Gas Tax Debate Targets Alabama School Calendar
Rep W Perry Calhoun voices doubt on diverting gasoline revenues to fund public schools and ponders a special legislative session before year end. State Sen Hayse proposes using fuel funds, while officials note revenue estimates and the need to keep schools running full term without new tax burdens.
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Alabama
W. Perry Calhoun
Hayse
Keller
Tuo
Calhoun
Houston
Guline
Bibb Graves
Alatoma
Permanent Paroles Open Alabama Prisons for 1000 Convicts
Alabama permits permanent paroles to release about 1000 state convicts yearly with only good behavior as a constraint. Gov Graves has granted over 1500 permanent paroles since January 1936, with 438 recommended by the pardon board and six revoked. Paroled inmates may not regain full citizenship until they secure a full pardon.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Nan
Miller
B. M. Miller
Bibb Graves
State Pardon Board
Pardon Board
Ctatg Pardon Board
Alty-Gen
A. C. Carmichael
Howell Turner
Charles E. McCall
Sing Baby Sing spoofed romance in new Hollywood release
Hollywood previews joke about a melodrama titled Romeo and Juliet in Sing, Baby, Sing. Alice Faye stars as the aspiring singer, with Adolphe Menjou as the eccentric actor and Gregory Ratoff as a luckless agent, supported by Ted Healy and the Ritz brothers in swift direction.
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Rosbin Coons
Hollywood
New York
Romeo
Juliet
Ine
Jultet
Alice Faye
Gregory Ratoff
Adolphe Menjou
Ae Tt
Ted Healy
Patsy Kelly
Ritz Brothers
Sidney Lantielt
Michael Whalen
Romancc
Jim
Robert Montgomery
London
Frank Morgan
Morgan
Bilile Burke
Cora Witherspoon
Montgomery Mesawhits
Madge Evens
Burke-Witherspoon
Megal Evane
Get Acquainted Sale Opens New A and P Store
Atlantic and Pacific Tel Co to formally open its modern store on West Main with a Get Acquainted Sale. The store features a clean, modern design, ample airflow, clearly marked merchandise, and a display of quality foods. Meat market, staff training, and local hiring emphasized with supervision by N. J. Woodham and A. Freeman. Managers Johnson Cannon Black Pratt Nichols to attend grand opening Saturday.
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Atlantic & Pacific Tel Co
N. J. Woodham
Woodham
G. W. Amos
A. C. Freeman
C. A. Baker
Natore
W. W. Johnson
Johnson
M.F. Cannon
Mr. Johnson
Y. Black
A & P Ftores
Alabama
W. L. Pratt
J. H. Nichols
Alabama Meat Markets
Escaped robber hunts jail asst in Madison county
Aug 2 Huntsville AP report Raymond Hunt convicted of robbery and given 20 years in state penitentiary made a futile attempt to escape while being moved from courthouse to jail. Deputy Crutcher struggled to control the car and restrain Hunt who pleaded not to shoot. Hunt's alleged accomplice Harry Gurley stood trial that morning. Cotton statistics from Liverpool follow with weekly totals and American holdings and exports.
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Huntsville
Raymond Hunt
State Penitentiary
Madison County
Hunt
Paut
Tom Crutcher
C. G. Calloway
Crutcher
Prin Jomer
Southern Railway
Harry Gur+ Jey
Stars in a Son Comes Home at the Strand
A big hearted San Francisco waterfront mother, played by Mary Boland in her dramatic debut, hides a run away son’s past as a holdup and murder unfold. Donald Woods is imprisoned innocent, and the mother, aided by Wallace Ford, seeks the real killer and her own son.
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Robert Leonard
P. G. Wodehouse
Erle Blore
Robert Benchley
Grant Mitchell
Ralph Forbes
Tommy Rupp
Aileen Pringle
Mary Boland
Charlie Ruggles
Julie Haydon
Roger Imbot
Anthony Nate
He. A. Dupont
Madison Legion Post Winding Up Conclave Plans
Huntsville Aug 21 AP Members of the Madison County American Legion post prep to host the state convention Sunday through Tuesday with plans nearly complete. Between 1 000 and 3 500 Legionnaires expected from all parts of the state. City decorates with Legion emblems flags and welcome banners. An enormous stage at Big Spring Park and a large barbecue dinner precede a musical contest. Additional city crews cleaning streets cutting grass and improving the city to welcome visitors.
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Pat Jones
Huntsville
Madison County American Legion Post
State Department
Heme
Annte
Huntville
Segmion
George M. Mulhomey
Bately
Legion
Vari
Big Spring Park
Atatr Banda
Jornhotola
Héuning
WIN
Létsionnatren
Mayor Armstrong Holds Post Amid City Deadlock
In Pensacola Florida on August 20 AP reports Mayor H M Clay Armstrong retained office despite Democratic efforts to unseat him. The Pensacola City Council remained deadlocked with four members for Armstrong, four for Win C. Armstrong, and one for William Tyler Armstrong, as a successor election nears. Phil Caney, an Irishman, long held the American handball championship before retiring undefeated.
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Phil Caney
Divided Paternity Of Twin Girls Put Up For Solution
Columbus aw 2 The state charities division forced a debate over divided paternity for twin girls in a Wheeling case. Medical experts and officials weighed whether blood type tests could prove paternity while pressed to find a resolution. Officials said the case may shift custody to the city or the Children's Bureau, with cautious steps before any action.
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Columbus
APD
Charitiey Alvision
Columbia Eleictien
Aes
Luetta
Children's Bureau
Anke
Dhe
Columbue
Physierine
Magrader
Oblaluwa
Masgrader
Ong Gil
Martin Flahbelt
Editoe
The
Journal of the Americat
Sarmband
Wink
Wheeling
W. Va
Caw
DESTROYERS Continued from Pago 1
Partial text describes ships damaged near Ban Peako and San Joaquin area with mentions of Ang Joo, Sis Jou, and Monterey and Surkey freighters. Crews faced radio disruptions and vessel strain. references to a phantom incident off Lower California and two uprate ships.
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Thad Apne
Ban Peako
Ang Joo
Trapambsnton
Sis
Jou
San Joaquin
Wil
Nervier
Kowan
Kalbur
Honolulu
Manmin
Monterey
Miso
Wren
California
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Cotton Statistica
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