Veterans Rally Ends Peacefully After Freight Car Blockade
In East St Louis on May 24 a protest over a cash bonus ended peacefully after Sheriff Munie promised veterans transportation to Washington. National guardsmen assembled as 300 World War I veterans were ordered off blocked freight cars and the expedition, organized in Portland, Oregon, moved toward the capital by auto, truck and freight train.
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East ST. Louis
Caseyville
Munie
Washington
Indiana
Portland
Oregon
Bal
Ohio
Kilby lashes Black over Muscle Shoals stance in Alabama
Former Governor Thomas E. Kilby denounces Black in a wiregrass speech for perceived double crossing on prohibition and Muscle Shoals, pledging to carry Alabama's fight to Washington and push to activate the fertilizer plant. He attacks Black for aligning with Norris and warns against federal extravagance.
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Thomas E. Kilby
Muscle Shoals
Washington
Kilby
Bilack
Senator Norris
Montgomery
Senate
Alabama
Stegall Bank Deposit Bill Delayed to Tomorrow
The Stegall guaranty bank deposit bill postponed until tomorrow due to illness among several members. Speaker Garner predicted passage if taken up, sending it to the Senate. The Alabama Democrat’s measure aims to insure financial institution safety and restore public confidence for business recovery.
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Washington
House
Stegall Guarantye Bank
Garner
Senate
Stegall
Democrat
Alabama
Amelia Earhart arrives in Londonderry after solo Atlantic hop
Amelia Earhart arrives in Londonderry Ireland after completing a solo Atlantic flight. The first woman to do so, she is photographed at Mrs Frances McLiures home as Central Press Radio-Telephoto crews relay her story. The image was rushed from Londonderry to London by fast plane and distributed nationwide by telephoto.
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
Atlantic
Londonderry
Ireland
Frances McLiure
Central Press Radio
London
United States
Pastors Discuss Union Campaign Plans
Members of the Pastors Union met at Central Baptist Church to discuss proposals for a union campaign. The open question was left for further discussion. Reports on the census committee were accepted and resignations and new appointments were announced.
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Pastors Union
Central Baptist Church
Birmingham Truck Driver Held on Overload Charge
George L. Mask of Birmingham is jailed in Morgan county after midnight arrest by the state highway patrol. No charges were confirmed, but unofficial word says he is being held in connection with an overloaded truck as patrols intensify enforcement of vehicle laws and safety standards.
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George L. Mask
Birmingham
Morgan County
State Highway Patrol
Poppy Day Endorsement From local Legion Post
Mor gan County Post No. 15 of the American Legion endorses the annual Legion Auxiliary poppy sale set for May 28. Commander Bob Catlett urges public support, praising the memory emblems aiding war bereaved families and surviving widows and orphans.
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Legion Auxiliary
Bob Catlett
Legion
Catlett
Morgan County
No. 15
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Crowds Look Forward to Danville Singing Events
Residents in the Danville area anticipate two forthcoming events. On Thursday at 7 30 p m the Decatur community sing will be at the Danville high school auditorium with many Decatur singers attending and others from the Danville region. On the second Sunday in June the annual Mt Nebo singing will use the Christian Harmony book with many county residents planning to attend. R L Gibson expressed hope for a large turnout.
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Decatur
Mt. Nebo
R. L. Gibson
Dakville
Highway Patrol Begins Drive to Make Roads Safe
Decatur hosts two Alabama highway patrolmen Messrs Moody and Thorson plus fellow officers as they start an indefinite safety drive. They aim to curb reckless driving reduce truck overloading and night lighting violations while promising fair treatment and public warning. They will operate on highways entering the city for several days.
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C. M
Pt Nyrqacnnahd Py
Observation Car Off Track At Union Station Switch
The southbound train at Union Station left the track at a switch. The Fan-American observation car derailed but after delays was unhooked and passengers transferred. The car was later placed back on rails and taken to the shops.
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Union Station
River Gauge Reads 5.8 Feet at Geven Oglock
Flood stage readings show Tennessee river at 5.8 feet at Geven Oglock today. Officials monitor rising water levels and potential impacts downstream.
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Tennessee
Veterans Strike March To Board Freight Train For Bonus Fight
In East St Louis on May 24 about 342 World War veterans marching toward Caseyville attempted to board a Baltimore and Ohio freight train to continue to Washington for a bonus bill. Automobiles and trucks carried over 100 of them ahead while others uncoupled freight cars but the engine was removed and the railroad refused to let the veterans ride the train. The marchers vowed to uncouple the cars until eight empty cars were provided for their passage.
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East ST Louis
Washington
B. and
B and O
Caseyville
Here
East St. Louis
Taboose
B. And.o
No Rain Recorded In 24 Hour Period To Seven A.M.
Weather note reports no rainfall during the 24 hours ending at seven o'clock this morning.
Weather Snapshot: 84/63 Today
The weather bureau reports a maximum temperature of 84 and a minimum of 63 for the 24 hour period ending at seven o clock.
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Patriotism Seen as Key to Citizenship by Hines to Grads
Gen Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans Bureau, told alumni that patriotism is the soul of citizenship and a defense against unstable times. He warned the next 25 years may bring fewer accomplishments and urged youth to uphold laws, values, and civic duty amid rising unrest and disillusionment.
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Son
Morgan County Strawberry Shipments Rise This Year
Eight cars of strawberries have been sent from this county so far this year. The last car fetched $2.75 net per crate to the planter. Favorable weather should move most of this year's Morgan county crop this week and next, ahead of Kentucky's season. The Hartselle association shipped eleven cars last year and may exceed that total this year. The $2.75 net price remains very attractive to growers.
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Morgan County
Kentucky
Hartselle Association
Johnson's Death Seen As Unknowingly Consumed Whiskey
Sheriff A W Davis stated Johnson drank whiskey from a can and later from a second bucket believed to contain water but held strong whiskey. Johnson died at Morgan county jail from heart strain after officers seized a still and Johnson consumed portions of the whiskey.
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John Kemper Johnson
Johnson
Davis
Morgan County
Sheriff Davis
Amelia Earhart Putnam Visits Prince at St James Palace
Amelia Earhart Putnam called on the Prince of Wales at St James Palace in London today, meeting for about fifteen minutes to discuss flying experiences. The visit followed her solo Atlantic crossing from Harbor Grace to Londonderry, marking her as the first woman to conquer the Atlantic solo in a pilot's seat. She plans to proceed to Rome for a trans Atlantic fliers convention underway there.
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
St. James Palace
Harbor Grace
New Foundland
Londonderry
Ireland
Atlantic
DO X Arrives In Berlin After Long Flight
The giant liner DO X arrived in Berlin on Tuesday completing a staged flight from New York to Calshot England earlier. The event marks the first milestone in its European route as crowds gathered to witness the historic arrival.
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Berlin
Calshot
England
Senator Bingham Pushes Repeal Resolution in Senate
Senator Bingham of Connecticut moves for an early vote on re submission of the prohibition issue seeking repeal of the eighteenth amendment. He cites delay in judiciary committee reporting a resolution and aims to test prohibition re submission to the states at the first opportunity.
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Washington
Bingham
Connecticut
Judiciary Committee
Prohibition Record Shaped by House Beer Revenue Vote
The House rejected beer revenue plans late yesterday in a 228 to 168 vote, shaping the 1932 campaign as the most complete prohibition record since the Volstead Act. The O Connor Hull bill to tax beer failed three cents a pint, with 85 Democrats joining 83 Republicans and one Farmer-Laborite.
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House
Congress
O’connor- Hull
Farmer-Laborite
140 Students on Alabama Honor Roll for 1931
One hundred forty University of Alabama students earned honor averages during the 1931 term. Miss Mary Robertson, registrar, notes lists include juniors and seniors across arts and sciences chemistry education home economics and commerce freshmen and sophomores must meet set A and B thresholds while law and engineering have class rank or GPA requirements and medicine emphasizes special research.
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University of Alabama
Mary Robertson
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Chemitry
College of Education
School of Home Economics
Commerce
School of Law
College of Engineering
Decatur B-Line Baseball Team Name Contest
Readers are invited to enter a name for the Decatur B-Line baseball team. The contest closes Friday night with the winner announced Saturday and a fan prize of 9 set 20m passes to all home games noted in Page Six.
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Decatur B-Line
Page Six
Illinois Hold-Up Solved Through Arrests
In Ottawa Illinois AP report Assistant Chief Clarence Goss of Streater signs a statement admitting he plotted the $52000 Union National Bank hold-up with Patrolman George Kmetz and four others eight days earlier. State's Attorney Hansen said Goss spoke after extended questioning. Four men held the bank staff and cashier and family at home. Kmetz Al Brown and Abewitz gave formal statements. two others are held as conspirators.
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Ill
Clarence Goss
Streater
George Kmetz
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Hansen
Goss
Ant
Redding Night Watchman Forced Into Auto in Heist
Night watchman in Redding was forced into a car by robbers who forced him to direct them to Homer White a cashier whose wife was kidnapped. Mrs. Redding and a telephone operator were bound and gagged at the courthouse while White was compelled to open safes. The robbers did not wait for the time lock on the big vaults.
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Redding
Homer White
George L. Bowles Answers Last Call
George L. Bowles died in East St Louis after a long life of civic and financial activity. He organized the old Commercial Savings Bank in the city and was a brother in law to Carrie Bowles and an uncle to Mrs J W Bogges and Thomas A Bowles.
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Priday
East St. Louis
George L. Bowles
Mors Bowles
Carrie Bowles
J. W. Bogges
Thomas A. Bowles
Old Commercial Savings Bank
Markets Note Grain and Oil Futures Shifts
Market desk reports New York and New Orleans futures with January March and May deliveries. Prices show January through December variations with 631, 630, 5.71, 5.68, 5.93, 5.88, 6.05, and 6.01 cited for different months and locations.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago Grain Noon Quotations Report
Chicago market update shows July wheat unchanged at 0 percent, corn up 33 percent, oats up 22 percent as of noon quotations. The brief bulletin notes price movements across the three grains with no further context provided.
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