Borahs Prohi Letter Puts Hoover on Edge in Prohibition Debate
A dramatic White House exchange centers on a secret letter Borah sent to President Hoover about prohibition. Borah met Hoover in a long conference as lawmakers push for enforcement reform and new penalties. Controversy grows over enforcement and the Jones law and renewed accusations of lax administration.
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Washington
Hoover
Borah
Campagners
Howell
Nebraska
District of Columbia
White Hose
Jones
Hoover Law’ Enforcement Commission
House
Congress
Senate
Seve
Law Enforcement Commission
Wilkins Discovers Unknown Land in South Polar Region
Montevideo Uruguary dispatch reports Captain Sir George Hubert Wilkins and his Melville crew reveal discovery of previously unknown land in his Antarctic exploration. Details were scarce with signals from Deception Island base suggesting location near Tierra del Fuego and the Argentine.
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Wilkins
South Polar
Montevideo
Uruguay
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Antarctica
Polar
Melville
Explorer
Deception Island
Deception Isle
South Shetland Group
So-Called
Weddel Quadrant
Tierra del Fuego
Byrd
South Pole
Ross Quadrant
Riiser Larsen
Luetzon Holm
Enderby
Coats Land
Enderby Land
America enters a new decade with world peace idea
Washington awaits a new decade amid debates over enforcing prohibition laws and naval limits. Hoover pursues farm relief, Kellogg Briand treaty progress, and a London naval conference to curb armaments, with reports due from the enforcement commission.
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America
Richard L. Turner
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Hoover
Congress
Federal Farm Board
Great Britain
London
Daring Bank Robbery Foiled by Ohio Citizens
Five gunmen held up Phillipsburg State Bank near Dayton Ohio after abducting cashier Ralph Davenport. Davenport freed himself during the confrontation as deputy sheriffs and 20 armed citizens pursued two robbers into nearby woods. Floyd Davenport the cashier's 14 year old son alerted authorities after seeing a robber aiming a machine gun at him. three bandits escaped in a car while the others fled into fields.
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Dayton
Phillipsburg
Ohio
Ralph Davenport
Davenport
Floyd
City tests new tractor for street building work
The city is trying out a new tractor with the possibility that it will be added to the street building machinery now in use if satisfactory.
Coast Guardsmen Face Court Martial For Stealing Liquor
Seven coast guardsmen were arrested and more under investigation in New London Conn after thefts from the Flor del Mar a rum runner seized with 4000 cases aboard. An investigation ordered by Captain L T Chalker followed a rooming house brawl where a sailor and a guardsman were assaulted and several men drank liquor from the vessel.
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New London
Conn
Coast
Flor-del-Mar
Caulker
Flora-del-Mar
Coast Guard
State Pier
Tax collections rise as Alabama reports July 1929 fiscal totals
Alabama state tax commission released figures for the year ending Oct. 1 1929 showing ad valorem assessments at 780 806 680 dollars and total collections of 1 238 392 738 dollars with a 10 percent delinquent levy adding 3 274 881 dollars. Real estate and public utilities led gains while floods and coal depletion tempered values.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Tax Commission
Alabama
W. B. Allgood
Treasury
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Commission
Stat of
Weather in Alabama Turns Cloudy and Warmer Tonight
Increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions expected across Alabama tonight into Wednesday. Winds light and temperatures rising leading to milder start to the midweek period.
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Alabama
Walmer
Indictments for Murder in Knox County Plane Crash Case
Knox County grand jury returns three first degree murder indictments against Theodore Harris 23 for the Christmas Eve slayings of Dr. Barclay J. Jones his wife and their nephew George Lane 13 Harris allegedly confessed and Attorney General Bibb plans to press trial starting Monday. Amarillo aviation inspectors probe fatal Hillcrest Golf Club crash that killed five aboard a six passenger cabin monoplane including Lieut Robert H Gray and his wife Evelyn plus three Amarillo businessmen.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Knox County Grand
Theodore Harris
Barclay J. Jones
Harris
Dr. Jones
Amarillo
Texas
Hillcrest Golf and Country Club
Robert H. Gray
English Air Corps
Evelyn
Robert M
Sox) Moore
C. N. Dillion
Ray Allison
Kiwanis Club Members urged for full attendance
Kiwanis Club members are urged to attend a New Year meeting on Wednesday at P211 with 400 percent attendance expected. President Myer Bournbery says plans for the year will be discussed and there is a role for everyone to play.
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Tivers
Kiwanis Club
Myer Bournbery
Châteldon Enacts Quiet Hours For Nighttime Noise
In Châteldon France Mayor Rivet enforces a city ordinance limiting loud speakers. The rule sets nine o’clock in winter and ten o’clock in summer as quiet hours to protect residents' sleep.
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Chateldon
France
Rivet
Scotland Theatre Fire Claims Dozens In Panic
A disaster strikes a Paisley cinema as flames engulf a crowded theatre. Firemen, ambulances, and civilians pull victims from the blaze with many dying from internal injuries after the rapid, dense smoke and panic. Page two continues.
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Auditorum
Robbery at First National Bank of Samson
A masked robber entered the First National Bank of Samson at 7 30 am, struck teller J R Mooring, forced vault access, and escaped with 2650 as accomplices reportedly fled in a nearby car. Mooring recovered, no identity clues yet. authorities within 100 miles notified. insurance covering the loss.
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South Alabama
North Florida
South Georgia
First National Bank of
Samson
J. R. Mooring
W. M. Morris
Mundo
U S Evangelist Warns of Nation Drifting Toward Atheism
Reverend Bob Jones, founder of Bob Jones College, asserts America risks widespread atheism and loss of Sabbath observance within 25 years unless Bible respect returns. He cites evolution teaching as a key cause and criticizes universities for promoting atheistic views. He says his college will not employ Darwin believers and urges direct doctrinal instruction.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bob Jones
Bob Jones College
Lynn Haven
Fls
America
William Jennings Brean
Waxight
Allen
Bryan
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Hump) Quan
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Scotland
Aata
Paisley
Jay
Urea
Babar
Doug
Morris
Mooring
Wheen
L Cn
Redber
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Inter.de
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Willan
Gunter
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