Party Strife Hidden as GOP Opens Parley
At the Republican convention in Cleveland on June 9 delegates set up committees to reconcile disputes behind closed doors. Governor Landon backers held a strong position while no coalition of anti-Landonites formed, and leaders considered caucuses pivotal for outcome. Senator Steiner won a temporary chairmanship and prepared to deliver the keynote.
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Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press
Cleveland
London
Henry P. Fletcher
John M. Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Fletcher
Borah
Idaho
Vandenberg
Michigan
Herbert Hoover
Frederick Steiner
Oregon
Steiner
Lake Erie
Clevelands
Harold H. Burton
Landon
Duke C. Jones Preaches Tonight at First Christian
Evangelist Duke C. Jones continues a revival at the First Christian Church presenting the message Giving Your Life this evening following a prior sermon on Where Did Cain Get His Wife which drew a helpful response from attendees.
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Duke C. Jones
First Christian Church
Mr. Jones
Cain
Man Charged With Murder After Barbeque Stand Shooting
Robert Black held in Morgan county jail on murder charge for the fatal shooting of taxi driver Roy Hoover beside a Bee Line highway barbecue stand. Authorities say Black, who claimed the shot was accidental, was arrested in Sturgess Mississippi and brought to Birmingham. He later gave inconsistent statements and may hire counsel.
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Robert Black
Morgan County
Jefferson County
J. Street Sandlin
W. F. McCall
E. J. St. John
Black
Roy Hoover
Bee Line Highway
Hoover
Sturgess
Mississippi
Birmingham
J. W. McClung
Georgia
Decatur
Kellum
Department of Justice
Washington
Zioncheck Breaks Out Of Hospital Grounds
Washington June 9 Rep Marion A Zioncheck breaked from Gallinger hospital after being confined for mental observation. Wearing a white bathrobe he kicked out two window screens and ran about the grounds while guards pursued him. He carried a long black cigar and yelled as he fled the building.
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Washington
Gallinger Hospital
Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington State
Limestone Gives Sparkman Lead In Absentee Totals
Limestone reports an absentee ballot tally showing John Sparkman leading Bob Simpson by 80 to 56 this afternoon. The figures reflect preliminary tabulation from Limestone County officials.
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Sparkman
Limestone
John Sparkman
Bob Simpson
Simpson
Court Recessed Until After Election Weekend Session
The court recessed until after the election and will resume Wednesday. The grand jury recessed last week and on Monday June 15 the criminal docket will hear cases with Griffith presiding at the Geneva courthouse.
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Grand Jury
Griffith
Ieee
Law enforcement pursues fugitives from state asylum escape
Lawrence De Vol known as Scarface and two accomplices fled from St Peter State Hospital with seven other inmates. The trio headed toward the Ozarks while a car was found near the Iowa border. Guards plan raids as authorities warn the most dangerous men remain at large and several have been recaptured.
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Lawrence de Vol
Barker-Karper
Minnesota
St. Peter State Hospital
Melfin Passolt
State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
de Vol
Albert “Scarface
Saroko
Donald Reader
Ozark Mountains
Iowa Line
Elmore
Minn
Tom de Largo
David Rhoades
Geo. Freeman
National Guard
Iowa
Freeman
Walter Hornstein
Passolt
Hornstein
le Sueur
Wisconsin
Alabama's James Kelly Parsons Elevated to Major General
The Senate confirmed James Kelly Parsons from Birmingham to major general, succeeding Major General Johnson Hagood who retired after leaving Bt duty and later reinstated amid government criticism.
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Washington
Senate
James Kelly Parsons
Birmingham
Ala
Johnson Hagood
Hagood
Judge Lynne Club Speaker Receives Servant Leadership Talk
Rotery club hosted Judge Seybourn Lynne as speaker on service to individuals and clubs. Tom Fitzpatrick led entertainment with Patsy Ann Patterson and guests performing tap numbers. A directors meeting elected W J Duncan Jr and John Peach as officers with John McGehee treasurer and other posts filled.
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Seybourn Lynne
Lynne
Tom Fitzpatrick
Patsy Ann Patterson
Sydney Patterson
John McGehee
Patsy
McGehee
John Peach
W. C. Watson
James Rankin
Bill Kimbrough
Owen Wise
Ross Dublin
Hoover in Cleveland as convention opens
President Hoover stayed in a Drake Hotel suite in Chicago on June 9 as the Republican national convention opens in Cleveland. He prepared an address for delivery the next evening though no subject was announced by the party head.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
Drake
Rain Relief Spurs Hope Across Alabama Farmland
Rain brought partial relief to drought stricken gardens and crops over a wide Alabama area. Forecasters predicted a break in heat with partly cloudy skies and local showers on Wednesday. Agricultural officials met in Auburn to plan drought aid and soil conservation programs while road work slowed by dry conditions.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Montgomery
Union Springs
Birmingham
Anniston
Florida Line
Tennessee Valley
Black Belt
Montgomery Weather Bureau
Auburn
Clanton
Evergreen
Mobile
Ozark
Selma
Thomka
L. N. Duncan
State Extension Service
H. H. Houk
State Highway Department
Rain Nips Southern Drought But Not Crop Loss Total
Rain over the weekend touched eastern Tennessee and central western Virginia enough to end the drought there but left a projected crop loss of around 100 million dollars. The Mid Atlantic and southern states saw showers with little relief, while Tennessee University farm authorities warned the damage in the state may still reach seven million dollars. Noting forecasts called for more showers, the report ends with a continuation cue on page two.
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Atlanta
Tennessee
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Middle Tennessee
Tennessee University
Roosevelt Expected Through Decatur On Special Train
President Roosevelt’s special train from Washington to Little Rock is likely to pass Decatur station between 8 and 9 tonight with minimal stops. Officials note the trip could cut about two hours from the usual 22 hour Decatur-Washington schedule. No engine change is planned at Sheffield before continuing to Memphis. This would be the third Roosevelt visit to Decatur, following earlier stops in 1933 and at Union Station drawing large crowds.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Little Rock
Decatur
Sheffield
Memphis
sRoosevelt
Muscle Shoals
Grant Street
Roosevelt Heads West On 4000 Mile Tour To Arkansas
President Roosevelt departed Washington at midnight on a special train for a four thousand mile tour of the west with engagements in Arkansas Texas and Indiana. He will deliver his first school address in Little Rock tomorrow honoring Arkansas centennial statehood and has additional speeches planned through Tennessee en route.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Little Rock
Ark
Congress
Arkansas
Texas
Indiana
Washington
Tennessee
School Teacher Claims No Knowledge of Driver's License
State highway patrol officers stopped a woman driver and asked for her license. She said she had never heard of a driver's license and revealed she was a school teacher, astonishing the officers.
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State Highway Patrol
van Gilbert
Work Begins on Big Sewer Interceptor Near Riverview
TVA starts first unit of interceptory sewer construction north of Joe Wheeler highway. J C Price says after excavations, concrete walls go up and pumping station work begins near Riverview avenue. Bids for piping open June 12 in Knoxville as TVA plans a three mile line to the pumping house and river discharge costing about half a million dollars.
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Corpoline
Joe Wheeler
Tennessee Valley Authority
J. C. Price
TVA
Riverview Avenue
Knoxville
Tennessee City
Tennessee
T. D. Lebby
Strikes Spread Across French Provinces As Unions Rally
Paris dispatch reports rapid strike spread as the Socialist government and the General Federation of Labor press for observed agreements. Toulouse sees 15 000 workers on strike. Rouen endures blackout. Bordeaux stores lock out 5 000 employees. aviation and shipbuilding workers quit. northern miners join 15 000 in sympathy.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Toulouse
Rouen
Bordeaux
Aviation
France
Eva FFA Elects Officers for Year
Eva FFA members elected Cecil Johnson as president Pat Holmes as vice president Cloyce Frost as secretary Donald Johnson as treasurer Orval Davis as reporter They plan a Gulf of Mexico vacation trip and recently attended a district meeting in Athens.
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Eva F.F. A
Cecil Johnson
Pat Holmes
Cloyce Frost
Donald Johnson
Orval Davis
Gulf of Mexico
Athens
Huddleston Leads Absentee Ballots in Alabama Runoff
George Huddleston led Patrick 584 to 475 with 1 059 absentee ballots reported in Jefferson county as Alabama runoff primaries proceeded. In Huntsville W L Humphrey refused to hand over absentee ballots without a higher order, citing jurisdiction over counting amid a vote buying probe.
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Huddleston
Patrick
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Madison county grand jury voids ballots in run off
Attorney General A. A. Carmichael said he would have no statement today on actions of a Madison county grand jury that voided 1 009 absentee ballots and ordered certain disability certificates canceled in the Democratic run off. Local officials fear jurors overstepped authority amid ties to the Simpson Sparkman contest for Congress.
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Huntsville
Ala
W. L. Humphrey
Democratic Executive Committee
Grand Jury
Humphrey
Paul Speake
Speake
Sveake
W. E. Butler
Aso
Montgomery
A. A. Carmichael
Madison County
Circuit
T. R. Kelly
Madison
R. T. Simpson, Jr
Florence
John J. Sparkman
Rep
A. H. Carmichael
Tuscumbia
Sparkman Leads in Lawrence County Absentee Returns
John Sparkman holds a three vote edge over Bob Simpson in Lawrence County absentee ballots received by noon Simpson 51 Sparkman 54, reflecting early returns in the county race.
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John Sparkman
Bob Simpson
Lawrence County
Simpson
Sparkman
Sparkman Leads Jackson County Absentee Count
John Sparkman held a lead of more than two to one in Jackson County absentee ballots this afternoon with Simpson at 50 and Sparkman at 105 after noon tabulation.
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John Sparkman
Jackson County
Simpson
Sparkman
Ballots Cast In City By Noon In Runoff Race
Unusually heavy vote expected in the John J. Sparkman Robert T. Simpson runoff with fair weather across the eighth district. Absentee totals at noon show Sparkman 181 to Simpson 114, city boxes tally 833 votes noon, with final counts due after mail-in ballots.
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John J. Sparkman
Huntsville
Robert T. Simpson
Florence
Morgan County
Decatur
Sparkman
Courthouse
A Son Avenue
Ferry St
Seeston St
Sit Hal
Johnston St
Black's
Hee ‘Ana Avenue
Shropshire’s
Fourth Avenue
Sixth St
Orr's
Alabama Democrats Pick Congress Candidates in Two Races
In Jefferson County Birmingham and the Tennessee Valley area voters selected candidates for Congress. Huddleston seeks a 12th term amid attacks on his New Deal record while Patrick presses the power question. Sparkman and Simpson clash over ties to Alabama Power and TVA benefits, with high expected turnout.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Huddleston
Patrick
Alabama
Jefferson County
Tennessee Valley
Luther Patrick
TVA
Robert T. Simpson, Jr
Florence
John Sparkman
Huntsville
A. H. Carsmichael
Huddleston
Sparkman
Simpson
Alabama Power Company
Power Company
Weather Report For Tennessee and Alabama Regions
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 2.4 feet at 7 a m with no rainfall recorded. Maximum temperature reached 95 degrees and minimum 70 degrees in the past 24 hours. Alabama expected partly cloudy tonight with scattered thunderstorms. Tennessee shows increasing cloudiness tonight with showers in the west portion on Wednesday.
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Alabama
Tennessee
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David Reed
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