Alabama Senate approves cotton gin limit bill 28 to 1
The Alabama Senate approved the Kelly bill by 28 to 1 to bar cotton processing plants from operating gins in counties without an oil mill or press. Senator J L Kelly said the measure cracks down on monopolies that control cotton seed prices and limit independent ginners. The bill mirrors a Mississippi law and targets gins owned by large processing firms.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kelly
Alabama Senate
J. L. Kelly
Conecuh
Alabama
Conecu County
Mississip
Supreme Court
Senate
Welch House
Isham Dorsey
Scottsboro
Browder
Jackson
Jefferson
Morgan
D. A. Walden
Henry County
Ethiopian protest over Italian aggression at Tafari Katama
Ethiopia files a strong note with Italy denying Ethiopian responsibility for frontier incidents. Foreign Minister Herouy asserts Italian native bands violated the frontier and Ethiopian troops stayed at their posts while tribesmen repelled the attackers.
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Ababa
Ethiopia
Italy
Herouy
Tafari Katama
Tafari Katama Tording
Gilles Contin
Peeseee Porelbi
New Indictments Sought for 2 Mobile Negroes
Mobile officials announce new murder indictments will be sought at the July term for R. P. Vaughn and Frank Millhouse after Scottsboro juror exclusion questions. Solicitor Barty Chamberlain says cases to be resubmitted to the grand jury to ensure constitutional rights, with no trial date set.
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Mobile
Ala
United States Supreme Court
Mobile County
Grand Jury
Miss Gerhardt
Scottsboro
Supreme Court
Chamberlain
Bill Graves
Alabama
Negro Rescued From Lynching in Munfordville Scene
Raymond Curry, 19, escaped mob fury when Town Marshal Burt Hodges and Dr. Maher Speevack pulled him from a barn near Henry Jolly’s home. A crowd of about 150 gathered as officers whisked him to Elizabethtown jail to await trial for allegedly assaulting Esther Jolly, 18, two months after her wedding. Ernest Doutaz, a railroad detective, aided the rescue and fingerprint plans were discussed.
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Munfordville
Raymond Curry
Elizabethtown
Esther Jolly
Burt Hodges
Maher Speevack
Henry Jolly
Marshal Hodges
Dr. Speevack
Mack Boyd
Hardin County
Are the 100 P 7 Choose a Gift From His Favorite Store
A quirky item from a public figure’s past surfaces as a gift choice tied to his preferred retailer. The piece notes the gift’s origin and hints at its cultural significance within the era.
Saved Or Lost Sermon At Sixteenth Avenue Baptist
Rev. J Vernon Rich preached on Saved Or Lost at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. He cited John 3 18 and urged belief in Christ and repentance for salvation, warning of sudden judgment and hell for the unsaved. He closed with God's Challenge To A Crippled Nation.
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J. Vernon Rich
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Christ
Rev
Rich
Hell
David
God
Jesus Christ
Rev. Rich
Crisis deepens in North China as councils reject Japan aims
Reports from Nanking say the central political council refused Japanese demands for Peiping Tientsin while Premier Wang Chen Wei heads to Chengtu to seek Chiang Kai-shek guidance. Tokyo notes rising North China talks of an independent state allied with Japan. observers fear possible invasion as Japanese troops move toward Tientsin.
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Associated Press
North China
Central Political Council
Nanking
Peiping-Tientsin
Political Council
Wang Chen-Wei
Chengtu
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tokyo
China
Japan
Shanghai
Tientsin
Kwantung Army
Chahar
President Roosevelt urges permanent peace and larger army
At West Point on June 12 President Roosevelt told the United States Military Academy graduates and army leaders of his aim for an assurance of permanent peace. He announced support for increasing military strength and partial restoration of the army’s enlisted ranks. The president, Mrs Roosevelt, Secretary Dern and General MacArthur attended the ceremony amid a large army command gathering.
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West Point
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States Military Academy
Battle Monument
Trophy Point
Hudson River
Hyde Park
Raleigh
N. C
United States
Mahan slips through police cordon as search widens
The air of expectancy in the William Mahan kidnapping case cooled but a strong police presence remained near Butte Montana. Officers debated whether the 32 year old ex convict escaped the dragnet or hid nearby after abandoning a car with 15155 dollars of ransom. Federal officials said the victim was moved across the state line into Idaho and the Walys may face Tacoma or Washington state court.
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Alt Lake City
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser
Butte
Mont
Jere Murphy
Murphy
Jack Duggan
Mahan
Tacoma, Wash
Duggan
Denten Han
Washington State Line
Idaho
E. J. Connelley
Tacoma
Washington
Birth Control Debate Divides Physicians at AMA Meet
A survey of physicians at the AMA convention shows broad disagreement on birth control methods while most agree federal and state laws restricting doctor patient information are flawed. The AMA house votes to study the issue intensively next year as debates continue over contraception guidance and abstinence strategies.
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Stephen J. McDonough
Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Association
of American Medicine
Paraguay and Bolivia Sign Peace Pact Ending War
Buenos Aires reports Paraguay and Bolivia signed a peace protocol that closes the long conflict in the Chaco Boreal, signaling a formal end to hostilities between the two nations.
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Paraguay
Bolivia
Buenos Aires
Chaco Boreal
Miss Edna Adcock Wins Miss Decatur 1935
Edna Elizabeth Adcock 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Adcock of 1215 Sixth Avenue South, wins the Crescent Amusement Company crown after 45 contestants. She will represent Decatur in the tri state pageant in Nashville on June 26 with all expenses paid. She attends Central High and excels in algebra and history while pursuing music.
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Edna Elizabeth Adcock
J. R. Adcock
Sixth Avenue
South
Crescent Amusement Company
Nashville
Hollywood
Crescent Company
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Central High School
Funeral Rites Held For Lora Johnson
Funeral rites for Lora Johnson were conducted at noon at a Decatur funeral home. Burial followed with listed survivors including two brothers Lewis and Ruy and five sisters led by Mrs R J L.
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Lora Johnson
Decatur
R. JL
Lewis
Rosie
Ruy
Disappearance of Tall Fugitive After Auto Theft near Falkville
Bloodstains mark chase across fields and woods as police hunt a tall slender suspect linked to a stolen car from Har grove and Murdock. A wounded, untraced man fled after a crash at Bee line highway and Parkville, with officers firing six shots and citizens aiding the search.
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Falkville
Hargrove and Murdock
Decatur
Bee Line Highway
Parkville
Dan Ryan
J. W. Kyle
Kyle
Ryan
Aleve Wi
Petition of Lea Is Argued Today
Oral argument on the pardon petition of Luke Lea a former Tennessee senator serving six to ten years for bank law violations was heard by state parole commissioner Edwin Gill. Lea was represented by J M Broughton with letters from Pershing Burns Bailey Reynolds and others opposing the pardon. Judge M W Barnhill opposed a pardon citing Lea's guilt and efforts to sway public sentiment and governor.
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Raleigh
N. C
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Edwin Gill
Gill
J. M. Broughton
Lea
John J. Pershing
Joe Burns
J. W. Bailey
Robert R. Reynolds
M. W. Barnhill
Barnhill
Tobacco levy to include chewing and snuff voted
Alabama House votes 81 to 41 to tax snuff and chewing tobacco for school books funding. A 10 percent levy on these items, plus a 100 to 200 percent tax on cigars, passes with amendments and a Wholesaler commission cut to 5 percent.
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Montgomery
Ala
House
Alabama
Kelly
Clay
Harrison
Walker
Yea
Adams
Austin
Bulger
Chichester
Connor
Davis
DeVane
Dominick
Douglass
Hall
Hawke
Hare
Hill
Lee
Monroe
Li Long
Miles
Moore
Norman
Lowndes
O'Neal
Pike
Parker
Petrey
Posey
Ker
Quarles
Reid
Waldrop
Commission
Jefferson
Billy Childs Shows Rapid Improvement
Billy Childs wounded in the neck by a pistol bullet Sunday was definitely improved today at Benevolent Society Hospital where he is being treated. Officers continued their probe to locate the negro suspected of the shooting.
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Billy Childs
Benevolent Society Hospital
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