Senate committee backs modification of Volstead Act beer bill
A majority of the Senate judiciary committee favors modifying the Volstead Act to legalize 3.2 percent beer. Most members said they would vote for beer with reservations on alcoholic content, and action could come after January 1 if the Christmas recess delays.
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Roosevelt Christmas Turkey Sent From Alabama Farm
President elect Roosevelt will receive a 40 pound Christmas turkey from South Trimble of Selma Alabama. The bird, raised on a Southern plantation, comes from the same strain that served Woodrow Wilson. Trimble sent the offer and Roosevelt accepted noting he and his mother would be at Hyde Park for Christmas.
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Borah Urges Aid to Poor as Christmas Message
Senator Borah calls this Christmas dedicated to the poor and needy. He says political questions hinder economic recovery and requires public and private cooperation to restore markets, monetary systems, and trade. He urges renewed community action and belief in restoring civilization's economic foundations.
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Borah
National Press Club
Idaho
President Hoover sails from Savannah for ten day fishing cruise
President and Mrs. Hoover and five guests boarded the Sequoia at Savannah for a three hour cruise into Ossabaw Sound. The trip marks the start of ten days of fishing with Christmas eve celebrations planned aboard the 115 foot vessel. Local officials and citizens offered a warm farewell as the Sequoia departed down the Savannah River.
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White Whiskers Takes Charge Of Christmas Cheer
A jovial figure with white whiskers leads a holiday surge as volunteers flood New York City with 185 tons of food and 7 400 families helped. Across the nation, relief and shoppers fill streets as Christmas spirit spreads despite delays and transport strains.
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Associated Press
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Pope Proclaims Year-Long Jubilee Observance
Pope Pius XI announced a year long Jubilee to mark the 19th centenary of Christ s passion death and resurrection beginning April 2 1933. He spoke to Cardinals in the Consistory Hall and urged world peace social justice and renewed faith amid economic and political turmoil.
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Babe Didrikson Hurdles Past AAU Competition
In Los Angeles on December 23 Babe Didrikson cleared hurdles against the AAU group, creators note gate receipts shifting to her, marking her first entry into male ranks and drawing attention for a high hitting performance. Reporter WILL. I. S. adds skepticism about ad payments and finances.
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Reconstruction Finance Corp Cuts Rates on Loans
The Reconstruction Corporation reduced loan rates effective January 1 1933 for banks railroads and financial institutions and for existing balances. Rates drop from 5.5 to 5 percent for many lenders from 5 to 4.5 for closed banks and from 7 to 5.5 for regional agricultural credit borrowers with up to 1 of loan as inspection cost. Rediscounting at 5 percent.
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Reconstruction Corporation
Young Bridegroom Held For Murder
Forest City reports Fletcher Collins 25, recently married two weeks, jailed after his uncle Wadd Linder 45 was stabbed eight times during a wagon ride home with Collins and his brother. Collins confessed saying I had to do it. An inquest set for Monday.
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Grand Jury Urges Probe Of Planters Bank
Wilson December 24 The Wilson county grand jury recommended investigating the defunct Planters Bank of Wilson after hearing accountants and citing five alleged banking law violations in a special report presented yesterday by Tarboro solicitor Don Gilliam.
South aids poor as Christmas baskets fill the region
In Atlanta and the South, charities with many affiliations including local newspapers mobilized thousands to fit empty stockings and restock larders amid unemployment. Richmond’s News Leader and Times Dispatch led city wide campaigns as donors contributed baskets and cheer to less fortunate families.
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Oxford grants granville twentyacre site to community garden
A twenty acre field owned by the town of Oxford in Granville county has been donated for use as a community garden. Dan M. Paul announced ten thousand cabbage plants and six bushes of onions have been planted. The remainder will be cleared for an early garden and a storage building is being built to house vegetables and equipment and will serve as a community canning center next summer.
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Billy Holden and a Century of Christmas Carols in Hillsboro
Hillsboro obituary notes Billy Holden, once a child carol seller in 1850s Hillsboro, grew to become North Carolina governor impeached in 1870 for abuse of power. The tale came from Miss Alice Heartt, longtime Hillsboro publisher.
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Alice
Connecticut
Roosevelt Wins Biggest National Vote Totals Ever Recorded
The 1932 election produced the largest national vote in U. S. history with 39,734,351 ballots. Franklin D. Roosevelt set records for highest popular and electoral votes for a winning candidate while Herbert Hoover posted the largest popular vote ever for a losing candidate. Roosevelt carried 42 states and won 472 electoral votes to Hoover’s 59.
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Seven Children Die In Birmingham House Fire
In Birmingham on December 24 a fire trapped seven of eight children of Luke Weir inside a two room home. The unemployed father and his wife, with a four month old baby, were severely burned and hospitalized. The upper room held four to thirteen year old children who perished as flames spread before firefighters could reach them.
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England
Luke Weir
Poisoning Fear Shocks Forest City Family
Mr and Mrs J T Webb were seriously ill in Forest City with a physician suspecting poisoning from a meal eaten in a shed used for breakfast. A other family member also fell ill after consuming portions of the meal.
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Forest City
J. T. Webb
Jones Held On Charges
Earl W. Jones was jailed in Wilmington on embezzlement charges involving Commercial National Bank at Statesville where he had served as receiver. After a two week disappearance ending in Wilmington he was found in a hotel room registered as E. W. Jones of Charlotte and held under federal request.
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Earl W. Jones
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Statesville
Jones
E. W. Jones
Charlotte
British Steamer Is Sinking Off Jamaica
The British freighter Newbrough sent an SOS claiming the engine room was flooded as she sank off the island of Jamaica. The call, picked up by WAX Miami, was relayed to the liner President McKinley which would go to the position about 125 miles away.
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Fla
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Hope for amicable settlement of French debt talks
Officials in Washington awaited detailed reports on the Paris talks between Ambassador Edge and Premier Bon Cour. The unexpected French premier visit to the American embassy sparked talk of a separate study of the war debt problem. Hoover headed to Savannah for a Christmas fishing trip while Stimson stayed in the capital.
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State Department
Ambassador Edge delays return call to Premier Boncour
Paris December 24 Ambassador Walter E Edge will postpone a return call on Premier Joseph Paul Boncour until he hears from Washington and can provide the premier with general debt information. An official French spokesman said.
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Walter E. Edge
Joseph Paul Boncour
Washington
Langley to be sent to Raleigh for electrocution
Langley 24 year old itinerant painter was to be transported today to Raleigh and the state penitentiary to begin serving the electrocution sentence for the first degree murder of Lonnie G. Russell, a filling station operator, with an appeal likely. He smiled when sentenced and shook hands with Solicitor Zeb V. Nettles and Sheriff Laurence E. Brown.
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Raleigh
State Penitentiary
Lonnie G. Russell
Langley
Zeb V. Nettles
Laurence E. Brown
Roosevelt Plans Close Contact on World Problems
President elect Roosevelt intends to stay informed on international debt disarmament and economic issues before March. Norman H Davis's expected visit to Albany signals continued coordination with Hoover era proposals as Roosevelt prepares for transition and Hyde Park holidays.
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