Labor relief bill nears passage as Roosevelt eyed to sign
Congress approved a $4 880 000 000 work relief bill after 75 days of debate. President Roosevelt expected to sign soon and issue an order to set up program administration. Senate 66 13 House 317 70. July 1 targeted for main program start and $50 a month aid reportedly planned.
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Washington
Byrons
Garner
White House
Roosevelt
Florida
Congress
Senate
House
Thomas
Oklahoma
Glass
Virginia
Boots credited with saving appraiser from rattlesnake
Spann, a Federal Land Bank appraiser, praised his boots after they blocked a rattlesnake bite while inspecting a farm near Enterprise Coffee County. The three foot snake struck as the man lifted his leg. a farmer with him killed the reptile. The boots drew a 100 percent appraisal.
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Sellers Spann
Federal Land Bank
Sellers
Coffee County
Enterprise
County Delinquent Tax Payers To Get Chance For Protest
Houston county tax collector S A Mullins warned that all delinquent taxes will be turned over to the probate judge's office on May 1 to issue notices to appear before the court and show cause why the property should not be sold. About 1 000 county residents are delinquent though foreclosures expected on no more than 250 as many will pay before the deadline. Delinquents mainly owe on property in Dothan. Ad valorem taxes total about 250 in county assessed at 11 009.
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Houston County
S. A. Mullins
Mullins
Houston
Townsend
Treasury
Britain
Federal Reserve Board
Bank Credit
Mr. Roosevelt
Fire damage at Blumberg apartments minor blaze
A small fire started in a closet of Mrs. Thelma Traylor’s apartment at the Blumberg houses on 8 St Andrews street this morning. Eight firefighters responded to the scene and contained the fire with no serious damage reported.
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Thelma Traylor
Blumberg Apartments
St. Andrews Street
Unclear Note on Merder Friend and Sheep Industry
The fragment mentions a message from a “sheep Merder friend” in Severy Hills California about a savior as a sheep herd, a mention of Suet investing and lobbying, a bill opposed by lobbyists, and a lobbyist’s downfall. The text is garbled with many misspellings and missing context.
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Severly Hills
Calif
Woolly Boys
Rainfall Worth Million In Time For Houston County
Rainfall described as a million dollar shower arrived just in time for Houston county farmers to restart spring planting. County agent C M Ling said the downpours would spark immediate planting, with 70 percent of cotton expected to be planted within days as corn emerges and peanuts gain momentum for next week planting.
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Houston County
C. M. Ling
Ling
Army Day Observance Honors Foulois In Montgomery
Flights of 21 pursuit, observation, and bomber planes roared over Montgomery marking National Army Day. Major General Benjamin D Foulois, chief of the army air corps, departed Maxwell Field for Washington after inspecting the tactical school, as the formation crossed at 2 000 feet and returned to base.
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Montgomery
National Army
Maxwell Field
Benjamin D. Foulois
Army Air Corps
United States
Foulois
Washington
Martial Display Marks Capital Fete Army Day
A martial show of America's preparedness filled Constitution Avenue as about 50 000 marchers and visitors observed ceremonies under the Capitol dome. Floral wreaths honored La Follette Clark and Kitchin for opposing entry to World War I on April 6 1917 while 40 military bands performed.
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Washington
America
Constitution Avenue
Capitol
la Follette
Wisconsin
Champ Clark
Missouri
Claude Kitchin
North Carolina
Capitol Plaza
Houston Cases Free Of Reversal Threat On Exclusion Claim
In Alabama, Governor Bibb Graves orders Negroes named in jury boxes nationwide. Local officers report no reversal threats in Houston circuit courts due to alleged systematic exclusion. Roy O. Hill notes at least one Negro name appeared in eight years, one summons without service. Judge O S Lewis cites a 25 year old Supreme Court decision as a warning for Scottsboro case impacts.
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Dothan
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Houston
Roy O. Hill
Cirenct
Graves
O. S. Lewis
Supreme Court
Scottsboro
Drowned Geneva Girl Buried At Hartford
Funeral services for Alice Boswell ten were held in Hartford after she drowned in Double Bridges creek near Geneva. Survived by parents E C Boswell and seven sisters Lula Elizabeth Carrie Robbie C Jean G C Hendrix H L Bland and brother Edward C burial was in Hartford city cemetery with Rev F W Tomberlin officiating.
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Alice Boswell
Double Bridges Creek
E. C. Boswell
Alice
Agnes
Lula
Elizabeth
Carrie
Robbie C
Jean
G. C. Hendrix
H. L. Bland
Ozark
Edward C
Hartford City Cemetery
F. W. Tomberlin
County Teachers Get $11,000 Payroll Adjustment
Houston county teachers received an $11,000 payroll today covering January 28 to February 13. The payment came from the regular county appropriation.
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Houston County
Aims Of The New Deal Explained In Four Questions
The piece outlines four central questions about the New Deal including its business stability goals, debt payment plans, potential inflation, and money circulation. It asserts the aims center on restoring price levels, managing debt through asset recovery and taxes, and rebuilding credit confidence to spark recovery.
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Paul Mallen
Washington
West
Roosevelt
Bonus leader plans amendments to Patman bill in inflation push
Senator Thomas D. Oklahoma, inflation leader, released proposed amendments to the Patman cash bonus bill to gain administration support. He would date adjusted service certificates to 1917 and mature them in two years, pay almost full cash value, cancel loan interest, and allow cash or government bonds. The plan notes new money payments but ties future payouts to treasury revenue and limits general pension programs.
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Washington
Thomas D. Oklahoma
Senate
Thomas
Patman
House
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Income tax amendment and other brief items from April
Senator La Follette proposes an income tax rise for top bracket incomes and adjustments to surtax rates. Mrs. L Madge Woodley faces eviction in Green Valley as sheriff's deputy seizes a court order. Russian experts unveil an airplane powered by a common light automobile engine. Cotton industry aid plans gain support in Congress as presidents appeal. Herbert Hoover arrives in New York for a meeting of the New York Life board.
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la Follette
Wisconsin
Artz
April
L. Madge Woodley
Green Valley
Soscow
Gerks Motor Factory
Roosevelt
Fenders
Congressional Bloc
New York
Anril
Herbert Hoover
New York Life Insurapor Companys
Britain Must Induce French To Moderate Anti German Tactics
Reporter dateline Dallas Apr 1935 describes Raymond Hamilton the Texas death row fugitive, captured in Fort Worth, being moved to Huntsville under heavy guard for imminent execution. He faces the electric chair for a 1934 escape and killing, with Judge W Dean to set sentencing date per Texas law 30 days after sentence.
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Dallas
Texas
Raymond Hamilton
Death
Huntsville
Texas Rangers
Major Crowson
Fort Worth
Danas
State
Sible
W. Dean
12Th District Court
Walker County
Hamiton
Alabama Race Jury Duty Shift Sparks Supreme Court Echo
Montgomery attorney Ray Rushton says the Scottsboro decision should not alarm Alabama while Governor Graves says Negroes must be listed on every jury box in the state. Officials note practical effects vary as Negroes begin serving in Southern juries with few being chosen as defendants.
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Montgomery
Ray Rushton
United States Supreme Court
Scottsboro
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Atlanta
Hickelihond
Nerroes
Alademris
18th Anniversary Of Entry In War Born To Dark Omens
Editor's note recalls the United States entry into World War I eighteen years ago. Veteran journalist Kirke Simpson reflects on how old guards gave way to a new generation of leaders as wartime command faded. The piece notes Pershing remains a military adviser while most high officers have left active service.
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United States
Pune
France
General Pershing
Washington
Surprise council session names engineer for new plant project
In a surprise meeting four days after a regular session and after an adjourned gathering with poor attendance, the city council tasked W. D. Copeland to prepare an estimate for a new age disposal plant. The plan seeks PWA funds if city financing falls short, with an 87 percent estimate and potential supervisory roles. a Montgomery engineer opposed Copeland’s bid, urging a different pay arrangement.
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W. D. Copeland
PWA
Copeland
Montgomery
Montromerian
Hunter High Sehont
Bersnee
Arthur Joe Garant
Earmyz
Vite Abeent
Ines
Whitneywithdraws as Stock Exchange Presidential Hope
Rochard Whitney president of the New York Stock Exchange withdraws from seeking reelection. The move leaves Charles R. Gay senior partner of Whitehouse and Company as the clear nominee for president, a leading Wall Street firm.
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Whitney
Stock Exchange
Brew York
Capr
Rochard Whitney
Wewe York Stock Exchange
Walle
Charles R. Gay
Whitehouse and Company
Wall Street
Lester Radney Named Houston County License Inspector
Vester Radney of Ashford assumed duties as county license inspector in Houston County, succeeding J. D. Sanders Jr. Sanders had been appointed by Governor B. M. Miller and held the post through three months under Governor Graves.
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Bibb Graves
Houston County
Vester Radney
Ashford
J. D. Sanders, Jr
B. M. Miller
Sanders
Pan May
Miller
Gravea
British aims at Stresa face French anti rearmament push
London to balance French move at Stresa as Paris drafts a hard anti Germany resolution. British ministers seek to temper the document before its League council presentation April 15. Mussolini's four point agenda for Stresa is noted while Austria Hungary Bulgaria treaty terms loom as issues.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Europe
Stresa
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Germany
Routine in Prospect For County Assembly
The April meeting of the Houston County Board of Revenue will discuss routine business including a request for a 50 dollar monthly appropriation to establish a fingerprint bureau. The city council has approved 59 dollars a month if county funds match. Both city and county law enforcement will use the bureau.
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Houston Cquity Board of Revenue
Runaway steer threatens crop for local farmer
Clinton F. Going, a rehabilitation farmer near Wickeburg, risks losing his crop this year if he cannot locate a red and white spotted steer with a crooked horn that broke from his barnyard last Sunday. The animal, wearing a chain halter, remains missing as Going struggles to finish plowing with only one steer available.
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Clinton F. Going
Wickeburg
Going
Malvern Woman Struck By Produce Truck
Malvern resident Mrs. A. L. Forrester was struck crossing 5S St. Andrews Street at the Central of Georgia intersection. She received first aid at a local hospital and was discharged. she sustained shoulder bruises.
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Malvern
A. L. Forrester
St. Andrews Street
Central of Georgia
Weather update for Alabama and Northwest Florida
Weather outlook shows cloudy conditions with thundershowers in south and east Alabama tonight and Sunday. Northwest Florida expects cloudy skies with probable thundershowers tonight and Sunday. Beginning Monday, Central and East Gulf States remain considerably cloudy with temperate conditions continuing through midweek.
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Florida
Central
East Gulf States
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