Bid to Revise Taxes Given To Business
Washington reported that Treasury acting secretary John W. Hanes invited leaders from banking, industry, labor, agriculture, and law to help prepare a record on tax revision for a congressional committee studying proposals beginning November 1. Ickes warned private money must step up to match public spending to avoid a new recession.
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Washington
John W. Hanes
Hanes
Treasury
See
Ickes
Congress
Roosevelt
2000 Homeless In Alabama Floods
SELMA ALA Aug 17 A flood crest moved toward the Gulf adding new refugees to an estimated 2000 already driven from homes in Selma and nearby rural areas. Prattville, hit by a record flood, prepared for disease risk as a water main burst. A train derailment in Prattville caused one death and property losses. Red Cross boats patrolled the Cahaba and Alabama rivers assisting flood victims.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Prattville
G. Newton
Autauga County
Practicin on a fiddle won’t fix Pug’s loud sid e noise
Cartoonist Robert Quillen portrays a rural scene where Willie Willis comments that practice on a fiddle won’t help Pug who, when unable to whistle a tune, exacerbates the noise by singing louder with a side.
Smithsonian Secures 153-Pound Topaz Jewel
The Smithsonian institution has acquired the world’s largest jewel a 153 pound topaz weighing about 350000 carats. Discovered in Brazil’s Minas Gerais the crystal shows pale blue exterior and pale sherry interior.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Minas Geraes
Brazil
Oil producers claim victory in six-state shutdown
Mid Continent oil producers hailed an initial win as two Tulsa firms Be ll Oil and Gas and Danciger Refin eries rescinded 20 cent per barrel price cuts. Caddo Crude Oil Purchasing of Shreveport cut top price by 10 cents. Observers expect the 68 percent output halt to yield results soon as Arkansas calls in state police to enforce shut down, led by Lion Oil. Gov Bailey anticipates no disorder amid ongoing price and production turmoil.
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Oklahoma City
Be]l Oil and Gas Company
Danciger Refineries, Inc
Tulsa
Caddo Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Shreveport
Arkansas
State Oil and Gas Commission
Carl E. Bailey
Gray Albright
State Police Department
Eldorado
Timber Fires Rage Across California Forest Fronts
In San Francisco on August 17 the INS reports fires burning across California exceed 100000 acres with 3000 firefighters on the lines. One firefighter is missing believed burned, three hospitalized, and crews face another scorching day with only one blaze under control.
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San Francisco
INS
California
Group Proved Working With Nazis Dies Says
Washington August 17 Federal funds paid to German American band members on relief helped swell a 3000 dollar contribution he made to the German winter relief fund Bundesfuehrer Fritz Kuhn told the house committee investigating un American activities He said Dies Was Asleep Kuhn predicted Dies and Rep Starnes would be defeated at the next election Kuhn acknowledged distributing Nazidom literature and sought a lawyer during questioning The inquiry into the Bund continues with Kuhn saying Bund cooperates with Germany and shares Hitlers aims
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Washington
INS
Bundesfuehrer
Fritz Kuhn
House
Dies
Texas
Kuhn
Rep
Starnes
Alabama
Bund
Germany
Hitler
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Detroit
Bank Robbery in Philadelphia Net $33100 in Bills
Five men robbed the Wyom ing Bank and Trust Co in North Philadelphia in about ten minutes. They fled with 33100 in a nickel shopping bag and took no silver, leaving officers and directors to confirm the loss hours later. The heist followed the city’s infamous 1927 messenger robbery.
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Philadelphia
Wyoming Bank and Trust Co
Country Takes Breather In Turkey Day Shift Crisis
New York reports a brief pause after four days of national debate over President Roosevelt’s plan to move Thanksgiving to November 23. Governors from 25 states signaled support, 14 were chill or undecided, and college athletic schedules faced widespread disruption as debutante events and planning had to be rewritten.
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Turkey
New York
Roosevelt
Fatane Thieldanaa
Dudley H. Miles
National Council of Teachers of
Eng
Man to Take Rap Finds Rap Taken in Court
Eldwin Bassett twenty appeared for trial after church members planned to testify. He learned another man had pleaded guilty for him and was fined twenty five dollars on August ninth. Authorities said a ringer impersonated a dishwasher in a marble machine case. An investigation continues.
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Los Angeles
INS
Eldwin Bassett
Bassett
Formidable Launch Kills Woman in Belfast Ceremony
The new British aircraft carrier Formidable, 23,000 tons, departed its slip and splintered timbers killed Mrs. Isobel Kirk and injured 20 spectators. Lady Wood christened the ship as Sir Kingsley Wood spoke of Britain resisting aggression.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Formidable
Admiralty
Soaran
Lady Wood
Kingsley Wood
Belfast Lough
Isobel Kirk
Kingsley
Woman Found Dead in Trunk at Atlanta Station
Police probe a murdered young woman found in a light weight tan trunk at a railroad terminal. The trunk arrived from Washington via Seaboard railway. a photograph of a well dressed mulatto woman was inside. Fingerprints and a missing-woman check are underway to identify her.
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Atlanta
Terminal
Seaboard Railway
Washington
Joe Perry
Perry
Capital
Page Seven Detail From Four Column Table
The note directs readers to turn to page seven, part one, column four for further details. It confirms an instruction within the newspaper to follow the layout and locate the next section.
Milk Producers Strike Triggers New York Trooper Deployment
Gov. Lehman ordered the State Police to quell a three day old milk producers strike linked to the dairy farmers union. Troopers will guard highways as picketing halts milk from reaching New York City markets. Deputies and sheriffs are mobilized to ensure smooth transportation and deter violence.
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Albany
N. Y
INS
Herbert H. Lehman
New York State
Dairy Farmers Union
New York City
Lehman
John A. Warner
Dickinson Orders End of Gambling
Gov. Loren D. Dickinson directed the Michigan state police to seek evidence of gambling violations and arrest operators of illegal devices, after liquor commission threats to revive a flying squad. The move echoes prior actions by governors Fitzgerald and Murphy as gambling concerns persist in Michigan.
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Lansing
Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Dickinson
Michigan Liquor Control Commission
Marl H. DeFoe
Liquor Commission
Thomas Read
Detroit
Fitzgerald
Gover
One Man to Run U S Industry In Wartime
Acting Secretary of War Louis Johnson outlines one man rule for national industry in war time. The War Resources Board would become the War Resources Administration, reporting to the president. Price fixing would remain under a separate committee. Johnson argued for decisive single leadership to mobilize material resources efficiently.
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U. S
Washington
INS
Louis Johnson
War Resources Board
Johnson
Sixman Board
War Resources Administration
War Industries Board
Officials to Decide Location For WPA Headquarters
West Virginia work projects administration officials in Washington will decide whether to move the WPA headquarters. Administrator Joseph N. Alderson said a bid report on Charleston and Huntington buildings has been sent to Washington with no definite recommendation. Charleston is preferred if suitable space is found to stay close to treasury procurement and related federal offices.
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West
WPA
Charleston
Treasury Procurement Division
Fragment from Page Seven Part One Column Five
A newspaper fragment references page seven, part one, column five, with unclear context and sparse readable facts. The note implies continuation or continuation-related content without explicit details or outcomes.
Poland rejects Nazi Danzig demands and strengthens border defense
Poland rejects Hitler's bid on Danzig and the Polish corridor, insisting Danzig stay free and linked to Poland by a customs union. Warsaw also orders the confiscation of border estates to fortify frontier defense, aiming to settle land with Polish peasants within a year.
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Warsaw
INS
Poland
Germany
East Prussia
Josef Beck
Hitler
Danzig
Baltic States
Interior Ministry
Tieni
Upper Silesia
Squalus Near End of Long Submarine Voyage
The U S S Squalus neared the end of a remarkable voyage after being twice lifted and towed from 240 feet where she sank on May 23. A second successful blowing and towing operation started at 9:30 a m EST and left the flooded sub within about 100 feet of the surface near land, offering hope for the 26 men who died aboard.
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Portsmouth
N. H
E.S.T
War Games Show Infantry Backbone of U S Army
Manassas Virginia August 17 AP a week of war games on this Civil War battlefield for 23000 men of the first army ended with one finding the doughboy remains essential though foot soldiers are needed to take and hold ground Maj Gen James K Parsons called the maneuvers extremely successful and said infantry marching has begun the next phase moves to Plattsburgh New York with 50000 troops and final results await umpires and staff officers who will not announce winners
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Manassas
Plattsburg
Hasbhana
Nmavlanwveidu
New England
New Jersey
Washington
National Guard
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
National
Plattsburgh
N. Y
Mussolini Pressures Hitler on Danzig Return Urgency
London dispatch reports Mussolini intensifying pressure on Hitler to settle Danzig and Poland's yield swiftly. Britain and France pledge automatic aid to Poland if attacked while talks with Moscow proceed on a broader Anglo Franco Soviet pact.
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Britain
France
Poland
London
INS
Europe
Mussolini
Hitler
Danzig
Germany
Turkey
Moscow
Foreign Office
Germany Accepts Hungary Aid in War if Necessary
Berlin reports that Hitler met with Count Stefan Csaky, Hungary’s foreign minister, and promised Hungary’s cooperation in case of war. Csaky’s talks with Ribbentrop and lodging with Frick signal grave discussions beyond a routine greeting for Hitler’s WWI enlistment anniversary.
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Berli
Adolf Hitler
Count Stefan Csaky
Obersalzberg
Hungary
Danzig
Poland
Count Csaky
Doeme Sztoja
Leopoldskron Castle
Salzburg
Dienst Aus Deutschland
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West Virginia
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Raymond Harmon
Warren
Gazette
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Squalus
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By William Hillman
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