Senate Reverses Self Granting Hoover Free Hand on 116 Million
Senate reversed to back House provision giving President Hoover authority to allocate an emergency 116 million construction fund. Vote 42 to 59. Democrats blocked loan provisions for food relief by point of order. Hoover remained closely involved with relief debate as House leaders projected a drought loan bill near 30.9 million.
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Senate
Washington
House
Hoover
Jones
Texas
Congress
Representative Tilson
Hyde
Appropriations Committee
Weather outlook and river forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Local forecast calls for probable rain Thursday night and Friday with warmer conditions. In Mississippi expect rain, warmer in the southeast Thursday night, with generally fair weather Friday except cloudy periods and possible rain in the southeast Friday morning. cooler in the north and west. Tombigbee River runoff likely unchanged tonight and Friday. Alabama River shows irregular changes at Montgomery and slight changes at Selma. Harry Armstrong, Meteorologist.
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Mississippi
Tombigbee
Montgomery
Selma
Harry Armstrong
Merchants Offer Bargains In News Item Today
The News-Item presents 24 pages of Christmas bargains from Mobile merchants. A wide range of businesses is represented and Mobilians will find much to interest them in the sale prices.Advertisements provide readers with ideas for Christmas shopping.
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Mobile
Defense Concludes Autopsy Debate in Shepard Trial
In Kansas City Kansas the defense contends the autopsy on Mrs Zenana Shepard was incomplete to determine death cause in Major Charles Shepard murder trial. Major Gentzkow of Fitzsimons Hospital says complete autopsies are standard when poison is suspected. The defense cites Fort Riley physician Strickler who blames alcohol for the death. Rebuttal and final arguments are expected to finish by Friday or Saturday.
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Kansas City Kan
Zenana Shepard
Charles A. Shepard
C. J. Gentzkow
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Denver
Fort Riley
Kan
Shepard
Zenana Curtis
U. S. District Court
Kansas. City
Kas
Woman testifies amid murder case against Major Shepard
Grace Brandon, 24, says she loves Major Charles A. Shepard and was forced to testify in federal court. She hopes the army medical officer will be acquitted of murdering his wife Zenana by poison at Fort Riley, Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kas
Charles A. Shepard
Grace Brandon
Graves Paroles World War Hero Who Fled Trial
Gov. Bibb Graves grants parole to Sam Keith of Carrabelle Florida a World War I veteran who fled Alabama prison after enlistment under an assumed name and rose to captain. He served four plus years and is returning home with his wife and three children amid claims of innocence in a fatal shooting case involving three men in Geneva County.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sam Keith
Carrabelle
Fila
Alabama
Bibb Graves
Keith
Geneva County
Germany
Federal judge may be called in defense before House committee
Federal Judge Harry B. Anderson faces misconduct charges and will testify in his defense before a House sub committee in Memphis. The panel plans three days of hearings to give him full opportunity to present his case, following testimony on alleged Mann Act coercion and misappropriation of salaries.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harry B. Anderson
House
Anderson
Hickey
Laguardia
New York
Revolt in Northern Spain Fails to Halt Normalcy
Associated Press report from Hendaye on a 200 mile drive through the troubled zones shows the revolutionary attempt failing. Loyal troops control districts and sporadic gunfire is silenced as areas return to order.
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Associated Press
Spain
Hendaye
Melvin K. Whitefeather
Paris
Crown
Dying gang member Hunter dies of wounds in Illinois
E H Hunter of Terre Haute a gang member linked to the Clinton Ind bank robbery died in a Danville hospital after a gun battle with pursuing officers. He was the third of five bandits to fall, declined to aid authorities, and the other two were captured while the gang’s money was recovered. Hunter, a native of Germany, had come to the United States in 1912.
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Danville
Ill
E. H. Hunter
Terre Haute
Clinton, Ind
Hunter
Germany
Stocks Rally as Bears Fade in Wide Advance
A market rebound lifts many issues 1 to 4 points with Auburn rallying nearly 20 points and the Dow-like uptick broadening. Traders cite short-covering and technical corner play as bears take losses while volume eases and hopes hinge on further constructive signals from business and trade.
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Bears
Auburn
Case
American Telephone
Eastman
Atchison
New York Central
Air Reduction
Coca Cola
American Can
Consolidated Gas
Liggett and Myers
U. S. Steel
Hearing on state petition for Holston Trust receiver
Knoxville report states a hearing before Chancellor Robert M. Jones on the state's petition to appoint a receiver for the Holston Trust Company. The state seeks a decree for 256 795 80 in state funds claimed on deposit, noting insolvency and failure to pay. Caldwell & Company head Rogers Caldwell and other officials are named as sureties on 600 000 bonds alleged to protect state deposits. The Holston Trust Company replies that the state did not deposit 252 000 highway funds with it.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Holston Trust Company
Robert M. Jones
Rogers Caldwell
Caldwell & Company of
Nashville
Chancery Court
Road dispute halts Mobile-Citronelle project at Neeleys station
Judge Claude A. Grayson refused to modify the injunction stopping work on the Mobile-Citronelle road at Neeleys station. He will inspect site to assess damage to Barnes-Creary Supply and consider claims against Wesco and contractors over ingress and egress. County attorney James H. Webb protested damages awarded against the county, insisting payment awaits supreme court affirmation.
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Neeley’s Station
Claude A. Grayson
Circuit Court
Grayson
Barnes-Creary Supply Company
Wesco Company
Graves
James H. Webb
Webb
Mobile
Supreme Court
Apearne
Drilling Begins On First Mississipp Gulf Well
Laurel Mississippi December 18 drilling on the first well of the Mississipp Gulf Gas and Oil Company chartered in Laurel began near Collina in Covington county this week. John Glassell led operations and the drill reached over 20 feet in the initial hour. An accurate log will be kept to inform geologists about soil strata. Local visitors included Mr and Mrs James H O'Reily Mrs Frank Gilchrist Charles Green B A Schneider Tom Horton John Wells and Fred Skaggs.
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Laurel
Miss
Mississipp Gulf Gas and Oil Company
Collina
Covington County
John Glassell
James H. O'Reily
Frank Gilchrist
Charles Green
B. A. Schneider
Tom Horton
John Wells
Fred Skaggs
New Orleans Man Guilty Of Theft In Mobile Infirmary Case
Lawrence Clay of New Orleans was convicted in recorder's court on the theft of a raincoat from the Mobile infirmary and sentenced to 30 days of hard labor. The assault case against Tom Phillips and Mrs Thelma Phillips was set for inferior court hearing on Monday.
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Lawrence Clay
New Orleans
Mobile
Recorder's Court
Tom Phillips
Thelma Thillips
W. J. Foley
Nineteen Hurt as Bus Slips on Ice Crashes Into Street Car
In Cincinnati Ohio today a street railway bus skidded on an icy street and crashed into a street car injuring nineteen passengers. Thirteen were taken to General Hospital and six to St. Mary’s Hospital. Officials estimated about 45 passengers were aboard.
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Cincinnati
General Hospital
St. Mary’s Hospital
Wyoming Doctor Trial Ends In Acquittal Over Licensing Defect
In Cody Wyoming on December 18 the trial of Dr W A Graham of Powell ended with acquittal after defense argued Wyoming lacks a statute requiring medical license. The judge directed the verdict noting the state had no licensing law.
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Cody
Wyo
W. A. Graham
Powell, Wyo
Wyoming
Booster Club Plans Circus at Saturday Meet
The Saenger News Item reports the Booster Club will host a Saturday event featuring The Gracie Thomas Circus with trained dogs and ponies and a trained horse performing arithmetic. Also shown are The Indians Are Coming chapter The Dagger Duel and the Gary Cooper Marlene Dietrich Morocco, plus a Mobile recreation department program with children’s songs and dances led by Miss Griffin.
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Saenger
Recreation Force
Saenger - News - Item
Gracie Thomas
Jack
Mary
Morocco
Gary Cooper
Marlene Dietrich
America
Mobile Recreation Department
Miss Griffin
Saenger Theatre
Death Car Figures In Quiz of O Rorke Murder Here Sunday
Investigation into the death of John Rip O Rorke continues after Cecil Southall a 25 year old brakeman was questioned. Armour Macon night watchman places three men in a car seen near Royal street early Sunday morning. Southall denies guilt and says he left O Rorke at a Royal street cafe two hours before the body was found.
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O’rorke
John
Rip) O’rorke
Louisville and
Nashville
Cecil Southall
Armour Macon
Royal Street
Dauphin
Conti
Royal
Macon
Register
Water Street
Southall
Cr. B. Arendall
O'Rorke
Mobile and
Ohio
Buckle Rider Dies After Bay Bridge Crash
Conner Garrett a 19 year old railroad messenger died at City hospital after a bicycle collision with an automobile on Bay Bridge Road near the viaduct. Fiore Bumpers of Grove Hill was jailed on a manslaughter charge, released on bond for December 30. Garrett resided in Mobile with his sister and is survived by parents, three brothers and six sisters. His funeral will be in Daphne with Belforest cemetery interment.
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Bay Bridge
Conner Garrett
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad
City Hospital
Maynard Bumpers
Grove Hill
International Paper Company
Fiore
Garrett
Bumpers
Mobile
M. B. Creamer
St. Anthony Street
James €. Garrett
Daphne, Ala
Joseph G
Howard H
Malcolm E. Garrett
Daphne
A. G. Newport
Harry Linden
Cleveland
W. J. Altmyer
Sadie
Ruth Garrett
Daphné
Tom MecKays
Belforest Cemetery
Relief forecast ends Mobile cold spell with rain and warmth
An outlook from observer Albert Ashhenberger promised relief from Mobile's cold spell with probable rain overnight and warmer weather Friday. Thursday's temperatures ranged from a low of 36 to a high of 45 degrees.
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Mobile
Albert Ashhenberger
Mystery boat drifting at Arlington pier raises hunt accident questions
Police and county officers investigated a green 12 foot skiff that drifted to the end of Arlington pier with four dead ducks two live decoys and shot shells aboard. The boat appeared used for duck hunting and may indicate an accident at sea.
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Avinger
Arlington Pier
Snowblanket Retreats as North Carolina Reports 30 Inch Depth
Atlanta dispatch notes the south’s heaviest snow of the season. North Carolina recorded up to 30 inches. Public agencies and residents work with the weak sun to clear the disruption, while two deaths are linked indirectly to the storm.
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Atlanta
South
North Carolina
Redress Ordered for Sash and Door Shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered payment of about 750 dollars plus interest to McPhillips Manufacturing Co for sash door and blind shipments between Mobile and New Orleans. Directed at Louisville Nashville and Gulf Mobile and Northern railroads, the case claimed the lines charged excessive rates. The Chamber of Commerce traffic office handled the claim. The federal barge line plans to publish a full rate line from Mobile to Oklahoma and Texas soon.
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McPhillips Manufacturing Company
Mobile
New Orleans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisville & Nashville
Gulf, Mobile and Northern
McPhillips Company
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Barge Line
Oklahoma
Texas
Poincare Improves After Sudden Attack at Paris Home
Paris December 18. Conditions of Raymond Poincare French statesman continue to improve. Bulletin by Dr Boidin reports ongoing improvement and says no communique will be issued before tomorrow morning consult with Professor Guillain. Absence of watchers signals real progress and doctors express hope he will survive the vascular spasm and temporary paralysis.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
Boidin
Guillain
M. Poincare
Buffaloes Killed in Arizona Buffalo Hunt by Women
Mrs. J. G. Tarbell of Phoenix and Mrs. Emma K. Haynie of Tucson were among ten selected by the Arizona game commission to reduce the buffalo herd to a manageable size in Kaibab forest. Tarbell returned with a head, hide, and 100 pounds of meat as proof of her kill. The hunt is annual and supervised, with hunters allowed 100 pounds of meat.
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Phoenix
Ariz
J. G. Tarbell
Arizona Game Commission
Kaibab Forest
Emma K.haynie
Tucson
Louisville Boy Dies of Injuries From Football Game
Rubel Pepper aged 14 died in Louisville from injuries suffered in a September football game. He was a student at St. Joseph's Academy in Bardstown. His parents live in Louisville.
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Louisville
Rubel Pepper
St. Joseph's Academy
Bardstown
Bank Robbers Flee Into Bogue Chitto Swamp Mobile Units Mobilize
Four bandits who robbed Marion Junction State Bank flee into Bogue Chitto swamp three miles from Sanford. Dallas County sheriff and posse pursue. lawmen seek track dogs from Kilby prison as motorists alert Mobile and other authorities. The gang is believed to have escaped with about $4000.
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Sanford
Ala
Marion Junction
Dallas County
Kilby
Montgomery
Suit Brought Over Wesco Plant Emissions
The $5,000 damage suit brought by Thomas Trainor against Wesco hinges on claims that smoke from Wesco material mixers harms property and health. Testimony in circuit court before Judge Claude A Grayson and 11 jurors indicated odors were injurious. witnesses previously testified Wednesday. Attorneys Vincent Fnae Harry Seale and Judge Frank S Coffin for Trainor. Smith and Caffey for Wesco.
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Wesco
Thomas FR. Trainor
Claude A. Grayson
Trainor
Vincent F.nae
Harry Seale
Frank S. Coffin
Smith and Caffey
Wesco Company
Christmas gift buying advice from a thoughtful sales girl
The sales girl offers practical ideas for Mother's Christmas gift and urges shoppers to buy early. She emphasizes taking time to talk and choose wisely rather than rushing at the last minute, which leads to misses.
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