Drought Aid Rushes as Plains Cattle Purchases Grow
Secretary Wallace authorized government purchase of up to 1,000,000 cattle to remove them from burned ranges in the north central states. Relief plans cover 50,000 needy farmers across Minnesota Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas. Rainfall forecast for the upper Mississippi Valley offered hope amid dire shortages.
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Associated Press
Wallace
ST. Paul
Works Progress
Minnesota
Montana
Wyoming
The
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
GTON
Resettlement Administration
Northwest
Chicago
Atlantic
Atlanta
San Antonio
Duluth
Minn
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Cen
Feder
Washington
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Hartselle Hosts Morgan County Wide Home Demonstration Rally
A Morgan County wide rally at Morgan County High School drew hundreds of farm women for exhibits and prizes. Miss Ericn Rowe awarded top honours and the program featured talks by Rev J H Chitwood and Hon Seybourn Lynne, music, readings, plays, and a lunch hosted by local club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Home Demonstration Club
Morgan County High School
Ericn Rowe
Alta Shaneyfelt
Song
America
Assembly
Cat Rescues by Scotty Walden From Squid Adventure
Scotty Walden freed his cat from a creature at a creek edge seen as a snake but identified as a squid, a salt water octopus relative 1,000 miles from the ocean. Walden salvaged the squid remains to prove the sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee, II
Scotty Walden
Walden
Diplomatic Mission Aims to Resolve Ethiopia Question
William Phillips under secretary of state travels to Rome to negotiate Italy's conquest of Ethiopia and its impact on U S relations. The policy seeks to avoid recognizing territorial gains gained by force and to find a diplomatic path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
William Phillips
Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Vengeance Is Killing Clue Chicago Murder Case
Detectives seek a brunette cabaret hostess in the vengeance slaying of Ruth Freed's wife. Audrey Vallette was shot in her Chicago apartment, with Miss Vallette's diary and photos of celebrities found at the scene. The motive is described as vengeance linked to Edward Freed, manager of the Nut House resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ruth Freed
Andrew Barty
Near North Side
Audrey Vallette
Barry
U.S. Steel Corporation
Eddie
Max Baer
Harry Richman
Perry Wins Wimbledon Title For Third Straight Year
Fred Perry defeated Baron Gottfried Von Cramm 6 1 6 1 6 0 in the all England final to claim his third consecutive Wimbledon championship. Von Cramm revealed a torn thigh muscle after his first service, and apologized to the crowd for the German's performance.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Fred Perry
Germany
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Perry
von Cramm
Four Lynching Figures Reported in First Half of 1936
Tuskegee Institute confirms four lynchings in six months 1936 three in Georgia and one in Arkansas. All victims were African American. The offenses listed include rape twice and attempted rape once plus one murder. The report mirrors the first half of 1935 and notes no accompanying commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
Georgia
Arkansas
Tuskegee Institute
Department of Records and Research
F. D. Patterson
Negro College
Engineer Struck Hub as Queen Marie Travels France
The engineer aboard the train carrying Dowager Queen Marie of Romania to Calais en route to London was struck on the head by a store. The incident caused a delay between Benescure and Saint Omer as police opened an investigation.
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Line
France
Marie of
Romania
Marie
Calais
London
Benescure
Saint Omer
Troops Seize Merida After Strike Driver Killings
Federal troops moved into Merida after police guarding the governor’s palace killed 13 striking bus drivers during a labor demonstration. The action followed unrest tied to protests and calls for labor reform in Yucatan.
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Merida
Yucatan
Fernando Lopez Cardenas
Negro Dies in Kilby Prison Chair
Tom Perkins a 23 year old Monroe county negro was executed in Kilby prison electric chair at 12 15 am for the murder of Clifton McNeil 24 Monroe county planter Perkins pleaded forgiveness and claimed he was hired to kill McNeil Gov Graves said the plea was unfounded witnesses testified Perkins shot McNeil during the slaying with Perkins addressing McNeil’s brother in law Marvin Owen who employed him at the time of the crime The dead man's father watched the execution
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Montgomery
Ala
Tom Perkins
Monroe County
Kilby
Clifton McNeil
Mr. McNeil
Marvin Owen
McNeil
Perkins
Young McNeil
Bibb Graves
Strikers Wounded in Rain of Gunfire Outside Police
In a confrontation outside the police line a crowd of strikers faced machine gun fire, leaving fifty one others wounded in the shooting. The incident underscores a violent crackdown during a labor dispute.
Convict Escaped At Time Of Slaying Attacked Woman
An escaped convict, Perkins, attempted to prevent being attacked a Black woman cook. The incident centers on the slaying with Perkins identified as the fleeing suspect at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Perkins
Boise heir James McDonald III found dead in automobile
James McDonald III, heir to a fortune tied to oil figure James McDonald I and a Rockefeller partner, was found dead in a Boise automobile. Dr. H N Chaloupka ruled carbon monoxide poisoning the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
James McDonald III
John D. Rockefeller
H. N. Chaloupka
Kiwanis Hear Of Meeting In Decatur
Kiwanis members listened to reports from the International Convention in Washington by Sey bourn Lynne and John C. White, Decatur delegates. A curb market project and WPA assistance were discussed, and Reverend Ernest N. Hart’s resignation to move to Owensboro Kentucky was accepted.
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Kiwanis Club
Washington
Seybourn Lynne
John C. White
Decatur Club
Agricultural Committee
White
Lynne
Winston Alston
Alston
Pointer
Gadsden
Decatur
Mountai City Milling Co
E. W.mcleod
WPA
Ernest N. Hart
Reverend Hart
Hart
Kiwanis
Owensboro, Ky
Shere
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NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
U.S. Pat
Trwillams
Hartselle
C. E. Howse
Ruby Clark
Reading
H. E. Owen
D. E. Prince
Herman McKee
Ebien Rowe
Sarah and
Sally
Massey Club
Mt. Tabor
Mt. Tabor Club
Point Club
Rock Creek
Union
Lebanon
Harry Armstrong
Armstrong
First Methodist
Birmingham
Louise Robinson
Methodist Missionary Society
Mary Gilchrist
Gus Wiggins
Raymond Duncan
Luther Roberts
Gilchrist
Mattie Simpson
J. P. Pettus
Pre
Orbria Nelson
Nashville
Will Puryear
South Highlands
Mrs. Puryear
F. M. Speake
Leeman Gipson
H. C. McClanahan
Horace Roberts
John Puryear
John Raymond
Tenn
John
Billy Lile
W. V. Pattillo
Jack Sommerford
Blount Springs
Nashville, Tenn
California
Buit
Alabama
Merita
Almenda Queen Olives
Edgemont
Temple Garden
Welch
Thrifty Food Store
Decatur Maid
Bama
Merita Soda
Sycamore Street
Edwarda
Alf Landon
Roosevelt
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Landon
Charlottesville
Weiners
Vienna
Dictator
Polly Rich
Chipso
Decatur Grocery
Decatur Live Fish Market
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Southern Railway
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