Roosevelt Takes Lead In War Against Crime
President Roosevelt declared leadership in the nationwide crackdown on narcotics as 750+ detainees await hearings coast to coast. He prepared a speech for Attorney General Cummings crime conference opening, while federal agents in Mobile and Birmingham reported 15 arrests last week, mostly peddlers, as delegates gather to discuss a tighter national program.
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Richard Rendell
Washington
Roosevelt
Cummings
Birmingham
Mobile
Government to sharpen drive on narcotics and crime
The piece notes calls for stiffer actions against peddlers ad dicts and narcotics as Treasury powers expand. A plan for broader police authority against bootlegging and a national criminological institute are outlined, with Patrick J. Hurley and Henry Stimson set to speak atop a broad anti crime program. An arrest tally reports 587 men and 178 women seized in narcotics raids, signaling possible follow up actions.
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Treasury
Cummings
Mayer C. Goldman
New York
Patrick J. Hurley
Henry N. Stimson
Roosevelt
Mrs Josephine Williams 81 Dies Near Chipley Florida
Mrs Josephine Reddick Williams aged 81 widow of George Williams died Saturday at her daughter’s home near Chipley Florida after a paralytic stroke. Survived by eleven children several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial held Sunday afternoon at Salem Cemetery.
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Chipley, Fla
Josephine Reddick Williams
George Williams
Livestock Market Report From Chicago Trade
Hogs numbers reach 45,000 with prices 10 to 15 lower than Friday. For 240 to 300 pound hogs, bids 6.10 to 6.15, top 6.15. 200 to 240 pounds 5.65 to 6.10, 170 to 190 pounds 5.00 to 5.9, lighter pigs 3.50 down, packing sows 5.50 to 5.75, medium 200 to 250 pounds 5.60 to 6.15, heavy 250 to 350 pounds 6.05 to 6.15.
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Chicago
U. S
Cottonseed Market and Peanut Prices Noted
Cottonseed at 45 dollars per ton. Dothan Peanut Market reports No. 1 runners at 55 dollars, No. 1 Spanish at 2.05 and ceenes.
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Dothan Peanut Market
Ceenes
Liverpool cotton prices hold steady in quiet market
Liverpool December 10 AP report shows 3,000 bales traded with spot demand fair and prices unchanged. Quoted American grades range from strict good middling 7.66 to good ordinary 6.16, while futures closed quiet with Dec 6.73, Jan 6.73, Meh 6.71, May 6.69, July 6.66, Oct 6.56.
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Liverpool
Tulsa shooting linked to Gorrell case and Kennamer
Report outlines a Tulsa sequence where Phillip Kennamer and others discuss the Gorrell killing. Injuries include a bullet wound to a wealthy Tulsa man and a gun found in his lap. Authorities connect Born, Kennamer, and Gorrell in a web of threats and attempted calls. The investigation notes youths seeking protection and potential motives tied to the Gorrell death.
DuPont official concedes graft in China powder sale
Senate Munitions Committee hears that a DuPont powder sale to China included a one percent commission to a Dutch officer and a four percent graft to Chinese forces. Sales manager K K V Casey accepts breach of policy while asserting the bribes were an exception. Evidence also references a 1929 commission tied to China and a Polish contract with a seven percent agent commission.
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Washington
duPont Company
Senate Munitions Committee
China
K. K. V. Casey
Powder
du Pont Company
Alphonse Lissener
Argentina
Casey
Poland
du Ponts
du Pont
Warsaw
Klawe
New York Merchants Scramble Over 2 Percent Sales Tax
New York merchants confront a 2 percent sales tax as 140000 stores face compliance. Officials seek clarifications to the law aimed at funding 46000000 dollars in unemployment relief by January 1, 1936. Tax must be added to the price and listed separately. window displays cannot embed tax in the price. Purchases from out-of-town firms raise questions, with in-city orders possibly taxable.
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New York
Joseph D. Mctanidrick
Houston County Child Welfare November Report
The Houston County Child Welfare Depart ment reports 102 children under direct care in November with 97 visits by workers for delinquent neglected and dependent youths. It notes eight non support cases, 73 school visits, 400 family visits, seven community visits, and 443 people aided. Twelve committee meetings, 2151 miles traveled, and 90.69 dollars donated. Twenty seven children sent to crippled children's clinics. two to return Wednesday from Mobile. Badges issued to 19 newspaper sales boys as permits beyond age limit.
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Houston County Child Welfare Department
Mobile
Child Welfare League of America
Two Couples Wed In Brief Area Marriage Licenses
Two couples were issued marriage licenses this weekend. Willie Carol Stanford aged 21 of Dothan Route Four and Laura Evelyn Lecroy aged 19 of Headland wed, and Haley Holton aged 20 plus Bessie Thomlcy aged 18 with no address provided also married during the period.
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Willie Carol Stanford
Dothan
Laura Evelyn Lecroy
Headland
Haley Holton
Bessie Thomlcy
Robbery Ties Tie Murders to Tulsa Elite Circles
Witnesses describe a gang discussing a fatal shooting at a cafe once owned by Watie Thomas. Kannamer allegedly recounted the killing to Anderson minutes after Gorrell was shot with his own pistol. Born is portrayed as a nervous, clean-living youth among the group. Maddux notes the death has complicated a tangled affair involving wealthy Tulsa families.
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University of Tulsa
Young Kennamer
Maddux
Young Born
Gorrel
Born
Kennamer
Gorrell
Ted Bath
Robert Thomas
Tulsa
Ani Young Kennamer
Young Thomas
Anderson
Kannamer
Watie Thomas
Tulse
Negro Faces Charges in Brother’s Shooting
A man identified as Ned Price faces assault to murder charges for the shooting of his brother Clifton Price. Ned Price is confined in the Houston county jail while Clifton recovers at home. County officers also jailed about six others on drunkenness charges over the weekend.
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Negro
Ned Price
Houston
Clifton
GEN STANLEY DIES A long career in press and public service ends
Gen. Stanley dies leaving a record as vice president of the National Press Association and president of the Alabama Press Association. A Democratic delegate, he chaired Mountain Creek soldiers home boards, served as state senator in 1927, and belonged to several secret orders and the Methodist church. Survivors include a sister in Savannah Ga three daughters Irene Stanley Mrs W E Smith Greenville and Mrs H B Parker Dallas and three sons R H Stanley Foley F W and J G Stanley.
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Old Soldiers
Mountain Creek
Methodist Church
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Savannah
Irene Stanley
W. E. Smith
Greenville
H. B. Parker
Dallas
Texas
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Foley
F. W. and
J. G. Stanley
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