TVA Seeks 36 Million for Continued Dam Projects
Washington August 6 AP The deficiency appropriation would fund continuing work on TVA dams including Norris Wheeler Pickwick Landing and new sites at Guntersville Alabama Chickamauga Tennessee near Chattanooga and Hiwassee River North Carolina Funds would also permit preliminary investigations for Aurora Landing and Whites Creek locations with over 1 million allowed to begin Hiwassee dam work as part of the Valley project started in 1938.
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Washington
Senate
House
Guntersville
Ala
Chickamauga
TVA
Authority
Aurora Landing
White’s Creek
Hiwassee
Pension Bill Is Urged By McCord
Leon McCord commander of the Montgomery Alabama veterans urged President Roosevelt to approve a bill restoring full pension payments to Spanish American War veterans. Roosevelt reserved decision as aides signaled possible disapproval of the measure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Leon McCord
Montgomery
Ala
Piney Grove Revival Opens Sunday with Evang Grady Spiegel
A revival begins at Piney Grove Christian church near Falkville on Sunday August 11 with Rev Grady Spiegel from Kentucky as evangelist. The series was moved from Wednesday. Three services are set for 11 am 1 30 pm and 7 45 pm with dinner on the ground and baskets requested.
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Piney Grove Christian Church
Falkville
Grady Spiegel
Kentucky
New Outbreak In Crete Feared Amid Rising Unrest
Athens reports a new flareup on Crete with street fighting at Candia leaving six dead and about 40 wounded. Government says order restored after a abortive uprising as strikers backed by locals threaten an outlying Candia village. Also notes the return of Louie Auten Virginia Fergueson and Irene Genrich from Russellville.
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Athens
Crete
Candia
Louie Auten
Virginia Fergueson
Irene Genrich
Russellville
Markets at a Glance Aug 6 New York and Chicago highlights
Markets at a glance report mixed activity across sectors. New York stocks uneven with motors metals and specialties firm, bonds steady for high grades. foreign exchanges easing. Cotton sugar and coffee described as steady to higher with favorable weather and trade cover. Chicago grain and livestock moved weak wheat lower corn, cattle steady, hogs up 10 to 15 cents to new top 11.50.
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New York
Guilders Bay
Chicago
Zenge Pleads Innocence In Chicago Mutilation Death
Mandeville W. Zenge, Missouri carpenter, pleads innocent to the charge of murdering Dr. Walter J. Bauer by mutilation in Chicago. He was arraigned before Judge Justin F. McCarthy in felony court and remanded to custody. Prosecutor Dougherty seeks more time for investigation in Kirksville, while Bauer’s widow remains a potential witness.
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Chicago
Ill
Mandeville
W. Zenge
Missouri
Walter J. Bauer
Kirksville
Zenge
Jos. Green
Justin F. McCarthy
McCarthy
Charnes
Dougherty
Dr.Baze
Joseph
Ted
Roach
Green
J. Andy Zenge
Canton
Ann Mich
Bauer
Southside
Bay
Long becomes campaign issue as Mississippi votes
Jackson Aug 6. Huey Long dominates Mississippi political talk as voters go to the polls for a gubernatorial primary amid forecasts of a needed second primary. Campaign intrigue centers on telegrams and alleged “wealthy set” opposition while candidates include Johnson Franklin White Murphree Copeland and others. Polls run 8 am to 6 pm rural and 7 am to 6 pm cities.
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Jackson
Miss
Huey Long
Mississippi
Long
Sol P. McCall
Louisiana Conservation Commission
Biloxi
Washington
Franklin
Johnson
R. T. Hilton
M. W. Gantt
Long Share
Wealth Club
Meridian
Gantt
McCall
Mr. Johnson
Hugh White
Sennett Conner
Dennis Murphree
Theo G. Bilbo
E. A. Copeland
Heavy Rain Deluges Reed Community Farms Jubilant Farmers
The Reed community in Lime stone county received heavy rain on Monday afternoon with water nearly a foot deep on several roads. Crops that had suffered drought for weeks benefited, and local farmers expressed relief and celebration over the downpour.
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Limestone County
Rhea Leads Kentucky Campaign In Early Returns
Louisville reports early returns from over a third of Kentucky's 4,219 precincts show Thomas 8 Rhea with a 6,074 plurality over Happy Chandler for the nomination. With 1,488 precincts in, Rhea has 82,327 votes, Chandler 76,263, Wallis 17,200, Huddleston 5,427, and Wootton 1,037 in the runoff race set for September 7.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Thomas
Rhea
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Chandler
Frederick A. Wallis
Huddleston
Bailey P. Wootton
Search for Hopson Ends Fruitless in Washington
Washington authorities and investigators for two congressional committees conducted a fruitless search for H C Hopson, a key figure in the Associated Gas and Electric system, after B B Robinson testified he spoke with Hopson at the Shoreham hotel. Hopson reportedly had not registered.
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Washington
H. C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric System
B. B. Robinson
Wth Hopson
Shoreham Hotel
Senate
House
Robinson
Senate Finance Committee
Robert H. Jackson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Charles A. Lindbergh
Robert
Robert H. Lucas
Partys
National Committee
PWA
Ickes
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Senate hears tax bill plan to charge the propertied class
Washington reporters trace a Democratic stance as Robert H. Jackson argues added revenue should balance the budget and fund depresssion relief. He claims a general conspiracy to evade taxes by the rich and urges no bonus payments to Roosevelt.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Harlier
Robert H. Jackson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Fich
Trial Hearings Open In Avant Norman Slay Case In Hayneville
In Hayneville Alabama on August 6 1990 the Avant Norman slay case unfolds with testimony from coroner Buck Meadows Sheriff Woodruff and others. Avants attorney argues insanity while witnesses describe the killer fleeing toward a car and a single buckshot loaded gun found at the scene.
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Norman Ain Composure
Sheehan
Norman
Fort Deposit
Buck Meadows
John Pickens
Avant
Arant
John Addie
Sea Gun
Meadows
Montgomery
Pickens
Sheadpee
R. EB. Woodruff
Mt. Vernon
Ala
Calvin Poole
Austinville School to Undergo Interior Renovation
Twenty-one men are slated to begin interior renovations at the Austinville school under the new Works Progress Administration plan. R. T. Scarborough, acting district administrator, says Morgan county will see the first WPA employment, with Hartsville high school likely followed by a countywide building repair effort and new office space proposals for the county school system.
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Austinville
R. T. Scarborough
Morgan County
Hartselle
Bearbrough
Montgomery
State Gripped By Heat Wave Again
In Alabama a blistering heat wave pushed temperatures above 100 across multiple cities. Auburn reached 103, with Birmingham, Decatur, Eufaula, Florence, Greensboro, Montgomery, Thomasville, Goodwater, Union Springs, and Wetumpka all reporting 100 or more. Mobile hit 98 on the Gulf. The Weather Bureau forecast warned of continued high temperatures, with only southern Alabama possibly seeing minor relief from showers. No relief expected for central and northern Alabama.
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Ala
Alabam
Weather Bureau
Auburn
Birmingham
Clanton
Decatur
Eufaula
Florence
Greensboro
Montgomery
Thomasville
Goodwater
Union Springs
Wetumpka
Mobile
Gulf
South Alabama
Central
North Alabamia
Sixty Recruits Sent To Moulton Camp During Exam Day
Sixty recruits from ten counties in the first district passed physical examinations at the National Re employment offices and were sent to the OCC camp. Three World War veterans also passed tests and were assigned to the same camp. A call went out to eligible whites on relief rolls to report to Town A for placement by army doctors.
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OCC
Rmy
Swanson Rites Held This Afternoon in Decatur
Miss Gloria Swanson age 13 of Birmingham was laid to rest in City cemetery this afternoon after rites at St. Patrick's Catholic Church conducted by Father Kennedy. Attending relatives include uncles Charles Johnson, Carter Johnson, and Sees, with a brother and other family in Decatur.
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Gloria Swanson
Birmingham
City Cemetery
Kennedy
Catholic Church
Brown
Aesie Swanson
Charles t + Johnson
Johnson
Carter
Decatur
Webster Transferred After Operation At Benevolent Rasiety Hospital
Webster, who recently durst operation at Benevolent Rasiety hospital, was removed to hip besa yesterday in Brown's.
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Webster
Benevolent Rasiety Hospital
Brown
Canning program praised as a success in county
The county reports 23 000 cans of fruit produced at canning centers under Miss Thomas. The relief program began June 1 and aims to be the most successful ever, with most products developed by and for relief roll households.
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Miss Thomas
Thomas
Mrs NeSmith Called By Death In Alabama Obituary
Final rites for Mrs Sara Anne NeSmith 69 died Sunday at her Town Creek route 1 home were held Monday at Ferguson cemetery Hatton. Rev Lure Johnson officiated. She is survived by her husband W T NeSmith two daughters Susie Vines at Landsersville route 1 and Glassie Dawson Town Creek route 1 six sons Arthur Sheffield Elbert Mon Cyrus Earl and William Town Creek route 1 ten grandchildren and a missionary church member prominent in Lawrence.
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Sara Anne NeSmith
Town Creek
Ferguson Cemetery
Hatton
Rey Lure Johnson
Moulton
Durial
NeSmith
W. T. NeSmith
Susie Vines
Landersville
Glassie Dawson
Arthur
Sheffield
Elbert
Mon
Cyrus
Earl
William
Miss Rhema Roberts Dies Early Today
Miss Rhema Roberts died early this morning at 4 10 in a hospital after a brief illness. The body was moved to Mulaco for funeral arrangements pending further details from Brown’s mortuary.
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Rhema Roberts
Sinecolant
Brown
Mussolini Expands Italy Armies to 195000 for East Africa
Premier Mussolini ordered 75,000 more troops to arms, adding two regular divisions and a Fascist Blackshirt unit plus two replacements as Italy boosts fighting strength in East Africa. About 100,000 already departed from southern embarkation points, with total forces estimated at 195,000 in Eritrea and Italian Somaliland. Japan signals no immediate shift to Africa, stressing peace and order and keeping munitions output for East Asia.
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A. EB. Stuntz
Mussolini
Italy
East Africa
Eritrea
Italian Somaliland
Alabama Senate votes to repeal blue laws in Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama the senate approved repeal of the blue laws section by a 15 to 14 vote. Senator Swift and Shelby Fletcher weighed in with decisive votes as the bill moved to the house. The scene followed alterations to the Connor tax amendment and a bid to reach the 64 votes needed to pass the constitutional change amid looming deadlines and legal questions from the attorney general. Representative Dominick of Tuscaloosa also introduced a bill regulating prices and business practices of establishments.
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Montgomery
Aug
Alabama Senate
E . Pics
Swift
Shelby Fletcher
Associated
Ala
Street
Carmichael
Dominick
Tuscaloosa
Red Cross Formed in Addis Ababa Under Imperial Direction
Emperor Haile Selassie launched Ethiopia's new Red Cross amid preparations for possible war. An ornate imperial tent in the court was set up for the ceremony. The first meeting called for campaign leadership, subscriptions, elections, and organization.
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RED Cross
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Red Co -A. Dais
Birth Announcement for Cecil Bradley Kelly Jr.
Born August 4 at West End to Mrs Jimmie B. Kelly of Ville and Cecil Bradley Kelly Jr. The former Miss Bethea Lee Gam of Parkville is noted in the listing.
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Westend
Tist Eteopte
Birmingham
Jimmie B. Kelly
Ville
Son
Setae
Cecil Bradley Kelly, Jr
Bethea Lee Gam
Palkville
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