Immigration quotas cut as Hoover era bars kept 500000 out
Secretary Stimson reported tightened enforcement of existing laws blocked about 500000 aliens from entering the United States during the economic downturn. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, only 12697 quota visas were issued against a total annual quota of 153531, with most nonquota arrivals being relatives of citizens. Canada and Great Britain followed with the largest numbers, while Mexican entries were 3581 with most having a specific admission claim.
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Canada
Great Britain and Ireland
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Fouyston Robber Escapes With $2136
Houston police describe a meticulously planned hold up at Bulk Tradlof last night. The thief escaped with 2136 dollars from two clerks at the coin shop, marking one of the area's most carefully staged robberies to date.
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Governor Moore to hear Burns extradition plea today
New Jersey Governor A Harry Moore will hear Robert Elliott Burns’s plea to avoid return to a Georgia prison camp where he escaped twice. Burns, jailed in Newark on $25,000 bail, faces extradition proceedings as lawyers dispute the case and the governor’s decision.
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Elliott Burns
Arrow
Georgia
Newark
N. J
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N. 1
A. Harry Moore
Robert Elliott Burns
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Burns
Moore Siter
Ari i. Merifs
Zasu Pitts Recovers From Serious Illness
Hollywood actress Zasu Pitts, after being seriously ill and facing a major operation, will spend the Christmas holidays at home instead of hospital.
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Zasu Pitts
Hollywood
Cslif
INS
Comedienne
French radiologist dies from X ray burns in service
Paris reports Dr Georges Auret, 38, eminent radiologist and head of radiology at Lambeisiere hospital, died after suffering X ray burns from a scientific career begun treating wounded soldiers in World War I. He lost fingers, then his right hand and arm due to exposure.
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Paris
Georges Auret
Lambeisiere Hospital
Bert
Sandino Declares Christmas Truce Amid War Tides
Handbills from Bluefields report General Augusto Sandino declares a Christmas truce over the holidays. The Nicaraguan rebel lead has waged guerilla fighting with American Marines for years. Residents urged to seek better housing through classified rental ads and listings.
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USI
Augusto Bandino
Nicaragua
Sandino
Varaguan Fatiavel Guarda
Mary Lou
Fannin
Race Battle Seen as Plot in Tallapoose Disturbance
Tallahassee Alabama December 21 reports say white posses and black residents clashed over attaching livestock near a Share Croppers union event. One man Jim Mel Mullen died, body found near Cliff Jeans. authorities hold two leaders Ned Cobb and Mil Boss Beniley in custody at Tuskegee. Four deputies were wounded in the dispute.
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Ala
Tallapoose
International Labor Defence
Sheriff's
Jim Mel Mullen
Te Share Croppers Union
Cliff Jeans
Judson Simpson
Dadesville
Sharpe Croppers
Tuskegee
Ned Cobb
Mil
Boss
Weather Almanac Teases Daily Forecasts and Alerts
The notice provides a dense, garbled weather timeline with references to today’s normals for December and January, hourly forecasts, regional advisories, and several city names. It lists times, locations, and expected conditions across multiple districts, including potential rain and wind alerts.
Lawyer Fatally Shot in Houston Home
Minor Stewart prominent Houston attorney and president of Houston Abstract Company and Houston Title Guaranty Company was shot and fatally wounded at his home in Houston. Authorities said the shooting appeared accidental with few details available. Stewart, born in 1878 in Galveston, was from a notable Southern family. his father, Judge William H. Stewart, served in Hood's brigade.
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Minor Stewart
Houston Abstract Company
Houston Title Guaranty Company
Stewart
Galveston
William H. Stewart
Texas
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Hood
Mary Waller
Virginia
Maca Stewart
Sterling Grants Reprieve on Eve of Execution
Governor R. Sterling granted a 20 day reprieve to Guadalupe Garza a Mexican convict scheduled for execution by electric chair in Huntsville. The delay follows a pardons board recommendation and Mexican consul support while investigators review the murder case of J R Weathers a railroad section foreman in Refugio County dated September 18 1841.
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Austin
Guadalupe Garza
Huntsville
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Marco
J. R. Weathers
Refugio County
Students Bring Cheer to Hospital
Fourth and fifth graders from Travis Elementary School visit Robert H. Green hospital to sing Christmas carols and deliver gifts. They distribute handmade stockings, candy, cookies, and toys to the bedridden children, then sing festive carols under Miss Myrtle Daugherty's direction.
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Robert H. Green Hospital
Travis Elementary School
Myrtle Daugherty
Fravis School
Rail Executives Union Men Meet in Chicago Talks
Representatives of 21 unions and executives of U S railroad systems met in Chicago to bridge wage reduction disputes. The informal session preceded a general conference with 120 union chairmen and discussed creating smaller committees to break the stalemate threatening the conference.
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INS
Ulon
Maerytown Acts On Auto Boom At Factories
Maerytown, Dec. 2 The city, East's largest automobile maker, celebrates return of good economy. Over 0000 men recalled ahead of schedule by Chevrolet Motor and Fisher Body. full force expected to reach 3000 within a month as production of the new car begins. Albert Klin of St Mary's University will lecture on The Owls and Jinxes of Bexar county at 8 p.m in Voloy auditorium.
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Largéal Automobile Manufacturing
Chevrolet Motor
Fisher
WAWKA
Albert Klin
Ist. Mary's Univeraity
Bexar County
Weelnerday
Voloay
Lie
Len J. Ranck
Rites Held for Aged S A Citizen John Stout
Funeral services were held Wednesday for John Stout age 92 who backed Governor Roosevelt in the last election and lived at 311 North Pine Street. Rev F W Amminded officiated at the Free Methodist church after Stout died Tuesday following a cold. He had long supported the Republican party and hoped to see Roosevelt’s election bring prosperity.
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John Stout
F. D. Roosevelt
Abraha Lincamn
F. W. Ammded
Free Methodist Church
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Atx Grara
A. T. Atchinson
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
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Slout
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FT. Roosevelt
Stout Family Roots Traced From Kansas City to Dayton
Fragmentary text notes a man named Bout connected to brothers Frank and Howard Stout of Kansas City Missouri. It mentions birth in Dayton Ohio and travel with parents as a child in a Towan 4 covered wagon.
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Howard Stout
Kansas City
Bout
Dayton
Ohio
Hoover appoints four postmasters including Santa Claus IN
President Hoover announced four postmaster appointments. Laster Gunti becomes Coroua Christi postmaster, Leroy W. Williamson at Plainview Texas, Hudson L. Boharmat at Big Spring Texas, and James F. Martin named postmaster for Santa Claus Indiana, famed yuletide letter center.
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Hoover
Laster Gunti
Coroua Christi
Leroy W. Williamson
Plainview
Texas
Hudson L. Boharmat
Big Spring
Santa Claus
Indiana
James F. Martin
Leader Demands Low Interest on Germany's Debts
Berlin dispatch reports Nationalist leader Alfred Hogenberg urging steep reductions in German private debt interest. He calls for short term credits at 11 2 percent and longs term credits around 1 2 percent, saying creditors must decide whether to accept repayment or cling to high returns.
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Berlin
Alfred Hogenberg
Hugh Interent
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