Picketing of Plants Begun by Union Men
El Paso Texas and Mesilla Valley faced blackout when 100 union workers at El Paso Electric Co halted power at 3:53 a m. Hospitals, hotels, and transit were disrupted. Mediation sought. authorities notified. A baby was born by candlelight at Providence Hospital during the outage.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mesilla Valley
Texas
New Mexico
el Paso Electric Company
Department of Labor
Washington
M. C. Smith
N. P. Clay
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Activites
Smith
Clay
Providence
Masonic
Providence Hospital
William Beaumont Hospital
Albert B. Fall
Thomas Hudley
Talmadge Claims New Deal Behind The Chaos In Georgia
Governor Eugene Talmadge accuses the New Deal of engineering Georgia’s financial crisis to derail his campaign against Roosevelt. He cites suspended treasurer actions, removal of state funds, and federal pressure as part of a broader assault on Georgia’s state government.
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Talmadge
Georgia
Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Roosevelt
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Ronald Ransom
Fulton National Bank of Atlanta
Miledgeville
Demb
Tax Parley Set Tonight For Farm Program Financing
Washington February 27. President Roosevelt convened a White House meeting with Vice President Garner Speaker Burns Secretary Morgenthau and key senators and representatives to discuss tax legislation to fund the 500 million farm program. Leaders described the talks as broad and noncommittal regarding specific tax schedules.
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Washington
Congressional
Treasury
White House
Roosevelt
Garner
Burns
Morgenthau
Barkley
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Representative Doughton
N. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
Herman Oliphant
Stephen T. Early
Capitol
Leonard Heflin Seeks Re election to Morgan County Education Board
Danville resident H Leonard Heflin announced his bid for re election to the Morgan County Board of Education. He has served six years and advocated a full term for county schools, noted as a prominent planter and ginner in Morgan County.
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H. Leonard Heflin
Danville
Morgan County
Mae West to Have Visitor in Los Angeles Suit
Supreme Court ordered Los Angeles County authorities to serve Mae West with notice of a suit by Frank Wallace who contends he is her husband. Wallace, who claimed marriage in 1911, seeks a declaratory judgment while West denies any marriage or knowledge of him.
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New York
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
California
Mae West
Frank Wallace
Miss West
John EB. McGeehan
Wallace
Miss. West
Car Stolen From Arab Resident Coy Marvel
Local police search for a car belonging to Coy Marvel of Arab stolen in the city last night. Marvel was attending a picture show when the theft occurred.
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Coy Marvel
Mr. Marvel
Do Gangs Use Army Guns in U S Say A G Secures Probe
Attorney General Cummings announced an investigation to determine if machine guns sold as junk by the army are leaking into criminal hands in the United States. He said the focus is on domestic criminal use, not foreign deployment, and that new laws or administrative actions may follow.
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Washington
Cummings
War Department
Congress
Doctor Avers Mrs Garland Wasn't Slain
Dr John R Martin of Scottsboro said there were no marks of violence on the body of Mrs Hugh B Garland found near Wheeler Dam on the Tennessee river. Coroner J H Highsmith suspected drowning and possible foul play, while relatives hold to the couple dying in a rescue attempt.
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Ala
John R. Martin
Scottsboro
Hugh B. Garland
Tennessee
Wheeler Dam
J. H. Highsmith
Lawrence County
Garland
Martin
Highsmith
University of Alabama Glee Club at Hart salle tonite
The University of Alabama Glee Club performs at Morgan County High School auditorium in Hartselle tonight at 7. Under Prof. Tom Garner the group has built a strong reputation. A large crowd is expected as the Harteede Parent-Teacher Association sponsors the event.
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University of Alabama Glee Club
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
Glee Club
The
University
South
Tom Garner
Harteede
Senate group approves pay raise repeal in Alabama
The Alabama Senate finance and taxation committee unanimously backs the Simpson bill to repeal the 1935 act paying legislators 2 dollars per day in expenses beyond salary, while approving other Simpson measures on sheriff fees and auto tag reductions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
Ways and Means
James C. Lee
The
Birmingham
Lee
Warrants Against Couple In Morgan County Incident
Mrs Lola Slate faces assault with intent to murder for wounding J P McAnear at the Slate home on West Cherry street. McAnear shot through the shoulder. both suspects held in Morgan county jail with charges of vagrancy filed against him. Warrants sworn Wednesday in Justice Bailey's court. arraignment waived to grand jury.
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Lola Slate
J. P. McAnear
West Cherry Street
Bailey
Merchants Rally for First Dollar Day of 1936 in Decatur
Decatur merchants opened the year with Dollar Day on Saturday February 20 1936. The Merchants Committee of the Chamber of Commerce led a citywide push offering attractive prices and quality merchandise to draw shoppers from the tri county area. Dozens of firms joined the effort including Hill Chevrolet Hunter Furniture Ligony Gillespie Sisters Williams Auto Store Murdock's Sterchi Bros. Stores Fleischer's J Penney Co Morgan County Motor Co Gunter's Evelyn's Beauty Shop Shoe Box Booterie Loyd's Drug Store Dinsmore's McRae Motors Speake Dept Store.
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Decatur
Marchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Tri-County
Hill Chevrolet Co
Hunter Furniture Co
Ligony’s. Gillespie Sisters
Williams Auto
Murdock’s. Sterchi Bros
Fleischer's
Tokyo rebels capitulate as crisis ends in Japan capital
After two days of threat in Tokyo the insurgents who killed four government dignitaries surrendered and returned to barracks. Mediation by military authorities secured terms to lay down arms and end the siege at police headquarters as guards kept the palace on alert.
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Glenn Babb
Associated Press
Tokyo
War Office
Soliers
Kiwanis Favors Cupid as Divorce Offer Is Rejected
The Decatur Kiwanis Club backed Cupid in the life quest for romance while local attorneys offered nearly free divorce services at the Kiwanis country store opening. The club declined the offer, preferring other items available for a dime.
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Kiwanis
Cupid
Decatur Kiwanis Club
State silent on next move in Hauptmann case
Attorney General David T. Wilentz said no move would be made after a secret Perth Amboy conference with Prosecutor Anthony Hauck and Col. H Norman Schwarzkopf. They discussed Governor Hoffman's attacks alleging lying witnesses suppression of evidence and challenge to other testimony. A new focus may be the kidnap ladder cited in the court of errors and appeals ruling on Hauptmann's death sentence.
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John Ferris
Associated Press
Trenton
N. Jy
David T. Wilentz
Otter
Perth Amboy
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Wilentz
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Hunterdon County
Col
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Lindbergh case reopened as ladder evidence debated
Feb 27. Private investigators contend Hauptmann case not fully solved citing ladder used in Lindbergh kidnapping. Two investigators claim new proof challenges completeness of the crime's resolution.
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Trenton
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Jim Robinson Seeks Office On Revenue Board
James H. Jim Robinson Jr seeks a seat on the Board of Revenue from the third district. He is a Cedar Grove area native with farm roots and a long career in sales and fertilizer management. Robinson has AAA farm committeeman ties from Falkville and Lacon, elected in 1935 and 1936.
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James H
Jim) Robinson
Board of Revenue
Robinson
James H. Robinson
Cedar Grove
Morgan’ County College
Somerville
Falkville
J.B. Sherrill
Georgia-Alabama Business College
Macon
M. F
J. H. Caudell and
Ashwander
Falkville and Lacon
AAA
Miss Davis Forcibly Removed From Copyright Hearing
Miss Susa Lawrence Davis from Athens Alabama, aged about 65, was ejected by capitol police from a house patents committee hearing on revision of the copyright. She was hustled to a guard room and later released after unsuccessfully demanding to testify about infringement of a history on the Ku Klux Klan.
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Washington
Susa Lawrence Davis
Athens
Aia
Capitol
New House
Representative Carmichael
Ala
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Miss Davis
Carmichael
Frank Gann
Lamar Saxon
Davis Family Ties Highlighted By Athens Mayor
Athens Alabama February 22 Mayor R H Richardson Jr said Susan Lawrence Davis previously ejected from a Washington house patents committee hearing is of a prominent local family. He noted she has not lived in Athens for five or six years but has two sisters residing here and that she authored a book on the Ku Klux Klan.
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Athens
Ala
R. H. Richardson, Jr
Susan Lawrence Davis
Washington
Richardson
Kiwanis Country Store Opens in Decatur for Three Days
The Kiwanis Country Store opens at 2 PM today at 506 Second Ave for three days. It offers over 20 000 items at 10 cents or more with proceeds to fund hitch yards and comfort stations for area farmers. Local talent provides 2:30 PM to 11 PM entertainment daily with acts from Athens Hartsville and Moulton.
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Kiwanis
Second Avenue
Decatur
Ation Athens
Hartselle
Moulton
Governor Graves Improves. Expected Return by Weekend
Gov Bibb Graves, ill at his gulf shore cottage near Foley Alabama, shows improvement. Dr W D Holmes says fever is down and he should be able to resume duties in Montgomery by Saturday or Sunday.
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Foley
Ala
Bibb Graves
Gulf Shore
Montgomery
W. D. Holmes
Soviet commentator predicts Tokyo coup shift toward military fascism
Moscow reports Karl Radek, the authoritative Soviet commentator, warned that Japan’s attempted uprising signals a further move to military fascism and could have serious consequences for Japan’s foreign policy and its relations abroad.
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Moscow
APS
Russia
Tokyo
Karl Radek
Japan
Radek
New Auto Parts Store Opens in North Alabama
Jimmy Williams announces Williams Auto Company will open Friday on Moulton Street in the former Louise Sho location behind Crow & Crow Hardware Co. The store promises a complete line of auto accessories and tires, inviting motorists to visit and ask for anything not yet visible. Williams notes his years in the auto business and past roles as a Pep-O-Lene gas station agent and operator.
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Jimmy Williams
Alabama
Williams Auto Company
Moulton Street
Crow & Crow Hi Ware Co
Williams
Bighhlow Place
Pep-o-Lene Gasher
Weather snapshot for Alabama Tennessee and river report
Fragmentary weather note references colder conditions tonight and Friday across Alabama and Tennessee. Mentions the Tennessee River and a morning measurement but details are unclear in the text.
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Alabama
Tennessee
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