Veterans Maintain Hold of Paris Legion Hall in Standoff
Four Legionnaires kept possession of the Paris post hall as police demanded eviction. The building, valued at 500000, had been ordered closed for debt, with a riot car on scene but no forcible removal without a court order. Six others left to fetch supplies and return with relief support.
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Pues
Legionnaires
James MacAlese
Fargo
WN. D
Peter McKay
Brooklyn
N. Y
John Hunter
Great Falls
Mont
Julius Snowhill
Quincy
Harold L. Smith
Coatesville
James V. Sparks
Indianapolis
Albert L. Dodge
Wichita
Paris Legionnaires Defy Closure at Pershing Hall
Kansas, James L. McCann, Joseph Walsh of Brooklyn and E. L. Murphy of Boston led a four man garrison to keep Paris Post No. 1 open despite a building committee order. They planned another meeting despite a closure threat and slept in chairs to maintain access for members.
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Kansas
James L. McCann
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Joseph Walsh
Brooklyn
E. L. Murphy
Boston
Smith
Francis E. Drake
Pershing Hall
Legion
Paris Post No. 1
Dimke
Ann Arbor
Mich
The
Building Corporation
Manacled Man Warns After Honeymoon Statement
New Orleans May 1 Max E Menk of Washington DC walked into a police station and thrust out manacled hands muttering threats against an unnamed friend Just wait until I get back from my honeymoon he said before officers restrained him.
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Hugh
New Orleans
Max E. Menk
Washington, D. C
Bama Girls To Have Big Time With First Lady
Seven Alabama girl textile workers invited to stay with Mrs Roosevelt for a week during a National Women’s Trade Union League conv ention scholarships visit. The First Lady promised breakfast with Mrs Roosevelt and an unlocked ice box at night for the guests and for eight New York workers, reflecting her long association with women union workers. The press conference outlined plans tied to her experiences with young workers and union activity.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alabama
National Women's Trade Union League
New York
Roosevelt
National Chamber Studies Private Sector Jobs
The United States Chamber of Commerce began a nation wide study to measure available private sector jobs after its 24th annual convention. Harper Sibley of Rochester was re elected president as resolutions were adopted criticizing the New Deal tax program and backing reciprocal trade while supporting safeguards for agriculture.
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Washington
Chambers of Commerce of the
United States
Chamber
Harper Sibley
Rochester
N. Y
Joseph W. Evans
Houston
Tex
Political notices from Alabama candidates in the Democratic primaries
Several 1930s and 1940s campaign notices announce candidates for U S House from the Eighth District or Alabama districts. Baynard L. Malone Florence Robert T Simpson Jr Judge J M Money John J Sparkman John M Snodgrass announce candidacies and request votes in Democratic primary elections.
Lynn Announces Candidacy for 4th District Revenue Board
The notice proclaims 3. W. Lynn as a candidate for member of the Board of Revenue in the 4th District Morgan County Alabama subject to the Democratic Primary on May 5 1936. The entry lists J. W. Lynn Somerville Route 3 as a related address.
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J. M. Money
Scottsboro
Jackson County
Alabama
Congress
Eighth
Democratic Party
John J. Sparkman
Huntsville
John M. Snodgrass
Board OF Revenue
3. W. Lynn
Morgan County
J. H
Jim) Robinson, Jr
Falkville
Ala
J. L. Rowe
County Board of Revenue
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Bob) Simpson, JR
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