Reed Funds Scrutiny in Pennsylvania Senate Primary
Washington reports renewed inquiry into Pennsylvania's Republican Senatorial primary after charges of massive campaign spending. The 1926 slush fund disclosures and the 1927 investigations echo past scandals, with Senator Reed named amid allegations of hundreds of thousands spent on his behalf despite official reports.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Jim Reed
Williams. Ware
Senate
Ware
David Aiken Reed
Andy Mellonally
Victor
Reed
South Carolina
Jimmy Byres
White House
Congress
Grand Jury Returns Indictments in Alabama Circuit Court
The Alabama Morgan County grand jury reported 52 true bills and condemned absentee voting for fraud risk. A prior recommendation to raise the Board of Revenue member bond from five hundred to three thousand dollars was renewed and enforcement urged.
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Grand Jury
James E
Circuit Court
Alabama
Morgan County
James E. Horton
Board of Revenue
Milton Andrews
Five Year Plan on Road Building Considered
Athens Alabama June 22 The county board of revenue weighs a five year plan to pave five miles of county roads annually for next five years on roads not receiving federal or state funds The plan would use county supplies and cheap labor at an estimated cost of 2000 dollars per mile led by Chairman J M Holt.
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Athens
Ala
County Board of Revenue
J. M. Holt
Missing Woman Declared Alive
The Boston American says new evidence shows Agnes Turverson, a New York lawyer once sought by police as missing and possibly slain, was alive and in Boston earlier this month.
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Boston
Mass
The
Boston American
Agnes Turverson
New York
Decatur Charity Council Moves Ahead on Reduced Budget
The Decatur Charity council continues its good work on a greatly reduced budget. About 60 elderly people are on the aid lists. Subscribers were urged to fulfill pledges to cover operations until the fall campaign. Mrs. C. U. Campbell leads the work with Rev. Peer M. Dennis as president and E. W. McLeod as treasurer.
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Decatur Charity Council
Charity Council
C. U. Campbell
Peer M. Dennis
E .W. McLeod
Onio Man Slays Wife Then Self And Wounds Two
A man in Chicago kills his wife and wounds two others before taking his own life as a house collapses trapping two children. Firefighters rescue two toddlers from the wreckage amid the tragedy.
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Onio
Rescue workers pull five from wreckage and rush to hospital
In the disaster scene rescuers freed five victims within an hour and rushed them to the hospital as hundreds of children and frantic mothers filled the ruins. George Wiecworek ten and Stanley Bezonek twelve suffered fractured bones.
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George Wiecworek
Stanley Bezonek
Britain invites talks with Germany on debts six month moratorium
Sir John Simon informs German ambassador that Britain demands discussion of debt relief and a six months moratorium. He rejects German excuses for default on Young Dawes loans, noting Germany's export surplus of 75 million dollars to Britain for the year ending March.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Sir John Simon
Baron von Loesch
John
England
Hottest Day of Year Breaks Record at 97 Degrees
The 1934 heat peak reached 97 degrees on Thursday, the hottest day so far this year, with the town seeking shade and relief from the sun. Earlier June 1933 highs included 101 and 105 degrees, illustrating the cooler current day versus those records.
Decatur Assured Projects Ready for Completion
Congressmen A H Carmichael Nearer says ties in the way of the PWA loan are removed and TVA sources could start funding. TVA efforts to purchase retail power assets in North Alabama from Alabama Power faced stalled progress due to pricing disputes.
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Decatur
A. H. Carmichael
PWA
TVA
Cms
Alabama
Alabama Power Company
Five White Prisoners Escape from Talladega Jail
Five white inmates beat the jailer into unconsciousness in Talladega county jail and fled after seizing his keys. Warden E R Haynes was attacked in the recreation area as he started securing cells. The warden's son fired on the escapees but did not hit them. Negro inmates in another section remained jailed.
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Talladega
Ala
Talladega County
E. R. Haynes
Dillinger's Sister Claims John Dillinger Is Alive
A letter from Dillinger's sister claims the outlaw John Dillinger is alive and well. The note also mentions his 32nd birthday and says the writer heard from him, though the family does not know his whereabouts.
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Dillinger
John
Outlaw
Roosevelt Praises Brain Trust and Congress in California
In California on June 22, the president praised his brain trust and complimented Congress after adjournment. He noted rising costs and implied brains trump politics, stating he would take intellect over political maneuvering.
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Calif
Roosevelt
Kinder
Congress
Johns Hopkins Director Pace Visits Fennell Guests Return Home
Dick Fennell and his guests leave Baltimore after a visit. John Hopkins University research director Dr. Donald Pace and Mrs. Pace, from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fennell, host family, see the Pace party depart for Baltimore.
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Dick Fennell
Johns Hopkins University
Donald G. Pace
J. W. Pace
Wilkes-Barre
Fennell
E. A. Fennell
Baltimore
M. J. W. Pace
Donald Pace
Johns Hopkins
Precautions For Persons Who Swim in Morgan County
Medical officers urge swimming safety with health checks before use. Do not swim with skin diseases sores cold discharge or communicable illness. Avoid exhaustion chilling diving in shallow water and unsafe health. consider others and stay safe.
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L. R. Murphree
M. D
Morgan County
Mer
Dime 102 Years Old Convicts Man in Highway Robbery
Willie Shaw, 102, was sentenced to 99 years for highway robbery in circuit court for the May 19 holdup of G. P. Madry on Joe Wheeler highway. Harri son Gray received 25 years. A dime dated 1832 found in possession of a Shaw accomplice led to corroboration of Shaw's role. The robbed money was recovered, and Madry identified the pair. No appeals had been filed for Shaw or Gray by noon.
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Willie Shaw
Shaw
Harrison Gray
G. P. Madry
Joe Wheeler
Gray
Madry
Brazelton
J G Finley Displays First Cotton Bloom
J G Finley of Decatur reports the season's first cotton bloom. He notes white and purple blooms on a Danville road tract in West Decatur. The early long staple bloom appeared before boll weevils and could yield a crop earlier than prior seasons.
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J. G. Finley
Decatur
Ee Cass
Danville Road
West
Finley
Probate Judge Malone Heads to Capital on Business
Probate Judge B. L. Malone is in Montgomery today on a business mission.
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B. L. Malone
Montgomery
Decatur Pays $30,000 Interest to Bondholders
The City of Decatur paid $30,000 in interest on defaulted bonds up to June 1, 1933, in cash to a committee of bondholders at a Thursday night council meeting. The payment clears interest from 1932 and six months of 1933, with bondholders' representatives noting cooperation to avoid wider financial issues.
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Decatur
Namietas
Daughters Night At Local Club Delights Members
The event directed by Mrs G P Banniza and Sam Alexander featured a beauty pageant style theatre with song and dance numbers. Attendance was light as the evening served more as a pleasure program with Milton Andrews planning to report on the Toronto convention at next week’s gathering.
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Sam Alexander
G. P. Banniza
Milton Andrews
Toronto
Bank Building At Auction After Rejected Offer
Athens June 22 a bank building once valued at 35000 attracts sale at public auction next Tuesday. The Farmers Merchants Bank building along with other real estate including farms residences vacant lots and a cotton gin will be offered, with proceeds to satisfy creditors.
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Athens
Ala
A_ bank
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Mrs P H Sandlin Set to Leave for Tuscaloosa
Mrs P H Sandlin of Prospect Drive departs today to spend several months in Tuscaloosa where her husband works with the government hospital service.
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P. H. Sandlin
Prospect Drive
Tuscaloosa
Sandlin
Government Hospital Service
President Roosevelt Asked to Dedicate Old Bank Building
The article notes an invitation for President Franklin D. Roosevelt to visit Decatur in the Tennessee Valley in the fall during an inspection trip. Arrangements aim to include a dedication of the Old Bank Building near Wheeler Dam with completed facilities and travel via the Southern and L tows lines, about 20 miles upriver.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dewcatur
Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Wheeler Dam
Mr and Mrs Brown to Florence for Saturday dance
The Brown couple plan a trip to Florence this Saturday for a dance event. They will donate 7 percent of proceeds to a local cause as part of the outing.
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Frank Brown
Florence
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