Citizens Seek to Halt Ballot Haul on Amite River Bridge
Shots were exchanged as Livingston Parish residents confronted a truck they believed carried new ballots to replace burned ones in Denham Springs. The truck escaped after a brief volley. no injuries were reported amid fears of bloodshed as citizens had earlier seized tally sheets and burned ballots.
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Amite River
Livingston Parish
Denham Springs
Livingston’ Parish
Cemterville
Win
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Three states hold ratified conventions with Utah last in line for approval.
Repeal Looms as States Move to Ratify Prohibition End
President Roosevelt prepared to sign a repeal proclamation as Pennsylvania Ohio and Utah schedule ratifying conventions tomorrow boosting the three fourths needed for constitutional change. Doran resigns to head the domestic distillers code authority while the Bureau of Industrial Alcohol returns to the Internal Revenue Service. DC court awaits ruling amid challenges to state conventions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Georgia
Congress
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Utah
State Department
Wallace
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
James M. Doran
Domestic Distillers’ Code Authority
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
The
Treasury
Doran
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
Bureau of Internal Revenue
District of Columbia Supreme Court
F. Dickinson Letts
Canon William Sheafe
Brooklyn
N. Y
George §. Duncan
Washington, D. C
Chase
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Increase In i Tax See
Washington reports expected tax increases under repeal with Congress due to liquor levies. Roosevelt backs interdepartmental work shaping rates to curb bootleggers and boost revenue, targeting whiskey at about 2.20 per gallon versus preprohibition 1.10. Rectified spirits taxed 30 cents per gallon. champagne and sparkling wines taxed per half pint. beer and other liquors follow old framework.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Inter-Departmental
Fatal bullet fired by Hamilton in Quanah murder trial
Ras Butler, heir to the Quanah reedhouse, testified that the younger Hamilton fired the fatal shot in the July 21 road house slaying of Boots Butler. Judge Stokes overruled a continuance motion and district attorney Gossett dismissed murder charges against Claude Elton.
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Claude Elton
Hamiltons
Ras Butler
Vets to Hold Mass Meeting on Relief for Ex-Service Men
Mass meeting set for Tuesday night at the Legion auditorium with American Legion commander James O. Cade seeking rulings on relief apply to veterans with dependents. Col Julius Dorenfield supports aiding those on relief before new hires under CWA. Similar gatherings planned across Texas amid enforcement of relief and CWA rules.
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James O. Cade
American Legion
L. van Perkins
State Department
Austin
Julius Dorenfield
Cade
Perkins
Harry L. Hopkins
Civil Works Administration
Federal Relief
Washington
Texas
Dozenfield
National
Skeleton of missing U S Prohibition Agent Reported Found
District Attorney Thomas J. Morrissey said a skeleton found near Fagle Nest Lake in New Mexico is believed to be Ray Sutton the long missing federal prohibition agent from New Mexico. New Mexico District Attorney W J Baker, Colfax County Sheriff Boots Fletcher, and other officers said they had heard nothing of the find. The skeleton, reportedly found by San Antonio federal agents, was to be brought to Denver for verification.
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Denver
Ray Sutton
Prohibition
New Mexico
Thomas J. Morrissey
Colorado
Sutton
Fagle Nest Lake
W. J. Baker
Boots Fletcher
Colfax County
N. M
San Antonio
Morrissey
Efforts to Free Bates Denied by Federal Judge
Oklahoma City December reports two attempts by Denver attorney Ben Laska to free Albert L Bates from Leavenworth federal prison were overruled by Federal Judge Edgar S Vaught. Bates serves a life term for the Charles Urschel kidnapping. Laska challenged the life sentence as incompatible with a term of years under the federal kidnapping law and then sought habeas corpus relief, both denied.
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Oklahoma City
Ben Laska
Denver
Albert L. Bates
Leavenworth
Edgar S Vaught
Bates
Charles F. Urschel
Laska
States to require prescriptions for liquor under Volstead Act
Information from last night indicates doctors nationwide will be required to file federal permits with prescriptions for liquor. Prescriptions would be required in all states wet or dry, with changes tied to Volstead Act provisions and a repeal by Congress needed to alter regulations.
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Congress
Lindberghs Stranded by Dead Calm on West African Coast
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh await favorable wind to lift their heavy monoplane from the Gambia River. With fuel already dumped to reduce weight, the craft remains grounded as the harmattan season looms and no headwind appears.
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Bathurst
Gambia
Dee
Gambia River
Charles A. Lindbergh
South America
Lindbergh
Wallace Hill Dies After Horse Accident Near Shamrock
Thirteen year old Wallace Hill son of Mr and Mrs Guy Hill was thrown from a horse near the Hills country home five miles east of Shamrock on U S Highway 66. He died in a local hospital at 9 oclock last night from a head injury. Survived by his mother and father and sister Betty Sue 11. Funeral Arrangements not announced.
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Wallace Hill
Guy Hill
the Hills
Shamrock Chamber of Commerce
Plains
Hill
Betty Sue
Wickman Recalls Confession In Albuquerque Murder Case
Carl Wickman a Albuquerque druggist facing murder charges for the death of his fourth wife Dona lda Chicoine recanted his confession saying he did not remember. He disclosed amnesia concerns and asked if he signed a confession before indicating he did not know. Authorities planned further probes into the Wickman deaths as the case broadens to Mrs Rhoda Keith Wickman.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Carl Wickman
Donalda Chicoine Wickman
Here
Wickman
T. J. Mabry
Mabry
Denver
San Francisco
Rhoda Keith Wickman
Carl W. Wickman
Wynekoop Murder Trial Set for January 4
Chicago sentencing schedule announces Dr. Alice L. Wynekoop will face trial January 4 for the murder of Rheta Wynekoop. Judge Joseph B. David warned attorneys against attempting to obtain release for the ailing 62 year old defendant.
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Chicago
Alice L. Wynekoop
Rheta
Joseph B. David
Illegitimate son of Duke of Clarence faces extortion trial
Clarence Guy Gordon Haddon, 43, who claims royal kinship and the title at birth, faces a potential trial after letters read in court accuse him of extortion from King George V’s era. He describes washing royal linen in public and seeks 600 pounds plus a modest income as payment for a living.
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George V
London
England
Clarence Guy Gordon Haddon
Duke of Clarence
Prince of Wales
United States
League of Nations
House of Commons
Poker Money Slaying Suspect Confesses in Kennedale Killing
Detective Captain William Buchanan says Frank Flowers alias Arthur Gaines, 34, ex convict, admitted killing Mrs. Reba Carney of Kennedale to raise money for a poker game. He claimed to have mistaken a woman with a pistol for a threat, fired, and took her purse. Flowers was arrested. his half brother L B Gaines also held.
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Waco
William Buchanan
Frank Flowers
Arthur Gaines
Reba Carney
Kennedale
Flowers
Buchanan
L. B. “Aines
Discovery of teen girl’s body near woods triggers manhunt
In Princess Anne Maryland on December 4 a search team found the body of 20 year old Edna Roberts, a white girl, in woods. Sheriff Daugherty said a quick exam indicated she had been slain. Two black men who found the body then disappeared, prompting a hunt.
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Princess Anne, Md
Daugherty
Fdna Roberts
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas region
Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and cooler air. West Texas expects unsettled conditions and stronger chill in the northern area. New Mexico forecasts generally fair weather with a dip in temperatures, especially in the east.
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Amarillo
Vecinity
West Texas
New Mexico
Deny Continuance in Miller's Trial
A defense motion for a continuance in the trial of Que R. Miller was overruled in Hardeman County as jurors were selected. Miller, former sheriff and tax collector of Foard County, is charged with misapplication of public funds. the case was moved there on a venue change. The motion argued a prior case on appeal covered similar points.
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Quanah ‘Tex
Que R. Miller
Foard County
Hardeman County
Miller
Judge Considers Continuance in Sheriff Murder Case
In Lamesa Judge Gordon B. McGuire took under advisement a defense motion for a continuance of the trial of Deputy Sheriff John Johnson for murder. Johnson is charged in connection with the May 24 fatal shooting of B. O. Best 30 near O'Donnell. Defense cites three unavailable witnesses.
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Lamesa
John Johnson
Gordon B. McGuire
106Th District Court
Johnson
B. O. (Bank) Best
O'Donnell
Lawton Man Held for Questioning in Family Tragedy
County officials announce that R. F. Hayter, whose wife and two children were found dead in Lawton on November 1, is held for questioning.
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Lawton
Okla
R. F. Hayter
Hayter
Utah Set to Become 36th State in Prohibition Repeal
Utah readies final ratification of the 21st amendment with a formal convention and oath of office. Governor Blood will preside as Utah joins Pennsylvania and Ohio in acting to repeal nationwide Prohibition.
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Utah
Hew Blood
Pennsvania
Ohio
Elmer I. Goshen
Tt First Congregational Church
Th City
Fran Riter
Utah Leagt
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