NRA Fate In Hands Of Court In Recovery Law Case
At a White House talk with President Roosevelt the American Federation of Labor urged the NRA fate be decided by the Supreme Court. William Green led AF of L officials, highlighting the two year extension debate over the recovery law's constitutionality.
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Washington
NRA
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
William Green
Federation
White House
Supreme Court
Youth Day parade begins in Decatur with large turnout
North Alabama visitors gather in Decatur as Youth Day activities kick off at the Old Bank building on Bank street. The parade to Delano Park features schools, Girl and Boy Scouts, health train, and city officials, with sponsors Decatur Chamber of Commerce and over 3 000 in last year’s march.
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North Alabama
Old Bank
Bank Street
Wilson Avenue
Delano Park
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Legion
Old Bank Building
Ben L. Britsh
Stunt Riverside
Prf
W. T. Jordan
Decatur High
Robert Gilbreath
Kenneth Byrd
Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Old State Bank
Riverside High ‘School
Decatur Grammar
Joe Wheeler
Ward
Lafayette
Fairview
Gordon-Bibb
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
American Legion
Moulton Plans Water Mains and Fire Plugs
Plans are underway to install water mains in Moulton and place fire plugs at key points on the city square. The town board led by Mayor A. J. Crosthwaite and officials C. C. McWhorter, J. H. Anders, T. F. Almon, Cecil Hargon and G. M. Caraway announced the project today.
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Moulton
A. J. Crosthwaite
C. C. McWhorter
J. H. Anders
T. F. Almon
Cecil Hargon
G. M. Caraway
King
Five More Deaths Reported From Arkansas Storm
Five additional fatalities were reported today in Mississippi county after a severe wind and electrical storm caused heavy property loss. The storms left five known dead and about 50 injured across Arkansas, with Mississippi county hit hardest.
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Little Rock
Ark
Mississippi County
Arkansas
Settlement of Strike Looming in Detroit Auto Field
Hope for a swift settlement of the General Motors strike, which affects 26 000 workers, rose as mediators neared an accord. Secretary of Labor Perkins in Washington viewed the scene optimistically. Edward F. McGrady and Francis J. Dillon pressed talks with GM executives and AFL organizers to harmonize the wage dispute.
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Detroit
General Motors
Perkins
Washington
Edward F. McGrady
American Federation of Labor
Francis J. Dillon
A. F. of L
Grady
McGrady
William S. Knudsen
Textile Leaders Enter Conference
Washington May 3 representatives of the cotton textile institute and the cotton textile code authority appeared before a cabinet committee to address the industry's ills. The institute led by G T Dorr of New York and the code authority represented by George A Sloan spoke on behalf of mills in New England and the South.
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Washington
Cotton Textile Institute
Cotton Texile Code Authority
New England and
Southern Mills
Institute
G. T. Dorr
New York
George A. Sloan
The
Cotton Textile Code Authority
Decatur Driver Injured in Gravel Runoff Truck Crash
Malcolm Moss of Decatur sustained a head gash when a Merita bread truck skidded on loose gravel while returning from the forest reservation. The vehicle was badly damaged.
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Malcolm Moss
Decatur
Merita
McGee Opens Public View Of Condon Testimony In Lindbergh Case
New York May 3 The Bronx district attorney said he will seek court permission to publish parts of Dr John F Condon testimony from 1932 grand juries to refute claims that his identification conflicted with Hauptmann linked to the Lindbergh ransom. He cites two grand jury minutes from 1982 and 1934 indictments of ransom receivers.
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New York
Supreme Court
John McGeehan
John F
Jassie) Condon
Bronx
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Samuel J. Foley
Lindbergh
Harry L. Whaley
Condon
John
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Foley
John Doe
Federated Clubs Convention Ends Great Meet Here
More than 300 delegates bid farewell after three days of sessions ending with a writers banquet at Central Baptist church and an executive board meeting. Tuscaloosa chosen as 1936 convention city. officers named include Mrs. George W. Adams president and Mrs. Rivers Ross second vice president.
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Convention of
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs
Central Baptist Church
Tuscaloosa
Federation
George W. Adams
Andalusia
F. A. McCartney
Anniston
Rivers Ross
Selma
C. P. Underwood
Birmingham
J. A. Reaves
Mobile
W. A. Gresham
Russellville
Bloody battles in Philippines reported by Associated Press
In Manila May 3 a surprise uprising by Sakdalistas sparked violent clashes in three provinces. The insurrectionists seized towns near Manila announcing independence from the United States while proclaiming a socialistic regime. At least 60 combatants died with 12 killed in San Ildefonso and 47 slain in Cabuyao Laguna.
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E. E. Bomar
Associated Press
Manila
P. I
Philippine
Insular Constabulary
Sakdalistas
Insular
United States
San Ildefonso
Bulacan
Cabuyao
Laguna
Left Wing Chiefs Gather Saturday Conference on a Third Party
Washington May 3. With Senator Long assailing the Roosevelt administration, about fifty left wing leaders head for a conference to decide if a national third party movement is ripe. Some ultra liberals see Long as a possible ally though they feel his program falls short. The call for the conference was issued by four congressmen and Howard Y. Williams, organizer for the national farmer labor party.
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Washington
Senator Long
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Howard Y. Williams
National Farmer Labor Party
Twenty-Two Entered for Kentucky Derby Field
Twenty two thoroughbreds were entered for tomorrow’s sixty first Kentucky Derby as trainers crowded the secretary’s office. Favorites Today and Nellie Flag from Calumet Farm head a field that also includes Color Bearer and Calumet Dick among others.
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Louisville
Secretary's
Cey
Warren Wright
Nellie Flag
Calumet Farm
Nour Sup
Riley
Meeker
Calumet Dick
Local Optionists Plan Measure 10 Repeal Day Laws
Alabama Senate discusses local option measures to legalize beer wine and whiskey in counties voting no in February referendum. Debate over taxation penalties and travel permits continues as highway signboard bans and city officer accountability bills are introduced. Continued note indicates coverage on Page Two.
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Dorsey
Mooneyham
Webb Chesnut
Edgar Russell
W. T. Starnes
Will Oo. Walton
Senate
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Max Wellborn
Calhoun
Five Buck Chain Letters Spread Among Circles of Finance
Five buck chain letters reappear in town with donations of five dollars cited in one set. The ante has risen from one dollar with discussions of possibly reaching ten dollars. Postal authorities report handling heavier mail volume amid growing letter writing of chain letters and other notices.
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High Finance
Spring Rally Of Walther League In St Pauls Church
The Zone two Walther League spring rally meets Sunday at St Pauls Lutheran with a 10 30 a m service led by Prof C P Kretzmann executive secretary of the International Walther League sermon titled Youth Faces Tomorrow Organ works by Raendel and Bach performed by Miss Ann Clare Carlisle afternoon sessions at River side high school 2 p m Carl Arnold of Cullman presiding welcome by Louis Nebrig reports by league secretaries Kretzmann to speak and an open forum dramatized hymn My Faith Looks to Thee by Ingham Leagues lunch and social hour follow at the high school cafeteria Zone two includes Birmingham Hanceville Cullman and Decatur.
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Walther League
St Paul’s Lutheran Church Suny
The
Mar
C. P. Kretzmann
Chicago
International Walther League
Youth Faces Tomorrow
Raendel and Bach
Ann Clare Carlisle
Riverside High School
Carl Arnold
Cullman
Louis Nebrig
Johrespond
Kretzmann
Ingham
W. P. Adams
Louise Holtman
Lyons Hotel
BE. T. Town
I. D. Carlisle
Margaret Nebrig
Birmingham
Hanceville
Decatur
Bank Robbery Reported at Arkansas Bank Heist
Five masked bandits entered the Arkansas Bank shortly after opening, tied a president’s assistant, forced the head teller to open a safe, and fled in two cars after escaping through a floor window. Police search followed as bystanders noted the getaway.
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Hirman Nakdimen
Gerald Miller
Carroll Cole
Opposition to Muzzey history in Alabama schools
The Alabama Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy protested against using Muzzey's history in state schools as unfair to Alabama. The protest, led by Mrs. Gustave Mertins, was sent to the Alabama textbook commission at the convention's close. The gathering also awarded the Idly King Sorby prize for Alabama Day observance to the Jefferson Guards and Forney district six.
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Dothan
Ala
Alabama
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Muzzey
Alabama Textbook Commission
Gustave Mertins
Montgomery
Jefferson Guards
Forney
District Six
Aviation Security Pact Studied In Western Europe Effort
Paris May reports Britain France and Italy study a western European aviation security pact hoping to bring Belgium and Germany into the accord. British sources say Germany could produce 100 new planes monthly and the RAF might rise by 200 to maintain parity with the Reich.
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Associated Press
Europe
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Royal Air Force
Reich
New Earthquakes Spread Terror Across Kars District
Five new earthquakes struck the Kars district on the Turkey Armenia frontier causing 500 deaths and 1200 injuries to date. The tremors shattered 1300 homes in Digor district and forced residents into the open as searchers probe 15 towns for victims.
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Istanbul
Kars
Digor
Scottsboro Relief Measure Planned
Representative O'Neal of Jackson County announced he would introduce a $30 000 bill to defray expenses of the Scottsboro Case for further prosecution at the next legislative session in Montgomery Alabama on May 3.
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A. F. Mahan
Montgomery
Ala
Isham Dorsey
Lee County
Senate Today
O'Neal
Jackson County
Scottsboro
Supreme Court and Senate tackle key issues of times
At Washington on May 3 the Constitutionality of NRA and the veterans bonus loom large before the Supreme Court and Senate. Debate in the House on the administration omnibus banking bill continues as major legislation seeks to finalize the Patman Vinson cashment plan. Experts warn currency use could spur inflation if tied to price rises. A Frazier bill to refinance farm mortgages at 11.5 percent passes the Senate Agriculture Committee.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
House
O. W. Sprague
Harvard
NRA
Brooklyn
Capitol
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Merchant Marine Committee
Moran
Maine
Roosevelt Strategy Hinges on House Vote on Extension Plan
Roosevelt forces rely on the House of Representatives to salvage plans for a two year extension of a recovery program. If the Senate passes only a one year extension, Roosevelt backers aim to persuade the House to approve two years and other changes. They argue Congress meets next year in an election year then should settle the issue in an off year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Congress
Ate
House
White House
Weather note on Tennessee river gauge fall
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 7.1 feet and is falling. The report notes a slight drop from current levels as of today.
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Bigins
Tennessee Valley Scout Council
Tiger Hunter
Merry Fahrney
Merry
Federated Clubs
George Adams
Philippines
Constabulary
Wets
P. Kretzmann
Arkansas Bank
UDC
Hitler
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Russia
Patman
Vinson
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