Bonus plan seen likely to pass in Congress early this year
Senator Robinson predicted quick enactment of a cash bonus bill to aid World War I veterans. Leaders outlined plans to pay about 1 billion dollars immediately, using new currency and adjusted service certificates maturing in 1938 rather than 1945. House Steering backed compromise methods to avoid full currency expansion.
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Washington
Robinson
House
Patman
Tex
Erican Legion
United States Life Insurance
Veterans
Want Ad Promises Quick, Convenient Results
Mrs Wright of 509 Johnston Street says she always gets immediate results from Want Ads after two appearances. The ad rented a furnished apartment. These Want Ads cost little and are easy to pay at The Daily, with 18 words for three days at 54c.
Shoe Makers Use New Plan at Nunn Bush Milwaukee
Jan 2 1936 Milwaukee reports Nunn Bush Shoe Company workers receive a guaranteed annual income via 52 pay checks of 40 hours each under a liberalized contract. Henry Nunn, company president, says workers earn a fixed percentage of product cash return, aligning wages with worker skill and fair share. The plan, begun last July, aims to address capital labor tensions.
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Milwaukee
Nunn-Bush Shoe Company
Henry Nunn
Publication Today
Bridge tourney set in Birmingham
George W Beynon secretary of the United States Bridge Association announced four regional tournaments before the grand national to be held in New York. Birmingham Cincinnati New York and Boston will host the regions eight states Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Florida Georgia North and South Carolina and Tennessee will send players for the February regional event.
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Birmingham
Ala
George W. Beynon
United States Bridge Association
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Alabama
Mississipi
Louisiana
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Deal Praised by Gov Graves In Alabama Year
Governor Bibb Graves praised the new deal for unemployment relief and reported a 20 percent rise in Alabama resources. He noted improvements in agriculture tax collections and industry during 1935, signaling steady progress for the state.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Extension Classes to Meet Tonight at Hartselte High
Dr C M ly of the University of Alabama conducts extension courses meeting at 1 tonight at Morgan County High School Hartselte. Strong enrollment reported from across the county.
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C. M. Ly
University of Alabama
Morgan County High School
Hartselte
Hauptmann clemency plea hearings set for next week
Defense spokesmen report a lead linking man and late Isador Fisch to the crime. The week of Jan 13 marks the first anniversary of the trial opening in Flemington. Governor Hoffman will fix a one day hearing date for Hauptmann’s clemency plea. Prosecutors and defense will be notified of the date and arguments, with Hauptmann possibly appearing if allowed. He has been housed at the state death house since February after the trial began. The opening day saw crowds outside the Flemington court building as Lindbergh and officials arrived for the proceedings.
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Isador Fisch
Hauptmann
Memington
Frederick A. Pope
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Pope
New Jersey Court of Pardons
Fisch
Germany
United States
Harold G. Hoffman
Court of Pardons
Denr Hauptmann
Death House
Hunterdon County Court House
Flemington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
Anna
Justice Trenchard
Elmer
Hann
Local Woman J C Holesapple Dies at 58 in Decatur
Mrs J C Holesapple 58 well known Decatur woman died suddenly at 9 30 this morning at her 312 Fifth Avenue West Funeral arrangements will be announced Friday by Brown Funeral Company She is survived by her husband several sons including F Decatur Collier Los Angeles Walter Pettey Holesapple of Law California and four sisters including Mrs S O Nelson Decatur Mrs Sallie Robertson Birmingham and Mrs D N Wilson Demopolis A brother Hansford Foster New Orleans also survives
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J.C. ‘Holesapple
Fifth Avenue
West
Brown Funeral Company
Pension Group Meets Saturday at Courthouse
The Old Age Pension Group of Morgan county will hold a regular meeting at the courthouse Saturday January 4 at 1 00 o clock. All members and those interested in the old age pension are urged to attend as business vital to the county will be discussed. J N Powell of Hartselle has been invited to discuss pension phases with the group. Other events are expected.
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Morgan County
J. N. Powell
Hartselle
Touhy Gang Leader Captured In Bed In Chicago
Tom Touhy, longtime head of the Terrible Touhy gang, was seized in a Palmer Street flat after a 30 month hunt. Police say he coordinated bootleg operations in northwest Chicago, rivaling Capone outfits, while family members including his wife and two daughters were detained.
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Chicago
Tommy”. Touhy
Touhy
Thomas Kelly
Charlotte
N. C
Jad
Tommy
Capone
Roger
John Factor
Palmer Street
Jesse
Eleanor
Marie Ryan
Ryan
Edward
J. R. McWhorter
J. W. McCarthy
McCarthy
Minneapolis
James
Joseph
John
Eddie
Touhy Held as Suspect in Mail Truck Robbery Loot
Federal agents and Charlotte police arrested Tommy Touhy in Chicago after two years as a suspected recipient of part of the $105,000 stolen from a mail truck in Charlotte in 1933. Investigators note recovered bills and linkages to other gang members, with about $70,000 still missing and most involved either caught or dead.
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Charlotte
N. C
Tommy Touhy
Chicago
Touhy
F.N. Littlejohn
LittlejJhon
Basil Banghart
Joliet
Jake
Mrs. T. M. Stover Dies at 81 in Hartselle
Mrs. T. M. Stover, 81, died this morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. Charlie Orr in Hartselle. Survived by three daughters M. B. Long, Orr, L. T. Fuller, and one son Earl B. Stover. Funeral set for Friday at 11 o'clock in Hart selle Methodist Church with Rev. J. M. Chitwood and Rev. Dan Burson. burial in McKendrees cemetery Peck direct me. Mrs. Stover long active in the Methodist church.
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T. M. Stover
Tro
Charlie Orr
Hartselle
M. B. Long
Guntersville
Orr
L. T. Fuller
Columbia
8. C
Earl B. Stover
Huntsville
Methodist Church
J. M. Chitwood
Dan Burson
McKendrees Cemetery
Peck
Stover
Young Democrats Announce Jackson Day Dinner Plans
Washington January featuring junior Democratic clubs hosts a Jackson Day dinner with Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Stoddard as guests. Tickets range from 10 to 60 dollars with proceeds to the campaign fund. Speakers include J F T O'Connor Senator Connally and Frank Wicker. John Bracken presides with Howard Stafford.
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Washington
Jan
Jackson
Roosevelt
Florence Jackeee Stoddard
Andrew Jackson
National Committee
Furd
J. F. T. O'Connor
Tom Connally
Texas
Frank Wickher
Young Democratic Clubs
John Bracken
Howard Stafford
District of Columbia
Democratic National Committee 1935 Expenses and 1936 Budget
The Democratic National Committee reported 1935 expenditures of 502924.35 dollars and 973.92 dollars for American expenditures. It began 1936 with a war chest of 22710.76 dollars and started 1935 with 6489.97 dollars plus receipts totaling 525635.10 dollars. Unpaid obligations ran 401315.20 dollars with pledges of 1992 dollars, totaling 402277.20 dollars, not included in cash on hand for Roosevelt reelection.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Aminh Ieas
House
Democratic Committee
Roosevelt
Crack Train Here Friday
The Florida Arrow will arrive in Decatur shortly before 9 43 Friday morning on its initial 1936 Southern run. The northbound departures begin Saturday at 7 17 with two trains daily thereafter. The Arrow, a joint Pennsylvania, L and N, ACL, and FEC service, uses a Pullman car and will be adorned with citrus decorations for the first southbound trip. A large crowd is expected at Decatur station to witness the arrival.
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Chicago
Frida
Decatur
Miami
Pennsylvania Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
Atlanta Coast Line
Florida East Coast Railway
George M
Wife Held For Husband's Death
Jerrey Salter died from a bullet wound after a downtown Birmingham shooting. Authorities say his estranged wife Le Lamy Salter will be charged with murder and held for investigation. The incident occurred as Salter confronted her in a taxicab. he died later at a hospital.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jerrey Salter
Luther E. Hollums
le Lamy
Iter
Investix Ssn
Salter
Salters
Independents Name Russell’s Successor in Detroit Charter Vote
In Detroit the first post charter era vote chose Rev. Bigelow as chairman nominee with four supporters from charterites and four Republicans backing James G. Stewart. Bigelow, ninth member, voted for himself and Reagan-like upheaval loomed as City Manager A Dykstra faced an economy bid to cut his salary from 25000 to 10000. The plan also eyed abolishing the safety director post vacated by Fred Koehler. Charter leaders, backing Wilson’s mayoral return, warned Stewart’s selection could threaten their influence. Bigelow sought the public utilities role or a seat with Nicholas Klein. he aligned with Father Coughlin’s National Union for Social Justice and favored municipal utilities and TVA expansion.
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Russell
Bigelow
Lone Adent
Efto Naine & Suctessot
Wilson
James G. Stewart
Chaiman
A. Dykstra
Dykstra
Fred K. Koehler
Wilsen
Stewart
Father Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
TVA
Charterites
Public Utilities Committee of Council
Nicholas Klein
Two Face Charges in Death of Girl
Poughkeepsie New York January 2 Edward A Cannon and Louis Abramsky both of Poughkeepsie faced arraignment on manslaughter and rape charges in the death of 20 year old Hilda Price a New Year s day waitress. Police say Cannon admitted they left the unconscious girl wrapped in a blanket in the rear seat of their car and returned six hours later to find her bleeding from the ears. They took her to a physician s office then to Vassar Hospital where she died. Both men are held without bail.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Edward A. Cannon
Louis Abramsky
Mies Hilda Price
Vassar Hospital
Cannon
John Swart
Dutchess County
Red Cross horror as Ethiopian bombardments alarm Geneva
In Geneva the International Committee for the Red Cross voiced consternation over aerial attacks on Red Cross contingents in Ethiopia. A spokesman warned the Red Cross flag risks becoming a symbol of death while noting bombings on the southern front and safety fears for foreign units en route to Djibouti and Somaliland. The Ethiopian government denied using native defenders explosive bullets in a League of Nations communication.
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Geneva
International Committee For the Red Cross
Red Cross
Ethiopia
Addis
Eth
Djibouti
Prenoy Somaliland
League of Nations
Swedish Red Cross rally after Italian bombing report
Public anger rose over claims Italy bombed a Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia. Prince Carl ordered an emergency Red Cross meeting as hundreds of volunteers joined women near the Ethiopian front, sparked by the December 27 Italian Messaggero report from Mogadishu.
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Stockholm
Red Cross
Ethiopia
Carl
Swedish Red Cross
Id Red Cross
Messagero
Rome
Mogadiscio
Somaliland
Dolo
Yes Man Blamed for Stuttering in Chicago Report
Chicago, Jan. 2. The "yes man" is blamed for stuttering as Dr. Meyer Solomon of Northwestern University explains that the urge to keep pace and fear of interruption trigger stuttering. He notes stutterers stutter when they work, or join group singing or recitation, and that a passive accepting pose worsens speech.
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Chicago
Meyer Solomon
Northwestern University
School of Medicine
National Association of Teachspeech
Dr. Solo
Commandery to Convene Tonight by DeMolay Commandery No. 14
DeMolay Commandery No. 14 Knights lar will meet this evening at 7:30 in an important session. Attendance of Knights was urgently requested.
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DeMolay Commandery No. 14
Knights Lar
Proposal to authorize $900 million rural electrification bill
Senator Norris of Nebraska outlined a plan for a $900 million self equidating rural electrification program to be funded over nine years. He expects to introduce the bill early in the session after conference with Morris L. Cooke, rural electrification administrator.
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Washington
Norris
Neb
Seasion
Morris L. Cooke
Hobbs Plans Hay Subsidy Bill At Congress Meet
Congressman Sam Hobbs of Alabama spoke to Selma hay farmers about introducing a bill in Congress to extend AAA benefits to hay producers, currently aiding cotton growers. The plan aims to broaden price support and agricultural subsidies in the next session.
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Selma
Ala
Sam Hobbs
Congress
Ethiopia pledges restraint as Italy weighs air war threat
Ethiopia informs Geneva of readiness to refrain from reprisals against Italian soldiers, while Rome reports Fascist sources speculate on an Italian air assault using "scientific weapons." The discussion centers on possible aerial bombing and national calls to respond with counter fire, amid a wider debate on war methods.
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Ethiopia
League of Tions
Italy
Geneva
Rome
Inna
Ethiopia Fearful Over Dagged Bur Capitalization
Officials report rising fear in Ethiopia after Dagged Bur incidents near the capital, as security forces tighten controls and residents await clarification from authorities amid rumors of further violence.
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Ethiopia
Circuit judge claimed by DEA in 1994 death notice
Circuit judge, said to have been elected to the bench in 1994, contracted illness while visiting his daughter B. C. Garrett and died early today. Surviving are two auditors, Mr Garrett, and Mrs. Olin Montgomery.
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Congressional
Cnow
B. C. Garrett
Whee
Garrett
Olin Montgomery
Woman Entering Bank Is Robbed in Camden Mall
A woman entering a Camden New Jersey bank during a mall robbery is the sole casualty of a gunman holding up the bank. Police reported a male suspect fled with money, leaving the victim shaken but unharmed.
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Camden
N. J
A.bank
Camden's
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