Rearranging Stances in NRA Talks and Cuba Pact Rumors
A 1983 article summarizes backstage U S moves around the NRA labor mediation and Teagle's advisory board role, noting Johnson’s teamwork tactics, Teagle’s new Hyde Park labor council post, and a Havana power play linked to Machado's Cuba lottery. It also cites Manchurian reads and Hull’s caution on intervention while warning of false alarms about European conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roose ‘Galt
Walter Teagle
Ard
White House
Moffett
Johnson
Teagle
Hyde Park
Labor Council
Cuba
Roosevelt
Ginners Scale Back Ginning Rates For Grimes Plants
Grimes Planters meet to protest high ginning charges as the industry cuts the rate from six to four and a half dollars per bale. Farmers expect about forty five thousand dollars more income this season, with 24 hour shifts ending due to new NBA code hours. Protests praised Commissioner Seth P. Storrs for opposing the rates and urged fair lint pricing and reasonable bagging costs.
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Houston County
NBA
Ginners Association
Grimes
Seth P. Storrs
Reforestation Aim Is Public Benefit States Forester Says
Montgomery Ala Aug 8 AP Benefits to the public is the primary purpose of President Roosevelt s reforestation camps says Col Page S Bunker state forester In furtherance of this policy says Col Bunker some of the Alabama camps confine their work almost exclusively to state lands Moreover the crews that are doing work upon lands not owned by the state are engaged in developments that have a marked effect upon the welfare of the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Roosevelt
Col
Page S. Bunker
Col. Bunker
Alabama
Strikers Return to Work in Coal Fields
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on August 8 AP reports more than one hundred United Mine Workers locals representing twenty thousand coal miners vote unanimously to end a two week strike and return to work in the soft coal fields of southwestern Pennsylvania after demanding recognition from the United Mine Workers of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
Public Service Commission to hear rail and trucking disputes
Five cases appear on the August Alabama Public Service Commission docket involving railroad charges motor freight line permits and certificates. Hearings open August 8 with J C Miller Jr Birmingham charging Central of Georgia Railway over coal yard switching fees. Additional citations target Duncan Inc Southern Freight Forwarding Mang E Truck Line with hearings August 24 and Hoover Motor Express seeking Birmingham to Georgia line authority via Leeds Pell City Anniston Heflin.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service Commission
J. C. Miller, Jr
Birmingham
Central of Georgia Railway
Miller
Charles O. Duncan
Charles O. Duncan,Inc
Gadsden
Southern Freight Forwarding Company
Atlanta
M_ ang E
Eufaula
Hoover Motor Express, Inc
Georgia State Line
Leeds
Pell City
Anniston
Heflin
Councilmen take no action on beer in Dothan
The city council last night took no steps to approve beer sales, despite some councilmen signaling possible action. Councilman J. J. Newton said the council has no authority to permit beer sales. Prohibitionists reportedly urged Chief M. Tatum to raid outlets selling beer.
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Dothan
J. J. Newton
M. Tatum
Repeal Delegates Cast Votes Today In Alabama Convention
Alabama delegates to a constitutional convention will vote on adopting the 21st amendment to repeal Prohibition. The 116 delegates gathered in Montgomery with several bound to vote for repeal, amid scattered resolutions from wet and dry factions. Dothan and Houston county are represented by Alex Wood and L A Farmer, both pledged to repeal.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama House of Representatives
Dothan
Houston County
Alex Wood
Columbia
L. A. Farmer
Coast Line trains may exceed six mph at two crossings
The council ruled last night that A. Co. L. trains must not exceed six miles per hour at Headland Avenue and Cherry Street grade crossings. An earlier city ordinance limits speed inside city limits. council orders allow higher speeds elsewhere with exceptions at the two crossings.
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A. Co. L
Headland Avenue
Cherry Street
M.D. Black
Riot toll rises in Havana to twenty one
Havana reports one more death from yesterday's political demonstrations raising the total known fatalities to 21. Army withdrew after late yesterday's firing. over a hundred wounded. The week long unrest aimed to pressure President Machado to resign. Uptown stores closed. suburban shops open. groceries scarce.
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Havana
Machado
Community Canning Centers Set in Colbert County
Twenty two community canning centers will operate five days a week across Colbert county this August to ensure food for the needy this winter. The program is funded by the Colbert county board of commissioners with Reconstruction Finance Corporation relief funds used for furnaces water systems and related equipment.
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Tuscumbia
Als
Colbert County
Colbert County Board of Commissioners
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Community Gardens Feed Covington County Needy
Four community gardens in Covington County supply fresh vegetables to people in need. Sponsored by relief groups and run by Reconstruction Finance Corporation laborers under Miss Allye Hughes, the projects grow tomatoes, okra, lima beans and sweet potatoes, with some for immediate use and others canned for winter.
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Andalusia
Ala
Aug
Netley
Covington County
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Allye Hughes
New Orleans Youth Dies in Auto Wreck Near Evergreen
William K. Mayer, 17, a New Orleans high school student, was fatally injured when his car skidded on gravel near Evergreen, Alabama, north of Mobile. His mother Mrs. M. Waldo Mayer and sister Alice, 15, were only slightly hurt as they traveled to North Carolina.
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New Orleans
William K. Mayer
Evergreen
Ala
Mobile
M. Waldo Mayer
Alice
North Carolina
Alabama Summer School Attendance Tops 1,351
Alabama's 1933 summer school session closes next week with 1,351 attendees comprising 800 men and 551 women. Among them 46 taught in colleges or public schools last year, led by Tuscaloosa with 192 students followed by Birmingham 75 and Montgomery 24, among others.
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University
Ala
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Gadsden
Troy
Selma
Huntsville
Decatur
Dothan
Anniston
Four Men Who Helped Wiley Post Rewarded
Four Curtiss Wright Airport workers in Oklahoma City contributed 500 dollars from their salaries to cover a repair bill for Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae after a Chickasha crash. Upon Post's return, he insisted they take checks for double their sacrifice, rewarding their support.
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Wiley Post
Oklahoma City
Winnie Mae
Chickasha
Curtles Wright
Post
Four Hoboes Killed in Freight Train Wreck Near Port Age
Philadelphia August 8 AP The Pennsylvania Railroad reports four trespassers killed when a westbound freight train derailed near Port Age Pennsylvania. Two other free riders were injured as the locomotive and 20 cars left the tracks blocking all lines. Passenger trains were rerouted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Portage
Penn
Young swimmer aids in hunt for own body near Green River
Rodney Rollins, 22, joined a river bank search for a drowning victim as friends used ropes and hooks. After pulling, he asked who the victim was and learned it was a man named Rollins who had disappeared about an hour earlier. He recalled diving and surfacing beyond willows.
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Green River
Wyo
Rodney Rollins
Rollins
Blakely Grocer Ernest Lawrence Dies After Surgery
Ernest G. Lawrence, 42, prominent Blakely groceryman, died in a Dothan hospital following an appendicitis operation. He is survived by his widow, two children, and a brother from Homestead, Florida. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Blakely with Houston Funeral Co. directing.
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Ernest G. Lawrence
Blakely, Ga
Dothan
Mr. Lawrence
Homestead
Fla
Blakely With Houston Funeral Co
Pitcher Jailed Overnight After Downtown Hotel Disorder
Frank Veal, pitcher for the Do than Dixie Amateur League, spent last night in Houston county jail after a disorder in a downtown Albany hotel Monday afternoon. He was held until sober, released this morning, and returned to Albany with no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Veal
Dothan Dixie
Houston County
Veal
Albany
Cotton Crop Fixed At 12.314 Million Bales For 1933
Washington reports the agriculture department projects 12,314,000 bales of five hundred pounds gross weight for 1933, down from 13,001,500 last year. The Aug 1st crop condition was 74.2 percent of normal, with Alabama at 78 percent and an indicated yield of 1,143,000 bales. New York traders reacted with a drop of 1.50 per bale as the official crop estimate weighed on cotton prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
New York
Cotter
Newspaper Group Submits Its Code
The American Newspaper Publishers Association proposed to the Recovery Administration a code for newspaper operations. It calls for a forty hour workweek, a minimum wage higher than the blanket agreement, maintenance of existing contracts, and preservation of a free press. The code sets a $14 weekly minimum in cities under a quarter million population and a minimum employment age of sixteen, with exceptions for carriers. It would take effect August 21 if approved.
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Washington
American Newspaper Publishers Association
The
Recovery Administration
Revolutionary War payroll records prove a Georgia woman’s claim
In Columbia South Carolina a 97 year old Georgia woman proved she is a real Daughter of the American Revolution using Revolutionary War payroll records found by A S Salley secretary of the State Historical Commission. The records show Loam Brown of Dooley County Georgia was paid five pounds and 15 shillings in 1782 for duty with the South Carolina militia. Martha, her given name, had documents linking her to Loam Brown as her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Georgia
A. S. Salley
State Historical Commission
Georgia I. A. R
South Carolina
Loam Brown
Dooley County
Salley Rold
Brown
Martha
The Big Beer Bust in Oakland Lawsuit
In Oakland a suit over a 11 gallon beer bust seeks $20,247 against a brewing company. China Mineff claims a barrel exploded causing damage to her restaurant and herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
China Mineff
Mineff
Miss Flossie Gamble Takes 30 Day Vacation
Assistant Superintendent Miss Flossie Gamble of Frasier Ellis Hospital departed today for a 30 day vacation. Her duties will be covered by interim staff during her absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Gamble
Frasier-Ellis Hospital
Three Jailed In Hartford Night Officer's Death
A damaged report describes a Bay Line railway incident near Alford Florida where Ralph Burch 19 of Binack Alabama slipped while attempting to steal a title from a moving train. He fell under the wheels and lost his right leg. doctors amputated it between knee and ankle after an ambulance rushed him to a Dothan hospital. Burch also suffered significant blood loss as per hospital attendants.
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Alford
Fla
Ralph Burch
Binack
Ala
Young Burch
Dothan
Burch
Officers hold man in Nash riot in Chicago report
Federal authorities announced Lou's Street is the man suspected in plotting the attempted delivery of Frank Nash, the Kansas City gangster. Melvin Purvis and Stacey were arrested on a federal warrant charging conspiracy to deliver Nash. Purvis identified Verne Miller as one of the gunmen who killed Nash and four officers at Union Station.
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Chicago
Aug
Lou
Purvis
Verne Miller
Nash
Union Station
Jelly making tips from the agriculture department
The agriculture department warns thermometers cannot indicate jelly doneness and provides guidance for jelly and fruit products. It explains using juice from canned fruit, handling large batches, repurposing mashed fruit into fruit butter, and yields from two pounds of fruit to about one and a half pints of jelly.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
America
Council weighs updating city code for public record book
The city council debated recodifying the code to compile 13 years of ordinances into a new up-to-date book. A proposal from J J Speight to prepare the volume for 590 dollars was read, but no action was taken. Council president W F Martin said the matter would be postponed to the next meeting while council members urged modernization for recorder and public benefit.
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J. J. Speight
W. F. Martin
J. P. Botts
Pythagoras Lodge to Meet at 8 Tonight
Virgil Adkins Worshipful Master announces Pythagoras Lodge meeting at 8 o clock this evening. The notice confirms the time and leadership for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythagoras Lodge
Virgil Adkins
Three Men Arrested in Hartford Policeman Slaying
Geneva Aug 8 Special Three men named Lloyd Hatcher Russ Palmer and Ralph Shields arrested in Hartford slaying of Oscar Jerkins. Two men jailed yesterday and a Uniontown Negro held as material witness. Investigators say powder burns indicate close range shot and Jerkins was killed with his own pistol. Funeral held at Pondown cemetery.
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Geneva
Oscar Jerkins
Hartford
J. A. Driver
Jall
Lloyd Hatcher
Black
Ala
Russ Palmer
Ralph Shields
Hatcher
Uniontown
Bob Nine
Jerkins
Jerkina
Pondown Cemetery
Italian Armada of 24 Seaplanes Leaves for Home
Italian air minister Balbo led twenty four seaplanes from Shoal Harbor Newfoundland across the Atlantic bound for home. The force, under misty coast conditions, rests by threes before resuming the 1500 mile journey to the Azores and back.
Farmer Believed Dead Yet Revived After Collapse
Abner Brown a Hartford area farmer returning from Oscar Jerking’s funeral, the slain policeman, collapsed from heart trouble but revived after artificial respiration. He had earlier been presumed dead.
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Farmer
Hartford
Abner Brown
Oscar Jerking
Former First Lady Mrs Roosevelt Dies Not Today
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Sr aged 72 spent her birthday at Sagamore Hill Oysters Bay. She attended Christ Church in the morning and hosted a quiet luncheon with close relatives after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt, Sr
Sagamore Hill
Christ Church
Oyete Bay
Board to Study Strikes in Washington
Dr. Leo Wolman, chairman of the Recovery Administration labor advisory committee, said Monday the Pennsylvania hosiery and Hollywood movie strikes would be taken up by the new conciliation board as soon as it met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leo Wolman
The
Recovery Administration Labor Advisory Committee
Conciliation Board
Butter and egg man seeks loan for car
In Philadelphia on August 8, an AP report recalls a small vendor asking the Home Owners' Loan Corporation for funds to buy a car to deliver goods. Officials replied that such borrowing was not a stated purpose of the mortgage program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Sam
Doctor in Hospital Morris from Newton
Dr. A. J. Morris of Newton was brought to a local hospital yesterday afternoon. His condition is not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Morris
Newton
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North American Newspaper Alliance
Advisory Board
Hoover
Henry Morgen
Hull
Wethin Securities
Migma
Denver
Castlewood
Broadway Bridge
Commission
Coast Line
Covington
Blakely Groceryman
Lodge
Trio
Geneva County
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