Bankhead Leads Heflin as Alabama Returns Highlight Fraud Claims
With almost all boxes counted in Montgomery the unofficial Senate race shows Bankhead ahead of Heflin by over 52 000 votes Bankhead 140 983 Heflin 91 183 Heflin accuses corruption and fraud Governor race places Mer ahead of Locke 150 822 to 91 502 in the Jeffersonian ticket context.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bankhead
J. Thomas Heflin
Heflin
Thesme
B. M. Mer
J. A. Locke
Heffron
Jefferzonian
Street car kills Montgomery girl in fatal accident
Mary Louise Miles sixteen was fatally injured when she darted into the street to join classmates as Joe Blocker, motorman, said the car moved and the brakes could not prevent the collision. She died fifteen minutes later in a hospital.
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Joe Blocker
Alabama PTA Congress Sees Growth and Literacy Drive
Nearly 300 officers and delegates attended the Alabama PTA congress on their second day of the annual meeting in Montgomery. Reports show a 3 000 boost in state budgets to over 16 000 with 72 new associations formed. Mrs F L Spaulding outlined literacy eradication goals and kindergarten funding efforts for the next session of the General Assembly.
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Montgomery
Ala
APO
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Alama Congress of
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Readable fragments describe a Nevada scene with a veiled reference to an AP report and a New York newspaper. The text is garbled but suggests a regional incident or event possibly involving a sunlit setting or dates. Entities are unclear due to distortion.
Optimistic Vein of Election Comment By Both Parties
Washington November 6 AP Both Republican and Democratic spokesmen assessed the election as final results remained unclear The Democrats called their gains a clean cut victory on failure by the administration They saw optimism for a 1932 presidential race The Republicans argued gains reflected prior party territory encroachments and a national business slowdown They dismissed any rebuke to the administration and called the outcome a mixed result The Republican leaders predicted a 35 seat loss even without economic unrest The Democratic chairman called the sweep notable on clean cut political issues
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House
Fess
Republican National Committee
John J. Raskob
Kansas Governor Race Narrowly Splits Votes in Elections
Unofficial returns from Kansas precincts show Republican Frank Haucke leading Democrat Harry Woodring by 744 votes for governor. Total votes: Haucke 214,821. Woodring 214,078 with one Barton county precinct sealed for official tallies tomorrow. independent candidate Dr. J. R. Brinkley listed at 181,294 on 2,670 of 2,674 precincts.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Frank Haucke
Harry H. Woodring
Haucke
Woodring
Barton County
Harry Woodring
Frank
North Alabama Conference Opens Under Bishop Ainsworth Rule
The 61st annual North Alabama conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South gathered in Athens with over 1,000 churchmen as Bishop W. N. Ainsworth begins jurisdiction in the state. Delegates named many official boards and committees while special anniversary services are planned each night.
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Athens
Ala
North Alabama Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
North
Alabama
W. N. Ainsworth
Ainsworth
H. M. Dubose
Score
Milkman Penalized For Faulty Forward Pass
Chicago police report Edward Witt and milkman Aaron Swanson engaged in a daily milk delivery pass scheme. A misfire when Witt overslept shattered Witt’s window, leading Witt to obtain a warrant for Swanson.
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Milkman
Chicago
Edward Witt
Aaron Swanson
Witt
Swanson
Gadsden Solon Seeks Speakership of Alabama House
George C. Allen, a newly elected Etowah county representative from Gadsden, announced his candidacy for speaker of the Alabama House. He endorsed policies of Governor-elect Bibb Graves Miner and became the first announced candidate from the Mountain region.
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Gadsden Solon
Alabama House
Gadsden
Als
George C. Alien
Etowah County
Allen
B. M. Miner
Wedding closes Florists Convention in Birmingham
Miss Frances Roegner will marry Charles W. Stephens in a church adorned with thousands of dollars in flowers supplied by florists from eight states. The ceremony caps the Southeastern Florist Association convention with demonstrations by top decorators for delegates.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frances Roegner
Charles W. Stephens
Southeastern Florist Association
Roegner
Buceday
Democrats Await Official Returns In House Contests
The Democratic National Committee said unofficial House returns would not be final. It will study close Indiana Eighth and Illinois Tenth races before conceding seats. Kentucky Senate results show a Democratic edge with routes in several precinct groups and a tight Tenth District contest between A. J. May and Katherine Langley.
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Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Clinois
Three Dothan Girls Named Sponsors for Armistice Game
Three Dothan girls Marjorie Moody Frances Espy and Hazel Doster were chosen as sponsors for the Howard college and University of Miami football game on Armistice Day. The Athletic club and Dothan High picked escorts for the sponsors. Seats are almost sold out with all stadium seats reserved including bleachers.
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Marjorie Moody
Frances Espy
Hazel Doster
Dothan
Howard College
University of Miami
Stagers of the Grid
Miss Moody
Miss Espy
Dothan High School
Miss Doster
Marcellus Spann
Sam Blumberg
Ingram Hanrahan
Fleet Dothan High School
Athletic Club
American Legion
William Grant
Error In Count Is Made and Democrat Wins Indiana Race
The eighth district shifts to doubtful after the county canvassing board uncovers missing machine votes in a precinct using both voting machines and Australian ballots. Ball's total increases. 14 of 42 precincts remain to count and site work is delayed until late tonight or tomorrow. A recount may be demanded by party leaders depending on results.
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Ball
Pictures Sent Nightly Passaic Station On Air
Passaic New Jersey station WZXCD broadcasts nightly except weekends with Erin hosting a test program and related developments in local television service.
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Passaic, N. J
WZXCD
Erin
Lewis Views Election as Evolution of Politics
Chicago Nov 6 AP James Hamilton Lewis Democrat was dramatically elected to the U S Senate in Tuesday's vote describing the result as the evolution and execution of a new generation in politics and government He urged less privilege for the favored and more opportunity for the masses urging unity beyond partisanship as returns showed him leading over Ruth Hanna McCormick and Mrs Lottie Holman O Neill with Illinois Democrats gaining at least five Congressmen in the state delegation
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Chicago
James Hamiton Lews
United States Senate
Lewis
Sey
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Lottie Holman O'Neill
McCormick
O'Neil
Ilinois
Claude V. Parsons
James V. Heldinger
Representative Yates
Walter Nesbit
Scotland Yard Probing Plot to Wreck R-101
London police investigate statements by an unidentified man who said he overheard three men on a train between London and Southend discussing a plot to wreck the dirigible R-101, which crashed near Beauvais, France, on Oct. 5. No further details were released.
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Scotland Yard
Beauvais
France
Southend
Mine blast death toll reaches 87 in Sunday Creek disaster
Millfield Ohio November 6 AP The death toll at the Sunday Creek Coal company number six mine rose to 87 after a recheck by company officials. Eighty seven dead, 18 rescued alive, 110 believed to have escaped from unaffected sections. 213 men went underground yesterday with a nine man inspection party among the fatalities.
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Sunday Creek Coal Company
George K. Smith
Smith
William Tytus
Columbus
Sunday Creek Company
Howard Upson
Hubert Lancaster
Robert Parsons
Columbia
Fultonham
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Thomas 8. Traynor
Vernon Roberts
Columbia Company
J. Bergen
Ohio Power
Tampa Man Elected Head of Florists
William Knull of Tampa Florida was elected president of the South eastern Florists association at the closing session of the annual convention. New officers include Lindsey Canabiss Jackson Mississippi first vice president P A Chopin New Orleans second vice president and Jack Spence Nashville secretary. Directors named from Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee will choose the next convention city with an invitation from New Orleans.
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Als
William Knull
Tampa
Fla
Southeastern Florists Association
Lindsey Canabiss
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Miss
P. A. Chopin
New Orleans
Jack Spence
Nashville
Rh. A. Brittain
Decatur
Ala
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Tatmapa
W. E. Joy
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Claude A. Dance
Shreveport
J. Os. Sinclair
Meridian
Thomas Poyle
Durham
N. C
L. Sligh
Columbia
S. C
C. B. Brown
Memphis
Tenn
Supreme Court Upholds Five Dollar Mobile Street Tax
The Alabama Supreme Court today upheld the Court of Appeals decision on the Mobile five dollar street tax ordinance. W F Collinge contested the tax on male inhabitants aged two to six, arguing illegality. he was convicted in Mobile Recorder's Court, then discharged by the Mobile Circuit Court.
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Ala
Supreme Court of Alabama
Court of Appeala
W. F. Collinge
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Collings
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Mo Dike
Collins
Mobile Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Mobile Circuit
Calling
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Supreme Court
Division So Close Neither Party Has Workable Majority
National midterm results show the House too close to declare a party majority with Republicans 215, Democrats 213, and 6 still doubtful. Kentucky and Minnesota districts shift winners and a Senate balance hinges on two races still unresolved. Mrs. Langley’s defeat marks a rare setback for incumbent women in Congress.
Senate table shows party seat counts in U S Senate contests
Associated Press tally at 3 p m lists Republicans with 18 elected and 34 holdovers for a total of 47 seats, Democrats with 20 elected and 26 holdovers totaling 46, Former Laborers with none elected and 1 holdover, two seats still doubtful, and a 40 seat majority needed.
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Associated Press
U. S. Senate
House Returns from Congressional Districts Show Races
Associated Press reports at 2 38 p m on contests for the 435 seat House. Republicans 260, Democrats 215, Farmer Labor 1, Socialists 0. Revision adds two districts to doubtful list. Indiana Eighth and At Large.
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House of Representatives
Farmer-Labor
Congress
Ifinais
Indiana
Schall Keeps Senate Seat In Minnesota Victory
Returns from 2 245 of 3 765 precincts show Schall leading Holdale with 55 510 to 257 753 as rural areas favor the Republican. With more rural counts due and early leads widening, Schall predicts victory while Lundeen gains small votes. Minneapolis Journal concedes late today.
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Minnesota
United States
Schall
Holdale
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Minneapolis Journal
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Senator Schall
Einar Hotdale
Democrat
Journal
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