Almon sees paving on Decatur to Tuscumbia and Lee Highway
Congressman Almon returned from Montgomery with an upbeat forecast that the Decatur to Tuscumbia road and much of the Lee Highway would be paved within eleven months. He noted needs for an eighty foot right of way in Morgan Lawrence and Colbert counties and potential use of state and federal funds. He also highlighted Red Cross aid of cotton and wheat to aid the unemployed and job prospects in highway work.
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Tur
Tuscumbia
Montgomery
Almon
Decatur
Gov. Miller
Mr. Smith
Mississippi Line
Tennessee Line
Bridgeport
Jackson County
Miller
Smith
Decature
Lee Highway
Morgan, Lawrence
Colbert
of Alabama
Alabama
Congress
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Highway Department
Government Through Departments Urged To Reshape Alabama Administration
A Brookings Institution survey of Alabama state government recommends creating a department of labor and a department of business regulation, moving the agriculture laboratory to Montgomery, and appointing elected officials as heads to curb politics. It calls for a seven to nine member advisory council replacing the board of agriculture, reassigning duties to the agriculture commissioner, and centralizing control of agricultural activities while preserving strict enforcement of game and fish laws.
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Montgomery
Als
Department of Labor
State Board of Agriculture
Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Auburn
Chemical Laboratory
Department of Agriculture
Commissioner of Agriculture
Secretary of State
Board of Pharmacy
State Industrial Development Board
Executive Department
General Treasury
Game and Fish Laws
Morgan prisoner recaptured after jail break at Wetumpka
Pulton Phillips a Morgan county prisoner who helped lead a breakout with nine others Tuesday at Wetumpka has been recaptured along with four others. Five fugitives remain at large possibly headed to Georgia. Phillips, convicted of grand larceny for stealing automaker Sam Harris's car, was sentenced to two to three years in county court.
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Pulton Phillips
Morgan County
Wetumpka
Phillips
Liberty
Georgia
Sam Harris
Danville Road
Whispering campaign tied to bank attacks probes begun
Seizure of letters in a Pontiac hotel exposes a radical group alleged to undermine banks nationwide. State police identify George Rowland as one regional director amid plans to spread rumors across Illinois Indiana Ohio and Michigan. Rowland had fled the hotel after the raid.
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Pontiac
Mich
Midwest
George Rowland
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Rowland
McDougal Dies After Illness At Decatur Farm
Manson McDougal 28 a Decatur route three farmer died yesterday afternoon at Benevolent hospital after weeks of illness. Survived by wife and by his parents Mr and Mrs J E B McDougal and sister Mrs Willie Woodall. Funeral 2 p.m. at Macedonia church with Reverends D Aldridge B Blythe and L E Toon officiating. Interment at Napps cemetery near Macedonia. Active pallbearers listed as Dave Sams Arthur Halbert Edwin McCluskey Elbert Kitchens Alvin Kitchens and Johnny McDougal.
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Manson McDougal
Decatur
Route Three
Benevolent Hospital
McDougal
J. EB. McDougal
Willie Woodall
Macedonia Church
D. Aldridge
V. Blythe
L. E. Toon
Napps Cemetery
Dave Sams
Arthur Halbert
Edwin McCluskey
Elbert Kitchens
Alvin Kitchens
Johnny McDougal
Quarter Million Men Return To Jobs On Roads
A nationwide survey says the $120 million federal highway aid will put about a quarter million men to work 30 hours a week for 11 months. States expect up to 40,000 road workers. California estimates 16,000. Relief workers greet the plan as a boost to employment and business, with wage scales varying by state.
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Associated Press
Chicago
California
Florida
Suspected Ardmore Bank Robbers Captured in Giles Jail
Clarence Smith and Gordon Rogers were jailed in Giles county after a Bank of Ardmore robbery near Ardmore Tennessee. A bag of cash totaling about 1500 dollars was seized from two men traveling in a yellow Auburn sedan with Elkton Kentucky plates. Brown, a Bank of Ardmore cashier, was freed from handcuffs after one suspect fired four rounds, and Rogers was wounded in the right arm while deputies pursued the suspects. The total recovered reached 1704 dollars with insurance covering the loss.
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Athens
Ala
Clarence Smith
Gordon Rogers
Giles County
Bank of
Fayetteville
New York
Tenn
Franklin, Tenn
Mark Rhea
Tennessee
Rogers
Scott
Thompson
Tully Brown
Brown
Bee Line
No Arrests Today Reported by Sheriff
The sheriff's office announced there were no arrests today, providing a quiet daily law enforcement update with no detentions recorded.
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Sheriff's Office
Story of vengeance behind youth murder plans
San Jose authorities report George Templeton Jr a University of California student confessed in Oakland to knifing his aunt Mrs Lillian Babcock and attempting to kill his uncle a Manila importer and ex partner of his father The motive described is revenge for a wrong done to his father The uncle lies wounded in a Palo Alto hospital business connections include William Babcock head of the Philippine Olympic delegation and former associate of Templeton's father
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San Jose
Cal
Manila
George Templeton, Jr
University of California
Oakland
Lillian Babcock
William Babcock
Templeton
Palo Alto
Pilot Inter-city Meet to Hear Rev Dennis Talk
Rev Peter M. Dennis will deliver the principal talk on What a service club means to a town at the Pilot inter city meeting bringing Sheffield Florence and Decatur clubs together at 7 30 PM at the Junior Chamber hall. About thirty Tri City visitors expected with a banquet for 50 or 60 and a 9 30 dance with Neal Wells orchestra.
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Peter M. Dennis
Sheffield
Florence
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Tri City
Decatur Club
Rev. Dennis
W. P. Dozier
Paul Puckett
Neal Wells
To Visit Hartselle Dies In Auto Crash
Miss Carolyn Gesler 24 of New Haven Conn died instantly when the car she rode in struck a highway post near Scottsboro on Tuesday at 11 am. Driver Miss Catherine Radcliff also of New Haven was not seriously injured. Both had taught in New Haven and were en route to visit friends in Hartselle Ala.
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Carolyn Gesler
New Haven
Conn
Hartselle
Ala
Scottsboro
Gesler
Catherine Radcliff
Parkville Man Wins 1932 Laurel for Largest Local Snake
W. T. Byars of Parkville route two receives the 1932 laurel after killing a coachwhip of six feet seven and a half inches near Fairview church. The snake is the largest reported in the area in a long period.
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W. T. Byars
Parkville
Court Adjourns After Week and Half Sessions
The Morgan county court adjourned today after a week and a half of hearings. Judge W Lowe presided over civil and criminal dockets in the session.
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Morgan County
W. Lowe
Morgan County Board of Health schedules Friday meeting
A special Morgan county board of health meeting is set for Friday at 2 PM in the health department offices on Second Avenue. Dr. F L Chenault, secretary, issued the call. Items include salary fixes, health unit personnel appointments, and other business as needed.
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Morgan County Board of Health
Morgan County Health Department
Second Avenue
F. L. Chenault
Gray 10 Address Kiwanis Meeting in Gray
Roland H. Gray secretary of the Chamber of Commerce will give the principal feature at the Kiwanis noon meeting Thursday at the former Junior Chamber of Commerce hall. He reviews Chamber work since formation six months ago. John Patterson chairs the public affairs committee. A W Hill urges full attendance and responsibility for Kiwanis success.
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Roland H. Gray
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Gray
John Patterson
A. W. Hill
Kiwanis
Nice Rise Seen In Cotton Market
A substantial rise was noted today in the cotton market at close, gaining about 12 to 13 points over Tuesday. The local market hints middling seven-eighths grade cotton at around 5 12 cents per pound with no sales recorded. It is suggested that roughly 20 percent of last year’s crop remains with farmers.
Three Plans Laid Before Unit For Education Budget
Governor Miller proposed three steps to ease Alabama education finances. University of Alabama President George Denny called the ideas unpainted and impossible. The plan proposed higher out of state fees and a single board for the three universities. He noted no U S university uses such a scheme and urged other options.
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Montgomery
Ala
Miller
Alabama
George Denny
Forth University
Auburn
Alabama College
Denny
Roosevelt makes first talk from Albany in campaign series
Franklin D Roosevelt will address Albany from 8 to 8:30 pm on July 30, broadcast by WEAF NBC. The informal talk follows his Chicago nomination and previews the Democratic platform with seven or eight speeches planned in key cities and brief addresses elsewhere.
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New York
Franklin Roosevelt
Chicago
Albany
Roosevelt
WEAF
NBC
Caldwell Clears the Leas of One Charge
Caldwell asserts in an affidavit that the first indictment count used against Luke Lea and Wallace Davis involved a transaction in which neither Lea had any interest. The affidavit was introduced as newly discovered evidence in a bid for new trials for the Leas and Davis.
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Ashville
N. C
Rogers
Caldwell
Tennessee
Luke Lea
Luke, Jr
Wallace Davis
Lea
Leas
Davis
Piney Chapel Grants Thanks for Red Cross Flour Aid
Community message from Limestone County praises Red Cross service and God for flour distribution. The note expresses sincere gratitude for aid provided to residents in need.
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God and
The
Red Cross
Piney Chapel
Limestone County
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Mid-West
McOugal
Giles
Clarence J. McElroy
Sviator
Oaxaca State
San Geronimo
Sur
Roy Gordon
McElroy
Mexico City
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