Alabama to vote on five proposals July 18 at polls
Governor Miller seeks advisory opinion from the Alabama Supreme Court on Mullins act as voters prepare to decide five proposals including national prohibition repeal, a five percent income tax, debt validation, the Sparks amendment delaying salary cuts, and related state spending and officials’ compensation measures.
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Montgomery
Ala
B. M. Miller
Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama
Higher Institutions of
Sparks
Supreme Court
Ma Public Service Commission
Legion Chief Urges Four Point Policy on Veterans Legislation
Indianapolis May 4 AP Louis Johnson national commander of the American Legion denounced the “frenzied application of the economy knife” in cutting veterans benefits. He urged the Legion executive committee to adopt a permanent four point policy on national legislation affecting veterans, calling for equal treatment of veterans widows and orphans permanent classification of benefits and adequate provision for all disabled veterans and recognition that incapacitated veterans should not be public charity.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Louis Johnson
American Legion
Legion Executive Committee
Roosevelt
First Car of Hartselle Strawberries Rolled Out
The Morgan County Strawberry Produce Association shipped the season’s first car from Hartselle Alabama featuring Klondykes Blakemores and Aromas to a Cleveland firm. Weather remains wet and cold delaying peak quality, Aroma late variety to move next week. Tennessee Valley association members contribute berries and will cooperate to speed shipments for better prices.
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Hartselle
Ala
Morgan County Strawberry Produce Association
Cleveland Commission
F. O. Keller
Association
Tennessee Valley Fruit & Produce Association
Decatur
Keller
Riverside Juniors Beat American Legion Juniors
The Riverside Juniors defeated the American Legion Juniors 4 to 1 on Riverside diamond. King pitched well, allowing five hits and delivering the feature performance for the Riverside team.
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Riverside
American Legion
Riverside Diamond
King
Legion
Norris Norris Norris passes Senate war power bill for Muscle Shoals
The Senate on May 4 approved Senator Norris’s war power bill by 63 to 20, sending it to the House as a conference substitute. It includes provisions to carry out Roosevelt’s Tennessee Valley flood control and power goals. House leaders warn vast differences remain and a conference is likely to study Norris’s 35 amendments.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley
Norris
House
McSwain
House Military Committee
Senator Bankhead
Ala
Bankhead
Two Civil Service Nominees Approved by Senate
Washington May 4 The Senate unanimously approved nominations of Henry Mitchell of Montana and Lucille McMillin of Tennessee to the Civil Service Commission. Senator Couzens of Michigan said objections to Mrs McMillin’s nomination may be raised on the Senate floor.
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Washington, D. C
Henry Mitchell
Montana
Lucille McMillin
Tennessee
Civil Service Commission
Couzens
Michigan
Mitchells Case Heard Saturday In Falkville
Roy and Charles Mitchell of Lacon faced a preliminary hearing before Justice West after larceny charges. Arrested by Officer Ron Ryan for boarding freight trucks at Lacon Mountain and stealing merchandise, they remain jailed in Huntsville's Madison County jail.
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Roy
Charles Mitchell
Lacon
Justice West
Falkville
Ron Ryan
Lacon Mountain
Madison County
Huntsville
Prices Far Under Pre War Levels Show Big Hike Needed
Washington May 4 The Agriculture Department reports commodity prices would have to double from April 1933 levels to return to 1914 prewar figures under President Roosevelt's inflation plan. The table lists April 1914 vs April 1933 prices for corn oats wheat beef cattle butter milk and more. The smallest increases appear in wholesale milk from 6.8 to 8.0 cents per quart and in beef cattle per cwt at 85.50 to 3.54 dollars?
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Washington
Roosevelt
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Steadhams Return Visit from Grove
Mr and Mrs M V Steadham return from Grove where they visited Melvin Hamilton.
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M. V. Steadham
Grove
Melvin Hamilton
Abduction case widens as suspect seen with girl
A report that a negro man was seen with a white girl in Mashpee sparked a troop deployment to the Indian settlement as investigators chase the abductors of Peggy McMath. The family home issued a plea promising immunity to those who return the girl unharmed.
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Peggy McMath
Detroit
Harwichport
Mass
McMaths
Robert. R. McMath
Francis McMath
Neil McMath
Maine
University of Michigan
Mashpee
Margaret McMath
Neil C. McMath
Foreclosure Raid Leads to Black Farmers Accused of Confrontation
In Jeff Davis parish near Lake Charles Louisiana on May 4 three Black farmers were reportedly struck by passing cars after confronting Sheriff Dempsey Cole at their farm with a court order to vacate. Officers said the men confronted them with razors, whips and clubs.
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Lake Charles
Jeff Davis Parish
Dempsey Cole
Kiwanis Club Hosts Forestry Boss and Power Official
E. Hennenberger who heads the forestry reserve office with headquarters in the Post office building and J. O. Hinkel of the Alabama Power Company were guests at the Kiwanis Club at the noon session today.
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E. Hennenberger
Forestry Reserve Office
Post Office
J. O. Hinkel
Alabama Power Company
Kiwanis Club
Mrs Ella Latham Visiting Friends in Landersville
Mrs Ella Latham is visiting friends in Landersville. The note records a brief social move without additional details or dates.
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Landersville
Ella Latham
Baby Born As Hospital Burns In Pennsylvania
Sayre Pennsylvania May 4 A hospital fire sent flames through the building as a baby was born during the disaster and both mother and infant were rescued unharmed An elderly man with a broken back was carried to safety but died of shock Two hundred patients were moved from the hospital by cot and ladder Twenty seven were infants many only hours old The fire's cause was not known at the time
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Sayre
Penn
Negro Solon Seeks Broad Change of Venue Across States
Representative Oscar DePriest introduces a resolution to amend the fourteenth amendment, allowing federal courts to grant venue changes when a fair trial cannot be had in the state. Heywood Patterson awaits appeal in Morgan County after a death sentence, with other Lettsboro and Scottsboro cases pending and defense plans to pursue transfers to Birmingham or Mobile.
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Oscar DePriest
DePriest
Scottsboro
Heywood Patterson
Lettsboro
Morgan
Jackson
Morgan Court
House
James A. Lowell
Boston
George Crawford
Virginia
Lowell
Crawford
Morgan County
Horton
Massachusetts
Patterson
Birmingham
Mobile
Beddingfield Able To Go Home After Wagon Accident
Beddingfield of Tanner route 1 was treated at Benevolent hospital Saturday after a wagon mishap on the north Bee Line highway. He fell from the wagon, struck his head on concrete, and regained sufficient strength to return home.
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D. “Beddingfield
Tanner Route 1
Benevolent Hospital
Bee Line
McKee Family Visit Noted in Decatur
Mr and Mrs J H McKee William McKee and Mrs J W McKee of Center Grove were in Decatur last weekend.
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J. H. McKee
William McKee
J. W. McKee
Center Grove
Decatur
Local Attorney Seybourn Lynne Recovers After Tonsil Operation
Seybourn Lynne, local attorney, shows improvement today following a tonsil removal operation performed several days ago.
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Seybourn Lynne
Business improves across Tennessee on rising cotton
Across the central hills and Tennessee Valley business shows a quickening tone as cotton nears eight cents a pound. The price rise, aided by inflation-related congressional actions, boosts confidence. Cotton brokers report spot sales and upward futures activity while wholesalers and retailers note 15 to 20 percent higher business.
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Mey
Crop Loans Or Limestone Aid From Local Committee
Over 1000 Limestone county farmers applied for crop production loans totaling 96440 dollars. Only 25 had not received checks as of Friday April 28, with the county committee led by James H Tolley M Grisham and A G Blair coordinating fast processing to ensure timely payments.
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Limestone County
J. T. Belue County
Limestone
Limestone County Committee
James H. Tolley
M. ©. Grisham
A. G. Blair
Relief Workers Threatened in New Orleans
Police reserves were dispatched across New Orleans on Wednesday to protective relief work sites after reports that unemployment relief workers were intimidated and forced to suspend operations. The anonymous reports described coercion targeting aid workers at multiple sections of the city.
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New Orleans
Privt
President seeks federal coordinator to guide railroad reorganization
Washington May 4 President Roosevelt sent to Congress an emergency proposal to appoint a federal coordinator to guide railroads through reorganization and called for immediate repeal of the recaptured profits clause in the Interstate Commerce Act. He said he would submit a comprehensive plan for legislation later.
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Washington
Rosecvell
Congress
Peek Selected as Administrator in Farm Bill Talks
Washington D C May 428 George Peek of Moline Dl has been chosen in principle as administrator in a sweeping farm bill nearing final action. Peek joined a House conference on the bill to raise farm prices and differences among representatives remain over more than 80 amendments. Officials hope an agreement by week’s end though the measure may not reach the White House before next week.
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Washington, D. C
George Peek
Moline
Fital Peek
Senate
House
White House
Secretary Presides At Decatur Kiwanis Meeting
An unusual meeting of the Decatur Kiwanis Club required J. W. Clapton to preside as secretary acted as chair. City officials Sam Malone E. W. Hendrix and Clyde Hendrix attended among the club’s members.
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Devanead Akail Decatur Kiwanis Club
J. W. Clapton
Clin
Sam Malone
E. W
Clyde Hendrix
Mrs C P Martin Visits Landersville Home
Mrs. C P Martin makes a trip to her parental home in Landersville to see Mr and Mrs T M Wilson during a visit to her parents.
Motor Driven Ellenen Car Under Test By Rail Line
The motor driven car, tested by U N Railroad, arrived to interest local observers. The company plans to operate the car three days between here.
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Ellenen
U. & N. Railroad Company
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Cleveland
Riverside Bears Legion
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Mitchells
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U. S
P. D. Bedingfield
Dorothy Funk Clark
Norman W. Harris
Chicago
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