Non-Partisan Boards To Act On Relief Complaints
Washington December 28. President Roosevelt considers creation of non partisan county boards to handle complaints of politics in relief. Boards would sift discrimination in relief administration serving without pay and review denials at local levels while federal funds stay with the government. Senate leaders pursue remedies to prevent political use of relief funds and budget projections place WPA spending at 650 to 750 million dollars into July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
WPA
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Congress
White House
United States
Hatch
N. M
Byrnes
Senate
House
For Sale Goat and Sow Pig In Morgan County
For sale one large white weathered goat trained for work and gentle with children priced at five dollars. Also offered is a thoroughbred sow pig. Contact J. P. Adcock nine miles west on Falkville Pike Morgan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. L. Green's
Falkville
East Pike
R. F. D. Neil
Western Electric
Will McAnear
Rt. 1
Maggie Akin
L. B. Adcock
Danville
Falkville Pike
O. I
J. P. Adcock
Morgan County
Dinsmore
Decatur
St. Bernard College
Cullman
O.sc
Ohio
Chester
Joe Wheeler
Cartee
Rural Social Notes From Limestone County
Long list of local families sharing visits and holiday meals across Decatur Athens Coxey Cartwright and nearby towns. Guests include Hood Wray Evans McLemore Zehner Romine Baugh Grubbs Thomp son and Legg. Several came from Cross Key Florence Nashville and Decatur to dine or call on relatives over the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hood
Bernie Wray
Decatur
Reedie Wray
John B. Evans
Lester Evans
Wilburn Evans
Gera McLemore
Jennie Evans
Wiley McLemore
Cartwright
Claudie Perry
Athens
Frel
Tanner
Frank McClung
Fannie Grubbs
B. L. Grubbs
Clifford Zehner
Eli Zehner
Bonnie Romine
Z. O. Evans
Clarita Thompson
Roger Thompson
Mable Baugh
Robert Bauch
State Teacher's College
Florence
Alfred Grubbs
Edward Grubbs
Nashville, Tenn
Lester
Reuben Evans
Letha Barker
Frank Baugh
Crutcher Glaze
Walter Evans
Catherine Legg
Coxey
Lource Evans
Quiet Christmas in Lawrence County Ellisville
Christmas passed quietly in Ellisville with families visiting and attending Lebanon church events. Notables include Mrs. Lottie Sewell returning home after a week with daughter, and residents like F G Oliver and A W Walker seen with relatives. Visitors from nearby towns joined the holiday activities and exchanges within the community.
Plant Kudzu Now Best For Erosion and Grazing
Alabama farmers are advised to plant kudzu crowns during winter while dormant for erosion control or grazing. Start with two year old crowns for hay use, though costly, it accelerates production. Alternative methods include smaller plantings with gradual crown buildup or initial crown purchase for quicker acreage, with level land and pulverized soil ideal for growth. County agents offer start up assistance.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
J. C. Lowery
Extension Agronomist
Lowery
Mr. Lowery
Limes Lone County Athens Notes and Local Births
Davidson, special state attorney, was a business visitor here Tuesday afternoon. Mrs and Mrs. Harry L. Laubenthal announce the birth of a 12 pound son at Powers Hospital Christmas afternoon. Miss Rachel Masterson Decatur has joined the state nurses at Powers Hospital here. Mr. and Mrs. Halsey Townes of Billvilleighim visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Grasse, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Johnson spent Christmas with relatives in Memphis. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wellden Jr. are the proud parents of an eleven and a half pound girl. Sheriff and Mrs. J. E. Wellden hosted Christmas day with Simcoe Mary Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Cullen Haney of Coxey. Miss Ida Nelson has recovered from a recent illness.
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V. Davidson
Harry L. Laubenthal
Powers Hospital
Rachel Masterson
Decatur
Powers Hosnieal
Halsey Townes
Billiwilighim
Louis B. Grasse
George C. Johnson
Memphis
J. E. Wellden, Jr
Simcoe Mary Lee
Cullen Haney
Coxey
Sheriff
J. E. Wellden
Ida Nelson
China's New War Supply Route Rival
A week ago she was placed in an oxygen tent. The note mentions a rival route shaping regional supply lines amid tense security dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Wisconsin Author Zona Gale Breese Dies in Chicago
Zona Gale Breese, 65, a Wisconsin novelist and playwright noted for Midwestern small town life, died of pneumonia in Passavant hospital Chicago after three weeks of treatment following a stay for health problems.
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Chicago
Zona Gale Breese
Wisconsin
Passavant Hospital
Driers Used In Ginnings In The South Exceed 1937 Volumes
Auburn Alabama December 28 1938 cotton gins in the South used about 800 driers for conditioning seed cotton during the season up from 550 in 1937 and 275 in 1936. A survey by the cotton ginning laboratories at Stoneville Mississippi shows most driers in the Mississippi Valley with significant use in the Southwest and Southeastern states. The United States Department of Agriculture developed the drying processes and the Extension Service at Auburn aids promotion and information for growers and ginners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
J. B. Wilson
State Extension Service
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Stoneville
Miss
Mississippi Valley
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Poison liquor mystery ends with a joke victim
A Philadelphia woman visited an undertaker to choose a casket for her husband claiming poison liquor killed him. She blamed the liquor while sobbing, saying she had been drinking it all day. Police found the husband unconscious but alive, puzzling authorities.
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Philadelphia
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Kentucky
Bankhead
Farmers Exchange
Duel Jones
5Th Ave
South
D-28
D. C
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Hartselle
O. P. Butler
DFA
Decatur Daily
Leon Grantland
Trinity
Charley Hood
Route 4
Marie Briscoe
Vinemont
Rt. 2
Arthur Briscoe
Tom H. Moody
Rt. 3
Tun and
Brooksville Road
Hanceville
Bee Line Highway
Cullman County
W. L. Eubanks
W. T. Kelley
Singer
C. C. Glenn
D. H. Fowler
Somerville
Neel
Danville-Decatur Road
Bill Betterton
Washburn
Decatur, Rt
Danville Road
Arthur Owen
L. E. Adcock
My Place
Bird Dog
Clifford
Ford Motor
Chevrolet
T. W. Clemons
Ford
Stas oPean
D. DiRamey
Will McAnear’s
Lauderdale County
M. C. Todd
Rogersville
D. L. Grizzard
E. L. Julian's
Josie Hamilton
Eva
Church, School and
R. R. Station
Annie R. Dukes
Belle Mina
John Deere
W. E. Turney
H. G. George
Moulton Heights
Clopton Farm
J. W. Clopton
Tynes
Acme Telephotos
Commerce
Harry Hopkins
Daniel C. Roper
Limestone County
Blackburn
Lawrence County
Ellisville
Lottie Sewell
Mable Aldridge
F. G. Oliver
Louise
Carrie Lee
A. W. Walker
Harris
Lebanon Church
Clifford Aldridge
Felix Aldridge
Bill Bush
Louise Oliver
W. C. Oliver
Evon Templeton
Virgal McDaniel
Mitchel Height
Vre
Kudzu
Lone County
Sumatra
Hankow
Canton
Chung King
Malaya
Met Cui
Japan
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Shanghai
Rangoon
Yangtse
U. S
New York
Chungking
Willard
Caddell Drug CO
Decatur, Alas
Iar
Mark
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