Roosevelt Budget Balances On Paper After Tax and Defense Cuts
The Roosevelt administration claims a balanced budget on paper as Lew Douglas trims $80,000,000 from defense and $17,000,000 from General Government, while addressing the sinking fund and war debt. Debate continues over securities act revisions and potential link to NRA.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lew Douglas
United States
Douglas
National Defense
Ogden Mills
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury
Wall Street
Congress
Johnson
Jim Landis
Federal Trade Commissioner
NRA
Mechanic Admits Beating Youth to Death with a Bar
Columbia officers say Robert H. Wiles a 49 year old auto mechanic confessed to luring 15 year old Herbert H. Harris Jr from his home and beating him to death with an iron bar at a deserted house. Wiles was taken to the state penitentiary after arrest yesterday.
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Columbia
8. C
Robert H. Wiles
Herbert H. Harris, Jr
Wiles
State Penitentiary
Two Men Held in Hastings Child Murder Probe
In Hastings on Hudson New York two men Sebastain Martins aged 49 and Harry Pulky aged 45 were held on suspicion in the murder of 8 year old Josephine Waropay whose body was found beneath the back porch of St Matthews Lyceum. Authorities say the girl was not criminally assaulted. The case centers on a broken beer bottle and fingerprint tests while the father Felix Waropay has been placed under surveillance.
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Hastings-On-Hudson
N. Y
Josephine Waropay
St. Matthews Lyceum
Sebastian Martins
Hudson River
New York
Harry Pulky
Felix Waropay
Frank H. Coyne
Hastings
Burglary Victim Reports Theft Of Historic Thermometer
A Yuletide burglary at the J. A. Nelson store on Bank Street saw a thief steal a thermometer nailed to the front door frame for 35 cents. The instrument dated back more than two decades and required two nails to remove.
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J. A. Nelson
Burleson Spends Holidays With Mother in Harteelic
Jack Burleson of Verbena Alabama visited his mother Mrs J O Burleson during the holidays at Harteelic.
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Jack Burleson
Verbena, Ala
J. O. Burleson
Harteelic
Rebels Draw Lots to Choose Killers of Archbishop Tourian
New York December 26 police said Irreconciliables of the revolutionary order of Tashnag drew lots to select killers of Archbishop Leon Tourian. The attackers struck from behind as the church was robed in clerical vestments. Police reported five arrests in connection with the case.
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New York
Old Republic of Armenia
Tashnag
Leon Tourian
James A. Martin Dies at 56 in Birmingham Hospital
James Alton Martin, 56, died at a Birmingham hospital Saturday night. The body was sent to Courtland for interment. Funeral conducted by Reverend Francis of Belle Mina with burial by Highsmith of Moulton. Survives widow and four sisters Mrs Ed Allison of Chattanooga, Mrs Annie Morgan of Auburn, Mrs Mollie Byrd of Tusumbia, and Mrs Maude Etheridge of Detroit.
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James Alton Martin
Birmingham
Courtland
Francis
Belle Mina
Highsmith
Moulton
Ed Allison
Chattanooga
Annie Morgan
Auburn
Mollie Byrd
Tuscumbia
Maude Etheridge
Detroit
Here for Holidays With Hocking Family Guests
Dr. S J Hocking Mrs Hocking and daughter are guests of relatives for the Christmas holidays.
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S. J. Hocking
Big Increases in Farm Income Seen Across Alabama
Alabama farmers reported record annual income for 1933 totaling 111 million dollars, up from 59.7 million in 1932. Cash gains came from corn hay cowpeas peanuts velvet sweet potatoes fruits and nuts syrup and cake while farm wives and daughters in 4 H clubs produced a value of 5.81 million dollars. Home gardens and curb markets contributed to the cash returns with notable values for fresh vegetables dairy poultry eggs and other home produced goods.
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Helen Johnston
Miss Johnston
Home Gardens
Alabama
No Fatalities Reported In Yuletide Celebrations In Decatur
Christmas revelers in Decatur and vicinity used fireworks freely with few serious injuries. A girl, Miss Fletcher, 1701 Sixth Avenue South, broke an arm skating on Ninth Street South. Other injuries included a burned hand and minor burns from firecrackers. No fatalities were recorded as hospitals confirmed. A festive week saw high spending and continuous noise as the holiday period ended.
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Miss Fletcher
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Street
Charley Berry
Trinity
Seldon Justice
Austinville
Howard McCullough
Fifth Avenue
Carman Taylor
J. B. Taylor
South
Cold Wave Warning Prompts Blanket Weather Advisory
The weatherman warned North residents of a cold wave with temperatures from 20 to 24 tonight. Freezing temperatures are expected even in the southern sections of the state.
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Weath Man
North
Not Exactly a Dog Biting a Man But News
In a Saturday traffic incident on Johnston street Chief Deputy Bill Willoughby and Deputy Aaron Walton collided with Police Chief C. M. Riggsbee. The cars tangled but were cleared after careful maneuvering amid a crowd. bystanders teased the officers with humor about their postings.
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Bill Willoughby
Aaron Walton
Johnston Street
Second Avenue
C. M. Riggsbee
Willoughby
Walton
Court House
Riggsbee
Bombing Kills Civilians in Fukien Province
Unofficial reports from Nanking claim nationalist planes killed 55 civilians and three soldiers in Fukien. Foochow bombing wrecked four houses and killed 25 civilians, while Changchow received 60 bombs, with 30 civilians killed 100 injured and three soldiers dead. Officials say three bombing planes were shot down.
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Nanking
China
Fukien Province
Foochow
Changchow
Wadsworth Freight Wreck In Elmore County Involves Twenty Three Cars
Twenty three freight cars piled up near noon today on the Louisville and Nashville line near Wadsworth Elmore County injuring a fireman who was severely hurt. The wreck caused substantial damage and traffic disruption in the area.
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Louisville and Nashville
Wadsworth
Elmore County
Decatur State Bank Building’s Storied Past Highlighted
Historic Decatur State Bank building along the Tennessee river reveals its Andrew Jackson era origins. Columns quarried from Trinity Mountain weigh 100 pounds each and were moved by sixteen oxen under a $40,000 contract. The site housed a hospital in the Civil War era and later served as a residence before a local bidder plans to donate it as a municipal center and museum.
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Maria Evelyn Woods
Tennessee River
Decatur
Alabama
Old State Bank
Andrew Jackson
State Bank
Trinity Mountain
James Fennell
Martin van Buren
United States
First National Bank of
C. C. Harris
J. Y. Cantwell
Henry A. Wallace
W B. Edmundson
Dr. Cantwell
Temple Graves II
Yuletide Storm and Crashes Claim Heavy US Losses
More than 180 deaths and many injuries were caused by holiday accidents and severe cold. The Midwest accounted for about 85 motor deaths and the South for 40, with five exposure deaths linked to a North West cold snap. Chicago logged seven below zero readings and Minnesota saw subzero temperatures as a major winter storm swept the Aleutian region.
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Associated Press
United States
Canadian Northwest
Mid-West
Chicago
Mercury
Minnesota
Aleutian Island
Aleske
Young 13-Year-Old Suffering Brain Injury in Arduous San Antonio Case
In San Antonio on December 26 a 13 year old girl identified as Earlinee sustained a severe head injury after an accident. Doctors fear for her life as she remains in critical condition with brain trauma.
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San Antonio
Earlinee
Five Year Old Near Death After Moonshine Drink
In Springfield Massachusetts a five year old boy James Tourville was found with half a glassful of moonshine liquor. He drank it from a glass on the floor and was rushed to a hospital where he faces a severe case of alcoholic poisoning. His father Gordon Tourville reported the incident to police.
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Springfield
Mass
James Tourville
Gordon Tourville
Decatur Police Court Sets New Docket Records
The Decatur municipal court broke morning session records as 49 Christmas offenders were slated for hearings. Nelson set a docket in 31 minutes, another record, with all but one defendant pleading guilty. the remaining offender claimed no memory of the incident and admitted drinking.
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Decatur
Municipal Bar of Justice
Yo Nelson
Ams
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