New Grazing Act Sparks Mixed Cattlemen Cheer
Washington notes a new Grazing Act drawing mixed reaction from far West cattlemen as federal relief funds shrink. The piece cites unemployment strains, Huey Long's influence, and militant local unions forming in response while President Roosevelt and Harvey Couch discuss subsistence farming with a humorously quoted verse.
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FERA
O. K. Allen
Kingfish Huey
Marine Workers Industrial Union
Unemployed Councils
Unemployed League
The
Socialist Party
Communist Party
League For Industrial Democracy
Washington
General Johnson Walks Out Over NRA Plan Dispute
Washington August 27 General Johnson angrily left a White House conference over NRA reorganization plans. He resigned in writing and reconsidered only after President Roosevelt insisted. The clash centered on the agency's organizational structure and future governance.
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White House
Associated Press
Washington
NRA
General Johnson
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Seeks Recovery Campaign Stay at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt returned to Hyde Park for an extended stay aiming to push his recovery drive. He arrived with invited lieutenants and planned auto trips to historic sites while an executive office operated from nearby Poughkeepsie.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
Hudson River
White House
National Organization For Carrying
West Point Military Academy
Marvin H. McIntyre
Poughkeepsie
Washington
TVA Contribution Noted In Recovery Report
A report to the President on TVA’s first year and a half of New Deal administration claims a distinct contribution to the recovery program. Prepared by Donald Richberg, the executive secretary, the report highlights TVA efforts and its impact across the Tennessee Valley.
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Washington
TVA
Donald Richberg
Executive Council
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley
Girl Sentenced to Read Bible in Erie County Jail
A 16 year old, Pearl Ferger of Buffalo New York, was sentenced to two days in the Erie county jail to read the Bible after her parents had her arrested for disobeying their orders about going out with a youthful sweetheart.
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Erie County
Pearl Ferger
Buffalo
N. Y
Pearl
Berkstresser to Leave for Sylacauga Pastorate
A meeting of Ovation members followed morning service to appoint a committee to find a successor for Rev. Berkstresser who plans to depart next week for Sylacauga where he will become pastor of Mignon Baptist church. He came here five years ago resigning as secretary of the Delaware Baptist state convention and pastor of the First Baptist church of Dalmar Delaware.
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Berkstresser
Sylacauga
Mignon Baptist Church
Delaware Baptist State Convention
First Baptist Church of
Dalmar
Del
Stabbing on East Moulton Street Leaves Ferguson Wounded
W. Ferguson sustained three chest wounds and back injuries from a Saturday altercation on East Moulton Street. He developed pneumonia while at the infirmary and remains under treatment. Police and county officers continue to search for Ferguson’s assailant, whose name was not disclosed.
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Cist Sige
Ferguson
East Moulton Street
Hartselle Girl Is Slightly Injured
Miss Willie Maude Crutchfield of Hartselle sustained minor injuries when her car collided with another on the Toney Athens road Sunday. She was treated at an Athens hospital and released.
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Willie Maude Crutchfield
Hartselle
Toney-Athens
Miss Crutchfield
Athens
Manchukuo Law Bans Mention of Emperor by Name
Report from Irkutsk notes a new Manchukuo statute forbids naming the emperor aloud while permitting the use of the title his majesty. The measure reflects stricter control of public discourse in the region.
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Irkutsk
Siberia
Manchukuo
Cornelian Court Occupied by Harris Family Leader
Pat Harris former Sheffield postmaster now with the TVA legal department and his family occupy an apartment in Cornelian Court detailing a transfer of residence and current profession within the TVA.
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Pat. Harris
Sheffield
TVA
Cornelian Court
School Opens In Mooresville-Belle Mina for Regular Term
The Mooresville Belle Mina school opened today marking the start of its regular term.
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Mooresville-Belle Mina
Farmers Turning High Crops Toward Markets
Alabama farmers rush to gin and market cotton hay and early sweet potatoes as heavy rains threaten harvests. Pecan crops show mixed prospects though fertilized trees fare better. Many plan to attend the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation sessions, shortened due to Bankhead Cotton Control Act duties.
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Auburn
Als
Alabama
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Alabama Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
Snake Handling Denied By Local Church Leader
Rev. R. B. Conner and his congregation rejected snake handling as part of the Church of God and denounced public confusion linking them to sects using snakes. They affirm divine healing and faith power, practice it only in small services, and emphasize justification by faith and baptism by immersion.
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Church of God
R. B. Conner
Birmingham
Conner
Paul
Christ
Labor union calls for broad textile strike spread to silk and wool
The United Textile Workers announce a general strike in cotton textiles for September 4 and plan a simultaneous walk-out in silk, rayon, and woolen trades. Francis J. Gorman says the hour may be synchronized with the textile strike as AFL leader Green pushes to preserve Section 7A guaranteeing collective bargaining.
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Washington
United Textile Workers of America
Francis J. Gorman
Op Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Car Skids Off Road Hitting Telephone Pole Near Airport
Eight travelers riding in a Keller car from Cullman to watch airport plane flights were involved in a Sunday crash on Trinity road near the airport. Ivy Yeager suffered a fractured nose Nix Lovelady a cut forehead. Both were treated and discharged. The vehicle belonged to J C Keller of Fifth Avenue West. Other occupants escaped injury.
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Benevolent Society Hospital
Trinity Road
Ivy Yeager
Cullman
Nix Lovelady
J. C. Keller
Fifth Avenue
West
Keller
Guy
Bettie Dorris
Ivy
Ruth Yeager
Ernest Welty
Cunningham Returns From Denver Visit and Chicago Stop
J. W. Cunningham returns from a month visiting John L. Brock in Denver. On the way home he also toured the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago.
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J. W. Cunningham
John L. Brock
Denver
Mr. Cunningham
Century of Progress
Chicago
Spee seaying Probed by Jury in Birmingham Slaying
Birmingham grand jury convened in special session at 10:40 to probe the murder of Faye New a 19 year old Howard College co ed whose body with a throat wound was found in a ditch Wednesday Solicitor George Lewis Bailes will direct the inquiry Witnesses have been called and Marold Taylor is held on the murder charge.
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Birmingham
Ala
Faye New
Howard College
George Lewis Bailes
Marold Taylor
Special prosecutor named as search for witnesses continues
Birmingham police keep hunting witnesses after the slaying of Faye New near Irondale as Roderick Beddow remains special prosecutor for a special grand jury session. Officers seek the knife used by the slayer and other vital evidence for the 10 a.m. grand jury at the courthouse.
Cunningham Returns from Denver Says Rainfall Wanted
Col J W Cunningham returned Saturday night from a Denver business trip and urged local residents to be grateful for rainfall. He warned that drought damage cannot be overstated in this region.
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J. W. Cunningham
Denver
Dad Changes Mind As Cult Members Pray For Healing
In Fort Payne Alabama on August 27 1927 police report a father Wallace Doyle Sharp Jr refuses medical help for his infected son whose leg has swollen to twice normal size. Deputies and a doctor sought to take the boy to Gadsden for surgery but the father resisted citing cult influence and prayers for healing.
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Dad
Fort Payne
Ala
Wallace Doyle Sharp, Jr
Gadsden
Rufus Smith
de. J. Guest
District meeting on state education conference agenda
A district meeting was selected to host the state conference of county and city superintendents of education treasurers and county relief directors this Wednesday. The gathering will discuss emergency relief for 1934 35 keeping school financial records and preparing the 1933 34 annual financial report plus the 1934 35 equipment program. Alabama educators from this section are expected to attend.
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Alabama
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