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The House Un-American Activities Committee reported to Congress accusing parts of the Labor Department and other officials of lax enforcement of laws and aiding subversive activities. It urged continued investigation and proposed higher funding, while criticizing officials for not acting on communist, fascist, and nazist propaganda. The report notes testimony from multiple states and mentions the death of Gussie Sexton in Alabama.
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TON
Ittee
Labor Department
House
Department
Quesf
Com. Saposs
Isms
Eas
Congress
Justice Labor Departments
Roosevelt
Ickes
Washington
New York
Premier Daladier Seeks Defiance Of Italy In Tunis Visit
France's premier Daladier received new ovations in Tunisia during a Mediterranean tour. He pledged to defend the North African protectorate even at war with Italy amid Corsica and Tunisia ambitions noted by the Fascist press. Meanwhile Japan plans to reinforce China control under General Yamada.
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Associated Press
France
Mediterranean
Spain
China
Daladier
Corsica
Tunis
Italy
Tunisia
Bizerte
From & S
Bank of France
Mes
Paris
Reco
Otozo Yamada
Barcelona
Britain
Berlin
People's Court
Ernst Niekisch
Roosevelt Prepares Address With Budget Message
President Roosevelt completed a final draft of his wage plan and will speak in the afternoon from Capitol Hill. White House aides doubt major appointments will be announced before Thursday as the budget and legislative messages are set to be released. The report notes committee members including Sheppard O Mahoney Harrison and Taft and cites campaign cost figures of 159 451 37 disbursed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol
White House
Sheppard
D.tex
O'Mahoney
D.wyo
Harrison
Cf . Taft
Ohio
Moving Time Around The First Of The Year
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Local Woman Ragsdale Dead at 80 After Illness
Ragsdale, beloved resident of 1410 Fifth Avenue South, died at 7 o clock. She was 80. Funeral services set for 2:30 Wednesday at McAfee and Young Funeral Home with Rev. William Warren officiating. Burial in City Cemetery directed by McAfee and Young. Pallbearers named Huey Lankster Jim Riddle Bart Hargitt C Compton Jack Pate J B Trotman. Survived by four sons Joe T William C Milton F Ernest C and four daughters Urla Barnett Alfred Lankster T B Sloan and C H Hunter.
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E Ragsdale
Beta Seti
Fifth Avenue
Ragsdale
McAfee and Young Funeral Home
William Warren
City Cemetery
McAfee and
Young
Huey Lankster
Jim Riddle
Bart Hargitt
C. Compton
Jack Pate
J. B. Trotman
Joe T
William C
Milton F
Ernest C. Ragsdale
Urla Barnett
Alfred Lankster
Sloan
C. H. Hunter
Beloved Lady Liza Thomas Smith Dies at 73
Mrs Liza Thomas Smith 73 of Falkville known as Aunt Tom died at home this morning at four. Survived by daughters Ollie Nesmith and O W Dat of Fort Worth Texas, son Walter of Coal Valley Ala, Horace of Gulfport Miss. husband preceded her 49 years ago. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 at Falkville Methodist Church with Rev A L Powell and Rev Goodwin, interment Falkville, Drinkard Howell directing.
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Liza Thomas Smith
Falkville
Tom
George Smith
Ollie Nesmith
O. W. Dat
Fort Worth
Walter
Coal Valley
Ala
Horace
Gulfport
Miss
Methodist
A. L. Powell
Goodwin
The
Christian Church
Drinkard-Howell
J. E. Clemons Called Home
Funeral services for J. E. Clemons 76 were held at Moss Chapel this afternoon with Rev. Berry Yates and Rev. Coffey presiding Burial was conducted by Drinkard-Howell He died Monday afternoon at his home Hartselle route 1 He is survived by son James and daughter Mrs Julia Cornelius both of Decatur 20 grandchildren 29 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren Also two half brothers Robert and William Clemons of Hartselle Grandsons served as pallbearers and granddaughters as flower girls.
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J. E. Clemons
Moss Chapel
Berry Yates
Coffey
Drinkard-Howell
Mr. Clemons
Hartselle
James
Julia Cornelius
Decatur
Robert
William Clemons
Hartselle Sing Slated Tonight at Nazarene Church
The Hartselle community singing will be held at the Church of the Nazarene tonight starting at 7 15. The Cullman and Wren Quartets and other well known musical units will perform on the program.
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Hartselle
Church of the Nazarene
Cullman
Wren
BSH Alumnae Unit Elects Officers
The Benevolent Society Hospital Alumnae Association elected officers at its first meeting of the year with Mrs. Howard Belser named president. Evelyn Jenkins became vice president, Geneva Bridges secretary, and Francis Coleman treasurer. Minutes were read and committees will be appointed at the next meeting. Light refreshments followed.
Navy opens 10 week war games with 160 ships
United States Navy launches 160 ships including dreadnoughts cruisers and destroyers from New York for Caribbean bound maneuvers. The war games cover 3000 miles from Norfolk to the equator with Panama Canal defense as the objective and involve 60 000 sailors and 4 000 officers.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Warrington
Brooklyn ‘Navy, Yard
Panama Canal
Norfolk
Equator
Canal
Atlantic
Azores
Pacific Squadron
San Francisco
Admee Bloch
Alabama patrol reports Oklahoma City woman injured in Pine Level crash
Captain Potter Smith said Troy patrol received word that Miss Trudie Reid of Oklahoma City was in a hospital for scalp abrasion after an automobile accident near Pine Level Sunday night.
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Montgomery
Ala
Potter Smith
Alabama Patrol
Troy
Trudie Reid
Oklahoma City
Pine Level
Violators To Get Whipping In Alabama Christmas Absences
Kilby prison warden Frank Boswell says lash is the punishment for honesty breaches as Alabama checks 602 inmates granted Christmas furloughs. Eight of 149 released at Kilby on December 17 are unaccounted for, all white, with many expected to return only after arrest.
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Bibb Gaves
Frank Boswell
Kilby
State
Alabama
Montgomery
Boswell
County Singing Convention Set in Falkville
Committees said they would make the Morgan County singing convention the best in history. The event runs Saturday and Sunday starting at 10 a m in Falkville High School auditorium with the Speer family of Lawrenceburg Tennessee and the Daniel Quar tete of Gadsden among the leading musical groups. Charles Woodward and Bev Howell urge everyone to attend.
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Morgan County
Falkville
Falkville High School
Speer Family
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Daniel Quartete
Gadsden
Charles Woodward
Bev Howell
Cologne Couple Severely Harmed. Postman Convicted
Otto Schoenewald, 31, and wife Gerda, 28, were severely harmed today in two serious Cologne crimes from 1932. He was convicted of stealing a money pouch after fatally injuring a landlady. Gerda aided the plan. A Cologne court sentenced them both on June 24.
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Cologne
Otto Schoenewald
Gerda
Schoenewald
3-D Enrollment Slated at Athens
Enrollment for CCC camps will be held at Athens January 11 for recruits from several North Alabama counties. Morgan county quota announced by Mrs Carlton Kelley director of the county department of public welfare is 17 whites and eight negroes.
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CCC
Athens
North Alabama
Morgan County
Carlton Kelley
County Department of Public Welfare
Funeral services held for Daniel 3 year old WPA victim
Funeral services for Daniel a three year old WPA resident who died suddenly of a hemorrhage at his home on route 3 were held at 2 pm in Bald Knob with Rev. Davis Drinkard officiating. Burial followed at Bald Knob. He is survived by his widow two sons Clarence Jr and Howard and a daughter Mine Dele fene Daniel. The death occurred after he reportedly got up early Monday to drink water and collapsed in the dining room.
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Daniel
WPA
Bald Knob
Davis
Drinkard
Mr. Daniel
Smith Plans New Farm Aid Revision
Senator Smith of South Carolina announced he would seek a complete revision of the Administration Farm program focusing on cotton and tobacco. He will introduce new farm bills in a few days and convene the Senate Agriculture Committee to discuss them.
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Washington
Jan
Smith
D-Sc
Administration
Senate Agriculture
Abolition Of Ad Valorem Tax In Four Years Seen
Governor Graves predicts Alabama could end ad valorem taxes in four years if current tax structure remains. He says income tax revenues from the 1935 legislature would fund the remaining 17 million dollars in refunding bonds from the Miller era, enabling a cash budget.
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Montgomery
Ala
Graves
Alabama
Miller
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