Debates over New Deal relief bill split House factions
Insurgent Democrats claim gains as House members force sessions on a $4.88 billion relief measure under a gag rule. Roosevelt seeks broad spending power with amendments allowed. Harold Ickes remains Works administrator until 1937. Burns and Hopkins face restricted roles as the bill moves toward passage.
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Graceville barber brothers host annual meeting installation set
Anna Jan 23 Gid Ser et ary treasurer of the West Barbers Association announces all members attend Graceville chapter meeting. Officers will be installed and invited barbers may attend. slogan “It pays well” noted as the group’s theme.
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West Barbers Association
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Arger’s
Ann Stephenson burns in Edgewood heater accident
A 14 month old girl, Ann Stephenson, suffered severe burns on her knee and body when a jacket heater exploded early this morning at the family home on Edgewood Drive. She was treated at a local hospital. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stephenson, reported the heater had frozen last night and caused the blast.
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Fragmentary rail trip notes and political chit chat
A garbled morning memo recounts a train journey from Cincinnati to Austin via St Louis with mentions of weather, a “piping stone” and a presidential endorsement on a Monday. The speaker cites Roosevelt and a quick reading of history, mixing travel with political impressions.
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Austin
Jack Garner
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Pea Nut Acreage Reduction Campaign Opens Countywide
The sign up drive for peanut acreage reduction starts in Houston County with committee members at 14 beat headquarters for contract distribution. Beat leaders and dates include Hollis in Vicksburg, Stevens at Brannon Stand, Hayes at the courthouse, Brinks at Rehoboth, Watford at Garrard's Cross Roads, Setters at Cottonwood, Fowler at Cameron's Mill, Ivey at Webb, Brinks at Kinsey, Kay at Ashford, Ivey at Crosby, Davis at Gordon and Pamsey, Culbreth at Columbia, and Joiner at Dupree on specified Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays.
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Houston County
Eugene Hollis
Vicksburg
J. T. Stevens
Brannon Stand
W. H. Hayes
A. Brinks
Rehoboth
Presaton
Braxton Kay
Ashford
A. P. Ivey
Crosby
Grangerburr
Osea
Davis
Gordon
Pamsey
C. H. Culbreth
Columbia
Leah Joiner
Dupree
City Council Votes Revision of Stoker Contract
City council at an adjourned session approved a resolution altering the contract with Hoffman Combustion Engineering Co for stokers bought earlier this summer. The modification aligns stoker installation with the boiler type and authorizes the sale of the citys 32 year old generator once a satisfactory offer is received. Committee members include A J Grant W J Bell and J P Botts.
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W. J. Bell
J. P. Botts
Poll Tax Deadline Looming With 615 Paid So Far
With a week left, 615 voters have paid the poll tax today and about 2,009 remain eligible but unpaid. Officials expect at most 1,500 voters to cast ballots this year, noting 1,400 paid last year. Deadline to pay is February 1.
Coffee County Schools Start Second Semester
Coffee County High and elementary schools began the second semester with no faculty changes and about ten more students enrolled. Elementary principal T. H. Grace recently installed an all wave radio in the auditorium for student use.
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Coffee County
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Graves Predicts Special Session For State Needs
Governor Bibb Graves forecast possible special sessions of the Alabama legislature to address changing economic conditions. He urged recess committees to draft measures in finance education and law revision, tied to crime commission recommendations, and noted federal recovery bills aid Alabama’s programs including housing and slum clearance.
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Bibb Graves
Graves
Crime Commission
Anderson
Washington
Blood stained clothes of wife murder suspect described for jurymen
Testimony placed blood on Arthur Oliver's shirt and shoes when arrested December 12 for the killing of his wife near Tallassee. Former Sheriff Hasty Golden testified Oliver’s porch death claim and drinking at arrest. Defense contends Oliver was drinking and not guilty by reason of insanity as trial nears jury verdict.
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Elmore
Hasty Golden
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Tallassee
J. A. Walker
Opelika
Dothan Woman's Sister Succumbs in Coffee County
Mrs. J. M. Bass age 85 died near her son J. E. Bass in New Brockton after a lingering illness. A Coffee County resident for 70 years she was a Baptist. Survived by two daughters Effie Golden and Littie Dye, a sister Maggie Parkman and brother Charlie Stewart. Services at Damascus Community Church with Rev. W. W. Wallace. burial in church cemetery. Lasseter and Burnes funeral home handled arrangements.
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Littie Dye
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Maggie Parkman
Dothan
Charlie Stewart
Ox Yoke Factory Boosts Alabama Relief Output
In Montgomery a woodworking shop run by the Alabama Relief Administration turns out ox yokes for rural rehabilitation families. Last year 2,700 yokes were made and 1935 estimates reach 6,000. Oxen are provided instead of mules or horses because a yoke can be bought for 20 dollars while a mule costs 120. State relief director Thad Holt notes 2,000 drought steers are available for farms.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Alabama Relief Administration
Thad Holt
Holt
Congress moves to probe Blue Eagle code writing
In Washington on January 23 the House labor committee member Connery Massachusetts announced a bill for equal labor representation on code authorities and an automatic referral to his committee for investigation. Richberg and other NRA figures are slated as potential first witnesses as NRA’s future remains undecided.
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House Labor Committee
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Executive Council
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White House
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Edwin L. Davis
Federal Trade Commission
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Petroleum Cmic
Roosevelt Opposes World Court Two-Thirds Senate Vote
President Roosevelt at a press conference attacked Senator Norris and urged against a two-thirds Senate requirement for any World Court proposition. He argued the Constitution already reserves foreign affairs to the President with two checks. The first involves congressional review of funding, the second requires Senate two-thirds approval for treaties.
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King Boris Forces New Government In Bulgaria Coup
Sofia reports that King Boris III reasserted control by dissolving the cabinet of Kimon Gueorguleff and appointing General Petko Zlatoff as premier and war minister with three officers receiving portfolios. The move signals a shift toward monarchy and away from a republican movement.
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Ladder Declared Bruno's Product
The Lindbergh kidnapping ladder wood was traced to Bruno Richard Hauptmann's home, a claim reported from Flemington New Jersey on January 2 1935. Authorities linked the ladder findings to Hauptmann as part of the investigation into the crime surrounding the Lindbergh child.
Girl Flags Train With Hanky In Bridge Rescue
Eleven year old Dorothy Barton waved a handkerchief to stop a freight train near Pittsburgh as seven year old Bobby Dardrick was pulled from the tracks. An official testified that a wood expert linked the ladder from Charles Lindbergh Jr. to the Hauptmann case, while defense argued the expert’s qualifications. The judge allowed cross examination after a luncheon recess as prosecutors and defense sparred over Koehler’s credentials.
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Pittsburgh
Dorothy Barton
Bobby Dardrick
Bobby
Elizabeth
Mannish Looking Woman Armed Believed Fugitive
Report from Winnsboro states a mannish looking woman in an automobile with a machine gun is believed to be Thomas H. Robinson Jr., 26, wanted for the kidnapping of Alice Speed Stoll. Marion Stevenson reported seeing two women in the car, one possibly a man, prompting highway authorities to investigate.
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Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Alice Speed Stoll
Marion Stevenson
Fairfield County
Young Stevenson
Ed Stevenson
Perkins Attacks 200 Dollar Age Grants Plan as Fantasy
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Perkins decried the Townsend plan proposing $200 monthly pensions for those over 60 as fantastical, arguing it would consume half the national income and require 20 billion dollars in the first year while urging approval of the President’s security program.
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Capitol
Townsend Old-Age
Creneral Cummings
Fariey
Harrison
Mississippi
Tekes
Racial Births and Deaths Reported in December
December statistics in Blaneton county show white births at 76 and Negro births 18. White deaths reached 51 versus 35 for Negroes. For 1924 white births totaled 713 with 253 for Negroes, while deaths stood at 410 white and 7k Negroes.
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Audit of Houston County Board of Education Underway
W R P Sasser of Andalusia began an audit of the Houston County Board of Education. The audit covers October 1932 through 1935, with review of books for several years ending October 1932.
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Houston County Board of Education
W. R P. Sasser
Andalusia
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Storm Lashes East As Death Attacks Nation
Storm warnings posted along the Atlantic coast from Virginia to Maine as a nor’easter drives gale conditions. New York City struggles with heavy snow, deploying 3,000 workers and 531 plows plus snow loaders and trucks to clear streets amid continuing four inch totals statewide.
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Georgia House Shuts Down Huey Long Invitation
The Georgia House of Representatives tabled a resolution inviting U S Senator Huey Long to address the assembly. The measure, pushed by T W Williams of Coffee and W K Barrett of Richmond, was opposed by C A Williams of Bacon and referred to a new school of thought in government. The move followed discussions of Long and his wealth plan and sparked broader commentary on state authority and politics.
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Mail carrier charged in Pearce death fails to post bond
Guilford, a Daleville mail carrier charged with manslaughter in the Pearce death, remains in custody as bail of 2000 is posted but a bondsman withdrew. Guilford convalesces at hospital with mumps, denies the charge, and cannot be questioned.
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Bandits Rob Cash Vault Truck in Fall River Heist
Four gunmen hijacked a United States mail truck in Fall River bound for a bank. They bound driver Herbert Reid and fled with about 410000 in banknotes and silver after forcing entry and driving across the Taunton River into Swansea. Police pursued but no arrests reported.
Opelika Taxi Man Tells Of Atlanta Jaunt Under Gun
Opelika Alabama taxi driver A B Hughes told police two Opelika fares forced his car to Atlanta where they escaped. He said he was brought into the city handcuffed and bound in the back seat. one of the two had been picked up in Opelika. He arrived back in Opelika the next day.
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Barker Gangster Reported Confesses to Valentine’s Day Massacre
Chicago dispatch says Byron Bolton Karpis Parker gang member allegedly admitted taking part in the St Valentine’s Day massacre and named five accomplices. The story lists Burke Maddox Winkler Goetz and Humphreys as killers, with Bolton allegedly among the shooters in the North Side garage attack.
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Weather Summary for Regions ALA TENNESSEE
The report notes fair weather with colder conditions in the north and coastal areas. Temperatures range from 6 to 18 degrees in northern portions and 24 degrees along the coast, with interior nights near 26 degrees and continued cold tonight and Thursday. Tennessee sees fair conditions with a cold wave tonight and a warming trend Thursday evening in the west.
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