Charley Brand and Political Strains Stir Agriculture Debate
The article details Charley Brand's dual role as co administrator of the A A A and secretary of the National Fertilizer Association, raising conflict of interest concerns. It also notes Alvin W. Hall's stamp collection tied to Roosevelt era politics and Young Jimmy Roosevelt's clash with Governor Ely and Senator Walsh over Massachusetts Democratic leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
National Fertilizer Association
White Sulphur Springs
Les Grand
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Charles Brand
Charley Brand
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Alvin’ W. Hall
He Ip
Teneseer
Demoot
Hall
White House
Little Howe
Century of Progress
United States
F. D
Jimmy Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Jimmy
Joseph B. Ely
David Ignatius Walsh
Massachuts
Ely
Chicago
al Smith
Walsh
Alabama cotton growers watch capital while harvesting
Alabama farmers finish a week of harvesting with eye on Washington and a plan to urge President Roosevelt to raise cotton prices to 15 cents a pound and cottonseed to 25 dollars a ton. The drought of weather is welcomed for winter crop planning as bankers and county agents push cover crops to improve soil and loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Washington
Roosevelt
Seth P. Storrs
Congress
Tolley Attends Alabama Farm Bureau Session
James H. Tolley of Belle Mina travels to Montgomery for a Alabama farm bureau board meeting. Tolley was recently elected as a director as the bureau plans a statewide membership drive and touts farm bureau influence on cotton and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Bolley
Belle Mina
Montgomery
Alabama Farm Bureau
Tolley
American Farm Bureau
Registrars to Tour Mor gal County in October and November
The Mor gal county board of registrars met at the courthouse to begin a county tour on October 16 starting at Lacey's Spring. They will close by opening the registration books November 21 at the courthouse and continue through November 28. Members are W. H. Carter Claude Johnston and Mrs Leda Almon. The law requires opening registration every two years for a set period when voters may register and pay poll taxes to qualify for the ballot in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Registrars
Morgal County
Lacey’s
W. H. Carter
Claude Johnston
Leda Almon
Alabama
Bailey guarded as trial opens
Oklahoma City dispatch reports heavy security as Harvey Bailey and eleven others face trial for the Urschel kidnapping. Machine guns and guards seal exits while Bailey and Albert Bates are kept in a cell below the courtroom and a planned prisoner delivery is not carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Desperado
Harvey Bailey
Charles F.urschel
Bailey
Albert L. Bates
Buy Now Drive Is Given Approval
Washington reports official approval of the coal code by the industrial advisory board for the NRA re employment program. Signatures from spokesmen of major bituminous operators appear for most states except Alabama and West Kentucky. Continuous national support was urged by Hugh Johnson as part of a broader buy now campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Industrial Advisory Board
Alabama
West
Kentucky
County farmers receive over ten thousand in cotton pay checks
Eighty two checks totaling 4453.75 arrived at Hartcell e offices to compensate Morgan county farmers for cotton plowed under under the acreage reduction plan. Previous payments bring Morgan totals to 10518.04 with more checks expected daily this week as roughly 200000 remains to be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Hall
Hartcelle
Morgan County
Washington
Morgan
Tmme
Moe
Hurricane casualty list shows 14 dead in North Carolina
The tropical hurricane that hit Friday and Saturday raised casualties to 14 with property damage near 3 million dollars. Four family members drowned when the Dale schooner wrecked near Sea Level, adding to the ten previously reported dead. The Morehead City patrol boat sent the update as the coast guard station was damaged and Red Cross aid was requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbern
N. C
Carolina
Morehead City
Dale
Ocroache
Coast Guard
Red Cross
Three People Injured In Bee Line Highway Crash
On the Bee Line highway near Flint hill five miles south of Decatur a car overturned into a ditch injuring Mrs. Birdie Sivley of Leesdale Mrs. B Jackson of Hartselle and D C Powell of Birmingham. Powell and the others were taken to Benevolent hospital where officials said injuries were not life threatening though Sivley suffered a broken collarbone and bruises. Powell reported the front vehicle turned off the highway without signaling prompting a steer into the ditch. Brown's ambulances drove the injured to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdie Sivley
Leesdale
B. Jackson
Hartselle
D. C. Powell
Birmingham
Bee Line
Flint Hill
Decatur
Brown
Benevolent Hospital
Powell
Birley
Jackson
Lewis Brwon
Power Lines Damaged by Lightning Across North Alabama
The Alabama Power Company crews worked Sunday evening to repair damage from lightning and wind. Severe damage occurred near Hartselle with outages in Decatur as bulbs on white way posts burned out. Crews continued today to restore service with minimal disruption. cost estimates for North Alabama were not available.
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Alabama Power Company
Hartselle
Decatur
North
Alabama
Guests from Hartselle Visit Local Hosts
Miss Loree Thompson and Mrs. W. T. Wright of Hartselle are staying with Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Wright as guests.
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Loree Thompson
W. T. Wright
Hartselle
Federal funds boost inflation push in credit channels
President Roosevelt mobilizes 150 million dollars to expand credit via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Southern congressmen press for currency inflation as cotton leaders meet to discuss the issue and potential inflation plan with a committee to present to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas
Congress
Fletcher
Fla
Banking
Harrison
Mississippi
Finance Committee
Textile Realty Shee Date Set For October 25 Sale
Judge Jere Murphy in Huntsville sets October 25 as the sale date for Textile Realty Company properties free of liens after a five hour hearing at Decatur city hall. Bondholders minority may appeal within five days. if appealed, case goes to Federal court before Judge Grubb. Property includes Connecticut Mills building with machines and forty acres, plus twenty acres vacant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere Murphy
Huntsville
Decatur City Hall
W. S. Grubb
Textile Realty Company
Connecticut Mills
Negro Shot In An Affray At Trinity Sparks CountyTensions
Kinney McKee a Lawson county resident was fatally wounded in Trinity after two pistol shots struck him in the chest and back. James Boldin of Trinity is named as the shooter. McKee lies gravely injured while Boldin surrendered at Morgan county jail with no motive disclosed.
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Kinney McKee
Lawrence County
Trinity
James Boldin
McKee
Bud Davis
Boldin
Morgan County
Mrs. Watkins Hurt In Fall on Tracks
Mrs. Audrey Watkins is recovering at home after a Saturday fall on the Catville and Nashville crossing. Her foot caught in a hole in the crossing, injuring her back and body in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Watkins
Cat Ville
Nashville
Schools Bring City Back To Classrooms After Vacation
Morning bell sounds mark a return to study as students file to Riverside Central Lafayette and other schools. Dr. John R. McClure addresses high schoolers at Riverside and Central while enrollment figures reflect a broad city attendance across multiple campuses.
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Ole
America
John R. ‘McClure
Riverside
Central High
Dr. McClure
Riverside Central
Lafayette
Gopden Oeseeseee
South
Negro High
East Decatur Negro Grammar
Cuban Crisis Seen Nearing End as Grau Signals Surrender
Havana Sept 18 provisional President Ramon Grau San Martin predicted a solution to the Cuban political crisis would come this afternoon and that he might surrender the presidency. He said the occupying person is unimportant and the revolutionary program matters most as labor troubles and strikes worry Americans on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Ramon Grau San Martin
San Martin
United States Envoy Enters Cuban Conference
United States Ambassador Sumner Welles met with Cuba’s Grau San Martin as political turmoil and labor unrest swirled around the week-old revolutionary government in Havana. Both men declined to comment on their discussions, continuing a quiet exchange amid mounting pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Havana
United States
Sumner Welles
Ramon Gray San Martin
Cuba
Grau San Martin
Representa
15 Cent Cotton Price Rally Demanded at Southern Conference
J B Wannamaker president of the American Cotton Association urged suspension of ginning and selling cotton unless prices rise to a profitable level. The conference in Jackson Mississippi drew representatives from Arkansas Louisiana Georgia Mississippi South Carolina Oklahoma Missouri and Texas. Resolutions call for 15 cent cotton currency inflation and a processing tax on cotton seed. Senator Bankhead and Representative Rankin spoke on immediate inflation and congressional action.
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Washington
J. 8
Wannamaker
American Cotton Association
Bankhead
Arkansas
Louisiaa
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Rankin
Aetheissippi
Ey Roush
Congress
Two Negroes Die On Separate Rail Tracks In Suspected Slayings
Bodies found this morning on rail lines five miles west of Decatur and beneath a Whitehall overpass in Limestone county. Coroners Guggsby Griffith and Lewis Brown rule death an unlawful act by another, investigator Tom Harris says the second body’s identity is pending. Jury members include T E Lile and S T Lile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Herbert Cohn
Trinity
Whiteside
Limestone County
Guggsby Griffith
Limestone
Athens
Lewis Brown
Morgan County
Cohn
T. E. Lile
S. T. Lile
C. L. Herbert Sivey
Pickens Sims Er
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Belle Mina Man
Helen Cox
Pomona
Regal Tire
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Smith
Agriculture Committee
Dexter Keezer
NRA Consumers’ Advi Board
Keezer
Textile Realty
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