Alabama Democratic group to meet January 18 to debate delegates
Montgomery January 3 John D. McQueen chairman sent notice to Alabama Democratic Executive Committee for a January 18 meeting. Proposals include rescinding November action on national convention delegates and rules changes for 1936 primaries, with potential US senator and supreme court justice selections and voter qualification reforms.
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Montgomery
Ala
John D. McQueen
Ala’ A
Democratic Executive Committee
Jjan
Ntionalien
Thomas H. Watts
Party Gove Board
U. S
Public Service Commission
State Supreme Court
McQueen
Bankhead
Black
Graves
Accor
Thos. H. Watts
Kilgore C. W. Dies After A Week Long Pneumonia Illness
Coleman Wright Kilgore 37 well known Decatur resident dies at 5:30 PM at his home 1203 Fifth Ave S after a week long pneumonia illness. Funeral arrangements by Brown Funeral Company for interment at City Cemetery. Survived by widow Esther Kilgore two daughters Juanita and Betty Jean two brothers L H and W E Kilgore of Decatur two sisters Mrs W A Hardy Ay and Mrs Bone Manning of Paint.
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Coleman Wright Kilgore
Fifth Avenue
South
Pneum
Brown Funeral Company
City Cemetery
Kilgore
Esther Kilgore
Juanita
Betty Jean
L. H
W. E. Kilgore
Decatur
W. A. Hardy
Bone Manning
Chamber of Commerce praised at Decatur gathering
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce annual meeting drew 118 members at Hotel Lyons. Leaders including Sam Clabaugh and Robert Ingalls spoke on community leadership and progress, with elections naming J. W. Clapton, Sam H. Malone, L. R. Nash, Barrett OC. Shelton, and John C. White to three‑year terms.
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Ee Tes
Et Commerce
Ae Natal
Lyons
E. W
Mr. McLeod
Sam Clabaugh
Protective Life Insurance Company
Birmingham
Robert I. Ingalls
Ingalls Iron Works
Merce
Mfr. M
Chamber of Commerce
Wyatt
Ingalls Company
Ingalls
John Patterson
H. B. Beard
Charles H. Eyster
Garnett Pride
W. B. Neher
Ingalls Comany
Clabaugh
Bowron
Decatur
Patterson
Hepburn Named Commander in Chief of U S Fleet
Vice Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, current commander of the navy scouting force, is appointed commander in chief of the United States fleet with admiral rank. The change takes effect in June after maneuvers and fleet return to San Pedro.
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Washington
Arthur J. Hepburn
Navy Scouting Force
United States Fleet
Navy High Command
Joseph M. Reeves
San Pedro
Calif
Hepburn
Richland
Naval Academy
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
Harris Lanning
Lanning
Third Naval District
New York
Yates Stirling
Leahy
William T. Tarrant
Eleventh Naval District
San Diego
Clarence S. Kempff
Frederick J. Horne
Henry V. Butler
Butler
Ernest J. King
Navy Department Bureau of Aeronautics
Horne
Apartment rental ad proves quick on first day
Mrs. Lelia Grubbs Hall rented an apartment on the first day after the want ad appeared. The notice urged readers to place an 18 word three day ad in The Daily for 54 cents to find a buyer renter or seller.
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Lelia Grubbs Hall
Hoffman Studies Records of Trial
Trenton New Jersey January 8 Governor Harold G Hoffman a member of the state court of pardons is studying the Hauptmann trial transcript for clemency consideration. Hauptmann slated for execution Friday January 17 at 8 p m following conviction for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
Grace Candidate to Run for Congress in Ninth District
Birmingham attorney M B Grace announced his bid for Congress from Alabama's ninth district. He joins incumbent George Huddleston and three other contenders Luther Patrick Lewey Robinson and Roy Ingram in the crowded race.
Bowling Loses Right Eye in Hunting Accident
Tom Bowling of Trinity was discharged from Benevolent Society hospital after a hunting accident earlier in the week. He fired at a rabbit when the shotgun recoiled and struck his right eye, destroying it.
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Tom Bowling
Trinity
Benevolent Society Hospital
Mr. Bowling
President Roosevelt to Meet Detroit Priest Coughlin
President Roosevelt arranged an engagement today with Father Charles E. Coughlin in Washington. The Detroit priest, who is in the city, asked for the appointment. Coughlin had a prior meeting with Secretary Morgenthau but declined to discuss the visit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
White House
Coughlin
Morgenthau
House Debates Cash Bonus for Veterans
The Rules Committee moves the four hour debate on a cash bonus bill backed by the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans. Senate leaders and Byrnes oppose broad amendments while pledging action Friday. The measure would substitute cash payments for adjusted service certificates to aid recovery with an expected $1 billion needed for immediate distribution.
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Rules Committee
Ways and Means
N. C
Revenue Committee
Cox
Rules Group
Coughton
Veterans’ Organization
Senate
Steiner
Ore
Byrnes
8. C
Clark
Veterans Organization
The
American Legion
Vie Foreign Wars
Vinson
Patman
Morgan Bid Investigated in World War Finance Probe
Senate investigation reveals J P Morgan and Co discussed Britain buying control of the Winchester Repeating Arms plant before US entry. A cable from Morgan to Morgan House London shows London being asked if it would invest or suggest involvement. The case argues Allied financing influenced US war entry.
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Preston L. Grover
Associated Press
Washington
J. P. Morgan
Great Britain
Senate
Morgan
Morgan House
London
J. I. Morgan and Company
United States
France
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
J. P. Morgan and Company
Senate Munitions Committee
Allies place bigger fleet in war zone amid Ethiopian crisis
As the League of Nations council prepares to meet on January 20, Britain moves to reinforce the Mediterranean with additional battleships and a destroyer flotilla. Ethiopia seeks intervention against Italy’s actions, while Paris sources warn against new sanctions that could invite Mussolini to blame the League for his failures.
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League of Nations Council
Italy
Oe ' Ae
Mediterranean
Nelson
Rodney
Ethiopia
League
Rome
Mussolini
Pietro Badoglio
East Africa
League Council
Addis Ababa
Gojjam
Paris
Emperor Selassie
Gunnar Lundstrom
Dolo
Fruit Vendor John Brown Injured in City Accident
John Brown a long time fruit vendor at 602 Tenth Avenue West suffered a fractured left arm and facial cuts when his wheel barrow was struck by a truck from Murdock's Thrifty Food Store at about 6 30 Tuesday near Rountree Lumber yard West Moulton Street. He was hospitalized at Benevolent Society Hospital with condition greatly improved. The accident was described as unavoidable.
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John Brown
Tenth Avenue
West
Benevolent Society Hospital
Rountree Lumber Company
West Moulton Street
Murdock
Thrifty
Johnny Harvey
Brown
McAfee, Collier and Young Ambulance
Mr. Brown
Bremer Kidnapping Case Opens with Victim as First Witness
The government began its case against three defendants in the kidnapping of St. Paul banker Edward G. Bremer. The victim testified in open court, recounting his abduction on January 7, 1934 and his 22 days held in a hide-out at a Bensonville location.
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ST. Paul
Edward G. Bremer
Bensenviele
New Deal Leaders Push Farm Program Amid Court Battle
President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace conferred on a new farm policy as Congress, led by Chairman Jones, debated five tentative plans. The domestic allotment, export debenture, state appropriations for adjustment programs, land leasing, and targeted farmer aid were discussed to offset AAA setbacks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
AAA
Supreme Court
House
LEP
Jones
Tex
Roosevet
Flood areas in danger as Alabama rivers rise
The U S Weather Bureau issued flood warnings along the Alabama river as heavy rains push stages above danger marks. Governor Bibb Graves ordered highway crews to warn residents and move livestock to high ground, fearing a repeat of 1929 floods with Montomgery, Geneva, Elba, and Miller's Ferry noted for rising crests.
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Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Alabama River
Bibb Graves
Graves
South
Alabama
Geneva
Elba
E. D. Emigh
Montgomery Weather Bureau
Montgomery
Miller's Ferry
Wilcox County
Cahaba
Centerville
Stock Prices Rise on Early Market Gains
New York reports a brisk start with renewed buying after the Supreme Court’s AAA ruling, sending stocks to record highs in the first half hour. Bonds stay firm while cotton and grains edge higher and utilities rails and major names lead gains.
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New York
Supreme Court
AAA
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Western Union
Peoples Gas
Oan Gas
Allied Cha
Callahan Denies Petition to Move Scottsboro Case
Morgan Circuit Judge W. W. Callahan denied the petition to transfer the Scottsboro case from Morgan County to the U S district court for northern Alabama. The move faced questions about timing and jurisdiction as defense and prosecution debated venue and possible federal handling.
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Decatur
Ala
W. W. Callahan
Morgan Circuit Court
Ramafer
Scotishore
United States District Court of Northern Alabama
Scottsboro
Morgan County
U. S. District Court For
Alabama
Victoria Price
Jackson County
Callahan
Thomas EB. Knight, Jr
Melvin Hutson
Clarence Ine Watts
Huntsville
Te Leibowitz
Osmond Fraenkel
New York
George W. Chemlee
Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
Ee Veeson County
U. S. District Court
Farm Leaders Study New York Plans for Court Safe Farm Policy
Nation’s farm leaders, meeting in New York, weigh options to replace the crop control act. Proposals include a soil conservation program emphasizing crop rotation and erosion control with payments tied to legumes grown, and a surplus control plan akin to earlier rejected schemes. R K Bliss says the soil conservation approach offers best chance to pass Supreme Court muster.
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New York
Wallace
Supreme Court
High Court
Washington
Iowa Farm Study Committee
Coolidge
Kiwanis Big Chief Heard At Alabama District Meet
Decatur Kiwanis Club members attended the Alabama Kiwanis District mid winter meeting in Birmingham at the Tutwiler Hotel. International President Harper Gatton arrived unscheduled. Delegates included Roy Nash Ernest Hart Sam Malone Winston Alston Barrett Shelton and Paul Dix. Seybourn Lynne and John White started but car trouble kept them from arriving. Sam Helburn of Montgomery was inducted to succeed Sam Clabaugh of Birmingham as district Venues in Kiwanis.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Alabama Kiwanis District
Birmingham
Tutwiler
Harper Gatton
International
Kiwanis
Decatur Club
Roy Nash
Ernest Hart
Sam H. Malone
Winston Alston
Barrett C.shelton
Paul di
Delegates in Charge of Praise Service in Memphis
Young people of Southern Methodist church in Memphis gather for a December praise service. Delegates lead hymns and prayer, with anticipated participation from church members and local youth groups.
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Memphis
River gauge rises on Tennessee flow as temps lean cool
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 13.5 feet this morning and rose. Temperatures reached a maximum of 61 degrees with a minimum around 41 in the past 24 hours, recording just over one inch of rainfall.
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C. W. Kilgore
Prudential Life Insurance of
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Tennessee Valley
Hepburn New Fleet
the Daily
Hoffman Studies
Morgan Bid
Raps
New Deal
Jerry Greene
Igien
A. H. Carmichael
Washington, Jan
Tuscumbia
Carmichael
North Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Isvrolet CO
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