Alabama Court Ruling Extends ABC Act Features to Dry Counties
The Alabama Supreme Court upholds that while the 1937 beverage control act is not fully effective in dry counties a key provision against counterfeiting revenue stamps applies there and other act features fit. Burdette Holt’s 9 to 9 1/2 year sentence for counterfeit stamps is reversed for indictment defects.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Charles R. Bricken
Appeals
Burdette Holt
Lauderdale County
Burdette
Dry
Bricken
Lauderdale
A. B. Foster
Missing Couples Return To Homes In Alabama
Two couples cited a fishing trip as the reason for their disappearance near Birmingham. T. Blanchard and his wife, both named, plus Mr and Mrs St Glaze, prompted a statewide search after Blanchard's son J W Watts feared foul play. They returned home early today.
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Birmingham
Ala
Anchard
St Glaze
Blanchards
Alabama governor targets additional funds for public schools
Governor Dixon proposes to add 1 million dollars annually for Alabama schools and directs 2.72 million in new funds toward education. The state supreme court, in an advisory opinion, upholds Dominick's bill reallocating income tax surpluses away from homestead exemptions to back education while sales tax revenues would fund lost revenues.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Alabama Public Schools
State Supreme Court
Alabama
Dominick
Tuscaloosa
Supreme Court
Norris Bill Debated In TVA Bond Purchase Hearing
Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper and Kentucky Senator May clashed at a hearing on the Norris TVA bill. Cooper urged rapid action to finance part of Commonwealth and Sem properties, while May pressed questions on TVA entry into the Tennessee electricity market and competition. Tennessee Utilities Commissioner W. D. Hudson attended, meeting Cooper and awaiting testimony invitation.
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Washington
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
May
D-Ky
House
Norris Tva
Cooper
Asure
Tennessee Valley Authority
Commonwealth
Sem Corporation
TVA
W. D. Hudson
Hudson
Tax on City Electric Systems Sparks Alabama Debate
Alabama League of Municipalities opposes a proposed 11 4 mill tax on municipally produced electric power arguing it would drive industries away and reduce TVA contracts. Mayor W B Mahan cites TVA benefits with estimated tax losses near 1.5 million, while Decatur manager Quince Eddins warns the levy could end negotiations with a large industry.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama League of Municipalities
Quince Eddins
Decatur Power System
North
Alabama
TVA
W. B. Mahan
Russellville
Mahan
John Lapsley
State Revenue Department
Recess Committee On Education and Highways
W. S. Collier
Florence
J. W. Johnson
Florence Electric Department
Johnson
Alabama Power Company
Eddins
Edidns
Decatur
League
Education-Highways Committee
Appropriations
Finance and Taxation Group
R. E. Noble
Aniston
Local Dancer Miss Joan Summer Heads to Miami Engagement
Miss Joan Summer a top Birmingham tap dancer and instructor at Jack Saxon’s Dance Studio will depart Birmingham around June 1 for a six week engagement in Miami. She will be accompanied by her mother and several students from the school. After Florida, the group proceeds to New York. she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Summer of Decatur.
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Joan Summer
Jack Saxon
Birmingham
Miami
Miss Summer
Florida
New York
H. R. Summer
Decatur
Dr Lazenby to Speak at Central Methodist Church
Dr M E Lazenby will address the mid week service at Central Methodist Church at 7 30 this evening on the recent Methodist uniting conference. Rev R L Archibald pastor of the church will convene a meeting of group captains in the Christ Centered Crusade immediately after the service.
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M. E. Lazenby
Central Methodist Church
R. L. Archibald
Americans Land at Amoy International Settlement
Amoy China May 17 American and British bluejackets landed at Amoy International Settlement on Kulangsu Island. The Marblehead reached Amoy from Tsingtao to assess the situation while the Bulmer and other ships lingered in harbor. American officers planned to consult the U S Consul before deciding on further action to protect lives and property. Four or five British warships were also reported in Amoy harbor.
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Tokyo
Domei
Amoy
United States
Kulangsu Island
Marblehead
Tsingtao
Kulangsu
Bulmer
J. T. G. Stapler
South China
Karl de MacVitty
Amoy Harbor
Borah and Johnson Brace for New Neutrality Clash
Washington reports two former League of Nations opponents, Sen. William Borah and Sen. Hiram Johnson, readying to fight upcoming neutrality legislation. Borah emphasizes no war and no entangling alliances, while Johnson reiterates America will defend itself but avoid entanglements in European disputes.
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Washington
England
Johnson
America
Europe
Woman rescues 2 year old from 14 foot well
In Childress Texas a mother used a rope tied to a post to descend into a 14 foot well after her 2 year old son fell in. She dragged him from two feet of water and climbed out, suffering rope burns while the boy, Donald Glenn, escaped with only bruises.
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Childress
Tex
J. Rickman
Donald Glenn
Monarchs Land in Quebec on North American Visit
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth become the first reigning British monarchs to set foot on North American soil arriving in Quebec at 9 34 am EST aboard the Empress of Australia. They receive a grand welcome from Prime Minister Mackenzie King and crowds as they begin a cross border tour.
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Quebec
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Canada
Australia
W. L. Mackenzie King
Wolfe
New France
King George
George
Mackenzie King
North Atlantic
Royal Automobile
King says throne at center of national life in Canada
Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King told King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at a Dominion luncheon that today more than ever the throne has become the center of Canada's national life. The remarks were part of a formal welcome during the royal visit.
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Quebec
W. L. MacKenzie King
King George
Plizabeth
Dominion
Coalition of Hazard operators signs union shop pact in Kentucky
Hazard county coal operators signed a union shop contract with the United Mine Workers covering 40 mines operated by 27 firms producing about 7 million tons a year. Four hundred National Guard troops were alerted to move into the area as dissenting operators in Harlan left to sign the pact in New York.
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Harlan
Hazard County
Lexington
United Mine Workers
National Guard
Atrife-Tornoon
J. B. Johnson
Hazard Operators’ Group
Sam Caddy
Hazard District U. M. W
Caddy
New York
Kentucky
Plazard Field
Ashland
Big Sandy-Elkhorn Coal Operators Association
Ellerbe Carter
A. B. Chandler
Lee McClain
Carter
Two Women Die As Spies in Kiev Executions
Moscow report details the execution of a mother identified as Nina and her daughter Ellen for espionage on behalf of a foreign Fascist power. The Red Star noted the court sentenced both to death and punished officers who failed Bolshevik vigilance.
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Moscow
Kiev
Red Star
Baif
Nina
Ellen
Kiss Of Death Ring Widows Leading Interstate Poison Plot
FBI ace sleuths hunt Rose Carina, the ring’s reputed lure, for murder in 1936 poisoning of Pietro Stea and ties to at least five other deaths. Dominic Rodio named accessory in drowning. Hoover orders maximum cooperation as investigators probe a mass murder ring with possible 100 victims across eastern states.
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Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rose Carina
James Kelly
Carina
Dominic Rodio
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Harry S. McDevitt
Hoover
Bureau of Postal Inspectors
A. Bernard Leckie
Pietro Stea
Kelly
Negro Held on Grand Larceny Charge at Local Store
Jimmy Williams, a Black man, is jailed on grand larceny charges for allegedly shoplifting a can of syrup and chewing gum from J. F. Levin wholesale store. Officers Weatherly and Hunter arrested him following the incident Monday. Police Chief W. P. Moore confirmed the recovered articles.
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Jimmy Williams
J. F. Levin
Weatherly
Hunter
W. P. Moore
Atore
Charleston Records Six New Infantile Paralysis Cases
Charleston South Carolina reports six new infantile paralysis cases bringing the local total to 77 since last November. Federal state health officials confer with Columbia on quarantine measures for Charleston area children traveling to other counties. Denmark Bamberg county also reports a case while schools remain open and public gatherings are restricted.
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Charleston
8. C
Children’s Bureau
Washington
Columbia
James A. Hayne
Ruth Heinzleman
Children’s
Praent
Frank K. Myers
U. S.trict Court
Lions Clubs Divide Alabama Into Two Districts
The Alabama Lions Clubs district convention at Shocco Springs near Talladega ended after three days with a unanimous vote to split the state into northern district 34 A led by Albert Rains of Gadsden and southern district 34 B led by H B Andrews of Montgomery. Frank Birch, former international president, spoke at the governor banquet. Attlee Hoff, Billy Boswell, and Bill Patton reported from Decatur Lions Club.
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International Association of Lions Cubs
Shocco Springs
Talladega
Alabama
Huntsville
Albert Rains
Gadsden
H. B. Andrews
Montgomery
Frank Birch
Lions Clubs
Frank Dixon
Atlee Hoff
Billy Boswell
Bill Patton
Decatur Lions Club
Bible Class Picnic At Hatfield Lake
The William T. Lowe Bible class of First Methodist church plans a Friday afternoon picnic at Hatfield Lake at 5 o clock. The 45 members are urged to attend with full attendance expected.
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William T. Lowe
First Methodist Church
Hatfield Lake
Farmer Held in Beating of His Daughter
Otis Gill a 48 year old Cullman county farmer sits in county jail charged with assault with intent to murder over the beating of his nine year old daughter Flora May found in the barn loft near Cullman. Flora May remains critically ill though showing some improvement after medical care.
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Otis Gill
Cullman
Flora May
City Hospital
J. D. Mitchell
Gill
Bethel
Mitchell
Toda
Plora May
Two men beheaded in Berlin for spying
Two men, Emil Zeidler aged 38 and Martin Rich ter aged 33, were beheaded today in Berlin for supplying German military secrets to foreign agents. The executions bring to 20 the total number of spies executed since January 1.
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Berlin
Emil, Zeidler
Martin Richter
Jan
Sailor Killed as Gun Explodes on Eskimo Destroyer
In Portland harbor a gun exploded on the destroyer Eskimo during gunnery exercises killing one sailor and seriously injuring three others. The weapon was being cleaned when the accident occurred.
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Portland
England
Eskimo
British plan for Arab dominated state in Palestine
The British government announced plans to create an independent Arab dominated state in Palestine with Jews limited to one third of the population.
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London
Palestine
Weather notes from Tennessee and Alabama reports
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 20.7 feet and is falling. The last 24 hours saw a rainfall of 0.5 inches. Alabama expected partly cloudy skies with scattered thunder showers in the north and warmer conditions in the extreme south. Tennessee forecast fair to occasionally cloudy with showers in the west and light winds along the coast.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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