May Day demonstrations spark global protests and parades
Tens of thousands of workers skip routine tasks for May Day events in major cities. New York plans 250000 marchers while Chicago eyes 10000. security tightened at essential sites. Overseas, Spain faces civil conflict as Madrid and Bilboa endure bombardment while France and Russia mark the holiday with rallies. Stalin attends Moscow parade as global labor groups stage separate actions.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Spain
Bilboa
Madrid
France
Russia
Peoples’ Front
London
Joseph Stalin
Lenin
Moscow
Red Square
Committee of the
Communist International
United States
Organization of Workers
Mexico City
Mexico
Federal
More liquor stores planned in three Alabama cities
Alabama Beverage Control Board plans to open liquor stores in Mobile Montgomery and Birmingham early next week while turning to the remaining 21 counties that voted not in the March 10 local option repeal election. Baldwin said first shipments from Mobile warehouse were postponed but likely to be sent today.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Birmingham
Alabama Beverage Control Board
W. O. Baldwin
Beverage Board
Baldwin
John D. McNee
Matt H. Murphy
North Alabama
Eight Sellers on the Curb Market Reported
Eight sellers sold goods at the curb market today for a total of 35 dollars. Officials note plans for more offerings including pot plants flowers English peas and fresh strawberries on Tuesday.
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Curb
Journey's End: Powell Returns After 10000 Mile Trip to See Son's Graduation
Thomas N. Powell arrived in Atlanta eight days from his law office in the Philippines and prepared to attend his son Tom Powell's graduation from Alabama Poly at Auburn next month. Powell called the journey the best he ever had after completing the 10 000 mile air trip yesterday.
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Atlanta
Thomas N. Powell
Philippines
Tom
Alabama Poly
Auburn
Ala
Graves Keeps Out of Fight Over Alabama Coal Wage Dispute
Alabama miners idle for 30 days as coal operators meet with Gov. Bibb Graves but show no sign of arbitration. Union seeks 50 cents extra a day plus overtime pay, while operators offer about 35 cents. Graves hints at broader rate battles, noting freight rate changes may affect labor differentials.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Bibb Graves
South
Appalachain
Graves
D. A. Thomas
Harold McDermott
A. R. Long
Montgomery
Alabama Works Projects Approved in Morgan and Gadsden
Orville Rush said the comptroller general approved Alabama Works projects totaling 828,606. Morgan county roads and bridges receive 56,802 and 10,702 funds finance street improvements at Gadsden.
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Washington
Orville Rush
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Morgan County
Gads-den
Trial Ends For Mountain Recluses Fasts Breaking In Tennessee
Whitlow, a Cumberland mountain fur trapper, ends a 52 day religious fast in Whitlow Tennessee after drinking grape juice claimed as elderberry wine. Neighbors provide beef and greens as he resumes intake under medical caution though he rejects medical advice. Doctor Standifer worries about absorption if he resumes without supervision.
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Tenn
Boone Wee Whitlow
Whitlow
Cumberland Mountain
Florence
R. E. Standifer
Dunlap
Famous hunger strikes cited in history including Terence Mac Swiney
A Chicago dispatch notes historic hunger strikes driven by love politics publicity or a cause. It cites Terence Mac Swiney the Cork mayor who starved for 74 days in 1920, and Giovanni Succi whose 20 to 40 day fasts were documented by the American Medical Association.
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Chicago
Jackson Whitlow
Oak
Tenn
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Giovanni Succi
Succi
Library of the
American Medical Association
Selene
Movie plants face threats of labor war in bay area
The Pacific Coast faced amid a labor crisis as studios prepared for a mass walkout and four groups threaten strikes in San Francisco hotels. Federated Motion Picture Crafts called out units, while a related hotel dispute seeks a five day week and clerk hiring preferences. The strain marks the industrys first mass walkout with about 2 500 craft union members involved.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Federated Motion Picture Crafts
Packard Motor Company
United Automobile Workers
Detroit
Philadelphia Storage Battery Company
Philco Radio and Television Corporation
Acenic
Charles Lessing
Fed Crafts
Agen
Pat Casey
Local Notable Mrs. J. M. Minor Observes 72nd Birthday
Mrs. J. M. Minor former Cynthia King is celebrated at 422 Johnston Street. Born in Leighton to the King family, she has lived in Decatur 36 years after 15 years in Trinity. Married 1885 at Methodist church, now a Central Methodist active Missionary Society leader.
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J. M. Minor
Worden
Johnston Street
Minor
Cynthia King
Leighton
Paul King
North Alabama
North Carolina
Decatur
Trinity
A. L. Davis
Methodist Church
Central Methodist Church
The
Missionary Society
British ships plan to evacuate Bilbao civilians
Nine British merchantmen at Bilbao agreed to evacuate 4000 to 5000 children to St Jean de Luz as insurgent batteries bombard Madrid. British warships pledged to protect refugee ships off French ports while Franco readiness to ignore foreign ships drew protest from London.
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Associated Press
Bay of Biscay
Bilbao
St. Jean de Laz
France
States
London
Francisco Franco
Minue
Franco
Great Britain
Espana
Spain
Velasco
Santander
Minor Woodall Rites Held Today
Minor Woodall 62 a farmer of Shady Grove died at his home on Moulton road after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Chestnut Grove cemetery with Rev. Frank L. Aldridge officiating. Burial followed in Chestnut Grove. Survived by brothers W. J. Woodall and Dan Woodall. Pallbearers named.
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Minor Woodall
Shady Grove
Moulton Road
Chestnut Grove
Frank L. Aldridge
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
McAfee and Young
Decatur
Woodall
W. J. Woodall
Dan Woodall
Gadsden
Calvin
Hillard
Talmadge
Sam Woodall
David
Robert Gibson
NYC strip theatres face license power loss as renewals denied
New York City License Commissioner Paul Moss refused to renew licenses for fourteen theatres hosting striptease and related performances. Catholic Cardinal Hayes and other leaders urged action amid protests, ending a era of near nudity and sensational acts while workers worry about job losses in stripping and chorus roles.
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New York
Paul Moss
Missioner
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Jig-Saw Champ Faces Storm Day After
A storm shattered a plate glass window at Albany Candy Kitchen, 411 Second Avenue. Onlookers watched a man, soaked and soaked, attempt to piece the broken glass into a puzzle despite pieces not fitting. After about an hour he moved on, steadying his unsteady course up the street.
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Albany Candy Kitchen
Second Avenue
Nelson Rites Held Sunday
Funeral for Herbert Gordon Nelson 60 of Decatur will be at 2 p m Sunday from 1210 Fourth avenue south by Rev Oliver C Cox rector of St John s Episcopal Church with burial at City cemetery. Nelson died Thursday afternoon at Benevolent Society hospital after being hit by a truck on Bee Line Highway He was a safety man for the state highway department carrying a warning flag. The truck was driven by William Lindsay of Danville He is survived by his father J W Nelson Rome Ga two sisters Mrs W H Kilgo Of Ft Valley Ga Mrs A S Allred Somerville Ga four brothers T T Nelson Chattanooga William Nelson Coalville Carlton L Nelson Rome Ga Eugene D Nelson Rome Ga pallbearers were B L Malone Henry Goad H O Goidel W J Comerford W H Starkey Allen Wilson Fred Strane and Lloyd Spar kman He came to this area 25 years ago from Georgia formerly with L & N Railroad He had resided at Luckful Home 1210 Fourth Avenue South and was well liked.
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Herbert Gordon Troleod
Decatur
Fourth Avenue
Oliver C. Cox
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Brown
City Cemetery
Nelson
Benevolent Society Hospital
Bee Line Highway
State Highway Department
William Lindsay
Danville
Episcopal Church
J. W. Nelson
Rome
W. H. Kilgo
A. S. Allred
Somerville
T. T. Nelson
Chattanooga
William Nelson
Coalville
Carlton L. Nelson
Eugene D. Nelson
B. L. Malone
Henry Goad
H. O. Goidel
W. J. Comerford
W. H. Starkey
Allen Wilson
Fred St
Kansas Returns To Legal Beer After 56 Years
Kansas marks the return of legal beer in PeKa on May 1 1933 as Carry Nation era saloons fade from memory. The 32 beverage is sold nationwide yet only now gains state legality while prosecutors struggle to find juries to convict. The state dives into a new era with saloons reopening and revenue implications in play.
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Peka
Kas
Kansas
Baseball game off between Howard College and Alabama Hosiery Mill
The 3 pm game today between the Howard College Bulldogs of Birmingham and the Alabama Hosiery Mills team was cancelled at noon due to bad weather and wet grounds.
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Howard College Bulldogs
Birmingham
Alabama Hosiery Millis
Economy Move Holds Attention Of Congress
The article outlines possible government-wide budget cuts in the next year, including a 10 percent reduction in appropriations and debates over 16 percent with limited savings due to fixed charges. It notes rigid costs like debt retirement and veterans benefits, and reports on defense and staffing impacts. The piece also covers House debates on two appropriation bills and the Army budget approval for next year.
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Treasury
House
Dimond
Alaska
N. Y
Tariff Held Dangerous Threat to Southern Cotton
Cotton experts warn tariffs endanger the South by shrinking world markets for cotton and forcing industrial balance shifts. Oscar Johnson of the Commodity Credit Corporation says farmers refuse to subsidize high prices and bankruptcy, urging tariff reductions to rescue cash crops and livelihoods. Lamar Fleming of Houston joins in urging relief to prevent southern distress.
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Memphis
Tenn
American Cotton Shippers’ Association
Oscar Johnson
Deta
Commodity Credit Corporation
Mid-West
Johnston
Lamar Fleming
Houston
Texas
South
Parole Board Bets on Dr Wheln at Southeast Conference
The federal parole board announced that Dr. Charles Wheln would represent the government at the Southeast Parole Conference in Montgomery Alabama next week. Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama called the meeting.
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Washington
Federal Parole Board
Charles Wheln
Montgomery
Bibb Graves
Alabama
May Day Observed as Work Rushes to Clear Storm Damage
May Day in Decatur and nearby areas saw citizens clearing trees and debris after a storm. Power service mostly restored across three counties with outages ending by night. TVA and Alabama Power crews, including a 25 man extra team from Wilson Dam, repaired a broken 100 kV line and an insulator pin amid widespread damage and obstructed roads in Eva, Lacon, Union Hill and Lawrence Cove areas.
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Decatur
Garner Pride
Alabama Power Company
Huntsville
Hillsboro
TVA
Wilson Dam
Pride
Hommes
Eva
Lacon
Union Hill
Lawrence Cove
Jeff Rowe
Stormy April ends as Alabama streams rise and crops suffer
High water threatened lowlands along several Alabama streams today after April, the state’s stormy month, left behind wind rain and lightning. The Warrior and Alabama rivers were rising while small streams spilled banks flooding roads and injuring four people. Crop damage was heavy and many May Day events moved indoors. No fatalities reported. Continued on Page Two.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Warrior
Montgomery
Mobile
W. A. Randall
Birmingham
Mae Mee
Europa
Weather Summary From Tennessee River and Regional Outlook
The 7 am Tennessee river gauge read 22.4 feet and rising. Temperatures ranged a high of 78 and low of 57 with 1.20 inches of rain. Alabama sees cloudy skies with showers tonight and likely Sunday morning. Tennessee mostly cloudy with possible showers in western areas tonight and Sunday. Week outlook starting May 3 calls for generally fair conditions in the Central and East Gulf States with scattered showers midweek, cool start, near normal temps thereafter, and generally fair conditions with scattered showers in the Southern Plains and West Gulf States.
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Alabama
Central
East Gulf States
Southern Plains
West Gulf States
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