Britain Hopes For Truce In Spanish War
Great Britain urged the non-intervention sub committee to speed its withdrawal plan for foreign troops from Spain to pave the way for a truce. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain ordered fresh diplomatic activity in Spain and Europe to safeguard peace. Britain weighs bringing Barcelona and Burgos reps together amid Soviet opposition to withdrawal.
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Great Britain
Spain
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Germany
France
Europe
Barcelona
Burgos
Russia
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Viscount Halifax
Pablo de Azcarate Y Florez
Georges Bonnet
Paris
Juan Negrin
Spotswood Apartment Completes On Oak and Lafayette Streets
The Spotswood, a new apartment house in Decatur at Oak and LaFayette, is now complete. Named for Governor Alexander Spotswood, it sits on a 187 12 by 124 foot lot with six units, three up and three down, all exterior rooms. The project was designed by B P Wallace with Athens Lumber Co as contractor.
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Spotswood
Decatur
Oak and
LaFayette Streets
Alexander Spotswood
Virginia
The
Knights of the Golden Horse Shoe
B. P. Wallace
Helen Bynum
Governor Spotswood
Oak
Athens Lumber Company
Athens
Estranged Wife Dies After Gadsden Stabbing
Gadsden Alabama June 2 Officers investigate a fatal stabbing at the home of L B Lowery on the east side Mrs Pat Collis Smith 28 estranged wife of George Smith 32 died from 29 stab wounds George Smith an iron moulder received 17 knife wounds in the chest He was near death at a local hospital Coroner Lee Headley said a jury would likely be empaneled to probe the case.
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Gadsden
Ala
Pat Collis Smith
George Smith
L. B. Lowery
East Gadsden
Lee Headley
Smith
Home Still Holds Sway in Youth Survey
The American youth commission reports that 3 percent of single youth living at home want to break ties. Most 13,528 Maryland youths want fewer children than their parents had, while about 90 percent plan to have children eventually. Four of five live with family. about one in five helps support parents.
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Washington
American Youth Commission
Maryland
Howard M. Bell
Alabama Supreme Court Dismisses Taylor Mandamus Bid
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that City Commissioner R. V. Taylor erred in seeking a mandamus to force Circuit Judge J. Russell McElroy to alter Hartwell's election contest ruling. Taylor contended the amended contest statement was late, but the court found he has an adequate appeal remedy after a final circuit court decision. Hartwell had earlier won a voting-voter eligibility point.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
R. V. Taylor
Mobile City
J. Russell McElroy
Taylor
Harry T. Hartwell
Port City
Thomas E. Knight
McElroy
Hartwell
Birmingham
Supreme Court
Japanese pledge probes of U.S. protests in China
Washington reports Japan will investigate American complaints over rights in occupied China and will dispatch a commission. American missionaries and businessmen are to be returned to posts, with passes issued for Nanking. Dooman met with Yoshizawa after Washington’s second protest.
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Washington
Japan
China
State Department
Shanghai
Southern Baptist Mission
Chapel
Nanking
Tokyo
United States
Foreign Office
Seijiro Yoshizawa
Eugene H. Dooman
Yoshizawa
Frontline Standoff Shifts as Government Regains Ground
Government forces renew counter-offensives along a mountain front near Mora De Rubielos and Albocacer. Insurgents claim entry into Mora De Rubielos but government defenders hold the center as bitter fighting continues. Air war intensifies with a revised air corps disputing air superiority.
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Hendaye S
Teel Vatenea
Mediterranean
Franco
Ebla de Valverde
Mora de Rubielos
Mora
Japanese Advance South of Lancheng Near Lunghai Line
War planes raid towns along the Shanghai Lunghai railway as Japanese forces claim a gatekeeping corner at Kihsien twenty miles south of Lanfeng and heavy Chinese fore positions are damaged. The two weeks of fighting seek to secure defendable villages near Lanfeng as a prelude to a broader push toward China's provisional capital.
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Shanghai
Army of Nippon
Sunghai Railway
Kihsien
Lanfeng
Lunghai
Chengchow
China
Baby Born Prematurely On Downtown Sidewalk
A premature male infant was born on a downtown sidewalk in Tuscaloosa within a half block of the First National Bank building. The 16 year old mother, largely unnoticed by passers by, delivered the child as life began late yesterday afternoon.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
First National Bank
Christian Science Church Decorated Interior
The First Church of Christ, Scientist on Johnston Street and Bee Line Highway is being extensively decorated interiorly. All woodwork is being painted and walls and ceilings receive a coat of paint with decorative trimmings. R Kilgore holds the contract.
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First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Johnston Street
Bee Line Highway
Kilgore
Mass Meeting Called To Discuss Decatur Government Form
A mass meeting for all Decatur citizens is announced for 7 30 Friday night June 3 at the court house. Charles Rountree chairs the citizens committee for retention of the present form. John Peach will discuss reasons to retain the current government and detail city affairs. An election is set for June 21 to decide whether to change to a commission form or retain the present system.
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Decatur
Court House
Citizens’ Committee
Charles Rountree
Cliff Nungester
James H. Johnson
John Peach
Commission
B. L. Malone
One Killed Five Hurt In Interstate Collision
A head on crash on the highway between the Harahan bridge and West Memphis Ark killed Gertrude Mitchell 43 of Chicago and wounded five others. John Mitchell 45 was treated in Memphis for severe arm and facial injuries. A W Jeffords 36 from West Memphis and his wife were hospitalized with minor injuries.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harahan Mississippi River Bridge
West Memphis
Ark
Gertrude Mitchell
Chicago
John Mitchell
A. W. Jeffords
Oil firms fined for profit fixing in midwest case
Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone levied 360000 dollars in fines and 25000 dollars in costs against 13 major oil companies and 11 officials after they pleaded nolo contendere. Eight other companies and an equal number of officials face trial in Madison on September 23.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick T. Stone
Midwest
Stone
Leg Broken When Car Rolls On It
Neal Simpson of 815 Ferry street suffered a broken right leg in a Baker Auto Body Service Co. accident around 4 30 Wednesday afternoon. He was pinned by a car on an aligning machine and taken to Baugh's Infirmary, then to hospital in a Brown ambulance. His condition was described as satisfactory.
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Neal Simpson
Ferry Street
Baugh’s Infirmary
Baker Auto Body Service Co
E. Moulton Street
Simpson
Record high school and college graduates in 1.42 million total
Officials estimate 1,420,000 graduates this year from high schools and colleges. About 1,250,000 will finish high school, and 160,000 to 170,000 will earn college degrees.
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Washington
Office of Education
Crippled Children's Clinic Serves 110 Patients in Nine Counties
One hundred ten children from nine North Alabama counties registered by noon at a Fort Stephen Decatur clinic for crippled children. Many are old polio cases from the 1936 outbreak. Dr. Barj Conwell leads with Thelma MacGinty assisting. The program aims to correct defects to cut future cripples, with cases of club feet and spinal curvature also treated. Counties include Morgan, Lawrence, Cullman, Jackson, Franklin, Lauderdale, Colbert, Limestone, and Madison. The clinic closes this afternoon.
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North Alabama
Fort Stephen Decatur
Bar] Conwell
Birmingham
Thelma MacGinty
Wiebotaantle
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
Jackson
Franklin
Lauderdale
Colbert
Limestone
Madison
Roosevelt urged pause on public utility plant funding
Senate debate centers on restricting PWA loans to build public utilities that would compete with private systems until private holdings are offered at fair price. Barkley says president would redirect funds only after private sellers have option. Separately, White House talks with agriculture officials outline using hundreds of millions in relief funds to boost domestic consumption of surplus farm products and aid needy families.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Roosevelt
Sys
State Appropriations Committee
PWA
Agriculture Department
White House
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
No Restrictions Sought on Relief Funds in Farm Aid Plan
Agriculture officials said purchases would go through regular trade channels to speed funds to business. President Roosevelt asked the Senate to impose no restrictions on relief funds in the 3.247 billion spending lending bill. The Senate approved an amendment by Senator Russell adding 212 million for farm benefit payments atop 500 million already allotted under the 1938 crop control law.
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Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Senate
Russell
D.-Ga
Sander
Tax Collector Reports Ad Valorem Funds Distribution
Morgan county tax collector H R Summer announced receipts of 5745.18 for ad valorem taxes from May 15 to June 1. Funds were allocated to State of Alabama 1501.80 Morgan county 2221.01 county school custodian 1265.64 city of Decatur schools 562.85 Municipals Hartselle 140.44 Falkville 28.01 Austinville 10.52 and city of Decatur autos only 14.91.
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H. R. Summer
Morgan County
State of Alabama
City of Decatur
Hartselle
Falkville
Austinville
Alabama Supreme Court Sets Malone Impeachment Hearing Date
The Alabama Supreme Court will hear impeachment charges against Morgan County Probate Judge B L Malone on October 10. The new date was fixed yesterday after the case had previously been set for this month.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
B. L. Malone
Morgan County
Homecoming Set at Mt Nebo Church
Homecoming Day will be observed at Mt Nebo church on the second Sunday in June. The church sits seven miles west of Falkville. All singers received a special invitation to attend and take part in the program.
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Mt. Nebo
Falkville
Groundbreaking Set for Texas Newsprint Plant Unit
Ground will break July 15 for the first of four units of a newsprint plant at Lufkin Texas. The announcement came from James G. Stahlman publisher of the Nashville Banner during the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association convention final session.
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Edgewater
Park
Miss
Lufkin
Texas
James G. Stahlman
Nashville Banner
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Mixed Reactions to Bibb Graves Bust Vandalism
In Montgomery on June 2 visitors reacted with laughter as a bronze bust of Governor Bibb Graves at the highway building entrance was vandalized with red lipstick on the face. The incident, reportedly occurring at night near the highway patrol, followed a prior molestation involving tax tokens.
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Montgomery
Ala
Governor Bibb Graves
Bible Graves
Highway Patrol
Walter K. McAdory
P. S
McAdory
Beloved Man Elbert McMillan Killed in Car Crash
Funeral services planned for Elbert B. McMillan a prominent Lawrence county planter who died after his car left a curve near Longview hill in Cullman county He was brought to Beneficent hospital and died en route home He is survived by his wife one son L N McMillan and several relatives Services set for Enon Missionary Baptist church Friday at two with burial in Red Hill cemetery Highsmith directing
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Elbert BE
McMillan
Lawrence County
Longview Hill
Cullman County
Benevolent Hospital
Moulton
L. N
Waxacachie
Texas
F. N. McMillan
A. L
BE. A. McMillan
Kula McMillan
Enon Missionary Baptist Church
Dan Praytor
Red Hill Cemetery
Highsmith of
Veterans End Their Parley in Alabama Reunion
Huntsville Alabama June 2 38th annual Confederate veterans reunion ends with Montgomery chosen for the 39th meeting Gen John R Kennedy of Tuscaloosa reelected Alabama division commander and officers Prevailing officers include Paul Sanguinetti Adjutant General W R Wilson Deputy Adjutant General Inge R Nix Brigadier General Mattie B Hooper J A Steger and R T Beatrite named to lead Alabama brigades in the next year.
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Huntsville
Ala
Montgomery
Alabama
John R. Kennedy
Tuscaloosa
Paul Sanguinetti
Mra. W. R. Wilson
Dothan
Inge R. Nix
Deatsville
Mattie B. Hooper
Mobile
J. A. Steger
R. T. Beatrite
Birmingham
Vacation Bible School Opens Monday at First Methodist
The daily vacation Bible school will open Monday morning at nine o'clock at the First Methodist church. Courses in Bible study sewing woodwork music and recreation will be offered. The children of all Sunday Schools in the city were extended a cordial invitation to enroll.
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First Methodist Church
May Fire Companies Report Small Losses in Decatur
Decatur fire companies recorded 11 runs in May with minor losses in five incidents. Total damage was small, led by the home of L. G. Connell in Fairview on May 28 and a Southern Railway box car on May 12.
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Decatur
L. G. Connell
Fairview
Southern Railway
Stripes or No Stripes Debated by Gadsden Recorder
In Gadsden Alabama June 2 recorder Joe Duke may decide whether convicted drunks wear striped outfits a debate sparked by objections to dressing habitual criminals in stripes. The city commission allows the recorder to apply his opinion case by case.
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Gadsden
Ala
Joe Duke
Hunt widened as hundreds aid grim kidnap search
In Princeton Florida on June 2 FBI chief J Edgar Hoover assumed control of the James Bailey Cash Jr kidnapping case. A vast posse using small boats and divers joined hundreds in khaki as the search extended north through fields and palmetto thickets. Rewards were posted and finders of the ransom notes were promised increased pay.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Peter Levine
Princeton
Fla
James Cash, Jr
Boner Se
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Bailey Cash
Miami
Washington
FBI
Hunt
Palmetto
Cash
Palm Beach
Dade (Miami
Vicw
Sam Bennett
Fort Pierce
American Legion
E. J. Connelly
Justice Department
Connelly
Noth- Connelly
Weather Summary for Tennessee River Region and Alabama
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 21.8 feet with 0.18 inches of rain in the past 24 hours. Maximum temperature reached 7, minimum 64 degrees, under cloudy thundershowers in Alabama. Tonight and Friday expect partly cloudy skies with northeast and north winds along the coast.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Maartie
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Bell
U.S
Christian Science Church
Florida
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Central Press
Crippled Children’s Clinic
Malone
MT. Nebo Church
Bibb
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