Pickwick Dam Authorized For $22 Million Navigation Project
The Tennessee Valley Authority authorized construction of a $22,000,000 navigation and flood control dam on the Tennessee river near Pickwick in southwestern Tennessee. The plan includes six generator units totaling 204,000 kilowatts and a dam extending about 7,710 feet. The site lies near Shiloh Battlefield, about ten miles north of the Mississippi Tennessee Alabama junction. The project is part of a broader TVA program including Norris and Joe Wheeler dams. Continued on page five.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee River
Pickwick Fending
Tennes
Pickwick Dam
Shiloh Battlefield
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Clinch River
East
Joe Wheeler
Muscle Shoals
Pickwich
Carl A. Bock
Storm Maroons Memphis as Storm Drenches City
Memphis Tenn Nov 21 Scores of persons were marooned in homes traffic hampered roofs blown off and trees uprooted as a record breaking rainstorm swept over Memphis and surroundings early today It may be the heaviest eight hour downpour in the city history with 7 27 inches of rain from 11 pm to 7 am The wind peaked at 34 miles per hour before daybreak Suburban police and fire crews rescued families in boats from flooded homes Early morning streetcar service was halted in some districts delaying hundreds from work.
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Memphis
Tenn
Daylight tobacco theft leads to arrests at depot
Offisses Barnes and Jimmie Frank were charged with larceny by the Atlantic Coast Line detective. The two men reportedly entered the depot several times, each trip stealing tobacco products, and were jailed in Houston County.
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Atlantic Coast Line
County Agency Heads Attend Conference On 1935 Farm Aid Program
C M Ling Houston County farm agent and Mrs W G Pruett home demonstration agent will attend a conference on the 1935 farm aid program at Auburn. All county and home demonstration agents in the state have been called to the meeting.
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C. M. Ling
Houston County
W. G. Pruett
Auburn
The Making of the Constitution Show in Beverly Hills
A letter from Beverly Hills promotes a public performance by the L. A. Balance about the making of the Constitution. It claims origin in Los Angeles City and features figures like Benjamin Franklin Washington Madison and Hamilton. The writer urges free admission and notes the event is inexpensive and educational.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
L. A
Anses City
Benjmin Frank
Washington
Madison
Hamil
Reward Fund Reaches 504 Amid 21 New Donations
Twenty one more contributions boosted the reward for the hit and run death of Judge H. A. Pearce to 504 dollars, nearing half of the 1000 dollar goal. The list shows names and amounts from J. Hubert Farmer to Dr. D. G. Andrews, Blount, Blakey, and others, urging further support via the Eagle or Sheriff Joe Rollins.
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H. A. Pearce
Eagle
Joe Rollins
J. Hubert Farmer
M. H. Yarbrough
Joe Rolling
John Harper Oates
The
Cacecess
E. C. Boswell
G. M. Lewis
H. J. Tippett
J.J. Newton
O. S. Lewis
Cc. C. Chapman
Ereids Bee
Foy Mizell
A. B. Blount
U. G
Ben Faulk
Rosy Maddox
Blumberg’s
W. D
G. H. Malone
W. R. Jordan
D. G. Andrews
C. AL May
E. BR. Porter
Force
A. H. May
G. W. Blakey
W. G. Hardwick
J. R. Ramsey
John W. Bish
Murdered Girl Distelhurst Clothes Found Near Grave Site
In Nashville Tennessee on November 21 AP reports six year old Dorothy Distelhurst disappeared September 18 while returning home from kindergarten. Her body was found November 13 at the tuberculosis hospital grounds. Firemen and prosecutors uncovered clothes books a lunchbox shoes and a dress buried near the grave. Identification came by dental work. no clue to the killer is known.
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Nashville
Tenn
Dorothy Distelhurst
Distelhurst
Davidson County
Dorothy
Bodies of two found on waterless Galapagos rock
Captain Manuel Rodriguez reported two bodies found Saturday on a waterless rock near Charles Island Galapagos. The smaller body matched Alfred Rudolph Lorenz of Paris, whose passport was with the remains. The taller body described as six feet, bald at the front with a tuft of brown hair at the back. The Empress Eloise Bousquet de Wagner is not believed to be among the victims.
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Los Angeles
Galapagos
Charles Island
Eloise Bousquet de Wagner
Associated Press
Manuel Rodriguez
Santa Amaro
Alfred Rudolph Lorenz
Paris
Lorenz
de Wagner
Charles
Rodriguez
Crime in Houston County Dothan Wanes as Jail Pop. Shrinks
Authorities report fewer arrests with the city jail nearly empty and 13 prisoners in the county jail. Of the 13, twelve are Black and one is white, all housed in the county's lower Negro section. Police say bonds aren’t driving the small numbers, implying fewer arrests and a note that regular offenders may have reformed or saved for bigger offenses.
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Houston County
Dothan
Southern Chamber urges law and order against Communism
The Southeastern Division of the United States Chamber of Commerce urged steps to marshal forces of law and order against Communism in America. The 13 Southern states and DC backed Roosevelt leadership and opposed shorter working hours or higher minimum wages. They urged recovery of foreign cotton markets and condemned above value cotton loans. A resolution praised the National Housing Act and called to reinstate wage differentials under codes. The group urged patriotic citizens to support actions to curb Communism and sustain orderly progress.
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Birmingham
Ala
America
United States Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
District of Columbia
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
South
Five Hurt as Gulf Storms Hit States in Wide Outbreak
A Gulf disturbance unleashed heavy rain and winds across Louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas injuring five and causing property damage. Galveston and Shreveport reported gusts up to 44 and 34 mph respectively while New Orleans faced 30 mph winds and Memphis logged 7.27 inches of rain. Hail the size of baseballs damaged skylights in Minden and spurred $25,000 in losses.
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New Orleans
Gulf States
Galveston
Texas
Shreveport
Middle
East Gulf
Memphis
Mississippi Delta
Greenville
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Gulfport
Miss
Minden
Two FERA Projects Await Workers in Houston County
Houston county has two approved FERA projects awaiting orders to start. G. P. Morrison says funds will beautify Wiregrass Memorial Stadium and repair Vicksburg school building. FERA staff reductions delayed progress. once other jobs finish, workers will be reassigned. No projects wait for approval in the county.
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FERA
Houston County
G. P. Morrison
Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Vicksburg
Morrison
Sweden considers state monopoly on pharmaceutical supplies
Stockholm Nov 16 AP reports a committee of experts proposes a government controlled monopoly for pharmaceutical supplies. The plan would mirror existing state monopolies on alcohol and tobacco, with the state holding a majority stake in a distributing corporation.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Alabama Georgia Are Bone Dry States In Union
ALABAMA AND GEORGIA stand alone in classifying all persons manufacturing dealing in or possessing beer as law breakers. Legislatures in 1935 face decisions on beer and liquor legalization while federal excise tax disputes cloud enforcement. Reports note shifts toward repeal and rising dry states count from 17 to 29 since national repeal took effect.
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Francis LE May
Washington
Alabama
Georgia
Bibb Graves
Graves
General Assembly
W. S. Grubb
Birmingham
William H. Barrett
Savannah
Kansas
North Dakota
Mississippi
October Liquor Revenue Contributes to Tax Rise
October's liquor drinkers paid the government 3 million dollars more in taxes than September, while overall Internal Revenue receipts fell from 379,737,000 to 209,697,000. Income tax declines dominated, with processing taxes rising and capital stock tax drought. October saw shifts in miscellaneous revenue, liquor and tobacco taxes, and cigarette production, signaling mixed fiscal trends.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
Phantom Slugger at Colorado Is High School Boy
Boulder police say 18 year old Jack Churches confessed to slugging nine University of Colorado coeds for fun. He reportedly struck victims with a fist, laughed, and fled. Authorities planned to decide today on assault and battery charges.
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Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
R. C. Prater
Jack Churches
Georgia Tech senior fined for shooting pins at strippers
Alfred Brawner, 19, a Georgia Tech senior, was fined at a recorder's court in Atlanta for shooting pins at burlesque dancers. The $10 per shot fine was set after police confirmed the pins caused leg injuries. Recorder John L. Cone said he would personally inspect the damage.
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Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Alfred Brawner
Recorder’s Court
Brawner
John L. Cone
Four Die As Steamer Crashes On Lake Huron
Four crewmen die when the steamer W. C. Franz collides with the Edward Loomis 30 miles south of Thunder Bay Island in heavy fog on Lake Huron. Fifteen others survive aboard Loomis as it proceeds south with water in the forward hold. Loomis’ hull damage is noted with pumps at work.
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Franz
Radin
Loomis
Thunder Bay Island
Sturgeon Point Weght
Algoma Central and
Hudson Bay Railroad
Alex McIntyre
Great Lakes Transit Corporation
CRAWFISH LONG MAY SEE ALABAMA VANDY GAME ITEM
The News reports Senator Huey Long of Louisiana will attend the Vanderbilt Alabama football game in Birmingham on Thanksgiving. He plans to watch the team he favors, and may observe the famed twelfth man from his hotel suite near Vanderbilt’s headquarters.
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Birmingham
Ala
Huey Long
Louisiana
Louisiana State
Alabama
Tigers
Vanderbilt
Commodore
Synod of Presbyterian Church meets in Birmingham
Delegates gather in Birmingham for the Alabama Synod's annual convention with reports and religious addresses. Mrs. B. H. Cooper presides, Rev. E. G. Lilly delivers the Message from the Synod, and officers are to be elected. Dinners and sessions mark the event at the First Presbyterian Church.
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Birmingham
Alabama Synod of the Presbyterian Church
B. H. Cooper
E. G. Lilly
Robert B. Burns
North Alabama
W. D. Johnston, Jr
Tuscaloosa
O. H. Etzinger
Mobile
8. B. Hay
East Alabama
J. H. Taylor
First Presbyterian Church
Fascist Plot Labeled Publicity Stunt By Butler Probe
General Smedley Butler’s claim of a Fascist plot to crown him dictator was called a publicity stunt by bond salesman Gerald MacGuire. The House Un American Activities Committee pressed on, vowing a full inquiry into Butler’s charges and the alleged 500000-strong army to march on Washington.
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New York
Smedley D. Butler
United States
Gerald C. McGuire
Congressional Committee On un-American Activities
Marine Corps
Wall Street
Washington
John W. McCormick
House Committee
McCormick
Samuel Dickstein
General Butler
Butler
Gerald C. MacGuire
MacGuire
MacGuigre
Trust Company To Be Examined In Chicago
The Central Republic Trust Company faced state examiners as suits totalling about 60.6 million dollars were filed by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation over the Dawes loan of 90 million dollars issued in 1932. The cases seek creditor details and liability status of roughly 4,000 stockholders including Gen. Charles G. Dawes.
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Chicago
Central Republic Trust Company
State Auditors Office
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
RFC
Edward J. Barrett
John P. Barnes
Central Republic Bank and Trust Company
City National Bank and Trust Company
Dawey
Roosevelt Willing For Another Birthday Ball For Infants
President Roosevelt expressed willingness to hold another national birthday ball this year on his fifty third birthday. Funds will aid combatting and studying infantile paralysis with 70 percent channeled to local committees and doctors and 30 percent for research. Warm Springs Foundation not receiving funds.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Henry L. Doherty
New York
Warm Springs Foundation
Roosevelt studies unemployment insurance plan with governors
President Roosevelt pushes federally supervised state unemployment insurance with regional governor talks and a forthcoming relief plan aimed at productive work and reducing direct grants. Hopkins to visit. statewide cooperation stressed. Florida and Alabama governors stay on. auditors convention in Atlanta.
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Warm Springs
Gna
Roosevelt
Harry S. Hopkins
New York State
White House
Shultz
Florida
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Atlanta
Wilbur Trust Company Robbed at West Side Branch
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania on Nov 21 robbers held up the West Side branch of Wilbur Trust Company. Bank president Dudley Ryman said the masked men fled with cash estimated between $2,000 and $3,000 after forcing clerks Charlie Rosewarn and John Dennin to surrender the money and escape in a car.
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Bethlehem
West Side
Wilbur Trust Company
Dudley Ryman
Charlies Rosewarn
John Dennin
Trunk Holds Bodies of Three Infants Found in Brooklyn
Police reveal discovery of three infant bodies in a trunk stored at a Brooklyn warehouse on July 15 1932. A woman identifying as Ruby Clarke 36 of Rockland Nyack N Y was arrested after she claimed ownership of the trunk but denied knowledge of its contents. Clarke said she once taught in Vermont and worked as a bank bookkeeper on Long Island before moving.
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New York
Brooklyn
Ruby Clarke
Rock Road
Upper Nyack
N. Y
Lexington Avenue
Miss Clarke
Mahod
Clarke
President Street
Boorklyn
Three Children Die In Cambridge Fire Tragedy
In North Cambridge Massachusetts a blaze destroyed a six room kitchen area of the family home killing Eugene five Chandler four and Leonard ten weeks old. Parents Charlea and Hilda Smith were rescued with second degree burns and their two year old Charles Jr was lightly injured. Fire origin traced to the kitchen but undetermined.
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Cambridge
Mass
Smail
Charlea
Hilda Smith
Charles, Jr
Eugene
Chandler
Leonard
Cambridge City Hospital
Probate Judge's Books and Accounts Undergo Scrutiny
State Auditor J. L. McLane began an audit of the probate court under Judge Harry K. Martin. The four year review covers November 1930 through November this year. McLane has already audited E. G. Colling tax assessor A. Mullins tax collector and Heard Saxon, the latter for two years on appointment.
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J. L. McLane
Harry K. Martin
McLane
E.G. Colling
8. A. Mullins
Saxon
FERA Moves Offices to Courthouse Floor in Houston County
The Houston County FERA headquarters will relocate this week from the city hall to the courthouse third floor to gain space for relief operations. G. P. Morrison, FERA works director, announced the change as city offices will vacate the old space for expansion. Municipal staff had crowded into the city building since the move-in.
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Houston County
FERA
City Hall
G. P. Morrison
Weather Across Regions Rain and Cold Fronts
The bulletin notes Alabama expects rain and thunderstorms with a colder spell in the west tonight. Thursday remains unsettled with a likelihood of rain and cooler conditions. Coastal areas face fresh to strong southerly to westerly winds. In northwest Florida rain and thunderstorms are seen tonight and Thursday with colder in the west and fresh to strong southeast to south winds. Tennessee anticipates occasional rain tonight and Thursday, followed by much colder Thursday afternoon and night.
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Alabama
Florida
West Portio
Tennessee
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Pickwick
LA Bar Association
Rot
Commerce
Divisional Group
Lake Huron
Synod OF Presbyterian Church
Congressional
Army
By Tom Hagenbuch
Central Republic
Josephine Roche
Colorado
U.S. Treasury Department
F. D
Governors Southeastern Conference
Francis M. Stephenson
Ruby Clark
Massachusetts
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