Tax revision seen as help for industry
Washington reports two business spokesmen denied a senate investigation committee that industry planned strikes against administration policy. Lammot Du Pont and Dr. Claudius Murchison urged tax revision to restore investment confidence while outlining industry concerns and forecasted employment declines at Du Pont.
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Washington
Senate
Lammot du Pont
Claudius T. Murchison
Cotton Textile Institute
Murchison
du Pont
E. I
du Pont de Nemours and Company
Com
Chemical Manufacturing Company
Senate Committee
Missing bishop's son linked to church arson case
Memphis Tenn Jan 10 Homicide Captain Frank Glisson reports Rev W D Bratton son of the Mississippi bishop is missing after his abandoned car was found on a Mississippi river bridge. Four witnesses saw a man jump into the river near 9 am while the rector's sedan was found 25 feet east of the state line. The Grace Episcopal church was ransacked and an arson attempt noted Saturday night. Bratton had left home for school in Jackson and did not return. His wife said he was depressed.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frank Glisson
W. D. Bratton
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Glisson
Bratton
Grace Episcopal Church
Theodore Dubose Bratton
Jackson
Miss
DuPont Sues Author for 150000 Libel in New York
E I duPont de Nemours & Co files a libel action in federal court in New York seeking $150,000 against Ferdinand Lundberg author of America's 60 Families and its publisher. The complaint cites passages alleging the United States is controlled by a small wealthy elite. the duPonts are shown among the 60. Eugene du Pont is noted as Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.'s father in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E. J. duPont de Nemours & Co
W'mington, del
Ferdinand Lundberg
America
United States
duPont
Eugene duPont
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
duPonts
duPont Corporation
Central Press
Sandlin Announces Run for Morgan County Sheriff
Herman Sandlin said he will seek the Morgan County sheriff seat, basing his candidacy on his county residence, three years as deputy sheriff and his record. He cites prior work as an overseer, clerk, machinist, and U.S. Veterans Administration employee, plus finger printing system he started at the jail with FBI cooperation.
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Herman Sandlin
Morgan County
Mr. Sandlin
Crowton
Dancy
Priceville
Lively and Sandlin’s
U. S. Veteran's Administration
Government Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Sheriff J. Street Sandlin
Decatur
Central Baptist Church
American Legion
Sheriff's Office
Morgan County’ Jail
FBI
Washington
Thirteen Die on Highways in Indiana
Indiana reports thirteen highway deaths over the weekend amid two fatal crossing crashes. An Anderson city bus and a fast passenger train killed five of ten aboard the bus. four members of a Hamilton family died when a train struck their auto near Waldron. A collision near West Point killed Thelma Vaughn and injured her child. a Caesarean delivery in Lafayette could not save mother and unborn baby. Two pedestrians also died in separate state incidents.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Anderson
Daisy Hoffner
John Nagle
Mary Madlin
Dora Ann Madlin
Charles E. Johnson
Pendleton
Ind
Fred Lytle
Waldron
Hamilton
Attica
Ter
Jacqueline
West Point
Vaughn
LaFayette
Heflin Recovering from Lobar Pneumonia
Former U S senator J Thomas Heflin is recovering from lobar pneumonia in a Lafayette Alabama hospital after his defeat by Lister Hill in a Senate race. Dr N A Wheeler reports Heflin is progressing well with no expected complications though he remains hospitalized for at least a week.
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Lafayette
Ala
J. Thomas
Lister Hill
U. S. Senate
N. A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Heflin
Lindy Reward Award Is Due In New Jersey
Governor Hoffman readies to distribute a $25,000 Lindbergh kidnapping reward. The fund, approved by the legislature, may be shared among multiple claimants including auto shop workers, bank tellers, and Flemington trial witnesses connected to the Bruno Hauptmann case.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Moore
Hauptmann
Flemington
Ten Cases Heard In Police Court
Ten cases were heard in the city police court this morning as a result of weekend activities. The charges included one petit larceny, six for drunkenness, one for driving a car while intoxicated, one for fighting, and one for speeding.
Chinese War Cost Estimated at Seven Billion Dollars
The Eastern Daily News estimated today that the Sino Japanese war has cost seven billion dollars with China bearing about five billion in losses and roughly half of that due to property destruction.
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Shanghai
Eastern Daily News
News
China
Missing Browning Couple Mystery Deepens In Florida
Miami investigators report no clues in the December 30 disappearance of Frances Browning while her husband Frank, 31, was found murdered in a burned field. A murder warrant targets Gus Harris of Jacksonville and George Leslie Ryals, 21, who denies involvement. Ryals was arrested after his father alerted authorities and a state search links the couple’s disappearance to the trio.
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Miami
Fla
Stuart K. Smith
Frances Browning
Frank
Gus Harris
Jacksonville
Browning
Smith
I. R. Mills
R. A. Martens
Tampa
George Leslie Ryals
Ryals
Brooksville
Neil Law
Horace Ryals
Brownings
Opa Locka
Harris
Girl Held For Shooting Dad In Wetumpka
J L Caldwell 42 a mechanic died from gunshot wounds inflicted by his 17 year old daughter Laurens as he entered his ex wife home through a window. Sheriff W A Austin said no arrests yet and the investigation continues. Caldwell had recently been released from jail under a peace bond and is survived by five sons.
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Wetumpka
Ala
J. L. Caldwell
W. A. Austin
Laurens
Austin
Caldwell
Southern Senator Defends States Rights Over Anti Lynching Bill
Senator Harrison of Mississippi reads a Jackson quote to argue against federal anti lynching measures. He calls the bill an arrow aimed at the South and says it threatens state power and womanhood, praising Senator Borah while noting Borah’s opposition.
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Washington
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate
Jackson
Harrigan
South
Borah
Idaho
Senate filibuster slows anti lynching bill in fourth day
Senate opponents press long speeches to block the anti lynching measure as the House weighs the Ludlow proposal. Leaders anticipate moving to the government reorganization plan and Roosevelt recommendations once debate ends. Conferees on the farm bill stay tied in House Senate talks. Senator Pope hopes a compromise by week’s end.
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Washington
House
Ludlow
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Wagner
D-Ny
Senate House
Pope
Idaho
Roosevelt to Resume Talks With Private Power Executives
The White House announced that President Roosevelt will resume conferences with private power company executives tomorrow. Invited to the White House were several industry leaders and executives to discuss energy policy and regulatory issues.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Morgan County Board Holds Session On Bond Refinancing
The Morgan County Board of Revenue debated refinancing a 230000 bond issue due July 1, 1938 after hearing proposals from three bond firms. Citizens pressed for county road work while TVA and county officials discussed mosquito control and health matters at the courthouse meeting.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue
TVA
Court House
Morgan County
Farrer
Morgan Health Department
Beloved Teacher to Be Here For Week's Study
Dr W L Pettingill of Wilmington Delaware inaugurated a week of teaching at Central Baptist Church with Sunday services attracting large crowds. He is a noted Bible scholar and former dean of the Philadelphia School of the Bible, who will lecture each evening at 7:00 with no morning services. Nine conversions and one reclamation were reported from Sunday’s services.
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Central Baptist Church
W. L. Pettingill
Wilmington
Delaware
Pettingill
Israel
Palestine
Los Angeles
California
America
Rankin Takes Helm at Tenn Valley Insurance Agency
Decatur resident James L. Rankin, after ten years in the city, becomes manager of the Tenn Valley Company a longstanding Decatur insurance agency in the Tennessee Valley Bank building. Rankin formerly ran the James L. Rankin Agency and is active in Rotary church and Boy Scout work with Westminster Presbyterian.
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James L. Rankin
Decatur
Tennesse Valley Company
Tennessee Valley Bank
Mr. Rankin
Knoxville
Tenn
Rankin
Decatur Rotary Club
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Boy Scout Movement
Four Thousand Bales of Cotton Lost in Fire
Approximately four thousand bales of cotton valued at one hundred fifty six thousand dollars were destroyed by a warehouse fire in Scottsboro Alabama. J C Allison official said all but twelve bales were insured.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Claude Spivey
Cotton Concern
J. C. Allison
Japanese Occupy Tsingtao Without Shot After Obliteration of Mills
Japanese marines landed at Shatzkow and then occupied Tsingtao with troop ships and destroyers in a swift seizure. Flags were lowered on public buildings, and Chinese resistance had faded amid prior destruction of Japanese cotton mills valued at about 100 million. Foreigners, advised by consuls, stayed safe as American and other ships maintained patrols and limited shore leave.
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Tsingtao
China
Shatzkow
Shantung
Japan
Edgewater Hotel
United States
Marblehead
Chinese Reinforcements Rush to Defend Shanghai Rail Link
Chinese troops moved into Southern Bhantung Province to block advancing Japanese near the Shanghai Railroad, the vital east-west lifeline, signaling a decisive battle to control the route.
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Shanghai
Bhantung Province
Sunghai
China
Roosevelt urges Democrats to shed sectionalism and push forward
President Roosevelt urged the Democratic party to slough off remainings of sectionalism and class consciousness as momentum grows. He framed party progress as essential amid calls for bipartisan disregard and potential realignment. James A Farley noted Jackson Day receipts surpassing 400000 with enough likely to cover the committee's 200000 debt.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jackson
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Wallace
Des Moines
James A. Farley
New York
National Committee
House stalls war referendum vote amid Roosevelt letter
The House rejected floor consideration of Ludlow's war referendum amendment by 209 to 188. Speaker Bankhead read President Roosevelt's letter opposing a constitutional requirement for a national vote before declaring war, urging defeat of the proposal.
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Washington
House
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Ludlow
D-Ind
United States
Speaker
Reverend Ramage Accepts Call at First Presbyterian
Reverend Edwin Ramage of Hie rton Georgia notified officials of the First Presbyterian church that he would accept the call. His letter states he will be here for the first service in February and follows his two sermons heard here earlier and the congregation's action in extending the call.
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Edwin Ramage
Hiberton
First Presbyterian Church
Ramage
Weather update for Tennessee area with cool conditions
The Tennessee river sits at 16 feet and temperatures range from 37 to 44 degrees with no rainfall. Cloudy skies bring continued cool conditions and areas of light rain possible tonight from the north toward the west. Northeast to easterly winds shift to variable. Tuesday brings slight warming, especially in the east and north regions.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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