Restoration of PWA Money Rate Declared by Ickes
Secretary Ickes announced the restoration of the 4 percent interest rate on PWA loans under the $4 billion work program to attract private capital for non federal expenditures. The move follows a 3 percent rate set on May 24 and aims to encourage credit worthy communities to apply for grants while permitting private funding. Roosevelt approval and advisory committee backing were noted during a White House session.
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Washington
PWA
Ickes
Roosevelt
White House
Civitans Turn to Business Session at Alabama Mississippi Convention
Delegates from Civitan clubs across Alabama and Mississippi moved toward the climax of their annual convention, reviewing the past year's work and planning the coming year's program. A citizenship service was held at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Wilds S. DuBose delivering the sermon.
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Gadsden
Ala
Civitan
Alabama
Mississippi
First Baptist Church
Wilds S. DuBose
Attalla Methodist Church
Peace In Chaco Near As Mediation Plan Accepted
BUENOS AIRES June 10 AP The prolonged Chaco war between Paraguay and Bolivia showed signs of ending as neutral American mediators proposed a peace formula. Paraguay accepted the plan yesterday and Bolivia was expected to concur shortly.
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Buenos Aires
Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
Markets at a Glance Six Line Summary
New York markets mixed with firm stocks and steady bonds as Bee fee lists ease. Curb, utilities down while foreign exchanges stay quiet with narrow rates. Cotton and Brasilian markets show modest activity. Chicago grains mostly firm wheat and higher corn amid tight supply. cattle and hogs slow with few advances.
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New York
U. S
Chicago
Billy Childs Shot on Sycamore Street
Billy Childs, 23, was shot in the neck on Sycamore street after a dispute over 50 cents. He is in Be nevolent Society Hospital and will recover if no complications arise. Police search for an unnamed Negro suspect. Childs refused to identify him.
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Billy Childs
Benevolent Society
Childs
Sycamore Street
Brown
Union Station
Limestone County
Young Childs
E. P. Childs
Post office classified posts lift pay as orders honor rise
The post office department raised 830 postmasters in the annual class readjustment to July 1 1935 boosting Eighty five offices from second to first class with salaries from 3200 to 10000. Others moved up from third to second and fourth to third reflecting improved business conditions and a shift in stamp revenues. Cities in Alabama listed include Dothan Albertville Bay Minette Elba Enterprise Eutaw Fairhope Greensboro Haleyville Hart sel le Phenix City.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Tech Department
Dothan
Ala
Albertville
Bay Minette
Elba
Enterprise
Eutaw
Fairhope
Greensboro
Haleyville
Hartselle
Phenix City
China Accepts Japanese Demands on North China
The Japanese military attaché reports Gen Hoying Chin chairman of the Chinese National Government’s military council has accepted all Japanese demands concerning North China. The statement was issued from Peiping on June 10.
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Peiping
Hoying Chin
P " Military Council
Nese
North China
Free Theatre Tickets Offered in Classified Ads
Classified ads announce free theatre tickets beginning Wednesday for readers. Cut out the ad and bring it to The Daily office to receive a ticket to the Princess theatre. Readers search the ads for their names among opportunities and prizes.
Cavalry Horses Enter Decatur Show by Alabama Guards
The Tennessee Valley Horse Show in Decatur expects a busy entry period with Birmingham Sabres of the Alabama National Guard entering two horses Ringler ridden by Staff Sergeant Harry Speaker and Nigger with Sergeant Emmett Cloud. A long list of owners and horses from Birmingham Albertville Courtland and nearby towns are noted for the June 13 event.
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Birmingham Sabres
Alabama National Guard
Ringler
Harry Speaker
Emmett Cloud
C. L. Sartor
Cantan Weller Smith
55Th Cavalry Brigade
Sherman M. Coley
Gambrill
Lady Astor
O. E. Stevens
Albertville
W. G. Patterson
Birmingham
Fashion Follies
My Man
Lone Star
Lindy
R. L. Burnett
Loraine Peavine
Hector French
Athens
Fannie Clay
Honey Boy
Lawson Gambill
Gus Burt
Ruby Tayor
Red Robin
Cy Hewett
Denmark
Top Sergeant
June Swynes
Rose
Nancy Brower
Trial of Woman Postponed Today
The trial of Mrs. Anne Lyddane on a conspiracy to murder charge was postponed until Wednesday after one co defendant pleaded guilty and another waived trial. The case involves four men indicted with Lyddane and centers on an alleged assassination plot in Rockville Maryland.
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Rockville
Anne Lyddane
John ‘Ll
Lyddane
Gree
Jose
J. B. Har
Local Merchants Slay Ferguson in Limestone County
Olin and Claude McBride, local merchants, are charged with second degree murder in the fatal shooting of James Woodward Ferguson two miles east of Mooresville. Bond set at 1000 dollars each, preliminary hearing scheduled June 19 before Judge J. E. Clem. Ferguson died instantly after a truck pursuit ending near Mooresville. police pursued the McBrides after learning the truck had been stolen.
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Olin
Claude McBride
J. E. Clem
Limestone County
James Woodward Ferguson
Mooresville
McBrides
E. A. Ferguson
Liberty
George 8. Johnston
W. H. Long
Ferguson
C. M. Riggshee
McBride Brothers
TVA
Riggsbee
Brazelton
Elkins
McBride
Two Alabamians Killed In Wrecks
Automobile accidents in Alabama claimed two lives over the weekend. Daisy Belle Cook a 17 year old bride of Greensboro was killed near Catherine when returning from a bridal party near Bay Minette. Several others were lightly hurt and treated in a Selma hospital. The second fatality was Willie Brady a Black man who died in a Shelby County wreck Sunday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Daisy Belle Cook
Greensboro
Catherine
Bay Minette
Selma
Willie Brady
Shelby County
Republicans Called to Fight for Constitution at Midwestern Parley
Frank Lowden urged 10 Midwestern states to revive the GOP from the grass roots and defend the constitution. He pressed for farm tariff parity and government measures to aid agriculture, warning against centralized power and urging states’ rights as the path to liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Howard
Associated Press
Springfield
Ill
Frank O. Lowden
Republican Party
GOP
Washington
America
Fifty Beautiful Decatur Girls to Appear at Princess Tonight
The Miss Decatur of 1935 contest opens at the Princess theatre under Crescent Amusement Company. Fifty contestants sponsored by local merchants will perform as twenty five are eliminated tonight for the finals Tuesday. The winner will face a tri state show in Nashville on June 27 with Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky contenders aiming for Hollywood. Jane Claire Thompson returns to perform in the vaudeville segment.
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Miss Decatur
Princess Theatre
Crescent Amusement Company of
Nashville
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Hollywood
Banniza
Jane’ Claire Thompson
Miss Thompson
Anderson
D. C
J.b.“Thompson
Old Engine Has Her Fling and Houses Tumble
In Brooklyn on June 10 the veteran dockyard locomotive Old 34 ran wild crashing through two buildings and damaging a frame structure. After a chase, James Gallo 21 and Anthony Pardine 37 were arrested for malicious mischief as the locomotive finally stopped 20 feet from the water.
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Brooklyn
WN. Y
Louis McClure
Pioneer Street
James Gallo
Anthony Pardine
Pardine
Gallo
McClure
Atlantic Basin
Government Holds Major Share of World Cotton Supply
A June report shows the U S government may own more than half of global cotton under 1933 and 1934 loan programs totaling 315 million dollars on about 6.0 million bales. If loans default by February 1, 1936, title to the bales passes to the government, with potential losses estimated at tens of millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Greene
AAA
Farm Board
Ers
Artahaet
Noted Local Death After Canal Street Shooting
Lester Ingraham was shot and killed instantly at his Canal Street home shortly after 1 pm. J D Speck was jailed by Sheriff J Street Sandlin in connection with the case. The report cites a charge of causing instant death.
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Lester Ingraham
Canal Street
J. D. Speck
J. Street Sandlin
Ray Ses
Signa Age Soares
Sotrneicekoss
Two Confess Part In Kidnaping of Tot In Tacoma
Federal officials report that 9 year old George Weyerhaeuser, abducted in Tacoma, was held at a Spokane hideout at 1508 West Eleventh Street. Hoover said the cupboard was used to keep the boy.
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Tot
Tacoma
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George Eyerhaeuser, Jr
West Eleventh Street
Spokane
Weyerhaeuser
Hoover
Spa- 6
Death penalty sought in Weyerhaeuser kidnap case
Salt Lake City reports the death penalty would be demanded for the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. Six men and local authorities intensified the manhunt for William Mahan, alleged principal, as two confessed gang members were prepared for transfer to Tacoma. Federal agents planned to arraign Harmon Waley and his wife and depart for the northwest. Waley and the wife were taken into custody after ransom bills surfaced, with Waley accused of involvement and Mahan named as a key figure. Detectives highlighted the bizarre ransom scheme and the pursuit shifted to Montana and Idaho authorities as the case moved toward trial in September in Tacoma.
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Salt Lake City
George Weyerhaeuser
Wear
William Mahan
Tacoma
Justice
Harmon M. Waley
Thare
Northwest
Department of Justice
Waley
Montana
Mahan
Butte
Mont
Washington
Johnston
W. M. Rogers
L. B. Gifford
Walker Bank and Trust Company
Federal Building
Hoover
Wi Merell
William Daiward
William Morrell
Willam Dinard
Ira J. Taylor
Idaho State Penitentiary
O Woley
Hoquiam
Wash
Kando
N. D
Lawmakers Wrestle Over Anti-Trust Law Resurgence
Washington June 10. Chairman Harrison weighs House approved NRA extension in skeleton form as foes push for restoring anti-trust laws. Debate centers on whether the finance committee will amend the resolution before floor action. Supporters cite the need to curb business practices under relaxed antitrust rules.
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Washington
Harrison
Senate
NRA
House
Finance Committee
Ide
The
Long
Partial list fits textile group poll after NRA changes
Charlotte, June 10. A partial list of cotton textile industry volunteers was announced by W aine secretary of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association. The committee includes J A Long Roxboro and tor Marshall Charlotte. F M Beatty Greenville. W P Jacobs Clinton. J H Cheatam Griffin. T M Forbes Atlanta. Scott Roberts Anniston. W B Munson Dallas.
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Charlotte
N. C
Wine
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
NRA
Alne
J A. Long
Roxboro
Tor Marshall
North Carolina
F. M. Beatty
Greenville
W. P. Jacobs
Clinton
South Carolina
J. H. Cheatam
Griffin
T. M. Forbes
Atlanta
Georgia
Scott Roberts
Anniston
Alabama
W. B. Munson
Dallas
Texas
Crew of Lumber Schooner Abandons Ship Off California
Twenty eight crew members abandon a grounded lumber schooner about 100 miles north of San Francisco and take to lifeboats after 9 A.M. Pacific time. Wireless reports indicate the vessel was left in distress as rescue efforts began.
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San Francisco
Here
Pacific Aide
Record 711 miles in 30.91 knot average by Normandie captain
Captain Rene Pugnet of the liner Normandie told French Line officers that borin set a new daily distance record from Saturday to noon Sunday, covering 711 miles at an average speed of 30.91 knots.
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New York
Rene Pugnet
Normandie
Borin
Costello Barrymore Divorce Call Described as Last Recourse
Hollywood June 10. Dolores Costello Barrymore calls her divorce from actor John Barrymore “last recourse in justice” to herself and all concerned. The AP report frames her statement as part of the divorce proceedings.
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Povey
Hollywood
Dolores Costello Barrymore
John Barrymore
Prisoners Escape After Attack at Caledonia Prison Farm
Six long term prisoners at the Caledonia prison farm in Raleigh County attacked a guard today and escaped, initiating a manhunt with state police assistance.
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Raleigh
N. C
Caledonia
County
Weather Gauges River Level and Temperatures
Readings show the Tennessee river gauge at feet with a recent high of and a low of 54 degrees in the past hour. Forecast signals fair skies across Alabama for ten days with warmer nights. Tennessee remains largely unchanged.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Decatur
Ally
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Frank Lowden
Kansas
Jacob D. Allen
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Princess Tonight
Uncle Sam
John L. Wheeler
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