Roosevelt Pushes TVA Strengthening Bill In House Action
President Roosevelt pressed for action to bolster the Tennessee Valley Authority and opposed Senate changes. House Military Committee Chairman McSwain predicted action within the week after talks with the President. Mississippi’s Rankin and Texas’s Maverick urged passage as the Senate sent it, saying votes exist and politics would hinge on support for or against the administration on the vital issue.
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Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
House Military Committee
McSwain
House Committee
House
Rankin
Mississippi
Maverick
Texas
Power Trust
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Merrimac Mill Closed Amid Labor Dispute
Merrimac cotton mill in Huntsville Alabama halted operations today with gates shut after an overseer was removed by the union. The plant with about 1400 workers follows an earlier shutdown at Dallas mill due to labor disputes, both reported as orderly.
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Huntsville
Ala
Merrimac
Gates
Dallas
Welfare board sought in bill to create Alabama department
An administration sponsored bill to create a state department of public welfare and labor was introduced in the Alabama Senate by Senator Will O Walton. The six member commission would place the governor as chairman with two women among the appointees and a staggered two year appointment cycle. The department would absorb existing welfare services.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Department of Public Welfare and Labor
Alabama Senate
Will O. Walton
Bound Water Clue To Eternal Life From Science
Dr. R A Gortner at the American Association for the Advancement of Science discussed bound water in cells and tissues as a form of solid water or hot ice. He suggested equilibrium between bound water and the body might solve aging and survival under extreme cold.
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Americca Association For the Advancement of Science
R. A. Gortner
University of Minnesota
Dr. Gortner
Ponce de Leon
P. W. Bridgman
Harvard
Bridgman
University of Minnesota Laboratories
Gortner
Better Business Is Sales Object In Decatur Auto Sale
E W Kennedy manager of Goodrich Silver town stores announces the annual 4th of war sale aimed at motorists. The promotion offers Goodrich Safety Silvertown Tires Electro-Pak Batteries and other auto storage batteries plus accessories with flexible payment options financing one to five tires or batteries as used.
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Decatur
E. W. Kennedy
Goodrich
Silvertown
Lee and
Oak Streets
Kennedy
Moody Opens Wimbledon Campaign in Easy Win
London June 25 Helen Wills Moody began her bid to regain the all England tennis title by defeating M Baumgarten of Hungary 6 0 6 1 in the first round. Helen Jacobs advanced to the second round with a 6 3 6 2 victory over Belgian champion Nelli Adamson.
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London
Helen Wills Moody
M. Baumgarten
Hungary
Wimbledon
Helen Jacobs
Chichester Deficiency Judgment Bill Signed
Governor Bibb Graves signs the Chichester deficiency judgment bill into law. The measure caps liability on any property subject to a deficiency judgment, limiting the defendant to the amount of the judgment sought.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Insecticide Derris Dust Discussed for Chewing Insects
Harl Solimon assistant county agent describes derris dust as a new insecticide for chewing insects. It contains rotenone, with 3-4 percent rotenone recommended for dusts and as a spray mixed with water for bean beetles. Apply weekly to leaf undersides, keep on beans, and note adults and larvae are killed by the poison.
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Harl Solimon
New Orleans Mule and Wagon Crews Strike Over Pay
In New Orleans on June 25 AP reported mule and wagon garage crews walked off for overdue pay and a full week’s work while the truck drivers remained on duty. City officials failed to meet demands amid political dispute, with FERA taking over 11 departments to cover wages for over 1,000 workers as funds run dry. Mayor Walmsley resisted resigning amid pressure linked to Long and Walmsley battles.
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New Orleans
Mr. Skelly
Reilly
J. A. O'Hara
Walmsley
Four Questioned In Freight Wreck Near Little Rock
Four Little Rock men were questioned by deputies after a freight wreck. Deputy Sheriff Joe Herrick said no charges were fled against the four, who were taken into custody for questioning early today in connection with the incident.
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Little Rock, Ark
Joe Herrick
Little Rock
New York Vice Crackdown Plan Proposed by Governor
Governor Herbert Lehman proposed a heightened campaign against vice in New York City. He urged District Attorney Dodge to appoint a special prosecutor and convene a special grand jury with state court involvement to speed the investigation and mobilize police resources.
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New York
Vernor Herbert M. Lehman
William C. Dodge
March Grand Jury
Dodge
Supreme Court
New York County
Amoskeag Sues Over Cotton Processing Taxes
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company of Manchester sues in federal court in Concord to recover 2.5 million dollars claiming the cotton processing and floor taxes are unconstitutional. The suit names Peter M. Cayne of Somersworth, former internal revenue collector for New Hampshire, and seeks recovery of 2,170,628 dollars paid to the government from August 1933 to March 1935.
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Concord
N. H
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Manchester
Peter M. Cayne
Somersworth
New
Amoskeag Company
United States District Cour
New Hampshire
Cayne
Hoosac Iee Roa
United States Ites Cureult
Harmon Store at Fairview Robbed
Police investigated a robbery at the Harmon Store in Fairview last night. Tallying merchandise stolen includes flour and other goods. authorities are pursuing leads.
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Harmon More
Wees Fm
Atolen Artinies
Severel
Lerge
Habeas Corpus Hearing Delayed In Scottsboro Case
Judge W W Callahan said no date had been set in July for a habeas corpus petition on behalf of two Mine defendants in the Scottsboro case. The May 31 hearing was postponed to July after counsel agreement. The petition for Olen Montgomery and Willie Roberson was filed by B Powell of Birmingham, acting for Osmond K Frankel, retained by the International Labor Defense.
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W. W. Callahan
Scottsboro
Olen Montgomery
Willie Roberson
B. Powell
Birmingham
Osmond K. Frankel
New York
International Labor Defense
Horton
Decatur
Haywood Patterson
Montgomery
Roberson
Jackson County
United States Supreme Court
Victoria Price
Scotts
Howell Expected In Beaumont Today
Beaumont Texas June 25 Millard Dixie Howell transferred from Birmingham to Beaumont with the Detroit Tigers is due to arrive late today or tomorrow He will join the Exporters in right field replacing Roy Pfleger for the Shippers roster as the eighth spot.
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Beaumont
Texas
Millard
Dixie
Howell
Birminghami
Southern Association
Detroit Tigers
University of Alabama
Roy Pfleger
Shippers
Junction Halts Tax Collection in Alabama Case
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction in the Southern District of Alabama halting processing taxes under the AAA for the Alabama Packing Company. Judge W I Grubb set July 20 for a final hearing after the company sought to restrain tax collection based on alleged unconstitutionality and an amended petition seeking broader relief through pending amendments in Congress.
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Birmingham
Ala
Collector of
Internal Revenue
Alabama Packing Company
W. I. Grubb
AAA
Congress
Bankhead farm tenant bill faces uncertain House fate
The Bankhead farm tenant bill cleared the Senate 45 to 32 but faces an uncertain future in the House. It would create a corporation with borrowing power up to 1 million dollars to help sharecroppers and tenant farmers buy homes, with interest capped around eight and a half percent.
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Washington
Bankhead
Senate
House of Representatives
Long
Si D
Ala
T For
Committee WAL Meets on Early Vote and Tax Plan
Aine Harrison chair of the finance committee announced a three way tax program totaling 340 million dollars through a mix of income, gift, and corporate levies. The plan would extend 600 thousand dollars in nuisance taxes and involve temporary increases. If extended past June 20, the government would lose over 600 thousand dollars daily in revenue.
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Waghington
Harrison
In Finance Committee
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