Predicts Richberg Out Within Year as He Shifts
Washington observers say Donald Richberg will leave within a year as he moves from liberal to more conservative positions. Once close to Harold Ickes and central to New Deal power, Richberg is now viewed as the Administration’s Number Two, with critics hoping for his ouster while supporters note his charm and alignment with Roosevelt.
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Capital
Richberg
Supreme Court
Washington
Donald Richberg
White House
New Deal
Harold Ickes
Interior
PWA
Roosevelt
Kyle Jones Faces Murder Charge in Shotgun Slaying
An 18 year old, Kyle Jones, was charged with murder in the shotgun slaying of 17 year old Aziles Waldrop near Courtland Route 1. A grand jury in Lawrence County will continue the investigation, and Waldrop's funeral was held at Smyrna Church with interment at Smyrna Cemetery.
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Lawrence County
Kyle Jones
Moulton
Aziles Waldrop
Grady ‘Eliford
Courtland
Jones
Kumpe Ayers
Waldrop
Ayers
J. H. Highsmith
Relliford
J. Z. Waldrop
George James
Willie
Loa Mae Waldrop
Old Prejudices Irritate Europe
European tensions flare as Yugo-Slavia mourns King Alexander and conducts deportations of 27 000 Hungarians. The League of Nations will hear evidence Friday on the Yugo-Slavia Hungary dispute while Hungary reports deporting 900 Yugoslavs. Belgrade dispatches confirm ongoing mass expulsions.
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Associated Press
Europe
Yugo-Slavia
Alexander
League of Nations
Hungary
Belgrade
Search for Lost Airmen Continues Near Honolulu
Naval searchers persisted off Honolulu for Lieutenant Ulm and two companions missing since Tuesday after a fuel shortage forced their trans Pacific monoplane into the ocean. A dozen navy seaplanes plotted courses over the probable stretch seeking any trace of the fliers.
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Honolulu
Ulm
Edrigencent
Bank installs time lock system to deter robberies
Tennessee Valley Bank announces delayed action time clocks at Decatur and all branches. Safes cannot be opened until the clock winds down, providing protection against daytime robberies.
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Tennessee Valley Bank Today
Decatur Bank
Lowe Resigns Post With TVA
Judge W. T. Lowe, a prominent local attorney, has resigned from the land acquisition department of the Tennessee Valley Authority. He likely will return to private practice.
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W. T. Lowe
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lowe
Pilot Club drives hunger relief for Decatur children
A Pilot Club appeal urges local residents to donate for hungry schoolchildren, emphasizing milk as vital for growth and health and asking citizens to give what they can to feed children today.
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Decatur
Mississippi cities ask TVA power for unified petition
Memphis report says Greenville mayor announced 21 North Mississippi cities have joined a movement to organize and seek TVA power. He plans conferences within 10 days to present a unified petition to the TVA and President Roosevelt with 40 invited to participate.
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Memphis
Tenn
Smith
Greenville
Miss
North Mississippi
TVA
Roosevelt
New York Cotton and Wheat Futures Prices Quoted
At 1 15 p m New York cotton prices for December 12 48 cents January 12 51 March 12 55 May 12 97 cents and wheat May 1 03 cents per bushel were listed.
Drys Mobilize to Defend Prohibition in Alabama Meeting
Delegates from here join Wiley Owen Major B F Holmes and J E Blair at a First Methodist Church rally with 300 dry supporters to oppose beer and liquor legalization. Sergt York warns wets in the Legislature and at the ballot box while urging Christians to outlaw anything resembling liquor.
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Wiley Owen
B. F. Holmes
J. E. Blair
First Methodist Church
Sergt
York
Sergt. York
Anderton
United Dry Forces
J. Bibb Mills
Alabama
Fred M. Jack
Officer Shoots Trio Then Kills Self in Jeannerette
In Jeannerette Louisiana night Marshal Ben Leblanc drew a pistol during a city council meeting and critically wounded Mayor Sidney Bourgeois and injured a councilman and a spectator. Leblanc then shot himself and died at the hospital.
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Jeanerette
Ben Leblanc
Sidney J. Bourgeois
Leblanc
Austinville PTA Meet to Hear Three A's Program
The Association of schools will gather Monday night in Austinville for a PTA meeting. The Three A's program will be presented and the public is invited to attend.
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Lo Association of Schools
Kidnap Threat Shocks Boston Elite Family in Manchester
A threat to kidnap Eugenie H. Grew 17 adopted daughter of Randolph C. Grew drew a heavy armed DOJ escort to the Grew estate in Manchester. The note was received at midnight as Eugenie stayed with her grandmother. officials would not disclose contents or discuss the case.
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Boston
Eugenie H. Grew
Randolph Clark Grew
Joseph G. Grew
Japan
Department of Justice
Manchester
Grew
Town House
Miss Grew
Graves outlines Alabama tax plan delay to 1936
Gov elect Bibb Graves told the Alabama League of Municipalities he cannot enact his tax program before the 1936 general election. He proposed exempting homesteads up to 2000 dollars, restoring about 200 million dollars in state property, and emphasized keeping prohibition intact with separate ballots for beer and hard liquor. Mayors expect cooperation in a four year progressive administration.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Alabama League of Municipalities
Exchange Hotel
Eea
Alabama
Col. Graves
Col Graves
W. W. Ramsey
Russellville
League
Price Leads Midweek Prayer at First Methodist Church
Dr. Wm. F. Price, pastor, led midweek prayer services at First Methodist Church. The theme centered on Cooperation and Church Work.
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Wm. F. Price
First Methodist Church
Navigator praise and Hawaii miss from Kingsford Smith
Beverly Hills reports Sir Kingsford Smith dining in a studio cafe when he learned the Hawaiian Islands were missed before the crash. He extolled navigation over the ocean and credited Gatty Col. Lindbergh and Wiley Post as top navigators.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Sir Kingsford Smith
Hawaiian Islands
Australia
Gatty
Col. Lindbergh
Wiley Post
W. J. Roberts Dies After Long Illness at 73
W T Roberts a longtime Limestone county planter died at his home near Belle Mina after more than a year of illness. Funeral rites will be held Friday at 10 am at the residence with interment in Belle Mina cemetery. Survived by two sisters Ida and Julia Roberts.
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Harriett May Crenshaw
Athens College
Brown Hall
Miss Crenshaw
M. W. Dupree
Athens
New York
Europe
Laura Chandler
P. F. Crenshay
Memphis
Eugene Horton
W. P. Chandler, Jr
Thomas Frost
W.T. Roberts
Limestone County
Belle Mina
Ida
Julia Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Lime
Bandits Roam New Orleans Deserting Evans Car
Two armed bandits rode ferries along the Mississippi, abducted and robbed Robert Evans in Algiers, then commandeered his car. Evans freed himself and alerted police. Officer Childress captured the suspects at Jackson Street ferry landing before being beaten and left in the street.
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New Orleans
Robert Evans
Evans
Algiers
Robert Childress
Jackson Street
Childress
Friends mourn Gil Draper’s painful foot infection
The many friends of Gil Draper regret to learn he is suffering a painful foot infection.
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Gil Draper
Peace of World Menaced II Arms Pact Abandoned
Norman H. Davis, an at large, warned before the American Association that abandoning the Washington and London treaties would create insecurity, suspicion, and costly competition with no real gain. He urged continued adherence to the two treaty principles and stated the U S government favors those terms in naval talks.
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London
United States
Norman H. Davis
Washington
Japan
American Association
Davis
Accord Agreed Not To Make Treaties Without Consult
A formal understanding states that the party will not enter into any treaties without prior consultation. The agreement emphasizes prior discussion with relevant authorities and stakeholders before any formal commitments.
Evidence Powder Shipment to China by Demon Company
Senate investigators received evidence that the Demon Company sent a powder shipment to China in 1929 while a prohibition on sending munitions existed. The testimony followed Missouri Senator Thelark suggesting the United States need not enter a world war beyond protecting munitions profits. Dupont officials acknowledged the shipment was intended for China.
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Washington, D. C
Demon
Holland
China
Senate
Pls Thelark
Missouri
United: Ae
Clark
Casey
Dupont
Kiwanis Club Plans Ladies Night Event
The Kiwanis club announces its annual Ladies Night Pridey evening to be held at seven. Members invite attendees to enjoy an evening event featuring decoration and social gathering.
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Kiwanis Club
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