Tax Plan Nears House Action Aimed at Recovery
Morgenthau says congress and the president have reached a firm agreement on a corporate tax revision to aid business recovery. He noted no further conferences are planned and that a formal presentation will follow, with John W. Hanes handling treasury participation. Senator McNary proposes a Republican party conference to align strategy before senate debate.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Treasury
White House
Congress
Vol
Ways and Means
Airman
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Byrnes
S. G
Rep. Cooper
Tenn
House
John W. Hanes
Hanes
Wall Street
The
Securities Commission
Arkansas to Seek TVA Power for Eastern Counties
Representatives from ten eastern Arkansas counties met in Memphis to plan a development drive aiming to obtain TVA power. TVA officials argued current law limits operation to six southern states, while local leaders sought an immediate survey to test feasibility of extending TVA reach into Arkansas.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
TVA
Washington
Eastern Arkansas Young Men's Business Club
E. C. Gathings
Clyde Ellis
John Rankin
Mississippi
J. B. Snider
J. A. Krug
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Georgia
Carolinas
Ray Burch
Helena
Baron-Cracker game attended by Howell and West couples
Mr and Mrs Roy Howell of Hartselle and Mr and Mrs Archie West of Decatur attended the Baron Cracker game in Birmingham last night.
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Roy Howell
Hartselle
Archie West
Decatur
Birmingham
Budget Will Be Balanced Says Senator Tucker
Montgomery Alabama May 25 Senator Hayse Tucker chair of the finance and taxation committee promised a balanced budget after revealing requests already before the committee were over six million dollars above anticipated revenue for the next fiscal year Col W E Persons head of the department of institutions and corrections and T Weller Smith state patrol chief presented operating requests today
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Hayse Tucker
Tucker
Col. W. E. Persons
Department of Institutions and Corrections
T. Weller Smith
State Patrol
Walker Act May Get Test
Montgomery Alabama May 25 The constitutionality of the 1935 act exempting the Tennessee Valley Authority from Alabama Public Service Commission jurisdiction may be reviewed. Governor Dixon expects to seek an advisory opinion from the state supreme court per a legislative resolution.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama Public Service Commission
Frank M. Dixon
State Supreme Court
Citizen's Advisory Educational Council
TVA
Alabama
House
Harry Walker
Athens
Limestone County
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
University of Alabama
Finance and Taxation
Petrolem
Mobile
Verde W. Elmore
Cochrane Bridge
Mobile Bay
B. P Singleton
Judiciary Committee
Mrs Brown Called Home in Cullman Funeral
Mrs Minerva Elizabeth Heidelberg Brown wife of Justice Joel B Brown of the Alabama Supreme Court died at the Brown residence after a brief illness. Funeral from the home at 9 a m with burial in Cullman. Active pallbearers were supreme court justices and honorary pallbearers included Gov Dixon former Gov Graves and several judges.
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Montgomery
Ala
Minerva Elizabeth Heidelberg Brown
Joel B. Brown
Alabama Supreme Court
Brown
Henry Lewis Heidelberg
Cullman
Mary Isabel Hays
Heidelberg
P. N. McDonald
Church of the Ascension
Supreme Court
John C. Anderson
Lucien Gardner
William H. Thomas
Virgil Bouldin
Arthur B. Foster
Thomas E. Knight
Frank M. Dixon
Bibb Graves
Appeals Court
Charles Bricken
W. H. Samford
James Rice
Trio Pleads Guilty in Wholesale Insurance Murders
In Philadelphia three defendants pleaded guilty to murder charges in a broad insurance killing case while seven others pleaded innocent. The guilty parties face a panel of three judges as trials for the remaining defendants are set to begin next week.
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Philadelphia
Morris Bolber
Widespread
Albert S. C. Millar
Roman Mandiuk
Mandijuk
Bolber
Rafaelo Caruso
David Brandt
Manchuk
Agnes
Christina Cerrone
Caruso
Schuylkell River
Samuel Sortino
Valenti
Cesare Valenti
United States
Charles Favato
Paul Petrillo
South Philadelphia
Petrillo
The
Commonwealth
Rafael Polselli
Amedeo Muscelli
Giuseppe di Martino
Williams sentenced to electric chair in Arkansas case
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on May 25 a jury quickly condemned Sylvester Williams 22 to die in the electric chair for the fatal incident involving a 10 year old white girl. Circuit Judge T G Parham scheduled the execution for Friday morning June 30. Williams two attorneys said he waived the usual 48 hour delay between verdict and sentencing.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Sylvester Williams
T. G. Parham
Williams
M'Graw Confesses to Killing Two Men in Fla Sentenced
Harvey McGraw aged 20 confessed to the holdup slayings of two Alabama men and received a death sentence in the electric chair from Circuit Judge L. L. Fabisinski in Milton Florida. He made no statement before sentencing.
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Milton, Fla
Harvey McGraw
Alabama
McGraw
L. L. Fabisinski
Decatur fisher earns grand prize in Morgan County Rodeo
E O Craft of Decatur wins the largest bass at four pounds 15 1 2 ounces in the Morgan County fishing rodeo at Delano Park. Mrs O W Robinson is runner up among women for a three pound 10 ounce bass. Roy Seitz takes first in the limit catch with a 26 1 2 pound string.
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E. O. Craft
Decatur
Morgan County
Delano Park
Craft
Spring Creek
Wheeler Lake
O. W. Robinson
Gurley
Roy Seitz
R. L. McCaleb
Huntsville
Homer Jones
Hugh Dorris
Nashville
Albert Smith
Tanner
Hughton Tucker
A. A. Ponder
Cullman
R B. Upshaw
Ruby Boger
Hartselle
Roy Henderson
Athens
Dr. U
Pitts
E. P Parks
Zera Lyle
Betty Joe Anderson
Belle Mina
Henry Gibson
Commander Praises Men After Squalus Tragedy
Lieutenant Oliver Naquin described the sinking of the submarine Squalus and the death of 26 crewmen. He praised the ship's company for 100 percent effort and recounted the moments after the dive and the flooded after compartment.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Oliver FP. Naquin
Ana
Naquin
Nichols
Sctpin
Wilkins
Sculpin
Better Homes Show Opens With Large Crowds At Civic Center
Large crowds filled the Civic Center on Ferry Street as the Decatur Better Homes Show opened at 2 30. Miss Bessie Jones of TVA led an electric cookery demonstration while exhibits drew visitors. The event runs 2 30 pm and 7 30 pm daily Friday and Saturday with a cotton fashion revue Saturday night in National Cotton Week tribute.
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Civic Center
Ferry Street
Decatur
Carl D. Patterson
Alabama Ginners Association
Alabama
Jules Verne–style rescue bell aids Squalus subs
Portsmouth on May 25 reports a Navy rescue bell used to save sailors from the sunken submarine Squalus. The device descended to 2490 feet, attached by suction to the hatch using a rubber gasket, with divers guiding the seal. The bell is equipped with lights a telephone and air supply.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Mangled bodies found along Alabama Great Southern tracks near Gate City
Two unidentified white men were discovered dead beside the Alabama Great Southern Railroad near Gate City on Birmingham's northeast side. Coroner Gip Evans ordered fingerprints and clothing checked for IDs. Detectives Bryant and Espy saw no clear cause or time of death. Clothing pieces stretched 1500 yards along the tracks. Fingerprints and clothing photos will be kept for years while officials pursue identification. The death is not yet linked to foul play.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Gate City
Gip M. Evans
Evans
Jack Bryant
Macon Espy
Bureau of Identification
Gaines decision prompts steps to improve Negro higher education
The Atlanta commission on interracial cooperation reported that five states are moving to enhance facilities for negroes in higher education following the Supreme Court Gaines ruling. The decision requires states to provide equal opportunities for graduate and professional work or allow Black students to attend state universities.
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Atlanta
Commission of Interracial Cooperation
Gaines
Supreme Court
Maness saved 33 aboard Squalus by closing bulkhead door
Electrician's Mate Floy Maness of Greensboro recounts his superhuman effort as the Squalus sank to the bottom. He struggled to swing a bulkhead door shut despite a sharp angle, saving 33 men while five others escaped through the door he partially opened to let them pass. He described prioritizing duty over sentiment, per newspaper interviews.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Floy Maness
Greensboro
N. C
Esse
Manessa
O'Hara
Blanchard
Isaacs
Poulton
Washburn
John J. Batick
Illness Victim A H Karter Dies At 52 In Decatur
Alvin Henry Karter 52 longtime Decatur resident dies after long illness at home 709 Second Avenue West. Prayer services at 9 40 a m Friday and funeral at St Ann's Catholic Church 10 30 a m. Burial in Cullman cemetery. Survived by widow son Alvin Edward Karter four brothers two sisters and three stepsons with pallbearers named. Former L N Railroad employee at local shops.
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Alvin Henry Karter
Decatur
Second Avenue
West
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Cullman
Cullman Cemetery
Brown
Karter
Alvin Edward Ka
O. O. Otte
Mike Goidel
Will Elmer
Mr. Karter
L. & N. Railroad Company
Rescue completes Squalus survivors after dramatic dive
Rear Admiral Cole announced life may remain aboard the sunken Squalus despite slim hope. The rescue of 26 men aboard the submarine continued as repairs to the escape chamber were made and the Falcon operated with marked-off zones around the wreck.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Squalus
C. W. Cole
Cole
Falcon
Oliver F. Naquin
Charles Smith Kaney
Tulare
Calif
Coast Guard
Harriet Lane
C. F. Naquin
Porthmouth Navy Yard
Weather report for Tennessee and surrounding region today
The Tennessee river gauge stands at 20.6 feet and rising. Temperatures ranged from 66 to 84 degrees with 0.04 inch rainfall. Generally fair tonight and Friday in Tennessee with scattered thundershowers Friday afternoon. Alabama expected showers tonight and Friday with southeast winds along the coast.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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J. C. Graft
Anglers
Morgan County Conservation Club
Walter B. Jones
Rescue Bell
Acme
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National Cotton Council of America
National Cotton Council
Decatur Eity Council
Ruth Nelson
Louise Standridge
Jessie Wilson Howland
Marie Looney
Jane Harris
Alma Ray
Virginia Prince Calvin
Julia Weaver
Marjorie Wilder
Anne Johnson
Constance Pearson
Katherine Boswell
Kathryn Timberlake
Mary McClure
Susan Bibb
Jules Verne
A. H. Karter
Frances
Naval
Marine
William T. Doyle, Jr
Baltimore
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
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