Concessions Sought in Capitol Wage Bill Deadlock
Washington March 2 AP news reports Capitol factions face relief bill deadlock after secret talks and a White House meeting failed to resolve disputes over how to fund public works. Pressure over the McCarran prevailing wage amendment and requests to flexibility in wage standards sparked open resentment among lawmakers.
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Hington
Washington Post
Capitol
McCarran
Senate
Wagner
New York
House
Roosevelt
Nevada
Reynolds
North Carolina
Robinson
McCartan
Binson
Bail Set For Three In Kidnapping Robbery Case
O Neal McAllister of Panama City Florida is held on a charge of robbery in a kidnapping incident Wednesday night. Bail for all three men was set at 500. Roland Hall was freed on bond, while R H Padgett and Grady Campbell could not find bondsmen. The trio reportedly checked into a Americus hotel an hour before McAllister said he was robbed of his car and dumped near the Dothan city limits.
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O'Neal McAllister
Panama Ciy
Fla
Roland Hall
R. H. Padgett
Grady Campbell
Manning
Americus
Wéatister Sata
Neighbors Creel Parish and Jessica Freeman Wed
A marriage license issued today lists Creel H. Parish and Jessica Freeman of 003 W. and unknown bride address as neighbors tied to their marriage plans. The document confirms they are the couple.
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Creel H. Parish
Jessica Freeman
W. Xo
Morgan art sales spark London auction interest
London reports strong interest in J. P. Morgan art pieces to be sent for auction as part of estate liquidation. If Morgan moves to England he would join a London townhouse and Watford country estate, with a Mayfair staff ready for entertaining.
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London
J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
England
Morgan
Watford
Hertfordshire
Morgan Town House
Mayfair
Senate group opposes army expansion plan
Senate opposition forms against a 45 million increase in army appropriations and expansion from 118,570 to 165,000 enlisted men. The bill, with over 60 million added by the appropriations committee and a 20 million annual staffing cost, faces debate when the supply bill reaches the Senate. Major General Douglas MacArthur calls the plan a cheaper relief method than other options.
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Washington
Senate
Tittle
Appropriations Committee
House
War Department
King
Utah
Douglas McArthur
Government runs $2.25 billion deficit in first eight months
The AP reports the federal government posted a deficit of 2,249,923,235 during the first eight months of the current fiscal year ending June 30. In the year-ago period the shortfall was larger at 2,352,170,239, with incomes and outlays up versus last year and a public debt near 28.53 billion.
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Washington
Income Tax Publicity Attacked by Leaders
Washington March 2 AP Chairman Coughton of North Carolina deems the income tax publicity law a snooping proposition. Representative McCormack of Massachusetts recalls the law history from 1861 to 1925, arguing publicity on returns yielded no public good and harmed taxpayers.
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Washington
Coughton
North Carolina
McCormack
Massachusetts
Death Mystery After Man Found Beside Dothan Highway
The Dale county sheriff seeks to solve the death of James L. Holmes 60 found with crushed injuries seven miles south of Ozark on the Dothan highway. Holmes had left Birmingham with a suitcase watch and money en route to Florida. authorities doubt a simple car strike and consider possible dumping after a hit or fall.
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Ozark
Dale County Sheriff's Office
James L. Holmes
Birmian
Dothan
J. W. Helms
Holmes
Lawrence A. Holmes
Birmingham
Florida
P. J. Harris
Newton
Dale
Helms
Harris
Holman Funeral Home
Sheriff's Office
Floy Hall
Alex H. Max
Hall
Belive Holmes
MISS COTTON RECOVERING AFTER BRUISES
Miss Ruth Cotton is recovering at her home from severe bruises sustained yesterday afternoon when she was struck by a car in front of the post office. The driver, a Georgia woman, was not identified in the report.
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Miss Cotton
Ruth Cotton
Georgia
Former Justice Holmes Slightly Worse
Oliver Wendel Holmes former supreme court justice was examined and found to have taken a slight turn for the worse in his fight against bronchial pneumonias at age 94. Dr. Claytor reported the condition unchanged, with a comfortable night. President Roosevelt and Chief Justice Hughes were informed.
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Washington
Oliver Wendel Holmes
Supreme Court
Thomas A. Claytor
Mark Howe
Justice Holmes
Roosevelt
Hughes
Holmes
Eye Street
Swiss Pair Emulates Du Bois Girls In Fatal Plane Jump
Bern March 2 AP a Wausen school teacher Charles Grieder 25 and Mile An toinette Joery 22 leapt from an airplane after drinking champagne prompted by a fear of dishonor. Pilot Ettinger said he could not stop them and found their bodies by a stream near Basel. They had discussed a public embarrassment over funds and followed the earlier England du Bois case in a deadly fashion.
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Berne
Switzerland
Ettinger
Basel
Charles Grieder
Wausen
Antoinette Joery
Grieder
Male
Jeery
Jane
Elizabeth du Bois
England
Sissach
Lausen
Grubb to Decree Outlaw TVA Yardstick Plan
U S District Judge W J Grubb prepared to sign a final decree ending the TVA yardstick electrical rate program after nullifying the Alabama Power Company TVA contract involving transmission lines and the Joe Wheeler dam site. The ruling gives four months for parties to adjust. Deputies also seized 50 bottles of home brew at Cecil Reneau home on North Street.
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Birmlingham
Mar
W. J. Grubb
U.S. District Court
Tennessee Valley Authority
Grubb
TVA
Alabama Power Company
Public Works Administration
Joe Wheeler
Alabama
Cecil Reneau
E. North Street
Pint Sized King of Siam Writing Abdication Note
King Prajadhipok of Siam works on a formal abdication in his Knowle House counting room amid Bangkok reports of a five vote parliament split. A potential elevation of his nephew Ananda to the throne is anticipated as Bangkok remains quiet.
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Siam
Cranleigh
Eng
Prajadhipok
Knowle House
Bangkok
Parlament
England
ING
Annda
Dothan National Bank Declares Five Percent Dividend
Creditors of Dothan National Bank will receive another five percent dividend payable starting Monday. Receiver M. B. Muray announced the total payout to creditors has reached 49 percent since the bank closed in January 1980. Creditors may obtain checks by contacting the bank.
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Dothan National Bank
M. BF. Murray
Murray
Heiress death mystery baffles four day probe
In Pinehurst North Carolina officials failed to learn if Mrs Bradley Davidson Jr died by accident self harm or murder after a four day inquiry. Autopsy results due Wednesday showed carbon monoxide poisoning with small thigh bruises prompting further tests. The 22 year old heiress to the Statler Hotel estate died after being found in the family garage.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Bradley Davidson
Statler Hotel
Roland Pruett
Jittle
Davidson
Alsothas
C. C. Carpenter
Wake Forest Medical College
Washington
Moore County
Close Voting Emphasized in Wiregrass Referendum
Governor Bibb Graves said no state policy change on prohibition. Southeast Alabama sheriffs launched a voluntary drying up campaign as repeal failed by about 6000 votes, highlighting tight county results in Wiregrass. Sheriffs May Helms Paul and others planned intensified patrols and searches for bootleg contraband, while Montgomery issued no new instructions.
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Bibb Graves
Montgomery
Alabama
Alex May
Houston
Florida
Wl PL
Paul
Ww. Helms
Dale
W. ¢. Register
Geneva
J. E. Corbett
Henry
Keeton Murder Trial Goes Into Prolonged Recess
Onida Keeton, frail 33 year old stenographer, appears unconcerned as Mississippi murder trial pauses after state presents five witnesses. She and co defendant W M Carter stand accused of killing Daisy Keeton with a fire poker and disposing of the body whose legs have been recovered. Judge Pack ordered the recess amid questions of the defendant’s condition and endurance.
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APD
Onuida Keeton
Telat
Mississippi
W. Joe Pack
Astate
Pack
Onida
W. OM. Carter
Laurel
Daisy Keeton
State Policies On Prohibition Stand Graves
Governor Bibb Graves said the prohibition referendum victory did not materially affect his administration's policies or financial plans. When asked if he opposed net legislation, he declined to state any position on the state's policy.
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Montgomery
Bibb Graves
Rebel Men o War Bombed From Air In Hast y Flight
Rebel naval forces faced air attack as government planes and destroyers pursued rebel ships near Crete. The cruiser Averoff sustained damage, crippled by bombs and artillery while fleeing at speed. Authorities emphasized no policy change despite calls for local option and strict enforcement of prohibition.
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Athens
Cipeece
Mareh
Crete
Intarmods Arkenal
Ciy
Nicholas Plastiras
Ban
Averoff
Welkound
Atol
Buel
Glover Named Henry County Tax Collector After McClendon Resigns
Montgomery and Albemarle reports say Governor Graves appointed F E C Glover as Henry County tax collector to succeed K R McClendon who resigned amid a $6000 shortage charge by state examiners. McClendon had repaid part of the amount, leaving county municipalities and the school board owed.
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E. C. Glover
Henry
M’clendon
Montgomery
Bubh Graves
FE. C. Glover
Henry County
Ju McClendon
McClendon
Apbeville
Ro. McClendon
Marianna and Panama City Play for West Florida Court Title
In Marianna Florida on March 2 special report the Marianna and Panama City high school teams met in the First Florida District Tournament final after semi final wins. Morning results had Marianna 45 Frink 16 and Panama City 49 Pensacola 14 with other district scores noted. The district winner advances to Gainesville for the state tournament where Marianna was the defending runner up.
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Marianina
Fla. Mar
Marianna
Panama City
Macrianna
Frink
Panama
Dialone
Tate
Mungon
Pensacola
Vernon
Leonia
Maione
Gainesville
FERA Strikers and Bosses Seek Early Wage Settlement
Key West reports common hopes for an early settlement of the FERA strike delaying the overseas highway project at lower Matecumbe. Spokesmen for World War II veterans and ARPLA bosses expect an agreement soon as negotiations continue amid pay and sanitary concerns and guards at the camp. The FERA project aims to build an automobile causeway from Florida mainland to the island outpost.
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Key West
Fla
CAP
ARPLA
Genmanne És
Csinp
Faanean
National Guards
Miami
FERA
Florida
Government baby bonds on sale at post office
Government bonds offered at the Dothan post office in denominations from 24 to 199 with small interest and profit from purchase below par. In Meridian Mississippi a blast killed a Black worker at a mill in Macon. Corn Stowers, a Black fireman, died in the boiler blast that damaged the J H Williams hardwood mill.
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Dothan
Grayvernment
Meridian
Miss
J. H. Williams
Macon
Weather Summary for Alabama and Florida Regions
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight into Sunday across Alabama and the East. Northwest Florida mostly cloudy with warmer conditions tonight and Sunday. Central and East Gulf states expect considerable cloudiness with likely showers in parts of the week and cooler close to the period end.
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Alabama
Florida
Central
East Gulf State
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Isham Dorsey
Lee
Harry Walker
Hardy Ridgo
Banate
B&b
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Alabama Women’s Christian Temperance Union
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