Britain’s Gold Standard Suspension Deepens Global Reactions
The passage describes Britain entering day two of a six month suspension from the gold standard with Markets in London and New York reacting, Amsterdam preparing a $280 million contorium, and Germany’s exchanges closed. In Westminster, Chancellor Philip Snowden defends the plan, urging calm and stressing Britain’s ample resources as Labour vows no obstruction. Prime Minister MacDonald and Baldwin watch as public anxiety and political theater unfold.
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London Stock Exchange
New York Exchange
Amsterdam
Brussels
England
Great
Philip Snowden
House of Commons
Prince of Wales
France
Snowden
Westminster
MacDonld
MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
World’s Wood Representatives in Unique Cane Collection
An array of 1,400 canes collected by Rudolph Block represents a unique collection of woods. It likely showcases rare wood types and the breadth of material used in cane craftsmanship.
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World’s Wood
Rudolph Block
Bible Study Revival at Grant Street Church of Christ
The revival meeting at Grant Street Church of Christ is led by Leon C. Burns with Greer Hendon as song leader. Services begin nightly at 7 30 with sermons on studying the Bible through profane history, arguing for biblical credibility and harmony with 1900 years of religious thought.
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Grant Street Church
Odom Elected Senior Class President at Central High
Odom has been elected president of the senior class at Central High School. Billy Comer ford was chosen vice president, Stanley Dunaway selected as secretary, and Atlee Hoff Jr. as treasurer. All officers are boys as girls were eliminated in the ballot.
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Tennis Odom
Central High School
Billy Comerford
Stanley Dunaway
Tary
Atlee Hoff, Jr
Retiring Pastor Griffin Given Pounding At Fairview
Members of Fairview Baptist honored Rev. D. W. Griffin with an old fashioned pounding as he retired from serving the church. He accepted a full time pastorate at Austinville and received a substantial monetary bonus from church officials.
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Fairview
Limestone boy badly injured in Ardmore bus crash
A 15 year old Limestone County student was struck by a northbound car near Wooley Spring while crossing Bee Line highway after alighting from a school bus. He suffered two broken arms a broken leg cuts and bruises and possible internal injuries. The incident was witnessed by bus riders. E J Hazelwood of Pulaski Tenn. drove the car and no arrests were reported. He was taken first to Powers Hospital Athens then to Decatur for treatment. The youth remains under care and faces weeks of recovery. Rev Hitt of local churches visited.
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Head Hill
Limestone County
Baugh’s Infirmary
Wooley Spring
Ardmore
E. J. Hazelwood
Pulaski, Tenn
Hazelwood
Pulaski
Powers Hospital
Athens
Decatur
Solate
Rev
Hitt
Carey Baptist
New Bethel
Bee Line Highway
Legion Will Meet Thursday Evening
The American Legion holds a regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 in the basement of the Tennessee Valley bank. All post members are urged to attend.
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The
American Legion
Tennessee Valley Bank
Post
Ten Hands Wanted On Nearby Farm
Employment for ten hands as cotton pickers is available on a nearby farm, announced by the Samaritan Army. The farm offers two houses for tenants, and interested parties should contact Army officials on Wilson avenue.
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Samaritan Army
Army
Wilson Avenue
Reverend Frank Smith Is Extended Call at Fairview Baptist
Rev. Frank T. Smith, former pastor of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church, has been extended a call as pastor of Fairview Baptist Church. The call was voted by the congregation on Sunday.
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Frank T. Smith
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Fairview Baptist Church
Returns Home After Summer Visit in Arkansas
Little Miss Catherine Stinson has returned home after spending the summer with relatives in El Dorado Arkansas.
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Catherine Stinson
el Dorado, Ark
Cloud Visits in Washington, D. C.
J. D. Cloud, a South Decatur business man, left today for Washington D C, where he will spend several days on business.
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J. D. Cloud
South Decatur
Washington, D. C
Man Crushed as Twin Apartment Collapses in Philadelphia
Philadelphia news reports a two story twin apartment building collapse leaving one man dead and a man and woman buried alive. Rescuers lifted the survivors six hours later. Anna Bell 24 and George Jamison 30 were taken to hospital in critical condition. George Mitchell cafe proprietor had planned to sail to Greece with his wife and baby.
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Philadelphia
George Mitchell
Greece
Anna Bell
George Jamison
Militia Mobilized to Enforce Bovine Tuberculin Test
In Tipton Iowa the militia was called to enforce the bovine compulsory tuberculin test. About 2,000 National Guard members arrived by train after yesterday’s disturbance in Cedar County where 200 farmers clashed with 65 deputies and two veterinarians attempting to enforce the law. Governor Dan Turner, who authorized the move, was en route back from Washington.
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Tipton
Iowa
National Guard
Cedar County
Dan Turner
Washington
Police Court Warrants Issued for Street Tax Delinquents
Local police officers are serving warrants on residents who have not paid the current year street tax. Delinquents are cited to appear in police court.
Radio Patent Settlement Reached In Anti trust Suits
New York Sept 22 The Radio Corporation of America announced an understanding to settle anti trust suits filed by many vacuum tube manufacturers not using licensed RCA patents The agreement calls for these companies to acquire RCA patent licenses and end years of litigation involving millions of dollars
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New. York
Radio Corporation of America
Radio Corporation
No Change Today In Local Cotton Price
Local cotton price remained steady as middling seven-eighths cotton traded at five and one eighth cents per pound.
Bloodworth Children Recover After Tonsil Removals
Wilma Anne and James Bloodworth, children of Mr and Mrs J M Bloodworth of Fifth Avenue South, underwent tonsil removal at Baptist Hospital in Birmingham and are resting comfortably at home today.
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Wilma Anne
James Bloodworth
J. M. Bloodworth
Fifth Avenue
South
Baptist Hospital
Birmingham
Fifty Seven Seek Treatments to Halt Hydrophobia
Robert Morrow, a Negro, is held in Morgan County jail on a murder charge tied to the killing of Willie Strain, an earlier related incident. He was transferred from Colbert County authorities after initial detention in Birmingham over deaths of two white women and injury to a third.
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Robert Morrow
Morgan County
Colbert County
Morrow
Willie Strain
Colbert
Birmingham
Record of Morgan County tax sale to Alabama State
Morg an county property sold to the State of Alabama for delinquent taxes totaled 9418.43 after reductions. Initial estimates approached 25000 with many parcels paid before sale and 40 individuals settled taxes at the office in the days before auction. From 500 parcels listed, about 300 remained for sale, seen as a healthy reduction given conditions.
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Morgan County
Alabama
Hodges Crow
Miss Jean Humphrey Honored At School
Miss Jean Humphrey of Decatur has been elected chairman of the Y M C A social committee at Florence State Teachers College. A junior, she serves as vice president of the Florence club and sits on the student executive board, with past duties as Y W treasurer. During summer she was counselor at Camp Elizabeth Lupton Y W C A.
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Jean Humphrey
Decatur
Florence State Teachers College
Humphrey
Florence Institution
Florence Club
Y. W
Camp Elizabeth Lupton
Death Famine Hydrophobia Claims Madison County Farmer
Glenn Russell a 27 year old Madison county farmer died Sunday from hydrophobia. Fifty seven residents who had direct contact with him may require anti rabies treatment. Russell lived in Elon near New Hope and his death is the first hydrophobia fatality in years. He is survived by wife Eva, mother Laura, and brothers Robert and Harry. Funeral services were at 3 pm with Rev Roy Stone and burial in Bush Cemetery.
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Glenn Russell
Madison County
Elon
A J. Perdlio
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
New Hope
Russell
Roy Stone
Bush Cemetery
Laughlin-Wood
Trucks Suffer Cot ton Loss South of Cullman
A truck and trailer hauling about twenty bales of cotton from Decatur to Birmingham lost much of its load south of Cullman when the cargo shifted on a hill. Half a dozen or more bales were dumped along the road.
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Decatur
Birmingham
Cullman
Motorist Outran Police In City Chase
A lone motorist yesterday out raced Chief Rigsbee and Patrolman Simmons in a city car after an exciting pursuit from Pinlay's Island down the river. Officers passed the vehicle, then pursued when it sped away. The chase stretched across town toward Courtland Pike. No arrests had been made this morning.
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Rigsbee
Simmons
Pinlay’s Island
Courtland Pike
Casa
Hearing Continued, Witnesses Absent at Lee James Burglary Case
A habeas corpus hearing before Judge W. T. Lowe at ten o'clock was continued until Friday as witnesses were absent. Nolan, a Black man, seeks release from detention related to the burglary of the Lee James store on West Vine Street, with Judge M. D. Wiggins presiding Friday morning at ten.
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W. T. Lowe
Nolan Ae Negro
Lee James
West Vine Street
M. D. Wiggins
To See Game Joe Wilder Plans Birmingham Trip
Joe Wilder a prominent Second Avenue merchant plans to motor to Birmingham Wednesday for the sixth game of the Baronetes an event likely to draw local attention and support.
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Joe Wilder
Second Avenue
Birmingham
Chinese Leader Warns League to Defend Manchuria
Chiang Kai Shek, head of the Nationalist government, told a mass meeting that if the League of Nations or Kellogg pact signatories fail to uphold justice between China and Japan over Manchuria, China will stand or fall for the preservation of the race and people. Reports claimed previous peace between Nanking and South China insurgents aimed to present a united front. Japanese officials notified the minister.
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Chiang Kai Shek
League of Nations
China
Japan
Manchuria
Tire
South China
Tion
Cotton acreage limits reduce planting for farmers
The bill cuts cotton planting to not exceed about thirty percent of land farmed in all crops this year. It aims to curb over production as Texas answers pleas from the South to the nation’s largest cotton producer.
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Texas
PTA Event Charms Crowd With Musical Numbers
The Moulton Heights Parent-Teacher Association added a musical attraction Saturday night. Performers included Joe Wear Pra Wear Virginia Hallmark Rev V Stedham Mrs Frank Hallmann and Mrs Theo Robinson as they presented a lively rendition for visitors.
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Parent - Teacher's Association
Moulton Heights
Joe Wear
Pra Wear
Virginia Hallmark
V. Stedham
Frank Hallmann
Theo Robinson
New York Cotton Prices December to July Update
Cotton futures quotes show December 6.38, Jeannie 6.54, March 6.75, May 6.93, July 7.09. Market activity centers on routine price shifts across contract months with no extraordinary volatility indicated.
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Jeannie
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