Interceptor Sewer Project Under Way With 60 Men at Work
The Valley Authority begins construction of a three mile interceptor sewer. Alabama Brick and Tile wins the vitrified clay pipe contract for shallow depths while cast iron piping will handle deeper trenching. Projected labor peaks at 200 as pumping stations and six currently discharging sewers are connected to send sewage beyond the Tennessee river.
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Tennessee River
Riverview
Wheeler Dam
France Moves to Thicken Allied Ties After Vote
Paris daily reports fear of international isolation as Premier Leon Blum pursues regional security pacts to strengthen France within the League of Nations. Fresh strikes and clashes test internal calm while Interior Minister Roger Salengro pledges firm action to end unrest.
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Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Paris
France
Leon Blum
League of Nations
Roger Salengro
Boyd Candidate to Head Legion in Alabama Convention
Taylor Boyd, vice commander of the Alabama Department of the American Legion, is expected to be presented as a candidate for state commander at the state convention in Huntsville opening July 19. Boyd served with the National Guard on the Mexican border in 1916 and fought in all engagements of the 167th Infantry as a sergeant of Company I during World War I.
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Sylacauga
Ala
Taylor Boyd
Alabama Department of the American Legion
Huntsville
Boyd
National Guard
167Th Infantry
Infant Rost Rites Held Today
Billy Rost infant son of Mr and Mrs Tom Rost died Tuesday afternoon at 132 18th avenue east. Funeral rites conducted at the residence at 11 o clock this morning by Rev B P Collier. Burial directed at Roselawn cemetery. Parents survive.
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Billy
Tom Rost
B. P. Collier
Brown
Roselawn Cemetery
Child Suffers Broken Leg From Porch Fall
Five year old Ella Lee Griffin of Somerville route 2 broke her left leg in a fall from the front porch Tuesday. She was treated at Baugh's Infirmary and returned home.
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Ella Lee Griffin
Roy Griffin
Somerville
Route 2
Baugh’s
Minister Edward Young Named Pastor at Decatur Church
The First Christian church voted unanimously to call Rev. Edward Young as minister. The 30 year old Vallejo graduate will lead the Decatur congregation while continuing graduate work at Vanderbilt. Rev. Young has 12 years in ministry and is married with two children. his recent Missouri pastorate praised his character and ability. The revival at the Christian church ends Friday.
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First Christian Church
Edward Young
Young
Lord Jesus Christ
Sparta
Tenn
Culvar-Stockton College
Vanderbilt University
Youngs
Decatur
Missouri
Frankford
Mr. Young
The
Christian Church
Communists Seek Union at Ninth Party Convention
Chairman William Z Foster opened the ninth annual Communist Party convention in New York proposing a mighty people’s front against reaction, fascism, and war, calling for a farmer labor party. He accused the old order of civil-liberties suppression and world war threats, urging a communist program as the crisis solution.
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New York
William Z. Foster
Communist Party
People's Front
Farmer-Labor Party
Foster
Supreme Court
Home Ideal on Grant Street Showcases Modern Living
A public viewing of the Home Ideal at 647 Grant Street runs June 25 to July 2 with daily hours 2 to 9 PM and Sundays 2 to 6 PM. Local merchants and contractors including Sterchi Bros Stores, Speake Warren Ratliff, Crow & Grow, and Dunnavant & Carter contributed room furnishings, curtains, pantry Stock, fireplace accents, and interior finishes to highlight contemporary home design.
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Grant Street
John Patterson
Decatur
Sterchi Bros. Stores, Inc
Speake, Warren & Ratliff
Decatur Grocery
Crow & Grow Hardware Company
City Park
Elam
Thomas Furniture Co
Coca-Cola
John D. Wyker & Sons
Dunnavant & Carter
Southern Sheet Metal Works
James Case Opens in Los Angeles Murder Trial
In Los Angeles a jury hears prosecutors seek the death penalty for Robert James charged with killing his wife for insurance. The state outlines a scheme using rattlesnakes and a bathtub drowning linked to multiple wives and a July marriage.
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Los Angeles
Robert
James
Fred C. Kohl
Eugene Williams
Williams
Sparkman Opens New Deal Campaign Rally With Bankhead
Huntsville Democrat John J. Sparkman will appear with Speaker William B. Bankhead at Jefferson County Roosevelt loyalty rally Saturday night in Birmingham. The eighth district nominee from Huntsville will campaign for the New Deal in the event.
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Birmingham
Ala
John J. Sparkman
Huntsville
William B. Bankhead
Jasper
Jefferson County
Wakeful Driving Advised by State Patrol Captain
Captain Van Gilbert of the state highway patrol warns drivers to stay awake at night and dim headlights when nearing other cars to prevent accidents. A drunk driver was arrested Tuesday afternoon at Bee Line Highway and E Moulton Street.
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van Gilbert
State Highway Patrol
Bee Line Highway
E. Moulton Street
Nominators Line Up for Roosevelt Support in Decatur
Nominators gather at Decatur city hall forming Roosevelt nominating clubs to aid re election efforts. Membership costs start at 1 dollar with larger gifts welcomed. Rosters, funds and local committee chairs are established as speakers urge broad local backing for the national campaign.
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Decatur
Roosevelt
National Democratic Campaign
W. W. Dinsmore
National Democratic Committee
Ben Bloodworth
Dinsmore
John Peach
Mor County
Alabama
Wiim
B. L. Malone
National Committee
Tennessee Valley horse show attracts rich mix of champions
Eight entries are from Florence and two from Huntsville as Mrs. C. L. Sartor announces one of the finest fields of exhibition horses. Captain Van Gilbert says patrol will park cars around Benson Field while city officers and Boy Scouts manage crowds. Ringside seats fill quickly, grandstand seats remain, boxes are sold, refreshments and free programs await attendees. Loudspeakers provide clear announcements throughout the event.
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Florence
Huntsville
C. L. Sartor
van Gilbert
State Highway Patrol
Benson Field
Talmadge Keynoter Prediction Defeats Roosevelt Highlight
Atlanta governor Eugene Talmadge reacted to Senator Alben Barkley’s keynote at the Democratic National Convention by predicting Roosevelt’s November defeat. He argued the speech signals centralization of power in Washington and states’ rights, and hinted at a bolt from the Solid South. Clark Howell Sr was named to succeed him as Georgia’s Democratic National Committeeman.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Alben Barkley
Roosevelt
Washington
Whelmingly
Ake
Talmadge
Solid South
Georgia
Clark Howell
Philadelphia
Denton Is Given 12 Years For Ward Slaying
Weaver Denton 43, a farmer, found guilty of second degree murder in the May killing of his son in law Percy Ward at their Mt. Tabor area home. He was sentenced to 12 years in the penitentiary after claiming self defense as Ward allegedly attacked with a knife and threatened him.
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Weaver Denton
Percy ©. Ward
Mt. Tabor
A. A. Griffith
Denton
Morgan County
Ward
Decatur
James Crow
Melvin Hutson
W. H. Long
Clois ‘Thompson
Powell
John Alvis
James Baker
Union Station
Baker
Death Probe Underway In Eminence Slaying Case
Investigators pursue exhumation of a decapitated torso found in a culvert near Eminence Kentucky as clues. Suspect Lucille Ackerman 30 of Frankfort held on $5,000 bond for examining trial charged with aiding and abetting in the slaying of Jesse Roberts Jr 22 a distillery worker who disappeared June 12. The partial identification linked the victim to Roberts whose body was buried after discovery by farmer A E Richie and later moved to Shelbyville for federal handling.
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Frankfort
Eminence
Lucille Ackerman
Jesse Roberts, Jr
Miss Ackerman
Franklin County
L. Boone Hamilton
Roberts
A. E. Richie
Shelbyville
Louisville
Japan Rejects London Naval Treaty Signing
Tokyo reports Japan declines to sign the three power London naval treaty. The cabinet, echoing the delegation that walked out in January, calls the invitation practically meaningless and refuses to join the pact.
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Tokyo
Japan
London
Extradition Granted in Oil Man Case
Acting Governor Walter F. Woodal allowed Tennessee’s request to extradite A. C. Taylor of Fort Worth to answer charges he conspired to violate Tennessee tax laws.
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Austin
Tex
Walter F. Woodal
Tennessee
A. C. Taylor
Fort Worth
Citizens Respond to Wandering Charmer Scams in Decatur
Prominent Decatur residents donated to a supposed car crash charity after a garrulous stranger claimed his vehicle, loaded with whiskey, collided with a woman’s car. Six dollars came in, but delays raised suspicions. a drunken man matching descriptions was jailed while authorities investigate charges.
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Decatur Citiens
Bankhead To Get Honors In Jasper Alabama
Jasper prepares for a large homecoming as Speaker William B Bankhead arrives from Washington to address a crowd expected in the thousands. A band drum corps and free ice water await, with mayor and city leaders lining streets for the event. Senator John H Bankhead's participation is uncertain due to illness.
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Jasper
Ala
Hill
William B. Bankhead
Birmingham
Washington
Mr. Will
Alabama
J. G. Burton
John H. Bankhead
Callen Elected Kiwanis International Chief
A Copeland Callen of Urbana Illinois won the Kiwanis International presidency by acclamation. James M Lynch and F Trafford Taylor were elected vice presidents. H G Hatfield was reelected treasurer. Callen heads mining and metallurgical engineering at the University of Illinois. Six trustees to be chosen from nine candidates for two year terms.
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Washington
A. Copeland Callen
Urbana
Ill
Kiwanis International Today
James M. Lynch
Florence
D. C
F. Trafford Taylor
Winnipeg
Man
H. G. Hatfield
Oklahoma City
Callen
University of Tllissels
Pet dog saves three in Troy fire. man dies
In Troy Tennessee a fire trapped Fletcher Myers 81 in his bedroom dieing a falling timbers. A dog woke a sleeping night watchman who roused Herman Juillan and Miss Mollie Myers just before the roof collapsed. Juillan suffered serious burns attempting a rescue.
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Troy
Tenn
Fletcher Myers
Herman Juillan
Mollie Myers
Myers
Broken Body Of Woman Identified In Memphis
The body of 21 year old Ella B. Crump of Memphis was found under the Harahan bridge on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River. Patrolman J S Marquis said she apparently fell or jumped from the bridge and struck the bank rather than entering the river. A friend noted she studied interior decorating in New York in 1932 but failed to establish the trade locally.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harahan
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Ella B
Jimmie) Crump
J. S. Marquis
Crump
New York
Roosevelt delegates edge toward platform clashes in Philadelphia
At the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on June 2 a slim crowd gathered as factional demands for constitutional change and the Townsend pension plan threatened harmony. Roosevelt allies opposed both changes while planning for a rally where Roosevelt and Garner would seek renomination. Senator Carter Glass was absent due to illness.
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Phitladelphia
Platform Committee
Roosevelt
Joe Robinson
Supreme Court
Alben W. Barkley
Bone
Homer T. Bone
Washington
William J. Granfield
Massachusetts
Franklin Field
Garner
Weather Bureau
Carter Glass
Virginia
Speech Hailed HIA as Democrats Open 1935 Platform Fight
Democratic delegates praised Senator Alben W Barkley for a keynote calling for a reversal of the court's new deal rulings. The convention began amid shouting and singing and moved into a period of free time before Senator Joseph T Robinson of Arkansas spoke in the evening as permanent chair.
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HIA
Supreme Court
Alben W.W. Barkley
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama Regions
The past 24 hours saw a high of 86 and a low of 64 with a trace of rain. The Tennessee River held at 2.2 feet. Alabama forecast generally fair tonight and Thursday with warmer trend, northern Tennessee part warmer, eastern portion fair and warmer overall.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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