Treasury weighs gold content cut on dollar amid deflation debate
Washington quietly considers slashing the dollar's gold backing to 1926 levels though the exact target remains undecided. Officials fear a rapid move while prices rise and wages adjust, warning against profiteering as the administration pursues its economic program before year’s end.
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Washington
Treasury
Cummings
Johnson
Perkins
John Cudahy
Milwaukee
Poland
Warsaw
India
London
Pittman
Nevada
U. S.A
Hilmar Schacht
Germany
Blunt
Reichsbank
Hitler
United States
NIRA
Ambassador Rosso
Italy
Inn
Allan Winslow
State Department
Castle
Pan American Airways
Atlantic
Greenland
Azores
Newfoundland
Amer
Tracks Cleared of Wreckage at Falkville
Rights of way at Falkville have been cleared and both tracks opened after a derailment Monday morning when five box cars piled up and a tank car axle broke. No death or missing person found. one man injured at Benevolent Hospital said a boy was pinned under a car. Wrecking crews replaced ties and straightened about 75 feet of warped track. north bound line cleared first, south bound traffic restored with no undue delay.
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Falkville
Benevolent Hospital
Obituary: Ben F. Waits of Molton Dies at 76
Ben F. Waits aged seventy six of Molton route No 3 died after a lingering illness. The funeral processed from Priest Funeral Home to Austinville and Basham chapel with Rev T H Wilson leading. Survived by sons D B Waits B P Waits W L Waits J D Waits and daughters Z D Spivey A J Morris J H Aldridge Newt Spivey W N Smith and P H Maddox, plus forty one grandchildren eighteen great grandchildren two brothers two sisters and six pallbearers.
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Ben F. Waits
Moulton
Priest Funeral
W. L. Waits
Austinville
Basham Chapel
T. H. Wilson
Austinville Methodist Church
Waits
D. B. Waits
Birmingham
B.P. Waits
Ethridge
Tenn
H. J. Waits
J. D. Waits
Mansfield
Ohio
Z. D. Spivey
A. J. Morris
Cullman
J. H. Aldridge
Danville
Newt Spivey
Chattanooga
W. N. Smith
Tom Criscoe
P.H. Maddox
Lawrenceburg
Travis Waits
Arkansas
J. C. Waits
Ashland
Ala
Maddie Rice
Roanoke
Henry McKay
Watley
F. B. Roberts
S. H. Bradley
T. L. Burt
B. J. Justice
R. O.mcwhirter
W. C. Royer
Kiwanis Camp in Vinemont Hosts Local Boys Weeklong Fun
Word from Decatur reports about twenty local youths at the Kiwanis boys camp in Vinemont enjoying a week of pleasure. This marks the second group to spend a week there.
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Decatur
Kiwanis Boys
Vinemont
Kiwanis
Amendment advocates wage great campaign in Morgan
With balloting less than a week away, supporters of Governor B. M. Miller's tax reform push gather the county to explain the four amendments and their merits. Professors Woodruff and Williams tour Moore county areas, speaking to crowds at Mason's store Austinville Danville Center Grove Ryan's Cross Roads Means district and Lacey's spring while praising growing enthusiasm for a Morgan county win.
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B. M. Miller
George T. Woodruff
Morgan County
Cc. S. Culver
Etowah County
Williams
Center Grove
Ryan’s Cross Roads
Means
Lacey’s
Woodruff
Fount Roberts Veteran and Beloved Limestone Resident Dies
J Fount Roberts 69 a member of a prominent Limestone county family and a Spanish American War veteran died at home in Belle Mina. Survived by brothers W T Roberts Tom Roberts and sisters Ida and Julia Roberts. funeral held at 2 pm with Rev Liston and Rev Francis from Prayer cemetery listed pallbearers and honorary pallbearers.
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J. Fount Roberts
Limestone County
Belle Mina
Roberts
W. T. Roberts
Belle, Mina
Tom Roberts
Decatur
Ida
Julia Roberts
Judge O. Kyle
J. H. Hughes
W. H. Pitts
B. A. Bibb
B. N. Bibb
O. C. Ratliff
R. L. Hundley
Sam Smith
Lexie Lipscomb
W. G. Peebles
William Hundley, Sr
Will Humphreys
Messrs
Lindsey and Witt
Delay of Checks Investigated by Welfare Officials
Welfare officials announced that dependents of forestry recruits who have served a month or more and have not received their allotment checks should call 515. Miss Leonard, head of the Child Welfare department, said some funds were delayed and urged notification to trace the payments and determine why the money did not arrive.
Cotton Soars 85 Points on Market Rise
Cotton jumped 85 points today with middling at 11.10 on Decatur markets, up from 10.25 on Tuesday. New York October futures closed at 11.70.
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Decatur
New York
Beatty Says He Cannot Stop A Lion With Look
Clyde Beatty world famous animal trainer says he cannot outstare a lion or tiger despite claims of hypnotic eyes. He explains trained eyes win crowds but cannot quell a fighting animal as his life story unfolds in The Daily feature The Big Cage beginning Friday.
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Clyde Beatty
Animal Kingdom
Beatty
Cotton Improves 15 to 20 Percent After Rains in North Alabama
Cotton dealers report crops in North Alabama show an average 15 to 20 percent improvement after recent general rains. Crops are ahead of last year at the same stage, and almost all cotton in the Decatur district has been sold. Only about 1,500 bales remain in two small farmer lots near the city. Most cotton at compresses belongs to shippers with few large farmer-held lots left.
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North
Alabama
Decatur
Blanket order likely for minimum wages and limited hours
President Roosevelt shows interest in a blanket order setting minimum wages and limited hours until the recovery program starts. He concentrates on industrial codes with guidance from Hugh Johnson, the industrial administrator, who is crafting a plan that may include such a blanket order.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Hugh Johnson
Farm chief predicts income tax verdict for Alabama
J Litt Edwards of Selma and the Alabama Farm Bureau forecast a sweeping farmer majority in favor of the limited income tax amendment next Tuesday. They claim 30 000 votes from members and guidance to twice as many farm voters, urging ratification to fund education and curb sales tax fears while protecting small earners.
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J. Litt Edwards
Selma
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Federation
Farm Bureau Federation
Alabama
Edwards
Roosevelt
Alabama Farm Bureau: Federation
Alabama Federation of Labor
Side-Lights From Chicago Fair Observations
Milton Andrews reports on the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. He advises visitors to reserve hotels early due to full capacity and notes abundant seating and drinking fountains across the grounds, installed at the insistence of the Chicago Board of Health, plus courteous staff. (Continued on page four)
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Chicago
Milwaukee City Comptroller Kotscki fatally shoots self form of distress
Milwaukee July 12. City Comptroller Louis Kotscki 53 dies from a self inflicted gunshot after wounding his chief deputy William Wendi. Indicted on malfeasance charges and facing recall authorities cite financial pressures and distraction from the indictment as factors. He faced allegations of laxity in bond transaction checks that defrauded the city of about a half million dollars.
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Milwaukee
Louis Kotscki
William Wendi
Kotscki
Recall
Four Die of Heat in the Southwest
Kansas City dispatch reports four deaths linked to the heat wave across the Southwest. Dallas logged 104 degrees, Oklahoma saw two fatalities and 106 tied a 1914 record, while Vernon Texas endured 115 degrees marking 21 straight 100-degree days.
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Kansas City
Dallas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Vernon
Texas
Edwin Gould Dies at Oyster Bay
Edwin Gould, 67, son of the late Jay Gould, died at his country home in Oyster Bay today from a heart attack. In 1894 he founded the Continental Match Co., which later merged with Diamond Match Co. He served as a director of several railroads and banks.
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Edwin Gould
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Jay Gould
Continental Match Co
The
Diamond Match Co
Baptists Meet At Bethel For County Convention
Baptists from throughout the county assembled at Bethel today for a two day session of the Baptist Association and Sunday school convention. The program features addresses by noted Baptist divines in the region and discussions on church school issues and problems.
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Bethel
Baptist Association and Sunday School Convention
Kidnap Gases Near Climax In Ransom Case
Rapid developments unfold in three kidnapping for ransom cases. John OConnell Jr reportedly could be released today in the Catskills after a $20,000 payment. Abductors of Jake Factor sent proof he remains their prisoner as talks resume. The Luer case in Illinois sees renewed family police pressure to end the search.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Evening News
John O'Connell, Jr
Catskill Mountains
Jake Factor
August Luer
Alton, Il
Oklahoma approves beer sales in state election
Governor Harry Murray allowed beer sales after national guardsmen halted overnight unloading. Returns from over two thirds of precincts showed the wet side with a majority of more than 96 000 votes in yesterday’s election.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Harry Murray
Oklahoma
Morgan County Falls Short of Acreage Quota
Morgan County and adjacent counties race to meet cotton acreage reductions as midnight closes in. Officials report 62 461 acres pledged across Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties, 13 130 short of the trio’s quota. Limestone leads with 32 860 acres reduced, Morgan county shows 13 601 acres pledged toward 24 300 goal, with final tallies pending.
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Washington
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Limestone County
Lime Stone
8. H. Gibbons
Morgan County
Mr. Gibbons
Italians Flight to Chicago Surges Across North Atlantic
Twenty four Italian planes are in the air on the longest leg of their journey from Reykjavik Iceland to Cartwright Labrador a 1500 mile crossing. Lindbergh and his wife left Halifax to scout a Greenland flight. Jimmie Mattern still in Siberia awaiting a spacecraft to return home.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Reiksjavik
Iceland
Cartwright
Labrador
Lindbergh
Halifax
Greenland
Jimmie Mattern
Siberia
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Jean Strengs
Paterson
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Wallace
Evangeline Booth
Cain
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