Young Christy Mathewson Jr in hospital after Shanghai crash
Chris ty Mathewson Jr., son of the famed baseball player, is recovering from serious injuries after a plane crash near Shanghai that killed his bride of two weeks, Margaret Phillips. He suffers broken arms and leg with other injuries. the couple wed on Christmas Eve in a double ceremony with Ellis Shannon and Elizabeth Reid.
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Shanghai
Christy Mathewson, Jr
Margaret Phillips
Philadelphia
Mathewson
Ellis Shannon
Alabama
Elizabeth Reid
Richmond
Tata
Shannon
Calls 10 Give Up To City Officers
Dick McCluskey of Decatur brother of Clio McCluskey with Joe Brown and Clyde Collins were arrested by Decatur police on a Cullman county warrant charging theft of five bales of cotton from W M Adams Cullman. McCluskey called to say he is not implicated and asked to surrender for trial. The three men were turned over to Cullman authorities and await a preliminary hearing scheduled Wednesday in Cullman.
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Dick McCluskey
Decatur
Clio McCluskey
Joe Brown
Clyde Collins
Cullman County
W. M. Adams
Cullman
City Hall
Cullman Offiers
Olio McCluskey
Brown
Collins
Peace and Quiet At Coolidge Home
At The Beeches in Northampton Grace Goodhue Coolidge, widow of Calvin Coolidge, carries on with estate duties as a lone state trooper keeps curious onlookers away. John Coolidge and his wife stay at the scene, likely for the week.
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Northampton
Mass
Calvin
Improving Rapidly Miss Eding Gray to Home After Surgery
Miss Eding Gray of Lock A is improving rapidly at Benevolent hospital after an appendix operation. She will be moved in a few days to the home of her aunt Miss Mary Howell at 310 Fifth Avenue West for a period of convalescence before returning home.
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Eding Gray
J. W. Gray
Lock A
Miss Gray
Mary Howell
Fifth Avenue
Farm Allotment Plan Costs Billions in Relief Scheme
The voluntary domestic allotment plan would tax pre war price gaps on processed goods from flour mills to tobacco and meat packers. Wheat would raise 390 million annually, cotton 160 million, tobacco 30.9 million, hogs 491.2 million, totaling about 1.072 billion yearly. Adoption requires 60 percent farmer consent and education efforts for 1.3 million wheat growers.
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Leslie Eichel
Central Preas
United States
Congress of the
Agricultural Committee of the House
Horace Bowker
Agricultural Chemical Executive
George M. Rhodes Dies After Influenza Illness
George M. Rhodes aged about 44 died Sunday night at 7 30 at his home on Hartselle Route 2 after several days illness with influenza. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at one o'clock at Bald Knob cemetery with burial there. Survived by wife two sons one daughter and three daughters-in-law J T and J M of Danville.
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George M. Rhodes
Hartselle
Route 2
Bald Knob
J. T
J. M
Danville
Business Woman's Circle Meets Tonight at Ferry Street Home
The Business Woman's Circle of the First Methodist church will hold a business meeting tonight at the home of Mrs. Foster Pointer on Ferry Street with Miss Louise Ussery in attendance. All members are urged to attend.
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The
First Methodist Church
Louise Ussery
Foster Pointer
Ferry Street
Escape From City Jail Shocks East Town
A Black man named Son Kennebrough, jailed on an assault charge against a white woman in East Town, fled Sunday afternoon after prying bars at the Rail Road Street city jail. He was identified by the intended victim as the attempted attacker. He remains at large.
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Kennebrough
East Town
Street City
J. W. Boatwright Dies After Long Illness at 68
J W Boatwright longtime L and N Railway agent at Grant street Leighton died Sunday evening at his home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 1 pm at the residence with interment at 3 pm in the city cemetery. He leaves a wife two daughters and a son. Friends here recall his many years of service and friendship.
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J. W. Boatwright
Grant Street
Leighton
Brown
Car Fire Causes Minor Damage at Church Street
Firefighters were dispatched to 416 Church Street Sunday evening where Woolsey Finnell Jr.’s LaSalle coupe caught fire from a carburetor defect. Only minor damage occurred with light wires burned in two and hood paint scorched.
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Church Street
LaSalle
Woolsey Finnell,, Jr
Chinese Leader Signals Readiness for Armistice Talks
TOKIO reports marshal Chang Helao Lang, North China military ruler, indicated willingness to negotiate an armistice with Japanese forces. Rengo dispatches from Tientsin say talks could begin soon. Shanghai legation denies reports of bomber strikes in Jehol Province.
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Tokio
Japan
Chang Helao Lang
North China
Jese
China
Rengo
Tientsin
Shanghai
Jehol
Chase Bank Head Sees Revival of Hope Over World
Albert H. Wiggin, chairman of Chase National Bank, delivers a valedictory report to stockholders stating that the panic of 1932 is over and financial confidence has improved. He notes a shift toward emergency credit recovery, a potential tariff policy change, and cautions on France's December 15 crisis while urging support for England’s payments.
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Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
Wiggin
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Lausanne
France
England
United States
Justice Anyway Beat 5 at Geneva County
A fragmentary report from Montgomery notes local pursuit of accountability in Beat 5 Geneva County. Mentions B. M. Miller and C. Justice in roles tied to constable duties, with wording indicating ongoing pursuit of justice despite incomplete text.
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Montgomery
Ala
Down
Geneva County
B. M. Miller
C. Justice
Alabama Athletic Commission Chairman in Montgomery on Commission Business
Ben M odworth, chairman of the Alabama Athletic Commission, was in Montgomery on commission business. The visit aligned with ongoing regulatory oversight and administrative duties.
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Montgomery
Ben M Odworth
Alabama Athletic Commission
Commission
God's Law to Be Law of Man for All Time
A Decatur sermon at Westminster Presbyterian proclaims the Ten Commandments as eternal divine laws, not human statutes. The speaker links biblical events and the Sermon on the Mount to the commandments, urging nations to restore God’s prohibitory laws as foundations of civilization.
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God
Man
Hart
Decatur
Westminster Presbyterian Congregation
Israel
Jehovah
Sketch strips tell Coolidge life story on page six
A four panel sketch series begins today to recount Calvin Coolidge's life from farm boy to U.S. president. The strips promise a vivid, concise portrait of the former leader's rise.
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Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Robbers Confess After Store Window Breakage Case
Nightwatchman heard a crash on Sunday night at H. R. Speake store on Second Avenue. Les Robinson and Tiny Oldacre admitted breaking the plate glass and taking two dresses and hose. Police recovered one dress, hose, and additional loot from a Cherry Street house.
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Les Robinson
Tiny Oldacre
H. R. Speake
Second Avenue
Parker
Johnston Street
Robinson
City Hall
Oldacre
Cherry Street
Calvin Hart Badly, But Not Seriously
Calvin Hart of Hartselle sustained a fractured rib and bruises in a Saturday afternoon crash on the Bee Line highway near Decatur. His Pontiac sedan collided with a truck believed to belong to Poole Dairy at Flint. he was treated at Benevolent Hospital before being taken to his mother's home.
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Benevolent Hospital
Robbery at J. M. Harmon Store in Fairview
About $50 in merchandise was stolen from the J. M. Harmon store in Fairview on Sunday night. Robbers bored through a panel in a side door to gain entry. loot included tobacco lard canned goods and meat.
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J. M. Harmon
Fairview
Roosevelt to Visit Decatur En Route to Muscle Shoals
Telegram from Congressman Edward B Almon confirms Governor Roosevelt resident elect will travel by special train from Washington January 20 and stop briefly in Sheffield and Decatur on the way to Montgomery. Chamber groups plan to promote the visit though Roosevelt will skip invitations to focus on Muscle Shoals studies.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Decatur
Muscle Shoals
Baynard L. Malone
Honoral Lister Hill
Congress
Alabama
Mclnty
Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Almon
Edward B. Almon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Sheffield
Montgomery
Extremist Unrest Strikes Spain Killing Dozens
A wave of extremist attacks swept industrial centers across Spain with 16 killed and many wounded. Coordinated actions by various groups surged from Oviedo to Lerida and Barcelona, where seven people died in each city as civil guards and workers were targeted.
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Madrid
Spain
Republic of Spain
Oviedo
Lerida
Barcelona
Stimson Roosevelt Confer on International Problems
Hyde Park notes show Secretary Stimson briefing President-elect Roosevelt on relations with other nations. They plan to review the economic parley disarmament conference war debts Manchurian situation and possibly the Philippines as March 4 approaches. Early focus signals prompt action on foreign issues.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Stimson
Long Island
To Go Home Soon From Infirmary
James W. Lowe of The Daily composing room force hopes to leave Baugh's Infirmary by Tuesday after an appendectomy.
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James W. Lowe
Baugh’s Infirmary
Lowe
Cotton market slips slight as middling price hits 5.70
The cotton market moved lower today with middling cotton quoted at 5.70 dollars per unit, signaling a modest dip in prices. Trade observers noted limited demand amid steady supply, keeping the overall market sentiment cautious.
Senate Judiciary Committee backs repeal of Prohibition
Acting with unexpected speech the Senate Judiciary Committee sent the prohibition repeal resolution to the Senate with a favorable report. The panel voted ten to four to report the Baline resolution with a seven year ratification window. it would repeal the eighteenth amendment to shield dry states from liquor shipments and allow Congress to oppose its return since it took effect 13 years ago this month. Senator Black of Alabama opposed the report.
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Black
Alabama
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Congress
Senator Black
Politician Urges Budget Balance Without New Taxes
He told newspapermen he personally believes the budget can be balanced without resorting to taxation, discussing options on tax policy.
Oscar Marion Is Given Discharge In Slaying Case
Oscar Marion, accused in the Slaying of Joe Burgess, was discharged today in a preliminary hearing before Judge W. T. Lowe. Self defense was the key testimony, and no bond was set. Marion had been jailed since surrendering to officers after the shooting. About six to eight witnesses testified from nine until 11 o'clock. J. N. Powell defended the defendant, Wade Wright prosecuted for the state.
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Oscar Marion
Joe Burgess
W. T. Lowe
Marion
J. N. Powell
Wade Wright
Charged In Theft At Basket Company
A young Black man named John Henry Walnut was arrested after allegedly stealing kindling wood from the Decatur Box and Basket Company. He ran when spotted by police but dropped the wood and was taken to the city jail on theft charges.
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John Henry Walnut
City
Decatur Box and Basket Co
Price Reductions On Books Sought
Mrs. Harry T. Hartwell of Mobile leads Alabama PTA groups in a drive to reduce prices on staple books, arguing that state costs are higher than in other states and urging action to lower them for students.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Harry T. Hartwell
Mobile
Hartwell
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Westminster
Speake
Calvin Hart
Harmon’s Store
Lister Hill
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