TVA Opens Birmingham Office With Educational Exhibit
The Tennessee Valley Authority will open its Birmingham office on Friday January 18 on the first floor of 1916 First Avenue. Mrs. Pattie R. Jacobs will supervise, with Miss Willie L. Byrd as secretary and Claude Manning assisting. The office, remodeled with an educational exhibit, will staff three and assist TVA officials in the district. TVA employs over 6,400 in Alabama with $1,250,000 in state purchases to date and will spend about $1,000,000 on cement in the district for Pickwick Landing Dam construction.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Birmingham
First Avenue
Pattie R. Jacobs
NRA
Willie L. Byrd
Jacobs
Claude Manning
TVA
Alabama
Pickwick Landing
Blizzard Strands Denver & Rio Grande Western Train in Cumbr es Pass
Twenty passengers wait in railroad coaches as giant locomotives clear a snowbound path. A blizzard roars from the north piling six feet of snow along the San Juan line stranding the D and RGW passenger train atop Cumbr es Pass two miles high.
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Alamosa
Colo
Denver & Rio Grand Western
San Juan
Cumbres Pass
West Point High opens new term with plans for seniors
West Point High school enjoys a post mid term start with seniors poised to graduate first. Faculty and students resume work as various activities begin including horticulture visits to Empire Nursery Baileytown and a fresh slate for the West Point Union Sunday school with new officers announced.
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West Point High School
West Point
Conrad Howard
Cullman
W. A. Jordan
Burtas Morgan
Gladys Tankersley
Judge Tankersley
Andrew Graham
Woodfin Graham
Logan
G. M. Pruitt
Empire Nursery
Baileytown
Ira Orton
Birmingham
Ruth Nell Hudson
Morris
West Point Union
Falkville Senior High Falls to Eva by Two Points
Falkville Senior High lost a close game to Eva Senior High by two points on Friday night. The same weekend Falkville High and Independents beat West Point High and Independents on Saturday night as faculty and students welcomed Prof. Manor back after flu recovery. Ex-Sheriff Davis and family moved into town while Dr. Howle and family planned to move to Hartselle. Adlai Patterson remains home with flu as mid term exams occupy the week.
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Falkville Senior High
Eva Senior High
Falkville High
West Point High
Prof. Manor
Baptist Church
Adlai Patterson
Davis
Howle
Hartselle
Austinville School News Fourteen readies for midterms amid basketball wins
Austinville students prepare for mid term exams starting today. The boys and girls beat Ardmore 23 19 and 28 3 while girls beat Priceville 28 19 and the Priceville boys lost 28 14. Honor roll lists span grades one through senior II with multiple named pupils.
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Priceville
Ardmore
Doris Smith
Charles Walden
Lucille Miller
Joy Clark
Neil Daniel
Hoyt Roberts
Jessie Stansell
Eva Mae Roper
Neil Roberts
Melba Jackson
Agnes Lovell
Dean Simmons
Hazel Lovell
Elizabeth McCulloch
Tellite McWhorter
Lois George
Edward Johnson
Sarah Riddle
Shellie Amons
Elizabeth McDonald
Kenneth McWhorter
Illness Impacts Lebanon School and Sunday Activities
In Lebanon a sharp flu outbreak reduced pupil attendance at school last week. Ruth and Lewis Thomason are home ill with flu, and Annie Thomason remains ill. All absent pupils are recovering, while no Sunday school was held in Lebanon due to the illness.
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Ruth
Lewis Thomason
Annie Thomason
Lebanon
Local Social Gatherings and Visits Across Families
Professor and Mrs Forest Patrick and son visited Mr and Mrs W J Briscoe Sunday. Aaron Julian returned home after a two week visit with relatives in Decatur. Avin Briscoe of Blount county visited his parents J A Briscoe Sunday. Acil Densmore nears move in to a new bungalow. Burr Bagwell hosts a Saturday night party for many young people. Tyrus Briscoe and family visited Mrs W J Briscoe Monday night. Lowell Thompson spent Saturday with sister Mrs Morgan Hawkins. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Robert Styles improving after illness. Flossie Green visited Mrs H M Briscoe Saturday. Nettie Brown visiting her niece Mrs Chas Jones. W J Briscoe visiting Decatur on business.
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Forest Patrick
W. J. Briscoe
Aaron Julian
Decatur
Avin Briscoe
Blount County
J. A. Briscoe
Acil Densmore
Burr Bagwell
Tyrus Briscoe
Lowell Thompson
Morgan Hawkins
Robert Styles
Flossie Green
H. M. Briscoe
Nettie Brown
Chas. Jones
Rock Creek Community News Brief
In Rock Creek several men cut wood for Mrs. Carrie Neil at Antioch last Thursday. Levy McKee Virgil Smith Marvin and Fred Crouch took a business trip to Tennessee Saturday. Mrs A B Black is improving after a serious illness. Mrs Crouch visits Roy Crouch and relatives in Tennessee. Mr Fred Crouch travels to see his ill mother. Mrs Harden Oden was Sunday guest of daughter Susie Lewis. Mr and Mrs Berd Woodall and daughter Mamie visited J F Tanner’s family. Rosy McKee’s friends gave her a surprise birthday dinner. Theo McKee has an infection on his face.
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Carrie Neil
Antioch
Levy McKee
Virgil Smith
Marvin
Fred Crouch
Tennessee
A. B. Black
Crouch
Roy Crouch
Harden Oden
Susie Lewis
Berd Woodall
Mamie
J. F. Tanner
Rosy McKee
Theo McKee
DeKalb County Races Held Up by Court Injunction
In Dekalb Fort Payne Alabama Republicans await circuit court action after an injunction kept current officeholders in place. Democratic contenders say absentee vote counts will decide the winners. Judge A E Hawkins said no hearing date set. Sheriff Pope and election board members face contempt charges with further hearings on January 18.
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Fort Payne
Ala
DeKalb County
A. E. Hawkins
Raymond Upton
Attorney General's Office
Hawkins
County Election Board
5S. W. Pope
Lifting Embargo Recommended on Bolivia by League Panel
A sub committee of the League of Nations Chaco commission voted to recommend lifting the present arms embargo from Bolivia.
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Geneva
League of Nations Chaco Commission
Bolivia
Who Initiated Baseball First A First Facts Overview
Joseph Nathan Kane author of Famous First Facts poses questions on the origins of baseball the first brick kiln and the establishment of the first commercial rating agency. The piece guides readers to historic firsts with concise prompts.
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Joseph Nathan Kane
Cost of World War At 50,000,000,000
Treasury figures set the war cost at about 50 billion dollars. The annual report shows 27.7 billion before June 30, 1921, 9.56 billion in interest, and 6.30 billion for veterans relief. A separate street car token incident aided fire crews during a city blaze.
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Washington
Yan
United States
The
Treasury
Morgenthau
Veterans Administration
War Claims and Debts Figures Mentioned in Brief
The note cites war claims totaling 88 million dollars and references an additional 12 billion dollars of war debt owed to the United States by foreign nations as part of the broader financial context.
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United States
Tuberculosis Remains Leading Death Cause for Young Adults
The text notes tuberculosis as the principal killer for people aged 15 to 45 and urges support for sanatoriums to aid in fighting the disease.
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