Senate Votes to Complete TVA Project Dam at Gilbertsville Kentucky
The Senate voted 46 to 29 to authorize construction of a 112 million TVA dam at Gilbertsville Kentucky. The decision ends a day and a half of heated debate on the project’s cost with Democrats backing an early start and an annual outlay of about 15 million dollars until completion.
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Kentucky
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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Senate panel backs permanent CCC and relief sums amid shifts
The Senate Labor Committee favorably reported a permanent CCC bill funding at 350 million annually. Later, indications showed the House Appropriations Committee may approve 1.5 billion for next year’s relief, with a subcommittee to review holding at 1 billion. The full panel postponed to await the President’s Gulf trip.
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History of the Rochester House Told at Rotary Club
Mrs. James Findlay spoke to the Rotary Club at the Women's Club, detailing the Rochester House history and Civil War anecdotes. She recounted Col. Nathanial Rochester’s arrival in Hagerstown, the house’s construction and residence, and his move to New York, highlighting the house’s Civil War role.
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Rotary Club
Rochester House
Women’sClub
City Tax Rate to Remain Same in June Meeting
Mayor W. Lee Elgin called a special Council session and a Street Commissioners conference to fix the 1937 tax rate at the first June meeting. The 8.5 cents per $100 valuation is expected to stay, though funds for electric light plant improvements are needed within a year. Meetings to discuss expenditures are set for early next week.
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W. Lee Elgin
Board of Street Commissioners
Elgin
Municipal
Street
Horsemen to have corral near Wellshire golf course
Denver on May 12 local horsemen can now combine riding with golf as George E. Cranmer manager of parks and improvements announces a corral will be built near the Wellshire municipal course for riders arriving to the links.
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Denver
George E. Cranmer
Parks and Improvements
Wellshire
Attack On Court Proposal Draws Maryland Delegation
A large Maryland delegation arrived in Washington to oppose President Roosevelt's Supreme Court plan. Judge Charles Woodward of Montgomery County condemned the proposal, saying no one believes it is right. Baltimore lawyer William Lee Rawls warned it would destroy judicial independence and yield to executive will. The group also included Rev. Dr. Arthur Day and Maryland State Bar Association president John S. Newman, who warned of danger to liberty and independence of the judiciary.
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Arthur Day
Baltimore
John 5. Newman
Maryland State Bar Association
London
John M. T. Finney
England
Supreme Court
Jesse N. Bowen
Short Of Anger Sought In Sheriff Action
A voluntary non-sectarian group action is urged by sheriffs officials. A 35 year old man is being sought for allegedly shorting Edgemont resident Lewis Lowman $20 in a magazine deal. Lowman says he paid with one dollar down and the salesman changed two five dollar bills but kept the smaller change and fled in a car.
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Edgemont
Lewis Lowman
Lexington
Kentucky coeds rate children last in mating reasons
University of Kentucky study finds coeds regard marriage and companionship as primary, while the wish for children ranks low among motives for mating. The report notes most respondents did not list offspring as a leading factor in choosing a partner.
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University of Kentucky
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