Drought policy plan outlined by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt is expected to present a drought and farm relief policy within days, with possible responses to critics of the AAA crop reductions. AAA and Wallace stress adjustment over pure reduction, while officials prepare anti profiteering campaigns and a comprehensive drouth report. 10,000 starving cattle are moved to southern pastures as drought strains persist.
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Washington
Roosevelt
AAA
Wallace
Drouth
Willston
North Dakota
Oklahoma
White House
Department of Agriculture
Fred C Howe
Congress
County's 32 Negro Schools Open Oct 2
Houston county schedules 32 Negro schools to start the 1934 35 term on October 2. Solomon Baxter a student of education and Roundd announce. A teachers' institute for new teachers will be held at the high school building on opening day for white schools was announced last week.
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Houston County
Weather Summary for Northwest Florida Locally Cloudy
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with thin showers likely tonight and Wednesday. Northwest Florida expects generally fair to mild temperatures with light showers mainly in southern portions and minimal temperature change.
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AMA
Florida
Teuton Economist Praises Hitler as Nation's Hope
Berlin August 14 AP Dr Hjalmar Schacht Germanys economic dictator joined a whirlwind campaign to make Adolf Hitler the countries new Vor Hindenburg He urged support for Hitlers leadership as the only path to overcome current difficulties Goebbels and Hess urged strong unity and larger votes to show German solidarity to the world
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Berlin
Hjalmar Schacht
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hindenburg
Schacht
Hitler
von Hindenburg
Reich Finance and Economics
Boersen Zeitung
der Fuehrer
Reichsbank
Viktor Lutze
Supreme Command
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Odds 8 to 1 you’ll be found guilty in Dothan police court
Dozens of court cases show the Dothan police court convict rate. From Aug 15, 1932 to Aug 15, 1933 police filed 700 charges, 200 fewer than the previous year. Drunkenness led the docket with gambling close behind, while assault and battery and petty larceny tied for third.
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Dothan
Police Department
Jin
Governor Fires Jefferson License Inspector Over Tax Graft
Governor B. M. Miller dismissed Jefferson County license inspector B. H. Cooper after an audit showed illegal penalties and partial license payments. State Tax Commissioner R. Butler ordered Cooper removed and control shifted to J. R. Gamble until a permanent successor is named.
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Montgomery
B. M. Miller
B. H. Cooper
Jefferson County
Cooper
R. Butler
State Tax Commissioner
J. R. Gamble
The
Tax Commission
Motor Vehicle Department
Alabama
Jefferson
County of
Grand Jury Probes Belcher Slaying In Houston County
The Houston county grand jury enters day two examining Wilma Belcher death after a month. Conner Knight, former taxi driver, jailed on murder charges awaiting grand jury action. About twenty witnesses expected. election law probes postponed until near session end. Judge Pearce denounces vote buying in primaries and runoff ballots traded for whiskey and money.
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Houston County
Wilma Belcher
Conner Knight
H. A. Pearce
Havng
Pearce
Completion of Cuban Trade Treaty Seen Imminent
Sumner Welles announced early completion of the Cuban reciprocal trade treaty after a meeting with President Roosevelt. He cited progress in negotiations under the new tariff bargaining law and said Roosevelt was interested in the pact, expecting completion very soon.
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Welles
Washington
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Allen Announces Special Session of Louisiana Legislature
Governor O K Allen announced a 2 PM call for a special five day Louisiana legislative session from August 18 to 23 with possible extension. The move aims to address city politics in New Orleans and impeachment proceedings against Mayor T Semmes Walmaley as Huey P Long meets with Allen.
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Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
Allen
Huey P. Long
Gaston L. Porterle
E. A. Conway
T. Semmes Walmaley
New Orleans
Long
K. Allen
Ray F. Fleming
Milita
Civil District Court
Nat W
Bond
Fleming
Dothan Schools Set September 10 Start Date
Dothan schools will reopen September 10 as announced by C. C. Moseley superintendent of education. A teachers institute is planned for Friday September 7 and pupils report September 7 for class lists. Miss Sarah Holbrook joins the high school staff as dramatics and English instructor.
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C. C. Moseley
Moseley
Sarah Holbrook
CCC boy David Kessler drowned at Lake Centennial
The body of 13 year old CCC camper David Kessler was recovered after a swimming incident at Lake Centennial in Vicksburg Mississippi. He was among a group of 46 CCC boys.
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Vicksburg, Miss
David Kessler
CCC
Lake Centennial
Heated rush to stop row at Huston county meeting over pipe
Deputy sheriff responded as tensions flared among Huston county commissioners over an $8 000 to $9 000 corrugated pipe purchase. Votes went three to two to pass after a graft remark, with Judge Martin opposing bids to buy locally cheaper concrete pipe and avoid debt. The meeting adjourned to a luncheon at the poor farm.
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Huston County Commissioners’ Court
Carl B. Burkett
Ford Snell
Alvah Clark
Atlanta
Newport
Harry KK
Martin
John Hilson
J. F. Terry
Burkett
Mandaneis
Jurlietto
15 Won’t Claim 20 Month Old Bank Dividend
Bank staff in Cathay report 15000 people owe a 18 percent dividend from the defunct Houston National Bank. About 1250 depositors, 9 received a 14 percent second dividend. Over 200 still have not claimed checks, totaling several thousand dollars. Officials plan to send reminders as unsettled funds linger.
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Cathay
Houston National Bank
Iti
Madman Strikes at Women in Defiance Again
A mentally disturbed youth stabbed Mabel Krotza in Defiance Ohio in a seventh attack over two months. Police Chief Karl A Weaner led 100 vigilantes in a city-wide search for the knifer as authorities contend with the recurring attacks.
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Defiance
Knylfer
Clubber
Mabel Krotza
Rubhleigh
Karl A. Weaner
Fairbanks and Pickford to Meet After Europe Return
Mary Pickford arrives in Pasadena from Chicago and says she will meet estranged husband Douglas Fairbanks in Hollywood soon but will likely say little about domestic matters after the conference. Fairbanks sails from Europe toward New York aboard the Italian liner Rex. She regrets public interest in their affairs.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mary Pickford Aiseloseny
Chicago
Snorglas Fairbanks
Hollywood
Dormer Tle
Miss Pickford
Fairbanks
Europe
New York
Rex
Ese
Fever survey finds many sources in Houston County
Special workers covered a third of Houston County last week in the campaign against ape fever. Health officer Dr. F G Granger said 1,130 premises were inspected and 8,472 mosquito breeding places found, with the majority in Dothan where five workers were assigned to inspect premises.
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Houston County
F. G. Granger
Dothan
Huntsville Hero Dies After Rescuing Woman
In Huntsville Alabama Jess Shasteen a 28 year old textile worker died saving a neighbor woman when she touched an electric switch. He was shocked and swallowed his false teeth during the rescue dying of strangulation despite two hours of medical effort. The woman sustained only minor burns.
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Huntsville
Ala
Jess Shasteen
Shasteen
Sid
Forest fires kill 3 in West destroy timber preserves
Three CCC workers died fighting Northern Idaho and California wildfires as 4000 firefighters battled four major blazes in the Selway National Forest. Leroy McGinnis and Lester Johnson perished in Idaho alongside William Mattison in California. snags and heat hindered air deliveries.
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Spokane
Wash
Idaho
California
CCC
Leroy McGinnis
Kewanee
Lester Johnson
Galesburg
William Mattison
Los Angeles
Nevada City
Calif
Selway
McGinnis and
Johnson
Selway National Forest
Clearwater Forest
Yat Mountain
British Coumbia
Columbua Fire Fronte
United States
Von Papen Leaves for Austrian Mission
Berlin August 14 Franz von Papen departed at 12 38 pm on a mission as special envoy to Austria. He was seen off by Frau Von Papen and friends at the airport. A small guard detachment saluted as he boarded a swastika-tailed plane and headed south amid stormy skies.
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Berlin
Franz von Papen
Austria
Frau von Papen
Associated Press
Berchetengaden
Hitler
Schultz Staffel
von Papen
Automobile Stolen From Cafe While Owner Drank Coffee
Wille G. Howell of 606 W Adams street left the key in the ignition while he drank coffee at a downtown cafe yesterday. In ten minutes his light 1932 sedan with tan wire wheels was taken from outside. Police note the key was left in the machine.
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Wille G. 8. Howell
W. Adams Street
Howell
FHA Loan Bank in Every City Seen by Night
Federal Housing Administration officials announce plans for an insured repair and modernization loan program with one cooperating bank in each community. Bankers in states will advise institutions and conferences with the ABA group are planned. Officials emphasize internal bank decisions and insurance reserves determine loan classification.
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FHA
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Housing Administration
American Bankers Association
Moffett and Steffan
F. G. Awalt
Awalt
Moffett
Joana
Ald Steffan
J. F. O'Connor
Inion
J. N. Greening
Lakeland
Fla
Haynes MacFadden
Atlanta
Fred Ellsworth
New Orleans
R. C. Kinf
Greenwood
Miss
Lawrence
Wilson
N. C
Thomas J. Robertson
Columbia
E. E. Murray
Nashville
Tenn
T. C. Bourhall
Richmond
Largest baby born in Woodruff County history
Mr and Mrs Ira Flint of McCrory Arkansas welcomed an 11 pound baby boy three days after birth. Doctors said the boy is likely the county s largest ever born and the couple already have nine daughters.
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Mccrory
Ark
Ira Flint
Woodruff County
Flints
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