Sparkman Gains Across Counties in Alabama District Race
Voters flock to John Sparkman as supporters claim he leads in Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan, and Madison counties with large majorities. The campaign emphasizes New Deal alignment and TVA backing while Simpson faces strongest opposition in Lauderdale. Sparkman touts unity with Roosevelt on the utility holding bill and death penalty issue.
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John Sparkman
Sparkman
Jackson County
Jackson
Lawrence County
Limestone County
Morgan County
Madison County
Colbert County
Simpson
Lauderdale
Florence
Money
E J. M. Money
Mr. Sparkman
Cumberland Farms
Judge Money
TVA
New Deal
Roosevelt
Ed Reid
Lawrence
W. R. Jackson
Moulton
Mr. Hope
Democratic Party
This Week
Svarkman
Congress
Methodists Study Plans for Merger
In High Point North Carolina on May 23 a large body of Methodism the Methodist Protestants moved toward a vote on uniting the church. The Northern branch the Methodist Episcopal church adopted the proposal in Columbus Ohio last week and leaders predicted the Methodist Protestant church would follow.
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High Point
N.C
Black in line for new post in Senate committees
Hugo L. Black, 50, Alabama, long in line for a key committee chairmanship. With Park Trammell's death, Senator David Walsh would move from Education and Labor to Naval Affairs, leaving Black to become Education and Labor chair if Senate rules allow. Copeland remains Commerce chair. Black also chaired the air and ocean mail contracts probe this session.
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Washington
Hugo L. Black
Alabama
Committee On Education and Labor
Park Trammell
Florida
David I. Walsh
Massachusets
Naval Affairs Committee
Walsh
Senate
Black
Royal 8
Copeland
New York
Five Tampa policemen convicted in flogging case
Five former Tampa policemen were found guilty on a kidnapping charge in the flogging, tar and feathering of Eugene F. Poulnot in Tampa Navy case. The six jurors indicted the men for abducting Poulnot for secret imprisonment after Judge Dowell directed acquittal for others. Defendants named Bridges Carlisle Switzer Brown Jr. Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Bridges
C. W. Carlisle
F. W. Switzer
C. A. Brown, Jr
Sam Crosby
R. G. Tittsworth
Robert Chappell
Duke C. Jones to Lead Revival at First Christian
Evangelist Duke C. Jones, renowned in the South, will start a revival Sunday morning at the First Christian Church. Evening services follow daily at 7 30. Congregation and public are invited to attend as Jones brings an acclaimed sermon style to the campaign.
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Duke C. Jones
South
First Christian Church
Rev. Jones
Tuscumbia Leaves Federal Court Receivership
Tuscumbia, Ala., ends federal court control after refunding its bonded debt totaling 1.34 million dollars. Past due interest of 300 thousand dollars was waived by bond holders, with interest reduced to 1 percent for six years, announced by Mayor Farran on Saturday.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
City of
Farr
Political Eye on Gathering of Socialists
National socialist convention in Cleveland features labor leaders debating support for Roosevelt as major parties prep conventions. Hoan attacks labor’s pledge to Roosevelt while Green and Lewis back him. parties trade barbs on New Deal and farm program. Kansas and Illinois GOP moves, Nevada and Nebraska delegate actions, and public statements from Hoover and Lehman add to the electoral backdrop.
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Washington
Cleveland
Daniel W. Hoan
Milwaukee
Roosevelt
William Green
A. F. of L
Kansas
Ohio
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Illinois
Peoria
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
C. Wayland Brooks
Knox
Borah
Nebraska
Senator Borah
Nevada
Philadelphia
Hoover
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Lehman
Albany
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Mandamus Filed Over School Bus Injury Claim
In Montgomery Circuit Court a mandamus suit seeks to force the state board of adjustment to hear a Jefferson County child’s claim for 7500 damages from a school bus accident. Bessie Mae Thompson allegedly suffered life affecting injuries when the bus lurched forward while she attempted to enter, crushing her pelvis. The board refused to review arguing the Jefferson County board of education is not a state arm. The suit, a test case, may go to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Board of Adjustment
Jefferson County
Bessie Mae Thompson
J. W. Thompson
Board of Adjustment
Jefferson County Board of Education
Supreme Court
Police Seek Bible Clue in Boy's Suicide in Rochester
Police investigated a suicide by 10 year old George F Lum in Rochester New York after his body was found by his father Milton Lum a real estate operator at home. A page from a concordance was found with him and detectives sought a Bible clue to the tragedy. The parents described the boy as cheerful and normal and were awaiting him at a church dinner.
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Rochester
N. Y
George F. Lum
Milton 8
Lum
George
U S Citizens Get Awards in Irish Hospital Sweepstakes
The Irish hospital sweepstakes announce a grand prize fund of £1 253 375 for 18th sweep, with total sales of £2 063 556. American participants include 76 among 168 named horses. top prizes include £30 000, £15 000, and £10 000 units, with winners listed from New York Massachusetts New Jersey and other locations.
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Elmer W. Peterson
Associated Press
Dublin
Peggy
N. Y
Evanchild
United States
New York
Fromchusetts
Noble King
New Jersey
Dalakbar
Edward F. Sullivan
Haverhill
Mass
J. B
E. E B. Potter
H. C. Wainright and Company
New York City
Bertha M. Ferguson
Valley Coal Co. Changes Hands in Decatur Move
T. B. Middlebrooks of Birmingham and T. D. Edgil of Haleyville have bought Valley Coal Company stock and plan to offer a full line of building material alongside coal. Middlebrooks has worked with Birmingham Sash and Door and Cole Manufacturing in Memphis. Edgil has 13 years in building materials in Jasper and Haleyville. They intend Decatur as their future home, with Middlebrooks arriving July 1. Miss Daniels, with the company since 1929, will stay with the new owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Middlebrooks
Birmingham
T. D. Edgil
Haleyville
Valley Coal Company
Middlebrooks
Birmingham Sash and Door Company
Cole Manufacturing Company
Memphis
Alabama
Edgil
Jasper
Decatur
Miss Daniels
Hungry Bullsnake Shuts Off Power In Topeka
A hungry bullsnake climbed a 12 foot sub station in Topeka Kansas and touched high voltage lines causing a city wide blackout. The three foot reptile was electrocuted and its body created a short circuit disabling electrical systems briefly.
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Topeka
Kans
Townsend Defiance Drives Contempt Vote Split in House Panel
The House investigating committee remains deadlocked over whether to cite Dr. F. B. Townsend for contempt and seek a hearing before the body or refer the case to the courts. Some members fear delaying adjournment, others want not to create a martyr, with Townsend challenging the panel from a Baltimore hotel and pressing for a house hearing.
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Scott Hershe
Associated Press
Washington
House
F. B.townd
Townsend
Congress
Dr. Townsend
Baltimore
Sheridan Downy
Elec Fitty
Hoffman
R. Mich
Statemdent Iss
Bell
John Bishop Dies at 36 in Hartselle
John Bishop aged 36 died this morning at seven at his sister Mrs Gus Wiggins home in Hartselle. He leaves father A W Bishop of Moulton, six sisters including Mrs Joe Postelle, Mrs G P Wiggins, Mrs A M Jones, and two brothers Lonnie and Grady Bishop. Funeral Sunday at Bethel with Rev J H Chitwood Rev F T Smith and Rev Dan W Burson. interment at Bethel. Peck directed. Community sorrow noted.
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John Bishop
Gus Wiggins
Hartselle
Bishop
A. W. Bishop
Moulton
Joe Postelle
Haleyville
G. P. Wiggins
A. M. Jones
Olen Cooper
Bethel Roberts
Altoona
Ruth Bishop
Lonnie
Grady
Bethel
J. H. Chitwood
F. T. Smith
Dan W. Burson
Peck
President Roosevelt Visits Mother at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt arrived at Hyde Park to find his 81 year old mother Sara Delano Roosevelt resting after a hip injury from a fall in New York City ten days earlier. A small crowd greeted him as he left the special train and a young boy handed him a poppy before he continued to the family estate.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
President Roosevelt
Sara Delano Roosevelt
New York City
Claim to Fame Boulder Utah Town Gains Noted Distinction
Boulder Utah scene earns double fame as a remote town reachable only by pack trail now boasting that one of its 180 residents is on relief officials say Loreta Lynn county social service division notes the milestone and reports the unusual distinction May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Utah
Mother pleads to spare mob as accused assailant moved
In Goodwater Alabama a white mother urged the crowd to let the law decide the fate of Oscar Patterson a 24 year old Black farm hand after his alleged assault on her seven year old daughter. Patterson was spirited away to Montgomery for examination as a grand jury planned a special session.
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Goodwater
Ala
Oscar Patterson
Little Goose County
R. M. Hawkins
Montgomery
Grand Jury
Labor Board Strike Issue Grips Wheeling Steel Plant
In Portsmouth Ohio a Wheeling Steel plant employing 5,500 workers shut down indefinitely amid a strike called by the Amalgamated Association. Pickets gathered while a five lodge committee led the action, with no formal strike vote recorded and legal issues involving the National Labor Relations Board debated as the dispute unfolds.
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Portsmouth
National Labor Relations Board
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel, and Tin Workers
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated
Navy to Get Half Billion for Fiscal Year
Washington reports a conference committee agreement to appropriate 526000000 for the navy for the year starting July 1. The funds cover construction of 12 destroyers 6 submarines and continuation of work on 84 warships with authorization to order up to two new battleships if other signatories in the 1930 London naval treaty proceed. The bill also provides cash for 333 new airplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Senate
House
Chuck Klein Marries in Chicago Ceremony
Charles H. Chuck Klein, traded this week from the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Nationals, wed Mary Torpay Leet in a Marys of the Lake Roman Catholic church Chicago ceremony. Attendants included Mrs Edwood Woody English and Cubs shortstop William Bill Jurges.
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Chicago
Charles H
Chuck) Klein
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Nationals
Mary Torpay Leet
Philadelphia
Mary’s of the Lake
Edwood
Woody) English
William
Bill) Jurges
Cubs
Sought in Probe of Extortion Ring
The article notes Rose Blanca Griffith, a former New Orleans beauty, was sought on a complaint by Donald Maxwell about a $100,000 suit he says lacks foundation. Maxwell alleges Max D. Krone and A. Henry Ross, tied to Alfred E. Smith Jr.'s extortion case, aided Griffith in pressuring for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Blanca Griffith
New Orleans
Donald Maxwell
New York
Max D. Krone
A. Henry Ross
Alfred FE. Smith, Jr
Miss Griffith
Army bombs menace ranches near Sacramento
Two 100 pound practice bombs dropped from an army plane at the Rowland and Miller ranches near Sacramento endangering nine people. Lieut Timper cited defective rack equipment as the cause with a grass fire starting and an army inquiry ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Edgar Miller
N. F. Timper
Mather Field
Rail Pension Fund Ready to Start Payments July 1
Washington May 23 The railroad retirement board said it would begin pensions on July 1 if the District of Columbia supreme court blocks an injunction the railroads seek. A decision may come before July 1 as courts hear the challenge to pension payments and an excise tax. The board continues reviewing 18 000 pension applications while the legal case progresses.
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Washington
Railroad Retirement Board
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Class 1
Bailey
Jennings Bailey
Three Teams Still Out In Scout Drive
Three local teams remain unreported in the Boy Scout fund drive as of today, drive chairman Leybourne H. Lynne announced. Sixteen solicitor teams began the annual campaign on May 11 and those reporting noted unusually gratifying response locally.
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Leybourne H
Black Legion feared in Detroit area executions probe
Prosecutor Duncan C McCrea ordered an investigation into reports that vigilantes of the Black Legion terrorized residents after 16 men were arrested in the Poole execution case. Officials said the secret society claimed up to 10 000 members in Wayne county and had branches in other cities while a suspect described ties to the Ku Klux Klan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Duncan C. McCrea
Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
WPA
McCrea
Wayne
William W. Volsine
Volsine
Legion
John I. Navarre
Poole
MecCr
Ku Klux Klan
Urban Lipps
Navaree
Lipps
Wilbur
United Brotherhood of America
Pontiac
Mich
Bullet Club
Wolverine Republican League
Negro Aviator John Robinson Hinted for Tuskegee Chair
Report says friends expect John Robinson known as Brown Condor to be offered a aviation chair at Tuskegee Institute Alabama. The Chicago post mentions the proposal may come through in May with Robinson described as a prominent Black aviator.
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Chicago
John Robinson
Brown Condor
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Tennessee River Gauge At 7 AM Reports 3.8 Feet
The river level at 7 am is 3.8 feet and falling with no rainfall in the last 24 hours. The maximum temperature reached 88 and the minimum 63 in the period. Alabama and Tennessee forecasts call for generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with light to no temperature changes. east winds along the coast in Alabama.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Hay Wrightson
London
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Anthony Eden
Great Britain
U. S
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Labor Board
Chuck Klein
Rose Bianca Griffith
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