Roosevelt Pushes Credit Plan and Public Works Drive
President Roosevelt speeds recovery efforts directing Jesse Jones to secure bank credit for NRA firms and funds new public works projects worth 3.3 billion dollars. He considers forfeiture clauses to speed work and wage gains, while banks and the Fed weigh credit expansion as Montagu Norman visits. At sea, Captain Heath returns to Norfolk after Madison battles mountainous seas and losses.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ickes
Jones
Washington
Record Shatters Coal Load on Pocahontas Division
A Pocahontas division record by the Norfolk and Western railroad loaded 3002 coal cars yesterday, beating the 2930-car mark set August 7 and the peak since October 1929. Most mines in operation are running full time, idle mines are resumed, and hundreds of formerly idle miners regain work. W E E Koepler notes about 1700 men have found jobs since the industry upturn.
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Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western Railroad
W. E. E. Koepler
Violent Rain Ends New York Heat Wave
A violent rainstorm and 51 mile an hour winds ended a three day heat wave in New York. The storm caused smashed windows, uprooted trees, and broken electric lines across the city.
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New York
Sleep sickness claims 40 lives in St Louis area
In St Louis a mysterious sleeping sickness has killed 40 people as federal state and local authorities coordinate a broad search for the cause. Encephalitis cases surge with 283 patients reported locally while scientists probe a viral agent and insect vectors, including mosquitoes and biting flies, in hopes of an explanation.
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St. Louis
Hugh 8. Cumming
Washington University Medical School
J. P. Leake
United States Public Health Service
Charles L. L. Williams Jr
Call for records of two Detroit trust concerns
Detroit Aug 28 A one man Detroit bank jury led by Judge Harry B Keidan calls for the records of Union Guardian Trust Company and Detroit Trust Company Conservators must appear with all records. Examination to be conducted by conservators with the cooperation of the state attorney general and prosecutor's office.
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Detroit
James Couzens
Michigan
Harry B. Keidan
Arthur J. Lacy
Couzens
New York
Relief chiefs seek big job drive as 4 thousand cut from rolls
West Virginia welfare officials opened a two day conference in Charleston aiming to cope with relief for more than 100000 families. Acting welfare director Francie Turner said 40000 families have been removed from rolls since March while fall and winter promise the biggest relief job yet. Governors and federal funds figure in plans to place jobless on highways and other work with emphasis on permanent employment.
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Charleston
W. Va
Francie W. Turner
Kump
Turner
Road Commission
Bailey
W. H. McGinnis
Deer on narrow ledge stumps rescuers at Watkins Glen
A seven point buck trapped on a 150 foot high ledge above a roaring torrent delays rescuers. Park officials hesitate to lower nets or ropes fearing a panic dive as its mate is presumed on the cliffside. The doe perished in the water below after the chase by dogs.
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Watkins Glen
N. Y
Watkins Glen State Park
Huey Long Attacked in Wash Room on Long Island
Senator Huey Long of Louisiana reports a gash on his forehead from a Saturday night knife attack in a wash room at a charity benefit on Long Island. He described a ganging by three or four men, said he ducked to avoid a deeper wound, and noted threats against him. He attends the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment and aims to move next year’s convention to Louisiana.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Huey Long
Louisiana
Long Island
N. Y
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Huey Long Attacked at Charity Party in New York
The Sun reported Senator Huey Long of Louisiana was struck at a charity event near Port Washington, Long Island, on a Saturday after a guest he allegedly affronted attacked him. The incident occurred at a club referenced by the paper.
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New York
Huey Long
Louisiana
The
Sun
Port Washington
Long Island
Edna Taylor to represent North Carolina in national Legion contest
Edna Taylor of Washington DC won the North Carolina Legion beauty contest and was acclaimed as Miss North Carolina She will travel to Chicago in October to compete in the Legion national pageant.
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Iss Edna Taylor
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
The
American Legion
Chicago
Legion
Oregon Fire Rages With Four Thousand Fighters
Thick smoke cloaks a forty mile front as 4,000 firefighters battle the Oregon timber blaze. Authorities estimate $15,000,000 to $18,000,000 in damage with winds and flying brands fanning new fires. Rain and cooler air offer a glimmer of relief as crews scout maps and move across the line.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Civilian Conservation Corps
Nature
Forest Service
Moley Denies Quitting Over Hull Dispute
New York Aug 28 Raymond Moley a top adviser to the president denied resigning as assistant secretary of state over a conflict with Secretary Hull. He called reports of a Hull disagreement interesting but not true noting differences of opinion occur in any large administration. Moley said he resigned to edit a magazine at Vincent Astor's invitation, preferring that to holding public office.
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New York
Raymond Moley
Hull
Washington
Moley
Vincent Astor
Roosevelt
Drive to Put NRA Eagle in Every Store in Bluefield
Bluefield begins a six sector, volunteer led NRA campaign to place the blue eagle emblem in every business and home. Col J L Alexander commands a 100 plus army of five man teams meeting at city hall at 9 am for final orders. Leaders from Kiwanis Rotary Lions YWCA and Norfolk and Western coordinate the effort with a consumer pledge to shop only at NRA emblem stores.
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the Recovery Administration
Bluefield Buemness
Directors’ Chamber
J. L. Alexander
Norfolk and Western
South Bluefield
College Avenue
Oakhurst
Ruth Rader
Quota Club
Desir Gilmore
NRA
Bluefield
Alexander
Laurence B. Tierney Jr
A. G. Fox
Kiwanis Club
Tierney
Rockefeller Scion Runs Out Of Gas In Boston
Aug 28 Rockefeller son of Winthrop Rockefeller, while visiting Hull for a swim and dinner, stalled his car on the way from Boston. With Yale classmate Tufts, the big car sputtered and died near Hingham. A passing motorist helped push to a gas station and filled the tank, allowing him to continue.
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Boston
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hull
Yale
Bowen Carleton
Tufts
Hingham
Mr. Rockefeller
Accused assassins justified by U S alliance defense
Tokyo Aug 28 11 naval officers accused in the assassination of Premier Inukai near trial end. Defense says U S influence on Japanese officials justified their stance on accepting the London naval treaty as a national betrayal. Proceedings cite Senate committee debate minutes from 1930.
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Tokyo
United States
Isuyoshi Inukai
Japan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William R. Castle Jr
Operators and unions reach agreement on coal code
Hugh S. Johnson announced that four days of talks between coal operators and miners yielded an agreement on essentials for a competitive code. The administration will seek the president’s approval and push the coal code before Labor Day as part of NRA efforts across textiles steel autos and other big industries. Senator Wagner returns to Washington as labor board chair and labor dispute persists over the automobile code’s provisions.
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Wagner
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
National Labor Board
New York
Organized Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
State Expects Convict Lamson in San Jose Murder Trial
In San Jose California on August 28 the state outlined its case against David A Lamson accusing him of killing his wife Sylvia G Bailey, a Stanford professor’s wife, after an odorful fire near their home revealed a ten inch pipe and burned cloth. Neighbor Sylvia Bailey testified to the burning smells and the courtroom drama showed Lamson distressed by his wife’s death as witnesses described his grief.
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San Jose
Calif
David A. Lamson
Sylvia G. Bailey
Lamson
Frederick Proescher
Virginia Oolong Disagree On Beer
Richmond Va Aug 28 The Senate and house conferees on the beer bill adjourned without agreement on the senate amendment rejected by the house. A conference committee was named to reconvene tomorrow morning to report before noon. Key differences were tax schedules excise rates and local retailer maximums. The house passed with 85 to 6 and the senate with 39 to 1 after amendments.
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Richmond
Senate
House
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
Weaver
W. A. Garrett
Ridgeway
William M. Tuck
Halifax
Wilbur C. Hall
Loudoun
John Q. Rhodes
Louisa
Stuart Moffett
Augusta
Arlington County
South
Governor Pollard Signs Referendum Bill for October Ballot
Richmond Va August 28 Governor Pollard tonight signed the referendum bill providing for a referendum on repeal on October 3 at which time 30 delegates to a convention at Richmond October 25 will be named Candidates for the convention must file with the secretary of the commonwealth before September 2 The ballot will contain the names of dries and wets in equal number.
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Richmond
Pollard
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Bechtel Dies of Medicine Overdose in Moscow
Warren A. Bechtel 61 of San Francisco, head of the Six companies building the Boulder dam, died in Moscow from an overdose of medicine taken on doctor’s orders for several years. He had been in Moscow three days and planned to visit the Dnieprostroy dam tomorrow.
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Moscow
Warren A. Bechtel
San Francisco
Boulder Dam
Bechtel
Dnieprostroy
Coal negotiators reach basis of workers code
Washington August 28. After hours of talks United Mine Workers and non union Appalachian operators reached a basis for a code of practice for the bituminous coal industry. A wage dispute centered on a $4.60 daily wage for a 49 hour week with a 40 hour week during a six month trial. The automible labor clause and union dues check off were points of contention as Johnson said the terms must be approved by the president once drafted.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Hugh
Johnson
NRA
Roosevelt
Ohn
Pin Removal Saves Pocahontas Infant
An open safety pin, lodged in the throat of 9 month old Bobby Colburn, was removed yesterday at Bluefield sanitarium. Surgeons used an esophagoscope after the pin buried itself in tissue. blunt extraction followed. The infant was taken home today. father R H I Burn is a payroll clerk at Pocahontas Kell company.
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Bobby Colburn
Pocahontas
Bluefield Sanitarium
Robbers Flee Empty Safe After Loud Blast at Workmen’s Finance
In Parkersburg West Virginia on August 28 two robbers fled after an unexpected loud blast while blowing the Work men's Finance corporation safe. They left without taking the $1,800 inside and are being held by police under the names Harry Thornburg of Clarksburg and John Lang of Fairmont.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
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Federal Reserve System
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
George Harrison
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Pocahontas Division
N. and
Detroit Trust
West Virginia
Hughey Long
Hughey
Nar Eagle
Rockffeller
U.S
R. W. H. Hedberg
St. Paul
B. J. Enberg
Dr. Enberg
Virginia Oolong
President Roosevelt
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