Plan for Government Reorganization Promised by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt argues for immediate reform as he campaigns across the West. He says the executive branch should run like a business and expects Congress to act next year on a reorganization measure combining Senate and shelved House provisions. Senator Byrd and others acknowledge broad support with disputes over authority and congressional ratification.
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Senate
House
Byrd
D.-Va
Congress
Roosevelt
Brownlow Committee
FDR Ends Cruise at Pensacola Florida
President Roosevelt plans to end his summer vacation cruise at Pensacola Florida around August 10 after departing San Diego July 16 aboard the cruiser Houston. He will sail through the Panama Canal and head north, then ride by train to Warm Springs Georgia for a one day stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Pensacola
Fla
San Diego
Houston
Panama Canal
Warm Springs
Local Boy Joins Naval Crew Aboard Houston
Edward Meadows son of Wallace Meadows Morgan county revenue board member will travel with President Roosevelt aboard the cruiser Houston on the West Coast as part of the naval crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Houston
Decatur
Edward Meadows
Wallace Meadows
Morgan County Board of Revenue
WPA Quota Now Filled in Alabama
Alabama WPA head W G Henderson announced the state has 46 829 employed, exceeding the July quota of 46 500. He noted 6 800 awaiting assignment, with 1 800 being returned from other federal work and 5 000 certified through the State Department of Public Welfare. He urged accepting private work with reinstatement on WPA when private jobs end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ala
Phas
Works Progress Administration
Alabama
WPA
W. G. Henderson
Henderson
Washington
State Department of Public Welfare
Yellow cabs roll on as New Orleans strike continues
Police manned taxis resumed with drivers to protect 150 loyal workers as the six day strike persists. CIO arrests number 27 but arrests end in acquittals for loitering. J W Lovett, CIO organizer, back in jail on bond default and facing charges of threatening harm while riot-incitement counts are dropped. The draymen’s strike enters its third week with no major change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Yellow Cab Company
CIO
Cab
J. W. Lovett
CTO
Sadee Frank T Bohezabal
Draymen
Community Notices From Rocky Ford Area
Local residents are listed visiting relatives and attending services across Oak Ridge Decatur Hartselle and Florence. Families named include West Nickleson Higdon Edwards Wallace Chenault and others with multiple Sunday and Monday visits reported.
Boar Swap Offer From Troy Maffin
Advertises exchange of a seven month old 200 pound boar for an O I C bear of equal or greater size. States willingness to pay cash or cover the difference. Contact Troy O Maffin at 602 Second Ave Pacatus or call 176.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. I.C
Troy O. Maffin
Pacatus
Morgan County Walhermo Morgan County Ills At Homecoming
Mr and Mrs R H Garrison hosted a homecoming Sunday with guests including Mr and Mrs Tennis Garrison Miss Christine Holly of Selma Mr and Mrs Velma Mc Cutcheon and family Mr and Mrs Lenard Edwards and family Jack and Roy McCutcheon of Lacey s Spring Mr and Mrs Walter Wray and family of Center Grove Mr and Mrs Simon Garrison Miss Norene Garrison of Decatur Mrs E K Chunn was Sunday guest of Mrs Horace Chunn and Mrs Ola Givens Miss Ollie Louise Turney and Miss Irene Clemons were Sunday guests of Misses Marie and Madell Wray Mr and Mrs Tennis Garrison Marvin and B H Garrison traveled to Hartselle Decatur and Center Grove Monday Friends of Mrs Hor ace Chunn are sorry to learn of her illness Tennis and B H Garrison made a business trip to Scottsboro Tuesday Mrs Alicia Weaver Mr and Mrs Harry Rice and family Miss Sarah Chunn Mrs Ruby Chunn and James Weaver of Decatur spent several days last week visiting Mr and Mrs E K Chunn N Kennedy and family of Birmingham were weekend guests of Mrs E K Chunn Friends of Mrs Dewey Day are glad she is back at home Nell Atkinson of Decatur is visiting Mr and Mrs O D Atkinson and family Emma Rice of Decatur was weekend guest of Mr and Mrs R L Rice and family Mack Thomas of Rome Ga was here Sunday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs 8 B Echols and Miss Bretha Echols Nola Smith of Decatur is spending this week with her parents Mr and Mrs Edgar Smith and family
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R. H. Garrison
Tennis Garrison
Christine Holly
Selma
Velma McCutcheon
Lenard Edwards
Jack
Roy McCutcheon
Lacey's Spring
Walter Wray
Center Grove
Simon Garrison
Norene Garrison
Decatur
E. K. Chunn
Horace Chunn
Ola Givens
Ollie Louise Turney
Irene Clemons
Marie
Madell Wray
Marvin
B. H. Garrison
Hartselle
Scottsboro
Alicia Weaver
Harry Rice
Sarah Chunn
Ruby Chunn
James Weaver
N. Kennedy
Birmingham
Dewey Day
Bretha Echols
Nola Smith
Edgar Smith
Hearing Set On Pullman Rate Increase
A hearing before the State Public Service Commission is scheduled for July 21 in Montgomery to consider Pullman Company's petition to raise Alabama interstate rates and charges by five percent, excluding upper berths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Public Service Commission
Pullman Company
Alabama
McCord to Speak at Poplar Springs Home Coming
Judge Leon McCord of the fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will deliver the address at Poplar Springs Baptist Churchs 19th annual homecoming day celebration six miles north of Rockford Alabama. Several hundred people are expected to attend.
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McCord
Rockford
Ala
Leon McCord
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Poplar Springs Baptist Church
Local social notes from Ellisville and Moulton area
Lawrence County and Ellisville social column lists visits and weekend gatherings. Residents including Teague Oliver Flim and Oliver families spend time with relatives in Moulton Hartselle Jasper Cedar Mountain and nearby towns. Auburn trip mentioned for Eula McDaniel.
Edward G Robinson stars in A Slight Case of Murder at Capitol
Edward G. Robinson, known as Little Caesar, headlines the Capitol with A Slight Case of Murder showing Wednesday and Thursday. The beloved star returns to the screen in a witty caper that audiences won’t want to miss.
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Edward G
Little Caesar) Robinson
the Capitol
Red Cross Director to Aid Veterans at Local HQ
John W. Clark field director of the American Red Cross from Fort Benning Ga arrived to assist veterans with claims. He will be at Red Cross headquarters 110 W. Vine Street for two days offering help filing and pursuing claims with offices open 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.
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John W. Clark
Fort Benning
American Red Cross
Red Cross
W. Vine Street
Clark
Limestone County Community Social News and Church Reminder
Local families from Limestone and neighboring areas share visits dinners and Sunday guests. The piece notes church preaching at Limestone Church on Sunday July 10 by Rev J B Butler Hobbs Island and lists gatherings at the homes of Evans Barker Romine Baugh Zehner and others with multiple appearances by extended families and visitors from Athens Pulaski and Austinville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Blackburn
Limestone Church
J. B. Butler
Hobbs Island
W. T
Bill) Evans
Ben Smith
Floyd Parker
Austinville
Clifford Zehner
Frank McClung
Nannie Grubbs
Richard Grubbs
John Evans
Lester Evans
Marie West
Tests urged for defects in children entering school
Dr. L. R. Murphree county health officer urged parents to have children screened for physical defects before starting school. He cited State Board data showing over 21 percent of elementary students absent on average, noting illness from defects as a major cause and prevention could reduce absences.
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L. R. Murphree
State Board of Education
Trucks Begin Hauling Silver to West Point Vault
Twenty five trucks each carry about 12 tons of silver in a major operation to move 1.29 billion dollars of bullion to the government's new vault at West Point. The transfer starts today and will take ten months, performed by a private contractor under contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Calotabs Offer Calomel Alternative Ad
Old time calomel remedies biliousness torpid liver with harsh aftereffects. Calotabs claim to mimic calomel and salts without discomfort. Take one or two Calotabs at bedtime with water or milk for a clean feel next day. Genuine Calotabs in checker-board packs sold by dealers. Family package twenty five cents trial ten cents.
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FDR
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Caddell Drug CO
Farmers Exchange
Pauline Roberts
Somerville Rt. 3
J. W.lynn
Plorette
Kitchen
G. W. Hampton's
Allie Russell
Moulton Rt
POR Service
OIC Male
Five Points
C. M. Crow
Rt. 2
Moulton
M. Crow
J-29
W.T. Murphree
Trinity
J. W. Hambrick
Rt. 4
Chine
Iola Yarbrough
Decatur Rt
James Gurley, Jr
Somerville Rt. 2
Juanita Latham
Landersville
Rt. 1
Dr. Dyar
Danville
H . Dyar
J. N. Davis
Hillsboro
John Lb. Bean
Ruby Long
Danville Rt. 2
John L. Bean
W. E. Bean
J. Ww
Rodgers
Joe E. Wright
Flint
W. T. McKee
Decatur Rt. 2
Jersey
John Bean
Falkville
Palkville
J. J. Russell
H. K. Neville
Joe Wheeler
Organ County
Rocky Ford
Herman West
Albert Nickleson
Oak Ridge
Seldon Hegdon
Comner Henderson
Ramon Higdon
Tom Higdon
Kathryn Edwards
Andrew Edwards
Addie Washkice
Brown's Chapel
Wallace
Minnie Armstrong
Addie Bee Furager
Corene
Pauline Yates
Louise Brannon
Blairs
Charlie Bussey
Kelley
Martha
Will Wallace
Mary
Long
Decate
Agnes Roan
Oscar. Roan
Pervin Wallace
Louis Sandlin
Sam Livingston
Enon
Gaines McNutt
Edwin Roberts
Fred Stephenson
Sim Wallace
Evelyn Edwards
Florence
John Edwards
Lorene Chenault
Verna Roan
Addie Wallace
Don
George Sims
Ruth Sandlin
Mae Sue Chenault
Lois Wallace
Jim McKay
Alton Owens
John R. Witt
Belle Mina
Salem
Ind
Ruth Blackwood
W.T. Grant Co
Morgan County
Walhermoso
City Park
Princess Theatre
Bidg
Lawrence County
Ellisville
Teague
Guinline Templeton
Flim Oliver
Jim Looney
Johnnie McDaniel
Clifford Aldridge
Felix Aldridge
Mt. Home Springs
Ruby Hill
Delois Garnett
Aaron — Hill
Louise
Eulas Oliver
Velma Looney
Lee Nell Looney
Telman
Floyd Reid
Colman Rollins
Cedar Mt
Albert Walker
Joyce Jean
Lola
Robert Lee Anders
Dewitt, Hays
S. R. Davies
Clyde
Elsie Marie
Mildred Smith
Jasper
Lyle Drain
Alexander City
Willie Holladay
Neil Oliver
Piney Grove
Reck Teague
Mary Ella Stephenson
Ilma
Ola Hill
Louise Hill
Nettie Sims
Eula Aldridge
Eula Me- Daniel
Mary Reid
Tranie Aldridge
Eula McDaniel
Auburn
Carol Ratcliff
Wilda
Georgia
Hellen Teague
Moulten
Purina
King
Hastings
Mosby
Jarvis
Reid
Turner
Coal & Grain Co
Checkerboard Store
Herbert Marshall
Virginia Bruce
Limestone County
Blackburn
Bar! Brizentine
Old Hickory
Tenn
Claud Sherbett
Athens
Frank Baugh
Ronnie Romine
Wiley Owens
Coxey
Santford Jarratt
James
Bonnie Romine
Fire Drug Co
Roy Fite
Terry
Penney’s
RAYON
Batiste
Penney
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