Conflicting Codes in Roosevelt Era Farm Policy Rift
The piece outlines the clash between Wallace and Johnson over AAA NRA codes and marketing agreements. It highlights Peek's anger at Wallace, Roosevelt’s reluctance to fully back codes, and Peek's ultimatum that either he or the Brain Trust resign.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George Peek
AAA
General Johnson
NRA
Peek
Wallace
Brain Trust
Johnson
Moline Prow Company
Tugwell
Jerome Frank
Fred Howe
Secretary Wallace
Ocees
Agriculture
White House
CWA Quotas to Be Completed by End of Week
Morgan County CWA aims to place 261 women in work across 12 localities with 64 hired Monday. Officials say adjustments will follow after all assignments are made, prioritizing proximity to home and efficiency while asking those far from home not to complain until planned changes are reviewed.
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Morgan County
CWA
Sible
Mrs DePoister Dies At Home At 48
Mrs. W. C. DePoister aged 48 died at noon today at her residence 703 Second Avenue West. Survived by husband two sons Earl and Willard six sisters and two brothers. Body at Priest’s funeral parlors awaiting burial arrangements. Pallbearers named C A Carter Arthur Owen Jimmie Lee Ed Turner Calvin Woodall Eugene Crafton.
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W. C. DePoister
Second Avenue
West
Earl
Willard
C. A. Carter
Arthur Owen
Jimmie Lee
Ed Turner
Calvin Woodall
Eugene Crafton
Three Reported Dead As Ditch Caves In
In Knoxville Tennessee three workers were killed when a ditch along Indian Gap highway near the North Carolina line collapsed while they worked. Injured survivors named Herbert Davis Edgar Emiley and Robert Brooks all from North Carolina. The ditch buried nine men. all but three were rescued.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Indian Gap
North Carolina Line
Herbert Davis
Edgar Emiley
Robert Brooks
Attorneys Clash Over Jury Venire
In Leesburg Virginia the defense charged negroes were omitted from jury lists and moved to quash the venire in the George Crawford murder trial of Mrs Agnes Boe ing Iisigy. Dr Charles Houston of Washington represented Crawford.
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Leesburge
George Crawford
Agnes Boeing Iisigy
Virginia
Charles Houston
Washington
Crawford
Negroes Held for Wohl Burglary
Deputy Sheriff E R Britnell and Hyman Wohl of Wohl's Department Store went to Nashville to identify merchandise taken from three arrested in Davidson county. Sheriff Bowman said three Negroes, one a woman, were captured with three hat bags and three suitcases of wearing apparel found in their possession. The prisoners claimed they burglarized a Decatur store Sunday night two blocks from the railway station, Wohl's being the only local store robbed. Identification is expected to confirm the items.
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E. R. Britnell
Hyman Wohl
Wohl
Nashville
Davidson County
Bowman
Davis
Decatur
Postoffice to Open at Night Next Week
Post Master LeRoy McEntire announced that both post offices will begin keeping windows open at night early next week. No definite time set yet, varies with parcel post volume. The day before Christmas falls on Sunday, so offices will be closed that day. windows will stay open late Saturday night December 33 as business warrants.
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LeRoy McEntire
Post
McEntire
Christmas Program by Central Baptist Choir
The Central Baptist church choir prepares a program of Christmas carols to be rendered at the evening hour on Christmas Eve.
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The
Central Baptist Church
Expert urges $2.60 per gallon whiskey tax to cut bootleggers
Edward G. Lowery Jr a top official on the president's interdepartmental committee told a joint congressional panel that a $2.60 a gallon whiskey tax could allow legal sales at about $1.50 a quart if states refrain from extra levies. The testimony followed Joseph Choate Jr's recommendation that a low tax would squeeze boot leggers.
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Washington
Joint Congressional Committee
Edward G. Lowery, Jr
Lowery
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Roosevelt Open 1935 Budget Talks With Budget Bureau
President Roosevelt and budget advisers began drafting the 1935 fiscal plan. Lewis Douglas proposed a pay as you go policy with tentative outlays of 2.6 billion dollars from July 1934 to June 1935 and receipts near 3.55 billion, leaving almost a billion for unforeseen needs and debt reduction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
Budget Bureau
White House
Pork distributed Friday and Saturday in county
The county will distribute pork to needy families Friday and Saturday. Each recipient receives a slip and must go to their district point to collect the allotted pounds. Districts include Ashford and Watkins stand in town, Groover's Store in Hartselle, J W Sivley's Store in Falkville, and Tom Russell's Wooded land Mills. This is the second federal government pork shipment this fall.
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Ashford and Watkins
Tom Russell
Wooedland Mills
Police Seek Robbery Suspect In Parkville Area
Falkville Police Chief D P Ryan asked Decatur officers Monday night to watch for a robbery suspect described as 192 pounds, 5 feet 6 inches, black hair, gray eyes. He wore a gray suit, brown overcoat and blue felt hat. case details and location were unclear.
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D. P. Ryan
Falkville
Decatur
Violators of Code Reduced by NRA Action
Washington reports NRA reduced the list of dry cleaners cited to the federal trade commission for prosecution by about fifty. The drop comes as many shops still refuse new minimum prices while larger operators resist. Hearings continue with cash and carry and small independents pressing for delivery price differentials.
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Washington
NRA
Federal Trade Commission
France confirms third default on U.S. debt and refuses Nazi terms
Paris reports a cabinet decision confirming a third default on France's debt to the United States while maintaining a hard line toward Germany and refusing to pay the 15 December installment. Foreign Minister Bouncour to reply to Washington. France also weighs wartime debt stance as talks touch wine tariffs.
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Paris
United States
Hitler
Germany
Joseph Paul Bouncour
Washington
Paul Bouncourt
France
Goodyear Official Visits Decatur Plant
Cliff Slusser vice-president and general manager of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron Ohio, visited the Decatur plant today. He planned to return to Akron this evening. He was accompanied by Sam Steere, another Goodyear executive.
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Cliff Slusser
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Slusser
Sam Steere
An Open Door Sermon At Decatur Gospel Tabernacle
Rev. Norman E. Tingley will preach on "An Open Door" at the Decatur Gospel Tabernacle tonight. The sermon urges progressive men to seek doors to wealth fame power or wisdom, but Jesus Christ is the door leading to greater good. The public is invited to attend.
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Norman E. Tingley
Decatur Gospel Tabernacle
Jesus Christ
Danville Man Ed Ellis Heads to Decatur on Business Mission
Ed Ellis of Danville Route 3 traveled to Decatur on a business mission today.
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Ed Ellis
Danville
Decatur
Duplications in CWA Work Addressed by Officials
Civil Works Administration officials announced that the plan aims to employ only one person per household and to follow the policy closely. They warned duplications may occur due to the measure's rollout and short preparation time and urged patience while adjustments are made across county communities.
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Civil Works Administration
Winter Deaths Rise Across Nation Amid Severe Cold
Frigid conditions and snow spread across the country with multiple fatalities. Eastern states reported subzero readings including Owls Head New York at 24 below. Frostbite hospitalized workers in Milwaukee and record cold marked December in Owls Head. Weather eased slowly in North Central and Northeast as moderating temperatures were forecast for Monday.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Owl’s Mead
New York
Milwaukee
OWA
Pacific Northwest
Bellefonte
Pennsylvania
Hampden
Maine
Owls Head
N. Y
Mercury
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Virginia
Minn
Montana
Buffalo
North Central
President to Visit Muscle Shoals This Spring
President Roosevelt will visit the Muscle Shoals area this spring to inspect the Tennessee Valley project from Norris Dam to Muscle Shoals. He told Senators McKellar and Bachmann that he plans the Warm Springs trip again this spring and may travel via the Shoals after Congress adjourns.
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Roosevelt
Huntsville
Warm Springs
Washington
Muscle Shoals
McKellar and Bachman
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Project
Norris Dam
Congress
Shoals
Good Fellowship Class Banquet at Central Baptist Church
The Good Fellowship class of Central Baptist church will host a turkey dinner at the church at 7:30 this evening. About 100 men are expected to attend. The Bonanza quartet will provide the entertainment.
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Good Fellowship
Central Baptist Church
Bonanza Quartette
Community Sing At Church of God
Next Sunday an afternoon community sing is set at the Church of God on Sixth avenue South at 1 30. All singers are extended a cordial invitation to attend.
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Church of God
Sixth Avenue
South
Burns Among Business Visitors in Decatur Today
L. V. Burns of Danville Route 3 was noted as a business visitor in Decatur today. The brief mentions his presence among local visitors and business activity.
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L. V. Burns
Danville
Decatur
War on kidnappers relentless across the nation
The Justice Department’s swift justice approach is shown by a dossier on Jack Wisdom, arrested in Oklahoma for kidnaping and murder and moved to Kansas for safety amid mob threats. Wisdom's aliases and crimes are listed on a descriptive card. Verne Miller Identification order No 1195 is cancelled after his death in Detroit on November 29 1933.
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Jack Wisdom
Oklahoma
Kansas
Morgan County
Wisdom
Hutchinson
Audry Wisdom
Jack Wilson
Andy Wilson
Department of Justice
Verne Miller
Detroit
Michigan
Buying Power of Agriculture the Basis of Effort
Dr Harcourt A Morgan of Knoxville told Decatur Chamber of Commerce that raising farmer giving power is the key for TVA efforts and business support is essential. The meeting featured entertainment by Miss Bobbie Petersodn and Kem Timberlake, with committee head J W Clapton arranging.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Tennessee Valley Authority
Harcourt A. Morgan
Knoxville
Tenn
Commerce
Ibid Geena
Tennessee
United States
Commercce Hall
Bobbie Petersodn
Kem Timberlake
J. W. Clapton
Lindberghs Set To Leave Brazilian Village Today
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A Lindbergh head toward Trinidad on the next leg of their South American journey departing a Brazilian village today as part of their home land flight itinerary.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Chas. A. Lindbergh
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