U S Spending Four Billion for Recovery
Treasury figures show 4.348 billion dollars advanced from January to December to aid the needy and bolster private and public enterprise, with most going to relief, public works, and industrial recovery. Emergency outlays were outside normal yearly spending. total expenditures reached 7.362 billion, up from last year.
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Stanley P. Richardson
Washington
Sam
Treasury
Manifold Farms
Tennessee Valley
Boulder Canyon Dam
Ann Harding to fight for full custody of child
Ann Harding plans a fight to a finish for exclusive custody of her six year old daughter Jane. She is in Reno, Nevada, and will seek custody for the full year rather than the 10 month period granted in the prior divorce from Harry Bannister.
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Los Angeles
The
Los Angeles Times
Harry Bannister
Jane
Reno
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Times
Miss Harding
Bannister
Pair Calling Death Obtain Wrong Phone
A man and a 19 year old girl in a Bronx Royal Tavern phone booth drank poison together after calling police headquarters. The man identified as Paul, married with two children, spoke to officers before both were found conscious. poison vial, notes and psych ward hospitalization followed.
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Dale Harrison
New York
Death
Bronx
Shirley Larson
Paul
Shirley
Bellevue
Polls Selected for Cotton Act Vote on Friday
C M Ling announces polling places for Friday's ballot on retaining the Bankhead Cotton Act. Voters must be cotton producers or signers of 1934 35 acreage contracts or eligible for tax exemptions, with proof required for some. Polls open 9 am to 5 pm at 14 locations with secrecy in voting and records kept.
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C. M. Ling
Secretary of Agriculture
Vicksburg
Brannon
Courthouse
Rehobeth
Garrett's Cross Roads
Cottonwood
Business Improvement Spurs County License Tag Rise
A 400 increase in Houston county automobile license tags is tied to better business conditions. Most additional tags belong to old cars stored for years and brought back into service, including Model Ts repainted with new tires. Probate Judge Harry K. Martin notes nearly every owner from last year kept a car this year, and several first-time owners appear.
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Houston County
Harry K. Martin
Mattresses Distributed by FERA Relief Effort
The local FERA office reports 73 mattresses and one comforter distributed to relief cases over the weekend. Rice and potatoes are still being apportioned to families at the Dothan Unemployment Agency under work director G. P. Morrison.
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FERA
Dothan
G. P. Morrison
Willie Morrin Involved in Cotton Mill Slashing Case
Enterprise reports Willie Morrin, a white man, was jailed on the day of the report for allegedly slashing 18 warp threads at the Enterprise cotton mill the prior night, signaling a serious labor disruption incident at the facility.
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Enterprise
Willie Morrin
Government to Require Corporate Salaries Disclosure
Washington reports the SEC plans to require top corporate officials to reveal salaries and bonuses to the commission as part of giving investors more light. Treasury data show high incomes rising, with several individuals earning over 5 million and 3 million dollars respectively, from income tax reports.
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Roosevelt Warns Farm Production Must Keep Limit
President Roosevelt told the American Farm Bureau Federation by telephone from the White House that farm income rose by about a billion dollars this year but production must match actual demand. He spoke to the Nashville meeting urging continued growth only with stronger industrial output, increased imports to bolster exports, and farm output aligned to the market reality. He expressed wish to attend in person.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Farm Bureau Federation
White House
Federation
Nashville
Tenn
Mould for counterfeit dollars sought in local ring
Four Negroes face charges as federal, county and city authorities search for the mold used to cast fake one dollar coins. Three men are jailed on $1,000 bonds, Daisy Thomas is free on bond. Investigators say a white man directed the ring and supplied the coins.
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United States
Birmingham
Department of Justice
Dan Bryant
McKinley Thomas
John Brady Key
Daisy Thomas
Piney Grove School Rebuilding Underway After Fire
Reconstruction of Piney Grove School continues after a recent fire. Students attend classes in the Piney Grove church while the insured rebuilding proceeds, with coverage aiding the project.
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Piney Grove School
Piney Grove
Wealthy Tulsa Youth Arrested At Parley In Gorrell Shooting
In Tulsa, Homer F. Wilcox Jr. 17, son of a wealthy oilman, was arrested after he and his father visited police over the John Gorrell shooting. He faces two counts of malicious mischief as investigators note bullets had riddled the scene overnight. Kennamer, 19, is jailed for the murder, claiming self defense. The elder Wilcox discusses an extortion note tied to his daughter as the case threads with another death in the city.
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Gorrell
Okla
Homer F. Wilcox, Jr
John Gorrell
Charlies Carr
Phil Kennamer
Carr
Kennamer
United
Franklin FE
Hully Anderson
Wilcox
S. S. Bassett
Wilcoxes
Virginia
Anderson
Sidney Born, Jr
Kannemer
Tiana University
Mrs. J B Byrd Dies After Prolonged Illness
Enterprise Alabama mourns the death of Mrs J B Byrd who died at Dothan hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2:30 PM at her home with burial in Ozark. Daughters Miss Mildred Byrd of Enterprise and Mrs H B Burdeshaw of Dothan attended, with ministers W R Bickerstaff W D Ogletree and W H Venters officiating. Pallbearers included Sam Carroll A D Bryns R D Martin W S Huey James Rolling and Ben Byrd Henderson.
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Coffee County
J.B. Byrd
Dothan
Mildred Byrd
Eteprise
H. B. Burdeshaw
Byrd
J. B. Byrd
Parker
W. D. Ogletree
Enterprise Baptist Church
W. H. Venters
Forest Avenue Methodist Church
Montgomery
Sam Carroll
Ozark
A. D. Bryns
R. D. Martin
W. 8. Huey
James Rolling
Ben Byrd Henderson
Dale Countian Injured When Auto Turns Over
F D Parish of near Ozark was hospitalized after a Saturday night crash on the Ozark Enterprise highway. His car overturned while returning home and he suffered lacerations and blood loss but is not considered in critical condition.
Bucket of water sparks deadly brawl in New Orleans
In New Orleans four Black residents fought after Catherine Williams threw water into the street. Alma Thomas was cut with a razor, Alma struck by a stab from an ice pick. Albert Howard was shot in the arm by Harrison Morris, who then fled as police searched for Morris.
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New Orleans
Catherine Williams
Alma Thomas
Catherine
Alma
Albert Howard
Harrison Morris
Albert
Morris
Death of Dr. L. E. Tiller Shocks Chipley Community
Chipley Fla Dec 19 Special Dr L E Tiller a prominent local dentist died unexpectedly Sunday morning after recent poor health The funeral was held at 10 o clock with Rev W A Burns and Rev A T Camp officiating He leaves a wife and four children including Howard a dental student in Atlanta plus three brothers and many nephews Listed pallbearers and honorary pallbearers include numerous local officials and doctors from Graceville Dothan and surrounding areas
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Fla
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Atlanta
O. B. Tiller
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D. D. Bass
A. Alford, Sr
O. C. Cooper
G. M. Harrell
R. Johns
J. T. Bowen, Jr
J. R. McGeachy
J. Davis
G. W. Farrior
Neal B. Williams
Graceville
J. M. Stephens
Dothan
Coldest Weather To Follow Snow In North Alabama
Snow, winter's delight for children, fell across Florence Gadsden and Tuscaloosa with flurries in Birmingham. Temperatures ranged from 20s to near 40 at the gulf. The weatherman forecast fair weather Monday night into Tuesday and warned residents to protect pipes and heat homes as more cold air moves in.
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Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
Biringsham
Fercenot
Gulf Coast
Tennester
Welfare unit seeks shoes for 18 Houston youngsters
The Houston County Welfare Department appealed for shoes for 18 children aged between three and 14 who face a winter without proper footwear. Welfare officials urged donations of new or used shoes and asked that people call the department to arrange delivery or pickup.
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Houston
Houston County Child Welfare Department
Dothan
Welfare Department
Titulescu Calms Hungary Yugoslavia Rift at League
In Geneva on December 10, Romanian Foreign Minister Titulescu urged the League of Nations to settle the Yugoslav Hungary dispute without attacking national honor. A draft treaty for an international criminal court against terrorism was introduced by France as a compromise, while Yugoslavia pressed for concrete action and a direct answer from Hungary.
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General Stanley Veteran Alabama Editor Dies at 91
General James Berney Stanley, 91, longtime publisher of the Greenville Advocate and Confederate veteran, died in Greenville. He founded the Advocate in 1880s, chaired editorial pages during Reconstruction, and served as National Press Association VP and state senator. He remained editor until illness.
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James Berney Stanley
Greenville Advocate
Alabama
The
Advocate
National Press Association
General Stanley Dies After Long Illness in Greenville
General Stanley, health failing for two to three years, died at 2 Volock Sunday morning with family by his bedside. Born near Hayneville in Lowndes county in 1844, he served in the Civil War, was wounded at Franklin, and a brother was killed. He founded the Greenville Advocate after the war and later with his family ran the paper. He served on the Greenville school board and was a city councilman.
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Inet
Lowndes
Hayneville
Lowndes County
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Stone) Stanley
States
General Stanley Wa
Franklin
Willam Hendricks Stanley
General Stanley
Greenville Advocate
Greenville
City officials finish boiler purchase under claim of emergency
City officials say a boiler for the municipal light and water plant was bought today from Orlando, Fla after an eight year search. Five councilmen declare an emergency at the plant and say the unit will be ratified at the next council meeting. Total cost including freight and installation is about 2900 dollars.
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Murnicipal Light and Water
Orlando
Fla
Opelika Lawyer Named Legislative Candidate in Special Election
Opelika attorney N. D. Denson Jr. was chosen as the Democratic candidate for Alabama State Legislature Seat No. 2 in Lee County. The vacancy came from W. J. Samford's resignation after the nomination. A special election is set for January 7 by Governor B. M. Miller to fill the seat.
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Opelika
Lee County
Democratic Executive Committee
N. D. Denson, Jr
Alabama
W. J. Samford
Samford
Denton
B. M.miller
Snowy Streets Save Pedestrians in Chicago Area
Chicago reports snow covered streets have saved a dozen lives in the past four days with no fatalities in Cook County. The local death rate from heavy snowfall this year averages about 12.5 persons per four days, illustrating the protective effect of slick conditions on pedestrians.
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Chicago
Cook County
Weather synopsis for states shows cold nights and fair days
Alabama sees frost and freezing along coast with 20s in the north tonight. Tuesday remains fair. Northwest Florida reports freezing tonight and fair Tuesday with cold east portions. Tennessee forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, with little temperature change.
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Tennessee
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