County-Wide 4 H Rally Planned for Decatur
County 4 H clubs bring more than 1 200 youths to Decatur for the annual rally with some 1 700 members in the county. Visitors gather at Princess and Capitol theatres at 8 30 a m for invocations and addresses then parade to Decatur High School for a 4 H program and awards.
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Decatur
Princess and Capitol Theatres
Edward V. Ramage
Edwin Wyle
L. T. Wagnon
Princess Pees
Ebien Rowe
Capitol
Sam H. Malone
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
E. W. McLeod
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Capitol Theatre
Colorful parade and county 4-H events schedule in Benson Field plan
At 12:15 visitors gather at Benson Field for a group photo followed by lunch at 12:30. A 4-H soft ball game at 1:00, then girls teams bat at 1:45 and a 2:30 boxing bout before a 3:00 rally ends. Parade lineup features patrols, speakers car, Chamber of Commerce, Go To Church banner, Boy Scouts color guard, 19th century coach with 1st King James Smith and Queen Margaret Kitchens, high school band, and 4-H banners with hundreds of members. Scouts meet Police Chief W P Moore Friday at 7:30 and will guard Benson Field.
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Benson Field
Chamber of Commerce Committee
James Smith
Proscouncil
Margaret Kitchens
County Council
WPA Exhibit Cost at New York World’s Fair Spurs Probe
Rep Taber warned the WPA exhibit at the New York world’s fair may exceed 2.5 million dollars far above Col Harrington’s 250000 estimate. Treasury engineer Stephens testified 544000 was spent on the building alone at 95 per cent completion.
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Washington
Taber
N. Y
F. C. Harrington
House
Allen W. Stephens
Treasury
Ludlow
Ind
Harrington
America
Stephens
New York
Relief Agency
WPA
Morgan County Conservation Club Plans Friday Meeting
The Morgan County Conservation Club will hold a regular meeting at the courthouse Friday at 7 30 p m. The event is open to members and non members and aims to promote wildlife conservation amid TVA water impoundments. The club is affiliated with the Tennessee Valley Wildlife Federation which supports fishing waters fish planting and conservation efforts in the valley. The Morgan County Fishing Rodeo scheduled for May 23 24 25 offers several hundred dollars in prizes for top fish in multiple classes.
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Morgan County Conservation Club
Court House
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama
Tax Distribution Report From Morgan County Official
H R Summer Morgan county tax collector issued a distribution totaling 1438.51 for period April 15 to 30. Allocations include State of Alabama 366.95 Morgan county 551.38 Morgan 47.21 Falkville 1.48 Trinity 5.22 Austinville 0.13 Decatur Automobile 2.38.
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H.R. Summer
Morgan County
State of Alabama
Morgan
City of Falkville
City of Trinity
City of
Austinville
Decatur
Expansion of Power For Defense Urged By Norris
Senator Norris urged expanding the nation's power facilities to meet any defense emergency. He said government should handle the expansion, not hinder private enterprise, and warned that war could disrupt economic life without extra capacity. Senator Logan agreed defense needs should grow. Louis Johnson had surveyed expansion and utilities proposed a two year, two billion dollar program.
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Washington
Norris
Ind
Neb
TVA
Logan
Louis Johnson
War Department
Prospects Bright for U.S. Cotton Exports
Washington government trade experts said the outlook for selling American cotton abroad is improving though policy uncertainty and tight supplies hinder taking full advantage of opportunities.
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Washington
Farmer slain in land feud near Rose Hill in Jasper
Virgo Ramey a 50 year old farmer from Rose Hill was killed in a land dispute in Jasper. Sheriff Powell Hammer said the victim and Clyde Kimbrell 32 were plowing in the same field when the fight broke out.
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Jasper
Ala
Virgo Ramey
Rose Hill
Powell Hamner
Clyde Kimbrell
Ramey
Vacationer Mary Wright Flies to Havana on China Clipper
Mrs. Mary Wright vacationing in Florida makes a flying trip to Havana Cuba aboard the China Clipper. R B Stephenson and A D Mathis, former Decatur residents, recently open an automobile agency in Sheffield.
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Mary Wright
Florida
Havana
Cuba
R. B. Stephenson
A. D. Mathis
Decatur
Sheffield
Graves Still Fights Rates Ahead of New Orleans Trip
Bibb Graves former Alabama governor said in Montgomery that the South should keep pressing freight rate parity with the North and East or risk losing if the issue becomes political. He argues to frame the case as benefiting U S consumers and cited his recent New York trip presenting Southern and consumer views.
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Montgomery
Ala
New Orleans
Association of Commerce
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Graves
United States
Man Kills Wife and Then Himself in Florida Farm Home
In Quincy Florida on May 3 deputies reported Julian McPhaul 25 killed his wife Pauline Ferrell McPhaul 24 with a hammer then shot himself with a shotgun. The couple, estranged, had a two year old daughter staying with relatives in Americus Georgia. Neighbors heard a commotion and found the woman dead on the floor and the man on a bed with the shotgun. The child was with a neighbor.
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Quincy, Fla
Pierce Luten
Otho Edwards
Julian McPhaul
Pauline Ferrell McPhaul
McPhauls
Gadsden
McPhaul
Alabama coal operators weigh new contract terms in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama coal operators met to decide on a new contract echoing Appalachian district terms. I W Romser head of the Alabama mining institute signaled probable opposition to dues from non union miners. About 17 000 miners remain idle since April 1 and no AFL CIO action announced.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
I. W. Romser
Alabama Mining Institute
American Federation of Labor
CIO
United Mine Workers of America
Mies
AFL
Progressive Miners of America
N Pa
Miner Beaten at Picketed Clover Fork Mine in Kentucky
State police rushed reinforcements to a Harlan County coal field after FE Lamarr, a Black miner, was beaten near the Clover Fork Coal Company mine at Kitts while reporting for work. His car was damaged and glass cut his body. Four patrolmen remained at the mine through the night as tensions rose.
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Harlan
Harlan County
Carl Norman
Clover Fork
Coal operators and UMW in new compromise talks
John L. Lewis called an emergency session with 140 UMW district officials to consider a compromise from 2,000 bituminous operators aimed at ending the Appalachian soft coal shutdown. The offer renews recognition of the UMW as sole bargaining agent and proposes a dues checkoff from nonunion and union miners to counter rival unions.
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New York
John L. Lewis
CIO
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
Aids
Great Throngs Expected Sunday In Decatur Churches
Dr Edwin Wyle urges Decatur to join GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY on May 7. The plan unites denominations to put Decatur on the map as a churchgoing city with druggists closing stores during services and taxis offering free rides to church by calling 231 and saying Church.
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Decatur
Edwin Wyle
Local Scouts Organize Mosquito Control Drive in Decatur
Six Decatur Boy Scout troops join with Morgan county health department to conduct a mosquito control campaign. About 150 scouts will inspect premises for breeding spots, advise residents, and learn mosquito and malaria facts through films and instruction led by Dr. L. R. Murphree and FE. A. Philen.
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Morgan County Health Department
Decatur
Health Department
L. R. Murphree
FE. A. Philen
Alabama Patrol Chief Calls For Ending Drinking While Driving
Montgomery emphasizes continued patrol pressure against drunk driving. T. Weller Smith warns that even one drink impairs judgment and speeds cause accidents. He rejects a special drive but vows ongoing operations to curb drinking at the wheel amid rising public concern. Patrol records show about 25 percent of traffic cases involve alcohol.
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Montgomery
Ala
T. Weller Smith
Smith
Alabama
110 Highway Patrol
Mith
Schneider Still Missing as Probe of Pendergast Ties Grows
Mrs. Edward L. Schneider faces possible inheritance of stock tied to Pendergast firms if her husband’s death is proved. He vanished after testifying to a federal grand jury. his sedan and notes suggested self harm, but investigators doubt the suicide theory. FBI and local authorities search for a body and probe foul play or a hoax.
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Kansas City
Edward L. Schneider
Thomas J. Pendergast
Pendergast
Schneider
U. S
Maurice M. Milligan
FBI
Missouri
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Kansas City, Kas
Waterfront clash in Everett spurs talks with conciliation board
In Everett Massachusetts Governor Saltonstall arranged conferences with the state conciliation board after a waterfront clash between striking seamen and police. The union postponed picketing pending a ruling on its rights.
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Everett
Mass
Leverett Saltonstall
State Conciliation Board
Ewald Film Laid To Power In Mobile Case
A Mobile jury hears testimony on an alleged plot to intimidate editor P D Beville Jr over gambling reporting. Witnesses link Sam B Powe and others to a hidden camera operation aimed at blackmailing former Mobile Press Register editor Ewald. several defendants named including John Powe and the McKenzies.
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Mobile
Ala
Freedom of the
Inti
P. D. Beville, Jr
Bart B. Chamberlain
Jis
Henry P. Ewald
Mobile Press Register
Ewald
Powe
Peter Crolich
Lotely
Crolich
John Powe
Sam Powe
George
Mariam McKenzie
Norris Bill Action Urged For TVA Bond Issuance
Tennessee lawmakers urge May of the House Military Affairs Committee to fast track the Norris bill. The measure, already passed by the Senate, would authorize TVA to issue bonds to buy private utilities in Tennessee and prevent delays that could reopen the TVA versus private utilities controversy.
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Washington
Tennessee
Congress
May
House Military Affairs Committee
Norris
Tennessee Valley Authority
Burns Fatal Truck Crash Kills Charles Lewis
Charles Edward Lewis 24 died in Tuscaloosa after a truck crash near Brookwood Monday night. Investigating officers say the rig left the road, struck a tree and burst into flames trapping him inside the heavy vehicle.
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Burns
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Charles Edward Lewis
Brookwood
Britain Seeks Nonaggression Pacts As Poland Tensions Rise
Berlin reports German efforts to bind Norway Sweden Denmark Finland and the Baltic states to a neutrality pledge while Poland faces renewed demands. Chamberlain signals openness to similar pledges and Britain weighs a broader alliance as Japan seeks Shanghai Settlement reforms and Hungary curbs Jewish participation.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Berlin
Hitler
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
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Latvia
Germany
Baltic
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House of Commons
London
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Shanghai International Settlement
Hungary
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Italy
Local Businesses Align With Thursday Half Holiday
Wholesale grocers produce houses auto dealers and barber shops announce a Thursday noon closing in a coordinated half holiday observance starting this week. The move joins other local businesses in adopting the shorter workday.
Weather snapshot and river level report
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 21.1 feet and falling. Temperatures ranged 48 to 77 degrees with no rainfall. Alabama and Tennessee forecast fair, cool nights, and slight warming paths with possible showers Friday night in portions.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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