Scottsboro Case Returns To Alabama Jury For Fourth Time
Decatur Alabama January 23 AP An Alabama jury debates the Patterson Scottsboro case for the fourth time in five years. The Morgan County panel, all white men, weighs death versus ten years to life for Patterson one of nine black defendants accused of attacking two white women on a 1931 freight train. Victoria Price testified, Patterson denies seeing any woman, defense seeks federal review and transfer. Jury completes its task after three days of trial and awaits further action.
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Weather outlook varies across states
A garbled weather bulletin notes cloudy conditions and light snow in parts of the region this afternoon with generally fair skies tonight across Virginia and Kentucky. North Carolina pores on to colder trends in the east while temperatures rise slowly elsewhere, and a generally unsettled trend persists into Friday.
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Treasurer's Job May Go To Jones
Democrats in Congress report authentic administration sources say Jesse Jones may become Secretary of the Treasury while Henry Afergen thau could become a presidential adviser. Roosevelt has considered the change though Jones is nominated again to head the Reconstruction Finance Committee.
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Defense Planned for Hubby Killer in Memphis Trial
Memphis report outlines the trial of widow Mrs. Root for the shooting death of her husband Brenton Root after a party. Prosecutors anticipate unwritten law and self defense as key defenses. Jurors questioned on acceptable issues with extra police guarding the courthouse due to spectator interest.
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Hero fund honors farmer who died saving others
Carnegie hero fund commission posthumously honors Jake Cranfield of Birchwood Tennessee with three silver medals for bravery during a September rescue attempt at a 57 foot well in Georgetown. Cranfield’s widow will receive the medal and a pension. the event followed a fatal gas incident that claimed his two friends and his son.
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Convicted Murderer Awaits Firing Squad By Choice
A condemned killer awaits execution by firing squad after seeking clemency. Four reprieves were granted previously. relatives and officials recall the convict’s ties to his uncle James Green and a lengthy battle for commutation. The state parole board weighs a possible act to spare him on a date approaching February.
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Mussolini Fights League Pact as Embargo Rumor Grows
Premier Mussolini broadens diplomatic clash in the League by denouncing a five power mutual aid pact and British naval moves in the Mediterranean. Britain France Turkey Greece and Yugoslavia denounced as an “amirtalian alliance” while a new committee studies an embargo against fascist Italy over the Italo Ethiopian war.
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Stones Banghart Defense Starts in Ranxville Case
The state opened its case in the kidnapping trial of Carl and Cletus Stane and Mae Banghart, accusing them of abducting a Ranxville couple last October. Rufus Costner testified the Stone brothers entered his home and abducted him and his wife Loi, demanding $10,000. The Bangorhrt connection ties to Basil Banghart, serving time for his part in the case.
Labor Relations Studied by Court in Memphis
Judge John K. Martin of the Federal District Court in Memphis deferred an injunction hearing over Bemis Brothers Bag Company in Bemis Tennessee near Jackson. The case challenged the National Labor Relations Board hearing and cited alleged violations of constitutional amendments in a dispute over intrastate regulation and workers’ rights to collective bargaining. The proceeding was postponed after arguments about due process and states rights.
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Farm Measure Friction Seen In Senate Agriculture Panel
Washington Jan 23 News reports intense friction over the administration farm program as Republicans refuse subcommittee seats to study the soil conservation plan. Senator Smith reluctantly accepts chairmanship while Senate leaders debate constitutional conformity and potential investigations with Wallace and Davenport administration aides.
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Deed restriction on bishop's house ends in Tennessee
An 1868 deed limited use of the Memphis bishop's house to the bishop and his residence in the diocese. Chancellor Bartow Strang said the convention could dispose of the property, noting no forfeiture clause and that the diocese paid valuable consideration for the deed in fee simple. The issue arose during the Tennessee Episcopal convention in Nashville with officers to be named and a budget set for the year.
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Sterilization Case Brings Criminal Charge Questions
In San Francisco on January 23, Anne Cooper Hewitt, two years old in lawful status due to a misrendered name, seeks $500,000 in a suit against four individuals including Mrs. Mary Mayor Howitt McCarter, Mrs. Mary Scally, and doctors Tilton F. Tillman and Samuel G. Boyd for alleged conspiring to deprive her of motherhood. The district attorney declined to press charges. a municipal judge considered whether criminal action should proceed, amid allegations she was subjected to sterilization under her father Peter Cooper Hewitt’s will. The case references prior mental evaluations and a 30 year rating, with remarks questioning fertility and future care.
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Literary Digest Subscribers Split on New Deal in Referendum
A supplementary Literary Digest poll among subscribers shows 62.94 percent voting against the New Deal, compared with 60 in the national poll. Only ten states favored the administration. thirty-eight opposed, with changes in Kentucky and Virginia. The report notes stronger anti-New Deal sentiment in subscribers polls across states.
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Kentucky Considers Slash Gasoline Tax To Five Cents
A badly garbled 1920s style legislative summary reports Kentucky lawmakers debating cutting the gasoline tax to five cents. The House showcased a bill aimed at reforming motor fuel levies while other measures touched hiring mine guards in coal fields and reorganizing fish and game oversight. Governor Chandler's stance and the state court's role in pending legislation are noted, with concerns about public funds and political pressures.
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Frigid blast grips nation with record lows
Chicago dispatch details a sweeping Arctic wave from the Dakotas to New England. Minnesota set 58 below zero at International Falls with widespread subzero readings across the Midwest. Hundreds dead across 10 states and daily life shut down as schools, factories, and transport paused under extreme cold.
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