Beer bill in short session eyed by Garner
Speaker Garner predicted the house will pass a beer bill in the short session and suggested it could help balance the budget with reduced government expenses. He estimated revenue from legalized beer at 250 to 300 million dollars annually and said the percentage favored would be within the constitution.
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Washington
Garner
House
White House
Hoover
Representative Britten
Congress
Britten
Tlinois
Theodore Joslin
North Carolina Plants Lead Cotton Spinning Activity Report
Census data show October spinning capacity at 97 percent on a single shift with North Carolina producing the most active spindle hours among cotton states. State breakdown lists Alabama Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia and totals for spindles in place and hours worked across October.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Roosevelt and Hoover Prepare War Debts Conference Aboard Roosevelt Train
Franklin D. Roosevelt leaves his New York home en route to Washington for a key talks with President Hoover on war debts. James J. Farley, Louis Howe, and Mrs Curtis B. Dall accompany, with crowds bidding farewell at Roosevelt town house before travel to Warm Springs.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
New York
Curtis B. Dall
Roosevelt Town House
Daugh
Jim
Louis
Mr. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
President Hoover and Roosevelt mull joint war debt plan
President Hoover awaited Franklin D. Roosevelt for a 4 p.m. meeting in the Lincoln study to discuss a joint program on war debts. Secretary Mills outlined three options for presenting a plan to Congress while opposition grows in Congress to any debt moratorium or revision.
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John F. Chester
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lincoln
Roosevelt
White House
New York
Mills
Congress
Capitol Hill
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
France
Belgium
War Debt Commission
Brewers Move to Legalize 2.75 Percent Beer
The Associated Producers of Cereals Beverages, representing 45 breweries, organized an effort in Chicago to push Congress to legalize 2.75 percent alcohol beer at five cents a glass by Christmas. William L. Goetz of St. Joseph Mo. led the group, saying the plan avoids antagonizing the anti-saloon league and would curb illegal brewers by lowering prices and taxing legal beer.
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Chicago
America
Congress
William L. Goetz
St. Joseph
Anti-Saloon League
Mr Gobbler Gets His Shots Earlier
Police pursued a Thanksgiving turkey in Berkley California as Patrolman O M Thompson shot it, ending the chase after Mrs Charles Lyons cried out. Neighbors joined the pursuit and peace was attracted by the commotion.
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Mr. Gobbler
Berkley
Calif
O. M. Thompson
Charles Lyon
U S Criticized For Not Preparing For Rainy Day
Senator James J. Davis criticized the federal government for not saving for a rainy day. He told the American Federation of Labor that a 5 percent, 10 year reserve could fund public works and urged tax reforms and Volstead act modification. He argued unemployment requires targeting public works and expanding job-creating projects.
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Cincinnati
James J. Davis
American Federation of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Pennsylvanian
Davis
Two Greensboro Men Convicted Of Murder
Fred Winkler and Paul Spencer were found guilty of second degree murder with mercy in the October 1 shooting of Herman Smith in Greensboro. Each man received a 15 year term in the state prison. Spencer remained stoic, Winkler grinned as the sentence was read. The storekeeper testified they were robbers. the defendants denied robbery. Spencer confessed prior highway robbery and prison time. Local lawyers represented the defendants.
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Greensboro
Fred Winkler
Paul Spencer
Herman Smith
W. F. Harding
Spencer
Winkley
Smith
J.S. Walters
Amy Johnson Plans Record Round Trip Flight
CAPE TOWN Nov 22 Amy Johnson holder of the England to Cape Town speed record announced she will fly home next month to attempt a round trip record.
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Cape Town
Union of South Africa
Amy Johnson
England
Young Man Swain of Spray Taken for Observation
A young man named Swain from Spray, found in a dazed condition in Reidsville a week ago, has been moved to a hospital for observation. Physicians report he has remained in a deep stupor with only brief periods of semi consciousness.
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Reidsville
War debt totals and moratorium status outlined
Washington reports the Hoover Roosevelts confer on postwar debt. Total debt runs about 11.51 billion dollars with 184 million in interest postponed. Foreign nations paid 2.63 billion. Moratorium ends December 15 and four countries seek another suspension while Congress opposes new moratorium cancellation or revision.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Congress
Hoover
Roosevelt
Tar Heels Win Radio Audition
Miss Peggie Lobb of Concord North Carolina and Wilson Angel of Winston Salem North Carolina won the Air water Kent audition contest from nine southeastern states announced in Atlanta. Lobb is a coloratura soprano and Angel a basso. They advance to the finals in New York December 11.
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Atlanta
Peggie Lobb
Concord
N. C
Wilson Angel
Winston-Salem
Atwater-Kent
WSB
Atlanta Journal
Lobb
Angel
New York
Hines Proposes New Plan for Veteran Bonus Payment
Frank T. Hines administrator of veterans affairs advances a plan to pay veterans the accrued value of service certificates in cash. He aims to fund this via economies and a sinking fund, reviewing past loans totaling 1.429 billion dollars and 2.734 million veteran recipients. He will present the policy to Congress for action.
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Washington
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Affairs
Hines
Congress
EE Oan
Joint Congressional
Four year old Bud Fisher found after desert wander
Four year old Bud Fisher of San Antonio Texas was located after three days lost in the Arizona desert near Gila Bend. Indian guides found him last night in a sand wash fifteen miles south of town. Bud slept under bushes at night and looked for his parents during the day. The Fisher family was camping near Gila Bend and planned to continue to Los Angeles.
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Gila Bend
Ariz
Bud Fisher
San Antonio
Texas
Here
Mamma
Papa
Bud
Jack Fisher
Los Angeles
King George Opens Ninth Parliament Amid War Debt Omission
London reports King George V opened the ninth parliament with a broad policy speech focusing on disarmament economy and unemployment. He noted many still seek work and urged measures to aid unemployed while preserving morale and readiness for future jobs.
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London
George
Hoover
Roosevelt
United States
Mary
House of Lords
Colonel Robins Regains Memory at Asheville
Colonel Raymond Robins shows continued improvement and clear mind, with no signs of relapse. Family reports recall of amnesia during his time living as Reynolds Rogers, wife Margaret Dreier Robins recalls first recognition, and nephew John Dreier confirms identification.
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Asheville
Raymond Robins
Robins
M. A. Griffin
Whittier
John C. Dreier
New York
Reynolds Rogers
Rogers
Margaret
Margaret Dreier Robins
Farmer Exonerated In Accidental Death of His Sweetheart
GASTONIA Nov 22 William Cox Ranlo farmer was exonerated by a coroner s jury last night in the fatal shooting of his sweetheart Miss Lucy Harding 22 year old student nurse on November 14 The jury found a rifle bullet that wounded Miss Harding during target practice on Cox s farm near Ranlo was accidentally discharged No charges had been filed against Cox and he had not been arrested.
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Gastonia
William Cox
Ranlo
Lucy Harding
Miss Harding
Cox
Davis Gatewood Jr. Killed by Truck in Caswell County
Davis Gatewood Jr., 6, was fatally struck by a truck while playing near Park Springs in Caswell county. The incident occurred in Reidsville area on November 22.
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Reidsville
Davis Gatewood, Jr
Park Springs
Caswell County
Barber Price War In Black Mountain Spurs Private Accents
Barber shops in Black Mountain engage in a price war with escalating tactics. One shop posts a five cent service charge while the rival counters with a ten cent fee and offers premiums to customers as prices drop over several weeks.
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Black Mountain
Ohe
Detroit Cult Sacrifice Claim Spurs Police Probe
Detroit detectives pursue a vengeful mystic cult after a confessed killer, Robert Harris, described an Islamist rite that killed James J. Smith and marked city officials for death. Harris named future victims including Mayor Frank Murphy, two judges, and a welfare worker.
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Detroit
Frank Murphy
Robert Harris
Harris
James J. Smith
Murphy
Recorders
Edward J. Jetffries
Arthur E. Gordon
Smith
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