Congress Eyes June 20 Adjournment For Tariff Vote
Washington May 30 Republican leaders set June 20 for adjournment after final tariff bill approval in two weeks. A London naval limitation treaty session would follow, with hopes to finish by July 4. Muscle Shoals action remains uncertain due to conflicting bills, while rivers and harbors legislation awaits Senate action after House approval.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Muscle Shoals
House
Legion Chief Pleads For Disabled Veterans Aid
Brownwood Tex May 30 Special American Legion national commander O L Bodenhamer urged Congress to extend relief to living disabled veterans on Memorial Day. He cited sacrifices of both the dead and living, tracing the Legion's push from Louisville resolutions to the Johnson bill and House passage with amendments.
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Brownwood
Tex
O L. Bodenhamer
American Legion
Senate of the
United States
America
of the Legion
Louisville
Veterans’ Committee
House
The
S. Veterans’ Bureau
Veterans’ Committee of the
Johnson
House of Representatives
Lures Wife To Scene Of Death Plot Unfolds In Ohio
Sheriff says Trilly Smith and Maude Lowther confessed to plotting the killing of Smith's wife to clear a love triangle. Mrs Lowther hid in bushes and fired a 32 caliber shot, killing the 28 year old woman as Smith drove the group to a road south of Ashtabula. Smith and Lowther were to be arraigned. investigators note two children were with Smith at the time.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Frank Sheldon
Trilly Smith
Maude Lowther
Smith
Here
Grand Chancellor to Speak at Tennessee Valley Pythian Meet
Grand Chancellor Commander David J. Davis of Alabama is slated as principal speaker for the Tennessee Valley Pythian Association meeting next Monday evening. Judge A. G. Patterson will preside, with large delegations expected from across the valley joining in one of the season’s largest gatherings.
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David J. Davis
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Pythian Association
A. G. Patterson
Young Lady Lorraine Winton In Critical Condition After Jump
Miss Lorraine Winton sixteen daughter of R M Winton was seriously injured by leaping from the south approach to Swan Lake railroad bridge while avoiding an approaching train. She remained in critical condition at Benevolent hospital after the accident.
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Lorraine Winton
R. M. Winton
Swan Lake
The
Benevolent Hospital
Miss Winton
County Court Completes' Work
The May term of County court at Hartsville will adjourn sine die this afternoon after five days of session. Judge W. T. Lowe presided and a lengthy docket was called with many cases disposed of.
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Hartselle
B. E. Davis
W. T. Lowe
Second body reported on county highway in Chicago gun violence
Chicago reports a second body found on a county highway after a gangster shooting on Friday. The corpse disappeared before police arrived, as detectives probe if the victim is Leon Mongovern, a Moran gangster listed as a public enemy. Sam Hunt, carrying a shotgun in a golf bag, was questioned but did not reveal information.
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Chicago
South Circero Avenue
West 113Th Street
Sam Hunt
Northside
Leon Mongovern
Chicago Crime Commission
Mongovern
Moran
Troy Negro Sentenced for Quick Trial
Robert Giles a Negro was sentenced to 19 years 11 months 20 days to 20 years in the state penitentiary for attempting to attack a Troy white woman. He was escorted by national guardsmen from Kilby prison to Montgomery after sentencing as crowds and officers watched at the Pike County courthouse before Judge W. L. Parks. J H Wilkerson defended him while Solicitor Loft prosecuted.
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Troy
Ala
Robert Giles
State
Kilby
Montgomery
Pike County
J. H. Wilkerson
Solicitor Loft
W. L. Parks
Grand Jury Convening Date Likely Soon After Term Begins
Judge James E. Horton has not fixed the June term grand jury convening date. Horton will preside over the circuit court sessions and will likely set the date shortly after the tribunal begins on Monday.
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James E. Horton
Murder Hint Voiced Again in Gem Case
New York authorities linked James Watson, also known as Australian Paddy, to the 1921 Luther Graves murder in Buffalo while drawing renewed connections to the Robbery loot. Police sought Chicago to seal a safety deposit box holding jewels worth about 200000 dollars.
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New York
Buffalo
James Watson
Hot Springs
Ark
Watson
George Cole
Preston Austin
Texas
Luther P. Graves
George Maloney
Graves
Seebeckee Palm
Chicago
First National Bank
Robert Nelson
Dam Number Three Amendment Aims to Boost Muscle Shoals Effort
A. G. Patterson urges including Dam Number Three on the Tennessee River between Decatur and the Tri-Cities in Muscle Shoals legislation. He argues the $38,000,000 project would aid navigation, power, and land reclamation, and would benefit the Tennessee Valley amid congressional deadlock.
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Tennessee River
Courtland
Lawrence County
A. G. Pattecc
Eighth Congressional District
Muscle Shoals
Patterson
Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Tri-Cities
Congress
Shoals
House
Senate
Lawrence
Lauderdale
Reece
Cove Creek
East
Tennessee
Black
Norris
Prominent Tennessee Valley Group Plans June Banquet
The Decatur League of Women Voters reports high enthusiasm for a June 12 banquet honoring gubernatorial candidates. Local members Mrs Edmundson and Mrs Daniel, with Colonel Edmundson, toured Limestone Lauderdale and Colbert counties to gather support. County leagues will supply reception committees and Lyons hotel will host the event with several candidates expected.
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Tennessee Valley
Decatur League of Women Voters
W- B. Edmundson
J. R. Daniel
Colonel Edmundson
Limestone
Lauderdale
Colbert
Lyons
Few Prisoners In County Jail
The county jail holds twenty two inmates, the lowest count during Sheriff Davis's administration. Officials note spring and summer bring fewer prisoners due to harvest work, while fall and winter see higher numbers as crop activity increases.
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B. E. Davis
Davis
Circuit Court
Education Board Is Meeting Today
The May meeting of the county board of education was held at Hartselle with expectations to fill several teaching vacancies and handle routine matters.
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Education Board
County Board of Education
Hartselle
Wells Expected to Plead Guilty in Goodyear Payroll Robbery
Harry A. Wells of Cleveland Ohio is expected to plead guilty when Etowah circuit court opens in June for his role in the $18,300 Goodyear payroll robbery in Gadsden Alabama. Wells confessed to investigators after the county grand jury met. J S Reeder head of the Goodyear police force faces indictment in connection with the crime. Investigators issued warrants for two additional suspects, names withheld.
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Gadsden
Ala
Harry A. Wells
Cleveland
Goodyear
Etowah Circuit Court
Wells
Etowah County
J. S. Reeder
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Local Weather Report Notes Mild Conditions
The brief item reports calm weather with mild to moderate conditions in the region. It notes no significant storms, steady temperatures, and normal wind patterns for the period.
Decatur Kiwanis Plan Radio Night on June 11
The Decatur Kiwanis club plans a one hour radio program on June 11 over WLAC Nashville between eight and nine oclock. W E Nethery of National Life and Accident Insurance Co figures in the arrangement with W W Fussell as Kiwanis public affairs committee chairman.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
W. E. Nethery
National Life & Accident Insurance Co
Decatur
WLAC
Nashville
Tenn
Kiwanis Unit
W. W. Fussell
Nethery
Two Boys Held on Burglary Charge in Decatur
Two white boys were jailed by Sheriff B E Davis on Thursday afternoon for allegedly burglarizing Mrs Tucker's home on Fifth Avenue South in Decatur. They are to await grand jury action. names were not released.
Great meeting health nurses in Alabama session
Mrs Catherine Sewell county health nurse returned from Birmingham after attending four days of Alabama health nurses sessions. The meeting drew sixty one counties with eighteen from Jefferson and featured a maternity and infancy institute by Miss Anita Jones of New York. Lectures on tuberculosis control impressed her, with Alabama efforts to reduce cases noted.
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Catherine Sewell
Birmingham
Alabama
Kiwanis Rotary Baseball Showdown Set for Later Date
The Decatur Rotary Club challenges the Kiwanis Club of Decatur to a diamond game with time to be announced. Both clubs agreed to play and plan additional activities for a later scheduled day.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Ki— Club
Rotary
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Case Dismissed In County Court
State v Jim Edd Norwood dismissed in county court on Thursday after county solicitor recommendation. Court held evidence did not warrant conviction nor expense of trial.
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State
Jim Edd Norwood
Criminal cases disposed of in Hart County Court
Several criminal cases were disposed of in County Court at Hart selle Thursday. State against J. W. West pleaded guilty and received thirty days hard labor plus a $100 fine, with an additional sixty two days if defaulted. bond set at $500 on appeal. Otto Hill pleaded guilty with identical sentence and $500 bond on appeal. State of Alabama against Otis Chunn was dismissed for insufficient evidence to warrant a conviction.
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Hart~selle
State
J. W. West
W. T. Lowe
Morgan County
Otto Hill
West
Lowe
Hill
State of Alabama
Otis Chunn
Civil Cases Dismissed in Hartselle Court
Two or three civil causes were removed from the docket when called for trial before Judge W. T. Lowe at Hartselle. The Falkville Gun Company suit against J. E. Dutton was dismissed for failure of the prosecutor to appear. The Sandlin versus Dutton case was also dismissed for want of prosecution.
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W. T. Lowe
Hartselle
Falkville Gun Company
J. E. Dutton
R. J. Sandlin
Storm Drench Causes Brief Gutter Flooding
Heavy rain yesterday afternoon caused gutters to flood for a few minutes. Storm sewers carried away the sudden deluge without damage or lasting effects.
Guards fire on rioters at London prison farm
Sam Mazello, a 30 year old convict from Trumbull county, was shot in the chest during a clash as guards fired on 47 inmates attempting to batter from the cell block. The incident followed a 48 hour disturbance by prisoners from the Ohio penitentiary transfer after the April 21 fire that killed 320. Superintendent W F Amrine ordered the shots.
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London, C
Sam Mazello
Trumbull County
London Prison Farm
Mazello
Ohio
W. F. Amrine
Ohio State Pe
Fire Inspection Almost Finished in Decatur District
Members of the Decatur fire department have nearly completed the regular monthly inspection of business houses in the city fire district. The effort aims to reduce fires by early detection and enforcement of safety compliance.
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Decatur Fire Department
Cool May Day Delights Decatur with Unseasonably Chill Weather
A cool snap reaches Decatur making heavy coats comfortable for travel and daily activity. Residents recall past June frosts while today feels distinctly autumnal for late spring.
Davis to Invade The Valley Soon
Lieutenant Governor W. G. Davis, a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, plans to deliver addresses in Alabama. Details of the Decatur appearance and exact date have not been made public.
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Davis
W. GC. Davis
Alabama
Decatur
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