Mayor Anton Cermak Dies After Gunshot Wounds
Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak died at 5 57 AM in Miami following an assassination attempt. A suspect, Giuseppe Zangara, had pleaded guilty to shooting four others and received an 80 year sentence. Medical staff described his condition as fragile with blood transfusions ongoing.
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Miami
Fla
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Zangara
Meyer Cermak
Thomas Pendray, Jr
Cermak
Sun Parlor
Large Crowd Attends Sunday Service at Ninth Street Methodist
A large crowd gathered for Sunday afternoon worship at Ninth Street Methodist Church. Rev. Roy Sloan delivered an engaging message titled Twenty Years a Drunkard.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
Roy Sloan
County Baptists In Session In Hartselle Today
Morgan County Baptists gather in Hartselle for an all day session with a large delegation from Decatur joining the meeting this morning.
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County Baptists
Morgan County Baptists
Hartselle
Decatur
Grain Company Plant Burned in Athens Alabama
The Athens Grain Company mill and warehouse were destroyed by fire of unknown origin early Sunday. Firemen saved nearby structures but the plant suffered about 10 000 dollars in losses with no insurance. Trains along the L and N line were delayed briefly as tracks run by the mill. The scene produced a constant popping noise from stored corn.
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Athens
Ala
Athens Grain Company
L. & N. Railroad
Jury Session of Court Called Off
The Limestone county circuit court spring jury session is canceled by Judge James E. Horton with local bar consent. Murder burglary and jail cases will be tried specially for two days. remaining criminal and all civil cases are continued to the fall term in October.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County Circuit Court
James E. Horton
Scrip Proposed by Athens Merchants and Bank Officials
Athens merchants with help from local banking officials seek a system where scrip can be issued by the local bank and circulated, and cleared through balances, to help residents meet out-of-town bills.
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Athens
Ala
Daily newspaper service ad urging daily use
An ad emphasizes the importance of subscribing to The Daily for timely news as Congress meets and the nation faces major issues under a new president. It urges readers to call 46 to start a subscription.
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Congress
Youth nabbed on burglary charge in Atlantic and Pacific store
David Reed a 15 year old white youth was arrested Sunday afternoon on burglary charges for robbing the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co on Bank street. He confessed no accomplices and police recovered nearly all cigarettes and $2 stolen. The cigarettes were found in an attic on West LaFayette street. Reed was located after a tip and held for court.
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David Reed
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Bank Street
West LaFayette Street
Reed
Grove
West Market Streets
Decatur
Mathews Returns From Montgomery Visit
C. W. Mathews master mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville shops returned last night from a two day visit to Montgomery.
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C. W. Mathews
Louisville & Nashville
Montgomery
Prohi raid nets three cars and giant still in Alabama
In Athens Alabama Sheriff A L Baker and deputies seized three automobiles four persons a five hundred gallon still and twenty gallons of liquor during a county raid this week. Vehicles included two Chrysler cars and one Chevrolet. The raid yielded names Elsie Hall Decatur Jim Story Decatur Harvey Fleming Decatur and Randall Thompson the last a Negro.
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Athens
Ala
A. L. Baker
Elsie Hall
Decatur
Jim Story
Harvey Fleming
Randall Thompson
Ninth Street Methodist Missionary Meetings Planned
The missionary societies of the Ninth Street Methodist Church will hold a business session this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
Banking remedies and prohibition in leading positions
Montgomery March 6. Banking remedies and prohibition repeal headline the week in the special session called Jan. 31 to balance the budget and refinance about 20 million dollars in floating debt. The Teasley banking bill expands the state superintendent of banks powers and gains a second reading in the House after Senate passage. A general banking superintendent jurisdiction measure moves toward final passage. The Powell bill granting extra power to regulate withdrawals during holiday will get a second reading in the Senate. Prohibition repeal debates loom, with the Mullins convention bill set as a special order on the 17th. the halfway mark of the session arrives tomorrow.
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Montgomery
Ala
Teasley
State Superintendent of Banks
Senate
House
Alabama
Powell
Slander Declared As Destructive To Character In Sermon
Rev. E. N. Hart, at Westminister Presbyterian, urged the tenth commandment against bearing false witness. He defined truth as sacred to God and warned that all lies, from white to malicious, harm character and fear God. The sermon continued the series on the commandments, ending with a note about continued coverage on page six.
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E. N. Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
God
Augustine
Crop prospects in Alabama improve despite low farm prices
Alabama farmers benefited from favorable weather and widespread plowing with early planting of truck crops and dates. Fruit crops progress, pastures improve, and cottonseed meal is suggested as a cheaper fertilizer, though farmers face depressed purchasing power due to low prices and higher taxes and mortgages.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Dean M. J. Punchess
School of Agriculture
Crossville
Bella Mina
Headland
Restoration of Farm Purchasing Power Hindered
The article argues that farm purchasing power is almost unusable without a sharp rise in farm commodity prices, signaling pressure on farmers and the agricultural sector.
Fiddlers Stage Tenth Annual Old-Time Contest
About 150 fiddlers from North Alabama and Southern Tennessee competed in the tenth annual Old Fiddlers Contest at the Agricultural School on Friday evening. Local merchants donated prizes for the top fiddlers.
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Athens
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee
the Agricultural School
Woodin Urges Immediate Aid After Recess
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Woodin promising quick relief measures to be fixed today as a general program is worked out during a brief recess. He said he hopes to have everything set today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Woodin
Alabama Hosiery Mill to Issue One Dollar Scrip
Thomas A Bowles announced the Alabama Hosiery Mill will issue one dollar scrip to cover payroll needs this week. The scrip will be accepted by tested local retailers and backed by all assets of the mill to ensure basic necessities for employees.
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Alabama
Thomas A. Bowles
Bowles
Mr. Bowles
Board of Education Meeting Today Preview
The Board of Education meets today for a general survey and discussion of existing school conditions. No major actions are expected, just review and informal comments from members.
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Board of Education
Appointments OK'd by Senate in special session
The Senate in special session confirmed six Roosevelt appointments and adjourned. The names include William Carr of Ohio and Raymond Moley of New York as assistant secretaries of state, Henry Morgenthau Jr as chairman of the Federal Farm Board, William Stevenson of South Carolina, and T. D. Webb of Tennessee on the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
William Carr
Ohio
Raymond Moley
New York
Henry Morgantheau, Jr
Federal Farm Board
William Stevenson
South Carolina
T. D. Webb
Tennessee
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Sixteen Arraigned In Police Court
Sixteen cases heard in police court with seven whites and nine negroes arraigned. Fines assessed for offenses including violation of the prohibition law petit larceny gaming fighting drunkenness disorderly conduct and cussing on the street.
Dr James Allen Smith Back in Pulpit After Health Gap
The many friends of Dr. James Allen Smith pastor of Central Baptist Church will be gratified to learn of his renewed health. He is preaching again Sunday after several weeks of absence.
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James Allen Smith
Central Baptist Church
Roosevelt Takes ERM Grip to End Economic Chaos
President Roosevelt uses wartime authority to restore order during a four day banking holiday. Proclamations issue scrip to resume currency exchange as emergency legislation is shaped for a special session, while banking suspensions do not break the gold standard.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
United States
Roosevelt Reads Brief on Immediate Monetary Program
President prepared a statement read to newspapermen by Stephen Marly. The note said Congress would meet Thursday and the first business before them would be the present monetary emergency and financial situation.
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Roosevelt
Stephen Marly
Early
William H. Woodin
the Treasury
Woodin
Barry
Comsgress
Dr Glenn Tingle to Speak at Deltic Theatre
Pastor Glenn Tingle of the Birmingham gospel tabernacle will speak Thursday evening at the Deltic Theatre. The appearance supports a two week campaign with musical selections by the Bonanza Wallace quartet and the Mathews Sisters. The public is invited to attend.
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Glenn Tingle
Birmingham Gospel Tabernacle
Deltic Theatre
Bonanza Q Wallace Quartette
Mathews Sisters
Winth Street Methodist Church Service Friday Night
The service for the Winth Street Methodist church will close Friday night at 7 30 o clock at the home of Mrs BR Rom om street south.
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Winth Street Methodist Church
BR Rom
Om. Street
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Joe Gill
Florida
White House
NEA Service, Inc
Roosevelts
James
Grain Company
Scrip
A.P. Store
Southside S. S
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