Graves wins Alabama governorship pledge aid from Washington
Bibb Graves disclosed federal aid commitments and relief plans for Alabama after talks in Washington. He cited at least 2 500 0 dollars for public works within a week and detailed cattle relief moves, Rural rehabilitation funds, and slum clearance studies for Birmingham and Jefferson County. Graves planned further discussions with TVA officials in Knoxville.
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Washington
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Graves
Relief
Harry L. Hopkins
Mid- West
Birmingham
Montgomery
Thad Holt
Jefferson County
Aubrey Williams
Hopkins
RFC
Chamber of Commerce
Public Works
Capitol
Knoxville
Arthur Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cottondale Parents Seek Missing Son 14
Mr and Mrs H Harmon of Cottondale seek help locating their son Willard 14 who disappeared from home June 10 He is about five feet five inches tall 120 pounds tanned from years in He san He is a high school senior interested in politics current events and journalism and has written for West Florida papers He is intelligent and may seek a position at a daily or weekly paper.
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Marianna
Fla
D. Harmon
Cottondale
Willard
He San
West Florida
Weather summary for Alabama and northwest Florida
Fair tonight and Sunday in Alabama with coastal parts partly cloudy and unsettled. In extreme northwest Florida expect fair tonight, Sunday cloudy and unsettled. Central and East Gulf states stay generally fair with scattered showers along the coast early in the week and more general showers later. Temperature and conditions noted as variable.
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Alabama
Florida
Central
East Gulf States
Admiral Byrd nearly dies from gas in Antarctic hut
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, in isolation at Little America Camp 123 miles south, reported a near fatal carbon monoxide exposure on June 17. He said fumes from a small engine fouled the hut air after he opened a tunnel door, then recovered quickly.
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Little America
Antartica
Richard E. Byrd
Here
Antarctic
Byrd
Price Fixing Seen On Horizon In Rubber Dispute
The Federal Trade Commission faces a looming price fixing battle involving Phillips-Baker Rubber Company Providence R I La Crosse Rubber Mills Wisconsin and Goodyear Rubber Middletown Conn. The case centers on open pricing filing and a waiting record that may delay price changes while industry seeks stability.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
NRA
Rubber Code Authority
Phillips-Baker Rubber Company
Providence
R. L. la Crosse Rubber Mills
la Crosse
Wis
Goodyear Rubber Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Middletown
Conn
Woman Is Given Death Sentence in California
Nellie Madison 39 is condemned for the murder of her husband Eric Madison 45 a film studio auditor who was shot in bed last March 24 Four women and eight men convicted her of first degree murder with no leniency recommended The judge will pronounce the sentence next Tuesday Madison vows innocence as her former husband denounces the verdict and a legal fight looms
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Los Angeles
Nellie Madison
Eric
Film Studio
Charles Fricke
W. J. Brown
Police Demand Mufflers for Motorcycles and Trucks
Police warned riders and truck drivers to muffles exhausts or face court action. Officers cited motorcycles with popping exhausts and trucks disturbing hospitals and the homes of the sick, and noted church services have been interrupted.
Cottondale Child Killed by Auto in Cottondale
Annette Grover six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs E B Grover died at a local hospital from internal injuries after being struck by an automobile near her Cottondale home. Driver J W Hinson a Marianna livestock dealer was absolved of blame by witnesses who said the accident was unavoidable. The crash happened at the Dothan Panama City highway intersection with Cottondale main street.
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Marianna
Annette Grover
Dothan
Panama City
Cottondale
Thousands die in Chaco battle as Bolivians rout Paraguayans
Bolivian artillery and field guns pummeled a Paraguayan assault in Condado Pilcomayo sector, leaving thousands dead or trapped. Communiques from both nations describe the clash as the era’s most deadly in the two year Chaco war.
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Chaco Boreal
Fort
Ballivian
Paraguay
Bolivia
Pilcomayo
Canada
Condado
Briz
Bararge
Dr Pepper Bottlers Meet Here For Gains In Business
Substantial increases in business were reported at a Dr. Pepper bottlers meeting at the Houston Hotel. More than 25 bottlers and officials from Southeast Alabama Northwest Florida and Southwest Georgia attended. Prospects were described as very bright with D D Stephenson C W Herndon and W C Fouts among the notable attendees. R M Grubb acted as host and similar meetings may be held elsewhere.
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Dr. Pepper
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Houston
Dr. Pepper Company
D. D. Stephenson
Southeastern
The
Dr. Pepper Co
Birmingham
C. W. Herndon
Dallas
Texas
W. C. Fouts
R. M. Grubb
Dothan Woman Dies After Short Illness at Home
Mrs. Nannie Reeves 56 died at 207 Fourth Ave Dothan this morning after a brief illness. Survived by three sons Carl Lehman and Alton all of Dothan, daughter Mrs. Grady Fletcher of Dothan, and sister Mrs. J. T. Dean of Dothan. Funeral at Kinsey Baptist Church tomorrow 10 AM Rev. L. W. Dockery officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Houston Funeral Home in charge.
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Nannie Reeves
Fourth Ave
Carl, Lehman
Alton
Dothan
Grady Fletcher
J. T. Dean
Kinsey Baptist Church
L. W. Dockery
Houston Funeral Home
Houston County Receives Fewest Seed Loans in Alabama
Houston County had the fewest 1934 seed loans among Alabama counties, with 12 loans totaling $910. Cullman County led in loans with 682 totaling $37,965, as Handley Thompson noted, amid statewide issuance of 15,365 loans totaling $805,155.
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Houston County
Alabama
Handley Thompson
Houston
Cullman
Convention of Singers Opens in City Today
The Tri States Singing Convention opens at the county courthouse with about 5000 attending. Judge P D Rich reelected president Harvey Etheridge and R J Davis named vice presidents and H C Collins secretary. A contest for quartets from Dallas Atlanta Tampa and others with three cash prizes is set for tonight.
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Tri-States
P. D. Rich
Harvey Etheridge
Alabama
R. J. Davis
Florida
H. C. Collins
Rich
Benediction
I. C. Ezell
Senoris Hicks
Dothan
Annie Bell Hollis
Henry County
Harvey Ethridge
Dallas
Tex
Atlanta
Tampa
Fla
Wiregrass Quartette
Musical Society
WHET
Msic
Georgia
J. M. Henson
Morris-Henson Publishing Co
Tallahassee Man 23 Kills Self With Gun and Auto Jack
Walter Pitchford, 23, shot himself with a shotgun pressed by an automobile jack near Tallahassee Alabama after leaving his dairy run. His body was found by his car early morning 30 feet from the highway. Two letters to relatives were found but not released. He was described as despondent over health. Sheriff J Hasty Golden investigated and ruled death self-inflicted.
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Tallassee
Ala
Walter Pitchford
Nwa
Pitchford
J. Hasty Golden
Elmore County
Marianna Auto Crash Victims Improve After Wrecks
Marianna Florida June 23 Louie Seay a postal employee and Maurice Red Hogan both of Marianna were listed as rapidly improving from injuries after two separate crashes Wednesday night Seay sustained scratches and shock after his car collided head on with a Panama City driver whose name was not released Hogan escaped serious injury after colliding with a freight train on the L and N tracks his car demolished and he was jailed on driving while intoxicated charges
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Marianna
Fla
Louie Seay
Maurice “Red” Horgan
Cottondale
Seay
Panama City
Hogan
L and N
Carn
Ford dispute prompts House probe into government auto deals
A House investigative committee plans to examine wartime auto procurement after evidence that quoted prices rose when Ford was barred from bidding. Rep. Kvale says certificates of compliance would be needed from suppliers, a feat he deems impossible, as War Department officials prepare to testify next week.
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Washington
House
Henry Ford
Roosevelt
Ford
Kvale
F. L
Minn
War Department
Prines
Henry Foard
Kyale
Enares
L. H. Rush
Bark
NRA
Carl
Harry M. Woodring
Alan UN
Social worker Marianna Carroll named director in Calhoun
Mrs. Etta Carroll offfhin city has been appointed director of sacred service work in Calhoun. She left for Floridatown on Wednesday to begin her new duties in the public social service program.
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Marianna
Etta Carroll
Fhin City
Calhoun
Carroll
Floridatown
Kidnapping tale ends as San Jose entertainer reunites with son
Mrs Sibyl Fidanque a 39 year old radio entertainer from San Jose California emerges dazed after a bold abduction. She tells how a young woman and a tall man nicknamed Jim forced her from her home before drugging and moving her through towns. Her son Jack 19 races from California toward El Paso to join her as authorities investigate the plot.
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EL Paso
Tex
Sibyl Fidenque
San Jose
Calif
Jack
California
Tucson
Ariz
Elo Paso
Fidanque
Panama Canal Zone
Maizie
Deaf and Dumb 16-Year-Old Sues Railroad Over Mis-Stop
Margaret Hatcher 16 of Ashford sues Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. in Houston County Circuit Court for 8000 dollars alleging negligent transfer caused her to be left at Midland City instead of Ashford after a tag showed her destination. Her father retrieved her after hours of distress.
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Margaret Hatcher
Ashford
Houston County
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co
Midland City
Talladega
Montgomery
Confederate Vet Kills Woman Then Self at Georgia Home
June 28 AP report: J A Blount, 87, an inmate at the Georgia Confederate Soldiers' Home in Atlanta, shot nurse Leona Moore and Superintendent Mary D. Goudelack, then fatally wounded himself with an old pistol after firing on other residents. City patrolman Prent on found Blount dead after a second-story self-inflicted shot.
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Atlanta
Mary D. Goodelock
Georgia
A. G Blount
Misa Leona Moore
Blount
Decatur County
Mira
Goudelack
City
C. F. Prenton
Prenton
Movie Clean Up Drive Launched In New York
Three major faiths Protestant Catholic and Jewish backed a campaign to clean up motion picture theaters citing indecencies false ideals drinking gambling and sensuality. The Federal Council of Churches urged its 25 denominations to boycott if needed and Will Hays announced tougher industry safeguards by removing jury appeals to producers in Hollywood.
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New York
Federal Council of Churches
Federal Council
Will H. Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Hollyword
Suit Filed Over Coca Cola Drink Alleged To Contain Brass
Mrs. Sarah Francis Linkitt sues G. M. Lewis and W. A. Bellingrath, operators of the Coca Cola bottling plant, for 2590 damages claiming she drank part of a Coca Cola that contained a brass or copper substance that made her ill.
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Sarah Francis Linkitt
G. M. Lewis
W. A. Bellingrath
War figure Whittlesey dies in Pittsfield Mass
Frank R. Whittlesey aged 75 father of Charles W. Whittlesey who led the Lost Battalion during World War I, died today after several months illness in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
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Pittsfield, Masse
Frank R. Whittlesey
Charles W. Whittlesey
Move in Poderjay case hinges on U S prosecutors
Vienna police say sufficient evidence supports a murder charge against Ivan Poderjay in the United States. The probe, now in court hands, follows disappearance of Miss Agnes Turverson of New York and Detroit. Letters with Marguerite Ferrand and a revealing apartment suggest erotic, sadistic tendencies.
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Vienna
Bruno Barber
International Police Organization of
Ivan Poderjay
United States
International
Poderjny
Agnes Turverson
New York
Detroit
Poderjay
Marguerite Susanne Ferrand
London
Miss Tulverson
Womer
Will Baruch quits Wall Street to write say Hollywood
Hollywood June 23 Barney Baruch quits Wall Street to start writing. He is described as a top expert who knows much about business and more. The piece notes a contrast with the Olympic trials and the absence of statesmanship at the big Washington games.
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Hollywood
Cal
Barney Baruch
Wall Street
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Tallahassee
Self
Mra
Clendenin Ryan, Jr
Marie - Anne von Wurmbrand-Stuppach
Jim
Wxtrious
Sues
Georgia State Institution
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Poderjag
Spring
Danube
Turverson
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