decline seen in European purchases of American cotton
The agriculture department projects a slight fall in European purchases of U S cotton after a period of heavier buying. European demand has boosted stocks, while Japanese imports may influence remaining shipments. Prices for U S cotton at Liverpool remain low relative to foreign cotton.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Europe
Department
Indus
United States
Liverpool
Denial of Parentage Granted In Burke County Case
A warrant charging A Parks with non support of a son born to Martha Barkley before her marriage to Basil Ryan was served in Morganton. Parks posted 300 bond for Burke County Court next Monday. Ryan's bride Martha declined comment and the groom previously treated for acute illness.
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Morganton
N. C
Dike
Med
J. Ed Butler
Parks
Washington
Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Sheriffs Office
Hickory
Curb Market Postponed for January and February
Mrs. J. T. Nelson announced there will be no curb market on Thursdays for the rest of this month and for January and February. Markets will continue on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with Thursday markets resuming in March.
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J. T. Nelson
Public Works Men of Paris Strike Sparks Citywide Disruption
Paris faced a broad public services walkout as 120 000 workers began strikes in water gas and electricity sectors. Prime Minister Camille Chautemps warned the government would force a return to work if unions did not drop action while mobile guards patrolled and hospitals limited burials to urgent cases.
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Paris
People’s Front
France
Camille Chautemps
Puteaux
People's Front
Chautemps
Chantempts
Deputy Sandlin Apprehends Two Thieves Near Lutheran Church
Deputy Sheriff Herman Sandlin spotted two men carrying chickens near the Lutheran church on Sherman street. The suspects fled toward Moulton street but were pursued and halted. One man faces a petty larceny charge and the other petty larceny with concealment.
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Herman Sandlin
Sandlin
Sherman Street
Moulton Street
Tegro
Miss Pauline Johnson to Lead Midweek Services
Miss Pauline Johnson student at Chilhowee Academy and Seymour volunteer for mission work leads midweek prayer services at Southside Baptist Church tonight. Johnson, known for directing B Y work and active youth programs, serves as a local gourd member.
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Southsiie Baptist Church
Pauline Joh
Chilhowee Acade Seymour
Tonn Johnson
Academy
Miss
B. Y
Southside
Alabama's 1937 top political story and Mooresville victory
The piece highlights the 1937 Alabama political landscape led by the Hugo Black confirmation saga and state events. It notes the Mooresville election where John H. Peebles Jr and others won alderman seats, alongside reforms like liquor law updates and tax changes.
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A. F. Mahan
Associated Press
Alabama
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Senate
Dixie Graves
Bibb Graves
Honest John sought by Memphis man in diamond theft case
A Memphis man asks to meet John Blankenship, an ex express truck driver, to honor him as Honest John after Blankenship found jewelry and cash left by a robber. Blankenship recovered a gold watch, a wedding ring set with seven diamonds, a half carat diamond ring, and a bag of 52 quarters before heading to St. Louis. Edwards hints at a reward.
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Memphis
Tenn
Edwards
John Blankenship
John
Blankenship
St. Louis
Strike claims by business spark political clash
Dery 2 Ka Cary H. Jackson accuses big business of a strike to liquidate the new deal as an anti monopoly crusader warns that recession is used to force concessions. He says government alone can condition capitalism to survive while noting recovery profits favor business, unlike labor and small merchants.
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Cary H. Jackson
Business Today
American Political Science Association
Big Business
Jackson
Plane plunges into Lake Erie near Put-in-Bay
A plane crashed into Lake Erie about a half mile from Put-in-Bay, drowning three aboard. The pilot was rescued. The victims were Nancy Howard 42 Delbert Watkins 30 and Albert Anderson 45 all from North Bass Island. William Somogy 30, the pilot, survived.
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Toledo
Lake Erie
Put-In-Bay
Nancy Howard
Delbert Watkins
Albert Anderson
North Bass Island
William Somogy
Union and labor groups seek wage hour and crop control law
M. W. Thatcher said he told President Roosevelt of a formal agreement between the National Farmers Union and the labor's non partisan league to push enactment of wage hour and crop control legislation. Thatcher met with the President as a White House visitor.
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Washington
M. W. Thatcher
National Farmhers Union
Roosevelt
White House
Chinese Ready To Quit City Blasts Tsingtao Telegraph Posts
Chinese preparing to abandon the threatened Tsingtao port began a destruction campaign, blowing up telegraph, cable and radio terminals. Explosions shook Shanghai as 159 Americans and many foreigners faced tension and potential evacuation. British ships moved in as foreigners debated authority and safety.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Shantung
Tsingtao
Heflin In Athens Ill With Pneumonia In Oxygen Tent
J Thomas Heflin former senator, aged 68, lying in Wheeler hospital under an oxygen tent. Dr N A Wheeler said Heflin is sicker than his age but somewhat better than yesterday and not yet described as critical.
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Heflin
Wheeler
Senator Heflin
Alabama
Hill Here Today Campaign Swing In Decatur
Sister Hill visits Decatur greeting supporters at the Hotel Lyona before a Birmingham speaking engagement. Hill has served Alabama in Congress for 14 years and backs the New Deal with President Roosevelt.
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Hill
Sister Hill
United States Senate
Decatur
Lyona
Congressman Hill
Birmingham
Alabama
Roosevelt
Lecture Series Begins Tonight on The Gospel of Matthew
Rev R D Cook pastor of Marporia Drive Methodist will open a lecture series on the four gospels. The first talk tonight at 7 o clock will cover The Gospel According to St Matthew. The series continues weekly through January and February during mid week prayer services.
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R. D. Cook
Marporia Drive
Methodist
Cook
Pebru
Kiwanis Club to Install 1938 Officers in Decatur
Decatur Kiwanis Club will install officers for the year 1938 at the noon Thursday meeting. The event will take place at the Tennessee Valley Hotel at 12 10 PM. Winston Alston will become president succeeding Clyde Hendrix, who served through 1937.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Winston Alston
Clyde Hendrix
Weather synopsis with river rise and regional forecast
The Tennessee river gauge read 16.6 feet at seven this morning. The previous 24 hours saw a high of 63 and a low of 44 with no rainfall. Alabama forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions with chance of rain in extreme northwest areas and light northeast to east winds along the coast. Tennessee expects mostly cloudy skies Thursday with possible rain and warmer conditions in the west.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Hardy Riddle
Talladega
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Ler
Laula Dunn
Collins
Young Democratic Clubs of America
California
Pasadena
Baldwin
W. O. Baldwin
Montgomery
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
E. Roy. Albright
Mobile
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David EB. Dunn
John D. McNeel
ABC
John H. Peebles, Jr
A&d
F. T. Peebles
H. B. Zeiller
Robi, Riddle
James G. Hill
W. G. Peebles
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Alabama Agricultural Association
Benator O
Lister Hill
Charles W. Williams
Wilsonville
Diogenes
Lake
Trio
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