Tide Fans Welcome Rose Bowl Heroes Home in Rain
Alabama’s Rose Bowl champions return to Tuscaloosa to a 5 000 strong crowd despite drizzle. Captain Bill Lee and Coach Frank Thomas praise the team, with Millard Howell and Don Hutson noted for standout plays and leadership as seniors prepare for final appearances.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Stanford
Gordon Palmer
Bill Lee
Millard Howell
Tee Wine
Hutson
Srae
Don Hutson
Howell
Lee
Frank Thomas
Thomas
John D. McQueen
Alumni Association
Chamber of Commerce
Counterfeit Coin Found at Governor Talmas office
A porter delivering chewing tobacco at Governor Eugene Tal Madge s office presented a counterfeit five cent piece to the governor. Tal Madge expressed surprise and asked who had passed the coin, while the porter explained he paid for tobacco with his own money and the coin was bad.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Will
Governor Talmadge
Weather snapshot with river level and Alabama forecast
The Tennessee river rests at 9.4 feet with 52 as the high and 32 as the low in the past 24 hours and no rain. Alabama expects occasional rains tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions in the northwest, then a brief warm spell and US gulf states trend toward unsettled rain early week followed by milder days mid to late week.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Central
East Gulf States
Roosevelt to Ask Congress for Four Billion Plan
President Roosevelt plans to request Congress approve 4 000 000 000 dollars for an American Plan to end relief and employ 3 500 000 unemployed. The proposal covers the next fiscal year starting July 1 with about 8 000 000 000 in total budget. Senator Robinson noted relief funds may move via joint resolution and unneeded appropriations could be redirected.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Dole
Robinson
Arkansas
White House
Suit Aimed at PWA Loan For Tri-Cities
Mayor Lee Glenn of Florence said attorneys for preferred stockholders of Alabama Power Co will file amendments in Birmingham next week to enjoin TVA from entering the electrical field. They seek to prevent the Tri-Cities from obtaining PWA loans.
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Florence
Lee Glenn
Alabama Power’ Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
Birmingham
Tri-Cities
PWA
Poll Taxes Due February First Under Local Rules
School officials warn voters poll tax must be paid by February 1 or they will be disfranchised this year. Funds go to public school programs. local polls support local schools and Hartselle taxes fund area schools. Prohibition referendum is a noted election this year with spring timing. Those unpaid by deadline lose voting rights for this year.
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Hartselle
No Damage in Flue Fire at 1410 Sixth Ave
A flue fire burned out at 1410 Sixth Avenue South last night with no damage reported. Fire crews from Johnston and Railroad street departments responded to the incident.
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Sixth Avere
Johnston
Railroad Street
Spinner trick sets the stage for yo-yo mastery
Decatur youths receive a period lesson from champion Ben Ralls detailing the Spinner, the first essential yo-yo move. The guide covers using a free-wheeling maple yo-yo, finger-positioning, and a forceful throw to send the yo-yo to the string end, spin briefly, then return.
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Ben Ralls
Decatur
Iti
DeKalb County Court Battle Intensifies in Court of Appeals
In Montgomery Alabama on January 5 the Court of Appeals added three developments in DeKalb County's political dispute. It denied mandamus to Arthur Hixon to force Judge A Hawkins to fix the bond for county commissioner. It also denied Mitchell’s plea to compel Hawkins to set his bond as winner for chairman. The court moved up the Sunderson contempt hearing to January 7 and Sheriff S W Pope sought review of a $50 contempt fine.
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Montgomery
Ala
DeKalb County
Court of Appeals
Arthur M. Hixon
A. Hawkins
DeKalb
W. A. Mitchell
Hawkins
Mitchell
County Election Commission
Sundersen
Two Coed Students Survive Stalled Car In Freezing Night
Miss Mary Garner of Birmingham and Miss Ofelia Mendoza of Honduras, St. Lawrence University students, were found near Governeur New York nearly overcome after spending Thursday night in a stalled car as temperatures fell to 20 degrees below zero. A Syracuse truck driver Ralph Dreher located them.
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Canton
N. Y
Mary Garner
Birmingham
Ala
Ofelia Mendoza
Honduras
St. Lawrence University
Governeur
New York State
North Country
University of
Newark
N. J
Ralph Dreher
iSyracuse
Government Cracking Down On Crime Intensifies
Attorney General Cummings reports 3,531 convictions in the last fiscal year as part of a nationwide effort to coordinate federal state and local authorities. Hoover tallies 11 life sentences and 5,073 years in prison terms, with fines nearing 773000 and over one million dollars in property recovered.
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Hington
Unule
Sam
Underworld
Cummings
Congress
Dillinger
Floyd
Det
Justice Department
Thorstein Sellin
University of Pennsylvania
Crime Institute
Con
California
New York
J. Edgar Hoover
Division of Investigation
Sanford Bates
Prison Bureau
Canadian Cold Wave Abating Across U S Regions
The Canadian cold wave weakening as it sweeps across the northern United States. Warmer conditions predicted in the Middle West East and New England. Extreme lows reported in New York and other states with Mt Washington at 32 below and Malone at 22 below.
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Associated Press
United States
Middle- West
East
New England
New York State
Mt. Washingao H
Malone
Helen Kane's Husband Keeps Hopeful About Their Marriage
Max Hoffman Jr, husband of Helen Kane, says she remains the swellest wife despite her Chicago Reno divorce plan. He comments in Hollywood that if the Reno divorce goes through she would gain marital freedom on an eight syllable word. Hoffman appears at a theater in the area.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jan
Helen Kane
Max Hoffman, Jr
Chicago
Reno
Hoffman
Huntsville Votes Aldermanic Form In City Government Referendum
In a referendum, Huntsville voters rejected switching to a commission form 1334 to 279. The debate cited TVA power prospects and the TVA Alabama Power Co agreement affecting Madison County, with prior 1924 results showing 744 against and 142 for. Aldermanic government has been in place since 1916 despite a 360-name petition.
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TVA
Tva-Alabama Power Co
Madison County
Youth’s Leg Amputated After Accidental Shot
Roland Garth a 14 year old negro boy lost his left leg in an accidental discharge while playing with another youth. The full load shattered the limb and he was brought to Decatur for treatment. Doctors expect successful recovery after amputation.
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Roland Garth
Garth
Decatur
Epiphany Service At St John’s Episcopal Church
Holy Communion and sermon to be held Sunday at 11 o'clock at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The Rev Peter M Dennis will be celebrant and preacher. Epiphany marks the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Peter M. Dennis
Baton Rouge Oil Strike Sparks Night Meeting
In Baton Rouge Louisiana troops are reported to converge as Standard Oil refinery workers walk out over a tax. Senator Huey Long denounces the company while workers plead for aid from President Roosevelt claiming their constitutional rights are threatened.
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Baton Rouge
Huey L. Long
Standard Oil Company
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Long
Troops Urged as Rome Textile Strike Grows
In Rome Georgia on January 5 a recommendation was made that national guard troops be dispatched to Walker County to quell a textile strike. Judge Claude Porter of the Rome Judicial Circuit is asked to request troops. local officials had appealed after reports of intimidation by night riders. Governor Talmadge said he would deploy guards only if Judge Porter requests it.
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Rome, Ga
National Guard
Ma Ga
Claude Porter
Rome Judicial Circuit
Walker County
Rossville
Talmadge
Wife of Promoter Shot in Mobile
Mrs. Bessie Barrett wife of Charley Barrett American Legion boxing promoter was shot and seriously wounded in Mobile Alabama. Police say Barrett claimed the shooting was accidental and the wounded woman was taken to a local infirmary with a dangerous wound.
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Mobile
Ala
Bessie Barrett
Charley Barrett
American Legion
Barrett
Four men convicted in Nash prison release conspiracy
Maximum sentences of two years and a $10 000 fine were imposed today on four men convicted of conspiring to release federal prisoner Frank Nash, whose death and that of four officers at Union Station occurred June 17, 1933. The three women were placed on probation.
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Kansas City
Frank Nash
Nash
Union Station
Proban
Merrill E
Defense to name four in Lindbergh kidnaping case
Bruno Richard Hauptmann's attorney J Reilly said four persons, two men and two women, would be named next Thursday in Flemington New Jersey as those who engineered the abduction of the Lindbergh baby. He denied reports the body found was not the infant's and said witnesses would include handwriting and fingerprint experts and a group to establish an alibi. He refused to identify the four or discuss Betty Gow's possible involvement.
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New York
Jan
Ward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard
Flemington
N. J
Reilly
Charles A. Lindebergh
Hauptmann
Betty Gow
Lindbergh
Ann Ey
Uoeeo
Don
Hopewell
N. A
Reill
Condon
John F. “Jedale
Bronx
Lindbergh Sh
Mrs. Sapp Dies at Rural Home After Long Illness
Minnie Lee Sapp, 28, of Decatur route 4, died at 5 this morning at home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 o clock at the residence with interment at Roselawn cemetery. Survived by husband W. E. Sapp and son Hubert.
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Minnie Lee Sapp
Decatur
Roselawn
W. E. Sapp
Hubert
Plot to smuggle arms into Lower California disclosed
Police in Los Angeles with federal agents announced a plot to smuggle arms into Lower California. Officers sought to intercept five suspects with one held in custody. Names of the suspects were not disclosed.
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Los Angeles
Jan
California
Ornia
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