Roosevelt era labor and industry leaders meet over NIRA boards
The article notes how President Roosevelt’s Industrial Recovery Act brought top industrialists and labor leaders together on Labor and Industrialists Advisory boards. Figures like William Green and John L. Lewis mingle with Alfred P. Sloan and Gerard Swope in cooperative discussions shaping policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William Green
A. F. of L
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Garment Workers
Alfred P. Sloane
General Motors
Gerard Swope
General Electric Co
Walter O. Teagle
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Citizens Ballot Tuesday on Five Proposed Plans
Alabama voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide four state constitutional amendments and one federal amendment. A key issue is the repeal of prohibition via the twenty first amendment with direct yes or no on repeal.
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Alabama
United States
Hildreth addresses oppose ratification of tax amendments
Senator E. F. Hildreth spoke in Morgan County condemning the warrant and income tax amendments. He argued the income tax unnecessary, accused Governor Miller of withholding payments to Confederate veterans and teachers, and warned Tennessee Valley against tax passage amid expected industrial growth. He had spoken earlier in Hartselle and Lawrence.
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E. F. Hildreth
Morgan County
Senator Hildreth
Hartselle
Lawrence
Hildreth
Miller
Treasury
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama at crossroads over new income tax plan
An editorial argues Alabama voters face a choice on Wednesday to retain the current tax system or adopt an income tax to fund state debts and reduce property taxes. It urges voting yes on the warrant and income tax amendments to pay obligations and lower future taxes.
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Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Approval of Two Amendments Urged for Tax and Warrant Changes
J H Crow Morgan County chair urges voters to approve two amendments the income tax and warrant amendments The letter from Mayor James A Nelson argues ratification funds debt payments transfers open accounts to negotiable paper and fixes tax structure aligning with President Roosevelt and progressives.
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J. H. Crow
Afops Gan County
James A. Nelson
Morgan County Committee
Decatur
Ala
Alabama
Roosevelt
Preaches in Lacon by Rev J D Wallace
Rev J D Wallace will preach in Lacon Sunday afternoon at 2 30. He is scheduled to speak at the local church and urge parishioners to attend.
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Lacon
J. D. Wallace
Fuller Held on Assault Charge After Morning Altercation
Orville Fuller faces assault and battery charges after a street altercation on First avenue near Patterson's gin. Pate Stewart suffered a two inch deep cut on the right cheek and received medical care at Johnston Street. Judge Lowe set bond at 300 dollars. Fuller remained jailed at midday as bond was not posted. Both farmers from the Caddo area in Lawrence county were unnamed in motive.
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Orville Puller
Pate Stewart
First Avenue
Patterson’s Gin
Puller
Stewart
Drs
Emens
Johnston Street
Fuller
W. T. Lowe
Caddo
Lawrence County
Hutson to Speak Monday Evening in City
Melvin Hutson, prominent Nevada attorney, will speak Monday evening at 8 on Second Avenue in support of the warrant and income tax amendments. Senator Ett Hildreth, opponent of the two amendments, has been invited to share time.
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Roosevelt
Wheeler
David A. Olson
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
General Balbo
National Press Club
Mussolini
Will Hays
Indiana
War Department
Brooklyn Army Base
Shipping Board
Atlantic Tidewater
Franz Jarka
Lloyd
New York Harbor
Bie
Bremen
NIRA
Johnson
Ickes
Public Works Administration
Charles Horner
Kansas City
General Johnson
Senator Park Trammel
Florida
Washington
Pinella County
Allie J. Angle
Tampa
Detroit
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Reading
Melvin Hutson
Decatur
Second Avenue
Scouts Meet for Troop 4 Camp Plans
A well attended gathering of Boy Scouts Troop No. 4 met last evening at St. John's parish house. The meeting outlined plans for the upcoming camp and activities.
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St. John’s Parish
Man Falls From Train Near Diana and Is Killed
A well dressed man, about 40, five feet eight, 140 pounds, blue eyes and dark hair, apparently fell from a Pullman on the northbound Pan American near Diana Tennessee. He was found beside the tracks with a broken neck and head injuries. An empty Morgan County National Bank counter check was found in his pockets and aids authorities in identifying him. The body was taken to an undertaker in Cornersville and identification attempts continued.
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Diana
Tenn
Cornersville
Morgan County National Bank
Decatur
Tennessee
Delrose
Wheelerton
Decatur Visit by Ex Auburn Vanderbilt All American Lew Hardage
Lewis Hardage former Decatur resident and current University of Oklahoma football coach visits friends in town for a few days. He is remembered as an All American backfield star at Auburn and Vanderbilt and noted as a successful football mentor since his playing days.
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Lewis Hardage
Decatur
University of Oklahoma
Hardage
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Lynne to Teach Bible Classes at St John’s Episcopal
Seybourne announces Lynne will teach Bible classes at St John’s Episcopal Church on Sunday. All are invited to attend. Classes meet in the church entrance on Jackson Street.
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Seybourne
Lynne
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Jackson Street
Neighbors defend Governor Miller against slurs in Alabama
A Camden Alabama neighborhood letter protests insinuations about Governor B M Miller. Neighbors affirm his loyalty, patriotism, and tax payment record, denouncing rumors as unjust and unfounded while noting his seventy years of honest conduct.
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Camden
Ala
B.M. Miller
Miller
You Can Help Recovery Of This Nation
Gen Hugh Johnson calls for public, informed participation in the National Recovery Act codes. He urges citizens to study Bulletin No 1 and 2, understand the new industrial self governance, and shoulder a concrete role in recovery, relying on public opinion to enforce fairness.
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Washington, D. C
National Recovery Administration
Washington
Morgan County Dairymen Propose Separate Milk Code
Morgan County Dairymen Association met at the Chamber of Commerce to prepare a code for Morgan Limestone Lawrence counties for submission to Montgomery and Washington under the agricultural adjustment act. J C Cowan outlined a county plan for a single unit including producers pasteurizers and distributors and urged leaving the Birmingham shed. Huntsville representatives attended and planned a similar code.
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Morgan County Dairymen's Association
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan, Limestone
Gtr
Lawrence County
Montgomery
Washington
Wallace
Morgan County
Birmingham
Jefferson
J. C. Cowan
Morgan County Association
Huntsville
Morgan
Crop Reduction Ends Tonight in Morgan County
The cotton reduction campaign ends tonight with final reports possibly reaching 17 000 acres. Today's figures show 3 915 contracts totaling 16 144 acres, against a county goal of 24 300 acres. County Agent Gibbons notes uncertainty over Morgan County acceptance and urges farmers to sign or increase contracts before the deadline.
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Gibbons
Morgan County
Father of Decatur Pastor Succumbs
Rev. A. H. Nabors pastor of Central Methodist church dies in Wilton Alabama, father of the Decatur minister. Dr. Wm. F. Price to fill pulpit Sunday morning and Dr. L. G. Sturdivant presiding elder to preach Sunday evening at Central Methodist.
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A. H. Nabors
Central Methodist Church
Wilton
Ala
Wm. F. Price
Central Methodist
L. G. Sturdivent
Special Call From The Board Of Directors
A brief note records a special call issued by the board of directors for an upcoming meeting. The notice outlines meeting logistics and the urgency of addressed governance matters.
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The
Cotton Program Aims to Push Hundred Million to Growers
The government plans to accelerate a 100 million dollar cotton aid, targeting 700,000 farmers who agreed to cut acreage. Officials urge farmers to wait for contract approval before destroying crops. Wage raises at Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway benefit about 4,500 workers with pay boosts of 17 to 25 percent and minimums rising in mills and transport.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company
Washington, D. C
Parm
Jn M
Bretary
Wallace Yes
Steel industry seeks wage rise to spread employment
The steel industry filed with the recovery administration’s code of fair competition proposing higher wages to boost employment. Over 90 percent of U.S. steel producers were represented. terms were not disclosed. The administration calls steel vital to raising workers’ purchasing power.
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Washington, D. C
Recovery Administrations
Hanson Opposes Tax Increases Except Beer Tax
Victor Hanson of Alabama declares firm opposition to any new or increased taxation including sales and income taxes. He supports only a tax on legalized beer and vows to oppose broader tax measures.
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Victor Hanson
Alabama
W. E. Kimbrough
Reverend Noble R Edwards to Visit North Carolina
Rev Noble R Edwards and family, formerly of Decatur and now living in Bessemer, will depart Sunday for a month long visit to North Carolina. He will conduct SS revival campaigns during his stay away from his Bessemer pastorate.
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Noble R. Edwards
Decatur
Bessemer
North Carolina
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Robert S. Allen
Nelson
Orville Fuller
Hutson
Man
Diana, Tenn
Pullman
Body
Gen
Hugh Johnson
NEA Service
Recovery Administration
Cowan
Milk Industry of
Hanson
Victor H. Hanson
Carolina
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