Citizens sworn in as guardians amid steel strike turmoil
Reports from Washington and Johnstown describe citizens forming a vigilance committee as the C I O steel strike expands across the Great Lakes region. Detroit leaders pledge support to John L Lewis while unions threaten boycotts and coal miners are called out to choke steel production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Daniel J. Shields
Great Lakes
Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Washington, D. C
Lewis
Impeachment Requested for Probate Judge Malone
A Morgantown grand jury filed a report in circuit court recommending the removal of Probate Judge 3B L Malone. Grounds cited include willful neglect of duty incompetency corruption and an offense involving moral turpitude.
C I O siege widens across seven Great Lakes states
Strikes surge as 80 000 CIO workers clash with AFL factions in Ambridge and Detroit. Pickets attack 50 AFL members at National Electric Products. Gov Davey seeks a peace talks while Detroit front leads to demand talks at General Motors after a truce. Steel moves at Warren under guard. railroad track dynamited in Ashtabula-Niles area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Great Lakes
Detroit
Ambridge
A. F. of L
National Electric Products Company
Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Steel
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Warren
Ohio
Republic Steel
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ashtabula-Niles
Pennsylvania
Landing party rescues consul amid shellfire at Bilbao
A British landing party rescued Consul R. C. Stevenson as shells fell around Bilbao. The sailors, landed from a warship near the Basque capital, escorted the consul to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, saying they were not under direct attack but caught in crossfire. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint-Jean-De-Luz
France
R. C. Stevenson
Bilbao
Stevenson
Augusta Backing for Open Liquor Sales Sparks City Debate
Col. R L Chambers Sr director of Augusta police defies enforcement demands for Georgia dry laws and proclaims licensed whiskey will be sold as long as he is active. Augusta voted wet 4698 to 827 while statewide wets prevailed. He argues legality and tax, while church leaders seek impeachment for noncompliant officers and city licensing luchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
R. L. Chambers
Georgia
Chambers
Civil Service
David S. Atkinson
Savannah
M. A. Hornsby
Atlanta
Plans for Hart selle appliance show and cooking school
Electrical appliance dealers and Joe Wheeler Electric Membership sponsor a three day show at Morgan County High School auditorium in Hart Selle. Event runs June 17 to 19 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily with cooking schools starting 2 p.m. Each Friday includes a public official led session. Miss Thelma Wilson and Messrs Sabotka Peck Speake head the arranging committee. Twelve booths have been reserved so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation
Hartselle
Morgan County High School
Thelma Wilson
Max Sabotka
J. E. Peck
F. M. Speake
Three Huntsville men face habeas bonds lowered in false pretenses case
J B Pierce BE H Roach and Roy O Neal of Huntsville moved toward release after habeas corpus petitions in Morgan County Circuit Court. Bonds were reduced from 5000 to 600 for Pierce on three counts and from 2000 to 1000 for Roach and O Neal. They are charged with selling non existent stock in Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation, a TVA project group. Writs issued. unit denies stock and says non profit to bring power to rural residents. Pierce said no comment and did not know why jailed, after voluntary surrender to county authorities in Huntsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
J. B. Pierce
BE. H. Roach
Roy O'Neal
Huntsville
Ben H. Britnell
T. C. Almon
Melvin Hutson
Pierce
W. W. Callahan
Roach
O'Neal
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation
Lawrence
TVA
John H. Green
Seybourn H. Lynne
Somerville
Joe Wheeler
Tennessee Valley Authority
Morgan
Messrs
Pierce, O'Neal
Former TVA advertising scheme defendants in federal case
J E Pierce a 55 year old former Huntsville publisher and E H Roach 46 formerly of Oxford Miss were arrested in Decatur Ala on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. They were earlier sentenced by Judge John D Martin in 1936 to long terms and fines for falsely acting as TVA agents in selling nonexistent TVA units. Convictions were reversed by the Cincinnati appeals court and remanded for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Pierce
Roach
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Martin
Murphy and Morton Injured in Florida Car Crash
Matt H. Murphy a member of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and William Morton Montgomery are recovering from injuries after a fog mishap near Fort Walton Florida. Murphy has knee injuries and cuts while Morton has head injuries and is hospitalized in Pensacola. Both were en route to fishing rounds. Murphy expected to return by week’s end. Morton and Murphy served as officers in World War II.
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Montgomery
Ala
Matt H. Murphy
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
William Morton
Fort Walton
Fla
Morton
Capitol
Gard
Pensacola
Murphy
Bibb Graves
Muphy
Mortor
New angle in Parsons case lifts today
Two garbage collectors told federal agents they were barred from entering the Parsons Long Island home on Wednesday the day Mrs. Alice Parsons vanished. They described a large package and said the Parsons car was in the garage, raising questions for investigators as the search expanded with about 150 officials and volunteers scouring fields and woods. Howard W. McDonnell, brother of Mrs. Parsons, arrived from California, while a cryptic personal column note circulated in the New York Herald Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony Brook
N. Y
Alice McDonald Parsons
Parsons Long Island
Arthur Chadwick
George Winfield
Earl Connelley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lindsay Hengy
Suffolk County
Anna Kupryanova
Parson
Connelley
Parsons
Civilian Conservation Corps
Forest Rangers
State Conservation Department
Parsons House
New York Herald-Tribune
John F. Condon
Bronx
Jassie
Memorial Singing for B. E. Davis Held Sunday
The annual memorial singing for former Morgan County sheriff B. E. Davis will take place Sunday at Evergreen eight miles west of Falkville. Organizers expect one of the largest crowds since these events began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Davis
Morgan County
Evergreen
Falkville
Playwright III Ill With Bronchial Pneumonia
Doctors announced Sir James M Barrie remained seriously ill but showed improvement after a fair night. The 71 year old playwright had a better day as a bulletin noted progress was maintained. He was moved to a nursing home for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playwright III
James M. Barrie
James
Gun battle at Owen Chapel leaves three wounded and one dead
Andrew Dutton, Lawrence County deputy sheriff, was killed during a gunfight at Owen Chapel Church near Youngstown. Bert Retherford and Lorene Potter were among the wounded, with Bertha Perry and several others also injured. The incident shook the close knit Youngstown community as officers investigated and mourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Dutton
Lawrence County
Church Sunday
Montgomery
Moulton
Bert Retherford
Dutton
Lorene Potter
Irwin-Dyar
Bertha Perry
Benevolent Society Hospital
Owen Chapel
Youngstown
William White
Robert Simpson
Walter Levallen
Elton Blankenship
Retherford
Macy
George Byars
Youngtown
Lawriece County
Williams Transfer Co. Granted Interstate Permit
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a permit allowing Williams Transfer Company owned by W. J. Williams to operate in Alabama Mississippi Georgia and Tennessee. The company runs a fleet of eight trucks and Williams welcomed the decision noting the many qualifications required for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Williams
Williams Transfer Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
Aged
Williams
Mass faintings disrupt Lille sugar refinery operations
Lille France June 15 seventy girl workers collapsed in two mass faintings at a sugar refinery. Thirty fell this morning and forty more in the afternoon disrupting plant work as experts investigated the cause. Most victims were 17 or younger and frail though none were seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lille
Prance
Erie
Mrs Champ Clark Dies in New Orleans
Mrs. Champ Clark widow of the late Democratic speaker of the National House of Representatives died in New Orleans at 9 o clock after a prolonged illness at the residence of Mrs. James M. Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
New Orleans
House of Representatives
James M. Thomson
Morgan County Grand Jury Recommends Removal of Baynard Malone
The Morgan County grand jury reports to Judge W W Callahan that 64 cases were examined since June 7 1997 and 37 true bills returned. They allege Baynard L Malone probate judge committed wilful neglect and misapplied funds totaling 7272 61. call for impeachment and removal and for a private audit of county funds and curbing courthouse long distance calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Callahan
Alabama
Morgan County
State of
Board of Revenue
Grand Jury
Malone Statement Expresses Willingness to Present Full Defense
Judge Baynard L. Malone comments on a grand jury report noting it presents only one side. He asks for withholding judgment until both sides are heard and states he does not owe the State, County, School Districts or Municipalities any amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Baynard L. Malone
Alabama
Baynard L
State of
Lone
Callahan
Jury backs removal of Judge Malone amid probe findings
After a week of intensive probers work the grand jury recommended the removal of Judge Malone and cited Judge Callahan's instructions to probe reported prohibition violations. The panel reported 64 cases docketed and 37 acted on with members from Hartselle Eva and nearby areas.
Southside Revival Set to Open July at Ninth Avenue Church
Plans nearly complete for the Southside Baptist revival starting July 11 in a tent on the church grounds at Ninth Avenue 8. Ville. The Rev. S will preach and special music will highlight the meetings as part of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Baptist Church
Ninth Avenue 8.Ville
Revival Leader Chosen for Baldwin County Effort
The Rev. J. F. Ray of the First Baptist church will lead a revival campaign in Baldwin County late July. The program is planned to run about ten days with Ray directing the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Ray
First Baptist Church
Baldwin County
Weather Update for Tennessee Alabama Region
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 21.2 feet and showed no change. Maximum temperature reached 95 with a low of 71, and rainfall measured 0.8 inches. Partly cloudy conditions with isolated showers expected in extreme north tonight and Wednesday, and on the coast. Temperatures to trend lower in western Tennessee tonight and Wednesday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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