Roosevelt Meets Leaders On Muscle Shoals Power Plan
President-elect Roosevelt holds talks with congressional leaders and power experts aboard his private car as he heads to Montgomery. The discussions press for government control of the $150 million Muscle Shoals project and reorganization of the Hoover power commission to restart wartime power and nitrate production with congressional help.
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Great Britain
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Roosevelt May Name Independent in Cabinet In Interior Post
President-Elect Roosevelt plans to appoint a Republican independent to his cabinet and may offer the interior portfolio to Senator Bronson B. Cutting of New Mexico. Insurgent Republicans oppose Owen D. Young as secretary of state and urge Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana or others for key posts.
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Virginia
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Harding
Perfect Town Banner Elk Shows Fiscal Health
Banner Elk North Carolina showcases 1932 standards of municipal virtue with no arrests in a year and no foreclosures. The town reports a treasury surplus, reduced taxes, and stable finances led by Mayor 4. 8. Shell while noting no bootlegger arrests and a balance near 83.
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Shell
France Holds War Debt Talks Pending U S Britain Results
A French foreign office official said Paris will pause on war debt actions until negotiations between the United States and Britain yield clearer results. He noted Roosevelt should first address Britain as the largest debtor and added France faces a political, not economic, obstacle in any opening talks. Parliament also opposes paying the December 15 installment.
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State Ready To Extradite In Lea Case
The state indicated it is prepared to extradite Colonel Lake Lea and Lake Lea Jr. after their surrender in Asheville North Carolina on Monday morning. Both bankers face a $50,000 bond and appeals from a conviction in a bank case. Colonel Lea met with counsel while Lake Lea Jr. remained in his Nashville office saying nothing about extradition.
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Extradition sought for Luke Lea and son over banking law case
Asheville North Carolina prepares to extradite publisher Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr if they do not surrender Monday to serve sentences for violations of state banking laws tied to the Central Bank and Trust of Asheville. Solicitor Zeb V Nettles has prepared requisition papers and will forward them to Governor Ehringhaus if surrender fails.
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Tennessee
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Mrs Bradshaw Dies After Long Illness at 89
Hillsboro confirms the death of Mrs. H. Bradshaw 89 wife of the Hillsboro Presbyterian pastor after a three month illness in Durham Hospital. Born Mary Nash in Hillsboro she came from a renowned North Carolina family. Her father was Rev Frederick Nash and her grandfather Frederick Nash was chief justice. Her brother Frank Nash serves as clerk of the state Supreme Court. Mrs Bradshaw and her brother attended Nash Kolleck school where she later taught music. Her son Dr Francis Bradshaw is dean of religion at the University of North Carolina.
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North Carolina Supreme Court
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State Supreme Court
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Francis Bradshaw
University of North Carolina
Mothers to Tour European Cemeteries in 1920 Pilgrimage
War department invites North Carolina mothers or widows of fallen soldiers to visit graves in Europe this summer. Five ships carry the group on pilgrimages to Meuse Argonne, St Mihiel, and Somme cemeteries with invitations listing named attendees from many North Carolina towns.
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Mrs Judd Admits Stowing Body in Trunk After Slaying
Winnie Ruth Judd admitted to John J. Halloran’s counsel that she placed the body of Hedvig Samuelson in a small trunk and luggage in her home two days after the murder of Miss Samuelson and Agnes Lerol. The testimony aimed to impeach her previous statements and implicate a lumberman as an accessory to murder.
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Mrs. Juda
Los Angeles
End of Senate Filibuster Moves Glass Banking Bill
The Senate nears final passage of the Glass banking bill after a compromise on branch banking, with only Senator Thomas of Oklahoma blocking a full vote for now. House critics, led by Chairman Steagall, doubt passage in committee as they warn branch banking would centralize currency control.
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Louisiana
Huge Whisky Haul Seized Off Cape Hatteras
Four men were arrested and 850 cases of liquor seized near Cape Hatteras by the U S S Mendota and three patrol boats. The vessel Tanner, said to be Bermuda sourced, was chased into an inlet as officials awaited its arrival. Authorities withheld tonnage and arrestee names while confirming the seizure with Wilmington customs and district attorney offices.
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N. C
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Carolina Coast
Wymouth
Nova Scotia
Charred Remains Found in Ruins of Tobacco Warehouse
SMITHFIELD Jan 21 The charred remains of an unidentified man were found among the ruins of the People's tobacco warehouse after a fire. Workers cleared debris this afternoon and identified a missing man known as Texaco as the sole clue to the victim's identity.
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Truck Operators To Oppose Legislation In North Carolina
Charlotte Jan 21 Private and commercial truck operators are asked to meet in Raleigh to plan opposition to a bill taxing trucks on a ten mile basis John L Wilkinson president of the North Carolina Truck Owners Association says the bill will nearly end commercial operation and shift most costs to private fleets
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North Carona
Borah Seeks World Debt Talks As Roosevelt Plan Favored
Senate debate follows Borah endorsing Roosevelt foreign policy shift toward world economic conference discussions on Britain's war debts. Robinson accuses supporters of cheap politics as Bonah cites potential broad open door for debtor nations. Vevreka visits state department seeking revised terms, but Bundy says no interpretation.
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Colonel Robins To Make Long Delayed Call On President
Colonel Raymond Robins, a noted prohibition leader and social worker, who vanished en route to see President Hoover, is expected to call on the president within days. White House contacts said no definite date was set. Robins was found in the North Carolina mountains in November after a long search amid rumors of kidnapping by bootleggers.
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New York
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Prohibition
Farm relief bill may trim benefits in Senate draft
Senate agriculture committee members debated a simplified farm relief bill that could drop five of seven covered commodities. Wheat and cotton may be kept while peanuts rice dairy tobacco and hogs could be removed. The panel also signaled it might drop mandatory production curtailment for beneficiaries.
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Governor Blackwood Expands Probe Into Chain Gang Brutality
Governor I C Blackwood ordered a broader inquiry into chain gang brutality after a Greenville taxicab operator described being whipped eleven times. The move follows charges by Charles Johnson and reports about David Kraft and the Jersey Kid Leonard Epstein who questioned chain gang harshness.
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South Carolina
I. C. Blackwood
Charles H. Gerald
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Charles Johnson
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David Kraft
Newark, N. J
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Leonard Epstein
Jersey
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N. J
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Piedmont
Johnson
Fights anticipated in North Carolina Assembly over budget tax moves
North Carolina lawmakers begin budget balancing battles with revenue and appropriations bills. The finance panel rejects rein funding maturing obligations, raising $2,811,000 by the next two years while hearings shrink to 10 minutes per department. A January 31 mass meeting warns of deeper educational cuts as university funding looms. A luxury tax bill, proposed in the Senate, signals further contention in Raleigh.
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Lame Duck Amendment Nears Ratification in Nation
Washington reports a near unanimous push across the states toward ratifying a twentieth amendment to end lame duck sessions. Thirty five states have approved with one more needed, setting Congress on January 3 and a January 20 presidential inauguration in future.
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