Revival of three way projects aims to aid 3906 workers in Alabama
Gov Bibb Graves and Thad Holt announce 3906 men will receive employment Monday on 17 three way road and school projects revived with Washington approval. Workers come from rural farm labor backgrounds, group two applicants previously in relief programs, and will transfer from WPA to PWA terms as needed. Local reports note improved conditions in Houston County with October private industry placements and veteran employment, while future school building work may continue under PWA prevailing wages.
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Alabama
J. P. Morrizco
Geneve
Houston
Farmere
Houston Court House
Geneva County
Pogram
Pwa
Morrison
WPA
PYWA
CWA
NERS
Montgomery
Bibb Graves
Thad Holt
Works Progress
Afghamss
Washington
Holt
Canal Gold Mine Balan Traoslis Of Suez Swell Receipts
Paris reports Suez Canal receipts for 1881 forecast to reach about 9.3 million francs, with total income from January 1 to November 20 at 783 million francs, up from 759 million the prior year. Increased traffic, aided by Italian military operations, boosted revenues while expenses fell and bond maturities improved prospects for 1935 profits.
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Balan Traoslis
Suez
Suez Company
Paris
Tanel
Halian
Wwe
Florence waiter dies from engine accident injuries
Florence, Nov 27 AP A 22 year old waiter Howard Beasley died in a local hospital from internal injuries after a pulley burst while using a gasoline engine at a rural home near Wood. The Beasley family is prominent in the area.
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Hart
Pally
Segmen Florence
Howard Beasley
Ley
Beasley
Loyal troops clash with rebels in Brazil capital
In Rio de Janeiro loyal forces battled rebel troops in a government move to suppress a Communist uprising. Rebels were driven from Natal, with the northeast largely under loyal control as President Vargas oversaw actions. A rebel group in the Federal district surrendered under air bombing.
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Rafael Ordorica
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Natal
Federal District
Third Infantry Regiment
Getulo Vargas
Polinio Salgado
Veteran Hudson dies by possible self-inflicted wound
Ruben C. Hudson, 41, a disabled World War veteran, was found dead in his Columbia home with a head wound. Sheriff May labeled the death an apparent self inflicted act due to illness and financial worries. Survived by wife, daughter Mary Lee, son Grover, mother, brother Glenn, and three sisters. Funeral set for Ebenezer church at 2 p.m. with Rev. H. M. Givens.
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Columbia
Ruben C. Hudson
Alex H. May
Hudeon
Sheriff May
Hudson
Mary Lee Hudson
Grover Hudson
Glenn Hudson
Donalsonville
Carrie Q@dom
Duffie Farmer
Ollie Mase Holley
Haleburg
Ebenezer Church
H. M. Givens
Slocomb
Houston Funeral Co
Operator Slain Too Questioned In Death Of Phone Worker
Elizabeth R. Lynch a 35 year old telephone operator was found shot to death in her Washington home. Coroner A Magruder MacDonald said he believed it was not suicide though a pistol was found nearby. Suspects include William A. Kappel 34 an iceman who shared the Lynch residence and Leo Cullen 91 a press man who were taken into custody. Police say Kappel led Lynch to her home earlier but she did not permit entry and he left returning later with Cullen to discover the body.
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Washington
Elizabeth R. Lynch
A. Magruder MacDonald
William A. Kappel
Lynch
Leo Cullen
Po-lice
Kappel
Miss Lynch
Cullen
House Burns In Bodlford Property Near Vicksburg
A tenant house owned by G. A. Bodlford near Vicksburg burned Tuesday. Estimated damage was $500, partially covered by insurance. Tenants discovered the blaze after it had gained headway and could save only the furniture.
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G. A. Bodlford
Vicksburg
Condon Calls Hauptmann Plea Ridiculous in Lindbergh Case
Dr John F Condon arrived in Providence from New York and dismissed Bruno Hauptmanns bid for a full statement as ridiculous He declined to discuss possible new evidence in New England and would not reveal his companions or plans offering only pleas of sympathy for Hauptmann and saying further remarks would be in the Hauptmann case context.
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Prondin
Rhode Island
Capitalist foes accused by Ross of sabotage war
Moscow dispatch reports the Soviet press accusing capitalist nations’ intelligence services and big trusts of espionage and plots to undermine the Soviet government. Promotions within the domestic security apparatus followed, with OGPU merging into the commissariat and leaders elevated in rank as Pravda asserts Western counter revolutions would reveal extensive conspiracies. The article cites use of poison, bullets, bribes, dynamite and propaganda by international foes to inflame class tensions inside the USSR.
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Associated Prose Foreign Statf
Moscow
OGPU
Chekists
Joseph Stalin
Genrikh Grigoryevichh Yagods
Pravda
Soviet Union
Temperance Board Sees Increased Anti Liquor Support
The Methodist Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morale reports improved moral and material support for its campaigns. Secretaries say they are dissatisfied with current federal and state liquor policies and estimate about a 50 percent rise in dry voting strength.
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U. K
Temperance Board
Washington
Methodist Board of Temperance
Prohibition
Talmadge Seeks Roosevelt Answers To Three Charges
Georgia Governor Talmadge asks President Roosevelt to respond to three pointed charges about the New Deal in a speech in Atlanta. The charges involve the Tennessee Valley Authority, Tugwell’s relief payroll, and actions of the AAA and banks, with the answer expected during a Friday homecoming event arranged by Georgia officials.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Talmadge
Statesman
Dothan
Georgia
Talmedge
Sec
Mr. Roosevelt
Tennessee Authority
Morris
Tenn
Tugwell
AAA
Bank
Japan Drives North to Cow China in North China Crisis
Japanese troops pour into North China by train, with 3,000 soldiers and gear reaching Tientsin from Chingwatao. Fengtai junction seized near Peiping, rail traffic disrupted as Chinese efforts to move troops north spark harsh protests. General Shang Chen resigns, signaling deepening North China autonomy conflict amid northern provincial demands.
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A. T. Steele
Associated Frese
Shanghai
North China
Tientsin
Chingwasgtao
Hopeb Province
Poiping
Ten Takahashi
Fengtal
Peiping
Takahashi
Peiping-Mukeden
Tlentsin
Tlentsin- Pukow
Chincese
Tsinan
Shantung
Tienteln
Tlenteln
Fengtail
Fengtai
Shang Chen
Hopeh
Nanking
Chahar
Shansi Shantung
Suiyuan
Butler Woman Convicted of Murdering Infant Daughter
In Greenville a Butler county circuit court jury found Mrs Adel Griffin guilty of slaying her three year old daughter Etharilne. She received a life term after the body was found in a deserted well weighted by a rock. The defense denied guilt and claimed the father killed the child. a confessed statement was presented but the defendant repudiated it.
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Butler
Greenville
Butler County
Adel Griffin
Etharilne
Griffin
Rogers
Lottare’s Fire Burns Vacant Lot on Edgewood Drive
A grass fire damaged a vacant lot on Edgewood Drive, started by falling sparks blown by strong winds. Firemen reported the incident occurred Tuesday with Wednesday confirmation.
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Edgewood Drive
Dothan to Print Centennial Edition Extra Copies
The Eagle's Dothan semi centennial edition will cover fifty years of the city’s official existence and extend beyond 1885 to early settlement. It promises to be the most comprehensive history yet and will serve as a valuable family archive. Extra copies are ten cents each and can be ordered by contacting the circulation department.
Bonus Hearing For Sure Veto If Signs Hold
Secretary Morgenthau said the administration has not changed its stance on cash payment of the bonus. He avoided details on veto prospects as veterans groups push for immediate payment, while currency expansion debates loom over deficit plans. The Patman bill era revival faces January House action and Senate finance committee timing.
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Treas
Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Treasury
Congress
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House
Senate
Patman
John Thomas Taylor
Len Robinson
Arkansas
Eteering and Policy Committee
Graf Zeppelin Mooring Move After Northeast Rebellion
Nov 31 Rio reports Condor syndicate announced Graf Zeppelin moved from the northeast region to Recife for mooring after hovering for three days. The airship, which carries mail across the South Atlantic, could not land earlier due to the rebellion. Natal radio stations regained contact with Rio de Janeiro as two commercial planes released from Natal resumed operations.
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Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Condor Syndicate
Graf Zeppeln
Recife
South Atlantic
Natal
Natalalies
Doomed to Death Terror Man Convicted in Cycle Tragedy
Winchester England November 27 AP Arthur Charles Mortimer known as terror man was convicted of murder for fatally running down Phyllis Mary Oakes a 1 beautiful private secretary in August He was sentenced to death and his claim of fits since childhood was noted Mortimer allegedly aimed to harm three other young girls in the same area following the incident.
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Birbeh
Winchester
England
Arthur Charles Mortimer
Phyllis Mary Oakes
Mortimer
Correction Clears Painter’s Auto Repossession Charge
Marvin Kelly, the painter earlier reported arrested for petty larceny in connection with an automobile theft, told The Eagle he was closing out a note against C. L Hatfield for defaulted payments and repossessed the car. Hatfield then had Kelly arrested and sued to delay today’s hearing. The Eagle corrects the earlier misimpression.
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Marvin Kelly
The
Eagle
C. L Hatfield
Hatfield
Kelly
Fagle
Ethiopians claim new victory moves as Italians retreat
Ethiopian communique reports Italian forces pulling back from Makale toward Adigrat with other southern towns Gorrahel and Gerloguhl evacuated amid encirclement. Haile Selassie to assume command from Desege as abuna stays in the capital. proclamation of war circulated to rally provinces.
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Addis Ababa
Makale
Adigrat
Gorrahel
Gerlogubl
Malilo Adigrat
Tigre
Haile Selageie
Caid i
Italy
Gerloguhl
Deeaye
Empire
Denerteran
Kinge
Iwan
BL Mary's Church
Deseye
Man asks lie detector test in Corinna Loring murder case
Richard Tear a 29 year old hospital attendant asked police to administer a lie detector test to prove his innocence in the murder of his fiance Corinna Loring. He said suspicion falls on him and promised to submit to the test to clear his name. Police Lt Hazel said authorities would discuss the proposal. Loring, a Maryland stenographer, vanished from her Mountaintop home and her body was later found in nearby brush. Tear has been questioned. no suspects named.
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Faltor
Ansloas
Hehensen
Washington
Richard Tear
Corinna Loring
Corninna
Joseph Hazel
Misys Lering
Mount Lainter Md
Cearby
Ibherty
President notes Alabama backing with his thanks
Montgomery November 27 Governor Ribb Graves relayed President Roosevelt's appreciation to Alabama's Democratic Executive Committee for endorsing his administration on November 13. The committee elected Graves and Senators Black and Bankhead and J. P. McQueen as chairman. Uninstructed delegates were named to read Alabama's 1930 delegation.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ribb Graves
Roosevelt
Alabama
Chaves
Tam
Franklin D Roosevelt
Leon McCord
Democratic Nations
Churches Join For Foster St Thanksgiving In Dothan
Dothan churches unite at Foster Street Methodist for Union Thanksgiving service Thursday with Dr L W Dockery of First Baptist delivering the sermon at 10 am. All churches invite their congregations as holiday observance includes limited business closures and post office hours. Many Dothan fans will travel to Enterprise for the 7th annual high school game.
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Foster St
Dothan
Union Thankngiviris
Foster Steel Method
L. W. Dockery
Tnterprise
Lafayette church cancels prayer services for Union Thanksgiving
Lafayette Street Methodist Church has canceled its prayer services due to the Union Thanksgiving Services at Foster Street Methodist Church scheduled for 10 6. Thursday. Rev. C S Talley, Lafayette Street pastor, announced the change.
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Lafayette Street Methodist Church
Foster Street Methodist Church
C. 8. Talley
Lafayette Street
Uneasiness in Europe grows over possible fuel embargo
Rome reports government sources warn that a broader embargo against oil and coal could follow the sanctions against Italy for its Ethiopian campaign. Officials note Italy fears a further European clash as Britain pledges support for extended measures while troop movements and civil preparations intensify amid looming League of Nations action.
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George Jordan
Associated Preea
Rome
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Qaid
Ahe
Metauro
Libya
Persone
United States
Henry J. Allen
Kaneas
Mussolini
Il Duce
England
London
Great Britain
League Committee of 16
Europe
Man Killed Crossing Highway Near Decatur
M A Fuller of near Frateelic was killed when struck by an automobile while crossing the highway in Decatur. Police say Mrs John W Horton drove the other car and Fuller tried to reach a vehicle driven by John W Ly of Hartnell.
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Towshan
Decatur
M. A. Fuller
Frarteelic
Wan
Polies
Fuller
Mra
John W. Horton
John W. Lye
Hartnelle
Markets Closing for Thanksgiving in U S Exchanges
All financial and commodity exchanges in the United States will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. Canadian and European markets will operate as usual.
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New York
United States
Weather synopsis for Alabama and Northwest Florida
Alabama and Northwest Florida see cloudy conditions with chances of local showers. Warmer in eastern portions, cooler in western areas. Wednesday night through Thursday unsettled with potential showers, cooler in the west.
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Alabama
East
Florida
West
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