Cotton carry over in dispute prompts new bills
Washington reports a sweeping cotton legislation plan by Senator Joseph E. Ransdell to standardize bale weight at 500 pounds and set gin numbering and tagging. The proposal aims to curb alleged miscounting in round bales and to curb the cotton tare, with support from cotton states amid congressional investigations.
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Washington
Joseph E. Ransdell
Louisiana
Agricultural Committee
Senate
Congress
House
Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Jardine
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Iea
Europe
Secretary of Agriculture
Ransdell
South
Thanksgiving Day Observed With Football Quail Opening
Thanksgiving was celebrated across Arkenite towns with football games in Charleston Augusta Columbia and Greenville where Furman faced Clemson. Quail hunting opened, others stayed home enjoying turkey, and residents reported a day of enjoyment and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Augusta
Columbia
Greenville
Furman
Clemson
South Carolina
Miles Ends Standstill With Ritz Tower After Siege
Aiken real estate man A. Graham Miles known as Captain Miles clashed with Ritz Tower Apartments on Park Avenue over bills and room access. After a 16 day standoff ending when he paid, Miles planned a $250 000 suit for damage to reputation and character. He announced an imminent departure for Aiken and resignation from the American Aerial Derby Inc presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Graham Miles
Aiken
New York City
Mr. Miles
Captain Miles
New York
Ritz Tower
Park Avenue
Miles
Prince
Ritz
American Aerial Derby,Inc
Smith in Missouri a potential Democratic hinge in 1932
Missouri political analysts weigh how Al Smith could reshape the 1932 race. If Smith duplicates Reed’s 1922 Missouri success in the river counties and St Louis, he might tilt the state toward the Democratic ticket, despite Reed-like opposition from out-state voters and lingering anti-Smith sentiment among some McAdoo-aligned leaders.
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St. Louis
AP Smith
Missouri
Reed
Smith
Kansas City
New York
Coolidge
Harry B. Hawes
Williams
T Smith
McAdoo
M. Adoo
Alumbia
Brewster
Wis
Aiken County Citizen Urges Timely Road Paving
The citizen argues for paving now to avoid future closures that would hinder travel to Columbia and beyond. Also notes Dr and Mrs P J McLean and son John Howard spent Thanksgiving at Hartsville as guests of Dr Carlyle Campbell, president of Coker College. Dr McLean served as college preacher.
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Columbia
P. J. McLean
John Howard McLean
Hartsville
Carlyle Campbell
Coker College
Dr. McLean
Book Belonging to Mrs Lee to Return to South
A book once owned by Mrs. Robert E. Lee and taken from Arlington in 1862 is to be returned to the South after 65 years in Massachusetts. The item will rest in the Confederate Museum in Richmond. Clarence A. Warner, who took it during the Wilderness campaign, requested its return before his death.
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Robert E. Lee
Arlington
South
Massachusetts
Confederate Museum
Richmond
Daughters of the Confederacy
Susan B. Harrison
Peabody
Mass
Clarence A. Warner
Massachusetts Artillery
Lee
Virginia
Albert P
Alabama
Mary Marion Evans
Edgefield
South Carolina
Nathan George Evans
Leesburg
Former Aiken man commits suicide on Augusta Aiken highway
Isadore Bo Eubanks 34, long-time Aiken resident and Campobello native, shot himself on Schultz Hill in front of A P Fallon’s house after pulling a revolver from his car. Sheriff and coroner ruled despondency. funeral services held at George Funeral Home and New Pisgah Church. Survived by three sisters and a brother.
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Isadore Bo Eubanks
Aiken
Campobello
Spartanburg
Augusta- Aiken
A. P. Fallon
Schultz Hill
Eubanks
Bud
Augusta
Fallon
Nellie Robinson
Tom Tarver
North Augusta
Holley Motor Co
J. Carl Eubanks
Inman
George Funeral Home
John FE. Henderson
New Pisgah Church
New Pisgah
Aiken Man Urges Paving Expedition
A column letter from an Aiken County resident urges immediate paving of 2 1 2 miles on United States highway No T detouring traffic from Lexington. The writer defends the county delegation and praises progress in neighboring counties while calling for paving to begin at the Savannah river.
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Aiken County
Columbia State
Lexington
Wagener
Aike
State Highway Department
Saluda
Richland
Columbia
Savannah River
Farm illness found acute by New York commission
The Business Men's Commission in New York reports an acute farm illness diagnosis. Officials say the condition affects livestock operations and may require immediate advice and action. Authorities urge farmers to monitor herds and seek guidance from agricultural agencies.
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Business Men's Commission
New York
Agriculture and Business Unite for Permanent Farm Remedy
The business men's commission on agriculture led by Charles Nagel concludes postwar woes afflict farming. It urges cooperation between agriculture and industry to fix costs, land fertility, price volatility, tenancy, and farm population decline. Proposals include tax reform, a federal farm board, land use plans, rural banking boosts, and freight rate revisions, rejecting artificial price-boosting bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Business Men's Commission On Agriculture
Charles Nagel
St. Louis
Commission
McNary- Haugen
Commission Fett
Paving Roads Urged Across State In Open Letter
A public appeal urges highway department and legislators in the Carolinas to collaborate on early road-work. The writer emphasizes shared costs and benefits, urging action now for current and future travelers and urging mutual effort to start the project promptly.
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Congressional Investigation
AL Smith
B. Eubanks
Aiken Man
H. G. Frazier
Providence, R. L
Johnston Kelley
J. R. Williams
Ballantine Pitney
Nagle
Thelma Miley
Walterboro
Highway Department
South Partment
Arolina
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