Oil code ruling renews debate on New Deal agencies
Washington dispatch notes Supreme Court ruling striking down a key NIRA oil provision and prompting lawmakers to consider new legislation. Senator Adams warns delegations have gone too far, risking other New Deal programs. Ickes vows to press hot oil policing using all powers. Oil price fears persist in East Texas among readers and industry observers.
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Washington, Jan
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NIRA
Giles
Capitol Hills
High Tribunal
Adams
D-Cole
Congress
Ickes
Great East Texas
New York
Cole
House
Train collision near Ingrad claims sixteen lives
Sixteen people were killed and 67 injured when two ex trains collided 130 miles south of Ingrad Sunday. Soviet officials in Leningrad investigate the crash and those held responsible will be shot.
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Moscow
Ingrad
Leningrad
Perons
Urchin Outsmarts Government Agent in Parade Trick
Philadelphia report recalls a street urchin who sold a cheap basket to H. George Harvey, in charge of the Department of Justice. Harvey paid a dime for a stand on a makeshift basket that promptly shattered, and the boy refused to refund the coin as he vanished into the crowd.
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Philadelphia
H. George Harvey
Department of Justice
Harvey
Unemployment Declines in North Alabama Valley
Luther Reynolds district manager of the National Reemployment Bureau spoke to the Decatur Rotary Club about unemployment in eight North Alabama counties. He said 54,000 applications were on file a year ago, compared with 9,000 this year.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Luther Reynolds
National Reemployment Bureau
Reynolds
EB. M. Chenault
North Alabama
Huey Long Attacks Roosevelt Admin Istration On Senate Floor
Senator Huey Long denounces the Roosevelt administration amid claims that New Orleans officials run a vast “cesspool.” He wields his fist while defending his dictatorship like powers and attacks federal agencies as Roosevelt-backed. A separate item notes gangster Tommy Touhy threatening self harm amid capture efforts.
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Washington
New Orleans
Senate
Huey Long
Louisiana
Long
Knight Likely Will Continu. As Prosecutor
Knight, retiring attorney general January 14 to become lieutenant governor, will preside over Alabama Senate sessions but continue practicing law. Albert Carmichael, incoming attorney general, is an assistant attorney general in Knight’s administration and a close personal friend.
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Alabama
Knight
Alabama Senate
Albert Carmichael
Aged Neighbor of Lindberghs Puts Bruno Near Home
The article notes the Lindbergh case, with trial updates from Flemington New Jersey on January 8. It covers defense plans to link state witnesses to the kidnapping, alibi strategy for Bruno Hauptmann, and handwriting on ransom notes. It identifies officials Frank A. Kelly and Nuncio de Gaetano and mentions Attorney General David Wilentz.
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Bruno
Frank A. Kelly
Nuncio de Gaetano
Flemington
N. J
Edward J. Reilly
David T. Wilentz
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Reilly
Hauptmann
Lindbergh Reilly
Lindbergh to reclaim ransom funds in Hauptmann trial
Police found at least 14590 dollars of the 50000 dollar ransom in Bruno Hauptmann's Bronx garage. The state plans to use the recovered money at Hauptmann's trial to connect the funds to his alleged motive.
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Flemington
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bronx
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Agai
Hauptmann
Nurse Betty Gow Excused From Court Breaks After Testimony
Flemington New Jersey January 8 Miss Betty Gow the slender Scotch nurse of the Lindbergh baby slain case collapsed after three hours on the stand and was excused from today’s session to rest She is in seclusion at the Morrow estate Englewood where Col and Mrs Lindbergh are staying
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Flemington
N. J
Mrs Earl B T Smith Travels to Reno for Divorce Case
The New York American reports Mrs Earl B T Smith former Mrs Sonsuelo Varcsrht is en route to Reno to seek divorce from Edward N Tailce, amid claims of freeing herself from the control of the late Tailce.
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New York
New York American Today
Earl B. T. Smith
Sonsuelo
Reno
Vital
Exward N. Tailce
Morgan County News items and society notes
Local notices report the Young Peoples Evangelistic band rescheduling the Southside Baptist church prayer service for Wednesday at 7 pm. Citizens Charles Owens and wife thank donors for gifts to Morgan County’s first baby of 1935. Various residents travel, illness spikes with flu, and community leaders attend meetings in Birmingham and Montgomery.
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Young Peoples Evangelistic Band
Southside Baptist Church
Charles Owens
Morgan County
Alice Chauffeur Slain By His Mates
In Madrid on January 8 a squad of assault guards fired on a car that did not halt. The driver waved a greeting and was shot dead while a police car, returning from a hospital visit for a sick captain, carried the dead chauffeur from behind the wheel.
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Madrid
Strawberry Group Meeting At Hartselle
F.C. Keller manager of the Morgan County Strawberry Association calls all farmers planning to ship with the group to attend a meeting at city hall in Hartselle on Saturday January 12. He also invites those interested in growing early Irish potatoes for market to join.
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F.C. Keller
Morgan, County
White Elephant Party Planned by Ninth St Methodist Church
The Ninth St Methodist service class plans a White Elephant Party in the Brotherhood room Friday evening January 11 at 7 30. The public is invited and a good time is promised.
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Ninth St. Methodist Church
State highway budget shows $89,704 cash balance in annual report
In Montgomery Alabama on January 8 the annual report of Captain L G Smith director to Governor B M Miller disclosed a cash balance of 89704 dollars at the close of the state highway department fiscal year.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Highway Department
L. G. Smith
B. M. Miller
Savannah Line ships praised after naval inspection
Two Savannah Line ships the City of Chattanooga and the City of St Louis received excellent inspection reports from Lieutenant Commander John J. Twomey U S N for discipline and safety standards. Another ship the City of Savannah had previously aided Morro Castle survivors, with additional rescues by lifeboats from the same vessel.
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Navy Department
Savannah Line
A. P. Hibbard
City of Chattanooga
J. H. Dieh
City of St. Louis
John J. Twomey
United States
Twomey
J. H. Deh
City of Savannah
Morro Castle
New York
Savannah
Point Pleasant
N. J
Hog killing time to see less spoilage via cold storage
Washington reports that hog killing season in the South this year should encounter reduced spoilage thanks to the expansion of cold storage facilities. The development promises better meat preservation and efficiency for local producers.
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Washington
South
Photo Appears of Tragic Galapagos Mystery Survivors
The image shows Nuggeruud with his widow and infant son, among the first photos from the Galapagos tragedy reaching the United States. Nuggeruud’s decomposed body was found with Paul Lorenz under mysterious circumstances on a Galapagos island, captured by the Capt G Allan Hancock expedition.
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Galapagos Islands
United States
Nuggeruud
Paul Lorenz
G. Allan Hancock
Cannibals Consuming Only Enemies Noted by Dr Mead
Dr Margaret Mead of the American Museum of Natural History says New Guinea cannibals will not eat you if you receive a formal introduction. After introduction they regard you as a friend and eat only their enemies. Mead spent considerable time in New Guinea.
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Chicago
New Guinea
Margaret Mead
American Museum of Natural History
Mead
Grasshoppers Said To Signal Lighter Winter In Uniontown
Dave Holbrook reports seeing many grasshoppers on a mountain near Cool Spring today. He says grasshoppers indicate a light winter, and they are considered better predictors than groundhogs.
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Uniontown
Dave Holbrook
Holbrook
Indian soldiers die in crash during maneuvers near Hubb river
Eleven Indian soldiers were killed when a plane crashed during maneuvers near the Hubb river in Western India. The pilot Flying Officer H OC Sirear and his observer were injured, and the aircraft was wrecked. The Hubb river flows into the Arabian Sea.
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Hubb River
H. OC. Sirear
Hubb
India
Arabian Sea
Overcoat Held at City Hall for Owner
Officer A. 8. Brazelton said a nearly new overcoat is being held at city hall for the rightful owner to claim. The coat was taken from a necro arrested last night while loitering near a parked car in West Decatur and officers believe the coat was stolen.
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Brazelton
City Hall
West Decatur
Law Revision Committee Seeks Legal Equality for Wives
Britain's Law Revision Committee proposes equal legal status for wives while noting some may still seek old home system comforts. The recommendation aims to modernize family law and reduce gender disparities within domestic arrangements.
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Britain
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