First unemployment check handed over in Alabama
Governor Bibb Graves presented the first Alabama unemployment compensation check to a Birmingham carpenter. The $15 payment, bought from him at a premium by commission staff, marks a test of the 1935 law upheld by the Supreme Court. Disbursement rolled out at 500 checks daily. 66,305 applications filed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Birmingham
Bibb Graves
Manley J. Owen
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Fred Gormley
Commission
A. A. Carmichael
Supreme Court
America
Graves
Unemployment Compensation Commission
State Comptroller
Arnold Foe of Sales Tax When Seeking Governor’s Office
Birmingham clothing merchant J H Arnold announced a run for governor advocating immediate repeal of the state sales tax unless approved by a people in a referendum. He calls for a constitutional mechanism for referendums on major measures and supports state ownership of hydro electricity. He also backs a $5,000 homestead exemption and a full nine month school term.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. H. Arnold
Arnold
Morgan County Poll Tax Near Normal This Year
Poll tax payments in Morgan County totaled 6377.50 dollars with final figures possibly changing slightly. The county tax office estimates the average in an election year between 6500 and 7000 dollars, with all poll tax money allocated to local schools.
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Morgan County
TVA Purchase of Lines Opposed by TVA General Counsel
William C. Fitts Jr., former Birmingham resident, advised the Tennessee Valley Authority to refrain from buying private utility holdings in its territory. He warned that such purchases would invite extended litigation and stockholder lawsuits to recover holdings in the original companies.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
William C. Fitts
Fitts
TVA
Groundhog Myth Reveals Seneca Winter Lodge Tale
Chautauqua reports a Seneca storytelling session debunking the groundhog weather myth. The woodchuck seeks a warm lodge and steady food, not shadow, tracing a tale of Mother Fox, fox kits, and a never-ending quest to outlast Old Man Winter.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Woodchuck
Shadow
Winter Lodge
Mother Fox
Fox
Old Man Winter
Groundhog Seer Foretells Six More Weeks Of Winter
Gobbler's Knob in Gobbler's Knob Pa marks its 41st appearance as the official weather seer reports six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow. Quarryville lodge members dispute the claim and await an evening announcement while another lodge in La Chaln translates predictions into Pennsylvania German delaying the forecast.
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Gobbler’s Knob
Quarryville Lodge
Quarryville
George W. Hensel
Pennsylvania
Nummer Rins
la Lachan
Allentown
Oil Cases to Go to Trial in Madison Indictment
Attorney General Cummings announced plans to try 24 major oil companies and 46 individuals in Madison Wisconsin next fall on anti trust charges stemming from a December 1936 indictment. The case accuses firms and executives of conspiring to fix uniform profit margins for Midwest jobbers across ten states.
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Washington
Cummings
Justice Department
Madison
Wis
Midwest
City Denies Taxi License to City Cab Company
Decatur officials at a special council meeting denied the license to operate a fleet of taxis for the City Cab Company, contrasting it with the already granted license to Decatur Cab Service. City attorney John Caddell stated the license remains issued to the competing company.
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City Cab Company
Decatur
John Caddell
Decatur Cab Service
Decatur Taxi Ad Promotes Free Rides from City Cab Co
An advertisement in Decatur offered free rides to customers under the banner of the City Cab Company. The notice listed several cab operators but did not state how long the free offer would run.
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Decatur
City Cab Company
Decatur Council Backs City Cab License Case
The Decatur City Council denied granting extra taxi licenses after reviewing the City Cab Service’s application and insurer proofs under the new ordinance. The council noted the prior public discussion in September and that qualification was open to all drivers meeting rules. Separately, a PWA loan contingency prompted a plan to reimburse 16 000 if the light plant project falters, while incinerator and relief sewer discussions continued with no final action.
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Decatur
City Cab Company
B. D. Meadors
City Cab
Ue Garsdell
Praia
PWA
Dr Tidwell to Visit Riverside High Tonight
Dr. Robert E. Tidwell director of extension service at the University of Alabama will be at Riverside high school this evening from six to eight o'clock and will confer with teachers and students about their studies.
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Robert E. Tidwell
University of Alabama
Riverside High School
Senators Clash Over Anti-Lynching Bill on Senate Floor
Washington report details opponents and supporters in a heated exchange over the anti-lynching measure. Senator Wagner expects to speak tomorrow while Senator Bilbo warns he may speak 30 days against the bill. The House advances the District of Columbia appropriation as leaders push for action.
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Washington
Senate
Connally
Tex
Wagner
N.Y
Bilbo
Miss
Congress
House
District of Columbia
Dixie Davis Arrested in New York Numbers Racket Case
Dixie Davis and associates were arrested in Philadelphia as fugitives from New York indictments in the racketeering crackdown led by Thomas E. Dewey. George Weinberg and Rose Dare were also detained. bail was set at 300000 for each fugitive and 2500 for Dare as a suspicious person.
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J. Richard
Dixie
Davis
New York
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
George Weinberg
Rose Rickert
Hope Dare
Charles P. Grimes
New York City
West Philadelphia
Nathan Beifel
Winderth
Miss Daré
Grimes
Davis linked to Dutch Schultz gang in Harlem policy case
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey identified J Richard Davis of Philadelphia and George Weinberg as key figures in the Harlem policy racket case. Davis Weinberg and ten others are under indictment. Davis was counsel for the late Arthur Flegenheimer known as Dutch Schultz.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
J. Richard
Dixie
Davis
Philadelphia
Arthur
Dutch Schultz) Flegenheimer
George Weinberg
Dutch Schultz
Weinberg
Harlem
Dewey
Syphilis Cure Now Possible As Warfare Is Waged In the Nation
County Health Officer L. R. Murphree explains syphilis cure and prevention amid a national effort on National Social Hygiene Day. He outlines transmission routes beyond sex, urges blood tests for workers, and notes Morgan County rules requiring barbers, beauticians, and food handlers to test for freedom from the disease.
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L. R. Murphree
M. D
United States
Board of Health
Morgan County
Gasoline Tank Used As A Bank By This Autoist
Pete Sherlock Jr of Atlanta turned in his 1936 model and had mechanics remove the tank from the old car. When inverted over a bucket it poured 503 dollars and 75 cents in silver coins saved over 14 months weighing about 30 pounds. He quipped that a gas tank makes a great bank and it is easy to put money in but hard to get out.
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Gainesville
Pete Sherlock, Jr
Atlanta
Sherlock
Athens Dean Joseph 8 Ragsdale Dies at 69
Dean Joseph 8. Ragsdale of Athens College died of a heart attack after an extended illness. He was 69, born in Graves County Kentucky, served six years at Athens College, and arrived with Dr. B E R Naylor. Classes were dismissed. a memorial service is set for 4 30 p m. He will be buried in Nashville tonight with interment Friday. Survived by wife and three children.
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Joseph
Ragsdale
Athens College
Dean Ragsdale
Graves County
Kentucky
BE. R. Naylor
Naylor
Nashville
Ind
Maurice Ragsdale
Readers’ Digest
Tom Ragland
George Ferry
California
Driver Held for Cullman in Fatal Auto Bicycle Crash
Sheriff J E Pierce heads to Bowling Green to extradite D C Woods of Akron Ohio in a fatal auto bicycle collision that killed Henry E Goodwin 16 and left Melvin Huffstutter 16 in critical condition. Woods says his car struck a bicycle but Kentucky authorities pursue further grand jury action.
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Cullman
Ala
J. E. Pierce
Bowling Green
Kentucky
D. C. Woods
Akron
Ohio
Dave Brawn
Woods
Alabama
C. Williamson
Cullman County
Grand
Henry E. Goodwin
Melvin Huffstutter
Registration Open at Court House Through Tomorrow
Voter registration continues at the courthouse through Wednesday February 3 as the board of registrars conducts sessions in the courtroom. A large number of new voters have registered in the county for this year’s elections, and Morgan county’s average list of qualified voters is expected to reach about 9,000 in 1938.
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Court House
Board of Registrars
Morgan County
Little Boy Dies After Colitis Illness
Two year old Herman Kirkemier died Tuesday night at his parents home on Fairville Route Two after a week long illness of colitis. Funeral services were held at Fairview Church near Lacon at two oclock conducted by Rev J A Hardin and Rev Leroy Simmons. Interment followed at Fairview with Drinkard Howell directing. Survived by Mr and Mrs Herman Kirkemier, the parents.
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Herman Kirkemier
Falrville
Fairview Church
Lacon
J. A. Hardin
Leroy Simmons
Fairview
Drinkard- Howell
Ikard Named Chief of Sheffield Police After Slaying
Earl Ikard named chief of police in Sheffield Alabama succeeding B B Cox who was killed last week in a pistol battle with a Black suspect. Ikard has served as an officer in Sheffield for five years.
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Sheffield
Ala
Earl Ikard
B. B. Cox
Cleveland Man Heads Roosevelt Conference for Small Business
Fred Roth of Cleveland Ohio wholesale shoe dealer and chairman of Roosevelt's conference of small business men proposed a permanent advisory committee to represent small business as the business advisory council does for large interests. He was chosen permanent chairman amid a lively session marked by applause and roars of approval.
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Washington
Fred Roth
Cleveland
Ohio
Roosevelt
Business Advisory Council
Roth
What defines a small business man at Roosevelt conference
At President Roosevelt's small business conference, ad ministration spokesmen defined a small business man as earning under 1,000,000 in gross business with under 500 employees, though attendees ranged from merchants and bakers to laundrymen and garage owners. Mayor Renshaw of Vermont declared himself the smallest, running a general store in a town of 1,200.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Renshaw
Vermont
Conference Splits Into Ten Discussion Groups Amid Protests
Noisy demonstrations forced the conference to break into ten discussion groups within an hour, disrupting the program and delaying smaller sessions. Roth urged a permanent advisory body akin to big business for the commerce department and stressed aligning small and large business interests. Dozens registered at the Commerce Department for the two day meeting ahead of a 3:30 pm White House visit, as Secretary Roper opened with the president’s welcome.
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Roth
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Washington
White House
Roper
Secretary of Commerce
Pension plan approved for widows and orphans of World War I
The House pensions committee backed a bill to grant widows $22 a month and dependent orphans $6 monthly if the veteran served at least 90 days before April 6 1917 to July 2 1921. About 188000 families would be affected at an estimated annual cost of $68 million with eligibility rules on remarriage and age.
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Washington
House Pensions Committee
Gasque
D-8sc
Administration
Tanker Freed By Franco On U S Demands
The U S State Department said Francisco Franco agreed to release the American tanker Nantucket Chief after it left Palma where insurgent forces detained it for about two weeks. Captain J E Lewis and most crew were American nationals aboard the Nantucket Chief Steamship Co owned vessel.
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Washington
State Department
Francisco Franco
Nantucket
United States
Department
Palma
Baleric Islands
Iberty
Black Sea
Barcelona
Franco
J. E. Lewis
Lewis
Nantucket Chief Steamship Company
Delaware Corporation
Leahy Denies Any Naval Alliance Amid Expansion Hearings
Admiral William D. Leahy told the House Naval Committee there are no plans for a joint war effort with other nations as the Navy seeks an $800 million expansion. He refuted Senate claims of a tacit US Britain alliance while citing the 5-5-3 ratio from Washington and London naval treaties to justify increased strength.
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Leahy
Washington
Wiliam D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Congress
Navy
House Naval Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Athens College Endowment Campaign Seen Bright
Presiding elders of the North Alabama Methodist conference met in Birmingham to hear that the Athens College endowment effort looks exceptionally bright. Attendees included Dr. E. R. Naylor president Athens College Rev. F. L. Aldridge campaign director and Harry Denman Birmingham general chairman. Plans urged broad church outreach across the conference.
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Athens College
Birmingham
E. R. Naylor
F. L. Aldridge
M. E. Lazenby
Decatur
Harry Denman
North Alabama Methodist Conference
Luxury tax proposed to cover Georgia deficit
Gov. E. D. Rivers told the Georgia legislature that liquor and tax bills would not erase the deficit and proposed a special luxury tax to raise 2.5 million dollars annually.
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Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
Weather Summary for Tennessee River Region
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 188 feet at 7 a.m. today with a 24 hour high of 55 and a low of 35. Light rain fell yesterday as Alabama and Northwest Florida reported cloudy, windy conditions. Expect continued cloudiness and unsettled weather through Thursday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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Groundhog
Ol Sol
Central Press
Mabel Powers
Winter
Caddell
DR. Tidwell
Bill
Dixie’ Davis
Athens
U.S
Georgia
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