Berle mission signals US Cuba loan plan in peace time
Adolph Berle, member of the Roosevelt brain trust, travels to Cuba with authority to draft a loan plan to Cuba via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The initiative aims to shore up any future Cuban government amid Cuba’s dire finances and high unemployment, testing how US support will be received.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cuba
Adolph Berle
Roosevelt Brain Trust
Berle
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States
Cespedes
San Martin
Ihs
Machado
F. D. G. Osborne
Osborne
Huey Long
U. S
Treasury
Huey
Treasury Mills
Pupportin
Ernest Lee Jahncke
White House
Louisiana
Malone Predicts Sweeping Win In Second Primary
Judge Baynard L. Malone Morgan county candidate for the eighth district unexpired term says he is confident of winning the second primary on October 3. He notes tight first primary results, cites county-by-county support, and plans a three week intensive campaign focusing on Madison Limestone and Lawrence counties.
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Judge Baynard L. Malone
Morgan County
Judge Malone
Jackson County
Malone
Jackson
Kingston
du Jand
Sechnel
Paint Rock Valley
Carmichael
Paint Rock
Trenton
Princeton
Stevenson
Tupelo
Limrock
Holly Tree
Madison County
Co. L. Watts
Huntsville
Limestone
Lawrence
Board of Revenue
Alabama
Dr Pettingill to Arrive Saturday for City Campaign
Dr. W. L. Pettingill, who will lead a city wide campaign here, will arrive Saturday at 11 56 a m. A meeting of all local pastors is set for five o clock in the parlors of the Central Baptist church.
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W. L. Pettingill
Central Baptist Church
Tennessee River Falls to Four Feet
The Tennessee river level kept dropping with the gauge at 7 o'clock recording four feet.
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Tennessee
Mack Brothers Visit in Clarksville Tenn
Mack Brothers of M P Brothers Company is spending the weekend in Clarksville Tennessee visiting local associates and exploring business opportunities with regional partners.
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Clarksville
Mack Brothers
M. P. Brothers Company
Tenn
Council Meets On Gas Tax Question
Decatur city council held an ad hoc session to discuss a uniform gasoline price within the three mile limit. The plan sets a two cent per gallon city tax and aims to eliminate price differences between inside and outside the city bounds by extending the same rate across the jurisdiction.
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Decatur
TVA to Decide on Dam No 3 Near Wilson Dam
Florence Alabama September 14 AP Construction of Dam No 3 on the Tennessee River about 16 miles above Wilson Dam will be reviewed by the Tennessee Valley Authority within the next two weeks. TVA chairman Dr Arthur Morgan said in a letter to Mrs Tennie Lee Bradley of Town Creek. He noted the board will address immediate relief questions when it meets and that directors Lilienthal and Morgan are away. Local unemployment distress fuels strong support for the project.
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Florence
Ala
Tennessee River
Wilson Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur Morgan
TVA
Tennie Lee Bradley
Town Creek
No Rainfall Recorded Over 24 Hour Period
There was no rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at 7 o'clock this morning, indicating a dry stretch for the region. No other weather details were provided in the readable text.
Mistaken Identity Fire Wounds Neighbor During Prowl Watch
L L Ferguson was shot by friend Luther Webb in a case of mistaken identity during a prowler stakeout on Fifth Avenue South. Clyde Green assisted as the trio searched the alley near Webb’s home. Ferguson suffered multiple shotgun wounds but was not seriously hurt and was treated locally.
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L. L. Ferguson
Fifth Avenue South
Luther Webb
Clyde Green
Webb
Rgnson
Webbs
Ferguson
Green
Fifth Avenue
Baugh
Mr. Ferguson
Four Hurt as Car Plunges Off Road Near Cullman
Mrs A C Summerford of Falkville was injured Tuesday when a car driven by Mrs J H Smith went out of control and overturned into a ditch north of Cullman. She, her daughters Merle and Frances Summerford, and Mrs Smith’s eight year old daughter were returning to Falkville. Mrs Summerford sustains a crushed hip and other injuries and is resting at Benevolent Hospital.
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A. C. Summerford
Falkville
Cullman
Benevolent Hospital
Summerford
George T. Woodruff
Decatur
Woodruff
Merle
Frances Summerford
J. H. Smith
Smith
U D C Holds First Meet Friday Night
The Mary Lou Dancy Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet Friday at 7 30 PM at 619 Third Avenue West the home of Mrs Wallace Meadows co hostess Mrs Cliff Penny The meeting marks the first of the year and all members are urged to attend.
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Mary Lou Dancy
Wallace Meadows
Third Avenue
West
Cliff Penny
Meadows
First Cotton Cut GHEGKS Arrive in Morgan County
The first checks for Morgan county cotton reduction farmers arrived in Hartselle via B G Hall assistant county farm agent. 113 checks issued in the first draft with 5 000 contracts signed to plow up cotton. total amount not announced. Checks to be sent as funds reach Washington and are distributed through local banks.
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Morgan County
Hartselle
B. G. Hall
Washington
Eedoman
Pease Sncre
Morgan
Senate Finance Chairman Predicts Quick Action to Raise Prices
Washington reports Chairman Harrison of the senate finance committee predicting the administration will act soon to raise commodity prices, possibly via dollar devaluation. He said Congress may compel action when it convenes if prices are not raised, after a conference with Roosevelt, Director Douglas, and Governor Black of the Federal Reserve.
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Washington
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Douglas
Black
Federal Reserve
Actin
Congress
Crew of Schooner Saved From Blaze
The crew of the Benjamin Barnes was rescued from a fire off Bayshore in Chesapeake Bay and brought to Old Point Comfort by an oyster boat. An explosion and minor blasts rocked the schooner as she passed, with Captain Foster burned and the cause not yet known.
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Buckrobeach
Benjamin Barnes
Chesapeake Bay
Old Point Comfort
Bayshore
Foster
Annual Barbecue of Limestone Post at Athens
The Car layle B. Grisham Post of the American Legion hosts its annual barbecue in Athens with several local Legionnaires traveling there this afternoon to attend.
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Carlyle B. Grisham
American Legion
Athens
Former resident dies at 70 in Iuka Mississippi
W. P. Johnson 70, longtime Decatur area resident and former L&N Railroad employee, died at his Iuka home after a two year illness. Funeral held at Harmony church with Rev. John Smith. interment in Harmony Cemetery. Survived by widow, five sons, two daughters, 29 grandchildren, two great grandchildren.
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W. P. Johnson
Iuka
Miss
Harmony Church
John Smith
Harmony Cemetery
W. R
P. B
W. N. Johnson
Decatur
O. V
J. A. Johnson
Posse closes on Angola fugitives in Louisiana shootout
In Marksville Louisiana on September 14 AP reported possemen killed two of 11 escapees from Angola prison after a riot. A volley in a Red River cotton field fatally wounded another and left three captured. five fugitives remained at large as raids continued. The slain were John Anderson a noted bank robber and Patrick J Ryan a New Orleans offender serving multi year terms.
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Marksville
Angola Penal Farm
Louisiana
Brouillette
Red River
Here
John Anderson
Toledo
Ohio
New Orleans
Patrick J. Ryan
Dave Almon resumes studies at Berea College
Dave Almon yas resumed his studies at Berea College after spending the summer vacations at his home here.
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Dave Almon Yas
Berea College
Rioting at Three Mines Sparks Coalfield Holiday
In Pennsylvania's southwestern coal region sixteen men were shot and many beaten or stoned as H. C. Frick company mines faced rioting. Pickets blocked workers, deputies fired tear gas bombs, and gunfire followed injuring a deputy with his left arm blown away.
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Uniontown
Pennsylvania
H. C. Frick Company
White House conference on coal crisis with Pinchot and Perkins
President Roosevelt called Attorney General Cummings and Secretary Perkins to a White House meeting with Governor Pinchot amid reports of rioting in Pennsylvania mines. John L. Lewis met with officials as operators seek delays to coal code talks while new producer committees work to bridge industry divisions. Kenneth Simpson and Donald Richberg refined the code against operator objections.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cummings
Perkins
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
White House
John L. Lewis
Buu
Simpson
Three More States Vote for Repeal
The Associated Press reports Maryland Minnesota and Colorado voted to abolish the eighteenth amendment signaling momentum toward repeal. Ten states have elections set through November 7 with Idaho New Mexico Virginia Florida Kentucky North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Utah on dates from September to November. Ratification requires thirty six state conventions with the thirty sixth scheduled for December 6.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Minnesota
Colorado
Huey P Long
Louisiana
Idaho
New Mexico
Virginia
Florida
Kentucky
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Utah
TVA Announces Muscle Shoals Wholesale Rates
Tennessee Valley Authority sets wholesale power at seven mills per kilowatt hour for municipal distribution systems. David E. Lilienthal proposes retail charges for domestic consumers and outlines a three cent first block, then two, one, and four mills per block scheme. Projections show typical home and farm users paying around two to seven mills per hour depending on usage.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shoals
Killowatt
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Millions march in Fifth Avenue display of Labor Day tribute
New York on September 14 saw a quarter million people and workers parade down Fifth Avenue in a long rally of blue banners and ticker tape. General Hugh Johnson watched from a reviewing stand as bands played and cheers rose. Stock Exchange workers booed Mayor O'Brien amid criticism of his tax plan voiced by Richard Whitney.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Hugh 8. Johnson
Stock Exchange
O’brien
Richard Whitney
Wall Street
Curb
Ton Exchange
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Dr. Pettingill
NEA
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Washington, D. C
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Valley Authority
U.d.c.’S
Mr. Hutton
Aimee Semple Mee-Pherson Hutton
David M. Hutton
California
Uka
Mr. Johnson
L. & N. Railroad Company
CES
Athens College
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