Britain and Russia to hold side by side staff talks
Britain sets immediate staff discussions with Russia led by a French general, a British admiral, and a British air marshal in Moscow as part of a broader move toward a mutual aid pact with France and Britain. Pravda claimed Russia ready to help form a real peace front. Separately anti British protests erupted outside Britain’s Tokyo embassy amid tense Far Eastern talks and allegations of failed commitments.
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Associated Press
Moscow
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Soviet
Russia
France
Britain
Communist Party
Pravda
Tokyo
London
Japan
Tientsin
China
United States
Tsingtao
US Consulate Probes Lem Wife Detention at Dachau
The United States consulate general asked the German secret police if Mrs. Franz Lem, born Lili Harrison in New Orleans in 1914, is interned at Dachau on anti Nazi propaganda charges. Lem and his wife were reportedly arrested. he escaped Dachau July 19, with official reply expected after Gestapo red tape.
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Berlin
United States
Franz Lem
Dachau
Lem
Paris
Bachau
Lili Harrison
New Orleans
Gestapo
Secret Police
Protest Made Peiping
United States embassy representatives filed a protest from Peiping on July 31 in response to actions reported on Page Twer.
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Peiping
United States
Board urged to resign at LSU over scandal
East Baton Rouge Parish Grand Jury urged the LSU board of supervisors to resign immediately during Dr. James Monroe Smith's presidency. Only one member had been named in 45 indictments to date, with two resignations already occurring and Attorney General Ellison replaced after declaring himself on the board.
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Baton Rouge, la
East Baton Rouge Parish
Grand Jury
District Court
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
James Monroe Smith
David M. Ellison
Rotary club quiz on aims and objectives in Decatur meeting
Ten members of the Decatur Rotary club were questioned on Rotary rules aims and objectives during a meeting led by Bob S Kerfpsrd chair of the Rotary and Public Information committee. Next week's session will be run by Bob Harris chair of the boys state committee.
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Decatur Roteg
Bob S Kerfpsrd
Rotary and Public Information Committee
Rotary
Bob Harris
Boys
Capone Pal De Vito Declares Rise And Fall Of Racketeer
A police report details Peter De Vito once Capone's ally and top strikebreaker who built a trucking empire with 700 trucks and 4 000 workers earning 503000 in five weeks. Convicted on income tax charges in 1931 he faded from view, later jailed for a gun charge and knife assault before starving in lockup.
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New York
Peter de Vito
al Capone
U. S
Brooklyn
de Vito
Capone
Guards Save Big Payroll in Illinois Train Hold Up
Railway mail guards on an Illinois Central train near Delrey engaged three robbers in a gunfight. A robber was wounded and captured, another escaped in a black sedan, and a third fled alongside the train in a pursuing car. The mail clerk was beaten, and the captured bandit was taken to a Champaign hospital.
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Ill
Illinois Central
Delrey
Trantaul
State Highway Police
Champaign
C. E. Richards
Tlinois Central
Inarga
Richards
Strikes Spread Across Ten Swift Plants in California
The Western Federation of Butchers announced 1500 workers in ten northern California Swift & Co. plants struck in protest of alleged contract breaches and stalled negotiations. Federation president Milton Maxwell said 17 other unions would join, including retail butchers, machinists, engineers and auto mechanics.
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San Francisco
Western Federation of Butchers
California
Swift & Co
Milton
Maxwell
American Federation of Labor
Persistent YMCA baseball batterymen clash ends in long tie
In Birmingham Alabama the Thomas and East Thomas YMCA senior league clubs, built on determined play, battled 17 innings to a 1 1 tie. The game extended to 12 innings finishing 3 3 with further play postponed after a joint church dinner to schedule the next game.
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Birmingham
Ala
Thomas
East Thomas
East Thomas Catholic Church
Accident victims recover at home after city collision
Bruce Pettey Jr of 204 Fifth Avenue West and George Jordan of 510 Jackson Street are recovering at home from injuries from a Saturday morning crash at Canal and Vine streets. Pettey was treated at Benevolent Society Hospital and moved home Sunday afternoon. Jordan received care at Emens Clinic.
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Bruce Pettey, Jr
Fifth Avenue
West
George Jordan
Jackson Street
Canal and
Vine Streets
Mr. Pettey
Benevolent Society Hospital
Mr. Jordan
Emens
Two Cars Damaged In Athens Highway Collision
About four o clock this morning two cars were damaged but no one was hurt in a collision on the Athens Huntsville highway four miles from Athens. The vehicles belonged to Henry Arnold of Birmingham and Roy Bridges of Athens. Both cars were traveling toward Huntsville, according to highway patrolmen.
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Henry Arnold
Birmingham
Roy Bridges
Athens
Athens-Huntsville
Huntsville
Stormy Outlook Seen for Alabama Legislature Weak economy fuels tension
Clouds hover over Montgomery as lawmakers face crucial votes on education and general appropriations totaling about 40 million dollars annually. Governor Dixon seeks talks with the Alabama League of Municipalities after they threaten militant action over city revenue shares and school funding. Legislative items include pardon and parole reforms, a state stock law hearing, and TVA rate action aimed at capping utility charges.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama League of Municipalities
Dixon
Senate
Mobile
Birmingham
House Committee On Forestry and Conservation
House Judiciary Committee
W. M. Beck
Tennessee Valley Authority
Valley Head petition seeks state finance control
A petition to have the state assume Valley Head's finances was set for August 9 hearings by Alabama Finance Director A. R. Forsyth. Filed by I. C. Mishler of Fort Payne, the filing alleges Valley Head defaulted on $2,000 interest on $5,000 in general obligation bonds dated August 4, 1924.
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Montgomery
Ala
Valley Head
Dekalb County
Alabama
A. R. Forsyth
I. C. Mishler
Fort Payne
Elks Barbecue Set Thursday at Cave Springs
The Elks barbecue will start at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Cave Springs. Signs will direct motorists to the place. The springs are about a 10 minute drive from Decatur on Somerville road. Proceeds will defray expense of furnishing two rooms at Morgan county Tuberculosis sanatorium.
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Cave Springs
Decatur
Somerville Road
Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Allocations Fixed By Plan Of Nebraskan
Senator Norris introduces a plan to make TVA payments to states in lieu of taxes based on gross power revenues and TVA property value. The first year would start at 10 percent of revenues, with a minimum $10,000 per state, allocations favoring Alabama and Tennessee, and a companion House bill by Sparkman.
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Washington
Norris
Ind
Tennnessee
Sparkman
Ala
Congress
Harcourt A. Moreen
TVA
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Morgan
All Night Sing Draws 7000 to Fort Payne Tabernacle
In Fort Payne Alabama a giant all night singing drew about 7000 people to the 3000 seat Tabernacle. The crowd sang for almost 12 hours with song leaders rotating duties and a brief midnight pause for free sandwiches from local merchants. The event was organized by J E Farmer who sells soft drinks in town.
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Fort Payne
Ala
Alabama
North Alabama
J. E. Farmer
CIO Defends Labor Board in Senate Testimony
Mervyn Rathborne of New York tied CIO experiences with the labor board to alleged AFL bias. He testified before a Senate subcommittee that the board favors AFL in some cases and cited 236 filings affecting 74 016 workers. He argued amendments to the Wagner Act are needed to curb perceived pro AFL bias.
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Washington
CIO
Labor Relations Board
AFL Today
Ofta Afl
Mervyn Rathborne
New York
American Communications Association
Senate
Labor Board
AFL
Steel output to dip 13 points this week
The American Iron & Steel Institute estimated today that steel operations will decline 13 points to 59.3 percent of capacity this week, down from 60.6 percent the prior week. A month earlier output ran at 38.5 percent and a year ago at 39.8 percent.
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New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Ending Of Treaty Imposes Heavy Burden On Japan
The United States seeks to abrogate the 1911 treaty with Japan, a move that could trigger an embargo harming Japan’s war effort in China. Tokyo fears loss of American supplies and aims to exploit Chinese resources, while some hardline groups push toward self sufficiency and isolation.
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Japan
New—York
Washington
China
Hull
United States
Nippon
America
Eastern
Asia
Shansi
Manchukuo
India
Barkley Leads Cut In Export-Import Lending Plan
The Senate accepted a Barkley amendment reducing the Expor t Import Bank lending authorization from 100 to 75 million dollars. The measure now totals 1.615 billion, with provisions that borrowers spend funds in the United States. Final action expected today as Congress faces adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Chamber
Barkley
D-Ky
Taft
Ohio
United States
House
Jesse H. Jones
Vandenberg
Mich
Danaher
Conn
Tydings
D. Md
Jones
Bankhead
Congress
House Banking Committee
Roosevelt
White House
Rioting at Fisher Body GM Plant Injures Dozens
Violence erupts at the Fisher Body plant in Cleveland as CIO United Automobile Workers picket lines clash with police. Tear gas, water cannons, and bricks fly while Mayor Burton and Safety Director Ness observe. About 34 injured. plant remains operating amid a tense standoff.
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Cleveland
General Motors
Fisher Cody Corp
Harold H. Burton
Eliot Ness
East Side
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Burton
Ness
General Motors Corp
CTO United Automobile
George Matowitz
Michael J. Blackwell
Flint
Mich
Pittsburgh
Blackwell
Donovan's Loop
White Motor Co
Fisher
Blackwel
Two Atlanta School Workers Die in Sludge Grinder Accident
In Atlanta on July 31 two city school department workers were killed and two injured when a sludge grinding machine short circuited. The dead were F. K. Ferrell, 55, a white landscape gardener, and Sammy Daniels, a Black janitor. The incident happened near the Entrenchment Creek disposal plant as the men were repositioning the machine.
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Atlanta
F. K. Ferrell
Sammy Daniels
No Injuries After Bee Line Highway Crash Near Bridge
Cc G Shafer and W K Little, both of Decatur, escaped injury when their cars sideswiped last night on Bee Line Highway a quarter mile north of the Tennessee River bridge. Shafer’s car plunged into cables and knocked down three posts. Total damage estimated at about $200. Highway Patrolmen Williams and Little investigated the incident.
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Cc. G. Shafer
W. K. Littlefield
Decatur
Tennessee River Bridge
Shafer
Clay Williams
Bill Little
Lines Reinforced Detroit
Picket lines were reinforced today by the CIO United Automobile Workers at General Motors plants amid ongoing labor activity. The brief dispatch notes continued coverage of labor protests and factory tensions in Detroit during the period.
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Detroit
CIO
United Automobile
General Motors
Tennessee River Gauge Falls. Heat Reaches 86 in Tennessee
Weather notes show the Tennessee river at 194 feet and falling with no rain. Maximum 86 and minimum 70 in the past 24 hours. Alabama forecast partly cloudy with scattered showers and southerly winds on the coast. Tennessee expects fair skies tonight and Tuesday with a slight warmup in the west.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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