Stock Exchange Bill Returns for Senate Vote
The Senate Banking Committee approved a revised stock market control bill 11 to 8 after a two year inquiry into Wall Street practices. With President Roosevelt’s backing, the measure was sent to the Senate despite heavy revisions and divided sentiment. The committee completed revision after weeks of haggling, paused by a roll call on the sugar bill.
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Senate Banking Committee
Wall Street
Senate
Ferdinand Pecora
Roosevelt
Pecora
Checks distributed to Houston County bus drivers
About 34 Houston County school bus drivers shared in a payroll totaling 3000 dollars for February. The funds came from accumulated back taxes and the general educational fund, announced Solomon Baxter, county superintendent of education.
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Houston County
General Educational Fund
Solomon Baxter
Methodist Conference Opens in Jackson Soon
The general Methodist conference for this section will meet in Jackson Mississippi next Thursday and continue for three weeks. The conference is held every four years. Local delegates include Dr. Curtig and O. Lompkins, with C. E. Segrest of Slocomb also slated to attend.
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General Methodist Conference
Jackson Miss
Dr. Curtig
O. Lompkins
C. E. Segrest
Slocomb
Miller Proclaims May 1 as Child Health Day in Alabama
Governor B M Miller designated May 1 1934 as Child Health Day urging public school observances across Alabama to promote child welfare. The proclamation ties the day to a 1928 US Congress joint resolution. The date coincides with statewide elections for governor and other officials.
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Montgomery
Als
B. M. Miller
Congress of the
United States
Alabama
I. B. M. Miller
State of
President Praised As Friend Of Press At Editors Assembly
President Roosevelt was praised as a defender of democratic reporting before the American Society of Newspaper Editors at its twelfth annual convention. Editor Marlen F. Pew lauded his openness and criticized news handouts, while Louisville Courier-Journal associate editor Vance Armetrous recounted his jail stay for refusing to reveal the author of a political article.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Marlen F. Pew
Pew
Vance Armetrous
Louisville Courier-Journal
Kentucky
Governor orders halt to convict mule planters in Arkansas
Governor J M Futrell directed the State Penal Board to stop using convicts as mule power to pull cotton planters at Tucker State Prison Farm in Little Rock Arkansas. The action comes amid concerns over safety and penal labor practices.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. M. Futrell
State Penal Board
Tucker State Prison
Farr
Convict mule teams to continue cotton planting at Tucker Farm
Convict labor will keep to the mile long beds at Tucker Prison Farm Arkansas as 1600 inmates work with mule teams to bed up fields and plant seed despite rains and animal shortages. Chairman Walter Helms of the State Penal Board and H Grady McCail observed the operation and found no objection to the routine labor.
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Tucker Prison Farm
Ark
Arkansas
Walter Helms
State Penal Board
A. G. Stedman
Helms
H. Grady McCail
Three Slayers Die In Chicago Electric Chair
Three convicted murderers paid with their lives at Cook County jail as dawn executions ended in death. John Scheck aged 21, George Dale 29, and Joseph Francis 35 were strapped to the chair in sequence starting at 5 01, with times 5 07, 5 12 and 5 28 recorded as the final deaths. About 150 to 175 spectators watched from behind a glass partition.
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Chicago
Cook County
John Scheck
John G. Levie
George Dale
Gustave Hoeh
Joseph Francis
Today s Markets in New York and New Orleans
Market figures from New York and New Orleans listed as 1189 1199 1188 1293 1148 1163 1147 1162 1159 1174 1158 1172 1172 1189 1172 1187 1183 1200 1183 1197 and 1197 1187 1207 1197 1207 1153 1167 1153 1165 1169 1174 1159 1171 1173 1186 1171 1183 1183 1196 1182 1193 1199 4159 1170 1183 1194 1197 1204 1162 1158 1189 1193.
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New Orleans
New York Stocks Mixed Amid Rustic Dividend Notes
A crowded list shows many major names trading with small gains and losses such as Anaconda Copper Bethlehem Steel General Electric and United Fruit while others like Chrysler and Ford of England appear with modest declines. Traders watch rails and utilities as market mood remains cautious with occasional volume surges.
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Auburn Motors
Bethlehem
Steet Beuten
Bendix
Be Bees
Tohara Lin Casa Ue
Lee Cichan Cuwnuwe
Coca, Cola
Chrysler
Fede Pes
Curtis Wright
Dupont
Ead
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Pomara
Hina Oh
Ford
England
General Mtors
Eee
General Foods
Montgomery Ward
New York Centrale
Geekas
Dlede
RJ Reynolds Toaheen Re
Radio Kith Orph
Seary Roebuck
Southern Railway
Texas Corp
Western Union
Unrest grows as strikes flare in Alabama mines and city
In Birmingham, violence erupts during meat cutters strike while authorities deploy deputies and National Guard in nearby counties. Deputies repelled pickets with billets as federal orders prolong a ten day injunction on coal wage rules. Governor Miller appeals to President Roosevelt for aid to restore order amid rising tensions.
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Docena
Hamilton
Jefferson County
Red Diamond
Sheriff's Office
Round House
The
Southern Railway
Pratt City
Birmingham
Walker County
John C. Persons
Dwight L. Savage
Robert Strange
NRA
C. B. Kennamer
W. S. Grubb
T. E. Lynn
Lynn
Roosevelt backs direct loans to private industry
Washington April 20 AP President Roosevelt approved a bill to let Federal Reserve Banks make direct loans to industry. Senator Glass and Governor Black reviewed the measure with the President and signaled White House approval to push it through Congress. The plan creates industrial advisory committees in each Fed district to advise on loans, limited to five years.
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Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Banks
Glass
D-Va
Black
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Congress
Federal Reserve Districts
Federal Reserve Bank
JAP DECLARATION STIRS WORLD OVER CHINA
The Japanese warning to world powers to keep hands off China sparks global debate. Britain plans to align with the United States, while Geneva and Paris weigh implications for the open door in China and possible League of Nations action. Ambassador Saito to Washington and official responses mark a tense diplomatic moment.
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China
Asia
Japan
London
Great Britain
United States
Saito
Washington
State Department
Geneva
League of Nations
Paris
Rome
Peanuts Stolen From Smoke House Owned by Tom Saffold
Thieves took several sacks of peanuts from a smoke house belonging to Tom Saffold last night, prompting a police inquiry. No suspects named, and no injuries reported.
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Tom Saffold
High School Students Plan Dance Tonight
Dothan High School students sponsor a dance at the dance hall beside Page Drug Store with the Smiling Melody Makers providing music. The event starts at 9 30 PM and ends at 1 30 AM, with attendees urged to arrive early.
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Dothan High School
Page Drug Store
Melody Makers
Theft investigation near Do Than area advances
County officers were in vestigating the theft three miles northeast of Do than. The terse notice places authorities on the scene as they pursue leads.
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Agro
Dothan
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