Mortgage bonds spark push for principal backing in Congress
Distressed mortgage holders report bonds discounting their value as over the counter trading prices range from 90 to 96. Lawmakers demand guarantees of principal repayment while the new home loan bonds await October market entry amid a broader probe of prohibition era officials led by Major Andrew V. Delrymple and a colorful, controversial tenure in California.
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Congress
Capitol Hill
Merry Andrew
Andrew V. Delrymple- Dal
Dalrymple
Dal
California
Prohibition
San Francisco
Retail Druggists Association
Washington
Homer Cummings
William Gibbs _McAdoo
McAdoo
Malone Campaign Gathers Steam Across Eight Districts
Activities surged in Morgan and adjoining counties in support of Baynard L. Malone for Congress. He campaigns at high speed with visits across Morg an, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Jackson counties as backers claim growing strength and dismiss whispers aimed to derail his bid.
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Eighth District
Baynard L. Malone
Congress
Morgan County
Malone
Judge Malone
Morgan
Morgar
Lawrence
Limestone
Mdtison
Jackson
Jackson County
Madison County
Madison
Bed Requested By The Samaritan Army
Major J L Woodard of the Samaritan Army appealed for a bed for an elderly Decatur woman who has lived in the city for 40 years. He described her as kind and noted the Army faces high demands and limited funds, urging donations.
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J. L. Woodard
Samaritan Army
Decatur
Community Sing At Church Of God Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd attended the community sing last night at the Church of God. The event featured an engaging program and drew broad local turnout.
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Church of God and Gui
Moulton Visitor 8 J Smith on Route 2
J Smith of Moulton Route 2 visited on business Friday reporting to local offices.
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J. Smith
Moulton
Federal Aid To Schools Now Likely
Montgomery Alabama September 29 AP Bright prospects for seven to nine month school terms for Alabama rural school children loomed after Thad Holt of the Alabama Relief Administration said Washington indicated federal funds would be available to rural teachers whose boards by August 19 acknowledged they could not sustain normal terms due to lack of funds Teachers to be paid 30 cents an hour for a 40 hour week
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Thad Holt
Alabama Relief Aministration
Washington
Textile Realty Company Property Sale Set for October 28
Federal court in Birmingham before Judge W. S. Grubb schedules the sale of Textile Realty Company properties on October 28 including the Connecticut Mills site building machinery and adjacent acres. Minority bondholders may appeal to the Court of Appeals but sale proceeding remains. Majority bondholders seek the October 28 sale to restart operations and provide payroll for the region.
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Textile Realty Company
Birmingham
W. S. Grubb
Connecticut Mills
Court of Appeals
Fall Festival Opens Tonight at 7 O clock
The Fall Festival hosted by the Business Women's circle of the Methodist church opens at 7 tonight at 622 Second avenue and runs through Saturday. Highlights include Memories A Peep at Paris The Lost Member The Giraffe Neck Woman The Biggest Monkey in Captivity White Elephant Sale The Fish Pond and an antique display. A baby contest features entrants Little Sister sponsored by Doris Nunn and Mary Allen Spencer sponsored by Jane Brittain with events 8 to 8 30 Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Business Women's Circle of the Methodist Church
Second Avenue
Paris
Decatur
Little Sister
Doris Nunn
Mary Allen Spencer
Jane Brittain
Forest recruiting office to move to Decatur Alabama
The forest recruiting office and CCC personnel will relocate to Decatur to centralize the district for northeastern and northwestern Alabama. Over 900 men were examined in spring and summer, with tests sent to Fort Clellan for conditioning before forest work. Replacements needed as enlistees depart, more recruits expected for reforestation in winter.
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Decatur
Fort Clellan
Fig
Florence
Alabama
Churches Seek Stand Privilege On Circus Day
Several local church organizations request permission to operate lunch and refreshment stands during circus day. Mayor Nelson says no license charged to churches but warns against encroaching on circus leased property.
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Nelson
Revival Interest Grows at West Decatur Methodist
The revival series led by Rev. Roy Hewlett of Hartselle drew a large crowd at West Decatur Methodist Church. Last night the sermon titled Jonah and the Whale attracted substantial attendance.
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Roy Hewlett
Hartselle
West Decatur Methodist Church
Mob Seizes Eats From Workmen At Clairton Plant
A mob of more than 3,000 striking coal miners swarmed Clairton Pennsylvania and stormed the gates of the Carnegie steel plant seizing dinner buckets from workers and dumping their contents. Police stood by powerless to halt the mob without violence.
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Clairton
Carnegie Steel
Fayette County
Fire record for 1933 broken in Decatur
Thur midnight saw a 1933 city fire record broken in Decatur as fire departments answered only two calls so far this September. Last July two blazes occurred between the second and 28th, but the September total of two fires tops that figure, with damage not exceeding 25 dollars.
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Decatur
Tag system for new auto licenses takes effect October first
Motorists are reminded that the new automobile tags will be ready for distribution on October 1 when the new licenses go into effect. Tags must be purchased this year on a weight basis of cars rather than motor horsepower.
Jesus Light of World as Pettingill's Theme at Central
Dr. Pettingill presented Jesus the light of the world as the theme at Central Baptist Church. He preached on John 8 12 emphasizing the statement I am the light of the world and the promise he that followeth me shall have the light of life. He argued sin's disease leaves no human remedy and rejected reliance on religion or false pathways.
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Jesus
Dr. Pettingill
Central Baptist Church
Deputies Deliver Ballot Boxes and Court Notices in Morgan County
Deputies E. R. Britnell and Aaron Walton deliver ballot boxes for the congressional primary next Tuesday and serve for the fall court which convenes Monday October 2. Only a few summons remain to be served in scattered areas of Morgan County, sheriff’s office reports.
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E. R. Britnell
Aaron Walton
Morgan County
Senate reveals shipping figures from subsidies probe
Senate committee records show Ex Port Steamship Corp received 45 million dollars in federal grants during Hoover and Coolidge eras. The line bought 23 Shipping Board vessels for 1.3 million, costing the government over 42 million. Treasurer E V Nevin testified the company owed more than a million dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Coolidge
Export Steamship Corporation
Shipping Board
Senator Black
E. V. Nevin
Rail Official Here Short Time Today
Tr C Blackwell of Sheffield division superintendent of the Southern Railway was in Decatur for a brief morning visit on routine business. He and other Southern officials arrived from Sheffield by motor car on tracks equipped with flanged wheels used for regular inspection trips.
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Tr. C. Blackwell
Sheffield
Southern Railway
Decatur
Ginnings Rise in Decatur Amid Slower Cotton Sales
Ginnings in Decatur show gains over last year but overall cotton sales lag behind 1932. Only about 25 percent of the 1933 crop has sold after ginning, as farmers haul or store staple in local warehouses. Most 1932 and 1931 cotton has been disposed of, with only small remnant lots remaining in warehouses.
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Decatur
Alabama to pave 12.5 miles of Decatur to Tuscumbia road
Montgomery announced 12.5 miles of the Decatur Tuscumbia Joe Wheeler highway will be paved soon. Local officials say the link from Wheeler to Decatur may be covered with negotiations for right of way far from completion. Condemnation suits are expected in Lawrence county to secure needed right of way. The project is hailed as a major Alabama highway development tied to Muscle Shoals expansion.
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Montgomery
Decatur
Lawrence
Decatur-Tuscumbia
Joe Wheeler
Wheeler
Decatur Way
Colbert County
Lawrence County
Colbert
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Funeral Held For Accident Victim Tom Matthews
Funeral services were held in Athens this morning for Tom Matthews who was electrocuted Wednesday night when he touched a light while working on a car in the bus terminal garage. He is survived by his wife and his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Matthews of Fairview.
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Athens
Tom Matthews
Matthews
A. J. Matthews
Fairview
Pair Faces Fines in Police Court Today
A man and a woman appeared in police court today. The man was charged with fighting and carrying concealed weapons while the woman resigned for unspecified reasons.
Federal license does not abrogate Alabama dry laws
Federal Judge W I Grubb ruled a federal license to sell beer does not override Alabama dry statutes. He dismissed Mrs Billy Lillys petition seeking injunction against police raids and confiscation of beer and cooling apparatus.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. I. Grubb
Alabama
Billy Lilly
Grubb
Cuban communists call six day general strike in Havana
In Havana a six day general strike was urged by Cuban communists as labor disturbances shift the spotlight. Interior reports mention racial revolutionary troubles while some merchants keep shops open. Street cars and taxis will observe the strike as 500 De Cespedes loyalists stationed at the National hotel resist the new government.
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Havana
de Cespedes
National
Labor threatens appeal to Congress over 30 hour week
Washington report states organized labor will appeal from the NRA to Congress to push for a 30 hour work week if the recovery codes fail. William Green head of the American Federation of Labor outlined the plan as labor presses for shorter hours.
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Washington
Organized Labor Today
NRA
Congress
William Green
Federeation of Labor
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