AAA Offers Cotton Growers Four-Year Adjustment Contract
The AAA proposed a four-year cotton plan to cut production and raise payments to sharecroppers and some tenants. Targeting 11,000,000 to 12,000,000 bales in 1936-89, it envisions greater crop reductions than 1935 and a 1,000,000 acre base reduction, with financing through tax-based benefits and adjusted tenant shares. A two-year program for hog producers was also outlined, aiming to boost next year's hog output by 30 percent.
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Washington
AAA
Thelorghanet
Mencine
Ageedy
Nora Capes
Ieee Tom Te
Trade Adviser Quits Roosevelt
Fragmentary OCR notes show a trade adviser resigning from Roosevelt’s administration. Mentions Jesse H. Jones as chairman and ties to the 1932 campaign, with references to cultural and wartime roles. Page context suggests internal dispute and consideration before action.
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Jesse. H._ Jones
Roosevelt
In Cultural Sa
FERA Letters Removed From Recovery Alphabet
Washington reports the Federal Emergency Relief Administration alphabet recovery phase ends with FERA officially removed from the recovery alphabet. Hopkins notes the shift alongside continued public works funding and job goals. Officials say the 3,580,000 jobs target will be reached, with 315,000 added since last Wednesday.
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Washington
FERA
Harry L. Hopkins
Hey
Weday
Mecemary
Protests Rise Over Charleston Garbage Incinerator Plan
The Charleston council delayed vote on a proposed $84,000 garbage incinerator, with a chamber of commerce group and local businesses protesting the ordinance and rates. A protester warned of a possible court suit if health and water safety are harmed. A special council committee will reconvene on Thursday December 14 to address the incinerator bond and related building code issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Coal Branch
PWA
Chamber of Commerce
Nya
William ‘Foster
Ey Cousciman M. F. Matheny
Foster
Fair and Warmer Forecast Today Across State
Charleston yesterday shivered as the mercury dipped to 30 degrees between noon and one. Snow blocked rooftops and lawns but melted on streets. About 300 workers cleared snow from West Virginia highways while the weather remained fair. Roads remained ice covered and several high-ways were deemed dangerous, including the Midland from Gauley Bridge to Lewisburg and U.S. Route 50 near Clarksburg.
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Charleston
United Fuel Gas Company
West Virginia Highivay
Xood Commission
Elkins
Gauley Bridge
Lewisburg
U. 8
Clarksburs 5
Fom Breedlove
Yurough
Marlinton
Stage Readied For Extended Lobby Probe
Washington expects protracted winter hearings by the Senate lobby committee led by Chairman Black. The Alabama Democrat cited 4 000 to 5 000 questionnaires sent to business groups and individuals to gauge money spent on influencing federal legislation. He estimated the lobbies’ outlays could run into millions, with a possible $5 000 000 figure cited for utilities fighting the administration. The probe will seek a fuller picture of spending and influence.
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Washington
Black
Senate Lobby Committee
Alabama Democrat
Auction System for Treasuries Draws Protests
The auction method for selling government securities faces opposition from bankers and dealers who say bidding creates uncertainty in investment planning and depresses bids. Treasury officials say the latest offer drew a normal and satisfying response, though details are pending.
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Treasury
Ith
Easley Urges Truck Owners to Back Safety Campaign
West Virginia state safety officials report a campaign urging delivery and truck owners to supervise drivers. Easley says owner cooperation reduces speeding and accidents, noting results from similar drives. He cites a case of a driver neglecting a door and argues owner oversight improves safety and vehicle longevity.
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Easley
WG. Easley
West Virginia
Accis
A G E Files For Injunction In Broadband Power Battle
Washington reports preliminary court skirmishing in a major holding company act clash. Associated Gas and Electric sues the government seeking to merge five Kentucky Tennessee systems, challenging SEC jurisdiction as unconstitutional. Officials warn the multidecade fight may delay broader industry changes.
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Washington
Holding Company Act
Associated Gas and Electric Corporation
Associated System
Spotr
Associated Swent
federal power _commission
Interprein
Powe
Jing
Kent Tennes
Gee Power Companirich Wererious
Sac
Associated
SEC. J
Ithe
SEC
Power ‘Commission
State Awaits Relief Funds From Federal Aid
State officials announced that 643000 dollars in federal relief funds and a 250000 dollar legislative appropriation would aid the needy. W W Allen, assistant state administrator, said the final federal event completes the relief list as 53800 persons have been employed through WPA programs. Direct relief expenditures were cut daily as officials ordered quotas reported immediately.
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W. W. Allen
Atate Ane
Alten
WPA
Witcher McDonough
Agatha Povea
Nazis Strip Rights From Protestant Church Partners
Berlin dispatch reports a Nazi decree removing all authority from opposition Protestant groups, provoking sharp defiance from confessional synod leaders who vow to resist Kerrl's control. Bishop Carl Koch notes Kerrl’s proscriptions and stresses pastors must stay true to their principles as a test of cooperation.
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Berlin
Hans Kerrl
National Department For Church Affairs
Kerrl
Carl Koch
North China Action Splits Over New Autonomy Plan
In official circles the north China autonomy program faces mixed fate as Chiang Kai-shek and Nanking leaders push for broader monetary controls while Japanese diplomats and officers weigh acceptance and resistance. The plan aims to curb northern operations amid a contested political backdrop.
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Shanghai
Déee
North China
Chiang Kai- Shele
Nanking
RFC Recommends Railroad Merger for Three Southern Lines
The RFC proposes consolidating Missouri Pacific Frisco and Katy with Missouri, Kansas and Texas to create a single efficient network. The plan seeks lower operating costs, streamlined routes, and enhanced traffic revenues while maintaining public competition with other carriers like Southern Pacific and Santa Fe.
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RFC
Southern
Washington
Missouri Pacific
van Sweringen
St Louis
San Francisco
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
St. Louis
Missouri, Pacific
Frisco
Katy
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Italy Turns To Austria For Oil Amid League Ba Doubts
Italy seeks oil from Austria as the League of Nations looms, with Duce Mussolini directing agents and middlemen to the Viennese market to secure fuel. Officials report Italy bargaining through envoys while Paris negotiates with Laval to sustain negotiations.
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Italy
Austria
Pry Duce
Italis
Paris
Laval
Bremier
Mussolini
Jury Deadlocks in Roman Kidnap Case at Lewisburg
In Lewisburg a jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of 39 year old defendant Roman charged with kidnapping his wife Dorothy Evelyn Phipries and their child. After three hours of deliberation the jurors stood 10 to 2 for acquittal and were dismissed with a new trial set for January. Dorothy testified she married Roman out of love and claimed abuse by her parents.
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London
Victoria
King George
Buckinghamshire
Queen Victoria
George
Edgard VII
Alsenra
Lewisburg
Wiliam Magin Roman
Roman
Tolllwea Roman
Troi
Dorothy Evelyn
Phi Ries
Het
Satter
Summers H. Sharp
Greenbrier
Arquitta
Guy
Richard Bradley
Cfs
Sharp
Brazil Treaty Takes Effect January First For Two Weeks
The United States acts to implement a reciprocal tariff reduction pact with Brazil starting January 1 for two weeks. Secretary Hull announced the proclamation after Rio de Janeiro notified that ratifications were exchanged. The treaty, the seventh under the reciprocal act, lowers duties up to 50 percent and applies to all nations with most favored nation status, including Germany which faces reduced duties on its imports. Exports to Brazil dropped from 1926 figures, and the accord aims to revive trade and cement peaceful relations between the two nations.
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United ‘States
Congress
Hull
Rio de Janeiro
Germany
South America
Brazil
United States
Bail Granted for Mrs Livermore in Shooting Case
Santa Barbara December reports that Dorothea Livermore, accused of shooting her son Jesse Livermore Jr, was granted bail on a 96 000 property bond as the youth fights for recovery. Livermore pleads not guilty to a deadly weapon assault charge. observers note tense court scenes and concerns over her presence at the boy's hospital bedside.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Nmte
Dorothea Livermore
Jesse Livermore
Saw
Pond Her
Peace Wagner
Jess
Montecito
Jesse L. Livermore
Sheriff Ross
Cot ‘Age
Prohibition Campaign Opens At Ant League Meeting
In St Louis a patronal convention of the Ant league featured songs against demon rum. Drys sang tune based pieces including Repeal Has Failed while evangelist Homer and others performed. Clergy and lay leaders joined in chorus urging prohibition and reflecting on costs and sacrifices.
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St, Louis
Jim
Maryland
Odeheaver
Homer
Rioting in London and British foreign policy debated
Fragmentary wartime news reports renewed rioting in London and contentious debate over Britain’s colonial and foreign policy. The Continental foreign secretary reportedly clarified Britain’s stance on Egypt and dependency status, with police suppressing disturbances amid tensions.
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London
Reni
Inore
Britain
Easot
Egypt
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Essley
Interstate,commerce Commission
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U.S. London
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Drys
U.S
Prohibition
Jand Farmer
Tedder
W. Wu. Ainsworth
Ed Oater
Cael
Tyield
Cairo
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