Roosevelt Support Splits Iowa Voters In Primary
Roosevelt backing looms large as Gillette faces WPA endorsed rivals and labor split. Wearin leads GOP contest while Thurston challenges Dickson. Polls close at 8 pm CST with a state convention possible if no candidate wins a majority. Other states set senatorial contests and party alignments shape nominees.
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Guy Gillette
WPA
Harry Hopkins
James Roosevelt
Iowa
Wearin
Federation of Labor
Gillette
C. TI. O
Lloyd Thurston
L. J. Dickinson
North Carolina
Robert Reynolds
Frank Hannard Roth
Hancock
Pawer
Indiana
North Dakota
van Nuys
Bill Fee
Geral Nye
Roosevelt Court Bill Sparks Party Admission Debate
Nye called it a matter of personal admission, while he backs Roosevelt measures though he supported the court bill.
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Nye
Roosevelt
Father in law charged in death in Alabama
In Oneonta Alabama Tommie Shelton died from three knife wounds after attempting to take his six month old baby from a car as Foy Bowerman, the father in law, stood accused. Sheriff Ed Miller said Bowerman was held after the confrontation near Blountsville as the Bowerman family went to church.
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Oneonta
Ala
Tommie Shelton
Ed Miller
Shelton
Foy Bow
Bowerman
Blountsville
Miller
Major League Leaders AP American League Highlights
American League batting leader Trosky of Cleveland with 398 while Averill of Cleveland leads in average at .364 and runs at 39. Lew is of Washington and Boston shares multiple runs and stolen base counts. Pitching leaders Kennedy of Detroit at 9 0 and Grove of Boston at 9 1.
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Associated Press
Trosky
Cleveland
Averill
Lewis
Washington
Boston
Clevelaits
Travis
Cronin
Keltner
Foxx
Greenberg
Detroit
Myer
Kennedy
Grove
Baseball Leaders Glimpse Season Highlights Across Leagues
Batting Lavagetto and Lombardi lead Cincinnati with 359 and 358 runs while Ott of New York posts 40 runs and 40 RBIs. Goodman of Cincinnati nets 13 homers as MecCormick and Slaughter pace hits for Cincinnati and St. Louis with 65 and 62 respectively. Pitching MacFayden of Boston goes 5-1 and Melton of New York is 7-2 as league leaders showcase power and depth.
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Lavagetto
Lyn
Lombardi
Cincinnati
Ott
New York
Goodman
Galan
Chicago
Hack
MacFayden
Boston
Melton
Southern League Leaders Report Top Stat Performers
The standings show Mauldin of Atlanta with 7 home runs and Gill of Chattanooga also listed. Parks of Nashville leads RBIs with 37, Reese of Memphis has 36, while Bush of Memphis and Campbell of Little Rock top stolen bases with 15 and 14 respectively. Little Rock and Chattanooga pace double plays, and Birmingham and Atlanta lead runs scored while Little Rock and Memphis allow the fewest and most opponent runs respectively.
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Mauldin
Atlanta
Gill
Chattanooga
Parks
Nashville
Reese
Memphis
Bush
Campbell
Little Rock
Birmingham
Southern Association
Charles H. Miller
Pat Birmingham
Hill
Miles
Honeycutt
Majeski
L W. Crouch
Braxton
Sunkel
Bass
George
Higbe
Seven Year Old Child Dies of Colitis Near Athens
Little William Lester Black seven years old, son of Mr and Mrs R L Black, seven miles north of Athens, died at 4 30 this morning at the family home from colitis. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Drinkard Howell.
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William Lester Black
R. L. Black
Athens
Drinkard-Howell
Los Angeles Hosts National Convention Opening Day
Los Angeles welcomed the mystic shrine hosts as they prepare to open their national convention amid a day of red fez imagery. Baltimore is already bidding to host next year’s gathering, with San Francisco also in contention.
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Los Angeles
City
Mecca
Baltimore
San Francisco
Selma and Pensacola Expand Southeastern League Lead
In Montgomery on June 6 Pensacola Filers defeated Jackson 11-2 and 5-4 as Selma swept Gadsden 8-0 and 8-1. The Cloverleafs pounded 27 hits in two games, Decker and Burrows limiting opponents. Montgomery shaved Anniston 4-3 then tied 4-4 in nine. Mobile and Meridian split, Scrappers beat Shipppers 6-2 while Shipppers won 3-2 in the second.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pensacola
Selma
Jackson
Gadsden
Fifers
Cloverleafs
Decker
Burrows
Anniston
Sharp
Bombers
Mobile
Meridian
Scrappers
Shippers
Baseball Highlights From Yesterday's Scores
Yesterday's action featured Vandermeer and the Reds defeating the Giants 4-1 on a three hitter with five strikeouts. Hudlin and Trosky led the Indians to a 5-4 win over the Senators, Trosky homered twice. Tamulis saved a 10-5 Dodgers win over the Pirates with four relief innings. Beaul Bell homered and drove in two for a 65 Browns win over the Yankees. Martin tied the Bees game with a pinch hit double and scored the winning run in a 6-5 opener as Shaffner pitched a nine hitter in the nightcap. Kennedy led the Tigers to a ninth straight victory over the Red Sox 10-4. Carleton shut out the Phillies 7-1 for the Cubs. Stratton and Siebert combined for an 8-2 opener win, with Siebert adding two doubles and a triple in the nightcap.
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Associated Press
Johnny Vandermeer
Reds
Giants
Willis Hudlin
Hal Trosky
Indians
Hudlin
Senators
Trosky
Vito Tamulis
Dodgers
Pirates
Beau Bell
Browns
Yankees
Pepper Martin
Cardinals
Milt Shaffner
Bees — Martin
Shoffner
Vernon Kennedy
Tigers
Red Sox
Tex Carleton
Cubs
Phillies
Monte Stratton
White Sox
Dick Siebert
Athletics
Siebert
Unusual Bee Line crash injures none as three vehicles collide
A midday mishap on the Bee Line highway near Lily Pond involved two cars and a Ford truck. W J Wallace of Nashville drove a Buick that overturned after skidding on a drizzle slick. Dr B M Drake of Greensboro and Leon Forrest’s truck suffered minor damage. no injuries reported.
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Bee Line
Ly Pond
Here
Baines
Carter
Buick
W. J. Wallacer
Nashville
Lily Pond
Leon Forrest
B. M. Drake
Greensboro
Quiet weekend in North Alabama patrol section reports
Capt. Van Gilbert of the North Alabama unit said the past weekend was the quietest since the patrol’s formation. There were no arrests for drunken driving in Morgan, Madison or Limestone counties. Other counties’ reports are awaited.
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van Gilbert
North Alabama
State Highway Patrol
Arunken
Morgan
Madison
Limestone
Gilbert
Class of 1936 Annual Reunion Planned
The Senior class of 1936 holds its annual reunion at Mary White’s home. Meet at Grant Street and Sixth Avenue at 7 30 p m to proceed to Miss White’s residence on Mooresville road with Mr and Mrs G G White listed as hosts.
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Mary White
Grant Street
Sixth Avenue
Miss White
G. G. White
Mooresville Road
Hartselle to Host Community Sing Tuesday Evening
Hartselle officials announce a community sing at 7 45 Tuesday evening at the Nazarene church with a number of prominent singers on the program.
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Hartselle
The
Nazarene Church
Kansas City Woman Crowned Miss American Aviation of 1938
Dorothy Quackenbush of Kansas City won the title Miss Aviation at the eighth national air carnival in Birmingham Alabama. Henry King of 20th Century Fox and aviation notables selected her after two days of speed and revelry.
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Birmingham
Ala
Kansas City
Transcontinental Western Airlines
Dorothy Quackenbush
Henry King
20Th Century-Fox Motion Picture
Freddie Hutchinson Dominates Beavers After Water Break
In Portland Freddie Hutchinson, Seattle's 18-year-old pitching marvel, weakened in the eighth but regained form after a water break. He halted the Beavers to secure his ninth Pacific Coast League win of the season and his first in pro baseball, while 6,000 fans watched.
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Portland
Ore
Freddie
Hutchinson
Seattle
Beavers
Steel industry operations edge up for current week
The American Iron and Steel Institute reports operations in the steel industry for the current week will advance 0.1 point to 26.2 percent of capacity, from 26.1 percent last week. A month ago was 30.4 percent and a year ago 76.2 percent.
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New York
American Iron and Steel Institute
Oakland Man Killed by Supposed Dud Shell
Noel Webb aged 29 of Oakland died when a war time shrapnel shell exploded in a rubbish bonfire yesterday. Robert Duffield said the projectile had separated from its casing and the men believed the shell was a dud.
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Oakland
Calif
Noel Webb
Robert Duffield
Mrs. Emma Chunn Laid to Rest in Waldermose
Mrs. Emma D. Chunn 84, a longtime Waldermose resident, died suddenly Saturday evening at her home. She is survived by one sister, 15 nephews and 14 nieces. Funeral services were held Sunday at Valdermase Springs at 2 PM, with interment there. Drinkard-Howell directing.
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Emma D. Chunn
Waldermose
North Alabama patrol reports 21 accidents in May
Members of the North Alabama unit of the state highway patrol celebrated a drop in highway crashes across 20 counties they cover. The May report shows 21 accidents with four fatalities in the region.
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North Alabama
Two Negroes Die In Car Train Crash Near Montgomery
Carsell Arrington and Bailey Carter, both negroes, were killed when Carter’s car collided with a freight train at a grade crossing near Montgomery. Three other black passengers were injured. Police said Arrington was being taken to a hospital for treatment of knife wounds from a prior stabbing at Hunter Station.
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Montgomery
Ala
Carsell Arrington
Bailey Carter
Carter
Here
Arrington
Hunter Station
Missing Captain Returns to Home
Capt J W Blackwood master of the Waterman line steamer Arizon returned home in Mobile Alabama after being missing since last Tuesday. Detectives said he reported getting lost in the woods near Fairhope Baldwin county and did not recall events between Tuesday and Sunday. Coastguardsmen had searched the river for his body.
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Mobile
Ala
J. W. Blackwood
Waterman Line
Arizon
James Quinn
Malcolm White
Blackwood
Fairhope
Baldwin County
Quinn
New Pastor Installed At First Christian Church
The First Christian church in Decatur welcomed Dr. Edwin Wyle as pastor in a solemn service marred by the death of a guest. R L Maury presided as Dr Allen Wilson and R Scroggie spoke. new stained glass windows and furniture funded by church groups highlighted the upgrades. The article ends noting over $31,000,000 in gold returned to the U S treasury since gold withdrawal.
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First Christian Church
Edwin Wyle
Piwart H. Wyle
Birmingham
R. L. Maury
BE. H. McCulloch
Allen Wilson
Alabama Christian Churches
R. Scroggie
Kingdom of God
Decatur
Windowphone Co
New York
Young Womens’ Missionary Society
Christian Endeavor Society
U. S&s. Treasury
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