Morgan Challenges TVA Rates and Flood Policy
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, ousted TVA chairman, told a congressional committee that current TVA power rates are not yardstick prices and warned against sacrificing flood control for national defense. He urged preserving flood control as a national policy while critiquing Lilienthal and Morgan's prior testimonies on costs and allocations.
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Washington
Arthur EB. Morgan
TVA
Morgan
David EB. Lilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
Arthur E. Morgan
Congressional
Jenkins
Ohio
Wolverton
N. J
Theodore B. Parker
Roosevelt
Dr. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Arkansas Power Company
Aluminum Company
Donahey
National Defense
Parker
Winter Grips New England and Nation
Cold weather and strong winds affect the United States with damage in the Pacific Northwest and heavy rain. Eastport Maine records 12 degrees, Boston 18, New York 26, Philadelphia 20, and Buffalo 32. One traffic death reported in Portland Oregon.
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United States
New
Clyde M. Barrett
Portland
Ore
Victoria
B. C
Mississippi River
Mrs Virginia Pickens Dies After Illness at 56
Mrs. Virginia Pearl Pickens, 56, died at 4 40 this morning at her daughter’s home in Hartselle. Funeral services set for Brown Chapel 1 30 Sunday with Rev L J Kaylor officiating. Burial at City cemetery. Survived by husband H P Pickens daughter Mrs Ne C Thrasher son Thomas of Decatur sister Mrs B M Counts brothers R G Roberson Haleyville and R L Roberson Moulton six grandchildren.
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Virginia Pearl Pickens
N. C. Thrasher
Hartselle
Brown Funeral
Ava Roberson
E. Lafayette Street
Brown’s
Ferry Street
L. J. Kaylor
City Cemetery
Brown
Finland Pays U S Debt On Time Despite War Loans
Finland notified the U S that it will make its semi annual debt payment of 232 935 dollars on December 15. The payment goes to the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City. Finland stands alone among 13 European nations in avoiding a default on war era debts. Eero Jarnefelt informed acting Secretary Sumner Welles of the transfer.
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Washington
Finland
State Department
United States
Eero Jarnefelt
Sumner Welles
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Birmingham Youth Dies After Hunting Accident
James Buddy Humphries 17 died from an accidental chest wound in a hunting incident in Birmingham Alabama. His brother Forrest 12 ran three miles to call police. Patrolman C J Patillon carried the boy to an ambulance, but he died en route to hospital.
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Birmingham
Ala
James
Buddy) Humphries
No New Taxes Dixon Averts Tax Increase in Alabama
Alabama Governor elect Frank Dixon signals no new taxes during his administration while preserving the 2 percent sales tax. He favors reenactment to fund schools and outlines reforms to executive organization, reapportionment, poll tax revision, pardons, biennial sessions, absentee voting, and voter list purges.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Frank Dixon
Dixon
North Alabama
Second Growth Apples Shown
Miss Lala Yarbrough speaks of unusual harvest as three second growth apples from Lane Herring reach the Daily office. The fruit came from J. J. Herring's land and ripened earlier than expected, marking an uncommon late season crop for Summit school.
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Lala Yarbrough
Summit School
Lane Herring
J. J. Herring
Meeting Called Off for Dies Committee Hearings
A scheduled Dies committee meeting on un American activities was postponed as Chairman Dies was out of the city and Rep Starnes was indisposed, causing the hearing to be delayed.
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Washington
Dies
Tex
Starnes
Ala
Cotton Ship Fire Damages 1000 Bales of Cotton at Boston Docks
Firemen battled a massive blaze on a coastwise freighter at Hoosac docks Boston causing damage to 1000 bales of cotton and the ship. The blaze started around 8 p m and threatened 15000 gallons of crude oil aboard raising fears of an explosion. Four alarms brought engines and fireboats as 400 men fought the blaze under Captain Edward W Curtisson who was ordered to move the cargo to Newford tonight.
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Boston
Moore
McCormac Line
Boston and Maine Railroad
Hoosac
Cap Edward W. Curtisson
Brownsville
Tex
Newford
Mrs. Stone Dies After Week-Long Illness at 61
Mrs. Will Stone of Hart sel le route two died Friday at 6 30 pm at a son's home Felton Stone after a week of illness. Survived by three daughters and four sons. services Sunday at Lebanon with Rev Lannie Small wood officiating. Interment at Lebanon Peck directing. Pallbearers listed and flowers attendants named.
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Will Stone
Felton Stone
Hartselle
M. Quattlebaum
Falkville
Walter Quattlebaum
Columbus Quattlebaum
Cullman
Lebanon
Lannie Smallwood
Peck
Fred Harvel
Jack Harvel
Ratliff Barkley
Johnson Lee
Horace Winsett
Larkin Quattlebaum
Beulah Marvel
Marine Stone
Louise Wright
Oline Knox
Margaret Thomason
Ruth Thomason
Colon y Plan of Duce Hits Snag Today
France refuses to budge on Tunisia and other French domains prompting a protest from Paris. French ambassador Francois-Poncet told Italy that withdrawal from French territories is unacceptable and that Italian claims are too ridiculed to consider. An exchange followed with Ciano as Italy cites the 1935 Laval accord and hints at potential concessions in French Somaliland and the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway.
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France
Andre Francois-Poncet
Italy
Tunisia
Virginio Gayda
Galeazzo Ciano
Ciano
Francois-Poncet
Munich
Pierre Laval
Huba
Berry
French Somaliland
Djibout
Addis Ababa-Djibout
Foreign Ministry
Count Galeazzo Clano
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
France Set Ultimatum to Italy Over Tunisian Crisis
Paris reports France gave Italy until Monday night to state its position on the fascist campaign for French controlled territory. Italian officials denied responsibility for the demonstrations in Rome and Italy’s stance could affect the broader France Germany war renunciation pact.
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Paris
France
Italy
Tickets For Blay Good Both Nights
Miss Mary Turley and Mrs T M Wiley co chairmen say tickets for the faculty play Crazy House at Riverside auditorium are valid for December 8 or 9. PTA council sponsors double night to handle crowd. proceeds benefit Decatur school activities.
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Mary Turley
T. M. Wiley
Riverside Auditorium
PTA Council
Decatur
Tragic Bee Line Wreck Near Cullman Kills Three
A collision on the Bee Line highway 13 miles south of Cullman killed Ralph Kuykendall of Cullman Walter Grady and Mrs Blanch Kirk of Birmingham and injured eight others. The WPA truck carried six men from Cullman and the injured were taken to Cullman hospital. The crash occurred shortly after 5 PM as the Kirk and Grady families returned to Birmingham from Cullman.
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Ralph Kuykendall
Cullman
Walter
Grady
Blanch Kirk
Birmingham
WPA
Bee Line
Kirk and Grady
Luther Tucker
Lloyd Cason
Clifford Hestla
Fred
Kirk
Wi Grady
Handy
Gene Tuick
Harry Bland
Thalbert Maddox
Tucker
Cason
Hestia Handy
Tuick
Bland
Maddox
Kidnaped Girl Will Be Grilled Again By Police
OXON HILL Md December 3 Police will re new questioning of 14 year old Mary Brown and her family to clear up details of her abducted story. Major Elmer Mun shower said the girl’s answers were confused and could be interpreted in several ways. Mary returned home Thursday night and said she had been held in a lonely hut since the previous afternoon. She said she was not attacked.
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Oxon Hill
Dee
Mary Brown
Elmer F. Munshower
Maryland State Police
Mary
Roosevelt Plans Easy Weekend Schedule for Chapel Hill Speech
President Roosevelt arranged a light schedule at Warm Springs Georgia to prepare a speech for Monday at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He will speak for two hours at Columbia South Carolina breakfast with Governor Johnston, then head to Washington to ready for the new Congress and continue talks on minority persecutions.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Chapel Hill
N. C
Mountain Cottage
University of North Carolina
The
Carolina Political Union
Columbia
8. C
State Executive
Olin D. Johnston
Washington
Congress
Memphis Power & Light to Submit Offer to Security Holders
Memphis Power & Light Co chief W. J. O'Brien announced that the utility would submit Memphis latest power proposal to security holders and would cut electric rates to the TVA level in the interim. The city offers 17.385 million dollars for the electric and gas systems, with 2 million allotted to transmission lines. The partly completed system now distributes TVA power to about 4 000 customers.
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Memphis
Tenn
W. J. O’brien
Memphis Power & Light Co
TVA
O’brier
National Power & Light Co
Memphis’ Board of Light and Water Commissioners
Clemency hearing for Jim Orr set
Governor Graves and the state pard on board will hold clemency hearings Monday for Bay Brothers in Etowah county white man convicted of killing his wife and Jim Orr in Morgan county Negro under death sentence for the killing of Warren White. Both men face execution December 9.
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Montgomery
Ala
Graves
State Pardon Board
Bay Brothers
Etowah County
Jim Orr
Morgan County
Warren White
Berlin Enacts Restrictions For Jews In City Areas
Berlin police impose a new order restricting Jews from key streets and public spaces. Jews in restricted districts must carry permits to enter or leave. exemptions apply to foreign nationals and some central areas may be declared ban zones later. Security penalties include fines up to 150 marks or six weeks in prison.
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Berlin
Germany
Wolf Hendrich von Helldorf
Wilhelmstrasse
Vosstrasse
Leipzigerstrasse
Ander den Linden
DNB
Kurfuerstendamm
Friedericjstrasse
Unter den Linden
Walter Funk
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Death of J. M. Bray Brother of Local Man
J M Bray died suddenly at his home in Lynneville Tennessee this morning. He was the brother of J W Pray of Decatur and uncle of Mrs Charles H Johnson of Decatur and Mrs Charles Calloway of Hartselle. Funeral rites will be held at the home at 2 30 Sunday afternoon with burial in Lynneville cemetery.
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J. M. Bray
Lynneville
Tenn
J. W. Pray
Decatur
Charles H. Johnson
Charles Calloway
Hartselle
Oxford Man Shot in Birmingham Bus Terminal
W Maugher a 46 year old carpenter was held without charge in the fatal shooting of Dennis W Burrow of Oxford Ala at a Birmingham bus terminal four shots fired as bystanders watched. Detective EB Jackson said Burrow was killed yesterday at the terminal.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. M. Maugher
Carpenter
Dennis W. Burrow
Oxford
EB. W. Jackson
Burrow
Another Shot as Guns Roar in Lawrence
A WPA rock quarry near Hillsboro saw a fatal shooting with John Thompson killed and J W Whitehead wounded. Thompson died minutes after arrival at Benevolent Society Hospital. Whitehead lost his right arm and was moved to Baugh's Infirmary. Sheriff Byars said three others were present. autopsy planned for Thompson. Thompson 33, Whitehead 53, both well known in Lawrence county. Funeral arrangements announced for Hillsboro residents.
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WPA
Hillsboro
John Thompson
J. W. Whitehead
George Byars
Lawrence County
Thompson
Benevolent Society Hospital
Whitehead
Baugh
Byars
Rock
Lawrence
Baugh’s
Sheriff Byars
Matt
T. E. Thompson
Brown
Decatur
John Ann
Corine Thompson
Dinsmore
Oklahoma City
William and Jenkins
New York City
Graham
I. Q. Thompson
Jim Thompson Claimed By Death In Philadelphia Family Obituary
The body of Jim Thompson of Philadelphia arrived by the Southern at 2 20 this morning and was taken to his father Jasper Thompson on the Mooresville road. He died Sunday at Friendship. Interment will be in Friendship. Survived by wife son Jimmy father Jasper Thompson brother Taft Thompson and sisters Agnes Hooks and Mamie Price. Drinkard Howell directing.
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Jim Thompson
Philadelphia
Jasper Thompson
Mooresville
Friendship
Rev
BE. Berry
Drinkard-Howell
Thompson
Jimmy
Taft Thompson
Agnes Hooks
Mamie Price
Gadaden
Weather summary and river rise across states
The Tennessee River stood at 17.5 feet with 66 F high and 49 F low in the past 24 hours, no rainfall. Alabama shows showers in the north with partly cloudy skies and cooler nights, Tennessee and the South Atlantic states see variable clouds and showers in the east with warmer and cooler trends through the week.
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Tennessee
Alabama
T-Central
South Atlantic States
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Bankhead
White House
Acme Telephoto
Decatur Daily
Winter Grips
New England
Associated Press
U.S
Mrs. Stone
Duce
Blay
Bee Line Highway
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