Long carries scene of Christmas Train Tragedy in Louisiana
The report details Senator Huey P. Long's influence in Louisiana politics as he backs Mrs. Kemp for the Sixth District seat, amid protests over the lack of a primary. It notes write-in votes for J. Sanders Jr and shifts in local campaigns, along with a national weather picture: a brutal winter with fatalities and cold outbreaks across the United States. The piece mentions New Orleans city politics, a three-cornered mayoral race, and a pending committee investigation into the Kemp election.
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Dee
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Tony
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Ince
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Stene
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Kemp
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Mer. Kemp
Sanders
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John S. Nelson
Rainey
Democratic Executive Committee
Lainey
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New Orleans
Senator Long
John Klorer
Levee Board
Semmes
F Williams
Ell
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Williams
Banks Sued Over Guarantees In Harriman Crisis
The Federal government sues twenty New York Clearing House banks and committee members alleging they guaranteed deposits late 1932 to early 1933 as Harriman National Bank failed after the bank holiday. It seeks recognition of a binding pledge to protect depositors and claims breach. A related report notes a boy's death from injuries in a local sandlot football game and his mother’s subsequent death.
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New York
New York Clearing House Association
Clearing House
Harriman National Bank and Trust
Harriman Bank
Supreme Court
Herriman Bank
Cloudy and warmer weather forecast for Tennessee and Virginia
Central and western Tennessee remain cloudy and not as cold tonight with Friday showers possible. Virginia’s central and eastern regions stay cloudy with milder temperatures and a slight chance of rain in the north. Readings show yesterday’s lows and highs compared to one year ago, with snowfall and rain noted for that day.
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Tennessee
Virginia
France proposes disarmament plan to destroy light bombers
France offers to scrap about 16 squadrons of light bombing planes as part of a League of Nations disarmament plan. The proposal, tied to a broader scheme drafted with allies for Geneva, would take effect if other nations agree to similar reductions. France rejects direct talks with Hitler on German rearmament.
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Paris
France
League of Nations
Geneva
Hitler
Germany
World War Larger Than All Others in Historic Curve
Cambridge, Dec. 28. The universal war curve shows the latest World War eight times bigger than all previous conflicts combined. Harvard sociologist Pitirim Sorokin and Gen. N. Golovin presented the finding to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, noting wars rise toward a peak of cultural influence and that peace remains uncertain.
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Cambridge
Mass
Greece
Rome
N.N. Golovin
Judge Promises Lynching Probe in Maury County Case
NASIL YVILLE Tenn Dec 28 AP A Criminal Judge Charles Gilbert pled for a complete thorough investigation of the Cord Check abduction and lynching. The Dawson votaity grand jury will exercise its powers to the fullest to inquire into the wealth of the neuro hanged from a cedar tree December 15. Subpoenas will be issued for anyone with information or testimony. The new grand jury will be chosen after the January term starts next week.
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Nasilyville
Tenn
Charles Gilbert
Gilbert Sail
Dawson Votaity Grand Jury
Owill
Maury County
Border patrol clash leaves two dead in El Paso slums
In El Paso near the Rio Grande a deadly exchange between U S border patrolmen and Mexican smugglers left Patrolman Bert G Walthall dead and a smuggler identified as Jose Estrada of El Paso fatally touched. Patrolman Louis A Smith was slightly wounded and Patrolman Curtis D Mostey escaped unharmed as officers pursued suspects who fled after the firefight. Three more Mexicans were later captured with one wounded. An elderly man in the house where the suspects hid was also arrested. Continued on page six.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States
Rio’ Grannde
Bert G. Wathihall
Jose Estrada
Louis A. Smith
Nigtt
Hollywoods Year Marked by Unusual Number Weddings
Hollywood society records a flood of weddings as Dan Cupid headlines a year of film ties and elopements. The roster lists 37 couples including stars Jean Harlow, Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper, Bela Lugosi, Wallace Beery, and Mae West, many marrying across planes, trains, and stations in early 1930s fashion.
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API
Dan Cupid
Filmland
Dan
Air Developments
Speeolous
Variety
Betty Campion
Irving Weinberg
Jean Harlow
Harold G. Rossen
Yuma
Aviz
Constance Cummings
Benn Levy
England
Frances Dee
Joel McCres
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Fifi Dorsay
Maurice Hill
Billie Dove
Robert Kea
Eston
Mary Duncan
Stephen
Laddie
Christian Eliot
Edward Sedgwick
Reba Navez
Gary Cooper
Sandra Shaw
Budget Surplus Aim of President Roosevelt Code Welcomed by Tobacco Men
Washington heard welcome for a government backed code and marketing agreement from tobacco warehousemen at a NRA hearing. B B Luis of Greenville NC said the move would help business run more efficiently and economically. F P Davis of the National Association said the industry needs a code badly and will cooperate. Representatives noted three tobacco cooperatives invited to join associations affiliated with the Nations Association had not yet accepted. Virginia Dark Tobacco Growers Cooperative Marketing Association of Farmville VA and two dark tobacco groups in Tennessee and Kentucky urged inclusion under the code. The hearing before James A Kennedy examined wage and hour provisions as well as a Supervisory body of eleven, ten elected regionally and one chosen by the ten.
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F. P. Davis
National Association of Tobacco Warehousemen
The
Nations Association
I.M- Robertson
Virginia Warehousemen’s Association
Virgina Dark Tobacco Growers
Cooperative Marketing Association of
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Clarksville
Tenn
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Toi
Tessas
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Lexicographer Henry Fowler Dies in Somerset Home
Henry Watson Fowler, aged 75, renowned lexicographer, died today at his residence in Hinton St George Somerset. The obituary notes his long career shaping linguistic study and his influence on English lexicography.
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London
Henry Watson Fowler
Hinton St. Geore
Somerset
Five jailed in murder of Archbishop Leon Tourian
New York police report five men jailed over the death of Archbishop Leon Tourian, primate of the Armenian National Apostolic church. Authorities see the slaying as part of a plot by a secret revolutionary society seeking to restore an Armenian republic. The archbishop was killed by a mob at the Holy Cross Armenian Church altar.
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New York
Leon Tourian
Armenian National Apostolic Church
Holy Cross
Armenian Apostolic Chth
Sterner justice is Germanys aim editor note
Berlin December 28 1933 the editor notes Germany moves to a new penal code taking effect January 1 1934 described as perhaps the most drastic of modern times convict sentences to be extended under Hitler regime.
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Berlin
Humphrey Sues Over Roosevelt Removal From FTC
Former FTC member William E. Humphrey seeks 125139 dollars in back pay in a U S court of claims action contending Roosevelt illegally removed him from the Federal Trade Commission in October. He releases letters showing the president demanded resignation, accepted it, and stated removal was effective October 7.
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William E. Humphrey
United States Court of Claims
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Humphrey
United States
Duc
Rocgevell
Luni
Noti
Federal Trade Commissaion
Humphees
Congress
Roosevelt aims for 1934-35 budget surplus and tax policy
President Roosevelt faces Congress with a plan to run an $800 million surplus above ordinary costs for 1934-35 despite a larger yearlong deficit. The administration прогноз estimates income of $3.4 billion and outgo of $2.6 billion, with total requests possibly reaching $6 billion including emergencies. Officials hint at a partial “rovens-you-go” approach with limited tax increases, aided by RFC loan repayments around $700 million.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
RFC
Hawaii
Senate
Negroes Attack 17 Year Old in Memphis Car
Memphis dispatch reports three armed Negro suspects seized a car in a residential area, attacked a 17 year old New Albany girl and her relatives, terrified them for nearly an hour, robbed the aunt and Mrs Jackson, and forced the woman to sign two checks before fleeing in the stolen auto. A search for the trio is under way with officials promising full pursuit.
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Sliss
GA. Collins
Holly Irvings
Megoes
Collins
W. T. Jackson
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