Congress debates WPA relief funds and health planning
Washington reports on the relief bill debate as administration supporters accuse Congress of guessing the needed sum. McKellar notes a $725 million proposal, while Barbour fights glances at mills and hosiery factory construction. Roosevelt urges national health study and research coordination, with House completing organizational steps for the new session.
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Washington
Congress
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
McKellar
Roosevelt
Barbour
RNJ
House
Representative Seger
Senate Appropriations
Senate
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Schwellenbach
D-Wash
New Deal
Hopkings
Solons
National Resources Committee
Escapee Tom Wilson From Kilby Prison Admits Freedom Taste
Alabama prisoner Tom Wilson, serving life for murder, walked away from Kilby prison dairy. Three weeks after a Christmas parole for good behavior, he disappeared. Wilson, 39, from Limestone County, was convicted of the slay ing of Dewey Cole in a taxi incident. He had faced a death sentence later commuted to life.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Kilby
Lindsey
Tom Wilson
Wilson
Limestone County
Dewey Cole
Cole
June Inman
Amail
van Gilbert
Brandon
Jail bond election letters sent to Morgan County voters
The jail election committee sent voters clear facts about the January 31, 1939 vote on bonds up to 115000 dollars to fund a new county jail with a wing on the courthouse. A 45000 dollar PWA grant reduces needed bonds to about 75000 dollars for 90 prisoners, white and black, with rents and extra guards avoided by building a new facility.
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Morgan County
PWA
Madison County
Huntsville
Mrs W I Sharp Pneumonia Victim in Hartselle
Mrs W I Sharp of Hartselle died at 8 20 last night in Baugh In firmary of pneumonia at age 48. Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Mr Tabor with Drinkard Howell in charge of burial. She is survived by husband a daughter Mrs Gladys Eubanks and a grandchild. Pallbearers listed include Homer Sullivan Charles Day Leon Guyse Alton Henson William Patterson Harvey Sanders. Flowers to be arranged by a long list of local ladies.
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W. I. Sharp
Hartselle
Baugh’s Infirmary
Dixon To Talk To Legislators At Breakfasts
Governor Frank M. Dixon plans informal talks with lawmakers at a series of breakfasts at the executive mansion starting Tuesday. About a dozen legislators will be invited each morning, numbering all 35 in the Senate and 106 in the House, in alphabetical order. The Alabama League of Municipalities and county commissioners oppose Dixons state finance reform, warning it could end local self-government. Dixon says city defaults affect all cities and state intervention would mirror federal steps. The legislature reconvenes Tuesday with possible votes on Dixons reorganizations, though leaders emphasize careful study before action.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Executive
Dixon
Senate
House
Alabama League of Municipalities
The
State Association of County Commissioners
Ed FE. Reid
League
Reid
Alabama
Department of Commerce
Hearing For Retrial Set In 1938 Athens Rape Case
Will Clark, 16 year old negro defendant convicted of rape in Limestone Circuit Court, will seek a new trial at a 10 o'clock hearing in Athens before Judge A A Griffith. Execution date set for Dec 16, 1938 was stayed on appeal. Clark attacked Letitia Clem on her farm near Athens Oct 20, 1938. mistrial occurred at first trial, guilty verdict at second. Defense counsel included George W Charless, retained by relatives, and four Athens lawyers were appointed by the judge.
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Will Clark
Athens
A. A. Griffith
Clark
Letitia Clem
George W. Charless
Chattanooga
Scottsboro
Griffith
Rites Held for H. E. Rodges in Iowa City
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in Iowa City for H. E. Rodges 40 with interment by Masons. He is survived by his wife and two children in Iowa, his father E. W. Rodges of Hartselle Route 2, and a sister Mrs. Eugene Jones of Moulton.
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Iowa City
H. E. Rodges
Presbyterian Chapel
Rodges
Iowa
E. W. Rodges
Hartselle
Route 2
Eugene Jones
Moulton
Princess Maria Weds Louis of Bourbon Parma in Rome
Princess Maria, daughter of King Vittorio Emanuele, marries Prince Louis of Bourbon Parma in Rome today. Louis is a scion of the former Dukes of Parma famed for big game hunting.
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Rome
Vittorio Emanuele
Maria
Louis of
Bourbon-Parma
Parma
Abolition Of Fee System Aims In Morgan County Bill
A Morgan County proposal to make probate judge salaries $5000 yearly is part of two economy measures introduced in the Alabama legislature. The plan shifts probate judge pay from a fee basis to a salary, with clerk salaries capped at 8000 to 10000 annually. If enacted, Morgan would join Mobile Montgomery Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties on salary for probate judges.
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Alabama
Morgan County
Norman Harris
B. P. Collier
Rutledge Thomas
Board of Revenue and Control
Board of Revenue
Mobile
Montgomery
Jefferson
Tuscaloosa
Jefferson County
Co op Group Hears Knapp Here Tuesday
Dr Jos G Knapp leading farm supply cooperatives economist will speak at a Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Cooperative conference in Decatur January 24 at the Lyons Hotel. The meeting will include county exchange reps and a round table on cooperative problems with officials from New Orleans Bank for Cooperatives.
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Jos, G. Knapp
Farm Credit Administration
Tennessee Valley, Fertilizer Cooperative
Ths
E. P. Garrett
Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Cooperative
Lyons Hotel
Decatur
New Orleans Bank For Cooperative
Garrett
Knapp
United States
North
Alabama
New Orleans Bank For Cooperatives
W. F. Owen
D. H. McClellan
C. W. Taylor
Five Deputies Named Today by Sheriff Willoughby
Sheriff W. T. Willoughby announced the appointment of five additional deputies to his staff bringing total aboard to seven. The new appointees are Steven Penn Hartsee Simon Garrison Valdermo Sa Joseph Bobo Rescue W H Griffin Eva and Robert D Nelson attached to the Decatur office. Penn previously served during the terms of Sheriffs B E and A W Davis. Garrison and Nelson also served as deputies under Sheriff J Street Sandlin. Other deputies with headquarters here are Candler Pittman and Bibb Humphrey.
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Steven Penn
Hartsee
Simon Garrison
Valdermosa
Joseph
Bobo
Rescue
W. H. Griffin
Eva
Robert D. Nelson
Decatur
Mr. Penn
B. E
A. W. Davis
Garrison
Nelson
J. Street Sandlin
Candler Pittman
Bibb Humphrey
Chamber of Commerce Opens Annual Campaign Tuesday
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce launches its 1939 membership drive on Tuesday morning with a goal of 500 members. Barrett Shelton leads a 14 team effort to recruit citizens, promising a $6,000 annual budget for community building. Teams will meet at the Chamber at eight o clock to receive assignments and begin canvassing immediately.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Barrett Shelton
Decatur
Tom Fitzpatrick
Winston Alston
Fred 8. Hunt, Jr
Raymond Britain
G. P. Banaiza
Johnny Caddell
A. C. Bailey
Bob Catlett
Fred Smith
J. W. Clapton
Arthur Jones
T. J. Cottingham
Clyde McRae
J. W. Darrah
Homer Tankersly
Roland Gray
Sam Alexander
Harry Higdon
Bob Kemp
Webster McLeod
Earl Jones
John Patterson
Jimmy Williams
Buck Rogers
Jack Smallwood
Frank Stone
W. T. Jordan
Hole In One Honor At Valley Club Shocks Players
Bil Curtis achieves the first hole in one at Valley Country Club on the no four temporary green. Frank McElhannon Cecil Chandler and Ben Johnston played with Curtis as the miracle shot sailed down a narrow tree lined approach to the target. Curtis used a No 7 iron to execute the shot.
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The
Valley Country Club
Bil Curtis
Bill
Frank McElhannon
Cecil Chandler
Ben Johnston
Curtis
Americans Leave City as Barcelona Evacuated
United States officials planned to evacuate Americans from Barcelona as Spain’s government declared a full state of war. Franco’s forces closed in within cannon distance, bombs and shells rain down while civil defense measures and mobilized laborers surround the city.
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Associated Press
United States
Barcelona
London
Spain
Francisco Franco
Geronalf
Madrid
Valencia
Negro killed in fatal stabbing on W Lafayette street
Decatur police and sheriff’s forces search for a negro questioned in the Saturday stabbing death of Walter Patterson, a fellow resident, at the home of Georgia Daley in the 400 block on W Lafayette street. Patterson died after seven stab wounds. the motive and circumstances remain unclear.
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Decatur
Walter Patterson
W. Lafayette Street
Patterson
Georgia Daley
Decatur Resident Herman Sandlin Named General Agent
Decatur area resident Herman Sandlin, former Morgan County deputy sheriff, is appointed general agent for Protective Life Insurance Company. He will devote full time to the company and may soon oversee an local office, with Sandlin as district manager. Friends expect notable success in the new role.
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Herman) Sandlin
Decatur
Morgan
Protective Life . Insurance ‘Company
Sandlin
Compan Protective
Plastic planes could flood U S with thousands weekly
A Clark plastic airplane tested for Army at Wright Field could be mass produced at thousands per week in a national emergency. The five seat craft, made of a strong plastic, has no rivets, is five times more fire resistant than aluminum, and weighs about the same as metal airplanes.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press Aviation
New York
Army Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Washington
Clark
Europe
Clark Air Corp
W. E. Clark
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Chicago
Clark Company
Duramold
Duramele
Armed Services
United States
Burglars Sought After Break-In At Lee Street Cleaners
Four burglars robbed Service Cleaners at 129 Lee Street during a Saturday midnight break-in. Six suits, three dresses, an overcoat and two ladies coats were stolen. two pairs of trousers, a suit and coats recovered. Lloyd Eubanks reported insurance coverage. Edward Langley alerted police as suspects fled along railway tracks. others fled with bundles.
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Lee Street
Lloyd Eubanks
Edward Langley
Police Headquarters
Moulton
Vine Street
Harlow Grocery Company
Tennessee River Bridge
Langley
Federal health program proposed by Roosevelt to Congress
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a long range health program estimate of 825 million dollars emphasizing state and local administration with federal aid. It includes compulsory health insurance opposed by the AMA and aims to reduce sickness costs and support mothers infants and disabled workers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
American Medical Association
Wagner
D. N
Inter-Departmental Committee
Tennessee River Gauge and Temperatures Report
The Tennessee River stood at 19.1 feet and was stationary. The 24 hour period recorded a high of 61 degrees and a low of 27 with a trace of rain. Alabama forecast calls for occasional rain tonight and Tuesday, with warmer temperatures across the extreme south and easterly and southern winds.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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W. 1. Sharps
Farm Credit
Herman Sandlin
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