Labor Row and Heat Wave Dominate Nation
The nation grapples with labor disputes fueled by administration missteps led by Richberg Johnson and Perkins while a severe heat wave grips the country. At least 275 lives are lost to heat and drought, with Missouri and Illinois reporting high fatalities as temperatures soar past 100 degrees in multiple cities.
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Miss Perkins
Johnson’s
Richberg
Associated Press
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Aurora
Omaha
Chicago
Missouri
Tsilinots
Nebraska
Decatur
Typhoid Outbreak Reports Two Deaths Amid Rising Cases
Health department tracks 14 typhoid cases with tests pending through Tuesday. Officials urge immediate inoculations and caution against drinking from unknown water sources as hundreds seek shots and warnings to rivers and springs. Public cooperation deemed essential to control the outbreak.
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Health Department
Frank Pickens Shot to Death in Rural Alabama
Frank Pickens an 81 year old retired farmer was found shot in a road near Moulton Alabama shortly after 10 am. Rev L P Royer pastor of the Baptist church at Moulton was arrested about 12 30 pm on a murder warrant and jailed. Turner Hoyt reported the scene and Paul Pickens son of the victim is said to have struck Royer during the disturbance.
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Frank Pickens
Lawrence County
Moulton
L. P. Roger
Baptist
Kumpe Ayers
Turner Hoyt Turner
Pickens
Tho
Royer
Paul Pickens
Roger
Ayers
Visiting Here
Miss Mary Jo Wheeler of Pulaski Tennessee is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Allen this week.
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Mary Jo Wheeler
Pulaski, Tenn
J. A. Allen
Memphis Woman Visits Decatur On Monday
From Memphis Miss Mary Emma George of Memphis Tenn was a Decatur visitor Monday.
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Mary Emma George
Memphis, Tenn
Decatur
Barrel of Ice Water arrives at TVA offices site
Will Wyker, junior member of the firm, notes the 150 gallon barrel of ice water as a welcome aid moving TVA offices into the former First National Bank building. The water supply serves TVA workers and farmers needing a cool drink during the transition.
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TVA
First National Bank
Will Wyker
Huntsville Quiet As Textile Mills Stay Closed
Rumor of Margaret Mills resuming operations proved false as Huntsville sources confirmed no orders to restart. John Dean, linked to Alabama strikes, is reportedly in North Carolina. Lincoln Mills goods moved without interference. no grievances presented to mills or NRA. Citizens ready to protect workers who stay on the job.
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Huntsville
Margaret Mills
Decatur
John Dean
Alabama
North Carolina
Lincoln Mills
Hunteville
NRA
Trail to Admiral Byrd Snowed Under
Grave concern for Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s safety as his trail to the observation post was lost when a tractor party failed to locate it. The 50 mile outpost team reported snowed under flags and little visibility while a scouting crew worked to recover the route at Little America.
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Little America
Richard E. Byrd
Postmaster LeRoy Mc Entire Tops Red Boiling Springs Vacation
Postmaster and Mrs LeRoy Mc Entire are spending a 10 day vacation at Red Boiling Springs Tennessee with plans for sightseeing and relaxation during the stay.
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LeRoy McEntire
Red Boiling Springs, Tenn
Bridge Across San Francisco Bay Prompts Honolulu Run
Autobiographical note from S Malolo in San Francisco July 23 describes steaming from the bay and considering a bridge to Honolulu if government credit holds. The writer jokes about the strike and the blame game, claiming everyone is involved in stopping it while nobody started it.
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S. Malolo
San Francisco
Calif
San Francisco Bay
Honolulu
Evangelist Cowell Warns of Textile Unrest and Bloodshed
Sunday reports cite Evangelist Cowell linking radical-led textile strikes in Alabama and New York to widespread worker distress. He claims John Dean incited agitation at Gastonis and Lincolnton causing mill shutdowns. Cowell’s Huntsville visit reports workers eager to strike while revival crowds exceed four thousand across the campaign.
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Evangelist Cowell
John Dean
Alabama
Gastonis
Lincolnton
N. Y
Huntsville
Cowell- Rodgers
Federal aid part time jobs offered for college students
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration announces part time jobs for nine months starting September 1934. Pay is about 30 cents an hour for up to 50 hours monthly, averaging about $15. Only 12 percent of the 1934 class can apply, with 10 Decatur applications allowed. Eligible are graduates not enrolled and who cannot attend college without aid. Apply through W T Jordan at Decatur Senior High during the week of July 23 28.
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Washington
Decatur
W. T. Jordan
Decatur Senior High School
Whatley to Leave Hospital After Pool Injury Recovery
Byron Whatley 23 of Eva Alabama is being discharged today or Tuesday from Benevolent Society Hospital where he has stayed since July 4 after diving into a pool and fracturing a neck vertebra. He suffered partial paralysis but is nearly recovered and will wear a special collar for a time.
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Byron Whatley
Eva
Alan
Benevolent Society Hospital
Young Whatley
Armed Squad Hunts Texas Prison Fugitives In Shootout
Texas officers hunted three condemned murderers Raymond Hamilton Joe Pelmer and Blackie Thompson who fled from the state pen at Huntsville after a gun battle that wounded two guards and one companion.
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Huntsville
Texas
Penitonhere
Raymond Hamilton
Joe Pelmer
Clyde Barrow
Blackie Thompson
Oklahoma
Black Upholds the Legion's Principle
In Birmingham on July 23 Senator Hugo Black told American Legion delegates that America needs no dictator and the Legion must work with the people under the Constitution and laws. He rejected claims veterans have turned to graft and greed, noting eight of ten preambles focus on social welfare. State Commander Abramson presided as five thousand attended.
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Birmingham
Ala
America
Hugo Black
American_ Legion
Legion
Concrete Steps Project at St. John's Church Opens
Work began today on building steps at the front entrance of St. John's Church. The job will take only a few days. IR. Hunter chairs the committee with Frank and F D Peebles assisting.
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A. John’s Church
IR. Hunter
Frank
F. D. Peebles
Nashville visit of Decatur photographer Sullivan
Nashville daily notes that W. Sullivan a photographer from Decatur is in Nashville Tennessee on business today.
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Nashville
W. &. Sullivan
Decatur
Tenn
Dillinger Dead After Shootout at Biograph Theater
Washington reports two women may have accompanied John Dillinger to a Chicago movie and escaped. Hoover says federal search will continue. Dillinger was killed by 15 Justice Department guns after entering the Biograph theater to watch Manhattan Melodrama, with agent Purvis detailing the two hour surround and identifications.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation
John Dillinger
Chicago
Dillinger
Hoover
Indiana
Purvis
Biograph Theater
Dapalogaape Magen
Hills in New Orleans for daughter Sarah Ruth
Mr and Mrs Wert Hill travel to New Orleans with their daughter Sarah Ruth who will receive medical treatment there.
Joiner Family Vacation Guests in Somerville Road Home
Mr and Mrs Homer Joiner and their Chicago children visit their mother Mrs A G Joiner at her Somerville Road residence as vacation guests staying with family.
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Homer Joiner
Chicago
Somerville Road
Cullman Judge-Elect A A Griffith in Decatur
Hon A A Griffith of Cullman is in Decatur in his role as judge-elect of the Eighth Judicial circuit.
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A. A. Griffith
Cullman
Fireult
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Decatur
Shela Plans Weeklong Vacation Spend
A fragment notes a plan for Shela to take a week's vacation, with unspecified dates and arrangements.
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Shela
Schedules For Giving Typhoid Shots Announced
Typhoid inoculations will be given at the offices on lower Second avenue. On Wednesday the shots will be administered from 1 to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 1 o'clock.
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Second Avenue
Mrs W B Alexander Ill In Franklin Tennessee
Friends regret to learn that Mrs W B Alexander mother of T H Alexander former Daily staff member and author is seriously ill at her son's home in Franklin Tennessee.
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W. B. Alexander
Daily Staff
Nashville
Brothers Catch Two Baby Sharks on Panama City Trip
Mack Brothers of the M P Brothers Company fished off Panama City Florida on a weekend voyage and landed two young sharks with a too-small line the lines proved sufficient to haul the fish netted on the voyage reported by Frs. Brothers recounts a curious claim about the trip
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Mack._ Brothers
M. P. Brothers Company
Panama City
Frs
Mr. Brothers
Fourteen Burned To Death In Bus Accident
Fourteen Brooklyn men were burned to death and two were injured when a bus carried them to Sing Sing prison left the road and plunged over a 20 foot embankment. Fire from a ruptured gas tank engulfed passengers, clothing ablaze and bodies trapped inside the wreckage. Screams filled the scene as survivors escaped through broken windows.
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Ossining
N. Y
Brooklyn
S Sing Sing
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Montgomery
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Rover
Memphis
Margaret Mill
Admiral Byrd
Gnenfera AB
Decatures
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St. John’s Church
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Desperado
Panama
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