Alabama Disease Outbreak Under Quarantine Observed
A suspected infantile paralysis case in Dale County prompted quarantine and observation. Dr. W. T. Burkett urged universal use of a nasal spray for prevention while noting no Houston county cases. Across the region 258 cases have occurred with 16 deaths, and health authorities coordinate spraying and isolation plans in Alabama and neighboring states.
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Dale County
W. T. Burkett
Houston County
Burkett
Houston
Associated Press
Montgomery
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississipp
Mississippi
J. P. Leake
Mary Jones
Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Leake
J. N. Baker
Conkeville
Tenn
Knoxville
Carroll County
Walker County
Morgan and
Colbertoun
Dothan
Brew
Escambia County
Unclear War News Briefs From Montgomery Talladega and Decatur
Fragmented AP summary reports Gen Bibb Graves addressing Wardsmen in Talladega about staffing changes and a governor's statement on conferment tonight. Mentions John Cole and a Washington action on a single test policy. Also references future power procurement and a Decatur item with electric power value.
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Montgomery
Bibb Graves
Srte
Talladega
Mit
Amk
John ©. Cole
Buntin charges Walden tax act self protection
City Attorney Tom Buntin asserts the Walden act imposing a one cent gasoline tax in Houston county was not approved by him. He says the bill is sectional and only affects one county and accuses Senator Walden of pursuing personal gain and misrepresentation.
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Walden
Dave Walden
Tom Buntin
Eagle
Houston County
J. L. Vaughn
Tucker
Tuscaloosa County
State Senate
Gellerstedt
Landon calls for campaign plans after acceptance speech
Gov Alf M Landon summoned his aides in Topeka to craft detailed strategies amid his acceptance address calling for restoration of government to an efficient constitutional basis. The event featured strong applause and questions about preserving the American form of government.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Washington
Roosevelt
London
George L. Berry
John L. Lewis
Landon
Manchester
WN. H
Frank Knox
Vatican City
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
sMar
Michael Gallagher
Pius
Fr. Coughlin
Des Moines
Guy M. Gillette
Tews
Louis Murphy
Kas
John D. M. Hamilton
Illinois
Hamilton
Capitol Square
Second Negro Confesses Share In Grantham Murders
A supporting confession reported from Montgomery ties Booker T. Washington to the Sept. 4 1935 Grantham double murder in Oak Grove Geneva County. Washington Harrison Brooks and Pete Brooks allegedly plotted the robbery and forced entry to the Granthams home. The trio faces murder charges as state patrol authorities corroborate the details.
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Will H. Grantham
Oak Grove
Geneva
County
Montgomery
Kilby
Booker T. Washington
Harrison Brooks
Rebels Close on Madrid and Plan Starve Out Campaign
Fighting near Madrid as rebel forces press the capital amid reports of a starvation tactic. The U S and allies plan refugee evacuations while two men in a relief mission are killed near Barcelona. Ambassador Bowers seeks refuge at Fuenterrabia as Loyalist forces tighten.
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Madrid
Mapping
Associated Press
High Command
American State Department
Barcelona
Santiago Itsurralde
Marseilles
France
Manuel Goded
San Seastian
Irun
Public apology by Fr. Coughlin and anti Roosevelt open letter
The July 24 report notes Fr. Charles Coughlin apologized to President Roosevelt for calling him a liar but urged his defeat in the 1934 reelection context. Coughlin, at the Shrine of the Little Flower, said no personal quarrel exists yet he distrusts his administration. A separate dispatch from Casablanca recounts an American liner Exmouth fleeing Malaga bombs and gunfire with multiple executions and Red flags.
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Detroit
Charles E. Coughlin
Roosevelt
Lair
Social Justice
Fr. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
United States
Cleveland
Associated Press
Casablanca
French Morocco
Hner
Malaga
Exmouth
New York
Gustaf Prerg
Morris Avenue Summit
N. J
River Traffic Study Aims at Channel Widening
The Chattahoochee Valley Chamber of Commerce launched a traffic survey to estimate possible tonnage on the river for widening and dredging. James H. Brennan, president of the local trade board, said the effort follows Congress authorizing army engineers to review reports and hold hearings. The board was asked by Chief Engineer R. Kershaw to gather shipping tonnage data.
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Chattahoochee River
Chattahoochee Valley
Hughes resigns as Chamber of Commerce secretary
J M Hughes announced Thursday afternoon that he had tendered his resignation as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce to take effect August 15. He plans to return to Cairo Georgia to enter the real estate business after a brief vacation, and expressed appreciation to merchants and a wish for Dothan's continued growth.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Hughes
Hughes
Cairo
Dothan
Talladega Calm Under Bayonets of State Guard
Talladega faced a tense night as state guardsmen restored order after a deadly Wednesday outbreak at Samco cotton mills. Five men charged in the shooting of Chief Deputy Sheriff John J. Bryant. Homer L. Welch among those not yet arrested. Governor Graves blamed unionists but said the captain’s report should go to the grand jury. Joe Hayer in critical condition received a blood transfusion. others wounded expected to recover. Thirty-five detained by militia remain jailed without charges.
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Talladega
Desd
Sherif John J. Bryant
Sam Burns
Homer L. Welch
United Textile Workers
Burns
Samoset
Bibb Graves
State Highway Patrol
Montgomery
Graves
Grand
Welch
Joe Hayer
Ksryant
Mills
Naked eye comets visible again Halley's era recalled
Boston July 24 report notes Pelletier's and Kahn's comets become visible to the naked eye for the first time since 1910. The article traces past comets from Halley to Heila and outlines meteor showers linked to cometary debris and early spectroscopic findings on cyanogen in comets.
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Falitor
Thix
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Boston
Pellier
Kahn
Johannesburg
Halley
Newton
Hiela
Hke Lente Peltier
Aide
Americans Flee as Spanish Crisis Deepens at Sea and Villa
In Spain during a violent crisis, 100 Americans seek refuge aboard a rescue ship reaching Barcelona while Ambassador Bowers remains cut off five miles from his San Sebastian villa. Madrid reports growing chaos as consulate and embassy operations struggle to function amid rebel advances and militia patrols.
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Paris
Claude G. Bowers
Fuenterrabia
San Sebastian
United States
France
Great Britain
Ambassador Bowers
Villa
Associated Press
Washington
Hves
Barcelona
Spain
State Department
Madrid
Eric C. Wendelin
Quincy
Mass
Wendelin
Lynn W. Franklin
Santiago Itaurralde
Driv Lnk
Exeter
Hallett Johnson
Powers
Dncommunicado
Continental
Bilbao
Oklahoma
William E. Chapman
Isbne
Bowers
Cantal
City Prisoners In Danger Of Roasting Alive In Fire
Editor notes this is the second in a jail condition series. Vermin filth and odors are visible but a greater risk is a wooden ceiling and distant outer walls that could ignite. An ember could spark a blaze gutting the building in minutes and trapping inmates beneath a flaming top. Fire would race through drafts from small windows.
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Ecity
Weather Outlook For Alabama And Northwest Florida
Alabama generally falls Friday night with Saturday partly cloudy and scattered thundershowers possible in the south portion. Northwest Florida shows partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday with possible scattered thunderstorms in the west portion.
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Alabama
Florida
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