Suit Against City Sets Hearing In Decatur Trial
The 1935 automobile wreck suit against Decatur dates hearing for 1:30 PM with Judge W W Callahan charging the jury in the $10 000 claim by Mrs Amma Daniel of Athens against Mrs Nannie Crow executrix of Miss Sue Crow estate. Attorneys Almon and Lynne sue city for fees tied to a $100 000 bridge bond refund.
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W. W. Callahan
Amma Daniel
Athens
Nannie Crow
Crowton
Sue Crow
T. C. Almon
A. Lynne
Decatur
Daniel
Carnegie
Okla
Nannie
W. T. Woodruff
Eva Woodruff
Cloud Chief
Lewis Crow
Miss Crow
Lewis
Tesident
Oklahoma
Pva Woodruff
Ford Wear
C. W. Greer
Birmingham
A. Almon
Lynne
Commonwealth
Peach and
Caddell
District Medical Meet Held Here in Lyons
The Northwest District Medical Association will hold its bi annual meeting June 17 in Lyons Hotel assembly room. About 100 relatives of medical societies in 15 districts are expected. Many men high in the medical profession will be on the program. The district includes Morgan, Limestone, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Colbert, Franklin, Winston, Marion, Walker, Fayette, Lamar, Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Cullman and Bibb counties.
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Northwest District Medical Association
Lyons Hotel
Morgan, Limestone
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Colbert
Franklin
Winston
Marion
Walker
Fayette
Lamar
Tuscaloosa
Pickens
Cullman
Bibb Counties
Defense Begins Testimony in Barnett Slaying Trial
Defense testimony in the second trial of Dr. R. J. Barnett, Birmingham dentist charged with manslaughter in Elizabeth Alverson's traffic death, was to be heard today as the case was expected to reach the jury this afternoon.
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Birmingham
Ala
R. J. Barnett
Elizabeth Alverson
Warning to thirsty motorists by road patrol in Huntsville
Capt. Van Gilbert of the State Highway Patrol warned thirsty motorists to take liquor home or hire a sober driver coinciding with today’s opening of a state liquor store in Huntsville. He said augmented patrols will curb traffic and prevent drunk driving as a Thursday half holiday and liquor sale increase celebrations.
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Huntsville
van Gilbert
State Highway Patrol
Alabama
Pharmacist faces murder charge in fatal drug store shooting
Daude Vance a 40-year-old Cleveland Mississippi pharmacist is charged with murder after a pistol duel at his drug store. His 19-year-old LSU coed daughter Grace Vance is expected to travel from Louisiana to testify in his defense.
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Cleveland
Miss
Daude Vance
Louisiana State University
Grace Vance
Shaw
Marsha
EO. Harrington
Vance
John K. Smith
W. B. Alexander, Jr
Weather Lull Districts Spain War Diplomacy
Bad weather created a pause in the Spanish conflict as Russia sought to join discussions to restore neutrality patrol talks with Germany and Italy. Britain blocked Russia’s wider access, while Italy and Germany had withdrawn from the patrol after clashes with Spanish government ships. Madrid seeks to evacuate more noncombatants amid siege.
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Associated Press
Spain
Russia
Germany
Italy
Euan Wallace
Madrid
Fryers and Fish on Curb Market
Miss Mabel Britain curb master said today dressed river fish and plenty of dressed fryers would be for sale on the curb market Saturday. Five sellers were present today.
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Mabel Britain
Mystery of Mrs Parsons Abduction Ties To North Shore Farm
New York socialite Mrs Alice Parsons 38 vanishes from Long Island home. A ransom note demanding 25000 dollars is found in a cheap envelope to her husband William Parsons. An axe with blood stains found on the family chicken farm supports abduction theories.
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Stony Brook
N. Y
Alice Parsons
New York Social
Parsons
New York City
Bay Shore
Bill Parsons
Jamaica
Suffolk County
Manhattan
Arata
Wagner-Van Nuys anti-lynching bill approved for substitute
A Senate judiciary subcommittee approved substituting the Wagner-Van Nuys anti-lynching bill for the Cara gan measure. Van Nuys said the bill would define mob violence to cover lynching while excluding gangsters’ deaths or violence from labor disputes and should satisfy Representative Gavagan the author of the house bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
van Nuys
D.-Ind
House
Gavagan
D.N. Y
Refusal to Curb Fight Is Upheld in Philadelphia
The U S circuit court of appeals affirmed the federal district court of New Jersey in refusing to restrain heavyweight champion James J Braddock from facing Joe Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court of New Jersey
James J. Braddock
Joe Louis
Senate approves farm tenant bill with staged aid plan
The Senate Agriculture Committee sends the farm tenancy measure to the floor with a unanimous recommendation. It creates a Farmers Home Nation empowered to spend 10 million dollars next year to aid tenants buying land, 25 million the following year, and 50 million annually thereafter. The bill restricts selling or mortgaging lands bought with aid until fully paid. A House rival would grant 50 million first year and quicker title transfer on payment.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture To
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Agriculture
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Roosevelt
Goon
Aee
Senate Leader Sees No New Tax Legislation Soon
Senate leader Robinson said further changes would not be scheduled this session as reforms have been exhausted and focus shifts to financing. The Roosevelt administration seeks action to close income tax leaks and bolster national revenues while wage and hour bills draw industry scrutiny. James A. Emery of the National Manufacturers Association urged controls on labor organizations, opposing wage hour provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
Amas Et Sa
Leislation
Roosevelt
National Manufacturers Association
James A. Emery
Association
United States
Sheriff Sandlin and Deputy Kilgore Return From Marion
Sheriff J Street Sandlin and Deputy W E Kilgore returned today from Marion Arkansas where they went on business for county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Street Sandlin
W. E. Kilgore
Marion, Ark
Evidence of Arson Sought After Dora Blaze
Police seek arson evidence after a Dora Alabama fire damaged six buildings yesterday afternoon. Mayor Sam J. Watkins said he suspects a deliberate fire, noting a similar blaze in the same location the previous night in a pile of papers. Firefighters from two towns contained the flames. none of the insured buildings were spared.
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Dora
Ala
Sam J. Watking
Watkins
REA Project Approved for South Alabama Counties
Gordon Persons announces receipt of 359000 for a five county rural electrification project in Pike Coffee Covington Crenshaw and Barbour to serve 3358 customers over 936 miles of lines. The South Alabama Electric Membership Corporation will be headquartered in Troy with wholesale power purchases. A 245000 allocation came from Washington with an additional 105000 allotted last week and more funds expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Gordon Persons
Alabama Rural Electrification Authority
South Alabama
Pike, Coffee
Covington
Crenshaw
Barbour
South Alabama Electric Membership Corporation
Troy
Power
Persons
Washington
Sir Robert Borden Dies in Ottawa at Age Reported
Sir Robert L. Borden former Canadian prime minister and World War leader dies in Ottawa at the age of the report notes. The Canadian press records the death on June 10 with details pending on the exact age.
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Robert
Ottawa
Ont
Robert L. Borden
Can
Local Man Savors Rare Ancient Bed Warmer and Whale Teeth
E R Whitton owns a 200 year old New England bed warmer, likely Alabama's sole example, copper pan with wooden handle and lid etched with a peacock. He also holds two whale teeth dating to 1830 with sketches, daguerreotypes of family, and other antique keepsakes from New Bedford and whaling days.
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E. R. Whitton
New England
Alabama
New
Mr. Whitton
Nancy Whitton
New Bedford
Mass
India
Francis Whitton
Flowers 'Snatched' By Souvenir Hunters
The body of Jean Harlow lies in a cemetery crypt after a funeral where souvenir hunters plundered the floral tributes. A gardenia with an unsigned card and a handout from William Powell were noted among the tokens. Rita Johnson was not yet chosen to replace Harlow in her MGM film as production delays loom.
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Glendale
Calif
Jean Harlow
Jean Bello
Forest Lawn Memoria Park
William Powell
Harlow
Shirley Temple
Powell
Bello
Mont
Clair Carpenter
Kansas City
Miss Harlow
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rita Johnson
Mass
Repeal Defeated by Georgia Voters
Unofficial returns show 102,929 to 94,652 against repeal of state liquor laws. Georgia voters endorsed broad social security measures proposed by Governor F E Rivers while maintaining bans on hard liquor sales despite beer and wine permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
F E. D. Rivers
Amelia Earhart heads east across Africa despite storm warnings
Dara French reports Amelia Earhart flies from Ouakam toward Gao on a 1140 mile leg of her Just For Fun round the world flight. She altered course to avoid weather as tornado warnings plagued the path and she pressed on.
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Dara
Senegal
Amelia Earhart
Africa
Ouakam
Gao
Here
Niger River
Daily Bible School Set at Central Methodist Church
Daily Vacation Bible School at Central Methodist Church opens Monday June 14 under Miss Tacy Bell with a staff of Mrs. Raymond Britain Mrs. Walker Darrah Mrs. H O Troup Mary Prances Rauschenberg Marion Schimmel and others. Sessions run 9 to 11 each weekday for two weeks for children aged four to twelve from Central Methods church and beyond.
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Mary Louise Nash
Mary Catherine Smith
American Held Insane in Berlin Slaying Case
John Joseph Hughes Jr. of New York, held in a German prison since February 27 for the slaying of Oskar Hoffman, was ruled dangerously insane by a state alienist after eight weeks of observation. He will not face trial and may be sent to an asylum in Germany or repatriated to the United States under guard. American authorities expressed satisfaction with Germany’s handling of the case. Hughes said he shot Hoffman, 82, when he believed Hoffman was about to attack him.
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Berlin
John Joseph Hughes, Jr
New York
Oskar Hoffman
Hughes
Hoffman
Germany
United States
Well Known Man William W Ridgeway Dies at 73 in Decatur
William Wesley Ridgeway, 73, died at 7 p m at his Danville road home after a Tuesday stroke. Funeral at 4 p m Friday from his residence with Rev. Ira F Hawkins officiating, burial at Roselawn. he had a 35 year dairy career and was a prominent local figure. He is survived by a widow, a daughter Mrs O B Roberson, a son Roy W Ridgeway, two stepdaughters, a brother 8 H Ridgeway, and a sister Mrs Edna Gotcher. Pallbearers named.
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William Wesley Ridgeway
Danville Road
Decatur
Ira F. Hawkins
Central Methodist Church
Roselawn Cemetery
Brown
O. B. Roberson
Roy Wesley Ridgeway
Monore Mill Reopens as Clash Looms in Northwest Strike
Violence flares at Youngstown gates as Republic Steel seeks reopening while 127,000 idle in steel conflicts. Labor groups push for broader inquiry into gunmen and war paraphernalia as Monroe Mich on edge with Newton Steel plant set to resume.
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Associated Press
Department of Labor
James Dewey
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown
Washington
Congress
Connery
D., Mass
House Labor Committee
Northwest Federation
Woodcraft Industries
Committee For Industrial Organization
St. Louis
Paper Guild
M. & A. Company
Providence
R. I
Kewanee (Til) Boller Corporation
American Federation of Labor Organizations
Haleti
Republic Corporation
Monroe
Mich
Republic
Newton Steel Company
Frank Murphy
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Detroit
Squares on Cotton Stalks Displayed Near Trinity Farm
F Plant owns a farm three miles from Trinity in Lawrence county and showed two cotton stalks bearing squares from which blooms grow. Three squares are on one stalk and two on the other. The stalks were grown by M O Lamon and J R Aycock. Squares usually appear around June 20 to 25.
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F. Plant
Trinity
Lawrence County
M. O. Lamon
J. R. Aycock
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama Regions
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 21.4 feet with a 92 degree high and 68 degree low readings in the last 24 hours. Light rain occurred. Alabama shows partly cloudy skies with scattered showers possible tonight and Friday. Tennessee remains cloudy with cooler conditions in the west and central areas tonight.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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