Roosevelt backs martial law warning to cope with unrest
President Roosevelt reportedly said two stabilization bills are indispensable to prevent the necessity of martial law as labor unrest and a possible coal strike threaten. Congressional leaders said the Wagner and stabilization bills face stiff House opposition and require Rules Committee approval before floor action.
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Flor
Jean Gavdar
Associated Press
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Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
White House
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Arkansas
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Mississippi
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Legs Murder Nears Jury Stage in Laurel Case
In Laurel Mississippi 68 year old W M Carter a Laurel businessman faces trial for the January murder of 52 year old Daisy Keeton Only the legs of the victim were found Ouida Keeton the daughter is already serving a life sentence for her role in the case Carter testified denying any killing while acknowledging a relationship with Ouida and alleging no improprieties occurred
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Miss
W. M. Carter
Daisy Keeton
Carter
Ouida Keeton
Ouida
Steel Demand Skids Than Expected
New York June 5 AP report on steel demand noting a smaller impact from NRA end and a holiday. Iron Age weekly summary shows ingot production down one point to 41.5 percent capacity amid lowered activity in the iron and steel trade.
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New York
NRA
Iron Age
Washington’s constitutional fix left in doubt
Hollywood observer asserts Washington asks the wrong leaders and questions whether reforms can be achieved under the present constitution. He wagers that folks won’t agree to mend the charter, likening the effort to persuading an old man to dye his mule’s brand.
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Hollywood
Calif
Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt Delivers 14 Point Agenda To Party Leaders
President Roosevelt presents a 14 point must list to congressional leaders in Washington. The package includes measures on the NRA social security banking utilities and labor issues with extends to TVA coal and oil controls and wage and hour protections. Congress expected to remain in session through September as leaders reorder priorities.
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Roosevelt
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Capitol Bill
Omnibus
Utilities Holding Company
Wagner
Guffey
Tennessee Valley Authority
Harrison
Meridian Brothers Resume Endurance Flight Over Meridian
The Key brothers Al and Fred, managers of Meridian's municipal airport, reached 20 hours of continuous flight at 8:32 a.m. as they resume a third bid to surpass the world endurance record of 535 hours. Their plane Ole Miss has had four refuelings with James Keeton piloting the support aircraft.
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Miss
Key Brothers
Fred
Ole Miss
Cottonwood Child 13 In Grave Condition From Blood Poisoning
Merle Calloway, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Calloway of Cottonwood, is in serious condition at a local hospital after a pimple on her cheek became infected and led to blood poisoning. Hospital staff described her condition as very serious.
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J. A. Calloway
Cottonwood
Merle
New Laws Sought to Replace NRA As Supreme Court Ruling Looms
Democratic leaders said President Roosevelt would propose new legislation to replace the NRA and its code structure after the ruling. Talks covered a skeleton NRA with limited functions and possible use of tax power, but critics called it a hollow effort. White House aides said many suggested plans failed to meet constitutional limits and no final plan emerged.
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NRA
Charman Doughton
Senate
Clark
Missouri
Vandenberg
Michigan
White House
Supreme Court
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Reed
Hugh S. Johnson
Electric Convention Warns TVA Consumers of Rising Costs
Atlantic City reports Ezra B. Whitman says TVA power costs may rise from 19.40 to 44.20 per kilowatt year with 3.5 percent interest and up to 58 dollars at six percent, predicting a rude awakening for Tennessee Valley Authority customers. H W Fuller blasts New Deal policy as duplicative and piracy in the electric field.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Ezra B. Whitman
Maryland Public Service
Edison Electric Institute
Whitman
H. W. Fuller
Byllesby Engineering and Management Corporation
Airmen Vainly Hunt Flying Family Lost on Andalusia Flight
Miami reports Marine, coast guard and private flyers searched since daylight for John Ray Lowman 25 his mother and Byron 22 after their departure at 5 30 am bound for Andalusia Alabama. They are believed to have ditched between Miami Daytona and Orlando while en route and could not bypass Vero Beach for fuel.
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Miami
Fla
Marine, Coast Guard
John Ray Lowman
Byron
Andalusia
Ala
Daytona
Orlando
Lowman
Vero Beach
Lowlanders Hasten Flight As Swollen Rivers Race to Meet
Thousands of flood threatened residents flee to higher ground as the Missouri and Kaw rivers race toward a junction in Kansas City. Farmers move livestock ahead as crews rush to reinforce dikes and embankments. The Kaw crest nears Topeka, about 75 miles west, while the Missouri overflows many areas.
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Missouri
Fiaving
Topeka
Tno
McCook
Neb
Republican
Alma
Parks
Max
Religion Cheers Mother and Son Doomed To Die For Murder
A mother Mrs. May H B Carey 42 and her son Howerd Carey 27 face Delaware gallows for slaving her brother Robert Hitchens 55 in a case the court called one of the most vicious in state history. They killed for a $2,000 life insurance payout as a second son remains in prison for life. The pardon board denied clemency and Gov Buck will not intervene. The pair study the Bible under guidance from pastors in Georgetown.
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Del
Delaware
May HB. Carey
Howard Carey
Robert Hitchens
Pardon Board
C. Douglass Buck
Florida approves chain store tax to fund public schools
Gov. Sholtz signed a law imposing occupational licenses and gross receipts taxes on chain stores. The plan, aimed at $3.5 million yearly for the public school fund, charges a $10 annual license plus 0.5 percent of gross receipts, with higher rates for chains of 16 or more. Wisconsin cases cited as contrast.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Gov
Sholtz
Rresa
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Florida
Cooper Fights Auto Injury In Hospital
Charles "Bubber" Cooper a Dothan student at the University of Alabama remains in a Tuscaloosa hospital about six weeks after a motor vehicle crash fractured his skull. He was struck while crossing University Avenue in front of his fraternity house and is reported Wednesday as about the same in condition.
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Charles
Bubber" Cooper
Dothan
University of Alabama
Cooper
Tuscaloosa
University Avenue
Food prices dip in two weeks ending May 21
The labor department reports a slight fall in retail food prices for the two weeks ended May 21. Households could buy the same quantity of food for 1.08 dollars, compared with 1.08 a year earlier and 3.94 two years ago, while meat prices rose and dairy, fruit, vegetables, beverages, fats and oils fell.
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Washington
Labor Department
Last Minute Bulletins From Across The Nation
A roundup of brief notices from AP dispatches covering political moves in Washington Tennessee power case in Knoxville and remarks by Gen Hugh S Johnson in Swampscott Mass A small court ruling in Camden and a baseball offer to Babe Rath in Detroit plus army assignments issued by the War Department detailing Capt John F Farnsworth and Fort Williams Maine postings.
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Washington
War Department
John F. Farnsworth
University of Alsa- Hamma
Fort Willars
Sir Malcolm Plans Utah Run To Break Auto Speed Record
British sportsman Sir Malcolm Campbell announced plans to exceed his world automobile speed record in Salt Lake City in July. He set 276.816 mph at Daytona Beach on March 7 and said reliable beach conditions are unreliable for speeds near 2300 mph. He noted ongoing tests for the July attempt.
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London
Malcolm Campbell
Salt Lake City
Daytona Beach
Alabama Senate Committee Backs Horse Racing Bill
The Alabama Senate temperance committee votes five to three to favor a Coleman bill legalizing horse racing and pari mutuel betting under a three member racing commission. The measure, already passed the House 64 to 0, faced intense testimony from ministers and lawyers before the committee.
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Montgomery
June
Alabama Senate
Temperance Committee
House
Raising of Dead Issue in Dothan City Council Controversy
In Dothan a heated council dispute centers on changing the city government form. City officials and candidate Jim Brennan deny injuring the water supply to influence votes while accusing others of political maneuvering. Public statements warn against attempting to mislead or manipulate the election process.
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Dothan Ia
Jim Brennan
Effy
Cotamis- Sonep
Arielees
Cily
Rey
of Gee
Oterpeby
Beall Predicts Change Win in Dothan Referendum
J F Beall criticizes the city council action and urges voters to back a switch to a city commission form. He argues the current nine aldermen system is inefficient and calls for a transition to three commissioners and a city manager. He cites alleged misuses of public funds and declines in school appropriations while debt and water plant costs rise.
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Apne
Kyoown Merchant
Wold
Dothan
Pearl
Ecity Council
Committee For Commission
Jim Brennan
Alabama Power Company
Commission
IT. C. Bates
Inez
Sewange
Atto. S. Tendsree
Heln For Dependent Children Threatened By Late Donations
Mrs. C L Collins the child welfare worker warns Houston county faces aid cuts as late donations shrink funding for May. State orphanages are full and the department may place parentless children in boarding homes at cost, threatening dependent children’s assistance.
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Heln
Houston County
Child Welfare Department
C. L. Collins
Manslaughter Trial Opens in Marianna Case
Jackson county resident Robert Deacock faces manslaughter charges in Marianna regarding the death of Mrs. H. B. Butler of Quincy after a Nov 24 automobile collision. Defense claims another driver, Huot Bert Poges, steered the car. Peacock accused of negligent driving under liquor influence. A civil verdict last week awarded Butler $10,000 against Peacock and Bogges and $5,000 against Whittle.
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Sneefaty
Robert Tdeacock
Jackson County
HB. J. Butler
Quincy
Atorneys
Bert Poges
Peacoeck
British Duke Beats Conviction of Fraud
The duke of Manchester won his appeal in London as the Court of Appeal quashed his May 10 conviction for obtaining money under false pretenses. Lord Hewart ruled the Old Bailey summing up was inadequate and unsatisfactory. He had been accused of pawning jewels held in trust by his late mother’s estate to obtain funds.
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Duke of
Manchester
Lord Hewart
Court of Appeal
Old Bailey
Weather Outlook Alabama and Northwest Florida
Fair conditions are expected tonight and Thursday across Alabama and extreme northwest Florida. Forecasters predict mild temperatures with light winds and no major weather events on the horizon.
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