Congress to scrutinize NRA sections in labor fight
The Nation faces a major showdown over Section on collective bargaining as Wagner pushes independent unions to legal supremacy. Employers, led by the Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers Association, mobilize to defeat the Wagner plan and preserve the NRA. Arthur Mullen’s Nebraska background and Washington career are noted amid Roosevelt Hoover contrasts with Hiram Johnson’s strong, divisive stance in the Senate.
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Washington
NRA
Congress
National Labor Board
Wagner
National Manufacturers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Emrs
Proper care and compensation of disabled veterans urged
Edward A. Hayes national commander of the American Legion stressed proper care and compensation for war disabled veterans as a 1934 goal during a state tour that included Gadsden Anniston Dothan and Montgomery. He urged unified public support and noted defense needs calling for naval parity under the London Treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Ala
American Legion
Edward A. Hayes
Illinois
Anniston
Dothan
Montgomery
Legion
Hayes
Decatur Legionnaires
Birmingham
Edward Hayes
Terminal Station
Drum and Bugle Corps
Legion Band
Tutwiler Hotel
Birmingham Athletic Club
Alabama
Legion Poste
Youth Stabbed. One Arrested in Decatur Altercation
Fred Trussell, 17, was treated at Benevolent Society hospital for neck and chest stab wounds after a rural Decatur clash. Charley Brown was arrested on a warrant for assault with intent to murder and jailed after waiving a grand jury hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Trussell
Benevolent Society Hospital
Decatur
Charley Brown
Brown
Paul Crawford Joins Morgan County Motor Co Sales Team
Paul Crawford, long tied to the automobile trade, moves to the sales department of the Morgan County Motor Co effective today. He has spent years in automotive sales, recently returning to Decatur from West Palm Beach, Florida, and brings many friends in the territory.
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Paul Crawford
Morgan County Motor Co
Crawford
West Palm Beach
Fla
Decatur
Addiiion
Leisure Time 3 Object of Study in Alabama
In Montgomery Alabama a statewide survey of homes to promote proper use of leisure time is under way led by Mrs James Fitts Hill state president and co chair W B Britton. Questionnaires have been sent to local PTA presidents to determine action. The study aims to curb idleness from the national recovery program and to foster constructive activities in home school and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
National Recovery Program
James Fitts Hill
PHISS
W. B. Britton
P.T. A
LaGuardia Denies Aiming At Dictatorship In City
New York January 8 mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia rejects Sun day claim he seeks a dictatorship over city affairs. He accuses Gov. Lehman of political maneuvering over a bill to give the mayor power to cut expenses and consolidate offices with checks by the mutual assembly and legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Sundey
Herbert H. Lehman
LaGuardia
Traffic Breaks Onto Sixth Avenue Paving
Highway officials expect Sixth Avenue south to reopen to traffic Wednesday as the concrete middle surface cures. Traffic broke through barriers Sunday onto the new paving, with light vehicles crossing the asphalt sections beside the concrete without damage.
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Sixth Avenue South
Foreigners quitting Amoy as rebel forces retreat south
Hongkong dispatch reports Amoy and Foochow near collapse as national government troops push from Nanking and Peiping. Observers say Foochow may evacuate and shift base further south while other cities strive to resume communications.
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Hongkong
Jéh
Amoy
Rebukien
Antara
Foochow
Nanking
Peiping
Communica“X
Banking Law Debates Build Over Deposit Insurance
Washington January 8 Banking leaders brace for a drawn out congressional clash over banking law amendments. A strong House faction pushes deposit insurance provisions despite Senator Carter Glass favoring cautious limits and ongoing talks about branch limits in states that authorize them.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Glass
Farmers Ahead with Task of Turning Soil in Auburn
Agricultural advances push Alabama farmers into a promising year. Mild weather accelerates plowing and terracing as the state targets cotton acreage reduction to 1919 levels. Government payments and loans support farmers, with about 10.8 million dollars in rental and benefit payments anticipated alongside higher market prices.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Betsy
L. N. Duncan
P. O. Davis
Uncle Sam
Estimates on value of 1933 cotton crop in the South
The crop reporting board reports the 1933 cotton income in the South totaled about 856.8 million dollars, nearly six million more than 1932, with lint fiber at 617.7 million, seed 79.5 million, rental payments 11.5 million, and option profits 48 million, as the 1934 acreage restriction campaign begins. Cully A. Cobb of the AACA notes doubled income in 1933 underscores the move to limit 1934 plantings.
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Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
Cully A. Cobb
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Morgantown CWA Funds Disbursed and Airport Hangar Planned
Nearly 16000 dollars were paid out in Morgan county to CWA workers and cash relief recipients last week. CWA payrolls reached 13000 and relief checks surpassed 2500. State board approved plans for a 120 by 100 foot hangar at the new airport to house six small planes. The steel frame will cost about 8000 with total completion over 11000. finish by February 15. A federal farm tax survey project will employ five staff for county work.
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Morgan County
CWA
Senate Questions On Policies Deliberations Continue
The Senate pressed administration for more questions on its policies before reviewing a large backlog. It passed a motion seeking a Treasury report on processing taxes tied to acreage reduction financing. The chamber sought status of war debt payments and awaited Henry Morgenthau Jr. nomination. A resolution by King Wallace aimed to explain hog price declines.
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Ngton
Senate
House
Treasury
Henry Morganthau, Jr
Famous Swindler Stavisky Shoots Self in Head
Serge “Handsome Alex” Stavisky, alleged forty million dollar swindler, shot himself as police surrounded a hidden villa near ChamonixFrance. A rescue attempt followed but he lapsed into a coma with doctors fearing mortal wounds. Secret service traced him to the villa in the Alpine foothills before the fatal shot.
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Chamonix
France
Serge
Alex” Stavisky
Stavisky
Secret Service
France Alps
Visit by Southern Dairies manager to his mother
Elmo Thombs production manager of the Southern Dairies Company at Mobile visits his mother Mrs Jessie Thombs.
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Elmo Thombs
Southern Dairies Company
Mobile
Jessie Thombs
Violence Flares On Milk Front In And Near Chicago
Milk deliveries halted across Chicago and surrounding 100 miles as dairymen strike against price cuts. Dumping spread from highways into the city with independent dealers’ trucks tipped and milk spilled. Producers and distributors held conferences to seek a guaranteed basic price of 1.85 dollars per 100 pounds.
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Chicago
Judge Horton enters 1934 campaign for Circuit Judge No. 1
Judge James E. Horton of Athens announces his candidacy for Circuit Judge No. 1 in the Eighth Judicial Circuit subject to Democratic voters May 1 1934. He is a noted North Alabama jurist whose Scottsboro Decatur hearing handling has stirred statewide and national attention and is shaping expectations of a strong campaign amid district opposition.
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James E. Horton
Athens
Ala
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Horton
North
Alabama
Athens Jurist
Prength
Scottsboro
Decatur
Merchants Meet on Tuberculosis Sanatorium Supplies
Representatives of Decatur dry goods stores met at the Chamber of Commerce offices to list bedding and linens for the new tuberculosis sanatorium. The project funds will cover construction and grounds. Merchants plan a future meeting to decide donated materials and low cost equipment.
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Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Int
CWA
Morgan County
Sanitorium Group Talks Plans for Morgan County Sanatorium
The committee of the tubercular sanitorium met at St. John's rectory on a Saturday night. Dr. E. M. Chenault chaired with Dr LeRoy Murphree Rev J E Berkstresser and Rev Peter M Dennis in attendance. They outlined a general plan to present a plea to Morgan County residents for the new sanatorium.
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St. John's Episcopal Church
E. M. Chenault
LeRoy Murphree
J. E. Berkstresser
Peter M. Dennis
Morgan County
Youth Baseball Figure Emory Teague Resting After Operation
Emory Teague, known in Decatur for baseball, rests at Baugh's infirmary after surgery. His father A C Teague arrives from Tarrant City to be at his bedside as hundreds of friends wish for a speedy recovery.
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Emory Teague
Decatur
Baugh’s Infirmary
A. C. Teague
Tarrant City
Jurist Announces For Governorship In Harmony Plea
Montgomery Alabama January 8 Judge Leon C McCord democratic national executive committeeman today formally announced his candidacy for Alabama governor He spoke from the circuit court bench and urged unity to save the state from bankruptcy keep schools open and lead with harmony with all seekers of the people's welfare setting a rallying tone for his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Leon C. McCord
Alabama
Ship of State
Protest Against Decatur Loan For City Light Plant
Decatur officials acknowledged a protest filed by Alabama Power with the state advisory board of the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works in Montgomery. The Alabama Power protest spans 45 typewritten pages and concerns the city’s request for a $285,000 loan to acquire or build a municipal light and power distribution system. TVA’s recent purchase of the utility’s holdings was said to be unrelated.
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Decatur
Alabama Power Company
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
Montgomery
TVA
Holdings
Frenchman sets new world air speed record in France
ISTRES France Jan 8 AP A French pilot M Massotte set a new world land plane speed record for a 1000 kilometer course. He completed the distance in 2 hours 47 minutes 31 seconds averaging 258.2 kilometers per hour. He had previously set a 500 meter record last year.
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Istres
France
M. Massotte
Massotte
Ane
Eee Sekel
Lished
Board of Revenue In Regular Meet
The Morgan county board of revenue met in regular session at the courthouse this morning. No business of unusual, only routine matters, with each bill approved and taken up then disposed of.
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Morgan County Board of Revé~Nue
Philathea Class Meets At Nelson Home
The Philathea class of the Baptist church holds its regular meeting tonight at the home of Nelson, 1112 Fifth Street. Members were requested to attend.
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Philathea
Baptist Church
Nelson
Philatheas
Bers
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Morgan Motor Co
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Walter Baker
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