Geneva Elba and Dern Plan for Magnificent Waterways
Secretary Dern cites Geneva and Elba levee projects as part of 18 Alabama undertakings with strong returns, including Geneva at 112.3 cost-benefit and Elba at 270 percent. The report notes TVA work excluded and details a Coosa navigation project returning $1.50 per $1 invested on $12.2 million cost.
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Geneva
Coness
Dern
Eagle of Washington
Iba
Alabama
Boxba
Tennessee
Gulf
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Army Engineers
Coosa
Wetumpka
Gadsden
Property Owners Warned On Ad Valorem Taxes
Houston county property owners who have not paid this year's ad valorem taxes were warned today by S A Mullins, tax collector, that on January 1 interest and fees will be assessed against delinquent accounts. About $75,000 remains to be collected since last fall. Many owners are paying to avoid extra costs after the first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
S. A. Mullins
Mullins
Roosevelt in great physical shape for Congress
In Beverly Hills, Dec 21, Isamy KE reports doctors say President Roosevelt is in great physical shape and ready to face Congress on January 3. He adds Congress is also in good physical condition, though mentally befuddled, and notes many in the public doubt about the “pink” of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Cali
Roosevelt
Congress
Tuné Ince
Fourth Fatality In Shelbyville Mob Violence
Floyd Pat Lawes a 28 year old farmer died in a Shelbyville hospital from wounds after national guardsmen fired into a crowd at the courthouse while a mob attempted to storm the building for a Negro prisoner. He was the fourth death in the outbreak. Militia patrol the burned courthouse as Sheriff Gant braces for further trouble during the Christmas weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selbyville
Tenn
R. H. Bond
National Guard
T. E. Gant
Gant
Citroen Seized In Receivership By Paris Court
Paris December 21 AP The Citroen automobile company vast factories were placed in receivership by the tribunal of commerce. Andre Citroen filed the petition. Court rejected creditors bankruptcy bid. Government failed to secure refinancing, making receivership the sole option to secure working capital and ease a half billion francs debt.
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Paris
Citroen Automobile Company
Tribunal of Commerce
France
Andre Citroen
Henry Ford
Certainty of Woman's Death Increased by Slipper Find
Carmel Calif Dec 21 AP Growing conviction that Mrs Eliot Boke Schaffner waded to her death in Carmel bay was expressed by police after a slipper identified as the society matron's was found at Cooke's cove A deep sea diver will search the cove floor today for the body of the wife of Joseph Schaffner director of a clothing firm. Troops from the Monterey presidio were withdrawn after aiding police and volunteers in the hunt for the woman who disappeared from the fashionable seaside resort Tuesday.
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Carmel
Calif
Eliot Boke Schaffner
Carmel Bay
Cooke's Cove
Joseph Schaffner
Monterey Presidio
Rural electrification survey eyed for Alabama counties
Montgomery dispatch reports Ray Crow chief engineer of the Alabama Relief Administration leads a rural electrification survey to cover 50 000 miles across Alabama. Data will include transmission cost population density and residents ability to pay with relief workers involved. The effort aligns with Roosevelt plans to boost rural electric service and may spawn self liquidating loans for communities to build lines.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Ray Crow
Alabama Relief Administration
Washington
Crow
Roosevelt
Bond firm withdraws petition in Alabama securities case
The American Bond and Share Corporation of Washington withdrew its federal petition to restrain Captain W C Oates from prosecuting agents in Alabama. Judge Kennamer ordered the company to provide books for examination. A heated exchange occurred when Albert Carmichael threatened violence, later apologized.
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Montgomery
American Bond and Share Corporation
Washington, D. C
W. C. Oates
State Securities Commission
Alabama
Charles B. Kennamer
Robert Lee
Atlanta
Albert A. Carmichael
Carmichael
Lee
Captain Oates
Mrs. Tom Gaylord Dies on Visit to Chicago
Mrs. Tom Gaylord of 206 S. College Street died in Chicago at her daughter Mrs. C. O. Ellis home. Survived by another sister Mrs. J. A. Rollins of Dothan. Funeral plans incomplete. body expected to be brought to Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Gaylord
Chicago
S. College Street
C. O. Ellis
J. A. Rollins
Dothan
Jia
Call For Stronger Pacific Defenses Sure In Congress
Alaska delegate Anthony Dimond announces plans to push a Pacific defense measure for an air base in Alaska and possible naval base. He says West of the Rockies would back stronger fortifications, including Hawaii, with Canada and Alaska likely to gain. Representative Lea agrees Japan’s move heightens need to rely on U S defense rather than international treaties. Dimond expects navy to consider Alaska base funding if approved.
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Aneway
Capitol Hill
Siasate Tara
Anthony J. Dimond
Alaska
Congress
Canada
Hawaii
Pacific
Rocky Mountains
Borah
Idaho
Lea
Dcalifornia
Japan
Japan blames US after naval pact collapse
Japanese newspapers accuse American obstinacy as Emperor Hirohito signs to abrogate the Washington Treaty. Tokyo weighs the best moment to notify the State Department in Washington of Japan’s denunciation, marking an irrevocable step beyond Washington and London naval stability.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Washington
Japan
London
State Department
Pride of Dutch air line takes seven to death
The giant American-built air liner Ulver, pride of Royal Dutch Airlines, was found wrecked and burned ten miles south of Rutba Wells Iraq after a desert thunderstorm. Seven people died including professor Walch of Batavia University and director Beretti of Aneta. Weather officials suspected a lightning strike. two Dutch pilots joined the search from Amsterdam.
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Pride OF
Baghdad
Iraq
Ulver
Royal Dutch Air Lines
Rutba Wells
Royal Air Force
Amsterdam
Batavia
Java
Professor Walch
Batavia University
M. Beretti
Aneta
Dutch East Indies
M. Kort
M. Keeknan
van Steenbergen
H. A. Walewyn
C. van Zadelhoge
Radia Wells
G. J. Geysendorfer
van Lear Black
Baltimore
Sillevis
Flying Hotel
Negro survives log truck crash on Dothan highway
A. Bailey Newton Negro was buried under a cascade of logs after jumping from a log truck to avoid a crash with an automobile. He survived with a fractured thigh and severe shock, treated at a hospital. the car’s driver from Elba escaped injury.
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Bailey
Newton
Elba
County Offices to Close Monday for Christmas Holidays
All Houston county offices except Probate Judge Harry K. Martin will close Monday for Christmas and reopen Wednesday. The probate office remains open Monday while circuit clerk and judge offices along with the sheriff health and welfare agencies and several county officials take two days off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Harry K. Martin
Grace Budd Murderer Indicted in Westchester
Albert Fish was ordered to answer a first degree murder indictment in the Grace Budd case. Magistrate Greenspan remanded Fish to Westchester authorities after his confession to the homicide.
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Grace Budd
New York
Albert Hi. Fish
Westchester County
Benjamin Greenspan
Fish
Yevtich Forms New Yugoslav Cabinet
Belgrade Dec. 21 AP Bogoljub Yevtich formed a new Yugoslav cabinet with nine Serbs, three Croats, one Sloven and one Montenegrin minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yevtich
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bogoljub Yevtich
St Nick Approves Dothan Christmas Toy Ball Event
St Nick lends approval to Dothan’s first Christmas Toy Ball at the Elks club on Foster street. Veterans of Foreign Wars and Wiregrass Post 2073 plan an annual event with toys groceries and clothing for needy children and a festive program featuring Dr A Le Scott Misa Reyn Chamblee and Dave Harvard. Santa will receive the gifts for distribution Christmas morning.
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St. Nick
Veterans of Foreign
Elks Club
Foster Street
Carl Sellers
Dothan
A. le Scott
Misa Reyn Chamblee
Dave “Ring Crosby" Harvard
Santa Claus
Arms Probe Dips Into Sharp Rise of Warship Cost
Senate munitions investigators ordered a sweeping inquiry into rising destroyer costs and possible bidding collusion. They cited evidence that private bids for naval destroyers doubled from 1933 to 1934. Pierre du Pont urged a thorough study to curb excess wartime profits without hampering American industry.
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Washington
Nye
Senate
Pierre du Pont
Delaware
du Pont Company
Associated Press
Beer tax relief plea heard in capital city court
In Washington on December 21 Justice Jennings Bailey heard H A Emery of Atlanta challenge a $1000 Georgia beer tax. He argues the tax is a penalty beyond federal authority and, if a tax, unconstitutional for lack of uniformity under the 21st amendment. The government urged dismissal. decision reserved.
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Capital City
Washington
Georgia
Jennings Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
H. A. Emery
Atlanta
Secretary of Treasury
Morgenthau
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Helgering
Emery
Morgenthau and Helverings
H. L. Underwood
Justice Bailey
Eufaula Man Eli S Shorter Dies At 44
Eli S Shorter 44 last male member of a distinguished South Alabama family died at his home in Eufaula of pneumonia. A World War veteran he was commander of the local American Legion post and active in civic life and philanthropy. He is survived by his wife two sisters Mrs Upshay of Eufaula and Mrs N D Eubanks of Atlanta. Funeral services set for 11 oclock tomorrow morning.
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Eupaula
Nec
EN S. Shorter
South Alabama
Shorter
Eufaula
American Legion
H. I. Upshay
N. D. Eubanks
Atlanta
Funeral of C. T. Barnes Held From Residence
Funeral for C. T. Barnes died yesterday afternoon at 319 East Main Street was held at his home at 3 p.m. with Dr. Mundy of the Troy Episcopal Church officiating, assisted by Dr L. W. Dockery of Dothan First Baptist. Burial followed in the city cemetery with Houston Funeral Home in charge. Active pallbearers were United Commercial Travelers members Dan Jerkins W R Jordan Herman Blumberg Jessie Frank Stallings Dr G W Blakey Robert Gwallotney Robert Malone George Y Malone LaBrince Hanahan M L Hannahan Sr M J Hannahan Jr A Ko Merrill Betts Slingluff O S Lewla and Joe Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Barnes
E. Main Street
Mundy
Episcopal Church At
Troy
L. W. Dockery
First Baptist Church
Herman Blumberg
Jessie Frank Stallings
G. W. Blakey
Robert Gwallotney
Robert Malone
George Y. Malone
LaBrince Hanahan
M.L. Hannahan
M. J. Hannahan, Jr
A. Ko Merrill
Betts Slingluff
Lewla
Joe Wright
Suspect in Cottonwood Burglary Leased on Bond
Y G Love charged with burglary in the looting of O Smith's store at Cottonwood Sunday night was released on bond of 300 dollars. Two African American suspects in the burglary are held in default of bond.
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Cottonwood
G. Love
O. Smith
Baruch urges U S tin stockpile as war hedge
Baruch tells the House Foreign Affairs Committee the United States should buy and store thousands of tons of tin for war needs. He compares storage to investing in a battleship and stresses strategic prep to withstand future conflict.
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Washington
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bernard MM. Barueh
War Industries Board
Defense
Baruch
Roosevelt
Raskoh
PWM
Carpenter
Duo Pont
General Motora
Kingsford Smith Aims At Trans Continental Flight Record
Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith left Union Air Terminal at 4 48 am to attempt a new trans continental speed record. He planned to fly to Cincinnati with a possible nonstop run to New York if time permits, carrying 300 gallons of gasoline. Accompanying him was Sir Charles Walker, a longtime San Dimas rancher friend.
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Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Calif
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Cincinnati
Kansas City
New York City
Ohio City
Sir Charlca
Harry Walker
San Dimas
Census Chief appoints Tuscaloosa district supervisor
The census director announced district supervisors named since November 14 to lead the 1935 farm census. Enumeration starts January 2, 1935, with districts opening offices immediately. Applications for enumerators should be sent to district supervisors, including Alabama District 4 Tuscaloosa leader Philip Willingham Exmelle.
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Emette
Tuscaloosa
Washington
APO
Alabama
Philip Willingham
Exmelle
District Peanut Acreage Reduction Plan Outlined At Enterprise
Nine Southeast Alabama counties met at Enterprise to formulate the 1935 peanut acreage reduction program. The voluntary plan starts in January with county bureaus to collect contracts, no mandatory participation, and benefit payments of at least 0.50 per ton for 1934 harvests.
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Alabama
Enterprise
Sal M. Ling
Houston County
Keller
Henry
F.C. Clapp
Barbour County
M. M. Woodham
Geneva County
We T. Cheney
Covington County
W. A. Ruffin
Pike County
J. A. Mee Leod
Crenshaw
W. D. Thomason
Dale County
Hugh Sexton
Coffee County
Emmett Sizemore
R. &. Sage
Ling
Freighter Ontario Returns to Port Amid Fire Blaze
The coastwise freighter Ontario arrived at Boston Pec back to port with smoke from ventilators and flames seen through hatches. Tugboats guided her to Northern avenue dock as fireboats and land units battled the blaze. The crew, working since 9 PM, fought the growing fire without rest as the ship listed badly to port.
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Boston
Pec
Ontario
Northern Avenue
Land
White House Christmas cards show FDR and Mrs Roosevelt at home
The 1934 White House card depicts President and Mrs. Roosevelt seated by a fireside in a simple greeting. A vase of flowers, ship pictures, a ship model, and official flags create a warm yet formal holiday scene.
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Washington
Nec
White House
Roosevelt
Whitehouse
Mrs. Roosevelt
Weather notes for Florida and Tennessee regions tonight and Saturday
Cloudy with possible light rain in the northern portions and warmer in the south and east tonight. Saturday more obscured skies with a dip in temperature. In extreme northwest Florida partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with moderate to fresh winds shifting west. Tennessee may see partly cloudy skies with light rain in the extreme east and cooler conditions in the far west tonight and Saturday.
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Ala
Portains
N. W
Florida
Texnwessee
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Eneva
Wetawhatchee
Isamy KE
Mal Rogers
James C. Mathers
Oklahoma
Charles Urschel
Mathers
Harvey Bailey
Shelbyville
Alabama Relief Agency
Frank R. McNinch
Federal Power Commission
Ickes
McNinch
Fiorello la Guardia
U. S
Douglas B. Cornell
By Glenn Babb
City
Eli S. Shorter
Gunman
Genevieve Roth
J. Edward Barce
Indiana
Joseph Burns
Barce
Boonville
Ind
Liberty League
Kingsford-Smith
Enterprise Meeting
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