Clinic Dates Set for Typhoid and Diphtheria Inoculations
Dr. L R Murphree county health officer announced clinics for typhoid and improved diphtheria inoculations from July 17 through July 21. Three typhoid shots will be given and Schick tests for diphtheria immunity will be available. The itinerary lists sequence of towns and times for each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Murphree
Schick
Murphree
Trinity
Hartselle
Dripping Springs
Union Hill
Eva
Centerdale
Gum Pond
Rock Creek
Lawrence Cove
Center Point
Gandy’s Cove
Oden Ridge
Mountain View
Falkville
Leesdale
Austinville
Fairview
Ryans
Center Grove
Pines
Florette
Six Mile
McReynolds Dies at 67 in Washington
Representative Sam D. McReynolds of Tennessee died at 6 15 a m after a heart attack. A long time House Foreign Relations Committee chairman and Democratic leader, he had been ill off and on and recently left naval hospital for home. A close ally of administration policy he had served in Congress since 1922 and attended the 1933 London IMF conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam D. McReynolds
Tennessee
McReynolds
House Foreign Relations Committee
George W. Calver
Capitol
Naval Hospital
Hull
Congress
International Monetary and Economic Conference
London
Ice Cream Supper Planned by Chapel Hill Ppworth League
The Ppworth League of Chapel Hill will host an ice cream supper Saturday night July 15 on the church grounds. Ice cream cake sandwiches and lemonade will be served with proceeds to benefit the church.
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Ppworth League of
Chapel Hill
Lost wheel and tire recovered through want ads
A wheel and 600-16 4-ply Goodyear All-Weather tire were lost between Decatur and Danville. A reader replied via a want ad and returned the item. Reward offered. Phone number provided. Also mentions free Princess Theatre tickets for readers of daily ads.
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Decatur
Danville
Goodyear
Cne
Nunekare Ce
Princess Theatre
Compromise On TVA Purchase Cleared By Senate Conferees
Senate conferees approved a compromise letting the Tennessee Valley Authority issue 61.5 million dollars in new bonds to finance private utility purchases. The deal aims to finalize a 78.6 million dollar contract for the Tennessee Power Co. purchases and sets up a joint meeting tomorrow for a final report to Congress. Senator Norris predicted enactment by week’s end.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
Norris
Ind
Tennéson Electric Power Co
Propéres
House
Congress
May
TVA
Suspect Declared Sane in Cleveland Torso Slayings
Frank Dolezal a 52 year old ex bricklayer and butcher was declared sane by two county psychiatrists after a two hour examination. Sheriff O Donnell said Dolezal disclosed the hiding place of the head of Mrs Florence Polillo and would be asked to sign a new confession. He led officers to a lakefront spot near E 26th St where the headless remains had been found.
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Cleveland
Frank Dolezal
Dolezal
S.C. Lindsay
K.S. West
Martin L. O'Donnell
Florence Polillo
O'Donnell
E. 26Th St
Lakefront
McNutt Named Federal Security Administrator Nominee
President Roosevelt nominated Paul V. McNutt to head a new Federal Security Administrator post. McNutt, then American high commissioner to the Philippines, may retain his post briefly to settle details. If confirmed, he will oversee the Social Security Board CCC maritime administration and Public Health Service among other agencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Philippines
Indiana
Social Security Board
CCC
Mareness Administration
Public Health Service
Sheffield Man Killed by Train
William Henry Speegal age 23 died in a hospital from injuries after his car collided with a train in Sheffield Alabama. M C Mills also injured and hospitalized. Speegal had moved from Leighton four years ago and worked for the Southern Railway.
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Sheffield
Ala
William Henry Speegal
M. C. Mills
Speegal
Leighton
Southern Railway
American League Tops National League 3 1 In All Star Game
At Yankee Stadium July 11 the American League defeated the National League 3 to 1 in the seventh annual all star game before 63 000 fans. Tommy Bridges earned the win with support from Bob Feller and Hank Greenberg and Joe DiMaggio supplied a homer.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Bill Lee
Chicago
Tommy Bridges
Detroit
Oricans
Bob Feller
Nationals
Red
Hopes Rise for Solution of Port Issue
AP reports Europe seeks a peaceful solution to the Danzig dispute as Prime Minister Chamberlain signals Britain would back Poland if Germany seizes the free city. French sources float demilitarized Danzig with free Polish access to the Vistula and port. Soviet Russia warns Japan over outer Mongolia while front reports show continued clashes along the Mongolian border. Swiss and Dutch citizens flee from frontier zones near Bolzano as Italy enforces removal deadlines.
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Europe
Danzig
Chamber
Chamberlain
Poland
Britain
Germany
Vistula
Berlin
Paris
Georges Bennett
Soviet
Russia
Japan
Outer Mongolia
Manchoukuo
Japanese Provocateurs
Red Star
Mongolian People’s Republic
Manchoukuoan
Khalka River
Rome
Bolzano
Tyrol
Netherlands
Foreign Office
Monthly basis set for salaries by Morgan County board
Sim Howell chairman of the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control reports Attorney General Thomas Law son advised that the new tax equalization boards pay members on a monthly basis not per diem. Howell sought ruling to clarify remuneration provisions for board members.
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Sim _ Howell
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Thomas 8. Lawson
Tax Equalization Boards
Howell
TVA to Build 80 Acre Fish Rearing Pool Near Pryor Springs
The Tennessee Valley Authority will start a new 80 acre fish pond at Pryor Springs on the west side of Bee Line Highway, north of here. The pool supplements the Elk River hatchery near Athens and will act as a transfer stage for fish hatched at Rik River, raising fingerlings before release into Wheeler and Wilson lakes. Construction focuses on tree clearance and damming an old railroad fill to create a natural basin, with completion expected by October 1 and a spring hatchery ready for 1940 production.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Pryor Springs
Here
Elk River
Athens
TVA
National Bureau of Fisheries
Pryor Place
Rik River
Wheeler
Wilson Lakes
C. C. Davis
Bureau of Fisheries
A J Zeitler Called Home During Ridgetop Funeral
Andrew J Zeitler, 48, insurance man and native of Mooresville, died at his home in Ridgetop. Funeral at his residence will be held Wednesday at 11 AM with interment in Mt Olivet cemetery. Survived by widow Mary Perkins Ransom Zeitler and son John Ransom Zeitler, plus mother, siblings, and inlaws.
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Panera
Ridgetop
Tenn
Andrew J. Zeitler
Mooresville
Zeitler
Webb School
Bell Buckle
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Zietler
Mary Perkins Ransom
Nashville
John B. Ransom
Ransom Lumber Company
John Ransom Zeittler
Annie K. Bartlett
Henry Zeitler
Ala
J. B. Regen
Columbia
A. K. Hatch
Mt. Olivet
Wallace faces new surplus load as crops loom
Washington July 11 The largest tobacco crop on record and a corn crop far above normal threaten Secretary Wallace with fresh surplus problems as he launches a 928 million program to help solve old ones. The forecast by the crop reporting board notes possible unmarketable corn and tobacco as a record cotton surplus weighs on policy.
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Washington
Wallace
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Congress
Negro Is Placed On Trial In Attack Case
In Mobile Alabama Herman Bell a Black man stands trial for criminally assaulting a white woman in a June 17 Mobile residence. Bell implicated Ernest Mitchell in the attack and both face indictments while Mitchell faces a second rape charge scheduled for his trial tomorrow.
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MOBIL
Ala
Herman Bell
Bell
Kilby
Baldwin County
Préfee
Emory V. Warren
Ernest Mitchell
Mitchell
Amendments in Long Lead for Alabama Votes
Absentee voters in eight counties returned overwhelming support for five administration sponsored constitutional amendments in Alabama. Amendment 1 passed 378 to 4, Amendment 2 377 to 14, Amendment 3 378 to 41, Amendment 4 375 to 44, Amendment 5 to permit use of voting machines in cities and counties. Continuous reporting noted by observers amid heavier early turnout than forecast.
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Birmingham
Ala
Government-backed cotton bounty plan favored for exports
Washington officials favored a flat bounty of 6.25 to 8.75 dollars per bale on surplus cotton sold abroad. A Thursday conference will discuss the plan with cotton and textile representatives as Secretary Wallace reviews input from industry leaders. Retrospective rate changes and advance notice are debated to encourage foreign buyers.
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Washington
Administration
United States
Wallace
Congress
Oscar Johnston
National Cotton Council
E. F. Creekmore
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Standstill on WPA rolls as Harrington orders purge of strikers
Col. F C Harrington, WPA commissioner, orders dismissal of workers who failed to report for five consecutive days under the new relief law. Police faced demonstrations in Minneapolis where Patrolman Frank Gearity died after a beating. Earlier estimates put involved workers at about 75,000 across projects nationwide.
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Associated Press
WPA
F. C. Harrington
Washington
Harrington
Minneapolis
Frank Gearity
Congress
Frank Gearty
Sabath
Senate moves to delay next year WPA theater liquidations
Washington reports state and federal actions amid WPA strikes and a violence death in Minneapolis. The Senate delays neutrality law action until next session while the theater program ends earlier than planned and workers face wage reductions under new provisions.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Gillette
Iowa
George
D-Ga
Reynolds
Reynolds D-Nc), van Nuys (D-Ond,), Clark (D-Mo.), Shipstead (F L.-Minn
White
Rme
Vandenberg
R-Mich
la Pollette
Prog
Yeast Distribution Planned for Pellagra Patients
Morgan county chapter of the American Red Cross will distribute yeast to pellagra patients in the coming days. A written order from a physician or the health department authorized by Dr. L R Murphree is required. Citizens are urged to contact family physicians promptly, with support from the American Legion Auxiliary, Business and Professional Women, Kiwanis Club, and Decatur groups.
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Morgan County
American Red Cross
L. R. Murphree
American Legion, Legion Auxiliary
Business and Professional Women's Club
The
Kiwanis Club of
Decatur
Elmer Loyd Chosen for Honor Society
Elmer Loyd Jr who has just returned from a several weeks camp at Camp Cosby was one of six members chosen for membership in the highest honor society. Loyd joined the Tribe of the Setting Sun and the six new members will be inducted at the closing vesper service at Camp Cosby noted as a top Alabama camp drawing attendees from near and far.
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Elmer Loyd, Jr
Camp Cosby
Young Loyd
Tribe of the Setting Sun
Alabama
Wage Hour Challenge Arises Over Textile Minimum Wage
A Southern cotton manufacturers representative denounces the wage hour act and a proposed universal 32.5 cent per hour minimum wage for the textile industry as unconstitutional. Tyre Taylor of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association signals court action against any wage order above 30 cents per hour as Elmer F. Andrews the wage hour administrator wraps up a hearing.
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Washington
Tyre Taylor
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Elmer F. Andrews
Tennessee River Gauge Falls as Heatwave Continues
The Tennessee river measured 20.3 feet and declined through the day with a high of 99 degrees and a low of 71. A trace of rain was reported. Alabama remains cloudy with Wednesday coastal showers and light winds. Tennessee forecast calls for fair weather tonight with little temperature change.
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Tennessee
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Hank Greenberg
George Selkirk
Arky Vaughan
Joe piMaggio
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Goodman
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Lombardi
C. Medwick
St. Louis
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Magerkurth
National Hack
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Ott
Short
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Croning
Myril Hoag
St. Louis Browns
Spear
Linero
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Brooklyn Dodgers
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
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A. J. Zeitler
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