Wallace Urges Tariff Reduction or Production Care Plan
Secretary Wallace, in a White House approved midwest address at Muncie Indiana, urged a policy choice between reducing tariffs curbing production or a compromise. He forecast a standard of living two to three times 1929 with a definite plan and warned of costs to workers and farmers under any path.
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Midwest
Muncie
Ind
Wallace
America
White House
Indiana
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate Finance Committee
Action Expected On Ashworth Gage
Washington November 4 West Virginians expect President Roosevelt to act on David D. Ashworth United States attorney for the southern district of West Virginia before Friday He refused to resign and an executive order for his removal is ready for the presidents consideration The move is tied to the broader question of removing Republican holdovers and parallels resignations sought for other district attorneys.
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Washington
West
Walter I. Neal
Huntington
W. Va
Ashworth
West Virginia
Ashworth’s
Mellon Brothers Give 230000 to Allegheny Welfare Fund
Andrew W. Mellon and his brother R B Mellon donated 115000 each, totaling 230000 to the Allegheny county community welfare fund. The gift raises the fund to 1992824 of a 2837000 goal as of November 14 in Pittsburgh.
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Mellons
Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
R. B. Mellon
Allegheny County Community Welfare Fund
Winter Blasts Hit Ships Across Great Lakes and West Coast
Arctic winds and heavy fog crippled shipping. Coast guard craft vanished near Keweenaw Point with two crewmen aboard. The D E Callendar ran aground off Long Point Ontario with 25 aboard while the J F Schoellkopf was driven ashore near Menominee. Three ships damaged near Vancouver. In Edmonton a rescue effort failed for the schooner Speed. Snow and cold froze streets, causing many falls but few injuries. Temperatures fell to 23 degrees.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Coast Guard
Keenanaw Point
Lake Superior
D. E. Callendar
Long Point
Ont
J. F. Schoellkopf
Wes
Menominee
Mich
Erie
Lake Erie
Vancouver
B. C
Bird Rock
Chemainus
Princess Alice
Canadian Steamship Company
Yukon
Alaska Steamship Company
Edmonton
Alta
Victor Ingraham
Speed
Great Bear Lake
Ingraham
Aklavik
Cameron Bay
Midwest
Canadian Arctic
Amheret
Nova Scotia
California
Los Angeles
Britain to Build Larger Warships Under Naval Treaty Limits
London reported the British government will expand its warship program within the 1930 naval treaty. Sir Bolton Eyres Mansell announced two new 9,000-ton cruisers and policy changes reflecting US and Japanese shipbuilding. The move drew praise from navy advocates and cautions from disarmament observers. A separate note: Bluefield WV offered a 10 percent hydrant rental reduction, about $2,600 yearly, not yet accepted pending further relief prospects.
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London
United States
Japan
House of Commons
Bolton Meredith Eyres Mansell
Admiralty
Great Britain
The
Navy League
Roosevelt
Stanley Baldwin
Birmingham
Beatty
Chatfield
Bluefield
West Virginia Water Service Company
W. A. Light
Charleston
Roosevelt seeks Russian religious freedom pledge before recognition
President Roosevelt aims for an understanding on religious liberty for American nationals in the Soviet Union before announcing recognition. Soviet Foreign Minister Litvinoff had not yet responded, but officials expect possible accord as talks continue. Circles say other nations enjoy worship freedom in Russia and that this should not block diplomatic ties. The aim is to prevent future irritation from US religious groups.
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Washington
Russia
Roosevelt
United States
Maxim Litvinoff
White House
Warm Springs
Roosevelt and Smith Chat at the White House
President Roosevelt and Alfred E. Smith meet at the White House for a social visit the day after the 1932 election. They discuss family size and a forthcoming vacation, with no politics spoken except a child asking for cake. Smith comments on James J. Hoey’s New York appointment as revenue collector.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
White House
Smith
Warm Springs
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Raymond Sullivan
Farlier
New York Democratic Organization
James J. Hoey
Hoey
New York
Ambrose O’connell
Farley
State and City Officials to Hear C Wil Works Plan
Nearly 500 officials and relief workers will hear President Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins outline the civil works plan to hire 4,000,000 men at 30 hours weekly. Governors mayors engineers and relief workers are invited as the plan starts Thursday with projects on swamp drainage sanitation highways and street improvements. Every state will have a director of women’s work including centers for unemployed single women to live and study until jobs appear.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harry S. Hopkins
Civil Works Administrator
Civil Works Administration
Women’s
The
Relief Administration
West Virginia Officials To Attend Roosevelt Conference
Mayor R P Devan of Charleston and City Manager Gordon P Fought of Wheeling report they will attend the Washington meeting tomorrow where President Roosevelt is expected to outline the civil works program. Hopkins confirms the representatives as part of the administration’s planning.
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Washington
West Virginia
Harry L. Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief
R. P. Devan
Charleston
Gordon P. Fought
Wheeling
Roosevelt
Mrs Kelly Moved to Federal Prison in Milan Mich
Kathryn Kelly, serving a life sentence with husband George Kelly for the Urschel kidnapping, arrived at the Milan federal prison and was placed in a quarantine cell. Warden John J. Ryan stated Ora Shannon, mother of Mrs Kelly, is not at the Milan facility and no plans exist to bring her there.
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Milan
Mich
Kathryn Kelly
George
Schall booed after NRA attack at Minnesota address
Senator Thomas D. Schall of Minnesota faced boos from a University of Minnesota audience while denouncing the national recovery program. He linked NRA to government control of media and quipped about Frankenstein Roosevelt, then said Lincoln and Washington would turn in their graves at NRA activities before continuing his talk to students and faculty.
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Minneapolis
Thomas D. Schall
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Frankenstein Roosevelt
Lincoln
Washington
NRA
Service Officers Named in West Virginia
Charleston welfare officials appoint W. J. Cunningham of Charleston as state veterans service officer succeeding Edward McGrail. Francie W. Turner approves, Governor Kump endorses. McGrail to stay briefly to train Cunningham.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. J. Cunningham
Edward McGrail
Parkersburg
Francie W. Turner
Kump
McGrail
Cunningham
U S Intervenes Informally in Austrian Affairs
United States envoy George H. Earle warned Austria against anti semitism, stressing American sympathy for persecuted refugees and descendants. He said the U S regards Austria's growth positively but will withdraw support if anti Semitism grows, noting no widespread anti Semitism outside Vienna during a provincial tour.
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Vienna
United States
George H. Earle
Earle
Austria
Harle
Bond market and gold buying in early recovery effort
Washington reports indicate a clash between keeping national credit intact and raising prices through gold purchases. Dollar declines press bond prices lower as officials weigh borrowing needs exceeding 6 billion dollars to fund the recovery program. New gold price for newly mined metal rises to 33.56 dollars, with London gold tracking the dollar.
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Washington
London
New York
Conference on Railroad Recovery Meets in New York
Pierre S. Du Pont announced the formation of the conference on railroad recovery which held its initial meeting with eighty industrial and business leaders. He said no specific plan was discussed but national prosperity drives railroad recovery and urged broad, long term solutions and constructive regulation under private ownership to safeguard the public interest.
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New York
Pierre S. du Pont
Conference On
du Pont
Distribution of Oil Pool Profits Traced in Senate Inquiry
Washington, Nov 14. The Senate Banking Committee investigated the 1929 Consolidated Oil pool profits distribution. William Fitzpatrick, former Prairie Oil president, received a “Santa Claus” share of 300000 of 12000000 profits. Harry F. Sinclair denied knowing why Fitzpatrick was included. Ferdinand Pecora arranged for Fitzpatrick to appear tomorrow and asked Sinclair to have an aide summon him by phone.
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Washington
William
Fitzpatrick
Prairie Oil Company
Senate
Harry F. Sinclair
Consolidated
Prairie
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Banking Committee
Sinclair
New York
Louisiana ballot hearing near riot sparks contempt threats
The second day of the Senate sub committee probe into Senator Overton's election devolved into near chaos in New Orleans. Attorney Edward Righter and ex-Senator Broussard withdrew, declaring loss of confidence in the committee. Marshals refused to name hecklers as spectators jeered, and contempt citations were drafted but later dropped.
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New Orleans
United States Senate
John H. Overton
M. M. Logan
Kentucky
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Edward Righter
Edwin Broussard
Senator Logan
Senator Connally
Texas
Broussard
Righter
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Talk of Consumers Sales Tax Revived in Charleston
A legislative steering committee formed to craft revenue bills heard renewed discussion of a consumers sales tax aimed at school support. Lawmakers warned the upcoming special session may lack concrete cost-cutting plans while Gov Kump’s call invites revision of a proposed state repeal amendment. A special election on Nov 28 fills a vacancy in the Third district.
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Charleston
W. Va
Wilbert H. Norton
Cabell
State House
Supreme Court
Kump
Page Nine
Court Rules State Direct Tax Is Part of Maximum Levy
Berlin reports a clash in high church circles as three pastors are suspended and a Nazi Christian leader vows the crucifix will disappear from German Protestant churches. Reverends Martin Niemaeller and B F Rabernau face suspension for resisting the National Socialists and the re construction of the German Evangelical church.
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Berlin
Martin Niemaeller
B. F. Rabernau
France Resists Hitler Pressure in Strong Confidence Votes
Paris voters endorse the Sarraut government by 545 to 11 on support for its policy against concessions to Hitler. Boncour rejects settling Franco German rifts outside the League of Nations and backs disarmament while stressing France’s readiness to use force if needed.
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League of Nations
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Sarraut
France
Albert Sarraut
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Paul Boncour
Hitler
Germany
Bailey aims to double or triple road work in West Virginia
Road Commissioner Bailey plans to seek federal authorization for a broad state highway program in Washington that could temporarily employ up to 35,000 men. This would supplement about 5,500 workers already expected under a $5,114,500 Public Works Administration grant and loan for road construction.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Washington
Bailey
T. H. MacDonald
Federal Public Roads Bureau
Federal Roads Bureau
Public Works Administration
Hunt for Young Hart Continues Unabated
Los Angeles investigators probe Brooke L. Hart disappearance with two reports reviewed by sheriff's deputies and district attorney's office. Buron Fitts doubts a cafe photo tip while a lead ties John Klutas to Southern California as search continues for the San Jose youth.
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Los Angeles
Brooke L. Hart
San Jose
Buron Fitts
Hart
John
Handsome Jack) Klutas
Chicago
California
Klutas
Young Hart
Child Dies After Bath Tub Scalding Accident
Four year old Kenneth Arden Wilson died after a fall into a tub of scalding water at his Parcoal home near Webster Springs on Sunday, the Elkins report states.
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Elkins
W. Va
Kenneth Arden Wilson
Parcoal
Webster Springs
Possible Elimination of Statewide Levy In West Virginia
A West Virginia Supreme Court ruling on direct property tax affects maximum levies for local governments. Officials weigh eliminating the 19 cent statewide levy to fund a Virginia debt, while counties argue the 19 cent rate may be needed for debt payments. The legislature convenes next week to settle the tax question amid revenue concerns.
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Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Edward N Hurley Dies in Chicago at 69
Edward Nash Hurley former head of the US Shipping Board died in a Chicago hospital after a brief illness. The 69 year old manufacturer and Middle West Utilities co receiver had just returned from Florida with a cold. Hurley, born in Galesburg, served as a federal trade commissioner and later chaired the Shipping Board during World War I. He was praised by President Wilson for his service. He married Julia Keeley in 1891, she died in 1900, and he remarried Florence Amberg in 1905. he had three sons.
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Chicago
Edward N. Hurley
Hurley
Middle West Utilities Company
Lake Shore
Florida
Edward Nash Hurley
United States Shipping Board
United States
Wilson
Shipping Board
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Galesburg
Jeremiah
Ellen Nash Hurley
Julia Keeley
Florence Agnes Amberg
Ter
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Connally
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Francis Williams
Logan
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