Bilbo Attacks Colleges Over Apology Demand
Theodore G Bilbo accused the Southern Association of Universities and Colleges of propagating misrepresentations to influence Mississippi’s quadrennial election. He denied political motives behind faculty shakeups at Ole Miss Mississippi State College for Women and State Teachers College. Dr Smith responded defending the education board and reinstatement actions for suspended institutions.
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Vietatien
Orleans
Mississippi
State College Board
Reid Bilbo
Mississippi State College
Mississippi State College For Women
State Teachers College
W. D. "Hooper
Athens
Guy E. Snavely
Birmingham
Bilbo
Board of Trustees
Five New Dixie States Favor Economies In Governance
Arkansas officials report a push for cost reductions and a balanced budget with a target to halve government expenses if possible. North Carolina names J C B Phringhaus as governor elect for January with plans for a simple inexpensive inaugural event.
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Dixie
Arkansas
North Carolina
J. C. B. Phringhaus
Prisoner Eddie Miles Recurring Robbery Burglary Record
The article notes Eddie Miles has a long robbery and burglary history with multiple sentences. He was first arrested in San Antonio on November 2, 1924, then sent to Leavenworth for 10 years, and recently linked to a Texarkana post office burglary. Police reports mention fingerprint records shared with prior locations.
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Texarkana
Ark
Miles
San Antonio
Texas
Leavenworth
United States Bureau of Identification
Buried and Sunken Treasures Across The Ages
The piece chronicles famous treasure legends and salvage efforts. It cites the De Braak shipwreck near Cape Henlopen carrying 10 million, Lusitania salvage near Ireland, Egypt off Brest with gold recovered, and the Oak Island mystery with an estimated 50 million valuation.
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Merida
de Braak
Cape Henlopen
Delaware
Surace
Egypt
Brest
France
Oak Island
Nova Scotia
St Matthew's Alumni Association Postpones Meeting
The St Matthew's Alumni Association postpones its monthly meeting from Tuesday night to Sunday morning at 9 o'clock due to influenza affecting the president and several members. All alumni are urged to attend the Sunday session in the school auditorium.
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Alumni Association of
St. Matthew's School
Cold Southern States Face Deeper Freeze and Snow
A cold front pushed south with freezing temps from Georgia to Texas and much of the southern tier likely to see more snow. California faced heavy frost with a man dying in Palo Verde and two miners missing in Holcombe valley as blizzard conditions lingered. In Los Angeles, residents credit a police dog and warmth from its body for surviving a 24 hour freeze in the Big Bear area. Smudge pots kept citrus crops from frost.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Birmingham
Mississippi
Tennessee
Memphis
Arkansas
Texas
Dixie
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Palo Verde
California
Citrus Grove
Florida
Jacksonville
Weather Bureau
Blythe
Calif
Frank Fippinger
Charles A. Smith
Los Angeles
Palo Verde Valley
Imperial Valley
Robert M. Ray
Arthur W. Johns
Holcombe Valley
Big Bear
Citrus
House Ways and Means Starts Drafting Beer Bill
The committee began drafting a beer bill for presentation before Christmas. It set aside Secretary Mills urgent sales tax demand to pursue Volstead law modification, while considering the Collier bill and wary of revenue estimates. Mills' figure of 125 to 159 million bears contrast with brewers' higher claims.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Mills
Hoover
Treasury
State liquor shipment plans under review by committee
States had been taken, but other members asserted the committee had reached the conclusion some such provision should be made. Several plans are before the committee, most based on suggestions for making liquor shipments subject to the laws of the various states.
Two Die in Motor Crash Near Hope Villa
Two people were killed when a collision near Hope Villa caused Gallagher to lose control as headlamps from the other car may have blinded him. Miss Gros daughter of Mr and Mrs Sylvester Gros will be buried in Labadieville Assumption parish burial tomorrow. Gallagher's funeral was scheduled for late today.
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Gallagher
Miss Gros
Sylvester Gros
Labadieville
Assumption Parish
Return of Robert Burns Sought by Southern State
Judge Vivian L. Stanley said Burns gave Newark police fingerprints about two weeks ago and a requisition would be sent to New Jersey. Burns, who ran a small East Orange store and was known in Newark, hopes for a pardon while branding himself a fugitive from a Georgia chain gang. He recalled escaping from a 1929 return to the chain gang after a 1921 Atlanta robbery by himself and two others.
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Vivian L. Stanley
Georgia Prison Commmission
Newark
Burns
New Jersey
East Orange
United States
John Moore
Atlanta
Chicago
Burns Case in Georgia Extradition Sparks New Hearing
Governor Moore announced he would hear Robert E. Burns case on its merits after Burns, a fugitive from Georgia, appealed for aid. Burns claimed protection from Georgia authorities and said a pardon promise was made but denied. A lengthy legal battle and escapes followed, with Burns seeking support from prominent figures.
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Georgia
Burns
Chicago
Rev
Gov. Moore
Trenton
N. J
Dee
A. Harry Moore
Robert E. Burns
Newark
Moore
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