New Election Act Proposed by Alabama Legislator
Rep. E C Boswell proposes revamping Alabama primaries to be run and funded by political parties. He cites a Texas Supreme Court ruling and urges constitutional and statutory changes to place election machinery under party control while retaining the poll tax as a voting prerequisite.
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W. T. Maynor Gomery
Ala
Alabama
E. C. Boswell
Geneva
Capitol
Sparks
United States Supreme Court
Texas
Boswell
State Bar Association
Legislative Council
Washington
Limestone County News Notes and Family Happenings
Sunday visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Broadway included Will Broadway and others from Limestone County. Sympathy goes to Kelley Toone while Bell relatives receive war news. Delegates from Carey Baptist church attend Limestone county association. Births reported at Limestone hospital and several local visits and illnesses noted. Mt Zion Church of Christ closed its meeting with 16 additions under Bro A J Rollins.
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Robert Broadway
Helen
Will Broadway
L. C. Bumn
A. P. Norton
J. P. Wallace Jr
Sillaallace
Sylva Clark
Buddie Bumpus
Earl Bumpus
Athens
Lee Bumpus
L. C. Bumpus
Buddie
Kelley Toone
War Department
Carey, Baptist Church
Limestone County Baptist Association
Poplar Creek Yehurch
Hubert If Igginbothm
W. C. Long
W.G. Robertson
Gilbert Roberts
A. L. Chafin
Florence
Marvjin Ciem
Bent Moore
Pulaski
Mt. Zion Church of
Local Families Share Visits and Past Week Gatherings
Community notes reveal numerous visits and furloughs with relatives across towns. Pfc J D Winton returns home on furlough, while Rev and Mrs Colman Whitten host relatives in Albertville. Various marriages and weekend visits connect Sivley, Winton, Breeding, Dunaway, and Allen families across Somerville Brooksville and Louisiana.
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Joan Sivley
Gass
M. C. Sharp
iWell
Wynnell Winton
Averie Breediz
Aaron. Maze
Family Ang
Talmage ‘Mason
Family of Union
Purley
Etrt Eubanks
Georga
Leander Allen
Owen Whitten and
Daugher
Brooksville
ke Rudolph _ Sivley
Eleanor Roosevelt Denies Advocacy of Equality in Letter
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt writes from Evergreen Alabama that she never supported social equality for Negroes and that much criticism of her stance is distorted. She outlines four fundamental rights for African Americans and says democracy requires equal opportunity and participation in government while noting her personal ties to Georgia and longtime Black servants.
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Evergreen
Ala
Eleanor Roosevelt
Alabama
Catherine Stallworth
Roosevelt
Stallworth
South
Georgia
Florida
Army Ducks Sparks War Department Recreation Ruling
In Montgomery Alabama Acting Secretary Patterson replies to Sparks on race based access to Army post facilities. Patterson says officials view equal rest privileges as within military standards not social reform. Governor Chauncey Sparks insists segregation remains and applies to civilians too, while agreeing equal facilities for Negroes.
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Montgomery
Ala
War Department
Chauncey. Sparks
Patterson
Te m Sparks
Roosevelt
Sparks
Alabama tax collections jump near one million this year
Revenue Commissioner H. G. Dowling reported Alabama tax collections for the current fiscal year total $44,006,287 for the 11 months ending August 31, nearly $929,314 more than the same period last year. The gain reflects stronger revenues across the state treasury.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
H. G. Dowling
Treasury
Alligators and Crocodiles Have Tiny Brain Relative to Size
A comparison across living animals shows that alligators and crocodiles possess the smallest brains in proportion to body size among vertebrates. The finding highlights brain-body scaling trends in reptiles and raises questions about ecological and behavioral constraints.
McQueen Nominated Alabama Democratic Elector
Gessner T. McCorvey announced John D. McQueen of Tuscaloosa was nominated by mail ballot to replace Sam M. Johnston as a presidential elector. Johnston revised his resignation letter stating he will not vote for the Republican ticket in November.
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Mobile
Ala
Gessner T. McCorvey
Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee
John D. McQueen
Tuscaloosan
Évién
Sam M. Johnston
McCorvey
McQueen
Johnston
National Republican Party
Alabama Officials to Attend Conference in Montgomery
Four state officials led by Revenue Commissioner H. G. Dowling will represent Alabama at a conference in Montgomery on September 7. The delegation includes other key state figures as the state promotes fiscal and policy discussions.
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Montgomery
H. G. Dowling
Alabama
National Tax Association Meeting Planned in St Louis
The annual meeting will be held in St Louis on September 11 and 12. Attendees include budget officer Raymond Fowler records division head Earl Willis and privilege license head Harry Simon.
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Nual
National Tax Association
St. Louis
Raymond Fowler
Earl Willis
Harry Simon
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Limestone County
Oak Grove
Morgan County
Winton
Flond Sivley
Eleanor
Army ‘Ducks’ Sparks Query
AAA
Ireep
Bank St
Gaberdine
BELK
Melton
Siz
Ante Sears
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