Alabama court blocks legislator pay raise pending ruling
A Montgomery circuit court issued a temporary injunction halting a $2 per day increase and $20 700 in retroactive pay for Alabama lawmakers. The Arnold act, signed by the governor, would fund the raise but may violate the constitutional limit of $4 daily. The case goes to the Alabama Supreme Court for a final decision.
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William L Truby
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Walter B. Jones
W. B. Leedy
Birmingham
Alabama Tax Payers League
Taylor
Speight
Supreme Court
Leedy
Giant seaplane reaches Hawaii from Alameda
The Pan American Airways clipper arrived at Pearl Harbor at 6 26 a m from Alameda in under 18 hours completing the first leg toward Midway Island. The aircraft flew in from the east over Diamond Head and landed smoothly in the Pearl Harbor channel after a three mile seaward sweep.
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Honolulu
Pan-American Airways
Pearl Harbor
Here
Alameda
Calif
Midway Island
Diamond Head
Two men held in Montgomery jail for unlicensed insurance sales
Dothan residents Alex Granger and B L Warrick were jailed in Montgomery County on suspicion of representing unauthorized insurance companies. Authorities say charges are expected to be filed once investigations conclude.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alex Granger
B. L. Warrick
Dothan
Montgomery County
Alabama
Markets at a Glance June Market Snapshot
New York stocks held steady as leaders narrowed gains while bonds showed mixed results. Curb markets uneven and several specialties quiet. Foreign exchanges and gold currencies held steady with little movement. Cotton and coffee quiet as selling eased. Sugar rose to firmer spot levels. Chicago wheat fell on strong Southwest yields. corn fell with wheat. Cattle and hogs mostly steady with hogs near 90. Curb and exchange activity described as quiet overall.
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New York
Chicago
China Accepts Some Japanese Demands in North China Impasse
Chinese elder statesmen agreed to withdraw national government troops north of the yellow river and abolish party organizations in Hopei, but rejected changes to royal political personnel. Shanghai fears retaliation as reports of Japanese troop movements spread. Observers say Japan advances toward a larger demilitarized zone between Manchukuo and China proper.
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Associated Press
China
Japan
Yellow River
Hopei
Shanghai
Great Wall
Manchoukuo
Senate Calendar Confusion Delays Adjournment
In Washington the Senate notes it is Monday May 13 by calendar, though it is June 13 on the clock. The chamber has stayed in one session, recessing overnight instead of adjourning, easing the chaplain's duty to appear only at overnight adjournments.
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Washington
Senate
Reunion of Moye Family on Sunday
A reunion of the Moye family will be held Sunday in Montgomery at the home of B. G. Moye, brother of A. L. Moye of this city. Those attending include Mrs. W. G. Jones and family of Evergreen, Mrs. D. J. Eddins and family of Troy, Mrs. T. B. Roberts and family of Andalusia, and A. L. Moye and family of Decatur. Mesdames Jones, Eddins and Roberts are sisters of A. L. and B. G. Moye.
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Moye
Montgomery
B. G. Moye
A. L. Moye
W. G. Jones
Evergreen
D. J. Eddins
Troy
T. B. Roberts
Andalusia
Decatur
Mesdames Jones
Eddins and Roberts
A. L
Officials Discuss Plans for City Sewer Project
City officials and TVA engineers reviewed maintenance and future upkeep clauses for a proposed sewer contract tied to the Wheeler Dam project. The plan, costing about 450000, would add a large lateral sewer pumps disposal plant and several intercepting sewers, creating hundreds of jobs upon completion.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley Authority
James A. Nelson
R. N. Harris
Clyde Hendrix
City
T C. Almon
J. C. Price
TVA
Hazelhurst
State Health Department
Montgomery
Price
Knoxville
Wheeler Dam
Bannizas Attend Columbia Beauty Pageant in Tennessee
G. P. Banniza, manager of the Princess Theatre, and Mrs. Banniza will attend the Columbia Tennessee pageant. The Crescent Amusement Company’s tri state elimination contest features 114 entrants in Columbia.
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G. P. Banniza
Princess Theatre
Millions Sought For Army Base Projects Across Five States
The War Department left a request at work relief headquarters for 17,071,388 dollars to finance 36 Army base construction projects in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California and Kansas.
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Washington
War Department
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Kansas
Waleys in federal case over Washington kidnap law
A Washington state case involving Mahan and the Waleys unfolds as the pair plead not guilty to kidnapping and conspiracy in the abduction of nine year old George Welerhaeuser. Prosecutors threaten state charges with death penalty if federal trial fails, while federal prosecutors weigh next steps and removal hearings.
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Associated
Acoma
Wash
Washington
Mon M. Waley
Margaret
George Welerhaeeuser
Department
Momtana
Canada
William Mehan
Waleys
Lake City
Fed
Geo
Blanchard
Spirit Lake Idaho
J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Mahan
George
Weyerhaeurers
Pierce County
Harry H. Johnston
Owen P. Hughes
U.S
H. G. Fitch
J. Charles Dennis
San Francisco
Dennis
Department of Justice
Thurston County
Olympia
Pacific Northwest
Tacoma
Salt Lake City
To Present Play at Church Tonight
A play The Crowning Glory will be presented this evening at the First Christian church at 7 30 o'clock. Admission is free but a free will offering will be taken to fund a conference trip. Cast includes Miss Emily Harriman Eleanor Walker Guy Paul Wilson Mrs Sophia Meecham Miss Emily's sister Arvelle McCulloch Josephine Mary Corley Mrs Arwilda Thayer Marie Safley Dorothy Barclay Marjorie Honizon Scene Miss Emily's home time present.
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First Christian Church
Emily Harriman
Eleanor Walker
Guy
Paul Wilson
Sophia Meecham
Emily
Arvelle McCulloch
Josephine
Mary Corley
Arwilda Thayer
Marie Safley
Dorothy Barclay
Marjorie Honizon
South Africa Sees First Snowfall Amid Floods
Durban records its first snowfall in living memory as cold waves grip Natal. A 12 inch rain caused floods wrecking rail and road links with several bodies found in floodwaters.
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South Africa
Durban
Natal
Exemptions for Homesteads Put in Revenue Bill
Alabama’s general revenue measure includes a $2000 homestead exemption and reduced automobile tags. The bill lingered in the Senate finance and taxation committee after a House passage, as special interests debated the provisions and related measures.
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A. F. Mahan, JR
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate
Finance and Taxation Committee
House
Bill Graves
Governors Discuss the NRA at Biloxi Conference
Governors from more than half the states gathered in Biloxi Mississippi for the NRA conference with debate planned on voluntary pledges and states rights. Governors Johnston McNutt and Talmadge led discussions while host Governor Conner described an informal program focused on mutual problems and business sessions.
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Biloxi
Miss
NRA
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Washington
O. K. Allen
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
United States Supreme Court
Allen
Johnson
Johnston
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Roosevelt
Sennett Conner
Mississippi
Legal Backing Is Sought For Dog Tray Team
A House highways committee in Montgomery Alabama advances a bill holding any person who knowingly rides with a drunken driver to the same penalties as the driver. Representative Hill argues accomplices share guilt. Hamner of Dallas moved for a favorable report.
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Montgomery
Ala
House Committee On Highways
Representative Hill
Hill
Hamner
Dallas
Two Tried Today in Capital Cases at Creuit Court
Gene Giers faced trial on a second degree burglary charge and was found not guilty in a capital case. The docket included a case against Ann Allen as part of a two week criminal session ending after the civil docket is completed.
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Gene Giers
Creuit
Ann Allen
Tribune Writer Expelled By Italy
Rome reports a Tribune writer named Darrah expelled immediately for anti Italian articles. He allegedly attacked Italy's financial structure and public allegiance to the fascist regime. The expulsion follows a ban on the New York Times over a critical editorial.
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Rome
Ital
Darrah
New York Times
Italy
Baldwin and Mussolini
Judge McConnell Heads Athens CC
Judge A. M. McConnell was elected to head the civic club at its June meeting. He succeeds R. H. Walker of Athens who led the organization for two terms as speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. The new president will preside at the monthly banquet Friday at the Ross hotel.
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Athens
Ala
A. M. McConnell
Ns Chia
Ross Hotel
R. H. Walker
Alabama House of Representatives
Sadler Is Youngest Graduate of Athens High School
Raymond Sadler Jr of Athens crowned the youngest graduate in the school's history as diplomas were awarded. He was nearly fifteen, earned straight As, and ranked among the top ten percent of eight thousand students statewide on an intelligence test.
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Sadler
Athens
Ala
Raymond Sadler, Jr
Raymond Sadler
Athens High School
Young Sadier
Alse
Senate panel approves aid bill to raise teacher pay
The finance and taxation committee placed the administration bill on the calendar without recommendation. It would appropriate 500000 to Alabama Education to supplement federal relief, paying all ineligible relief teachers and boosting relief teachers to full contract pay, with eligibility limits and a pledge from Gov. Graves under review. A subcommittee will confer with the governor Saturday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Finance and Taxation Committee
Senate
Department of Education
I. J. Browder
Jackson
Bibb Graves
Forney Stephens
Bowder
Thad Holt
Alabama Relief Administration
James Simpson
Jefferson
Browder
Graves
Bill A
Black Will Push Air Mail Rate Cut
Senator Black leads a push to force Pan-American Airways to accept a 25 percent cut in foreign air mail rates if the carrier declines the Post Office recommended reduction. The plan follows Postmaster General Farley's report to President Roosevelt on foreign air mail contracts, which urged a 26 percent rate reduction and route reengineering to save about 2.06 million annually.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Black
Ala
Senate Air Mail Committee
Pan-American Airways
Post Office
Farley
Roosevelt
Department
Senate
Bangor
Halifax
N. S
Stop Gap NRA Extension Approved After Long Filibuster
The stop gap plan to extend the NRA through April faced final congressional approval after a 15 to 12 hour filibuster by Senator Long. Senate vote was 41 to 13 and moves now to the House for final action. The measure allows voluntary labor agreements and retains already outlawed trade practices.
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Clarence M. Wrigr
Associated Press
Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Senator Long
Senate
Chamber
House
Gore
Okla
Schall
McCarran
Nev
Boreh
Ida
Pittman D
Long
Norris
Nebraska
la Follett
Sterilization Bill Is Before Court
The Supreme Court began consideration of the constitutionality of the Dominick sterilization bill at the request of Governor Graves for an advisory opinion. The bill, passed by both houses, was sent to the governor. Judge B. P. Crum of Montgomery supported the measure while C. R. Shannon of Mobile challenged its constitutionality, both briefs filed at the governor’s request.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Ae Graves
B. P. Crum
C. R. Shannon
Mobile
Work Begins on Cee Camp at Hartselle
With the arrival in Hartselle of 16 carloads of material work began today on the permanent TVA No 9 project. Officials said several hundred residents applied for work at the CCC camp and were interviewed. about 30 could be used. More than 300 men including CCC boys will be put to work building the camp.
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Hartselle
TVA
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