Alabama wets press for repeal after 20 to 12 senate defeat
In Montgomery Alabama the liquor bill for a state store system fell 20 to 12 after a 14 hour session. Senator Lamar Kelly contended the measure could be reconsidered next week while repeal leaders sought adjournment. The fight reflected divisions over gubernatorial appointment confirmations to the state alcohol control board.
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Ala
Alabama
Senate
Lamar Kelly
Conecuh
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Dorsey
Frazer
Goldsmith
Mooneyham
Richardson
Rogers
Simpson
Stoddard
Thomas
Wellborn
Weaver
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Browder
Chestnut
Cook
Kuykendall
Locke
Mixon
McConnell
Parrish
Russell St. John
Stephens
Swift
Taylor
Tucker
Walden
Walton
Woodall
Starnes
McDowell
State Alcoholic Control Board
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Graves
Budget Message Speeds WPA Plans for Unemployed Care
The President’s budget message prompts the Works Progress Administration to expand plans to aid more than 2,000,000 unemployed for the rest of the fiscal year. Roosevelt asks for a $650,000,000 appropriation to fund WPA and related programs from February 1 through June. The cost is estimated at $65 per month per job.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Roosevelt
Property Not Sold Near Athens Triangle Camp
Real estate agents W. C. Starkey and W. S. Dobbins say the Triangle Tourist Camp south of Athens has not been sold to C. M. Riggsbee, despite earlier reports of a sale. The correction clarifies the previously reported transfer.
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Athens
Ala
W. C. Starkey
W. S. Dobbins
Triangle Tourist Camp
Here
C. M. Riggsbee
Wisconsin Upset as President Frank Faces Dismissal
About 1000 UW students protested at the state capitol over President Glenn Frank's ouster by the La Follette controlled board of regents. Governor La Follette maintained the dismissal was in the university's best interests and urged a reconsideration of the administrative record.
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Zona Gale Breese
Wisconsin
Madison
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
Franky
Wis
Frank
State Capitol
Philip F. la Follette
LaFollette
McRae Organizes New Auto Firm in Decatur
G. C. McRae announced formation of McRae Auto Co to occupy the building formerly Decatur Motors on Second Avenue. The firm will sell DeSotos and Plymouths with McRae heading the new company after selling his interest in McRae Motors to E. Hargroves. Carlisle Blackwell will be office manager and G. P. Frost salesman.
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McRae’ Auto Co
Decatur Motors
Second Avenue
DeSotos
Plymouth
McRae
McRae Motors
E. Hargroves
Carlisle Blackwell
G. P. Frost
Decatur curb market reports biggest day since New Year
Decatur Curb Market had the biggest day Saturday since the New Year began with total sales of 45 dollars 96 cents. Six sellers were on hand offering fresh eggs and meat and Miss Mabel Britain curb master said pot flowers would also be on sale next week.
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Mabel Britain
Curb
First National to Pay Dividend Demonstration by Receiver
E B Soper receiver for the First National Bank announced a further 10 percent dividend to unsecured depositors starting Monday at 9 oclock. Banking hours are 9 to 3. The payment brings total to 71 3 percent about 370000 with all secured deposits already paid. About 1200 people will receive dividend checks.
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E. B. Soper
First National Bank
Soper
Unseasonal Heat and Snow Storms Disrupt Nation
Associated Press notes Alabama warm while blizzards and fog cripple transport across the nation causing at least 11 deaths. Severe cold and snow hit Midwest and West, with power outages, stranded motorists, and closed schools. High winds and 42 below readings reported in Oregon, with widespread travel disruptions and port fog delays in Philadelphia.
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Deep South
Weather Bureau
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Bell Telephone Pany
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Landon Reflects on Notable Term as Governor
Alf M. Landon, preparing to leave office and return to the oil business, praised his four year administration as a period of great economic stress. He noted that enforcement of laws matters more than the laws themselves while recounting high points and signing citizenship restorations for former prisoners.
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Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Walter A. Haxman
Roosevelt
Hyde ‘Park
Idle Workers Rising in GM Car Factories
Tabulation shows nearly 100000 workers idle due to GM strikes. Twelve plants closed, 20141 idle. GM executive predicts 135000 out of work tonight. Governors and conciliators push for settlement as 93,849 workers blocked payrolls across 27 plants.
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Associated Press
General Motors Corporation
William 8. Nubsen
General Motors
Frank Murphy
Michigan
United Automobile Workers of America
Georgia
New Jersey
Missouri
Chevrolet Forge
Detroit
Roosevelt
Peace talks stall as Detroit strike deepens
In Detroit on January 9 negotiators for General officials and striking workers met to push peace talks but reached a near stalemate. The aim is to resume conferences to end a deadlock leaving nearly 100,000 corporate employees idle as sessions continue.
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Knitting Mills
Reading
P'*tsbureh Plate Glass Company
Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Minnesota
New York
Gulf Coast
Detroit
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Hundreds of youths take CCC camp exams at Civic Center
Several hundred applicants from ten district counties and one outside area were tested for enrollment in CCC camps in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Morgan County public welfare department directed the effort with Miss Louella Masterson as director. Tests were led by Miss Opal Adams and Miss Katherine Welch, with Army officers conducting physicals. Enrollment began at 7 30 AM as youths arrived by walking and by accompaniment from parents for sendoff photos.
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Civic Center
Ferry St
Morgan County
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virgin
Department of Public Welfare
Louella Masterson
Decatur
Opal_ Adams
Katherine Welch
State Department
Edward P. Scruggs
William E. Golden
Horace Hunt
Fort McClellan
R. W. Greer
Montgomery
Dra
Colbert
Cullman
Franklin
Jackson
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Limestone
Madison
Marshall
Morgan
Winston
Mystery surrounds Pamela Werner murder on lonely Peiping road
Chinese police consider a foreign lover as a possible motive in the 17 year old English girl Pamela Werner murder near a Peiping road. Authorities note a slain victim might reflect a love affair while doubts linger over robbery and autopsy results. The body was found by a ditch near the tartar wall with blood evidence and a gold watch.
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Peiping
China
Pamela Werner
E. T. C. Werner
Werner
Rockefeller Hospital
Pamela
Tartar Wall
Pope Pius Calls for Peace at Manila Eucharistic Congress
Pope Pius, confined to bed by age ailments, sent a message to the forthcoming Manila Eucharistic Congress urging prayers for the reestablishment of peace in a world that badly needs it. The Vatican note emphasizes a turn toward peace in global affairs.
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Vatican City
Pius
Manila
Roosevelt urges governors to push child labor amendment
President Roosevelt asked 19 non ratifying states with regular sessions to place the child labor constitutional amendment high on their agendas. The measure requires 12 more states to ratify. Governors in Kentucky and New Mexico signaled action or declined comment.
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B. Chandler
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Graves
Clyde Tingley
Wells Case Nearing Jury
In Linden Alabama on January 9 the trial of Marvin Co Wells nears jury after more than fifty witnesses. The defense cites insanity with Mrs Claudia Wells describing the scene and Wells demeanor at the time. The state presents Dr W D Partlow arguing Wells was sane as final arguments wrap up.
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Ala
Marvin Co .Wells
Birmingham
Wells
W. D. Partlow
Alabama
Claudia Wells
B. G. Wilson
Demopolis
Wilson
Butaw
Ben F. Elmore
Doctor seeks to halt ransom hijacking in Charles Mattson case
Dr. W W Mattson reports concerns that the $28,000 ransom for his son Charles may be hijacked. He placed an advertisement in the Seattle Daily Times to obtain information and thwart imposters. FBI and state police conducted a morning stakeout but offered no comment on progress.
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Wash
W. W. Mattson
Charles
Seattle Daily Times
Mabel
Ann
Mattson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dr. Mattson
Olympia
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Matts
Bureau
Convict Higginbotham Escapes After Chicago Apprehension
Hamp Draper reports Clarence Higginbotham, a Speigner prison convict, escaped last night from Alabama agent William C. Anthony after a halt at a filling station en route from Flossmoor to Chicago. Higginbotham, jailed for second degree murder, had earlier escaped in October from Speigner prison. Anthony remains in Hammond to continue the hunt.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hamp Draper
State
Clarence Higginbotham
Speigner
Flossmoor
Ill
William C. Anthony
Alabama
Draper
John L’ Sullivan
Chicago
Higgs Lam
Anthony
Flossmoore
Hainois
Higginbotham
Red” Cleghorn
Macon County
Jefferson County
Busbey Funeral Set for Sunday
G W Busbey of Neal community west of Hartselle died at his sister Mrs O C Limley home at 9 10 p m age 55 a deacon of Cedar Creek church. Funeral is at 2 p m Sunday at Mosse s Chapel Rev J M Engle to conduct with Drinkard Howell in charge. Survived by father one sister six children and three grandchildren.
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Neal
Hartsellé
O. C. Limley
Moulton Street
Busbey
Cedar Creek Church
Morgan County
Mosse’s
J. M. Engle
Drinkard-Howell
Mobilization on Land and Sea Sees Franco Support Expand
Berlin reports say Hitler urged Franco to seize Madrid by January 15 with 15 000 to 25 000 German volunteers and 180 million dollars in aid. The alleged plan aims at colonies mining concessions and European economic clout, as Britain France and Morocco brace for possible conflict over Spain’s civil war.
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Weather highlights and precipitation forecast across regions
The Tennessee river gauge remains at 23.2 feet with 65 high and 59 low temperatures over the last 24 hours and a trace of rain. Alabama sees rain and colder conditions tonight and Sunday. Tennessee reports rain or sleet possibly mixed with snow in the west and east areas, with colder conditions Sunday. Week outlooks show rain along Gulf coast and generally unsettled conditions across the South and varying temperatures through the week, turning moderately cold early then warmer later in the period.
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