Atlanta Man Urges ICC to Correct Freight Rate Inequities
L Hart manager of the Atlanta urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate and correct freight rate differentials harming the South. He warned against a frozen rate structure and said Congress should direct the ICC to study and fix inequities rather than fix a formula. Tennessee Valley Authority's Dr John H Goff backed eliminating uneven rates as discriminatory to the South and warned against any trade barrier.
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Hart
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Congress
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North
Goff
Elks oratorical and singing contests at Decatur Negro High
Elimination rounds for elementary and high school contests and the high school annual Elks oratorical contest will be held tonight at 8 o clock at Decatur Negro High School. Winners go to Morgan county and Florence events. baby contest benefits PTA at Jones Chapel M B Church Sunday with Decatur Negro Singers program.
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Decatur Negro High School
Hartselle
Morgan County
Decatur
Florence
Jones Chapel
M. B
Decatur Negro Singers
Jenetta Gray
Lawrence Woman Florence Weddard Dies at 60
Mrs. Florence Weddard of Sulphur Springs Lawrence County died at 10:30 this morning at her home age 60 Panera and burial arrangements will be announced Thursday by Drinkard Howell
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Sulphur Springs
Lawrence County
Panera
Drinkard-Howell
Trial Not Set In Torch Death Case
Sheriff M F Wallace said a preliminary hearing for murder charges against two men in the torch death of Lieut William D Davis would be set after preliminaries. Arrested last week W Bush 37 dairy man and Daniel Lee Major a negro helper remained jailed as Davis who proclaims innocence seeks legal counsel.
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W. Bush
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Sell that white elephant ad takes request by phone
Classified notice invites readers to call 46 to place an ad. Prospective sellers urged to ask for Ad Taker to arrange listing of the item described as a white elephant.
State Legislature Passes Administration Bills
Lawmakers end session hour adjournment as committees move bills on liquor advertising, department of conservation, state finance, and merit system. Measures seek salary controls, voter affiliation registration, and federal aid for education while urging continued local school control.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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A. A. Carmichael
Dixon
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W. M. Brunson
Elba
Oliver B. Young
Lamar
Mountain Creek
Charles Shaver
Shaver
Chavez Defends Franco Regime Amid Latin American Ties
In Washington Chavez urged swift U S recognition of Franco’s government arguing that delaying would harm relations with Latin American nations. He cited reports of order in Spain and warned against jeopardizing diplomatic gains. Other items noted Perkins plan to convene AFL CIO peace talks and GE’s Swope urged state plant reserve plans to stabilize private employment.
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Perkins
Afl-Cio
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
Frank M. Rogers
Lake Forest
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Army and Air Corps
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Rates and births in Morgan county 1937 38 death causes tallied
The report shows 1937 38 mortality by race with 0.6 per t and 84 percent whites. In 1938 Morgan county recorded 1046 births, 809 whites and 147 negroes, higher than 1937’s 832 total with 723 whites and 109 negroes. Homicides and personal crisis caused 18 deaths, 12 whites and 6 negroes, with other fatalities from typhoid fever measles whooping cough and infantile paralysis among whites and negroes.
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Morgan County
Air corps plan sparks vote clash and cost limits
Senator Clark opposes raising air corps authorization to 6000 and vows to cap aircraft spending at 170 million over three years while Senator Sheppard of Texas cites the administration’s planned outlay. The piece lists top causes of death by disease and notes automobile wrecks lead accident tolls, followed by burns and falls.
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Tor Clark
Sheppard
D.-Tex
Military Committee
Senate
Floods Subside as Town Creek Recedes and Roads Open
After days of high water Jasper and surrounding lowland areas return toward normal as Town Creek falls. Homes previously evacuated see silt washed away. Major highways stay open with minor damage reported including the Cochrane Bridge fill between Mobile and Tensaw rivers. Traffic continues without halt.
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Mobile Bay
Mobile
Tennas
Weather chaos and local notices spread across Decatur
Nationwide weather chaos with heavy snow in the Midwest and floods in the south clashes with California fruit bloom. Power outages and 45 mph winds disrupt transport while residents across Iowa Minnesota and Pennsylvania endure precipitation and drifting snow. In Decatur Rev J A Chambers leads a midweek prayer and a busy church schedule includes W M A home missions and multiple sermons plus local notices on residents and visits.
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Wisconsin
Texas Panhandle
Upper Michigan
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
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Cuyahoga Falla
Cleveland
Jury Report Urges Clean Courthouse and Tougher Punishment
A county jury reports alarming crime levels including murder and assault, notes a belief that punishing black-on-black crime is lenient, and urges harsher penalties. It commends the sheriff and clerk, calls for courthouse cleanliness, and requests an extra janitor while adjourning.
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