Alabama adjourns after tax rider defeat in special session
The special session adjourned after the House defeated the tax rider attached to the Ed ar near beer bill by 53 to 45. The session passed a 25 cent per hundred tax on foreign securities and authorized a $19 million issuance to voters. Debate centered on income and sales taxes and a proposed refunding of the state debt with revenue measures and budget cuts likely shaping future action.
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Alabama Future
Beer Pill
Senate
Tunstall
House
Regent
Legistors
B. M. Miller
Harrison
Byuses
B. M
Makinson
McGowin
Swift
Rish
Williams
Goode
Culver
Joseph H. Loveman
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb
Birmingham
William F. Feagin
State Board of Administration
Knights Templars to Gather for Easter Services in Columbia
Dothan Knights Templar plan to assemble at the Masonic Temple at 2 30 Sunday afternoon and march in a body to the Easter services at Columbia Baptist church the program begins at 3 30 Rev W B Clemmons a Knight Templar and pastor of Columbia and Geneva Presbyterian churches will deliver the Easter sermon this marks the first time the Columbia services are held outside a Dothan church and all members are urged to attend in full uniform or not.
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Dothan
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Columbia Baptist Church
W. B. Clemmons
Columbia
Geneva Presbyterian
Knight Templar
Order
Rain Postpones Easter Egg Hunt in Dothan
The Easter egg hunt for underprivileged children in Dothan was postponed from this afternoon to Monday afternoon due to bad weather. Participants will gather at Rose Hill School at 4 oclock, hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary and the Salvation Army.
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Dothan
Rose Hill
American Legion Auxiliary
Salvation Army
Col. L. A. Thompson Dies at Veterans Home
Col. L. A. Thompson, 60, a Spanish American War veteran and former governor of the Veterans Administration Home in Hampton Virginia, collapsed and died Friday. A native of Dayton Ohio, he previously served as assistant surgeon at the National Soldiers Home there.
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Hampton, Ve
Col. L. A. Thompson
Veterans’ Administration
Dayton
Ohio
Nationa Soldiers
Injured Illinois professor dies after Florida crash
James P. Breen, 30, former Georgia Tech professor and University of Illinois student, died in a hospital from injuries after a morning crash on the Alabama-Florida highway near Campbellton. His body shipped to Indianapolis for burial in Lizton, Indiana.
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James P. Breen
University of Illinois
Georgia Tech
Campbellton
Breen
Yarbrough Produce Company
G. W. Masters
W. O. Fuller
J. W. Breen
St. Francisville
Dowling-Rhodes
Indianapolis
Lizton
Ind
Wind Damage Reported in Ashford Section
Reports from Ashford indicate high winds between 2 and 4 a.m. caused significant damage. At least three farm buildings were nearly destroyed, one barn demolished, and part of a city house roof in Ashford was carried away.
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Ashford
Dothan
Leibowitz to Seek Aid for Scottsboro Boys Appeal
Samuel Leibow itz, New York chief counsel, will speak in Birmingham to appeal for moral and financial support for the nine Negro boys in the Scottsboro case. The Scottsboro Aid Committee announced the plan.
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Birmingham
Samuel Leibowitz
New York
Scottsboro Aid Committee
Death threat to Attorney General in Scottsboro case
In Decatur on April 15 AP reports Attorney General Thomas E. B. Knight directing the prosecution in the Scottsboro case received a letter threatening his life. The note claimed Ruby Bates is truthful and ordered him to die four hours after reading it. Bates denied an assault in last week's Patterson trial.
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Decatur
Thomas EB. Knight
Scottsboro
Ruby Bates
Ruby Betes
Heywood Patterson
Mrs Patterson Receives Harlem Welcome in New York Arrival
Jennie Patterson mother of Heywood Patterson a Scottsboro defendant arrived at Penn Station and was met by Sam Leibowitz Harlem delegates and a large reception. A crowd of three Harlem busloads, Labor Defense supporters, reporters and police filled the platform amid cheering as she moved to Broadway offices.
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Jennie Patterson
New York
Sam Liebowitz
Harlem
The
New York Herald-Tribune
Irs
Patterson
Washington
Boston
Way
Leibowitz
Seventh Avenue
Commissioner Proposes Equal Taxes Over Blanket Cut
Commissioner Alvah Clark urged an equalization plan to replace a 25 percent blanket tax cut in Houston County. He opposes wholesale reductions saying equal taxes would be fair and protect school funding. He notes some properties are overvalued while others are undervalued and cites deficits from local tax cuts.
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Wolston County
Alvah Clark
Fiouston County
Board of Review
Weary County
Survivor of Monitor and Merrimac dies at 81
Atlanta April 15 AP Colonel TA Chamberlain who fought on the Merrimac in the first ironclad duel is dead at his home. He was 81 and one of the few survivors of the Chesapeake battle. Born near Norfolk he served on Confederate privateers and later was captured. Survivors include his widow and two daughters Mrs Fulton Warner of Atlanta and Mrs Wallace Miller of Macon.
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Atlanta
Col
TA. Chamberlain
Colonel Chamberlain
Wan
Norfolk
Death claims renowned astronomer Dr Jermaine Porter
Dr Jermaine G Porter 81 a noted astronomer and authority on stellar motion died of heart disease in Cincinatia after a Friday death.
Pardons Four Years Wrongful Imprisonment of Coleman
Atlanta April 15 AP Robert F Coleman who served four years of a life sentence on a chain gang for a murder he did not commit was pardoned by Gov Eugene Talmadge. Starks confessed to killing Coleman s bride. the governor ordered an investigation and signed the pardon after Starks recanted.
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Atlanta
Robert F. Coleman
Frida
Eugene Talmadge
Coleman
James Starks
Talmadge
Starks
Clayton County
Rader Davis
Davis
Fulton County
Funeral Sunday for Mrs Ada Alexander
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Alexander 59 died at home Friday after a stroke will be held at Selma church Sunday at 16 a m with Rev O M Murphy officiating Pallbearers include Seah Lisen J L Smith KR J Harrison Ed Smith W M Hardwick and Ed Howell Fellows and Forrester in charge of arrangements She is survived by husband J W Alexander a daughter Mrs Max Wesley of Do Than Route Seven two sons W C of Cincinnati and Dan of Dothan a sister Mrs W M Leatherhouse of Atlanta and a brother Edward Den of Dothan
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Ada Alexander
Henadland Avenue
Selma Church
O| M_ Murphy
Seah Lisenby
J. L. Smith
KR. J. Harrison
Ed Smith
W. M. Hardwick
Ed Howell
Fellows & Forrester
Thieves Steal 409 Pounds of Cured Meat From Smokehouse
Thieves tore off a plank at Dick Kelly's smokehouse near Taylor last night and carried away about 409 pounds of cured meat. Deputies launched an investigation immediately.
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Dick Kelly
Taylor
Clerks Arrest Man in Petty Larceny at Montgomery Ward
Alert clerks at the Montgomery Ward store led to the arrest of Frank Haddley, a Black man, on petty larceny charges. Police seized several sweaters from Haddley as evidence, with the incident occurring in the store today.
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Montgomery-Ward & Co
Frank Haddley
Haddley
Centenarian Kayseri Shopkeeper Clings to Key to 65-Year Memory
Hasan Aga, a Kayseri shopkeeper, says he is 110 years old. He locked his home the day his wife died 65 years ago and has not re-entered since, keeping the key in his pocket as a daily ritual.
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Kayseri
Turkey
Hasan Aga
Rivers Rise Flood Threat Looms Around Geneva
Pea and Choctawhatchee rivers surge after heavy rains in the Wiregrass region. Pea river has overflowed some sections while Choctawhatchee nears flood stage. Rains continue in southeast Alabama and Interval. Elba reports rising levels but flood prospects remain uncertain.
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Alabama
Elba
DeMolays to Hold Public Meeting at Masonic Temple
A public installation of officers for the Dothan Chapter of DeMolay will take place Monday night at the Masonic temple. The Montgomery chapter has been invited to attend and assist. Stan Hiely and a delegation from the capital city will be present. The program includes the Eastern Star helping the boys group and the public, especially Mason families and members’ parents, being invited.
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Masonic Temple
Dothan
Order of
DeMolay
Montgomery
Ceremonica
Stan Hiely
Order of Eastern Star
Order
Attempted assault on ambassador Daniel's train in Mexico
Police in Mexico City disclosed an attack on the train carrying United States ambassador Josephus Daniels. A rail section was removed near Morales, but the train was delayed two hours and sustained no damage. Mexican authorities, including 200 plainclothes officers, guarded the embassy as a special police train proceeded to meet Daniels 30 miles from the city.
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Mexico City
Josephus Daniels
United States
Thin Caplin
Morales
Monterey
Mr. Daniels
Four crash victims show little change in condition
Four of six people injured in a Thursday night collision between a automobile and a truck on the Columbia highway remained in Dothan Hospital with little change. The injured include Mrs. Gordon Hail Edna Clark and Ann Tolbert of Hilton Ga. Walter T. Mercier of Columbia and another truck occupant were also hospitalized.
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Columbia Highway
Dothan
Gordon Hail
Edna Clark
Ann Tolbert
Hilton
Tdothan Steam Laundry Company
Walter T. Mercier
Columbia
John Buckhart
Couple Obtains License In Ashford
Jim Deal and Anna Love both of Ashford were issued a marriage license today at the office of Probate Judge H. K. Martin.
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Jim Deal
Anna Love
Ashford
Proibate
H. K. Martin
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