Deadlock in Congress over veterans pay increases in budget standoff
Washington June 13. Congress faced extended struggle as the Senate pushed for broader veteran allowances while Roosevelt refused to yield. Deadlock loomed after last night's conferences failed to bridge gaps on liberalized benefits. Senate debate on the industrial bill continued with a vote expected by 3 pm.
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Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Senate Democrats
Senate to Probe Banking Concerns
Senate banking committee plans to open investigations into Kuhn, Loeb and Company and Dillon Read and Company. Hearings will continue this month and will also invade Chase National Investigation hearings beginning June 26.
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Senate
Chase National
Washington
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Dillon, Read and Company
Senate Banking Committee
Chase National Investigation
Ex Sheriff Held For Conspiracy Charges Fails Trial
Judge Kennamer ordered acquittals for Clint Holdbrook former Elmore County sheriff and three accomplices including Tim Gold e John Isome and Wil Thomas after finding no conspiracy proven regarding a 1930 raid on Isome home. The action ends the U S prosecution on federal prohibition charges.
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Montgomery
Ala
C. B. Kennamer
U. S. District Court
Clint Holdbrook
Elmore County
Perats
Tim Golde
Hasty Golden
Hidldbrook
John Isome
Wil Thomas
Kennamer
Arthur B. Chilton
Holdbrook
Saome
Juries Acquit Two In Circuit Court
Juries in circuit court Monday returned verdicts of acquittal for two defendants. One man charged with violating the prohibition law was acquitted. another jury found Fro Cherry guilty of assault and murder in a separate case.
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J. J
Fro Cherry
Houston County to Back Repeal Two to One
Houston county voters likely back repeal of the 18th Amendment two to one, says Alex Wood of Columbia who qualified for the repeal convention to be held in Montgomery July 8. The county will vote July 18 along with Alabama counties as 106 delegates are chosen from 67 counties.
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Houston County
Alex Wood
Columbia
Montgomery
Wood
Alabama
Dothan
L. A. Farmer
Holman Fined Twenty Five Dollars on Assault Charge
Marvin Holman a prominent stable operator pleaded guilty to assault and battery in circuit court on Monday afternoon for an alleged 1931 gun attack on Mose Saliba. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs after a case continued for more than a year.
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Marvin Holman
Mose Saliba
Holman
President Roosevelt Signs Bill to Refinance Mortgaged Homes
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing $2 billion to refinance small home mortgages to lower interest rates. He urged creditors to delay foreclosures until the law takes effect. Homeowners with mortgages on properties valued at $20,000 or less may swap them for government bonds at 5 percent interest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Repeal Unit Formed in Crenshaw County
Luverne Alabama June 13 Dr W T Bayles named active chairman of a Crenshaw county repeal group aimed at the 18th amendment. M E Solomon commander of Luverne Legion Post and Mark L Black named vice chairmen. Bayles pledged full cooperation with state organization to win large repeal majority in Alabama.
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Luverne
Ala
Alabama
Crenshaw County
W. T. Bayles
M. E. Solomon
Luverne Legion Post
Mark L. Black
Wool price rise boosts Valdosta sheep farmers
Wool clipping starts in the Valdosta area as sheep owners watch a steady climb in wool prices. The current level has already surpassed last year's peak, signaling strong market demand for the season.
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Valdosta
Mrs W F Ussery Dies At 70 In Dothan
Mrs W F Ussery a prominent Dothan woman died at 10 this morning at her son A D Ussery’s home on East LaFayette street after a month long illness with strokes. She was 70 and survived by daughter Miss Florine Ussery and three sons A D Frank Louis. Funeral at 4 pm tomorrow from the Ussery home with pallbearers named. Burial in city cemetery. Dowling Rhodes in charge.
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Dothan
A. D. Ussery
East LaFayette Street
Ussery
LaFayette Street Methodist Church
Florine Ussery
A. D
Frank
Louis
Montgomery
J. A. Mortis
High Point
N. C
Mr. Ussery
LaFayette Street
A. E. Shafer
D. W. Haskew
City
Dowling & Rhodes
Albert Logue
Pat Poyner
J. L. Crawford
John H. Bell
H. F. McCarty
H. A. Hicks
Montgomery Atlanta Road Nearly Complete Three Miles Unpaved
Auburn Alabama June 13 Less than three miles of the Montgomery Auburn Atlanta highway remain unpaved south of Auburn. Work is being rushed and by mid July motorists will likely travel on the smooth surface rather than the current detour through Notasulga.
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Auburn
Ala
Atlanta
Notasulga
Farley to Get Degree From Sewanee Today
Postmaster General James A. Farley arrived in Chattanooga from Atlanta by plane and spent the night before traveling to Sewanee Tennessee to receive an honorary degree from the University of the South.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James A. Farley
Atlanta
Sewanee, Tenn
University of the South
Sumner First Band Concert at Courthouse Announced
The 117th Field Artillery Band will perform at the courthouse tonight starting at 8. Bandmaster Saxon Poyner announced the program including marches overtures waltzes spirituals and the star spangled banner. Titles include Etoile Sky Pilot Anchors Aweigh and a Night in June.
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117Th Field Artillery
Saxon Poyner
Village Choir
Anchors Aweigh
Golf Tournament Opens This Week at Dothan Club
The seventh annual Dothan Country Club tournament begins this week with qualifying by June 17. Jim Brennan defends the title, while past champs include Al Flowers and Ed Crawford. Crawford and Budd are ineligible after leaving Do than.
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J. M. Stallings
Greens Committee
Jim Brennan
al Flowers
John Budd
Ed Crawford
Crawford
Budd
Dothan
Lewis Brothers Defeat Spann Mellon In Open Tennis Tourney
Royce and Parnell Lewis defeated Marcellus Spann and Henry Mellon yesterday afternoon at Dothan Country Club in the first open tennis tournament. The score was 9 7, 6 4. The Lewis Spann Mellon match was the only one played yesterday with more matches set for this afternoon at 2 o clock. Tomorrow Marion Hanahan and Ingram Hanahan face George Moore and Tom Lane.
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Parnell Lewis
Marcellus Spann
Henry Mellon
Dothan Country Club
Lewis
Spann-Mellon
Marion
Ingram Hanahan
George Moore
Tom Lane
Tax complaints heard by Houston County Board of Review
The Houston county board of review heard tax complaints today with a small delegation present to protest assessments. The session extends through this week and possibly into next week as hearings continue.
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Houston County Board of Review
Foremen Quizzed on Gas Charges Get Temporary Raise
Four county road foremen were questioned by Houston county commissioners Monday over alleged use of county gasoline for private trips. They left with a temporary $19 monthly raise after denying the reports, while the commission found the charges unfounded. The probe also touched on a push to rescind a May 3 motion granting the road superintendent hiring and firing powers.
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Houston County
Car . Burkett
Griffin to Head R. A. M. Chapter
Wade H. Griffin was elected high priest of Dothan Chapter No. 119 Royal Arch Masons at the annual officers election in the Masonic temple. Other officers elected include John R. Adkins as king and Mose Famage as principal adjourner. Installation is set for June 26. Pythagorae Lodge No. 658 A F and A M will hold its annual officers election at the temple tonight at 8.00.
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Wade H. Griffin
Dothan
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
John R. Adkins
King
W. PP. Acree
R. M. Carnwell
J. 3. Talley
Paul Porter
Mose Famage
Dan M. Jerkins
Royal Arch
Jesse M. Cooper
Whbur TI. Stewart
Clyde M. Coe
J. J. Crary
Pythagorae Lodge
A. F
A. M
Mississippi highway jobs eyed at 25000 by July
Jackson Miss June 33 AP Twenty five thousand jobs will be available in Mississippi by July 1 through a 16 million highway construction program to be launched. State Highway Director FE D Kenna said additional help will be taken on by the highway department early next month along with draftsmen recalled from earlier releases.
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Miss
Mississippi
FE. D. Kenna
Kenna
Highway Department
Freak Chick Born in Luuing Texas
Weird poultry tale from Luuing Texas reports Wiron Mercer showing a turkey chick hatched with six legs three wings and a beak that tends to point northeast when the bird faces east the sideshow oddity drew curiosity from locals.
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Mercer
Auto Upsets Man 71 Fatally Hurled In Arc of Road
H R Jernigan 71 of Ariton died in Ozark after an auto overturn on the Ozark and Enterprise highway. He had been returning from a Florida outing with his daughter and family. His son in law and grandson were injured but not seriously. funeral planned in Ariton with Holman Funeral Co. in charge.
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Ozark
H. R. Jernigan
Ariton
Ozark and Enterprise Highway
Jernigan
Willam Grimer
Florida
Crazed Mother Slays Daughters Then Ends Her Life
In Miami on June 13 Kathryn Lund, 38, killed her two young daughters Ruth aged 2 and June aged 12 with a hatchet, then swallowed poison. She left a note for her husband saying she could not leave the earth without the children. Ruth died at the scene. June died later at a hospital. Neighbors reported mental illness and psychiatric observations. Justice of the Peace Henry Oppenhorn stated it was a murder followed by suicide. the husband Paul Land, a radio repairman, was located after her death.
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Miami, Fla
Kathryn Lund
Ruth
June
Lund
Justice of the Peace
Henry Oppenhorn
Paul Land
Land
Alan
Alaga Coach Lines Seeks New Dothan Brewton Route
Montgomery June 13 AP The Alaga Coach Lines Inc filed with the Alabama Public Service Commission to inaugurate passenger service between Dothan and Brewton. The petition by Mrs W L Andrews of Dothan president asks the route include Hartford Geneva Opp and Andalusia. A hearing is set for July 11 at the commission offices.
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Ala
Alaga Coach Lines, Inc
Alabama Public Service Commission
Dothan
Brewton
W. L. Andrews
Hartford
Geneva
Opp
Senator Davis Pleads Not Guilty in Lottery Indictment
United States Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania pleaded not guilty to a new indictment in the Moose lottery case. The presentment superseded an earlier indictment that led to a trial last fall, which was aborted due to juror indiscretion.
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United States
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Davis
Tragedy Near Mobile as Truck Collides With Car
A truck carrying berry makers five miles south of Mobile collided with an automobile killing two people and injuring 17, including six in serious condition. The dead include Dorothy Isham of Grand Bay and Elmer Shirley of Bayou LaBatre. Drivers blamed each other as the crash occurred while the truck was returning from a outing honoring Miss Isham.
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Here
Dorothy Isham
Grand Bay
Elmer Shirley
Bayou LaBatre
Miss Isham
Woman Dead at Home as Husband Shot in Birmingham
In Birmingham on June 13 AP reports Mrs Florence Jones 45 was found dead at her home from a heart wound after a man shot at her husband 55 a retired fire captain he was wounded in the left shoulder. Court records show the couple were separated and custody records indicate a divorce suit pending. The coroner ruled death a suicide.
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Florence Jones
Jones
Fire Department
Coronier
Massachusetts votes for repeal in 18th amendment showdown
Boston June 13 reports indicate Massachusetts would join 11 states backing repeal as 45 delegates to the state convention are pledged to repeat. Prohibition spokesmen offered no prediction on the outcome.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Prohibition
CCC Troops to Occupy Alabama Forest Camps This Week
Montgomery June 13 AP Col Page Bunker state forester says young civilian forestry workers will man reforestation camps at Oak Grove and Florala this week after completing training at nearby camps. Two camps already open at Townley and Oxford, with 12 more to follow as approved. Each camp will cover a several mile radius.
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Ala
Page
Bunker
State Forester
Alabama
Oak Grove
Florala
Townley
Oxford
Col. Bunker
Leake County Bank Reopens After Bank Holiday
The Mississippi state banking department announced the reopening of the Leake County Bank at Carthage as the 198th state bank to resume operations since the nationwide bank holiday last March. Superintendent J S Leve said the bank is ready to pay a 10 percent dividend to depositors totaling $15,900, restoring banking services to Carthage and surrounding area.
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Jackson
Misa
IAP
State Banking Department
Leake County
Carthage
J. S. Leve
Institutioy
Tove
Steamboat Express Marks 94 Years Between Fall River and Boston
The steamboat express train between Fall River and Boston completes 94 years of continuous service as of June 13 in Fall River Massachusetts.
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Fall River
Mass
Steamboat Express
Boston
European debt bloc predicted at world conference in London
Observers predicted a debtor nations bloc to pressure the United States on war debts as delegates spoke at the world conference. Britain faced a June 15 installment issue with Britain seeking a guarantee of a permanent settlement while Secretary Hull was delayed before his anticipated World Conference speech.
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London
America
Great Britain
United States
Hull
Conferees Back Glass-Steagall Bank Reform Bill
The House and Senate conferees reach agreement on the Glass-Steagall bank reform bill including deposit insurance up to 2500 and 100 percent to 10000, then 75 and 80 percent up to 50000 and 350000 respectively, with state nonmember banks protected. Enactment expected this session despite possible Senate filibuster. Breckinridge Breagall hails the long effort nearing closure.
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Senate
House Confernes
Federal Reserve
Breagall
America's Farm Population Hits All Time High in 1933
Washington report from the Census Bureau states that America's farm population reached 32,242,000 in 1933, up 1,401,000 from 1922 and surpassing the 1910 rural peak of 32,076,960. The year also saw 1,544,000 move to farms in a back to the land trend, while 1,011,000 left rural areas for cities.
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Washington
U.S
Bureau of the Census
Former wealthy man electrocuted for crime in New Jersey
Trenton New Jersey June 18 AP Louis Fine 50 once a wealthy Atlantic City real estate dealer died in the electric chair last night for the slaying of Mrs Mattie Schaaf wife of a neighboring businessman in Atlantic City.
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Louis Fine
Atlantic City
Bis Jandiady
Mre
Mattis Schaas
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