Postal employee pleads to four year stamp theft scheme
A postal worker admits a four year theft plan involving damaged stamps valued at 75000 and sold through a mail order business with Arthur Stanley and Co. The stamps were circulated to Henry Blackman of C D Hussman Co in St Louis for 75 percent of face value. Davis was jailed on a 5000 bond after a confession.
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Sion
Calor
Beeman ‘Co. Davis
Davis
Liberty
United States
George McDonald
Frank Kelly
Daying
Themem
Eee
de Confessor
Ena Em
Arthur Stanley and Company
Henry Blackman
C. D. Hussman’ Arid Co
St. Louis
Washington
Fear of Flying Impedes Aircraft Industry Growth
Major F L Martin of the U S Army Air Service warns at a Chicago air transportation conference that American manufacturers face virtually no prospects for aircraft and engine production due to public fear of flying. He says training pilots takes a year and early air combat will see high mortality, with repairs near 100 percent. Confidence must build to expand use of airways and sustain a growing industry.
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Chicago
United States
F. L. Martin
Sixth Army Corps
U. S.A
Air Transportation Conference
U.S.A
National Transportation Institute
Martin
Europe
Cotton Market Opens Steady on New York Futures
The Associated Press reports cotton futures in New York opened barely steady on December 1 with December at 36.65 cents per pound, January 35.95, March 36.08, May 36.25, and July 34.93.
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Associated Press
New York
City Leads as Trading Center with Upgraded Stores
A city in Alabama touts its bumper Christmas shopping season citing better roads brighter stock and up-to-date stores. Merchants offer lower prices expanded lines and superior service to attract shoppers and keep trade strong in the region.
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Alabama
Tory
World power conference to convene in London next July
A major convention will gather representatives from every nation to discuss production and utilization policies. The event will run two weeks with no speeches, papers only, alongside the British Empire Exhibition. Organized by industry groups, with C C Merrill leading the American committee and War Secretary Weeks as honorary chairman.
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Ww Gton
World Power
London
Ooe
British Electrical and Allied Manufactuers’ Association
C. C. Merrill
Federal Power Commission
Weeks
Work
Wallace
Hoover
Local Masons to Attend Montgomery Grand Masonic Gatherings
About ten Logal Masons will travel to Montgomery for the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons and Grand Lodge of A F and A M events. The Grand Lodge meets for three days starting Wednesday, while the Royal Arch Masons chapter sessions span two days early in the week. Prominent locals Dr J L Gunter F A Bloodworth E E Speer John W Jones J L Draper and Edward Humphrey expect to attend.
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Montgomery
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Grand Lodge
A. F
A. M
J. L. Gunter
F. A. Bloodworth
E. E. Speer
John W. Jones
Edward Humphrey
Masons
Y M C A Campaign Workers Appointed in Albany
Committees for the Y M C A membership drive are named by C W Matthews. Albany area leaders include W Rahm Huie Strother Speake Proc tor Penney and Cohen Hunter Woods Coutses Chenault Rountree Levin Goldell. Workers from Johnston Moulton Grant streets and local mills will meet at 9 00 Monday at the Albany post office. A 6 30 banquet at the Palace cafe will follow for reports.
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C. W. Matthews
Albany
W. W. Rahm
L. E. Huie
Second Avenue
Grant Street
Lee Street
W. Strother
Webb Speake
John Proctor
L. Penney
Dave Cohen
H. H. Hunter
Joe Woods
James Coutses
Cross Streets
Johnston
Moulton
Walter Chenault
Ghas
Rountree
Henry Goldell
John Levin
Dave Perkins
Carlyle Blackwell
Henry Davis
H. B. Beard
Sam Malone
Albany Post Office
Palace Cafe
Riverside High School Occupancy Planned After Christmas
Riverside high school nears completion with most equipment installed as the plan calls for moving students from the Lafayette street high school during the Christmas holidays. D. D. McGehee notes roughly 25,000 dollars of equipment remains to be fitted, including plumbing and painting, while new blackboards desks and lockers adorn the building overlooking the Tennessee river.
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Benson
Lafayette Street
Riverside High School
Tennessee
D. D. McGehee
Board of
Edune
Pennis
McGehee
Missing Child Found by Posse Near Cate River
In Tarpon Springs Florida Bobby Lee four year old son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Lee was found yesterday afternoon after more than 24 hours lost in a densely wooded riverside area near the Cate river. Nearly 400 people joined the search and the child wandered from a camp three miles north while his parents slept. The boy told rescuers he had seen several men and was afraid.
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Associated Press
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Bobby Lee
Clarente Lee
Cate River
Beerrunners War Turns Deadly Near Lemont Illinois
One man was killed in Joilet and several others wounded when a beer runners battle erupted near Lemont Illinois. Three beer trucks and two cars were involved as a furniture truck towed a car stalled by a breakdown. Police say the incident may signal a resumption of the beer war following a spate of killings in Chicago last September.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joilet
Lemont
Ill
Morris
Cotton bloc opens campaign to fix cotton legislation
The newly organized Cotton Bloc in Congress adopted resolutions urging readjustment of government crop estimates. A five member committee was named to draft legislation. Rep Rankin said growers suffered more from misfortune than pests this year and urged unifying crop and ginnings estimates under one government branch. The conference also supported enacting the Muscle Shoals act to Henry Ford.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cotton Bloc
Congress
Rankin
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
Muscle Shoals
Henry Ford
Junior Order Banquet Plans Bible Gift to River Side High
State Secretary visits Birmingham for a Junior Order banquet at the Hilda restaurant. A resolution aims to place a Bible in River side High School and a committee comprising Melvin Hutson W J Nesbitt and F H Pointer is named to present it. Speakers include Calhoun and Senator Hutson praising patriotism and American Legion support.
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Alabama
E. R. ES
Birmingham
Birmingham News
Winona Council
Hilda
F. R. Benson
Riverside High School
Melvin Hutson
W. J. Nesbitt
F. .H. Pointer
Calhoun
Morgan County
American Legion
Decatur
Senator Hutson
Troops Guard Negro in Nashville Trial
In Rocky Mount North Carolina on December 1 a troop detachment from the Wilson machine gun guard guarded Lee Washington a Black man charged with assaulting a white woman near Mon eyer as the trial entered its final stage in Nashville. Officials moved Washington to an unannounced location last night fearing trouble and he returned this morning under guard.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mount
N. C
Wilson
Lee Washington
Moneyer
Nashville
Potatoes Move More Cars in Alabama Market Rise
In Montgomery on December 1 a state board report notes Irish potato car movement grew from 307 cars in 1920 to 1 386 cars in 1923, per W H Brown chief of the state marketing division. The agricultural board shows the trend.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
W. H. Brown
Board of Agriculture
Progressives Boycott Senate Conference Leader Elected
Washington reports that the progressive bloc in the senate abstained from the republican conference where party organization formed and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts chosen as leader.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Progressive
Republican Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Fall Invited to Address Solons on Tea Pot Dome Probe
Albert E. Fall former interior secretary received an invitation from the public lands committee to testify on the Tea Pot Dome oil lease to Sinclair interests. The invite followed testimony on Fall personal finances and allows him to offer a statement if desired. Meanwhile the progressive bloc claims a voting edge to block Speaker Gilletts renomination.
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Associed Press
Washington
Albert
E. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Public Lands Committee
Tea Pot Dome Naal
Sinclair
Gustin Recovers From Injury at Central High
A Florence Central game injury to Joe Gustin was reported as serious but later clarified. Gustin is in good health and healing, with hopes to return to basketball when Central High season starts.
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Joe Gustin
Gustin
Florence
Central High
America declines to name delegate to German finances inquiry
Paris dispatch reports a reparations commission invitation to Washington to appoint members to two committees. The American government remains unwilling to participate in a restricted inquiry into German finances despite orders to Logan.
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Associated Pres
Paris
United States
Washington
Anel
James A. Logan
Reparations Commission
Waa
Setto
Faro Bérhip
New Pastor Will Preach on Sunday and Family Arrival
Bishop Candler announced Hunter as pastor of a Methodist church in Mobile and successor to Dr. Frank W. Brandon, now Superintendent of the Methodist Hospital in Montgomery. Mrs Hupster and their four children arrived Friday afternoon. the denomination restructuring follows Dr. George T. Harris’s reassignment to Talladega District.
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Mra. Hupster
Cat
Band to Perform at Shop Gates Monday Noon
Concert band members must meet promptly at the chamber of commerce rooms to fulfill an engagement at the Louisy Hh and Nashville shop gates on Monday near 12 o'clock. W. W. Rahm will conduct the music to aid in the M. Choben campaign.
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Chamber of Commerce
Louisy Hh
Nashville
W. W. Rahm
Mrs William Price Laid to Rest Today
Funeral services for Mrs. William Price were held at the residence of H M Priest with interment in the city cemetery. Rev Lee of the Methodist church officiated. she is survived by her husband, by her father Austin Eddins, and by sisters Mrs Guest of Kentucky and Mrs Foote of Kentucky.
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H. M. Priest
William Price
City
Lee
Methodist
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