Alabama House Speaker Race Shapes Governor Graves Stand
Governor-elect Bibb Graves kept a hands off stance on the speaker selection while most aides favored Harry Walker of Limestone. Candidates Chauncey Sparks John Lusk and others vowed to press their claim with promises to let Graves appoint key committees and maintain influence over the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bibb Graves
Harry Walker
Limestone
Graves
House
Ways and Means
Appropriations
Education
Rules
Public Roads
Walker
Anengpait
Chauncey Sparks
John Lusk
Gadsden
Vis
Montgomery
Cdl
Wieton Ecadbeer
Alabama Legislature Opens Amid Contested Seats and Elections
The session begins as R L Tolbert seeks to oust Norman Wilkes for DeKalb county's seat over absentee ballots. Rep. David M Hall marks his 26th birthday. Jack Orr promotes a House campaign. Officers, rules, and a joint committee await appointment. Governor-elect Bibb Graves meets a crime commission. Clerk race pits Handley against Ed Taylor. Lieutenant Governor Merril chairs the senate until Knight takes office January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Tolbert
Fort Payne
Norman ‘Wilkes
Crossville
DeKalb County
Tolbert
Jack Orr
Montevallo Journal
Jon
B. M. Miller
Bibb Graves
Crime Commission
Alabama
John C. Anderson
Alabama Supreme Court
House
Handley
Ed Taylor
Montgomery
Hugh Merrill
Anniston
Senate
Thomas E. Kngiht, Jr
Decatur Cast Sought For Local Sound Film
D W Baird announced a Decatur produced sound movie to be shot locally with all scenes filmed in the vicinity. The Princess Theatre cooperates as tests begin with local residents for possible screen talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
D. W. Baird
Princess Theatre
Hollywood Screen Library of
Hollywood
Baird
Nurse Admits She May Have Told of Changes In Plans
A nurse testifies at the Lindbergh case that she may have spoken of plan changes. She describes entering the nursery, avoiding lighting the crib to not wake the baby, and finding the crib empty as the baby was gone. She notes her past statements and recounts the troubling discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne
Decatur Notes Highlight Local Movements and Family News
Elkin Lamon returns to Chicago for study at Coyne Electrical Training School after holidays with parents. City and regional residents, including Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Craig and family, return from Winter Haven Florida. E. Gen. Burleson leaves for Montgomery legislature sessions. Florence visitors and local residents attend events while flu affects Sam W Roberts and others. A. L. Moye returns from Pasadena after Rose Bowl visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkin Lamon
Chicago
The
Coyne Electrical Training School
8. C. Craig
Winter Haven, Fla
Lawyers Indicted in Urschel Kidnapping Case
Prominent Denver lawyer Ben Laska and Oklahoma City attorney James C. Mathers were indicted by a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City on charges of legal participation in the $200000 Urschel kidnapping. They are accused of taking fees from ransom money allocated by Albert Bates, who is serving a life sentence for the abduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Laska
Denver
James C. Mathers
Oklahoma City
Urschel
Albert Bates
Important witness in Suptmann trial eyed in Lindbergh payment case
The article notes a former high weight prize trainer involved in events leading to the Lindbergh ransom payment is likely to be an important witness in the Suptmann trial. Reich served as guard for Jassie during efforts to contact the kidnappers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zetr
Lkely
Suptmann
Reich
Jassie
City County Schools Open After Holidays
City and county schools re open today after a two week break. County education chief Prof George T Woodruff says funds cover about three weeks on average with some able to operate two weeks or five weeks. Data is being prepared to request federal aid to sustain a full term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Woodruff
Washington
Birds Eye View Of The Treasury’s Future Condition
A Washington report presents a birds eye view of the Treasury's anticipated finances for 1934 to 1936. It notes receipts about 3.1 to 3.9 billion dollars and expenditures rising from roughly 3.9 to 7.1 billion, with totals and balances shown across years. The figures illustrate a widening gap between income and outlay and outline projected balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
33 Arrested in Strike Disorder
Guardsmen moved in to detain 33 people from a crowd of about 1,000 facing across the Georgia Tennessee line. Colonel L. C. Pope said the prisoners would be transported to a detention camp in Atlanta, built by guardsmen and used during the textile strike last fall. The crowd jeered as vegetables and sticks were thrown and the group was escorted away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bunnelle
State Line
Tennessee
L. C. Pope
Atlanta
Georgia
National
Recruits Examined For CCC Camps In North Alabama
At the Re employment Service office today two hundred fourteen youths from eight North Alabama counties were tested for CCC forestry camps. Army officers oversaw the exams which began at 7 am and concluded early afternoon. Those passing will be sent to camps in Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi to replace exhausted recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Re-employment Service Office
North Alabama
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Hauptmann Trial Coverage Draws Editor to Flemington Courthouse
Arthur Brisbane of the New York Daily Mirror visits the Flemington New Jersey courthouse for Hauptmann murder trial coverage. The note hints at a separate feature on a yo-yo trick called around the world and a waxed string tip to speed play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Hauptmann
Arthur Brisbane
New York Daily Mirror
Flemington
N. J
Yo-Yo Tricks Continue Lesson In School Column
The article continues teaching yo-yo maneuvers by detailing the spinner and walking the dog. It explains throwing the yo-yo to the string end and the loop hesitation before returning to the hand, then moves to the next tricks.
Police Docket Shows Return to Normal Court Activity
Police court heard 28 cases this morning after a quiet period. Charges included drunkenness shooting in the city limits fighting petty larceny disorderly conduct and prohibition violation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shdge
NRA
John P. Nields
Wilmington
Del
U. S, District Court
Weirton Steel
Decatur Dany
Princess
Decatur’s
W. M. Ledford
Pulaski, Tenn
Viva Ledford
Fifth Avenue
West
Roland Wright
Jerry Wright
J. L. Shumake
A. H. Landers
Athens
Gen.) Burleson
Morgan County
Mrs
Conrad Strickland
Florence
Christine Reed
Sam W. Roberts
Bell Mina
Hugh Strickland
Bill Curtis
Jasper
George Curtis
A. L. Moye
Pasadena
Stanford
City County
U.S. Treasury
Iocral
Dhar
Yo-Yo
Commercial Printing Department
Decatur Daily
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!