Storm relief underway as nature rages worldwide
Storms and fires kill dozens and cause widespread damage across North America, Europe, and Asia. Fires in Lakewood New Jersey Jackson Minnesota New York and Montreal claim 27 lives. Europe and Asia Minor see 133 deaths from gales. Snow disrupts travel. many towns isolated. flights halted. rivers flooded. Bulgar ian king mobilizes storm relief.
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Associated Press
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
United States
Lakewood
N. J
Jackson, Minn
New York
Montreal
Asia Minor
Rockies
Atlantic
Hemisphere
Canada
Chicago
Mercury
Havre
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Devil’s Lake
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South Dakota
Kansas City
Oklahoma
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Dr. J. B. Elliott 55 Falkville Doctor Dies
Dr J B Elliott longtime Falkville resident and county figure dies at Benevolent Society Hospital after several days illness of pneumonia He served in World War I medical corps as a captain active in Methodist church local schools Falkville councilman Masonic lodge Knights of Pythias Morgan County Medical Society survived by wife a son and a daughter Funeral services to be held with honorary and active bearers listed.
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J. B. Elliott
Falkville
Benevolent Society Hospital
Amonia
V. O. Clarke
Maner
Mins Beasley
Robert Aml
Red Cannon
J. J. Dinsmore
A. Ashwander
Adlai Patterson
John Sibley
Frank Clark
Masonic Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Morgan County Medical Society
Elliott
Telegrams push veterans hospital to Alabama leaders
Telegrams from Morgan County Post 15 Decatur city officials and local groups urge the Alabama delegation to back a veterans hospital in Alabama. They highlight the Leslie site in South Limestone County and say a special hearing before the veterans administration board will follow. Figures named include Leroy McEnire, James A. Nelson, B L Malone, A M McConnell, Walter Clapton, Seybourne Lynne, Julian Harris.
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Athens
Washington
Alabama
Veterans’ Hospital
Leslie
Limestone County
Veterans’ Administration
Morgan County
Ree Legion
Leroy McEnire
City of
Decatur
James A. Nelson
County of
Morgan
B. L
Malone
County of Limestone
A. M. McConnell
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Clapton
Kiwanis Club
Seybourne Lynne
Rotary Club
Julian Harris
Ill Secretary Swanson At Naval Hospital In Washington
Secretary Swanson is ill with pleurisy at the naval hospital in Washington and in a serious but not hopeless condition at 11 am. A bulletin from Captain G C Thomas said he is better than at 6 am. He has been ill since February 5 after fracturing a rib in a fall at home.
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Washington
Swanson
Naval Hospital
G. C. Thomas
Louis Howe
Miss Inez Coyle Claimed by Death in Huntsville
News reached Decatur of the death in Huntsville of Miss Inez Coyle a Decatur school alumna. She was sister to Mrs J D Bush and W J Coyle of Decatur. Funeral services likely in Huntsville Friday with details to follow.
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Inez Coyle
Huntsville
Decatur
Miss Coyle
J. D. Bush
W. J. Coyle
Publishers Appeal Lost In U S Circuit Court
The Tennessee Publish Co of Nashville lost its appeal in the U S circuit court of appeals over a bankruptcy reorganization plan. The court affirmed dismissal for having less than two thirds of creditors agreeing, and ruled sub section B 5 of 77B unconstitutional. Judge Allen dissented on good faith requiring feasibility, saying Congress meant district judges need be satisfied of good faith.
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Cincinnati
Tennessee Publish Co
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles H. Moorman
C. C. Simmons
Florence E. Allen
U. S. District . Gore
Allen
Congress
C. O. Carpenter
Holston Union National Bank
Carpenter
European Ice Storms Kill Over One Hundred Thirty Three
London reports sweeping icy storms across Europe and Asia Minor have killed at least 133 people in three days. Bulgaria leads with 68 dead, followed by Macedonia 25, Thrace and Anatolia 12 frozen, Gulf of Salonika 10 drowned, Adriatic Sea 18 drowned.
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London
Europe
Asia Minor
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Thrace
Anatolia
Gulf of Salonika
Adriatic Sea
Santa Sophia
Instabul
Alabama Urged to Host Veterans Hospital Change
Washington officials heard a bid from Alabama leaders and citizens to locate a veterans neuropsychiatric hospital in the state. Senator Black and other Alabama congressmen backed the plan, arguing Alabama would serve about 80 percent of veterans in the district versus under 50 percent elsewhere. Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines said site choice hinges on serving the largest number of veterans.
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Washington
Alabama
Veterans’ Administration
George Cameron
Tuscaloosa
Tennessee
Cameron
Black
Ala
Iscoanianiees Bankhead
Jasper
Oliver
Huddieston
Birmingham
Carmichael
Tuscumbia
Starnes
Guntersville
Hill
Acadaenry Hobbs
Selma
Boykin
Mobile
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Affairs
W. O. Downs
Wash Bishop
Jim Driver
C. P. Thiemonge
George Mattison
L. E. Foster
John P. Newsome
Horace Wilkinson
Charles Wheeler
A. G. Patterson
Decatur
Orville Rush
Graves
Charlie Crow
Tom Owen
Montgomery
Cottonseed Crushing Totals Rise in Six Month Period
Census Bureau reports 2,932,002 tons of cottonseed crushed from August 1 to January 31, up from 2,586,061 tons in the prior year. Increased mill activity drives the rise as industry data show higher output.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Celebration at Danville marks electric line completion
Danville Alabama celebrates the rural Hart selle to Danville electric line completion by Alabama Power Company with a six o'clock banquet at Danville High School. The line serves farm homes and Danville with lights and domestic service, benefiting 46 or 36 residents. Garner Pride of Decatur noted initial lighting plans for streets are not yet set. The event will include townspeople, Alabama Power representatives, and guests from Decatur and nearby cities, prepared by the high school home economics class. Electric wiring crews have worked weeks along the Hart selle Danville route, and the final links were connected yesterday.
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Danville
Morgan County
Theople
Danville High School
Hartselle
Alabama Power Company
Garner Pride
Decatur
WPA warns loafers on Alabama projects
Ray Crow Alabama WPA director warned workers that loafers and trouble-makers would not be tolerated. Foremen and superintendents are instructed to enforce strict accountability for shirking while district directors conduct periodic surveys to ensure efficiency. Hopkins echoed the call for honest work on WPA programs.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Works Progress Administration
Ray Crow
WPA
Crow
Thad Holt
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Alabama
Hauptmann Seeks Meeting With Leibowitz in Death House
Bruno Richard Hauptmann asked permission to see Samuel S. Leibowitz in Trenton to discuss defense strategy. Leibowitz said he would join only if Hauptmann tells the truth, and Col. Mark Kimberling arranged the writing of a formal request in the death house as Hauptmann weighed a possible new attorney.
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Trenton
N. J
Lloyd Fisher
Briino
Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Samuel S. Leibowitz
New York
Leibowitz
Mark O. Kimberling
Fisher
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Samuel 5
Col
Mark O. Kimberlin
State Prison
Kimberling
Arma
The
Coalition Cabinet Possible If New Deal Is Beaten
Washington February 13 The Republican National chairman Henry P Fletcher said he has heard talk of a coalition cabinet if the New Deal is defeated in November He avoided specifics as he noted possible collaboration with Jeffersonian democrats and a plan to seat Roosevelt delegates if contests arise at Philadelphia The Cleveland convention logistics and potential speakers were also discussed with party officials signaling continued efforts to control radio time and delegate seating arrangements.
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Washington
Henry P. Fletcher
Natonal
Abraham Lincoln
Fletcher
Vandenberg
Michigan
New York
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Charles West
Ohio
Philadelphia
Jim Parley
Arthur Curtis
Missouri
Cleveland
John Hamilton
National Committee
Langdon
Kansas
Hamilton
Cleveland Auditorium
Robinson
Arkansas
Philadelphia No 23
Apology For Praise of Abe Angers Georgia South
State Senator Frank Dennis apologized to the South for Governor Talmadge's praise of Abraham Lincoln. He denounced Lincoln's actions during the Civil War and said he bowed his head in shame. Dennis also apologized for backing Talmadge and for serving as his campaign manager.
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Eatonton
Frank Dennis
Talmadge
Georgia
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Dennis
Sherman
Son
Epidemic Strikes Navajo Nation With Varied Illnesses
A pandemic wave swept the 15 million acre Navajo reservation across Arizona and New Mexico. Keams Canyon Tohatchi and Fort Wingate reported multiple illnesses including grippe bronchitis and influenza with some tonsillitis. One death occurred and Dr. W H Whitted noted about 100 cases at Fort Wingate as hospitals faced bed shortages. Keams Canyon logged 120 cases prompting school closures.
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N. M
Navajo
Arizona
New Mexico
Keams Canyon
Tohatchi
Fort Wingate
Navajoland
Veterans urged to file applications for pensions
A state ruling requiring veterans receiving Confederate pensions to apply for old age pensions was issued at the request of Dr. A. H. Collins. The decision states that the old age pension amount shall not be less than the minimum already set by law for Confederate pensioners.
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A. H. Collins
State Commissioner of Public Welfare
Corps to release body of Lt Helms after crash in California
In San Bernardino California soldiers and foresters prepared to recover the body of Lieutenant John T Helms from the San Bernardino National Forest He apparently fell from a cliff after a plane crash An inquest was held and Coroner R E Williams said the body would be released to army authorities at March Field
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San Bernardo
Calif
John T. Helms
San Bernardino National Forest
R, EB. Williams
March Field
Missionaries Released Renew Work in Ethiopian Regions
The Rev. Harold Street of Paxton Illinois and the Rev. John Trewin of Toronto have been freed from custody in southern Gamo and will resume missionary activities in northern Gamo. The government announced the decision after investigating their arrest last month.
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Addis Ababa
Harold Street
Paxton, Ill
John Trewin
Toronto
Gamo
Firemen dismissal sparks protest from labor chiefs
A citizens committee report criticizing labor leaders circulates after 15 Memphis firemen were fired by Fire and Police Commissioner Clifford Davis for secretly organizing a union branch contrary to city orders. The inquiry, though not public, supported the dismissals as justified.
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Memphis
Tenn
Citizens’ Committee
Clifford Davis
International Association of Fire Fighters
Davis
Watkins
Irby Klinck
Solons Send Senators Home Over Labor Policy Disturbances
The permanent congressional commission in Mexico City decided to send federal senators and deputies to their home states to explain the labor policies of President Lazaro Cardenas, charging former President Plutarro Elias Calles and his "spiteful gang" with creating labor disturbances.
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Mexico City
Permanent Congressional Commission
Plutario Elias Calles
Lazaro Cardenas
Alabama House OKs Harrison bill on mobile tag scale
The Ways and Means Committee favored the Harrison bill reducing automobile tags to four levels from A to D with fees 4 87 10 and 15 dollars. Revenue supports road debt payments while hearings addressed homestead exemptions and tax effects on bottlers in Andalusia.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ways and Means
Alabama
House of Representatives
Harrison
Clint Harrison
Davis
Dec
Gov. Gravel
Peterson speaks on Alabama 3 percent tax plan
Montgomery Alabama February 13 a spokesman for the auto industry told the house ways and means committee that a three percent general sales tax would drive the industry out of state or across the line. H L Peterson of Decatur opened the hearing as the committee began a day of public tax hearings discussing the three percent general sales tax and a wide range of selective taxes. The speaker noted the auto industry pays 52 cents of every Alabama tax dollar.
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Montgomery
Ala
House
Ways Means Committee
Ness
Alabama
H. L. Peterson
Decatur
Tg Committee
Weather report from Tennessee river area notes fall and rain
The Tennessee river area reported falling levels and a 0.18 inch rainfall over the past hours. Temperature ranged with a high around 4 and a low near 43. Incoming weather brings rain in the north and cloudy, colder conditions in the east with possible snows and stronger fronts.
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Tennessee
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Peterson
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