Water levels at Wheeler and Wilson lakes inch up in TVA forecast
TVA officials reported Wheeler Lake at Decatur reaches 553 feet today and may rise about half a foot by Sunday. Wilson Lake sits at 505 feet and is expected to hold through April 2.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1939
Page
7
TVA officials reported Wheeler Lake at Decatur reaches 553 feet today and may rise about half a foot by Sunday. Wilson Lake sits at 505 feet and is expected to hold through April 2.
Vicksburg Mississippi residents search Clear Creek bayou for more victims after a washed out span caused by torrential rain. Twelve bodies recovered, two missing: nurse Ann Turner and Claude F Cox. Nine people survived with injuries as debris and floodwaters hinder recovery efforts.
New York April 1 Wealthy Libby Holman and her second husband Ralph Holmes secluded themselves on the Connecticut estate for a quiet honeymoon. The throaty torch singer and son of actor Taylor Holmes wed secretly in Washington Monday drawing surprise from Broadway acquaintances.
Versailles April 1. Gene Weidmann condemned to death on the guillotine for six killings refused to sign an appeal petition calling it a useless formality. Jury convicted him yesterday including the 1937 killing of Jean de Koven, a Brooklyn dancer. His accomplice Roger Million, convicted of two slayings, signed an appeal petition.
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