Richmond Rally Aims To Boost Roosevelt Reelection
Smith secretary to Senator Glass warned of a forthcoming expose on a plot by James A Farley and John Nance Garner to revolt against Roosevelt. He addressed 100 supporters at the John Marshall hotel forming a committee to back Roosevelt and alleged maneuvers in Texas South Carolina and Mississippi.
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Ichmond
Smith
Glass
James A. Farley
National
John Nance Gar
Roosevelt
John Marshall
Richmond
Texas
Europe
Bryan
Farley
Garner
South Carolina
Mississippi
TVA to Submit Financial Reports to Congress
Washington June 29 The independent offices appropriation bill signed by President Roosevelt requires TVA to file financial statements of its activities every four months with the Senate and House appropriations committees. The measure, a congressional compromise, blocks Sen McKellar’s bid to have TVA run entirely on congressional appropriations and rejects another amendment on Senate confirmation for oral workers earning 4500 or more annually. The bill appropriates 8 485 099 785 for various federal offices for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Independent
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Sen. McKellar
Denn
McKellar
President's Office
Federal Communications Commission
The
Maritime Commission
Bill Signed Grants Federal Job Preferences for Veterans
President Roosevelt signed a bill giving preference in government employment to honorably discharged service men their widows and wives of disabled veterans. The measure adds a 10 point preference for service connected disabled veterans and a 5 point preference for non disabled veterans in federal job competition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Prison Head Is Dismissed for Insubordination
Pi E P Russell state corrections director announced the dismissal of Joe Johnson as warden at Prison Farm No 4 near Montgomery for insubordination. Johnson gone from payroll June 15 and plans to appeal to the personnel board after refusing to apologize for abusive language toward assistant director Arthur Heustess.
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Montgomery
Ala
E. P. Russell
Joe Johnson
Prison Farm No. 4
Johnson
Russell
Arthur Heustess
Memorial singing and furloughs mark Morgan County notes
Several singers attended the Memorial singing at Friendship near Danville Sunday. Cpl. Junior Hightower is home on a 10 day furlough. Pvt Owen Carter and Sergt Hubert Luker also home on leave. The community plans to attend the Friendship singing July 2, and Mrs J D Bonds hosted an ice cream party. Farmers plant fall gardens and locals visit with friends and relatives.
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Friendship
Danville
Cpl
Junior Hightower
J. H Rigby
Indiana
Illinois
J. D. Bonds
Marcus Terry
Owen Carter
Sergt
Hubert Luker
Moon
Overseas
Piney
Grove
Upshaw
Estes
Partain
Wanda Blair
Bethal Heard
Mobile
Silas Wilhite
J. H. Rigby
Lawrence County MT HOPE Social Roundup
Olen Roberson of New Brockton is home on vacation visiting friends and relatives. Several locals and guests attended a birthday dinner at Barron Holliday’s with James Holiday and family, R G Roberson of Haleyville also visiting. News notes include church pastor’s sermon at the Presbyterian church, health updates on Mrs Everet Elkins and Terry McRight.
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Olen Roberson
New Brockton
James
Rachiel
Otto McCarley
Hartselle
Barron Holliday
R. G. Roberson
Haleyville
Hattie Leon
Cunningham
Buddy
Redge Dukeminier
W. G. Swearington
Montgomery
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
Floyd Martin
Florence
Beulah Martin
Julia Roberson
Charles
Minnie Kerby
Moulton
Matone, Fla
Hugh Mitchell
Limestone County reminiscences at Limestone church gathering
Local families from Limestone County and nearby towns visited relatives and attended services at Limestone church. Attendees included Evans, Grubbs, Faulkner, Zehner, Foster, and other local names. A bond rally at Athens high school drew residents, and preaching is planned for July’s second Sunday.
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John Evans
W.T. Evans
Sunhill
Richard Grubbs
Ellis
C. R. Jones
Athens
Lester Evans
Ivan Hagood
Pulaski
Tenn
Wilburn Evans
William Brown
William Grubbs
Clifford Zehner
Frank Baugh
Elmo Faulkner
Athens High School
L. K. Foster
Huntsville
Limestone
John, Evans
Sarah
Reuben Evans
Melvin Grubbs
Lawrence Owens
Elmer Burleson
James D. Evans
Decatur
Ed Evans
Emenett Marks
Virginia
Zoe Bailey
Mildred
Dorothy Barker
Rachel Evans
Ed Wilson
Limestone Church
Ghost Mountain Mystery Downhill Not Up
A Decatur reader debunks the Ghost Mountain tale noting after rain water runs downhill and a visible slope proves cars roll downward. The writer jokes locals, including the Caddo farmer, were mistaken as the mystery fades and the sheriff is outsmarted.
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Caddo
Decatur
Morgan County Pines Births and Local Social Notes
Mr. and Mrs Audie Collins announce the birth of a daughter born several days ago. Leon Lipscomb and Mrs Zera Lipscomb and Lt. Glen Black of U S Army in California visited the Pecks. Preaching on the 2nd Sunday in June and July is announced. Several local families visited nearby towns and members were in Hartselle and Decatur for errands. Alton Davis is reported as killed in action in England.
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Audie Collins
Leon Lipscomb
Zera Lipscomb
Glen Black
U. S. Army
California
Russell Peck
Mid Thompson
Bessie
Jack
W. J.riley
Houston
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Decatur Daily
Decatur, Alabama
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