Norris Favors TVA Payments for Tax Loss
Sen Norris introduces independent bill to require Tennessee Valley Authority to pay a portion of gross power revenues to states as tax relief. The plan sets a sliding percentage, minimums, and a future constant rate, with distribution based on state power revenues and TVA property value. Companion measure expected but no passage this session. studies to continue between sessions.
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D.ala
Mousa
Harcourt A. Morgan
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Morgan
Noeris
Weather forecast fragment for several states
Fragmented OCR weather note lists fair to tonight and Tuesday with slight warmups. Mentions extreme west portions with minor changes and notes warmer conditions in Virginia and Kentucky with light to moderate winds and variable temperatures.
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Tennessy
West
Virginia
Homes of Youths Exposed to Polio Guarded by Police
Special policemen guarded 17 Miami boys under quarantine after returning from Caray Cloudmont Mentone Ala where infantile paralysis was reported. Another youth who came home in a railroad car from the Alibima camp was sent to Delray Beach. Parents signed agreements with the city health department to enforce strict quarantines and medical supervision.
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Caray Cloudmont
Mentone
Ala
Sway
Delray Beach
Cleveland riot at Fisher Body plant injures workers
A riot at General Motors Fisher Body plant in Cleveland left 34 hurt as 6000 demonstrators from United Automobile Workers protested, throwing bricks and bombs. Police used tear gas. three workers faced charges and a plant leave followed amid ongoing labor dispute.
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Fisher
Cleveland
Fisher Body
Gener Motors Corp
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U S May Have To Lat Few Words About Claims In Antarctic Area
United States stance on Antarctic sovereignty is examined as officials prepare for possible clarifications. The piece notes lack of formal claims and debates within the State Department amid lingering questions about discovery and settlement.
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U.S
Antarctic
Andrue
Washington
Amtarett
United States
Chaydes
Munns
Hughes
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Senate cuts trade loan fund in spending bill
The Senate approved a reduced lending bill amid bipartisan friction, shaving 24 million from the administration’s program and lowering total authorization to 1.815 billion. Senator Barkley proposed the compromise after Taft pressed for tighter limits, with the amendment steering borrowings to be spent in the United States. Leaders expected further action and possible adjournment.
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Taft
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United States
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McNutt backs FDR foreign policy amid isolation fears
In Culverland July 34, McNutt former Philippine and Indiana official and 1940 Democratic contender praised Roosevelt Hull policy of cooperation. He warned isolation would lead to a militarized America, loss of markets for farm goods, and halted manufacturing. He urged enduring peace and active U.S. involvement abroad.
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Lilvle Mowe
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Roosevelt
Philinines
Indiana
Cordell Hull
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America
Ronsevell Administration
Willy
Soviet Proclaims Readiness to Join With Peace Front
Pravda declares Soviet Union ready to help organize a real peace front while scorning bourgeois isolationists. It criticizes fascist war inciters and urges unity to weld countries toward an effective, peaceful front against aggression.
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Communist Party
Pravda Taday
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Garner Believed Front Porch Run for FDR Nomination
Reports say Garner planned a front porch campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1940. Close associates note no official announcement and indicate he would avoid elaborate events before the party convention. He was said to favor Roosevelt possibly seeking a third term, with Vice President Garner returning to Texas after adjournment.
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Immer
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Sheriff rescinds sale of beer order in Sullivan County
Sheriff Roby A Milam said he will seek county judge or attorney authorization before enforcing a ban on Sunday beer sales in Sullivan County. Attorneys warned the county court resolution may be invalid, with retailers planning to test the action in magistrate court and seek an injunction to halt enforcement.
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Sullivan County
Bristol
Milam
Kingsport
Mituni
Corty Court
Thomas Curtain
William
Times
Todd
John R. Todd
Supreme Court
Last Minute News Flashes Allegations in Bridges Case
In San Francisco Carol King defense lawyer said she would seek to begin contempt proceedings today against Stanley Morton and Larry Doyle now in Minnesota for not answering a defense subpoena. Hearing resumes Wednesday. Guards Fight Off Robbers on Train in Champaign Illinois. A crew member wounded as robbers attempt payroll theft near Delsey. Two guards and a passenger reported injuries. attackers fled in a small black sedan. Prime Minister Chamberlain identifies indirect aggression as key dispute delaying the British French Russian mutual defense pact.
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Ban Francisco
Carol King
Harry Bridges
Stanley Morton
Larry Doyle
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Champaign
Delsey
Army Air Field
Rantoul
Withholding State Monies Draws Praise
The Tennessee Taxpayers Association praised budget directors and governors for impounding 8,737,000 excess appropriations in the 1937-29 biennium. The report cites liens against inflated general fund appropriations, noting receipts undershot estimates and that impoundments bridged a 36,737,000 gap over two years.
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Nashville
Tennessee Taxpayers Association
General Assembly
T He
Retirement Ends Career AP Editor
Harry French, longtime Associated Press west wire editor, retires after 40 years of service and directing the global news wire. He began in Boston and Melrose, rose to night west wire editor, then led AP’s New York state election services and the 13 year sequence sending 100,000 words daily to papers. French exits at age 58 with AP pension, eyeing a calmer routine.
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Grand jury subpoenas 50 garment bakery officials in Lepke hunt
In New York a July grand jury subpoenas over 50 garment and bakery industry officials once tied to Louis Lepke Buchalter to bring books for review. Dewey calls Lepke the most dangerous industrial racketeer in the United States as federal, state, and local authorities intensify the search amid a Penn murder case and a nationwide reward push.
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Lepke
Buchalter
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Stle
Isadore Penn
U S Probes Rumor of American Woman Held by Nazis
Paris dispatch reports United States officials asked Berlin to verify claims that an American woman, Lili Harrison of New Orleans born April 4 1914, was interned at Dachau after a German man Wrang Lem claimed escape with his wife. Embassy officials noted Lem lacked papers proving identities or citizenship and forwarded the inquiry to Berlin and Washington for checks on her passport.
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Dachau
Germany
Wrang Lem
Lili Harrison
New Orleans
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State Department
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Russia Urges Immediate Open Army Talks With Allies
Moscow reports from Pravda indicate Russia ready to aid establish a real peace front. Britain and France plan joint military delegations led by a French general, a British admiral, and a British marshal to advance talks likely this week. Public protests outside the Tokyo embassy reflect tensions as Japan presses for concessions in China.
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Britain Pledges War Only Way to End Crisis Says Chamberlain
Prime Minister Chamberlain declared that the international crisis could only be solved by war, though he expressed hope of finding a path from the current nightmare to a future era of power. In Tientsin, Japanese officials claimed no anti British American tilt despite the US breaking a 1911 trade treaty. Reports from Tsingtao noted a woman and a Briton were searched by Japanese customs. Europe’s propaganda battle shifted as French professionals read German letters about a Danzig threat, tied to letters warning of a German defeat in a broader European war. The British public pressed on with plans, following royal leadership, while awaiting Military Talks on page 4.
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United States
Japan
Tsingtao
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Germany
Danzig
Cologne
England
Stephen King-Heli
Reich
Stoner
Public Meeting Planned on Slum Clearance Plan
Mayor EB W Tipton announced two public meetings for tomorow at 2 p m and 7 p m in the city hall court room to discuss the proposed slum clearance and housing projects USHA contract approval and related business to follow at the council session, inviting citizen input before the board of mayor and aldermen.
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of & P.m
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Republicans Using Democrats To Nip Administration Bill
Washington dispatch details GOP strategy as Republicans leverage divisions within the Democratic ranks to block administration policies. The report notes bipartisan cooperation against the agenda, with Republicans sometimes allying with northern Democrats to pressure southern colleagues and create discord ahead of adjournment.
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