Malaria Showdown Prompts Alabama Wildlife Warning
In Montgomery on June 21 a conference was arranged between Dr. Walter B. Jones and Dr. J. N. Baker to resolve conflicts between malaria control and wildlife protection. They discuss opinions on arsenic use, TVA lake spraying, and a plan prioritizing preventive medicine, targeted testing, larvicides with wildlife safety, and wildlife-friendly mosquito control.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Walter B. Jones
J. N. Baker
Dixon
Baker
War Department
Lake Bankhead
Army
Jones
Tennessee
TVA
Alabama State Health Department
Alabama Department of Conservation
Man
Amendment No 3 Amendment No 8 in Alabama July ballot
The article previews Amendment No 8 one of five constitutional changes on the July 11 ballot. It explains the provisions and notes Thursday's issue will continue the series outlining these amendments for voter information.
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Alabama
Chinatown Fire Sparks Mayor Demand After Fatal Blaze
A major Chinatown fire in two Dover Street tenements killed at least eight. Mayor La Guardia joined fire crews amid four alarms as residents fled through narrow streets. Firemen rescued a man from a failing fire escape before he died in hospital. An investigation was ordered to determine responsibility.
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New York
Dover Street
la Guardia
Chinatown
District Attorney's Office
City Hall
Civic Center
Brooklyn Bridge
Bowery
Chatham Square
Dover
Mott and Pell
County Farmers Seek WPA Labor to Save Crops
Morgan county farmers race to salvage crops as rains linger. County Agent B G Hall notes grassier fields but says WPA labor from Decatur can assist upon farmer applications. Farmers to be paid prevailing wages about 1.00 per farm day with local hires preferred.
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Morgan County
B. G. Hall
Works Progress Administration
Decatur
WPA
J C Penney Store to Expand Under Mrs Burr Plan
Announcement of extensive remodeling for the J C Penney store in Decatur by owner Mrs Annie Lou Spight Burr. Work starts within two weeks and will add 1500 square feet, expanding ladies wear millinery children's clothing and infant needs while mezzanine space and offices are added.
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J. C. Penney
Annie Lou Spight Burr
The
Penney Company
Legislators Visit Morgan County For Agricultural Study
State recess legislative committee on agriculture tours Morgan County to study agricultural and market conditions at a luncheon hosted by the Morgan Rotary club. Agriculture Commissioner Haygood Paterson urges year round farming, better soil use, and closer producer consumer links while citing a $5 million poultry rise and Alabama meat product imports totaling $21 million yearly.
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Paterson
Alabama
South
Gehrig Likely Out Forever Says Mayo Clinic Report
Ed Barrow announced Lou Gehrig suffers from chronic infantile paralysis after Mayo Clinic findings. The Yankee captain won't play again this season though kept on the payroll and may never return. Gehrig, 36, turned over the report and left for the clubhouse in uniform.
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New York
Ed Barrow
New York Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Barrow
Gehrig
Mayo Clinic
Gehrig Long
Japs Capture Port Swatow and Tientsin Tension Grows
Japanese forces seized Swatow building inland after air strikes and naval bombardment while in Tientsin Britain and Japan prepared for possible war moves. British leaders signaled food aid and deterrence measures as European powers seek new alignments.
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Associated Press
Japan
Swatow
South China
Britain
Tientsin
Canton
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Moscow
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
London
Russia
Far East
Europe
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Erich Raeder
Domenico Cavagnari
Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craigie
Renzo Sawada
Father of Local Resident Dies in Greenville
G. W. LaBoon, a well known Greenville South Carolina resident, died today at a local hospital after a week long illness. He was the father of Mrs. J. D. Ligon and George LaBoon of Decatur. Funeral arrangements will be made in Greenville but are not yet completed.
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G. W. LaBoon
Greenville
8. C
LaBoon
J. D. Ligon
George LaBoon
Decatur
Washington
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Hyman L. Battle
Rocky Mount
N. C
Elmer F. Andrews
Child Killed in Car Mishap in Fairview
Nine year old Lowell Crow son of Mr and Mrs David Crow of Fairview died after being struck crossing Sixteenth Avenue East by a truck driven by Louie Crumpton. He died en route to Benevolent Society hospital. Coroner Rey Howell did not investigate. Funeral services are planned with Rev W L Spearman officiating. Survived by parents two brothers Howard and Bobby three sisters Laverne Wilda Betty Sue and grandmother Mrs A N Crow.
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Lowell Crow
David Crow
Fairview
Sixteenth Avenue
Louie Crumpton
Benevolent Society
Brown
Jad
Johnson Chapel
W. L. Spearman
Drinkard-Howel
Howard
Bobby
Laverne
Wilda
Betty Sue
A. N. Crow
Hartselle
Cullman Man Fatally Shot in Backyard Incident
T I McMinn 60 prominent Cullman businessman found mortally wounded in his home backyard shortly after 1 pm. Grady Moss head of Schelling Funeral Home reported McMinn telephoned asking for a casket and ambulance then died 26 minutes after arrival at Cullman hospital.
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T. D. McMinn
Cullman
Grady Moss
Eos Schelling Funeral Home
McMinn
Moss
MecMiin
Cullman Hospital
Famous Driver Peter De Paolo in Decatur Tonight
Peter De Paolo arrived in Decatur for a meeting of automotive repair men at Hotel Lyons tonight. The entertainer is expected to speak to Decatur and vicinity shop men at 8:00 p.m. in the Hotel Lyons Assembly room, with a large gathering anticipated.
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Peter de Paolo
Decatur
Hotel Lyons
Mr. de Paolo
Labor Board to Revise Regulations on Elections
At Washington on June 21, Charles Fahy said the National Labor Board will grant employers the right to petition for a union election in certain cases. Fahy noted the change will be part of a broader set of regulatory revisions to be announced soon.
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Washington
Charles Fahy
National Labor
Fahy
House Labor Committee
Joseph Padway
American Federation of Labor
Court enters on third day in June term
The third day of crim inal cases in the June term began with several dispositions on Tuesday. Truman West was fined 200 dollars after a conviction for assault, A. J. Parker faces sentencing for obtaining money under false pretenses, Jimmie Wray was given one year and a day for burglary, and Versie Lee Underwood was convicted of assault with intent to murder and to be sentenced.
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Truman West
A. J. Parker
W. W. Callahan
Jimmie Wray
Versie Lee Underwood
Farm Aid Bill Approval Sets Over $1.2 Billion
A Senate House conference committee approved an agriculture appropriation bill for the new fiscal year starting July 1 totaling over 1.2 billion dollars Rep Cannon said House conferees accepted the Senate 225 million dollar increase for farm benefits while seeking separate votes on about 140 million in other items Senator Bankhead noted only a 13.1 million dollar reduction from the Senate total.
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Washington
Senate House
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
House
Senate
Bankhead
D-Ala
Weather Summary for Tennessee River and Gulf Coast
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 20.6 feet with 91 degrees high and 72 low. A trace of rain reported. Alabama and Northwest Florida: generally fair with light to moderate onshore winds. Tennessee: fair tonight, partly cloudy by day, isolated thundershowers possible in western sections tonight into tomorrow.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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By John Ferris
J. C. Penney Company
Courtland
Harry Higdon
Bob Chandler
Higdon
Washington, D. C
Tallulah Bankhead
John Bankhead
N. Y
Helen Johnson
Ernie Mack
American Federation of Actors
Sophie Tucker
Acme
Singapore
China
Labor Board
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