City Pushes Municipal Power Plan After Court Ruling
City officials press ahead with a municipal electric system as the Supreme Court decision appears to remove barriers to Decatur and other Alabama cities. City attorney John Peach says the ruling ends long litigation over loans and grants. Mayor Harris notes surveys wrap up in about ten days to two weeks before bidding for construction.
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Supreme Court
Decatur
Alabama
John Peach
Peach
The
Daily Today
Supreme Court of the United States
Autoraha E Reget
United States
Airbame
Guntersville
R. N. Harris
Unemployment Hearings Debate Work Spreading
A Labor Department official testifies before a Senate unemployment committee that some firms that spread work in 1929 to curb unemployment may not be doing so now. Isador Lubin estimates 7,000,000 to 7,500,000 unemployed as hearings probe labor market changes. Sen. Byrnes urges daily state job reports and possible legislation to boost hiring.
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Washington
Labor Department
Senate
Isador Lubin
Labor Statistics
Lubin
Byrnes
D-Sc
Frank Persons
United States Employment Service
Clark
D-Mo
Telegraph
D-S. C
Congress
Murray
D.-Mont
General Motors
TVA high dam plan argued to aid Mississippi river towboats
C T Barker of the TVA navigation section testified before a three judge federal court that the high dam system would allow the largest towboats and barges on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to navigate the Tennessee up to Knoxville. He said the nine foot channel would boost Tennessee River traffic and that high dams offer a stable water level, deeper channels, and lower operating costs than a low dam system.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
C. T. Barker
Tennessee Valley Authority Navigation Section
TVA
Mississippi
Ohio
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Attac
High Dam
Barker
Democrats in Morgan County Hold Noon Meeting
The Morgan County Democratic Committee meets at noon Tuesday at the call of Rutledge S. Thomas, chairman. They will canvass today’s election results and announce the official vote, and address any other business before the session.
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Morgan County Democratic Committee
Rutledge S. Thomas
Norris pushes regional planning agency bill in new session
Senator Norris says action on his proposal to create seven regional planning agencies modeled on the Tennessee Valley Authority will come this session. He also backs a broad federal trade commission inquiry into TVA and its private utility ties. Chairman Mansfield will seek a Rivers and Harbors Committee vote on a leaner regional plan removing power and water rights conflicts.
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Washington
Norris
Ind
Neb
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Supreme Court
Duke Company
Federal Trade Commission
TVA
Mansfield
Texas
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Two Ordered to Mobile for Trial in Arms Shipment Case
Federal Judge William Clark ordered Charles Seidenberg and George Gatino removed to Mobile Alabama to face charges of conspiring to ship arms to Honduras. Removal stayed on appeal. Defendants free on 10000 dollar bail. Government alleges thousands of rounds of ammunition 200 rifles and bayonets bought in Philadelphia in 1936 for shipment to Honduras.
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Newark
N. J
William Clark
Mobile
Ala
Honduras
Charles Seidenberg
George Gatino
Bloomfield
Clark
Frederic M. P. Pearse
Officially Dead Follows Crime Path After Job Rejection
Harley G. Weston, 36, from Glendive Montana, says he became a robber after feeling “officially dead” and failing to obtain a job or social security number. He claimed his wife Bertha Weston kicked him out in Manhattan Montana while she collects a widow’s pension. Weston was arrested in Monroe Washington and later pleaded guilty to second degree robbery, receiving a 15 year sentence. FBI is handling the case.
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Ray Ryan
Fred Plymale
Bertha Weston
Manhattan
Mont
Weston
Rapid City
Monroe
Wash
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Two Points Agreed On Farm Bill Proposals
A joint congressional committee reported agreement on two points for a single farm bill. They would give farmers control over local county committees for the ever normal granary and consider changing dairy livestock amendments opposed by administration leaders.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Senate
Smith
D-80
Senate Agriculture Committee
Jones
D-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Tenn Valley laboratory reports 1937 disease tests
Annual report by C C Johnson shows syphilis testing exceeded ten thousand specimens with 1747 positives. Other results include diphtheria 1776 specimens 109 positives, typhoid 782 specimens 47 positives, malaria 3218 specimens 100 positives, gonorrhea 1344 specimens 296 positives, tuberculosis 1896 specimens 363 positives, and rabies 132 specimens 43 positives. Additional figures list tularemia 277 specimens 4 positives and Weil Felix 302 specimens 1 positive.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
C. C. Johnson
Vincent
Weil-Felix
Hartselle Sing Not To Be Held Tonight
The Hartselle community sing at Nazarene church is postponed due to serious illness in the neighborhood officials announced. The event was to be held this evening in Hartselle.
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Hartselle
Nazarene
Public Enemy List Reduced by Hoover Changes
Washington reports two escaped convicts William Payne and John Turner captured at Sanford North Carolina by federal agents reducing the list of outstanding public enemies to five. The bearded Tacoma kidnapper remains at large with a $10,000 reward and the next highest is $5,000 for Jacob Shapiro and Louis Buchalter of New York.
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Washington, Jan
William Payne
John W. ‘Turner
Sanford
N. C
J. Edgar Hoover
John Dillinger
Alvin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Tacoma
Washington
W. W. Mattson
Charles
Everett
Wash
Cummings
Jacob Shapiro
Louis Buchalter
New York
Selma Farmers Condemn Pending Farm Bills
Dallas county farmers meeting in Selma Alabama condemned farm bills pending in the Senate and House and said southern agricultural prosperity depends on taking no part in the proposed federal program.
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Selma
Ala
Dallas County
Senate
House
Alabama cities press plans for municipal power systems
Birmingham reports four Alabama cities Decatur Russellville Hartselle and Guntersville pressed plans to acquire or build public power systems after the Supreme Court upheld government loans and grants for municipally owned electric plants. Bessemere Tarrant and Sheffield also moved toward municipal power actions.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Decatur
Russellville
Hartselle
Guntersville
Supreme Court
Bessemer
Tarrant
Sheffield
Burgess
Rutherford Taken Away In Deputy Killing Case
Bert Rutherford, sentenced to 35 years for killing Deputy Sheriff Andrew Dutton in Lawrence County, is held in Birmingham jail after an alleged escape attempt. Lawrence County officers moved him to Birmingham on Saturday. Glenn Whisenant remains jailed in Moulton and has not yet stood trial.
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Bert Rutherford
State Penitentiary
Andrew Dutton
Lawrence County
Birmingham
Rutherford
Glenn Whisenant
Moulton
Film Star Stan Laurel Threatens Alimony Stoppage
Hollywood reports Stan Laurel warned he will halt alimony to his second wife Virginia Ruth Laurel if she challenges the legitimacy of his marriage to Mrs Laurel No. 3. Virginia Ruth vows to fight, says final divorce decree may be set aside, and notes Laurel eloped to Yuma with singer Vera Ivanova Shuvalova. The star vows to pursue legal action to remarry if needed.
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Hollywood
Stan Laurel
Laurel
Virginia Ruth Laurel
Stan
Yuma
Ariz
Illiana
Vera Ivanova Shuvalova
Miss Bennett and a Friend Hunted After Elopement Claim
Detroit January 4. Gertrude Bennett 17 disappeared after news of a marriage to Russell Hughes at Auburn Indiana. Capt. Donald Leonard of state police reported the couple wed yesterday but have not been found. Hughes, a 20 year old drummer, and both students at Michigan State Normal College were last seen with Miss Bennett. Federal agents were on scene as investigators pursued lines of inquiry including possible elopement or kidnapping.
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Detroit
Donald
Leonard
Gertrude Bennett
Marty Bennett
Ford Motor Co
Russell Hughes
Auburn
Ind
Carl Walters
Miles Baxter
Miss Bennett
Harry H. Bennett
Ford Motor Company Service Department
Bennett
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor
Imyena Ike Ratte
Hughes
Trap
Mias Bennett
Michigan State Normal College
Donald Leonard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jay C. Newman
Ivan Rouison
Chamber of Commerce annual meeting set for 1938
The Cham ber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting tonight at Hotel Lyons beginning at 6 30 dinner will start the program New industry for Decatur and expansion of existing industry are the main topics Also planned is a continued marketing program for agriculture which has boosted farmers income In his address John Ward secretary of the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce will discuss Alabama growth and outlook for 1938 All members are urged to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Lyons
Decatur
John Ward
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Alabama Senate Runoff Light Turnout Drives Narrow AP Totals
The Associated Press tally shows light absentee and rural box voting in Alabama with Hill at 1276, Heflin 186, Williams 24. Voters in Morgan and Lawrence counties could deliver about 18 000 votes, shaping the fate of Lister Hill Tom Heflin and Charlie Williams as they contend for the post of highest honor.
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Associated Press
Hill
Heflin
Williams
Dixie Graves
Morgan
Lawrence
Lister Hill
Tom Heélin
Charlie Williams Wee
Alaabama
Japanese push inland as Shanghai front advances reported
Japanese infantry columns moved deep into Shantung and captured several towns along the Tientsin Pukow railway south of Tsinan. Tokyo said such gains would protect rail links to Peiping and Shanghai while air raids targeted central China and Chinese airbases on the Yangtze route.
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Shanghai
Holy Land of China
Shantung
Provi
Tsinan
oRre
Man
Confucius
China
Chufu
Kung
Tawenkow
Tientsin-Pukow
Anchichuang
Suchow
Sunghai
Kiangsu
Shahtung
Nanking
Peiping
Tientsin
Nenking
Japan
Hankow
Yangtze River
Plane crash kills six on landing at Frankford on the Main
Six people, three passengers and three crew, all Germans, died when a Milan London transport plane crashed on landing at Frankford on the Main in Germany. The accident occurred January 4.
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Frankford
Main
Germany
Body to be Returned for Edward J. Neil Jr Burial
The family of Edward J. Neil Jr an Associated Press war correspondent fatally injured in Spain said his body would be brought to Methuen Massachusetts for burial.
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Methuen
Mass
Edward J. Neil, Jr
Associated Press
Spain
Short Ballot Vote Prompts Cautious Tabulation
With a brief ballot, officials anticipate slow tallying and the Daily plans to relay results by phone or in person rather than a screen update. Statewide news will come via the Associated Press wire as available.
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Associated Press
Absentee Votes Favor Hill In Alabama Ballot
Absentee tallies from Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties show Lister Hill leading with 46, 20, and 28 votes respectively while Heflin and Williams trail. The Decatur Daily will stay open tonight to report state totals as counties finish counting. Citizens are urged to call The Daily for speedy results.
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Daily
Lister Hill
Morgan County
Hill
Heflin
Williams
Lawrence County
Limestone County
Decatur
Hill Leads In Alabama Absentee Votes In Senate Primary
First absentee boxes from Alabama's Democratic primary show Ligter Hill leading with 1143 votes against J. Thomas Heflin 150 and Charles Williams 17. Heflin defends wage hour bill while Hill promises to stand by the No Deal. Heflin sidelined by pneumonia and too weak to vote. aides plan to boost his turnout. Campaign continues.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Hugo L. Black
Gave & C
Ligter Hill
Montgomery
J. Thomas Heflin
Charles Williams
Hill
Heflin
Williams
Wilsonville
Lafayette
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Decatur Daily
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Public Enemy
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C. OF C
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Shirley Marcantonio
Beacon Hill
Hangchow
Chekian
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