Texas Votes For Prohibition Repeal In Early Returns
In Texas, incomplete results show repeal of the 18th Amendment leading 112 to 1 in early tallies with 138,034 against ratification and 22,718 for repeal. Beer legalization 3.2 percent plan draws 224,448 for and 128,323 against in the same county sample. Bond issue for relief listed as carried. Senator Norris Sheppard campaigned for retention while John N Garner and James Ferguson backed prohibition repeal and beer taxes as part of Roosevelt recovery efforts.
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Texas
Texas Election Bureau
Norris Sheppard
John Barleycorn
Washington
Sheppard
Drys Sheppard
John N. Garner
Uvalde
Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Roosevelt
Garner
Fear Kidnaper Victim Is Dead in Denver Case
Denver, August 26. Bernard Bitterman, young department store executive, was kidnapped Thursday night. An note sent from Cheyenne to Alfred Thefus warned not to worry and that more instructions would come. Police and justice agents suspect a ransom motive tied to confusion with the May company founders.
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Colo
Bernard Bitterman
Ira C. Rothgerber
Bitterman
Cheyenne
Wyo
Alfred Tuefus
May Company
NRA
Thefus
David May
Department of Justice
May
William Armstrong
Robert
Police Hold $20 Bill Found On Charleston Street
A $20 bill found near a Charleston street jewelry store was turned in to city police and remains unclaimed. Officer Gardner of the 700 block in B Street reported the find, and authorities will determine ownership.
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Charleston Street
George Gardner
B Street
Solomon
Insull Taken For Extradition By Greek Authorities
Athens Greece August 26 Samuel Insull the 73 year old former utilities magnate was arrested at the request of the United States government His legal team faces a federal indictment charging violation of the bankruptcy act and Greece will decide detention pending the extradition hearing within 48 hours Extradition hinges on the court ruling after his medical examination at the prosecutor's office and a private clinic detention transfer was ordered after the examination
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Athens
Greece
Samuel Insull
United States
Chicago
Insull
Illinois
Court of Appeal
Army Officers Called In to Pay for Pigs
Washington August 26 Army disbursing officers were detailed by the war department to stock yards at Chicago, Omaha and other principal livestock markets to aid the agricultural adjustment administration in paying off farmers marketing pigs and sows under the emergency marketing program. Receipts have been so large since the emergency buying started Wednesday that AAA forces were unable to handle the payoff work unassisted.
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Chicago
Omaha
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Teachers Test Contracts In State Court In Barbour Case
Miss Mabel Cleavenger petitions writ of mandamus against Barbour county education board asserting old district contracts with teachers violate new state education system. Co defendants include G M Turner Andrew Proudfoot and others. Court sets writ returnable Sept 13 as tax case appeals linger over constitutional levy limits.
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Barbour County
Barbour County Education Board
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Litz and Wood
G. M. Turner
Barbour Board
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W. J. Arnold
John Jitter
Frank V. Brandon
Miss Cleavenger
Pleasant District Board of Education
Galloway
Harter R. Wilson
Ethel Bogert
County Board
State Superintendent of Schools
British Foresee Bread Price Jump
London August 26 Wheat options rose after an international wheat agreement signed by 21 nations. The rise signals potential bread price pressure in Britain though immediate increases were not expected. Liverpool and London markets reported gains and Prime Minister Bennett chaired the conference that began last Monday.
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British Isles
Great Britain
U.S
Liverpool
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Geneva
Lindberghs Welcome in Copenhagen After Atlantic Flight
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh arrive in Copenhagen after a 1 15 hour flight from Lerwick marking the end of their north Atlantic air mail survey begun July 9. The arrival drew thousands of cheers as authorities managed crowds and traffic.
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Royal Danish Aeronautical Society
New York
Lind
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Lindberghs
Lerwick
Danish Broadcasting Company
West Virginia official opposes New York mortgage bond plan
Harold K. Bradford, West Virginia deputy securities commissioner, conflicts with New York Insurance Commissioner Van Shaick over a protective association for National Surety bonds. Bradford rejects dual roles, citing equity concerns, and notes WV banks hold many of the bonds in receivership. He also reviews Reconstruction Finance Corp proposals to reorganize mortgage bonds guaranteed by Maryland Casualty, United States Fidelity and Guaranty, and Atlantic Mortgage.
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West Virginia
van Shaick
New York
Empire State
National Surety Company of
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Maryland Casualty Company
United States ‘Fidelity and Guaranty Company
West Virginia Marks Day at Century of Progress
West Virginia held a notable presence at the Century of Progress with its Day, featuring Governor Kump and a large delegation. The program highlighted the pageant Great Moments of American History in West Virginia and sparked discussion over who built Fort Dearborn and founded Chicago, contrasting with the Century of Progress guide's claim of Capt. John Whistler’s role.
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Fort Dearborn
West Virginia
James Strode Swearingen
West
John Whistler
Kips
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Camp Whistler
Rufus G. Dawes
Cano Hearing Is Set for Tuesday
The final member of a group of alleged gunmen is to be retired Tuesday in Jackson county. Henry Cano, 26, has been in Kanawha county jail since August 19 after a jury failed to reach a verdict at his first trial. The case involves the slaying on July 25 near Kenna of Deputy Sheriff Roy L. Shamblin and Deputy Sheriff George W. Dudley during a pursuit of an automobile.
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Jackson County
Henry Cano
Cano
Louise Frazier
Leo Frazier
Elizabeth Mairs
Kenna
Canon Frazier
Charles Harper
Roy L. Shamblin
Ralph Harper
George W. Dudley
Shamblin
Freight loadings rise to 634,845 cars in week
Washington report shows freight loadings up 12,086 cars from the previous week totaling 634,845 cars. The American Railway Association notes a 22 percent year over year increase for the week.
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Washington
Ameri Ps Railway Association
Tony
Fire sweeps laboratory at B Presser and Co plant
Fire swept the B Presser and Co chemical plant laboratory yesterday afternoon. The blaze threatened the warehouse with highly explosive chemicals. Mrs. Nancy Ropp was saved by Alex Preiser who carried her from smoke. Firemen contained the flames within half an hour. Origin undetermined but believed to be an explosion of table chemicals. No interruption to business expected.
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B. Presser and Co
Nancy Ropp
Alex Preiser
Contral Station
Preiser
Reeves l Borradile
Benjamin Preiser
Concern
Menocal Reenters Cuban Politics in 1920s Style
HAVANA Aug 26 General Marion G Menocal former Cuban president of 1912 to 1920 and foe of the Machado regime announces his return to politics as leader of the conservative party in upcoming elections He hints at another presidential bid after meeting provisional president Carlos Manuel De Cespedes who seeks to retire after the crisis Menocal says he will carry the conservative banner and unite factions in defense of democratic principles He was imprisoned for months by the Machado government following his capture in the unrest.
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Havana
Marion G. Menocal
Cuba
Machado
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Menocal
Man Found Injured on Highway Dies En Route to Hospital
A man identified as J. L. Thomas of Chesapeake was found badly injured on a highway near Chesapeake and died in an ambulance en route to a Charles ton hospital. Police had no clue on how he was injured. Passing motorists found him bleeding from chest and head wounds and brought him to Marmet. State police said the death is under investigation.
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Chesapeake
Charleston
J. L. Thomas
Marmet
Barlow
Joe Kirkland
Large Scale NRA Drive Is Women's Plan
Women of Charleston and Kanawha county plan a Monday meeting at the Charleston Woman's Club to organize the women's division of the NRA and promote the reemployment program. A further gathering with the West Side Business Men's association will discuss driving NRA support among local businesses and insuring establishments display the blue eagle.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
Charleston Woman’s Club
Women’s Division
National Recovery Administration
West Side Business Men's Association
Bartlett
NRA
Masked Men Rob Viking Filling Station
Early yesterday morning two masked armed thieves robbed Arnold O'Dell, attendant at the Viking filling station at Pennsylvania and Virginia streets, of 10 dollars and forced him and Garland Hall to face a wall. O'Dell failed to identify two suspects later viewed for identification. police note this was the fifth robbery at the same station.
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Viking
Pennsylvania
Virginia Streets
Garland Hall
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Hall
Roosevelt Predicts Better Times For Dutchess County
In Poughkeepsie on a Vassar campus visit President Roosevelt hailed the national recovery drive as succeeding with unique wartime unity. He urged local government reorganization and urged residents to push their elected boards to expand wages, hours, and employment while stressing local American principles.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
Vassar College
White House
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United States
Studebaker Holdings In Pierce Arrow Sold
Studebaker in receivership sold its holdings in Pierce Arrow Motor Car Co of Buffalo New York to an eastern banking group led by Pierce Arrow officials. Approval came from Federal Judge Thomas W Slick after a Chicago conference of Studebaker and Pierce Arrow officials. The Pierce Arrow property itself remains outside the receivership.
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Ind
Studebaker Corporation
Thomas W. Slick
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Eastern Banking Group
Pierce-Arrow
United States District Court
Pierce- Arrow
Studebaker
Chicago
Sleeping Sickness Baffles Germans' Search for Cure
Berlin scientists report no cure for sleeping sickness and note a distinct form in St. Louis. Experts at the Robert Koch Institute discuss encephalitis lethargica, similarities to meningitis, and the need to isolate cases to prevent spread.
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St. Louis
Berlin
Richard Otto
Robert Koch Institute For
Africa
United States
Germany
Econome of
Auto Code Near Approval Sparks Labor Debate
Recovery Administrator Hugh Johnson signaled near approval of the auto industry code, drawing strong lines over open shop provisions. The code allows merit-based hiring and firing regardless of union ties, while promising no changes to section 7 of the recovery act, a move seen as potentially spurring broader open shop concessions amid ongoing NRA labor-board talks and price-protection studies.
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Washington
Hugh 8. Johnson
Roosevelt
NRA Labor Board
NRA
Johnson
American Federation of Labor
Universal Service
Labor Board
Green
Coal Parleys Continue Reconciliation of Differences
Ongoing talks between management and non-union bituminous coal operators aim to reconcile differences. Delegations meet to discuss work rules wages and safety standards with representatives from employer groups and labor unions observed at the session.
Rockefeller Pleads for National Cooperation in NRA Initiative
At Seal Harbor Maine John D Rockefeller Jr urged nationwide unity to support the National Recovery Act. He called the NRA a great adventure in reconstruction, stressing collective bargaining, preventing unfair competition from labor exploitation, and the aim of restoring work and wages to normal buying power.
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Seal Harbor
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Apartment Want Ad and Cottage For Rent Listed
Eleven replies to a first floor duplex furnished apartment ad with references exchanged and contact numbers. A cottage listing followed: SEPT 1S8T. Cottage five rooms and bath at 406 Ohio Ave near Lincoln School. Contact J Roy Pierson at 24-298 and phone number 22-736 for details.
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Ohio Ave
Lincoln School
J. Roy Pierson
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