McNary Sets Parley on Muscle Shoals Bill
Senate Agriculture Committee chairman McNary called a joint meeting of conference leaders for Wednesday to discuss the Muscle Shoals proposal. Representative Reece of Tennessee says the compromise is unacceptable to the Senate. Senate supporters push for government operation of the 150 million dollar Alabama plant to secure a vote.
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House
Senate
Alabama
Agricultural Committee
Washington
McNary
Senategriculture Committee
Muscle Shoals
Reece
Republian
Tennessee
Fugitives Held After Escapes In County
Three Essex county convicts were recaptured over two days by police. Willie Williams who escaped from the county convict farm Irvington received an additional 90 days hard labor after a senior criminal court trial. Wilson Davis of 610 North Franklin Street and Luther Shaw, serving two years for misdemeanor, were arrested and will be charged with escaping on hard labor. Detectives Conk and Farmer alongside Officers Lin and Hyland made the arrests.
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Willie Williams
Irvington
Lincoln
Hyland
Avis Avenue
Wilms
Wihson Davis
North Franklin T
Luther Shaw
Con- Kk
Lin- In and
Arrest Writ Issued In Elijah Coleman Case
Court orders writ of arrest for Elijah Coleman after he failed to answer his case on the prohibition law charge. Judge J Blocker Thornton sets bond of 1000 and notes prior terms. Clara Hayes pleads guilty to a prohibition charge with her sentencing postponed. Herbert Callahan alias Claude Callahan remains in prison serving a sentence for the same offense.
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J. Blocker
Thornton
Elijah Cleman
Orsted
Clara Hayes
Herberty
Claude Callahan
Hat
Vincent de Paul Officials Meet New Orleans Delegation
Conference of officers from St Vincent de Paul societies gathered with a New Orleans Central Council delegation at St Win Hall on a Sunday morning. Members attended mass at St Vincent’s, received holy communion, and then held a breakfast and conference of interest to the parishes.
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St. Vinit de Paul
Paris
Metropolis
Central Council of
New Orleans
St. Winhall
St. Vincent's
Mother Jones Dies After Game Battle for Labor Cause
Mary Jones known as Mother Jones dies at age 100 in Washington single friend by bedside at midnight. Irish born activist who fought for workers faced jail deportations and strikes across the United States and Canada. William Green calls her loss a great blow to the labor movement.
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Washington
Mary
Jones
Walter Burgess
Capitol
John D. Rockefeller
Mary Jones
Cork
Ireland
United States
Canada
Michigan
Monroe
Chicago
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Two Decatur Youths Die in Early Morning House Fire
J A Dowda 30 and Lovett Dowda 28 brothers of Decatur perished in a house fire that also destroyed their transfer truck and neighbor J Y Berry's home. The blaze started about 2 am as the brothers were moving to Hanceville Alabama. No foul play suspected. A small cash, a watch and keys were found near the bodies.
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da’ Brothers
Decatur
J. A. Dowda
Lovett
Hanceville
Ala
Asong TS
Pep “Catur Tur
Dowda
J. Y. Berry
Berry
Washington Capitol Protest Turns Violent
A crowd of hundreds gathered near the capitol protesting political prisoners and fingerprinting. Police tore down placards, used tear gas, and faced sporadic fighting as demonstrators moved around the capitol plaza.
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Washington
Capitol
Capitol Plaza
Coast Guards Search For 15 Men and Two Boats Near San Pedro
off the southern California coast a search organized by coast guards and naval forces targets 15 men and two boats missing since November 21 the Fidelity and her crew of eleven vanished in a windstorm while a small hospital boat with four men from San Diego county was also missing off Coronado islands fog hampered prior efforts and planes were readied to join the hunt.
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San Pedro
Calif
Pacific
Coast
California
Seinor Fidelity
Santa Barbara Islands
Coast Guard
Fidelity
San Diego County
Coronado Islands
San Diego
Jules Matherman
Byron Zaning
Charlies A. Foulks
A. H. Fogg
Southern Sugar begins grinding cane from 22 000 acres
Canal Point Florida December 1 506 men were employed as the Southern Sugar Company started grinding cane harvested from 22 000 acres in the area.
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Point
Fra
Southern Sugar Company
U S Aid In Fight On Vice Sought In New House Bill
A bill introduced in Congress seeks federal power to assist states in curbing interstate vice and racketeering. The measure argues the current law limits direct federal cooperation with city and state authorities.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Senate Opens 71st Congress Amid Bipartisan Truce
News notes the 71st Congress convening in a formal session with a political truce in place. Major actions include seating new members and plans for drought relief loans totaling 60 million dollars for farmers, led by Senator Robinson.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Probe Shooting At Fort Bragg Claims One Life
A military board investigates a night shooting at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville North Carolina. Private Fernand Ganz of Battery B 16th Field Artillery died from a head wound while Private Herschel E Moses was wounded three times after a figure emerged from darkness and fired as he patrolled. A pistol reported stolen from the post supply room was found nearby with four empty shells.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Fort Bragg
Military Board of
Fernand Ganz
el “Paso
Tex
16Th Field Artillery
Herschel E. Moses
Cherryville
Moses
Gonz
Military Board
Bank Suspended in Norwalk After Deposits Halted
Central Fairfield Trust Company of Norwalk is suspended by State Bank Commissioner Lester E. Shippee. It is forbidden to pay funds or accept deposits until a court hearing. Christmas club checks totaling about 30000 for depositors were held up amid bank liquidity problems.
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Norwalk
Conn
Central Fairfield Trust Company
State Bank
Lester E. Shippee
Capeel Line Orders 73000 Ton Steamship From John Brown
Liverpool reports the Capeel Steamship Company signed a contract with John Brown and Company of Clydebank to build a 73,000 ton steamer. Southern Railway to construct a Southampton dock to handle the vessel by October 1933.
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Liverpool
Eng
Capeel Bteamship Company
John Brown and Company
Clydebank
Southern Railway
Southampton
Waistell Named miral Sir Arthur Kipling Waistell
Sir Arthur Kipling Waistell was named commander in chief of the China station, stepping into a pivotal post amid tensions and imperial duties. The promotion places Waistell at the helm of naval operations guarding key Asian waters and trade routes.
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China Station
Portsmouth
Mobile Community Chest Campaign Opens Tuesday
Last minute plans completed as the fifth annual Mobile Community Chest drive is set to begin Tuesday morning. Judge David H. Edington, general chairman, leads the effort with daily 9 o'clock worker sessions at the Chamber of Commerce and a 6:30 p.m. kickoff at the Cawthon hotel. Only men attend morning sessions. full team reports will follow at each daily gathering.
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Mobile Community Chest
David H. Edington
Cawthon
Chamber of Commerce
Edington
Hope Abandoned as Havana Aviatrix Vanishes
Havana reports that Mrs. Keith-Miller Aus t. Machado, who fled from Pittsburgh to Havana, disappeared Friday on a Havana to Miami flight. She had sought U S citizenship and lived in the United States over two years on a six month visitor permit. The American consulate nearly refused her reentry.
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Havana
Keith-Miller
Machado
Pittaburgh
Miami
Fla
United States
Red Cross Junior Red Cross Report Details November Efforts
Mrs. E. Guggenheim, chairman, presented the city Junior Red Cross activities for November. She praised Mobile teachers and pupils for Thanksgiving aid, noting distributions of goodies and toys from Yerby to Arlington schools. Hospital wards received plants, Barton Academy baked oatmeal for hospitals, Murphy High welfare dinners aided families, and 24 groups plus 11 schools and one P T A heard explanations of the Junior Red Cross.
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Guggenheim
Yerby
Old Shell Road
Leinkauf
Convent of Mercy
Arlington
Barton Academy
Murphy High School
Murphy Committee
Miss Lewis
National Organization
P.T. A
Troops Patrol Schoolfield Strike Area in Danville
Non-union workers estimated about 1000 strikers and pickets entered the mill gates at dawn as a heightened military patrol moved through the area. The new picketing order followed Governor Pollard’s visit and a late night executive meeting of the United Textile Workers local. Five squads of soldiers replaced the usual three in the mill vicinity.
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Danville
Schoolfield
Pollard
United Textile Workers of America
McReynolds Bill Aims to Legalize Large Cigarette Packages
Representative McReynolds of Tennessee introduced a bill authorizing the sale of larger cigarette packages. The proposal, announced in Washington, would modify existing packaging limits and affect how tobacco products are marketed and sold nationwide.
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McReynolds
Washington
Representative McReynolds
Tennessee
Chief Of Engineers Seeks 550000 For Mobile Port Work
Major General Lytle Brown, chief of army engineers, asks Congress for 550000 to improve and maintain Mobile harbor for the next fiscal year. The total Gulf coast requests total about 26.8 million, with Mobile among the top allocations for improvement and maintenance. Funds are to be studied in Washington as committees review Brown's nationwide waterway estimates.
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Mobile
Congress
Lytle Brown
Army Engineers
Associated Press
Washington
Brown
Gulf
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
U. S. Waterway
T“oblle’s
New Board Seated After Evening of Political Demands
At a Monday meeting old board members faced formal demands to vacate seats for new appointees. Matt A. Boykin claimed a seat as his own successor. Edward Laurendine and Harold E. Booth clashed over chair positions while J Les Green pressed for District 1 representation. Chair Davis stated intent to follow the law and hold until January 19.
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Board of Revenue
Matt A. Boykin
Arthur. D. Davin
Edward Laurendine
County Board Ags New Bids On Road Work
Bids for applying special treatment on rural roads will be readvertised by the board of revenue on advice of county attorney James H. Webb. Estimates suggest payment by interest-bearing warrants on the general fund, but new ads will require funds from other sources. The board also approved Dr. J. P. M. Acker’s request for a $200 monthly maintenance increase for the city hospital staff.
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County Board Ags
Board of Revenue
James H. Webb
George E. Stone
J. P. M. Acker
City Hospital
New Cold Wave Hits Midwest Ahead of Week
Meteorologist Albert Ashenberger issued a forecast noting a cold wave gripping the region within 12 hours. He warned Tuesday temperatures would dip into the 30s as rains in Mobile preceded the surge. Chicago's weather bureau predicted widespread freezing conditions from the northwest.
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Ing Seeenar
Albert Ashenberger
Mobile
Ashenberger
Chicago
Midwest
Chicago Weather Bureau
Murphy High Leads Close Mobile News Voting Contest
Murphy High Welfare League leaps from third to first in the $1,000 prize voting contest run by The Mobile News Item and The Register. Murphy High totals 701,928 votes as a nip and tuck race continues with Grand prizes for top scorers after four monthly scrambles. Church of the Little Flower and Jewish Community Center remain key rivals as intense interest builds.
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Murphy High Welfare League
Mobile
Register
Church of the Little Flower
Pda Agette Des Ingsbee
Murphy High Welfare
Junior Charity League
Ae Little Flower
Center
Crichton Man Convicted in Robbery Scheme
Marvin Gillis was found guilty in circuit court on a robbery plan case after a young woman testified she would accompany him on crime trips but pulled back. Officer Wimberley testified finding a briefcase with flashlights and tools used to break into safes. Gillis received 12 months hard labor under a state anti possession of burglary tools law.
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Marvin Gillis
Crichton
Frank Witherley
Recorders Court
Mary White
Garl
Graham Sullivan
Gillis Insis
Instea
Police Department
Wimberley
Ready for trial in Thelma Wooten murder case
Prosecutors and defense lawyers stated readiness Tuesday in circuit court for the murder charge against Sullivan a former federal officer. Sullivan C G Lape and others are accused in the Thelma Wooten auto line death case.
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de Sullivan
Fedéralde
Sullivan
C. CG
Lape
Thelma Wootenan
Gessner C. McCorvey
H. Thomas
Bart B.berlain
Lane
Poe Bes
Scranton Man Held After Suspicious Encounter
Tom Brown of Scranton and J W Gary of Athens appeared before Assistant Recorder J Tousrt on dangerous suspicion charges. They were remanded until December 5 for further investigation after police reported a two foot loaded pipe and an iron bolt in their possession. Police continue patrols as officers investigate night prowlers and related characters.
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Tom Brown
Scranton
J. W. Gary
Athens
J. Tousrt
Bullock
Latta?ders
Two Are Docketed in Semmes Larceny Case
Burleigh Croom 2 and Taylor 16 were arrested near Semmes Alabama on a larceny charge. Deputies Sheriff Lee took them to county jail after they allegedly entered a residence owned by Mrs Ira Woodward and stole eight chickens.
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Burleigh Croom
Taylor
Lee
Semmes
Ala
Ira Woodward
Weather Brief Local Fair and Colder Conditions Ahead
Local forecast indicates a fair but colder spell starting Monday into Tuesday for Alabama and Mississippi. Alaska-like cold night near freezing along the coast with a general decrease in temperatures. River observations show changes at Montgomery Selma and surrounding stations with the Tombigbee River rising or falling modestly into Tuesday.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Tombigbee
Monigo
Selma
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