Congress Clears Path for Industrial Recovery Bill Action
Washington report says despite vet appropriations troubles Congress cleared the way for Senate action on the industrial recovery bill after a committee struck an industry licensing clause. Passage is predicted once the measure reaches the Senate, with Roosevelt program elements moving to statutes or conference. Remaining items include tariff legislation and an arms embargo.
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Washington
Vetiqas
Congress
Senate
Council Passes Meat Bill After Long Debate
Dothan city council approved amendments to the slaughtering ordinance after months of meetings and disputes. The key change cut the inspection fee for cattle from 50 to 35 cents while fees for veal and hogs stayed at 25 cents and sheep, lambs, goats and kids at 15 cents. Mayor Ezell had not signaled approval today.
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Dothan
I. C. Ezell
Preliminary Trial Opens For Mozelle Blake In Slaying Case
Hundreds of Black residents attend county court as Mozelle Blake a Negro woman faces preliminary hearing on murder charges in the stabbing of Charlie Mae Hart. Judge H K Martin presides. bond set at an amount she cannot meet as the trial proceeds amid tense testimony from the defendant.
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Mozelle Blake
Charlie Mae Hart
Blake
Ter Aide
H. K. Martin
Bond
Pinedale Chapel Marks 18 Years Of Service In Montgomery
The Pinedale Chapel church, unaffiliated, reflects 18 years of Mecesetri relisiova service with 4AP attendees at Sunday prayers. The event honored Mrs. J. E. Brooks who donated land for the era on condition it remain nondenominational. Located about six miles from a canery, the church relies on volunteer pastors from nearby towns.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pinedale Chapel
Meabers
J. E. Brooks
Lacatea
Canery
Mayor Ezell urges council to fix rusty city water
Mayor I C Ezell appealed again to the city council to repair pipes and remove rust from the water. He cited recent complaints about rusty water unusable for bathing or drinking and supported immediate action with a $1,500 machine to clear impurities and protect poles, per R J Goodwin.
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I. C. Ezel
Ezell
R. J. Goodwin
Light and Water Plant
Engineer to survey plant for two diesel engines
An engineer from Jacksonville Florida will arrive next week to survey the municipal light and water plant for installation of two diesel engines to triple output before the Alabama Power Company contract ends June 20. Councilman J P Botts said the plan may cost less than 50 000 by buying used engines and the purchasing committee is authorized to proceed without further council action.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Municipal Light and
Alabama Power Co
J. P. Botts
Botts
Florida
Man who stopped girl 15 guilty in county court
J B Ruges near Ashford pleaded guilty to assault and battery for stopping Flora McGowan 15 as she walked with her brother in a southern city street. Judge H K Martin sentenced him to six months in the penitentiary after a half hour neighborhood chase ended with his capture in a barn.
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J. B. Ruges
Ashford
Flora McGowan
A. H. McGowan
Ruggs
H. K. Martin
No Candidates Yet for July 18 Balloting in Houston County
Probate Judge H. K. Martin reports no announces from Houston County for the state convention race on the 18th amendment repeal or retention. Today a letter on ballot printing arrived and says ballots must be started soon. Election day is July 18 with nearly a dozen statewide qualifiers. qualification deadlines remain unclear.
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Houston County
H. K. Martin
Mistrial Declared In Woman Lottery Case In North Carolina
A mistrial was declared in the case of Mrs. Fannie J. Richardson Thompson wife of a former Piedmont League umpire alleged leader of a lottery. Her ex husband Bor B. Richardson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Fannie J. Richardson-Thompson
Bor BP. Richardson
Meeting to Seek Road Completion in Lee Highway Plan
Huntsville hosts a Lee Highway association meeting to push completing the route from Chattanooga through Alabama to Corinth Mississippi. Over 1,000 attendees expected with governors highway officials and congressmen invited. Governor Miller unable to attend but sends support for public works funding and paving plans.
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Huntsville
Ala
Chattanooga
Tenn
Corinth
Miss
Alabama
Lee Highway Association
J. Fred Johnson
Florence
Tennessee
Mississippi
Black and Bankhead
E. B. Almon
Congress
Montgomery
B. M. Miller
L. G. Smith
Association
Game farmers plan to halt hatching of ugly ducklings
Washington dispatch reports that game farmers are stopping the hatching of what the AP calls ugly ducklings. They mix wild birds with domestic fowl less often, opting for electrical incubators and brooders to reduce disease and parasite risks that wild and domestic birds bring.
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Washington
Two Draw Sentences In County Court
William Hines received a three month penitentiary term and costs after a county court conviction for burglary. Elijah Johnson was convicted of assault and battery and sentenced to three months plus costs. W M Murdock faced a $280 fine after pleading guilty to violating the prohibition law.
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William Hines
Elijah Johnson
W. M. Murdock
Murdock
Mattern Lands In Omsk After Record Flight Hold
Jimmy Mattern touched down in Omsk Siberia at 6 35 am local time after a 1400 mile Moscow to Omsk leg. He had earlier held a 54 minute Post Gatty record lead but stopped to allow the record holders to fly on. Mattern was 73 hours 15 minutes from Floyd Bennett field when he landed and planned to stay until tomorrow amid unexplained delays.
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Omsk
Siberia
Jimmy Mattern
Moscow
Post and Gatty
Fioyd Bennett Field
New Orleans girl kidnapped freed after brief captivity
Mise Marearet Breckenridge, a socially prominent New Orleans stenographer, was abducted Sunday and held about 24 hours while captors sought ransom. She was released near her home after convincing the men her parents could not pay. She says she was fed only thin soup during captivity.
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New Orleans
Mise Marraret Breckenridge
Misa Breckenridge
Marchers at Dearborn dispersed by officers
Several hundred demonstrators, planning to camp at Dearborn city limits to present demands to Ford Motor Company, dispersed after Dearborn police and state officers laid siege precautions. No disorder occurred as authorities formed a strong line with tear gas canisters at the city limits.
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Detroit
Dearborn City
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Dry plea sent clubs Raleigh to oppose repeal campaign
A united dry forces appeal was sent to the young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina urging them not to participate in the campaign for repeal of the eighteenth amendment.
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Raleigh
N. C
Young Democratic Clubs
North Carolina
United Dry Forces
Last of Geneva county recruits sent for enlistment
Geneva June 6 Special The last of Geneva county s 58 young men were recommended for enlistments during the weekend. Others in the quota have already left for Ft Benning Ga where they are undergoing training and conditioning. Recruits at Ft Benning include Archie Crews Cleo Bedsole James Bradley Cloyce Harrison Theron Sammons J J Powers Earlis Hughes Glen Smith Jim Baxley Jack Roelister Dupree Coleman Joel Winslow B H Simmons Tom Simmons Jack McEwain Lawrence Vaughan Wyatt Graham Hubert Jones Lestile Ward Myron Butler Buster Clark Jim Howell Eowell Heath R B Childs H S Hales Lee Jennings Howard Yelverton Preston Palmer Ralph McDonald R C Lawis Rex Brooks Wilbur Carenton Roy Thames Rey Driver Bart Phillips Henry Albert Dixon Clyde Riley Wright Griffin.
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Geneva
Geneva County
Ft Benning
Ft. Benning
Archie Crews
Samson
Cleo Bedsole
Kinston
James Bradley
Cloyce Harrison
Hartford
Theron Sammons
J. J. Powers
Earlis Hughes
Graceville
Glen Smith
Jim Baxley
Fla
Jack Roelister
Dupree Coleman
Joel Winslow
B. H. Simmons
Slocomb
Tom Simmons
Jack McEwain
Lawrence Vaughan
Chancellor
Wyatt
Ralph McDonald
Bleck
R. C. Lawis
Slocombb
Ben Ward
W. D. McKnight
Rex Brooks
Sam Wilson
Jack Huey
Leroy Crook
Howard Merritt
Dothan
Ferris Smith
Hubert Simons
Hacoda
R. L. Britt
Wilbur Carenton
Coffee Springs
J. C. Hall
Robert Adams, Jr
Lex Blatock
Roy Thames
Rey Driver
Frank Jenkins
Dock Peters
Bart Phillips
Henry Albert Dixon
Clyde Riley
Wright Griffin
Drop in Cucumber Production Looms in Alabama
Alabama cucumber production is expected to drop about 20 percent from 1932, but market shipments for this year and last year may balance. The crop faced low prices previously, yet steadier prices this season should market the entire crop. Shipping began May 10 and may run through June if conditions allow.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Firm 18 Closed by Sheriff to Enforce $1,078 Judgment
Sheriff Joe Rollins closed the Smith and Jordan Furniture Co to collect a $1,078 judgment. The furniture firm had operated in the area for several years.
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Joe Rollins
Smith & Jordan Furniture Co
House Accepts 25 Percent Cut of Appropriation
After a Democratic steering committee meeting Speaker Rainey said the House would accept the Connally 23 per cent veterans amendment independently of the offices bill or Roosevelt's substitute. Leaders would delay action on the Independent offices appropriation to allow Roosevelt to propose an alternative. The Connally amendment, already Senate approved, caps service-connected disability allowances at 25 per cent.
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Washington
Democratic Steering Committee
Rainey
House
Roosevelt
Independent Offices
Connally
Senate
Escaped Convicts Terrorize Town in Arkansas Raid
A group of five to seven armed men, believed to be fleecing Kansas convicts, kidnapped night watchman W A Fore near Rison Arkansas. After alarms, locals patrolled as the band fled in two automobiles. Fore said the men planned to loot safes but authorities pursued without capture.
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Rison, Ark
Roy Morrison
Kansas
W. A. Fore
Senate Committee Seeks Expanded Powers in Morgan Probe
The Senate committee investigating Morgan and Co. voted to seek added authority to examine stock trades by the firm’s partners that affect their income tax returns. In a closed session the panel said it would not probe income taxes now and a subcommittee will draft a proposal to enlarge powers for the full Senate’s consideration.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan & Co
Vesuvius Lava Flows Into Valley of Inferno
A new spurt of lava from Mount Vesuvius fed streams into the Inferno valley, moving at 24 feet per minute at its peak and 15 feet wide. The eruption, though brief, was not deemed dangerous to nearby inhabited areas. Officials predicted the current eruption would continue for several days.
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Vesuvius
Naples
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Blumberg & Sons Offer 10 Prize for Frigidaire Letter
Blumberg & Sons announced a $10 first prize for the best letter on the Frigidaire. The public is invited to participate with letters not exceeding 200 words on one side of the page, in clear handwriting or typed. Judges: Mrs Scottie McKenzie Frasier, Julian Hall and R. H. Ferguson.
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Blumberg & Sons Today
Scottie McKenzie Frasier
Julian Hall
R. H. Ferguson
Indiana Votes On Repeal As Nation Shrinks Prohibition
The United States nears repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment with Indiana voting today. Early returns show a strong repeal trend in major cities like Cook County and Chicago, while national opinion remains divided. Results thus far place repeal ahead, with 31 states needed to end prohibition.
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Indiana
Turois
Cook County
Chicago
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Michigan
Wisconsin
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Nevada
Pastors' School at Biloxi Looms
The Rev. S. M. Baker of Montgomery announces the Methodist Pastors' School will meet at the Seashore Methodist Assembly Grounds in Biloxi Mississippi in June 1930. It invites pastors and church workers from Alabama North Alabama Louisiana Mississippi and North Mississippi conferences. The faculty includes Dr. M. J. Smith and others with sermons by Bishop W. N. Aineworth on June 25.
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Montgomery
Ala
S. M. Baker
Seashore Methodist Assembly
Biloxi
Misa
Stev. Baker
Alabama
North Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Mississippi
Methodiat Episcopal Church
South
General Board of Christian Education
General Board of Missions
Nashville, Tenn
W. N. Aineworth
Macon
Bodies of Mother and Son Found Dead in Atlanta Home
In Atlanta on Monday Mrs. Carrie D. Hight, 52, and her son J. Lawrence Hight, 22, were found shot in their bed room. A coroner's inquest was ordered. Neighbors called Deputy J. Gordon Hardy who found the bodies. A gun lay near the boy. Notes reportedly indicate the son wrote lines about life and his mother. Mrs. Hight widow of Emmett Hight and a prominent figure in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Carrie D. Hight
J. Lawrence Hight
J. Gordon Hardy
Hardy
Young Fight
Dance of Death Ends Night at St Helens Lodge Hall
P. C. Jacobson collapsed and died at a lodge hall during the final dance of the evening in St Helens Oregon. Police and investigators began examining the circumstances surrounding the death as spectators watched in shock.
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P. C. Jacobson
Jacobson
Senate Home Relief Bill Passed With Major Revisions
The Senate completed action on a 2.0 billion emergency home mortgage relief bill without a final vote record, adding key changes. It broadened aid to homes valued up to 25,000, set six percent interest on cash advances, and created a 200 million dollar capitalized Home Owners Loan Corporation with up to 7 billion in bonds, to operate for three years and assist homeowners via bond exchanges and partial value advances. Federal Savings and Loan associations would be established with treasury stock subscriptions and state agent appointments to oversee the program.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
White House
Roosevelt
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Borter
Bensxte Banking Committees
Dill
Home Loan Corporation
Din
Savings and Loan Associations
Treasury
Tri-State Singers Meet in Marianna Courthouse Event
The Tri-State Stinging convention proceeds at the Marianna Florida courthouse June 24 and 25 with invited singers from Alabama Florida and Georgia attending. The event is announced by P D Rich president and H C Collins secretary.
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Tri-State
Marianna
Fla
P. D. Rich
H. C. Collins
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
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