President Roosevelt Ends Pine Mountain Visit
President Roosevelt wraps up his warm Pine Mountain stay at Warm Springs Georgia with plans to address Congress and speak at Notre Dame University in Indiana. He enjoys a final swim and motor drive as he prepares for a busy week, including Monday lectures on agriculture and a budget focus.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Pine Mountain
Congress
American Farm
Burely Federation
Chicago
Notre Dame University
South Band
Ind
Vengeful Possemen Chase Three Bandits
Hollywood scene star Althea Freel 28 wife of Ross Alexander shoots herself in their home after a film balk. Detective says she used a small rifle. she dies at Emergency Hospital. Alexander recalls a 1924 New York backstage romance leading to Hollywood fame. Separate Tennessee chase: three bank bandits kill Sheriff Hutchison at Citizens Bank in New Azwell. two suspects identified as Gus McCoig 22 and Pete Dean 18. pursuit with guns and a road chase continues toward Knoxville. Warden A W Neely hopes for capture dead or alive.
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Hollywood
Calif
Althea Freel
New York
Ross Alexander
Police
R. E. Buredick
Alexander
York
New Aswell
Tenn
Dee
Claiborne County
L. B. Hutchison
Citizens Bank
Leonard
Gus McCoig
Pete Dean
A. W. Neely
Nashville
Knoxville
Union Joe
Hutchison
Gray Essary
New Azewell
Essary
McCoig
Dean
George Wilbur Moss
Farm Plans Outlined for Roosevelt Appearance at Stockyards
The 1936 convention drew 15 000 ticket holders at the stockyards amphitheater with 25 000 more via intercom. Federation leaders prepared a 15 member resolution committee to present at the Wednesday session as debate over the reciprocal Canadian trade treaty continues amid expectations of Secretary Wallace defending the administration. Edward A. O Neal heads the farm bureau federation keynote as the three day gathering proceeds.
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Chicago
Stockyard
Roosevelt
Federation
Resolution Committee of 15
Henry A. Wallace
Farm Bureau Federation
AAA
Edward A. O'Neal
Cobbler Finds Lost Hundred Dollar Bill in Shoe
Spencer Schermerthorn a Beatrice cobbler discovered a $100 bill inside a shoe he was repairing in December. The finder returned the money to the owner after reporting the discovery to local authorities.
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Honesty Beatrice
Spencer Schermerthorn
Renters Sought as Towns Advertises Housing
J. T. Towns offered his house for rent in The Daily Want Ad, running the notice three times and stopping after it appeared twice. He claimed the home could have been rented twenty times and advised removing the ad to stop calls. A three day Daily Want Ad costs 54 cents.
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J. T. Towns
Mr. Towns
Gabriel's Horn Disappears From Hollywood Stage
The battered brass horn used off stage in The Green Pastures has vanished after leaving New York for Hollywood. Marc Connelly, adapting the drama for the screen, notes the missing item tied to the play’s celestial theme. Actor Wesley Hill who first blew it is dead, as is Sam Davis the second actor to hold the role.
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Hollywood
Calif
Gabriel
Green Pastures
New York
Marc Connelly
Wesley Hill
Sam Davis
Smaller cattle matches demand for baby beef at exposition
Chicago report from December 17 notes Ameri cattle are shrinking to fit the American family. Stockmen at the International Live Stock Exposition say blue ribbon steers are now "baby beef" aimed at sirloins for two and roasts for three rather than large cuts for bigger families. Dr John Moler of the government animal industries bureau says households have shrunk from 4 to 2 or 3 members, aligning cattle size with demand.
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Chicago
John Moler
Bureau of Animal Industries
Graves appoints Joe Van Valkenberg to fill Tate County vacancy
Governor Bibb Graves names Joe Van Valkenberg to complete the unexpired term of the late E. T. Terry in Montgomery Alabama. Van Valkenberg served as campaign manager in Madison County during the gubernatorial race.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Joe van Valkenberg
Sioners
E. T. Terry
Valee
Dream Drowning To Be Probed By The Grand Jury
Florala Alabama December 7 Sheriff Monroe Prescott said he would ask a grand jury to investigate the death of A L McGowin a former Florala resident found dead in a lake near here The coroner jury ruled death from natural causes but the sheriff said examining physicians ----------
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Florala
Ala
Monroe Prescott
Walton County
Florida
A. L. McGowin
Millard Harrison
McGowin
Prescott
Mrs. Phillips Dies Suddenly at Home in Decatur
Mrs J T Phillips a well known Decatur woman died suddenly today as she started to enter an automobile at her home 206 Jackson street A physician summoned diagnosed probable heart attack Her son Herman Phillips aided her into the car as she collapsed en route to visit her daughter Mrs J Hardy on Moulton street
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J. T. Phillips
Decatur
Jackson Street
Phillips
J. Hardy
Moulton Street
Herman Phillips
Salaries Reported For New Jersey Officials In 1933
Washington reports salaries for New Jersey officials showing W. C. Teagle and W. S. Farish each at 112 500. Teagle’s pay rose from 73295 in 1932 but remains below the 125000 earned in 1929. FTC records note these figures with no 1933 data available.
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Washington
New Jersey
W. C. Tagle
W. S. Farish
Teagle
Federal Trade Commission
Insurrection Acts Declared Void in Atlanta Case
Superior Judge Hugh M. Dorsey held Georgia’s old insurrection law unconstitutional in the Angelo Herndon case. The Cincinnati Negro communist was ordered held for 20 days to allow the state a chance to prove he attempted to incite insurrection by distributing communist literature three years ago.
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Atlanta
Hugh M. Dorsey
Georgia
Todey
Angelo Herndon
Cincinnati
Herndon
Aloe
New Evidence Hints Cause Controversy in Lindbergh Case
In Trenton New Jersey a closed door session discussed Detective Pilis Parker who says he did not abduct the Lindbergh baby. Parker told prosecutors he had nothing of value on the case and declined to disclose further details. Governor Hoffman denied public comments while Parker said he spoke directly with the attorney general about his views.
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Trenton
N. J
Oat Ge Wanenicherd Hauptmann
Ine Acoilialien
Pilis Parker
Harold Hoffman
Parker
Flemington
Bronx
Associated Press
Point
Jersey
Statehouse
Hoff
Lice
Publ
York Post
Thanksgiving gifts flood Flint Sanatorium from county schools
The Tubercular Sanatorium at Flint received generous Thanksgiving gifts far exceeding expectations. County schools contributed fruits, vegetables, and other provisions including over 75 quarts of canned goods and 17 bushels of potatoes, with many named schools and individuals listed among donors.
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Flint
Board of Trustees
Fairview School
Reed
Central Methodist Church of
Decatur
Oak “School
Kirk
Je. School
Bates
Hartselle
Gity
Burleson
Winton
Weaver
Cotaco
W. T. Jordan
Ano
Freeman
Please School
Ray
Ryan
Somerville Putnam
Cedar Creek Ryan
Union + Hill high school
P. i Fegro
Cedar Lake Rosenwald
Burglary Foiled at Store on West Street
Police rushed to a West Street shop after burglars pried open a door about 11 Priday but fled empty handed. R Rogers, proprietor, said only a few items were taken and the cash register keys jammed, signaling a hurried failed theft. Officers Whitmire and Terry responded to the alarm.
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West
Prison Break Out Near Nashville Sends Sought Trio South
Warden reports three young convicts aged 18 to 22 escaped from Tennessee state penitentiary in Nashville on the night of December 3. They were believed to be heading south on the Bee line highway in a Flymouth coach.
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Tennessee State Penitentiary
Nashville
Indictments Grow After Mine Warfare Outbreak
In Pen City Alabama a special grand jury in St. Clair county filed an indictment naming nine union miners on conspiracy and unlawful assembly charges. The move adds to about 50 persons named as the northern division probes coal field disorders tied to the Oct. 28 outbreak that left one union miner dead and six wounded.
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Pen City
Ala
St. Clair County
Weather Summary For Tennessee River And Gulf States
The Tennessee river gauge stands at 3.7 feet and falling. Temperatures ranged from 48 to 58 degrees with no rainfall in the last 24 hours. Alabama cloud cover and warmer, with rain in the west and portions tonight and Sunday. Week outlook: rain in the central and eastern Gulf states early week, general rains later. temperatures cooler early, warmer by week end.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Central
East Gulf States
Beauty winner Miss Adcock suffers knee injury in bicycle accident
Miss Edna Elizabeth Adcock dislocated a knee after falling from a bicycle on Fourth Avenue South Friday evening. She was treated at Benevolent Society Hospital and released. injuries not serious. Adcock previously won Miss Desatur from a Crescent Amusement Co contest and represented the city in a tri state pageant in Tennessee.
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Edna Elizabeth Adcock
J. R
Fourth Avenue South
Miss Adcock
Benevolent F Society Hospital
County Resident G Tlness Victim
John Brooks, 77, a well known resident of Danville route two, died at his home at 3:15 this morning after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at Cheatham Cemetery in Lawrence County at 11 o clock Sunday morning, with Minister Emmett Byars officiating and Brown, or Decatur in charge of burial. The funeral will leave the house at 10 a.m. Brooks is survived by daughters Mrs Lackey and Mrs Childers, four sons Newt Dave Will and Horace. He spent most of his life in Danville route 2.
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John Brooks
Danville
Cheatham Cemetery
Lawrence County
Emmett Byars
Brown
Decatur
Brooks
Sam Lackey
Wallace Childers
Newt
Dave
Will
Horace Brooks
Marshall Matron Mary King Dies at Rural Home
Mrs. Mary J. King 78 died at 5 this morning at her home on Aré route I. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Gillam Springs Marshall county with Rev. Haden officiating. Burial to be directed by Drinkard Howell. She leaves seven sons Homer Hills Jessie Noah Reuben Lawrence and W B E I plus a daughter Mrs. Sallie Jones and 26 grandchildren.
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Mary J. King
Gillam Springs
Marshall County
Haden
Drinkard Howell
Nees Iee Meeeee
W. BE. I
Homer
Hills Jessie Noah
Reuben Lawrence
Sallie Jones
Tera, Dement
Mra Busie Tucker
Forces press for peace with Ethiopia as Mussolini weighs options
The report notes British appeals to end fighting while Italian actions test Britain and the world. Mussolini faces pressure amid calls to curb aggression and seek a settlement with Ethiopia, with key diplomats absent from the scene.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
Ethiopia
Great Britain
Mussolini Fee
erCargo
Two Men Caught in Raid Near Flint Creek
In a raid ten miles southwest of the city officers captured two men and a still along Flint Creek. Sheriff Sandia said the white man was released after questioning. The still, found ready to operate, and beer were destroyed.
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Flint Creek
Fiid
Sandia
Francisco Confesses and Finds Missing Twenty Dollar Bill
A fragment from the chronicle shows Francisco saying he is crazy. A discrepancy is noted as $19 short and a $20 bill is found on one side.
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Francisco
Fis
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Gabriel's
Standard Company
Flying Flea
Dorothy Evelyn Roman
Lewisburg
W. Va
William M. Roman
Gong
Elizabeth Adcock
Marshall
Chamber of Deputies
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