Smith Farm Bill Approved By Committee For Floor Vote
Senate agriculture committee advances the Smith bill addressing the cotton surplus. Proposals would adjust payments up to 5 cents a pound to market cotton this season, replacing loan program. Government notes 11,000,000 bales under loan with $500,000,000 invested. AAA reports 2.08 billion in producer income from 1938 to 1937 across cotton wheat corn and livestock, with 3.7 million farmers aiding the 1937 control programs and 367 million in subsidies.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
Smith
D. SC
Senate
Smith Btill
Wallace
Agricultural Adjustment Administrator
AAA
Prison Warden Seeks Molds For Making Counterfeit Coins
Acting Warden W W Amrine of the Ohio penitentiary says molds for counterfeiting coins are sought after uncovering within the prison. He notes not knowing exact counterfeit totals as some coins are still being collected by guards. An investigation ordered by state welfare director noted unwarranted conditions and led to suspending Warden James C Woodard and others. A secret service agent assists the inquiry amid prior reports of illicit liquor and narcotics activity.
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Columbus
F. Amrine
Ohio Penitentiary
Amrine
State Welfare
Charles Sherwood
James C. Woodard
Five Yards
John Wr. Bricker
Secret Service
Decatur Notes Record Local Visits and Events
Decatur's Diary reports visits from Eva route 1 resident Charles McDearmond Hartnelle route 2 visitor Judd Osborn and Somerville route 3 guest KE D Johnson. J B Hubbard of the Tennessee Valley council will preside at his first court of honor March 28. Rev L H Knight discusses God's Care at church. Auburn honors for Harold Wilson Smith and Harold Phillips Thomas with high averages. Mrs Denton leads midweek prayers. Rev E L Davis to fill First Baptist pulpit. Butler P A Hine addresses Decatur Elks on national defense. large attendance. Miss Demetra Bell visits bedside of stepfather Dr J F Huey. Mrs Ben Speer moved from hospital to Grant street home. Dr J P Huey improves at Benevolent Society Hospital.
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J. Bk. Hubbard
Tennessee Valley Council
Missing minister found in Chicago
The Rev Roy C Robinson a 30 year old Baptist minister missing since February 24 was found in Chicago apparently suffering from amnesia Sheriff Ernest Brumit said Mrs Robinson was notified her husband was picked up by the Missing Persons Bureau and placed in a Cook county hospital for examination He left home with a considerable amount of money amid a search for foul play and possible murder before his discovery in Illinois.
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Secret Service
New York
Henry Neuwirth
Anna Reppella
Elizabethton
Tenn
Roy C. Robinson
Chicago
Ernest Brumit
Tax equalization bill roll call in Montgomery
House members list show 63 voting for and 34 against the tax equalization measure with names from Speaker Merrill to several district representatives. Paired votes noted for Dominick Walden Lovelace and Wood. The session page records aligns for and against as the bill moves before the governor.
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Green
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Sadler
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Tidmore
White
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Walden
Lovelace
Wood
Decatur Daily Ads Highlight Local Life
Local readers in Decatur and nearby areas are invited to browse today’s advertisement section for quick, informative glimpses of community happenings, sales, and notices. A compact daily read keeps residents connected to regional events and offerings.
Butter Prices and Catalog of Creamery Items
Chicago market report lists butter with unsettled price, 872 839 pounds traded. Entries include creamery specials, extras, firsts and seconds with various scores and weights. Eggs, storage, and other commodities like cars and receipts noted in current receipts and packed storage remarks.
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Chicago
Pair Arrested in $180 Kidnap Case
The kidnaping of Michael Katz, four, of Brooklyn, N Y, was declared solved by a reported confession from Charles Mitchell who collected $180 ransom from George Katz the boy’s father. Mitchell and Abductor Sol Schwarta were arrested. they had been friends for 20 years.
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Michael Katz
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles Mitchell
George Katz
Mitchell
Sol Schwarta
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