Southeast Group Named to Improve Economic Affairs
The Southeastern Economic council, organized in Savannah in 2021, names a committee of 500 to direct work on improving economic conditions in the Southeast. Executive officers will finalize membership after consulting state leaders and regional representatives across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi, with multiple named individuals and cities listed as part of the initial selections.
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Savannah
Southwestern Economic Council
South Carolina
David R. Coker
Hartevilie
South Carolnn Council
St. Ard
Columbus
Cornelius Moses
J. J. Corfell
Ravennah
A. M. Soule
Athens
Bona Allen
Jr. Buford
W.C. Vereen
Moultrie
McDowel
George L. Googe
W. T. Anderson
Maet
Cason J. Callaway
la Grange
Hubert F. Lee
Atlanta
Tom Houston
Stella Aki
Mercer Lee
Mississippi
L. ©. Crosby
Plearoe
Ellen S. Woodward
Molt Ross
W. 8. Rogers
Laurel
Bion Marks
Jackson
James Briewes
Meridian
Clayton Rand
Gulfport
Walter Sillers
Rosedale
N. B. Bond
University
B. M. Hadderman
C. B. Taylor
County Officers Nab 31 Fans On Weekend Charges
County officers arrested 31 fans over the weekend on charges including carrying concealed weapons drunkenness gaming and violations of the prohibition law Sheriff Joe Rollins said. Several arrestees were Negroes and most were bonded out. four prisoners remained in the county jail today, a larger number than usual, with many inmates convicted in federal court here of liquor law violations.
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Ranging
Joe Rollins
Iquor
Four Candidates Enter Mobile Domestic Relations Race
In Mobile on October 26, four entrants join the race for Mobile County court of domestic relations judge. Doris Van Aller and KS Coffin, both attorneys, compete alongside James E. Duggan and Arthur J. Kearney, the latter serving as the appointed incumbent. The field will vie for votes on November 40.
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Mobile
Mobile County
Court of Domestic Relations
Doris van Aller
KS. Coffin
James E. Duggan
Arthur J. Keartey
Atty
Thomas E. Knight
Car Fire Near Avanta Street Extinguished Quickly
Fire crews responded to a burning car owned by Dr. L. A. Coleman on Avanta Street. The blaze was contained with minor damage reported and officials noted the vehicle had been burning for a short period before extinguishment.
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Avanta Street
L. A. Coleman
Bre
Severnd Base
Deputy Uses Bicycle to Catch Runaway Negro Suspect
Deputy John Hilson commandeered a bicycle during a pursuit of a Negro gambler in a southwest city area. The chase switched from car to foot, then to a bike as Hilson rode away, with the bicycle owner chasing after them. Hilson eventually halted the pursuit and returned the bike, praised by fellow deputies as a rising bicycle racing contender.
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Hilson
B. J. Strickland
Strickland
Hilton
Sheriffs Office
New York City
Howard and Southern College Game Set in Dothan
An attendance of 5 000 was predicted for the Howard and Southern University football game here on November 11. Officials of the Athletic Club said ticket prices were reduced and the game would be on a regular day, not a holiday, to draw a large crowd. Dean Clusey of Howard visited Dothan to finalize plans for the game and a downtown parade on game day.
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Howard and Southern University
Athletic Club
Dothan
Clusey
Howard
Thieves Steal More Bicycles than Autos
Birmingham police records show bicycle thefts exceed autos stolen annually in Birmingham. About 98 percent of stolen bicycles are recovered and returned to their owners, easing but not solving the problem for authorities.
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Birmingham
Revival Initiated by Salvation Army Leader
Captain Victor Tidman opened a week long revival at the Salvation Army auditorium. Revival services will run nightly this week and next Sunday at 7 o clock. The Salvation Army slogan for the national revival week is Fight It Through.
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Salvation Army
Victor Tidman
Tidman
Salvaron Army
Only Commissioned American In Cuban Army Dies at 55
Major Augustus W. York 55 chief of the Cuban army signal corps and the only American with a Cuban commission died at his Camp Columbia home after a tuberculosis illness. A native of Marietta Georgia and uncle of WWI hero Alvin York he aided Cuba’s forces after joining from the Spanish American War era. He organized the Cuban signal corps and helped form the national boxing commission.
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Havana
Augustus W. York
Cuban Army Signal Corps
Camp Columbia
Senora Aurora, Vaimana
Offen
York
Marietta
Alvin York
Cuba
San Juan Hii
Philippine Islands
Cuban Signal Corps
National Boxing Commission
Cotton Remains King of Alabama Exports
E Addicks, head of the U S Commerce Office, reported that cotton dominated Alabama export trade totaling around 40 million dollars last year, with most shipments through Mobile. Birmingham industries produced goods valued at about 870 thousand dollars for foreign trade, alongside furnaces textiles lumber and paper from various plants across the state.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Gotton
E. Addicks
U.S. Department of Commerce
Asid
Addicks
Mobile
Gadeden
Jrallla
Tuscalooa
Farmer George Jackson Captured After Slayer Alert
Oct 26. Sought as the slayer of six relatives, farmer George Jackson was captured at his home near Wagener South Carolina. He surrendered without a fight after his daughter alerted officers. Negroes had reported seeing him at the house and authorities planned to move him to the state penitentiary for safe keeping.
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Wagener
3 .C
George Jackson
Aiken
Nia
Jackson
Columbia
State Penitentiary
Alabama farmers making progress in harvesting crops
Under clear October skies Alabama farmers press harvests with cotton first, reporting quick gathering and lower costs. Pecan yields rise to a record 4 500 000 pounds, hay and pastures improve, while Satsuma oranges move to market in Mobile and Baldwin counties.
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Auburn
Alabama
Fermers
Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Essh
Mobile
Bakiwin
Satsuma
Officer Fatally Shot During Florida Arrest
Sheriff Norman Pearson of La Fayette County died after being shot while attempting to arrest Carl Stewart on a liquor charge near Mayo Florida. Deputy Geiger was wounded as Stewart fired at them. Stewart was later jailed in Mayo. Geiger survived. Alabama ranks 25th in wholesale trade in 1942, per Census Bureau.
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Lie Oak
Fla
Norman Pearson
Lafayette County
Lake City Hospital
Mayo
Pearson
Carl Stewart
Stewart
Sherif Geiger
Wood
Geiger
Baseball's "Old Roman" dies at 73 in Wisconsin
Charles Albert Comisky known as baseball's "Old Roman" rose from Milwaukee sandlot player to owner of the Chicago White Sox of the American League. He died at his summer home near Eagle River, Wisconsin, after a period of illness and a brief rally two weeks earlier.
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Eagle River
Wis
Ori
Charles Albert Comisky
Homan
Milwaukee
Chicago ‘White Sox
Woman and child hold off deputies in Idaho cabin
In Bayview Idaho on October 26 a woman named Mrs May and her eight year old child continued to defy a sheriff's posse inside a cabin. A high powered rifle was used and more than 40 shots were fired at deputies outside. Weather and fog enveloped the scene as the sheriff avoided direct confrontation to prevent harm to the occupants.
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Bayview
Idaho
Anitange
Ita
Floyd May
Harry Teaple
Army Football Cadet Severely Injured in Yale Game
Army football Cadet Richard B. Sheydan of Augusta Georgia sustained a broken neck during a game against Yale. He was transported for emergency surgery and remained in critical condition as doctors described some hope for recovery. He had been playing as Yale counterattacked and tackled by Yale players following a kickoff.
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New Haven
Conn
Richard B. Sheydan
Augusta
Inxurant
Phymevina
Hite
Sheridan
Robert Lassiter
Yule
Romney
New Mist Verifying Gases and Melting Points Report
An AP area report notes attempts to test melting points and gas analyses amid a security fix by the company. No clear outcomes or names are readable. the fragment hints at technical procedures and potential errors in early lab notes.
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Pany
Capone’s mood shifts as fines loom in tax case
In Chicago, October 28, AP reports that the famed gangster Al Capone, previously defiant, leaves the federal courthouse under marshal guard. Deputies confiscate papers noting government seizure of his Florida home and bank safety box as he endures a more somber reception from the crowd.
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Chicago
al Capone
Capony
Florida
War declared again by Murray in Atoka Oklahoma
Atoka Oklahoma October 26 1AP Governor Willan Murray ordered National Guard troops to Durant via the Red River Bridge to prepare for action after his Dallas flight. Col John MacDonald was directed to mobilize troops as a bridge defense and court action to close the Red River Bridge between Durant and Ponkan Texas nears a late date.
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Atoka
Okla
United Broten District
Willan Murray
National Guard
Durant
Red River Bridge
Col
John. MacDonald
Von
Purint
Ponkeun
Texas
Dlatelet Court
Mum Eargeg Aindny
Former Solon Faces Charge of Plotting Take Woman's Life
A Solon man named Go Jeter faces a charge of plotting to kill a woman in Birmingham Ort 96. He and a woman identified as Mrs Crenshaw allegedly planned the act during a county meeting, with the victim and a companion connected to the case. The accused fled with his wife to avoid arrest.
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Solon
Take Woman
Birmingham
Etn Logietattin
Btrk
Mberty
Ford Eharsel
County
Conver
Prendlein
Hank
Attendance at Woman's Birthday Dinner
A note reports 125 attendees at a woman's birthday dinner, listing many guests and notable figures. The scrambled OCR mentions individuals like Welhorn, Pabesin, and others, with unclear roles. The text references a gathering in a town or community and hints at dates and locations, though specifics remain garbled.
Japan says League order not binding after council vote
Tokyo says the League of Nations council failed to obtain a unanimous vote on the request to evaluate Japanese actions in Manchuria by November 16, and therefore the action is not binding in any way. The cabinet statement reiterates Japan's five fundamental principles and its stance from the Manchurian crisis.
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Tokyo
League of Nations
Manchuria
Npee
Japan
Polya
China
Aviatrix Ruth Nichols narrowly escapes plane fire in Kentucky
Ruth Nichols, famed Rye aviatrix, barely escapes a fire while warming up at Bowman Field in Louisville Kentucky. She had planned a nonstop flight to New York, circling the field for nearly an hour before landing to refuel and continue. Nichols, who left Oakland California, had flown over 2000 miles but did not set a new distance record, with the current record held by Maryse Bastien of France.
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Cupane
York Hs
James
Wihgrwyn
Die Wilkerson
Louiaville
Ruth Nichols
New York
Meshantgs
Misa Nichola
Loutaville
Rye
Avlarin
Oakland
Calif
Bowman Field
Omeloss
Lena
Aviateix
Semen
Offichsia
Plana
Maryse Bastle
Aectery
Hurley Opposes Islands Freedom Pressuring Economic Reform
Secretary Hurley, returning from a long trip, urged President Hoover to delay Philippine independence until economic reforms are proven, signaling opposition amid the debate. The report notes no full white paper, but outlines Congress and economic outcomes as factors shaping stance.
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Hurley
Islands Freedom
Washington
Hoover
Cotton Market Report From Today's Trading Floor
Market notes show steady activity with prices for cotton unchanged amid steady demand. Trading floor observers report no notable shifts in supply or buying interest and indicate a calm session with market participants awaiting further cues.
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Methodics Episcopal Church
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CIA
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John Hilson
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Dad Hilson
Pen
Alahama
Censum Bureau
Winnie Ruth Judd
Los Angeles
Taft
Louie P. Russell
Judd
Richard Canton
William Judd
Charles Albert
ElIness
Capone
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Oklahoma
U. S
Duthan
League
Rouse
Toney Welch
Kontes Loréan
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Law Claes PC
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