Probers Hear Charges In Short Time TVA Inquiry Underway
TVA controversy accelerates as Arthur E. Morgan seeks access to agency records and the joint committee votes to hear Morgan Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan at the earliest practicable date. TVA and local officials push bids on Knoxville utility properties amid municipal voting talks.
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Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
Joint Congressional Investigating Committee
T. V. A. Board
TVA
Morgan
David Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
Donahey
D-O
Arthur Morgan
Dr. Morgan
A. E. Morgan
Mead
Frazier
R-N. D
Sce. Ee
Dana
Snow White Booked at the Princess Theater
G. P. Banaiza, manager of the Princess theatre, announced the Walt Disney masterpiece Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has been booked for three days. It will screen Sunday May 29 Monday May 30 and Tuesday May 31.
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G. P. Banaiza
Princess Theatre
Snow. White and the Seven Dwarfs
Princess
Beloved Lady Helen Baker Moseley Dies at Home
Mrs. Helen Baker Moseley died Wednesday morning at 7 30 at her daughter’s home in Neville of Trinity. Funeral service will be held at 3 pm Thursday at the home with Rev. J. H. Chitwood and Rev. B. W. Brooks officiating. Interment at City Cemetery. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. F. Rauschenberg and Mrs. Rayburn Neville, and son BE. D. Moseley of Memphis, Tenn., plus four granddaughters. She was born in Bladen County North Carolina in 1854, moved to Lawrence County Alabama in 1858, widow of Edward Moseley of Decatur, member of Central Methodist Church. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. music and flowers coordinators named.
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Helen Baker Moseley
Rayburn, Neville
Trinity
J. H. Chitwood
Memphis
Tenn
Moseley
Bladen County
North Carolina
Lawrence County
Alabama
John McCallum Baker
Susan Council Baker
Edward Moseley
Decatur
Central Methodist Church
Beaty Named Town Clerk of Austinville
A. T. Beaty has been appointed town clerk of Austinville to fill the unexpired term of the late R. W. Bracken. Those with business with the office are asked to address communications to A. T. Beaty, Decatur route four.
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A. T. Beaty
Austinville
R. W. Bracken
Decatur
Murphree Receives Confirmation for Northern Alabama Judgeship
Friends and fellow lawyers in Birmingham praise Thomas A. Murphree after his nomination to the northern district of Alabama was confirmed yesterday. They call him even tempered, quiet, fair, and experienced, noting his solid judicial temperament.
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Birmingham
Ala
Thomas A. Murphree
Alabama
Tom
Land use bids invited for Morgan County lands 1938
The Morgan County Soil Conservation Association and Tennessee Valley Authority will lease public lands near Wheeler Reservoir in 1938 for seed production hay and pasture. Meetings are set May 20 1938 in Decatur and Winton to discuss the program. Applications due May 28 1938 using specified forms.
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Morgan County Soil Conservation Association
Morgan County
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wheeler Reservoir
Decatur
Railroad Street
Winton School
Armers
L. CC. Thompson
Hartselle
U S Steel seeks reversal of Pittsburgh Plus order
The U S Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries announced they would petition the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to set aside the Pittsburgh plus order of the Federal Trade Commission from 1924. The order barred selling products at delivered prices equal to F O B Pittsburgh plus freight to destination, regardless of manufacturing point.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corporation
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Federal Trade Commission
Pennsylvanians vote as Democrats back CIO faction overruns slate
In Pennsylvania, Democratic primary returns favor Governor George H. Earle for the Senate and Charles Alvin Jones for governor, while Thomas Kennedy loses to the party slate backed by Labor Leader John L. Lewis and CIO. Mediation talks surface as leaders consider Roosevelt intervention to heal the split. Republicans, led by Arthur H. James, tout an anti New Deal platform and foresee a November surge.
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Philadelphia
Democratic State Committee
John L. Lewis
Joseph. F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Pittsburgh
Charles Alvin Jones
Jones
James A. Farley
Thomas Kennedy
Lewis
Guffey
CIO
S. Davis Wilson
Earle
State Committee
Secretary of the Commonwealth
David L. Lawrence
Roosevelt
Lawrence
John B. Kelly
Matthew H. McCloskey
Coleader
Arthur H. James
Gifford Pinchot
Jay Cooke
Kelly
Jim Farley
Parley
Farley
Wreckage of missing liner found in Sierra Pelona
Sheriff reports locating wreckage of a redesigned Lockheed 14 near Mint Canyon 20 miles north of Saugus. All nine aboard dead include two children. Plane had departed Union Air Terminal for Las Vegas Nebraska en route to St. Paul. Fog hampered two-day search before discovery by rancher Walter Peterson.
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Los Angeles
Sheriff's Office
Mint Canyon
Walter Peterson
Saugus
Sierra Pelona
Peterson
Northwest Airlines
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Las Vegas
Neb
St. Paul
Minn
Sid Willey
Lockheed
Mojave Desert
Infant Davis Dies at Rural Home
Funeral services were held for 11 day old William Columbus Davis son of Mr and Mrs Claude Davis of Decatur Route 2. The baby died at 11 45 Tuesday morning with Rev B P Collier officiating at Friendship. Burial directed by Drinkard Howell. Parents and a brother Clyde survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Columbus Davis
Claude Davis
Decatur
Friendship
B. P. Collier
Drinkard-Howell
Clyde Davis
County Health Officer Traces History of Syphilis Across Ages
The county health officer presents a historical overview of syphilis, noting famous figures such as Columbus, Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Bloody Mary, Napoleon, Beethoven, and others as associated with the disease. The piece discusses shifts in European attitudes from fear to frivolity over centuries and references the Restoration era.
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L. R. Murphree
M. D
Columbus
Henry the VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Mary
Napoleon
Europe
Beethoven, Hoffman
de Maupaussant
von Hutton
Schopenhauer
Emil Behring
Phillip
Stewards Gather for Inaugural Decatur Dinner
About 100 stewards from Decatur’s four Methodist Churches plan a first of its kind dinner at a local venue. After the meal, Prof. F M Cooke and Dr L G Sturdivant will speak, with other district leaders in attendance. Tickets are by advance reservation through listed pastors.
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Decatur
Pop
State Teachers’ College
Florence
L. G Sturdivant
First Methodist Church
J. L. Goyer
R. L. Dill
M. EB. Lazenby
L. D. Patterson
J. H Chitwood
W. L. Spearman
R. D. Cooke
4 H Club Camp Progress Near Falkville
Excavation for five buildings at the Cove Springs 4 H club camp seven miles east of Falkville is finished and foundation work has started on the main dining recreation and kitchen building. Right of way cleared and stone quarrying underway. WPA project with 40 workers. Supervisor R W Shepherd says completion by September.
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4H Club
Cove Springs
Falkville
R. W. Shepherd
WPA Area One
Betty Jo Payne Dies at 22 Months in Danville Area
Betty Jo Payne age 22 months died from colitis at 12 15 this morning at her parents home Mr and Mrs O L Payne Danville route 2 Funeral services were held at Friendship near Upshaw Winston county at 3 this afternoon Rev Buford High tower officiating Burial by Drinkard Howell Survivors include parents two sisters Betty Sue and Lois and a brother Gordon Payne
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Morgan County
Betty Jo Payne
O. L. Payne
Danville
Friendship
Upshaw
Winston County
Buford Hightower
Drinkard-Howell
Betty Sue
Lois
Gordon Payne
Young Matron Dies After Illness at 27
Mrs. Willie M. Kent 27 died at 5 45 this morning at 1420 Fourth Avenue South after months of ill health. Final services at her residence Thursday at 2 PM conducted by Dr L D Patterson of First Methodist. Burial by Brown at Roselawn Cemetery. Survived by husband Andrew F Kent and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie M. Kent
Fourth Avenue
South
L. D. Patterson
First Methodist Church
Brown
Roselawn Cemetery
Andrew F. Kent
Coroner probes deaths in county after wrecks and arrests
L D Long and Lewis Brown were released after questioning in the Decatur death of Sam Young as coroner Bev Howell renews the Jarrett case with a juried inquest. Huey Hopper is jailed for Jarrett’s death after witnesses place him in the car. the car’s doors were wired and needed removal.
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L. D. Long
Lewis Brown
Sam Young
Decatur
Morgan County
Bev Howell
T. G. Almon
R. 8. Jarrett
Parker Gap
Falkville
Long
Brown
Neel
Young
Howell
Moulton Road
Here
Jarrett
Massey
Luke Reeder
John Harvey
W. D. Penn
Jack Steele
Roy Higdon
Dan Dutton
Huey Hopper
Corinth
Cullman County
Hopper
Doors
Bob Reed
Chet
Free Speech Probe Ordered in Jersey City Civil Rights Case
Attorney General Cummings announced a thorough probe of Jersey City civil rights complaints in response to several petitions from citizens. Brien McMahon leads the criminal division inquiry, aiming to determine if federal civil rights are being denied while avoiding investigation of Norman Thoma’s kidnapping claim. The 1870 Civil Rights Act underpins the federal basis for the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cummings
Jersey City
Brien McMahon
Norman Thoma
Thomas
Attorney General
White House
Justice Department
Roosevelt
Farley
Cum
Harlan County
Mary Ray and Louise Rice Out of Hospital
Miss Mamie Ray two others were injured in a grade crossing crash near Greenbrier that killed Ella Ray. Violet Ray and W. H. Smith returned home to Huntsville, and Mary Ray with Ise Rice left Benevolent Society hospital today.
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Mamie Ray
Greenbrier
Ella Ray
Benevolent Society Hospital
Toay
Violet Ray
W. H. Smith
Huntsville
Mary Ray
Ise Rice
Grocers Agree to Thursday Afternoon Closing
Decatur grocers vote to close on Thursday afternoons as a half-holiday rule. Starting tomorrow and continuing through August the following shops will close: Vaughan Bros Monarch Food Store Hill Grocery Brothers Stores Puts Grocery J F Levin Produce B E Johnston Produce B A Campbell A H Garnett A P Food Stores Carl's Grocery Rogers Cash Store Central Market Murdock's Mitchell Lee.
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Decatur
Vaughan Bros
Monarch Food Store
Hill Grocery
Brothers Stores
Puts Grocery
J. F. Levin
B. E. Johnston
B. A. Campbell
A. H. Garnett
A. & P. Food
Carl's Grocery
Rogers Cash Store
Central Market
Murdock’s
Mitchell & Lee
Deficit Discussed By Board And Surety Company
Morgan county board of revenue and a Maryland Casualty Company representative held a morning conference to adjust the amount due the county from a reported deficit in the tax collector's office. The meeting adjourned without a definite agreement. another session is planned for May 30.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue
Maryland Casualty Company
Hodges Crow
Morgan County
Tennessee River Signals Stable Level With Light Rain
The Tennessee river remained stationary at 21 feet with .02 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Alabama shows mostly cloudy skies with likely showers in the north tonight and Thursday, while the south faces showers on Thursday and southeasterly coastal winds. Tennessee forecasts cool air and developing unsettled conditions with northeast winds and scattered showers tonight.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Sca
Steeleton
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Solons
Lilienthal
W. W. Mynatt
Knoxville
Clarence E. Groesbeck
Electric Bond and Share Corporation
Paul B. Sawyer
National Power and Light Company
Tennessee Public Service Company
Mynatt
Mynart
Snow White
the Princess
Harold F. McCormick
Adah Wilson
Jean Harlow
Harold Fowler McCormick
Good Samaritan Hospital
Miss Adah Wilson
Miss Wilson
Harvester King
Bracken
Pennsy Beats Group
Davis
F. M. Cooke
Hague
Louise Rice
Surety CO
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