Terms of Treaty Backed by Metal Along Her Border
A European border security update notes France and Britain approving an 8000 strong special force and a chain of border defenses. Czecho-Slovakia warns changes require military force. Switzerland seeks 23 million for armaments while Poland vows not to surrender the Polish corridor without war.
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Associated Press
Germany
France
Britain
Czecho-Slovakia
Switzerland
Poland
Special session debates repeal taxes and liquor price levels
The piece outlines proposed repeal of certain 1930s taxes if the 18th Amendment ends, with the president empowered to suspend levies and liquor tax set to cover revenues. It also recounts Shipping Board chief Saltzman learning on New Deal shipping and a tobacco pact fight between farmers and big firms.
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Congress
Treasury
Roosevelt
Charles Mok
Saltzman
The
Shipping Board
Army Signal Corps
Department of Agriculture
Tooth and Nail
James Roosevelt
George Washington Hill
American Tobacco Company
Lynching of George Armwood Sparks Maryland Govts Blame
On October 19 Governor Ritchie blamed Judge Robert F. Duer and State's Attorney John B. Robins for the lynching of George Armwood, a Black man, dragged from jail in Princess Anne and hanged on a gasolined pyre near the town. Armwood, accused of attacking a white woman, was returned from Baltimore with 25 state police guarding him. The governor ordered immediate action to apprehend those responsible.
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Princess ‘Ann
George Armwood
Ritchie
Robert F. Duer
John B. Robins
Duer
Robins
Armwood
Baltimore
Wiggins Family Buys Bank Stock in 1928 Pool Action
Albert H. Wiggins former Chase National Bank chairman testified before Senate investigators that his family bought 1100 shares in 1928 through a pool run by Chase officials. The pool reportedly earned about 50000 dollars from buying and selling shares as stock rose about 100 points.
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Washington
Albert H. Wiggins
Chase National Bank
Senate
Wiggins
Chase
Squirrel Hunters Bay Limits Early
Sheriff Kumpe Ayers testified in circuit court that many Moulton residents are enjoying squirrel hunting near a national forest described as a hunter’s paradise. The article notes a daily limit of 10 squirrels, with a majority of Moulton Nimrods already having bagged that limit.
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Kumpe Ayers
Lawrence County
New Fertilizer Plants Planned at Muscle Shoals
Dr. Harry A. Curtis of the Tennessee Valley Authority announced early construction plans for fertilizer plants at Muscle Shoals, including Plant No. 2 for nitrates, with design work under way and preparations to start before cold weather. He noted potential potash production at Plant No. 2 after blast furnaces are built and said details on number of buildings are not yet announced.
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Sheffield
Ala
Muscle Shoals
Harry A. Curtis
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dr. Curtis
Curtis
Shoals Area
Joe Wheeler
Tennessee River
Wilson Dam
Morgan farmers receive 185000 in cotton subsidy checks
About 2950 cotton checks totaling 185000 have been issued to Morgan county farmers under the federal price support program. An estimated 55000 remains to be distributed, with Hartselle merchants seeing a surge in business as checks arrive daily. {Note: This summary uses the readable facts from the source.}
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W. H. Gregory
Morgan County
Washington
Morgan
Mr. Gregory
Hartselle
Cullman
Lawrence
Strand Theatre
City Hall
Gregory
R. M. Reeves
Cullman County
Fine Cotton Bales Fetch Premium at Patterson Gin
Clarence Turner of Harris Lime Stone county delivered two bales of Hastings Farm Relief cotton to Patterson's Gin this Thursday. The sample ran 38 percent lint over one inch. G L Corbett called it the best he had seen. Patterson bought the two bales at 9 1/2 cents per pound, with some seed sold at three cents. These bales come from 3 1/2 acres and a good bale remains to pick.
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Clarence Turner
Harris
Limestone County
Hasting
Patterson
G. L. Corbett
C. D. Patterson
New Highway Job Openings Between Decatur and Wheeler
New work on the Joe Wheeler highway between Decatur and Wheeler in Lawrence county will open November 1 to 10. Men who applied to the Reemployment Service Bureau at Albany city hall will have preference for jobs, with bids advertised after paving specifications call for asphalt using high grade material. Traffic will be diverted via Athens during construction.
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Joe Wheeler
Decatur
Wheeler
Lawrence County
Albany City Hall
Johnston Street
Athens
Huntsville
Tuscumbia
Appellate Court Reviews 3.2 Case in Alabama
In Montgomery on October 19 the court of appeals heard John Harduval's challenge to the Edgar near beer law claiming it repealed all Alabama prohibitions on 3.2 beer. The case asks for a writ of prohibition to halt his prosecution in Jefferson County for possession of 3.2 beer.
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Montgomery
Ala
Court of Appeals
John Harduval
Birmingham
Edgar
Alabama
Harduval
Jefferson County
Pantomime Program Planned at Ninth Street Church
A pantomime program titled Daring Youth will be presented Sunday evening at the Ninth Street Methodist Church. It portrays youth heroism and the public is cordially invited to attend.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
Alabama NRA Board Calls for County Compliance Boards
The Alabama State NRA Board met in Birmingham and issued a call for immediate establishment of county compliance boards. They praise existing boards, urge counties lacking full organization to form a board and forward its members to J E Addicks, chairman, Department of Commerce, 257 Federal Bldg, noting one board per county suffices except in larger towns.
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NRA
Birmingham
Alabama
J. E. Addicks
Depant of Commerce
Elam Sentenced for Burglary and Theft
Sunny Jim Elam, local prize fighter, pleaded guilty in a Wednesday court to two burglary charges. He received two years on one count and three years on the other. Elam was linked to the Pointer Harlow Grocery burglary and later questioned in the Ashford Watkins Grocery incident on Fourth Avenue. He previously fought in North Alabama rings and held a good boxing record.
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Sunny Jim Elam
Elam
Pointer-Harlow Grocery Company
Ashford-Watkins
Fourth Avenue
North
North Alabama
Tag Day Proceeds Buy Text Books For Students
Miss Ola Barnard reports many children miss school due to lacking books. De catur students are handicapped by missing texts and rely on hearings or borrowed volumes. The Tag Day drive aims to fund purchases, with the Daily force contributing $4.00.
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Ola Barnard
Decatur
Daily Force
Trinity to Have a Tacky Party at High School
The Epworth League of Trinity Methodist church plans a tacky party at the high school building on Friday night October 20. Many features are planned and everyone is invited to join the fun.
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Epworth League of the Trinity Methodist Church
Prof Hagerman to Speak Tonight at St Johns Parish House
Professor O. B. Hagerman principal of Gordon Bibb School will address the Men’s League at St. John’s parish house this evening at 7 30 o’clock All men are invited Entrance on Jackson street
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Hagerman
Gordon-Bibb School
St. John’s Parish House
Jackson Street
Judge Calls Special Term For Scottsboro Trials On Nov 27
Judge W W Callahan of Morgan circuit court announces a special term to convene November 27 1983 to try the Scottsboro cases. The move follows a request from the Alabama Attorney General and input from the Chief Justice. Attorneys for the state and defense are reportedly assembling for the hearings after prior delays.
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Callahan
W. W. Callahan
Morgan Circuit Court
Scottsboro
Supreme Court of Alabama
Circuit Court
Morgan County
James E. Horton
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Montgomery
Moregan County
Jackson County
Victoria
Knight
Patterson’s
Weems
Son
Thomas 8. Lawson
Wade Wright
H. G. Bailey
Patterson
Samuel S. Leibowitz
New York
John Brodsky
George Chamiee
Chattanooga
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Miner killed during protest march in Springfield
A Progressive miner from Taylorsville, Melville Staples, 31, was shot and killed near Progressive headquarters in Springfield as thousands of miners arrived for a protest march. The shooting came as the NRA decision in the Illinois union conflict awaited and the assailant fled. Staples had been active in seeking union recognition for over a year.
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Sprinfield
Taylorsville
Springfield
NRA
Melville Staples
Progressive
Staples
State House
Railroads Defy Wheat Embargo Across North Dakota
In Bismarck on October 19 officials reported North Dakota railroads defied Governor Langer's wheat embargo order. The adjutant general planned to halt shipments and mobilize national guardsmen to enforce the embargo. National guard units would be dispatched to shut down violators.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Langer
Adjutant General's Office
National Guard
Community Sing Draws Big Crowd At West Side Methodist
Unusual interest surrounds the 7 15 tonight community sing at West Side Methodist church. Leaders say the program is among the best ever and expected to attract one of the largest crowds. Many out of town singers and musical groups plan to participate.
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West Side Methodist Church
Roy Chambers Severely Ill in Decatur Tennessee
Roy Chambers of Elkton Tennessee, a longtime local merchant, is in critical condition at Baugh's Infirmary after an operation for appendicitis. He fell ill Monday and traveled to Decatur for treatment, arriving in intense pain before the decision for immediate surgery.
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Roy Chambers
Elkton
Tenn
Baugh’s Infirmary
Chambers
Decatur
Lindbergh Kidnap Case Reopened by Justice Department
Washington Oct 19 The department of justice plans a fuller probe into the two month old Lindbergh kidnapping following recent success in rounding up kidnapers and the withdrawal of a lone income tax investigator from the case.
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Department of Justice
Lindbergh
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