Organized Labor Plans Discussed at Alabama Federation Convention
May 15 AP report states Alabama Federation of Labor delegates, over 200, convene in Mobile to discuss next year’s legislative goals including a state department of labor child labor amendment and workers compensation act. R H Moore announces focus on anti Communism and party influence. George Googe promotes Roosevelt program amid rising Southern labor. Bibb Graves outlines gubernatorial bid and liquor law referendum plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabams Federation of Labor
State Department of Labor
R. H. Moore
Reds
George Googe
Savannah
American Federation of Labor
Googe
Organized Labor
South
Bibb Graves
Joseph Francis of Hapsburgs branch writes Columbus play
The Hungarian branch author Joseph Francis presented his play Columbus at a premiere here with a noted performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budarest
Arename Joseph Francis
Hapsburgs
Brave child June Robles freed after 19 days inside desert prison
June Robles survived 19 days in a cactus-covered pit after being abducted. Her uncle Carlos Robles described the harsh conditions as captors kept watch with a heavy lid and camouflaged entry. Rescuers followed a coded letter directing them to the hidden cell and found June calmly eating an orange upon discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixin
Carlos Robles
Cain
Seltem
Buli
Will
Broadway
Wilmort
Rincon Wey
Houston
June
Hasipy
Kidnappers Foiled As Gettie Rescue Ends Quietly
Five suspects arrested in connection with a kidnapping near La Crescenta after police used a ransom recording to time a rescue. Gott Gettle and his wife heard of the success as officers monitored a Harvard Street apartment where the plan unfolded. The would‑be ransom payment failed earlier, prompting a cautious stakeout by Capt. Harry Seager and Lt. H. P. Grarhard until the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Mask
la Crescenta
Gott
Inday
Mrs. Rettle
Harry Seager
H. P. Grarhard
Police Hold Suspect in Mystery Death Case
Atlanta May 16 AP police hold a man suspected of aiding two who placed the body of Lola Barker in a vacant lot on Sunday night. No charges yet. An inquest into the former Montgomery woman’s death was scheduled for the afternoon amid ongoing manhunts and arrests connected to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lola Barker
Montgomery
Ala
Battle on Huey Long Leads Police at Beverly Hills Home
Police sirens announced arrival of Huey Long figure at an upscale Beverly Hills residence. Officers ferried Gettle amid a mob, taking ten minutes to reach the home where his bed-ridden wife and four children awaited him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Gettle
Montgomery Hosts Three State Conventions Here
Montgomery hosts state conventions as Rotarians Knights of Pythias and funeral directors association gather. Rotarians elected Zebulon Judd district governor, enjoyed sessions and Maxwell Field exhibition, dinner at Montgomery Country Club. Knights of Pythias opened second annual convention with Lee Dodson presiding, social bans to finish business. Florence judge J Fred Johnson to become grand chancellor with Ben F Ray to be elevated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery. Als
Montgomery
Rotarians
Pythien Siaters
Knights of Pythiae
Alabama Funeral Directors Association
Alabama Association of Insurance Agents
Dean Zebulon Judd
Auburn
John T. Cochrane
Mobile
Maxwell Field
Montgomery Country Club
Grand Lodge of Alabama
Knights of Pything
Lee Dodson
Tuscaloosa
J. Fred Johnson
Florence
Mr. Dodson
Ben F. Ray
Birmingham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southern A. F. L
Alabama Federation
Boulder Dam
Epyright
Spence
Colorado River
Unete Sam’ Ciant
Wie Dam
June Robles
Puson
Chicago
Nave
Mama
Warner Bros
Ray Francis
Dick Powell
Dolores del Rio
AS Jolsgn
Ricardo Cortez
Hal Leroy
Guy Rigdee
Hugh Herbert
D'Orsay
Ruth Donnelly
Lee Tracy
Gloria Stuart
Roger Pryor
Ura
Aton
Jimmy Kirk
Loretta Woody
John Burke
Kirk
Roy Williams
Larry Kerrigan
Sheriffs Homicide Bureau
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Huey Long
George K. Perrault
Perrault
Brand vi
Birmov Ap
Prete
Iren Pena
Thigpen
Anadinda Ge der Guard
Tavipiety
Bisters
Aliee Foy
Teception
Thetp
API
Frigida Es
Chase
Blumberg
S. E
Alabama
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!