No Chance Seen for Exemptions on Homesteads
Alabama lawmakers reject a $2,000 homestead exemption in the general revenue bill as the senate and circuit court weigh constitutional issues. Amendments to raise exemptions and change assessment bases fail. salaries of tax assessors are cut to 4800 dollars with clerical support.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Walter B. Jones
Bibb Graves
Whal
Forney Stephens
Oneonta
Will O. Walton
Chambers
Judge Jones Mold
Stephens
Walton
House
J. Miller Bonner
Wilcox
Locke
Rogers
Bonner
Coun
Isham Dorsey
Hardy Riddle
Talladega
Riddle
Throw
Markets at a Glance New York June 22
Markets at a glance show firm stocks with leaders overcoming weekend erra steady. rails improve. foreign exchange quiet. cotton higher as trade and commission houses buy. Sugar and coffee closed. Chicago lower on harvest weather. wheat supported by sympathy. cattle in light supply. hogs nominally steady with top at 9.75.
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New York
Chicago
House Debates Begin On TAS Measure 10 Next Week
Washington June 2 Two top bills confront Congress the TVA and utility holding company measures shaping for house debate next week The aim is to split party lines with administration concessions and possible new defeats forecast The TVA compromise passed by one vote in the house military committee while interstate commerce works on the holding company bill and moves toward action next week The reform language seeks encouragement of reorganizations and dissolution with tax exemptions for reorganized or dissolved company securities It is unclear if mandatory abolition remains in doubt
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Washington
House
TVA
House Military Committee
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Toword
Woman Suffered Five Story Fall In Washington
Mrs. Lucille T. English 29 wife of a Byrd expedition leader lay near death after a five story plunge from a kitchen window. Harold W. Starr 26 Washington lawyer was detained as police investigated and witnesses recalled a scream as she clutched an awning. Police found four 38 caliber bullets on Starr and a pistol later identified as Starrs under a mattress.
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Washington
Lucille T. English
Harold W. Starr
English
Emily Morrison
Navy
Starr
New Honor Won By School Girl
Mary George Fitzpatrick a 16 year old resident of Sheffield Alabama earns a perfect score on a national high school magazine test. The top student also holds valedictorian honors for her class this spring and has a near perfect school record. She received medals for senior grades and for best U S history student.
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Mary George Fitzpatrick
Sheffield
Ala
Washington
Alabama
U. S
Thompson admits he ravished girl in Peoria case
Ger ale Hallmark, 19, was found dead in a cemetery ditch after Thompson, 25, confessed to raping her following a ride in his car. Police said he showed a diary claiming prior failed attacks on 67 other girls and was questioned after a lie detector test.
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Peoria
Ill
Gerald Thompson
Fred Nussbaum
Mildred Hallmark
Thompson
Springfield
Miss Hallmark
Irish Free State and Britain Pals for Reconciliation
Dublin reports high government quarters indicate a formal reconciliation between the Irish Free State and Britain. President Eamon De Valera, whose conciliatory speeches have started the process, expects to be summoned to London to discuss political and commercial terms.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera
England
London
Senator Long Calls for Wealth Tax Push in Session
In Washington, Senate leaders say Roosevelt must decide if Congress stays in session to pass a new wealth tax. Senator Long, in a 2000 word letter to the president, urges rapid redistribution of wealth and questions administration promises. He says delaying passage risks political fallout and insists on action this session.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
New England
Vestom
Louisiana
Long
Capitol Hill
White House
Summer school plans in Morgan called off
Morgan county schools will not hold summer terms this year as textbook shortages delay new adoptions. Officials said fall opening will be earlier and teachers can attend longer summer schools. Schools were to open July 22, with fall date to be announced.
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Morgan County
George T. Woodruff
J. A. Keller
Morgan
County Board of Education
Hart resident struck by truck near Flint hospital
Polly Morgan 78 of Hart was struck while walking near Flint and taken to Benevolent Society hospital with an ankle injury. Driver Mr Matthews of Priceville claimed to have been forced off the road by another car. hospital attendants expect recovery. Also in the same incident Mrs T L Bradley and C L Richardson of Town Creek suffered cuts from glass when their car went into a ditch and were treated and discharged.
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Polly Morgan
Hart
Flint
Benevolent Society Hospital
Bradley
Richardson
Town Creek
Falkville
Wife Of Slayer To Be Questioned On Double Death
Lowndes county authorities will question Mrs. E N Arant tomorrow as they pursue a motive for the double slaying of Mr and Mrs John Norman. Coroner E E Sheehan called the confession from Arant absurd and said no motive has been found. Sheriff R E Woodruff planned to travel to Georgia to question Mrs Arant and her three children about the killings at the Avant home Thursday night.
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Fort Deposit
Ala
John Norman
E. N. Arant
Lowndes County
Arant
E.E. Sheehan
R. E. Woodruff
Montgomery County
Sheehan
Norman
Avant
Woodruff
Georgiana
Haygood
Paterson
Montgomery Merchant Held in Burglary Case
Montgomery merchant Luke Mathews was arrested after a running gun battle in Prattville during an attempted store burglary. Deputy J C Rawlinson said Milford Scott was held in Prattville on burglary charges with two others still sought. Both sides fired about six times as officers pursued the quartet.
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Montgomery
Ala
Luke Mathews
Prattville
J C. Rawlinson
Autuaga County
Milford Scott
Mathews
Scott
Rawlinson
Suffers Head Injury In Fall on Highway
Irwin sustained a painful head injury when he fell on the Bee Line Highway a mile south of Decatur around noon today. He was transported by Brown’s ambulance to Benevolent Society Hospital where first aid was given and he returned home later. Multiple softball games have crowded Delano Park forcing a fourth diamond to be opened as all four fields see near daily use by teams.
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Print Irwin
Decatur
Brown
Benevolent Society Hospital
Sherman
Delano Park
End of Utah crime saga as Green faces firing squad
Delbert Green, sentenced to die for a triple murder, faces execution by firing squad at Utah State Prison on Wednesday. Five guards will load rifles, one with a blank, and fire at a heart target as doctors confirm death.
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Galt Lake City
Utah
Delbert Green
Green
United States
Streets In Moulton Undergoing Repairs
North Main street long in need of repairs is now underway with work in progress. Courtland road is being conditioned for an asphalt surface.
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North Main Street
Moulton
Courtland Road
Lynching Follows Alleged Attack Near Wiggins Mississippi
A 25 year old black man identified as R D McGee was taken from his home near Wiggins by a mob and hanged after an alleged attempt to assault an 11 year old white girl. An eyewitness said the man admitted beating the girl and claimed to be crazy. Authorities reported a large white mob surrounded the area and carried McGee into the woods.
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Wiggins
Miss
R. D. McGee
Milee
Stone County
McGee
Nega
Ton Wins 36-Hole Battle In Southern Amateur
A report details a 36-hole duel in the Southern Amateur Championship where Ton emerged ahead after extended play. The narrative notes perseverance and key swings shaping the final outcome.
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