Hutson Urges Sunday Store Closures in Morgan County
Solicitor Melvin Hutson directs Sheriff Sandlin to close all grocery stores on Sunday in the community and Morgan County Alabama. He cites a growing trend of Sunday openings and warns that noncompliant shops could face grand jury action in June.
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Melvin Hutson
J. Street
Morgan County
Mississippi Territorial
Hutson
Sandlin
J. Street Sandlin
Decatur
Alabama
Bricken
Court of Appeals
Hudgins
Mississippi
Supreme Court
Child and mother struck in Chicago accident kill mother
The three year old Shirley cries for her mother Minnie Rozoinshaf 38 as they lie injured after being hit by a car at a Chicago street intersection. Shirley is expected to recover. Central Press
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Chicago
Shirley
Minnie Rozoinshaf
Central Press
Four Injured In Car Crash At Oak And Davis
Four persons injured in a collision of two cars at Oak and Davis at 4:15 Friday afternoon were recovering at home. Timberlake’s car roleled and struck a tree. passengers included Mrs Cecil Timberlake, her 18 month old son Cecil Jr and Mrs D W Irwin. Crow was taken to hospital by Brownh ambulance. patrolman M B Thornton investigated.
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Oak and
Davis
Hodges Crow, Jr
Grant Street
Clarence Timberlake
E. Church Street
Timberlake
Oak Street
Cecil
Brownh
Crow
M. B. Thornton
Davis Street
Man Dies in Blazing Car in Bessemer
William C. Moore a 36 year old insurance agent was found dead in his burning automobile in Bessemer Alabama with evidence suggesting foul play. A gasoline can two rocks and an empty liquor bottle were found in the car. Moore left home around midnight to work on weekly reports. He is survived by a wife and a small child.
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Bessemer
Ala
W. T. Kemp
William C. Moore
Kemp
Moore
Mexico calm despite rebel rumors and troop movements
In Mexico City on May 21 authorities faced uncertainty over a possible major revolt or scattered rebel activity. President Cardenas concentrated forces in San Luis Potosi while Cedillo's peasant army reportedly scattered, and reports of clashes or bombings were denied by aviators.
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Mexico City
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Lazaro Cardenas
Saturnino Cedillo
Cedillo
Cardenas
San Luis
Ciudad
Pedro Izaguirre
Cristeros
Jalisco
Izaguirre
Tamasopa
Chief
Genoveno Rivas Guillen
Francisco Castillo Najeros
United States
Washington
Labor Board Hearing Set for Cooper-Wells Case
The labor board will open a hearing at 9 30 Monday on a CIO affiliate complaint against Cooper-Wells. It may be held in the courthouse with testimony moved from Decatur to this city to hear witnesses. The local union was allowed to intervene. number of witnesses undecided.
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Labor Board
CIO
Cooper-Wells Company
St. Joseph
Mich
Union of Employees
Decatur
Hess Again Takes Lead In Nip And Tuck Battle In Oregon
A chaotic sports brief notes Hess taking a temporary lead in a rivalry with Martin in Oregon. The item mentions a tense exchange and local reaction as the contest unfolds, reflecting midseason drama and regional interest.
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Hess
Martin
Oregon
PWA Fund Limits and Wage Standards Debate
Washington reports Senate appropriations actions on a three billion dollar relief bill. A sub committee approved strict limits on PWA funding of municipal utility plants that could compete with private systems under regulation. Senators Byrnes and others push wage standard reforms to equalize WPA pay across regions. The sub committee's farm aid proposal adds 200 million in benefits, shaping total near 3.354 billion. bill moves toward Senate floor.
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Washington
Senate
Ee Room
PWA
Appropriations Committee
Byrnes
8. C
WPA
South
North
House
Appropriations
Bugas Named Head of Detroit FBI Office
Bugas, former head of the Birmingham field office, has been promoted to lead the Detroit FBI office by Director J Edgar Hoover. The move positions Bugas to oversee operations and investigations in Michigan, reflecting a nationwide reorganization within the agency.
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Bugas
Birmingham
John 8. Bugas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Detroit
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hess leads Martin in Oregon primary fight in 1940s
Henry L. Hess gains a growing edge over Gov. Charles H. Martin in the Oregon Democratic primary. Early returns from major counties show Hess ahead by about 1,500 to 1,800 votes with totals from several hundred precincts indicating shifting support among lumber, agricultural, and labor areas.
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Portland
Ore
Henry L. Hess
Charles H. Martin
Jultomah County
Hess
Oregon
Martin
Clackamas
Multnomah
Roosevelt
White House
Bonneville Ae
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Secretary of the Interior
Harold Ickes
AFL
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
Perkins
Graves Accepts Challenge Of Browning For Milking Contest
Alabama Governor Bibb Graves accepts Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning’s milking contest challenge set for August 18-19 in Pulaski as part of the middle Tennessee dairy festival. Browning says he expects to win and notes Graves’ public official experience as a handicap.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Gordon Browning
Graves
The
Tennesseean
Tennessee
Pulaski
Middle Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Browning
A. L. Johnson
Johnson
Court halts Chicago society wedding over divorce dispute
A court order stops the marriage of Miss Cary Nicolson and James Logan Abernathy. Nicolson claims Abernathy deceived her into divorcing his former wife, alleging trickery in the dissolution of their marriage.
Knoxville council approves TVA electric system purchase
Knoxville Tennessee city council unanimously approves the sale of the Tennessee Public Service Co. electric properties to TVA. Mayor Walter W. McNatt praised the deal and authorized rapid contract completion. The city’s share is 5.875 million in a 7.9 million sale with National Power and Light stockholders to decide final action.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tvacity
Tennessee Public Service Co
Corncil
Walter W. McNatt
TVA
Knoxville
National Power and Light Co
TPS
National
McNatt
Morgan to Take Stand on TVA Charges
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, ousted TVA chairman, will testify next Wednesday before a joint Senate and House committee investigating the Tennessee Valley Authority. He seeks to substantiate malfeasance and lack of integrity among board members, a matter that preceded his removal by President Roosevelt. The following day fellow directors David Lilienthal and Harcourt A. Morgan will be allowed to speak.
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Washington
Arthur BE. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congressional Committee
Morgan
Roosevelt
TVA
Joint Committee
David Lilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
Dozen Fatally Hurt In Madrid Raid
A pre-dawn bombardment in Madrid's Salamanca district injures about 40 people and kills 12 or more. A shell struck the Venezuelan consulate, decapitating Eduardo Lozano as he slept. three consulate servants also died and two were wounded in a nearby building.
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Madrid
Salamanca
Eduardo Lozano
Isidro Lozano
Crisis in Europe as Nazi tensions flare near Sudeten border
German and Czechoslovak forces mass near the Sudeten region amid troop movements and border clashes. Berlin and Praha publish contrasting accounts as Britain and France monitor tensions, with Goering's paper claiming Prague instigated incidents while Prague minimizes disorders. nations weigh whether the crisis could spark a new world war.
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Associated Press
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Britain
Adolph Hitler
Berlin
Foreign Office
Reichsfuehrer
Deutsches Nachrichtenbuere
Komotau
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
National Zeitung
Essen
Praha
Sir Nevile
Weather summary for Friday with heat and river drop
Friday set this year’s high at 94 degrees with a 70 degree low and no rain. Tennessee River gauge stood at 20.4 feet and declined. Alabama expected partly cloudy skies with sunday showers in the far north and cooler northward. coastal winds light and easterly, week outlook shows near normal conditions with showers in the north early and late.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Central
East Gulf States
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