Dixon Shapes Final Plans to Take Over Alabama
Governor elect Frank Dixon moves to organize the legislature ahead of inauguration on January 16. He aims to reform departments, reapportion the legislature, and push constitutional amendments while seeking a split session and a nonbinding pledge from Alabama’s delegation to the 1940 national convention. Dixon meets with leaders and signals a broader Southern unity effort.
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W. T. Maynor
Montgomery
Ala
Frank Dixon
Ehatr
Dixon
Alabama
Democratic Executive Committee
Marion Rushton
Graves
William B. Bankhead
Joe . Poole
Butler
Senate
Albert A. Carmichael
Hugh D. Merrill
Anniston
House
Nomination Considered for Supreme Court Seat
A Senate subcommittee began consideration of Felix Frankfurter for the Supreme Court. Most senators from both parties expect quick confirmation though some disapprove a Westerner. Debate touched Frank Murphy as attorney general and Harry Hopkins as commerce secretary, with broad expectation of eventual approval.
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Washington
Senate
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
Supreme Court
Neely
W. Va
Frankfurter
Frank Murphy
Harry L. Hopkins
Commerce
Reward Set For Negro Girl Attacker In Court House Notice
County officials disclosed plans for a new jail wing to be added to the courthouse with same design as current building. If approved, the old jail will be reconditioned for county agencies now housed offsite, saving rent and expanding capacity to about 90 prisoners.
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Court House
T. C. Almon
Almon
Nation Returns to Work After New Year Recess
New York reports industrial activity rebounding after the holiday break. Steel mill operations rise 11.9 points to 50.9 percent capacity, auto production up 1 470 units week over week, and dollar volume for retail and wholesale buying 2 to 6 percent above last year.
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New York
Dun &Bradstreet
Roosevelt
Congress
Wall Street
Killer Dies in Gas Chamber at Canon City
In Canon City Colorado Joe Arridy a 23 year old with a mental disability was executed in the gas chamber for the axe slaying and rape of a schoolgirl. He died at 810 p.m. MST after the chamber release. The condemned man spoke of playing the harp and raised chickens in heaven as he faced death.
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Canon City
Colo
Joe Arridy
Colorado
Arridy
Roy Best
Albert Schaller
Padre
Best
Father Schaller
Joe
Agnie
Angelo Agnes
Denver
State Supreme Court
Mary Arridy
Frank Aguilar
Capone Transferred from Alcatraz to Terminal Island
Capone, former Chicago gang leader, was secretly moved from Alcatraz Island to the Federal Correctional Institution on Terminal Island San Pedro. He faces a year on a misdemeanor charge and was transported by train after the warden confirmed the transfer.
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San. Francisco
al Capone
Chicago
Alcatraz Island Federal Prison
Federal Correctional Institution
Terminal Island
San Pedro
Alcatraz
James A. Johnston
Capone
Reward posted for arrest of white man in assault case
The state offers 200 reward for the arrest of a white man accused of assaulting 13 year old Ada Pearl Owen in Decatur. The girl was taken near a cemetery after being asked to enter a car and later recovered in hospital. Deputy investigators Oliver McDuff and J W McClung were assigned to the case.
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Graves
Melvin Hutson
Oliver McDuff
J. W. McClung
Decatur
Ada Pearl Owen
Ella Jenkins
McCartney Street
Ada Pearl
Owen
The
Daily
County Board of Revenue
Bibb Graves
Pneumonia Fatal To Mrs Hampton In Danville
Mrs Lizzie Hampton 58 died at her home on Danville route 2 at 8 30 Friday morning from pneumonia Funeral arrangements will be announced by Drinkard Howell She is survived by her husband W M Hampton two sons Richard and Earl and two daughters Mrs J D Barnett and Mrs Ernest Chenault a sister Mrs R B Holladay and one grandchild
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Lizzie Hampton
Danville
Drinkard-Howell
Senators Accept Wallace Challenge For Farm Substitute
Two Democratic senators Smith of South Carolina and Lee of Oklahoma said they would accept Secretary Wallace's challenge to the Republican party to present a substitute farm program.
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Washington, Jan. T
Smith
South Carolina
Lee
Oklahoma
Wallace
Friction in East Africa and Balkan Border Tensions Rise
Report of Italian boycott of French rail line in Djibouti and Diredawa attack signals renewed pressure over colonies. Hungary moves toward Munkacs amid an armed truce with Czechoslovakia. Prague and Budapest plan a mixed commission as casualties rise. Franco's forces push Barcelona defences while Chiang Kai-shek launches a Hangchow offensive. Mussolini pressed by Roosevelt for a broad Europe refugee settlement with Hitler.
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Associated Press
East Africa
France
Italy
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Djibouti
Beaucott
Munkacs
Prague
Budapest
Spain
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Franco
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hangchow
Chekiang
Shanghai
Rome
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Quinn Pushes for U S Post Appointment in Fisheries Bureau
Senator Hill and Speaker Banktitad will appeal to Secretary Hopkins to appoint I T Quinn, Alabama conservation director, as commissioner in the federal bureau of fisheries after Frank T Bell's resignation. Alabama delegation seeks state official for federal post. Henry Long's status unclear.
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Washington
Jan
Hill
Ala
Banktitad
House
Secretary of Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins
I. T. Quinn
Alabama
Federal Bureau of Fisheries
Frank T. Bell
Bell
Henry Long
Long
McCorvey Announces Candidacy for State Democratic Chair
Gessner T. McCorvey, attorney, announced today his candidacy for the chairmanship of the Alabama state Democratic committee in Mobile. He will seek support from party members and leaders across the state.
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Mobile
Ala
Gessner T. McCorvey
State
Democratic Committee
Pennsylvania Democratic Chief Indicted On Charges
Pennsylvania Democratic State chairman David L. Lawrence was indicted on charges of blackmail conspiracy to cheat and defraud the commonwealth and violations of election laws. The grand jury also charged Lawrence with conspiring with the late John H. Verona to obtain unlawful contracts and conduct by state officials. The case stems from a Dauphin county investigation into 14 Pennsylvania Democrats from last spring’s primary.
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Harrisburg
Jan
David
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Dauphin County
Carl B. Shelley
Paul N. Schaeffer
John H. Verona
Pittsburgh
George H. Earle
Earle
Early
United States Senate
Burglars Drop Part of Loot as Alarm Bell Rings
Weather roundup fronts unseasonably warm conditions across the nation. Pacific coast towns report fish swimming in streets during high tides and debris-strewn shores with damage up to 100000 dollars. Fifteen liner passengers hurt seas swell near Los Angeles. A robin appears in Troy New York as storms ease and temperatures rise northward.
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Associated Press
New York
Hermosa Beach
California
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Cean
Nolises
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Troy
N. Y
Atlanta
Gulf Coast
Canada
Maine
North Dakota
Utah
Mexico
Havre
Mont
Neapaly
Paul T
Boston
Cleveland
FDR’s New Strategy Manifests With Congress Overhaul
President Roosevelt signals a new approach by outlining key goals for Congress. He urges lawmakers to draft laws from his outlined problems while departments shift to presenting requests rather than bills. The plan includes defense spending, tax tweaks, labor reforms, and WPA safeguards.
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John M. Hightower
Dan
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Garner
Texas
Works Progress Administration
Quinn urges licensing of commercial fishermen in Alabama
Montgomery Alabama January 7 licensing of all commercial fishermen and reserving certain public water areas as spawning grounds were recommended today by I T Quinn state conservation commissioner in a move to protect fisheries and regulate industry local officials noted the plan aims to curb unlicensed fishing and safeguard spawning beds.
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Quinn
Montgomery
Ala
I. T. Quinn
State Conservaation
Burglars Loot Russell Speake Store In Early Morning Aus
Two or more burglars broke into Russell Speake’s store at 618 Second Avenue around 4 AM. They lowered onto the attic from the skylight, spent over two hours staging garments and merchandise, then fled after triggering the alarm. loot valued about 200 dollars lay on the roof including two suitcases with multiple clothing items and two new overcoats.
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Russell Spenak
Second Avenue
Blalock
Delmore
Mr. Speake
Graves Rites Set in Hopkinsville for 86 Year Old Franklin P Graves
Franklin Pierce Graves aged 86 died Friday night at his nephew E E Graves home 321 Jackson Street. His body was shipped to Hopkinsville Kentucky for services at the nephew Walter Gresham home with burial in the family cemetery near Hopkinsville. Survivors include brother Robert Graves of Sedalia and nephew E E Graves of Decatur plus many other Kentuckians. He lived in Decatur more than 30 years and had wide local friends.
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Kentucky
No Solicitation At Annual Chamber Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce announces there will be no solicitation for membership at its annual meeting at Hotel Lyons. The event aims to inform attendees about the chamber’s accomplishments and objectives and begins at 6 30 Tuesday evening January 10.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Lyons
Full pardon likely after brief hearing
Thomas J. Mooney, 56, left San Quentin for Sacramento to receive a pardon from Governor Culbert L. Olson after a brief hearing. Surrounded by relatives and supporters, he called the day the happiest of his life and said he had waited 22½ years for this moment.
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Sacramento
Calif
Tom Mooney
Culbert L. Olson
San Quentin
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
Warden Mooney
Court Smith
San Francisco
Anna
John
Rena
Tom
Mooney Near Freedom After 22 Years in Prison
In Sacramento, Calif, Jan. T. reports Thomas J. Mooney’s long fought-for hour of freedom is at hand as his 22 years of imprisonment for the liberty with honor dream nears completion. Continued on page ix.
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Sacramento
Calif
Jan. T
Thomas J. Mooney
Impri
Weather summary pocketed for Tennessee and Alabama
The report notes the Tennessee River gauge at 179 feet rising with a 24 hour high of 64 and low of 33 degrees. Cloudy Alabama with light rain possible Sunday, and a weather outlook for the South Atlantic States showing rain in portions and a general week-end trend.
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Tennessee
Alabama
South Atlantic
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