Officials in Sharp Break in Rate Case
Montgomery Alabama May 14 The long disputed Southern Bell rate reduction has sparked a public clash between Attorney General A A Carmichael and the Alabama Public Service Commission. Carmichael disputes a 7 percent state wide cut and says the reduction should be at least 400000, arguing the law does not compel him to defend an unjust order. The commission cites statute urging defense of its orders and seeks AG representation in court.
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Montgomery
Ala
P Bell
Ral A. A. Carmichael
Alabama Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission
Carmichael
Horace Wilkinson
Birmingham
Commission
Alabama
Prostitute Trader Testifies in Luciano Prostitution Trial
Dor othy Arnold alias Doris Sherman testified she ran a West 77th Street house with girls paid 10 per week in bond money to alleged Luciano representatives. She kept earnings records on cards. her girls earned 20 to 30 a night. The witness, from Virginia, said her husband quit work after she entered the business. She had not seen Luciano.
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Tom Hagenbuch
Associated Press
New York
West 77Th Street
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Luciano
Dorothy Arnold
Doris Sherman
Virginia
Arnold
Thomas E. Dewey
Ten Eyck
Nick Montana
Sing Sing
Peter Ballitzer
New Christian Science Church Planned for Decatur
Plans move forward for a brick Christian Science church on Johnston Street and Sixth Avenue Decatur at an estimated cost of 25000 dollars. Charles H. McCauley Birmingham architect. bids expected Friday in Hartselle and Decatur. project to include auditorium foyer schoolrooms and electric organ with indirect lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Johnston Street
Sixth Avenue
Chas. H. McCauley
Birmingham
Hartselle
P. G. Kimbrough
That City
Christian Science Church
Empire Act Approved by Italian Chamber in Mussolini Era
The Italian chamber of deputies ratified a bill creating an empire, with Premier Mussolini presiding and black shirt deputies cheering. Baron Aloisi and ambassadors from Germany, Japan, and Austria attended as Mussolini announced a decree claiming conquest of Ethiopia.
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Andrue
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Canvass Set By Morgan County Democrats After Primary
Morgan County Democratic Executive Committee will meet at noon Wednesday June 10 to canvass the June 9 primary vote, chairman Rutledge S. Thomas said. He noted the law requires official counts by noon Thursday after election day, allowing the canvass to occur any time after the election.
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Morgan County
Democratic Executive Committee
Rutledge S. Thomas
Thomas
Moseley Heads TVA Electricity Office in Bank Street
J. T. Moseley will oversee the TVA department of electricity at its office opened at 405 Bank Street. After TVA bought transmission lines from Alabama Power in several North Alabama counties, all rural power customers are asked to pay their bills at this office.
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J. T. Moseley
TVA Department of Electricity
Bank Street
TVA
Alabama Power Company
Alabama
Warning of Re settlement Admin Shutdown Without Funds
A Senate Appropriations subcommittee heard Rexford Tugwell warn that the resettlement administration faces termination by July 1 unless Congress or President Roosevelt provides additional funds. Tugwell, administrator, stressed the financial need to sustain operations.
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Bulletin Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Rexford
Senate Appropriations
Guy Tugwell
Senate Finance Committee weighs flat tax on corporate income
Washington May 14. The Senate finance committee reviewed treasury schedules showing a flat corporate tax of 15 percent on net income with a graduated 15 to 45 percent levy on undistributed profits, potentially raising 623 million dollars. Chairman Harrison said the panel is nearing policy decisions as Morgenthau faced questions in a two hour session.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Harrison
D-Miss
Morgenthau
Decatur High Senior Lawn Party Hosted by Amicus Club
Decatur High School seniors enjoyed a lawn party and picnic lunch hosted by the Amicus club at P. H. Sandlin home 609 East Prospect Drive Tuesday afternoon. Games and contests were held in Delano Park with prizes awarded to winners as the faculty observed.
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Decatur High
Amicus Club
P. H. Sandlin
East Prospect Drive
Delano Park
Senior High School
Auditorsium Receives Fresh Paint for Graduation
Riverside auditorium at Decatur High School will get a fresh coat of paint as graduation exercises approach on June 1. The ceiling walls and pillars will be in a subdued gray with scaffolding in place and workers ready to begin, announced Prof. W. T. Jordan.
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Decatur High School
Riverside Auditorium
W. T. Jordan
Presiding Elder to Visit CullmanVisits
Dr L G Sturdivant presiding elder of the Decatur district will be in Cullman county Sunday He will fill the pulpit of the First Methodist church in Cullman Sunday morning and conduct conference there in the afternoon Sunday evening he will preach at New Union and conduct conference after services
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L. G. Sturdivant
Decatur
Cullman County
First Methodist Church
Cullman
New Union
Borah Presses Anti-Lynching Bill as Issue in Convention
Senator Borah attacks the party leadership over the Wagner Costigan anti-lynching bill saying it would infringe state sovereignty and warning that convention leaders will shape the platform. He cites his Ohio primary setback and notes unbound delegates hold power as Cleveland hopes loom. Landon supporters push for early ballot amid Bourbon-Landings and Knox options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Borah
Cleveland
Ohio
Borah
Landon
Kansas
Frank Knox
Mdlinois
Junior League Party at Ninth Street Methodist Church
The Junior League of the Ninth Street Methodist church hosted a Wednesday night party with games and refreshments. Attendees included Naomi Sandusky, Marjorie Compton, Mary Elizabeth Coffey, Avis Ree Wilson, Catherine Thompson, Edna Mae Cornelius, Louise Owens, Ellen Massengale, Gera Holland, Clarence Sandusky, Hubert Burleson, Bobby Nichols and R. E. Moore Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Jane Semen
Y ‘ Burgess
PSB
Naomi Sandusky
Marjorie Compton
Mary Elizabeth Coffey
Avis Ree Wilson
Catherine Thompson
Edna Mae Cornelius
Louise Owens
Ellen
Marie Massengale
Gera Holland
Clarence Sandusky
Hubert Burleson
Bobby Nichols
R. E. Moore, Jr
Desperadoes Escape Prison Brickyard Near McAlester
Desperate fugitives from the Oklahoma prison break eluded posses after seizing guards and hostages at the brick plant in McAlester. Two guards Tuck Cope and Victor Conn were taken, while foreman A D Powell was found dead nearby, as a hunt spread across the hills and woods. Local authorities suspended two guards for surrendering weapons.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma Hills
Tuck Cope
Victor Conn
Charles D. Powell
Fredughterty
William Doaks
Mrs. Doaks
Pittsburgh
Here
Blanco
Doaks
Daugherty
Cope
Colin
Wiley Napier
Antlers
Kiamichi Mountain
Possemer
Brush County
Stewart
State Board of Affairs
L. M. Nichols
George Cheek
Harry Dotts
Roy W. Kenny
A. D. Powell
Kenny
W. W. Gossett
Powell
FHA Purposes Explained By Official At City Talk
Wilbur B. Nolen of the Federal Housing Administration spoke in Decatur outlining the primary aim of FHA insured mortgages. He noted the program seeks to stabilize home financing, raise standards, and spur construction through cooperative support from government and private capital, with clinics to assist applicants.
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FHA
Wilbur B. Nolen
Federal Housing Administration
Nolen
Decatur
City Hall
Lyons Hotel
Simpson Lead Cut by Official Check Correction
The lead of Bob Simpson over John Sparkman in the first primary was cut by 360 votes after Montgomery corrected statewide figures. Simpson is now listed with 11 482 votes and Sparkman with 9 348. Colbert county totals shifted from 2 841 to 2 481 due to a transposed 4 and 8.
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Bob Simpson
John Sparkman
Montgomery
Simpson
Sparkman
Colbert
Death of Lord Allenby, British war hero
Lord Allenby died suddenly at his Kensington home at age 71. The Palestine veteran led the Allied entry into Jerusalem in World War I and recently renounced conquest, supporting a world police force at his Edinburgh University installation. He had kept a low public profile since returning from Egypt in 1935.
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London
Lord Allenby
Britain
Palestine
Kensington
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
Edinburgh University
Egypt
Housing plan discussed at Decatur Kiwanis meeting
The Kiwanis club heard a 15 minute talk by Mr. Nolan of Birmingham on the FHA housing act and its roles in financing new homes repairing existing ones and refinancing mortgaged properties. Attendance for April was 948 with guests present and reports urged by Friday noon.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Nolan
Birmingham
Federal Housing Administration
Aloset
John White
Luther Harris
Miss Creel
Athens
Miss Goode
Decatur
Miss Creek
North Alabama
Kiwanis Club
Lynne
Boy Scout
Nelan
United States
FHA
Ten Morgan Negroes To Get CCC Tests
Miss Louella Masterson director of Morgan county department of public welfare said today ten negro youths from this county would be sent to Birmingham tomorrow to undergo examinations for enrollment in CCC camps. Sunday about 200 applicants for service in the camps were accepted here following examination. The number was drawn from the entire 19 counties of district one. Twenty three of those passing tests are from Morgan county. All negro applicants from this district will be given examinations at Birmingham.
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Louella Masterson
Morgan County
Department of Public Welfare
Birmingham
CCC
Dra
Child's Arm Broken After Fall at Home
A 15 month old girl, Tony Sewell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sewell, is recovering at 701 Canal Street after breaking her right arm when she fell from a chair Wednesday afternoon. The injury occurred at home and was treated at Baugh's Infirmary before returning home.
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Tony
Vote totals made public in Alabama runoff plan
The six member Alabama Democratic Executive Committee ordered congressional nomination runoffs in the eighth and ninth districts after canvassing May 5 Democratic primary results. Roosevelt led with 202,626 votes. Bankhead topped the Senate race with 178,500. Runoffs set for June 9 between Simpson and George in the ninth, and continued tabulations for other offices.
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Montgomery
Ala
Su-Committee
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
John D. McQueen
Tuscaloosa
P. W. Pettus
Selma
Emmett Hildreth
Butaw
Walter C. Lusk
Guntersville
Davis
Birmingham
Pitt Tyson Maner
Roosevelt
U. S
John H. Bankhead
Jasper
H. L. Anderton
R. T. Simpson, Jr
Florence
J.J
George and
Patrick
Jefferson County
U. S. Senate
Bankhead
Anderton
President
Public Service Commission
Hugh White
W.W. Ramsey
Leon McCord
Matt Murphy
National
A. ¥. Malone
J. J. Mayfield
Velma B. Smiley
Alabama Supreme Court
Virgil Bouldin
Thomas E. Knight
Frank W. Boykin
Frank Bunkley
Henry B. Steagall
James E. Folsom
Sam Hobbs
Cecil Alexander
Joe Starnes
Albert M. Rains
Thomas H. Maxwell
Pete B. Jarman
W. B. Oliver
W. B. Bankhead
G. W. Posey
Walter L. Lotten
Fighth
B. L. Malone
J. M. Snodgrass
J. J. Sparkman
J. M. Money
A. H. Carmichael
George Heston
Lewey Robinson
Luther Patrick
Roy Ingrem
M.B. Grace
W. Lee
E. B. Miller
EB. O. McCord
W. M. Reyburn
Lee
McCord
First Circuit
A. J. Johnson
Joe M.pelham
Alabama
Francis J. Inge
Charles Edwards
R. E. Jones
Tom B. Ward
Ward
W. E. James
B. J. Cowart
Robert Murphree
Clint F. Allgood
Ben Bloodworth
Henry W. Sweet
N. Frank Bridgen
Big verdict in seduction suit in Miami
A circuit court jury awarded $175 000 to Mrs. Sarah Wyman in a $500 000 seduction and breach of promise suit against Edgar L. Newhouse Jr a New York smelting company director. No attorneys appeared for him. The verdict is the county’s largest in a similar case and stems from Wyman’s testimony of loans or expenditures totaling $33 000 after his promise to marry.
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Miami
Fla
Sarah Wyman
Edgar L. Newhouse, Jr
New York
Newhouse
Coroner Jury Urges Thorough Death Investigation
A coroner's jury in Hart selle urged the Morgan county grand jury to probe Miss Lonnie Mae Smith's death on April 4 from unknown causes. The inquest noted possible poisoning and internal injuries, with witnesses including Mrs Ophelia Stephenson, Miss Mary Stephenson, Homer Hill, and Etta Oldacre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. Brown
Hartselle
Lonnie Mae Smith
Decatur
Brown
Miss Smith
Ophelia Stephenson
Nixon
South
Alabama
Morgan County
Grand
Hartselle City Hall
John Burleson
A. A. Oden
John Cooper
Fred Hammond
Herman Puckett
Carl Pattillo
Mary Stephenson
Homer Hill
T. B. Brindley
A. M. White
Bev T. Howell
G. M. Rogers
Etta Oldacre
WCTU Lunch Planned by Decatur Members
Decatur Woman's Christian Temperance Union will host a lunch at Central Methodist church at 1 o clock Friday afternoon. About 40 members and guests are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCTU
Decatur Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Central Methodist Church
Chinese proprietor slain in Rockaway rooming house killing
Police hunt for a white woman believed to be the companion of Kengyang Woo a 31 year old Chinese restaurant owner killed with an axe in his Rockaway rooming house. The crime occurred near a local race track drawing investigators into a case with a possible interracial motive.
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Rockaway
N. Y
Kengyang Woo
Weather Update: Tennessee River Level and Coastal Forecast
The 7 am river gauge read 4.6 feet and falling with a 24 hour temp range from 60 to 84 degrees and no rainfall. Alabama and Tennessee forecast fair and cooler at times with coastal and eastern variations tonight and Friday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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APSC
Christian Scientist
Chicago
Lillian Guild
St. Luke's Hospital
Louise Rickett
Detroit
Mich
Guild
Michigan Boulevard
Ryan Phelan
Detective Bureau
Loop Business District
Michigan Avenue
Moseley
Sene Lariof
GOP
Marshal
Lonnie M. Smith
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