Morgenthau Faces House Grows Silent Opposition
The piece details rising opposition to Treasury Secretary Morgenthau in Congress over silver policy and civil service hiring rules. It notes attacks from the Seer gang led by Senator McKellar, floor leader Robinson attempts, and a rival push by Senator Couzens on interest rates.
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Morgenthau
Seer
Senator McKellar
Couzens
Treasury
Tomule
Treasry
Mart
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy conditions north and southeast
Partly cloudy tonight in the northwest region with overcast Selsht to moderate east to weather along the coast. The Gulf States expect partly cloudy skies with thundershowers in the southern section and temperatures above normal in some areas.
Highway plan prompts Florida Alabama joint bid
A Northwest Florida Association committee visited Dothan to consolidate efforts with Alabama officials for a Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Highway from Fort Benning to Panama City. Florida pledged to pave the designated segment and name it while Alabama would pave a six mile stretch in Houston County. A mass meeting in Dothan at 11 Thursday was called to inform the public on the project and gather support from both states' lawmakers.
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Northwest
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Houston County
Garrard's Crossroads
John W. Bish
Alabama Association
Florida Association
Graceville
Chipley
Warshaw
South Port
Lynn Haven
Panama City
Dothan
Phoenix City
Negro saved from angry mob in Greenville
In Greenville South Carolina a mob of about 1000 threatened to lynch a young Negro alleged to have attacked a 13 year old white girl. He was moved to an unnamed prison as deputies said he had been taken away earlier and the mob dispersed after confirming he was not at the jail.
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Greenville
S. C
Gaffney
Columbia
Mai Dhe
Airport project approved by FERA for Dothan field
Dothan's airport, begun as a CWA project, gains approval as a FERA project with 100 workers to resume work next week under supervisor W D Copeland. Fifty more men will join the crew week after next. The site is about 20 percent complete with leveling runways parking space and a small park to be added.
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Dothan
CWA
FERA
G. P. Morrison
Houston County
W. D. Copeland
Delay in School Fund Suit Looms Until May 28
A special Alabama Supreme Court bench will not issue a ruling on the mandamus request to force proration of educational appropriations until May 28. The court, convened by Governor Miller after members recused themselves, resumes deliberations on the Montgomery circuit court decision denying the writ. The delay follows additional briefs from the American Legion and the PTA representatives.
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Montgomery
Supreme Court
American Legion
General Fund
R. M. Miller
Supreme Bench
Montgomery Circuit Court
The
Legion
W. A. Abramson
James Fitts Hill
Alabama Congress of
Last Day To Ask Rehabilitation Relief For Farmers
Farmers faced today as the final deadline to apply for rural rehabilitation relief. Many applications poured in and several farmers began operations early, receiving government supplies and tools to plant limited crops on land they are to farm.
Houston Farmers Seek Seed Loans
Houston county farmers requested aid from the seed loan division this year with only 12 loans granted. Handley Thompson, seed loan agent for Wiregrass counties, said the total loan amount was 919 dollars and most funds have already been disbursed to farmers.
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Houston County
Handley Thompson
Thompson
Dillinger theory cast aside in $33000 bank robbery
In Flint Michigan five men and a woman robbed a branch bank of 33000 yesterday. Investigators studied Dillinger likenesses but now consider the robbers may be from Detroit or Toledo gangs. No definite clues to their whereabouts.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Flint Mich
Michigan
Ohio
John Dillinger
Detroit
Toledo
Child Injured Seriously in Motor Mishap Near Columbia
Five year old Bessie Mae Miller of Columbia R F D was hit on the Dothan and Columbia highway yesterday afternoon. She suffered two broken legs a fractured skull and other injuries. Driver Miss Sarah Helen Smith of Cottonwood and her aunt Mrs Lonnie Walsh of Mobile were en route to Dothan. A passerby rushed the girl to a local hospital with slight chances of recovery.
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Dothan and
Columbia
Bessie Mae Miller
Leonard Miller
Sarah Helen Smith
Cottonwood
S. O. Smith
President Roosevelt calls citizens to aid war on crime
President Roosevelt urged citizens and organized groups to recognize crime facts and act with courage as the federal government tests new tools to fight interstate crime. Attorney General Cummings outlined plans for stricter laws and funding to strengthen enforcement nationwide.
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Cour
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Pangster
Cummings
Justis Department
Lewis
Douglas
Explosions Renew Violence in Mine District
Exploding dynamite from a speeding car shattered the Ishkooda and Wenonah mining camps near Birmingham Alabama. The blasts targeted homes of non union miners, striking porches and yards and wounding windows as guards patrolled the area after a two week take over.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ishkooda
Wenonah
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co
National Guards
W. N. Wamackh
W. H. Riker
S. I. Hudwell
Wenenah
Emmett Wamack
Young Wamack
T. C
Riker
Hudnall
Woman and two men seek writ in assault case
Petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in probate court to free Willie Note Moore Jasper Moore and Reerter Grine from Hoausian county jail. They are indicted for assaulting a 3 year old girl and face a capital charge. Hearing set Monday at 1 19 noon. Another habeas corpus petition was filed for Jim Prevlamy indicted for murder in Spence Collins slaying. hearing also Monday morning.
Dixon Attacks Graves on State Law Enforcement Policy
Frank M. Dixon, candidate for governor, charged Colonel Bibb Graves would expand the State Law Enforcement Department. He recalled prompts of blue cards signed by Walter L. McAdory used to arm noncommissioned officers who entered homes without warrants, contradicting state law limits. Dixon urged repeal of the department and noted many blue cards were returned after a AG ruling.
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Centerville
Ala
Bibb Graves
Hig Atump
Graves
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama
Dixon
Walter L. McAdory
Mit
Dothan Dixie League Name Contest Gathers Momentum
A local contest seeks a name for Dothan's Dixie Amateur League baseball entry. Women readers nominate options, with a three pound candy prize and season tickets for the first half. Submissions go to Nat Faulk, deadline next Wednesday, winner announced Friday at the first home game with Abbeville.
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Dothan
New York Yankees
St. Loui
Cardinals
Nashville Volunteers
Chicago
Cubs
Birmingham Barons
Nat Faulk
Abbeville
Rish Bill On Salaries Deemed Unconstitutional
Attorney General Knight says Representative John W. Rishs bill to pay the probate judge tax assessor and tax collector a salary is void. The act converts fees commissions and charges to salaries in violation of Alabama Constitution sections 96 and 104. it would have taken effect next January 1935 and would have required turning over all fees to the county treasury.
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John W. Rish
Houston County
Thomas E. Knight
A. Mullins
Alabama
Negro Extortionist Held After Kidnap Threat in New Jersey
Horace Stavenson, 25, a former worker at Mrs J K Lasser's South Orange estate, was arrested in Newark after allegedly threatening to kidnap Barbara Vanna Lasser, 4, unless paid 10000 dollars. Police say he confessed to the extortion plot.
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New Jersey
Newark
N. J
South Orange
J. K. Lasser
Barbara Vanna
Labor Board Proposal Cuts NRA Code Hours by Nineteen Percent
The National Labor Advisory Board was unofficially said to recommend reducing hours in all NRA codes by 19 percent with a compensating 19 percent wage increase. The report mentions day of issue in Washington.
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Washington
National Labor Advisory Board
Explosion at Bronze Powder Plant Kills Four in Painesville Ohio
Four people are believed killed and three seriously burned after an explosion at the Bronze Powder Plant one mile east of Painesville Ohio on route 29. Authorities say origin of blast is undetermined and rescue teams search the rubble.
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Painesville
Todiay
Here
Murderer captured and charged nine hours after Dallas crime
Richard Charles Rehm fled after shooting Luke J. Bell, a Dallas patrol driver, killing him. Rehm was wounded and captured on Wichita Falls highway near Roanoke after a gunfight, tangled with police, and charged with murder. He had kidnapped two people during his flight and briefly shaved with a razor before capture.
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Dallas
Tex
Dailas
Richard Charles Rehm
New York
Luke J. Bell
Rehm
Wichita Falls
Roanoke
Bell
Coup D Etat Establishes Bulgarian Military Rule
Sofia reports a coup d etat dissolves Parliament and installs a non party authority government led by Kimon Guerguieff as premier. King Boris signs 31 decrees, appoints new cabinet, and suspends elections while troops guard key points and restrict communications. Municipal leadership is restructured under centralized control.
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Boris
Sofia
Bulgaria
Kimon Guerguieff
Indictments Charge NRA Code Violation At Mill
A federal grand jury indicted Rossville Richmond Hosiery Mill five mill officials and Standard Production Company Rosaville for conspiring to violate the hosiery code and an overt act under the National Recovery Act. The ruling upheld NRA constitutionality. case set for Rome division federal court next week.
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Gainesville
Aagin
Richmond
Rossville
Standard Production Company
Rosaville
E. Marvin Tinderwood
Lawrence Camp
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Thad
Gress
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Owen G. Shivers
Warsaw
Lynn
Fla
G. ©. Speight
J. H. Faulk
A. L. Wells
J. P. Ashman
Nantucket
Nantucket Island
Mass
John F. Perry
George W. Braithwaite
Clifton Mosher
L. A. Roberts
Houston
Passerby’s Auto
Justice Department
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Dent
Heads Tammany
Moe
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William P. Kenneally
John F. Curry
Frank Dixon
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NRA
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