Security program to provide cash aid for aged and needy
Washington reports the Roosevelt social security plan aims to cover over 25 million people. Starting July 1 eligible aged and needy blind would receive up to 115 monthly, with state matching rules. First year appropriations reach 100 million for pensions and welfare, plus employment tax funded pensions from 1937.
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Will Rogers on Huey Long and papers tone
A June 21 Hollywood letter cites Will Rogers lampooning headlines and the inheritance scheme as a near penny tax. He jokes Huey Long would react to a midnight Presidential call to lay over, reflecting satirical dialogue about media power and politics.
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Three Candidates Qualified for City Commission Race
Dr Bates Eric Gellerstedt and Miles Miller qualified Friday to run in the July 18 city commission election with petitions bearing over 250 signatures and statements of candidacy. Mayor Erell announced the endorsements for the three. A fourth candidate Z J Newton was circulating petitions with likely filing before week’s end. Deadline to qualify is June 28, twenty days before the election.
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Six Hurt Slightly In Motor Car Spills Reported
Three injured by a head on collision near Hilton Georgia were taken to Dothan hospital or to relatives' homes. Injuries described as lacerations and bruises with no expected serious condition. The crash occurred after a dust cloud from a preceding car, with another vehicle overturning ten miles north of Headland.
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Leaders Seek FDR Guidance on Super Tax Plan
Washington reports Democrats seek a firm U S stance from President Roosevelt on new taxes for the wealthy as Congress debates the administration plan. Senate action looms on wealth taxes while Holt faces seating questions and tax, banking, and deficit bills move through Capitol Hill amid partisan maneuvering.
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Lindberghs Heart And Lung Device Pioneers Organ Survival
Col Charles A Lindbergh unveils a mechanical heart lung pump at the Rockefeller Institute enabling whole organs such as kidneys heart spleen or glands to be kept alive indefinitely in an artificial chamber. The device, developed with Dr Alexis Carrell, promises insights into disease and bodily mechanisms, with 26 experiments to date covering kidneys spleen heart thyroid ovaries and adrenal glands.
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Associated Press
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Rockefeller Institute
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Roper Defends Bureau Amid Senate Testimony
Secretary Roper testified before the Senate Commerce Committee denying charges by former assistant Ewing Y. Mitchell. He called Mitchell suspicious and prone to repeat rumors, and defended actions on irregularities, Leviathan ship, and subsidies, saying the Leviathan was restored to service in 1934 after safety concerns and a company plan.
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Woman Possibly Bit by Spider Stirs Local Anxiety
Mrs Ab Alford of West Newton Street felt a sharp sting in her arm while working in her flower yard on Thursday. Her hand swelled and she was hospitalized. Residents fear a black widow bite amid recent reports of poisonous spiders in the area.
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Business Review Sees Increasing Signs of Pickup
The June 2 AP report from the Business Review notes brighter indicators across trade. Dun and Bradstreet reports stronger merchandise distribution and manufacturing stability, with consumer demand widening beyond essentials. Retail and wholesale activity rise as gift items, vacation needs, and travel accessories spur orders, while overall industrial operations hover near June levels.
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Key Brothers Soar Nearer New Air Endurance Record
Meridian June 2 AP Key brothers Al and Fred Key push toward a new air endurance record. By 2 a.m. they reached 404 hours in sustained flight. The Wright whirlwind meter, set for their June 4 takeoff, indicates they may reach July 4. Ground officials caution the meter will run as long as gas and wind permit.
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Senate Spurns Quick Vote On Snuff Tax in Alabama
Heated Alabama senate debate stalled a decision on upholding a house amendment to the general revenue bill taxing snuff and chewing tobacco 10 percent. Senators Ishem Dorsey and Tom Frazer pressed for an immediate ballot but were defeated as Senate rules were maintained.
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Jackson Expecting to Shoulder Load of Unemployables
In Marianna Florida June 240 special seventy unemployables will become chargers of the city and county open withdrawal of direct relief in Florida by the Emergency Relief administration. FERA administrator Harry Hopkine ordered aid for Florida only in the form of work. McPherson Jackson county FERA administrator said those who can work will take eleven relief jobs, while the rest will be forced to work in city and county. The term unemployables covers mentally or physically unable to be profitably employed. The Hopkine order excludes 482 now holding relief jobs in nearby counties.
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Confusion Deepens as Congress Seeks Adjournment
Washington June 21 AP Congress wades into the dog days with adjournment in view and feuds erupting. Tax moves and post NRA disputes shape the politics as Democrats clash over New Deal basics. Republican unity frays while third party talk and liberal opposition rise. court rulings and recent victories alter expectations.
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Italo Ethiopian Dispute May See Rome Bolt Group
Rome faces pressure over the Italo Ethiopian dispute as Britain weighs Eden’s Rome visit and Mussolini talks. If Italy quits the League, the council’s intervention would be moot, following Japan and Germany leaving earlier. Talks on the African border and Article X may shape a possible withdrawal.
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Will Lee Quits as Columbia City Attorney
Columbia June 21 John W Tish a Dothan lawyer was appointed city attorney of Columbia to succeed WL Ler who resigned after serving for several years. Mayor W PF Oakley Jr named Tish as his successor.
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CooperImproving After Auto Injury At Alabama
Charles Bubber Cooper of Dothan, injured two months ago in an automobile collision near the University of Alabama, was reported improving Friday. Relatives said Cooper likely could be transferred to a Dothan hospital by early July.
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Arant Confesses in Double Killing at Fort Deposit
Montgomery June 21 AP Sheriff Haywood Patterson said E N Arant signed a statement admitting he shot Fort Deposit druggist John E B Norman and Norman s wife after they allegedly approached his wife He claimed he shot Norman accidentally during a struggle over a shotgun and that his wife fired back unintentionally as she attempted to take the weapon. End.
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Treasury balance and receipts report for June 19
The treasury reports for June 19 show receipts of 141,960, Big HG expenditures of 65,640,782.58 and a balance of 1,940,533,671.23. Customs receipts for the month amount to 18,208,21.13.
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Weather Summary for Alabama and Florida
Alabama forecasts show partly cloudy conditions with a shower risk in the north Friday night. Saturday turns partly cloudy to cloudy with showers in the northwest. Florida expects partly cloudy conditions Friday night and Saturday with local showers on Saturday.
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