Talks Crisis Nears in Flood Fight Across Lowlands
In the Tallahatchie Valley flood battle, authorities warn the widespread dykes are endangered and major levees face strain. Officials press for vigilance as waters rise along lowland stretches.
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1932
Page
1
Receivership Granted as corporation transfers control
The company entered voluntary receivership to protect assets amid 1931 stock market declines. A company representative explained the move aimed to protect its property and settle obligations, naming Frank T. Hulawit as president and identifying the receivership as a strategic step in safeguarding securities holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seenens
L ‘Ling
Receivers Named for Texas-Louisiana Power Group
Federal order places Texas Louisiana Power and eleven subsidiaries under receivership. AP report from Fort Worth notes Lawson Co of Worth filed the complaint for secured goods and alleged all claims against the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Worth
Tex
Texas-Louisiana ‘Power ~Company
A.P
Barrett
Fort Worth
Wiley
Carl, Pisleanes
Lawson Company
Sglven
New Mississippi Legislature Opens Session in January
The new Mississippi legislature convenes in Jackson on Tuesday January 5 to address an upward revision of the state revenue system under Governor Martin Sennett Conner. The AP dispatch notes the opening message will be delivered at session start.
Postwar Fight Over Muscle Shoals Power Begins
Negotiations open on disposition of government power and the nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals Alabama. Senate Republicans oppose early outlines from the War Department and a Senate committee plans to renew its push for stronger federal control and related funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
McNary
Senate
Soramnittee
Sean
Payne
Iene Cs
Alabama-Tennessee
Bilbo Orders Survey in Jackson Mississippi Flood Crisis
Governor Theodore Bilbo directs medics and officers as Tal lahatchie valley endures a two week flood battle. Levee breaches threaten Asa Leary Mimms Carriere Curtis stations and Swan Lake four mile levee as the Tallahatchie river system tests crews tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahatchie
Panola County
Asa and
Stone
Asa
Leary Mimms
Carriere
Curtis ‘Station
Ere
Swan Lake
Tallahatchie River
Five Navy Officers to Retire This Year
Active service ends this year for five high ranking naval officers aged retirement and set aside their swords. Rear Admirals Mark L. Tan, William C. Cole chairman of the general board, McVay and Norfolk district commandant, and chief of the bureau of construction and repair in the navy department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tan
Pote
Mark .L
General Board
William C. Cole
Ban Francisco
Naval District
Charles B. McVay
Ini
Imate
Norfolk
N ‘Olk
Naval “District
Bureau of Construction
Navy Department
Julius Rosenwald Condition Reported In Illness
Serious Chicago dispatch reports Julius Rosenwald millionaire philanthropist and Sears Roebuck & Co. chairman remains ill at his Arlington home. The condition has fluctuated over months and his bedside has drawn heavy family attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Julius
Rosenwald
Sears Roebuck & Co
Arvinia
Pittsburgh expedition seeks tropical plant to kill common fly
A six member party in Pittsburgh plans a 12 000 mile Caribbean journey aboard a 42 foot home made boat powered by a 72 horsepower engine. They aim to reach the Magdalena River in Colombia to study a tropical plant that could exterminate house flies within ten years. The crew led by organizer Sheppard will return to Pittsburgh by October 1932 after visiting Central American and Caribbean sites in search of the plant and its insect controlling potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Caribbean
Magdalena
Columbia
Pittsburg
Sheppard
Johns
Honest
Ates
Hoover moves to push Reconstruction Finance Corporation plans
Washington January 2 The Hoover administration asks Congress to authorize five hundred million dollars for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as Congress debates tariff tax measures. Senate hearings on the foreign bond program begin and bond flotations and harbor studies are discussed with committees set to work the next six days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gover
M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Heni
America
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Pres
Dent Hoover
Senate
Democratic House
Fee
Hastaattarel Seligt
Democratic Policarta Tin
Eadets
Bomb Victims Laid To Rest In Easton Funeral
Easton Pennsylvania mourners attended separate funerals for Edward Werkheiser and John House, two postal clerks killed in the bombing. Police offered no arrests as investigators widened their probe into an alleged anti fascist miscarriage of justice behind the fatalities. Italian consul Agostini Ferrante attended Werkheiser’s service amid heavy rain while officials organized a long search for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Easton
Ani
Lorig
Edward H. ‘Werkheiser
John B. House
Startling Disclosure Seen In Kidnap Quiz
The Associated Press reports startling revelations in the probe of eight midwestern kidnap extortionists held incommunicado at a local hotel. Pat Roche, chief investigator for the state's attorney, promises new details on identities and arrest method as authorities guard the hotel entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Pat Roche
Bank robbery trio captured after air taxi getaway
A 19 year old and two companions were captured after a National Bank robbery in Shawnee Oklahoma. A plane landed and a sheriff’s posse surrounded the aircraft. Burch confessed to taking $350 saying he needed the money to help his mother. The judge and pilot confirmed identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Smith
Ark
Loud
Oklahoma
Butch
Bag
Tennessee
Williams
Secee
Leroy Cooper
Shawnee
J. C. Hays
Burch
Sem
Desperate Band Flee After Farmhouse Slayings Near Springfield
In Missouri near Springfield, Sheriff Marcel Hendrin and five officers were killed while pursuing Harry Young and accomplices. The desperadoes reportedly fled west into the Ozarks as troops and nearly 1,000 citizens joined the manhunt. Bodies found after gunfire at a farmhouse, with officers and detectives among the casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendrix
Harry Young
Springfield
Marcel Hendrin
Here
Ozark
Moulie
Marcell’ Hendrix
Green County
Tony Oliver
Sprinfield
Disney, Meadows
Wiley Washburn
Charles House Er
Sheriff's ‘Office
Tax Measure Passed Amid Finance Crisis in Cook County
Cook County legislative delegation voted 43 to 12 to abolish the elective benefits of assessors as a step to restore public confidence in government finances amid cries against yield and downstate political power. The measure aims to reform tax machinery and reduce taxpayer burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cook
Rae
Bridge Dedicated in Knoxville Links Two River Banks
A new million dollar bridge across the Tennessee River near Knoxville was dedicated and opened to public use. The 1,793 foot span weighs about 93,000 tons and was named Henley in honor of Colonel Henley, a Revolutionary War hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Nessee River
Knoxvile
Henley
Flights Forbidden Over Santiago Jurist Flights
Chilean airspace bans flights over the city as authorities issue orders restricting aerial movement. The decree aims to control distribution of materials from the air and is enforced by the army and air corps until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Somntncs
Army
Air Corps
Weather glimpse for Alabama and Mississippi towns
Partly cloudy and warmer conditions reported in Alabama with a warm trend into Sunday. Mississippi weather notes indicate possible rain in the southwest and a partly warmer Monday in the west portion.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Casiona
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Commonwealths
Southwest
Byslons
Bilbo
Deland
Craw
Ohio
Yucatan
Pacific
M. Sheppard
Ra A
Werkheiser
Prival
Agostini ‘Ferrante
Philadelphia
Saeans
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