Shadowed Peace Prospects Hit by New Foes
War news from Europe and Spain shows German sympathy toward Slovak independence fears complicating Czecho-Slovak talks. Stalin accuses democracies of inaction and a Madrid assault by Franco’s forces intensifies. Britain hints at five year peace amid dictatorship coalition talk. Pope Pius XII names Cardinal Maglioni Vatican secretary of state.
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Spain
Joseph Stalin
Germany
Berlin
Joseph Tiso
Munich
Fmil Hacha
Tid
Bratislava
Tiso
Prague
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Republican Defense Council
Stalin
Union Congress
Commun Party
Moscow
Britain
France
United States
Russia
Samuel Hoare
Italy
Soviet
Pius XII
Luigi Cardinal Maglioni
Paris
Vatican
Pius XI
Circuit Court Ends with Four Sentenced to Kilby Prison
The spring term of Circuit Court ended with four Black defendants convicted of murder or second degree murder sent to Kilby Prison. John Wesley Harris received a life term for murder linked to the stabbing of James Conley, with Mack Harris also life for murder, Joe Coleman 20 years, and James Scott 25 years for second degree murder. The term, which began February 20 in Morgan County, featured the smallest civil and criminal dockets in its history.
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Kilby
John Wesley Harris
James Conley
Mack Harris
Joe Coleman
James Scott
Morgan County
Alabama Public Service Commission sets aside coal rate petition
The Alabama Public Service Commission indefinitely postponed the petition by all Alabama trainers to publish reduced coal rates in carloads. The postponement came at the railroads request with agreement of several parties to the petition.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service Commission
Alabama
Canal Zone defense eyed as crucial to U S security
AP dispatch notes experts urge 500 planes based in the Canal Zone or outposts to defend the Panama Canal from air attack. Current air force in the zone is unofficially under 100. Concern grows over nearby European air bases and German transports near the isthmus.
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Ama City
Associated Press
Panama Canal
United States
Caribbean
Pacific
Canal
Canal Zone
Army
South America
United States Army
Isthmus
Republic of Panama
Coal Operators and Labor Begin Final Prep for Conference
In New York on March 11 two committees worked on preliminaries to the contract-writing conference of operators and labor in the soft coal industry.
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New York
Seven Amendments Proposed by Alabama Governor
Governor Frank M. Dixon announced in Montgomery that the upcoming extra session will consider at least seven constitutional amendments. Proposed measures include back poll tax payment voting, use of voting machines, biennial legislature sessions, population-based reapportionment, a modern pardon parole system, allowing state institutions to invest trust funds, and circuit judges handling felony pleas without grand jury action.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Quintuplets recover after tonsil operations and thrive
NEA Service staff report the Dionne Quints show strong recovery from tonsil surgery. They regained lost weight within a month, gained some, and now resist colds. Breathing improved, mouth breathing reduced, and voices improved. Diet expanded with angel cake, date cake, chocolate milk, and chicken, with a weekly meal plan and emphasis on balanced feeding.
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Paul Ross
NEA Service
Vo Babby
Dionne Sisters
Emilie
O’shaughnessy
Marie
Pink boll worm threatens Dixie cotton crops
Memphis, March 11. A new cotton pest, the pink boll worm, is invading the Rio Grande region from Mexico. Oscar Johnston of Scott, Mississippi, says it’s the most devastating attack on Southern agriculture and that no insecticide is effective. The National Cotton Council urges Congress to authorize cooperation with Mexico to eradicate the pest.
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Memphis
Tenn
Dixie Plantations
Oscar Johnston
Scott
Miss
National Cotton Council
Rio Grande
Mexico
Johnston
Bank opens parking lot beside headquarters on Bank Street
The Tennessee Valley Bank announced a new parking lot adjacent to its headquarters on Bank Street. The lot has been graded and cindered and sits on the south side of the building for patron and employee convenience.
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The
Tennessee Valley Bank
Bank Street
Sam Oddo Found Shot Dead in Alabama
Sam Oddo also known as Sam Manfree was found shot to death by his landlady in Bessemer Alabama. Coroner T J Mc Collum said evidence indicated Oddo had been dead about 30 hours.
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Bessemer
Ala
Sam Oddo
Sam Manfree
T. J. McCollum
Oddo
Morgan County Adopts Board of Revenue and Control
Morgan County forms a new government structure after Governor Frank Dixon signs the bill replacing the old board of revenue. Old members will join the new board once they qualify by filing bonds taking oaths and receiving commissions. The change aims to save 25000 to 40000 dollars annually and requires competitive bids for most purchases, with gasoline fund costs excepted. Sim How ell serves as board chairman.
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Morgan County
Frank Dixon
Board of Revenue and Control
Board of Revenue
T. C. Almon
Eee Meadows
Decatur
Red Be
Jeff Rowe
Falkville
John McCutcheon
Union Hill
Sim Howell
Debt limit debate shifts as plans for higher cap are dropped
Washington March 11 Some senators expect the administration to drop plans to raise the public debt limit from 45 to 50 billion dollars as Treasury estimates foresee a June 30 debt near 44.4 billion. Administration supporters and others hedge on whether to seek an increase this year. Republican and conservative Democrats push to curb the issue amid hopes business confidence would not suffer.
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William Fb.ardery
Washington
Congress
Treasury
Morgenthau
House
Roosevelt
Schwellenbach
Dwash
McLeod
R-Mich
Capitol Hill
The
Securities Commission
Amendment Opposition in Washington Labor Debate
Opposition grows in Washington as the labor amendment faces challenges. Further developments are expected on Page Two.
Tennessee General Assembly Ends Record Short Session
The 71st Tennessee General Assembly adjourned sine die in Nashville marking a record for economy and brevity. Governor Prentice Cooper called the session a splendid record as both houses closed seven days early, with notable actions including liquor package sales under county option and a pre marital physical exam law to take effect later. An appropriation bill around 1.2 million was adopted despite higher budget estimates.
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Nashville
Tenn
General Assembly
Prentice Cooper
Area fish law violations probe nets 10 fish and nine suspects
Game wardens reported 19 violations of fish laws from Wheeler Dam to Wilson Dam. Ten nets were found and nine people were taken into custody for selling game fish. Fines totaled 302.50 dollars.
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Wheeler Dam
Wilson Dam
Gambling Closes in Broward and Dade Counties
In Florida the push from ministers and the attorney general ends gambling in the Broward Dade area today. Miami casinos closed earlier two days ago and Broward spot Plantation shut down yesterday as enforcement spreads from Key West to Fort Pierce with Lancelot Lester directing investigations.
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Miami, Fla
Btoward
Dade County
Miami
Broward County
Key West
Fort Pierce
Cone
Geo. Cooper Gibbs
Lancelot Lester
Plunge Fatal to Car Driver at Noccalula Falls
J A Wood a 50 year old Selma businessman died when his car plunged 90 feet over the Noccalula Falls precipice near Gadsden Alabama Witnesses heard the impact as a crowd of about 200 gathered Coroner Lée Headley said investigations into the crash would continue and the highway patrol also opened inquiries The scenic spot lies two miles northwest of the city
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Gadsden
Ala
Noccalula Falls
J. A. Wood
Selma
Wood
Lée Headley
Headley
State Highway Patrol
Here
Moving mountain threatens California highway bridge
A quarter mile wide and 125 feet deep earth mass near Sargent, California, has advanced a mile and a half since Monday, risking the Pajaro river dam and the 101 highway bridge. State engineers warn it could wipe out the crossing if it continues, while seismologist Dr. Albert J. Newlin studies its origin on the San Andreas fault line.
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Gilroy
Calif
M. H. Ayres
R. L. Towers
State Highway Department
Pajaro River
Sargent
San Benito
Santa Clara County
Albert J. Newlin
University of Santa Clara
Jimmy Hines refuses to quit as Tammany leader
White-haired James J Hines sought resignation as Tammany district leader after his conviction for selling protection to the Harlem lottery racket. His 750 district committee supporters tabled the move as he faces sentencing March 23 on 13 conspiracy counts carrying up to 27 years in prison.
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New York
James J
Jimmy) Hines
Tammany
Hines
Dutch Schultz
Harlem
Joseph Shalleck
Shelleck
Monongahela Club
Upper West Side
TVA may need new law to buy Commonwealth and Southern assets
Knoxville March 11 The Tennessee Valley Authority may not be able to consume mate the proposed 78 6 million purchase of Commonwealth and Southern Corporation electric properties The deal may require Congress to pass amendments to the TVA act as negotiators in Chattanooga draft contracts The transfer of C and S properties including the Great Falls Dam raises questions about TVA act scope and possible need for clarification said TVA director James P Pope
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation Electric
Congress
TVA
Chattanooga
C, & & Properties
Great Falls
Cumberland River
Tennessee River
James Pp. Pope
Schools to Close in May Countywide
County education superintendent C George T Woodruff announced high schools will complete nine months of class on May 20 and elementary schools seven months on May 5. Some early-start elementary schools will dismiss April 21. The budget act’s flexibility allows borrowing up to 20 percent of next year’s anticipated funds.
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C George T. Woodruff
Woodruff
Two Russians Branded as Spies in Los Angeles Case
In Los Angeles on March 11 a federal jury convicted Mikhail Gorin and Hafis Salich of obtaining confidential data and transmitting it to the Soviet. Natasha Gorin was found innocent of conspiracy as Judge Ralph Jenney weighed prior counts and orders.
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Los Angeles
Japan
Mikhail Gorin
Pacific Coast
Intourist
Hafis Salich
Natasha Gorin
Travel Bureau
Ral H, Jenney
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama Forecast
The Tennessee River reads 19.4 feet with a 0.5 inch rain in the last day. Alabama shows mostly cloudy skies with likely showers in the north tonight and Sunday, cooler in the north on Sunday afternoon, and southerly coastal winds. Tennessee expects showers and local thunderstorms tonight and throughout the day, warmer in the warm sectors, followed by a colder Sunday and much colder conditions toward Monday as the week trends toward rain in most areas.
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Tennessee
Alabama
North
South
Waeak
South Atlantic
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