Senate Debates Muscle Shoals Plan and Drought Loans
Washington dispatches report Senate and House conferrees clash over Muscle Shoals legislation with Reece proposal rejected by Senate. Also, Robinson drafts a 60 million drought relief loan bill amid a quiet final session of the 71st Congress as demonstrators clash with police in galleries.
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House
Senate
Reece
Tennessee
Alabama
Robinson
Arkansas
Ooe
Congress
Davis
Nye
Pennsylvania
Congress opens with brief sessions amid political truce
The seventy first congress convened at noon for a short initial session. Leaders from both parties agreed to a temporary truce while noting upcoming contentious issues to be addressed before March 4.
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Washington
Seventy-First Congress
Communists Protest at Capitol in Washington
A crowd of several hundred demonstrated near the Capitol in Washington on December 1. Police tore down placards, scattered demonstrators, and used tear gas. The event ended with sporadic fighting and several tear gas incidents as the crowd moved toward the House side of the Capitol plaza.
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Santa Visits Tramp Camp in Ashland Meat Split
Tramps near Ashland Wisconsin awoke to sausage and ham hanging from tree branches after a meat truck wreck hurled the meat into the air. Investigators note the accident scattered the provisions, leaving bundles cling tightly to limbs in the frosty dawn.
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139 Members for Parent-Teachers in Moulton Area
One hundred thirty-five members joined the local Parent-Teachers' Association after a recent drive. Active groups in Hatton Town Creek and Mount Hope also support schools. The association focuses on elementary and Lawrence County High School needs despite hard times.
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Moulton
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Capone Narrowly Eludes Chicago Police Raid
Chicago on December 1 reports that Al Capone remains free after raids on five alleged hideouts. Police led by Judge John H. Lyle and Patrick Roche found clothing bearing Capone initials and a gift inscription but no capture. The squad, joined by federal agent Clarence Converse, pursued Capone through the city and Evanston where Lyle criticized police for not arresting him.
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Patrick Roche
Willie Heeney
Capone
Ernestine Caru
Claude Capone
Clarence Converse
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Evanston
County Officers Serving Papers in Circuit Court Session
County officers are busy serving subpoenas and summons for witnesses and litigants to appear at the regular session of circuit court. Judge Jas. E. He Th -m will be followed by a session of the county court for nearly a full month.
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Soviet Five Year Plan Progress Report by Kuibyshev
Moscow reports two years of five year plan operation show production surpassing targets across oil steel rolled metal and electrotechnical sectors. Officials say output exceeded estimates with notable gains in means of production and overall prewar industrial levels doubled, despite slower light industry growth.
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Uts
Praise for Scout Master Bob Clark from pulpit
Rev E N Hart, pastor of the sponsoring church, lauded Scout Master Bob Clark of Troop 16 Boy Scouts of America. He praised the organization as one of the most efficient in this section.
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Bandit Chief Slain After Oakland Home Standoff
Frank E. Smith alias Frank Ellis alias W A Harris alias William Z Smith, a reputed gang leader linked to the Nobel train robbery, was trapped by ten officers in his Oakland residence and killed as he attempted to flee. His wife Evelyn Ellis, arrested with him, aided gang car thefts in two robberies.
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W. A. Harris
William Z. Smith
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Vancouver
B. C
Fresno
Bath
Pet Smith
Evelyn Ellis
California
Rodeo
Bank of Pinole
Arthur McDonald
Tracy Post Office
McAvoy
Calwa Winery
Everett
Wash
Walter Garrett
Three Convicts Paroled By Governor Gravés Clemency
Montgomery dispatch reports three inmates received parole for good behavior. Jake Sexton from Bu county faced distilling charges with a two to four year sentence. Mark Cunningham from Calhoun county was moved from nineteen to twenty years for assault with intent to murder. Lucy Williams got two years on two counts of grand larceny in Montgomery circuit court.
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Bibb Gravés
Marengo County
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Bu County
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Mark Cunningham
Calhoun County
Lucy Williams
Winona Council Junior Order Set Meeting Friday Evening
The Winona Council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics will discuss matters of interest to members at a Friday evening session. The meeting covers membership concerns and upcoming activities for the organization.
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Delegation of Alabama educators to attend national conventions
A 15 member Alabama educational leaders delegation will travel to Milwaukee for a series of national conventions starting December 8. Reports from Miami note ongoing search coverage for missing M Keith Miller as authorities provide no word on the missing woman. In Indiana five men were bound over for murder after a coroner's inquest found Arlene Draves, 18, died from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by shock during an assault.
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Milwaukee
Wis
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Ind
Arly
Grand
Arlene Draves
Controversy over Davis Senate credentials heats up in Harrisburg
Washington reports say Secretary Davis may delay taking a Pennsylvania Senate seat as the Nye committee probes election spending. A Harrisburg investigation updates the Davis Brown campaign costs to around 150000 beyond the earlier 129693. Davis denies knowledge of excess funds.
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Nye
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
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James J. Davis
William S. Ware
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Gunman Turns On Police Killing Two in Canton
Edwin Veril, 28, of Canton Tl, opened fire with an automatic pistol in front of a battery station after loitering charges. Policeman Edward Whitesly, 60, died on scene as Veril shot two others before being killed by a bystander during a confrontation with police.
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Urge Action On Shoals Question In Alabama Primary
Congress sits again as the Alabama delegation sends telegrams urging immediate action on Muscle Shoals and Dam No 3. The Muscle Shoals issue dominates discussion in the democratic primary.
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Morgan county sportsmen slated for Alabama-Tennessee field trials
The annual Alabama-Tennessee field trials near Athens open today and run through Wednesday. Morgan county sportsmen are expected to attend with dogs entered from at least four states and the meet is anticipated to be excellent.
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Athens
Brothers Die in Fire as Home Burns in McGlat Addition
J A Dowda and Lovick Dowda brothers aged thirty and twenty eight perished in a blaze that destroyed their McGlat Addition home and a nearby neighbor’s house and a parked truck. Fire officials found no foul play and evidence suggests they died near a window while escaping smoke. The bodies were removed to Hanceville by the Brown Undertaking Company and a funeral is planned for Tuesday at Hopewell cemetery.
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Two Youthful Bandits Killed in Dairy Plant Robbery
In Little Rock Arkansas on December 1 two young robbers identified as Eagle Bee of Lonoke and Joe Price of Little Rock were killed after a dairy plant heist. They bound guard John McBrayer who alerted police. Price reportedly fired first. Police returned fire, killing Eagle Bee and fatally wounding Price.
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Eagle Bee
Mother Jones Ends Long Career
Mary Mother Jones dies at about age one hundred after a lifetime of labor movement activism. Only friend Mrs Walter Burgess was with her at midnight as she passed away in her council cottage outside Washington. Her supporters spread word of the death drawing thousands who revered the celebrated Irish labor advocate.
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Cast of Shannon Scouts Joined Valhalla In Memory
Houston Texas Nov 30. James Harold Daughdrill 84 longtime rider in memory of the Shannon scouts the company that served under General Joe Wheeler's Mississippi cavalry in the sixties has died closing the ranks of the gallant band whose sabres flashed in defense of the South's lost cause.
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Valhalla
James Harold Daughdrill
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Shannon
Joe Wheeler
Mississippi Cavalry
Finnell Statement Arouses Interest In Highway Work
Col. Woolsey Finnell state director of highways said the state could put under construction 428,000 by 1931. The pavement of the Joe Wheeler Highway may be included in contracts if awarded, drawing great interest locally.
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Nye
Joe Wheeler
Hartselle Girl Burned Casualty From Hot Water Incident
A Hartselle child suffered painful burns after stumbling into a can of hot water, with the infant partially submerged and one side severely scorched. Friends and family in Hartselle rally as she begins recovery.
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