Jurors Hear Jim Orr Murder Case in West Moulton Street
The jury in the Jim Orr case, charged by Judge W W Callahan, opens deliberations after witnesses place Orr near the fatal January 13 hold up in the 300 block on West Moulton Street. Orr, denying guilt, claims alibi and challenges identification. The trial then shifts to James Mullins charged with a separate murder in Second Avenue room at McDermott case with witnesses detailing money and self defense.
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Jim Orr
Warren White
W. W. Callahan
White
Propst Tankr
Moulton Street
Benevolent Society Hospital
Earl White
Orr
Moulton Heights
Plint
Blackwell's
Here
James Ryan
Blackwell
Robert Summerford
Falkville
Adame Wright
Andrew Garth
Garth
Supreme Court
J. R. Mullins
Ed McDermott
Second Avenue
A. M. Roan
McDermott
Lawrence Babbler
Robert Jacobs
Walter Best
Mullins
Jacobs
Morgan County Jail
Government to Build Two New Battleships in Navy Yards
Washington June 22 The navy announced it will construct its two new battleships in government yards. One at the New York yard and the other at Philadelphia. Bids from private shipyards exceeded the government estimates after last week’s openings.
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Washington
Navy
New York Yard
Philadelphia
Missing your DAILY subscription help line notice
A public notice from the Decatur Daily instructs readers to call 46 before five o'clock to receive a daily newspaper by mail. Calls after the hour will not be processed.
Forty three delegates attend second district auxiliary meeting
Forty three delegates gathered at St John’s parish house for the second district annual American Legion Auxiliary conference hosted by the Decatur unit. District officials and representatives from Huntsville Albertville Athens Attalla Centre Cullman Ft. Payne Guntersville and Gadsden attended with state president Mrs Richard Redwood of Mobile as principal speaker. Local host W L Grimes welcomed them amid lunch and afternoon elections for district officer posts followed by a tour of Lelia Cantwell Seton Hall.
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American Legion Auxiliary
St. John’s Parish House
Decatur
Huntsville
Albertville
Athens
Attalla
Centre
Cullman
Ft. Payne
Guntersville
Gadsden
J. T. Willis
Richard Redwood
Mobile
State Department
Willis
W. L. Grimes
Legion Post
Lelia Cantwell Seton Hall
British Rebuffs German Naval Plan on Spain
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons Britain rejects a German led four power warning of naval strength to Spain. Britain proposes immediate recall of foreign fighters in Spain and withdrawal of volunteers, urging action before international talks on the Spain issue.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Europe
Spain
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Germany
Italy
France
Valencia
Typhoid Case Reported in Morgan County
Morgan County health officials report a typhoid fever case in Decatur Route 1 on Joe Wheeler highway, the first in 1937. Inoculations are urged for those unvaccinated, with shots offered Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings. The county also lists 4150 270 tuberculosis cases, mostly in the Decatur district.
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Morgan County Health Department
Decatur Route 1
Joe Wheeler
Decatur
Barrymores Reconcile After Public Kiss at Station
John Barrymore and Elaine Barrie announce reconciliation at Los Angeles railroad station after an ardent exchange of kisses and that she will dismiss her interlocutory decree of divorce.
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Los Angeles
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Mooresville Brims With Taxless Calm And Surplus
In the Alabama town of Mooresville the polls opened at seven and will close at six as residents vote in a city election marking the first time women can cast ballots here. With 22 of 28 votes cast by 1:30 pm, the town evidences a surplus in a roughly $700 city treasury and notes there has been no ad valorem city tax collection for 13 or 14 years. The town, founded in 1818, once a river trading hub, retains a historic tavern now a tenant house as officials monitor the proceedings on a formative local government day.
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Mooresville
Naee Peebles
Annie Peebles Richardson
Jim W. Hill
Frank Richardson
Limestone County
Alabama
Decatur
Huntsville
North
Henry Zeller
Agreement on Tags Reached Between Alabama and Tennessee
Nashville dispatch reports an agreement allowing passenger cars to operate in either state for 30 days without new licenses and permitting trucks carrying owners goods to undertake unlimited trips between Alabama and Tennessee. The deal ends past tag enforcement disputes that led to arrests over state licenses.
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Nashville
Alabama
Tennessee
The
Nashville Dispatch
Tax settlements end two Alabama cases for 125000 dollars
Governor Bibb Graves and Attorney General Albert A. Carmichael announced settlements totaling 125000 dollars for two long pending tax cases. American Cast Iron Pipe Company agreed to pay 65000 dollars on ad valorem taxes and Rural Gas Corporation settled for 60000 dollars over franchise tax on capital in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Albert A. Carmichael
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
Birmingham
New York
Thef Or
Rural Gas Corporation
Alabama
Carmichael
Graves
United States Supreme Court
Gag Corporation
Two Drownings in Tennessee River Near Knoxville
Miss Jean Love nineteen and her sister Miss Betty Love seventeen drowned when their car left a high embankment road and plunged into the Tennessee River at Knoxville. A witness said the vehicle traveled slowly before plunging down the incline. The car was recovered by a wrecker after the bodies were found in the water.
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Jean Love
Decatur
Betty Love
Tennessee
Knoxville
Ed Hatcher
Bige Boggess
Scottsboro Man Emerson Gay Found Dead in Office
Emerson Gay a 26 year old Scottsboro businessman was found dead in his office at the Scottsboro Bedspread Company with a bullet wound in his head and a pistol nearby in what authorities term a likely self inflicted case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsboro
Ala
Emerson Gay
Second Victim Dies in Church Battle at Own Chapel
Miss Bertha Perry aged 20 dies at Benevolent Society Hospital after a week of treatment following the church gunbattle at Own Chapel Lawrence on June 13. Deputy Sheriff Andrew Dutton died instantly. seven others wounded. Perry, a Church of Christ member and Lawrence County High School graduate, survived by parents and siblings.
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Own Chapel
Youngstown
Lawrence
Bertha Perry
Benevolent Society
Highsmith
Moulton
Mountain Springs Cemetery
Miss Perry
Walter Perry
Bertie Jenkins
Deasie
Janie
Enma Perry
Jackson
Raymond Perry
Lawrence County High School
Church of Christ
Bert Retherford
Glenn Whisenant
Dutton
Whisenant
Morgan County
Rethervord
Irwin-Dyar
Lorene Potter
Irwin Tefirmary
Blankenship
Robert Simpson
Walter Lewallen
William White
Soviet fliers eye regular polar flights to America
Pilot Valerio Chekaloff and two companions, welcomed by 5,000 at Oakland, described Transpolar routes as near-future regulars. They count on tail winds for returns and plan Moscow to New York flights via the polar region, after a 63 hour Moscow to San Francisco leg.
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Ban Francisco
Sovitt
Russia
Moscow
Vancouver
Wash
Valerio Chekaloff
North Pole
Chekaloff
Oakland
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Plans Proceed for Inoculations Against Rabies
Plans proceed for inoculation of all Morgan county dogs as rabies control expands under a new state law. Dr Roy South is real appointed rabies inspector and says the program targets stamping out rabies statewide.
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Morgan County
Roy South
Real
Roosevelt Back at White House After Cold
Washington officials report President Roosevelt has virtually recovered from a nasal cold that kept him from the office yesterday. The White House said he resumed duties today and will monitor his health.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Decatur Anglers Set Four Hour 130 Fish Record At Wheeler Dam
Decatur anglers led by Troy O. Martin Earl Peete and Bige Boggess caught 130 fish weighing about 150 pounds in four hours at Joe Wheeler Dam. The haul included drum blue cat crappie and bream with fishing from 6 to 10 am using casting with multi-hook lines.
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Decatur
Wheeler Dam
Joe Wheeler Dam
Troy O. Martin
Earl Peete
Bige Boggess
Drum
Mr. Martin
State Ready To Pay Off Bonds In Advance To Save Interest
Montgomery June 22 The financial secretary to Governor Graves said the state is ready to retire 500000 of warrant refunding bonds tomorrow if tendered. Tax commission chairman noted income tax receipts totaling 1127272 since January 16 will fund retirement and reduce ad valorem taxes after the issue is paid. The 1033 issue aimed to put the budget on a cash basis and will also cover 55000 of educational appropriation bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
W. W. Brooks
Bibb Graves
Brooks
Henry 8. Long
State Tax Commission
Farley Says Postal Authority Can Stop Delivery Disputes
Postmaster General Farley told U S District Court that the Post Office could halt mail deliveries to Republic Steel plants in Niles and Warren Ohio to avoid entanglement in a labor dispute. He claimed the company offered packages to fuel government involvement and denied any understanding between union representatives and the Post Office on deliveries to the Niles plant.
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Washington
Farley
United States District Court Today
Post Office Department
Republic Steel Corporation
Niles
Warren
Ohio
Corporaton
Corporation
Steel Company
Union
Yale Economist Counters Black Connery Wage Bill
Hudson B Hastings Yale University economist told a joint congressional labor committee the Black Connery Wage and Hour Bill would fail. He warned federal regulation of hours and wages would shrink employment and reduce real wages.
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Washington
Hudson B. Hastings
Yale University
Congressional Labor Committee
Hastings
W E Crawford Hurt In Odd Accident At Rose Bush
W E Crawford of 320 E Cain street is confined at home with an infected left eye after a thorn from a rose bush struck his eye and slit the eyeball while he walked along Cain street last week. Physicians hope sight can be saved.
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W. E. Crawford
E. Cain Street
Cain Street
Federal Judges to Hear TVA Condemnation Appeals
Tennessee's three federal district judges will convene as a court the week of August 23 to hear TVA condemnation suits with exceptions to commissioners' rulings. Judges are George C. Taylor John J. Gore and John D. Martin.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Federal District
TVA
George C. Taylor
John J. Gore
John D. Martin
Braddock and Laws Weigh In For Comiskey Park Title Fight
Defending champion James J Braddock and challenger Joe Louis weighed in for their 15 round heavyweight championship at Comiskey Park Chicago. Braddock weighed 197 pounds and Louis 214 pounds as over 60 000 fans are expected with a gate near 700 000.
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Chicago
Jaimes J. Braddock
Joe Laws
Comisky Park
Auditorium Theater
Louis
Kenosha
Wis
Bob Pastor
New York
Max Baer
Baer
Braddock
Joe
Louig
Powers
Wuts
Nero’ Vhantiens
Giants
Police alert as Louis Braddock bout looms in Chicago
Police Commissioner Valentine said he would be near Harlem or close by for the Louis Braddock fight in Chicago. Extra officers likely in Harlem, with about 1000 anticipated after prior Louis Schmeling fight arrangements. Emergency trucks and mounted units to be on call.
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New York
Harlem
Joe Louis
Lewis J. Valentine
Louis
James J. Braddock
Chicago
Louis-Max Schmeling
Tax Probers Weigh Waits In Tax Dodging Inquiry
Washington June 22 Congressional investigators weigh subpoenas to keep individuals named in a tax dodging inquiry from leaving the country. Chatwan Doughton said the Senate House committee would discuss after treasury officials name Americans who used foreign insurance firms to cut income taxes. Some of these individuals and seven men linked to foreign personal holding companies may be summoned. none have volunteered for questions. The chairman noted some taxpayers may flee to dodge publicity and said the Justice Department would handle prosecutions.
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Washington
Chatwan Doughton
N. C
Senate-House
Treasury
Coughton
United States
Department of Justice
Gaited Mare Miss Kelley Bourbon Sold to Dr Trapp
The three gaited mare Miss Kelley Bourbon, sold by Neal Luther of Arab to Dr W M Trapp of Tuscumbia, was bought by O H Hathcoat at his stables for a four figure sum. The mare will be entered in several events at the show on June 29 and debuted at Mountain Brook Riding Academy Show in Birmingham on June 6.
Steel Mediation Board Holds Second Conference in Cleveland
Roosevelt’s mediation board met John L. Lewis for a second time as the seven state walkout remains status quo. Ohio National Guard moved into Youngstown to prevent reopenings, while executives invited to next talks include Tom Girdler Eugene Grace Frank Purnell and Wilfred Sykes.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Steel Mediation Board
John L. Lewis
Ohio National Guard
Charles P. Taft
Mediation Board
Taft
Town Sheet & Tube
Republic
Youngstown
Lewis
Washington
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem Steel
Frank Purnell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Wilfred Sykes
Inland
Labor
Perkins
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Martin L. Davey
Ohio National
Davey
Guards Restore Peace in Mahoning Valley Strike
Soldiers in steel helmets began deploying along a 26 mile front in Youngstown Ohio to end a night of fear. Under orders from the Ohio governor and with President Roosevelt's approval a force of 4800 men acts to reopen four steel mills despite John L. Lewis threats of contemplated butchery.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Ohio
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Lewis’ Steel Union
Weather recap and regional forecast note
Monday’s high reached 97 and low 75 with trace rain. Tennessee river steady at 21 feet. Alabama and northwest Florida expect fair tonight, Wednesday partly cloudy with local thundershowers in the east. Temperatures show little change.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Por
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Withers Peebles
Sullivan
Barrymores
Martin
Wheeler Lake
Tennessee Valley Authority
Champ
Witness
DR. Trapp
Co. S. Oo
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