Ten Die in Alabama Violence and Accidents This Weekend
Violent death claimed ten persons in Alabama over the weekend six killed in automobile accidents and four others by gun or knife wounds. Crabtree and Shelton deaths involve gunfire and stabbing incidents linked to domestic tension. Others die in crashes near Montgomery and Jasper, with investigations underway by sheriffs and coroner’s juries.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Clarence Crabtree
Chrichton
J. Walker
Crabtree
John Hosselt
Tommie Shelton
Oneonta
Ed Miller
Shelton
Miller
Fay Bowerman
S. B. Holliday
Greenville
Brooks Bargainer
Augustus Murphy
W. E. Thompson
Holliday
Thompson
Carsell Arrington
Bailey Carter
Carter
Montgomery
Arrington
Hunter Station
Walter M. Crockett
Columbus
Harry Shapiro
Jasper Electrical Appliance
Rising Sun Lodge to Meet Tonight at Masonic Temple
Rising Sun Lodge No. 29 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons will hold its monthly meeting at the Masonic Temple tonight starting at 7 30. Work will be done in the Master Masons degree. J D Bush secretary extends a cordial invitation to all Master Masons to attend.
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Rising Sun Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
J. D. Bush
Home Buying Opportunities in the Want Ads
Buying a home is serious business yet renting offers no permanent asset. The Want Ads highlight daily opportunities in homes and real estate with terms that may match or beat your current rent. Shop the Want Ads for attractive purchases and family stability.
Pair Freed In Snatch After Long Quizzing
Princeton Florida June 6 M F Braxton and son James freed by federal agents after wife pleas following kidnapping of James Bailey Cash Jr The Cash filling station reopened with no new information FBI field office noted no witnesses or suspects held in Miami After a child kidnapping on May 28 a 2000 volunteer manhunt continued near Cape Sable and the Florida Keys with a woman questioned Betty Howard
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Princeton
Fla
M. F. Braxton
James
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Carpenter
Miami
Cash
Pic
Cape Sable
Florida Keys
Cape Region
Betty Howard
Skeegie
Taxi Phones Now In Use By Decatur Cab Service
Decatur Cab Service announced today the installation of private phone service with taxi stands and phones at Vine and Bank, Second Ave and Moulton, Grant and Second Ave in front of the Alabama Mill, in front of Decatur Goodyear mill gate, and at Moulton and Ninth Street west. The phones connect directly to a switchboard at the office at Lee and Oak streets. Manager W. J. Williams urges reporting cab numbers for discourtesy, law violations, or overcharges, rates are posted in each cab, and every car is insured for safety.
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Decatur
Vine Street
Bank Street
Second Avenue
Moulton
Grant and
Alabama Mill
Decatur Goodyear Mill
Ninth Street
Cab Company
Lee and
Oak Streets
W. J. Williams
Lawrence Woman Victim Of Illness
Mrs. Jim Ella Lamar, 56, died after an extended illness at her home on Moulton route 4 Saturday night. Funeral rites were held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Blue Water with Rev. Taylor Lemay and Rev. R. E. Scott officiating. Burial was directed by Brown of Decatur. Survived by four daughters, four sons, and five brothers.
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Jim Ella Lamar
Moulton
Taylor Lemay
R. E. Scott
Blue Water
Brown
Decatur
Lamar
Troy Dooley
Wilma Dooley
Evelyn
Sheiryn Lamar
Thomas
Larkin
Buford
Loys Lamar
Harris
Roscoe
Donie
Joe
Obie
Dison
Mayon Volcano Erupts Again After Ten Years Dormant
Mayon volcano near Manila has resumed activity after a decade of quiet. Lava and ash belch from the crater as the mountain vents flame and smoke threatening nearby villages and prompting warnings.
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Manila
Lads Freed Of Snatch Charge In Dance Ride
Four youths acquitted by a district court jury of kidnapping Mrs. Luis de Baca Jr. the wife of a WPA official and daughter-in-law of a former lieutenant governor after an alleged automibile ride from a May 9 dance. The jury deliberated about an hour before finding them innocent.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Luis ©. de Baca
WPA
Circuit Court Opens Term With Focus on Whiskey Issues
The June term of circuit court began a two week session led by Judge A A Griffith. Civil matters occupy the first week while the criminal docket is heard in the final week. The grand jury was recalled to resume investigations into illicit whiskey manufacture and sugar sales to distillers. Three murder suspects remain jailed awaiting possible indictments. The panel includes Herbert A Maxwell and others. Comer Garrett leads the grand jury in Solicitor Hutson’s absence.
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Circuit Court
A. A. Griffith
Herbert A. Maxwell
Somerville
Ivie Mitchell
Decatur
Clyde F. Maples
Hartselle
Golsten A. Maddox
Arthur C. Mann
Elmer A. Bradley
William Alfred Russell
Comer Garrett
Melvin Hutson
T. C. Almon
Dothan Secures Hosiery Mill Factory Plant
Dothan Alabama signs a contract with Dothan Silk Hosiery Co Inc a subsidiary of a national firm to bring a modern air conditioned factory to the city. The plant with 20000 to 25000 square feet will cost 70000 with 50000 financed by the Industrial Corp and backed by local business men. The parent company covers the remaining construction cost 420000.
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Dothan
Ala
Dothan Industrial Corporation
Dothan Silk Hosiery Co., Inc
Alabama
The
Industrial Corp
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Veterans of Foreign Wars weigh Butler plea in Alabama
Mobile, June 6. Members of the Alabama department of Veterans of Foreign Wars ponder a plea attributed to Gen. Smedley D. Butler urging that America keep its promise that the world war was a war to end wars.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars Today
Smedley D. Butler
America
Bombing of Canton and Spanish Coast Kills Hundreds
Aerial attacks near Canton and along the Spanish coast kill and wound hundreds. In Canton the death toll tops 1,500 with many injured and a hospital hit. Alicante, Valencia, and Sagunto suffer casualties as Franco raids continue. France and Britain seek clarification while French anti-aircraft batteries counter raids along the Pyrenees. Daladier moves to the frontier as warplanes patrol the border.
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Associated Press
Canton
South China
Can
Alicante
Valencia
Sagunto
Franco
Doumer
Premier Daladier
France
Spain
Ax-Les-Thermes
United States
Britain
Ariege
Daladier
Teruel-to-the
Relief Projects Move Forward Amid Funding Debate
Washington reports two major efforts to expand relief and public works. A 212 million farm benefits addition faces delay as lawmakers seek full hearings. Separately, the WPA plans 2,000 new projects costing 650 million and expects 4,000 more applications totaling about 1.554 billion, with funding split among states, cities, and federal sources.
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Washington
Senate
Woodrum
D.va
House
PWA
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
WPA
McNary
Oregon
Twenty killed as lightning hits wedding in La Union
A lightning strike on two neighboring houses in Malamec La Union Province killed over twenty and injured many during a wedding party. Rescue operations followed as the tragedy unfolded today.
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Manila
Malamec
la Union
Alabama Boys State Opens Under Self Government
In Montgomery on June 6 the Alabama boys state began with 100 youths governing themselves. Governor Thompson of Sylacauga and other officers were sworn in, a 14 member house and eight member senate convened, and early bills included strict camp health rules.
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Montgomery
Ala
James Co. Thompson
Sylacauga
Lucien D. Gardner
State Supreme Court
Thompson
House of Representatives
Senate
Vernor Jansen
Mobile
Gerney Mitchell
Jack Ray
Herbert Pirrong
Warren Nesmith
House
Pirrong
George Dailey
Jimmy Dams
Conservation Commission
Courtney Ross
Roy G. Carpenter
James Shannon
Labor Commission
Lamar Meigs
Creighton McEachern
Arthur L. Hardigree
Forestry Commission
Oscar Cray
Roy Sims
Gerald Woods
Johnny Williams
Verbion Todd
William Lanier
Deayours
Highway Patrol
Jule Chambliss
Kermit
Man Held After Alleged Home Invasion Arrest
Alvin English was jailed for investigation after entering Harvey Brown’s home at 510 Eleventh Ave. Brown awoke to a scream in a rear bedroom where his three young daughters slept. English fled across the street, entering by a cut screen, then was arrested nearby.
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Alvin English
Harvey Brown
Engleloemen Lamon
Brown
English
Marie
Moulton
Mary
Betty
Southern governors push freight parity in wage hour debate
Governors Johnston of South Carolina Graves of Alabama and Rivers of Georgia lead a Southeastern Conference effort to seek freight rate parity for the South. They plan briefs for the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Buffalo on July 12 while wage hour bill provisions loom. Others including Browning of Tennessee support parity if no wage differential.
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Atlanta
Southeastern
South
Congress
Johnston
South Carolina
Graves
Alabama
Rivers
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington
East
Browning
Tennessee
Governor Rivers
Wage Board Plan Seen In Parley For Hourly Rates
Senate labor committee members said a compromise wage hour bill would use industry specific wage boards. The Thomas proposal sets a 25 cent minimum after 120 days, rising to 27 1 2 and then 30 cents, with boards deciding rates to avoid unemployment. If rejected the labor department can appoint new boards.
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Washington
Senate
Congressional
Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
House
Labor Department
Local matron Hattie Hill dies at 71 in Moulton
Mrs. Hattie Levinia Hill of Moulton route 4 died at 12 30 Saturday aged 71 after a long illness. She was mother to W H Hill of Decatur and survived by five sons, three daughters, two brothers and three sisters. Funeral at Mt Moriah church with Rev W W Aldridge officiating. burial at Mt Moriah cemetery directed by Brown of Decatur.
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Hattie Levinia Hill
Lawrence County
Moulton
Hill
W. H. Hill
Decatur
Mt. Moriah Church
W. W. Aldridge
Brown
Mt. Moriah
Anna Terry
J. O. Perry
Texas
Bettie Terry
S. C. Hill
A. W. Hill
H. N. Hill
Felix
Henry Terry
Courtland
J. D. Grim
Oklahoma City
D. A. Blair
Lizzie Terry
Treasury Again Sterilizing Gold
Washington reports the treasury has again sterilized its gold hoard. Since closing out the inactive fund on April 14 and releasing 1.4 billion in credit, the treasury says 93.5 million in gold has been added to the general fund and is kept from credit channels.
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Washington
Treasury
General Fund
Masked pair escape with loot of 36 dollars in Alabama
North Alabama officers hunted two white bandits who robbed Anderson Service Station on Lacon Mountain at gunpoint taking 15 dollars from the till and 21 dollars from Ohio travelers, totaling 36 dollars. Sheriff’s team tracked footprints, a car was abandoned nearby, and witnesses named Andrews among the victims.
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North Alabama
Anderson
Lacon Mountain
Ohio
G. O. Anderson
Grang
Andrews
Birmingham
Inlaw
D. F.anderson
D. F. Anderson
J. Street Sandlin
W. E. Kilgore
Dan Ryan
Falkville
Sandlin
Weather summary with warm temps and clear skies
The report notes maximum 88 and minimum 89.8 degrees in the past 24 hours with no rainfall. Alabama forecasts fair tonight and partly cloudy Tuesday with light to moderate southwest winds along the coast. Tennessee expects warmer conditions in central portions tonight with scattered clouds and improving conditions tomorrow.
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Alabama
Tennessee
Porties
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