Boat Trip Set by Probers In Inquiry Start
Knoxville July 6 The congressional committee to investigate the TVA plans to begin its inquiry next week with Chairman Vic Donahey and aides meeting with TVA officials. Francis Biddle arrived as chief counsel preparing the inquiry, while the committee aims to gather its staff and start formal questioning soon.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Vic Donahey
Congressional Comitee
TVA
Francis Biddle
Philadelphia
TVA investigation committee may visit Decatur for information
Reports say TVA investigation committee may spend days in Decatur gathering information with plans to be finalized after it meets in Knoxville on Monday. The Associated Press was told at TVA's Knoxville office that formal plans await the committee's assembly in that city.
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TVA
Decatur
Associated Press
Knoxville
Congress Panel Plans Executive Session River Trip
The committee will meet in executive session Monday and then embark on a 600 mile river trip through the Tennessee Valley. The inquiry follows a Washington hearing where TVA chairman Arthur E. Morgan accused directors David E. Lilienthal and H. A. Morgan of dishonest management, which they denied and countercharged.
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Biddle
Donahey
W. O. Heffernan
Tennessee Valley
Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
David
Colitis Strikes Twice Killing Racine Portwood
Colitis claimed Racine Portwood a seven month old twin died at 6 40 am at her Faylene parents Hope route 2 home in Racine Portwood illness Lingering illness leaves twin sister Hope Portwood critically ill Funeral rites for Racine will be announced by Drinkard Howell The Portwood family survives including the severely ill sister and parents Mr and Mrs W R Portwood.
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Lawrence County
Racine Portwood
Will Smith Held on Bond After Detroit Shooting
Will Smith charged with assault to murder in a shooting near the Negro ball park Monday. Johnny White suffered a pierced lung and was reported in fair condition. Jim Powell was grazed by a stray bullet. White’s mother testified to the warrant.
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Will Smith
Johnny White
Negro Ball Park
Liberty
Jim “Dago” Powell
White
Smith
Decatur Blue Devils Seek 200 Dollar Public Support
Funds drive by Frank Knoblock Robert Hudson and Herman Bailey aims to raise 200 dollars for Decatur Blue Devils to enter the State Semi pro Baseball tournament at Montgomery. As district champions they must secure the money this week. they will visit local citizens to solicit contributions.
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Frank Knoblock
Robert Hudson
Herman Bailey
Decatur People
Decatur Blue Devils
Montgomery
Blue Devils
Decatur
No Cinch for State Patrol on July Fourth Ride
Patrolmen Copeland and Busch rode more than 300 miles on blistering roads between Decatur and Cullman, and Barrett and Moore did so in Madison County. Their reward: no accidents in either sector.
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Copeland
Busch
Decatur
Cullman
Barrett
Moore
Madison County
Market List Goes Higher
New York stocks climbed again with gains to about two dollars a share as leaders advanced from initial losses. Westinghouse Chrysler Sears Roebuck International Harvester Union Carbide Bethlehem Steel and Santa Fe led the rally while commodities strengthened with lead rising three dollars a ton and cotton and wheat advancing.
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New York
Westinghouse
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
Union Car
Chamberlain Refuses Speed Pact On Anglo Italian Accord
British Prime Minister Chamberlain blocks rapid entry into force of the Rome signed Anglo Italian agreement. He cites unmet conditions including settlement of the Spanish Civil War and seeks substantial Italian troop withdrawal before Madrid and Burgos respond to evacuation proposals. Britain dispatched messengers to reach both Spanish factions on the non intervention plan.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Rome
Britain
European Non-Intervention Committee
Spain
Italy
Barcelona
Burgos
Expedition Missing in Colorado Canyon Research Party
Two government scientists drift through one of America's most isolated regions as floods hinder progress. Utah Bureau of Geological Survey officials say river levels fall slowly and expect the party to reach Lee's Ferry by July 4 or July 8, though no word has come. The expedition, led by Norman Neyvills, includes two women and four men studying botanical specimens in the Colorado River canyons.
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F. S. Anderson
A. J. Hanson
U. S. Bureau of Geological Survey
Green River
Utah
Norman Neyvills
Lee’s Ferry
Anderson
Hanson
Colorado
Mile
Graves Hails Bid to Eliminate Freight Rate Inequities
Alabama Governor Bibb Graves praised Roosevelt's call for ending freight rate differentials as key to unifying the nation. He chairs the Southeastern governors freight rate conference and backs removing man-made barriers to create equal prices and a fully connected national market. The ICC hearings in Buffalo will resume next Tuesday on the petition to abolish north south rate discrimination.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Condh
Roost
National Economic Council
Alabama
Southeastern Governors
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buffalo
N. Y
Birmingham
Graves
Tt Am
Roosevelt
South
Southerners approve 17 point diagnosis of the South’s economy
A Dixie delegation and 23 business and education leaders reviewed a 17 point NEC analysis of 14 states. Government experts prepared the survey for Roosevelt’s national emergency council. Delegates said the document offered no recommendations but could spur corrective measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Emergency Council
Dixie
Lowell C. Mellett
NEC
Chinese Take Advantage on Three Fronts
Chinese forces gain momentum on three fronts as mines are laid along the Yangtze near Hukow and a defensive boom is strengthened between Wusuei and Tienkiacheng. Japanese offensives along the Yellow River slow after floods, with Chinese claims of 700 Japanese casualties in Southern Shansi. Coastal gains near Nanking include Fawning and Yencheng as Japanese retreat toward Tungtai. New Chinese efforts outline a route toward Hankow via Kiunkiang and Lake Poyang. The government launches a weeklong war fund drive on the anniversary, with a meatless day and a noon silent period. Reports also mention possible Soviet tea purchases to fund war needs and new guerilla outfits against Japan.
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Yangtze River
Hukow
Hankow
China
Yangtze
Wusuei
Tienkiacheng
Kiukiang
Yellow River
Hanko
Yuanku
Puchang
Shansi
Nanking
Kiangsu
Fawning
Haichow
Yencheng
Tungtai
Mobile
Kiunkiang
Lake
Soviet
Russia
End of First War Year Figures From China Incident
The war office announced Japan had occupied 775000 square miles of territory and suffered 1300000 casualties in the one year since the China incident. The statement notes figures are preliminary and continued on page two.
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Tokyo
China
War Office
Textile upturn reported in Fall River business
Fall River Massachusetts July 6. Lewis R. Morley secretary of the Fall River Cotton Manufacturers Association says the textile industry shows a recent upturn. He notes prices have advanced and the trend is upward with a steady run of good business likely to continue through the year.
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Fall River, Mass
Lewis R. Morley
Fall River Cotton Manufacturers Association
Hypnotist Held On Suspicion In Glendale Death
Police question if the death of 23 year old Mrs. Marie Colombos was natural or murder. Robert Avery Gilbert a vaudeville hypnotist is held on suspicion after accusations from her husband that a spell was cast. Gilbert denies hypnotizing her and recalls a prior painless birth case in Glendale.
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Robert A. Gilbert
Marie Colombos
Glendale
Cal
Robert Avery Gilbert
Gilbert
Nationals Triumph 4-1 In Charity Game At Crosley Field
National Leaguers beat the American Leaguers 4 to 1 before 28 000 at Crosley Field Cincinnati in the sixth annual circuit clash. Highlights include Hack driving in a run with a first inning single and Medwick's long fly, Ott tripling for a run, and strong pitching by Vander Meer and Allen. Contingent notes continue on page two.
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Crosley
Cincinnati
Stanley Hack
Vernon
Gomez
Nationals
Ducky Medwick
Averill
Americans
Kreevich
Gehringer
Vander Meer
Hack
Cronin
Herman
Goodman
Medwick
Ott
Foxx
DiMaggio
Hopper
Dickey
Lewis
Lombardi
McCormick
Durocher
Hank Leiber
Giants
Hermann
Big Bill Lee
Cubs
Lee
Johny Allen
Cleveland
Lou Gehrig
Allen
Gehrig
TVA Malaria Control Project Keeps Mosquito Breeding In Check
The TVA malaria control drive in the Wheeler Lake region uses air dusting and boat spraying to reduce larvae. About 1030 miles of shoreline are dusted by plane and 400 miles sprayed by boats weekly. Operations run five days a week from multiple landing fields with HQ at Decatur.
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Wheeler Lake
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Wheeler
Guntersville
Morgan County Health Department
TVA Materia Control Department
Harris
H.C. Callihan
Delta Air Corporation
Monroe
Wilson Dam
Harris Station
Beaver Dam Creek
Mooresville
Indian Creek
Triana
Flint Creek
Somerville Road
Mallard’s Creek
Lawrence County
Brown's Ferry
Elk River
Athens- Florence Road
Whitesburg Bridge
Compliance Checking in County Progresses in Morgan County
Morgan county advances 1938 Agricultural Conservation program with 16 supervisors in the field and 11 in training. By July 2 about 20 000 acres of cropland have been checked. 27 supervisors will finish the performance report by August 15, using aerial photographs for accuracy.
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Morgan County
B- G. Hall
Hall
Glen W. Thompson
John Knight
Mark Grubbs
W. A. Burt
Fred English
Phillip Gilchrist
Robert Bryant
Owen Reeder
Marvin Penn
Howard Stephenson
James Stephenson
Robert Quinn
Mace Glasscock
Elmer Puckett
Marlein Braswell
Ernest Greer
Beetles Spread Warning as Alabama Quarantines Monroe County
Pest control teams rushed to Monroe county Alabama after a white fringed beetle outbreak beyond the Florida border. State officers from Florala moved in with quarantine orders as crews battled the insect across 11000 acres in Covington Geneva Okaloosa Walton Escambia counties. The beetle traced to South America was found in Monroe by a 4 H club member Wilbur Kelly and reported by county agent officials.
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Montgomery
Ala
Monroe County
Alabama
Florida
State Department of Agriculture
Florala
Monroeville
Covington
Geneva
Okaloosa
Wall
Escambia
South America
Wilbur Kelly
Agriculture Department
Alabama to retire bonds early under cash budget plan
Governor Bibb Graves announced bids will be opened July 20 on 525000 dollars in state bonds to be retired ahead of schedule. The plan aims to refund 500000 or more in 1933 plus 25000 in Cochrane bridge bonds, backed by income tax revenues and highway rentals. Interest runs about 3.80 percent.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Cochrane
Alabama Bridge Authority
State Highway Department
T. W. Brooks
Mobile Bay
Lawrence County legislative contest panel named
Chairman John McQueen announced a committee to hear the Lawrence County contest. The panel includes Schuler Richardson of Huntsville, Paul Luck of Columbiana, and Chairman McQueen.
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John McQueen
Lawrence County
Schuler Richardson
Huntsville
Paul
Luck
Columbiana
McQueen
Water flood swamps broad path in Bla Port City
Flood waters roared from surrounding hills into Tirces western Japan killing hundreds. The disaster near Tokyo left scores of American residents in danger as the flood devastated the city with an estimated 400 to 480 deaths and a vivid AP report from Frederick Taylor, Sacramento, California, at midnight.
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Tokyo
Tirces
Japan
Frederick Taylor
Sacramento
Cal
Associated Press
Kobe flood spares Americans as consul reports escape
Washington dispatch says American consul Walter P. McConnaughy in Kobe Japan reports all Americans in Kobe appear to have escaped a torrential flood. He will continue checks on American residents.
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Washington
State Department
Walter P. McConaughy
Kobe
Japan
Kobe Destruction Grows as Torrential Floods Strike City
A Kobe resident reports continuous rain and landslides threatening the city with death toll rising toward 1000. He describes a massive flood surge crushing homes and a clear pattern of devastation from hills to the business district, with foreigners among the dead and little panic in the streets.
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Kobe
Tokyo
Sacramento
Nunobiki
Osaka
Heat Claims Two Lives in Huntsville
Huntsville residents endured temperatures above 90 degrees for the third straight day. The heat was blamed for two deaths, including E. T. East, 45, of West Huntsville, who died after becoming overheated while pushing an automobile before starting a fishing trip.
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Huntsville
Ala
E. T. East
West Huntsville
Weather recap and regional forecast
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 19.8 feet at 7 am. The 24 hour period high was 94 degrees and low 72 with no rain reported. Generally fair tonight and Thursday with mild easterly winds along the coast in Alabama and extreme Florida.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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By Lloyd Lehrbas
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