South Carolina Alabama Tornado Toll Climbs, Deaths Reach 40
Storms across Alabama and South Carolina left at least 40 dead with hundreds homeless. In Alabama three counties reported deaths and towns such as Demopolis Helena and Union Grove suffered severe destruction as the Red Cross and National Guard aided with tents food and blankets. Dozens injured, thousands displaced, and numerous buildings leveled across several counties.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Alabama
National Guard
Red
South
Helena
Wiregrass urged to join state repeal movement
An invitation from Frank P. Glass J Sanford Mullins and Mrs Solon Jacobs calls Wiregrass residents to a May 17 Montgomery meeting at 7 30 p m to form a campaign to repeal the 18th amendment The speakers urge citizens of all parties to reclaim state sovereignty and remove the federal prohibition clause to allow states to govern their own affairs
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Montgomery
Frank P. Glass
J. Sanford Mullins
Solon Jacobs
Alabama Women's Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Grand Theatre
Tidman moved to Anniston Salvation Army post
Captain W A Tidman head of the Salvation Army unit in Dothan was notified he would be transferred to Anniston for health reasons. He has led the Dothan home since February 18, 1929, and his successor is not yet announced. The effective date of the transfer is pending.
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Salvation Army
Dothan
W. A. Tidman
Anniston
Tidman
Patriot of Confederacy data sought in Alabama files
Miss Ruth Ruth A. Kerring of Duke University is studying Alabama historical records for data on Clement Claiborne Clay, a Confederate patriot. She examines Huntsville newspaper files dating back to 1817 at the state department of archives and history, focusing on Clay’s imprisonment at Fortress Monroe with Jefferson Davis.
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Montgomery
Ruth Ruth A. Kerring
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Alabama
Clement Claiborne Clay
Huntsville
State Department of Archives and History
South
Clay
Fortress
Monroe
Jefferson Davis
Hadaway Becomes Superintendent at Montgomery Masonic Home
A. D. Hadaway of Birmingham has taken the post as superintendent of the Montgomery Masonic Home succeeding Dr. C. W. Northcutt. Hadaway formerly ran the Alabama Boys Industrial Home in Birmingham. Paul A. Wiebe, who had directed the work, resumes the role alongside Hadaway.
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Montgomery
A. D. Hadaway
Birmingham
Masonic Home
C. W. Northcutt
Mr. Hadaway
Alabama Boys’ Industrial
Ministerial Group to Meet Monday at Foster Street Church
The Dothan Ministerial Association will hold its May meeting Monday at Foster Street Methodist Church. Rev. Clement Ritter of the Presbyterian Church will preside and Rev. D Y Register of Headland will be the principal speaker.
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Dothan Ministerial Association
Foster Street Methodist Church
Clement Ritter
The
Presbyterian Church
D. Y. Register
Headland
Weather Outlook for Centre and Gulf States
Weekly forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with thunder showers in early and late week. Temperatures to stay seasonable across the region with unsettled periods and localized storms expected.
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East Gulf States
Destruction Reported in Bibb County Weather Impact
Reports from Brent and Center ville in Bibb county describe heavy wind roar and timbers crashing as walls collapse and trees fall, leaving inhabitants uninjured in many cases.
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Brent
Centerville
Bibb County
Tornado Strikes Helena Dothan Ambulance Near Miss
An ambulance from Dothan en route to Birmingham narrowly escaped disaster as a tornado hit Helena. Frank Dunham and fellow workers recalled the red glare and roaring wind, with debris and uprooted trees blocking roads while the center of the twister passed nearby. Ambulance crews arrived amid wreckage and asked how Dothan responders reached the scene from that distance.
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Birmingham
Helena
Frank Dunham
Dowling & Rhodes
Shorty Lewis
Dunham
Dothan
Denham
Cowarts
Durham
Houston County
Job recruiting resumes in Dothan CCC enlistment delays
Officials said enlistment of Civilian Conservation Corps recruits at the Dothan army recruiting office will not resume until Tuesday if at all. No recruits were accepted last week though 78 joined in the first week after the quota arrived. The delay stems from the army camp’s limited training capacity. Only two dozen of Houston county’s 90 men have enlisted so far.
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Dothan Army
Civilian Conservation Corps
Houston County
Beverages 3.2% Alcohol Legalized In Florida Monday
Florida will legalize beverages with 3.2 percent alcohol including beer wine and fruit juices at 9 a.m. Monday Gov. Shultz announced after deferring signing to set up revenue machinery. He warned of required bonds blanks licenses and inspectors before enforcement and noted state and local tax offices must be ready. Revenue projections cite 1.5 to 2.6 million yearly. age limit 18. licenses taxes set for retailers wholesalers and manufacturers with federal and inspection fees.
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Tallahassee
Florida
Shultz
Senate
Conference Committee
Cotton Option Plan Moves Into Quick Operation
Washington May 6 AP The Smith cotton option plan a farm relief provision will be put into rapid effect after final congressional approval If given secretary Wallace will summon growers handlers and spinners to form a commodity council to draft a policy for chief southern crops Farmers may join a pool with over 2 000 000 bales of cotton by agreeing to cut acreage by at least 30 percent.
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Washington
Dixieland
Wallace
South
Chief of Gasoline Tax Collections Sees Brighter Times
Montgomery May 6 AP Major A B Tucker head of the gasoline tax collection division says better times are here after a month in which 616000 was paid by check on gasoline and lubricating oil taxes. Only one check bounced for insufficient funds. About 8500 went to general funds and 302000 to counties in equal shares. the rest will retire road bonds.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. B. Tucker
State Tax Commission
Man shot in Texas identified at Kilby Prison
Kilby Prison officials identified Jacob Sutter, a paroled Alabama convict, as the man shot and wounded in Houston last week during a botched store robbery. The suspect gave the alias Harry Williams of Montgomery, which proved false after fingerprint comparison. Sutter was sentenced from Montgomery in 1914 to life for murder and paroled May 15, 1971 by Gov. Be Be Miller.
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Montgomery
Kilby
Jacob Sutter
Alabama
Houston
Texpoline
Harry Williams
W. V. Long
Williams
Lfe
BE. M. Miller
Hens on Farm Near Here Lay Unusual Long Freak Egg
After the United States left the gold standard, J. M. Turner of Ashford route one reported his hens laid eggs unlike their usual. He displayed a freak egg about an inch and a half long with a curl at the end, noting the unusual production on his Turner Farm.
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United States
J. M. Turner
Ashford
Mr. Turner
Boy, 11, pries up dog struck by car at home
Baltimore police report an 11 year old, Carroll Fisnagan, rushed from his home after a car struck a stray dog. The dog knocked him down as he attempted to lift it, leaving him shaken but safe.
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Baltimore
Carroll Fisnagan
Cockneys Protest Scottsboro Case Condemn Alabama
London signers condemn Alabama in a protest letter describing the Scottsboro case as a national shame. Among 160 names are a cocktail shaker, artists, butchers, waiters, a poet, theatrical dressers, a Moslem association secretary, and other professions. The Scottsboro defendants remain in Birmingham awaiting retrial for the 1931 assault near Paint Rock, Alabama.
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Scottsboro
Alabama
Birmingham
Paint Rock
Ala
Duke Pays King George Rent for 228th Year
In Oxfordshire the Duke of Marlborough pays quit rent to the King of England for Blenheim Palace estate for the 228th time. The annual gift is a small silk flag presented to the king’s representative marking the 1745 victory over Austrian Bavarian and French forces at Blenheim on August 13 1745.
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Oxford
England
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim
Oxfordshire
"Faith Healer" Gets Fifty Years for Killing Girl
Linden Texas May 6 AP Paul Oakley self-styled divine healer was convicted of murder for slaying Bernice Clayton a three year old cripple and sentenced to 50 years in prison by a seven hour jury. Counsel announced a motion for new trial and appeal to high courts. The defense sought to prove insanity claiming the devil told him to choke the child during his bid for recovery from infantile paralysis.
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Linden
Texas
Paul Oakley
Bernice Clayton
Oakley
Bernice
Tax Increase Claimed Minor in Hounton County
Reports from untraceable sources say the Board of Review raised only a few property assessments in Hounton County not lowered as claimed. Officials call the action a misinterpretation and say most parcels were decreased while a small group saw modest increases. Protest rights were preserved under state law with mailed notices to affected taxpayers.
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Hounton County
Board of Review
Press Association Meeting Date Moved to July 20
The Alabama Press Association moves its annual convention from July 13 to July 20 to avoid clashing with July 18 elections. President Forney G. Stephens of the Southern Democrat announced the change on a business before pleasure basis. A committee including Bruce Shelton of Tuscaloosa Webb Stanley of Greenville and P O Davis of Auburn is coordinating the program.
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Oneonta
Ala
Alabama Press Association
Nat Tuscaloosa
Forney G. Stephens
The
Southern Democrat
Bruce Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Webb Stanley
Greenville
P O. Davis
Auburn
Motor Lines seeks extension to serve three more cities
Montgomery May 6 The Capital Motor Lines has petitioned the Alabama Public Service Commission to extend its Montgomery Mobile passenger service to Selma Camden and Monroeville. The petition will be heard here May 25 and all bus lines now serving that territory have been notified to file protests if they desire.
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Montgomery
Capital Motor Lines
Alabama Public Service Commission
Montgomery-Mobile
Selma
Camden
Monroeville
Japan Proposes Parley With Soviet Officials
Tokyo May 5 AP Japan has proposed convening a conference at Tokyo with Japanese Soviet and Manchukuoan delegates to work out solutions for problems troubling Russo Japanese relations. Key issues to be discussed include management of the Chinese Eastern Railway joint Russia Manchukuo clashes on the Soviet Manchurian frontier and navigation rights on the Sungari River.
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Tokyo
Japan
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Russia
Manchukuo
Sungari
Amur
Manchuria
Siberia
Ambulance Mix-Up In Lawton Prank Call
Service Plus in Lawton received a call from Marvin Millspaugh asking for a house pickup. An ambulance arrived soon after but it was a wrong number, prompting an apology from the operator and an abrupt end to the incident.
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Lawton, Okla
Marvin Millspaugh
Two Buck brothers arrested in Margaret MacMath kidnapping
In Harwichport Massachusetts Kenneth and Cyril Buck were arrested by State police in connection with the kidnapping of Margaret McMath. Cyril acted as go between and Kenneth wore a hood during the staged abduction, with $10,000 admitted. Ransom demanded $70,000 per person. Cyril rejected his share. The child is safe at home as police continue to investigate the plot and those connected to it.
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Hwarwichport
Masa
Kenneth
Cyril Buck
Bobs
Margaret McMath
Needham
Cyril
Kenseth
Buck Brothers
Woodshore
Mass
Margaret MacMath
Massachusetts
Harwich
McMath
Coast Guard
General Needham
Public Safety
Boston American
Harwichport
Detroit
Four Year Old Dies of Burns Near Gadsden
In Gadsden Alabama on Friday May 5 a four year old girl Geraldine Freeman visiting her grandmother was burned when her clothing caught fire after a flaming fagot was tossed into the fire by a cousin. She died a few hours later in a hospital.
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Gadsden
Ala
Geraldine Freeman
L .E. Freeman
Boaz
Geraldine
One Negro Held On Liquor Charge In County Jail
John Anderson, a negro from Beat 11, was jailed on prohibition charges after county officers found a half gallon of whiskey in his possession last night. Officers also confiscated several gallons at a Dothan home, but that alleged violator escaped.
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John Anderson
Beat 11
Dothan
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