Legal Opinion Divided on Status of Muscle Shoals Plan
Washington reports a 10 day limit for executive action on the Muscle Shoals resolution. President Coolidge has yet to indicate his stance as White House officials weigh government operation plans and expert opinions. Some expect a pocket veto if no action by June 7, while supporters argue the measure becomes law regardless.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Coolidge
White House
Budget Bureau
Norris
Nebraska
Congress
Communists Routed by Chinese Troops on Hainan Island
Canton reports four hundred Communists killed and four hundred captured after May 30 clash with government forces on Hainan. Government troops had allowed Communist forces to enter the city before attacking. Martial law possible amid fears of a red uprising.
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Canton
China
Hainan
Banks Closed Honor Jefferson Davis Birthday Day
Banks across the city closed today in observance of the birth anniversary of Jefferson Davis. The Confederate president was born on June 3 and the holiday was observed with the closure.
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Jefferson Davis
Real good horse and farm offerings in want ads
A want ad column promotes a real good horse for sale or exchange and a small farm close in with two furnished rooms for rent. It also highlights bargains in used cars and many other good buys and trades in the want ads on page seven.
Insurance campaign celebrated by North Alabama firm
An Alabama insurance firm held a luncheon at a hotel in which President Hutson touted a home company for North Alabama and the public showed strong support. H. E. Hicks praised public cooperation while W. M. Chenault urged prosperity through cooperation and industrial expansion.
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Hutson
North Alabama
Tennessee Valley
H. E. Hicks
W. M. Chenault
Despondent Over Crop Conditions In Hartselle Area
Farmers in the Hartselle section report heavy weekend rains delaying hay and cotton work. Cotton stands are not yet chopped and planting for hay is delayed due to adverse weather though general cotton is believed to be reasonably advanced.
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Hartselle
Farmer Slain at Own Front Door in Tennessee
Lige Kilgore, a farmer four miles south of Whitwell, Tennessee, was fatally shot at his front door after investigating a gun report. His son Barney Kilgore was seriously wounded and nephew Alex Kilgore slightly hurt by stray bullets. Luster Lane, 28, son-in-law of Kilgore, was charged with the shooting. Relatives say no motive is known.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Lige Kilgore
Whitwell
Kilgore
Barney Kilgore
Alex Kilgore
Luster Lane
Tennessee Valley Bank Employees Meet For Annual Club Session
About 75 Tennessee Valley bank employees gathered for the annual Tennessee Valley club meeting. The program included a noon luncheon at the home office basement, a city sight-seeing trip, a five o clock barbecue at Valley Country Club, and an evening dance. J E Kelley is president and H G Golson is vice president, with Golson slated to be elected president today.
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Tennessee Valley Bank System
Tennessee Valley Club
The
Valley Country Club
J. E. Kelley
Huntsville
H. G. Golson
Sheffield
Golson
Flint Residence Sold to M F Carr in Durham Home Sale
The residence at Flint known as the Durham home and one acre of ground were sold to M. F. Carr formerly of Elkmont. Carr is expected to enter business locally. The sale was arranged by Mrs. Callie Lipscomb through E. D. Whitman, a well known local realtor.
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Flint
Durham
M. F. Carr
Elkmont
Callie Lipscomb
E. DD. Whitman
Search for Italia in full swing off Spitzbergen
Rescue efforts for the Italia continue with Braganza ice cutter, Italian Alpine parties, and aircraft from Hobby Kin's Bay and anticipated planes from Norway and Italy. Weather improved, aiding salvage as teams prepare to reach Northeast Land coast where the missing vessel may have gone down.
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King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
Hobby
Kin’s Bay
Holm
Polar Sea
Straits of
Hinlopen
Italia
Luetzow Holm
Advant Bay
Riiser-Larsen
Norway
Milan
Italy
Dietrichsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Roald Amundsen
Episcopal Bishop Wounded in Charleston Shooting
The Rt. Rev. W. A. Querry Episcopal bishop of South Carolina was shot in the chest at the diocesan headquarters in Charleston by Rev. J. H. Woodward of Brunswick Georgia who then killed himself. Woodward died en route to a hospital. The motive remained unknown with officials saying Woodward suddenly became demented.
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Charleston
D.C
W. A. Querry
South Carolina
J. H. Woodward
Brunswick
Woodward
Georgia
Russell To Build Handsome Bungalow
Willie S. Russell has purchased the Marion Chandler lot on Fourth Avenue west through E. D. Whitman and will begin immediate construction of a modern six room bungalow.
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Willie S. Russell
E. D. Whitman
Marion Chandler
Fourth Avenue West
Merchants Plan Thursday Half Holidays This Summer
Several merchants signed regular half holiday agreements planning Thursday afternoon closures during June July and August with one exception July 6. Signatories include J C Penney J D Ligon The Acorn Stores Mrs F S Graves Rahm Clothing Co N S Garnett Crane's Clothes Shop McLellan's Moore's Modern Store Campbell Hodges Solomon Dry Goods Lee James Clothing Moseley Shoe F W Woolworth Kuhn's Speake Warren Ratliff and others.
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J. C. Penney Co., Inc
J. D
State Officials In Decatur For Time
Miss Coral Pearson and Mrs. C. M. McIntyre of Montgomery representing the child welfare department visited Decatur on Saturday. R. H. Hamner of Birmingham, livestock specialist, also spent the weekend there. Other visitors include Miss Ann R. Davis and Miss Helen Kennedy of Auburn and Miss May I Cureton, district home demonstration agent of Auburn.
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Coral Pearson
C. M. McIntyre
Montgomery
Child Welfare Department
R. H. Hamner
Birmingham
Ann R. Davis
May I. Cureton
Auburn
Helen Kennedy
Decatur Junior Chamber Directors Meet at Regular Hour
Directors of the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet at the regular hour this evening at Junior hall. Several business matters will be up for discussion and settlement.
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Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Plane crosses Atlantic with Earhart as co pilot
A secret Boston to Halifax flight carried Wilmer Stultz as pilot Amelia Earhart as co pilot a tri motor Fokker with Louis Gordon as flight mechanic. The expedition funded by Mechanical Science Corp aims for London with a Newfoundland fuel stop and secrecy until takeoff.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Boston
Wilmer Stultz
Amelia Earhart
Louis Gordon
San Antonio
Tex
Richard E. Byrd
Mechanical Science Corporation
New York
George Putnaw
New Foundland
Atlantic
London
Miss Earhart
Plans for McNeill apartment project arrive soon
W. K. McNeill expects arrival of architect plans within a day or two for an apartment house at the Lafayette and Ferry streets corner. Contracts may be let within two weeks, with construction hoped to start this month barring obstacles.
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W. K. McNeill
Lafayette
Ferry Streets
McNeill
Camp Ki-Y opening plans and applications
Applications for Camp Ki-Y opening next Monday morning are arriving daily at the Y M C A through Secretary C J Randolph. Maynard Layman will serve as camp director arriving Thursday to prepare for the first contingent of boys on Monday.
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Camp Ki-Y
C. J. Randolph
Maynard Layman
Cotton Expected To Climb Higher Amid Rain Delays
Continued April rains keep cotton crops several weeks behind in a large belt. Local observers expect prices to rise steadily as delays push futures higher and prompt market adjustments across the sector.
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Cott Belt
Nelson's body still not found after Elk River drowning
Ben Nelson of Limestone County drowned when his boat capsized near the Elk River ferry. The river has risen eighty feet since the accident and swift currents hinder divers as they drag the riverbed for the body. Milton Witty witnessed Nelson grab the ferry wire and scream for help before being swept away.
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Ben Nela
Limestone County
Elk River
Nelson
Milton Witty
Ben Nelson
Witty
Lawyer Shot by Grudgeful Client Near Baltimore Office
Clifton Brown of a Baltimore law firm was fatally shot as he walked into his office building. A family doctor’s statement said a resentful client, angered by an alleged excessive fee, is suspected. Brown leaves a widow and three children.
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Baltimore
AP Clifton
Brown
Missing Realtor Found Near Searles
SEARLES Alabama June 4 AP Robbery is believed to be the motive for the slaying of William W Champion 46 wealthy merchant and real estate dealer whose body was found near here last night after he had been missing for several days. Champion had been shot by the head. Officers said they were advised a sum of money he had in his pockets when he disappeared was missing when the body was found.
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Searles
Ala
William W. Champion
Champion
Bee Line Wrecks Hurt No One Serious
Two automobile accidents along the Bee Line highway between here and Hartselle Sunday caused no serious injuries. No accident victims were admitted to Beneficent hospital over the weekend.
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Bee Line
Here
Hartselle
Benevolent Hospital
Southern Cross Climb Over Clouds En Route to Australia
Speeding southward over the South Seas the giant monoplane Southern Cross made steady progress from Hawaii toward Suva and Fiji then Australia. Radio updates tracked its position through the night as crews anticipate arrival around early Sunday.
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Honolulu
South Seas
Equator
Barking Sands
Hawaiian ‘Islands
Suva
Fiji Island
South Pacific
Australia
San Francisco
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