City Balloting Slows in Second Primary At Noon
Basal House reports light turnout in the city at noon today for the second primary, with 11 reporting boxes totaling 539 votes versus 4819 in the May 3 first primary across 13 boxes. Only Box 4 showed a higher noon tally than May 3, while Box 1 at the courthouse logged half the May 3 vote.
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Fourth Avenue
South
Moulton Heights
Third Street
Seventh Avenue
West
Carnegie Library
Japs Blocked By Flood and Farm Payments Delayed
Morgan county farmers expect about 220000 dollars under the 1937 agricultural conservation program with most checks due between July 1 and 15. Delays stem from missing aerial photos and late acreage allotments, causing Morgan and Lawrence counties to lag Cullman and prompting explanations from county agent B G Hall.
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Morgan County
B. G. Hall
Hall
North
Alabama
State Office
Washington
Cullman
Morgan
Lawrence
Flood threatens thousands as Yellow River floods surge near Chengchow
Relentless floods from the Yellow River have submerged villages and swelled toward Chungmow and Chengchow in northern Henan. Experts warn deliberate dike breaches and heavy rains aggravate the crisis as Japanese forces face possible strategic shifts to avoid inundated areas. China relief workers fear widespread casualties and a monumental disaster amid the Yangtze region struggle.
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Shanghai
Yellow River
Henan
Chungmow
Chengchow
Japan
Bhanghat
Kaifeng
Lunghai
China
John Earl Baker
International Red Cross
Yellow River Commission
Suchow
Kiangsu Province
Langhai
Hankow
Peiping
Absentee results from Morgan county election board
Absentee totals show for public service commission Harrison 103 and Huestess 75. For sheriff Sandlin 109 and Willoughby 97. For county solicitor Crow 104 and Powell 102. Polls close at six oclock with a few additional votes possible.
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Morgan County
Public Service Commission
Harrison
Huestess
Sandlin
Willoughby
Crow
Powell
Morgan voters weigh in as 15 boxes report results
Box 6 Majone Park shows 72 votes tied in today’s primary ballot. Morgan voters choose one state candidate and three county officers. Candidates include Heustess vs Harrison for public service commission, Willoughby and Sandlin for Sheriff, Crow and Powell for county solicitor, and Burleson versus Speake for the revenue district two board. Noon tabulations list per box totals with several boxes still unreported.
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Majone Park
Morgan
Arthur Heustess
W.C. Harrison
Public Service Commission
W. T
Bill) Willoughby
P. Herman Sandlin
Jim Crow, Jr
Newton B. Powell
R. H
Bob) Burleson
Fred M. Speake
Board of Revenue District
Courthouse
Carnegie Library
City Hall
Chandlers Store
Third Street
Seventh Avenue
West
Malone Park
Johnston Street
Palace Cleaners
Second Avenue
Shropshire’s
Fourth Avenue
South
Love's
Ninth Street
Sixth Avenue
McCormick's
Grant Street
Fairview
Austinville
Moulton Heights
Alabama Democrats quick runoff consolidates state nominations
In Birmingham on June 14, Alabama Democrats conducted a runoff to confirm nominees for top offices. Frank M. Dixon led the governor race prompting Chauncey Sparks to concede the gubernatorial nomination. The statewide contest focus centered on the third district race between Henry B. Steagall and J. Hubert Farmer, with the prohibition issue revived in Marengo county.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Frank M. Dixon
Chauncey Sparks
Eufaula
Henry B. Steagall
New. Deal
J. Hubert Farmer
Dothan
Marengo County
For Rent One Furnished Apartment With Modern Conveniences
Classified want ad notes a single furnished apartment available for rent at an unusually low cost. Includes all modern conveniences and promises quick, painless rental process.
Farmers may still qualify for full Farm program
Auburn Alabama June 14 A W Jones state chief of the agricultural adjustment administration said farmers who over planted allotted cotton acreage can still qualify for full participation by retiring excess acreage to other crops before cotton reaches the boiling stage.
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Auburn
Ala
A. W. Jones
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Negro Tried for Murder in Pistols Slaying Case
Robert Ford, a Negro charged with murder in the pistol slaying of Annie Clay Price on May 9, was to stand trial in circuit court as sessions resumed after a morning recess for voters. Shelton Moseley was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to 15 years. Mrs Maudie Lathon faces a murder count in the knife slaying of her husband, with trial set soon. Alvin English and David Blackburn also have trials scheduled. Newton B Powell and Fred S Hunt Jr represent the defendants.
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Robert Ford
Annie Clay Price
Shelton Moseley
A. A. Griffith
Maudie Lathon
Newton B. Powell
Alvin English
David Blackburn
Fred S. Hunt, Jr
Blackburn
TVA Probers To Get Fund Inadequate To Probe
Senate audit panel head Byrnes said Congress will likely allot 50 000 more to the TVA investigating committee instead of the 100 000 requested. The panel will push House passage of a concurrent resolution for 50 000, with the full 50 000 already granted, while Donahey urged tripling the funds for full scope. Thomas Panter of Los Angeles testified as the panel plans July Knoxville headquarters and July hearings.
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Washington
Byrnes
8. C
Senate Audit Committee
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
Senate
TVA
Donahey
Ohio
Thomas Panter
Los Angeles
Knoxville
Tenn
Baptists Asked to Fill Fruit Jars for Orphanage
Rev. J. F. Ray announced he has about 1,000 fruit jars and urged Baptists in Morgan county and Decatur to fill them for the Baptist orphanage in Troy. A truck from the orphanage will collect the filled jars once enough are gathered.
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J. F. Ray
Morgan County
Decatur
Troy
Election officers urged to telephone local vote totals
The Daily asks election officers to telephone results of their count this evening. Returns will not be flashed at The Daily office. those interested may call 46 or 1000 for information on the election.
Postmasters Appointed Today by President
Washington June 14 The president sent to the Senate for confirmation postmaster nominations in Alabama cities including Athens Cherokee Fairfax Falkville Jacksonville Moulton Rogersville and University with appointees Charles W. Sarver Elias B. Reid Bessier Combs J Thom Martin Lawrence F. Howell Otis C. Goode and James A. Anderson listed.
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Washington
Senate
Alabama
Athens
Charles W. Sarver
Elias B. Reid
Fairfax
Bessier
Combs
Falkville
A. Kate B. Patterson
Jacksonville
J. Thom Martin
Moulton
Lawrence F. Howell
Rogersville
Otis C. Goode
University
James A. Anderson
H A Moore Called Today in Decatur
Harold A. Moore 63 died at 3 15 this morning at his son G A Moores home 1405 Sixth Avenue South after a long illness Final rites set at 4 pm Wednesday at the G A Moore residence with Rev W B Strong and Rev John C Cowell Jr officiating Burial will be at City cemetery Pallbearers named Moore survived by widow a daughter Mrs C E Owens of Kingsport Tenn seven sons H J of Chicago B F of Louisville E E Earl of New Albany Miss Frank and G A of Decatur and Raymond of Birmingham a brother W J Moore a sister Mrs EB Besant 15 grandchildren Born in Youngstown Ohio he spent most of his life here and was a valued former employee of the L and N Railroad Co
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Harold A. Moore
G. A. Moore
Sixth Avenue
W. B. Strong
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
John C. Cowell, Jr
Central Baptist Church
Brown
City Cemetery
Mr. Moore
Woman Injured as Cars Collide Near Athens
Mrs. Virginia Johnson of Birmingham suffered a broken leg when a pick-up truck collided with a sedan driven by T. C. Cochran of Pulaski Tennessee. The crash occurred about five miles north of Athens and Johnson was taken to Athens for treatment.
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Virginia Johnson
Birmingham
T. C. Cochran
Pulaski
Tenn
Athens
Johnson
Kings Princes and Nobles Mark Decatur Directory
Curtis Gove notes Decatur's new city directory lists 31 kings 6 princes 4 counts a duke 3 barons and 7 knights as names. the piece catalogs color names streets and landmarks in a humorous social portrait of the town including banks temples and a holiday over wealth and religion.
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Curtis Gove
Decatur
Greenhills
Bowers
Solomons
Britain plans no reprisals for Mediterranean bombings
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain will not retaliate for bombings of British shipping in the Mediterranean. He outlined safety lanes and a Franco government proposal to use a port outside the war zone for British ships, warning ships to proceed at their own risk.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Mediterranean
Chamberlain
Francisco Franco
Valencia
Rebels Advance at Hendaye Near Castelion and Grao Casellon
Spanish insurgents pushed government forces back to the Mijares river five miles south of Castelón de la Plana as they drive toward Valencia. Government troops brace on the south bank while fortifications rise in the Sierra de Esparidan and Sierra del Cid. The capture of Castelón and its port Grao de Castellon opens a eastern coast wedge about 40 miles wide.
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Hendaye
France
Mediterranean
Castellon de la Plana
Mijares
Valencia
Castellon
Sierra de Esparidan
Sierra del Cid
Sagunto-Teruel
Grao de Castellon
Hunt-Davis Leave Mill Ends Long Home Oil Venture
Announcement by F. B. Hunt and John D. Davis that on July 31 they will sever ties with the Home Oil Mill to devote full time to the State Bonded Warehouse and Storage Company and related interests. Davis has led 25 years at the mill with roles from cashier to secretary. Hunt, active in the industry since 1900, has presided over the Alabama Cottonseed Crushers and served on the National Cottonseed Products board.
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F. 8. Hunt
John D. Davis
State Bonded Warehouse and Storage Company
Davis-Hunt Cotton Company
Fome Oil
W. R. Spight
John D. Wyker
Hunt
W. R. Spight Religious and Charitable Trust
Davis
Alabama Bonded Warehousemen’s Association
France
Alabama
Georgia
Ala‘Dar'a Cottonseed Crushers’ Association
National Cottonseed Products Association
One highball warms fingers three for toes study finds
Mayo Foundation doctors presented at the AMA exhibit that a single highball warms the face and fingers within minutes, while meals raise finger and toe temperatures about an hour and a half after eating. No blood pressure changes were noted. The warm feet theory may explain why excess drinking causes stumbling.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Asociated Press
Ban Francisco
American Medical Association
Mayo Foundation
Rochester
Minn
Bayard T. Horton
Charles Sheard
M. D.williams
Bodies retrieved from TWA plane crash near Yosemite
Nine victims killed when a TWA airliner crashed into a mountainside on March 1 were recovered after a mule pack train carried them through 20 miles of snow to Wawona. Hearses then moved the bodies to Fresn o with only fuselage and tail recognizably intact amid wreckage.
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Yosemite
Calif
TWA
Wawona
Fres
H. O. Collier
Fresno
Buena Vista Crest
J. H. Wegner
Decree For Sale Of Property For Taxes Issued
Probate Judge B L Malone issued a decree for sale of property due to taxes. Tax collector H R Summer said the property will be advertised once delinquent lists are prepared. He urged those behind in payment to settle to avoid penalties. Sale can occur 30 days after first advertisement.
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B. L. Malone
H. R. Summer
Summer
Walther League Reappoints Two Chairs at St Pauls Church
The Walther League of St Pauls Lutheran church reappointed Mrs W Mittwede as chairman of Christian knowledge and Mrs R D Carlisle as chairman of Christian service. A regular meeting is planned next Monday evening to discuss convention and camp plans at Shocco Springs.
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Walther League of St. Paul's Lutheran Church
W. Mittwede
Department of Christian Knowledge
R. D. Carlisle
Department of Christian Service
League
Shocco Springs
Trinity Mountain Home Planned by Birmingham Couple
Plans and specifications by Albert R. Frahn for a new residence for Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Rushing of Birmingham. The low rambling California style home on Trinity Mountain will feature modern conveniences including a heating plant and sit on their recently purchased tract.
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Albert R. Frahn
E. T. Rushing
Birmingham
Trinityntain
House Approves Compromise Wage Hour Bill
The house approved the compromise wage hour bill aiming to set interstate minimum wages starting at 26 cents an hour and rising to 40 cents in seven years. Industry committees would handle graduations and exceptions, with regional standards allowed only for geographic reasons.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
GOP
Bankhead
House Labor Bill Blocked as Lewis Ramps Up Push
The House rules committee blocked a wage hours measure backed by John L. Lewis, with a two thirds vote needed to move it to the floor. Senate panels moved to favor government railroad loans after a wage cut agreement. The WPA probe was reassigned to the campaign committee, and debate eyed late tonight to clear the final bills before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Capitol
House
White
Bankhead
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Audit Committee
Sheppard
D., Tex
Neers
McCord Nomination Approved for Fifth Circuit Court Seat
June 14 the senate judiciary committee approved the nomination of McCord of Alabama to be a judge on the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to fill a vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary
of McCord
Alabama
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Baltimore dissolves corporation after board adds members
Acting swiftly after three new directors were named, the Chesapeake board voted to dissolve the corporation at the earliest practicable moment. The rapid move follows the appointment of the new members and aims to finalize dissolution promptly.
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Baltimore
P Rr
Chesapeake
Tion
River gauge reports twenty point six feet on Tennessee
A weather note records the Tennessee River at twenty point six feet and notes a rising level. No additional context or dates are provided in the fragment.
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Margaret Cram
New York
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Services, Inc
H. A. Moore
Spain
Hunt - Davis Leave Mill
Trinity Mountain
Tennessee
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