WPA to cut wages and lay off 600,000 WPA workers
Washington July 7 The Works Progress Administration moves to abolish geographical differentials in the security wage scale by Sept 1 while keeping the national average near 52 50 monthly. A 30 day layoff for all WPA workers on rolls 18 months or more will affect 600000 or more. Officials say the walkout is a protest not a strike and warn local administrators to explain the act as congressionally enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Works Projects
WPA
F. C. Harrington
Harrington
Amendment to allow guilty pleas without grand jury indictment
The amendment would let felons plead guilty and begin serving sentences after arrest with a 15 day waiting period and counsel, avoiding long jail stays while grand juries sit. It aims to reduce costs, shorten grand jury sessions, and provide more humane treatment, with no change to not guilty rights.
Solons Vow to Fight Changes in Neutrality Law
A coalition of 34 senators led by Johnson declares they will oppose any repeal or modification of the current neutrality law. They threaten prolonged debate to prevent giving executive authority to label aggressors, insisting on real neutrality in any future armed conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son
R. Calif
Johnson
Sena
Cleveland torso murder suspect questioned. killer confesses
Sheriff O'Donnell said a 52-year-old bricklayer confessed to killing Mrs. Florence Polillo, 42, among Cleveland’s 12 torso victims since September 1935. Authorities report the man refused food and sleep, and linked him to other victims and a borrowed knife with blood evidence.
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Cleveland
Martin L. O'Donnell
Florence Polillo
O'Donnell
Clarence M. Tylicki
Chamberlain expected to warn on German Danzig actions
Prime Minister Chamberlain planned to declare any German backed change in Danzig would be an act of aggression unless settled by a Polish backed agreement. He postponed a Commons statement due to procedural issues as Harold MacMillan pressed questions.
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Mentary
Chamberlain
Danzig
Germany
House of Commons
Harold MacMillan
Poland
Edward Raeczynski
London
Warsaw
Neville Henderson
Berlin
Lord Halifax
George VI
William Seems
Moscow
City council hears plea on Sunday movie closings
More than 400 people attended the regular meeting as church leaders urged closing Sunday picture shows. Dr. John C. Cowell called such films evil and urged the city to ban them, while Rev. Tony Wilson and others supported the stance. A paving plan debate and an ordinance enforcing hog restrictions also dominated the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Cowell
Central Baptist’ Church
Jesus Christ
Tony Wilson
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Epruce
Capitol Theatre
W. F. Boswell, Jr
WPA
Treasury price of silver unchanged in Washington
The foreign price of silver in the treasury market stayed at 36.75 cents per ounce. Analysts note the unchanged quote signals a pause in cuts that had driven both U S and world silver prices down from 43 cents per ounce on June 26.
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Washington
Treasury
United States Treasury
Well Known Woman Dies in Decatur Funeral Rites Held
Mrs. Margaret Rebecca Grantland 57 died at 3 15 p m Thursday at her son E C Grantland 1503 Sixth Ave S Funeral held at Antioch Church with Rev Spearman and Rev McDonald officiating Burial by Drinkard Howell Survivors include husband Omas R Grantland five sons E C A B and Cecil Grantland of Decatur Cliff in the Hawaiian Islands T R Jr Somerville Mrs Macie Thorson Mrs Annie Johnson Somerville Route 3 Mrs Aline Green La Cey Spring nine grandchildren two sisters Mrs B C Thompson and Miss Pearl Kyle of Decatur Nephews pallbearers Service Class of Ninth Street Methodist church had charge of flowers.
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Margaret Rebecca Grantland
E. C. Grantland
Sixth Avenue
South
Antioch
W. L. Spearman
R. L. McDonald
Drinkard- Howell
Ivors
Omas R. Grantland
E.C
A. B
Cecil Grantland
Decatur
Cliff Grantland
Hawaiian Islands
T. R. Grantland, Jr
Somerville
Macie Thorson
Annie Johnson
Aline Green
Lacey
C. Thompson
Pearl Kyle
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Europe Eyes Balkans as War Anniversary Marks Japan Toll
The article notes Japan marks the second anniversary of its China war with Emperor Hirohito at Yasukuni Shrine and public resignation over costs. In Chungking, bombs fall near the Falcon as Chiang Kai-shek vows a final blow. European attention shifts to the Balkans amid Nazi policy warnings and Germany forms a Jewish relocation group.
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Associated Press
Japan
China
Tokyo
Hirohito
Yasukuni Shrine
Great Britain
France
Russia
Moriako Sjimizu
Army Information Bureau
Britain
Chungking
Falcon
Yangtze
Chiang Kai-Shek
Battle Described by Russell Baines at Mongolian Frontier
Japanese Manchukuo troops press the center of the Soviet Mongol line along the Khalka River. The full clash enters its fourth day with heavy fighting and potential to widen the undeclared border war. Nearby Nomonhan area becomes no man’s land as Soviet dispatches report repulsions in the center.
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Lake Bor
Europe
Danzig
London
London Daily Mail
Balkans
Germany
Khalka River
Nomonhan
Conferences Set To Seek TVA Compromise On Bond Plan
Senate and house conferees agreed to meet again Monday to bridge differences over a Tennessee Valley Authority bond issue. The Senate would authorize 100 million dollars for TVA debt to fund private utility purchases, while the House favors 65 million with restrictions including TVA sales confined to the Tennessee watershed.
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Washington
Senate
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
mid-South
May
D.-Ky
Norris
TVA
Tennessee Eelectric Power, Co
Theennessee
Tennessee
Believe It Or Not Fox Nabs Hartselle Dog
A grey fox grabbed a dog at the Dean home in Hart Selle last night and was startled into dropping the pet when a porch chair was hurled. The fox was later found dead on West Main Street near the home, apparently struck by a vehicle.
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Fox
Hartselle
Jerry Dean
Dean
West Main Street
Arnold Plans Trust Probe in Housing to Cut Costs
Thurman Arnold, assistant attorney general, outlined a nationwide anti trust program to curb restraints in the housing field. He said civil suits and consent decrees would be used alongside criminal indictments to stimulate low cost housing and spur private investment while coordinating agencies and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thurman Arnold
Justice
Federal Monopoly Committee
Justice Department
Arnold
CIO Certifies Union for Lincoln Mills Alabama Workers
The National Labor Relations Board certified the Textile Workers Union of America CIO as exclusive bargaining agent for production and maintenance workers at the Mills of Alabama in Huntsville. The election yielded 582 votes for the CIO and 537 for the Progressive Workers of America.
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Washington
National Labor Relation Board
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Mills
Alabama
Hunteville
Progressive Workers of America
Negro Killed by Train in North Birmingham
Sam Smith, 41, a Black man, was struck and killed by a Southern Railway passenger train in North Birmingham. Coroner Gip Evans ruled the death accidental after a verdict. The incident occurred today as the man appeared to be crossing the tracks.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sam Smith
Southern Railway
Gip Evans
Claude A Swanson Dies at Rapidan Camp in Virginia
Claude A Swanson longtime Navy Secretary and former Virginia governor dies at 8:06 a.m. at Rapidan Camp Shenandoah National Park Virginia from a cerebral hemorrhage. Roosevelt calls him an inspiration for public servants while Carter Glass mourns the loss. Swanson served 23 years in the Senate and led naval policy including the 1930s London treaties and a push for a strong merchant marine.
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Washington
Claude A.swanson
Navy
Rapidan
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Roosevelt
Swanson
Senate
Navy Department
Charles Edison
William D. Leahy
Edison
Rapidan Camp
Marine Corps
Hoover
Carter Glass
Claude A. Swanson
Senate Naval Committee
Virginian
Treasury
Cab
Negro Pleas ant admits burglary of eight Decatur homes
Nathaniel Pleasant, identified by Decatur police as the daylight prowler, confessed to entering eight homes on Walnut street and surrounding areas. Officers recovered a watch and a dress linked to the burglaries and anticipate further loot recovery as the case unfolds.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Nathaniel Pleasant
W. P. Moore
J. B. Whitmire
J. W. McCall
D. Pleasant
Walnut Street
A. J. Houser
Moulton Street
W. H. Gibson
Sherman Street
Moore
Pleasant
Two Women Injured in Collision at Cherry and Oak
Mrs. C. C. Johnson and Mrs. C. A. Westbrook sustained severe injuries when their car collided with Bruce Allen's vehicle at Cherry and Oak streets at 10 30 this morning. Miss Marjorie Drewry, William Jasper, escaped injury. Both cars damaged. Johnson taken to Hamill clinic then home. Westbrook confined to bed for weeks. Allen uninjured. Officers Moore and Whitmire investigated.
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C. C. Johnson
Walnut Street
C. A. Westbrook
Lyons Hotel
Bruce Allen
Cherry
Oak Streets
Westbrook
Marjorie Drewry
Jasper
Johnson
Montgomery brothers survive 35-foot plunge from overturned truck
In Birmingham on July 7 two Montgomery youths Robert Coats and Winston Coats were ejected from an overturned truck that toppled over a bridge railing into Mountain Brook Creek. The fall from the highway measured more than 35 feet but both escaped serious harm.
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Birmingham
Ala
Montgomery
Mountain Brook Creek
Robert Coats
Winston Coats
Weather summary for Tennessee river region
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 21 feet today with rising levels. Highs reached 94 and lows 76 with no rainfall reported in Alabama. Partly cloudy with thundershowers in the southeast area and variable winds. Generally warm tonight and tomorrow, with scattered showers in the east and central. Sunday brings thundershowers and warm, wet conditions.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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