Man Slays Robber Then Abducts Woman in Chicago
In Chicago on November 17 a gunman killed Frank Jordan 38 in front of a female companion and abducted Lilian Henry 19 after tying both. Henry was later found missing hours after the kidnapping and forced to drive for six hours before the suspect released her near her home.
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Ill
Aleeman
Eiaman
Frank Jordan
Lilian Henry
Miss Henry
Ylum
Wes
Dayak
Budget crisis spurs action as Hoover atop deficit talks
Washington reports President Hoover meets Budget Director Roop after a deficit grows beyond 100 million. At the treasury figures show a November 15 deficit, while Congress presses ahead with the annual money bill to keep the government running amid strained fiscal outlook.
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Washington
Hoover
Ditter Roop
Treasury
Capitol
Ige
Appropriations Committee
Runaway School Girl Returns Home With Aunt
Jane Upton, 13, of Jacksonville, wandered with relatives to Pensacola over two days and nights before returning safely with her aunt Miss Ruth Bascom. She said she planned to visit an uncle in New Orleans and was glad to be back to continue her studies as a junior at Robert E. Lee High School.
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Jacksonville
Jane Uptton
Chaway
Florida
Pensacola
Ruth Bascom
New Orleans
Springs
Sprently
Robert E. Lee High School
Irene Sutton
Third Man Begins 60 Day Jail Term in Seed Loan Case
Joe Whaley pleaded guilty in U S court here to the seed loan investigation and received a 60 day jail term in county jail in lieu of a $250 fine. He is the third man to begin 60 day terms. W Jeff King and Charles W King started terms October 27 with sentences to expire Christmas Day.
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Joe Whaley
United States Court
Whaley
W. Jeff King
Charles W. King
Anti Jewish Rioting Continues at Warsaw Universities
The anti Jewish rioting persisted in Warsaw as universities adopted sharp measures to counter the demonstrators. A clash at Warsaw University ended yesterday after a confrontation between antisemitic groups and Jewish students. Lev-
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Warsaw
Poland
Pty
Stes
Lev
Freezing forecast for area failed to materialize
The Dothan frost warning did not reach the area last night and temperatures rose from around 40 degrees above zero to warmer by noon. Clouds kept frost from forming and the forecast called for unsettled and slightly warmer conditions tomorrow.
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Dothan
Boy Hit By Car While Crossing Highway Near Columbia
Nine year old Lamar Culpepper, son of Mr and Mrs P Culpepper near Columbia, was struck by an automobile and seriously injured while crossing a road after leaving school. He was rushed to a Dothan hospital in unconscious condition with a fractured skull and multiple injuries. Witnesses include other children from the school bus. the driver was described as a young Columbia man and the crash as unavoidable.
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Lamar Culpepper
Co. P. Culpepper
Columbia
Culpepper
Dothan
Salvation Army aides 15 Dothan families with groceries
Captain W. A. Tidman of the Salvation Army says 15 Dothan families lack support and a new plan will assign a local donor to supply groceries at no more than 1.80 a week. Three businessmen have pledged help and a dozen more are sought to cover all families.
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Dothan
W. A. Tidman
Salvation Army
Tidman
Salvation Army Home
The
Eagle
Friendship Theme Central at Dothan Kiwanis Session
Judge Harry K. Martin was principal speaker at the Dothan Kiwanis Club meeting at the Houston hotel. The program included a general round table on friendship with responses from Dr. W. J. Thacker Harvey McBryde Dr. Arthur Keyton and others. C. W. Johnson supervised the program with President W. R. Jordan presiding.
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Dothan Kiwanis Club
Houston Hotel
Martin
W. J. Thacker
Harvey McBryde
Arthur Keyton
C. W. Johnson
Houston County
W. R. Jordan
Two Marianna Men Hurt In Car Collision
Marianna reports Dr. N. A. Raltwell and Frank Holbrook secretary of the Jackson County chamber of commerce were injured when their cars collided at a road intersection near the Florida Industrial School yesterday. Both cars were badly damaged and the injuries were not considered serious.
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Marianna
N. A. Raltwell
Frank Holbrook
Jackson County
War Debts Puzzle Faces Hoover and Roosevelt
The chart explains the war debt dispute as Hoover and Roosevelt seek a solution after Europe asked suspensions of payments due the United States. It shows total debts from 13 debtor nations, the split between principal and interest, and how much has been paid. It notes that despite alleged cancellations, no debt is canceled and reparations complicate the process.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
United States
Uncle Sam
Europe
Germany
Lausanne
Great Britain
America
Armament Costs Vastly Outstrip Debt Service in Europe
The chart compares five major European debtor nations. Armaments total about 2.25 billion dollars annually, about nine times the 1932 debt payments due to the United States. Figures use 1931 data for armaments and 1932 for debt. Belgium varies to 1930. The Hoover moratorium delay is noted.
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Belgium
United States
Dale County to Close All Schools Over Funding Crisis
Ozark area reports a county wide shutdown of Dale County schools on Friday November 18 after a unanimous school board vote. The closure affects Newton Pickard Ariton Daleville Midland City and Dale County High School along with 185 teachers and 6000 pupils. City of Ozark may continue its schools with budget cuts.
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Dale County
Newton
Piichard
Ariton
Daleville
Midland City
J. H. Johnson
Alabama
Harold McCormick Resting at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Harold Fowler McCormick head of the International Harvester Company and former husband of Edith Rockefeller and later of Ganna Walska was in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on November 16 to rest for a few days.
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Baltimore
Harold Fowler McCormick
International Harvester Company
Edith Rockefeller
Ganna Walska
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fourth Roosevelt Grandchild Born
An eight pound son was born to Mr and Mrs Eliott Roosevelt in New York. The baby is the New York governor's fourth grandchild. Elliott Roosevelt, second son of President elect Roosevelt, works in advertising in New York. Grandmother traveled overnight from Albany to be with the mother and baby.
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New York
Eliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Albany
Betty Donner
William Donner
Villanova, Pa
Elliott Roosevelt
Officers Destroy Three Months of Bootleg Whiskey in Dothan
Seventy five gallons of corn whiskey were dumped in Dothan after state and county officers seized and destroyed bootleg liquor from raids across Houston County over three months. If sold, the whiskey could have fetched about 21 dollars, but all liquor was destroyed and containers were refilled with syrup.
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Dothan
Houston County
Grudge Firebug Sought After Peanut Stack Fire
County officers searched near Webb for a alleged grudge firebug who set fire to 24 peanut stacks at the T. W. Southerner place last night. The motive was revenue from recent disputes involving Southerner or his employer. Fire was set to each stack separately. no occupants saw the blaze. Tracks were found leading away from the scene in an opposite direction from the Southerner home.
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Webb
T. W
Lesling
Baby Show Winners to Be Presented at Alabama Theater
Winners of the Mont Romery Ward baby show will be presented on the Alabama Theater stage tonight. Taylor Trout & Co jugglers and performers including Baby Ben will headline a program alongside the award ceremony. More than 125 babies were entered in the health and beauty contest started last week.
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Theater Tonight
Mont- Romery Ward
Alabams Theater
Taylor Trout & Co
Baby Ben
World's oldest clock claimed by minister in Florida
Rev. W. R. Quinton of Chipley Florida says a portable clock made in Plymouth England in 1595 is the oldest timepiece in the world. He notes its cement dial, a semi circular dial with Masonic insignia, ivory pinions, and carved wooden wheels as distinctive features. He offers to show the clock to interested visitors at his Chipley home.
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W. R. Quinton
Chipley
Fla
Dothan
Plymouth
England
Quinton
Chipely
Post-Season Grid Battle in Dothan Possible
Uncertainty surrounds a post-season charity football clash in Dothan with Dothan High as a potential participant. Central board approval is needed, and opponents like Andalusia Bainbridge Lanier and Bessemer are floated, with expectations of a large crowd and proceeds benefiting local charities.
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Tigers
Central Board
Stats High School Athletic Association
Sidney Lawier
Tlt
Deshler High
Tuscumbia
Child Welfare Department
Houston County
Salvation Army
Andalusia
Bainbridge
Butt
Paibridge
Painbridge
Enterprise
Bainbridge Giati
Georgia
Alheny
Alabama
thasAkon
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Bessemer
Tuscalonea Black
Tragic Cotton Bale Collapse Claims Graceville Worker
Lewis Touncey 31, a Graceville Florida gin employee, suffered crushed hip bones and a punctured bladder when a bale of cotton fell on him at Rin Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to a Dothan hospital with extensive hemorrhages and faced a poor chance of recovery. Monroe Kirkland, gun operator, transported him to the hospital.
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Lewis Touncey
Graceville
Fla
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Rin
Monroe Kirkland
Beer Legislation Debate At Capitol Hill Stirs Lawmakers
Discussion on legalizing beer and repealing the Eighteenth Amendment continued on Capitol Hill. Senators and representatives projected December action, with estimates of large tax revenue ranging from 409 million to 1 billion dollars if beer and related products are legalized.
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Capitol Hill
Washington
Congress
German Cabinet Resigns as President Accepts Resignations
Berlin reports that President Von Hindenburg accepted the resignation of the entire German cabinet. The move comes after days of rumored stepping down by Von Papen as opposition parties in the Reichstag forced the government to retire.
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Germany
von Hindenburg
von Pap*tn
Reichstag
Auburn Freshmen Prepare for State Teachers Clash at Troy
Auburn's freshmen under Coach Earl McFaden travel to Troy Friday to face State Teachers College. The Cub lineup, including Watson Plack Roteler and O'Rourke, aims to end the year with a win after tying Birmingham Southern and Georgia Tech and losing to Tulane and Georgia.
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Auburn
Ala
Troy
Earl McFaden
State Teachers College
Birmingham
Southern
Georgia Tech
Tilane
Georgia
Cubs
Watson
Plack
Roteler
O'Rourke
Tulans
Winter Blast Spreading Fury Across Regions
The storm moves east after hitting the West, with New York bracing for cold onslaughts. Alabama sees a sudden rise to 33 degrees while Indiana’s Indianapolis digs out from the heaviest snow in 30 years. Rural schools shuttered as snow piles up.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pacific Northwest
New York
New Orleans
Atlanta
Alabama
Mercury
New England
Indiana
Lay Evangelist Hargraves to Speak in Dothan Tonight
Colonel Boyd W. Hargraves of Chattanooga will address the Men’s Evangelistic club in First Baptist Church Dothan at 7 p.m. He travels from Panama City after recent Florida stops and Brundidge services. Hargraves, former national president of Business Men’s Evangelistic clubs, is noted as a leading lay evangelist and attorney.
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First Baptist Church
Boyd W. Hargraves
Chattanooga
Tenn
Panama City
Fla
Hargraves
Lynn Haven
Brundidge
Dothan
Men's Evangelistic Club
Florida
Business Men's Evangelistic Clubs
Dothan Evangelistic Club
Chattanooga Methodist Church
Evangelistic Club To Lead Sunday Services At Local Arena
The Men's Evangelistic club willdirect Sunday services at 2:30 and 7:30 p m in the Doe Than Athletic Club arena. Evangelist Mitchell will travel to Mobile to preach at two Methodist churches. Bible study and prayer meetings are held daily at 8 p m under his direction.
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Doe Than
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Loyd W. Haverraves
Chattanooga
Tenn
First Baptist Church
Men's Evangelistic Club
October Gold Shipments From Alaska Reach Large Total
Intensified search for gold led to Alaska to U S shipments valued at £1742 630 in October, one of the highest monthly totals in more than a decade.
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Washington
Alaska
United States
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