Labor in New Deal clash over Tugwell and farm codes
Washington races center on two hot issues within the New Deal. Tugwell and the AAA face a pressure drive led by meat packers and tobacco interests who brand Wallaceists as Reds. The fight focuses on the Pure Food and Drug Act, Liquor Controls, and the pace of farm code implementation.
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Washington
Labatt
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Tugwell
Jerome Frank
Ezekiel
Howe
Paul Appleby
Gardner Jackson
Wallace
Roosevelt
Peek
McNary-Haugen
AAA
Meat Packers
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commission
Reds
Johnson
Moline Plow
Help Sought in School Repairs in Lawrence County
After a board session the Lawrence County Board of Education applied to the Civil Works Administration for funds to repair most county schools. Work by the county superintendent and board members preceded the formal request. If approved, repairs include painting, flag installations, minor grounds work, and interior improvements.
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Moulton
Ala
Lawrence County Board of Education
Civil Works Administration
County Superintendent of Education
CWA
County Education Board Foresees CWA Funds for Repairs
Prof. George T. Woodruff announced optimism over obtaining CWA funds to repair every Morgan county school building. Trustees and principals were asked to submit estimates. Oak Grove consolidation with Danville was approved, with Oak Grove pupils bused four miles to the Danville school.
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George T. Woodruff
CWA
Morgan
Woodruff
Oak Grove
Danville
Time For Mailing Christmas Parcels Falls a Day Short Time
Postmaster LeRoy McEntire urges early mailing of Christmas packages as local post offices close on Sunday December 24 with no deliveries that day. Offices stay open late on Saturday December 23 if receipts warrant, while Christmas Eve stores remain closed and last minute buyers face a rushed deadline. Receipts at local offices are rising and expected to surge next week.
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LeRoy McEntire
McEntire
Morgan Arrives for Tennessee Valley Chamber Banquet
Dr Morgan arrives Monday in Detatur after a speech at Athens to attend the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Junior Chamber hall. About 100 to 150 members are expected for the event with the annual election and reports on chamber work prior to M organ's address.
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Wr Hertcourt
Teccity
Detatur
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Morgan
Tennessee Valley
Morgan
Dr Reeves Slowly Recovers After Clanton Crash
Friends and relatives learn from Clanton hospital that Dr W P Reeves former pastor of Central Baptist church is gradually recovering from injuries after his automobile skid on wet pavement on the Birmingham highway November 19. The car plunged off the road and struck a telephone pole leaving him unconscious but with no broken bones.
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W. P. Reeves
Central Baptist Church
Clanton
Birmingham
Press table to be stored after Patterson Norris trials
Reporters request the press table used in the Patterson and Norris trials be stored here. They note the narrow design prevented aisle interference behind the jury box and fear the remaining Scottsboro cases may come up for hearing.
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Scottsboro
Norris
Kiwanis Board Drafts Plans for Next Year
Decatur Kiwanis Club directors outline committees and yearlong program. The board met at the Chamber of Commerce offices with Fred S. Hunt presiding as president elect. final organization to be announced soon.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Fred S. Hunt
Chamber of Commerce
Reprieve Halts Triple Execution in Arkansas Prison
Luther Dean Jackson, set to die in the electric chair after a triple murder plan, had his life saved by a governor’s reprieve minutes before execution. J. C. Banks and Len McDaniels were executed. Jackson’s head had been shaved and he awaited his fate. In Benton, Mark H. Shank of Akron was sentenced to die for poisoning four in a picnic near Akron last August.
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Benton
Ark
Mark H. Shank
Akron
Ohio
Alvin Colley
Benton, Ark
Mark Shank
Akron, O
Alvin
Soison
Greenville man hanged for Ying grocery slaying in 194?
Jesse Scott, 24, a Black farm laborer, was hanged in Washington county jail for the February murder of Chu Ying, a Chinese grocer, during a failed hold up. The execution occurred at 10:30 a.m. and Scott, who sang as he died, took the entire blame and urged the sheriff to free Flency Payne, a 21 year old serving life for the same case.
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Greenville
Miss
Heaven
Jesse Scott
Washington County
Chu Ying
Ying
North Greenville
Scott
Flency Payne
Parchman
Carl T. Jones Moves to Convalescence at Home
Carl T. Jones, moved to his home at 530 Grant Street after an emergency appendicitis operation three weeks ago at Benevolent Society Hospital. He can sit up briefly each day after falling ill en route from Clanton to Decatur with Dr. W. P. Reeves injured in a car crash. November 19.
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Carl T. Jones
Grant Street
Benevolent Society Hospital
Mr. Jones
Birmingham
Decatur
Clanton
W. P. Reeves
Dog Head Shows Signs of Rabies From Hartselle
A dog head tested positive for rabies by the Tennessee Valley Laboratory this month and sent from Hartselle on Thursday. No human or animal bite occurred and no treatments were issued.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Hartselle
New Tax Rate Proposed on Distilled Spirits and Beer
Washington reports the President's inter departmental alcohol committee urged Congress to set a tax of 260 dollars per gallon on distilled spirits, up from 1.10, and to tax all beers at 52 dollars per barrel, matching 3.2 beer rates.
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Washington
Special
Inter-Departmental Alcohol Committee
Congress
Federated Clubs Endorse Program On Women's Work
Morgan county federated clubs vote to back the CWA plan to employ women. They will gather garden tools and gifts, support ten local projects in Decatur, and extend efforts countywide to renovate public buildings and properties.
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Federated Clubs
CWA
City Federation
Garden Club
Imbginaton
Decatur
Morgan County
Alabama
Speake Plans Disposal of Stock at Bank Street Store
Russell Speake, a popular city merchant, announces plans to dispose of the Bank Street stock by January first. He will continue managing Speake's Cash Store on Second Avenue while efforts to sell to a bulk buyer continue with several interviews but no agreement reached.
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Russell Speake
Bank Street
Mr. Speake
Speake
Second Avenue
Caneral Nublia
Goodyear Mills Reports Gradual Job Increase
Goodyear Mills added 16 workers this morning, lifting total employment to about 60. Officials said machinery overhaul continues and more units will start as production allows. About 3,000 applied earlier, with registrations covering future drafts. further calls for applicants unlikely.
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Goodyear Mills
Goodyear
Fine program at Kiwanis session in Decatur
The Decatur Kiwanis club honored the Varsity football squad of Decatur High School and coaches Shorty Ogle and Aubrey Fuller. Paul Burnum of Alabama addressed the gathering, praising Lamar Moye, last year’s captain, as Athens College performers entertained with songs and dance.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur High School
Ogle
Paul Burnum
University of Alabama
Decatur
Athens College
Sam Mason
Fall Plowing Progress Affects Lawrence County
In Moulton Alabama on December 8, farmers report fall plowing is well advanced though dry weather hampers cover seed. Most have cotton stored with the government, prices improve farmer finances, and public funds for road work hint at better days ahead for Lawrence County communities.
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Moulton
Ala
Lawrence County
Lindberghs Hop for Miami Today in Mono Plane
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh depart Natal Brazil for Miami in a single engine plane. The route would use Para Brazil and coastlines of South America via the Amazon mouth and Guianas, then across the Caribbean to Florida, totaling about 3740 miles.
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Natal
Brazil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Miami
Para
Amazon River
Guinas
Lesser Antilles
Bahamas
Florida
Musical Tea Recital Delights Moulton High Pupils
A Musical Tea in the county high school vocational building featured piano pieces by Russell Smith Earl Hodson Jr Nina Lee Smith Jane Bragg and Merle Byars with Byars singing solo and Mrs John D Comer reading. Refreshments followed served by home economics students. Mrs Harper was urged to plan another recital soon.
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Moulton
Ala
R. E. Harper
Russell Smith
Earl M. Hodson, Jr
Nina Lee Smith
Jane Bragg
Merle Byars
John D. Comer
Harper
Doctor A M Rossiet Leaves for Birmingham on Mission
Dr A M Rossiet departed for Birmingham on a business mission this morning and expects to return to Decatur tonight.
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Dr. A. M. Rossiet
Birmingham
Decatur
Estimated U S Cotton Ginnings and Yield Hit New Level
The Agriculture Department announced a 13 177 000 bale crop estimate for the year up 77 000 from last month with 12 106 000 bales ginned before Dec 1 and a lint yield of 208 pounds per acre up from 173. Alabama's crop at 960 000 bales and 106 pounds per acre. New Orleans fiber prices jumped 15 to 32 1/2 cents per bale after the report.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
New Orleans
Hopkins Sees CWA Payroll Rise Ahead of Schedule
Harry L. Hopkins said the Civil Works Administration has 2.5 million workers on payroll based on a yesterday poll and expects 4 million by next Saturday. He praised relief projects underway in several states and noted some failures to meet CWA requirements in others.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Alabama
Texas
Houser Held on $500 Bond After Priceville Assault
Robert Houser of Priceville arrested Wednesday on a warrant for assault with intent to murder after a riverbank affray near Priceville left Charles Stubie slashed and stabbed. Bond set at $500 by Justice Bailey, case waived to the grand jury and Houser released.
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Robert Houser
Priceville
Charles Stubie
Justice Bailey
Houser
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