Pettey Suffers Broken Arm in Bee Line Crash
In Morgan County, J T Pettey of the Morgan County Motor Company sustained a broken arm after his truck collided with a Ford driven by Miss Jean Peck of Tanner. Peck and her two companions endured facial and knee injuries while Pettey, initially treated for a sprain, shows satisfactory progress toward recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J T. Pettey
Morgan County Motor Company
Bee Line
Mr. Pettey
Memphis
Decatur
Jean Peck
Tenner
Influence of Bama Solons Is Widespread
Recalls of Washington service by Allgood and Jeffers highlight key Alabama lawmakers from past sessions. Bankhead leads on cotton policy and rules, McDuffie shapes foreign affairs, Sister Hill presides military affairs, Jeffers heads civil service, Allgood sits in central chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allgood
Jeffers
Washington
John H. Bankhead
John McDuffie
First District
Sister Hill
Montgomery
Man McSwain
South Carolina
Civil Service Committee
Alabama
William Rufus King
John @ble
Capitol Hill
U S Playing Good Neighbor Role In Abrogating Platt Amendment
Havana dispatch reports President Roosevelt signed the act abrogating the Platt Amendment, marking a shift in U S policy toward Latin America and reducing U S control while reserving a naval base. The article places this in the context of the Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt Doctrine, and decades of intervention in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Nicaragua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Henry Martinez
Havana
Cuba
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Montevideo
Cordell B. Hull
Venezuela
Grover Cleveland
England
Caribbean
Isthmus
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Denmark
Theodor Roosevelt
Dominion
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino
Sandino
Haiti
Mexico
Franklin Roosevelt
Pickett Resigns as Principal at Local Negro High School
J. E. Pickett, principal, and his wife, a faculty member, have resigned from the Negro high school. The city board of education announced the move and said no successors are named yet while efforts are made to hire an outstanding Negro educator to fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Pickett
Negro High School
City Board of Education
Pickett
Good Neighbor Policy Promises Filipino Liberation Pace
The text notes the abrogation of the Platt Amendment and a projected liberation of the Philippines, framing it as America fulfilling its Rooseveltian good neighbor role. It emphasizes a shift toward independence and regional goodwill in U S foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
America
Germans Fearful of Russ Alliance Talks Outcome
Reliable sources report Von Risen trop got little satisfaction from a conference with Louis Barthou in Paris as Barthou urged Germany to return to Geneva and pressed on alliance programs amid rising tension over possible Russian alignment.
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von Risentrop
Louis Barthou
Geneva
Barthou
Floyd Elkins Named Temporary Fire Chief Here
Floyd Elkins of the Decatur Fire Department has been appointed by the city council fire committee as acting fire chief after Ellis Jones resigned to join Muscle Shoals. Elkins, a longtime and respected member, will serve until a permanent successor is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Elkins
Decatur Fire Department
Ellis Jones
Muscle Shoals
Elkins
McKenna Family Visit to Columbus Mississippi
Mr and Mrs A C McKenna visit Columbus Mississippi with their daughter and visiting friends staying for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A C McKenna
Columbus
Miss
Rev Peter M Denis Returns From Washington Mission School
Rev. Peter M. Denis rector of St. John's Episcopal church is expected home today after attending a ministerial school in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter M. Denis
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Washington
Tarzan and His Mate at the Princess theater
The screening stars Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller in a jungle adventure praised for its thrilling action. A dramatic love story threads through a safari, with a notable underwater fight with a giant crocodile and a special camera setup bringing viewers close to the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Rage Pree Weissmuller
Hong
Weissmuller
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J. T. Pettey
James Monroe
Austria
Russia
France
Maximilan of
Napoleon III
Augusto Sandino
U. S
President Roosevelt
Wykers
Morgan County
J. Street Sandlin
Aid
J. @Keet Sandlin
Danville
Hitler
Venice
Mississippi
Thomason Lumber CO
Sterchi
Thrift
Coxwell
Thrift Week
Terchi
Heuer Oa
Almon
Moulton Street
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