House approves work relief bill in conference report
Washington April 5 AP that the conference agreement on the 4800 million work relief program was approved today by the House with Senate action needed to speed the bill to President Roosevelt. The vote followed sharp debate as lawmakers attacked the measure and a compromise ended a weeklong deadlock over a labor amendment. Leaders hoped to ship the bill by plane to Roosevelt, whose relief funds were near exhaustion. The pact lets Roosevelt decide if wages in materials count toward the 25 percent labor goal, and extends the Civilian Conservation Corps to cover work since March 31 for two more years.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Capitol
Representative Short
Missouri
Taber
Harry L. Hopkins
Ickes
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Florida
Reief
Speed
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Glass
Virginia
Garage Ten
Loan Seekers Urged to Apply Tomorrow
Houston county farmers were urged to apply for emergency crop loans at the County Agent C. M. Ling's office tomorrow. Tom Speight, in charge of loans for the area, will be present all day to assist with the proper forms.
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Houston County
C. M. Ling
Tom Speight
Speight
Wall Idioms and Gun Talk Across Nations
Beverly Hills California April 5. A fragmentary World War II era quip discusses nations arming with guns. The piece references Austria England France Italy Germany and God’s children, hinting at unequal treaty terms. It samples Will Rogers’ pointed political humor about armaments and alliances.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Austria
England
France
Italy
Gerney
Social Security Act Fees Face Tax Move in 1937 Fight
Official calculations cited by House Ways and Means experts estimate Social Security taxes totaling 800 million dollars in 1937 and at least 1.8 billion by 1949. Republicans seize on the figures to argue the bill imposes heavy burdens on business and seek tax elimination or deferral. Democrats weigh party sentiment and discuss a modified gag rule to block GOP moves as final approval nears.
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Clarence M. Wright
Associated Press
Washington
Social Security
House
Ways and Means Committee
G. O. P. House
Revival of Dothan chamber of commerce underway
An invitational meeting of businessmen and Kiwanis and Rotary committees moved toward reviving the Dothan chamber of commerce. No fixed plan emerged, but committees were to report progress to their parent clubs early next week and await final instructions.
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Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Civic Clubs
Rotary
Rex the hero police puppy dies protecting mistress
Rex a German police puppy died in Jackson, Tennessee, after a rattlesnake bite while defending Miss Betty Burgess in a flower garden. He intervened as a five-foot rattler struck, tearing at the snake before succumbing to wounds. Funeral plans were announced for the heroic dog.
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Jackson
Tenn
Puneral Services
Rex
Betty Burgess
Miss Burgess
Democrats Seek Change In House Floor Leadership
A small group of house democrats secretly moved to address the party's floor leadership amid the illness of Representative Bankhead of Alabama. The action appears prompted by leadership concerns and was disclosed with a note that further details continue on page 8.
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Washington
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
First NRA wage suits filed in Dothan court
The first NRA wage discrepancy suits in state court allege Birmingham Packing Co. underpaid workers. Plaintiffs Churchwell and Smith seek 592.57 and 269.11 respectively for periods in 1933 1934. NRA conciliation failed, prompting court action and potential local precedent.
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NRA
Dothan
National Recovery Administration
Houston
H. H. Chuchwell
Latness Smith
Birmingham Packing Packing Co
Churchwell
Smith
W. Perry Calhoun
Birmingham
Trash Fire At Barber Shop On WW Main Street
Fire crews reported a rear yard blaze at Lee's barber shop on WW Main Street last night causing only minor damage. The incident prompted a quick response with no injuries noted.
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Lee
Main Street
Mother Trudges 100 Miles To Seek Parole For Her Sons
Sixty six year old Tuscaloosa county mother walked 160 miles to seek parole for her two sons from the Partlow school for feeble minded. She conferred with Governor Bibb Graves’ legal adviser and plans to meet Dr W D Partlow. Local capitol workers bought her a ticket home and provided new clothes after her long trek. She says her sons are all she has and she needs them badly.
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Montgomery
Tuscaloosa County
Partlow School
Brookwood
Lawrence Lee
Bibb Graves
Lee
W. D. Partlow
Tuscaloosa
Capitol
Nen
Troops March as Europe Guards Peace
Military moves dominate Europe as Stresa conference nears. France shifts 32,000 troops to border fortifications, boosting border garrison by about 60,000. Mussolini mobilizes Fascists while Austria rearms amid Heimwehr and funding limits. Germany pledges non aggression as tensions rise.
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Europe
Associated Press
Stresa
Mussolini
Austria
Hapsburg
Heimwehr
Germany
State urged to take over Dothan Cottonwood road
The state highway department is asked to assume maintenance of the Dothan-Cottonwood road to the state line and designate it as a state highway. If needed, a bill will be introduced when the legislature reconvenes. County officials aim to qualify the road for federal aid and paving funds.
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State Highway Department
Dothan
Cottonwood
Florida Line
Cotton Acreage Cuts in Houston County for 1935 Signed
More than 2,800 cotton contracts, with 500 new and 2,300 old, were signed in Houston County under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. County agent C. M. Ling said the total to be removed from planting remains undetermined but may exceed last year’s 30,009. Additional signed plans include 860 to cut peanut production and 50 to reduce corn and bogs, marking the first year peanuts appear in the program.
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Houston County
C. M. Ling
Ling
Slocomb Man Injured In Car Truck Crash
Slocomb resident ROT Haddon, 38, was hurt when his car collided with a truck at Oates and Crawford streets. He received first aid for a crushed arm, was treated, and dismissed. No truck occupants were injured. Haddon was later visited by a physician at the hospital before returning home.
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Haddon
Slocomb
Oates
Crawford Street
D. A. Roberts
Young Women Seized On Vagrancy Counts
Sheriff Alex H. May says deputies arrested four young women on vagrancy charges during a drive against vice. The operation will continue until conditions are corrected. Additional warrants for vagrancy remain to be served on others.
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Alex H. May
Bay Stater Held for Threatening President's Life
Boston April 5 AP United States Secret Service agents arrested Thomas F Murphy 29 of Cambridge on a charge of threatening to assassinate President Roosevelt. Murphy admitted writing the three page letter mailed March 27 to the President and Washington. The letter complained of unemployment and poor treatment at employment offices and contained a threat of assassination if no reply was received. He was questioned at Secret Service headquarters after being arrested at his home. The case was handled by agent John J McGrath and Harry Parker head of the Boston force.
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United States Secret Service
Thomas F. Murphy
Cambridge
Roosevelt
Murphy
Secret Service
John J. McGrath
McGrath
Harry Parker
Washington
Van
Tere Ao
Secret Services
Man U
Flowna
Federal
Arente
Sharer
Graves goes fishing as politics, football, freight top four aims
Governor Bibb Graves departs for a Baldwin County fishing trip and says he will not return until Monday. He cites four areas he knows from A to Z including policies, freight rates, football, and fishing.
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Montgomery
Bibb Graves
Baldwin County
South
Alabama
New Rotary Leader Vows Civic Progress Drive
A. J. Miller begins as Dethan Rotary president and backs a revived chamber of commerce. He says action is expected next week as Rotary and Kiwanis report progress on revival efforts, with Amos Janes as vice president and a slate of officers and boards listed.
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A. J. Miller
Dethan Rotary Club
Pothan Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Rotary Club
Rotary and
Kiwanis Eluhy
Amos Janes
H.R. McClintock
Arthur Higsery
Afreetars Includini
AL S Piagie
Clem Oevell Kot
Forrester
George Y. Matone
Amos Janene
Harry Hail Miller
Geneva Child Drowns In Undertow At Creek Picnic
In Geneva Alabama a ten year old girl Aliee Bonwell was swept away by a strong undertow in Double Bridges creek during a creekside picnic. An Alabama Power Co safety crew labored to revive her after the incident occurred about an hour and a half earlier. Hundreds of residents joined the search for the child, daughter of F C Bud Bowwell, a Southeast Alabama attorney and member of the State Democratic Executive Committee. The twin Agnes survived.
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Geneva
Alabama Power Co
Aliee Bonwell
F.C
Bud) Bowwell
Double Bridges Creek
Serores
Hersand
Democratic Executive Committee
Alabama
Statre Fa Agnes
Two Gun Thugs Rob Train Passengers In Terror Reign
Four masked gunmen boarded a southbound Chicago train near a Kanakee suburb and terrorized about 40 passengers for 20 minutes. They robbed passengers in the buffet car and three coaches while wounding a salesman, George Kerr, and kidnapping Edward Goetzler, later abandoning him. Loot totaled about $444. The quartet fled with a fifth confederate, after commandeering Goetzler’s car and injuring Kerr during the assault.
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Kankaker
Ufwo-aun
Gulf-Coast Bend Tunnels
Chicago
Kunrsen
Edward Goezler
Kankakee
George Keer
Jesse James
Kanakee
Goetzler
Kerr
State to avoid new taxes under Money Act draft
Finance committee advances general appropriation draft with no new taxes, proposing increases for public schools and Birmingham training sectors. The plan relies on left over treasury funds and refinancing savings. controversy looms over jury eligibility and race. Governor Graves cites Scottsboro ruling urging race-neutral jury rolls and asks for remedial legislation.
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Montgomery
Finance and Taxation Committee
Bubb Graves
Woo
Pitts
Birmingham
General Fund
Henry Long
Asatco
Excana
Confederate Pension Fund
Opportunity School Pupils To Visit State Capitol
Ten hundred seventy members from Houston county adult education groups will leave Dothan at 6 00 tomorrow morning for a trip to Montgomery and the state capitol. The journey is a reward for 75 percent attendance over three months. Students come from Union Hill Ardila Big Creek Taylor Boyette Rehobeth Hicks Cowarts Dothan Rocky Creek Ashford Piney Grove Newton Springs Thomas Pansey Madrid Columbia Dupree Webb Odem Hodgesville. Contributions from J W King Tom Jones Mr Davis Mr Godby Mrs Hayes Art Poyner W C King Kiwanis Club and the Business and Professional Women's Club helped fund the trip. Return trip will start at 3 00 p m.
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Houston County Adult Education Clagsey
Dothan
Montgomery
State Capitol
J. 2D. Sanders
Union Hill
Ardila
Big Creek
Taylor
Boyette
Rehobeth
Hicks
Cowarts
Rocky Creek
Ashford
Piney Grove
Newton Springs
Thomas
Pansey
Madrid
Columbia
Dupree
Webb
Odem
Hodgesville
J. W. King
Tom Jones
Mr. Davis
Mr. Godby
Mrs. Hayes
Art Poyner
W. C. King
Kiwanis Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
Weather report for Alabama and northwest Florida
Cloudy with possible thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Colder in the northern areas Saturday. In extreme northwest Florida, increasing cloudiness tonight then cloudy Saturday with local thundershowers.
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