Senate veto upheld as printing delay stalls amendments
In Montgomery Alabama on May 23 the Senate sustained a veto while debate stalled by a printing delay of amendments to the general revenue bill. The Ways and Means Committee chair Clint Harrison urged proceeding section by section but the majority blocked it. A second recess was planned until copies were printed, with discussions on tax hikes and sterilization bills continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Ways and Means
House
Clint Harrison
Marengo
State Health Department
W. D. Partlow
Senate
Public Health Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kelly
Alabama
Walker
Harry Walker
Japs May Set Up Mills on Islands
President Roosevelt's cabinet committee considers Japanese mills in the Philippine Islands to produce cotton for local demand and export surplus duty free, using American raw cotton and supplying Manila or other markets.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Roosevelt
Vincente Villamin
Villamin
Manila
America
Slayer Tells of Bride and Priest Tragedy in Trial
In New York Joseph L Steinmetz 22 a former theological student begins his defense in a murder case claiming jealousy as motive for killing his bride Ruth Armstrong and Catholic priest Rev Joseph J Leonard last November He describes meeting marrying the bride honeymooning in New York and the fateful hotel encounter with the priest as the trial unfolds with family watchers present.
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New York
Joseph L. Steinmetz
Steinmetz
Ruth Armstrong
Joseph J. Leonard
Los Angeles
Samuel 8. Leibowitz
S. H. Armstrong
Knoxville, Tenn
Steel Leaders Open Open Shop Fight At Steel Institute Meet
Eugene G. Grace of the Iron and Steel Institute led a push for open shop principles at the 44th general meeting. He denounced the Wagner bill as vicious while T. M. Girdler called it a legislative monkey wrench threatening recovery. Grace urged cooperative labor relations over strikes and vowed business must move forward despite reform pressures.
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New York
Iron and Steel Institute
Eugene G. Grace
Institute
Grace
T. M. Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
National Labor Relations Ae
Wagner
Second Creek Bridge Bid Planned in Lauderdale County
Alabama state highway department calls for bids to open June 6 on road and bridge projects totaling about 20 000 as part of 1 500 000 remaining for the state's share of federal highway funds. The largest project is a reinforced concrete and steel bridge across Second Creek on the Florence to Athens road in Lauderdale county costing 175 000 with approaches, aligned with TVA development and Joe Wheeler dam backwaters.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Highway Department
Alabama
Second Creek
Florence
Athens
Lauderdale County
TVA
Joe Wheeler
Community Singing At Church Of God Friday Night
A community singing event will be held at 7 30 Friday night at the Church of God on Sixth avenue south. The Vaughn Quartet from Lawrenceburg Tennessee will appear along with A C Legg J F Legg Mildred Legg Libby Legg M M Kyle Charles Woodward and many other Cullman county singers. Officials say the convention will be one of the best in several months.
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Church of God
Sixth Avenue
South
Vaughn Quartet
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
A. C. Legg
J. F. Legg
Mildred
Libby Legg
Danville
M. M. Kyle
Hartselle
Charles Woodward
Eva
Cullman County
Plea Considered on Soviet Airplane Projects
The Soviet government today reviewed requests from soldiers and workers for the construction of eight of three already authorized airplanes of the Maxim Gorky type.
Judge Rice Wins Court Decision In Alabama
The Alabama Supreme Court sustains the Tuscaloosa circuit court ruling that Tuscaloosa county's term extends to the next general election. The suit was brought by J Collier Foster, asserting Miller's January 5 1935 appointment of Rice expired January 14 1935.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa County
J. Collier Foster
Bibb Graves
B. M. Miller
Rice
James Rice
Court of Appeals
Miller
W. W. Brandon
Plans Made For Meeting Of League
The membership committee met at H. B. Beard’s home to plan a Laymen's League meeting Friday at 7 30 in St John’s parish house. J C Chrisinger E W Mc Leod Herman Whaley E E Graves F D Peebles Gilbert White H B Beard and Rev Peter M Dennis attended. John H Peach named speaker with Mr Chrissinger presiding.
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H. B. Beard
League
Christian Fellowship
Beard
Baldwin Poised as Prime Minister Amid Resignation Rumor
London May 23 AP Observers foresee Ramsay MacDonald resigning as prime minister and Stanley Baldwin elevated to the post by June 1. A general election is expected in early autumn. A noted eye strain warning fuels the resignation rumor while cabinet changes loom with a broad reshuffle planned before the polls.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
Whitsuntide
MacDonald
Baldwin
Council
Mote
Rouge
Posse
Decatur High School Seniors Plan Nashville Educational Trip
The Decatur High School senior class will tour Nashville visiting the Hermitage Parthenon Ward Belmont Peabody College Capitol and other sites. Miss Louise Ussery sponsor and Prof W T Jordan principal lead the faculty with over fifty students expected to attend.
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Decatur High School
Nashville
Hermitage
Parthenon
Ward-Belmont
Peabody College
the Capitol
Louise Ussery
W. T. Jordan
Night baseball opener delayed by rain in Cincinnati
The first major league night game between Cincinnati and Philadelphia in the National League was postponed from tonight to tomorrow due to rain and cold weather.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Change of venue asked for men in robbery charges
Attorneys seek moving the June 3 Morgan circuit court trial of Jim Hasley and Henry Stewart for highway robbery to Cullman county claiming unfair juries. Alice Tucker also faces June 3 highway robbery charges but no venue change is sought for her. The case follows a Granite prison breakout and related grand jury recommendations.
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Jim Hassey
Henry Stewart
Morgan Circuit Court
N. B. Powell
FE. G. Cammack
W. W. Callahan
Cullman County
Morgan County
Decatur Daily
Hasley and Stewart
Grand Jury
Stewart
Ayers
Hartselle
Alice Tucker
of Court
den of Justice
Washington
Hasley
Stewart Es
Granite
Oklahoma
Reformatory
Decatur
Callahan
J. Street Sandlin
Hickman
Fine Response Is Given To Scout Committee's Appeal For Funds
The finance campaign for the Boy Scouts enters its second day with Decatur showing strong subscriptions and Huntsville Florence TVA and other areas reporting success. The campaign aims for 6270 dollars to fund a 1935 camp opening around July 8 under council camping chair A White.
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Scout Committee
Boy Scouts
Decatur
Huntsville
Florence
TVA
Tuscumbia
Athens
A. White
Scout Council
Villey
Kiwanis Club Holds Open Meeting in Decatur
The Decatur Kiwanis Club hosts an open meeting with little business. New members Kelly Bitting and Jimmy Munn were initiated by Marvin Rankin. Guests included W L Chenault. The group planned a welcome for Moulton business men and discussed a Nashville Boosters visit and a football game negotiation with Alabama. A $50 donation to the Boy Scout campaign was approved.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Marvin Rankin
Kelly Bitting
Jimmy Munn
Kiwanis
Frank Chenault
W. L. Chenault
Russellville
Seybourn Lynne
University of Alabama
Webster McLeod
Nashville Boosters
McLeod
Nashville
Boys Work Committee
Charlie Young
Me Oxelty
Tting
Senate panel approves consented sterilization bill after two hour hearing
The Senate public health committee endorsed the Dom inick sterilization bill after a two hour open hearing. Opponents urged caution while supporters led by Dr J N Baker and Dr D Partlow pushed to reduce hereditary insanity and feeble mindedness through compulsory sterilization of mental defectives and habitual criminals.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate Committee On Public Health
House
J. N. Baker
D. Partlow
JL. CG. Irvine
Mobile
William Obering
Spring Hill College
California
W. O. Hare
Birmingham
State Federation of Labor
Hare
Lewey Robinson
Senators Debating Patman Bonus Bill Through May Voting
The senate blocked enactment of the Patman inflationary bonus bill by veto and then debated the measure focusing on its $2,200 payout. Borah urged support while administration forces pressed to sustain Roosevelt. galleries filled as telegrams flooded the chamber.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Borah
Ida
Norl Cal
Patman
Thomas
Okla
Patman Bill Leader
Charles E.i Coughlin
New Yor
Gress
Musical Play Set For Negro School Night Performance
The second grade of the negro high school directed by O L Jones presents On The Road to Mt Town a musical at 8 00 p m Friday. May Faye and Rosa Marie visit Moonlight Town to see Glory the Moon Fairy and her Fairy Moonbeams. They meet the Dream Fairies Good Bad Bright and Blue Dreams at the Frightful Nightmares. Jones and Dobbins have trained the cast for a finished show.
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Negro High School
O. L. Jones
M T Town
May
Faye
Rosa Marie
Moonlight Town
Glory
Moon Fairy
Jones
Dobbins
Alabama Board Meets in Graves Office
The Alabama board met in Montgomery on a Thursday in the governor's office with Governor Graves serving as ex officio chairman.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Brs Graves
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Lauderdale
Halsey
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W. M. Bailey
John White
Moulton
Fred Hunt
Hotel Lyons
Wyatt Barnes
W. W. Benson
Robinson
Partlow
Baker
Virginia
United States Supreme Court
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