Appropriations Battle Looms Over Alabama General Bill
Alabama lawmakers reconvene to hammer the Harrison general appropriation bill which would expend about 22 million dollars against an estimated 23.7 million revenue. Schools seek a 4.4 million increase, while the recess committee suggests 1.9 million for schools as the maximum under current funds.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Department
J. A. Keller
Educaton
Publi
House
Tax Commission
Birmingham
Alabama Public Service Commission
Commission
Fletcher
City of Athens Profit in TV A Operation
Washington reporters note a House dispute over Cohen PWA attorney and other outsiders seated on the utility holding company conference committee. A resolution seeks a vote on excluding outsiders from meetings while the Senate asserts access rights. Cooper and Holmes back Huddleston for immediate action.
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Washington
House
Benjamin Cohen
PWA
Pill
Senate
Huddleston
Cooper
Ohio
Holmes
Mass
Markets at a Glance
New York stocks firm as rails lead a broad advance while bonds improve. Curb steady and specialties in demand with mixed foreign exchanges. Sugar steady and coffee quiet as Brazilian changes ease. Chicago markets show lower with belated July liquidity. cattle steady with fed steers at 11.90.
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New York
Chicago
Roy
Woman recounts assault during Pasadena house fire
In Pasadena California on July 20 Mrs Josephine Hirschler told police she was gagged beaten and found by a man who set fire to her burning home after she returned from visiting her son in San Jose. The attacker reportedly forced her to ask Paul Hir schler for answers and escaped through a rear window.
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Pasadena
Calif
Josephine Hirschier
Mrs. Hirschler
Paul
300 Homeless In the Wake of Flood
Logan Ohio July 29 AP raging flood waters the worst here in 22 years cut a path of death and destruction through Hocking River Valley. Three hundred persons homeless at Lancaster a man killed and several injured as five houses were swept away and streams swelled by heavy rains poured into the Hocking River carrying livestock and small buildings downstream.
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Logan
Hocking River
Lancaster
Here
Parents of Missing Youth Questioned
COEUR d Alene Idaho July 20 the background of the parents of 3 year old Bobby Rush missing eight days became the subject of official investigation along to a mysterious speeding blue scan Deputy A Molstead questioned his parents who disappeared while on a picnic they have been on relief for two years
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Coeur D'Alena
Idaho
Bobby Rush
A. Molstead
Bobby
Convict Department Bill Gets Favorable Report
Hamp Draper told legislators Kilby prison has 14 death row inmates and more condemned prisoners. He urged counties to keep prisoners until all appeals are exhausted and warned current facilities cannot handle additional death sentences.
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Secaer Cana
House of Representatives
Hamp Draper
Eut
Kilby
Athens Power Plant Posts Profit Despite TVA Rate Cut
Athens city records show a net profit of 6501.98 for the light plant in its first year under TVA power despite a 46 percent rate reduction. Mayor R H Richardson Jr notes higher May revenues in 1936 versus 1934 and a rise in residential usage. The city, owner of the light plant, reported 692 customers in May 1934 and 914 in May 1935, with peak residential use reaching 114 kilowatt hours in May 1996 and more than 70,000 dollars in appliance sales by local dealers.
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Athens
TVA
R. H. Richardson, Jr
Uni
Se Tva
Richardson
Wuing
Alabama
Six injured in Bee Line wreck near Flint
W T Vandiver a Cullman businessman his wife and daughter Miss Odelia Vandiver and Miss Patricia Kirkley both of Birmingham are treated at Benevolent Society Hospital while Woodrow Vandiver and wife are at Baughs Infirmary. Vandivers critical semi conscious after crash when their car struck a southbound truck driven by George Blackwell of Birmingham who was injured and discharged after treatment.
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Bee Line
Flint
W. T. Vandiver
Cullman Business
Odelia Vandiver
Patricia Kirkley
Birmingham
Benevolent Society Hospital
Miss Kirkle
Decatur
George Blackwell
Stowoman Stokowski Eyes Jazz Duel with Whiteman Tonight
Stowowski’s 22 piece ensemble backs a Whiteman program at Robin Hood Dell Philadelphia. They will perform syncopated numbers and classic tunes, including The Continental and The Sidewalks of New York, with Gershwin’s Bluebeard closing the evening.
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Fupomrata
Stowowski
Paul Whiteman
New York
Philadelphia Orchestra
Stokowski
Whiteman
Robin Hood Dell
Fairmount Park
Gershwin
Canal Tan
Secret Agent K-9 Tackles The Egyptian Jewel Mystery
In today's Daily comic, Secret Agent K-9 teams with G-men to pursue criminals in The Egyptian Jewel Mystery. The new continuity begins with high stakes action and fast pacing as clues unfold.
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K-9
G-men
Probate Judge Price Williams Found Dead Near Auto
Mobile county probate judge Price Williams, in office over twenty years, was found dead on a Spring Hill road with an automatic pistol in his hand. Coroner ruled death by own action. He served as probate judge since 1914 following his father's death.
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Mobile
Ala
Eee Price Williams
Spring Hill
H.S. J. Walker
H. Qualls
Son of Calles Loser In Election
Plutarco Elias Calles Jr son of the former president and political figure lost the gubernatorial race in Nuevo Leon, with General Fortunato Zuazua winning by about ten to one. Observers see the result as a setback for Calles who recently withdrew from politics after a dispute with President Lazaro Cardenas.
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Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Calles, Jr
Mexico
Neuvo
Fortunato Zuazua
Calles
Lazaro Car
Gov Eugene Talmadge Bitten by a Snake
Atlanta July 20. Governor Eugene Talmadge was bitten on the right ankle by a small brown snake while at the farm. He arrived at the office later in the morning unharmed and said he felt no ill effects after a doctor treated the injury.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Car tag sales rise with 127 new tags sold this year
From January 1 to July 27, 127 new car tags were sold in this type to records at the tax office. The report notes the tally for new and used automobiles in the period.
Utility magnate profited while dividends unpaid reported
A. G. E. figure H. C. Hopson allegedly took profits of 2.805 million during a slump as dividends remained unpaid. L obstruction and missing Hopson cited by New York state utility investigators with officials of associated systems testifying about services payments and governance concerns.
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H. C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric System
State Lobby Committee
Associated System
Tadios
F. &. Burroughs
Hopson
Burroughs
Bmgéi
C. Ross
New York
Schwellenbach
D. Wash
Ress
Pii
Ross Hopson
Prinannies
Ésal
Ross Add
WPA Project in Morgan County Receives Release
A release to begin a WPA project in Morgan County was received today. R T Scarborough, acting divisional administrator, announced the project will cost 5174 and employ 62 workers for renovating county buildings, interior and exterior repairs, and painting. Workers on relief rolls in May will be used. Releasing for the Decatur airport and malarial control work are expected soon.
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Morgan County
R. T. Scarborough
Decatur
Probed Slaying Ties Clandestine Affairs Reported
Police probe reveals reports of several clandestine romances linked to Newell P Sherman stoking witnesses and clues. Investigators consider multiple women involved while pursuing testimony ahead of next month.
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Mees
Org Et Mass
Newell
Sherman
Cate
Singletary Lake
Magill
Whitinsville
Ickes says vast PWA work under construction across nation
Secretary Ickes announced that nearly 1.8 billion dollars in PWA projects are under construction and will provide jobs before the four billion dollar work relief program starts. He noted 4,514 projects active, 13,238 completed, and 2,426 to be built, with state offices speeding up applications and many communities ready to share costs for permanent improvements.
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Washington
Ickes
PWA
Mortgage Approved at Rubber Co Meeting in New York
A $46 million Rubber Company mortgage gained a narrow approval at the stockholders meeting. Sixty-three and a half percent of the common stock backed the proposal and 76.1 percent of the preferred stock supported it, meeting the required three quarters for each class.
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New York
Verbon Lowery Heroic Rescue At Hatfield Lake
Verbon Lowery, a Daily mechanical staff member, likely to receive a Carnegie medal for saving Miss Margaret Browning of Athens from drowning at Hatfield Lake last night. He dived in as the girl struggled a second time, brought her to shore, assisted breathing, and arranged medical aid.
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Verbon Lowery
The
Daily
Margaret Browning
Athens
Hatfield Lake
Native Somalis Rebel In Italian Somaliland Reported
Addis Ababa reports unconfirmed rebel action by native Somalis in Italian Somaliland near Ualual. Ethiopian troops estimated at 10,000 arrive from Gamu with new rifles and artillery, amid rumors of frontier clashes and high military alert.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ualual
Eritrea
War Office
Dedaematch Haptemikael
Lake Rudolph
Anital
Gamu
Walkut
London
League Prepares for Council Session on Italo Ethiopian Dispute
The League of Nations plans a Wednesday council meeting to arbitrate the Italo Ethiopian clash. Haile Selassie asks to limit discussion to this phase, while Italy seeks frontier incident focus and Ethiopia presses for boundary decisions. Britain pursues peace with discreet measures amid tensions.
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League of Nations
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Italy
League
Datty columnist Jack Wilson reported on Siek case
Datty columnist Jack Wilson discusses the Siek case with terse notes and fragmented details, outlining ongoing developments and local reaction without explicit official statements.
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Jack Wilson
Truck Collision Kills One Injures Several in Town Creek Area
Rex Franks and Fred of Town Creek are held for investigation in a fatal crash on Joe Wheeler highway near Decatur Sunday afternoon. A Camp 8 truck stolen from a church near Wren collided with a passenger car killing one person instantly and another hours later. Five in the car, including two women, were injured. The crash occurred as officers traced the stolen vehicle from near Wren where the camp group had been moored.
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Rex Franks
Fred
Town Creek
Lawrence County
Tion
Joe Wheeler
Moulton
Wren
Decatur
Eggleston
T Ted
Sykes
Oléony Fee Ee Ree Tance
Lawrence
Gouse
Gators
Plane and train crash claims multiple young victims
A chaotic report lists Billy Gilmore and Mrs Dina Thompson among the injured and killed in a sequence of crashes involving a plane, a train, and a truck. Marion Suttle and several children are described as trapped on a trestle with serious injuries including a fall.
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Billy Gilmore
Chancel
Dina Thompson
Faula
Marion Suttle
Sam Beverett
Pute Eggleston
Cath Nelle Boonton
Mildred Wells
Summerdandy
Gilmore
Atco Ae
Tor Marion Suttle
Aix
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