Texas Senate Talks Pension Boost With Sales Tax Plan
Texas lawmakers debate a constitutional amendment imposing a 2 1/2 percent sales tax to fund a state pension program. The plan aims to provide about 7 75 dollars monthly to roughly 280 000 elderly Texans with mixed federal support and restrictions. Observers warn a sharp spending limit may cap beneficiaries, while efficiency measures face public pushback.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Daniel
Senate
James V. Allred
FDR Urges Study and Action On Government Efficiency
The president argues for continued study to improve government efficiency while stressing a real current condition. He defends WPA funding against cuts and cites 3,000,000 on relief with 850,000 on waiting lists. He notes economies, low overhead, and urges cautious spending to avoid abandoning relief policy.
Markets Rally In Wide Stock Rebound Across Sectors
Buyers returned to the New York stock market with gains in steels motors rails coppers aircrafts and specialties. Volume rose late with about 700 000 shares traded as London rallies and rumors of margin cuts influenced sentiment though later denied. Cottonseed meal futures in Memphis closed dull with March to October prices listed and 1 700 contracts sold.
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New York
Ttn Yeaterday
London
Balkans
Federal Reserve Board
Markets at a Glance New York March 14
Market summary from New York notes stocks steady with selective buying, bonds uneven and Czechoslovak loans hit. Curb quiet as some industrials rise, forex steady with sterling franc loan back. Commodities show cotton lower with house selling, sugar mixed, coffee soft. Chicago grains weaker and export demand slow. Cattle up 10-15, hogs down 10-20.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures close lower on March trading day
New York market reports May, July, October and December cotton futures down 1 to 6 points. Prices ranged from 8.12 to 8.80 with nearby months slipping. Spot middling quoted at 9.09 cents.
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Cotton
New York
Spot Cotton New Orleans Declines Slightly
Spot cotton in New Orleans on March 14 closed quietly three points lower with sales of 320 bales. Prices for grades were low middling 8.60, middling 8.80, good middling 9.35, receipts 3,534 and stock at 595,233.
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SPOT
New Orleans
Spot Cotton
President comments on public relief and aid to workers
The president noted that states counties and municipalities are doing all finances permit to meet the situation. He added that most who are employed are in need and not receiving more than they should from federal assistance.
Cotton market closes with modest declines in New Orleans
Long liquidation erases early advances as Cotton futures finish lower by 3 to 7 cents. Prices steady for March through December contracts with mixed open high lows and notable bid and ask figures.
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N. C. Cotton
New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans Market
Cottonseed oil futures in New Orleans closed steady with bleachable prime summer yellow 6.80 nominal. Prime crude 5.621-2 5.75, March 647B, May 6.50B, July 6.62B, September 6.72B, October 6.74B. B bid.
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New Orleans
Grain prices dip to month lows on Chicago market
Chicago grain prices fell to the lowest levels in over a month. Wheat closed 1 4 to 1 2 lower with May at 67 1 4 3 8 and July at 67 1 2 5 8. Corn slipped 1 4 to 1 2 down with May at 47 7 8 48 and July at 49 1 2. Oats were unchanged.
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Chicago
Poultry Live, 27 Trucks Steady in Chicago Market
Chicago market notes show poultry live price steady with 27 trucks active and white rock fryers at 21 while other produce remains unchanged.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report March 14
Cattle receipts 150 calves 100, mostly steady. Steers and heifers 8.00-9.00, good dry fed cattle 10.00 or higher. Beef cows 7.50 down, bulk 5.75-6.50. Bulls 6.75 down, top vealers 10.50. Hogs receipts 700, bulls 30 lower, 130 lb to 170-225 lb up to 7.25, sows 5.55 down. Sheep receipts 25, fat lambs to 9.00, 8.00 down, fat ewes 2.00-3.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agri
Slovaks Form First Independent Government Ministers Named
Slovakia opened at 10 a m with Tiso's first independent government including Foreign Affairs Minister Ferdinand Durcansky who had been communications minister prior ousted by Prague. Vice-Premier Bela Tuka War Minister M Csatlos and Education Minister Josef Sivak, who was premier for a day, were listed. Former Czech era premier Karl Sidor was dropped from the picture.
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Tiso
Ferdinand Durcansky
Prague
Bela Tuka
M. Csatlos
Josef Sivak
Karl Sidor
Defense Plan Faces Setback in Senate Hearing
Rear Admiral Moreell told a senate committee that US navy yards are at capacity for ten years and private yards will be filled similarly due to naval and merchant marine programs. The Latin America aid proposal would let republics buy ships and munitions from US yards. A Nicaragua canal plan was praised as boosting fleet efficiency but questioned by lawmakers.
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Washington
Ben Morecl
Senate
Senate Naval Committee
Moreell
Pittman
D.nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Houge Merchant Marine Committee
Nicaragua
Izac
Calif
Rep
Oliver
Speer Family to Perform Sacred Concert at Plainview
Plainview school principal Prof. E. D. Ray expects a full house for a Sacred concert Saturday night featuring the Speer Family gospel singers and instrumentalists. The six member group includes G. T. Speer on piano J Brock Speer on guitar Miss Mary Tom Speer on mandolin and Ben L Speer on ukulele. The show starts at 7 30 P M.
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E. D. Ray
Plainview
Speer
G. T. Speer
J. Brock Speer
Mary Tom Speer
Ben L. Speer
All Star Teams to Play Tonight at Central Gym
The junior high league all star teams will play a double header at Central gym tonight with Flint opponents. The girls game starts at 7 30 followed by the boys. Proceeds fund softball equipment.
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Central Gymnasium
Flint
All Star Girls
Flint Girls
All Star Boys
Flint Boys
Snow Storm Delays Boston Transit in 51-Year March Blizzard
March 14 report from Boston outlines New England facing a severe flood threat amid its worst March snowstorm in 51 years. The storm has claimed 18 lives and halted transportation, leaving cities nearly at a standstill as emergency measures unfold.
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Boston
New England
Debates Over Deportation Case Involving Bridges
Washington March 14. House judiciary hearings focus on alleged unusual Labor Department actions in the Bridges deportation case. Committee members question whether Secretary Perkins and aides failed to enforce deportation laws, while others defend their conduct as vigorous and appropriate.
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Washington
House
Judici
Labor Department
Bridges
Perkins
CIO
R. P. Bonham
R. J. Norene
Department
Bonham
Norene
Gerard Reilly
Seattle
Miss Perkins
Hitler Tightens Grip as Czech Crisis Grows
The article traces March 1939 German pressure on Bohemia and Moravia as Hitler seeks to unify with Germany. It notes demands from Prague, Slovak leader Tiso’s promised aid, and German plans proclaimed to safeguard Germans and extend influence. It recalls the prewar Slovak republic and the threat of a German expedition.
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Czech
Republic
Hitler
Austria
Germany
Europe
Czecho-Slovakia
Dresden
Leipzig
Bohemia
Vienna
Bratislava
Brno
Bohemia and
Moravia
Munich
Slovak Republic
Local church groups meet and community notes in Decatur
The W M A of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist church meets at 7 15 tonight with members urged to attend. A congregational business meeting is planned for inside Baptist church Wednesday at 7 30. Many residents, including Rev C L Dobbs and Mrs T E Baker, are noted in hospital and travel updates amid general church activity and local happenings.
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Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Inside Baptist Church
C. L. Dobbs
T. E. Baker
Nell Safley
Ardeath Call
Florence
First Methodist Church
Hitler tightens grip as Slovak state formed in Czecho region
Berlin reports declare Czecho-Slovak dissolved with an independent Slovak state under Hitler. Carpatho Ukraine fate unsettled as Hungarian troops move in. Goering returns from Italy to confer with Hitler while Hacha travels to Berlin for talks. German forces advance toward Liboch on the frontier.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Carpatho-Ukraine
Bohemia-Moravia
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Fuehrer S
Italy
Mussolini
Leitmeritz
Germany
Liboch
Emil Hacha
Wilhelmstrasse
Chain store tax plan proposed in Alabama bill
A bill by Rep Harley M Dobbs would impose a chain store license up to 600 per year per unit, tied to total stores operated nationwide. Rates scale from 20 per store for up to five stores to 600 for over 500, with funds to go to the state educational trust fund.
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Montgomery
Ala
Harley M. Dobbs
Elmore
Dobbs
State Educational Trust Fund
Recess prompts July reconvening as bills loom
The recess likely leads to a July reconvening while a six day special session may clear current business. The senate passed a house bill on mortgage payment presumptions after 20 years, exemptions for corporate public agencies added, with other agendas including anti rabies law reenactment and constitutional amendments facing stiff opposition.
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Senate
House
Frank Dixon
Agriculture Black Belt
Dixon
Boxing Bout At Decatur Negro High School
A five round heavyweight bout headlines boxing at Decatur Negro High School on Wednesday night. Horton 185 faces Newman Reed 185 in a city Negro championship contention. Both are seasoned amateurs who have defeated top state amateurs. Several preliminaries precede the main event.
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Decatur Negro High School
Shadow Fox
Horton
Newman Reed
Norris Urges Swift TVA Amendment for Power Buy
Senator Norris asked for quick action on an amendment to expand TVA bond power to finance its share of the Tennessee Electric Power Company property purchase. He cited a $78.6 million deal and TVA’s potential $42-44 million share, with total costs near $60 million including rehabilitation and interconnection.
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Washington
Norris
Ind-Neb
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Electric Power Company
TVA
Tennessee Electric Power
Alabama
Mississippi
Péter Beware at Decatur High School starts Friday
The junior class play Péter Beware opens Friday at Riverside auditorium with a dress rehearsal Thursday under Mrs. Willard J. Brown. A three act comedy follows four girls chasing one man, with an innocent bystander resolving the amorous antics. Cast includes five boys and seven girls. Cecilia Fago performs trumpet and Venus Kelley sings. Jack Pitts is stage manager. curtain at 8 p m.
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Péter Beware
Decatur High School
Riverside Auditorium
Willard J. Brown
Cecilia Fago
Florence
Venus Kelley
Francis Craig
Jack Pitts
Eugenia Hodges
Frank Richards
Frank Chenault
Service Class Meeting At 9th Street Methodist Church
The Service Class of 9th Street Methodist Church met at Mrs. Clyde Grantland's home Friday night with good attendance. Mrs. L. G. Smith presided and Mrs. W. L. Spearman led the devotional. Plans were made for future activities and the gathering closed with the Lord's Prayer. Refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Cecil Julian and Miss Geraldine Grantland. Next meeting will be with Mr. Dick Wardlow.
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9Th Street Methodists Church
Clyde Grantland
L. G. Smith
W. L. Spearman
Cecil Julian
Geraldine Grantland
Dick Wardlow
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By Victor Fubank
Memphis
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E. O. Wardrow
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J. A. Chambers
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Baugh's Infirmary
LaTane Turney
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Athens Route 5
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W. P. Moore
Billy Evans
E. Gordon
Baugh
H. G. Rice
Benevolent Hospital
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M. E. Lazenby
Louisville
Mr. Rice
E. E. Sockwell
Gene
Ruthie Sockwell
Murphy, N. C
Ruth Johnston
Benevolent Society Hospital
Joe Wheeler
Blue Hole
George T. Woodruff
John Peach
Merit Board
Ellen Ballentine
Courtland
T. J. Miller
J. D. Jervis
D. T. Harris
Rs. Dupree Phillips
Athens
the Benevolent Hospital
Clifford Knight
Jeddy Ryan
H. R. Sherrow
Springfield
Birmingham
Houston Sullivan
Hartselle
R. B. Templeton
Sixth Avenue
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Ninth Street
Billy Gunn
LeRoy McEntire, Jr
University of Alabama
LeRoy McEntire
Aubrey Tolinan, Jr
Mobile
Anne Miller McEntire
Sycamore Street
W. K. McNeill
Huntsville
Robert A. Ricks
15Th Avenue
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McAfee and Young
Audry Harp
Melvin Johnson
Pearl Carpenter
Waay
John Butner
City
Tourer
Pe Tat
Tennessee Valley Company
James L. Rankin
Sec’ y-Treas
Tennessee Valley Bank
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