Bankers fail to win act exemptions amid New Deal support
In Washington on May 22 discussions show underwriting houses may dodge Securities Act liability while distributing firms shoulder losses. The Literary Digest poll is seen as a lucky break for Roosevelt with broad public backing, strengthening the administration’s position as lawmakers approach the elections.
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New Deal
Roosevelt
Washington
Wall Street
Congress
Genthan
Henry
Fletcher
Banking and Currency Committee
New York
J. P. Morgart and Company
Literary Digest
Digest
Transcripts Sent On Scottsboro Case Appeals to Supreme Court
Circuit clerk in Jackson sent 167 page transcript of the Norris trial and 0% page Norris transcript to Montgomery Supreme Court for appeal. The two Scottsboro trials last fall resulted in death sentences by electric chair.
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Circuit Court
Express
Supreme Court
Montgomery
Clarence Norris
Beottsboxo
Circuit Clerk’s
Norris
Supreme Court to hear Scottsboro appeals Friday
Alabama supreme court will hear the appeals of Haywood Patterson and Clarence Norris, condemned in the Scottsboro case, with attorney general Thomas B. Knight Jr and Osmond K. Fraenkel arranging the Friday hearing. The defendants await judgment at Kilby prison while other Scottsboro defendants are held in Jefferson County jail.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Haywood Patterson
Clarence Norris
Scottsboro
Thomas B. Knight, Jr
Osmond K. Fraenkel
New York
Victoria Price
Paint Rock
Supreme Court
Patterson
Norris
Kilby
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Mrs Fitzgerald Dies After Yearlong Illness at 75
Mrs. R H Fitzgerald 75 died at 8 this morning at her Hartselle Route 1 home after a year long illness. Services set for 11 a m Wednesday at Her ring Cemetery with Rev J H Hill. Interment in Peck Cemetery, Hartselle. Survived by husband four sons Elmer Somerville Route 2 Frank and Erreette of Hartselle Route 2 Thomas of Carothrsvill Mo three daughters Mrs J Gillian Mrs Chas England Athens Route 2.
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Hartselle
Herring Cemetery
J. H. Hill
Peck
Fitgerald
Elmer
Somerville
Prank
Erreette
Thomas
Carothrsvill
Gillian
Chas
England
Athens
Final Exams Morning At Decatur Senior High School
Final exams begin at Decatur Senior High with students facing a challenging week of tests. The mood blends doubt and resolve as pupils recall classic questions and seek straight line reasoning amid the academic mileposts of youth.
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Decatur Senior High School
Buat
Rubicon
Caesar
Stephen Foster Called By Death
Funeral rites set for Stephen M. Foster 83 at his daughter's home 1510 Fourth Avenue S E. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery with Brown directing. Surviving are his widow three sons and other relatives.
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Stephen Foster
Stephen M. Foster
Crittenden
Fourth Avenue
Sree
Elie Tees
Vance Sig Eichs Soins
Sargeens
Oye
Elmwood Cemetery
Brown
Decatur
Mars
Can
T. A. Callahan
Nashville
E. L. Foster
Whistler
H. W
P. B. Foster
Garden City
Rotary Convention Reports Highlight 97 Percent Attendance
Delegates to the 26th district Rotary convention reported on the event during the Decatur club meeting. Attendees included Russell Green Owen Wise H O Golder and Rev Peter M Dennis. President E M Chenault thanked the delegation for their service to Rotary. Joe Duncan urged members to attend the Boy Scout conference held Monday afternoon.
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Rotary
Decatur
Russell Green
Owen Wise
H. O. Golder
Peter M. Dennis
E. M. Chenault
Joe Duncan
Outdoor Meeting of St. John's Y P S L Held
The Junior Young People's Society League of St. John's held its annual outdoor service on the Gilbert White plantation with full attendance. George Bloodworth and Wm Dennis led the service and the rector gave the blessing. Refreshments followed picnic style with attendees including Mr and Mrs Chaster Sartor Mr and Mrs Gilbert White Mrs Irving Mitchell and Rev and Mrs P M Dennis. Gilbert White Jr was a guest of the class.
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Young People’s’ Service League of
Miss Louise Nelson Ill at Home in Fifth Avenue
Miss Louise Nelson is confined to her home at 1112 Fifth Avenue South with a malarial attack. A large circle of friends hope for a speedy recovery.
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Louise Nelson
Fifth Avenue
South
Miss Nelson
Decatur Airport funding decision rests with Thad Holt
Senator Hugo Black reports an added 380000 allotment for Alabama flood projects and airports. The final designation of airport projects will be made by Thad Holt, state director of the Alabama Relief Administration, after renewed Hopkins assurances. Decatur Municipal Airport completion awaits Holt's action.
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Thad Holt
Alabama Relief Administration
Decatur
J. T. Budinger
Morgen County Works Division
Hugo Black
Alabama
Harry L. Hopkins
J.T. Badinger
Horan County
Morgan County
Harry Hopkins
Elba
Flomaton
Geneva
Hopkins
Holt
Camp McDowell Opens June 19 at Battles Wharf
Camp McDowell will open on June 19 at Battles Wharf hotel near Mobile Bay. A group of youths from St. John's Episcopal Church plan to attend. The camp serves Alabama's diocese and offers activities for young people.
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McDowell
Battles Wharf
Mobile Bay
St. John’s Biscopal Church
Alabama
Powell Ill With Appendicitis At Home
E C Powell of The Daily's composing room star is ill with appendicitis at his home today.
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E. C. Powell
Convicts Oppose Sterilization In Test Case Plan
Convicts at Oklahoma State Penitentiary protest sterilization by rallying around placards. George Winkler, a third term prisoner, volunteers as the test case under the new law affecting about 1800 inmates. The inmate body fears potential turmoil if enforcement proceeds.
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George Winkler
Hall Rites Are Held For J L Hall 77
The body of J L Hall 77 who died Monday at Tuscaloosa will arrive in Decatur this afternoon and go to City cemetery for services by Rev T H Wilson with interment to follow. He worked at Brice's Hospital and had been ill for months. Survived by sisters Dora LeMay Town Creek and Lillie Herron Moscow Tenn four nephews A B Hall Birmingham H I Hall Greenville Miss W S Hall Chicago M J Hall Austinville two nieces Mrs J M Smith Decatur and Mrs R L Wilks Austinville.
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J L. Hall
Tuscaloosa
Decatur
City Cemetery
T. H. Wilson
Brown
Hall
Brice’s Hospital
Dora LeMay
Town Creek
Lillie Herron
Moscow
Tenn
A. B. Hall
Birmingham
H. I. Hall
Greenville
Miss
W. 8. Hall
Chicago
M. J. Hall
Austinville
J. M. Smith
R. L. Wilks
Confirmation Class At St John's Episcopal To Meet
The confirmation class of St. John’s Episcopal Church will gather Thursday afternoon at 3 15 o clock at the rectory. All members are urged to attend.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Alabama Pie Promises Fueling Financial Woes
In Hamilton Alabama Frank M Dixon accuses Bibb Graves of promising to let supporters eat the pie, blaming that stance for three plus years of financial crisis. Dixon says Graves would repeat the tactic if elected, citing school closures and unpaid teachers as evidence of prior mismanagement.
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Hamilton
Ala
Bibb Graves
Selma
Alabama
Frank M. Dixon
Graves
Mr. Dixon
B. M. Miller
Senior Class Presents Encyclopedia Britannica to Riverside School
The Decatur Senior High School senior class donated an up-to-date Encyclopedia Britannica to the school during chapel at Riverside auditorium. Donald Branum, class president, made remarks, and W. T. Jordan, Riverside principal, accepted the gift for the school. students and faculty expressed appreciation for the valuable present.
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Decatur Senior High School
Riverside Auditorium
Donald Branum
W. T. Jordan
Riverside
Athens Visitors Return Home After Weekend
Ernest Hine and daughter Miss Henrietta Hine visited Athens and spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Butler P. A. Hine before returning to their home in Athens.
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Ernest. Hine
Henrietta Hine
Athens
Mrs
Butler P. A. Hine
Behrly Hills Debate Over NRA Report Draws Fire
From Beverly Hills California on May 22 a public exchange centers on the National Recovery Administration report. General Hugh Johnson and Mr Darrow are the key figures in the dispute over the 322 page document with strong opinions on its merits and flaws.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Mr. Darrow
Hugh Johnson
Johnson
Dillinger
NRA
Riot police block 2500 striking truckmen in Minneapolis
May 22 AP report from Minneapolis describes the market district as a war zone as a solid wall of police armed with riot guns prevents 2500 striking truckmen and spectators from halting truck transport. Police patrol in military order with Legion as special police. pickets clash briefly, eight arrested.
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Minneapolis
Legion
Dynamite Attack Near Mine Ties to Strike Settlement
A dynamite blast hit a washer house near the Empire mine in Birmingham Alabama as a speeding car sped away. Authorities traced the attacker as far as Creeltown before losing them, amid a strike by 8 000 ore miners that began May 4 and involved the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Creeltown
Britain to Make Debt Suggestion in June Installment
London May 22 Indications were seen in closely informed circles that the British government may propose a new approach to the war debt issue for the June installment due the United States. Any move hinges on President Roosevelts forthcoming message to Congress. The shift would mark a drastic policy change.
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London
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
125 Phones Installed Here In Decatur
George Waller of Southern Bell announces 125 new telephones installed in Decatur since the start of the year. He notes improving business and expects more installations for both residential and commercial lines.
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Decatur
George Waller
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Waller
Roosevelt proposes bill to boost silver content in currency
President Roosevelt asks Congress to raise silver in national monetary stocks. A debt measure would let the government buy silver domestically or abroad at favorable rates. The plan aims to push silver to 50 cents an ounce and tax proceeds, seeking a world price agreement as the final solution.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate weighs measure to authorize FRC loan to industry
The house moves to replace debate with a vote on a measure authorizing the Federal Resources Commission to loan up to 944008008 to industry. The Senate considers the proposal.
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House
FRC
Senate
Forty Indictments by Limestone Jury in Alabama
Approximately forty indictments were returned by the Limestone County grand jury this week after a session lasting all week. Judge W. W. Callahan of Decatur presided and directed attention to weapons and reckless driving related charges along with minor violations of the prohibition laws.
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Athens
Ala
John H. Circuit
W. W. Callahan
Decatur
Grand Ujry
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