Millions in additional works relief funds for Alabama
President Roosevelt allocated more than 2.1 million dollars for Alabama projects outside the state program and over 6 million dollars in further requests are before the Works Progress Administration board. Proposed outlays cover housing in Birmingham, Warrior river system work from Birmingham to Mobile, Maxwell Field improvements, high Black Warrior river dam near Mesilla s as well as school and road projects across Auburn Birmingham Florence Fort McClellan Marion Mobile Shelby and Tuskegee facilities.
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Francis M. LE May
Washington
Alabama Works Progress Administration
Works Allotment Board
Aruneton
Birmingham
Warrior River
Mobile
Maxwell Field
Clellan
Maxwell Field Army Air Station
Alabama
Auburn
Black Warrior High Dam
Chickasaw
Florence
Fort McClellan
Marion County
Shelby County
Tustaloosa Veterans’ Hospital
Tuskegee Veterans Hospital
Markets at a Glance New York July 12
Stocks firm as aircraft shares lead a quiet session. Cotton steadies while wheat weakens after late selling. Corn remains easy with weather favorable for futures. sugar and coffee show mixed to steady moves.
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New York
Woman admits mace killing motive in swamp murder case
Police say a woman confessed to paying a man to kill her son in law at a Smith Avenue apartment last Tuesday. They tied the motive to jealousy over the death of her daughter and a supposed earlier murder linked to Mrs Dunkel and Mrs Lang, with exhumation planned to verify details.
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Akemond
Ind
Smith
Lieut
Kelly
Coghlin
Hel
Naw
Dunkel
Lang
Lure of Treasure Reaches Sea For Lusitania Recovery Mission
The Ophir, a rescue ship named after Lusitania treasure legends, sails from the Firth of Clyde with 28 crew members including three Lusitania survivors. The dive gear and instruments are loaded as the vessel heads to the Irish Sea to recover specie and valuables believed aboard the torpedoed liner.
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Glasgow
Lusitania
Firth of Clyde
Orphir
Mrs Louis Bell Joins Husband Accepts A Pontoon With HOLO
Mrs Louis Bell is set to join her husband who accepts a pontoon with HOLO. The brief item notes a personal move involving a named individual and a company acronym.
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Louis Bell
Ponton
Nemesis of Desperado Leaves Public Service For Private Job
Melvin Purvis head of the Chicago office of the Justice Department Bureau of Investigation resigns after directing the Dillinger hunt and the death of Pretty Boy Floyd. Hoover accepts the resignation as Purvis plans to leave today.
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Nemesis
Desperado
Chicago
Melvin Purvis
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
John Dillinger
Up Ent
le Spale
Washingon
J. Sar Hoover
Purvis
Pretty Boy Floyd
Floyd Low
Leg Broken When Run Over by Car
Miss Dorthy Bell Drinkard sixteen of Falkville was thrown from a cut down car on Bee Line highway at Parkville Main street. A rear wheel passed over her right leg breaking it above the knee. She was rushed to hospital in an ambulance and at last report was in satisfactory condition. Her brother Roy Drinkard rode in the car.
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Dorthy Bell’ Drinkard
Falkville
Benevolent Society
Toda
Miss Drinkard
Drinkard-Howell
Drinkard
Roy Drinkard
Bee Line Highway
Parkville Main Street
Athens Street Resurfacing Planned Amid Traffic Surge
July 12 report notes resurfacing of several Athens streets due to heavy through traffic. Authorities plan work on key routes including Washington Street to relieve congestion and improve travel conditions downtown.
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Seen
Abe
Dson, Jr
Barbecue Draws Athens Chamber Members in Annual Event
About 100 people attended the Athens Chamber barbecue in Athens Alabama. Judge A. M. McConnell led the event with club members in charge, hosting visitors from nearby areas. The annual affair featured a cultural school program and several helpers, with some guests omitted.
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Athens
Ala
Pecial
Ge! Barbecule Cultural School
Ees Aa
A. M. McConnell
Walmsley Refuses Resignation as Old Regulars Move
Mayor T Semmes Walmsley rejects a resignation demand from leaders of his political group and vows to continue the fight against Huey P Long. A nine member ward committee will visit Senator Long to appeal for state level intervention as the municipal government resumes functions.
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New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
Huey P. Long
Eee
Attermey
Eugene
Long
Ores
Lomng
Walmeley
Church Picnic Brings Joy to Whitesouth Sunday School
A much enjoyed event at John's Episcopal Church picnic site in Whitesouth Limestone drew families from the Sunday school. The gathering highlighted dwindling attendance and concern over waning numbers among participants.
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A . John’s Episcopal Church
Whitesouth
Extortion Plot Aimed at Man With Kidnapping Demands
A report outlines an extortion scheme tied to a kidnapping case. Suspects allegedly sought $75,000 for a safe return of an 83 year old broker, with other bribe attempts including $50,000 for a missing Nashville girl and $26,000 for a Connecticut river death case.
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Som
Ptoh Ye
Hoover
Wagner
Ins Femil
Ging ‘Bing
Or Y Ann Distelhurst
Nashville
New York
Berry V. Stoll
Louis
Wifliam Weiss
Philadel
Atlin Booth Gordon
Oorth
Connecticut
Jackie Kaul
Six More Cases of Infantile Paralysis Reported
Richmond Virginia reports six new cases of infantile paralysis bringing totals since June 1 to nine and since July 1 to four percent of the population. State health commissioner I. C. Biggin says six cases in a county had previously reported the disease, and urges citizens to avoid crowds and crowded places as quarantine is enforced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Department
I. C. Biggin
Witness Reveals Money Raised by Levy on Meters
Philip H. Gadsden of Philadelphia testified to the Senate lobby committee that more than 300000 dollars had been spent by public utility executives to defeat the plan to abolish unnecessary holding companies in seven years. He named allocations to two law firms, Justin Ward Cimond of Virginia and Sullivan and Cromwell of New York, plus a Dixon Institute claim of 150000 dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Philip H. Gadsden
Philadelphia
Public
Roosevelt
House
Roosevelt son reportedly sought TVA job at Norris
James Roosevelt, son of the president, was rumored to have taken a job with the Tennessee Valley Authority at Norris. TVA chairman Arthur Morgan would neither confirm nor deny the report, saying he had heard nothing definite and that the president asked to shield his son from newspapermen.
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Norros
Tenn
Arthur EB. Morgan
Tennesée Valley Authority
John Roosevelt
TVA
Norris
Roosevelt
Morgan
Harvard
Season's Highest Temperature Reached In Alabama Towns
Seasonal highs of 100 degrees were recorded in Greensboro and Clanton as Alabama endures a state wide heat wave. Weather observers predicted little change in temperatures as the first week of the heat spell concludes.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Greensboro
Clanton
Speaker Returns To Athens Home
Speaker Harry Walker of the Alabama House passed through, spending the recess with Clint Harrison, administration floor leader, as guests for several days. Both lawmakers are credited with pivotal roles in enacting the Graves legislative program and are described as administrative stalwarts.
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Harry Walker
Alabama
Walker
Clint Harrison
Representative Harrison
Graves
False Alarm Sparks Early Morning Fire Run Near Bee Line
The Railroad Street fire department responded to a false alarm at 8 30 this morning near Church Street and Bee Line Highway. Boence Hardin of Hillsboro was noted as a business caller in the city.
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Railroad Street
Church Street
Bee Line Highway
Boence Hardin
Hillsboro
Bankhead Announces Roosevelt Funds for Alabama School Projects
Senator John H Bankhead says a Works Progress Administration grant of 232 708 was released for Alabama projects including Mobile County welfare and activity buildings, parks and playgrounds, Lauderdale County and Bibb County welfare and activity construction, and other county initiatives.
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Decaturan
John H. Bankhead
Bankhead
Alabama
Washington
Works Progress Administration
Roosevelt
Mobile County
Auta County
County
Bibb
Ene Sa Aesing
Lauderdale
Mor
Cnet
Cunty
Walker
Ohio Chamber Calls Tax Plan a Major National Menace
Clarence M. Wright reports from Washington that the Ohio Chamber of Commerce denounces the proposed tax bill as redistributing poverty and warns it would confiscate wealth. The US Chamber campaigns against the plan as destructive and a perversion of federal taxing power amid talk of delays and possible adjournment.
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Clarence M. Wright
Associated
Washington
Deat
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
George B. Chandler
Columbus
Ohio Chamber
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Chandler
Auburn Back in Hospital After Operation Last Week
Auburn player underwent an operation recently with reports noting he is on the mend. Details on the exact procedure and expected recovery timeline remain unclear.
Tragic Truck Crash Kills Two in Hartsel Area
Eighteen Earl and Wi Smith both of Rogersville died after a truck toppled an embankment on the Mast Pike near Hartsel. Henry Smith died at Decatur from a crushed neck while Maek Smith perished minutes later. Several others were seriously injured and transported to Decatur for treatment. Physicians at Hartsel aided victims as temporary detours formed in the Cotaco creek area.
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Earl
Wi Smith
Rogersville
J. A. Howle
Cotaco Creek
Limestone
Lauderdale
Rally Honors President In Valley District Event
A large gathering is planned at the fairgrounds to honor the president with an address marking the occasion. The rally aims to show appreciation and support from the local district community.
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Ifnestee Valley District
Fms
Neasee
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