Lines of Hope in CWA Job Lines Front of Indiana Ave Office
Readers study how the Civil Works Administration affects labor and politics. Workers await job registration and wait times, with stories of a jeweler and chiropractor doubting lasting CWA impact. A veteran sergeant recalls army service as he seeks labor work and a fresh start.
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Washington
Civil Works Administration
CWA
Indiana Avenue
Roosevelt
A. F. of L
Beamy
Yssago
Federal deficit passes billion as budget talks resume
The deficit reached 1 024 000 000 dollars as President Adams resumed discussions with advisers to craft the first post recession budget to be submitted to Congress next week. Domestic gold remains at 34 06 an ounce and November shows a favorable trade balance of 56 000 000 with 184 000 000 sent abroad and 128 000 000 imported. Walter J. Cummings estimates the temporary insurance plan will guarantee 97 percent of bank accounts nationwide next week.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Commerce
Walter J. Cummings
The
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Roosevelt to Seek Budget and Currency Action Amid Recovery
President Roosevelt plans a 6.0 billion dollar budget to be sent to Congress as part of his annual message. Officials in Washington see progress in the anti low mood campaign and study possible international currency stabilization on a gold basis. The President has suggested stabilization could come once domestic prices are at a satisfactory level.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Fire Chief Improves After Illness and Injury
Fire Chief Ellis Jones, bedridden by influenza, shows improvement today and hopes to be out later this week. He was badly hurt last Friday at a Wilson Avenue fire, suffering a strained knee ligament and then the flu confinement.
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Ellis Jones
Jones
Wilson Avenue
Postoffice to Close Monday for New Year Holiday
Postmaster Leroy McEntyre announced both local post offices will be closed Monday in observance of the New Year. There will be no city mail deliveries but box holders will find mail in their boxes under the regular schedules.
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Leroy McEntyre
Tennessee Valley highway offices reopen after holidays
Local highway offices in the Tennessee Valley bank reopened this morning after a four day Christmas holiday. The offices were closed last Friday afternoon for the break.
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Tennessee Valley Bank
Lonely Child thanks Decatur readers for Christmas aid
A message from the Lonely Child expresses gratitude to the people of Decatur for providing Christmas cheer to children in need. The note wishes happiness, joy, and good will for the coming year and requests blessings on spiritual and temporal needs from the community.
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Decatur
Kiwanis Install Officers At Meet In January
Kiwanis Club to induct October elected officers at Thursday 6:45 p m in Junior Chamber of Commerce rooms on Second Avenue. Incoming officers include Hunt as president Polhill and Daniel as vice presidents Dix as treasurer Clapton secretary Lawrence assistant secretary. Directors Bailey Brother s Harlow Lynne Shelton. District governor Sparkman of Huntsville and lieutenant governor Timberlake of Florence to attend. Mrs Troup to lead entertainment.
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Kiwanis Club
J. W. Clapton
George S. Lawrence
Wilbur M. Bailey
Russell W. Brothers
John B. Harlow
Seybourne Lynne
Barrett C. Shelton
John S. Sparkman
Huntsville
Alabama
L. R. Timberlake
Florence
Reorganization steps taken for Tennessee Valley Bank
Officials call depositors to sign reorganization agreements before cash distributions and resume normal operations after New Year. The plan requires 75 percent approval among depositors and stockholders, with prior holiday restrictions and deferred payments under earlier steps, now aimed at timely disbursement.
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Tennessee Valley Bank
Tennessee Valley
Weill
Miss Glandine Leonard Returns to Child Welfare Duty
Miss Glandine Leonard resumed her duties as head of the Child Welfare Department after spending Christmas holidays at Jasper with her parents Mr and Mrs R L Leonard.
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Glandine Leonard
Jasper
R. L. Leonard
Miss Leonard
Mayor Advised Power Company to Protest Loan
Mayor James A. Nelson received a letter from Alabama Power Company attorneys stating the protest to the Tennessee Valley Authority loan for a municipal electric line will be written and not oral. The brief will be open for inspection after the new year. A related injunction suit by a Bessemer citizen to block the city from borrowing about 600000 for a Muscle Shoals TVA connected line was dismissed by Jefferson circuit court. Judge McElroy has a similar injunction under advisement for Tarrant City seeking 184400.
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James A. Nelson
Alabama Power Company
PW. Board
Decatur
Tennessee V. Authority
Nelson
Bessemer
Jefferson Circuit Court
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee Valley Authority
M. C. McElroy
Birmingham
Tarrant City
Baby awaits hand of noted surgeon
Baltimore reading of Dec 27 reports five months old Sue Trammel awaiting relief from brain pressure by Dr Walter E Dandy brain specialist. Earlier James R Wedell flew a monoplane 1400 miles from Houston in 11 hours amid icy winds in a suspected race with death. child’s condition judged serious but not acute.
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Baltimore
Sue Trammel
Walter E. Dandy
Houston
Texas
James R.wedell
Transient Bureau Probed Over Staffing and Racial Hire Claims
In Birmingham on December 27 the Alabama Transient Bureau faces an advisory board review of charges that executives were filled by out of state appointees and that a white stenographer or a black case worker is employed. Washington reports Harry Hopkins will investigate per Senator Black.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Transient Bureau
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Hugo Black
Miss Madelyn McKnight Returns From Birmingham Visit
Miss Madelyn McKnight returns from Birmingham after Christmas with relatives. She is accompanied home by Misses Jane and Bess Armfield who will visit at the McKnight home for the rest of the week.
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Madelyn McKnight
Birmingham
Misses
Jane
Bess Armfield
McKnight
Christmas Sales Break Record In Decatur 1932 Peak
Christmas sales in Decatur surged to record levels with rush orders to jobbers and depleted stocks. Merchants report 200 to 300 percent higher turnover than in 1932 while window displays were stripped to meet demand. The holiday surge boosts outlook for continued growth in Morgan and surrounding counties with CWA TVA projects employing thousands.
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Decatur
Occas
Morgan
CWA
TVA
Pork distributed to cash relief recipients in two towns
About 1000 pounds of pork from the first federal shipment will be distributed Friday in Decatur and Hartselle. The meat stored in an ice house since last fall will be given to those on cash relief at Ashford and Watkins on Fourth Avenue South and at Groover's in Hartselle. Limited supply due to spoilage of part of the second shipment. officials aim to share a small portion with each eligible person.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Ashford and Watkins
Fourth Avenue
South
Groover
False Alarm After Chimney Blaze At Davis Street
A chimney flare up at 321 East Davis Street Tuesday night prompted fire crews to respond but the alarm was false. Neighbors reported flames seen from the roof while soot was being burned out of the flue.
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East Davis Street
One Defendant Arraigned Amid Heavy Holiday Docket
Following Tuesday's record police docket that saw 49 arraigned for holiday law violations this morning's court produced only one offender. The defendant, charged with violation of the prohibition laws, was fined.
Officials of CWA Inspect Projects Across County
County CWA officials conducted inspections of all county projects meeting foremen and timekeepers to stress efficiency. Weekly progress reports will be sent to Montgomery and Washington. A canvass seeks donations of furniture for the county farm and community centers, with broken items accepted if repairable. Efforts aim to use antiques and historic objects for a proposed museum and municipal center once approval is obtained. Revised airport park and sanatorium estimates have been submitted to the state board with a expected word of progress.
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CWA
Montgomery
Washington
Seraneg Cave
State Board
Bank Robbery and Kidnaping in Marlin Texas Seizure
Four men robbed the First State Bank of Marlin and kidnapped three employees. Authorities estimated the loot around $40,000 though the exact amount remained undetermined. Police guarded exits from Marlin but offered no clues to the robbers.
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Marlin
Texas
First State Bank of
Six Men Die In Texas Train Wreck At Calvert
A Missouri Pacific freight train derailed after striking cattle near Calvert Texas. At least six men were killed including three crew members and three itinerant riders. Up to 20 transients were unaccounted for possibly among the wreckage as rescuers searched the site.
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Calvert
Texas
Missouri Pacific
Mart
Houston
River Gauge Rises on Tennessee as Flood Threat Grows
The Tennessee river level climbed to 3.6 feet by seven o'clock today, signaling rising waters and potential flood risk along the river. Stay alert for further measurements and warnings from local officials.
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Tennessee
New High School Planned for County East End
A education board session at the Office of Superintendent Geo. T. Woodruff discussed building a high school in the county's east end using part CWA funds if approved. An imaginary line from Trinity to Ryan's split the county. northeastern area lacks a high school and needs one. If sanctioned, construction would be in a strategic area, location undecided.
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Peen of Education
Superintendent of
Geo. T. Woodruff
CWA
Trinity
Ryan's
Paving Project Nears Completion on Sixth Avenue
Highway officials said only one block of the old area on Sixth Avenue remains to be surfaced with concrete. Rain and cold slowed progress, but crews worked on Sunday and Christmas Day to finish. The Cochran Company began last Wednesday and expects to complete once weather allows.
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Sixth Avenue
Cochran
Home Burned in Austinville blaze destroys Williams residence
The Roy Williams home in Austinville was completely destroyed by fire Tuesday at about three in the morning. Williams and his family were away, losing all household goods. The house, owned by E. McCaghren, reportedly had tar on the structure but no tar on the premises.
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Roy Williams
Austinville
North Alabama thaw forecast amid deadly winter storm
Frigid conditions blanket North America with snow and wind. deaths rise to over 300 from crashes and exposure. High losses reported from the Great Lakes, New England blizzards, and widespread freezing temps across midwestern cities.
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Canada
Chicago
Great Lakes
New England
United States
Lake Michigan
Midwest
New York
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Ohio
Toledo
Milwaukee
Wis
Lincoln
Neb
Newark
N. J
Albert Lea
Minn
St. Louis
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