Third Scottsboro verdict faces death for Heywood Patterson
Decatur Alabama December 2 1931 the jury returns a death verdict against Heywood Patterson 21 in the Scottsboro case for an alleged attack on Victoria Price aboard a Southern freight train March 25 1931 court room quiet with few spectators as Walter Green reads the verdict Patterson unmoved Norris faces upcoming trial as defense seeks a new trial and possible Supreme Court appeal amid courtroom tension and ongoing appeals implications.
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Decatur
Ala
Heywood Patterson
Scottsboro
Walter Green
Enegro
Victoria Price
Southern
W. W. Callahan
Clarance Norris
Price
Huntsville
Luce
Patterson
Norris
Importation of Liquor Quotas Set by U S Officials
Washington December 2 Officials set quotas for foreign liquor imports at about four million gallons planned for the first two months after repeal. The action follows talks with importers who warned of bootlegger profits and a shortage of spirits and wines. Quotas drawn from 1910 14 averages. Dr James M Doran to keep figures secret pending reciprocal trade pacts.
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Washington
Executive Commercial Policy Committee
James M. Doran
Industrial Alcohol
United Kingdom
Believe Girl Buried Alive In Attempt To Hide Killing
In Coatesville Pennsylvania coroner Dr Michael Margolis testifies at an inquest into the deaths of Ethel Greentree and Florence Miller. He says Greentree was shot seven times and died of internal hemorrhages after living about two hours. He suggests she may have been buried alive if the shooting occurred near Brandywine manor.
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Coatesville
Michael Margolis
Ethel Greentree
Ethel Marshall
Florence Miller
Grandywine Manor
Teacher Sued by Pupil Over Alleged Severe Whipping
In Columbia Missouri Mrs Nellie S Cunningham a 25 year veteran teacher faces a 5000 damage suit from Jamies K Hyde 12 alleging permanent injuries from a whipping after he failed to answer which state is nearest the Rio Grande The teacher denies striking with a club claiming only disciplinary measures were used she notes she was disciplined severely in her own schooling.
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Columbia
Nellie S Cunningham
Jamies K. Hyde
Rio Grande
Mi Cunningham
Zaring Country School
Ham
Salvation Army to Help Needy Families at Christmas
Capt. W. H. Arnold announces the Salvation Army will launch a Christmas relief drive next week. Mrs Arnold will lead and manage the program aiding scores of distressed families with medical care clothing shelter food and other life essentials amid ongoing economic strain.
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Sane Penalty
Salvation Army
W. H. Arnold
Army
Arnold
Sociel
Government keeps gold price at 34.01 an ounce
Washington reports the government left its gold price steady at 34.01 an ounce as it reviews weekly trends in dollar exchange bonds and commodity prices. The dollar remains strong on foreign exchanges during three days of a 25 cent rise in R P C gold, while American quotations stay above London offers for bar meta. Treasury final subscriptions arrive for fourth Liberty bond holders as planned maturities approach December 15, and the public debt rises to a peace time high of 23,634,119,771 dollars.
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Washington
London
Treasury
Liberty
Caffery Named U S Ambassador to Cuba by Roosevelt
Replaces Welles Jefferson Caffery the assistant secretary of state will take over as ambassador to Cuba to succeed Sumner Welles. Welles returns to lead Latin American affairs in the state department.
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Jefferson Caffery
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Cub
Welles
State Department
Associates
Roosevelt to Answer Foes Money Policy Next Wednesday
President Roosevelt plans a vigorous reply to critics of his monetary policy in a speech to be delivered next Wednesday night before the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. Officials say he will address gold policy criticism and outline future plans as part of a broader program to raise prices, increase purchasing power, reduce surpluses, provide employment, and aid the needy.
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Washington
Dec
Roosevelt
O. M. W. Sprague
Treasury
Fine program hosted by Rev Harry Flanagan at church
The pastor of the W Main Street M E Church hosted a fine evening in the church auditorium. Departments of the church were represented in song recitals plays and readings. Refreshments were served by the Ladies Aid Society and a large crowd attended the profitable event.
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Harry Flanagan
W. Main Street M. E
Ladies Aid Society
Violence Flare In Louisiana Ballot Burnings
West Feliciana parish residents attacked Huey P. Long and Governor Allen opponents by seizing and burning ballots for the upcoming congressional election. Workers distributing circulars were harassed, ballots burned, and court actions filed to block state ballot distribution. Parish officials refused to pay election workers and barred participation. seven of twelve Sixth District parishes joined the stance.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
O. K. Allen
West Feliciana Parish
St. Franceville
Long-Allen
Toem
Long
Sixth Congressional District
Allen
Bolivar E. Kemp
Sixth District
Kemp
Congress Post
T. W. Parish
C. K. Allen
St. Francisville
Cheston Fowlkes
Waterways meet to discuss St Lawrence treaty impact
A conference in Philadelphia on December 18 will gather trade and business representatives from sixteen Atlantic states to study the proposed St. Lawrence waterway treaty with Canada and its effects on U S waterway projects. The meeting aims to coordinate policy implications and industry responses across the region.
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Philadelphia
St. Lawrence
Canada
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
New Women’s Air Refueling Record Attempted
New York dispatch reports Viola Gentry and Frances Marsalis began a flight from Floyd Bennett Field toward Miami to set a new women’s air refueling endurance record. They aim to surpass the existing mark of eight days and four hours set last year by Mrs. Marsalis and Louise Thaden.
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New York
Viola, Gentry
Frances Marsalis
Floyd Bennett Field
Miami
Florida
Mrs. Marsalis
Louise ‘Thaden
More CWA jobs created in West Virginia relief plan
Charleston Dec 2 1933 As the civil works plan replaces old relief 1738 more men gain 30 hour week jobs on 68 WV local projects Beehler deputy relief administrator says 27491 of 71633 on part time relief now have full week work All CWA work will be routed through the federal reemployment service as counties register applicants Projects approved include Logan Raleigh Putnam Preston Nicholas Monongalia Mineral Fayette Roane Summers Tyler Wyoming and Cabell with hundreds more slated as quotas fill toward December 15
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Charleston
West Virginia
William N. Beehler
CWA
Beechier
Logan County
Raleigh
Putnam
Preston
Nicholas
Monongalia
Mineral
Fayette
Roane
Summers
Tyler
Wyoming
Cabell
Warmer Week Ahead With Rains Expected
The Associated Press reports a weather outlook for the coming week in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Scattered light rain begins in the north, with heavier rain by Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperatures stay moderate until Wednesday night or Thursday when a cooler spell is seen, then gradually warm again.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
North
Stevedores and Police Clash Near Baltimore Pier
Baltimore December 2 4 Fight between striking union stevedores and police broke out again today near the pier where the commercial Alabama, a freight ship, was being unloaded by non union men.
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Baltimore
Prohibition Party Chair Claims Election Trickery
Squire Halstead, state chairman of the Prohibition party in Summersville, accuses officials of bias after the November 28 special election in West Virginia’s third district. He says the ballot omitted Prohibition candidate Ramsey and the polling place blank showed other nominees in bold, hindering fair reporting. O'Brien replies from Charleston, noting ongoing coverage.
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Clarksburg
Squire Halstead
Prohibition Party
Summersville
Prohibition
Congress
West Virginia
Secretary of State
Edminston
Gore
Ramsey
Drugist Wickman Confesses To Slaying After Visit Scene
Albuquerque dispatch reports Carl Wickman druggist, jailed for the death of his fourth wife Donalda Chicoine Wickman of Denver, confessed to police after being taken to the death scene. He had long denied the killing, claiming his wife died in a hit ran incident.
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Albuquerque
N. Mex
T. E. Mabry
Rtorney
Carl Wickman
Donalda Chicoine Wickman
Denver
Mabry
Associated Press
Wickman
Ex-dancer inherits estate from slain husband in Paulsboro
Audrey Smith Clark, former Broadway dancer, inherits an estate over $50 000 from Sheldon A. Clark Jr. Probate confirms while grand jury failed to indict. She also gains the spacious Paulsboro home they owned jointly, where he was shot after a quarrel on November 20.
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Woodbury
N. J
Audrey Smith Clark
Sheldon A. Clark
Gloucester County
Clark
Paulsboro
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