TVA Engineer Says Dams Will Cut Flood Hazards in Valley
Theodore B. Parker, chief TVA engineer, told a TVA committee that a series of multi purpose dams would greatly reduce floods in the Tennessee Valley. He cited completed Norris Wheeler and Pickwick, with Guntersville due in 1939 and Chickamauga and Hiwassee by 1940, and explained land flooding and leasing options for occasional inundation areas.
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Washington
TVA
Tennessee Valley
Theodore B. Parker
Chattanooga
Tenn
Paducah
Cairo
Inl
Wolverton
RN. J
Parker
Chickamauga
Norris
Clinch River
Gilbertsville
Congress
Abduction Case Leaves Family Reassured Not Harmed
Mary Brown, an 18 year old business student, was abducted by three men seeking ransom but released after her father William Brown said he could not pay. She described a truck ride to a hut, a blindfold, and a mattress confinement. doctors found no physical harm. Police continue to search as Major Munshower coordinates the investigation and Mary provides details with her sister Lucy.
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Oxon Hill
William B. Brown
Mary.Brown
Mary
Brown
Hanson Branch
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Washington
Elmer F. Munshower
Maryland State Police
Munshower
Lucy
Robert L. Manning
Solons Study Dixons Ideas for Reforms
Alabama lawmakers studied Dixon reform plans at a closed session with Governor elect Frank M. Dixon. Proposals include six unified executive divisions, potential $1.5 million annual savings, and consolidation of 15 plus departments. A January short session was suggested with a summer recess to vote constitutional amendments.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Frank M. Dixon
North Alabama
Dixon
Highway Department
Conservation
Department of Game and Fisheries
State Forestry Department
Office of
State Geologist
Lone convict escapes from Alabama prison farm
Vernal Peoples, 27, took two guards hostage and forced a negro prisoner to drive away in a truck at the Alabama state prison farm near Atmore. Warden C B Kelly identified the hostages as J W Warrington and Edwin Wright. Patrols pursued but did not recapture Peoples by midafternoon. Officials said Peoples is serving five to six years for grand larceny with prior prison terms.
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Atmore
Ala
Vernal Peoples
Kelly
J. W. Warrington
Edwin Wright
Peoples
Arrington
Wright
Sewell Lufkin
City adopts 1939 license schedule and appoints manager
The city council approved the 1939 license schedule and named Quince E. Eddins of Birmingham as manager of the municipal light plant on a trial basis to run until July 1. Changes include new licenses for wreckers and tourist camps, health officer certificates for cafes, doctors, opticians rules, and adjustments in cotton buyer licenses.
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Quince E. Eddins
Birmingham
Eddins
Municipal Utilities Board
Alabama Power Company
Birmingham Electric and Manufacturing Company
State Board
Opticians
European nations in bitter struggle for lives
Three European governments faced severe crises as Daladier confronted labor unrest and Italian meddling over Tunisia. Spaak’s resignation loomed in Brussels for recalling diplomats from Barcelona. In Bucharest, Italy's crackdown on the iron guard and arrests of student activists were reported. Refugees faced routes to sanctuary as talks in London aimed to ease flight tax. Tokyo unveiled a record budget with looming China war costs.
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Preas
Daladier
Africa
Brussels
Paul Henri Spaak
Spaak
Spain
Barcelona
Bucharest
France
Tunisia
Chambers of Deputies
Georges Bonnet
Djibouti
Corsica
Nazi Germany
Harwich
England
London
The
United
Britain
Netherlands
Brazil
Germany
Nazia la
Judenknecht
Tokyo
Japan
Hiery
China
What Do You Don’t Sell Contest Confounds Shoppers
Merchants field questions from window shoppers seeking to win prizes by identifying items not carried in stock. Police on Second Avenue report a humorous scene as kids flood a merchant with queries about an article in the window. The merchant refused to reveal more, noting the item isn’t available.
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Second Avenue Yester
Pote
Medical Society Elects Officers at Morgan County Banquet
Morgan County Medical Society elected officers for the coming year at a banquet meeting. Dr. T. B. Brindley of Hartselle was named president, Dr. A. G. Rice medical director of the county tuberculosis sanatorium at Flint as vice president, and Dr. L. R. Murphree county health office secretary treasurer. Dr. Redding Emens joined the board of censors.
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Morgan County Medical Society
T. B. Brindley
Hartselle
A. G. Rice
Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanitorilum
Flint
L. R. Murphree
Redding Emens
Board of Censors
Pistol Dilemma Captures New York Woman’s Worries
A New York woman mourning a police father’s death inherits a pistol and seeks guidance to avoid jail and fingerprinting under the Sullivan law. She notes two prior cases where innocents faced police processing for gun possession, one a bus rider who handed a pistol to an officer and was jailed, the other a Queens teacher held overnight. Police Commissioner Valentine says enforcement rests with the law, not the department.
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New York
Today
Queens
Valentine
Mule Killed in Traffic Mishap Near Hartselle
A mule died in a crash on the Hartselle Bomerville road just outside city limits Thursday at about 6:45 pm. W L Dendy of Decatur route three drove into a wagon owned by Ed Reeves of Hartselle route four after saying he was blinded by another car's headlights. No injuries to people were reported.
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Hartselle
Bomerville
W. L. Dendy
Decatur
Ed Reeves
Regional Bank Review Reports Growth in Southeast District
The sixth Federal Reserve District covering Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee shows rising business activity into November. Farm income and government payments surged from August to September, and electric and pig iron output hit yearly highs. Retail demand rose modestly in early November, while district loans reached a five year high.
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Cara
Aetua
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Public Invited to Faculty Meeting at Riverside Auditorium
De catur schools faculty hosts a 3 00 PM Monday meeting at Riverside auditorium to brief the public on proposed educational legislation. Speakers include Jefferson superintendent J of Jefferson and Florence State Teachers College president Dr J A Keller.
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Decatur
Riverside Auditorium
Joferson
Kenneth Hennessy
Jean Humphrey
Memr
Mary Robertson
Aileen Pope
R. J. Browder
Scottsboro
J. A. Keller
Florence State Teachers College
Salt Lake City Bus Train Crash Raises Toll to 23
The nationwide worst school bus train disaster near Salt Lake City killed 23 identified victims, most Jordan high students, as the dented bus was struck by a speeding Denver and Rio Grande Western freight train in a sleet snowstorm. Rescue workers hastened injured to Lake General Hospital while morgue staff identified victims and faced partial remains. Engineer Rehmer explained he could not see the bus in time despite emergency braking.
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Salt Lake City
Here
Lake General Hospital
Nts
Denver
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Midvale
EB. L. Rehmer
Farrold H. Silcox
Riverton
Jordan High School
South Jordan
Bluffdale
Crescent
Silcox
Marjorie Groves
Rehmer
Alfred Elton
Bae
Fisher Body plant in Flint shuts as UAW strike hits
Fisher Body plant No 1 in Flint Michigan, employing 6000 to 7000, closes after UAW Local 581 members vote 2434 to 433 to strike over wage disputes in press and metal departments. The stoppage risks Buick plant closure, as Fisher supplies vehicle bodies, with 6400 workers already off and 13 000 at Buick potentially idle. A sit down strike last Friday at Chrysler Plymouth division prompted union warnings against wildcat actions.
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Meta
UAW
General Motors
Fisher Body
General Motors Corporation
G. M
Fisher
Buick
Flint Uaw
Internacoe
Detroit Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Leo Lamotte
Wildcat
Lamotte
Plymouth
Sanatorium Thankful for Morgan County Donations
The Flint sanatorium gratefully received significant donations from Morgan County schools and local clubs and individuals. The Saturday Culture Club Berean Study Club and Mother's Club contributed fifteen thermos bottles and money. Decatur residents E. K. Leary gave a share, aiding the hospital’s growing equipment and Red Cross support.
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Morgan County
Flint
Saturday Culture Club
Berean Study Club
Mother's Club
E. K. Leary
Decatur
Red Cross
Dr A J Perolio to address Gadsden PTA on typhus control
Dr A J Perolio assistant state director of typhus fever control will address the Parent Teacher Association of eleventh street school in Gadsden on Wednesday.
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Perolio
Montgomery
Ala
A. J. Perolio
Parent-Teacher Association of
Eleventh Street
Gadsden
Weather Summary for Tennessee River Region and Alabama
The Tennessee River gauge held at 173 feet with no rainfall. Maximum temperature reached 66 degrees and minimum 38 in the past 24 hours. Alabama shows partly cloudy conditions, warmer tonight, with Saturday mostly cloudy and warmer in the southeast portion.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Decatur Daily
Mary Brown
Senate
Finance
State Board of Administration
Department of Finance
Comptroller’s Office
Department of Examiner of Accounts
Municipal Light Plant
Medical Society
Gladys Holzinger
New York City
Holzinger
Central Press
CIO
Flint, Mich
Fisher Body Company
Co. I. O. United Automobile Workers
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