Constitution Of AFWC Undergoes A Few Changes
At the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs convention in Decatur the credentials committee met and officers presided as plans to revise the AFWC constitution were announced. The program featured education talks, a luncheon, musical numbers, and tributes to AFWC leaders with a pilgrimage to General Joe Wheeler’s home and a Riverside dedication ceremony.
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Alabama Federation of Wmen
Central Baptist Church
AFWC
D. D. McGehee
W. A. Gresham
George W. Adams
Hugh D.merrill
E. N. Hart
Paul Eubanks
Jack McLellan
Department of Education
O. C. Carmichael
Joe Starnes
Janich
Washington
Solon Jacobs
Birmingham
Tennessee
Carmichael
Starnes
E. R. Naylor
Athens College
James McLendon
Benjamin Peck
McLendon
T. E. Henderson
Department of Public Welfare
Lucien Burns
Department of American Homes
C. A. Basore
Joe Wheeler
Decatur
Arlington National Cemetery
Riverside High School
Iverside
John D. Wyker
C. L. Moss
Conservation Division
Wyker
Reid Sherard
George Williamson
Mary I. Hoskins
Florence
Gresham
W. W. Benson
Alabama Man Killed On Highway In Linden
Otis Etheredge 33 died from injuries after his car left the highway collided with a pole and crashed. Alf Davis suffered broken legs and Etheredge had a fractured skull, broken arm and ribs. Joe Brown escaped injury.
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Linden
Ala
Otis Etheredge
Etheredge
Alf Davis
Joe Brown
Sheriff's Office
McSwain Accepts Full Blame for Publishing Secret Testimony
Chairman McSwain acknowledged sole responsibility for releasing secret testimony to the House Military Affairs committee. He read President Roosevelt’s rebuke and pledged a reply, while two army officers testified about a camouflaged provision in the Wilcox base bill and wartime emergency plans near North American shores.
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Washington
McSwain
D-8
House Military Affairs Committee
New York
Roosevelt
Charles E. Kilbourne
Wilcox Air Base
Canada
F. M. Andrews
Army
General Headquarters Air Force
United States
Grand Jury to Hear Snatch Plot In Desert Kidnapping
Tucson authorities say the year long investigation into the June Robles kidnapping points to three suspects linked by new evidence. Fingerprints from a corroded coffin and a dying witness statement bolster the case, as June was found after 19 days in a sunken metal box near the desert. The Robles family received a ransom note but did not pay. An anonymous Chicago letter directed searchers to the desert prison.
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Tucson
Ariz
J. Edgar Hoover
Department of Justice
Fernando Robles
Chicago
B. Moeur
Two Hold-up Men Sought After Knoxville Car Theft
Knoxville police hunt two white hold-up men who abducted Joe Lifesey of Griffin Georgia. They forced him to drive to the outskirts then took his Ford sedan and his watch knife and 75 cents in cash. The men swapped the goods for six gallons of gasoline. Lifesey reported the robbery occurred near Griffin yesterday and the car was driven toward Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Joe J. Lifesey
Griffin
Lifesey
Send a Dollar Clubs Start Here
While send a dollar clubs expand locally a send a dollar letter appeared. Postal officials said no marked mail increase yet but talk of the movement spread and many residents reported receiving letters with money changing hands.
Escape by two prisoners from street crew on Second Avenue
Two captured workers named Booster Jackson and Willie Stroudmire, both described as Negro, freed themselves from shackles and escaped from a street working crew on Second Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Ten prisoners remained in place while the others did not attempt to flee.
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Booster Jackson
Willie Stroudmire
Second Avenue
North
Mrs Pennybacker Speaks At Women’s Club Session
Mrs Percy V Pennybacker delivers a keynote at the Women’s Guan Dihine session at Central Baptist Church describing “A Two Day Visit to the White House in 1935.” Pennybacker, past president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, is noted as a leading lecturer.
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Central Baptist Church
Percy V. Pennybacker
White House
Pennybacker
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Chatauqua Woman's Club
Chautauqua
N. Y
New York Garage Manager Confesses to Slaying Child
Frank Flynn 39, a garage manager, confessed to the murder of six year old Margaret Parlatto in Queens. He stated he drowned her in a bath then possibly disposed of the body down a dumbwaiter shaft after claiming he could not recall details. He cited heavy drinking as a possible motive.
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New York
Frank Flynn
Charles P. Sullivan
Queens County
Margaret Parlatto
Flynn
Joseph J. Donovan Flynn
Donovan
Howlard Neil
Library Closed for Wyker Funeral at Carnegie
The Carnegie library is closed this afternoon to observe the funeral of Mrs. John D. Wyker a founder who served as secretary and treasurer of the library board for many years in this community.
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Carnegie Library
John D. Wyker
Roosevelt Aims Coal Balance. Comments on Guffey Bill Reserved
President Roosevelt stated a desire for a steady balance between coal production and consumption. He reserved comment on the Guffey bill for federal regulation of the coal industry.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Extortion Plot Suspected In Stoll Kidnaping Case
Memphis police said Berry V. Stoll the Louisville oil dealer was the extortion target by a man held on suspicion of involvement with Thomas H. Robinson Jr. The suspect, Ww. O. Cook, 24, faced questions after a letter from Stoll was found. Detectives say Cook sought $800 for exposing Robinson’s location.
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Memphis
Tenn
Berry V. Stoll
Louisville
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Ofville
Stoll
O. Cook
Main Street
Cook
Mr. Stoll
Robinson, Jr
Will T. Griffin
Stoll Says Man Linked To Memphis Extortion Call
Berry V. Stoll testified that a man believed to be tied to a Memphis extortion case visited him in Louisville about a month ago. The caller claimed to offer information on the whereabouts of Thomas H. Robinson Jr., the kidnapper who obtained a $50,000 ransom for Mrs. Stoll last October. Stoll noted the information was checked and deemed worthless.
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Griffin
Cook
Robinson
Stoll
Louisville
Indiana
Frances Robinson
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Berry V. Stoll
Memphis
Daylight Saving Has Little Pull for Gov. Talmadge
Atlanta May 1 Governor Eugene Talmadge arrived an hour late for work as the city shifted to daylight saving time. He said he follows the sun and the change does not bother him.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Alabama lawmakers push Wallace bill cutting car tags 30
Montgomery May 1 A Wallace bill to cut passenger car license tags by 30 percent next year and 40 percent from October 1 1936 won administration support after a long conference with Governor Bibb Graves and the highway recess committee Senators Walton and Dorsey and Representative Wallace.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wallace
House
Bibb Graves
Legislative Recess Committee On
Will Walton
Isham Dorsey
J. R. Wallace
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bonner
Wilcox
Scottsboro
Representative Harrison
Kelly
Clay
Alabama
Todd
Jefferson
Russell
Dallas
John Chichester
Birmingy
Dayront Savings Suse
Two Men Die in Madrid May Day Disturbances
Two men were killed during May Day events in Madrid as authorities reported limited extremist violence by mid afternoon. Government precautions contained disorder to a few scattered incidents.
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Madrid
Spain
Delay In Hobby Fair Opening Due To Exhibit Avalanche
Rotary Club postpones the annual hobby fair for 24 hours after an overwhelming number of exhibits required more time to classify. The Sterchi building on Bank street hosts school and adult student work from Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties plus other state supervised projects.
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Hobby Fair
Rotary Club
Rotary Clib
Sterchi
Bank Street
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Livingston Opens Ernest's Grocery on Jackson and Second
Ernest Livingston, after fifteen years in retail grocery, opens Ernest's Grocery at the corner of Jackson Street and Second Avenue. The store offers complete groceries, vegetables and fruits, a cured meats department, a lunch counter, and delivery service. Livingston previously worked with A. and P. Tea Co., including four years as district manager.
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Ernest Livingston
Jackson Street
Second Avenue
Ernest
Execution Date Set for Eva Coo in Sing Sing
The New York Court of Appeals signed Mrs. Eva Coos death warrant and set her execution for Thursday night June 27 in Sing Sing prison. The court had unanimously affirmed the conviction of Mrs. Coe for murdering Harry Wright, her chore man, for life insurance.
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Albany N. Y
New York Court of Appeals
Eva Coo
Sing Sing Prison
High Court
Gasoline Prices Cut by Half to Two Cents Today
The Standard Oil Company announced immediate reductions in gasoline prices. Crown and Ethyl drop one half of a cent per gallon, and Kiyso falls two cents. Major companies in the area are expected to follow.
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Standard Oil Company
Precautions Taken In United States to Preserve Peace
May Day events worldwide signal tensions as Moscow warns of war while Germany and France report demonstrations. In Berlin Goebbels touts Hitler weather as crowds gather. Munich cites weather but few workers appear. In Vienna a government official is wounded and pardons are issued for 600 offenders amid rioting in France and planned Pacific Coast demonstrations.
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Preas
Russia
Moscow
Germany
France
United States
Red Square
Red Army
Klementy Vordshiloff
Defense
Berlin
Hitler
Munich
Johann Thanhofer
Vienna
San Francisco
Ray Morency
Stockton
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Unemployed Citizens’ League
Spokane
All Workers Union
International Workers of the World
Los Angeles
England Bitter Over Submarines
Sir Bolton Eyres Mansell told the House of Commons that Germany will have its first submarine since World War II ready for action within six months. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald defended an article lambasting Germany as reflecting government views on military planes and German rearmament.
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Burdettet
Johns
Associated Press Foreign Staff
London
Bolton Eyres Mansell
Admiralty
House of Commons Today
Germany
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Labor Party
MacDonald
House
Stresa
Geneva
Roosevelts order creates rural resettlement division
Washington reports the executive order establishes a rural resettlement division to move families to areas where they can earn a living. The move follows a stalled job program and follows a press conference announcing Morris and Cooke to lead the rural electrification effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morris and Cooke
Philadelphia
Capitol
Senate
Senate Finance
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Wendell L. Willkie
Kent Roosevelt
Congress
New Washington Unit Established for Relief Program
President Roosevelt announced an executive order establishing the re settlement division to manage the $4,000 works relief program. Rexford Tugwell will head the division to relocate people from unprofitable communities to better locations. Morris Cooke will lead the rural electrification division, bringing expertise from the National Resources Board. The plan runs for one year with no obligation for subsequent funding.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rexford G. Tugwell
Ad Morris Cooke
Philadelphia
Cooke
National Resources Board
Europe
Ing
Weather note on Tennessee River gauge and temps
Turbulent OCR fragment notes the Tennessee river gauge at eight feet falling and cites a lower temperature reading of 0.75 degrees with unclear context and no related data.
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Tennessee
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Mrs. Jacobs
Grand Jury
Federal
Mrs. Penybacker
Federation
Tot
Talmadge
Solons
Judith
Judith Gon
Gus Sonnenberg
Jack Doyle
Mexico
Livingston
OWN Grocery
England
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