Opposition to Soil Subsidies Crushed In Senate Vote
AP dispatch from Breington reports a heated debate over a $90,000 000 plan to fund soil conservation subsidies. The plan, proposed as a temporary measure, would later become a permanent system if state legislatures approve. Senate votes and party lines show Democrats and some farm groups split on constitutionality and practicality.
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Democrata
Nias
Farmer-Laborite
Palicent Benson
Lafete
McNary
Senate
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Aft
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Bankend Ala- Mais
Permanent Tate Ag Plate
Anydale
O Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Granta
Clark
Masouri
Byred GD
South Carola
Supreme Court
George
Georgia
Stielein
AAA
Benetor Robinson
Tment
Birthday for baby born without esophagus set today
Baby Robert Bart Lmalg marked his first birthday with a cake slice to Dr. W. B. Harris, the surgeon who saved his life with a feeding tube. Snowed-in limitations will keep only a few adults present at the LinSig home. He weighs 22 pounds 6 ounces and speaks three words: mama dada bob.
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Arleoro
Robert Bart Lmalg
W. B. Harria
Harris
Bobby
Linsig
Dr. Ferris
Flossie Linsig
Houston Escapes With Light Toll In Storm Series
Emerging from a seasonal disturbance that battered counties bordering Georgia Friday afternoon and night, the Wiregrabs Saturday counted the lightest toll of damage in a series of mid winter storms. Lawrenceville, 12 miles north of Abbeville, suffered the lone fatal or injurious harm when Mrs. Ovie Cienny sustained head lacerations and body bruises as high winds toppled her home. Her husband, son, and the injured woman were rushed to a physician after a feverish debris search as rain and hail poured with an electric display. Barns and the community schoolhouse in Lawrenceville were demolished, leaving officials to tally the days’ losses.
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Lawrenceville
Abbeville
Ovie Cienny
Vin Uhtr
Cienny
Paul Kelley
Hard Luck Holds As Chicken Brooder Burns Down
Firemen faced a stubborn fire at Mrs. A. E. Garer 412 West Main street where a chicken brooder with kerosene lamp caused a blaze. They warned moving the device outside, but the brooders later reignited in a shed, burning the chicks to death before rescuers could regain control.
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A. E. Garer
West Main Street
Snow Planes Deliver Aid to Isolated Snowbound Towns
Airplanes and dynamite sped fuel and food to starving prisoners of the snow in the northwest as drum-tight cold worsened. Pleas from a dozen towns sent light cargo planes aloft to break through giant drifts. Snowplows and trucks struggled. several towns remained isolated despite aid runs.
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Houston county school system gets first cash for new buildings
Superintendent Solomon Baxter announced the first cash allotment of 225000 for Houston County's PWA school building program aimed at adding and improving plants and centers. The check comes from a 140000 grant fund and officials plan to use the grant before dipping into the loan. Contractor W L Coston Sr began Webb building with 16 workers and will start Columbia building in about three weeks. Architect Charles H McCauley of Birmingham is finishing plans for remaining 12 county buildings with bids expected soon.
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W. L Coston, Sr
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Conton
Columbia
Charles H. McCautey
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Floridian Shot Accident at Lake Crystal injures Otis Pate
Otis Pate was hospitalized in Dothan after a gun discharged while stepping from a boat on Lake Crystal. The accident left him with an arm and shoulder wound. details were sparse and no other injuries were reported.
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Dothan
Houston County Courthouse Debt Exposed by Interest-Only Pact
The Houston county courthouse, built in 1905 at about $75,000, remains unpaid on the principal of a $60,000 bond issue. County commissioners have paid about $3,000 annually in interest for 31 years, totaling over $90,000, while principal remains untouched. The issue was extended to 1980, with funds occasionally shifted from the sinking fund back to the general fund.
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Hall
Montgomery
Harner
Chijpmain
Haiwe Temperance Committee
Hage Walt
Enubal
Rome
Does Criminal Fear the Press? Here's Answer!
Chicago February 15. AP. Police Captain Martin E Mullen Jr says publicity ended the usefulness of machine gun Jack McGurn to the Capone mob. McGurn, once rich and living in an upscale suburb, lost much of his power and money after his notoriety became public.
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Jack" McGurn
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Capone Ex-Chief Gunner McGurn Murdered in Chicago
Chicago reports the death of Machine Gun Jack McGurn, longtime Capone syndicate leader and feared gunman. Police untangle a tangle of gang rivalries dating to the St Valentine’s Day massacre as they question McGurn’s widow and search for clues in a violent Capone faction.
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George
Bug) Moran
Ruth Leasnexa
Enone
Mik
McCorn
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Missing Plane In Wyoming Near Cody Flight Sought
A search for a second airplane that disappeared in north Wyoming near Cody was halted by bitter cold and snow blocked roads. Residents heard a plane circle but found no trace as teams planned extended fieldwork across the sparsely populated wastelands.
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Aisi
Tiwaa
Navy spending peaks as defense bill moves through Congress
A naval appropriation bill slated to start hearings in the House would boost defense outlays to 549.5 million dollars, part of a broader package with the war department totaling about 1.1 billion for the coming fiscal year. The Navy plan earmarks 26 million for 383 airplanes and 13.28 million for laying down 12 destroyers and six submarines.
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Permanent Rural Lines Voting Outcome Draft
A report from Washington details a plan for permanent rural electric lines. The Rural Electrification Administration administers an emergency funding path, with goals to expand nearly 4,000 miles of distribution lines and raise funds via a three percent interest rate.
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Morris Conke
Sean
Jeany
Yearling Buck Attacks Woman During Farm Event
A yearling buck at Pade Farm near Ozark injured Sarah Murahdll, age vtour, Saturday afternoon when it broke loose and charged. She was transported by ambulance to a Dothan hospital with a broken bone.
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Dothan
President Sponsoring Pan American Peace Parley
President sponsorship marks the opening of Houston county 1926 political battles with a focus on upcoming primary contests. Claude T Cottin and W Guy Hardwick emerge as the two Democratic candidates for the court of common pleas, amid the ongoing party strength showdowns and campaign activity through May.
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Houston
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Houston County
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Roosevelt Proposes InterAmerican Peace Conference
President Roosevelt urged an extraordinary Inter American conference to discuss permanent peace on the western continent. He suggested holding the meeting at Bariloche Argentina with leaders of about 20 Central and South American governments, and said it could reinforce the League of Nations efforts and future peace agencies.
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Dalag
New Jersey Pardons Debate Echoes in State Capitol
In Trenton a tense session unfolds over a reprieve for Harold Mottyier Hauptmann and related clemency motions. Lawmakers hear testimony from New York figures and discuss gubernatorial powers as a vote nears. Continued coverage notes budgetary pressure and a looming final vote on pardons.
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Harold Mottyier Hauptmann
Bop
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Raldraett
Hitiay Co
New York
Matthiesen
New Jersey
Fragmented News Snippet From London Woolworth Story
A garbled foreign text fragment mentions London Woolworths and a baby, with references to America and England. It describes a distant event or rumor about a child and a public place, but the meaning is unclear and many names appear corrupted.
Campaign Stage Holds Implications for 2026 Campaigns
The report outlines political maneuvering across the stage as leaders weigh implications for the presidential race. It notes party figures in New York and the Dakotas, with discussions on backing a favored candidate or seeking support from outside the state. Further developments are promised in the week ahead as officials plan to decide the party’s direction.
Publicity Rules Conference With Bar Called By Nonpaper Chiefa
The American Newspaper Publishers Association Tonight announced a special committee to confer with a similar committee of the American Bar Association to determine publicity standards in the reporting of court trials. Paul Bellamy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer chairs. Members include J. R. Knowland Emanuel Lavine Robert McCormick A. E. Gulzberger and W. F. Wiley.
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Cleves
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Oakland Tribune
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Loulayitle
CouriersJournal
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Chicago Tribune
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New York Times
W. F. Wiley
Cincinnati
Weather summary for Alabama and Florida
Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday across Alabama with colder conditions in the north and central areas. Florida also sees partly cloudy skies over Sunday and Monday.
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