White House Optimism vs Congressional Turbulence
The piece outlines a lopsided Democratic slice in Congress with left-leaning radicals and seasoned right-wingers. It notes weak leadership among Democrats and the lack of a strong Republican counterpoint. Key figures include Speaker Burns, Senate ally Bank, and Rayburn as a powerful Texas committee chair.
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Voan
White House
Paar Co
Tod Aveliity
Varie Te Allon
White ‘House
Senate
Mee Morse
Joe Burns
Admeralin
Burns
William B. Bank
John H
Tallulah
Sam Rayburn
Interstate Commerce Committee
Adam
Rayburn
Iion
Sena Florida
Aoce
Stock Exchange Ties
Problems Rank In Interest With U S Issues In Alabama
Alabama lawmakers discuss pending federal river navigation plans and inland waterway development. The Tombigbee, Warrior, Coosa and other river projects could yield significant economic returns as engineers report to Congress. representatives outline bills on interstate trucking, vehicle standards, and river and harbor priorities.
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Alabama
Congress
Tennessee
Gulf of Mexico
Tennessee Valley Authority
Army
Coosa
Wetumpka
Gadsden
Dan Huddleston
Birmiam
Interstate Commerce Committee
Regal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry B. Steagall
John McDuffie
Dister Hill
W. B
Buck) Oliver
A. H. Carmichael
North
Tennessee Valley
Bankhead
Long Committee Fires Police Head Clint O Malley
The Louisiana civil service commission ordered Clint O Malley of Alexandria removed from his post after Senator Huey P Long pressured the action. O Malley resisted stating he would not depart until forcibly removed. Long had called for his dismissal following a incident when vegetables were hurled at his Alexandria speech.
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Clint O'Malley
Louisiana Civil Service Commission
O'Malley
Huey P. Long
Alexandria
Long
Republican Snell Faces Old Guard Pressures in Congress
The passage notes Snell of upstate New York as one of the few capable Republicans in Congress whose influence is waning under the ultra Old Guard, and suggests his seat may be held for his son Jim Jr. It highlights a House with many so-called people's friends but few liberal leaders, while naming Henry Ellenbogen, Thomas Amlie, and William Lemke as notable figures with distinct reform stances and careers.
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HOUSE
Senate
Snell
New York
Congress
Jim, Jr
New House
Henry Ellenbogen
Pittsburgh
Thomas Amlie
la Follette
Amlie
William Lemke
North Dakota
Lemke
Tulane Star Fractures Skull After Sugar Bowl collision
Tulane guard Homer Robinson, a key all-Southeastern selection, suffered a four inch skull fracture after colliding with Temple star Danny Testa in the Sugar Bowl clash that left the game tied 14–14. Robinson is conscious and expected to recover. Robinson hails from Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Tulane
Temple
Pitie
Are Wave
Homer Robinson
Robinson
Danny Testa
Owls
Testa
Philadelphia
Touro Infirmary
Lake Charles
Death sentence read to Kenneth Neu in New Orleans chapel
Kenneth Neu condemned for Sheffield Clark murder in Nashville. death warrant read in Orleans Parish Prison chapel ordering execution February 1. He showed nerves and calm after the reading, later returning to his death cell without his prior bravado.
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New Orleans
Kenneth Neu
Sheffield Clark
Nashville
McKay
Neu
Louisiana Suprem Court
Walker Boys Gain Fame With Two National Sports Appearances
HATTIESBURG Mississippi January 2 P The Walker family scored a rare milestone as sons Gerald and Hilman each reached a national game within three months Gerald delivered a key hit for the Detroit Tigers in the World Series Oct and Hilman helped Alabama win the Rose Bowl over Stanford Hattiesburg also boasts a hometown player in the Rose and Sugar Bowls with Dick Hardy of Tulane.
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Miss
R. H. Walker
Gerald
Walker Boys
St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
Walker
Hilman
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Stanford
Dick Hardy
Tulane
Dale Cotton Mill To Be Sold February First
Birmingham reporter Harwell G. Davis announced the Dale Cotton Mills at Ozark Alabama would be sold February 1 to satisfy a government claim of eighteen thousand dollars for cotton processing taxes. It marks the first such case in the South to satisfy a lien through sale.
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Birmingham
Ala
Harwell G. Davis
Interne Peewee
Dale Cotton Mills
Ozark
Davis
Two Plead Guilty in Urschel Kidnapping Case
Alvin H. Scott and Edward Feldman pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Urschel kidnapping payoff of $200000. Judge Veught deferred sentencing until after the trial set for February 18 for defense attorneys James C. Methers and Ben B. Laska.
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Oklahoma City
Alvin H. Scott
Edward Feldman
Charles F. Ursehel
Edgar
Veught
James C. Methers
Ben’ B. Laska
Onze
Market Quotation Roundup for First Trading Day 1935
Market resumes after New Year with dull session and no clear trend. U.S. steel and autos slip while car shares rise. grains and cotton show limited movement. bonds and currencies idle. Chicago hogs and cattle markets mix with slight losses and steady to firm tones in several classes.
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Wall Street
Victor Erubank
Preja
New York
Washington
Allie Cherical
Case
American Telephone
Deere
Seaboard Out
Standard Ott
New Jersey
U. 8
Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
Douglas Aircraft
Standard Oz
California
U. 8. Steel
Bethlehem
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Union Pati
Howe Sound
Weatinghouse
Cerro de Pasco
Montgomery Ward
Consolidated Gas
Public Service of New Jersey
North American
Cotton starts 1938 year with steady gains and mixed futures
New Orleans reports opening day activity with March cotton at 12.73 and May near 12.85 after the session, later easing to 12.83, with July at 12.87 and October 12.69. Exports reach 9 285 bales while spot prices stay steady with low middling at 12.91 and good middling at 13.36.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Bombay
N. O
Cotton futures and spot steady in Liverpool demand
Liverpool January 2 AP reports 20 000 bales of cotton traded with 4709 American. Spot demand fair and prices up one point. Quotations show American middling fair 8.27, strict good middling 7.87, good middling 7.22, strict low middling 7.07, low middling 6.87, strict good ordinary 6.37, good ordinary 6.37. Futures opened and closed quiet and steady.
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Liverpool
Strick
New York Cotton Opens Steady on Foreign Buying
The January 2 market saw cotton futures open steady with gains of up to 4 points on firmer Liverpool cables and foreign interest. March and July contracts rose, while offerings were light after scattered Southern sales. Trade buying absorbed mid morning setbacks as Bombay demand and Indian crop outlook influenced prices.
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New York
Liverpool
Bombay
March
Liverpool Cables
New Orleans
Grain declines as regulatory talk dampens Chicago market
Chicago grain markets fell today after House agriculture chairman announced plans to introduce bills to tighten regulation of commodity exchanges. Demand was weak with little aggressive support, and futures for September and July opened at discounts. Wheat and corn prices traded lower while provisions dropped 15 to 25 cents.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Jones
House Agricultural Committee
Ieb
Money market steady as call funds hold at 1 percent
New York reports call money steady at 1 percent for the day with time loans also unmoved. Rates for 60 days through 6 months sit at 3.25 percent.
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New York
Two Killed and 100 Hurt in Saar Riot Clash
In the Saar Basin on New Year's Day two were killed and at least 100 injured amid political strife between Nazis and opponents. Weapons including guns and pitchforks were used across the territory during clashes ahead of the January 13 plebiscite. a Nazi leader's home was struck with bullets in Budweiser.
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Melvin K. Whiteleather
Associated Press
Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Saar
Budweiser
New Setup For Transients Placed Under State Supervision
Thad Holt announced Alabama relief agencies will bring transient bureaus under the Alabama Relief Administration. The change, ordered by Aubrey Williams, keeps transient grants in addition to monthly regular relief. Ray Crowe will supervise the new transient work setup while F F Newcombe remains state director.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thad Holt
Alabama
Alabama Relief Administration
Holt
Aubrey Williams
Washington
Ray Crowe
ARA
F. F. Newcombe
Lindbergh Kidnap Trial Opens With Jury Calls
Bruno Richard Hauptmann faces possible death for the Lindbergh baby murder as jury selection begins in Flemington New Jersey. Col. Charles Lindbergh and key witnesses including Betty Gow prepared to testify while Hauptmann endures confinement and courtroom drama.
Hauptmann Trial Looms as Bruno Regarded in Good Spirits
In Flemington New Jersey Jan 2 Mrs Anna Hauptmann sits in a flowered room before her carpenter husband faces murder trial. She says he is in good spirits after visiting him at the jail and plans to attend the proceedings though she keeps details private. The town observes New Year quiet as jury selection proceeds.
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Betty Gow
Lindbergh
Wilburtha State
Robert Peacock
Edward J. Reilly
New York
Hauptmann
Anna
Mannfreid
Bronx
Bronx County Court House
Mary Elizabeth Plummer
Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Anna Hauptmann
Main Street
Elies
Hauptmanns
Opdykes
Opdyke
Frances
DecaTur's DIARY notes Birmingham visitor en route to Iowa
Horace Dryden of Birmingham was in Decatur last night en route to Fort Madison Iowa for a Shaeffer Pen Company sales meeting. Church Night at Westminster Presbyterian will resume mid week services at 7 15 with Bible study and choir at 8 tonight. An operation followed by hospital transfers and several local visits are noted along with prayers and public invited services.
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Horace Dryden
Birmingham
Decatur
Fort Madison
Iowa
Shaeffer Pen Company
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Central Methodist Church
Wm. F. Price
Hauptmann On Trial as Sole Perpetrator Of Lindbergh Case
The article outlines Hauptmann's pre trial appearances and argues the state built a circumstantial case portraying him as the sole killer. It notes the narrative mirrors the Lindbergh kidnapping story, with careful evidence coordination by both sides.
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Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Hauptmann and Lindbergh sit near each other as trial opens
In Flemington New Jersey on January 2 Bruno Richard Hauptmann faced Justice Thomas W Trenchard at his life sentence trial while Col Charles A Lindbergh sat among the prosecution and observed from a nearby table. Hauptmann and Lindbergh were mere feet apart, yet neither appeared to acknowledge the other.
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Bronx
Col. Lindbergh
Ollie Wheatley
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Flemington
N.J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
Supreme Court
Thomas W.trenchard
Notable witnesses named in Lindbergh baby trial
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Bruno Richard Hauptmann head the witness list for the state and defense in the slaying trial. Key figures include Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Anna Hauptmann, Dr. John F. Condon, Walter Lyle, John J. Lyons, John Perrone and Betty Gow.
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Flemington
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow
U. S
Mexico
Anna Hauptmann
John F
Jassie) Condon
Bronx
Walter Lyle
John J. Lyons
Lyle
John Per
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