Legislative plans hold attention in Georgia budget talks
Atlanta reports Lamar Wiggins of Dodge county will push a deficit funding bill at a proposed September special session to repay about 4 million dollars owed to Georgia school teachers. Gov. members debate whether to convene early, with Speaker Roy Harris urging an immediate call to settle finances and delinquent salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lamar Wiggins
Dodge County
Georgia
Wiggins
General Assembly
Jiggins
Roy V. Harris
Harris
Assembly
House Economy Committee
General Fund
German troops tighten grip as Slovakia under protection
Bratislava reports say Germany has taken military possession of Slovakia to safeguard the state with troops deployed along the Polish border for about 100 miles. Reports note Slovak forces under strong German influence after a defense pact, while police raids threaten Bratislava's Jewish quarter amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bratislava
Slovakia
Germany
Berlin
Foreign Office
Tatras
Poland
Zilina
Danube
Arava
Ferdinand Csatlos
National Council
Danzig
Schneidemuehl
Gleiwitz
Maehrisch-Ostrau
Protectorate of
Bohemia-Moravia
Aad
Protectorate
Jablunka Pass
Alabama River Floods Acres of Crop Lands
Selma Alabama Aug 19 floods displace thousands of refugees and marooned residents. Red Cross aid arrives as the Alabama River crests near 389 feet, two feet above forecast, while the Cahaba recedes. Farm regions in the basin face about four million dollars in losses despite minimal city damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Selma
Ala
Canhahba
Dowla
Aviation Day celebration plans noted by officials
Officials announce steps toward a national aviation day celebration with civil authorities seeking presidential proclamation. Coast guard units and Army Air Corps planes join rescue efforts over flooded farmlands as the nation marks aviation milestones. Navy teams prepare demonstrations for Waald's Fair while other bases inspect readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARS
Lishinetou
Clabenes
Alion
Mili Psy
Pisna
Sigantic Am
Welcon
Teess
Presime
Hoosewell
Wrvaille Ting
Vinion
Farm payments 10 percent below estimates
Washington reports government payments to more than 4 million farmers under the 1939 crop control program will be cut 10 percent from November estimates. The cut stems from higher-than-expected participation, reallocating a $500 million soil conservation fund across crops, with reductions mainly affecting cotton, soil depleting crops, rice, and air-cured tobacco growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
North
AAA
Upstate Dairymen Strike Cuts New York Milk Supply
Upstate dairy farmers halted deliveries in a blockade cutting New York City milk supply by 43 percent. Ice cream production halted. milk diverted to homes, hospitals, and institutions to ensure drinking milk. Union leaders predict victory in days. independents signed for a uniform price of 2.35 a hundredweight for August through October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Upstate
New York City
Archie Wright
Dairy Farmers’ Union
Winieht
Dies Committee to Question Noted Educator on Nazi Teachings
The Dies committee said a well known educator will testify Monday about attempts to introduce Nazi ideas in American colleges. Helen Vooros testified about German propaganda training for American youths and the Bund's reach to non German Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Dies Committee
Helen Vuoras
Brooklyn
N. Y
Germany
Austria
Axeman
Propaganda Ministry
John C. Metcalfe
German Ministry of Propaganda and Enlightenment
Milk strike spurs citywide conference urged by Mayor LaGuardia
The strike backed by the Congress of Industrial Organizations created a serious situation in the metropolitan area. Mayor LaGuardia called a conference of distributors and union officials for Monday with both sides agreeing to attend. A highway patrol of more than 200 state police kept disorders down, though some milk dumping was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of Industrial Organizations
LaGuardia
Tobacco Growers Poll Sentiment For 1940 Season
Moultrie Georgia August 19 Leaf farmers from Colquitt and surrounding areas plan to survey sentiment across the Georgia tobacco belt as an index for 1940 plans. They discuss grading and tying tobacco as a remedy for prices and season length and form a committee to work with warehousemen on price and selling issues. A state senator urges farmers to specify needs to lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moultrie
Colquitt County
Georgia Belt
Georgia
General
Chamber backs Rhett Pringle Memorial Building armory plan
Thomasville Chamber of Commerce endorses a Rhett Pringle Memorial Building to serve as armory and community house. Directors also back renewing efforts for a municipal airport with federal funding, urging city sponsorship and county cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Rhett Pringle
Thomasville
Lee Kelly
M. Hughes
Truman Holland
Rose Show Comittee
Rose Show
Holland
National Guard
Tyne
Weather forecast for the Southeast states and Florida
Partly cloudy conditions with locally scattered thundershowers in extreme northern and western areas tonight. Sunday brings mostly cloudy skies with local showers in the far south and northwest Florida and general fair conditions in Florida. Winds are southwest and south, gentle to moderate along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
Georgia
German Troops Seize Slovakia Amid European Tensions
The Associated Press reports German troops occupy a Slovakia frontier zone, prompting mixed official statements in Berlin Bratislava and concern in Paris London and Warsaw. Pope Pius XII urged peaceful settlement as Moscow noted staff talk differences. Hungary’s foreign minister met Mussolini in Rome to discuss Europe’s crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bratislava
Germany
Berlin
Slovakia
Paris
London
Europe
Pius XII
Warsaw
Poland
Moscow
Far East
Hungary
Count Csaky
Mussolini
Ciano
Rome
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rep
Charter Oak
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
United States Capitol
City of
New Orleans
Mil Ofie
Gi Land
Che
Helen
Long Istee
Washington, D. C
U.S
Red Cross
Coast Guardsmen
Addi
Maxwell
Alsbutia
Cihane
Gaiamas
Dep Ture
Tonnhunder
Army Air Corps
Navy
Boo
Beachead
Bie
Prattville
E. D. Maharry
Montgomery-Prattvillos
Joe Miles
3Chneidemuens
Polnan
POSEN
Breslau
Kevanns
Omarienburg
Lopz
OLAN
Kielce
Krakow
A_K_L
N.Y
U. S
Ajirport
Hoyt Wimpy
Aviation Committee
Wimpy
The
Associated Press
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!