Baby Bonds Put in Hands of Veterans
The release of nearly 1.65 billion dollars in baby bonds to about 3 million World War I veterans moves through 12 federal reserve cities. Bonds total 38 million to be sent, with cash to follow at 248 paying offices as veterans trade bonds for checks. President Roosevelt urged prompt cashing to spur trade while loan settlements and bond retention stay important.
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William M. Pinkerton
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve
Roosevelt
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Vincent C. Burke
Walter Reed Hospital
How to claim your veteran bonus bonds by mail
Veterans are instructed to receive bonds by registered mail and present them to the local postmaster or authorized cash handlers. They must prove identity sign the bond reverse, then surrender for a receipt. A United States treasurer’s check for the due amount will be mailed after surrender.
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Washington
United States
Officials Get Money Bonus For Alabama Leaders
Montgomery June 15. Bonus bonds will go to Alabama officials with General John C. Coleman drawing the top sum of 1 522 dollars. Governor Bibb Graves, serving overseas in World War I, did not qualify due to his colonel rank. The bonus list includes Lieutenant Governor Thomas E. Knight Jr.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
John C. Coleman
Bibb Graves
Thos
E. Knight, Jr
Saesman Held After Collision
Hollywood police arrested an automobile driver who said he was Frank X. Shields an insurance salesman. He was taken to Sunrise court for arraignment on misdemeanor intoxication charges after his car collided with a vehicle driven by O V Wilson of Los Angeles.
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Hollywood
Calif
Frank X. Shields
Sunrise Court
Sheilds
Luther Gilbreath
Oscar Guenow
O. V. Wilson
Los Angeles
Gilbreath
Shields
Francis x. Shields
Inventor D. McFarlan Moore Shot Near His Home
East Orange New Jersey June 15 A 67 year old inventor and engineer D McFarlan Moore was slain by a single bullet in the early morning rain on his lawn. A neighbor heard a heated argument then gunshots. Detectives called it murder but found no motive and noted an unusual footprint as a key clue.
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East Orange
N. J
D. McFarlan Moore
Mary W. Taber
Moore
Homicide
TVA Suit Is Transferred To Federal Court In Tennessee
A chancery court suit by 19 operating utility firms seeking to enjoin the Tennessee Valley Authority was moved to the U S district court by Chancellor A E Mitchell. An identical Birmingham federal case involves the TVA act of 1933 and a claim exceeding 3000 dollars. The power companies allege the TVA power program will destroy substantial business and property.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Chancery
Tennessee Valley Authority
United States District Court
A. E. Mitchell
Birmingham
TVA
Tennessee Valley
United States
Roosevelt Returns From West Swing To Capital
President Roosevelt completed a 4,000 mile speaking tour through the West, ending in Washington. He arrived at Union Station ahead of schedule greeted by Secretary Morgenthau Attorney General Cummings and Postmaster General Farley. He went to the White House to rest and check on the congressional tax bill situation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
West
Union Station
Morgenthau
Cummings
Farley
White House
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Syndicate Buys Valley Country Club From Bankruptcy
A ten man local syndicate has purchased The Valley Country Club from the bankruptcy court. Crescent Heights Inc. will likely lease the property for the rest of the year, with plans to reorganize into a country club if public interest grows. Joe Duncan heads Crescent Heights with A C Bailey as VP and J W Wyker Jr as secretaryTreasurer. The club, once a thriving 9 hole course, faced financial troubles but is expected to continue operating under new ownership with potential future club leasing.
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The
Valley Country Club
Country Club
Joe Duncan
Crescent Heights, Inc
A. C. Bailey
J. W. Wyker, Jr
Duncan
Tre
Dem
Decatur
Hart to Accept New Pastorate in Owensboro Ky
Reverend Ernest N. Hart plans to leave June 30 for Owensboro Kentucky to take the pastorate of Central Presbyterian church. The Westmin ster Presbyterian Church in Decatur Alabama voted to accept his resignation but later, by a heavy majority, decided not to, after Hart stated his wish to be relieved from the Alabama pulpit. He has led in church and civic work and youth programs in the state.
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Ernest N. Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Alabama
Owensboro
Central Presbyterian Church
Roland H. Gray
Rev
Chinese Attack Expected as Chiang Moves South
June 15 Hong Kong reports well informed sources say Chiang Kai Shek may order a national troop offensive against Kwangsi. Government forces occupy key border points as Generalissimo positions in Yungting Shanghang Jukien and other southern provinces.
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Hong Kong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kwangsi
Chiave
Yungting
Shanghang
Jukien
Shangton
Hengchow
Chuchow
Leiyad
Chenchow
Human
Two Arrests in City Raids Seize Whiskey and Beer
In two Saturday night raids, sheriff's deputies arrested two men and confiscated two gallons of whiskey and ten cases of beer. Both arrestees were charged with violation of the prohibition law.
Murray and Landon clash over platform at Kansas conference
William H. Murray the former Oklahoma governor and Alf Landon met at a Kansas conference. Murray said the Republican platform embodies Democratic principles.
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Kas
William H
Murray
Oklahoma
Alf M. Landon
Blood Pact alleged in Kingsley murder case in Detroit
Detroiter Damon Dean testified at a preliminary exam describing a blood pact among eleven men to slay Arthur L. Kingsley Highland Park Editor who fought a terrorist group in his community newspaper. Dean said the group dipped blood from their arms and signed a paper after a match was lit by Roy Hepner.
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Detroit
Damon Dean
Ion Gnimal
Arthur L. Kingsley
Highland Park
Dean
Kingsley
Hepner
Roy Hepner
Mayor McNair Reverses Move On Public Safety Director
Pittsburgh mayor William N. McNair reversed his recall of Public Safety Director Thomas A Dunn from a 15 day furlough causing confusion. Dunn had defied the furlough and the mayor’s acting safety director appointment while a grand jury probe of the police courts loomed.
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Pittsburgh
William N. McNair
Thomas A Dunn
Tom
Dunn
McNair
Dinsmore to Lead Drive for Democratic Funds
Welch Dinsmore a prominent local businessman was named chairman of the finance division of the Democratic National Committee for Decatur. He will head the campaign fund drive for the November national campaign following a telegram from James A. Farley praising his acceptance and cooperation.
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Welch Dinsmore
Democratic National Committee For
Decatur
Dinsmore
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Products Exhibit Proves Of Interest In Athens County
An exhibit in Athens Alabama showcased items made in adult school programs. Vases clothing quilts towels scarfs and table covers were crafted from discarded sacks and cans, illustrating creative reuse and skilled handiwork.
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Athens
Ala
Farm er Whitlock on trial in attempted rape case near Oleander
Whitlock a 56 year old farmer and father of eight is on trial in Morgan county circuit court charged with attempting to ravish Mrs. Alice Hallmark at her Oleander area home on March 20 1934. Deputies also arrested Melvin Moore on the same charge with a trial to follow Whitlock’s.
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Y. FP. Whitlock
Alice Hallmark
Oleander
Morgan County
Melvin Moore
Court of Justice
J. W. Bailey
O. F. Hallmark
Hallmark
Moore
Whitlock
F. E. St. John
Cullman
A.W. Davis
Hail
Graves Awaiting Written Report on Dalrymple Beating
Montgomery June 15 Governor Bib Graves said he had received only a verbal report on the beating of H. Dalrymple rubber union leader at Gadsden a week ago and would not comment until investigators provide a written report. He noted no new developments on the iron mine strike in the Birmingham district.
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Montgomery
Bib. Graves
H. Dalrymple
Gadsden
Birmingham
James Roosevelt Declines Comment on Congress Bid
James Roosevelt eldest son of the president refused to comment on a Boston report that he might seek a congressional seat in Massachusetts. He said he had not seen the claim and had no political comment, adding his Boston activities are purely business.
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Boston
James Roosevelt
Congress
Massachusetts
Boston American
Roosevelt
Richard M. Russell
Cambridge
Slow on Draw Leaves Locke Wounded in Self-Defense Mix
In Atlanta on June 15, Martin Locke, startled by a snake, reached for a pistol and shot his own thigh. The snake escaped during the ensuing excitement as onlookers describe a rapid, panicked moment.
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Atlanta
Martin Locke
Locke
Wilder's Opening Slated On Tuesday Evening
Wilder's at Second Avenue and John Street announces a formal opening Tuesday evening from 6 to 9 with Cooper-Wellsians performing. The remodeled store showcases mission gray fixtures sky-blue floors and modern seating as part of 25 years in Decatur menswear. John Wilder, Charles Harvey and Charles Ed Howell lead the firm with new staff on rush days.
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Wilder's
Second Avenue
Johnston Street
Cooper-Wellsians
High Water Ik Storms Ware Brings Fear
South Florida communities faced severe flooding as a tropical storm crossed the state and moved offshore. Bonita Springs reported the highest water in about a decade at roughly 2 1/2 feet, with the telephone line down and a deputy dispatched for inspection. Moore Haven rain totals reached 9.33 inches in 48 hours, the heaviest since the 1926 hurricane, while small bridges failed near Moore Haven and Palmdale. Winds stayed steady but below gale force, and no wind damage was noted.
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PT. Myers
Fla
South Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Bob Kind
Bonita Springs
Here
King
Fort Myers
Fred A. Flanders
Moore Haven
Flanders
Lake Okeechobee
Midine
West Palm Beach
Palmdale
Moore Ha
Weather Bureau
Jacksonville
Coast Guard Pilot Found Dead In Tampa Bay Crash
Divers recovered the body of Lieut. Chas. Martin Perrott, coast guard pilot, jammed in wreckage of a plane that plunged into Tampa Bay near St. Petersburg during storm patrol. Radioman Walter O. Morris and Aviation Mechanic William D. Eubanks were not found. Grappling gear proved insufficient to raise the craft, which lay about 14 feet deep awaiting a marine crane.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Chas
Martin Perrott
Coast Guard
Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg
Walter O. Morris
William D. Eubanks
Funeral set for Howard F. Landers Jr. in Westminster church
Howard F. Landers Jr. also known as Buck Landers, 29, of Lawrence county, dies after seven months illness. Funeral at Westminster Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. E N Hart at four oclock with burial at City cemetery. Pallbearers listed. survivors include parents H F Landers Sr and wife, three sisters Marjorie Roper Sue and Madelyn Landers, grandmother Mrs John Hartung, and aunt Mrs G B Moore of Decatur. Landers previously worked as a lifeguard at Malone Park pool and was a well known local figure.
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Howard Franklin
Buck) Landers, Jr
Westminster Presbyterian Church
E. N. Hart
Mr. Landers
Lawrence County
G. B. Moore
Twelfth Avenue
East
City Cemetery
Brown
Moore
G. W. Roger
Franklin Moore
Ed Pirie
Louis Nelson
Arthur Templeton
Howard Garnett
H. F. Landers
Marjorie Roper
Sue
Madelyn Landers
John Hartung
Decatur
Landers
Malone Park Pool
Work Begins on School Buildings in Athens County
Construction started today on two new county school buildings at a total cost of 59000 funded by the federal government. One project near Capshaw will replace three grammar schools and add a high school and large auditorium for the eastern county. The Elkmont grammar school will gain more rooms and a spacious auditorium. Ed Paul of Birmingham holds both contracts.
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Athens
Ala
County Board of Education
Capshaw
Elkmont
Ed Paul
Birmingham
Higdon Celebrates Long Penney Anniversary in Decatur
Harry Higdon, manager of the J. C. Penney Co. store, marks his 138th anniversary with the Penney Company this week. He has spent a decade in Decatur, rising from assistant manager to store manager, with prior service in Miami Arizona Globe and Decatur since 1926. He is active in Rotary, the Decatur Chamber of Commerce board, and the American Legion Post.
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Harry Higdon
J. C. Penney Co
Penney Company
Decatur
Higdon
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
American Legion Post
Miami
Arizona
Globe
Tennessee Valley horse show entries flood Benson field night
Entries pour in for the Tennessee Valley horse show at Benson field on the 26th. Horses include Sunbeam owned by Mon roe of Dygreburg Tenn ridden by Paul Raines and Ruby Glor owned by Dr BE R Emens of Trinity ridden by W A Burt. Residents report many ring horses from Mountain Brook with a city crowd forecast. reservations urged.
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Givery
Benson Field
Chester Sa
Birmingham
Don Jung
Paul Raines
Ida Bell Monroe
Orsburg
Tenn
Sunbeam
Miss Monroe
Dygreburg
Ruby Glor
W. A. Burt
BE. R. Emens
Trinity
Melody Chief
Mary Gilmore Crawford
Estill Springs
Kiwanis Public Affairs Committee Plans Thursday Speaker
The Decatur Kiwanis Public Affairs Committee met to finalize plans for Thursday night’s meeting at 6 30 p m. John E Edgerton president of the Southern States Industrial Council will address the club as the main speaker. Members Barrett C Shelton Lively Charles W Young and Charles H Eyster are listed on the Public Affairs unit.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
John E. Edgerton
Mr. Edgerton
Southern States Industrial Council
Kiwanis Club
Barrett C. Shelton
Ere Lively
Charles W. Young
Charles H. Eyster
Pay Day Urges Taxpayers to Mail 1936 Second Installment
Washington June 15 Today is the deadline for the second installment of the 1936 income tax. Taxpayers must mail checks or money orders by midnight or meet internal revenue officials. Uncle Sam’s bonus payment day is noted in the same dispatch.
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Washington
Sam
Internal Revenue Ectors
Amoy Hospital Repels Pirate Attack. Five Die
In Amoy China a pirate band attacked the American hospital of the Reformed Church mission. Five were killed three pirates and two policemen. The hospital suffered no damage and its staff remained safe. The pirate leader Ti Chui Hop was wounded and jailed.
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Amoy
China
Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church of America
New York
C. H. Holleman
Jean Neinheiss
Holland
Mich
Ti Chui Hop
Stevenson swimmer falls 17 miles short of 100 mile goal
W A Austin of Stevenson Alabama failed to complete a 100 mile swim from Hale's Bar Tennessee to the TVA dam Guntersville. After 83 miles his feet and legs swelled from river shoal injuries and he was pulled from the water at 2 08 pm yesterday. His manager said no plan for another attempt this year exists though a later try is possible.
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Guntersville
Ala
W. A. Austin
Stevenson
Hale's Bar
Tenn
TVA
Austin
Decatur
Here
W. J. Peacock
Peacock
Tennessee Military Institute
Sweetwater
Farmer dies in water tank explosion at home
Emmette Bass a retired farmer of Greenville Ala was killed when a pressure water tank exploded at his home yesterday after lightning had damaged the water pump. He entered the pump pit to repair it.
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Greenville
Ala
Emmette Bass
Bass
King Gustaf names Pehrsson to form new government
In OLM June 14 King Gustaf entrusted former leader Axel Pehrsson, head of the Agrarian party, with forming a new cabinet after Premier Per-Albin Hansson's socialist government resigned. The aim is a broad parliamentary basis for the administration.
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OLM
Gustaf
Per-Albin Hansson
Axel Pehrsson
Agrarian Party
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama
The Tennessee River gauge shows a three foot rise with no rainfall. Temperatures ranged from 64 to 97 degrees in the past 24 hours. Alabama forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Tuesday, near cool. Tennessee expected fair and cooler on Tuesday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Nicholas Longworth
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Frank A. Vanderlip
Dudley Schoales
Cornell
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