Recruits on Leave From National Forest Camp
About 150 recruits from the national forest reserve in Lawrence Minston and Franklin counties were on a brief leave Wednesday night in Decatur. They spent money at drug stores and cinemas, walked the town, and displayed robust health. Eight camp foresters and superintendents, including Sam Broadbent, arrived to meet officials and plan five days of intensive training for the recruits. Thirty one of Morgan county’s 35 men sent to Florence for examinations passed, continuing their high pass rate.
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National Forest Reserve
Lawrence
Minston
Franklin County
Decatur
Sam Broadbent
Athens
Tenn
Moulton
Baton
Rouge
Morgan County
Florence
Morgan
J L Day Named Hartsel Postmaster At Hartselle
J L Day, a popular Hartselle citizen, is named postmaster succeeding S L Sherrill. Day took charge of the Hartselle office today after years of service in town affairs.
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JL Day
Hartselle P. M
J. L. Day
Hartselle
S. L. Sherrill
Day
Negro Arrested On Thefts In Morgan County
William Garth, a Negro, was arrested early this morning in Decatur and jailed on theft charges. Police report three local homes were ransacked and Garth admitted stealing hose and valuables from Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Skeggs, and Mr. Adams. He will be turned over to county authorities for a hearing at Morgan County jail.
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William Garth
City
St . Jar
Decatur
J. W Murphy
Wilson Avenue
Linestree
H. A. Skeggs
Walnut
Ferry Streets
W. P. Adams
Canal Street
Garth
Morgan County
Kiwanis Club Reorganizes After Illness Absence
Walter Clopton returns as Kiwanis secretary after three weeks illness. George S. Lawrence operated as assistant secretary during his absence. A divisional conference is set for June 8 at Sheffield starting 3 PM with full Decatur club representation urged. Wenster McLeod’s committee plans a June 23 meeting.
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Walter Clopton
Kiwanis Club
Clopton
George S. Lawrence
Sheffield
Walter Miller
Decatur Club
Decatur
Wenster McLeod
Ladies Day at Park as Trojans Meet Athens Friday
Park crowd expected for Friday clash between the Trojans and Athens at the ball park. The teams met previously in a 13 inning game with Decatur edging ahead in the 18th for a 3 to 0 victory.
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Ball Park
Trojans
Athens
Decaturly
Commandery Will Meet This Evening
DeMolay Commandery No. 14 Knights Templar will meet at 7 30 tonight. All Knights are urged to attend due to important matters to be discussed.
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DeMolay Commandery No
Knights Templar
Solicitor's Son Here For Hearing
Solicitor H. G. Bailey of the Scottsboro district is present for the hearing.
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H. G. Bailey
Scottsboro District
Divorce Denied When Both Parties Guilty Of Cruelty
Newport Rhode Island June 1 AP Mrs Eugenia Woodward Jelke found not guilty of infidelity but court rules both she and husband F F Jelke have practiced extreme cruelty toward each other so neither may obtain a divorce Judge Charles A Walsh says action cannot prevail as neither party was blameless and he notes Jelke did not prove infidelity in Birmingham and New York City calling marriage one of convenience for Mrs Jelke
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Newport
R. I
Eugenia Woodward Jelke
F. Frazier Jelke
Charles A. Walsh
Walsh
Jelke
Birmingham
Ala
New York City
Middies Asked to Be Democratic
President Roosevelt told Naval Academy graduates to cultivate friendships beyond their own circle and among the average people, delivering commissions during graduation exercises in Annapolis. He and Mrs. Roosevelt traveled from Washington by motor.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Roosevelt
President
Mrs. Roosevelt
Washington
Visitor 10 Plans Cottage Prayer Meetings in Decatur
Rev. D. W. Griffin invites Decatur residents to cooperate in a cottage prayer meeting campaign. He will begin a sermon series tonight at 7:30 p.m. titled Service and urges people to attend and worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Griffin
Decatur
Opinion Sought on Mooted Point in Alabama Tax Warrant
Governor Miller asked the Alabama Supreme Court for an advisory ruling on whether the Mc Daniel warrant amendment allows the legislature to levy an unlimited income tax. The measure, set for July 18, plans to issue about 19 million dollars of warrants to cover floating state debt and pledges net income tax proceeds for a sinking fund and debt service.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gov
Miller
Alabama Supreme Court
McDaniel
W. H
Gov Miller Urges End to Jewish Ill Treatment
Alabama Governor B M Miller said the Jewish people have contributed much to civilization and urged all races to prevent ill treatment. The statement accompanies a letter to be read in Washington on June 5 before the American National Conference Against Racial Persecution in Germany.
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Montgomery
Ala
B. M. Miller
Washington
American National Conference Against
Germany
Part of Morgan Group Pact Made Public Bodies Show Privacy Shift
Senate investigators behind closed doors decided to omit partner names and ownership percentages from public Morgan Company records. The session disclosed broader ties, listing clients who bought stock at cost and noting ties to Justices Roberts and others, with a flow of former clients including Owen Roberts and W. W. Atterbury before Roberts joined the Supreme Court.
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Pact OF Morgan Group 10
Washington
Senate
Morgan Company
Burns
South Carolina
Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
United Corporation
Whitney
Banking Committee
Owl
Hamilton Kean
N. J
United Stock
Kean
Kean, Taylor & C O
McAdoo
Calif
Alleghany Corporation
Standard Brands, Inc
United
Drexel & Co
Philadelphia
Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Supreme
Owen Roberts
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Roberts
Court
Stolen 1928 Ford Roadster Searched For
Decatur police and Birmingham officers issued a lookout for a 1928 Ford roadster stolen last night from Louis Thompson. The vehicle theft connects Birmingham as investigators pursue leads in the case.
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Decatur
Birmingham
Louis Thompson
Three Offenders in Police Court for Drunkenness
Only three appeared in police court this morning, two whites and one negro, charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Daily editor attends Muscle Shoals conference in Birmingham
B. C. Shelton managing editor of The Daily travels to Birmingham on Thursday to participate in the Muscle Shoals conference and report on developments.
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B. C. Shelton
The
Daily
Birmingham
Muscle Shoals
Cotton Climbs on Middling Prices and NY Futures Decline
Cotton moved higher by five points as middling stood at 8.90 on Decatur markets. New York July futures settled at 9.18, two points below Wednesday's close.
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Decatur
New York
Records broken at laboratory with rabies treatments issued
In May the local laboratory issued 155 anti rabies treatments, the highest total since opening. January saw 106 issues, while May set a new record for positive animal heads at 26. April had 23 positive heads, a record until May surpassed it by three. The lab serves nearly every county in the Tennessee Valley.
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Tennessee Valley
First Lady Helps Establish Camps For Unemployed Women
Mrs Roosevelt and Secretary Perkins announce two experimental camps for unemployed women in New York. The camps recruit only unmarried unattached women with no jobs, distinct from reforestation programs, funded by a federal emergency relief fund via New York State.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Perkins
New York State
Emergency Relief Corporation
Gasoline Tax Bill Valid Says Court
Montgomery court upholds state Legislative power to apportion a three cent gasoline tax among Alabama's 67 counties. Judge Walter B. Jones sustains demurrers and requires Comptroller J. H. Hard Jr. and Tax Commissioner S. R. Butler to apportion about $3,000,000 by county payments.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Walter B. Jones
Convicts Believed Hiding Near Siloam Springs After Shootout
In Siloam Springs Arkansas officers surrounded a dense wood area believing Kansas state prison convicts are in hiding after a night police shootout. A stolen car with bullet marks was found abandoned five miles north and another car with Kansas plates was left near the city.
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Siloam Springs
Ark
Here
Kansas
Thirteen Escape Convicts Trigger Hunt Across Eastern Oklahoma
Thirteen armed convicts fled a McAlester prison after overpowering a guard and stealing his pistol and car. A Kansas policeman Otto L. Durkee was found shot to death. authorities link the Durkee slaying to the Lansing escapees. Warden Sam Brown says the two prison delivery incidents are unrelated to the main breakout.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma
Ottawa County
Walter Underhill
Sam Brown
McAlester Penitentiary
Cookson Hills
Kansas
Otto Ll. Durkee
Chetopa
Kan
Lansing
Durkee
Brown
Stribling
Bradbury
Tom Baskin
Murder charges against husband in Lamson case
Undersheriff Earle Hamilton said he would ask the district attorney to file a murder charge against David Lamson in his wife’s death. He cited ample evidence and noted a search for the missing Lamson maid to shed light on the couple’s home life. Lamson remained jailed denying guilt while his attorney argued an accidental bathtub fall killed Mrs. Lamson on the Stanford University campus.
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San Jose
Calif
Earle Hamilton
David Lamson
Hamilton
Lamson
Two Men Burned To Death In Jackson Home
In Riderwood Alabama on Wednesday night a fire destroyed the home of Everette Jackson while he was visiting Florida. Sid Jones 38 of Livingston and James Mac Daniel 32 of York Sumner County were burned to death. Sheriff Godfrey probed unconfirmed reports of foul play as the fire appeared to mask tracks. A lumber mill night watchman tried to enter the locked floors, shouted, and received no answer. Officials said a party at the Jackson home the previous night had entertained several men and broke up late.
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Riderwood
Ala
Everett Jackson
Florida
Sid Jones
Livingston
James MacDaniel
York
Sumner
Godfrey
Jackson
Judge Malone 10 Considers Gases Two Defendants
Roy Wright and Eugene Williams, two of the nine defendants in the Scottsboro case, go before the juvenile court under Judge James E. Horton’s order on habeas corpus petitions. The defense sought juvenile court transfer and Wright discharge over alleged attack on Ruby Bates. the state contends incorrigibility should be heard in juvenile court.
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Roy Wright
Eugene Williams
Scottsboro
James E. Horton
Circuit Court
Kim Brough Horse Acclaimed Great at Parade
Pat Kimbrough of Hariselle and the horse Sweetheart On Parade won the event and received a wreath of roses, symbolizing equine excellence in the ceremony.
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Kimbrough
Pat Kimbrough
Hariselle
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Chester C. Davis
West
Northwest
Montana
Federal Agricultural Administration
GAMPS
Arkansas
Hunt Spurred
Cate
Patterson
George Chamlee
Tanooga
Osmond K. Fraenke
Knight
Thahand Lewson
Wade Wright
Ness Beatrice Maddox
Mamie Williams
Gene Williams
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