Hoover Signs Relief Bill Fast Trains Economic Recovery
President Hoover signs the $1.5 billion relief measure giving the Reconstruction Finance Corporation authority to disburse loans for public works private lending and agriculture. Federal Reserve officials are slated for automatic removal from the Reconstruction Board within 10 days and loan reports will be filed monthly.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
National Parks and Forests
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve
Paul Bestor
Reconstruction Board
Congress
Cot ton Buyer Fred Robinson Heads to Georgia
Fred Robinson, a popular local cotton buyer, will leave the first of the month for several weeks on business trips to points in Georgia.
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Fred Robinson
Georgia
Gangster Hands Seizing Chicago Labor Unions
Police point to gang figures wielding machine guns as killers of Patrick Berrell and James Sammons in Chicago. The double Shawano Wisconsin slaying is linked as a reprisal for George Barker, associate of Sammons, and relates to Bugs Moran kinship.
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Chicago
Patrick Berrell
James “Fur” Sammons
Joliet Prison
Shawano
Wisconsin
George “Red” Barker
Sammons
Marks
Bugs Moran
George Chicago Grocer
Susan Ballo
Veterans Told of 50 Percent Loans on Certificates
Butler P. A. Hine announces new loan privileges under adjusted compensation certificates. About 215,000 veterans may borrow 50 percent of policy value at 3.12 percent interest, with loans available starting Monday the 25th. Veterans urged to visit his office to apply or to pick up forms.
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Butler P. A. Hine
Okeh
Hoover
Veterans Administration
Mrs D W Speake Shows Improvement At Baughs Infirmary
Friends report Mrs D W Speake is somewhat improved today while undergoing treatment at Baughs Infirmary.
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D. W. Speake
Baugh’'s Infirmary
Rev Dan McWright to Fill Pulpit at Westminster Church
The Sheffield pastor Rev Dan McWright will fill the pulpit at Westminster Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. There will be no evening service at the church.
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Dan McWright
Sheffield
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Brookings survey urges Alabama education board reform
Brookings Institution calls for appointive state superintendent and unification of colleges toward a single state board. Recommends a 10 member board with 12 year terms, broader professional representation, and appointment of the state superintendent by the board. Also suggests consolidating divisions and removing residency requirements while tightening duties.
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Brookings Institution
Alabama
University of Alabama
Auburn
State Board of Education
State Superintendent of Education
Cotton Holds Its Ground in July Futures at 5.66
The cotton market closed today with July futures at 5.66 cents per pound. Decatur area cotton has stayed around five cents higher in recent weeks on middling seven-eighths grade. There is currently no activity in the local cotton market.
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Decatur
Decatur Grants Twenty Year Gas Franchise to Alabama Utilities
The Decatur city council extended the franchise to operate gas services for twenty years to Alabama Utilities Service Company after months of consideration. The action followed amendments recommended by City Attorney Tennis Tidwell and was presented by Gates of Mobile and local manager R O Gilmore with attorney Charles H Eyster.
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Decatur
Alabama Utilities Service Company
Mr. Gates
Mobile
R. O. Gilmore
Charles H. Eyster
Tennis Tidwell
Alabama Public Service Commission
Burns Family Heads to Portland for Weekend Visit
Mrs 8. M. Burns will travel with her daughters Miss Mamie Burns and Mrs. A. P. Taff to Portland Tennessee to visit Mr. and Mrs. Léon C. Burns over the weekend.
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8. M. Burns
Mamie Burns
A. P. Taff
Portland, Tenn
Léon C. Burns
Health Question Fears Quiet for the Time Being
Mor County health unit question remains unsettled after council and health department talks at city hall. The council vows to pay 166 per month through October 1 to cover the remainder of the current term as financial pressures ease.
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Morcounty
Strikers Seek Dialogue After Mine Walkout
Striking miners from the Sayreton mines of the Republic Corporation halted their walkout to offer talks with employers. About five hundred miners listened as speakers laid out demands for safer working conditions and a grievance committee was formed to present issues to Republic officials. The rally stressed the dispute is not wage related.
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Birmingham
Afc
Sayreton
Republic Corporation
Olive Branch
Republic
Daily Food Ads Highlight Local Grocery Deals
The Daily lists shopping opportunities in its Friday marketing section. Local grocers present food advertisements including RS Plee-Zing Products Pointer-Harlow Grocery Co. A. and P Tea Co. H. G. Hill Co. Dixie Biggly Grocery Campbell Street Bros. Dairy Feed Co. A. C. Mannin Ribbon Mari ppell's Store Live Let Live Market with various specials for weekend buyers.
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Today’s Daily
the Daily
Plee-Zing Products
Pointer-Harlow Grocery Co
A. & P. Tea Company
H. G. Hill Company
Dixie Ee Biggly
Gery Campbell & Street
Ie Bros. Dairy Y Feed Company
A. C. Mann
Marippell’s
Lone Bandit Steals 3500 in Cullman Bank Robbery
A lone bandit robbed Parker Bank and Trust in Cullman yesterday, forcing two employees to open the safe but failing to access it fully when the door handle jammed. He fled with 3500 cash after warning staff not to sound an alarm. sheriff says no arrests yet as search continues.
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Parker Bank and Trust Company
Cullman
Cullman County
Bradcast
Typhoid Cases Up in Morgan County This Month
The Tennessee Valley Laboratory reports nine positive typhoid tests this month, compared with one in July 1931. TheMorgan County health department offers free typhoid shots Saturdays from eight to noon for residents without tested water or who swim in creeks.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Morgan County Health Department
Governor Ely to Meet Roosevelt in Albany Next Week
Massachusetts Governor Ely agreed in a two hour meeting with Roosevelt campaign manager James Farley to meet Roosevelt in Albany next week and Ely will issue a statement after the visit. Farley praised Frank Hague and plans for a peace meeting with Ely are announced at Roosevelt headquarters. Melvin Traylor is being urged as campaign treasurer.
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Jersey
al” Smith
Chicago
Roosevelt
Farley
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Smith
Ely
Sorbet
Mass
F. Harold Bubord
Maine
Louis J. Brann
Melvin Traylor
Young and Roosevelt to Meet at Hyde Park Conference
Albany July 22 Owen D Young and Governor Franklin D Roosevelt will confer at Roosevelt s Hyde Park home on national and international issues. Young a reparations expert and Democratic figure will meet the nominee for the first time since he became a candidate with discussions to include key policy areas.
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Albany
Owen D. Young
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Young
Patients May Go to New U S Hospital
North Alabama veterans needing hospitalization may be sent to the new hospital at Tuscaloosa. More than 40 patients are now receiving treatment at the facility in that city.
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North Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Tuc ‘Ton
Placid Water Turned Death Trap Leaves Many Missing
In Pontiac Michigan a placid lake turned deadly under strong winds as searchers look for at least ten victims. One body, a Detroit man named William Burns, has been recovered. nine Black individuals, including two women, are missing and feared dead as officials caution the list may not be complete.
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Pontiac
Mich
William Burns
Detroit
Death of Mrs Fannie H McEntire Prompts Decatur Obituary
The death of Mrs Fannie H McEntire aged 17 at her Decatur home follows a heart attack after a prolonged illness. Funeral services are at 5 PM at First Baptist Church Fayette Street with Rev Berkstreeeer and Rev Price directing from Brown's Funeral Home. Interment at City Cemetery. Survived by husband R P McEntire son Leroy and two grandchildren Leroy Jr and Annie McEntire. Pallbearers named T C Wyker Roy Billings F Peebles E J Polhill and T My Jones Jr.
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Decatur
Fannie H. McEntire
First Baptist Church
Fayette Street
J. . Berkstreeeer
F Peebles
E. J. Polhill
T. My Jones, Jr
Get Together Outing Ends in Delightful Gathering
A get-together outing ended as a most delightful occasion with attendees enjoying a pleasant social event and light refreshments among friends.
Homes Sought for Four Orphaned Children
Public appeal from Ruby Hines, superintendent, seeks homes for four dependent children ages two to eight. The appeal emphasizes safe, caring environments and invites local families to offer placement and support.
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Ruby Hines
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