Business leaders urge new reform to speed recovery
At the annual convention, Henry Harriman criticizes the Roosevelt administration for moving too slowly and suggests a conservative set of reforms to replace New Deal codes. Birmingham attorney Forney Johnston argues federal actions harm American industry, while others urge restraint on government spending and currency devaluation.
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Washington
Winess
Rosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Henry I. Harriman
Birmian
Forney Johnston
Birmingham
Fedis
Knessee Valley Authority
Harriman
Every
Arm
Johnston
Serican
B. Ames
NIRA
NRA
Sentiit
Kriman
TVA
Labor Lawa
Harrison
Chamber
Fle
Texroducers
Judges Named for Dothan Garden Flower Show
Schedules for the Dothan Garden fourth annual flower show at the Country Club were announced Tuesday. Judges include Mrs. Victoria Lingoln, Mrs. D C Halstead, L. I. McGee and Mrs. Alice Headland. The exhibit opens at 2 and closes at 9 p m with expected attendance.
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Dothan Garden
Country Club
Victoria Lingoayton
D. C. Halstead
L. I. McGee
Alice All
Headland
Ambiguous World Leaders Highlight Early Hills Speech Play
Fragmentary relic of a scene where President and Mussolini addressed crowds with stark racial contrasts. The snippet notes lingering hunger for clarity and hints at debates over benefits and costs of embracing or resisting such regimes.
Roosevelt orders halt of war department testimony publication
President Roosevelt sharply demands the House Military Committee discontinue public publication of war department testimony. He warns he may withhold printing unless such material reflects U.S. policy and the commander in chief’s views, citing Gen Kilbourne and Gen Andrews remarks on Canada and neighboring areas. Canada seeks public data on U S army plans following Kilbourne testimony.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Military Committee
War Department
Army
Navy
United States
Kilbourne
F. M. Andrews
Canada
Atlantic
West Indies
State Department
Charles E. Kilbourne
Maston O'Neal In Serious Condition After Fatal Wreck
Maston O'Neal remained in a serious condition at a Dothan hospital after a Sunday night automobile wreck that claimed the life of Thomas Lane The Eagle advertising manager Joyce McClenny also remained in very serious condition following a separate Saturday accident Physicians reported no fractures but head back and leg injuries were serious Funeral services for Lane were held Monday at 502 N Foster Street with more than 300 in attendance reflecting Lane's prominence in the community
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Maston O'Neal
Thomas Lane
The
Eagle
Dothan
O'Neal
Joyce McClenny
Montgomery
Lane
N. Foster Street
Delegates Gather Here In Three Day U D C Convention
Delegates from Alabama join a three day United Daughters of the Confederacy gathering. The event opens Tuesday night at Foster street Methodist church with sessions, meals at Houston hotel, and a garden party in Dothan. About 200 guests are expected from out of town and nearby towns send daily visitors. Mrs Gustave Martins state president is honored at the garden party with local chapters assisting. DECATUR CLUBWOMAN, LONG ILL, PASSES ON. Mrs John W Dyker, Decatur clubwoman and former Alabama Federation president, dies after long illness in Decatur hospital. Survived by husband son and daughter. funeral plans not announced.
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Alabama
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Foster Street Methodist
Houston
Headland
Hartford
Ashford
Dothan
Gustave Martins
Montgomery
Decatur
John W. Dyker
Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs
William Dyker
Fred G. Hunt
Robles Kidnapping Declared Solved by Chief Sleuth
J Edgar Hoover said the June Robles kidnapping in Tucson Arizona had been solved and federal agents were presenting evidence before a Tucson grand jury. He noted 36 kidnappings on record and described the Robles case as solved despite hints of ongoing involvement by others.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
June Robles
Tuscon
Ariz
Federal Grand Jury
Tucson
Robles
Division of Investigation
Hoover
Tuscan
Oscar H. Robson
Salesmanship School Under NRS Auspices Opens Soon
The National Reemployment Service starts a four day salesmanship course in Dothan under local business leaders with expectations of strong turnout. Guest speakers include W R Jordan H H Ader J A Godwin and Louis Oppert as the program aids unemployed men.
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National Reemployment Service Office
School of Salesmanship
Dothan Business Men
W. R. Jordan
H. H. Ader
J. A. Godwin
Louis Oppert
G. F. Morrison
NRS
Houston
Dothan Native Armstrong Laid To Rest With Military Honors
William E. Armstrong 33 a Linden New Jersey line of duty death victim and Dothan native was buried with military honors. He died after being crushed between a car and a truck while attempting to warn a train of an approaching collision. Survived by wife mother two children and several siblings he served in World War I era and was a member of Linden Post 192 American Legion.
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William E. Armstrong
Dothan
Linden
N. J
Rehobeth
Armatrong
Port Reading
Philadelphia and
Reading Raiileroad
Armstrong
Alice
Thomas Armstrong
Linden Post
American Legion
Juanita
Walter Armstrong
Hugh
Columbia
8. C
Dee
Columbus
Vasese Smith
Leon Pope
Tom
Massey
Chester
France Eyes Air Force Strength and Franco-Russian Pact
Paris reports France seeks to bolster its air force by recruiting trained aviation personnel at Dugny near Le Bourget while pursuing aviation alliances. Cabinet approves Franco-Russian treaty counter-proposals and instructs Laval for immediate talks with Russia. Denain to Rome to discuss an air pact with Italy as groundwork for broader regional aviation links.
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Germany
Dugny
Mous le Bourget
France
Cassez
Quartermaster’s Department
Soviet Russia
Pierre Laval
Potemkin
Russia
Victor Denain
Sir Goer
Rome
Italy
Denain
Great Britain
Belgium
England
Hitler
Belgiium
Treasurer elected at special county board meeting
O Smith was chosen Tuesday night as treasurer of the Houston county school fund succeeding the late incumbent who died last week. Nearby items note a Coast Guard response to a distressed four masted schooner near New London and an arson charge against Hi KE Smith of Walnut Ridge linked to a hotel fire. Sam Day, a convict who escaped the penal farm, reportedly fled to seek vengeance against petition opponents.
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Houston County School Fund
County Board of Education
O. Smith
Boston
Coast Guard
J. FE. Newanim
Tittse Goull Rock
New London
Conn
Algonquin
Champlain
Pocahontas
Ark
Hi KE Smith
Lawrence
Walnut
Ridge
Randolph
Justice of the Peace
John A. Rogers
Rogers
Hittle
Rock. Ark
Sam Day
Montgomery recess committees report on 68 days of work
Four recess committees outlined 68 days of activity from Feb 8 to Apr 29 noting 329 studied state problems 50 measures considered and 2% bills originated. Salaries totaled about 540 per member plus mileage for trips, with total recess expenses around 27000 including clerks and assistants. Ex officio members Knight Riddle and Walker served on all committees. No votes were recorded on no sales tax local option mayor or reapportionment.
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Montgomery
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Hardy Riddle
Senate
Harry Walker
House
Chevrolet Plant Strike Extended From Toledo to Cincinnati
The Chevrolet plant in suburban Norwood, Cincinnati area, saw a walkout starting around 9 a.m. as United Auto Workers members presented demands to plant managers Floyd Lynes and Harry Blow. The action followed Toledo strikers urging GM locals to quit until contracts are signed. Demands include a 7 1 2 hour day five day week time and a half overtime abolition of price work and a $7.60 hourly minimum wage.
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Cincinnati
Chevrolet Motor Company
Cinccinnati
Toledo
Norwood
Dothan
United Auto Workers’ Union
Floyd J. Lynes
Chevrolet
Harry Blow
Fisher Body Company
General Motors
William H. Black
Crynapp
Ales
Norweesd
Legionnaires Visit Prominent Guest Speaker Tonight
The Alabama Legion adjutant announces a visiting speaker for Tuesday night, inviting all ex-service members in Houston to attend. Attendee Frank Levi from Lawel and Ancompan Jones will participate as part of the program, with a focus on veteran affairs and related interests.
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Trotter Jones
Alabama Algerian Legion
Heferr the Chester
Vickery Legion
True Post Ceremandear
Sercices
Houston
Ancompan Jones
Frank Levi
Af Lawel
Glands Do Not Make Personality Yet Drive It
Endocrine glands power personality, not define it, says Dr Freeman after weighing 200 bodies. Study at St Elizabeth Hospital links glands to energy and emotional drive, noting deficiencies can raise or lower drive while core character traits stay largely unchanged.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Walter Freeman
Blackburn Laboratory
St. Elizabeth Hospital
George Washington University
Washington
American College of Physicians
Freeman
Leibowitz seeks pardons for all Scottsboro Boys
Samuel Leibowitz Scottshoro defense counsel requests full pardons for all Scottsboro defendants from Governor Bibb Graves in Alabama. If denied, he proposes a fact finding commission to reexamine the case and report back to the governor, arguing pardons may be issued before conviction.
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Leibowitz
Montgomery
Samuel Leibowitz
Scottshoro
Bibb Graves
Scottsboro
New York
Atdiney
Scottshboro
State of
Alabama
Lebhowicz
Jelbowig
Moscow
Belnovitz
International
Vsreathebers
ILD
Victoria Frice
Ernor
MacDowel
Leihowitz
Liebowitz
Double Poultry Sale For Houston Growers Scheduled This Week
Two poultry sales for Houston county farmers will be held this week, announced by County Agent C. M. Ling. The first sale is Thursday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the second sale is all day Saturday, both at the Farmers Exchange on N. St. Andrews Street. Prices this week will be higher than last Thursday.
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Houston County
C. M. Ling
Farmers Exchange
N. St. Andrews Street
Banner Exclusion Act To Bar Negro Jurors Introduced in Senate
In Montgomery April 380 AP the Alabama legislature opened with gavel and crowd as Sen J Miller Bonner proposed a bill to bar Negroes from juries by requiring jurors be qualified Alabama voters. Sen James Simpson sought to bar legislators from state or local jobs while in office. A flood of local measures followed as the House reconvened with debates on home rule fire insurance, divorce filing, pension fund transfers, and education funds. Governor Bibb Graves signed the Harriven act exempting new paper mills from ad valorem taxes, signaling a mill arrival in Alabama.
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Montgomery
House
Senate
Alabama
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Harry Walker
J. Miller Bonner
Wilcox
Bonner
James Simpson
Jefferson
House of Representatives
Killig
Clint Harrison
Marengo
Harrison
Special Educational Trust Fund
Whichester
Birmingham
Bibb Graves
State Tax Commission
Houston Sportsmen Plan City Parley Report
Houston sportsmen hear plans to permanently form a county group. Dr J A Campbell chairs the committee urging farmers landowners and sportsmen to join at the 7 20 p m Tuesday council chamber meeting after a Montgomery conference with I T Quinn.
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Houston County
City Council
J. A. Campbell
Montgomery
I. T. Quinn
Game and Fish Commissiones
Campbell
Weather Update Alabama and Northwest Florida
Fair conditions across Alabama tonight and Wednesday with warmer readings in the western portion. Extreme northwest Florida also reports fair weather tonight and Wednesday.
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Alabama
Florida
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