Governor of Fallen City Named Today
Marshal Pietro Badoglio announced Giuseppe Tai as civil governor of Addis Ababa after its fall, as Rome’s fascists celebrate Mussolini’s claim Ethiopia is Italian. Italy plans transforming Ethiopia into an Italian possession with civilian commissioners and Italian economic influence.
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Andrue Berding
Associated Press
IME
Marshal Pietrolio
Addis Ababa
Giuseppe Tai
Rome
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Marshal Badoglio
Tr Duce
Badoglio
Italy
I Duce
Mussolii
League of Nations
Geneva
Libya
Eritrea
Somaliland
Britain
France
City Occupied by Italian Army in Addis Ababa
Italian flag flies over Emperor Haile Selassie's palace as Italian troops seize Addis Ababa. Marshal Pietro Badoglio installs in the former Italian legation and guards the imperial palace, railway and wireless stations after suppressing days of native rioting.
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Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Italy
Ethiopia
Pietro Baddglio
Rome
Legation
Imperial
Baynard Malone Thanks Morgan County Voters After Primary
Baynard Malone the third place candidate in the Eighth District race congratulates Bob Simpson and John Sparkman as the top finishers and expresses gratitude to Morgan County and district voters for their support. He notes his belief Morgan County should have a congressman and thanks those who supported him.
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Baynard Malone
Eighth
Bob Simpson
John Sparkman
Morgan County
New York State Rules Race Track Betting Illegal
Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr ruled that betting at New York race tracks is illegal in the state. The ruling follows a request from Senate Leader John J. Dunnigan and notes a shift from misdemeanor punishment to civil forfeiture as the sole penalty.
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Albany
N. Y
John J. Bennett, Jr
New York
Senate
John J. Dunnigan
New York State
Alabama court fight looms over Southern Bell rate cut
Attorney General Carmichael and Horace Wilkinson appeal the Alabama Public Service Commission’s 250000 annual rate reduction to Montgomery circuit court. Governor Graves calls the move a victory. Birmingham and other exchanges gain about 134000 in relief while long distance charges stay unchanged. The case follows years of hearings and questions over the Walker act creating a public attorney.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Alabama
A. A. Carmichael
Public Service Commission
Hugh White
Commission
Lamar Wiley
White
Bibb Graves
Horace Wilkinson
Birmingham
Carmichael
Wilkinson
Office of
Public Attorney
Athens Resident Dies in Arizona
Funeral services for Benton S S Woodroof, former Athens resident, who died Saturday in Tucson, Arizona, will be held Friday afternoon in Huntsville after the eastbound Southern train arrives. He had been in ill health and had lived in the Arizona city. His widow survives, along with three brothers and one sister, including T S Woodroof and Mrs Hattie W Jones of Athens.
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Athens
Ala
Benton S&s
Steel mill activity peak passed says Iron Age
The Iron Age forecast for May 6 notes the spring peak in steel mill activity has passed in New York but warns demand remains well sustained with no rapid drop expected.
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New York
Iron Age
Preliminary hearing set for CCC recruit in Alabama stabbing case
James Evans a 17 year old CCC youth from Flomaton Alabama will likely face a preliminary hearing next Monday in inferior court before Judge J E Clem. Evans stabbed Bedford Brackeen a 41 year old Athens police officer who then shot Evans in the abdomen. Brackeen remained in hospital last week and Evans was jailed in county custody.
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Athens
Ala
James Evans
Flomaton
CCC
Bedford Brackeen
J.E. Clem
Woman Faces Two Charges in Moulton Heights Robbery Case
A second robbery charge is filed against Mary Pitts alias Mary Morrison and Everett Minor as part of a seven person group tied to a $46 theft from G A Burrow at Silver Moon Barbecue in Moulton Heights. C L Epperson’s watch was taken at Wirt Hills Barbecue on Bee Line Highway. The trio, plus Alvie Minor Porter Harrison Theo Butler, were jailed without bond after arraignment before Justice J W Bailey. Tubbs and Everett Minor are Lawrence county residents and Tubbs was later jailed without bond. The woman has lawyer Ben N Britnell. No preliminary date set.
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G. A. Burrow
Silver Moon
Moulton Heights
Mary Pitts
Mary Morrison
Everett Minor
Ceoil Tubos
C. L. Epperson
Wirt Hill
South Bee Line Highway
J. W. Bailey
Tubbs
Bailey
Lawrence County
Ben N.” Britnel
Two New Features Added For Decatur High Play
Riverside auditorium hosts Decatur High School senior class play with two additional between act features. Richard Scarborough will perform multiple harmonica numbers with Huel Murphy on piano. The second dress rehearsal showed continued cast improvement as the teens prepare for the three act mystery comedy The Whisper.
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Decatur High School
Riverside Auditorium
Richard Scarborough
Huel Murphy
Prelate to Be Installed at Alabama Knights Templar Meeting
Rev Peter M Dennis recently named prelate of grand command ery of Alabama Knights Templar will be installed at a cemetery meeting Thursday evening at 7 o clock. The grand commander and other officials will attend the event.
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Peter M. Dennis
Alabama
Knights Templar
Barges Under Construction At Local Shipyard
Ingalls Iron Works progresses on a new shipyard between West Market street and the Tennessee river, starting four tee barges for U S government at Pittsburgh. One barge, 66 by 40 by 5.6 feet with an 85 foot crane, will serve TVA at Guntersville. The yard spans 300 yards by 1,100 feet along the river.
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Ingalls Iron Works Company
West Market Street
Tennessee River
United States
Pittsburgh
American Oak Leather Company
Bills Picked From Willows On Tennessee River Bank
Farmers and residents along the French Broad River near Dandridge extract about $100 in new torn bills from willows and cornstalks after high water. Some $20 has reached the post office. the money is 1928 series with near identical serials.
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Dandridge
Tenn
French Broad River
H. B. Jarnigan
Charlotte
N. C
Cocke County
French Broad
Pigeon River
Cocke
Republicans Will Discuss Relief Plans
Washington May 6 AP Republicans summoned to a conference to discuss the deficiency appropriation bill carrying the new relief fund as it goes to the house floor. Roosevelt rejected earmarking 400 million of the 1.5 billion relief appropriation for PWA projects and Hopkins would handle the rest.
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Washington
House
Relief Fund
Roosevelt
PWA
Harry L. Hopkins
Work Progress Administration
Martin
Massachusetts
Taber
Tugwell
Hope
Ickes
Congress
Reward Offered in Fatal Attack in Tennessee
In Chattanooga Tennessee on May 6 authorities announced rewards totaling 1600 dollars for the arrest and conviction of the slayer of 23 year old Mrs Eula Mae McConnell who died after an assault in her apartment the day before Governor McAlister started a 500 dollar fund theater operators added 500 mayor Ed Bass increased the total to 1500 and sheriff J Frank Burns added 500 more police are pursuing leads including crank letters received by the autopsy physician.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Eula Mae McConnell
McAlister
Nashville
McConnell
Ed Bass
J. Frank Burns
Attempt to Free Capone Reported in Chicago
Chicago attorneys disclosed a plan to free Al Capone through a new loophole in federal law. If feasible, they would file a writ of habeas corpus in the San Francisco federal court. Capone serves 11 years at Alcatraz.
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Chicago
al Capone
Alcatraz
California
Capone
San Francisco
Howell Beats Brown For County Coroner
A Birmingham report notes Howell defeats Brown in the county coroner race with results from Alabama Democratic primary. Bankhead wins an easy congressional victory as 1 455 of 2 200 boxes reported. Anderton leads for US senate with 27 363 to Bankhead 114 176. presidential and party posts show McCord 88 197 and Murphy 39 925. teewoman Malone 62 714 and Mayfield 44 019.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
United States Senate
Anderton
Bankhead
Public Service
Teeman
McCord
Murphy
Teewoman
Malone
Mayfield
Bankhead brothers win new gains in Alabama politics
Unofficial returns from 65 of 67 counties show Senator John Bankhead and Representative Will Bankhead with sweeping majorities. Ju Leon McCord leads a fight against state party control of convention delegates and vows to carry the issue to the people. McCord complains of hand picking delegates while Roosevelt garners Alabama's 22 votes.
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Francis M. Lemay
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Bankhead Brothers
John
Will
Leon McCord
Alabama
McCord
Montgomery
Democratic Executive Committee
Matt Murphy
Roosevelt
Bankhead
H. L. Anderton
Representative Bankhead
House
Anderton
Hugh White
State Public Service Commis
Big Crowd Follows Simpson Sparkman Runoff at Daily Office
A large crowd gathered at The Daily Office for election night voting. Early returns showed Simpson with a lead over Sparkman prompting cheers as the race narrowed, while Bev Howell and Pinkie Brown drew attention amid sparse county contest activity.
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Simpson
Sparkman
Bev Howell
Pinkie” Brown
Hunter Held in Huge Bond in Karpis Capture
Fred Hunter, associate of public enemy No. 1 Alvin Karpis, was held on $200000 bond after arraignment in New Orleans. He waived extradition and was to be taken to Ohio to answer a mail robbery charge. Ruth Robinson, known as the woman in white, aided in the raid and was released without charge. Karpis was moved to St Paul where he faces indictments in the Bremer and Hamm kidnappings.
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New Orleans
Fred Hunter
Alvin Karpis
Karpis
Hunter
Philip Alvarez
United States
Ohio
Cincinnati
Garretsville
O. Hunter
Vid W. Magee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ruth Robinson
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau
St. Paul
Edward G. Bremer
William Hamm, Jr
Trade Pact With France Is Signed
The state department announced a reciprocal trade pact with France to be signed in Washington. Officials expect it to lower French restrictions on American products and view it as the second most important trade accord after Canada. It will be the 13th pact under the program.
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Washington
State Department
France
America
Canadia
Bank of France Raises Discount Rate to Six Percent
Paris on May 6 reports the Bank of France lifted its discount rate to 6 percent from 5 percent. The move follows ongoing foreign exchange pressure on the franc amid rumors that a leftist government may devalue the currency.
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Paris
Bank of France
Malone Third As Big Vote Ts polled in 8th
The fighting eighth district showed a strong turnout with over 30 000 votes as Bob Simpson led John Sparkman in unofficial counts 11 116 to 8 991. Baynard Malone placed third in Morgan county while Madison backed Sparkman heavily.
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Snodgrass
Money
Cane Ae
Malone Simpson
Sparkman
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Limestone
Lauderdale
Madison
Jackson
Colbert
Wwe Benaenerne
Bob Simpson
Florence
John Sparkman
Huntsville
Baynard Malone
Decatur
Simpson
Malone
Judge Money
John Snodgrass
Scottsboro
Strict
Rence
Madison County
Morgan
Rowe-McCutcheon
Board of Revenue
Jeff Rowe
Mr. Rowe
Falkville
J. H
Jim
Nine Die as Verona House Collapse Crashes onto Ruins
Nine or more people are killed when a three story residence built on the ruins of an ancient Roman theatre collapses in Verona after recent rains. Four children among the dead, with workmen still searching for survivors amid the rubble.
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Verona
Italy
Weather Summary For Tennessee River Area And Gulf Coast
The Tennessee River remained station ary at 5.3 feet with 85 high and 59 low in the last 24 hours and no rainfall. Alabama and northwest Florida expect fair tonight and Thursday with increasing clouds and a chance of showers. Tennessee stays generally fair and somewhat warmer tonight then becomes cloudy with possible showers and cooler Thursday into Thursday night.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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Parley
Howell
Brown
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Heflin
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