Ethiopian Rebels to Face Italian Firing Squad
Addis Ababa reported Italian colonial officers said all Ethiopians linked to the attempted assassination of Viceroy Graziani will be shot by firing squad on Mussolini orders. Reprisals were announced as extensive and summary following Friday's attack during a festival.
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Addis Ababa
Rodolfo Graziani
Mussolini
I] Duce
Graziana
Ethiopia
Sraar
Vittorio Emanuel
Graziani
Slayer Has Girl Visitor at Detroit Jail
Detroit February report reveals Daytoon Dean Black Legion executioner entertained a 17 year old girl visitor. A wrench hidden under a mattress in Dean's ninth floor cell ties the Asheville North Carolina visitor Lucille Turner to an alleged escape plot as police widen their investigation. Dean holds a life sentence for Charles A Poole murder as officers review related cases.
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Detroit
Dean
Charles A. Poole
Black Legion
Larceny charged in brass piping theft from local yards
Floyd Lewter was bound over to the grand jury after arraignment before Judge F. M. Hamilton. Lewter admitted taking a quantity of brass piping from locomotives in the local yards. His bond was set at $500.
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Floyd Lewter
L. & N. Railroad Company
Grand
F. M. Hamilton
Lewter
For Rent Front Downstairs Apartment With Full Facilities
Classified ad states a furnished downstairs apartment with four large rooms and bath, electric, steam heat, and a 1 acre garden. Includes garage and servant quarters near Moulton Street Danville road. rent $30 a month furnished or $25 unfurnished, ad later stopped by The Daily.
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Moulton St
Danville Road
Detroit Boss Fry Products Boss Sit-Down Strike Shows
Walter L. Pry president of Fry Products Inc leads a sit down strike at the Detroit plant. R L Williams and C S Atterholt join him occupying offices while 188 striking workers stay in the plant. Pry says he seeks rest and stresses there is work to be done if employees cooperate. He notes his hobby is photography and may document the strike.
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Detroit
Walter L. Pry
Fry Products, Inc
Fry
R. L. Williams
C. S. Atterholt
Perenne
Peggy Garcia seeks Virginia marriage legality ruling
Roanoke Virginia February 22 Attorneys for Peggy Garcia prepare a brief on Virginia law governing her marriage ceremony to Taylor Vance Guinn on March 6 1925 in Salem Virginia The plaintiff Pauline Michelin Taylor says she was only 12 and one half at the time and the marriage is disputed The case against violinist David Rubinoff involves a 500000 breach of promise suit filed in New York with local counsel engaged and witnesses considered for testimony
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Roanoke
Peggy Garcia
Virginia
Taylor Vance Guinn
Salem
Peggy
Bernard Sandler
New York
David Rubinoff
Salvatore Cotillo
Cornelius
Harvey Taylor
Youthful Slayer Paroled to Dad
Eugene Dick Simpson aged 14, held delinquent in the Northport officer Clyde Appling slaying on October 1 1935, was placed in his father’s custody under Tuscaloosa county welfare supervision. Judge Herbert L Findley ordered the move after a juvenile court hearing on the 17 month case.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Eugene
Dick) Simpson
Clyde Appling
Northport
Norman Sinback Suffered Knee Fracture In Car Crash
Norman Sinback twenty one from Dixiana sustained a compound fracture of the right knee in a Saturday night auto crash near Cullman. He was treated at Be-Tee SO hospital and later moved by Fischer ambulance to a Birmingham hospital from Cullman. Details of the accident were not learned locally.
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Norman Sinback
Dixiana
Cullman
Be- Tee SO
Birmingham
Fischer
Gadsden Plans Civic Decency League To Fight Social Sins
Gadsden Alabama February 22 A local newspaper reports efforts to organize a league for civic decency to cooperate with city and county authorities in enforcing laws against social sin. Pastors from Gadsden Attalla and Alabama City reportedly back the move after the March 10 prohibition repeal vote. The group aims to target houses of ill fame gambling houses slot machines street walkers and disreputable resorts without condemning officials.
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Gadsden
Ala
Attalla
Alabama City
League
Body of Baby Sought in Delaware River
Philadelphia police hunted the Delaware River for the body of an 18 month old boy after the mother Louisa Adair 24 was found shot to death. Mrs Adair and Charles Smart were linked to a waterfront tragedy with a gun and four spent bullets found near the scene. Police said Smart lured the pair to a waterfront tryst then killed them and killed himself. James Adair the husband was cleared of involvement.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Louisa Adair
Programs in City Schools Honor Washington's Birthday
Programs commemorating Washington's 205th birth anniversary were observed in city schools today during chapel hours. All grammar school classes were dismissed at 2 o'clock this afternoon, a half hour earlier than usual.
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Washington
Flood Crest Stands Still As Mississippi River Holds
The Mississippi River remained at 53 to 58 feet across Natchez and New Orleans areas with forecasts predicting a modest rise. The New Orleans weather bureau warned of potential higher levels near Natchez due to lower valley rains and Vicksburg water buildup. Levee work continued in Concordia Parish as sandboils appeared and guards remained on duty to contain trouble spots.
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Esatas
Tchez
Sennen
Natchez
New
Vicksburgh
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Louisiana
Concordia
Red River
Mississippi
Cars Side Swipes Near Moulton No Injuries Reported
James Sims of Moulton and Douglas Snyder of nearby were involved in a two car collision on the Decatur Moulton road two miles east of Moulton. Sims’ car rolled over causing major damage. Snyder’s car was slightly damaged. State Highway Patrolmen L A Bennett and B B Malone investigated.
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James Sims
Moulton
Douglas Snyder
Decatur-Moulton
Sims
Snyder
L. A. Bennett
B. B. Malone
Huge Damage Suit Set For Hearing In Hartsville Case
A major damage suit stemming from a fatal August 29 automobile crash near Bee Line highway is set for hearing. Plaintiffs led by Mrs. Mattie L. Stewart seek 20 000 plus 700 for loss of her car and damages. defendants include the Southern Cotton Oil Company and driver Will Pope. Attorneys Harris and Harris for plaintiffs, London and Yancey for the defendant.
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Mattle L. Stewart
Hartselle
Bee Line Highway
Here
Ruby Houston
Ete Mareart
Senate
Crda Oe Stewart
Mattie L. Stewart
Harris
8& A
Lynne
London
Yancey
Birmingham
Stewart
Houston
Wwen
Suriselie
J. EB. Thexton
Gila Bend
Ark
Decatur
Richard Hampton
Hampton
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Will Pope
Tuck
Widows of Two Officials Pass Within Hours in Alabama
In N Alabama two sisters and widows of prominent local men died within 15 hours of each other at their home. Mrs Leonard Biggs, widow of the former solicitor of the judicial circuit, and Mrs W B Ivey, widow of a late official, will have services in Monroeville with services for Mrs Ivey expected today.
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N, Ala
Leonard 8. Biggs
Judicial Circuit
W. B
Monroeville
Ivey
Capitol Closed in Montgomery to Observe George Day
The state capitol and offices closed in Montgomery today to mark the ay anniversary of George. The closure reflects a ceremonial observance with governmental buildings shut for the day and officials taking part in commemorative activities.
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Capitol
Montgomery
Ala
State
George
Washington's Patience Fades As George Goes Fishing
Washington historians note Washington’s famed patience deserted him when he went fishing at Valley Forge. Diary entries mock his tough fishing luck with humorous, garbled lines about catches and weather, contrasting his revolutionary endurance with a fishing misfortune.
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Washington
George
Eddy Gilmore
George Washington
Valley Forge
Five Die In Weekend Auto Wrecks Across Alabama
A series of crashes claimed five lives and left several injured across Alabama. Victims include James T. Gardner, bank official in Anniston. Rufus A. Duvall, North Birmingham principal. Lieut. C Johnson, Talladega businessman. Floyd Dixon of Attalla. and W. W. Lane of Blue Podardner. Duvall died in Brewton hospital after crashes near Castleberry. Two other principals and multiple bystanders were injured. Dixon died after stepping into a truck on Lookout Mountain. An oil truck crash near Mountain road killed Lane and injured Jesse King of Centre. Roy Marshall, 25, of Phenix City and Opelika attorney Joe Brown Duke were among those hurt in nearby incidents.
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James T. Gardner
First National Bank of
Duvall
Birmingham
Castleberry
Ala
Brewton
Harold B. Johnson
Fairview School
W. A. Ragan
Wylam School
Brewton Hospital
W. T. Snoddy
R. Voyt Hill
Dixon
Lookout Mountain
W. W. Lane
Jesse King
Centre
Roy Marshall
Phenix City
Opelika
Joe Brown Duke
Former Morgan Resident Mrs Blagburn Dies at 57
Mrs G R Blagburn a former Morgan county resident died at 9 this morning at her home in Tuscaloosa at age 57. Funeral services are set for 1 p m Tuesday at Somerville Church of God with Rev D P Sharpe officiating and burial will be at Houston cemetery near Somerville. Survived by widower and four sons Milton Doyle Ewin and Raphael Blagburn all of Tuscaloosa. two daughters Mrs Milton Johnson and one other. two sisters Mrs A L Allen of Hartselle and Mrs E R Morgan of Ellisville Miss.
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G. R. Blagburn
Morgan County
Tuescaloosa
Somerville Church
Doyle
Ewin
Raphael Blagburn
Tuscaloosa
A. L. Allen
Hartselle
E. R. Morgan
Ellisville
Arms Broken in Fall from Ladder at Trinity Barn
60. M. Trotman of Trinity was discharged Sunday afternoon from Baugh's Infirmary after fractures to both arms from a ladder fall Saturday night. He slipped while climbing a ladder beside his barn and struck a wagon on descent, breaking his wrists and dislocating the left elbow.
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M. Trotman
Trinity
Baugh’'s Infirmary
Former Alabama Governor Miller Sees God Knows Governor Plans
Selma Alabama February 22 Judge BR Miller of Camden former Alabama governor declined naming a 1938 gubernatorial candidate saying only God and the questioner know. He recounted a friend offering to stump the state if he ran and urged constitutional limits on Roosevelt court reform while praising Mr Jeffries and the Constitution.
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Selma
Ala
BR. M. Miller
Camden
Alabama
Selma Times Journal
Anniston
Dallas
Mitts
Siige Miller
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Miller
Roosevelt Court
Jeffries
The
Southern Railway
Washington
United States
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Ark of the Covenant of the
States of the Union
Deputy's Gun Used On Self in Despondent Shooting
Alta Weathers 33 of Etowah is in critical condition after shooting himself in Attalla Street yesterday afternoon. Chief Deputy Charles Griffith said the wound is personal safety related. The shooting occurred in the presence of two brothers and Sheriff R A Leath. Weathers had been despondent over financial affairs and acting strangely.
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Gadsden
Ala
Alta Weathers
Etowah
Charles Griffith
Weathers
Attalla Street
R. A. Leath
Griffith
Girl Wife Has Second Infant in Rural Alabama
In Birmingham on February 22, 1937, Mary Keller aged 13 with her husband Truman Keller 26 welcomed a second child, a 6 14 pound boy named David William born February 15. Their first child Truman Edward, born May 7, 1935, was named after his father. Mary’s farm life and family were described as content and hopeful in the two room rural route home.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mary Keller
Truman Keller
Mary
David William
Truman Edward
Keller
Meeting Delayed for Uncle Peck Spiegle at First Christian
Uncle Peck Spiegle who was scheduled to speak Tuesday evening at the First Christian church has postponed the meeting to Tuesday night of next week.
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Peck Spiegle
First Christian Church
Plans for Big Court Hearings and Retirement Bill
Washington headlines report the senate judiciary committee voting to report out the Sumner retirement bill for supreme court justices at age 70 on full pay and set hearings for Roosevelt’s broader court reorganization. Roosevelt met farm leaders to win support as debates on size and retirement continue.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sumners
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
White House
Wallace
Edward A. O'Neal
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
House
Borah
R. Ida
Burke
D. Neb
Pittman
Nev
Steiger
Ore
King
Utah
McCarran
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate Committee
Judiciary Committee
High Tribunal
Robinson
Arkansas
Nye
N. D
Weather notes show river rise and cooler temps across region
The Tennessee river gauge reached 15.7 feet with a 56 degree high and 27 degree low and no rainfall. Alabama is fair and warmer tonight with Tuesday partly cloudy and possible rain in extreme north. Tennessee forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and rain later.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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