Trials delayed in Scottsboro case as jurors weigh fate
Decatur Alabama December 5 defense counsel request delays in the remaining two Scottsboro defendants charged with attacking a white woman in Jackson County on March 25 1491. Judge Callahan granted postponement while a Morgan County jury deliberates Clarence Morris on an attack aboard a Southern railway freight train. Lead defense Samuel Lebowitz argues constitutional questions and pauper status may delay appeals to higher courts.
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Decatur
Ala
Scottsboro
Jackson County
W. W- Callihaw
Morgan, County Court
Clarence Morris
Victoris
Pritr
Southern Railway
Lhern
Callahan
Trian
Samuel S. Lebowitz
Caynsl
Leitmwitz
Alabama Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Higher Courts
Feywood Patterson
Leipowhte
Willie Robertson
Olen Montgomery
Hosiery Mills Executives Meet San Antonio Officials
General Manager A Conrad P.O. Ferrer of Real Silk Hosiery mill Todianapolis will meet W. H. Barnes San Antonio manager and staff at the Gunter hotel at 7 p m Thursday. They will discuss general conditions and selling problems with Ferrer accompanied by L A Stormont Indianapolis advertising manager Corion Mason regional manager and Gene Cunningham assistant regional manager at Dallas.
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A. Conrad P.O. Ferrer
Real
Todianapolis
W. H. Barnes
San Antonio m
Gunter Hotel
Ferrer
L. A. Stormont
Indianapolis
Corion Mason
Gene Cunningham
Dallas
Downtown property owners seek 25 percent assessment cut denied
Downtown Taxpayers League sought a 25 percent reduction in downtown assessments. City commission refused after hearings, instructing valuation experts to pursue targeted equalization without altering the city-wide plan. Tax Commissioner Busnick warned smaller downtown cuts could cost about 100000 dollars and risk city bankruptcy. Ads notice included for late Saturday classified input.
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Downtown Taxpayers’ League
City’ Commission
Board For Equalization
Tex Department
Frank Busnick
Bushick
Prohibition Repeal Leads Nations Outlook and Debate
The article details the shift after a majority voted for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, with 20.8 million votes tallied nationwide and 39 states showing strong anti-prohibition sentiment. It notes continued uncertainty about enforcement, state plans for regulation, and upcoming conventions in Maine North Carolina South Carolina and Utah, plus anticipated federal adjustments under the Roosevelt administration.
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Texas Will Seek Aid for Teachers Rally
Maury Hughes, chairman of the Democratic state executive committee, travels to Washington to confer with NRA administrator General Hugh S. Johnson and federal relief head Harry Hopkins. He warns rural Texas schools face closure without substantial federal aid next year.
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Texas
Dallar
Washington
Maury Hughes
Democratic State Executive Committee
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Harry Hopkins
Hughes
Mexican planes stop over in Texas on way to Mexico City
Six Mexican planes ferried from Tulsa to Mexico City halted at Kelly Field after pilots spent a night there. The group led by Col. Alfred Alvarez arrived Monday afternoon with permission from U S Army officials to land at Texas airfields on the homeward leg.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mexico City
Kellyfield
Alfred Alvarez
United States Army
Army Fields
Texas
Downtown San Antonio Christmas Decorations Brighten Houston Street
Downtown San Antonio was decorated Tuesday with holiday garlands along Nip and other streets. The Houston Street Association sponsored the display and Alamo Plaza merchants decorated their section, said Jack Edwards secretary of the association. The decorations will remain beyond the holidays.
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Houston Street Association
Alamo
Jack Edwards
Edwards
Meekins Murder Trial Near Closing Arguments
In the murder trial of William E. Meekins charged with killing Johnny Miller in a barber shop at 112 Jefferson Street, officers prepared to conclude arguments on Tuesday afternoon. The case, noted in a local docket, centers on the August incident and rests on testimony from witnesses and the barber shop setting.
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William E. Meekins
Meeking
Johnny Miller
Jefferson Street
Pastor Kelly quits as Second Baptist church settles rout
The resignation of Rev J H Kelly from the Second Baptist Church at 201 Chestnut ended a faction fight that erupted during a Sunday service. Judge McCrory dismissed the injunction seeking to stop church trustees from mortgaging the building as Kelly preached farewell and then quit. Police charges against participants are expected to be dropped after factions shook hands and peace returned.
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J. H. Kelly
Negro Second Baptist Church
Chestnut Street
W. W. McCrory
Vas
Ninety-fourth District
Alpert T. Lewis
BEC
Kelly
D. B. Davis
Earl Swalvey
87 Men on Job Move 250000 Cubic Yards in LA Relief
Eight hundred men will relocate 250000 cubic yards of earth at Fort Moore alt in Los Angeles using picks and shovels rather than power machines. The project aims to generate unemployment relief by leveling the site.
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Fort Moore Alt
Los Angeles
South Side Urges Construction of Senior School
The South Side Improvement League pressed for a new 750000 senior high on South Pine Street near Ernest and Anta Avenues, urging bond sales to the federal government to finance the project as Brackenridge Senior School faces overcrowding amid limited recent spending.
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South Side
South Side Improvement League
South Pine Street
Ernest
Anta
League
Hall Street
Genry Taylor
Té Wes
Brackenridge
Te. S. Menefee
Menefee
Hearing Set on Sewer Project for Los Angeles Heights
A hearing January 6 will allow Los Angeles Heights residents to opt out of a proposed sewerage system funded by public works. Bexly County Water Control and Improvement District No 3 elected Arthur M. Scholz president with J. H. Osborn as VP and Harry Stolth as secretary. Directors include Alex Pitts and A A Elnkanf. A loan of 168000 from the government is sought while bonds to be issued may be adjusted after bids. The Southern Pacific petition to be excluded from financing is noted.
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Los Angeles Heights
Arthur M. Scholz
Beholz
Bexly County
Scholz
Southern Pacific Railroad
Beholtz
Kers
Public Works Administration
Indictments Returned In Hobo Jungle Murder Case
The Thirty-seventh district court grand jury indicted Francis Edward Duffy and Frank McGinnis for the murder of Helen Dorothy McGinnis on November 8. Each two suspects face three counts alleging death by wood impact, kicking, and an unknown instrument. The grand jury returned 22 indictments and 12 no-bills before Judge W S Anderson.
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Thirty-seventh District Court
Francis Edward Duffy
Frank McGinnis
Helen Dorothy McGinnis
McGinnis
W. 8. Anderson
Cough remedy claims bold relief with Creomulsion
An advertorial pitch touts Creomulsion as the best modern science cough remedy. It warns against ineffective treatments, promises quick relief, and urges readers to act if their cough or cold remains unrelieved.
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