
Tennessee Valley by state
States compares pages about the TVA's early dams and public power per 1,000 published. Newspaper pages from 1933 to 1940 on a map and timeline.
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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.
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5727 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (2388 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.
Evening Star — 1933-04-10, page 1
… Into the homes of practically ALL the people who have money to spend. WIDER D. C. POWER ASKED FOR RELIEF Senate Group Also Advised of Need for Calvert Street Bridge. Broader …
… power for the District Com missioners in administering the Board of Public Welfare appropriation …
… in both the Senate and House today, the President proposed the creation of the "Tennessee Valley Authority—a cor poration clothed with power of govern ment, but possessed of the flexibility and initiative of a private enterprise …
Evening Star — 1933-04-10, page 2
… 1925. Griffith is confident that his re vamped outfit, bolstered by the batting power of Goslin and Schulte and the pitching prowess of the veterans Earl Whitehill and …
… inet approved today the new "French plan" which is to be a substitute for the four-power peace pact proposed by i Premier Mussolini of Italy. The sub stitute will be forwarded …
… points France made in objection to the Mus solini text and placing the proposed four-power collaboration completely within the framework of the League of Nations. The Mussolini …
The Washington Times — 1933-04-10, page 1
… entire Ten nessee River. Such use, if envisioned in its entirety, transcends mere power development: It enters the wide fields of flood control, soil erosion, afforestation …
… marginal lands, and distribu tion and diversification of in dustry. In short, this power develop ment of war days leadfc logically to national planning for a com plete …
… legislation to create a Tennessee Valiev authority—a corporation clothed with the power of government but pos sessed of the flexibility and initiative of a private enter …
The Washington Daily News — 1933-04-10, page 10
… the entire Tennessee River. Such use, if envisioned in its entirety, transcends power development; it enters the wide fields of flood control, soil erosion, afforestation …
… marginal lands, and distribution and diversification of industry. In short, this power development of war days leads logically to na tional planning for a complete watershed …
… human con cerns. “I, therefore, suggest to the Congress legislation to create a Tennessee Valley authority a corporation clothed with the pow er of government but possessed of the flexibility …
Evening Star — 1933-04-11, page 1
… adjustable propellers, which could be tilted downward to give addi tional lifting power to her motors, Wiley said he did not know. Falling as rapidly as the ship was. …
… vast Tennessee Basin project, in cluding Government operation of Muscle Shoals for power, nitrate and fertilizer prodution, was introduced today by Senator Norris, Republican …
… , of Nebraska. Designed as the first step in a Nation wide project of power production, flood control, reforestation, navigation and irrigation on the principal …
Evening Star — 1933-04-11, page 8
… resources of the river and its basin. The sec ond is the regulation of hydroelectric power in interstate commerce, with all its ramifications, touching the financ ing of …
… Government already has on the Tennessee River a huge invest ment in the Muscle Shoals power and fertilizer plants. The continued idle ness of this "great national investment …
… of the people." Mr. Roosevelt, however, has looked far beyond the Muscle Shoals power ana leruuzcr plants in his vision of the development of the valley of the Tennessee …
The Washington Daily News — 1933-04-11, page 10
… message to Congress yesterday. The Norris bill would create corporation named the Tennessee Valley Authority, to be administered by three presidential appointees and empowered to operate the …
… plant and the proposed Cove Creek dam on the Clinch River in Tennessee. HAVE BROAD POWER Co-operating with the corporation, the President would recommend to Congress legislation …
… improve the Tennessee basin by adequate flood control, navigation development, power generation, use of marginal lands, reforestation and improvement: of agriculture …
Evening Star — 1933-04-12, page 1
… by Senator Norris, independent Republican, of Nebraska proposes crea tion of a Tennessee Valley Authority of three members to be appointed by the President to work out a scheme of flood …
… provides for Government op eration of Muscle Shoals for production and sale of surplus power. Government construction of transmission lines and experimental production of fertilizer …
… development of the Tennessee Valley. Prank Walsh, chairman of the New York State Power Authority, is re garded as a likely choice to put into operation the proposed Tennessee …
Evening Star — 1933-04-12, page 4
… as President Roosevelt describes it. of a corporation of three "clothed with the power of government, but possessed of the flexibility and Initiative of a private corporation …
… and aspirations. For years there have been academic treatises on the rights and power and authority of the Government to conduct various business operations, but Con …
… Muscle Shoals, the measure limits the salary of the chairman or president of the Tennessee Valley authority—the corporation which is to possess all the advantages of private Initiative—to …
The Washington Times — 1933-04-12, page 2
The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.
… pretty girl smoking a cigarette. THE WASHINGTON TIMES F. P, Walsh May Get Shoals Power Post Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the New York State Power Au thority, is being considered by President Roosevelt for appoint ment as chairman …
… to develop Muscle Shoals and the Tennessee Valley, or as chairman of the Federal Power Commission. MOFFETT RITES TOMORROW Rear Admiral William A. Mof fett, chief of the …
… the throne, and a cousin of Prince Louis, has again ad vanced his claims to royal power, this time announcing he will fight the succession in a Paris court of law. Some …
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