Meridian Bedlam as Old Miss Roars On
Meridian Miss June 27 Flying key brothers Fred and Al Keys pushed toward a new world endurance record aboard Ole Miss after 23 days aloft. Thousands gathered as army planes joined celebrations and publishers offered bonuses for each day the record stood. The trio planned three hour shifts from 1 30 am, hoping to surpass 563 hours 41 minutes with the aim of beating the unofficial 647 hours 29 minutes set in 1930.
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Meridian
Miss
Flying Key
Fred
Keys
James H. Skewes
Chamber of Commerce
Ole Miss
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
St. Louis
Roosevelt asks Congress to bar gold clause lawsuits
President Roosevelt urged immediate legislation to bar suits for payment of US government securities in gold or in devalued currency. He cited the Supreme Court gold clause decision and proposed removing the government’s consent to be sued on currency or securities. The message argues against private litigation profiting from gold clause provisions and calls for maintaining equal par value of the dollar.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Congress
Celar
Pay Hike Bill To Come Up In Full For Court Edict
The Alabama Supreme Court refused a special Saturday hearing to advance a ruling on the Arnold official expense act before the recess. The move delays a possible decision on the $2 daily pay increase for legislators until October. Leedy, Birmingham, had argued the act is unconstitutional. the circuit court previously upheld it.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Leedy
John C. Anderson
John Young
W. B. Leedy
Birmingham
Anderson
R. F. Ligon
Yung
Alabama Taxpayers League
Walter B. Jones
Supre
Mrs McClanahan Victim of Stroke in Hartssel
Mrs Odie McClanahan of Hartselle route one died at 3 a m after a stroke two days earlier. Survived by her daughter Mrs Sparkman son John McClanahan and a grandson Novie Dean, all of Hartselle. Funeral at her home Friday 10 a m led by Rev Dan and Rev P M Covington. Burial in Hart Cemetery Peck directing. She was a Baptist church member.
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Odie McClanahan
Hartselle
Carl Sparkman
Route One
Sparkman
John McClanahan
Novie Dean
Hartrothers
Jerry A
M. B
W. W
Hart
Dan
P. M. Covington
Harts
Peck
McClanahan
the Baptist Church
Samany
Morgan County
Lead Losses Open British Open Battle at Muirfield
Henry Cotton yields the lead to Charles A Whitcombe in the second round as a gale winds sweep Muirfield. Whitcombe posts 68 for a 36 hole 139, Cotton 74 to 142, tying Alf Padgham for second. Six Americans qualify for the final two rounds with scores of 153 or better, including Picard Sweeney MacDonald Smith Little Ezar Ball.
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Gayle Talbot Press
Muirfield
Scotland
Henry Cotton
Charles A Whitcombe
Whitcombe
Cotton
Alf Padgham
Tomorow
Henry Picard
Hershey
Robert Sweeney
New York
London
MacDonald Smith
Glendale
Calif
W. Lawson Little, Jr
San Francisco
Joe Ezar
Waco
Lumbermen Reject Mediation in Pacific Northwest Strike
Portland Ore June 27. Lumbermen refuse government mediation in the two month old Pacific Northwest strike and plan to reopen more sawmills guarded by national guardsmen and riot police. The mediation board appointed by Secretary of Labor Perkins faces protests from the West Coast Lumbermen's Association and Portland operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Secretary of Labor
Perking
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
Van denberg for President League forms in Chicago
Chicago June 27 A Van denberg for President League started by Attorney Vandorf Gray to back Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan for the 1938 Republican nomination. Gray plans similar groups in all Illinois counties.
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Chicago
Vandorf Gray
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Gray
Illinois
Final Rites Held For Mrs. Sarah Gasaway
Funeral services for Miss Sarah Gasaway 81 were at Concord Baptist church conducted by Rev Edgar Jeans. Burial under Drinkard of Falkville supervision. She died Wednesday morning at her nephew William House Cullman route 2 after illness soon after breakfast. Survived by four nephews W M R V and LD Cullman route 2 L C of Baileyton route 1.
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Sarah Gasaway
Concord Baptist Church
Edgar Jeans
Drinkard
Falkville
Miss Gasaway
William House
Cullman
W. M
R. V
LD. Cullman
L. C
Balleyton
Alimony Obligation Ends On Husband's Death
In Montgomery County, Associate Justice Virgil Bouldin upheld Morgan County court ruling that the estate of a deceased husband may continue $30 monthly alimony to his former wife. The court noted the obligation arises from the marriage and ends with death, as the record shows the couple's divorce settlement included $4,000 and $30 monthly payments.
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Montgomery
Alte
Sowston
Morgan County
Virgil Bouldin
Morgan Circuit Court
Borton
Better Business Plans Are Bared
Paris June 27 AP Thomas J Watson head of the American delegation urged stabilizing currencies settling international debts and lowering trade barriers for world recovery before the world congress of the International Chamber of Commerce. He cautioned against hasty stabilization in an address outlining American views for the convention's general resolution.
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Paris
Thomas J. Watson
World Congress of
Th International Chamber of Commerce
International Business Machine Corporation
New Regulations Shape Destiny of German People
Berlin reports Hitler signed new measures affecting every German. Compulsory labor service for 200000 young men and 100000 young women annually, nationwide air protection drills, revised penal code, salary controls, sterilization probes, and promotion of gardens and homesteads. Bernard Rust to handle church issues amid growing Nazism. Labor service viewed as trainer for army and jobs, with farms and public works expanding to link frontiers with food hubs.
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A. D. Stefferud
Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Bernard Rust
Senate Votes Tax On Slot Machines In Revenue Bill
Alabama Senate moves rapid through general revenue bill adopting house sections taxing slot machines. Tariffs vary by machine type from 5 to 300 dollars with maximum on larger devices. Amusement admission tax rejected. rolling store and peddler licenses approved amid prohibition debates.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
Senate
House
Negro Shielded From Mob Attack
A young Black man suspected of severely beating a 74 year old blind woman and her 49 year old daughter at their Madison county home was placed in an undisclosed jail after threats and violence. The two women Nettie Goolsby and her mother were reported in serious condition with skull fractures at an Athens hospital. Authorities said the man was surrounded by a threatening crowd but police shifted oversight to Sheriff T E Watkins of Oglethorpe county as Vennie Gaines.
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Lexington
C. G. Goolsby
Madison County
Nettie
Athens
Seg
T. E. Watkins
Oglethorpe County
Vennie Gaines
Forney Johnston Proposes FTC Supervision of Coal Deals
Washington June 27 The Federal Trade Commission supervision of soft coal marketing agreements was suggested by Forney Johnston of Birmingham Alabama as a substitute for the Guffey coal stabilization bill.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Forney Johnston
Birmingham
Ala
TRADE DAY IN DECATUR PROMISES BARGAINS ALL AROUND
Citizens invited to Decatur for Trade Day this Saturday with ads from thirty five merchants. Listings include County National Bank Goodyear Service Blue Shop Woodall's Cleve's Coffee Shop and many more. Read the Daily for specials and values offered by Morgan County merchants.
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Decatur
County National Bank
Goodyear Service
Crow
The
Blue Shop
Woodall's
Cleve's
Mrs
Thomas Furniture Co
W. M. Bailey
Loyd Drug Co
W. T. Grant's
Princess Theatre
Tire Station 10 Undergo Changes
Goodyear Service Inc on Lee Street begins a renovation program with a substantial expenditure. Jates T. D. Shaw, appointed manager, comes from Birmingham and will oversee a six year veteran staff. New pumps are installed before interior work starts, which will take several weeks.
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Goodyear Service Inc
Lee Street
Jates T. D. Shaw
Shaw
Birmingham
Goodyear
Decatur
Bland Copeland bill passed by House in subsidy plan
The Bland Copeland bill to boost the American merchant marine with federal subsidies cleared the House 194 to 186 and moves to the Senate. It would fund domestic shipbuilding and operation gaps, raise liability for passenger injuries, and create a federal maritime authority akin to the ICC.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Maritime Authority
Interstate Commerce Commission
McFarlane
Tex
Burns
Aden Bra
John Roosevelt to Work on TVA Field Survey
Knoxville report says John Roosevelt will join the Tennessee Valley Authority field survey team during a visit on June 27. The assignment is described as part of TVA duties, with details to follow.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Poe Ras Modarte
Eva Coo Maintains Innocence Amid Trial Delays
In Ossining New York Eva Coo refuses breakfast and demands new evidence to prove her innocence. Attorney Lenhnes seeks to uncover fresh material alleged to spare Mrs. Coo from execution as David Slade reports a lengthy interview shaping the case. Coo proclaims her innocence asserting divine justice.
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Ossining
N. Y
Eva Coo
Herbert M. Lenhnesa
David Slade
Coo
Federal Judge Grants Writ in Defense Case for Slain Detective
The writ was served on William E. Lawes by the United States district court. Lawes, convicted of killing Detective James A. Stevens in Lang County, has been thrice reprieved since 1983.
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York City
Lewis E. Lawes
United States
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Congress of the United States
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Vandenberg
Isham Dorsey
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Kelly
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