British Face Is Problems of Diplomacy
The AP reports two main issues for British diplomacy Palestine and Japan China rights amid Balkan German moves. Tel Aviv violence follows plan for Palestinian self rule with Arab majority. Amoy hulls Chinese and Japanese tensions as Marines land and withdraw under warning. King George VI and Queen begin a Canada US tour after a reception in Quebec.
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Associated Press
Palestine
Japan
China
Bulgaria
Balkans
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Yish
Mohandas KK. Gandhi
India
House of Commons
League of Nations
Britain
United States
International
Amoy
Shanghai International Settlement
Baron Herbert von Richthofen
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Rome-Berlin
Progress of Church Bared
The Southern Baptist Convention executive committee reported a year of peace and progress despite threats to Christian civilization. The Baptist general fund paid 1 million dollars toward southwide debts and 100 thousand toward state debts, cutting 60 thousand in annual interest to fund 75 missionaries. J B Lawrence urged rejection of ecclesiastical overhead while calling for efficient denominational life for world-wide work, cautioning that many Baptists are overly individualistic and neglect the program.
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Oklahoma City
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptists
Baptist Hundred Thousand Club
J.B. Lawrence
Atlanta
Home Mission Board
Baptist Church
Much Work For G Men Remains Hoover Asserts
J Edgar Hoover testifies to House hearings that about 14 067 public enemies roam the country with 2 000 in prisons. He notes daily averages of 2258 larcenies 614 burglaries 516 auto thefts 162 robberies 122 aggravated assaults 20 murders 23 rapes and 12 negligent manslaughters while 1931 to 1938 saw declines in several crimes but increases in rape and larceny.
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Washington
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Justice Department
Alabama farmer leader outlines plan for cotton control
P O Davis of the Alabama Extension Service urged a statewide program to raise yields and limit production to support cotton prices. He called for self sufficient farming, increased livestock output, better tree care, and a controlled production system. Ed Lipscomb of the National Cotton Council discussed boosting cotton consumption amid rising rayon competition.
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Montgomery
Ala
P. O. Davis
Alabama Extension Service
Davis
Alabama Ginners’ Association
Alabama
Ed__Lipscomb
National Cotton Council
Wilson Rites Set Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Tho mas A. Wilson will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Methodist Church with Dr. B. F. Tingle presiding. Burial follows at Rose lawn cemetery under McAfee and Young. The 52 year old died from a head injury after a fall at her home, 717 Ferry street, early Wednesday. Pallbearers are Dr. D. L. Allen, N. R. Carrell, W. E. Curry, J. H. Johnston, S. A. Lynne, and H. A. Nungester. She is survived by her husband, a son Henry Wilson, and two daughters Mrs. Harris Mitchell of Minnesota and Miss Virginia Wilson.
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Thomas A. Wilson
First Methodist Church
B. F. Tingle
Roselawn
McAfee and Young
Wilson
Ferry Street
D. L. Allen
N. R. Carrell
W. E. Curry
J. H. Johnston
A. Lynne
H. A. Nungester
Henry Wilson
Harris Mitchell
Minnesota
Virginia Wilson
Amateur Boxers to Meet Friday Card Announces Lineup
Friday night amateur boxing card features Clinton Greson against Marion Ward J R Sharp versus Tuffy Worley Doyle Roberts meets Ralph Jones Wade Jacobs fights Wiley Free F C Sheehan faces Albert Naye George Shirley battles Marvin Frederick Douglas Holloway vs Ralph Lindsey Billy Walters vs James Templeton Charles Lindsey confronts Cecil Land Jack Sherman fights Bud Lee Gerald Field meets Carson Compton Boys have trained and are ready for their part of the punishment.
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Clinton Greson
Marion Ward
J. R. Sharp
Tuffy Worley
Doyle Roberts
Ralph Jones
Wade Jacobs
Wiley Free
F. C. Sheehan
Albert Naye
George Shirley
Marvin Frederick
Douglas Holloway
Ralph Lindsey
Billy Walters
James E. Templeton
Charles Lindsey
Cecil Grantland
Jack Sherman
Bud Lee
Gerald Field
Carson Compton
Solons Refuse to Fund Waterway Linking Tennessee and Tombigbee
The House rejected a provision to fund a Tennessee Tombigbee waterway as part of rivers and harbors improvements. The roll call stood 204 to 162 after a prior 82 to 45 standing vote. Hull warned Congress of rising international threats while testifying on the annual supply bill for state justice and commerce, with a subcommittee recommendation of 121,399,120 dollars for the three departments.
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Washington
House
Tennessee
Tombigbee
Gulf of Mexico
Hull
Congress
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
State Department
Decatur Man’s Mussolini Letter Returns From Rome
Augustus Bassett of Decatur owned a 1935 letter from Premier Mussolini. A recent note from Italy’s consul in New Orleans says the letter was returned due to Europe’s delicate situation. Bassett had sought an audience in Rome and stayed at the Metropole hotel where staff recalled his Mussolini correspondence.
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Augustus Bassett
Decatur
Italy
United States
Bassett
Benito Mussolini
Rome
I] Duce
Phillips
Walter Cecil Dowling
Mussolini
New Orleans
Ala
Europe
G. G. Chiavari
Metrople Hotel
Tax debate shifted to TVA talks in Knoxville
Alabama state officials and TVA to meet next week in Knoxville to craft a settlement over taxes lost when TVA and municipal power facilities were acquired. Leaders consider dropping the Booth bill proposing a 1 1/4 mill levy on kilowatt hours sold by cities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
TVA
Knoxville
Dixon
Legislative
the Booth
John Lapskcy
Department of Revenue
Oliver Young
Thomas
Decatur
Lapsiey
State Welfare and Archives Departments
Snator
Hayse Tucker
Marie Bankhead Owen
Archives and History Department
Laula Dunn
Tucker
Chris J. Sherlock
Highway Department
Sherlock
Department of Corrections and Institutions
Young
Finance Committee
Alabama League of Municipalities
Tennessee Valley Authority
Booth
Toax
L. H. Manning
Sheffield
W. I. Collier
Florence
Jap Bryant
Bessemer
Robert Beasley
Tuscaloosa
W. B Mahan
Rusellville
Mack Kilcrease
Albertville
R H. Richardson
Athens
J. W. Johnson
Florence Electric System
Howard Sullinger
Roy Ingram
Tarrant City
Jos. A. Cad
Alabama teachers peak at 98 percent in AEA membership
E B Norton reports 98 percent of public school staff in Alabama belong to the Alabama Education Association for the current year, excluding 673 college and institutional members. Jefferson County leads with 771 teachers in the 100 percent unit while Lowndes County has 41.
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Alabama
Alabama Education Association
Montgomery
E. B. Norton
Norton
FE. A. McBride
Talladega
Mr. McBride
U.S
Jefferson County
Lowndes County
McBride
Liquor Ring Uncovered In Cheatham County Tennessee
In Cheatham county officials broke up a major illicit liquor ring with federal charges of conspiracy to violate liquor laws. Twenty people were arrested including Ashland City Mayor A B MacMillan. bonds ranged from 300 to 1000 dollars. Officers cited whiskey sales and production ingredients as key elements of the case. Mayor MacMillan denied wrongdoing.
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Nashville, Tenn
Cheatham County
Tennessee
A. B. MacMillan
Ashland City
McMillen
Decatur's Emerald Trees Put On Capitol of Greenery
May foliage transforms Decatur with thousands of trees in emerald grandeur. Garden Club members praise the beauty, noting diverse species including water oaks, mulberry, maples, elms, magnolias, and rare lindens and Japanese gingko. Homes along Canal Street and Fifth Avenue feature the largest red oaks and notable Norway maples from New England.
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Decatur
Garden Club
Norway
T. B. Rogers
Jackson Street
Berlin
Unter/Der Linden
W. FE. Kimbrough
Line Street
H. McDougald
Prospect Drive
Canal Street
Fifth Avenue
Grant Street
New England
Monarchs Begin Canada US Tour Amid Warm Welcomes
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth departed Quebec on a month long royal train tour of Canada and the United States. Crowds lined routes at Trois Rivieres and Quebec City while officials praised the couple's duty and goodwill messages from citizens poured in. The royal party planned city visits and a morning run to Ottawa, with Prime Minister Mackenzie King highlighting Britain’s crown ties.
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Quebec
George VI
Canada
United States
Pacific Coast
Montreal
Frank King
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Quebéc
Far Pacific
Quebec Citadel
Three Rivers
Palais Station
George
Les Voltiguers Regiment
Royal Rifles of Canada
Elizabeth
E. L. Patenaude
Ottawa
W. L. MacKenzie King
Dominion
West
North America
British Commonwealth of Nations
Continerd
Scotch Minister at First Presbyterian Church
Rev John Macleod D D principal of the Free College in Edinburgh will speak Friday night at 8 oclock at First Presbyterian Church His subject will be Family Religion The public is invited to attend Decatur combines to hear this eminent minister scholar and author who once led Inverness largest Free church
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John Macleod
Free College
Edinburgh
First Presbyterian Church
Mcleod
Free Church
Scotland
Inverness
Decatur
Macleod
Five convicted press case defendants appeal to Fifth Circuit
Five Mobile Alabama defendants convicted of conspiring to interfere with press freedom appeal to the U.S. Fifth Circuit. Sentences ranged 18 months to seven years with fines up to $500. They challenge verdicts and specific trial rulings related to the Henry Powald intimidation case at the Mobile press.
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New Orleans
United States
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Mobile
Ala
Federal Penitentiary
John McDuffie
Henry Powald
Mobile Press-Register
Ewald
Ewarld
Mobile Jugle& McDuffie
Sam Powe
John Jone
Peter Crolch
George McKenzie
Miriam MccKenzie
Bart B. Chamberlain, Jr
Chamberlain
Mock Trial Set Tonight at Central High School
Central High School Civics classes continue their weekly mock trial tonight with County Solicitor Newton Powell presiding as judge Edgar Self and Edison Johns defend Jack Pitts witnesses on the stand Lambda Pi Sigma neophytes provide a brief variety program before the initiatory rites Students and parents should arrive early the program starts at 7 30 P M
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Central High School
Newton Powell
Edgar Self
Edison Johns
Jack Pitts
Lambda Pi Sigma
Company Dinner Hosts Employees at Woodall's
The firm of Speake Warren and Rattiff is entertaining all of its employees this evening with a chicken dinner at Woodall's.
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Speake,’ Warren and Rattiff
Woodall’s
Protection Promised After Gunfire Strife in Harlan Coal Fields
In Harlan Kentucky two outbreaks of gunfire heighten tension in the soft coal labor dispute. Snipers fired at workers returning to Totz area mines as National Guard troops warned of protection while limiting picket lines to 20 25 men. A power pole dynamite blast caused a county wide 20 minute outage.
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Harlan
Harlan County
National Guard
Totz
Bob Cowan
Carter
Highsprint Mine No. 2
Here
Bilitiamen Nortel
Hinf
W. E. Arnold
Kentucky Utilities, Incorporated
Benham
A. N. Chandler
Kentucky National Guard
A R Daniel Dead at 31 in Parkville Home
A R Daniel aged 31 of Parkville died at 4 30 this morning at Henry Lawrence home after a lingering illness. He is survived by his wife two daughters a son his mother Mrs David Daniel three sisters and two brothers. Funeral set Friday at Union Grove with Rev Sam Kitchen officiating. Interment Bald Knob cemetery. Pallbearers and flower holders listed.
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A R. Daniel
Parkville
Henry Lawrence
David Daniel
J. S. White
Danville
Ruby Glenn
Decatur
W. H. Couch
Moulton
A. H. Daniel
Altoona
Marvin Daniel
Montgomery
Decatur Methodist Young Peoples Union Meeting Planned
Decatur Methodist Young Peoples Union will meet Friday night at 7 30 at Austinville Methodist church. Officers are to be elected and plans made for sending delegates to the Montevallo assembly June 17. Arrangements are to be made for transportation.
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Decatur Methodist Young Peoples Union
Austinville Methodist Church
Montevallo
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama Regions
The Tennessee River gauge stands at 20.5 feet and is falling. High temperature reached 88 and low 61 with no rainfall. In Alabama the north portion is mostly sunny while the south sees gentle southerly winds. Tennessee reports showers in the south and cloudy conditions will carry into Friday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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