Twenty Five Years Of TVA Power In The Tennessee Valley
As TVA nears its 25th anniversary, the article traces how the agency tames the Tennessee River arc and spurs rural electrification and industrial growth. It notes debates over subsidies, tax status, and defense needs, with figures on dams, plants, revenue, and jobs amid praise and criticism from politicians and engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
Tennessee
Appalachians
Tennessee Valley Authority
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Tennessee Valley
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
New England
Aluminum Company of America
ALCOA
Reynolds Metals
Ford Motors
E. I. du Pont
Wade Smith
Knox County
Tenn
United States
Frank G. Clement
U.S
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Chamber of Commerce
Treasuries
Federal Atomic and
U.S. Treasury
General Accounting Office
Knoxville
Paducah
Chattanooga
When New Officials Take Office In 1959
Officials elected in the May 6 Democratic Primary take office on various dates in January 1959. Sheriff circuit clerk county judge and circuit judge on the second Tuesday after the first Monday in January 1959. Members of the revenue board on the first Tuesday after the second Monday in January 1959. School superintendent and county board of education take office July 1 1959. Takes office contingent on nominees' approval in the November general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Members Board of Revenue
County Board of Education
Scouts at Morgan County Spring Camporee Demonstrates Woodcraft
Morgan County Boy Scouts from 11 troops and two Explorer Posts joined 210 participants at a spring Camporee near Decatur. Scout Commissioner Walter H. Davis Jr. noted the campfire lighting by the Order of the Arrow as a high point, attracting over 200 visitors including parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Decatur
Morgan District
Walter H. Davis Jr
Order of the Arrow
Bud Jones Dies at Home on Somerville Road
Bud Jones died at his residence on Somerville Road Saturday at 2 30 a m Funeral arrangements remain incomplete Carl M Sykes Funeral Service of Decatur is in charge
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Fields
Hanceville
Cullman County Hospital
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Pleasant Grove
Carl M. Sykes
Decatur
Bud Jones
Somerville Rd
Decature
Boy of Month April at Decatur Boys Club
Larry Don Hill of 1211 Tenth Ave SE was named Boys Club Boy of the Month for April. The 13 year old Decatur High School ninth grader attends East Side Baptist Church and is active in Club events and staff activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Don Hill
Roy M. Hill
Tenth Ave
Larry Don
Decatur High School
East Side Baptist Church
Falkville High School Junior Senior Banquet Attended
Eighty three people attended Falkville High School's junior-senior banquet. Theron Hamilton, junior class president, gave the opening address. Kenneth Richards, senior class president, responded. W F Key offered the invocation. A quartet of Beverly McCoy Nancy Johnson Shirley Tucker and Stella Anders sang Catch A Falling Star. S M Dollar, Morgan County transportation supervisor, was guest speaker with wit and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
Falkville High School
Theron Hamilton
Kenneth Richards
W. F. Key
Beverly McCoy
Nancy Johnson
Shirley Tucker
Stella Anders
S. M. Dollar
Morgan County
Contracts Awarded for School Heating Fuel
Morgan County Schools awarded heating fuel contracts to two Hartselle firms. Hartselle Ice and Coal Co. will supply stoker coal while J. T. Mattox handles nut and Jump coal. Total contracts reach about 16 000 dollars. The board also voted to hire enumerators to start a June school census conducted every four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Hartselle
Hartselle Ice and Coal Co
Stoker Coal
J. T. Mattox
Nut
Jump Coal
Lester Wooten
Wooten
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Army Corps of Engineers
Herbert D. Vogel
Guntersville
Ala
Tersville
Vogel
Gayle Chenault
Lawrence County High School
Moulton
Anderson Business College
Norman Albright
Rosenbaum Theatres
Athens
Jerry Wald Deyton
Randolph Scott
John Carroll
Karen Steele
Valerie French
Technicolor
Cme Oahery
John Archer
Andrew Dugam
James
John Dere Fury
John Smith
United Artists
Dennis O’keefe
UTED
F. Arantz, Jr
C. F. Arantz
Oak St. NE
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
Barksdale Afb
Hattie
James H
Jimmie) Collier
James H. Jimmie
Collier
Falkville J S
School System
K. Henson
E. K. Henson
Decatur, Ala
Morgan County Board of Education
Robert C. Street
KRAFT
E. Moulton St
Somerville Road
Fleetwood
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