Mendieta Named Cuba's Fifth President in Short Span
Havana January 18. Carlos Mendieta, a 60 year old physician statesman and revolutionary, was made president after Hevia resigned over night. Hevia held office 40 hours, Mendieta accepted after night-long urging. U S officials see Cuba’s move as paving recognition prospects and stabilizing internal affairs.
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William Phillips
Jefferson Caffery
Roosevelt
Roosevelt seeks Britain's buy in on new money policy
Washington dispatch notes a secret push for an international currency accord with Britain behind Roosevelt’s two billion dollar gold profits move. The plan aims to stabilize the dollar, avoid a Warren commodity dollar, and push toward formal gold basis with an early Britain agreement. Roosevelt’s aides hint 80 percent stabilization now, 20 percent after an accord.
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Weather Brief: Rain and Warmer Temps North and South
A weather snapshot reports cloudy skies for Alabama and extreme northwest Florida with occasional rain tonight and Friday and rising temperatures tonight. Tennessee expected rain tonight and Friday with warmer conditions except in the extreme southwest where it remains cloudy Friday afternoon and night.
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Florida
Tennessee
Merchants vow to oppose state sales tax in Alabama
N L Walker president of the Alabama Independent Merchants Association says members will oppose any effort to enact a sales tax. Jeff Beeland, Greenville merchant and former president, backs the stance urging a united fight. Administration leaders seek a special session to pass an emergency tax to fund schools.
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N. L. Walker
Alabama Independent Merchants Association
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Jeff Beeland
Greenville
Uged
State Merchants Association
S Beeland
Richard F Hudson Named Publisher of The Advertiser
The Montgomery Advertiser announces Richard F Hudson, long time business manager, elected president and publisher succeeding the late Frank Potts Glass. The paper will retain its current policies with Judge Grover C Hall remaining editor in chief and asked to stay on.
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Montgomery Advertiser Today
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Advertiser Company
Rish Opposes Another Session Of Legislature
Representative John W. Rish of Houston county published a letter replying to Senator Charles B. Teasley of Montgomery who urged a special session to levy a general sales tax for schools. Rish lists eight reasons against another session and notes the issue of taxation.
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Houston County
Charles B. Teasley
Montgomery
Rish
Dothan
Ala
Chas. B. Teasley
Alabama
Gubernatorial candidates speak at Alabama Road Builders meet
At Montgomery on January 18 two candidates praised road builders and farmers while a telegram from a third candidate expressed regrets. Major Frank Dixon defended a $5 license tag to boost highway use, Col Bibb Graves urged maintaining and hard-surfacing main arteries, and Capt. L G Smith cited a minimum tag price of 38 to fund 6 000 miles of roads. The Alabama section re elected Alex Hancock of Mobile as president.
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Alabama_ section
American Road Builders Association
Leon McCord
Frank Dixon
Birmingham
L. G. Smith
Dixon
Col. Bibb Graves
Capt. Smith
Alabama
Highway Department
Alex Hancock
Mobile
Fire destroys Empire hotel. teacher Ida Parsons dies
A blaze in Harbor Grace Newfoundland destroyed the Empire hotel and nearby structures. Ida Parsons, a schoolteacher, died trapped inside the hotel.
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Mayor Seeks Boxing Feud Between Kingfish and Walmsley
Baton Rouge reports Governor Allen ordered Adjutant General Fleming to seize all state office records in New Orleans to keep order amid election tensions. In New Orleans Huey P. Long challenges Mayor T Semmes Walmsley to a fight, vowing to force him to eat his words.
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Ray H. Fleming
Oscar K. Allen
New Orleans
National Guard
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Long
Walmsley
Roosevelt Hotel
Washington
Walmaley
Farley silent on shake-up in Democratic party
Postmaster General James A Farley avoided details on further changes in the Democratic national organization after the resignation of the national committee's secretary and treasurer. He declined to discuss reports of more resignations and said the party has no mechanism to remove national committeemen.
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James A. Farley
Democratic National Organization
National Committee
Roosevelt
Farley
Wallace says farming program a great success
Secretary Wallace testified before a Senate agriculture committee that eight months of the farm experiment demonstrated it would work. He noted nearly universal farmer contract signings to cut production and acknowledged some plans, such as milk marketing, were not fully carried out and future longer term plans are being considered.
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Wallace
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
London
Byrd Party Lands at Little America
Admiral Richard Byrd and his Antarctic expedition arrived at Little America at 12 30 a m FST today after a blizzard slowed their flagship Tuesday night. The team planned to assess the old camp site and report on it. Secretary Tekes announced plans to establish a subsistence homestead community on the Cumberland plateau south of Crossville Tennessee.
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Little America
Mackay Radiol
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Byrd
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Cumberland Plateau
Crossville
Cumberland County
Tenn
Kidnapping of Ed ward Bremer Captures St Paul Headline
Ed ward G. Bremer son of Adolph Bremer and president of Commercial State Bank was abducted in St Paul between 8 15 and 10 A M. Police report a ransom demand of 200000. Bremer, 37, tied to Jacob Schmidt Brewing through his father, is an uncle to Otto Bremer.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Edward G. Bremer
Adolph Bremer
Minnesota
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Chicago
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Bremer
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William Hamm, Jr
Theodore Hamm Brewing Company
Otto Bremer
Minna
Home Owners Corporation
Betty
Summit
House Leaders Push Roosevelt Gold Revaluation Bill
Democratic leaders move to bring Roosevelt gold revaluation legislation to a vote after the House Coinage committee approved it but delayed action. Secretary Morgenthau notes NY Fed and Treasury gold purchases. the plan includes a Treasury reporting amendment to monitor a $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund.
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Methodists Plan Evangelistic Rallies Across Alabama
Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South initiates a widespread evangelistic campaign aimed at reaching every church member and converting new followers. Bishop Arthur J. Moore will address a mass meeting in Montgomery, with Bishop W. Ainsworth presiding and district rallies to follow across the South. Birmingham is slated as the next stop.
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Macon
Hirmingham
Auburn picks Meagher as football coach successor
The Journal reports Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn has closed negotiations with Jack Meagher to succeed Chet Wynne as head coach though official word awaits Sunday. Meagher, Notre Dame trained, comes from Rice Institute and will keep Wynne’s Auburn style of play.
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Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Ala
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Notre Dame
Wynne
Alon
Rice Institute
Texas
Chief Domingus Hurt In Attempt To Arrest Negro
Chief J. L. Domingus, 74, was bruised and shaken when a jail escapee, Charlie Wilson, knocked him to the sidewalk during an attempted arrest on a burglary charge. Wilson was captured nearby. Domingus’ injuries were not believed serious. The same article notes a separate ruling that voided a city meat and milk inspector appointment, with Dr. Granger and Dr. Abele defending health department authority and possible further action by quo warranto.
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Commerce Street
Louie Pilcher
Jack Key
Salvation Army
Charlie Wilson
J. 8 S. Davin
Appletree Street
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Foster Street
Vivian Davis
J. S. Davis
Tom Knight
F. G. Granger
Granger
J. H. Green
F. B. Whitfield
Whitfield
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A. Abele
Montgomery
F. H Downs
Abele
Tate
Kneis
State Board of Health
County Boards of Health
High Court Rules in Favor Deputy Tax Assessor
Alabama Supreme Court upholds deputy tax assessor Harris’ right to levy on express personal and real property in every county except Mobile and Jefferson. The ruling overrules a rehearing denial, upholding the act’s validity and dismissing the Montgomery Circuit court ouster. The court did not decide if a 20 percent commission on collections was proper compensation.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Pooh
Hiringham
Mobile
Jefferson
Montgomery Circuit Court
Harris
Supreme Court
Oriier
Harrison
Fire Destroys Morrill Hall at Tennessee U in Knoxville
A spectacular early morning fire in Morrill Hall, UT Knoxville, destroyed a vast botany and zoology specimen collection of about 30 000 items and damaged the nearby alumni memorial gymnasium. Officials estimate loss near 300 000 dollars with insurance covering part of the cost.
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Knoxville
Tenn
APIA
Morrill Hall
University of Tennessee
J. J. Walker
Anniston Schools to Close February 1 Says State Report
State Department of Education records indicate Anniston public schools will close February 1 under a tuition plan. Superintendent Alverson reported the probable closing date as February 16, with one month remaining in the second semester. Tuition schools are not public schools.
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Anniston
S E. Alverson
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