Black Legion fears rise as robes burned in Detroit area
Reports say fear struck members burn robes and hoods while authorities plan a finish fight on night riding terrorists. Prosecutor says the organization’s local core is broken and contemplates charges under Michigan's criminal syndicalism law against 13 Black Legion leaders in Jackson.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Dudley Owen
Jackson County
John Doe
Jackson
Richard Bowen
Detroit Police Laboratories
New York
Michigan
Dudley
Ray Ernest
Evans Aims Federal Action Against Black Legion
Ku Klux Klan leader Evans calls on the federal government to eradicate the Black Legion, claiming the Klan opposes terrorism and denying any link to the group. Detroit investigators cite possible Klan roots among Black Legion members as law authorities pledge joint action for swift justice.
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Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Black Legion
America
United States
Detroit
Klan
Wayne County
Michigan
Law
Two hunted in ax slaying at Foley
In Baldwin County Alabama a 20 year old Edward Beavers was slain with an ax after being called from his home Wednesday night. A negro and a white man were sought for questioning as investigators pursued a motive. Beavers body lay about 400 yards from his house with bloodstains leading from the highway to the brush. A black woman was also questioned though the sheriff did not tie her to the crime.
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Beavers
Jim Perdue
Wilkins
Eggert to Judge Tennessee Valley Horse Show
Colonel Edwin C. Eggert of Bowling Green Kentucky has been selected to judge the Tennessee Valley horse show at Benson field on Friday night June 26. Eggert known as Eddie brings wide experience judging at Indianapolis Cleveland Miss Dyersburg Nedberry Memphis Paducah Northville Murfreesboro Newark Union City and other venues.
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Edwin C. Eggert
Bowling Green
Benson Field
C. L. Sartor
Central Committee
Colonel Eggert
Eddie
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Miss
Dyersburg
Tenn
Nedberry
S. C
Memphis
Paducah
Northville
Mich
Murfreesboro
Newark
Ohio
Union City
Nazi Fleet Heads to Kiel Bay Display in Show of Power
In Kiel Germany May 29 the new Nazi navy staged a major display with about 50 ships led by Adolf Hitler aboard the pocket battleship Deutschland A mock battle followed at 7:00 am as German forces claimed victory The fleet will be paraded off Laboe then return to port New submarines and speedboats built under the Anglo German treaty were shown publicly for the first time.
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Melvin K. Whiteleather
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Kiel
Germany
Kiel Bay
Adolf Hitler
West
Deutchland
Kiel Harbor
der Fuehrer
Hitler
Laboe
Williams Wins Silver Trophy for Banking Group
T. E. Williams, cashier of Limestone County Bank of Athens, received a silver trophy as leader of the Alabama Bankers Association group for efficiency. He posted a 100 percent membership record among banks in the group, with the platter described as a handsome prize.
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Athens
Ala
T. E. Williams
Limestone County Bank of
Alabama Bankers Association
Williams
Cupid Finds Prison No Bar
In Rock Arkansas on May 20 a 52 year old widow Mrs Lula A Tuveson waited at England for a governor decision on her plea to free Ed Harwick a life prisoner at Tucker State Prison Farm. Gov Futrell faced the case in Little Rock as Tuveson’s 17000 word My Story outlined a romance begun by letters and a plan to wed.
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Rock
Ark
Lula A. Toverson
Indiana
Arkansas’ Capitol
England
Ed Harwick
Arkansan
Tucker State Prison Farm
J. M. Futrell
Little Rock
Pardwick
Tuveson
Four Brooklyn killers executed at Sing Sing
Four young Brooklyn men were executed in Sing Sing prison’s electric chair, the third quadruple execution there in 16 years. The group, including two women among 22 death row inmates guarded, were condemned for killing diner owner Thomas Gaughan during a June 1934 cafe robbery.
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Ossining
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Sing Sing Prison
Thomas Gaughan
Charles Kropowitz
George Rosenberg
John Sheehy
Frank Rue
Vincent de Martino
Veterans to turn in bonds at P O here
Decatur post office staff prepare for bond receipts for veterans expected to start June 18. Bonds mailed from Washington June 17 to Birmingham central paying office, then checks sent to veterans. Identification required for unknown recipients. Denominations are 50 dollars with 3 percent interest for non cash conversion. Alabama expected to receive about 25 million dollars in bonuses.
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Washington
Decatur
Birmingham
United States Savings Depository Office
LeRoy McEntire
Francis
Alabama Department Legion
Baptists to Meet June 2 in Morgan County
The Morgan County Missionary Baptist Association will convene at Bethel church near Hartselle on Tuesday June 2 at 10 30 a m. All pastors and association workers are urged to attend as matters of far reaching importance will be discussed and an out of county speaker will address the group at eleven.
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Morgan County Missionary Baptist Association
Bethel Church
Hartselle
I. W. Myers
Quintuplets marked third birthday with half million fortune
Callander Ont May 29 The Dionne quintuplets began their third year of life with a fortune of 500000 A contract provided 250000 up front and 50000 plus ten percent of net profits from three feature films in the next two and a half years Their banked total reached 250000 with an expected 900000 by 1940
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Callander
Ont
Dionne Quintuplets
Library service extends beyond Hartselle city limits
Leon Livingston, library official at the Hartselle library station in city hall, reports that regular users live more than ten miles away, some traveling from Somerville to borrow books from the county library in Hartsele.
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Leon Livingston
Hartselle
sta _the city hall
Somerville
Hartsele
Professor Ellis Dies in Birmingham Area
Professor 8 A Ellis a widely known Jefferson county educator died of cancer at his home in Birmingham May.
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Birmingham
Ala
8. A. Ellis
Jefferson County
Republicans to expand wing in Dixie two party effort
Delegates and alternates from 12 southern states gather June 8 in Cleveland to unite Republicans for a militant program and two party government in the Democratic south. Georgia figures like Bertha Field push for broader southern GOP growth.
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Atlanta
South
Southern Association of Republicans
Chicago
Nh. B. Creager
Texas
Co. A. Jones
North Carolina
Cleveland
Bertha M. Field
Clint W. Hager
Georgia Republican Central Committee
Republican Party
Creager
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Landon Nominates Hamilton For President Convention
Gov Alf Landon announced that John D M Hamilton Kansas national committeeman will place his name in nomination at the Republican national convention in Cleveland He is district delegate to the convention and general counsel for the national committee He spoke to newspapermen at his office in an informal statement.
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Landon
Morgan Girl Wins State 4-H Award
Miss Mary Gardiner Peck of Somerville route 2 was named one of nine healthiest 4-H Club girls in Alabama at Auburn. The Morgan County student at Priceville High School advanced after county and district wins and will compete again in October for a Chicago trip to the national 4-H convention.
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Mary Gardiner Peck
A. M. Peck
Somerville
Auburn
Alabama
Mond
Chicago
Peck
Priceville High School
Morgan County
Decatur
Hartselle
Cy Peck
Southern tenant union claims partial victory in Arkansas cotton choppers strike
In Memphis on May 29 the Southern tenant farmers' union said strikers in Mississippi county have won a wage increase, part of a broader cotton choppers strike centered in Crittenden, Cross and St. Francis counties.
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Memphis, Tenn
Southern Tennant Farmers’ Union
Arkansas
Crittenden
Cross
St. Francis
H. L. Mitchell
Mississippi County
Nudist colony voyage navigator returns penniless in trousers
Johan Hohansen, a Norwegian seaman and navigator for a failed nudist colony expedition to the Virgin Islands, arrives back in Tampa with no money and wearing trousers. He criticizes the venture as the sorriest mess, recounting days at Havana and reliance on charity from locals.
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Tampa
Fila
Johan Hohansen
Virgin Islands
Johansen
Maurice Allard
Allard
Hooner
Havana
Miami
Two Held in Burglary Case Involving Tarant City and Tampa
Tarant City police arrested Calvin Collins of Tarant City and George Hisler of Tampa on suspicion of burglary. Merchandise stolen from Roberts Store was recovered at Collins home and valued at about 800 dollars. Hisler admitted breaking in but declined to name accomplices.
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Calvin Collins
Tarrant City
George Hisler
Tampa
Fla
Les Williams
Hartselle
Collins
Mr. Roberts
Williams
Hisler
Roberts
Morgan
Decatur
Nichols Dies at 68 in Austinville Rites Set
B F Nichols 68 died Thursday night at his daughter's home in Austinville. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 PM at Mt Zion Madison County, with burial directed by Drinkard Howell of Hartselle. Procession leaves his son's home at 1812 Seventh Ave South at 12 30 PM. Survived by widow five daughters three sons a sister a brother and 36 grandchildren.
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B. F. Nichols
R. E. Cox
Austinville
Mt. Zion
Madison County
Drinkard Howell
Hartselle
C. A. Nichols
Seventh Avenue
South
Nichols
A. W
Study of the Costs In All States Now Being Made
Alabama aims to back up a possible special session with a nationwide cost study. Representative Clint Harrison reports compiling state and local education expenditures to set a standard for operating public schools. He cites Kansas data and seeks broader financial system comparisons for informed decisions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Clint Harrison
Marengo
Harrison
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Kansas
Fletcher
Shelby Fletcher
Madison
Senate
Graves
Montevallo
Board of Trustees
Alabama College
Fhnis
Harry Walker
Limestone
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Howell Turner
Earl Speight
Ed Taylor
House
Absentee Ballots Limited to Absentee Voters
Morgan county voters learned at the probate office that absentee ballots for the June 9 primary are restricted to those away from their polling places on election day. Chairman Rutledge S. Thomas noted many requests come from ill voters who cannot attend, but law bars in-city residents from using the service.
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Rutledge S. Thomas
Morgan County
Democratic Executive Committee
Party for Benefit of Crippled Woman Near Somerville
A community party will be held at Six Mile near Somerville on Sunday night to raise funds for a crippled woman to go to hospital. Entertainment is planned for adults and youths. Tea cream will be sold and prizes awarded for the entertainment. Invitations were issued.
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Six Mile
Somerville
Quitt
Challenge to TVA Constitutionality to Be Brought in Federal Court
A coalition of 19 Tennessee Valley Area utilities, including Commonwealth and Southern and Cities Service, plans to file a federal suit in Birmingham Alabama challenging the TVA act. The case seeks to limit TVA power operations and question government authority in power development and distribution. A Knoxville Tennessee suit was also expected.
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New York
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Valley
Commonwealth & Southern Corp. Cities Service Co
Associated Gas & Electric Co
Electric Bond & Share Co
TVA
Pris
Supreme Court
Wilson Dam
of Alabama Power Co
Wilson
Muscle Shoals
Alabama Power Co
Hughes
Tennessee Valley Authority Act
Knoxeville, Tenn
Deestrick Skule cast rehearses at Central Methodist
The cast of Old Deestrick Skule will rehearse at 7 30 tonight at Central Methodist church. All participants were urged to arrive on time.
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Deestrick Skule” Cast
Deestrick Skule
Central Methodist Church
Senate Passes Commodity Exchange Regulation Bill
Washington May 29. The senate approved the house passed commodity exchange regulation bill after removing controversial cotton amendments. The measure sets rules for trading and oversight of commodity markets.
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Washington
Senate
House
Weather Update From Tennessee and Alabama Cafeteria
Weather notes report the Tennessee River gauge at 3.3 feet and temperatures around 9 degrees with a 34 hour period. Alabama forecasts partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with possible showers near the coast. Tennessee shows continued cool, quiet conditions through tonight.
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Alabama
Tennessee
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