Hoover Party Drifts South on Georgia Coast Fishing Expedition
President Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Hoover travel with five guests aboard government craft. They sail from Ossabaw Island toward Sapelo and Buttermilk Sound pursuing better fishing and possible Florida coast cruise, after a Christmas anchor at Buttermilk Sound. A moratorium on fishing was declared after a luckless weekend.
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John F. Chester
Hoover
Georgia Coast
Herbert Hoover
Buttermilk Sound
Georgia State Line
Florida
Daytona Beach
Fla
White House
Ossabaw Island
Behring Sea theory and prison politics spark clash across states
The article discusses a controversial book proposing Jewish origins in America and cites Governor Russell of Georgia criticizing New Jersey Governor Moore over a recaptured escapee. It notes the Lindbergh case context and mentions a Georgia New Jersey dispute over a convict who robbed an elderly man.
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Ireland
Balkans
Bulgaria
Thrace
Themistocles
Greece
Palestine
Merrill Goddard
American Weekly
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Georgia
New Jersey
A. Harry Moore
North
South Carolina
Moore
Russell
George
Gasoline Charged to Speaker's Car Costs Long After His Death
The 1932 report shows Speaker Garner’s office still billed gasoline and car expenses months after Nicholas Longworth’s death, though Garner used a taxi. Senate police budgets reveal 444 neckties for about 50 special officers, with eight-hour days seven days a week, while regular police lack jurisdiction over Congressional buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speaker
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Garner
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Senate
Curtis
Capitol
Gann
Joseph Burns
Dem
Tenn
Appropriations Committee
Rep
Pratt
N. Y
Capitol Building
Congressional
Scout Christmas Service Drives Helped by Local Troops
Scouts across several troops organized Christmas baskets and gift exchanges. Troop 12 packed food at Goodfellow Headquarters, Troop 9 aided at the Municipal Auditorium program, and multiple groups donated to needy families. New patrols formed and investments noted with thanks to leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scoutmaster's Round Table
Dean Settle
Bob Johnson
Bob
The
Round Table
Troop 12
Pirates
Goodfellow
Troop 9
Legion
Municipal Auditorium
Paramount Theater
Douglas Fairbanks
Robinson Crusoe
Kerr
Grover
Felix Cats
Earl Mathis
David
Paramount
Rattlesnakes
Jack Kronbeck
Paul Franklin
Lucky Thirteen
Vega Panthers
Wilbur Harrell
Glen Slutz
Leslie Singer
Thomas
Damon
Buddy
Wolverines
Erro J
Tenth Avenue Methodist Church
East Amarillo
Troop 11
Garroting in London Crim enlists lashes then parole noted
The text compares fear and cowardice in criminals and recalls London’s garroting era with street robbers. It cites British judges ordering fifteen lashes on the bare back before imprisonment, arguing parole would not have halted such crime.
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London
Amarillo Area Council elects new Boy Scout officials
New officials for the Amarillo Area Council 1933 were elected. The executive board includes C T Crowe president C W Seibel first vice president H R Budke second vice president John S McKnight third vice president Cecil O'Brien treasurer A E Meyer national councilman Marion Brauey scout commissioner and Marvin J Paul scout executive. Also elected were Dr Jason Robberson Oscar A Seward Sid Braunig F E DeCoster Robey Punk C B Johnson Rhea C Meyers Bishop E C Seaman E E Scruggs S M Sullenberger Porter Underwood L C White Dr S P Vineyard and Ford Brandenburg retired president. The round table elected new leaders Johnnie Ekelund scoutmaster Ployde R Garwood assistant Chief Paul senior patrol leader Damon Blake scribe Zane Smith Lou Davis patrol leaders.
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Amarillo Area
Boy Scouts of America
C. T. Crowe
C. W. Seibel
H. R. Budke
John S. McKnight
Cecil O'Brien
A. E. Meyer
Marion Brauey
Marvin J. Paul
Jason Robberson
Oscar A. Seward
Sid Braunig
F. E. DeCoster
Robey Punk
C. B. Johnson
Rhea C. Meyers
Bishop E. C. Seaman
E. E. Scruggs
S. M. Sullenberger
Porter Underwood
L. C. White
Dr. S
Amarillo
Round Table
Johnnie Ekelund
Ployde R. Garwood
Paul
Damon Blake
Zane Smith
Lou Davis
Central Presbyterian Church
Dr. Gants
Storekeeper Dies After Axe Attack
G F Snover aged 65 died in a Memphis hospital after an axe attack at his general store. His daughter Louise aged 11 was present when the incident occurred. Authorities described the case as a shocking violent assault with immediate medical intervention sought. The motive and assailant were not disclosed in the report.
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Memphis
Tenn
G. F. Snover
Louise
Aspironal touted as quick relief for colds and coughs
A vintage ad claims Aspironal cures cold and cough symptoms within two minutes and exceeds whiskey in speed and safety. It urges readers to buy at drug stores, test the remedy personally, and return money if relief is not felt within two minutes. It markets as safe for children and adults and promises rapid relief for catarrhal symptoms and nighttime choking.
Prison Rioting Case At Auburn Prison Sparks Controversy
A women leaving a Snover store on an errand was attacked by three black men who crushed his head with an axe and fled. About $100 was taken from Snover's wallet. Snover, his brother James Snover of Elkhart Indiana and four Tennessee daughters figure in rioting charges tied to the July 28 1928 Auburn prison uprising. Judge Kennard Underwood denounced the verdict as the height of error.
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Burns
Snover
James Snover
Elkhart
Ind
Tennessee
Auburn Prison
Small
Esen
Kennard Underwood
Convicts Acquitted Of Rioting Charge
George Small and fellow inmate Arthur Barry were acquitted by a Cayuga County jury on a rioting charge connected to a jewel theft case in Auburn New York on December 26.
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Auburn
N. Y
George Small
Arthur Barry
Cayuga County
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Ervicee
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