Roosevelt aims higher prices to lift recovery drive
White House outlines a gradual program to raise farm and industry prices, expand credit, and back banks to restore purchasing power. Roosevelt seeks to eliminate relief while boosting farm income to nine billion dollars and keep most banks insured under new rules, with Reconstruction Corp support if needed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
NRA
Hugh S Johnson
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Reconstruction Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Newlywed Bride Widowed After Westchester Crash
Ed ward Schwartz 27 of Mendota Illinois died hours after his automobile collided with another car in suburban Westchester Tuesday night. The bride of a day became a widow in the fatal accident.
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Chicago
Edward Schwartz
Mendota
Westchester
Appointment of Richard J Juniors Acting Postmaster
Washington AP reports the appointment of Richard J Juniors as acting postmaster at Lansing Ta announced Wednesday by Rep Fred Biermann of Tow.
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Washington
Richard J Juniors
Lansing
Fred Biermann
Tow
Aunt Polly and Aunt Jane Debate Youth in 1930s Literature
In a domestic exchange, Aunt Polly returns from England and critiques modern young writers. They admire technique and fluency but condemn the superficial themes and lack of lived experience, likening the works to flaky patties with no meat. The dialogue hints youth straying from belief to unsteady knowledge.
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Aunt Polly
America
England
Aunt Jane
Jane
Sereere
Polly
Escaped convicts killed in posse battle near Saline Point
Three of twelve convicts who fled Angola prison were killed during a pitched battle with possemen near Saline Point in Marksville Louisiana. Three other escapees were captured after the gunfight. Identifications of the dead were not definite but believed to be Cleo Carlson Walter Henderson and Dallas Hunter or Pat Ryan.
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Marksville
Angola
Saline Point
Cleo Carlson
Walter Henderson
Dallas Hunter
Pat Ryan
James Bird
William Bryant
James Dear
John Anderson
James Russell
Charles Frazier
Million Strong NRA Parade Fills New York Streets
About a quarter of a million NRA supporters marched along Fifth Avenue in a wartime style display. The crowd included diverse workers and executives with 200 bands and 100 airplanes adding sound and spectacle over the city’s landmark parade scene.
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New York
INS
NRA
Fifth Avenue
Blue Eagle
Ax Slayer Hangs Himself in Chicago Jail
Peter Kowalychyn, 42, held for the murder of his wife and stepdaughter with an ax, died in his cell by hanging himself during the night using a pillow case tied to the bars. The death occurred at the county jail in Chicago while awaiting grand jury action.
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Chicago
INS
Peter Kowalychyn
President Roosevelt ready to use big stick in coal dispute
Washington report says President Roosevelt will press hard to force coal operators into line over the bituminous code. He readies meetings with operators and NRA officials to speed a peace, as negotiators drag on and miners grow restive.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
NRA
Labor groups accuse coal code talks of delay by big interests
Organized labor spokesmen charged that powerful financial interests are obstructing coal code negotiations to build up low cost coal surpluses. They say deliberate overproduction will reduce mine activity after the code goes into operation, with sales to railroads and utilities at well below production cost. NRA says negotiations will be sped up with two new operator committees while warnings persist over lumber code unemployment.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Ede
NRA
Kraschel Attacks Dickinson Over NRA Criticism at Fair
Sioux City AP report says Lieut. Gov. Kraschel urged U S Senator Dickinson to resign, denouncing his opposition to the New Deal and the NRA, and praising Roosevelt recovery efforts as the people’s wish for rehabili tating the American home. He called democracy at risk from autocracy of wealth.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
Moville
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
L. J. Dickinson
Roosevelt
Dickinson
Des Moines
Chicago
NRA
United States
Towa
Kraschel
America
Price Fixing Battle In NRA Nears Climax
Washington (UP) The price fixing clause fight in industrial codes nears a climax as protests over rising costs surge. The consumer advisory board fights price fixing except major industries while the retail code under Hugh S. Johnson faces a key decision. Farmers join protests as officials warn of the code’s impact on the recovery program.
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Nra
Washington
Recovery Administration
The
Consumers’ Advisory Board
Hugh S. Johnson
Whiteside
Johnson
Roosevelt
Lamont resigns as head of Iron and Steel Institute
Robert P. Lamont resigns as president of the American Iron and Steel Institute. The board has not yet accepted the resignation, with a regular meeting set for September 21 and a possible special session. Rumors cite code disputes over hours and labor groups, while Schwab may assume active duties temporarily. Lamont has led the institute for just over a year.
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New York
Robert P. Lamont
American Iron and Steel Institute
Financial
NRA
Lamont
Charles M. Schwab
Institute
Schwab
Officials and jobless iron out troubles at courthouse
About 300 unemployed relief recipients and county officials held a two day conference at the courthouse after misunderstandings of the work relief plan. Mediated by attorney Francis A Heald, the talks aimed to clear up rent and scrip compensation questions and resume calm amid a tense scene at the county.
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Francis A Heald
J. J Hronik
Orland King
Fifth Street
G. I. Rogers
Third Street
George Streeter
Sixth Avenue
Guy Osborn
Sixth Street
Fred Stirm
C Busby
James D. Kennedy
Cora Jacobs
Lillian Landmesser
Benjamin Tait
Robert M Vesely
Gem Robbers steal Polar Star diamond in London raid
Smash and grab raiders broke a jeweler's window at Hatton Garden and stole the 33 carat Polar Star diamond valued at 20 000 pounds. The jewel, famed for its size, is now missing after the Wednesday theft.
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London
Ins
Smash and Grab Raiders
Hatton Garden
Americans in danger in Cuban strife
A U S survey reports 700 Americans in outlying districts facing severe labor unrest in Cuba as the provisional government struggles to restore order. About 1,200 Americans are in the provinces with 12 cut off at Cristo and 120 in Santiago where the Talbot lies in port.
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Cristo
Baguanos
Santiago
Oriente
Tacajo
Cardenas
Talbot
Rente
Havana
Grant San Martin
Amery Bank Robbery Ties To St Paul Heist
Four bandits robbed Union State Bank of Amery Wisconsin of 46000 in cash and negotiable securities. They overpowered two employees, forced the cashier to open the safe, and used a similar car to the St Paul money chest theft, with investigators tying the two crimes together.
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St. Paul Gang
Amery
Wis
St. Paul
Hayward
Union State Bank of Amery
Wisconsin Woods
Melvin Pnasselt
Minnesota Crime Bureau
O. M. Olson
St. 1
Olean
B. H W. Christensen
Olson
Christensen
Passolt
Express Company
Union Depot
Express
Dickinson Says Recovery Act Hurting The Farmer
Senator L J Dickinson told a centennial audience in Burlington that the national recovery act harms farmers and offers little benefit to business or residents in agricultural states. He denounced the agricultural adjustment administration as not serving farmers or rural people and warned he would continue to critique government policy.
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Burlington
Sen
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Seats On Chicago Exchange Higher In Tax Rumor Era
Chicago stock exchange seats rose to 7500 dollars amid rumor Chicago may supplant New York as the nation's trading hub. The price gain followed NY transfer tax news and the possibility that brokers would move trading to La Salle Street, with New York brokers reportedly buying heavily.
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Chicago Exchange
N.Y
Chicago
Chicago Stock Exchange
New York
la Salle Street
Wall Street
New York City
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
New York Board of Estimate
New York Board
Administration Aims to Accelerate Bank Openings
Washington plans to speed reopenings of national banks with a goal to release by year end all but about 296.4 million of deposits frozen after March closings. Comptroller J F T O Connor orders a full banking system survey as 5,000 of 5,900 banks have reopened and 300 unlicensed banks nearing reorganization.
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Washington
Comptroller of Currency
J. F. T. O'Connor
O'Connor
O’connor
Iowa Senator Seeks Clarity on Farm Mortgage Treatment
Senator Louis Murphy of Iowa pressed FDIC Chairman Walter J. Cummings after a conference. He seeks assurance farm mortgages would be regarded as liquid investments to allow Iowa banks to join the corporation. Murphy warned that if values remain unsettled he would push for action in the next Congress.
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Washington
Walter J. Cummings
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Louis Murphy
Iowa
Murphy
Cummings
Congress
Tseesta Monte Wees
Noah
Des Moines Man Arrested With 100 Gallons Of Alchy
Wendell Gray of Des Moines aged 22 was seized about ten miles west of Cedar Rapids on highway 30 with 100 one gallon tins of alleged alcohol. Federal agents R H Taylor and J J Ingalls charged him with illegal transportation of intoxicating liquors and he was jailed. He is to be arraigned before Federal Commissioner D C Tutchison at 10 a m Thursday. Gray said he was traveling from Rockford Illinois to Des Moines. His Dodge coupe was seized and he is held in the county jail.
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Cedar Rapids
Wendell Gray
Des Moines
R. H. Taylor
J. J. Ingalls
D. C. Tutchison
Gray
Rockford
Post Office Auction Sells Gas Masks for Three Dollars
In New York the post office auction nets three dollars for four gas masks as bidders pass. The items drew no interest at the sale.
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New York
Chicago Area Milk Strike Spreads Across McHenry County
About 200 dairy farmers led by E. L. Bost formed the Dairy Farmers Protective Association to demand 2.21 per hundredweight, picketing milk depots in McHenry County with peaceful protests. Pure Milk Association officials said 11 percent of deliveries in Crystal Lake, Woodstock, and McHenry were withheld, not affecting Chicago’s supply.
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Chicago
Paul Reveres
McHenry County
Elgin
E. L. Bost
Dairy Farmers Protective Association
Woodstock
Wisconsin farmers mull state milk strike amid cross-border action
Milwaukee report states three southern Wisconsin counties voted to join northern Illinois dairy producers in withholding milk from the Chicago market. Walter M. Singler, leader of the Wisconsin co operative milk pool, says the executive committee weighs a state wide strike and may direct pool members in Racine Kenosha and Walworth to join Illinois counties.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Chicago
Walter M. Singler
Wisconsin Co-Operative Milk Pool
Racine Kenosha
Walworth
Iowa Aims 20 Million R F C Loan To Reimburse Banks
Iowa state treasurer Leo Wegman outlined a plan to obtain a 20 million dollar Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan to liquidate the sinking fund. If approved, 17 million would reimburse closed banks and 3 million would cover anticipatory warrants. The plan follows Wisconsin's approach and would use bank liquidations and sinking fund receipts to repay the loan. The per barrel beer tax could add about 500 thousand annually to revenues.
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DES Moines
Leo J. Wegman
Washington
R. F.C
Iowa
Mbly
State Executive Council
Wisconsin
Towa
Wegman
Stanley Reed
Lee Walker
Chicago
Wets Jubilant As 25 States Added To Repeal Ranks
The Associated Press reports 25 states joined the repeal effort as 29 states total voted to end the Eighteenth Amendment with Maryland Minnesota and Colorado among latest. Minnesota returns show repeal 332,376 to 168,458 from 2,525 of 3,693 precincts.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Minnesota
Colorado
ST. Paul
Colorado votes for repeal by wide margin in state election
Denver reports complete returns from 1 339 of 1 548 precincts show a wet majority over two to one in Tuesday’s election. For repeal 128 916 against repeal 58 158. Colorado joins repeal parade as results trend toward legalization measures.
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Denver
Colorado
Maryland repeal vote favors repeal by large margin
Official results show Maryland nearly five to one in favor of repeal. Of 1,379 polling places reporting, 197,630 voted for repeal and 41,214 voted against. Baltimore totals were 119,057 for wet repeal and 11,200 against.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Free State
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