Effort To Recommit Tax Bill Is Debated
Arctic cold spread across the eastern half of the United States after a damaging storm that killed at least 13 people. Flood risks eased along parts of New England as winds abated, while Ohio river flooding remained uncertain and crews prepared to move families from affectedLowlanders.
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Associated Press
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Ohio Valley
Ohio
Tennessee
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Paducah
Alabama
Pennsylvania
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Elmira
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New Cabinet Members Urge Harmony Amid Senate Rift
President Roosevelt’s new cabinet members Harry Hopkins and Frank Murphy are reported to seek harmony between the White House and dissident senators. Murphy may back Harold M. Stephens for Supreme Court, while Hopkins works to bridge party factions as Western senators withhold court recommendations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Frank Murphy
White House
Hopkins
Murphy
Sai
Harold M. Stephens
Utah
Supreme Court
Pepper
D-Fla
New Deal
House
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
New Farm Aid Plan Pushed in Senate
Senator Lee of Oklahoma introduced a domestic allotment farm bill proposing government guarantees of 20 cents a pound for cotton and 1.25 dollars per bushel for wheat for domestically consumed crops. The plan would end current production limits but apply the guaranteed price to allotted shares of domestic output.
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Administration
Senate
Lee
D-Okla
Oklahoman
Revival at Church of God in Hartselle This Sunday
A revival begins Sunday evening at the Church of God in Hartselle. Services run each evening at seven o'clock with special music highlighted in every service.
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Church of God
Hartselle
14 Below Zero Four Feet Of Snow In 1899
G W Norwood recalls Decatur’s coldest day February 15 1809 when the thermometer fell to 14 degrees below zero. Snow began February 13 with drifts four feet deep and some exposed thermometers still read 10 below at 10 AM.
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G. W. Norwood
Decatur
Norwood
Costly Congress Highlights War on Expenses
Washington report details the high price of Congress with figures on per member costs from 1960s era hearings. It notes 196 dollars per legislator annually, coal use and fuel bills, printing costs, towel supplies, restaurant and office building outlays, and annual telephone and stationery expenses. The piece also cites a requested 3500 increase for House furniture and repairs as members seek shinier offices.
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Congress
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Capital
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Congressional
Holiday Weekends Begin at Morgan County Courthouse
Morgan County offices will close Saturdays at noon starting Feb 18 after a local bill by Representative Rutledge S. Thomas was signed by Governor Frank Dixon. The half holiday follows a nationwide trend. sheriff officials will staff the jail during the period while courthouse offices close. Citizens should conduct business before noon on Saturdays.
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Morgan County
Rutledge S. Thomas
Frank Dixon
W. T. Willoughby
Trio Hanged for Woman's Murder in Manitoba
Three men Peter Korbenowski Dan Prytula and William Kanuka were hanged at Headingly Provincial jail for killing 81-year-old Mrs Anna Cottrick and injuring her 91-year-old husband Elke Cottrick in their May 12 1938 farm house break in. It was Manitoba's first triple execution.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Headingly
Peter Korbenowski
Dan Prytula
William Kanuka
Dauphin, Man
Anna Cottrick
Delay in Senate Over Tax Board Proposal in Alabama
In Montgomery on February 16 Senator P F DeVane moved to recommit the administration bill creating appointed tax equalization boards for 67 counties, delaying final action amid prolonged debate. Senator Charles Stakely argued the senate acts as court and jury over taxed citizens. Opponents claim the measure raises taxes, while defenders call it a fair equalization. House amendments on merit systems for health and education workers were adopted, with limits on the personnel director’s salary and a $50,000 operations appropriation. the bill’s fate is pledged for page two.
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Montgomery
Ala
P. F. DeVane
Choctaw
DeVane
Charles Stakely
Senate
Alabama
Stakely
Elay
Carenet
John Lusk
Haysen
Tuscaloosa
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Tucker Ch
Mobile
Birmingham
Smyer
Representative Smyer
Jefferson
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A. H. Collins
Education
Health
Norman of
Bullock
House Agriculture Committee
Dixon Pleads for Ending of Spoils Plan
Governor Frank Dixon urges exempting health and education departments from a merit system in Alabama. He argues trained workers deserve tenure and that the spoils system must end. He notes the U S health service uses merit and predicts the bill will pass the House next week with these two departments under the law.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Dixon
Alabama
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Senate
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United States Public Health Service
Friends of Better Government
Negro to be executed in Kilby electric chair
Fred Ware a 24 year old black man faces execution in Kilby prison by electric chair for rape of a white woman in Randolph county. Earl Wilson the new Kilby warden will preside and says he will flip the switch, a duty he calls unpleasant but required by law. This will be the first Kilby death since Governor Dixon took office.
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Montgomery
Ala
Fred Ware
Kilby
Randolph County
Earl Wilson
Wilson
Ware
Dixon
Warden Wilson
Morgan County Sportsmen's Unit Opposed To Fishing Restrictions
The Morgan County Conservation Club opposes state fishing limits within 500 feet of Tennessee River dams. President Newton B. Powell named a committee led by T. C. Almon to draft resolutions for the house and senate fish and game committees. The move mirrors Limestone County protests and cites boat costs and navigation regulation hardships.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Conservation Club
Tennessee River
Newton B. Powell
T. C. Almon
W. E. Sivley, Jr
Phil Dinsmore
Mittee
House
Senate
Morgan County Club
Limestone County Conservation League
Limestone
Morgan Club
Tennessee
Nations rally over arms exports as Britain expands defense
Nazi accusations flare as Britain boosts defense spending to 2.9 billion pounds this year. Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter accuses the United States of increasing international tension by selling war materials. In Spain, Franco readies a major push while government officials seek peace talks in Paris. Hungary forms a new cabinet under Regent Horthy ally Teleki after Imredi’s resignation. Japanese authorities warn ships away from Taichow Bay as they plan to land troops near Haimen.
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Americans Reach Out From Kuling Amid Imminent Attack
After days of silence 12 Americans and 53 foreigners stranded on Lushan mountain near Kuling contact the outside world. A Japanese warning urged evacuation as Chinese forces allow one guide to lead an escape. U S Navy officer plans to assist the evacuation from Kiukiang.
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Lushan
Charles R. Jeffs
United States
Hit
Kiukiang
Yantze River
Heaven Bound stair collapse injures seven teens in Atlanta
In Atlanta last night seven teen Angels taking part in the all Negro musical Heaven Bound were injured when a stairway ascending to heaven collapsed. The production halted as the injured were taken to hospitals. Physicians reported all but three were sent home after examination.
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Atlanta
Two Trainmen Die In Railyard Collision At Amory
The Sunnyland fast Frisco passenger collided head on with a northbound freight at Quincy Mississippi at 4 am. Two trainmen died and several others were injured including engineer George W. Bowers and porter Laddie Ivy. A list of seven with injuries was released from Gilmore Sanitarium Amory with hospital stays likely.
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R. L. Dunn
Cordova
Ala
Jones
Birmingham
George T. Williams
Dora
J. W. Howell
Whitehaven
Tenn
Bert Davis
Holly Springs
Miss
Zuma T. Howell
Memphis
Elmo Boutwell
Four Bandits Get Rich Haul
Four armed bandits wearing dark glasses robbed two bank messengers and a police guard in Norwalk Connecticut. They escaped in a large black sedan with $27 000 in payroll funds after slugging Sergeant John Toothill and seizing two mail pouches. A pursuing motorist failed to catch them.
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Norwalk
Conn
John Toothill
City National Bank
Roosevelt delays Supreme Court appointment
White House officials said President Roosevelt would delay naming a successor to Associate Justice Louis Brandeis until he returns March 4 from a southern cruise. No word was given on the number of candidates or who was under consideration for the post, vacated after Brandeis’s retirement.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Louis Brandeis
Supreme Court
Oak Ridge Section Getting Good Roads
Satisfactory progress is being made on road work in the Oak Ridge community as part of the county road improvement program. Several miles are being graded and rock surfaced by the WPA with the county as sponsor.
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Oak Ridge
WPA
Objection of Army Overruled by Roosevelt and Pentagon
Washington reports reveal Senate military committee testimony that President Roosevelt overrode army chief General Malin Craig objections to a French air mission buying 100 American bombing planes. Morgenthau, Craig, and Woodring testified at the capitol about defense procurement and potential impact on Douglas bombers. The House passed a large defense bill and senators proposed calls for ambassadors and new neutrality measures.
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Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Malin Craig
Army
Morgenthau
Austin
R-Vi
Craig
Crag
Navy
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Air Ministry
Woodring
Waa
Pu Ean
Enna
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Panama Canal
Senate
Wilson
Bridges
Hugh Wilson
Germany
Europe
Joseph P. Kennedy
William C. Bullitt
London
Paris
Clark
D-Mo
Barbour
Delinquent Tax List Booked for Sale March 1
Morgan county tax collector H. R. Summer warns delinquent taxpayers their names will be turned over to the probate judge and property will be sold for unpaid taxes on March 1 unless payments are made.
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H. R. Summer
Morgan County
S. E
Summer
Kibitzers Named For Santee Cooper Project Viewing Stand
Charleston Feb 16. The contractor building the power house a lock and dam for the 37.5 million Santee Cooper project must provide a safe viewing stand and shelter for kibitzers to observe operations as specified.
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Charleston
8. C
Santee-Cooper Power and Navigation Project
Vermont bill on bicycle licensing moves forward
In Montpelier Vermont a bill that would require licensing for bicycles and other play vehicles advanced after 300 school children protested with a march on the capital. The measure moves along the legislative trail despite objections to its features.
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Montpelier
Ece
Ment
Tennessee River Gauge and Weather Report
The Tennessee river measured 23.3 feet and rose with a 66 degree high and 33 degree low in the last 24 hours. No rainfall occurred. Alabama shows increasing clouds and warm rain chances Friday, while Tennessee forecasts rising temperatures with rain late Friday and in the far west region.
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