Decatur Bridge Refund Controversy Highlighted in Almon Column
The Decatur city and Albany bonded bridge project led to a $100,000 state refund, with Mayor Harris and attorney fees debated. Sen. Almon denounced a $10,000 claim as baloney while hearings questioned act constitutionality. The refund lowers annual interest by about $6,000.
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Almon
Baloney
Hurst
Sunday Ham News
Decatur
R. N. Harris
Aimon
Montgomery
S&s A
Lynne Way
Harris
Limestone
Morgan
Alabama
Alabama Law Review by High Court
Washington March 8 Alabama won a supreme court review to sustain a state unemployment insurance law supplementing the federal social security act The court agreed to review a federal district court ruling that the state act violated due process by arbitrarily classifying employers with eight or more employees The decision enjoined enforcement of the law and the lower court held the statute denied due process and equal protection to coal companies while not depriving them of property without due process
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Washington
Alabama
Supreme Court
Federal District Court
New York
Supreme ™ Court
Supreme Court defers decisions on Wagner Act and wage law
The Supreme Court deferred final rulings on the Wagner labor relations act and Washington's minimum wage law for women until at least next Monday, with a possible March 29 follow up if not ready. No opinions were read, and observers note the arguments were recent. The Washington wage case was argued in December, and the New York unemployment insurance decision was made in November with a December reconsideration petition filed.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Tax case to be debated before U S Supreme Court
Alabama Attorney General Albert A. Carmichael departs for Washington to argue the 1927 franchise tax on foreign corporations, with Southern Natural Gas as the defendant resisting payment. The tax, $2 per $1,000 of capital in Alabama, was ruled invalid in Montgomery in January 1936 but upheld by the state supreme court in June 1936.
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Montgomery
Ala
Albert A. Carmichael
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Alabama
Southern Natural Gas Corporation
Carmichael
State Supreme Court
Nine DWI Arrests Across Four Counties Reported
State highway patrolmen reported weekend arrests for driving while intoxicated in Morgan Madison Marshall and Colbert counties. A total of ten persons were booked with two in Morgan five in Madison two in Marshall and one in Colbert.
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Morgan
Madison
Marshall
Colbert
Minister Accused of Slaying Wife Kneels in Prayer
Beckley W Va March 8 a mountain minister charged with slaying his wife knelt in prayer today in the county jail awaiting a preliminary hearing before a magistrate The Rev M H Ball 35 Methodist circuit rider wept at his wife's funeral then returned to jail to begin his prayers One prisoner said the preacher led us to kneel and prayed then gave a spiritual talk The funeral was in Jesse Ball's children clung to dinner and cried Mrs Ball died Saturday from shotgun wounds inflicted Thursday Ball pastor of Rock Creek Methodist Episcopal and seven other churches was arrested His attorney said he would plead innocent asserting the death was accidental Prosecutor W A Thernhi Jr said Ball gave conflicting stories about his wife's death
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Beckley
W. Va
M. H. Ball
Gay Ball
Jesse
Addie Stewart
Ball
C. L. Hawkins
Sreenen
Rock Creek
Andrews Laid To Rest In Mileston Funeral Obit
Milton Andrews returns from Nashville after funeral services for his brother James David Andrews a Nashville real estate dealer and former business manager of The Nashville Banner James died of a heart attack at 7 20 am Surviving relatives include three sons all high ranking officers Major General Frank M Andrews commanding general USAF Langley Field Va Major J D Andrews Jr engineers Spartansburg S C Major William V Andrews Air Corps Chapman Field Miami Fla Nashville Tennessean salutes his civic work and airport project birth and early life in Giles County Tenn and Pulaski later moving to Tennessee.
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Milton
Andrews
Nashville
James David Andrews
Nashville Banner
Giles County
Tenn
Alabama
Tennessee
Pulaski
Frank M. Andrews
Headquarters Air Force
Langley Field
J. D. Andrews
Corps of Engineers
Spartanburg
S. C
William V. Andrews
Air Corps
Chapman Field
Miami
Government Wins Appeal Over Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Parkway
The U.S. Court of Appeals refused to enjoin federal participation in a $30 million Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Parkway project in St. Louis. It upheld a district court ruling denying an injunction sought by 37 protesting property owners. The court said the city and government were both defendants and the city was an indispensable party. The ruling left untouched the property owners challenge to a $6.75 million government grant.
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Washington
United States Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Miss Sarah Walden Improves at Home in Austinville
Miss Sarah Walden, long ill, shows improvement while resting at her Austinville home. Neighbors report steady progress and hopeful outlook for her recovery.
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Sarah Walden
Austinville
Lone wolf gungirl Norma Parker pleads guilty
New York March 8 The lone wolf gungirl Norma Parker 20 pleads guilty to robbery after holding up several restaurants with a toy gun She faces up to ten years in prison and will be sentenced March 18 Parker said her real name is Nellie Gutowski and she has prior arrests for prostitution and an indictment for stabbing a former girlfriend Police records show she is a New Yorker rather than from New Orleans as she had claimed
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New York
Mar
Norma Parker
Nellie Gutowski
New Orleans
New Yorker
City Slickers Pay More Tax Across States
Dr. Mabel Newcomer of Vassar College reports city residents in New York and Illinois pay higher taxes than rural farmers with the same income. In New York, city dwellers pay 270 to 334 annually versus 195 to 109 for farmers. in Illinois, 279 to 359 for city residents versus 163 to 197 for farmers. The study notes New York relies on income tax, Illinois on sales tax.
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New York
Vassar College
Illinois
Mabel Newcomer
Poughkeepsie
President Coolidge Sent To Drydock After Collision
Dollar steamship officials order the $8,000,000 liner President Coolidge into drydock in San Francisco after a collision Saturday left the second vessel derelict in the Golden Gate channel.
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San Francisco
Dollar Steamship Officaals
President Coolidge
Golden Gate Channel
Return Home By Mr and Mrs Prank Richard son
Mr and Mrs Prank T Richard son have returned from Clarksdale Mississippi where they visited her parents Mr and Mrs F E Cocke.
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Mr. Prank T. Richardson
Clarksdale
Miss
F. FE. Cocke
Spend Weekend With Bennichs Sylvia Gail
Miss Helen Margaret Hansell spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Raymond Bennich and their daughter Sylvia Gail of Decatur Route 2.
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Helen Margaret
Hansell
Raymond Bennich
Sylvia Gail
Decatur
Route 2
Wilks Recovering From Influenza At Benevolent Hospital
A. T. Wilks is recovering from influenza at the Benevolent Society Hospital. No complications reported and rest prescribed as treatment continues.
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A. T. Wilks
Benevolent Society Hospital
Four British destroyers rush to aid sinking Adda off Bay of Biscay
In a March report from London, four British destroyers Echo Eclipse Encounter and Escapade were sent to the Bay of Biscay after the motor ship Adda of 7,816 gross tons, operated by Elder Dempster Lines, reported bombardment and sinking. The Adda sailed from Liverpool, built in 1922 at Greensock.
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France
Bay of Biscay
London
Adda
Lloyds
Great Marine Underwriters
Croix D’hins Girdonde
Admiralty
Annon
Echo
Eclipse
Encounter
Escapade
Dempster Lines, Ltd
Liverpool
Greensock
Will Archer Addresses Decatur Rotary on Crippled Children
Will Archer of Sheffield, president of the Alabama Society for Crippled Children, spoke at the Decatur Rotary Club meeting. He outlined the state program noting 2306 children have attended clinics and estimated 60 000 to 70 000 dollars are needed for hospital care. Guests included A Neudel H Banton Ralph Black of Birmingham. Next week’s meeting will be led by the club service committee headed by W C Watson. Birthday roses were given to A T Pop Hanson and Dr.
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Will Archer
Sheffield
Alabama Society For Crippled Children
Decatur Rotary Club
Crippled Children’s Committee
W.D. Jackson
Archer
A. Neudel
Union City
N. J
H. 8. Banton
Birmingham
Ralph Black
W. C. Watson
A. T
Pop) Hanson
Henry Solon Dies After Operation
EUFAULA Alabama March 8 E L Glover member of the state house of representatives from Henry county died in a local hospital this morning after an emergency appendicitis operation Friday Rep Glover who lives at Abbeville was here on business when stricken
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Eufaula
Ala
E .L. Glover
State House of Representatives
Henry County
Rep. Glover
Abbeville
Revenue Board Meets Here Today
Morgan county board of revenue met in regular session at the courthouse this morning. Before noon current bills were authorized paid.
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Revenue Board
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Mass Meet Set Tuesday
Morgan county residents and interested parties are invited to a 3:30 PM meeting in Riverside High School auditorium to review rehabilitation work for crippled children. Several children will speak about what rehabilitation has meant to them as part of the pre Foster effort to raise $2,000 in the county, matched by state funds.
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Morgan County
Riverside High School
Funds Expected For Alabama Fish Culture Grants
Montgomery March 8 Federal funds to promote fish culture and game protection in Alabama were expected by I T Quinn state conservation commissioner who spoke today at Montgomery about federal support for wildlife programs.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
I. T. Quinn
Boys accuse in Bev Page death may be sent for psychiatric study
Windsor Vermont March 8 authorities plan to send two young boys accused in the murder by drowning death of four year old Beverly Ann Page to a neighboring state for intensive psychiatric study. Governor Aiken will decide on the plan as Vermont lacks adequate facilities. The younger boy, five, is said to have pushed the victim into a mill pond. the older boy, nine, reportedly jumped on her stomach.
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Windsor
Vermont
Beverly Ann Page
George D. Aiken
Alban Parker
Parker
Fr.Gay
Iess. Schoenfeld
John Edmonds
Schoenfeld
City ballots in 13 boxes for dry vote statewide
Voters will cast ballots on the dry question in 13 boxes located at courthouses stores and streets city hall and parks. Both sides the drys and repealists have fought hard and a large turnout is expected if weather is fair.
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Courthouse
Sherman’s
Ferry Street
Wilson Avenue
Railroad Givers City
Hall
Third Street
Sixth Avenue
Malone Park
Johnston Street
Boden
Second Avenue
Shropshire’s
Fourth Avenue
Harrison Hill
Ninth Street
Grant Street
Pattview
Austinville
Moulton Heights
Sheats
Collett Leads Qualifiers in Florida Golf Tournament
Mrs Gella Collett Ware of Philadelphia led early qualifiers in the annual women s golf tournament at Belleair Florida with a score of 4 42 82 Miss Bernice Wall of Oshkosh Wisconsin followed with a 47 43 00 as the field began play
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Bellair
Fla
Gella Collett Ware
Philadelphia
Bernice Wall
Oshkosh
Wiswag
Election Returns Expected Rapid County Totals
In accordance with its usual election practice the county will collect returns Wednesday evening as the ballot is unusually short. The Associated Press leased wire will bring results from the state megalaw and relay nationwide updates as they come in.
Rival unions push to run steel jobs in Detroit
March 8 reports say United Automobile Workers of America organized strikes across Chrysler units in Detroit. A Hudson Motor Car Co. site down strike halted several departments after lunch, affecting about 5,500 of 10,000 employees. Union talks with Hudson officials had been ongoing for days.
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Detroit
Richard T. Frankensteen
United Automobil Workers of America
Chrysler Corporation
Mare
Hudson Motor Car Co
Hudson
United Automobile Workers of America
Firestone and union meet amid 10000 idle workers dispute
Officials of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co and United Rubber Workers Local called a meeting today to resume discussions in the labor dispute that has left Firestone's 10,000 workers idle.
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Akron
Firestone Tire Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers
Firestone
Detroit Flint strike closes four Chevrolet divisions
Negotiators in Detroit and Flint sought a settlement today for a new strike that shut four divisions of the Chevrolet Motor Co plant. About 400 to 600 workers occupied the motor assembly division at Flint, causing other units to close as well.
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Detroit
Flint
Mich
Chevrolet Motor Co
Motor Assembly
Picketers Resume Job Protest at Bethlehem Steel Plant
About 150 men and boys resumed picketing at the closed Lebanon plant of Bethlehem Steel Corp demanding a minimum wage of 5 dollars a day and recognition of the committee for industrial organization.
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Lebanon
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Committee For Industrial Organization
Steel wages rise for 2500 Alabama workers
In Birmingham on March 8, pay increases were announced for 2,500 employees of Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Co and Republic Steel Corp. The move signals staffing gains across the Alabama steel sector with improved compensation terms set.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co
Republic Steel Corporation
Memphis strike bumps lights at Tri-State Dress Co
Memphis Tenn March 8 A strike began at the Tri-State Dress Manufacturing Company as about fifty girls gathered singing and laughing, beginning the walkout today amid unknown grievances and labor tensions.
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Memphis. Tenn
Tri-State Dress Manufacturing Co
Three Labor Units Fight Over Carnegie-Illinois Pay Hike
EFFORTS CONCENTRATED PITTSBURGH March 8 Three labor units focus on control of Carnegie- Illinois Steel's 120000 workers. All workers guaranteed a 10 cent hourly raise and a 40 hour week. John L Lewis labor committee leads in the three corner struggle. Representatives will meet with company officials Wednesday to negotiate wage adjustments and schedules for skilled and semi skilled labor.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois _ Steel Corporation
John L. Lewis
Steel Workers Organization Committee
Bonanza Quartet to entertain at district farm meeting
The Bonanza Quartet will furnish entertainment at a district farm meeting held at East Limestone County School eight miles east of Athens on Wednesday night.
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Bonanza
District Farm
East Limestone County
Athens
Parker Is Transferred Home From Hospital
Mrs. W. H. Parker was moved from Benevolent Society Hospital Sunday in a Brown ambulance to her home. She is recuperating from an operation.
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W. H. Parker
Benevolent Society Hospital
Birmingham visitor Jim Hendrix visits Decatur
Jim Hendrix of Birmingham spent the day in Decatur as a visiting guest. He toured local sites and spoke with residents during the afternoon.
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Jim Hendrix
Birmingham
Decatur
Graves Welcome Farley at Gadsden dedication event
Governor Bibb Graves and wife led a delegation from Montgomery Alabama marching to Gadsden for the dedication of an annex to the oral building and a victory dinner. James A Farley postmaster general and Democratic chairman spoke at both functions alongside Pitt Tyson Manor and other party leaders.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Gadsden
Eratic
James A. Farley
Postmondenayerat
Nath Democratic Committee
Pitt Tyson Manor
Graves
Labor League Backs Court Plan in Roosevelt Proposal Push
Washington reports labor’s non partisan league mobilizes to urge Congress to back Roosevelt’s plan to revamp the Supreme Court.</s>
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LABOR
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Weather Summary for Alabama and Tennessee Regions
Weather outlook shows fair conditions in Alabama with colder air and frost in northern and central areas tonight with Tuesday also fair. Tennessee experiences fair and much colder conditions tonight and Tuesday. The Tennessee River gauge reads 13 feet at 7 o clock. highs reached 72 and lows 49 with 0.15 inches of rainfall.
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Alabama
Tennessee
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