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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1939

Page

3

Reorganization Bill Faces Protests Over Changes

Washington March 24. Administration aides anticipate battles as Roosevelt signs the reorganization bill and merges six treasury investigating units into a single 3,000-person enforcement staff. Weighs housing agency reforms and potential PWA WPA consolidation while naming possible appointees. The narrative shifts to a personal scene about Lona Claridge preparing for marriage, as drama intertwines with political maneuvering.

Washington Roosevelt Treasury Department Internal Revenue Bureau Secret Service Coast Guard Treasury Congress Federal Bureau of Investigation Budget Bureau Tor Harold D. Smith Michigan Smith Frank Murphy Murphy Bureau Employment Service Labor Department Unemployment Compensation Service Social Security Board Home Owners Loan Corporation Federal Housing Administration United States Housing Authority PWA WPA Charles West Interior William H. McReynolds Morgenthau Rudolph Forster White House Leon Henderson Monopoly Committee Thomas Corcoran Benjamin Cohen RFC Interior Department

Marriage License Run In With a Reporter Sparks a Fight

Lona and Jim head to the marriage licenses office where a photo-hungry reporter recognizes them. A confrontation erupts as Jim punches the reporter after a camera is forced on them, sparking tension and anxiety about exposure. They escape into a taxi with lingering unease.

Lona Jim Lana Butch Lena

Jerome Frank Seen Likely SEC Chairman Pick

Jerome Frank, a current SEC member and former counsel to the AAA, is mentioned as the likely successor to William O. Douglas as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

William O. Douglas Securities and Exchange Commission Jerome Frank SEC AAA

Want Ads Guide for Buyers Sellers and Swappers

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Bterchi Bros

Local Hi-Y District Meet Brings Delegates to Decatur

Decatur youths travel to the Tri Cities for the northern district Hi-Y meeting led by Jack McLaughlin president of the district. The event opens Friday at Deshler High School with registration then runs to 5 30. Delegates come from Decatur Bessemer Birmingham Huntsville Bayhton Selma. Sheffield clubs sponsor a pre banquet concert by the Sheffield High Band directed by Hollin Abrams.

Decatur Tri-Cities Epie Ertermenn Tormetrinese Jack McLaughlin Deshler High School Bessemer Birmingham Huntsville Baighton Selma Sheffield Sheffield High Band Chamber of Commerce Hollin Abrams M. ©. Giles Bob Hall Sheff Dent

Impulse Driver Fined For Overtaking Women

Sid Salinger of Evanston faced Judge James M. Corcoran on a speeding charge. He admitted passing two women drivers because an impulse to pass whenever a woman leads. The judge called it idiosyncrasy and fined him eleven dollars.

Evanston Ill Sid Salinger James M. Corcoran

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