Hoover to name bipartisan debt and disarmament commission
President Hoover plans to appoint a bi partisan panel to study war debts disarmament and world economics and to prepare groundwork for a 1930 world economic conference. He has discussed with President Elect Roosevelt and may involve Sen Swanson and other congressional leaders in the panel.
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Hoover
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
New York
Geneva
White House
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Monument visits soar to 3.75 billion in 1932
In fiscal year 1932 more than three and three quarters billion people visited national monuments and sites. The high figure reflects growing public interest in national heritage during the era.
Mississippi lawmakers frame tax relief to end session after two days
In Jackson on December 20, Mississippi legislators approved a tax relief plan to keep session focused on a single topic and adjourn within two days. The recent balanced budget from the prior session was aided by sharp spending cuts and new revenue measures, with the 1932 budget now surpassed by over $436,000 as of December 18. Revenue gains from the 2 percent general sales and gross income tax already exceed initial estimates, while the amusement, tobacco, malt taxes, and property, privilege taxes show stronger receipts than projected.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Alf H. Stone
State Tax Commission
Stone
Commonwealth
U. S. Supreme Court
Pre Christmas Frigid Weather Breaks Up Near Alabama Rivers
Frigid weather is easing as the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers near their forks, forming the Alabama. Wetumpka’s crest stayed just below flood stage saving nearby businesses, while Rome and Gadsden saw varied flood conditions. Forecasters expect a regional temperature rise with unsettled, cloudy, and rainy conditions through today or tomorrow.
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Coosa
Tallapoosa
Alabama
Montgomery
Selma
Wetumpka
Rome
Gadsden
Ala
Virginia
Texas
Man Almost Frozen Is Found by Roadside
An aged man, found nearly frozen beside a Selma highway, is identified as A M Smith. He is in critical condition at a local hospital and suspected of brain hemorrhage causing partial paralysis. He says he has a son Alfred Smith in Orange Texas, reachable via W H Stork. telegrams returned unclaimed.
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Alexandria
Selma
M. Smith
Dodr
Orange
Tex
Alfred Smith
W. H. Stork
Prominent New Orleans Leader George Hero Dies at 78
George Alfred Hero, a retired financier and social figure who helped advocate a Mississippi River bridge, died after a stroke in New Orleans aged 78. He and Allen S. Hackett promoted the Hero-Hackett bridge plan in 1927-28 but it failed to win approval. the Public Belt bridge was later chosen. Funeral services will be held at Cedar Grove plantation on the river’s west bank.
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New Orleans
George Alfred Hero
Mississippi River
Allen S. Hackett
Hero- Hackett
Hero
Cedar Grove
Seabury Attacks Walker and City Politicians Headline
Seabury denounces Mayor Walker and the dominant city group for obstructing evidence. He cites Betty Compton and Russell Sherwood linked financial moves including a 7500 dollar check and a letter of credit tied to Compton. Compton’s absence from hearings is noted as a possible defense tactic.
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Walker
Seabury
Betty Compton
Europe
Russell T. Sherwood
Sherwood
Tax Sale Purchaser May Possess at Once
In Louisiana a tax sale buyer may take immediate possession of the property sold. The attorney general ruled that possession can begin at once, even during the three year redemption period, pending redemption. The inquiry came from District Attorney James A. Greimillion of Acadia parish.
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Baton Rouge
George M. Wallace
James A. Gremillion
Acadia Parish
Poll Taxes Paid Faster This Day At Sheriff Office
A sharp rise in poll tax payments was reported at the Sheriff’s office. By noon 1 045 payments had been made, up from 785 yesterday, illustrating rapid progress since November 1 when collection began. About 10 000 payments are expected this year with 9 000 due in ten days.
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Sheriff's Office
The
News-Star
Trade Balance in November Shows Surplus of 35 Million
Washington reported a favorable November trade balance of 35 million dollars. Exports totaled 139.9 million and imports 104 million, both figures down from October.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Negro posse battle reports in Tallapoosa countys gunfight
Readers learn of a deadly gun battle near Jeans home in Tallapoosa county with Jim McMullen slain and 13 suspects named by Sheriff Young. Deputies defended the scene as militia not yet called, while Scottsboro trials and sharecroppers union literature surface amid tense local unrest.
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Jim McMullen
Jeans
Tallapoosa County
Young
Scottsboro
Ala
United States Supreme Court
Hasty Golden
Elmore County
Here
Tallassee
Ned Cobb
Tuskegee Institute
Macon County
Hartley Moon
Alabama
Sheriff Young
Good Fellows Fund Grows Amid Poverty Soldiering Aid
The piece from The Real Detective Magazine highlights a wave of urchins driven from poverty struck homes. It notes an estimated 300,000 homeless children wandering the country as a major social tragedy.
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Real Detective Magazine
Stores Will Not Be Open Here Next Monday
The chamber of commerce retail merchants division led by President Herbert Fink declares Monday December 26 a holiday. Stores under its group will stay closed all day and banks will also observe the day.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Fink
Farm Population Nearing Its Peak
The article notes a shift back to rural life as people return to farms from cities. It cites former city workers including African Americans and immigrants moving to plantations or buying farms, with many adapting well despite some in distress.
Grandma to trade gun for law after police career
Grandma Anna L. Sher will retire from the Chicago police in about a year and a half and then practice law. She has served eighteen and a half years on the force, was admitted to the bar in 1926, and handles a gun like a man.
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Chicago
Anna L. Sher
Police Department
Chicago police shoot Capone gang member in street battle
Police wounded Nitti during a gunfight that also left two officers and six bystanders unharmed. Nitti reportedly tried to swallow a chewed paper as authorities inspect coded notes and bills for large wheat and oats orders. Lang remained in hospital under guard as investigators decode the clues and prevent retaliation.
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Harry Lang
Nitti
Northwestern University
Crime School
Lang
Grandmother Revealed Behind Man Nickname Claim
A claim that a man uses the nickname is clarified as false humor, confirming the person is actually a grandmother and not a male relative.
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