Alabama Governor hints at income tax cut plan
Governor Frank Dixon signaled possible support for lowering Alabama income tax as state surpluses near 1.5 million dollars from last year. He argued excess bond retirement funds should not be taxed and urged passage of the milk control bill to aid the black belt, while noting exemptions for ships’ supplies and praise for Senator Hill’s freight rate efforts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Frank Dixon
Alabama Supreme Court
Dixon
Black Belt
House
Senate
Roy D. McCord
High Seas
George Stone
Mobile
Auburn
State
Washington
Bitter fight looms over Alabama tax equalization drive
Alignments formed in Montgomery as Governor Dixon urged public backing for tax equalization legislation. Opponents convened a statewide mass meeting to organize against the tax raising move. The bill, bitterly fought in the senate, sits with the horse ways and means committee.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Alabama Senate
Horse Ways and Means Committee
End of Alabama 1938 39 hunting season urged
Alabama nimrods wrap up the hunting season as midnight ends the 1938 39 period. Dr. Walter B. Jones reports plentiful game and notes 12 hunting deaths this season, including several youths. Gobbler season opens March 15 to April 15, with quail breeders left for next year.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Nimrods
Walter B. Jones
Dr. Jones
Conservation
Lawrence Kirkpatrick
Jackson County
John W. Seabolt
Jackson
Granville Sharp
O. L. Dorning
Limestone
James Kyzer
Tuscaloosa
George Lee Glassbrook
Baldwin
Baxter Layton
Six Girls Jailed on Vagrancy Charges in County Raids
Morgan county authorities report six girls jailed on vagrancy charges after sheriff's raids on two city outskirts establishments. Eight men arrested for violation of prohibition law in city raids with Sheriff W. T. Willoughby and Deputies Candler Pittman and Bibb Humphrey taking part.
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Morgan County
W. T. Willoughby
Candler Pittman
Bibb Humphrey
Court Attaches Find Something New Under Sun
Judge W. W. Callahan presided at the spring term grand jury charge when he asked jurors if they would indict a person who helped them raise money while being investigated. One juror answered I wouldn’t and was excused from duty, marking a notable moment in court.
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W. W. Callahan
Circuit Court
Morgan Hit by New Wind Storms in Morgan County
A second weekend windstorm struck Morgan County causing property damage in Falkville and surroundings. Jeff Rowe’s roof and Mrs. Ellen Hodges’s roof were torn off while two farms near Falkville lost barns. telephone service was disrupted for hours and trees and poles fell. No injuries were reported, continuing a week with tornadic winds and earlier storms in nearby towns.
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Morgan County
Falkville
Jeff Rowe
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Ellen Hodges
M. L. Laney
Leesdale
Hartselle
Walnut
Storm Kills One, Wounds Nine in Alabama
A storm in eastern Alabama killed Henry Garrett, 35, trapped in his father in law’s wreckage, and seriously injured Robertson couple and seven Robertson children. The Robertson house was demolished. other damages hit New Harmony and surrounding areas with heavy rain and high winds.
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Lineville
Ala
Alabama
Henry Garrett
George Robertson
Robertson
New Harmony
Birmingham
North Alabama
Car Accident Claims Life of Umer L Cobb in Cullman Area
Omer L Cobb 11 month old resident of Lacon died from injuries after being struck by a car on Bee Line Highway 11 miles north of Cullman Friday night. Earl Ralston of Pratt City remains jailed on reckless driving charges later to be changed to manslaughter. Funeral for Cobb set for Tuesday at Bell Springs near Lacon. Survivors include his widow two sons parents two brothers and an uncle.
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Omer L. Cobb
Lacon
Bee Line
Cullman
Earl Ralston
Second Avenue
Pratt City
Cullman County
J. D. Mitchell
Cobb
Benevolent Society Hospital
Ralston
Cobh
Bell Springs
J. T. Blankenship
Brown
Decatur
Ernest
James
J. C. Cobb
Boyd
George
Floyd Rudd
Three Die in Alabama Weekend Traffic Accidents
Three people were killed and 21 injured in Alabama highway crashes over the weekend. Oscar Burks of Lanett died when his car collided with a large Greyhound bus. George Cook of Mobile was fatally injured after his car hit a highway abutment. Jackson Devrrine Jones, 8, was struck and killed on the Montgomery Mobile highway south of Montgomery. Occupants of the bus were hospitalized at Langdale, with injuries to Mrs. E. W. Orwood and Crawford Wesson among those under treatment.
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Birmingham
Alg
Oscar Burks
Lanet
Ala
East Alabama
George Cook
Mobile
Davenport
Jackson Devrine Jones
Montgomery
Techno- Greyhound Lines
Langdale
Cook
Mobile County
E. W. Orwood
Falls River
Crawford Wesson
Burks
J. M. Br
Chambers County
Sillston
Alabama-Georgia Line
Brown
Burks and Wesson
Atlanta-Montgomery
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce dinner in Decatur
State Chamber of Commerce officials including Benjamin Russell and W A Steadman attend a countywide dinner at Hotel Lyons in Decatur at 6 30 PM. Lions Rotary Kiwanis members from Decatur and Rotary members from Hartselle join county officials to showcase the organization and its services for a 4 county area. About 140 are expected, making it one of the largest gatherings in months. The program aims for a concise, efficient evening.
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Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Lyons
Lions
Rotary and Kiwanis Club
Decatur
Rotary Yb
Hartselle
Benjamin Russell
State Chamber
W. A. Steadman
J. C. Hodges
T. C. Reid
Montgomery
Morgan
State Chamber of Commerce
Heat Wave To Be Followed By Extreme Cold Across Region
A cold wave followed rain and a February heat wave as the Midwest and Great Lakes faced plunging temperatures. Detroit Lakes records 31 below zero while subzero conditions spread through the Dakotas Minnesota Western Iowa and Nebraska. Forecaster H A Downs predicted near zero tonight in Wisconsin Michigan Illinois and Indiana with a return to colder weather tomorrow.
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Detroit Lakes
Minn
H. A. Downs
Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Rocky Mountains
St. Lawrence Valley
Straits of Mackinac
Houghton
February Heat Wave Hits New York With Record Temps
New Yorkers endured a February heat wave with a record 60 degree high yesterday and 62 at 10 am today. Weather forecasts project a climb to 65 before nightfall, with normal temperatures for this period noted.
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New York
Mrs Burns Laid To Rest After Heart Attack
Polly Ann Burns 81 long active Baptist member died Saturday afternoon at her Danville route home. Funeral at Johnson's Chapel Sunday with Rev Dan Praytor. interment Peck. Survived by two daughters, four sons, 38 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren. pallbearers Burns and McAbee family members.
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Polly Ann Burns
The
Baptist Church
Danville
Burns
Joe McAbee
Herbert McAbee
Falkville
W. R. Burns
Decatur
George Burns
Hartselle
L. V. Burns
Local Woman Louise Carothers Laid To Rest
Final rites were held for Mrs. Louise E Carothers age 80, found dead in bed at her home 305 East Church Street. The service was at 3:30 Sunday at Eight Chapel on Ferry with Rev Lewis H Knight of Westminster Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial followed at City Cemetery. She leaves five nieces and a nephew. Local residents reported she retired Thursday night and was not found until Friday morning.
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Ferry
Lewis H. Knight
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Brown
City Cemetery
Carothers
Decatur
Donnie Arrighi
Baton Rouge
J. . Finley
Brooklyn
Mary B. Crane
Louise Crane
Jackson
E. M. Enders
Little Rock
Arkansas
Dentists Gather to Reorganize Southern Dental Association
About 250 dentists from across the South convene to revive the Southern Dental Association after years of discontinuation. Delegates plan scientific lectures on dental and medical topics and hold a reorganization session in the evening.
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Montgomery
Ala
South
Southern Dental Association
Britain seeks approval for rearma ment in peacetime budget
The British government urged Parliament to back a defense measure raising borrowing power from 2 to 4 billion dollars in a landmark peacetime armament program. The two day Commons debate covered foreign policy and the pace of rearmament amid Spain Franco tensions and unsettled negotiations. A separate report notes a failed coup in Lima and regional moves involving Moscow Poland and the Balkans on defense and recognition issues.
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House of Commons
Britain
Francisco Franco
Burgos
Franco
London
Situa Velopria
Pietro Badoglio
Gneral Staff
Libya
Tunisia
France
Somaliland
Germany
Moscow
Russia
Poland
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Concert Set for Tonight at Riverside Auditorium
Sponsors of the Olde Follies Concert present a repeat performance in Decatur promising an entertaining program. City choir leaders take the stage after two weeks of rehearsals. Riverside PTA supports the event to raise funds for high school window shades. Tonight’s curtain rises at 8 oclock. advance interest suggests a sold out show.
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Riverside Auditorium
Decatur
Riverside Pta
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Salable cattle 600 and calves 100 at Nashville market. Active tone with most cattle strong. Plain and medium heifers and steers 7.50 to 8.50, some short fed 9.00, dry fed steers to 10.00, beef cows and bulls 6.50 down. cutter cows 3.50 to 5.00. Salable hogs 600 steady to 10 higher, butchers 115 lbs and heavier 6.75 to 8.00, light hogs 6.30 and down. Top dealers reported.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Naval Air Base Bill Moves Forward In Congress
The $53.8 million naval air base measure cleared steps in the House with rules committee approval for six hours of debate before voting. Speaker Bankhead and Rayburn said the chamber would spend tomorrow and Wednesday on the legislation as discussions on Guam seaplane harbor and foreign policy continued. Senator Nye urged safeguards on military aircraft sales abroad while debating the balance between defense needs and international provocation.
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Washington
Naval Air Base
Congress
Bankhead
Rayburn
Texas
House
Nye
N. D
Senate
United States
Vinson
Naval Committee
Rep
Maas
Minn
Guam
Rules Committee
Nye R
N. Dy
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Douglas Company
Austin R
Austin
Logan
Roosevelt
Douglas
Minton
Ind
Weather and river gauge report with temperatures and precipitation
The Tennessee River measures 23.3 feet today and falls. High 76 and low 45 in the last 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Rainfall totals 0.47 inches. Alabama forecasts cloudy and much colder tonight with a north central cold wave. Tuesday brings further cloudiness and possible freezing in the south and overnight into Tuesday night. Tennessee region expects cloudy, colder conditions tonight with possible rain in the afternoon or night in the eastern areas.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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