Storms Wreck Ships At Cape Verde And Nearby Shore
A six hour gale at a New Jersey waterfront damaged a private yacht and a four masted lumber schooner from Cape Verde. A shrimp boat sank, an unoccupied house was demolished, and waves overwhelmed moorings near the inlet as guards tried to refloat the schooner at tide. Authorities warned crews to remain offshore.
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Mnandina
Fia
Cape Verde Islands
Echooner
Tha Watus G. Hilton
Roy Teixeira
Ita Mooringa
Howes
Damaged Harbor As Sea Storm Hits Daytona Beach
Heavy seas pounded the coast near Daytona Beach as winds of up to 80 miles per hour caused damage to a 506 foot fishing harbor facility and wreckage drifted along temporary pilings. Coast Guard patrols searched for a vessel reported in distress but found no firm sighting. The seaward ocean pier extend 1200 feet into the ocean remained undamaged despite the spray and breakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Toler
Coast Guard
Flagforth
Trou
Severe flood damage hits St Augustine waterfront shelters
Strong tides overwhelmed the Seawall flooding streets and undermining homes in St Augustine. Piers collapsed and water filled Fort San Marcos site as residents rushed to protect properties along Anastasia Island and the Red Barn Tavern area.
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Augustine
Fla
St. Augustine's
Mus
San Mar
R. Augustine
Anastasia Island
Old Toys Wanted for Rebuilding for Needy Children
Salvation Army Captain Tidman asks for donated broken toys to be repaired by the Junior High manual training department for distribution to needy children at Christmas. Toys may be brought to the Salvation Army home and picked up for renovation at the school, a program that has provided hundreds of gifts in previous years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manual Training Department
Victor A. Tidman
Salvation Army
Dothan
Mystery of Old Charley Ross Kidnapping Returns
New York, Nov 3 AP. The 58 year old derelict death revives the Charley Ross kidnapping mystery. Many have claimed to know the boy’s whereabouts over the years, but clues have often led nowhere. Detectives head to Catskill to examine papers alleged by Emm Kleinhertz as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charley Ross
Germantown
Emm
Kleinhertz
Catskill
N. Y
Bowery
William Bromson
Ross
Villanova Football Players Die In Auto Crash
Joseph Delaney and Arthur Shortall, Villanova football players, were killed in an automobile collision near a street intersection while returning from Thanksgiving vacation. Richard Hickey, captain, and Edward Donahue were injured.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Delaney
Arthur Shortall
Villanova
Richard Hickey
Edward Donahue
Collegians
Hiickey
Father and son freeze in marsh country tragedy
Lost in the Eastern Shore marshes during a hunting trip, William MacKnight 65 and son Thomas 18 died before dawn. Samuel 15, also missing with them, was found alive and in serious condition at a hospital today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
William MacKnight
American Stores Company
Hortock
Thomas MacKnight
MacKnight
Samuel
Moseley Confined at Home with Illness
C. C. Moseley city superintendent of education was confined to his home today due to illness believed to be influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Moseley
Moseley
Jordan to Be Sentenced Soon in Bribery Case
Former Senator E. D. Jordan, of Etowah, convicted of soliciting a bribe, awaits sentencing likely on Thursday in Montgomery. He was held in the county jail banker's cell as jurors deliberated four hours before returning a guilty verdict.
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Montgomery
E. D. Jordan
Etowah
Walter B. Jones
Jones
Jordan
Alabama Supreme Court
Chambers County
Etowah County
St. Clair
Dram
Three Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses in Houston County
Three couples received marriage licenses in Houston County during the weekend, down one from last week. The pairs were Heney Driskell with Agnes Scott of Newton route two, Grady Crawford Lisenby with Inet Long of Midland City, and Chester Roney with Ted Trawick of Ashford.
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Houston County
Heney Driskell
Agnes Scott
Newton
Grady Crawford Lisenby
Inet Long
Midland City
Chester Roney
Ted Trawick
Ashford
Masonic Lodge 112 to Hold Regular Meeting at Temple
Royal Arch Masons Lodge No 112% will meet at the Masonic Temple for a routine session. Officials announced the meeting starts at 7 oclock tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Order
House Leaders Push Early Action On Repeal And Beer
Democratic leaders press speedy action on repeal and beer ahead of Christmas recess. Garner plans a repeal vote on opening day as Walsh introduces a 3.2 percent beer bill, seeking swift consideration. Hearings on beer set for December 7, with debates shaping Congress and state ratification timing uncertain.
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Washington
Democratic House
Garner
Congress
Senate
House
Watson
Indiana
Senate Judiciary Committee
Walsh
Massachusetts
Gamnery
Collier
Waysetd Means Committee
Judiciary Committee
Webb-Kenyon
Lawyers urge modification of repeal act to legalize beer
New York lawyers group backs amending the Vostead act to legalize beer and ales while opposing tight wines due to policing needs. The voluntary committee of New York bar members calls for repeal of the eighteenth amendment, arguing prompt repeal is needed. Members include Choate Jr and Johnston among others.
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New York
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Henry Alan Johnston
George W. Martin
Hugh Satterlee
Kenneth M. Spence
Harrigan Tweed
Clifton P. Willamson
Frederick H. Wood
Houston Court Opens With Botts Embezzlement Trial
The fall term of Houston County Circuit Court opened led by Judge H A Pearce. City councilman J P Botts faces two embezzlement charges over allegedly misappropriating under $100 from Nashville firms while a salesman. Also slated are trials for Jack Ingram in a second degree murder case and arson charges against Mike T Saliba, J C Willis, and Jack Altman. Grand jury and venire of thirty are noted.
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Houston County
H. A. Pearce
J. P. Botts
Botts
George Cochran
Cochran
Ingram
Mike T. Saliba
J C. Willis
Jack Altman
Bentley Riley
Jesse Rollins
Marvin Holman
Dothan
W. C. Lokey
R. F. Eddins
John 8. Martin
A. R. Gissendanner
Tom A. Kimble
T. Hall
J. E. Stembridge
H. E. McArdie
H. A. Denton
Ambus Hicks
Wesley Searcy
Charles L. Williams, Jr
H. C. Adams
Herschel Weatherford
John L. Merritt
Elmer C. Cumbie
Ulmer Watford
J. A. Joiner
Buford Williams
C. L. Bond
J.L. Riley
8. L. Johnson
Early L. Smith
R. L. Gaines
Ewell Griffin
John L. Vaughn
Alto Taylor
Tf. J. Whatley
Tillis Thomley
Will G. Cain
Houston County Grand Jury
Geneva County Schools Close Indefinitely Amid Fund Shortage
Geneva Alabama November 28 194? Geneva county schools including 82 white and 12 Negro districts close for first time in current system due to funds. Board rescinds four and a half months operation amid enrollment near 7 000 pupils 143 teachers and 27 bus drivers affected.
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Geneva
Ala
Geneva County
Board of Education
Archie L. Faulk
Samaor
A. L. Casey
Slocomb
PB. T. Hridges
Black
M. Segrez
Sirecomb
Nover
Mr. Carey
Lex Corttz
Hartford
Winter Warning Signals Record Cold Across Regions
The Associated Press notes a severe cold outbreak as winter nears, with Boston logging eight above and November 27 the coldest on record. Subfreezing readings spread from the Atlantic seaboard to Dixie, while coastal Georgia and northeast Florida faced gale driven high tides. Two Maryland hunters died in marshes and two New York City deaths were linked to the cold reaching 12 above zero.
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Associated Press
King Winter
New England
Boston
Atlantic Seaboard
Dixie
Ashevill
Richmond
Birmingham
Little Rock
Memphis
South Georgia
Florida
Maryland
New York City
England Works On Second Note To U S On Debts
England, owing the United States 95.5 million dollars as of December 15, seeks postponement and reconsideration of the debt problem. France and Poland are considering similar moratorium requests while Italy leans toward postponement though ready to pay 1.25 million. No new decisions emerged from the Hoover cabinet conference with Stimson and Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
England
United States
Washington
France
Poland
Italy
U. S
Hoover
Stimson
Mills
Ford Improves After Operation at Ford Hospital
Detroit Nov 28 AP A Ford hospital bulletin reports Henry Ford's condition after a Saturday operation for a strangulated femoral hernia remains favorable. Doctors say the appendix was removed during the procedure performed at 5 p.m. by Dr Roy D McClure and that the patient is progressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Hospital
Henry Ford
Roy D. McClure
Agroxeaman
Ford
Two Brothers Die in Auto Accident at Harmer
In Harmer, brothers William Carter 24 and Charles Carter 7 died when William tried to relieve their driver Thornee at the wheel. Their mother escaped injury as the car crashed, ending in a fatal accident on the road.
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Ramer
William Carter
Troy
Lece Foother Ophyern
Charles
Harmer
William
Thornee
Postseason charity football talks hinge on state board decision
Negotiations for a Dothan High post season game with an unnamed rival stall while William J. Baird heads the state board toward a decision. Andalusia looms as a possible foe to settle a forfeit score from earlier in the season.
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Dothan High School
Central Board of the
State Athletic Association
William J. Baird
Tarrant
Central Board
Central Board of the Athletic Association
Dothan
Victor A. Tidman
Salvation Army
Baird
Tigers
Andalusia
Alabama
Iikely
Andralusia
Florala
Yothan
State Athletic Board
Tidman
Paul Tubb
Billy Brown
Tiger
Paving Plan Advances on Dothan Ashford Route
Officials report growing likelihood that landowners will deed rights of way for a paved Dothan to Ashford road. If deeds arrive by December 13 bids will open for the 19 mile section with 20 workers needed for eight months at 20 cents an hour. Total project cost around 1.745 million dollars.
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Dothan
Ashford
Georgia Line
Four year old burned by house fire on North Oates Street
Charlie Waites, four, stood near an open grate when his nightgown caught fire in his North Oates Street home. He sustained severe burns from neck to feet while his father slept nearby. Neighbors and a cook helped smother the flames as doctors call his condition grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Pearce Waites
Fielder Waites
North Oates Street
Waites
Prison Fire Burns State Penitentiary Block
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the cell block at the state penitentiary, but about 800 convicts escaped to safety as Montgom ery fire units arrived too late to save the structure. The loss is estimated at 200,000 dollars with insurance. Prisoners will be moved to Wetumpka Kilby and Atmore facilities. Speigner penitentiary had recently seen an attempted break with one inmate killed and 22 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W“Etumpka
Kilby
Atmore
Speigner Prigzon
Late Night Blaze Destroys Espy Peanut Mill
Firemen from the Norten department rushed to Headland to quell an early morning fire that virtually wiped out the Espy peanut mill, with thousands in losses. Dothan crews aided, spent over two hours, aided to prevent spread to a warehouse and cotton gin. origin undetermined.
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Nothen
Headland
Dothon
J. E. Zigiar
Zigler
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GALE
Tena Beach
Daytona
Red Bern
Amd
C. J. Zeigier
D. Ingraham
China
Montgomery County
R.A. M's
Jack Ingram
Winter
South
East
Detroit Hospital
Speigner
Melbourne
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