House in Uproar as Shoals Board Resolution Wins
In Montgomery Alabama the Lauderdale delegation split as the House approved Reeder's resolution by 44 to 38 to let the governor appoint a three member commission to confer with a Tennessee panel on Muscle Shoals disposal. The move follows Hoover veto and stirs charges of power company backing. The measure goes to the Senate. similar Senate committee action is postponed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lauderdale ‘Representatives
House
Reeder
Tennessee
Representative Reeder
Lauderdale
Hoover
McDonald
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Newton Baker
Ohio
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
Police Official Accused in Party Slaying in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on June 18 a police lieutenant Edward Nolan 35 was held after authorities say he beat Grace Duncan 25 a Glendale mother of two to death with a pistol during a party in hotel room. Nolan denied motive saying he was drunk and reacted in sudden rage upon seeing R W Williams.
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Los Angeles
Grace Duncan
Glendale
Edward Nolan
R. W. Williams
New York
Nolan
Si Williams
Sole
Calhoun deputy taken for a ride on moving freight train
Deputy Sheriff W. T. Pruett of Calhoun county chased a hobo aboard a slow freight in Anniston yards. The train sped toward Atlanta before he could finish his investigation. He held on to a brake wheel until Tallapoosa, Georgia, where he got off as the hobo leaped off before reaching Tallapoosa.
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Anniston
Ala
W. T. Pruett
Calhoun County
Pruett
Atlanta
Tallapoosa
Leland Gill Returns Home After Crash Injuries
Leland Gill who suffered both ankles broken in an automobile wagon crash on the south Bee Line highway is back at his home after many weeks in Benevolent hospital receiving treatment.
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MT. Tabor
Leland Gill
Custody Battle Ties to Fatal Mobile Slaying of Attorney
Mrs. Willie Mae Clauson former Mrs. J Pugh was jailed in Mobile after shooting Foster K Hale Jr a prominent attorney in a case linked to a long custody dispute over a 16 year old son The Associated Press reports the tale traces an affair adopted son custody fights and Hale allegedly cursing the defendant before the fatal shot The Morgan County custody ruling favored the mother and the son was returned from Mobile to Desatur by county authorities.
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Willie Mae Clauson
Mobile
Foster K. Hale, Jr
Associated Press
Clauson
J. Pugh
Hale
B. B. Chamberlain
Heat wave peaks at 98 in afternoon at Daily weather check
The Daily called the government weather observer at 1 20 pm to confirm heat levels. The observer said the thermometer reached 98, the highest this year so far, with 97 earlier in the summer and 106 107 last year.
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Daily
Alabama census shows white state status in 1930 survey
The 1930 census highlights Alabama as predominantly white with whites making up about 99.5 percent of Winston county and 85.8 percent of Lowndes County. Negro population rose statewide from 900,652 to 944,834 in 1920–1929, while Jefferson County gained blacks yet saw a drop in the county's share. Manufacturing wage trends show minor wage declines but higher product value and plant horsepower.
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University
Ala
Alabama
University of Alabama Business News
School of Commerce
Bureau of Business Research
Winston County
Lowndes
Sudan
Jefferson County
Birmingham
United States
Paul Horton Recovers From Serious Throat Trouble
Hillsboro report notes Paul Horton is recovering after serious throat trouble. Horton is a well known figure in Lawrence and Morgan counties and many friends in the Valley are glad to hear of his improvement.
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Hillsboro
Paul Horton
Horton
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Twenty Boys At Camp Ki Y Enjoying Weeklong Outing
Camp Ki Y near Vinemont hosts the first of three week sessions with twenty local boys under Y M C A work director H Maynard Layman. Assistants Sam White and Atlee Hoff Jr aid. Kiwanis members visit in the evening as the rotation of campers continues.
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Camp
Ki-Y
Kiwanis
Vinemont
H. Maynard Layman
Joe T. Sullivan
Harry Eubanks
Clyde Overall
Pete Henderson
John Smith
Gordon Price
Fred Trimble
Tom Friend
Milton Hovis
Charles Draper
James Hines
Robert Britain
Smith Trimble
John Giles
Bruce Hines
Tommie Carson
Layman
Sam White
Atlee Hoff, Jr
Kiwanians
Valley Country Club Links Draw Packed Attendance
A hot afternoon drew large crowds to the Valley Country Club as golfers swarmed the course, keeping the links busy and lively.
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Valley Country Club
Presbyterian Young People's Assembly Opens in Athens
About two hundred Alabama youths gather at Athens College for the North Alabama Young People's Conference of the Presbyterian Church. The program runs June 23 to a week of sessions with sermons by Dr. J Russell Crawford and welcoming address by Dr. Henry M. Edmonds. Courses cover New Testament worship missions life work and church history with a faculty including Rev E N Hart Rev R L Houston Miss Mary Lynn Miss Alice Robinson and others.
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Athens
Ala
Alabama
North Alabama Young People’s Conference
The
Presbyterian Church
Athens College
Henry M. Edmonds
Independent Presbyterian Church of Birmingham
J. Russell Crawford
First Presbyterian Church of Ath
Ens
Assembly
E. N. Hart
Decatur
J. Oarsenseee
R. L. Houston
Leeds
Duke grid star shot by officer in Charlotte
Lowell Mason Duke University football star and member of a prominent Charlotte family was shot and wounded by Police Captain Alex West after fleeing a drunkenness arrest following a wreck. Mason was hospitalized with pelvis and leg injuries as officers pursued him after a car stop at headquarters. The police say Mason leaped from a patrol car and ran while other officers called for him to stop.
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Charlotte
N. C
Lowell Mason
Duke University
Alex West
Mason
West
Tylee
Yields rise in Fayette crops claims J C Ford
County Agent J C Race reports Fayette County oats and wheat fed with nitrogen fertilizer show higher yields. Some wheat to be ground into flour others to feed poultry and work animals.
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Fayette Ala
Fayette County
J. C. Race
Eteaaea Ae
Theatre Fire Causes Small Damage in Hartselle
HARTSELLE June 18 Special The fire department answered an alarm to the Burleson theatre Wednesday night about 8 30 o clock where a small blaze did some small damage. It was understood a play was being rehearsed at the theatre at the time.
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Hartselle
Burleson Theatre
Local cotton middling price quoted at seven and a quarter
Middling cotton was quoted today at seven and one quarter cents per pound.
New York Cotton Futures Open Steady
New York June 18 cotton futures opened steady with July at 8.65 cents a pound and later contracts at 9.05 for October 9.28 for December 9.40 for January 9.57 for March and 9.79 for May.
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New York
Court hears swift stream of Morgan County cases
In week three of the June term Judge W W Callahan presides as Circuit Solicitor Wade Wright leads the state in criminal hearings. Several defendants are found guilty or given sentences while others await grand jury action and appellate review.
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Morgan County
W. W. Callahan
Wade Wright
Mrs. Lewis Bartlette Improves After Illness
Mrs. Lewis Bartlette, long ill at her home here, is much improved in June. Friends are pleased by her recovery and report.
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Lewis ‘Bartlette
Lewis Bartlette
Protest Against Death Sentence Sparks Attack In Leipzig
A mob of communist youths in Leipzig attacked the American consulate last night over the impending execution of Black inmates in the United States. Police said stones were hurled at the office building as authorities reached the scene too late.
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Leipsic
Germany
United
After 100 Years Divide Property
The record notes a 100 year division of property involving Joe Moragne. It appears as a terse legal or real estate entry with names and a long-term division issue. no additional facts are stated in readable text.
Many Will Attend Bible School This Week
A Bible school session continues this week with many attendees. The program will run for one additional week beyond the current period.
New Commodity on Curb Market Seeks Listed Buyer
A June report from Alabama notes a novel curb market commodity placed for a single unit by an individual described as a resident of Tuscaloosa. The reader is told the item relates to a tropical garden product and a formal purchase order.
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Ala
Dent
Tuscaloosa
Ling
Tropical Garden
Vanderbilt Has Nothing To Say In Domestic Row
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr expressed regret that he had nothing to say about the latest episode in his stormy marriage. The case involves a reported rift with his wife over alleged attentions paid by Peter Arno, the cartoonist, who is in Reno for divorce proceedings.
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Reno
Jane
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Peter Arno
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