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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1935
Page
1
Report of a press conference indicating support for extending an old tax as part of an emergency measure. House leaders push to act on a newer tax bill to advance the president's program of broader wealth distribution amid Democratic committee action.
President Roosevelt announced a national youth administration under the relief program with a $50 million plan to place unemployed youths aged 16 to 26 in private industry, school, apprenticeships, and work relief. The effort aims to register about 500,000 youths, setting up state divisions with business, labor, agriculture, education, and youth representation.
The AAA faces a wave of lawsuits challenging processing taxes levied on manufacturers and others to raise funds for farm production adjustments. The Supreme Court ruling on NRA sparked fears that constitutional challenges to the pending AAA amendment will begin once passed. The justice department notes at least 18 suits have been filed.
Market recap shows bonds irregular but prime issues firm with mixed curb trades. Foreign exchanges lower while sterling holds steady. New York trading notes uneven demand with harvest delays hinted and weak top demand in late session.
Three lions escaped a circus truck after crashing into a ditch and opening the cage door on the outskirts of Dallas. Early neighborhood residents sheltered indoors as emergency calls flooded in. police responded to find the lions calmly seated in the open cage awaiting recapture.
Miss Edna Elizabeth Adcock winner of Miss Decatur 1935 departs for Nashville with sister Dorothy and G P Banniza to enter a screen test in the Tennessee capital. A welcome by the mayor and Chamber of Commerce is planned along with a luncheon at the Hermitage Hotel and a Belle Meade dinner dance. The trio will attend Hollywood pageant events and the tri state finals at the Princess Theatre.
M. P. Brothers Company, a large Southern grocery operator, opens warehouse facilities in Nashville to serve central territory. The move follows expansions in Tennessee and Kentucky, with North Alabama and Southern Tennessee retail setups remaining unchanged. The Nashville facility replaces current warehouse operations in Alabama, as personnel continue civic and religious involvement amid the expansion.
Mrs. Margaret Thulin Waley in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case plans to testify in her defense on July 5. Attorney John F. Dore released her account claiming she never saw the boy and that her husband Harmon Waley and William Mahan planned the crime. The defendant pleaded guilty earlier and faces a 45 year term. Mahan remains at large.
Delegates from 30 nations at the International Chamber of Commerce congress in Paris report signs of worldwide recovery. They say prosperity in the United States and Europe indicates the world is out of the low mood and business will rise gradually. Thomas J. Watson of IBM predicts a decade of unprecedented prosperity, with America on course for a boom.
MacDonald Smith of Glendale California opened the British Open with a sub par 69 at Muirfield in Scotland on June 26, placing one stroke behind defending champion Henry Cotton who shot 68.
Miles Selby of Laceyté Spring sent the first cotton bloom of the year to The Daily. The W. J. Walling farm grows 150 acres of the same cotton, with strong evidence of boll weevils observed.
Senate backed the House plan to raise income tax by 10 percent with exemptions for singles up to 1500 and married up to 3500. It also limited net salaries of tax collectors to 4800 annually and rejected a House amendment on foreign stock tax payments while debating tax provisions.
D J Speck a local painter charged with the shotgun killing of Lester Ingram on June 10 was remanded to jail without bond after a preliminary hearing before Justice J W Bailey. Bailey withheld decision until this morning as witnesses testified and the defense questioned state witnesses.
In Farnborough on June 26 1935 Great Britain unveiled the pilotless Queen Bee aircraft. A human pilot sat in the cockpit as a precaution though the craft operated perfectly by radio from the ground. A wooden cabinet with seven keys controlled engine start and drone maneuvers.
In Chicago on June 26 1930 police officer John Quinn explains in divorce court how his wife Mrs Quinn kicked him from bed and took his gun threatening him with it. He notes most arrestees submit quietly but the incident tested him.
A stream of applications for reinstatement of banned players to the National Association of Professional players at headquarters in New York has drawn support from players and fans. The league clubs advocate restoring many players to good standing.
Judge C P Almon denied a temporary injunction in Colbert Circuit Court blocking Tuscumbia and Sheffield from borrowing PWA funds to build electric distribution systems. The cities may issue bonds to secure repayment, while the power company plans to appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court after withdrawing its prior appeal. Federal rulings had barred TVA contracts and TVA power sales.
Gibson opens the Country Boy barbecue stand with day and night services starting Thursday morning. The vendor offers full service and takeout as part of a new local dining option.
Miss Elizabeth Wilbanks, 17, was killed and three companions seriously injured when their car overturned on Pelham road near Anniston. One witness, Charles Stone, reported the crash and aid responders.
A brief item notes an agreement reached in Washington during June on an immediate bonus action. No further details are provided in the readable text.
A dynamite blast at Southwestern Portland Cement Co. Rio Grande quarry near El Paso, Texas, buried a large number of workers and killed at least one son of the superintendent with many others missing. Bloodhounds were used to search the wreckage as rescue crews labored for hours.
The tuberculosis sanatorium at Flint received several donations today. Notable gifts include $3.50 from Ryans Cross Roads, $1 from Daisy Crawford, $100 from D. T. Crawford, $1 from Thomas Oliver, and $1 from Elsie Crawford. Lebano demonstration noted.
About 75 000 car owners in Pittsburgh are told they may discard their traffic tags as a new plan advances. The article notes state officials discussing the impact and potential savings for motorists.
Frontier patrols clash as reports reach the War Office via Rengo and Japanese sources. Incoming dispatches from Hainking hasten to the battlefield with briefings on evolving lines and positions.
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