Cold wave ruins vast Washington apple crop amid relief hunter claim
The Northwest faces a severe freeze that destroys millions of apples during harvest as relief seekers refuse to work for wages. Reports from Yakima allege relief funds finance hunting licenses and fuel, empowering a lifestyle opposed to labor. Ding Darling resigns as head of the Bureau of Biological Survey. Senator Robinson reports on Russia describing misery under communism and calls for American awareness of total state control and loss of private life.
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Washington
Yakima
Allzit
J. N
Ding) Darling
Federal Bureau of Biological Survey
Ding
Robinson
Indiana
Russia
China
America
War sanctions push Italy toward conscription in Libya
Amid looming League penalties Germany bans exports to all nations. Mussolini sets up conscription of 500000 more soldiers in Libya as Britain aims to pressure Italy. Battles flare in Ethiopa as Addis Ababa railway comes under threat and Eric Drummond negotiates troop and ship concessions.
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Italy
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations
JI. Duce
Libya
League
Britain
Rome
INS
Egypt
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Eric Drummond
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Berlin
Germany
Sound amplification used in jury trial here
In an Iowa courtroom a witness' words were drived to the jury via a sound amplification system for the first time. Judge F O Ellison presided as the Turner company installed the system in Linn county district court to improve witness clarity during a $553 suit by Frank J Skvor against John Erceg doing business as Erceg and Son.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
F. O. Ellison
Linn County
Turner Company
Frank J. Skvor
Near Ely
John Erceg
Erceg and Son
Fool Medicine: A Dutch Uncle Cure for Irritability
An elderly Yorkshire visitor recalls a turning point from irritability to calm. He called himself a fool, embraced self discipline and faith, and found lasting happiness by stopping fussing and blaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
Cnuself
Roland Sill
Government Withdrawal Urged by Bankers at ABA Session
At the sixty first annual American Bankers association convention in New Orleans Rudolf S. Hecht of Hibernia National Bank urged the federal government to withdraw from private enterprise. Jesse H. Jones of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Leo E. Crowley of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation expressed assurances that government officials seek greater private sector responsibility.
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New Orleans
INS
American Bankers Association
Rudolf S. Hecht
Hibernia National Bank of
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Leo E. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Roosevelt urges banks to extend credit on sound basis
President Roosevelt wrote to the American Bankers Association saying all banks are now in a strong position and urged extending credit to business industry and real estate on a sound basis. Jesse H. Jones, chair of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, read the letter at the annual meeting.
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New Orleans
Roosevelt
American Bankers Association
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Town Honors Pershing as Honorary Citizen
Paris reports Gen. John J. Pershing elected an honorary citizen of Varenne town, honoring his World War I leadership in the Argonne where he once had war headquarters.
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Paris
John J. Pershing
Varenne
Argonne
Explorer II Flight Sparks Stratosphere Boom Hopes
Balloon builders forecast a surge in stratosphere expeditions after Explorer II reached 73 000 feet. J H Cooper of Akron said the 3 700 000 cubic foot bag could support a dozen more hops, with parts of the balloon and equipment sent for repairs. Captain Stevens and Captain Anderson left for Washington as cleanup continued in White Lake North Dakota.
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White Lake
S. D
Rapid City
J. H. Cooper
Akron
Cooper
Albert W. Stevens
Orvil A. Anderson
Washington
Anderson
National Geographic Society
Army Air Corps
The
Geographic Society
Prairie
Here
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Colorado Secretary of State Resigns On Eve Of Trial
Secretary of State James H. Carr, facing 12 charges of malfeasance, resigns to Governor Ed C. Johnson on the eve of his senate trial. Johnson appoints George Saunders of Fort Collins as successor and Saunders is to be sworn in that night by Justice John Young.
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Denver
James H. Carr
Colorado House of Representatives
Ed C. Johnson
Senate
Johnson
George Saunders
Fort Collins
Larimer County
Carr
Saunders
John Young
Colorado Supreme Court
Frederick Dickerson
Defense in Langer Trial Rested Case
In a federal conspiracy trial in Bismarck North Dakota the defense rested after less than an hour of testimony without calling any defendants to the stand. Judge A Lee Wyman ordered a short recess.
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Bsmarck
N. D
William Langer
A. Lee Wyman
Award la WPA More Funds For Works Program
The WPA issues a additional 22,000 treasury warrant bringing Iowa administrator Hill’s total WPA funds to 6,234,538, exceeding the original 5,900,000 allocation. Iowa project spending is projected to reach 17,000,000, with listed projects totaling 54,859,679. Eastern Iowa includes Muscatine and Anamosa road and street work and riverfront improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Works ‘Progress Administration
WPA
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Rock Bluff
Lowa
Butter Futures Soar to Five Year High in Chicago
Butter futures surged with heavy buying pushing prices up to 305% cents per pound, the highest in five years. November contracts mark a high since March 21, 1931, and December butter tops since December 4, 1920. Retail Chicago butter prices hovered near 35 cents, with cash market extras at 30.5 cents.
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Chicago
Steamer Rescues Hindu Seamen From Wreck Raft
Seven Hindu sailors from the wrecked Silver Hazel were rescued from a crudely made raft by the U S S Bulmer. They joined others in a rain swept rock area where about 50 survivors had taken shelter since Saturday. Abdullah Hassan said passengers Mr and Mrs George Bissinger and all other survivors were not in danger.
Fire Breaks Out At Toronto Airport
A fire of unknown origin swept Barker airdrome in Toronto Tuesday night threatening seven airplanes. Fire crews said buildings and planes were unlikely to be saved. Four planes belonged to National Air Transport, two to Air-Tek, and one was privately owned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Barker Airdrome
National Air Transport Company
Air-Tek Company
General Johnson's Plane Forced Down Near Jonesboro
General Hugh Johnson and his secretary were uninjured after their plane was forced down near Atlanta during heavy rain. General George Van Horn Moseley said Johnson telephoned from Jonesboro and reported a forced landing at an emergency field in Jonesboro, 18 miles south of Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Hugh Johnson
Here
George van Horn Moseley
Fourth Corps
Johnson
Jonesboro
Wallace denounces AAA critics and pig killing claim
Secretary Wallace denounces industrial reduction programs that drove relief costs, defending the AAA and the 1933 6 000 000 pigs killed for relief. He cites pig iron cuts by steel firms as a key factor and pledges another address in the campaign against consumer misunderstanding of the AAA.
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Washington
Wallace
AAA
Bank Robbed Again in Garretson After Brief Hold-Up
Two gunmen robbed First National Bank in Garretson South Dakota on Tuesday forenoon. They locked the president and three customers in the vault and escaped with 2200 dollars in cash and liberty bonds. It marked the bank's second holdup in three weeks.
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Garretson
S. D
First National Bank
Iowa corn hog balances near payment for suspended 1934 contracts
R M Evans, Iowa corn hog board chair, said about half of the 2,500 suspended 1934 contracts will be paid within two weeks after 1,200 to 1,400 sent to final audit. He noted only ten to fifteen Iowa contracts still lack 1934 payments and remaining cases are being cleared by investigators.
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Washington
R. M. Evans
Iowa Corn-Hog Board of Review
Iowa
Evans
Parole-for-sale probe reaches Iowa capitol
Des Moines authorities probe alleged scheme in which a minor subdivision official sought funds from prisoners families to influence parole. A 200 dollar offer to aid parole for a Fort Madison inmate surfaced in letters to the inmate’s wife. State Bureau of Investigation agents are reviewing grounds for action and any official knowledge. A report is pending.
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United Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Capitol
State Bureau of Investigation
Glenn Schmidt
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Edward L. O'Connor
Fort Madison
Schmidt
Army pilot dies after landing transport in heart attack
Captain Donald Buckman 34, an air service supply officer from March Field Riverside Calif, fought a heart attack in flight to land a three passenger transport. He collapsed after stepping from the plane and died in the hangar. Passengers were unaware of his illness until the landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
Donald Buckman
Buckman
Air Service
Marchfield
Riverside
March Field
Mojave Desert
Ethiopians claim victory in brutal southern front clash
An Ethiopian government communique says tribesmen under Emperor Haile Selassie defeated Italian forces at Anele in Ogaden, capturing four tanks and six trucks after heavy fighting. It reports six Italian officers killed, Ethiopian casualties eight, and praises Ethiopian conduct. A northern front clash also allegedly routed a larger Italian unit with many Italian casualties.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Anele
Ogaden
Judge vetoes motion seeking postponement in O'Connor trial
Judge Earl Peters ruled Tuesday night that he would hear arguments and rule on two prosecution motions at the opening of the Edward L. O'Connor trial. Special Prosecutor H M Havner asked to amend the indictment to include a liquor conspiracy charge and to admit three additional witnesses from Ottumwa. The judge also overruled a motion for continuance filed earlier. Prospective jurors were questioned with nine passed for cause, including one woman from Sioux City. The prosecution's notices of testimony included Cornish Beck and more than 75 witnesses. Further action awaits court reconvening.
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Crry
Earl Peters
Edward L. O'Connor
H. M. Havner
Iowa
Jin
Eee Ae
Havner
H. Ginsberg
Law
Rence’ Ellis
Howard Jones
Ottumwa
Chet Jones
Jones
Peters
Rilla Primmer
Sioux City
Fred Free
O'Connor
Bury’country
Walter Maley
State Supreme Court
Cornish Beck
Hayner
Max Duckworth
Woodbury County
Sweitzer Case Goes To Jury In $400000 Funds Dispute
Robert M. Sweitzer, former Cook County clerk turned treasurer, faces a jury after being charged with withholding 400000 dollars from county funds. At 67, he risks a ten year sentence if convicted while arguing personal audits show a debit of 335000 and that law allowed his handling of tax redemption funds before turnover to his successor.
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Chicago
Robert M. Sweitzer
Cook County
Sweitzer
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Pershing
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Towa
Shas Beloce
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