28 Jun 1935
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1935
Page
1
The Wagner labor dispute bill, praised by the AFL as a labor charter and criticized by some as a strike trigger, advances toward Roosevelt with a strike looming. The United Mine Workers press for shorter weeks and wage raises while operators push to keep 35 hours, delaying a June 17 walkout at the request of the President.
National guardsmen sent to the field as 4 000 miners and workers clash with armed groups near the Kansas Missouri line. Strikes began May 9 during a walkout over recognition and better Rockne conditions. Reports say one man shot in the leg near the state line. several workers beaten. cars overturned and damaged. strikers march along three main highways from Joplin into Kansas. Galena officials cite tension tied to a mine reopening order.
Farmers angered by potato growers block off exits near Painter Virginia fire at tires on trucks attempting to pass. Shots fired as crowd asserts protest aims to halt deliveries. Police and local officials report tense confrontation with no immediate injuries.
Market summary reports stocks firm for alcohols and spec gains with steadier rails and utilities advancing. Exchange and gold currencies rally while cotton remains firm yet crop prospects look unfavorable.
The Alabama House concurred with the Senate substitute for the street anti sedition bill by 56 to 0 and sent the measure to the governor. It also passed the Hendley education reorganization bill and a $500 000 appropriation to pay unpaid teachers for 1934 35. The Walker bill creating a public counsel position failed 40 to 49 after opposition from Sparks Barbour. The Senate debated the general revenue bill and rejected a House tax amendment while approving the Carlton chain store tax increase.
The Rev John C Cowell Jr will preach Monday night at 730 at Central Baptist Church per pastor Rev Jas Allen Smith. Dr Smith invites the entire city to hear the evangelistic address CowellRodgers event noted on page 3 column 4.
Europe faces renewed concerns over peace as leaders recall the Sarajevo assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, and the chain of repercussions. An appeal for national solidarity follows criticism of the Versailles treaty’s inequities from Heinrich Schnee, former governor of German East Africa.
A university expert urges county consolidation in Alabama arguing a new government scheme could function more efficiently than existing counties while not advocating abolition. The speaker, Dr Hobbs, prefaces the discussion as not seeking to abolish county subdivisions.
Falkville police chief Dan Ryan reports a three month tally of two arrests involving former Oklahoma penitentiary inmates. Mack Lang was jailed in Morgan county after a burglary link to Carman Evans home. Fingerprints sent to Washington confirmed Lang’s status.
The Wheaton college quintet, praised for an outstanding showing at Central Methodist and Harteelle, will perform this evening at Seemage Bena church. The concert starts at 7 45 o clock and the public is invited.
OSSINING N Y June 28 A grave beside that of the handy man she murdered for 12000 in insurance awaited Eva Coo today She paid for his life with hers in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison last night Her fate prompted relatives from Ontario to attend and Mrs Martha Clift was sentenced to 20 years after aiding the escape sequence and the tale ends with a dazed widow addressing matrons before the chair and a bank holdup involved detective shot during the raid
Palmer Alaska reports a mad dog scare and shortage of reading material as colonists await Eugene Carr, a federal relief administrator, to resolve the situation. The anxious day follows a wave of unrest among residents and uncertainty about supplies.
A. Bailey, prominent local figure, is honored in a city tribute. The ceremony gathered community leaders and residents at a plaza named for Bailey, recognizing decades of volunteer service and civic involvement.
Al and Fred Mey fly the Ole Miss for 24 days surpassing the Hunter brothers endurance record and aiming to equal the Jackson O Brine unofficial mark. The city votes to rename the flying field to Keysfield, honoring the Keys brothers.
Irregular fragment outlines a U S House committee agreeing to yield a compromise path with amendments on the pending utilities bill. The note hints at debate over how to proceed after disposal of the controversial measure, reflecting legislative maneuvering in Washington.
The canning center at Grant Street and View Avenue will serve 226 until other units arrive. Supervisor Misset said kraut and other canned goods were prepared for seven families. Thomas requested forward of gan products to headquarters for winter canning and training facilities were described.
Decatur reports a brief local item mentioning Dan Ryan and Palkyilia niet of 3s with unclear context and dates. The fragment notes activity in Decatur today, but specifics are missing.
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