No Joint Inquiry Likely on Gorgas Plant Sale
Washington dispatch notes strong opposition blocks a joint congressional committee to probe Muscle Shoals and the Ford offer. Alabama lawmakers back the Madden bill and push rapid committee action while holiday delays loom. Alabama reps Hill Almon get key posts and introduce bills on rural carrier pay taxes telegraph fees and Federal road funding plus public building sites in Athens Sheffield Columbia Alabama.
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Alabama
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Almon
Athens
Sheffield
Lumbia
Chairmen Thanked By the Hospital
The trustees of the Benevolent Society express gratitude to the committee chairmen who led the drive to pay off the hospital bonded indebtedness. Their faithful work is praised and a $100 surplus will seed the new wing. thanks also to all contributors. Mrs. B C Payne, Chairman Board of Trustees.
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Benevolent Society
Benevolent Society Hospital
B.C. Payne
Albany Council Set to Convene This Evening
City council president C. E. Sittason has issued notices calling the Albany council to a 7 30 PM meeting at City Hall this evening. The session aims to address pending city matters and public concerns as the council gathers in the chamber.
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Regulars Face New Hurdles in House Organization Clash
Washington December 18 Republican leaders faced fresh trouble as a Ways and Means meeting cancelation stalled tax and soldier bonus plans. Democrats blamed delay on insufficient votes to advance taxation while insurgent Republicans allied with La Follette followers unsettled the House as Senate chairmanship fights continued.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Rainey
Frear
Wisconsin
Robert la Follette
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sena
New Offer May Be Made For Muscle Shoals
Joe Guild of the Tennessee Electric Power Company said a joint bid with Alabama Power is being considered for Muscle Shoals. Details are unsettled and the basis of any proposal is unknown. Both utilities are compiling power-use data to assess the project as Muscle Shoals nears completion. Alabama and Tennessee systems currently connect, with a second Chattanooga Lindale line authorized recently.
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Associated Press
Tanooga
Joe . Guild
Tennessee Electtie Power Company
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee
Shoals
Alabama Power Company
Muscle Snools
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Chattanooga
Lindale
Banquet Honors New Central Methodist Pastor
Henry Day, chairman of the board of stewards, will give a banquet at the YMCA this evening honoring Dr. James D. Hunter, the newly appointed pastor. The program for the church’s present conference year, including the Sunday school and other organizations, is expected to be disclosed.
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Henry. Day
Central Methodist Church
James D. Hunter
Cotton futures open barely steady in New York
The Associated Press reports cotton futures opening in New York barely steady with December at 84 80, January 34 20 to 34 03, March 24 50 to 47 45, May 34 70, and July 33 96.
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New York
Fox Will Not Take Stand In Murder Trial
Philip E. Fox, former Ku Klux Klan editor, will not testify in his murder trial over the shooting of Klan attorney William Coburn. He has pleaded insanity and is described by alienists as chronically paranoiac, with defense fearing unreliability of any on stand statements.
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Brawner
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Simmons
Byang
Klan
Coburn
Atlanta, Ga
Ku Klux Klan
William 8. Coburn
Officials Probe Double Killing In Seattle Gas House
Authorities investigate the deaths of Eugene A. Childe a prominent local attorney former police judge and state legislator and Clara Lien a Vancouver musician and dancer whose bodies were found in a gas-filled house yesterday. They were apparently dead about 12 hours earlier and it is believed the deaths were accidental.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Eugene A. Childe
Clara Lien
Vancouver
B. C
Two Aviators Die As Planes Crash
Two airmen died when their planes crashed near Pendleton Texas while en route to Dallas. Captain Harold R. Sturcken commander of the 47th school squadron Brooks field New York City home. Sergeant C E Ryals from Glenwood home.
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Brooksfield
C. E. Ryals
Pendleton
Dallas
Sturken
New York City
Ryal
Glenwood
Kiwanis Minstrel at Princess Draws Big Crowd
The fourth annual Kiwanis minstrel at the Princess Theater drew a crowded house with a lively program of songs, skits, and dances. Ed Baird praised Mrs. H. C. Troup for assistance, Barton Isbell directed, and a substantial purse was raised for charitable use. The show featured acts by Barrett Shelton, Marvin Rankin, Quannie Dowdy, Ernest Young, and others with a finale by Miss Edna Aycock and the full company.
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O'Brien
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H. C. Troup
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Melody Land
Ed Baird
Barrett Shelton
Bill Singleton
Marvin Rankin
Quannie Dowdy
Ernest Young
Walter Depoister
Edna Aycock
Barton, Isbell
Marlow Mob Kills Hotel Owner Over Racial Threat
In Marlow Oklahoma a mob of more than 15 shot A. W. Birch after he and Robert Jernigan tried to intervene as townspeople sought to lynch a black porter. Birch dies. Jernigan fatally wounded. authorities pursue Marvin Kincannon amid ongoing probe of the attack and prior threats against blacks.
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Robert Jernigan
Birch
Oklahoma
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Jernigan
Marvin Kincannon
A. L. Birch
Paul Sullivan
Kineannon
Shelton Receives Emblem at Knights of Pythias Meeting
At a crowded Hermoine Lodge No. 16 on Bank Street last night A. L. Shelton of the Decatur Trust Company was presented with an emblem for proficiency in the order's secret work. Regular business was transacted.
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Knights of Pythias
Bank Street
A. L. Shelton
Decatur Trust Company
Christmas Pageant at Central Methodist Church Sunday
The Central Methodist Church missionary society presents a Christmas pageant Sunday night directed by Mrs. W. H. Winton. The event features Christmas anthems and special musical numbers. The pageant is titled The Centenary at Work in Japan.
Ellenen Official Claimed by Death in Railroad Circles
Well known railroad official and locomotive engineer in the Louisville and Nashville system passes away. George Rae, brother of the deceased, travels to Louisville for funeral services. Survived by wife and three brothers, with prominent roles of C F Giles and Thomas Sechrist noted among railroad leadership. Rae’s career spanned from engineer to superintendent of motive power.
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Kaon Hyn Inent
Duncan
George Rae
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville
Montgomery
Susie Sliggert
New York
Albert Rae
Rae
C. F. Giles
Louisville and Nashville
Thomas Sechrist
Mr. Rae
Lewisville
Nashville
C. J. Bodemer
Courtland Folk Banking on Ford During Visit
Hector D. Lane, a Courtland citizen, declares the people favor Henry Ford as the man to lease the Muscle Shoals property and believes Ford’s company will best serve the public, noting vast support and confidence in his plan.
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Hector D. Lane
Courtsland
Fénry Pord
Muscle Shoals
King George and Queen Elizabeth to Leave Athens for Roumania
Athens reports King George II and Queen Elizabeth will depart tonight for Roumania. The move follows the abdication crisis sparked by the Gona ta- Plarparis revolutionists and marks another upheaval in European royalty during a period of royal resignations and political shifts across Europe.
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Poland
Baltic States
William Chenault Chosen to Lead Alabama Primary Drive
A Republican Alabama conference selected William L Chenault of Russellville to canvass the presidential nomination in next May's primary. The wing is led by P M Long of Cordova and is backed by prominent party members.
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Associates Press
Birmingham
Ala
Dee
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Alabama
William L.chenault
Russellville
P. M. Long
Cordova
Mexican Forces Clash as Rebels Hold Puebla Front
Reports from Veracruz say Mexican government forces moved east from the capital and contacted rebel columns from Veracruz fighting for Apizaco near Puebla. Rebels reinforced from the east while claims of advances near San Marcos and Puebla city surface as Puebla evacuated.
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