Cotton Loan Resolutions Debated for January Action
Southern agricultural commissioners urged immediate crop control as Congress reconvenes in January. A general farm bill and twelve cent cotton loans were discussed, with the Senate committee aiming to report within a week after the next session convenes.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Smith
D-Sc
Senate
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
Southern Con
House
Southern Agricultural Commissioners
Pope
D-Ida
Gillette
D-Ia
McCulloch Named By Roosevelt To Federal District Post
Claude C. McCulloch 49 of Portland Oregon named by President Roosevelt to a federal district post in the campaign. Japanese Admiral Fushimi reportedly told Emperor Hirohito that more warships may be sent to the Yangtse area to pressure the Nan King government. The 1936 37 cotton crop in the south reaches a billion dollars for the first time with a value of 1 113 233 000 causing concern among southern congressional representatives over price declines.
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Claude C. McCulloch
Portland
Ore
Roosevelt
Oregon
Hiroyasu Fushimi
Hirohito
Yangtse River
Nanking
South
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Congress
Central Presa
Four of Quins Now Suffering Colds
Dr Allan Roy Da Foe said four of the Dionne quintuplets have mild colds in Collander Ontario. Emilie recovered from a five day sore throat. Yvonne Annette Cecile and Marie caught colds. Tourists are kept away from the children for two to three days, though their condition caused no anxiety.
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Collander
Allan Roy da Foe
Emilie
Yvonne
Annette
Cecile
Marie
DaFoe
Americans Consume More Candy Than Ever Before
The Commerce Department reports last year’s candy consumption averaged 16 pounds per person, exceeding the previous record of 15.7 pounds set in 1929.
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Washington
Commerce Department
21 000 Men Back on Joe as Ford Reopens Plants
Chrysler Motor Corporation and the United Automobile Workers union announced about 21 000 workers would return to their jobs after four idle days. The pact terms were ratified by unionists, but specifics were not disclosed. In Paterson New Jersey silk mills were largely shut in a regional C T O strike with 95 percent of area weavers idle. Grand Coulee Washington saw C I O dam workers threaten a strike over exclusive bargaining rights. In Detroit Ford Motor Co resumed production after a three week shutdown, targeting 6 500 units daily.
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Chrysler Motor Corporation
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Paterson
N.J
C. T.O
Irving Abramson
Textile Workers’ Organizing Committee
Grand Coulee
Wash
C. I. O. United Dam
American Federation
Senate
House
National Labor Standards Board
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Police Push Hunt for Doris Major Missing Night Club Performer
Washington detectives seek Doris Major 27 a blonde night club cigarette seller missing a week. Leads include elopement with a hotel employee, possible presence with a Norfolk Va circus, and a river swim note dated 5 a m. Dives ongoing despite a drowned-in-potomac possibility. Major has two children.
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Washington
Doris Major
Shoreham
Miss Major
Norfolk
Robert E. Lee
Ira Keck
Potomac
Judge Grants Temporary Custody in Baby Horst Adoption Bid
In Chicago on August 9 County Judge Edmund K. Jarecki ordered temporary custody for two and a half year old Donald Otto Horst after the Horst foster parents filed for adoption. A $2,500 bond allows the child to be returned from the orphanage while the court investigates fitness of both natural and foster parents and the boy’s past before a final ruling. The boy cried for his mother as he adjusted to life at the orphanage after being surrendered to officers following his forcible removal.
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Chicago
Donald Otto Horst
Edmund K. Jarecki
Horsts
E. K. Jarecki
Little Donald
Lydia Nelson
John Regan
Otto
Marha Horst
Donald
Pax‘s
Horst
Heflin Proposes Pegging Cotton at Twelve Cents
Former Alabama Senator J Thomas Heflin sent a telegram to Ed Smith chairman of the Senate agricultural committee urging a joint resolution to peg cotton at twelve cents and to reenact last year’s loan provisions or restore the original federal reserve act clause making cotton eligible for bank loans with pegging included.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
J. Thomas Heflin
Ed Smith
Senate
Agricultural Committee
Re decorating the Clem and Scott Barber Shop on Bank Street
Re decorating is underway at the Clem and Scott Barber shop on Bank Street. The interior is being redecorated and fixtures will be rearranged. Work will be completed in a short time.
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Clem & Scott
Bank Street
Bett
Copeland Alleges Roosevelt Pressure in New York Mayoral Race
Senator Copeland accuses President Roosevelt of tacit support for Jeremiah Mahoney and political meddling in the New York mayoral contest. He claims Roosevelt would undermine democratic harmony and asserts LaGuardia faces a united campaign against the White House influence. Copeland cites 100000 letters opposing his court bill and 4000 supporting it.
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Washington
Copeland
D-N.y
Roosevelt
New York
United States
Jefferson Island
Jeremiah T. Ma‘honey
New York Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York City
Six Held in Booze Cases in Birmingham Area
Four white men and two Negroes were arrested by deputy sheriffs and federal agents for violations of state and federal liquor laws. Eight 600 gallon stills were confiscated along with 85 gallons of whiskey. Federal charges were planned.
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Birmingham
Ala
Deputiies Holmes
Rickles
Pell City Alto
Lee
St. County
Ed Miller
Blount County
Scottsboro Trial Claims Paid August 18 at Decatur
J E Reid, clerk of Jackson county circuit court, will visit Decatur on August 18 to pay all outstanding claims from the last Scottsboro cases. He will be at John Green’s office in the courthouse at 8 o'clock to hear claims. Funds come from the State of Alabama per recent legislature. Bailiffs witnesses jurors hotel and restaurant workers and others with claims should present them.
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J.E. Reid
Jackson County
Decatur
Scottsboro
Mr. Reid
John Green
Revised Wage and Hour Act Completion Gains Support
The measure aims to aid workers through self organization and collective bargaining and to set a 40 cent minimum wage with a 40 hour work week for interstate industry. The House committee plans early implementation and regional director assignments with the labor board to regulate imports equally.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Indusa
Cat
Sandards Board
House
Supreme Court
Rebels Launch Final Offensive in Spain's Northwest
Insurgent northern army begins its final drive against Austrias and Santander, using planes and artillery against government defenses. Government forces extend positions in northeast Spain to protect the Cuenca Teruel highway while mutinies ripple through Valencia and Granada. Street battles erupt as insurgents clash with police and local groups amid a tense transport and communications situation.
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Associated Press
Spain
Austrias
Santander
Iran Ring
Bilbao
Albarracin
Cuenca
Teruel
Madrid
Valencia
Granada
Oo Aguila de Campo
Dancer Jean De Koven Believed Kidnapped In France Case
Police traced 22 year old American dancer from Brooklyn to Toulouse Marseille and the Riviera as clues point to a kidnapping. A description matching De Koven was seen with two men including one named Maurice. Investigators halted the search as Gen darmes Mobile guards and Marseille police pursued the leads.
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Jean de Koven
Brooklyn
N. Y
France
Rivera
Maurice
de. Koven
Idaheim
Toulouse
Marseille
Riviera
Paris
Karl
Miss de Koven
Clash at Shanghai Airport Sparks Skirmish
Reports from Shanghai say Japanese marines and Chinese airport guards fought near Hungjao airport. A Japanese officer and a Chinese sentry were killed, with a second Japanese soldier missing. Japanese reinforcements were reportedly moving toward Nankow Pass as both sides issue conflicting accounts of the incident.
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Shanghai
Chinese Peace Preservation Corps
Japan
Hungjao
Caan
Nankow Pass
Mimpetia
Deelatee
W. V. Aldridge Critically Ill at Home After 98th Birthday
Friends across North Alabama are informed that W. V. Aldridge is very ill at his Trinity Bay home. The longtime resident recently celebrated his 98th birthday, marking a notable milestone before his illness.
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W. V. Aldridge
Alabama
Trinity Bey
Aldridge
Decatur Rookies Rainout in Birmingham Visit
The Decatur Rookies traveled to Birmingham to face the Orioles but their game was rained out. They did get to watch the Barons play in the same trip.
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Decatur
Birmingham
Birmingham Orioles
Barons
Cotton prices tumble after government yield estimate
New Orleans reports the 1937 cotton crop yield at 223.3 pounds per acre the highest on record. Oct contracts fall to 10.43 cents after resumption of trading from a suspension, with declines of 4 to 8 points as profit taking hits the market.
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New Orleans
Texas
Cotton crop outlook with state by state production figures
The agriculture department released its first season report showing 1936 cotton ginning 142,983 running bales by Aug 1, with state yields and acreages listed. Virginia leads with 42,000 bales production on 64,000 acres and many southern states follow with indicated production totals and crop conditions.
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Agriculture Department
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
United States
Sharp Cotton Price Drop Sparks New York Market Echoes
New York traders reacted to a sharp break in cotton prices with notable market activity and government data influence noted. The morning session showed volatility as prices fell and buying interest shifted amid ongoing financial murmurs.
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New York
Weather Summary for Tennessee River Region
River gauge shows 16 feet at 7 o clock with no rain in the last 24 hours. Temperatures reached a high of 98 degrees and a low of 76 as Tennessee saw partly cloudy skies and a forecast of little temperature change tonight and Tuesday.
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Tennessee
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