Roosevelt’s Brief Message May Set New Record
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt plans a very brief legislative message. Anna Roosevelt Dall weighs a new automobile, and Elliott Roosevelt finds Leesburg estate distant from Washington social life. Secret Service fuss over a floor plan, and Pat Johnston and Bob Straus spend Christmas in Europe funded by the ambassador.
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Roosevelt
Conwill
Anna Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Leesburg
Secret Service
Pat Johnston
Hugh Johnson
Bob Straus
Europe
France
Bobby
NRA
Pateres
Bos
Godiva
Ates Crest
Atalée
Supreme Court
Convicts Abduct Dr White Then Abandon Him In Flight
In Augusta Georgia Dr M T White a Cochran veterinarian was abducted by six chain gang convicts who hijacked his car near Macon and forced him to drive all night across Georgia. Two men left him tied to a tree near Rathwood before fleeing.
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Augusta
M. T. White
South Carolina
Macon
White
Rathwood
D. C
Georgia
Officials Ready to Assume New Terms of Office
Successful candidates in the democratic primary and general election prepare to assume new terms. All circuit and county officers begin January 14 with Governor Graves’s inauguration. tax officers start October 1 to close the year’s records. Probate Judge B L Malone begins a six year term. W W Griffith and A A Griffith start six year circuit terms. Melvin Hutson becomes circuit solicitor for four years. J Street Sandlin sheriff for four years. John H Green circuit court clerk for four years. Hodges Crow tax collector for four years starting October 1. John Maxwell tax assessor also starts October 1.
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Graves
B. L. Malone
W. W and
A. A. Griffith
Cull- Man
E. Horton
Athens
Melvin Hutson
Decatur
Wade Wright
J. Street Sandlin
Hollywood star Wrnl comments on investigations
Wrnl, Rogers warns about the danger of investigations and notes that everyone has said foolish things. He jokes he would plead guilty if an inquiry approached, insisting no one reaches middle age with a clean record.
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Hollywood
Calif
Japan renounces naval treaty binding after December 31 1936
Ambassador Saito delivers formal notice to Secretary Hull that Japan will not be bound by the Washington naval treaty after December 31 1936 citing the development of war weapons as the reason. A second dispatch notes China’s Lunghai Railway expansion opening northwest interior to the sea.
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Washington
Japan
Saito
State Department
Hull
Sian
Shensi
China
Lunghai
Hai Chow
Kianged
Lowell Sherman Dies of Pneumonia in Hollywood
Hollywood, December 20. Film director and actor Lowell Sherman died of pneumonia at a hospital in Hollywood. He was 47 and had directed Mae West in She Done Him Wrong and Katherine Hepburn in Morning Glory. He had been suffering laryngitis for a year and was nearly voiceless. He was hospitalized after leaving Pathe Studio where he directed an all color picture. Dr. C. D. Cass said Sherman’s resistance was low and death came quickly once pneumonia developed.
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Hollywood
Calif
Lowell Sherman
Sherman
Mae West
Katherine Hepburn
Pathe Studio
C. D. Cass
Miss Messer Home After Operation In Brown Ambulance
Miss Chloe Messer was taken to her home at Austinville in Brown's ambulance today from Benevolent Society Hospital after recovering from a serious operation.
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Chloe Messer
Austinville
Brown's Ambulance
Benevolent Society Hospital
1984 Wheat King John Allsop Crowned at Hay and Grain Show
Wembley Alberta farmer John B Allsop aged twenty was named 1984 wheat king for his Reward variety sample grown in the Peace River valley. The award came at the International Hay and Grain show reflecting his farm’s success.
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John B. Allsop
Wembley
Alberta
Canada
Dominion
Peace River Valley
Three Dwellings Reported Burglarized In Quiet City Block
Three homes within blocks were entered by burglars Friday night. At the Charles Rountree residence 452 Grant Street a window was jimmied but no confession of theft. a brief glimpse of a man was seen. In the Gill residence at Jackson Street and Eighth Avenue a pair of silk hose and a check were taken. At 816 Jackson Street the Woodruff home was burglarized with a suit of clothes three pairs of trousers and two shirts reported missing. No arrests yet.
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Charles Rountree
Grant Street
Eighth Avenue
Rountree
Gill
Jackson Street
May Gill
Murphy Woodruff
Morgan County Leads State in Federal School Aid
Applications for a federal grant to Morgan County schools are being prepared at the county superintendent of education’s office. Morgan was the first in the state to receive federal aid last year and reopened all units in February after funds ran low. The county serves nearly 10,000 students with 226 teachers, and rules limit any principal’s salary from federal funds to 100 dollars a month.
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County Superintendent of Education
George T. Woodruff
Educa Schools
Morgan County
Morgan
State Department
Montgomery
Scottsboro Visitors Stay With Local Family
Mrs. J. H. Eubank and her daughter Nancy Faye of Scottsboro are visiting relatives and friends here during the holidays.
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J. H. Eubank
Nancy Faye
Scottsboro
New York Cotton Closing Prices Report
New York cotton closes with January at 12.59 cents, March 12.69, May 12.78, and July 12.81 cents per pound. Market data reflect ongoing price activity across futures months.
Fourth Man Dies Result of Wreck
News was received today of the death of Buck Sheffield a well known Decatur man. Mr Huddleston was injured Thursday night in an automobile wreck near Little Rock Ark while en route with a party to the Rose Bowl game. The mishap brought the fatalities to four.
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Buck
Sheffield
Decatur
Huddleston
Little Rock
Ark
Visitors Return Home After Visit
Mrs. L. M. Russell of Chattanooga and Miss Lila Bibb of Washington DC have returned home following a visit to Mrs. Monroe Russell at 212 East Lafayette Street.
Graft Charged 10 Nazis in the Saar
SaarNazis were charged today in a sworn statement by a former Nazi leader with establishing a concentration camp in the Basin and enriching themselves by illegitimate manipulation of arms. The statement, made under oath by Wilhelm Fischer, former right hand man of the Nazi leader, said by a common front to convince Saarlanders to vote against Hitler.
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Saarbrucken
Des
Wilhelm Fischer
Hitler
Plebiscite Ballot Boxes Guarded by League Army
League of Nations international troops ready with rifles to guard ballot boxes for the January 13 plebiscite as Saar Parliament critics deride foreign soldiers. Americans brought to Saar at Nazi expense say they are homesick for the United States as counting starts the day after polls close.
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League of Nations
Saar
United States
Saarbrucken
Flemington Reacts to Hauptmann Case in Local Drift
Central Press writer reports Flemington residents following the Hauptmann case with mixed views. Locals discuss guilt vs innocence, echo newspaper chatter, and urge restraint until evidence is shown while noting shifting sentiment toward giving Hauptmann a fair hearing.
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Flemington
N. J
Hauptmarin
Hauptmann
Mare
Union Hotel
Feller
Confederate pensions to be issued January 1 and 2
Confederate quarterly pensions totaling 5206 dollars will be ready January 1 in Morgan County. Probate Judge B. Tx Mia will distribute at the courthouse New Year’s Day and Judge Malone will be at the Bank of Hartselle January 2 from 9 to 10 a.m. for disbursement in the area.
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Morgan County
B. Tx Mia
Malone
Bank of
Hartselle
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