Wagner weighs Senate and Labor Board role amid policy clashes
Senator Bob Wagner faces a tough choice between remaining as Labor Board chairman or resigning to push major social measures. He battles labor delays and frictions with General Johnson, while Johnson pressures enforcement actions against Wehr masks and Ford plant disputes. Wagner backs long–planned old age pension and unemployment insurance bills nearing completion with White House approval.
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Washington
Bob Wagner
National Labor Board
Wagner
Hugh Johnson
Johnson
Labor Board
NRA
Roosevelt
oBerd
FORD
Chester
A. F. of L
Weirton
Weirton Steel Company
Edward McGrady
E. T. Weir
Steel Corporation
Weir
Price Schedules for Cleaners and Dyers Revamped
Washington December 21 AP NRA officials monitor reactions to a new price schedule for cleaners and dyers in the United States. The plan cuts all schedules about 20 percent with high quality service remaining at old prices and a blue eagle insignia identifying grade A work.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt extends four month NRA reemployment pact and unifies recovery agencies
President Roosevelt extended the blanket reemployment agreement for four months to cover 30 percent of industries not yet under the NRA permanent setup. He also ordered all recovery units led by Frank C. Walker to operate under a single director, tying NRA farms rehabilitation agencies and home loan corporations into one coordinated framework.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Frank C. Walker
Airport site inspections progress for CWA funded project
City officials pursue several possible airport sites with CWA funds. A staff of engineers must inspect and approve sites, some rejected due to loan status. Work aims to secure 60 to 160 plus acres of land with suitable terrain for a first class landing field. Hangars and buildings to be financed from the CWA fund without affecting county employment quotas.
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CWA
Graves Family To Spend Christmas Here
Mr and Mrs R E Graves and family of Nashville are expected to be Christmas guests of relatives and friends here.
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R. E. Graves
Nashville
Miss Sallie Mae Hames Visits Huntsville for Christmas
Miss Sallie Mae Hames of Huntsville will arrive Saturday to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs B Hames.
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Sallie Mae Hames
Huntsville
Mr. x. B. Hames
Livermore Stock Operator Returns Home After Disappearance
Jesse L. Livermore, famed market operator, returned to his Park Avenue apartment late Wednesday night after being reported missing since Tuesday evening. Police said he appeared well and described spending the night at a downtown hotel with a complete memory gap from 5:30 p.m. Tuesday until finding his hotel news Wednesday evening.
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New York
Jesse L. Livermore
Park Avenue
Louis Hyams
Livermore
Child Injured by Exploding Firecracker
Eight year old Sarah Dobbs daughter of Mr and Mrs Jimmie Dobbs of 303 West Gordon Drive was burned when a firecracker exploded in her hand. The injuries were minor and treated by Dr A M Roan with dressings and she was nearly free of pain the next day.
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Sarah Dobbs
Jimmie Dobbs
West Gordon Drive
Staff Officer Will Visit Here
Harry K. Kellett assistant chief of staff of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will visit Decatur within a few weeks as Commander Butler P. A. Hine was advised today. Kellett is currently conducting a membership campaign in Mobile.
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Harry K. Kellett
Veterans Oforeign Wars
Decatur
Butler P. A. Hine
Mr. Kellett
Mobile
Three Trains on Way Ten Capital Wrecked in Cuba
In Cuba a wrecking train from Sagua derailed during a violent incident that caused deaths among firemen and a train man. The upheaval spurred Havana Mayor Alejandro Vergara to resign after outrages including the burning of El Pais newspaper offices.
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Cuba
Tweed
Sagua
Havana
Alejandro Vergara
Gran San Martin
el Pais
Youth Leaders Challenge Reichbishop in German Church Crisis
A decisive move by a strong Protestant church body in Berlin aims to strip Archbishop Ludwig Mueller of key authority. They warn if the cabinet is not reformed by Saturday, they will notify the federal interior ministry that they no longer trust the Reichbishop.
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Berlin
Ludwig Mueller
W. W. Simmons Dies At Cullman Home
W. W. Simmons aged 78 died Wednesday at his daughter Mrs. J. W. McBride’s Cullman home. Funeral services set for Friday afternoon with interment in Courtland at 2 o clock. native of Lawrence county he had lived in Cullman about six years and was known in Morgan and Limestone counties.
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W. W. Simmons
J. W. McBride
Cullman
Courtland
Mr. Simmons
Lawrence County
Morgan
Limestone
More Typewriters Wanted By the CWA
A request for several more typewriters at CWA headquarters was made today. At least three and probably four machines are desired and will be rented for at least 60 days.
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CWA
Long Income Tax Payments Under Federal Scrutiny
The Evening Star reports renewed IRS probes into income taxes paid by Senator Hardy Long and Louisiana political affiliates. Special agents, once halted before Hoover’s end, returned under direction of A. D. Buford to audit Long’s finances and allies in New Orleans following Henry Morgenthau Jr.’s appointment.
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Washington
The
Evening Star
Hardy Long
Louisiana Political Machine
Internal Revenue Bureau
A. D. Buford
New Orleans
Long
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Louisiana Rebels Against Huey Long Split City Liberal Democrats
New Orleans reports a political revolt as Mayor T Semmes Walmsley and the regular Democratic organization break with Huey Long and his Louisiana Democratic Association ahead of city elections. Police seized handbills quoting Long and charged distributors with unauthorized literature.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Bad
T. Semmés Walmsley
Senator Long
Louisiana Democratic Association
Walmsley
Names of four men receive marriage licenses at probate office
Cupid seems to have struck four men at the probate office where marriage licenses were issued. The Christian names listed on the register are Bluster Alexander Napoleon and San Antonio.
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Bluster
Alexander
Napoleon
San Antonio
Reach Out This Christmas To A Lonely Child Today
One hundred lonely children still wait for a sponsor before Christmas. Only two days remain to place a child with a gift. Fill out the coupon and send or bring it to The Decater Daily office to ensure joy for a child this holiday.
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Decater
Decatur ‘Daily
Parsons Company Gets Camp Work at Wheeler Dam
The Parsons Lumber and Manufacturing Company announced it won the mill work contract for a CCC camp at Wheeler Dam. Production starts today with delivery within seven days. The plant will run double shifts to meet the deadline, adding extra workers for a seven day period.
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Wheeler Dam
Parsons Lumber and Manufacturing Company Today
CCC
Inishowh
WR. L. Parsons
Bcat
Thanks Expressed For County Work
Mrs Val T Taylor state chairman Uniontown Alabama writes Mrs Earle Calvin woman’s chairman Morgan county NRA campaign thanking her for splendid work. Letter dated December 17 1933 in Uniontown expresses pride in county workers and optimism for future collaboration and a good report.
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Val T. Taylor
Uniontown
Earle Calvin
Morgan County
NRA
German Spy Ring Foiled as 10 Arrests Made
Police reported a large group of 40 suspected spies tied to a German espionage network with two Americans among the captured. Ten held or under investigation as raids expanded, authorities said, with documents suggesting links to Berlin amid a flurry of arrests and seized papers.
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Germany
Berlin
Fire truck collision with orchestra truck in morning crash
Firemen and members of a Negro orchestra escaped injury when a fire department truck collided with an orchestra truck at the Alabama street alley intersection near East Vine while en route to a rear premises fire. The department vehicle suffered crumpled fender, bent frame and torn bumper. the orchestra truck was not seriously damaged and continued. The fire unit was slated for repair and return within a few days.
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Anr
Alabama Street
East Vine Street
E. Vine
Montgomery
N Today
Lord Retracts Testimony Before Senate Banking Panel
Robert O. Lord former head of the Guardian group of Michigan banks repudiated yesterday testimony before the senate banking committee saying the banks did report no bills payable at times. He asked to amend his statement and now says the answer should have been unqualified.
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Washington
Robert O. Lord
Guardian Group
Michigan
Senate Banking Committee
Lord
Morgan County Officials Return From Conference
Probate Judge B L Malone and A J Harris county attorney returned from Washington where they met national PWA officials about a loan for a proposed new jail. They reported progress but said decisions will take time. If funded 30% comes from the government and a lease plan could limit county debt to $70,000 in rent over 30 years.
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B. L. Malone
A. J. Harris
Washington
National Pwa
National Capital
Morgult
Messrs
Malone
Harris
PWA
Charles A. McCauley
Morgan County
Senior Class Pins Arrive. Students Urged to Contact
Donald Brannum announced that the senior class pins have been received and asked all seniors to contact him immediately.
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Donald Brannum
Mrs Wright III Confined To Home at 201 Fifth Avenue
Mrs Wade Wright is confined to her home at 201 Fifth avenue west and friends express regret over her condition.
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Wade Wright
Fifth Avenue, West
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Lever
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Parsons Company
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Decatur Daily Lonely
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