Federal Aid To Benefit 500 College Students In 1935
The NYA and FERA plan to fund part time college work relief for 500 students in the 1935 academic year. Each eligible non profit college may enroll students based on need, up to a quota of about 12 percent of enrollment as of October 15, 1934. Students may earn up to $20 monthly while performing socially desirable campus work under state supervision.
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Lewis Alderman
NYA
C. R
FERA
State Youth Administration
National Youth
Work Begins On Four Projects In Decatur District
Four new jobs programs start next week in Decatur alongside ongoing WPA efforts. Statewide drainage and malaria control and sanitation campaigns will employ about 6,896 people under health department supervision. Local projects in Mobile, Montgomery, Bibb, Calhoun and Morgan counties add hundreds of workers, as relief shifts from work relief to WPA positions.
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Decatur District
Health Department
J.N. Baker
Mobile County
Montgomery County
Bibb County
Cahaba River
Calhoun County
Morgan County
Holt
Alabama Relief Administration
The
Relief Administration
Washington
Negro Arrested for Grand Larceny in Instruments Theft
George Walker, a Black man, charged with grand larceny for stealing surgical instruments from Dr. A. M. Rush’s car. He was jailed in Morgan County after a Birmingham arrest and sent to Decatur last night.
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George Walker
A. M. Rush
Morgan County
Birmingham
Walker
Decatur
Melon Maturity and Selection Tips for Summer Refreshment
Dague offers practical guidance on picking ripe melons by sound and rind color, explains waxy bloom test, outlines indicators for overripe fruit, and notes flesh should be deep pink to red and juicy. Includes serving ideas and health notes, emphasizing watermelon’s high water content and vitamin C value.
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Mary E. Daguenea
Au Naturelle
Tomorrow's Menu Breakfast and Lunch Dinner Notes
Tomorrow's menu lists breakfast berry cream cereal eggs cottage ham toast and dairy. luncheon features stuffed prune salad hot rolls peach trifle milk tea. dinner serves baked liver with sour cream parsley potatoes creamed cucumbers tomatoes watermelon sherbet sponge cake milk and coffee.
Request for Copies of 50 Desserts by Sister Mary
The note asks for 50 copies of a work titled 50 Desserts by Sister Mary at 10 cents each. It requests the recipient’s name city name of paper and to send copies.
Government Agency Delays Loan for Project
The document notes that if the PWA rejects the loan and grant request, the city or county has the option to appeal to the WPA to construct the project, outlining an alternative funding path.
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PWA
WPA
Return of 100000 to city discussed in Alabama meeting
Mayor James A. Nelson and Decatur officials conferred with Judge John Delaney in Tuscumbia on restoring the state funds that financed the Keller Memorial bridge. The 1920 act allowed repayment to Dentur when funds became available, with Decatur natives planning further talks in Montgomery.
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James A. Nelson
Board of Aldermen
Decatur
John Delaney
Tuscumbia
Keller Memorial Bridge
Judge Delaney
House Appropriations Committee
Dentur
Tax Bill Debate Signals Party Split In Committee
Fragmentary notes show discussions on a new tax bill with Republicans largely in support while Democrats show mixed positions. A committee division and a reported pledge to allow corporate donations tax free are mentioned amid ongoing parliamentary maneuvering.
Graves Tackles Money Problem In Alabama
Montgomery July 26 Governor Bibb Graves met with Alabama college presidents and lawmakers to discuss the next general appropriation bill. He opened his day with a watermelon cutting in the private office for attendees and said patronage would not be discussed this week. He planned talks with Dr. I N Duncan Auburn president and committee leaders as the legislature prepares to return.
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Montgomery Ala
Bibb Graves
Alabama
I. N. Duncan
Auburn
Ethiopia Arms Export License Controversy at London Talks
Sir Samuel announces no licenses for arms exports from Britain to Italy or Ethiopia for the present while treaty obligations allow transit of arms destined for Ethiopia through British territory. Ethiopian minister Warqnex Martin presents credentials to King George amid discussions with British officials. A Mobile fishing event ends marred by weather with a 105-pound shark noted as the largest catch.
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Ethiopia
Sir Samuel
Italy
George Lansbury
Labor
George H Denny
University of Alabama
A. F. Harman
Alabama College For Women At
Montevallo
Mobile
Behind The Scenes In Washington
Rodney Dutcher reports on the New Deal era work relief program. He notes millions of workers and families face insufficient food under wages from 19 to 94 dollars monthly while FSRC purchases shape farm prices. Liberals clash with policy shifts as Dickinson faces anti trust scrutiny amid reform debates.
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Rodney Dutcher
NEA Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
FSRC
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the Newfangles
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Cowan
Pat. Off
Terre Haute
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Columbian
Negro
Sister Mary's
Eighth Ave
New York, N. Y
City
Keller Bridge
Montgomery
Appropriations Committee
H. Malone
A. Lynne
L. O. Stout
T. C. Alie Patterson
Charies
Graves
John Dickinson
Dickinson
Wall Street
Sullivan & Cromwell
John Foster Dulles
Sullivan A Cromwell
Commercial Printing Department
Decatur Daty
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