Trial of Walter Miller Enters At Huntsville Amid Troop Homefront
In Huntsville Alabama Walter Miller the giant Negro stands trial for the killing of Vivian Woodward as 250 national guardsmen guard the courthouse. A confesion is reported and a tense scene unfolds with tear gas and searches as two negroes sit on the jury and prosecutors promise an ironclad case.
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Huntsville
Ala
Walter Miller
Vivian Woodward
Miller
Birmingham
United States Supreme Court
Paul Speake
Ed Johnston
Tom Layne
Speake
John McEachin
Terre Haute
Ind
M. A. Griffin
C. C. Woodard
John T. Moore
Mobile
Guntereville
Albertville
Miller weighs in heavier than title challenger
Champion Freddie Miller weighed 125 pounds versus Petey Sarron of Birmingham 124 1 2 at the May 11 weigh in for their 15 round featherweight title bout at Griffith Stadium.
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Washington
Freddie Miller
Petey Sarron
Birmingham
Ala
Griffith Stadium
Miller
Sarron
Farley Optimistic Roosevelt Strength in States Support
Postmaster General James A. Farley in Chicago predicts that all 48 states are Roosevelt territory despite Republican claims. He dodges Illinois faction harmonization, heads to Devil's Lake to speak at the Democratic State Convention, and notes labor leaders Lewis and Green could tilt Pennsylvania.
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Robert M. Yoder
Associated Press
Chicago
James A. Farley
Roosevelt Territory
Henry Horner
Edward J. Kelly
John M. Lewis
William A. Green
Pennsyyvania
Farley
Roosevelt
Mussolini To Reshuffle Cabinet In June
Italian Premier Mussolini plans a major June cabinet reshuffle. Baron Pompeo Aloisi is tipped to become ambassador to London replacing Dino Grandi who would move to Rome as foreign minister. Mussolini may relinquish three other ministerial posts to elevate under secretaries Federico Baistrocchi Domenico Cavagnari and Giuseppe Valle.
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Rome
Mussolini
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
League
London
Dino Grandi
Il Duce
Federico Baistrocchi
Nancy
Domenico
Cavagnari
Aviation
Giuseppe Valle
Farm debt relief bill advances after House vote
The $3 billion Frazier-Lemke bill to refinance farm debts moved forward as the House discharged from the rules committee a resolution to permit consideration of the legislation.
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Washington
House
Rules Committee
Advertising gains during the week in 65 cities
Advertising Age reports that for the week ended May 2 1936 retailers increased newspaper display advertising across 65 major cities. Total lines reached 18 897 524 versus 18 281 638 the prior year, with year to date 1936 up 2.4 percent from 1935.
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Chicago
Advertising Age
Louisiana Opens Biennial Session Without Huey Long
Baton Rouge May 11 Sails were set for enactment of legislation in harmony with federal cooperation at the regular biennial session. Huey P. Long, slain last September, is absent as Judge Richard W. Leche takes office and moves to smooth relations with Washington. A complete social security program is planned for Louisiana. Finishing touches were applied to the incoming administration's legislative program.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Washington
Huey P. Long
Richard W. Leche
Long
Leche
Wife admits she killed husband in Memphis slaying
A 41 year old woman, Hallie Simpson from Tutwiler Mississippi, pleaded guilty to killing her 25 year old husband Donald Edward Simpson in Memphis. Judge Phil Wallace sentenced her to up to 12 years in the state penitentiary and fined $50 for carrying a pistol. The couple had known each other since childhood and he was an ambulance driver.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tutwiler
Miss
Hallie Simpson
Phil Wallace
State
Donald Edward Simpson
Condemnation Suit On Royer Land Heard In County
TVA filed to condemn 330 acres in Lawrence county owned by Mrs Maggie Royer. TVA appraisal of 7029 was rejected by the landowner. Attorneys Norman Harris and Julian Harris represent Mrs Royer before a commission including Jerome Tucker George Whatley and A C Manley. Birmingham realtors are noted in the proceedings.
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City Hall
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lawrence County
Maggie Royer
TVA
Norman Harris
Julian Harris
Roger
Jerome Tucker
George C. Whatley
A. C. Manley
Birmingham Realtors
Four Hurt In Canal Street Collision In Alabama
Four persons were injured in a two car collision at Canal and Lee streets about 9 30 Saturday night. Two occupants were treated at Benevolent Society hospital and expected to be discharged this afternoon. Hillier Standridge and Miss Rozelle Carroll from Trinity route 1 and L A Palmer near Moulton suffered minor bruises. Palmer was discharged after first aid while Standridge and Carroll remained for further treatment. Three occupants of the other car, two girls and a boy from Cullman, were reported to have minor injuries. the boy seen by a physician for facial cuts while the girls were not hurt. Both cars were badly damaged and Brown Ambulance transported Standridge and Carroll.
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Canal and
Lee Streets
Benevolent Society Hospital
Hillier Standridge
Rozelle Carroll
Trinity
L. A. Palmer
Moulton
Mr. Palmer
Mr. Standridge
Miss Carroll
Corsages Honor Mothers at Central Baptist Service
A large Sunday crowd at Central Baptist Church heard Dr. James Allen Smith deliver a Mother’s Day sermon. The church, with about 1,600 members, awarded corsages to several mothers, naming Mrs J W Gibson oldest present and Mrs 7ro youngest. Mrs W received a corsage for the man with the most children in Sunday school, and Mrs George Bryant Jr was recognized as the youngest bride.
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James Allen Smith
Central Baptist Church
J. W. Gibson
7Ro
George Bryant, Jr
Morgan County Recruits Pass CCC Camp Tests
Twenty three Moran youths from Morgan County were accepted for CCC camp enrollment after eligibility checks and exams at the county public welfare offices in the courthouse. They fell two short of Morgan’s quota of 25 as district one’s 100 applicants took the tests for assignments in Tennessee.
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Morgan County
CCC
Department of Public Welfare
Morgan
Tennessee
Fao Hundred
Bank Robbers Escape With About Ten Thousand Dollars
Five men robbed the National Bank of Pine Bush New York just before closing and escaped with an estimated $10,000. Police urged caution as the heist unfolded in Pine Bush. Authorities searched the area for suspects and reviewed nearby surveillance for clues.
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Pine Bush
N. Y
National Bank of
Trinity Mountain Emerging as Home Building Hub
Trinity Mountain is developing as homes rise in the area. A. Kynne finishes a summer residence while Ed Bowling completes a house and E. D. Bailey’s home draws attention.
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Trinity Mountain
A. Kynne
Ed Bowling
E. D. Bailey
Memphis Youth Questioned in YWCA Slaying
A 22 year old Memphis man Raymond Farr was questioned by police in Chicago over the brutal murder of Mrs Lillian Guild at the YWCA hotel. Investigators say two youths visited taverns late Friday into Saturday as the crime scene was linked to Grant Park.
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Chicago
Lillian Guild
James Coleman
Raymond Farr
Memphis
Coleman
John Predergast
John Sullivan
Jerry Kearns
Gould
Otto Erlanson
Nancy Titterton
New York
Titterton
Summer's heat halted by breeze and rain
A Chicago report from May 11 notes a preview of summer heat was cut by cool breezes and heavy rains. Torrential weekend showers caused flood fears in Texas. Houston measured 4.45 inches of rain and the Trinity River rose 28 feet near Palestine, alarming nearby residents.
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Chicago
Texas
Houston
Trinity
Palestine
Two Negroes in Convict Garb Reported Near Florette
Floriette residents told the sheriff that two men described as wearing stripes and believed to be escapes from a convict camp were seen skulking in the hills near Florette in recent days. Deputies suspect Marshall county origins but note many escapes statewide. exact camp origin is uncertain.
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Florette
Sheriff's Office
Marshall County
Plorette
House Passes 2.36 Billion deficiency bill in relief package
Washington May 11 The House approved a 2.364 billion deficiency measure carrying 1937 relief and works funds and sent it to the Senate. A Republican bid to force a WPA state grants fight failed, with Taber’s motion to redefine administration and local shares defeated. A records dispute over remarks delayed the vote briefly.
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Washington
House
Senate
Works Progress Administration
Taber R
N. Y
Appropriations Committee
Taber
Congressional
Martin
Colo
WPA
Representative Snell
Banquet Planned For Cast Of The Whispering Room
Miss Lorraine Poole will entertain members of the cast of The Whispering Room, senior class play staged last week at Riverside auditorium, with a banquet at her Flint home at 7 o'clock Thursday night. Poole, advertising manager for the show, notes the production met with notable success and praised the clever sound and lighting work by Edwin McCullough and Haynes, the assistant electrician, for contributing to a strong local student performance.
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Lorraine Poole
Riverside Auditorium
Flint
U S Minister Engert Promoted for Addis Ababa Defense
President Roosevelt advanced Cornelius Van H Engert minister to Ethiopia to a foreign service class 1 and William M Cramp Vice consul at Addis Ababa to class 8 and consul. The promotions raise Engert about 1000 dollars and Cramp about 500 dollars annually.
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Washington
Cornelius van H. Engert
Ethiopia
Roosevelt
Addis Ababa
Senate
William M. Cramp
Engbert
Foreign Service
Cramp
Engert
Palmer Dies After Apendectomy At Emergency Hospital
Former attorney general Mitchell Palmer dies at Emergency Hospital today following an appendectomy.
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Bulletin
Washington
Mitchell Palmer
Italy envoy quits league parley over Ethiopia
Italy's envoy Baron Aloisi walked out of the League council as Ethiopia's issue was raised. He said no discussion with the Ethiopian delegate would occur and left with the Italian delegation. Haile Selassie’s representative urged invitation to all sessions, while Aloisi claimed Ethiopia lacked sovereign status.
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Joseph FE. Sharkey
Associated Press
Geneva
Baron Mpeo Aloisi
Italy
League of Nations Council
Ethiopia
Il Duce
Haile Selassie
Mussolini
League
Selassie
Aloisi
Wolde Mariam
Baron Alossi
Council
Funeral for Willie Marvin Kittrell in Austinville
Willie Marvin Kittrell, 24, died at 7 30 p m Saturday at his home in Austinville. Funeral services were held at his residence at 3 p m conducted by Rev Todd of Austinville Baptist and Rev J F Ray of First Baptist Decatur. Burial in City cemetery under Brown arrangements. He is survived by his mother Amanda Kittrell two sisters Ada Mae and Dora Kittrell a brother Fred Kittrell all of Austinville Pallbearers named and flower girls listed.
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Willie Marvin Kittrell
Austinville
Todd
Austinville Baptist Church
J. F. Ray
First Baptist Church
Decatur
City Cemetery
Brown
Kittrell
Amanda Kittrell
Ada Mae
Dora Kitrell
Mortgage bill under fire in Congress fight
Democratic leaders launched a drive to defeat the Frazier Lemke bill authorizing 3 billion dollars in new money to refinance farmer debt. A House test was set for this afternoon after the relief and deficiency appropriation bill passage. Representative Lemke predicted passage.
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Washington
Lemke
Rs N. D
Spinsters Club Meeting Tonight at Miss Frances Todd Home
The Spinsters club will meet at seven o'clock in a special session at the home of Miss Frances Todd. All members are urged to attend to conduct important transactions.
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Spinsters
City considers new power lines and city owned system
City of Decatur negotiates with two bond buyers to raise funds for purchasing its electric distribution or building a city owned system. Bonds would be revenue financed, not a lien on other city assets. Some council members favor a new plant after Alabama Power declined to sell.
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T. C. Almon
City of
Decatur
City of Decatur
Alabama Power Company
Almon
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Ali Power Direct
TVA
Alabama Power Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Alabama to appeal PSC telephone rate ruling in Montgomery
Formal notice of an appeal from the Alabama Public Service Commission order cutting Southern Bell rates by 250000 dollars yearly. The appeal, signed by Attorney General A A and Horace Wilson for Birmingham, seeks a 40 percent cut rather than the seven percent granted, with the reduced rates effective May 1 unless overturned by court.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service Commission
Southern Bell Telephone Company
A. A
Horace Wilkerson
Birmingham
Hugh White
Commission
John Maxwell Home Burglarized Here
The home of John Maxwell at 306 First Street was burglarized Saturday while the household was away. A screen was torn from the rear porch and three dresses two pairs of shoes an electric iron and six articles were taken. Officers were investigating today. Maxwell is the Morgan County tax assessor.
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John Maxwell
First Street
Maxwell
Morgan County
Amicus Club to Host Senior Class Picnic Lunch
The Amicus Club of Decatur high school will entertain the senior class with a lunch party at the home of P. H. Sandlin 609 East Prospect Drive. Students gather at 5 o clock Tuesday afternoon. Sandlin serves as Amicus Club president and senior class president.
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Amicus Club
Decatur High School
P. H. Sandlin
East Prospect Drive
Sandlin
Council Advances Sewer Line Plans for Wheeler Dam Area
The council held a special Saturday meeting to discuss TVA constructed interception sewer plans prompted by water impoundment to form Wheeler dam lake. The discussion moved the project a step closer to implementation and outlined next steps.
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TVA
Wheeler Dam
Weather records and regional forecast notes
Sunday recorded the hottest day of the year with a 96 degree high and a 61 degree low. The Tennessee River fell to 4.6 feet with no rainfall statewide, while Alabama notes fair skies and warmer coastal conditions and Tennessee anticipates showers and cloudy periods into Tuesday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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