Delegation Plans June Visit to Morgan County
A state legislative recess committee on agriculture plans a June 21 survey tour of Decatur Hartselle and other Morgan County sites invited by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. About 27 legislators are expected with noon talks by Paterson and a Wheeler Lake boat trip included.
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State Legislative Recess Committee On
Decatur
Hartselle
Morgan County
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Skipperville
Dale County
John E. DeLaney
Tuscumbia
Colbert County
W. W. Garrett
Uriah
Monroe County
W. L. Martin, Jr
Ettaw
Greene County
M. L. Robertson
Cullman
Cullman County
Hayward Taylor
Butler
Choctaw County
P. E. Wallace
Ackerville
Wilcox County
Charles L. Weston
Louisville
Riot injures 13 as West Allis strike disrupts Allis Chalmers
Violence breaks out near the Allis-Chalmers plant in West Allis as strikers clash with police and deputies. Eight officers and several pickets are hospitalized, with tear gas used and cars damaged. Governor Heil had rejected a national guard request earlier.
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Milwaukee
West Allis
Allis- Chalmers Manfacturing Co
Wisconsin
George Kummerlein
the Transport Co
County General “Hospital
Julius P. Heil
Edward J. Mitten
Decatur Debates Airport Plan At Chamber Meeting
At a joint Decatur Chamber of Commerce and city council session with Asa Rountree Jr and Owen Draper the discussion centered on Alabama aviation facilities and the financial setup for a local airport. No concrete plan emerged though officials stressed Decatur as a weak link lacking facilities but vital due to location. The note recalls a 1933 CWA airport attempt failed and contrasts newer towns advancing with ports and airline access.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Asa Rountree, Jr
Owen Draper
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Decatur
Joe Wheeler
Here
CWA
Lawlor Held for Trial in Duchess of Kent Shooting Case
London dispatch reports Vincent Lawlor a middle aged steel worker was ordered held for trial at the Old Bailey on charges of firing shots near the Duchess of Kent and into the home of the Princess Royal amid a scene of public alarm.
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London
Ledwedge Vincent Lawlor
Old Bailey
Duchess of Kent
Princess Royal
Britain weighs Moscow and Berlin response to peace moves
Britain eyes reactions from Moscow and Berlin as it reiterates willingness to negotiate Europe’s settlement while pledging to meet force with force. Strang heads to Moscow to speed talks on a three power pact with France and Britain, as Uravda signals Soviet insistence on Baltic guarantees and Nazi views warn on colonies.
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Associated Press
Britain
Moscow
Berlin
Europe
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
Russia
Soviet Union
France
William Strang
Foreign Office
Strang
Communist Party
Uravda
Estonia
Latvia
Finland
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Rome
Italy
Spain
Generalissimo Franco
Czech region talks rise as Benes kin linked to Polish stay
Prague reports Votja Benes brother of Eduard Benes may have slipped into Poland after months of obscurity in Bohemia fueling interest in a Czech region forming across the frontier. General Vladislav Prchala is said to have gathered about 18 Contmeen in Poland amid resistance to Hungarian occupation.
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Prague
Votja Benes
Eduard Benes
Poland
Bohemia
Vladislav Prchala
Carpatho-Ukraine
Mrs. Margaret Sharp Rites Held Following Long Illness
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Maggie Raymond Sharp 40 were conducted at Center Springs Baptist Church with Rev. W W Owen and Rev R F McDonald officiating. Burial followed at Drinkard-Howell Cemetery. She died Monday morning at her Somerville route 1 home after a long illness. Survived by husband A P Sharp two daughters Mrs Clifford Breeding and Mrs Robert Turney and three grandchildren. Pallbearers included Hollis Tim Conley Vernon Lloyd and A C Sharp. Flowers arranged by several relatives.
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Margaret
Maggie) Raymond Sharp
Center Springs
W. W. Owen
R. F. McDonald
Drinkard-Howell
Sharp
Somerville
Route 1
A. P. Sharp
Clifford Breeding
Robert Turney
Hollis
Tim
Conley
Vernon
Lloyd
A. C. Sharp
Flowers
Mack Breeding
Atlee Grantland
Claudine Sharp
Cleo Sharp
Lloyd Sharp
Elizabeth Sharp
Verda Webster
Capital Wonders If President Is To Visit Buckingham
Washington notes a tea table topic after King George and Queen Elizabeth depart. Will President Roosevelt and the first lady be guests at Buckingham Palace this fall. Most Washingtonians doubt a return visit while the president is in office, though it would not be unprecedented.
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Capital
George
Buckingham
Washington
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Roosevelt
First Lady
Buckingham Palace
Hyde Park
Roosevelts
Woodrow Wilson
Europe
Outline of Revisions in Tax Plans on Capitol Hill
A tentative outline for a tax revision bill was completed by the House Ways and Means subcommittee with plans for a new 18 percent levy on corporations earning over 25000 a year. Additional technical revisions were prepared as the drafting service was notified. Other items include bonds redeemed below face value for no tax, tax lien changes to shield buyers, and credits for foreign income taxes. The article also notes aide testimony on neutrality, small-business loan insurance, and NLBR leadership debates.
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Washington
House Tax Committee
House
Tax Committee
Ways and
Legislative Drafting Service
Capitol Hill
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Edward E. Brown
First National Bank of Chicago
William Green
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
Green
House Labor Committee
Arthur
Unions Clash at GM Fisher No. 1 With Picket Line
In Flint and Saginaw clashes between UAW factions occurred at Fisher body plant No. 1. About 100 on each side clashed at the gates. one man knocked out and several bruised. The UAW AFL strike, led by Homer Martin, aimed to gain recognition as bargaining agent.
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Flint
Mich
United Auto Workers
Fisher
General Motors Corporation
Saginaw
General Motors
Uaw-Afl
Homer Martin
Uaw-Cio
AFL
CIO
Fisher No. 1
Buick
Martin
CTO
R. J. Thomas
Uaw-Apl
Expedition to Study Alabama Wildlife Begins Ten Day Tour
An Alabama expedition starts a 10 day trek from Black Warrior National Forest to Monte Sano State Park to study distribution population ecology and habitats of native wildlife. Dr Walter B Jones state conservation commissioner says the effort tracks environmental changes caused by human occupation and is sponsored by the Alabama Museum of Natural History the Department of Conservation and the Department of Agriculture and Industries.
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Moulton
Ala
Alabama
Black Warrior National Forest
Walter B. Jones
Montgomery
Black Warrior Forest
Monte Sano State Park
Jones
Alabama Museum of Natural History
Department of Conservation
The
Department of Agriculture and Industries
Green Seeks Dismantling of Labor Board in Testimony
President William Green of the APL told the House labor committee the current labor relations board should be replaced to restore confidence among American workers. He urged AFL backed amendments to the Wagner act proposing abolition of the board and a new one, while affirming support for the law with changes to ensure fair administration. Green argued the board has favored rival ideologies and harmed AFL interests by siding in so called ideological controversies.
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Washington
William Green
APL
House Labor Committee
Labor Relations Board
Green
AFL
Church Suit Begun Today Over Methodist Merger
Six Pine Grove Methodist members from Manning South Carolina filed a common pleas court action to declare invalid the recent unifications of three Methodist divisions and to restrain merged group officials from using Pine Grove church property. Attorney Clint T Grayson said the case tests the unification issue following an April Kansas City conference to unite northern southern and Protestant branches.
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Kansas City
Methodist Episcopal
Auto accidents show fewer fatalities in 22 weeks 1939
Birmingham and Montgomery recorded fewer deaths from motor crashes in the first 22 weeks of 1939 than in the same period of 1938, while Mobile deaths rose.
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Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Mobile
King George and Queen Elizabeth Visit Fredericton in May Tour
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Fredericton New Brunswick after a 108 mile drive from Newcastle greeting crowds along tree lined streets. They attended an official luncheon at the University of New Brunswick and paused en route at Millerton and Doaktown to delight rural villagers.
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Fredericton
N. B
King George
Queen Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Newcastle
University of New Brunswick
Millerton
Doaktown
Maritime Provinces
Newcastie
Halifax
TCI Plans to Build Plant in Birmingham Alabama
The Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company announces a central conditioning and sintering plant for iron ore at Wenonah south of Fairfield works. It will feed blast furnaces at Fairfield and Ensley, with operations starting by late July and lasting about 18 months.
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Birmingham
Als
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
United States Steel Corporation
Wenonah
Tennessee Company
Fairfield Works
Fairfield
Ensley
Robert Gregg
The
First Cotton Bale Wins Premium for 1939 Seed
Corpus Christi Texas June 13 Francisco Lozano a 15 year old Starr county farmer received a reward of 63 60 for growing the nations first bale of 1939 cotton His 424 pound bale of strict mid dling sold at auction at the cotton exchange for 15 cents a pound Lozano runs a 60 acre tract near La Grulla in the Rio Grande valley and has led the field six times as the first in the region to bring in the year s earliest bale.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Francisco Lozano
Starr County
Cotton
Lozano
la Grulla
Rio Grande Valley
WPA Chief Harrington outlines plans for reform and relief
Washington June 13 WPA Administrator Harrington testified before a House committee on plans to reorganize the WPA including the federal theater project and to seek additional relief funds. He described alliance recruitment of unemployed workers and defended the agency against charges of mismanagement while noting possible changes and a potential $50 million cut in the national youth administration funding.
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Washington
WPA
Harrington
Atiance
House
Federal Theater Project
Woodrum
D. Va
Roosevelt
National Youth Administration
City Signs New Water Company Bond Issue in Decatur
The city receives an $877,000 water bonds issue from the printer after Mayor T. R. Harrison’s expected signature start. The deal reimburses Alabama Water Service purchases, with four percent interest and yearly maturities from 1941 to 1960.
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Water Company
Decatur
T. R. Harrison
Watkins Morrow and Co
Marx and Co
Birmingham
Cumberland Securities Corporation
Nashville
Harrison
Benevolent Society Hospital
Silk Indies Official Ban Protested In Kansas Prison Mutiny
A four hour mutiny at the Kansas state penitentiary ended with prisoners surrendering after failed demands over silk underwear and food. Warden Amrine refused concessions, citing discipline and security as guards released after tear gas and machine guns were deployed.
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Lansing
Kas
Kansas State Penitentiary
M. F. Amrine
Robert Murray
Amire
Murray
Amrine
Ater
J. C. Sanders Rites Today
Final rites for John C. Sanders age 58 who died after a short illness at his Hartselle home will be held at 4 30 this afternoon at Bethel near Hartselle with Rev Frank T Smith and Rev Aldridge Drinkard in charge. He leaves a widow three sons Buford Hubert and Paul all of Alabama and four daughters Mrs Owen Prince Mrs Fred Hill Mrs Clinton White and Jewel Sanders two grandchildren and his father W S Sanders plus six brothers and a sister. Pallbearers will be brothers and flowers managed by nieces.
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John C. Sanders
Hartselle
Bethel
Frank T. Smith
Aldridge Drinkard-Howell
Buford
Joppa
Hubert and
Paul
Owen Prince
Fred Hill
Decatur
Clinton White
Jewel Sanders
W. 8S. Sanders
W. C
L. E
Lacon
O. C
T. J
A. F. Sanders
Tennessee River Rises As Rainfall Hits 1.08 Inches
The Tennessee river gauge reads 20.3 feet with a 24 hour high of 65 degrees and 1.08 inches of rain. Alabama reports cloudy skies with local showers into tonight and Wednesday. Northerly winds affect the Tennessee region as showers persist and temperatures dip.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Agriculture Committee
Morgan CO
Hepburn
Capt
Bachrach
Marion Houghton Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Ellsworth Strong Grant
West Hartford
Czech
Labor Board
TCI
NPA
Silk Indies
J. C. Sanders
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