Two Officers Face Prison Time in Bomb Case
Los Angeles officials announced two former police officers, Captain Parl BE. Kynette and Lieut. Roy J. Allen, were convicted on explosive charges linked to a bomb attack on Private Investigator Harry Raymond. Prosecutors vow to reveal why $40,000 yearly funded a spy squad amid city political underworld tensions. Raymond remained hospitalized, and Kynette seeks appeals while condemning the case as a travesty.
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Los Angeles
Harry Raymond
Baron Fitts
Parl BE. Kynette
Roy J. Allen
Grand Jury
Fitts
Eugene D. Williams
Kynette, Allen
Fred A. Browne
Lieut
Browne
Allen
Kynette
Alfred Dreyfus
Tom Mooney
Frank L. Shaw
Raymond
Harry Munson
Shaw
Raymond Pos
Cotton Plans Are Weighted
Harry L. Brown, assistant secretary of agriculture, told A A D A representatives in New Orleans that a long range cotton program could help American cotton compete in world markets. Nine southern states discussed the 1938 program and Brown praised the farm program for uniting farmers across regions. He cited production control as needed after foreign trade collapse and noted progress from reciprocal trade treaties.
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New Orleans
Harry L. Brown
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Brown
Half Million Flee From Yellow River Flood
Massive flood in Henan province drives 500000 homeless as Yellow River breaks dikes near Kaifeng. Japanese engineers and thousands of Chinese peasants race to mend breaches but ongoing rain and new channeling toward Yangtze threaten relief efforts.
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Shanghai
Henan
Yellow River
Kaifeng
Chowkiakow
Associated Press
China
Yangtze
Hwai River
Decree Extends Rule as France Adopts Interim Cabinet
Paris reports the French government adjourned parliament to November allowing rule by decree without chamber interference. Premier Edouard Daladier presented the decree amid communist demands over Spanish war nonintervention, which previously triggered fist fights injuring two Rightist deputies.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
National Defense
Chamber of Deputies
New Cotton Bill Signed by FDR in Washington
President Roosevelt signed an act requiring written consent of cotton growers before government loan cotton is moved from storage. Sponsors say the measure keeps lean cotton nearby for growers to sample and provides county warehousemen with storage income.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Family Attends John Roosevelt Wedding in Nahant
President and first lady head a Roosevelt gathering in Nahant Massachusetts for tomorrow’s wedding of John Roosevelt to Anne Lindsay Clark. The Potomac carried the president while Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr and Ethel Dupont Roosevelt arrived by plane, with Mrs Sarah Roosevelt expected in Boston.
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Nahant
Mass
Roosevelt
John
Old Town
Potomac
Washington
Salem
Anne Lindsay Clark
Boston
Elliott
John Boettiger
Franingham
James
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Ethel Dupont
Massachusetts
New York
Anne
Secret Service
John Roosevelt
Concord
Lediie Laughlin
Sarah Roosevelt
Right of way plea for line is granted
The Alabama Public Service Commission authorizes Electro Metallurgical Co to condemn a mile long 100 foot wide power line right of way from Wilson Dam reservation to its plant site a mile east. The company will purchase Tennessee Valley Authority current.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service Commission
Electro Metallurgial Co
Wilson Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA Yardstick Step Completed in Cost Study
The TVA reports its first step in a yardstick to measure power production costs. Three dams Wilson Norris Wheeler are priced at 94 million with 52 percent for power, 28 percent for navigation, and 20 percent for flood control.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Harcourt A. Morgan
Roosevelt
Wilson
Norris
Wheeler
TVA Committee On
TVA
Morgan
Adoe En Gare
Tennesom River
Ohio
Mississippi
Memorial Sing Scheduled at Evergreen in Davis Memorial
The annual Davis memorial sing will be held Sunday at Evergreen eight miles west of Falkville. The event honors the late Sheriff B BE Davis. Visiting singers are expected and dinner will be served on the grounds. The public is invited.
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Davis Memorial
Evergreen
Falkville
Sheriff B. BE
Davis
Conservation Club to Meet Tonight at Court House
The Morgan County Conservation Club will meet tonight at the court house at 7 30. Officers invite the public to attend. The agenda includes details of the fish rodeo set for June 22 and 23 and routine business.
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Morgan County Conservation Club
Jurors Conclude June Circuit Court With Mistrial And Murders
The June term ends after a two week session with a mistrial for Genn Butler on assault to murder. Maudie Ruby Lathon is found guilty of second degree murder for killing her husband and receives 17 years. Eight defendants plead guilty and transfer to Kilby prison. Huey Hooper faces killing of R. B. Jarrett as capital cases loom. Judge A. A. Griffith presided.
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Circuit Court
Aue
Genn Butler
Maudie Ruby Lathon
A. A. Griffith
Culln
Kilby
Robert Ford
Horacenson
Algin Fish
Ezell Chatman
Russell
Cullman County
Huey Hooper
R. B. Jarrett
Masonic Lodges Tax Exemption Upheld by Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama Supreme Court ruled that Masonic Lodge property is exempt from ad valorem taxes. The decision reversed the Tallapoosa Circuit Court and ordered a refund of 630.97 to Ware Lodge No. 97 of Alexander City. Justice William Emas wrote the ruling. Justice Joel B. Brown dissented. The three story building serves lodge use and charitable rentals.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Tallapoosa Cireuit
Alexander City
William
Emas
Masonic Grand Lodge
Joel B. Brown
Program Slated at Tuscaloosa Veterans Hospital
Members of the Legion Auxiliary will present an entertainment program at the Veterans Hospital in Tuscaloosa Sunday afternoon. Twelve of the city's gifted singers and dancers perform starting at 2 30 p m. The Legion and Auxiliary have sponsored several such programs with enthusiastic reception.
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An Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Legion
Auxiliary
Cholera Epidemic Expands Across Northwestern India
Report from Lucknow notes cholera deaths in United Provinces near 16 500 as the disease spreads into Afghanistan and central provinces. Mass inoculations have reached 600 000, with 11 million more vaccines ordered. widespread pilgrim gatherings at Kumbh Mela are linked to water contamination.
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James A. Mills
Lucknow
India
United Provinces
Afghanistan
Northwest Frontier
Punab States
Sindh
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Nn- Health
Sidwar
Mulred Ganges
Fish Story Proves Record Bass Catch With Witness
Angler Lawson Davidson aims to set a record in fish catching with witness Ted Major. At Gilbert White Springs near Mooresville the two fished from a boat on Thursday afternoon. Davidson first hooked a bass, then landed a second bass on the same lure. Both fish were long enough to keep without a stretcher.
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Lawson Davidson
Ted Major
Izaak Walton
Davidson
Major
Gilbert White Springs
Mooresville
Hague cites red tie ups in Newark trial
Mayor Frank Hague claims ties between the Garland fund and the ACLU and Communist groups fueled his war on reds and radicals. He and counsel urged admission of a seven year old Fish Committee report noting ACLU links to the Communist movement and funding to leftist causes and groups.
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Newark
N. J
Garland Fund
American Civil Lberties Union
United States
Jersey City
Frank Hague
Hague
John Matthewes
CIO
ACLU
Congressional Investigation Committee
Hamilton Fish
New York
Fish
Cioaclu
Spauling Frazer
American Fund For Public Service
Matthews
Daily Worker
Passaic Strike Fund
International Labor Defense
Sacco-Vanzetti Committee
Ginners to Meet in Conference Across Four Alabama Counties
Ginners farmers county agents and vocational teachers from Morgan Cullman Lawrence and Winston counties will gather June 30 in Decatur for a conference announced by C D Patterson president of the Alabama Ginners Association. The event, part of a state series with Alabama Polytechnic Institute extension service and the U S Department of Agriculture, aims to share practical ginning tips and cotton quality insights with speakers J C Lowery and J B Wilson while Prof. F E Guyton from Auburn discusses the white fringed beetle. B G Hall Morgan county farm agent will announce the location and arrange for a Dutch lunch with several hundred attendees anticipated.
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Morgan, Cullman
Lawrence
Winston Counties
C. D. Patterson
Decatur
Alabama Ginner’s Association
Alabama Polytechnic Institute Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
P. O. Davis
Auburn
J. C. Lowery
J. B. Wilson
F. E. Guyton
Auburn Entomology Department
B. G. Hall
Morgan County
Hall
Congress adjourns as Roosevelt program wins most points
Five hundred-odd members of the 75th congress finally go home after a long session marked by clashes over Roosevelt relief and public works measures. The Senate and House approved most of the president’s program, while deferring a tax bill and vetoed court reorganizations.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Congress
Senate Lobby Committee
Burke
D.-Neb
Minton
D.-Ind
House
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Garner
Hitler Liable for Austria Debts Says U S Note
United States demands Germany assume Austria's debts in a formal note delivered by Ambassador Hugh Wilson in Berlin. Secretary Hull instructed the note asserting Germany must bear obligations under international law, opposing Germany's claim of non liability and stressing moral duty.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Austria
Hugh Wilson
Berlin
Hull
Walter Funk
Nazi supervised crackdown targets Jews in Berlin homes and businesses
Berlin reports a new wave of Nazi supervision and police raids aimed at Jews in public spaces and within homes. Officials deny it, but a Reichsgesetzblatt decree tightens what counts as Jewish run enterprises across the nation.
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Berlin
Germany
Reichsgesetzblatt
Beloved Man Tapscott Dies After Long Illness
A. T. Tapscott 83 a prominent Morgan County resident died at his Hartssel e route three home after an extended illness. He leaves three daughters W B Eason E C Cobb and R B E Boyer 19 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral at Gum Springs Sunday 2 pm conducted by Rev Frank T Smith and Rev J McClannahan with Masons assisting. Peck directing. He was a Baptist and Mason for decades highly respected in the community.
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A. T. Tapscott
Morgan County
Hartselle
J. McClannahan
Peck
Tapscott
Baptist Church
Masonic Order
Son of Premier Fails to Graduate in 1938 Class
Fumitaka Konoye son of Japan's premier will not receive his Princeton diploma next Tuesday. He was eliminated in the Metropolitan amateur golf championship quarter finals by Frankie Strafaci of Brooklyn. He plans to sail for home July 14 and hopes to return for another year at Princeton.
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Ridgewood
N. J
Fumitaka Konoye
Japan
Princeton University
Butch
Frankie Strafaci
Brooklyn
Konoye
Tennessee River Gauge Drops as Rainfall Recorded
The Tennessee river fell to 19.8 feet today with a 0.18 inch rainfall. Temperatures ranged from a low of 68 to a high of 4 degrees in the past 24 hours.
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Tennessee
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