Cooperatives Grow in Alabama Scale At Conference
Farmers and cooperative groups in Alabama show rapid growth with loans rising from 858000 in 1934 to 14500000 across Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi. E F Chavanne notes sound repayment rates as S D Sanders outlines four core cooperative principles and calls for stronger agricultural cooperation nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
E. F. Chavanne
New Orleans Bank For Cooperatives
Chavanne
H. O. Pate
S. D. Sanders
Cooperative Bank
Washington, D. C
Hill Takes Oath to Succeed Hugo Black in Senate
Representative Lister Hill of Alabama took the oath to serve the unexpired term of Hugo L. Black in the U.S. Senate. Vice President Garner administered the oath as Hill was escorted by Senator John Bankhead and greeted with applause. Hill had been nominated in a recent Democratic primary and plans to seek the regular election later this year. Mrs. Dixie Bibb Graves had vacated the seat, then left the chamber with Governor Graves after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lister Hill
Alabama
Graves
Bankhead
Hill
J. Tom Heflin
Senate
Rural Relief Demands Rise as Crisis Grows
Secretary Wallace told a Senate unemployment committee that rural relief demands are increasing and local or federal agencies lack means to cope. He warned a deficiency appropriation may be needed to carry farm relief through to the next harvest. He noted December subsistence grants averaged about $20 monthly per family and that 108,000 rural families received aid, with the greatest need in the Great Plains amid ongoing drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Senate
Great Plains
Montana
Wyoming
North
South Dakota
Colorado
New Mexico
Kansas
Nebraska
Byrnes
D-Sc
White House
Roosevelt
Daniel C. Green
Central Service Corporation
Chicago
John Carpenter
Nevada-California Electric Corporation
Riverside
Calif
Social Security Board
Detroit
Toledo
Ohio
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Hudson
Studebaker
Packard
Hardwick Enters Morgan County Tax Collector Race
Charles G. Hardwick of Danville qualified for the Morgan County tax collector race. Born in the county he notes he has always lived there and plans to stay. He is active in promoting agriculture education and industry and is widely known for farming across the county and Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Hardwick
Danville
Morgan County
Hardwick
Alabama
Wildlife Plan for the Valley Approved by Alabama
Alabama conservation commissioner I T Quinn announced approval of a wildlife plan for the Tennessee River valley. The program, under a state federal agreement, involves TVA U S Bureau of Fisheries and U S Bureau of Biological Survey and includes fish hatcheries raising ponds and planting fish plus wildlife refuges on TVA lands.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tennessee River
I. T. Quinn
Alabama Conservation Commissioner
Tennessee Valley Authority
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey
Quinn
TVA
Hutson Announces Candidacy for District One Commissioner
Judson Hutson of Priceville declared his run for Morgan County District One Commissioner. He emphasized efficient county government, budgeting within income, and his local roots with experience on the cotton reduction program board, the school board, and in road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Hutson
Priceville
Board of Revenue
District One
Morgan County
Solicitor's Race Opened in Morgan County
Newton B. Powell, a 27 year old Decatur attorney, opened the Morgan County solicitor race today. Born in Morgan County, he studied Falkville, the University of Alabama, and its law school, and has practiced since 1934 in county and circuit courts plus Alabama appeals and federal courts. Powell is a member of the Central Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Newton B. Powell
Decatur
Mr. Powell
Falkville
University of Alabama School of Arts and Sciences
Law School
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals of
Alabama
Powell
Central Methodist Church
A JONES DIES NEAR COLLINSVILLE
Q A Jones aged 85 years father of Mrs J H Chitwood of Decatur, died last night at his home near Collinsville Alabama after months of illness. Mrs Chitwood left for the family home and Rev Chitwood en route to Savannah Georgia was reached at Macon and hurried to Collinsville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 o clock at Dawson Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q._A. Jones
J. H. Chitwood
Decatur
Collinsville
Ala
Theft at Conwell barbecue stand music box on West Vide street
Police report a nighttime break in at the Conwell barbecue stand on West Vide street. An electrical music box was damaged and money stolen during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conwell
West Vide Street
Byrnes Says Negro Has Come Into Democratic Party
Senator Byrnes denounces anti-lynching efforts claiming the negro has entered and controls the Democratic Party. He warns the South to expect northern Democrats deserting them and cites Walter White of the NAACP as urging passage. He argues lynching has declined yet supports action as debate continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrnes
Democratic Party
South
Ees Peely
Walter White
Association For the Advance
Ment of Colored People
Senate
Leme
Chrysler plant resumes production with 5,000 workers back
Detroit January 11 1944 five thousand Chrysler Corp employees idle since December 23 returned to work as production resumed in the automaker plants. Officials said plants would run on either a 24 or 32 hour week depending on business conditions. About 20,000 workers laid off in November were not recalled at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
TVA prepares court finale in power suit
In Chattanooga Tennessee Valley Authority defense nears end as its counsel plans final witness after an 11 day Christmas recess. TVA official Charles Lee Karr testified that releasing water at dams could affect power and towns might go without if not allowed by navigation and flood control. The court refused to bar questions about Norris Dam power origin and the suit against power contracts continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Florence Allen
Cincinnati
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Lee Karr
TVA
Karr
Commonwealth N Corporation Group
Norris Dam
Norris
John Lord O’brian
special _ TVA at
Wilson Dam
Ashwander
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Pettey Enters Tax Collector Race In Meg Primary
Joe Pettey enters the tax collector race in the Meg primary making his first bid for public office. He has long been associated with A. Z. Bailey Grocery as city salesman and has resided in Morgan County for 37 years. A Methodist church member, he belongs to the Elks Traveler's Protective Association and the American Legion, where he has served as commander and in other posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pettey
Meg
Pettey
A. Z. Bailey Grocery Company
Morgan County
Methodist Church
the Elks
The
Traveller's Protective Association
American Legion
Fire Victims' Secret Marriage Sparks Estate Litigation
In Clarendon Arkansas fire victims Miss Lucille Jefferies and plant manager Robert Moody perished in a Dec 28 blaze. A secret marriage certificate and a pre marriage will were found, triggering probate and challenge. The will bequeathed property to two sisters and was contested by Moody’s brother. circuit court review set for April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
Ark
Here
Monroe Circuit Court
Lucille Jefferies
Robert A. Moody
Moody
Marion
Mary Hobart
Hempstead
Fila
Hugh Bohannon
Jasper
Fla
Samuel S. Jefferies
Little Rock
John D. Roberts
W. V. Vaughan
Jeffries
Bohannon
Hobart
Monroe
Beloved girl Nora McCall dies at 13 in Hartselle
Miss Nora Alleen McCall aged 13 died Monday evening January 10 1938 after a brief illness in a hospital. Funeral at Methodist Church Hartselle Wednesday 10 am Rev R R Scott officiating with interment City Cemetery Drinkard and Howell directing. Survived by mother Mrs Nora McCall one brother George Duncan McCall two sisters Francis and Mrs Pat Roberts several aunts and uncles all of Hartselle Ala. Active pallbearers are cousins Herschel Dean Willard Floyd Geo W West Robi Griffith Stanton Newman W P Newman Jr. Honorary pallbearers listed. Flowers by Novel Miller and Miss Leon Payne with assistants named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Alleen McCall
Nora
Methodist
Martselle
R. R. Scott
City Cemetery
Drinkard and Howell
Miss McCall
Nora McCall
George Duncan McCall
Francis McCall
Pat Roberts
Hartselle
Ala
Gurnie West
Walter McCall
Decatur
W. P. Newman
Louisville
J. K. Haynes
I. A. Martin
L. W. Griffith
Herschel Dean
Willard Floyd
Geo. W. West
Robi. L. Griffith
Stanton Newman
W. P. Newman Jr
William Stewart
Tom Stewart
John Houston
G. H. Grisham
van Patillo
Ernest Gibson
Novel Miller
Leon Payne
Rachel Patillo
Rachel Praytor
Willie Ruth Groover
Margaret Montgomery
Betty Joe Stewart
Jessie Nell Lee
Clara B. Larkin
Mary 8. Scott
Margaret Sample
Ruth Smith
Kathrine Johnson
Elenor White
Martha B. Wiggins
Lois Grisham
Minnie Groover
Little TVA outlawed by Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling
Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously struck down the Wisconsin Development Authority as unlawfully delegated sovereign power to private corporations. Justice Oscar M. Fritz wrote the opinion, ruling the 1937 legislature erred by vesting public duties in private entities. Callers noted the decision also jeopardizes the Wisconsin Agriculture Authority and audits of a $100 bill for rural electric cooperative work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Development Authority
TVA
la Follette
Oscar M. Fritz
High Court
Wisconsin Agriculture Authority
Wisconsin
WDA
Supreme Court
Theodore Dammann
Influenza cases reported as normal in Decatur area
Influenza cases in Decatur and vicinity remain at expected seasonal levels with no noted increase this year. Officials say current case counts are about normal for this period of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Greensboro Woman Choked By Suspect In Safe Transport To Selma
Mrs. Robert Knox Greene, a prominent West Alabama matron, was choked by a man who fled as officers rushed the suspect, Lee Jones, 31, to Selma for safekeeping after an attempted kidnapping incident near Greensboro. Sheriff Hollis said 250 people watched police and a mob riot was prevented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Ala
Robert Knox Greene
West Alabama
Calvin Holms
Selma
Micely
Hollis
Lee Jones
Jones
Greene
Resettlement Administration
Sam F. Hobbs
Kate
Emma Boardman
Meridian
Mias
Old Resettlement Administration
Fanny Evans
Six Convicts Set for Murder Trial in Sanders Slaying
In Columbia Missouri on January 11 authorities announced six convicts charged with murder will stand trial for the slaying of Captain Olin Sanders, a state penitentiary guard. The men, arraigned after indictment, pleaded innocent. Sanders was held hostage December 12 for two hours before guards failed to free him amid tear gas and protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Olin Sanders
State Penitentiary Guard
Saunders
Olin D. Johnston
Sanders
Kumpe Ayers to Run Again for Sheriff
Kumpe Ayers announces his bid for the Lawrence County sheriff seat in the May Primaries. A native of the county, he served as sheriff 1931 to 1935 and worked with the state law enforcement unit 1924 to 1929, currently serving on the Alabama Highway Patrol and residing in Moulton. His sheriff years were noted for strong prohibition law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kumpe Ayers
Lawrence County
Mr. Ayers
Alabama Highway Patrol
Moulton
China Faces Choice as War Stirs Worldwide
The AP reports Japan drafts policy toward China in secrecy as China battles on in northern provinces. Tokyo threatens possible offensive moves from interior toward the coast while China resists in Eastern Shantung and Kiangsu. In Spain the civil war front at Aragon stalls and in Budapest, talks focus on Hungarian minority issues under Rome influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Japan
China
Hirohito
Tsingtao
Shantung Province
Shantung Plains
Hopeh
Kiangsu
Nhow
Shanghai
Spain
Teruel
Aragon
Budapest
Auia
Hungary
Italy
Octavian Goga
Rome
Rumania
War Declaration Would Test U S Neutrality Act
Washington officials say a formal Japanese declaration of war on China would pressure President Roosevelt to invoke embargo provisions of the Neutrality Act. Observers note the move could affect munitions supply, while House opposition to the Ludlow referendum bolsters the administration's foreign policy stance and supports potential naval construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
China
State Department
Roosevelt
House
Japanese Forces Say They Are Ready For Next Operation
The Japanese army spokesman announced they are prepared for the next operation if necessary but gave no hint of its objective or the conditions involved. The statement came as an imperial conference with Emperor Hirohito met in Tok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Hirohito
Tok
Aged woman Cassie Ballinger dies in Decatur home
Mrs Cassie Ballinger aged 8 years died this morning at 4 30 at her daughter Mrs Nina Butler 1807 7th avenue south Funeral services set for Wednesday 2 30 at Ninth Street Methodist Church Rev Spearman will officiate Interment Roselawn Drinkard Howell directing Pallbearers listed She is survived by two sons Harry and Earl of Vicksburg Miss two daughters Mrs S E Sanders Natchez Miss and Mrs Nina Butler Decatur four grandchildren Mrs Charles A Kuehn Sr and Mrs Parl Sanders Natchez Miss Frank Butler and Hazel Ballinger of Vicksburg Miss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassie Ballinger
Nina Butler
7Th Avenue
South
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Rev
Spearman
Roselawn
Drinkard-Howell
E W. Laxon
J. B. Howell
W. E. Siey
Willie Gillian
Noel Teague
B. A. Turner
Harry
Earl of
Weather Outlook for Tennessee and Nearby Regions
Cloudy conditions with light rain possible tonight and Wednesday. Warmer tonight with a colder afternoon on Wednesday. Occasional showers forecast in parts of Tennessee and Alabama. Unsettled with warmer trends in the northwest vicinity.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Theokier
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Hutson
Q. A. Jones
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Dorothy Schaeffer
Jersey City
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Mob
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