Pendergast Sentenced to 14 Months for Tax Evasion
Tom Pendergast, once a dominant Kansas political figure, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and fined 10,000 for tax evasion tied to 1995 income. Prosecutors say he owes about 430,000 in taxes interest and penalties and the total evaded income from 1927 to 1936 could total 1.24 million. Judge Otis imposed probation on a related count if the back taxes are paid.
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CourTry
Kansas
Tom
Pendergast
Ihen
Maurice M. Millican
Merrill B. Otis
Milligan
Sult
R. Emmet O'Malley
Otis
Treasury
Forrest Smith
Ladies Night at Decatur Elks Club event
Wednesday night will be ladies night at the Decatur Elks Club with a large crowd of members wives and friends from Decatur Florence and Athens expected to attend. G P Banniza leads the program featuring Misses Joan Summer and Virginia McGraw from Jack Sakon's Dance Studio in Birmingham plus students from Banniza's Decatur School of the Dance. A Dutch supper will follow. Meeting begins at 7 30.
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Decatur
Quintuplets Return Home After Toronto Visit
The Dionne quintuplets, just back from a 210 mile trip to Toronto to visit the king and queen, asked when they might travel again. Their next party is planned for their fifth birthday on May 28, and Oliva Dionne noted the royal meeting left the children and family pleased.
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Callander
Ont
Dionne
Toronto
Oliva Dionne
George
Alabama highway patrol trains recruits in Montgomery
Sixteen candidates for positions with the Alabama highway patrol attended a two week training course in Montgomery. Patrol Chief T Weller Smith said three of the original nineteen chosen did not pass the physical examinations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Highway Patrol
T.weller Smith
Market Drift Amid Mixed Signals and Wall Street Quiet
New York stocks wavered with no clear direction as bears and bulls clashed through the day. A mild rally faded, broker interpretations of a public speech produced little impact, and overall activity remained subdued with a neutral tilt from European markets. Bonds quiet, commodities edged higher as U.S. Steel and several majors lagged while Rubber, Sears, Case, and International Harvester showed steadier gains.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
United Aircraft
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Consolidated Edison
Anaconda
Santa Fe
Westinghouse
U.S. Rubber
Aly Reduction
Sears - Roebuck
J. I Case
International + Harvester
Papain Pacific
Eastman Roa
Cotton futures rise slightly amid mixed trade
New York cotton futures opened higher by 5 to 10 points and traded near unchanged as buyers from abroad and southern cooperative interests offset selling by spot houses.
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New York
Poultry Prices Mixed in Chicago Trade
Poultry market report from Chicago May 23 shows live birds with 1 car and 61 trucks. Hens steady at 15 to 19 pounds classes. broilers colored 18, Plymouth Rock 19, White Rock 19. bareback chickens 14 to 17. roosters 10 1 2. other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Nashville Livestock Market Report May 23
Ashville livestock and cattle prices listed with steer and heifer quotes from 7.50 to 8.75, top daily around 9.75. Hog receipts 600 with most around 120 pounds up to 6.50 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 800 with steady to 10.50 and 10.73 for spring lambs. outside prices for long hauls. Chicago wheat and corn futures rise on hot southwest weather. July wheat at 75 56 8. corn and oats also higher.
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Ashville Livestock Nashvielf
Tenn
Aeecai
Chicago
Jay
Civic Clubs Game Tonight Called Off
The Rotary and Lions clubs softball game at Benson Field was canceled due to wet grounds. The rescheduled playoff date will be announced later.
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Civic Clubs
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Benson Field
Baltimore jury hears threats in Tarquinio murder case
State witness Giuseppe Soda testified that Aurelio Tarquinio threatened his housekeeper Evelyn Rice two months before her body was found in East Baltimore sewers. Prosecutors described Tarquinio as insanely jealous and warned he would kill Rice if she left him. The trial, with judges H Niles ED Dickerson and Roland Adams, resumed after 16th witness testimony.
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Baltimore
Giuseppi Soda
Aurelio Marco Tarquinio
Evelyn Rice
Soda
Tarquinio
Georgia
William H. Maynard
Anselm Sodaro
Miss Rice
Maynard
H. Niles
Edwin T. Dickerson
Roland K. Adams
Troop 11 Scouts Meet On River Regulations Talk
Troop 11 of Boy Scouts met briefly on Monday evening with few members present due to final exams and bad weather. Cues were collected, insignia awarded, and a short business period followed by a visit to the courthouse to hear Mr. McInnis of the U S Coast Guard discuss river regulations and water dangers. He answered questions and provided informative guidance.
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McInnis
U. S. Coast Guard
Birmingham Lawyer Appointed Ensley Inferior Court Judge
Thomas F. McDowell of Birmingham and Ensley was appointed judge of the Ensley inferior court by Governor Frank M. Dixon. He succeeds the late Judge F. O. Harris.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas F. McDowell
Birmingham
Ensley
Ensley Inferior Court
Frank M. Dixon
McDowell
F. O. Harris
Girl Scouts Plan an All Day Hike
Red Wing Troop 3 of Girl Scouts met at Central Methodist church Monday night. Wild Rose patrol led a program with a skit on participation and courtesy led by Kathleen McGlathery and teammates. Planed an all day hike Saturday May 7. Scouts depart from Captain Mary Louise Reed's home at 7 AM.
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Red Wing
Central Methodist Church
Wild Rose Patrol
Kathleen McGlathery
Wanda Dell Mitchell
Wynelle Self
Betty Wyatt
Mary Louise Reed
E. Moulton Street
Scouts Asked Into Meeting In Decatur Courtroom
Every Boy Scout in Decatur is asked to attend tonight at 7 30 in the city court house for the regular Court of Honor and to receive final instructions on the anti mosquito survey conducted by all Scout troops. E A Philen of the health department will give the final instructions to the scouts.
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Decatur
Health Department
E. A. Philen
Scout Organization
Republic Suit Alleges 1937 Steel Strike Riots Across Several States
Republic sues unions claiming 1937 strike against Republic Steel led to blockades, missiles, armed mobs, rail and mail disruptions, home and family intimidation, and halted interstate shipping. Company seeks $2.5 million actual damages plus treble damages, costs, and fees under the Clayton act.
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Marshal
Steel Company
Tom Girdler
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Illinois
New York
Republic
Great Lakes
CIO
Testimony on Campbell reports scorned by witness
McWhirter testified about Campbell's alleged Semitic plot reports saying they were fantastic and he kept them in a six foot wastebasket. He knew Campbell for nine years and distrusted distribution of the reports. He praised Campbell's zeal but warned against excessive enthusiasm.
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Campbell
McWhirter
Dies
Thomas
Decatur Diary Highlights Local Church Events
Local notes report Rev John C Cowell Jr will give the closing address at Columbia Bible School in Columbia South Carolina next Thursday at 730 pm. He will then visit Bob Jones College for an honorary degree. Howard College president Harwell Davis preaches at Central Baptist. Rev Homer Britton in the evening. An ice cream supper and Brunswick stew at Chapel Hill church on May 27 sponsored by the W M A invites public attendance.
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John C. Cowell, Jr
Columbia Bible School of Columbia
US. C
Columbia
Cowell
Bob Jones College
Harwell Davis
Howard College
Central Baptist Church
Homer Britton
Chapel Hill
Briggs Plants Idle Shut Detroit Plants Hit By Strike
About 65 000 auto workers idle as Briggs Manufacturing shuts seven plants for a CIO UAW strike. Chrysler also shuts 10 plants in Detroit and Indiana. Lincoln plant at Ford vies with broader industry. James F. Dewey arrives to aid settlement talks as picketing begins and two men are stabbed.
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Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Chrysler Corporation
Newcastle
Ind
Kokomo
Dodge Truck
Brigga Company
Briggs
Cio-Uaw
Emil Mazey
Anglers Prize Rules Reserve Fish Until Award Time
The rules state all fish remain in the club’s possession until prizes are awarded. No one may win two prizes, ties go to the fish weighed first, ladies and children are eligible, and those under 16 may register free. Contestants must sign an affidavit confirming time place and sole possession of the catch.
Dispatcher Responds To Urgent Call For Help
A Philadelphia fire department dispatcher answered a caller's plea then a fire engine and police car raced to a residence. Mrs. Joseph Smarkola greeted the crew and revealed she only wanted a taxicab, not emergency assistance.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Smarkola
Convicts Killed at Cummins Prison Farm in Arkansas
Two escaped inmates were killed in a hand to hand clash with guards near the Cummins Prison Farm after a storm battered the stockade releasing ten prisoners. The incident follows the mass breakout at the state prison grounds in Arkansas.
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Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
Rogersville seeks approval for 15000 water bond issue
State Finance Director A R Forsyth reviewed an application from the town of Rogersville asking approval of a proposed fifteen thousand dollar water system bond issue.
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Montgomery
Ala
A.R. Forsyth
Rogersville
Hospital moved to his home at Falkville today
The patient was transported from the hospital to his residence in Falkville today using a Drinkards Howell ambulance, indicating home care arrangements following treatment.
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Falkville
Drinkards Howell Ambulance
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Aome Telephoto
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Iane McCall
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PF. B. Sparkman
Oak Ridge
M. R. Boucher
Meridianville
Huntsville
W. L. Spearman
M. E. Lazenby
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Maurice Raymond Boucher
R. M. Graftland
Trinity
M. C. Patton
Atlanta
Merle Nelson
E. Church Street
Kathryn Timberlake
Riverside High School
South
Advertising Art Club
Advertising Art School
Nashville
Miss Timberlake
Leon Sparkman
Sixth Avenue
Bob Johnson
Ninth Street
Frank Knight
Hartselle
Baugh’s Infirmary
Oscar Flack
Baugh
14Th Avenue, Eaat
R. N. Harris
Ferry Street
Narnie P. Chandler
Fourth Avenue
West
T. R. Harrison
W. E. Sparkman
Blake Wright
My Ie Ae
Otis Bass
Thomas Goodwin
Hillsboro
Curtis Shirley
Somerville
City
Hosea Rice
M. C. Lee
Route 2
Robert M. Harper
Athens
Joe Rowe
Benevolent Society
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Totz
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A. B. Chandler
Mark Twain
Usu
Tennessee Valley Company
James L. Rankin
Sec’ Y Treas
Tennessee Valley Bank
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