Roosevelt plans government led economic planning for industry
The article reports President Roosevelt pursuing a program of government directed economic planning to align industrial output with domestic needs. It cites aims to cut idle capacity, reduce waste in shoe manufacturing, stabilize prices, raise wages, and eliminate unemployment through regulated investment and production.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
U.S
Clyde King
Wallace
National Dairys Company
Department of Agriculture
King
George Peek
Brain Trust
Commerce
Dan Roper
South Carolina
Currecy Comptroller
J. F. T. (Jaffy) O’connnor
Drag
President Roosevelt Pleased by Recovery Chart Findings
President Roosevelt expressed pleasure over recovery progress after charts show increases in employment and total wages. Secretary Perkins notes average hourly wage rose from 42 to 51 cents and the work week shortened from 42 to 36 hours. A government report attributes production reaction in several industries to over-production March through July, not weak demand.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Perkins
Roosevelt Pushes Gold Purchase Plan Lifts U S Price
The administration raised the fixed price for newly mined domestic gold to 32.26 an ounce, a 14-cent jump, as Roosevelt moves to quickly apply a plan to lift commodity prices by buying gold in European markets. London quotes rose to 31.52, while officials watch Britain’s reaction and readiness to proceed with purchases.
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Washington
Navy
Roosevelt
London
Britain
Ford preparing wage and hours report for NRA
Ford Motor Company announced that the wage and hours report required by the NRA automobile code has been in progress in Detroit since October 18. The figures will be filed with the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The company declined to specify completion date.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
NRA
Ford Company
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Hugh 8. Johnson
Walker County Tax Collector Acquitted in Embezzlement Case
Monroe A. Argo, Walker county tax collector, was found not guilty by a circuit court jury after 30 minutes of deliberation on charges of failing to report taxes collected. The indictment linked to embezzlement claims totaling about $9,000 across multiple counts. He contended receipts were missing, preventing accurate reporting.
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Jasper
Ala
Monroe A. Argo
Walker County
Argo
Lacy
Early relief of frozen deposits in Alabama banks
Depositors of banks closed after January 1, 1933 may soon recover part of their funds through federal loans by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. J. B. Haslam, assistant cashier of Birmingham Trust & Savings and Alabama advisory committee chair, announces forms and guidance to liquidating agents as the program rolls out nationwide. Local committees will aid in applying assets and fair appraisal standards, with loans based on asset value minus reserves for taxes and liquidation costs.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
J. B. Haslam
Birmingham Trust & Savings Company
Alabama Advisory and Appraisal
Haslam
Alabama
Alabama Committee
Pork Arrives for Morgan County Distribution in Decatur
Pork destined for Morgan County arrives in Decatur after a delayed shipment. The meat is unloaded at the Decatur freight depot and moved to four county points for Friday distribution. Malone Freight Company provides free transport to the Ashford and Watkins building, Hartselle sewing room, Rowe’s Lumber, and Jim Lynne’s home in Florette.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Malone Freight Company
Ashford and Watkins
Fourth Avenue
Hartselle
District
Rowe’s
Parkville
Jim Lynne
Florette
Decatur Voters Back Municipal Ownership Of Power Lines
Decatur voters approved municipal ownership of light and power lines by a 1 415 to 501 vote, with a near three to one margin in seven boxes. A special city council session was set to confer with TVA engineer Faulck on proceeding with TVA generated current.
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Decatur
Faulck
Tennessee Valley Authority
James A.nelson
West Decatur
Pastor To Answer Sermon Question At Ninth Street Methodist
The Ninth Street Methodist Church will host Rev. C. M. Tyndal for a Sunday morning sermon on God's Covenant With Abraham. He will address if God favored Abraham and the Jews above others and whether the Jews' modern return to Palestine ties to Bible prophecy. The Lord's Supper will be observed during the service.
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Abraham
Ninth Street Methodist Church
C. M. Tyndal
God
Palestine
Rail official from Birmingham visits Decatur on business
P. W. Morrow district passenger agent for the L. and N. Railroad Company from Birmingham was in Decatur on a business trip today.
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P. W. Morrow
Birmingham
L. & N. Railroad Company
Decatur
Danville Swept By Destructive Early Morning Fire
A devastating blaze on Danville's principal north business street destroyed the post office and five major shops around three this morning. Estimated losses exceed $25,000 as Hartselle and Decatur fire units aided bucket brigades. water pumps from wells and rapid response helped stop spread with no injuries reported.
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Danville
Hartselle
Decatur
Hartselle Department
Niwanis Club Plans Thursday Evening Meeting
The Kiwanis Club schedules an evening meeting Thursday with W M Bailey and the vocational guidance committee in charge. Prof W W Benson city schools superintendent and several principals will attend and speak. The program promises entertainment by the Russell Brothers Glee Club of Athens following a successful last week’s gathering.
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Kiwanis Club
W. M. Bailey
W. W. Benson
W. H. Gregory
Russell Brothers” Glee Club
Athens
Seek Delay Of Sales On Homes Applying for Loan
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce seeks a delay in tax sales for Morgan county homes with HOLC loan applications. Local officials granted a 30 day suspension previously but lack authority to extend it without a governor’s provision. HOLC says it cannot delay sales pending loan decisions, prompting the chamber to push Governor Miller for action.
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Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County
Home Owners Loan Corporation
HOLC
Local Commerce Board
HOL
Birmingham
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Miler
Huge Lumber Contract For Muscle Shoals Camps Noted
The Decatur firm Sons Lumber Co. won a large order for 475000 feet of lumber to build two CCC camps at Muscle Shoals. Four rail cars were loaded and the rest ready within seven days. Parson, manager, said bids were also submitted for mill work on two other camps in the region.
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Sons. Lumber Company
Decatur
CCC
Nitrate Plante No. 2
Muscle Shoals
Parsons Company
R. L. Parson
National Forest
Moulton
Parson
Ace Mills
Goodyear
Canal Street
Coleman Shepherd to Enter 1934 Alabama Attorney General Race
State Senator Coleman D. Shepherd of Jasper announced he would qualify with the secretary of state to run for attorney general in the 1934 primaries. He said he planned an official announcement soon after his decision. Shepherd, UA Law School graduate 1915, later chaired the Walker County Democratic Executive Committee and served as judge advocate for the American Legion of Alabama in 1928.
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Montgomery
Ala
Coleman D. Shepherd
Jasper
Shepherd
University of Alabama Law School
Walker County
Democratic Executive Committee
American Legion of Alabama
1 000 Farmers Seek Loans At Hartselle
Over 1,000 Morgan county farmers gathered in Hartselle to process details for 10 cent cotton government loans at the County Agent Gregory office. Only about 50 could complete data that day as Dr. Booth presented a free picture show for those waiting in the crowded crowd at the theater.
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Morgan County
Hartselle
Gregory
Booth
Memphis Eyes TVA Power From Muscle Shoals Line
Memphis city officials move to request official Muscle Shoals power by applying to the Tennessee Valley Authority for a transmission line to Memphis. Mayor Watking Overton said the application seeks TVA approval to build the line into the city.
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Memphis, Tenn
City Commission
Memphis
Muscle Shoals
Watking Overton
Tennessee Valley Authority
Fur
No Arrests Made Halloween Night
No arrests were made by local police on Halloween night though pranksters caused some damage. Several street lights were smashed and vases broken while others chalked grotesque figures on fences and let air out of tires. A large crowd roistered through the city in costumes, with no serious damage reported.
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Hallowe'en
Ickes Sets Policy On Municipal Power Projects
Secretary Ickes outlined a policy that municipal power projects meeting general desirability, engineering practicability, and legal soundness should be approved by state public works boards and sent to Washington for consideration despite opposition. He suggested hearings may be held to gauge municipal desire but affirmed such projects deserve federal review if sound.
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Washington
Ickes
Hugh Miller
Missouri
Miller
Dozen Workers Injured as Tank Collapse Sparks Firehoses
Three men were killed and a dozen injured when an oil tank at the New England Terminal Company collapsed during a test. An explosion and fire enveloped four nearby tanks, with several workmen reported missing but many rushed to hospital and expected to be found there. The tank was being tested while filled with water before oil filling, with several men atop it observing.
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Tiverton, R. T
New England
One Man Dead In Camden Gang Warfare Slayings
A Camden gun feud left John Paul mortally wounded with three bullets and Edward I dead from a headshot. Police hunted for three assailants while two women, believed abducted, vanished after being seen entering a car near the hospital.
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Camden
N. J
John Paul
Edward i
Paul
Lawrence Doran
Delonzo
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