40 Cent Minimum Wage Plan Forged by Congress
A joint congressional committee approved a wage hour compromise setting a 40 cent minimum wage in interstate industries after seven years, with a 26 cent base in year one and 30 cents in year two. Boards would oversee industry by industry progress, with employment safeguards. Some senators opposed, predicting court challenges to the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional
Cense
Pepper
Ellender
Ramspeck
Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Borah
R.-Idaho
D.-La
Senate
Conference Committee
Bank Robbers Strike Minden and Bardwell Banks
In Minden Louisiana on June 8 bandits struck the Minden Bank and Trust Company inside hours before opening, tying seven staff including President J F Harper with copper wire and forcing cash from assistant cashier Louis Scruggs. They then fled in an automobile. authorities linked them to a Texas prison escape led by Floyd Hamilton, brother of the executed Sepn Hamilton, with pursuit in the southwest. A second Arkansas bank, Bardley, was robbed of 685 dollars as part of the same spree. A bullet punctured car found last night intensified the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Minden Bank and Trust Company
Minden
Bank of
Hamilton
Sepn Hamilton
Huntsville
Texas
J. F. Harper
Louis Scruggs
Louisiana
Death Claims 15YearOld Susie Sims In Decatur
Miss Susie Pearl Sims 15 died at home 203 Line Street after a long illness. Funeral 2 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev. J F Ray officiating. Burial City Cemetery. pallbearers include Boyd Draper and Spurgeon Robinson. Survived by parents Mae Sims and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Pearl Sims
R. C. Sims
Line Street
Panera
First Baptist Church
J. F. Ray
City Cemetery
Brown
Miss Mae Sims
Lewis
Plainsville
Ohio
William
Long Beach
Calif
Thomas
New Hope
Malcolm
Decatur
M. C. Cook
L. Kates
Washington, D. C
Mary Haley
Detroit
W. A. Blanton
A. B. Sims
Boyd Draper
William Sherman
Hercel Sherman
Spurgeon Robinson
Clinton King
Preddie Smith
Flowers
Miss Sims
Road hypnosis blamed for many unexplained crashes
In Montgomery Alabama chief engineer H H Houk of the highway department attributes many seemingly unexplainable motor accidents to road hypnosis rather than actual sleep. He cites the phenomenon as a common cause in driving incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
H. H. Houk
Alabama
Youths Examine Prison Conditions In Alabama
In Montgomery on June 8 the 100 citizens of the Alabama boys state began a study of prison conditions, following brief service in offices including the governor and a circuit judge as part of their city county and state official experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Boys State
Kidnap Fund Likely Approved for Bailey Cash Case
Washington reports Senator Adams predicts a $50000 appropriation as standard for the Cash kidnapping investigation. President Roosevelt backs the request, proposing insertion in the deficiency bill. Five year old James Bailey Cash was abducted from Princeton Florida on May 28 after a $10000 ransom was paid. FBI agents focus on tracing ransom bills as hopes of the child’s survival fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adams
D-Core
Senate Appropriations
Little James Bailey Cash
Roosevelt
Garner
Budget Bureau
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Senate
Princeton
Fla
Ford to take labor case to Supreme Court
Covington Kentucky June 8 Ford Motor Company notified the sixth U S circuit court of appeals it will seek Supreme Court review of a National Labor Relations Board order under the Wagner act. Ford said it would apply next Friday for a stay of the board decree of May 5 withdrawing certain records. The NLRB initially ordered back in December 22 that 29 Ford Michigan plant workers be reinstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Ford Motor Company
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Company
ULRB
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Ford
Michigan
Patrol to Check Driving Licenses in District
State highway patrol in this district will start an immediate check of drivers licenses bad lights and brakes announced today by Capt. Van Gilbert head of the unit. He urged motorists to carry licenses at all times and to obtain driving permits if not yet purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Gilbert
Gilbert
Town Creek Child Victim of Colitis
Five year old Elizabeth Craig Malone, daughter of Mr and Mrs B B Malone of Town Creek, died last night of colitis at Benevolent hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at 3 30 PM in Town Creek. Mr Malone formerly served in the state highway patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Craig Malone
B. B. Malone
Town Creek
Benevolent Hospital
Malone
State Highway Patrol
Decatur Nears City Light Plant With Bond Formalities
A municipal electric light and power system for Decatur advances toward completion as $268000 of revenue bonds for 1938 gain state approval. Bonds will be purchased by the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank with an $82000 Public Works grant, total project cost about $350000. Mayor Harris awaits Atlanta signing for bearer bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Robert Harris
Alabama State Board of Public Works
State Public Works Board
Harris
John Wilkes
Montgomery
First National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank
Atlanta
Wilkes
Alanta Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Public Works Administration
Hartselle
Suspects not held in Falkville robbery case
Police questioned two men Monday in connection with the hold up of Anderson Service Station on Lacon Mountain Sunday morning. The proprietor G. O. Anderson could not identify them. Thieves took 15 dollars from Anderson and 21 dollars from Andrew Andrews of Middleton Ohio. Only 35 cents was found on the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Ryan
Falkville
Anderson
Lacon Mountain
G. O. Anderson
Andrew Andrews
Middleton
Ohio
Ryan
Alabama trees planted on sub-marginal land reach 39 million
W A Hartman head of the agriculture department south eastern land utilization division reported that in the past three years 39,224,711 trees were planted on 34,572 sub-marginal acres across Alabama Florida Georgia and South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
W A. Hartman
Agriculture Department
Southeastern Land Utilization Division
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Indicted defendants set for trials in Morgan County
Five Morgan County prisoners named by a grand jury face trial dates. Motions include murder charges against two defendants and forgery against Randall Compton. trials scheduled June 14 to June 15. English and others await hearings as the grand jury nears completing its report to Judge Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Grand Jury
A. A. Griffith
Maudie Ruby Lathon
Newton B. Powell
BE. G. Nix
Robert Ford
Annie Pearl Clay
Jackson Street
W. H. Long
David Blackburn
Henry Lewis Fitzgerald
W. Cherry Street
Hunt, Jr
Blackburn
Randall Compton
Hunt
Alvanglish
English
Harvey Brown
Eleventh Avenue
FE. C. Nix
Griffith
Life saving class enrolls twenty at Crystal Plunge
Twenty persons are enrolled in the life saving classes conducted by George Porter at Crystal Plunge Malone Park this week. Instruction ends Friday morning. Porter is chairman of the life saving division of Morgan County chapter American Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Porter
Crystal Plunge
Malone Park
Porter
Morgan County
American Red Cross
Supplies Placed in Morgan County Ballot Boxes for Primary
Courthouse officials completed placing of supplies in 53 ballot boxes for the second primary on June 14. The boxes contain ballots poll lists tally sheets and instructions and will be delivered to all polling places early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Ravages Of Colitis In Morgan County Warn Alarming Stage
North Alabama faces a rise in colitis with six weeks of cases and two April deaths. Dr. L. R. Murphree warns that mild cases can become severe, urges early treatment, and notes spread via food, water, milk, and fingers with three cs flies, fingers, food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
North Alabama
L. R. Murphree
Murphree
North
Alabama
Biddle Named as Possible Counsel in TVA Probe
Francis Biddle of Philadelphia, head of the National Labor Board under the NRA, is among more than 60 attorneys considered for counsel to the congressional committee probing the Tennessee Valley Authority. The panel, chaired by Donahey, will decide tomorrow. Biddle was nominated by Judge Curtis Bok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
June
Francis Biddle
Philadelphia
National Labor Board
NRA
Congressional
Tennessee Valley Authority
Donahey
Ohio
Biddle
Curtis Bok
Samuel Seabury
New York City
Congress
TVA
Bok
NRA Labor Board
Groton
Harvard
Justice Holmes
Supreme Court
1933 Class Members Reunion Planned at Central High
All members of the class of 1938 are asked to meet at Central High School at 6 o'clock Thursday afternoon and proceed to Hatfield Lake for a reunion party. Girls are asked to bring lunches. Officers anticipate strong interest and expect it to be the best reunion yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High School
Hatfield Lake
Resignation Sought For Birmingham Housing Chief
Commission President James M. Jones asked Frank Spain to resign as Birmingham housing authority head after a dispute over a $5 million low cost housing project. Spain faced the request at a city hall conference with the city commission and building trades delegation. Spain did not say if he would resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Frank Spain
Birmingham Housing Authority
Commission
James M. Jones
Spain
City Commission
Housing Authority
Birmingham Building Trades Council
City Hall
Jones
Washington
Cotton Group Cleared of All Charges by Senate Committee
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 11 to 2 to clear the American Cotton Cooperative Association of charges raised during a year long probe. The report said ACCA was solvent and that government losses were not due to its operations, while approving seed loan activities and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Bankhead
Ala
Ellender
Lawrence Westbrook
ACOA
Smith
Secretary of Agriculture
Frazier
R.nd
Oscar Johnston
Government Pool
ACCA
Alabama cotton makes good weekly progress despite late stands
The U S Weather Bureau reports the week ending yesterday saw near normal temperatures with early week rains making soils wet and fields grassy in spots. Cotton progressed but remains late with some poor stands. corn, oats, sweet potatoes, fruits, and vegetables range from fair to good with pastures in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U.S. Weather Bureau
Calhoun Again Leads In Drunken Drivers
Calhoun county led all districts in drunken driving arrests for the week ending Sunday morning with ten. Captain Van Gilbert, head of the state highway patrol, said Etowah was second with four, Franklin three, Colbert two, and Limestone and Morgan one each. No arrests were made in Morgan, Limestone, Madison, or Cullman counties over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County
van Gilbert
State Highway Patrol
Calhoun
Howell
Etowah County
Franklin
Colbert
Limestone
Morgan
Gilbert
Madison
Cullman
Japanese bombing hits Canton Lingnan campus protests
Washington protested to the Japanese consul general in Hong Kong over a bombing raid on Lingnan University in Canton. The attack damaged the campus edge near American-owned property but no buildings were struck. The United States cited American involvement in the institution. Canton's night raids caused massive fires and civilian casualties as Japanese planes hit the city for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hong Kong
Lingnan University
Canton
State Department
Addison E. Southard
United States
Southard
China
Langham University
Standard
Unce
Lingham
South China
Shameen
Macao
Canton-Hankow
Hankow
Honam Island
Pearl River
Honam
Weather Summary From Tennessee River and Alabama Forecast
The Tennessee river gauge reached 20.6 feet at 7 am with a 92 degree high and 15 degree low in the past day and 0.03 inch of rain. Alabama forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with scattered thunder showers near the coast and warmer conditions in the far north, light to moderate west to southerly winds along the coast.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Hertha Klinkig
Chicago
Miss Klinkig
Susie Sims
Betty Howard
Miami, Fla
Willard Campbell
James Cash, Jr
G-Men
Cotton Group
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