Southern Democrats Control All Major Posts in Congress
Southern Democrats hold key chairmanships and posts across foreign relations, agriculture, appropriations, banking, post offices, and more. The lineup includes figures from Texas, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Nevada, with leaders like Carter Glass, Oscar Eastman, and Burton Wheeler shaping committee influence.
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Congress
Vin Jones
Sam D. McRe
Ae. Nesses
J.cSwain
South Caroline
Carl Vinson
Ettia
Zee Ae Gates
Egg BD. Smith
South Carolinee
Carter Giase
Kenes Ftzeman
Nevada
Burton K. Wheeler
Meae Sea
F. Ashurst
Arizona
Judie
M. M. Neely
West WS
Royal 8
New York
Seniority Shapes Committee Chair Selections in Congress
The article notes that committee chairmanships will likely go to senior members, with those from the Mason-Dixon region among the new leaders. It cautions that regional balance will influence policy direction as bills reach the floor, while the North and West, having sent many Democrats to Washington, will exert substantial weight on votes.
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Commerce
North
West
Washington
Two Meet Death in Pitched Fight After Wreck
A fleeing man wounded in a wreck led to a pitched battle with officers. Deputies and a posse trapped a house where Cooper and two accomplices fought. Deputy Hodge was shot, Undersheriff McIntosh hit, and machine gun fire killed Cooper. Herman Pew and Velma Campbell sought refuge and are detained for questioning.
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Cooper
Hodge
McIntosh
Herman Pew
Velma Campbell
National Guards Stand By For Duty In Georgia
Georgia military chiefs awaited developments in the Rossville textile strike after Sheriff Keown appealed for troops to protect mill workers from night riders. Adjutant General Lindley Camp said the state had received the request but no action was planned yet. Reports of beatings among workers circulated as masked men threatened twenty two employees at the Richmond Hosiery Mills amid wage disputes.
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Lafayette
Georgia
Walker County
Rossville
J. C. Keows
Keown
Talmadge
Atlanta
Lindley Camp
Richmond
Richmond Hosiery Mille
Four Missing in Harbor Disaster
A collision in New York Harbor between the Lexington and the Jane Christensen left four crewmen missing and more than twenty injured. The Lexington, bound for Providence, split off near Manhattan and sank after the impact, while rescuers hauled survivors to Pier 11. Captain Pendleton praised his crew for bravery. Captain Wickman reported a five foot hole in the Jane Christensen’s prow.
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Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
Lexington
S. Rasmussen
B. Var
J. Linares
J. Fernanez
Long Island Sound
Colonial Line
Providence
East River
Lower Manhattan
Jan Christensen
New York Harbor
Jane Christenson
John Wickman
Patience
Diamond “S
John Rugge
Manhattan
Cvhers
Pier 11
Grand Street Ferry
Coast Guards
Market Street
Pendleton
Wickman
Jane Christensen
Red Hook Flats
Brooklyn
Walker County Hosiery Strike Quiet After Mill Walkout
Sheriff Keown reported many workers did not return to the mill as about 35 showed up yesterday. Alexander McKeown of the AF of Hosiery Workers denied union orders for any night work, saying the union supports a peaceful strike. Sheriff Keown noted past requests for troops during the textile dispute and Governor Talmadge's use of National Guardsmen in other counties.
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Keown
Alexander McKeown
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Nightriders
Talmadge
Walker County
Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial Moves to Evidence Phase
Dramatic court scene described with grim morgue details as Hauptmann and the Lindbergh family attend the trial. Prosecutor Wilentz accuses Hauptmann of greed and trying to pressure Dr. Condon to surrender Lindbergh money, signaling a push toward first degree murder in the celebrated case.
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Hauptmann
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Anna Hauptmann
Wilentz
Lindberghs
John F
Jassie) Condon
Bronx
Condon
Lindbergh
Wilents
Lindbergh murder trial jurors named in Jersey court
Mrs Lindbergh witnesses the selection of an eleventh juror as colonel Lindbergh’s revolver rumor is checked. The twelve jurors include Charles Walton Sr and Rosie Pill among others, with details on their ages and families.
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Colonel Lindbergh
H. Norman Schwartzkopf
Jersey
Bronx
Charles Walton, Sr
High Bridge
Rosie Pill
Califon
Verna Snyder
Centreville
Charles F. Snyder
Clinton Township
Ethel Stockton
Patenburg
Defendants Stand Trial Over Nash Miller Conspiracy Case
Trial reveals alleged plot to rescue Nash through calls and travel. Gala testified he flew Mrs. Nash to Joplin at her insistence and on fraternal obligation. Mrs. Farmer said she only offered comfort to a grieving woman as the government asserts a broader conspiracy involving multiple defendants.
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Mra. Nash
M Farmer
Gala
Mrs. Nash
Galatas
Louis Stacel
Chicago
Frits Mulloy
Kansas City
Laval Heads to Talks as Saar Vote Looms on Austria Pact
Laval leaves for a meeting with Il Duce amid expectations the Saar plebiscite will shape postwar alliances. French ambassador Count Charles De Chambrun reportedly told Laval by telephone "it is now or never."
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Saar
Austria
Charles de Chambrun
Italy
Laval
Eliminations Start By States In Candidates Rhodes Scholarship
State committees begin eliminations to nominate Rhodes scholarship candidates ahead of district group sessions. Each state names two finalists to district boards. districts form groups of six states and may select up to four scholars for Oxford. District three includes Virginia South Carolina and Tennessee tomorrow and North Carolina Florida and Georgia on January 5.
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Atlanta
United States
Oxford
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Stanback Promises Fast Relief for Headache and Pain
Stanback claims rapid relief for headache neuralgia and joint pains as a balanced prescription. It is advertised as leaving no unpleasant after effect and available wherever drugs are sold with trial and economy sizes offered.
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Stanback
300 Arrested for Old Licenses
State patrols and local police continued a drive against motorists using 1934 license plates. By Jan 3 unofficial tallies topped a thousand arrests nationwide with about 500 in the western district, 60 percent in Asheville area, and 36 in Wilmington while tag sales through January 1 reached 174 920 versus 163 119 a year earlier.
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Raleigh
L. R. Fisher
Asheville
Greensboro
Lester Jones
Greenville
Wilmington
Lawmaker proposes grace period for car tag purchases
Rep Thomas E Cooper of New Hanover announced a bill to grant a 30 day grace period for buying auto license tags. He was among the first Wilmington arrestees for not displaying a valid license.
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Elisabeth City
Tarboro
Greenville
Washington
Thomas E. Cooper
New Hanover
Wilmington
To Discuss Better Housing Plans At Friday Meeting
A Friday afternoon meeting at 4 30 at the Elwood hotel brings builders and tradesmen together. The Better Housing program committee calls contractors architects painters and material dealers to discuss remodeling and home renovation financing aided by liberal bank loans and contractor involvement.
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Elwood
Better Housing Program Committee
Cotton Opens Quiet On Steady First Trading Day
New Orleans notes show cotton trading steady with March at 12.70, July 12.81 and December 13.72 as the only active months in the first half hour. Early trades were unchanged to two points down in quiet start.
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New Orleans
Lupe Velez Files Second Divorce From Johnny Miller
Lupe Velez, the Mexican actress, files for divorce from Johnny Miller, the Tarzan actor, in Los Angeles amid a turbulent marriage marked by quarrels and separations. She alleges cruelty and describes a New Year separation after episodes of furniture throwing and verbal abuse that harmed her.
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Los Angeles
Lupe Velez
Johnny Miller
Tarzan
Johnny
Lupe
Lem
Nevada
Thieves Strike Beeson Hardware Dynamite Storehouse Again
Thieves broke into Beeson Hardware south of Archdale for the second time in weeks. They carried away two cases of dynamite and about six cases of glycerine explosive. Police note recent large dynamite thefts hinder investigation and consider glycerine theft as a possible motive.
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Beeson Hardware Company
Archdale
Carrie
Cade
Wealthiest Native Community Noted in Oregon Reserve
The Klamath Indian tribe in southern Oregon is identified as the United States richest community by per capita wealth, with an estimated $28,000. The tribe resides on a 1,008,000 acre reservation in the region.
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United States
Klamath Indian Trie
Oregon
Three Days Cough Warns of Hidden Dangers
A garbled health notice warns that a persistent three day cough signals danger and urges quick action. It claims refunds if a cough or cold is not relieved, mentioning a program and money back offer amid unclear text.
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Gragg
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