Alabama teachers prepare for 52nd education association convention
More than 2 000 Alabama school teachers are to meet in Montgomery for the Alabama Education Association annual convention. Officers will be elected from floor nominations with ballots Friday and results announced Saturday. County units vote, divisional meetings total 25, sessions in Sidney Lanier High and Baldwin Junior High. A Keller, Covington County schools, is current president in a pivotal year.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Education Association
A. Keller
Covington County
Sidney Lanier
New Baldwin Junior High
Westminster Presbyterian rolls in new church year Roll Call Day
Next Sunday the Westminster Presbyterian church opens its new year with Roll Call Day. At morning service each member will be called to answer and the sacrament will be administered. The event begins the reenlistment and advancement campaign continuing through April with special Easter services planned to boost church activity.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Governor May Veto Repealer or Amend It
Indications point to a veto or amendment by Governor Mullins on the prohibition repeal convention bill with action due at 3 PM as Senate reconvenes. If vetoed, the measure could be repassed by a majority in both houses and become law without the governor’s signature.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Income Tax Amendment Stalls in Alabama Senate
In Montgomery on March 28 AP reports the Goodwyn income tax amendment failed to receive a proper first reading in the Senate last Friday. A check showed the House had sent it over but the measure was not recorded and was recalled, delaying a second reading. It will get its first reading Tuesday and cannot reach final passage before the 27th legislative day.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
House
Miners Meet With Roosevelt On Coal Industry Conditions
President Roosevelt held an hour long conference at the White House with mine labor representatives led by John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers. Senators Rayden and Representative Lewis attended, with Secretary Perkins noting further talks and numerous miner suggestions to be explored.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Perkins
Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Rayden
Ariz
Lewis
White House
Church Extends Its Fiscal Year After Easter
By order of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. the church fiscal year is extended to after Easter to allow contributions to reach the benevolence boards. Those with mission offering boxes are urged to return them promptly.
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General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
Resident Visits Decatur On Business Mission
A resident was in Decatur today on a business mission engaging local contacts and exploring opportunities. The visit emphasized networking and potential deals in the area.
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Decatur
Returns From Birmingham
Frank O. Borton has returned from a brief business visit to Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Frank O. Borton
Silk Mill Restores Full Operation After Idle Period
Schwarzenbach-Haber silk mill in Decatur resumes wind ing warp and twist operations after several weeks idle. Ernest Wright says full crews are recalled, some looms idle, but overall schedule maintained. The plant is a leading local employer with steady employment since establishment.
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Schwarzenbech-Habersilk
Ernest Wright
Wright
Schwarzenbach-Huber
Decatur
Mrs J L Kelley Dies at 67 at Home on Prospect Drive
Mrs T L Kelley aged 67 died at 6 20 PM at her home 503 Prospect Drive. She is survived by husband five daughters and two sons with multiple siblings. Active pallbearers named with honorary pallbearers. Funeral services set for today at four o'clock at Nabors Church with interment at Roselawn cemetery.
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T. L. Kelley
Prospect Drive
W. F. Parks
Decatur
A. L. Carlin
Gainesville, Ga
H. M. Morrison
Arnoldson, Ga
A. B. Davis
Donaldson, Ga
T. T. McKnight
Fayetteville
Cen- Nabors
Roselawn
Fifteen Die In Imperial Airways Plane Crash
In Belgium near Essen an Imperial Airways passenger plane crashed killing fifteen. The tri motor City of Liverpool was en route from Cologne to Croydon England. Eleven of the dead were English.
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Brussels
Belgium
Imperial Airways
Essen
Cologne
Croydon
England
Liverpool
Mrs. Frank O. Borton Improves After Birmingham Operation
Friends report Mrs. Frank O. Borton has shown marked improvement following a recent operation at a Birmingham hospital.
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Frank O. Borton
Birmingham
River Gauge Shows Tennessee Falling to 0.8 Feet
The Tennessee River level dropped to 0.8 feet as of seven o'clock today.
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Tennessee
Shoals Action Likely Soon Roosevelt Hints
Representative Hill said after a White House conference with President Roosevelt that early legislation on the Muscle Shoals project is hoped for soon. The March 28 report places the discussion in Washington with Hill noting the president's stance.
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Hill
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Muscle Shoals
Representative Hill
White House
Senate ruling on relief fund loans
Washington March 26 The senate swept aside limits barring states from borrowing more than 15 percent of the Reconstruction Corporation relief fund of 300 million dollars. The chamber acted as the drought and unemployment program moved forward with new provisions.
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Senate
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Detroit Banks Under Scrutiny
Federal investigators arrived in Detroit to probe the city’s banking crisis following the Treasury's refusal to reopen the First National Bank and the Guardian National Bank of Commerce. John Pratt led the inquiry, with results to be sent to Washington for action. E D Stair urged a full local inquiry in a telegram to President Roosevelt.
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Detroit
Mich
Treasury Department
John&. Pratt
United States Attorney General
First National Bank
Guardian National Bank of Commerce
Washington
E. D. Stair
Roosevelt
Weather briefing reports 74 40 highs lows
The weather bureau notes a 24 hour period ending at seven this morning with a maximum temperature of 74 and a minimum of 40. The report provides a concise snapshot of the day’s recent temperature range.
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the Weather Bureau Today
Scores Hurt in One Clash Amid Global Jewish Protests
AP reports mass demonstrations after Germany’s anti Jewish campaign. In New York over 20 000 packed Madison Square Garden while Berlin hospitals ousted 20 Jewish physicians and Nazis threatened boycotts. Violence hit Sofia and tear gas wounded others as protests spread. Berlin sent a cable defending German actions amid American protests.
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Associated Press
Germany
Madison Square Garden
New York
Berlin
Hitler
Sofia
Bulgaria
Buenos Aires
America
Hitlerites announce boycott movement amid foreign anti Germany tension
Berlin March 28 The Nazi party moves to retaliate against foreign boycotts with a German goods boycott while The Telegraphen Union says it will tolerate measures if no abroad steps against atrocity propaganda occur. In Munich party press urges no interference until anti German boycotts end. Fifteen hundred Steel Helmet veterans are arrested at Brunswick over revolt fears.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Party
Germany
Telegraphen- Union
Munich
Hitlerite Party
Steel Helmet Organization
National Socialist Party
Brunswick
Oil Stove Fire at 216 Jackson Street Not Damaging
Fire departments responded to an oil stove blaze in an apartment at 216 Jackson Street occupied by Roland Langley. No injuries or property damage were reported.
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Jackson Street
Roland Langley
Youth Nabbed In Blackmail Plot Against Mrs Lindbergh
Akron Ohio March 28 AP a 15 year old high school boy was arrested after attempting to blackmail Mrs Charles Lindbergh for 25000. He admitted mailing two letters to the aviator's wife and said he did not know what he would do with the money if he received it. The letters were intercepted and the youth was captured near the spot he designated for the payoff. He faces juvenile authorities.
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Akron
Ohio
Charles Lindbergh
Confiscation Order Over Pamphlets Delays Scottsboro Trial
Judge James E Horton orders confiscation of pamphlets tied to the Scottsboro case and arrests the man who placed them on sale after Samuel Liebowitz threatened a venue change. Three youths selling the booklets testified as defense questions focused on jury qualifications amid a lengthy court session.
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T. M. Davenport
Associated Press
First Scottsboro
James E. Horton
Horton
Samuel Liebowitz
Liebowitz
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Jackson County
Kyle Fazier
Samuel S. Liebowitz
New York
Leon Smith
Allstone Hargrove
Sam White
International Labor Defense
Southern Railway
Ozie Powell
Olen Montgomery
Charlie Weems
Andy Wright
Clarence Norris
Billie Roberson
Haywood Patterson
Defense Asks For Jury List Of Jackson Co
The Scottsboro case moves as defense counsel seeks the Jackson county jury rolls for 1931 to prove exclusion of negroes from juries. Attys Liebowitz and Knight clash over whether a single roll shows racial bias while nine negro witnesses attend court, guarded by National Guardsmen, amid broader trial maneuvering.
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Decatur
Ala
Jackson County
Scottsboro
Brien Wees
Samuel C. Liebowitz
Coun Sel
Thomas Eves
Liebowitz
Knight
National Guardsmen
Andy
Roy Wright
Ozie Powell
Eugene Williams
Olen Montgomery
Willie Roberson
Charlie Weems
Clarence Norris
Haywood Patterson
Southern Railway
Kyle Frazier
Scottsboro Trials
J. Glenn Jordan
Times in conflict with time zones in Morgan county
Judge Horton extends afternoon sessions to 5 30 or 6 30 pm eastern time. Extra hour for reporters to file stories shifts New York delivery to about 7 30 pm, delaying first editions.
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Morgan County
Judge Horton
New York
Afternoon Session in Scottsboro Case Noted
Proceedings of Monday afternoon’s session in the Scottsboro case will be found on page three of today’s Daily issue.
Ruling Clears Deck as Trials Begin Amid Court Action
The court’s ruling clears the deck for ten trials. A contested motion prompts delays as defense notes an exception. Subpoenas and a morning recess lead to a new turn with jury selection expected to start soon, amid charges and capital sentences for several defendants.
Sidelights on Trial
Reporters received two breaks as the trial proceeded near the courthouse. Postal and Western Union sub stations supplied copy for dispatches while uniformed messengers moved in and out with wires. The lengthy trial drew speculation it could run three weeks as Morgan County bar members observed hearings and the defense moved to quash. Sheriff Bud Davis reported strong union aid to deputies handling report flow.
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Postal
Western Union Telegraph Companies
Western Union
Baugh Infirmary
Decatur
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