Mutiny Reported Aboard Rotterdam As Marines Await
The captain of the Holland-America liner Rotterdam requested 30 Marines to meet the ship to suppress a mutiny among the crew. Crew allegedly refused to dock at any port except Rotterdam, despite company orders, while officials considered landing passengers at Boulogne or Southampton to avoid a possible port confrontation amid a seamen’s strike there.
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Rotterdam
Holland-Amertliner
Steamship Company
Boulogne
Southampton
White gold boosts Alabama farmers as cotton gains cited
Alabama farmers race to capitalize on rising cotton prices as value climbs from 4.65 cents to about 8 cents per pound. The harvest season accelerates ginning and sales, with money flowing into trade and farmers trimming production costs to the lowest since World War I. County agents push for winter gardens and cover crops to sustain yields, while national officials praise state newspapers for promoting better farming methods.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Birmingham
Estes Pre
Washington
Alabama Tightens Gas Bootlegging Rules With $500 Fine
Montgomery Alabama September 3. A proposed monthly report bill would require wholesalers shipping gasoline into Alabama to report delivery amounts and destinations to the tax commission. Mobile senator notes about 1.5 million dollars of gasoline enters the state annually without tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Tax Commission
Mobile
Judge Overrules New Trial Bid in Morris Arson Case
Judge W. W. Callahan, a circus judge, overruled a motion for a new trial for George L. Morris a Decatur druggist who was sentenced to five to seven years on arson charges. The hearing occurred in Moulton on Saturday.
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W. W. Callahan
George L. Morris
Decatur
Tion
Moulton
Day to Enter Bob Jones College This Year
Billy Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Day of Jackson Street, leaves today for College Point Florida to begin his first year at Bob Jones College.
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Billy Day
W. H. Day
Jackson Street
College Point
Fla
Bob Jones College
Dance Tonight To Draw Big Crowds
Tonight's event at the Country Club features Simpson's Rhythm Kings in Birmingham from 10 to 2. Admission is by invitation only drawing attendees from within the city and beyond.
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Simpson
Rhythm Kings
Birmingham
Two Killed in Effort to Make Pinch
Lebanon Tenn Sept 5 The attempt to arrest a man for a minor offense ended in blood when buckshot struck his hat and he and another man were killed two hours before his term as constable expired.
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Lebanon
Tenn
Northern
Nation observes Labor Day with renewed hopes
Washington reports a nationwide Labor Day holiday opening with fair weather and hopeful mood as Americans anticipate turning from summer leisure to winter prospects. The forty ninth celebration marks relief from joblessness for millions while at resorts and holiday gatherings across the country.
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Nation
Red Cross Distributes 1800 Bags Flour in Morgan County
The Morgan county chapter of the Red Cross reports distributing 1800 bags of flour since August 26. Distributionswere from Decatur Falkville and Hartselle based on school trustees reports. Flour reached those truly in need and an appeal for clothing material was filed, with no report yet on the request.
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Morgan County
The
Red Cross
Peter M. Dennis
Decatur
Falkville
Hartselle
Enrollment Forecast Signals Steady School Attendance
Principal Prof Williams of Central High says the current year’s enrollment will match last term’s figures. The summer school census shows about the same number of children as in previous years.
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Williams
Central High
No Trace Yet Of Missing Minister
Rev. Rupert G. Witt a Mobile rector and chaplain of the Seaman's Institute remains missing. Classmate Rev. Peter M. Dennis said searchers found Witt's records in order and the disappearance remains a complete mystery after he drove a seaman downtown in his car before vanishing.
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Rupert G. Witt
Mobile
Peter M. Dennis
Witt
Seamen's Institute
Saturday Basis In Use Today In Mart
Cotton buyers used Saturday quotations as basis due to market holiday. Decatur price list shows Strict Middling 8.65 Middling 8.40 Strict Low 8.15 with low prices noted for further reference.
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Decatur
Wilma Sheats Heads to Berea for Winter School
Miss Wilma Sue Sheats of Trinity leaves Sunday night for Berea Kentucky to spend the winter with her uncle and aunt and attend school there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Sue Sheats
Trinity
Berea
Next President Faces Short Term Amendment In Congress
The article notes a proposed constitutional amendment changing inauguration from March 4 to January 20. It has already been ratified by many states and requires 36 states for approval. no state has rejected the proposal yet.
Stunt flier dies in air race crash
AP reports Hollywood stunt flier Al Wilson died from a fractured skull after a collision with John Mille’s rotors autogyro in the National Air Races. Wilson’s nineteen pusher plane fell 100 feet following the impact on Saturday.
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al Wilson
Hollywood
John Mille
Poughkeepsie
Central High Band Enters Fall Session With 30 Members
Central High School band has begun practice for the fall session with about 30 students enrolled so far and expects a strong year ahead.
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Central High School
Goddard to Speak at Central Methodist Tonight
Dr O E Goddard of Nashville Tennessee speaks at Central Methodist Church on revivals and church renewal. He returns Tuesday at 10 AM to First Methodist Church to discuss Japan and Korea as part of his outreach. Public invited.
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O. E Goddard
Nashville
Tenn
Central Methodist Church
Pilot Club Meeting Rescheduled To Tuesday
The Decatur Pilot Club will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening instead of Monday due to Labor Day. The session will start at 7:30 in the Junior Chamber of Commerce hall.
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Decatur Pilot Club
Mzins Willbegin
Chamber of Commerce
Six Die Over Holiday Weekend In Alabama
Gun violence and car crashes killed six people in Alabama during the holiday weekend. Victims include Oscar Wilkerson of Birmingham, Rinaldo Caldwell aged 15 of Eufaula, George Manasco of Townley, Martin King aged 6 of Jasper, Homer Kilgore shot at Parrish, and C. L. Hannah a Flatcreek miner killed by a downed power line.
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Oscar ‘Wilkerson
Birmingham
Rinaldo Caldwell
Eufala
George Manasco
Townley
Martin King
Jasper
Automobile
Homer Kilgore
Parrish
C. L. Hannah
Heavy Losses In Two Early Morning Fires
Two fires caused major damage Sunday morning. A one story frame dwelling on East Grant Street at 1 15 a m was nearly destroyed though the occupant was away. The second blaze at N Fanbury store on North Bank Street at 3 00 a m damaged the building and much stock.
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East Grant Street
N. Fanbury
North Bank Street
Labor Day Sermon at St John’s Focuses on Service
Rev Peter M Dennis rector of St John’s preached on No Man Can Serve Two Masters during Sunday morning service. He urged spiritual influence in everyday work and a large congregation attended as Holy Communion was observed.
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Peter M Dennis
St. John’s
Senate Faces Largest Task in Cutting State Expenses
The Senate moves to tackle the Fletcher omnibus bill described as the backbone of economy legislation. Bonner budget cuts target 20 percent state appropriations and education funds, with plans to abolish white teachers colleges and others. The House presses four appropriations subcommittees as Walker and Tidwell bills loom, and a sales tax measure sits idle awaiting action.
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Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Bonner
Wilcox
Okeh
Brookings Institution
Senate Judiciary Committee
Walker
Alabama Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the State
Farmer
Houston
Ways and Means
Jinx Repeats Ride With Kaye Don In Harmsworth Heat
Detroit report on September 5 states Jinx again rode with Kaye Don in Miss England 11, eliminating Don in the second Harmsworth trophy heat after a strong start against Gar Wood. Don later suffered mechanical trouble, faded, and stopped a mile from the end of the second seven mile lap.
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Detroit
Mid
Jinx
Kaye Don
Gar Wood
Don
Miami Braces For Tropical Storm Hit
South Florida girds for another tropical storm as a disturbance moves through the Bahamas, about 140 miles southeast of Nassau and 300 miles off Miami. High winds are expected along the Lower Florida east coast tonight or tomorrow.
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Miami
South Florida
Bahamas
Nassau
Aioe
Noel
Florida
Priceville School Opens September 12 With Expanded Facilities
Priceville details the opening of the school session on September 12 at 10 a.m. with an expanded facility, eleven grades, nine faculty members, two extra rooms, and a $3,000 addition and equipment. Principal E. G. Hamilton leads a staff including O. L. Napps Buford Kracke Irene Gurley Frances Price Elizabeth Collier Katherine Barnard Lucille Smith Pauline Wear. Profs Woodruff and Williams will assist with talks and patrons are urged to attend.
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Priceville
E. G. Hamilton
O. L. Napps
Buford Kracke
Irene Gurley
Frances Price
Elizabeth Collier
Katherine Barnard
Lucille Smith
Pauline Wear
Hamilton
Ralph Moore Returns to Face Theft Case in October Term
Ralph Moore, just released from state prison, was brought back by Sheriff A W Davis from Atmore Alabama. He will likely stand trial in the circuit court during the October term on charges of petit larceny tied to an overcoat theft here earlier.
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Ralph Moore
A. W. Davis
Atmore
Ala
Moore
Forty nine families added to Charity Council aid list
Forty nine families now appear on the Charity Council’s aid list. Officials also reported that in the past three weeks several recipients have been employed, ending their aid.
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Charity Council
Weels
Powell Seeks Speedy Reduction in State Officials’ Salaries
Senator Powell announces a plan to speedily reduce salaries of state officials and employees. He notes prior Sparks opposition to a 1935 protection ban and says the 15 to 20 percent cut will be pursued with amendments to ease truck regulations and budget measures.
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Montgomery
Ala
Powell
Senate
Sparks
Lapsley
Dallas
Seniors Enter Colleges Across Nation This Fall
Central high principal H. E. Williams announced a list of local seniors bound for colleges this fall. Names include John M. Chenault Maryville John Green Jr Ala bama Atlee Hoff Sewanee Jack Moebes Loyola New Orleans Chappell Price Maryville Edwin Price Madisonville Lavert Williams 1931 graduate Howard Julia Chenault Athens Dorothy Frazier Montevallo Flor Mitchell Montevallo Dorothy Rasch Maryville Mary Bat Troup Montevallo Joe Hale 102 graduate Birmingham Southern.
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John M. Chenault
Maryville
John Green
Alabama
Atlee H. Hoff
Sewanee
Jack Moebes
Loyola
New Orleans
Chappell Price
Edwin Price
Madisonville
Lavert Williams
Howard
Julia Chenault
Athens
Dorothy
Frazier
Montevallo
Flor
Mitchell
Dorothy Rasch
Mary Bat Troup
Joe Hale
Birmingham-Southern
H. E. Williams
Central High
Owen Garrison Improves After Union Hill Gunfight
Owen Garrison, one of three men wounded in a Union Hill gunfight, is reported somewhat improved at Huntsville hospital. He was seriously wounded by a gunshot to the left side, as deputy Sheriff McGee held the warrant in the incident.
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Owen Garrison
Union Hill
Huntsville Hospital
Garrison Wa
Bee
Depuy
Priceville resident W Tom Price visits on business
W Tom Price of Priceville was in town today for labor time on business.
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W. Tom Price
Priceville
Priceville visitor checks in with brief town teletype
D H McMillan of Priceville was in town today for a short visit and a quick chat with locals.
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Brookings Report
Kaye
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Case
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D. HB. McClillan
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