U S Business Defends Recovery Plan Amid Criticism
President Roosevelt plans to study recommendations from the White Sulphur Springs conference on industry recovery. Spokesmen say the plan seeks cooperative measures to boost the economy, denies dole support, and expects broad presidential consideration despite sharp opposition.
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J. KE. Breadreft
Associated Press
Washington
Onight
Silas H. Strawn
Chicago
Roosevelt
Congress
Industrial “Recovery Platform
Capitol Hill
C. L. Bardo
National Manufacturers’ Association
Whitewipher Springs
Strawn
Dole
Bardo
Barbo
Weather Map Notes for Christmas Across Regions
Weather report notes a mix of sun and rain with potential snow and chill in the central states. Temperatures hover around freezing with colder spells possible in the Midwest and Great Lakes. Chicago reports a record December snowfall, while Michigan and Wisconsin expect several inches as St. Louis remains white. Pacific coast enjoys mild, fair, cool conditions toward Christmas in the southwest.
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Winnesota
Middle States
Gentral
Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Pacific
Justice Is Speedy For Bank Bandits In Kansas
Four men pleaded guilty to robbing Linn County Bank of La Cygne Kansas. They were sent to the state penitentiary for 10 to 100 years after a swift process that began with the robbery and ended with sentencing within 26 hours. Names cited include Clyde Watkins Welter Emery William Carter and Albers Weeks. Authorities said the bank loot was recovered.
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Lansing
Kan
Linn
la Cygne
State Penitentiary
Clyde Watkins
Welter Emery
William Carter
Albers Weeks
S Watkins
Emery
Carter
Weeks
Mounday
W. ‘Jackson
Linn County
Dis
Fendita
Roosevelt to convene White House conference on Congress
Washington officials say President Roosevelt will chair a December conference with the cabinet, emergency council and New Deal agency chiefs to map the administration’s legislative course. The gathering aims to finalize policy principles rather than specify bills, with the annual message likely to be shared in person at a joint session.
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Washington
Administration High Command
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Emergency Council
New Deal Agency
Capitol
Missouri to Host Dog Lovers Field Trials
Missouri prepares to host a large dog lovers field trials event with key figures like Charles P. Palmer and Harry C. Shuttee on the grounds committee. Four large courses are laid at the Sturgeon preserve with prizes for winning dogs and plans for heated Pullman cars near field trial headquarters.
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Charles P.palmer
Sturgeon
State Association
Harry C. Shuttee
Kansas City
American Game Association
Roy Kemper
Macon
Doctor Street
Tom Hail
Central Missouri
A. R. McComas
B. Riley
Matison
Charles Greer
Missouri State Fair Association
E. M. Smith
W. B. Graves
Avent Crump
Smith
Graves
Crump
Loyal Waterman
Mexico
Pullman
Green
Power trust blamed for TVA opposition in Congress
Rep McSwain of South Carolina charged that the power trust shaped views by Newer D. Baker and James M. Beck claiming TVA power Act unconstitutional. He said Edison Electric Institute influenced Baker, a former Democratic secretary of war, and Beck, a Republican, to favor the trust. McNinch of the Federal Power Commission urged broad rate reductions but gave no figures.
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Washington
Iaps
McSwain
D- SC
Power Trust
Beck
Newier D. Baker
James M. Beck
Tennessee Valley Authority
Edison Electric Institute
Baker
Pennsylvania
Frank R. McNinch
Federal Power Commission
McNinch
United States
Edison Institute
Baker-Beck
Judge Says Gambling Is Wide Open in St Louis
Circuit Judge Hoffmeister charged that gambling is widespread in St Louis as he paroled lottery operators Arthur and Pennock. Police chief Tyne countered that dealers operate openly and vowed to fight crime, noting police make over two arrests weekly on gambling charges.
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Gio
St. Louis
Louis
Fred W Hoffmeister
William L. Igoe
Board of Police Commissioners
Arthur W. Pennock
Hoffmeister
Tyne
Baby Kidnapper Suspect Bound Over In Indianapolis
A 19 year old Dorothy Marsh faced a preliminary hearing in municipal court on charges of kidnapping a 4 day old boy. Bound over to the grand jury for a 5000 bond. Marsh reportedly confessed to abducting William Joseph Robbins, infant son of Mrs. Joseph Robbins, with doctors suggesting possible motive tied to a mental reaction after her own premature birth.
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Indianapolis
Dorothy Marsh
Muuicipal Court
Church Christmas Offering Swells Building Fund
SION was added to the Baptist church building fund at the annual Christmas party. About 400 members contributed 1600 dollars as part of ongoing savings, with 9000 dollars still due on the original 100000 dollar structure built in 1925. The event featured a Yule pageant, a large tree, gift presentations, and games. The choir will sing a Christmas cantata Sunday under Mrs Arnold Schneider and Prof Sebert Price.
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Sion
The
Baptist Church
Arnold Schneider
Sebert Price
Kingfish Eyes Washington in Wealth Sharing Drive
Louisiana figure Huey Long predicts a national bill to cap individual wealth at ten million dollars and income at one million per year. He vows to push the plan through Congress with Roosevelt possibly shifting to support, aiming to spread wealth and reduce debts across the nation. Governor O. K. Allen sits nearby as Long forecasts broad national success for his program.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Senate
Long
Congress
Roosevelt
Gov. O. EK
Iti
United States
Huey
Oklahoma ex-aide faces judgment over stolen state funds
Sam Pollard, former assistant secretary of the state school land department, admitted stealing 348377 dollars from 1925–1929 and faces a judgment for 11400 dollars after a district judge ruled the statute of limitations does not bar claims due the state. The state and Union Indemnity Co. hold the bond, with potential further action against American Surety Co. for 36397.50.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Pollard
State School Land Department
George A. Henshaw
Pollard
Senate
Union Indemnity Company
John Rogers
Pollata
American Surety Company
Treasury proposes easing bank credit rules
A historic Treasury draft seeks to relax rediscount rules and grant the Federal Reserve Board discretionary power to approve longer maturity paper. Proponents argue looser eligibility would help banks meet demand for long term industrial and mortgage loans without harming liquidity, while opponents warn of risks to stability.
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Wabrey
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Yuletide Cheer at State Capitol Offices
State employees nationwide report festive celebrations in the Department of Education and Labor, with trees exchanges of gifts and special luncheons. Mary Edna Cruzen receives a surprise desk lamp and travel gear from staff, while she distributes poetry gifts. State Treasurer R. R. Nancy accelerates December salary checks to ten days early.
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Page Inception
Department of Education
Xv Tz
Labor Department
Mary Ednar Cruzen
Christmas Reaches Maine Lighthouses Atop Bleak Shores
AP report details how Christmas spirit touches remote Mount Desert Island lighthouses as lightkeepers and families prepare for the holiday. Samia York Wilbur York and kin endure isolation since October while supplies and decorations arrive, brightening the stark ten acre ledge with a tree and gifts from the mainland, amid coast guard crossings and perilous shoals.
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Mount Desert
Maine
Samia
Nick
Coast Guard
York
Wilbur
Abs. George
Yuletide
all_ brou
Islays
United States
Late sport wrestling league and varied scores
In Washington the basketball game had Tula Gilers 38 and Little Rock Sun beams 22. Cape Girardeau Teachers led 28 with De Baul at 17 while Tlinois 35 Washington 15. Hockey results show Minneapolis 0 and Oklahoma City 2. Boxing notes Semmy Fuller 137 and Bobby Pacho 138 in Boston, Yu ma Indien, 10 rounds.
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Tula Gilers
Little Rock Sunbeams
Cape Girardeau
DeBaul
Semmy Fuller
Boston
Bobby Pacho
Yuma Indien
Control of tobacco supply appears secure in 1930s vote
Across several states counties reported strong majorities backing the Kerr Smith tobacco control act extension. Virginia North Carolina and Georgia tallied high approval for the plan which sets acreage allotments and taxes excess production to fund crop reduction and farmer payments. In North Carolina Pitt County reported 32 000 acres in favor with no opposing ballot.
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Collor
North Carolina
Pitt County
Virginia
Tobacco
Virginia Plytechnic Institute
John R. H Butcheson
Farm Administration
North
South
Carow
Florida
Tennessee
West Virgina
Missouri
Ohio
Platte and Clay
Missouri junior college accredited and praised by committee
A university committee on accredited colleges inspected the school and praised its facilities. It urged that national funds be made available for books and magazines. A surreal line about the Spanish sword and cucumber appears beside a Manitoba forest area estimate of 137,000 square miles.
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Universe
Missouri
Enon
University Committee On
Manitoba
New Government Plan Extends Insured Loans to Industry
Washington early reports say federally insured loans would aid modernization by financing machinery through a Housing Corporation program. Officials estimate potential output between 3 and 4 billion dollars in steel iron and capital goods. A mortgage discount agent may be created to channel funds for plant modernization rather than home loans.
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Washington
Dev
Pederal Housing Corporation
Housing Corporation
Corporation
Geen Agen
Insult Freed by Jury of Fraud Charge
A jury acquits a defendant of fraud after a trial that also involved immigration and deportation issues. The article notes the defendant has lived in the United States since age 18 while remaining a British subject, with potential future immigration implications under Britain’s quota. It mentions his occupation washing dishes and handling 340 tons of china annually.
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England
Martin
United States
Great Britain
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