Ogburn’s exit shakes NA A consumer panel rift noted
Washington August 17. PAUL MALLON reports on the bitter split behind Prof Ogburn’s resignation from the N A A consumers advisory board. The board, long a private joke for higher ups, is blamed for slow action while the code program delays prices. Consumers face rising costs as N R A policies favor wage earners over the tens of millions still unemployed. Officials seek remedies as inflation looms and bank lawyers weigh a court challenge to the bank guarantee provision.
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Washington
Ogburn
Consumers’ Advisory Board
Truck Drivers Sleep Stop Orders In Delaware Troops
State police in Wilmington Delaware will halt drivers who work longer than sixteen hours and require them to sleep. Licenses may be confiscated for eight hours to ensure compliance after three satellite incidents in one hour were linked to drowsy driving.
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Wilmington
Del
Strikes Rock Nation Across Garment Fruit and Hosiery Sectors
Mediators backed by the N R A attempt to settle widespread strikes in needle work fruit picking and other labor disputes. About 60,000 dress makers in New York New Jersey Connecticut and Pennsylvania walked out over sweat shop conditions while Pacific coast fruit and vegetable workers seek higher wages and normalcy. In Philadelphia about 2,000 hosiery workers joined actions spreading across several localities.
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Pacific Coast
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Stock Market Buoyant Amid Market Swings at New York
Aug 17. Staples rose briskly in a buoyant session as early gains faded into profit taking. Chicago grains opened weak but recovered with solid upticks. New Orleans cotton gained about 2 dollars per bale before slipping back. Leading shares surged from 1 to about 5 dollars, then retreated as bonds moved higher. Cotton later hit 34 dollars per bale on a grain led upturn, but prices eased in the afternoon with about twelve points lost.
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New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Roosevelt to Visit Pacific Coast Next Summer
President Roosevelt told Hugh A. Thatcher of Los Angeles that he plans a Pacific coast visit after the next session of Congress ends in June. Thatcher, a county supervisor, met the President in a brief courtesy call with Robert Armstrong of Los Angeles.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh A. Thatcher
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Thatcher
Robert Armstrong
Congress
Alleged Killer Waives Preliminary Hearing in Slaying Case
Crence Higginbotham, accused in the lovers lane killing of William Lambert last May, waives preliminary hearing and is held without bail. Miss Lillie Mae Robertson identified him as the slayer. bound over to the Grand Jury to be seated next Monday. Higginbotham was arrested in Sylvania, Georgia after a widespread manhunt.
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Birmingham
Lovers Lane
William Lambert
Crence Higginbotham
Higginbotham
Lillie Mae Robertson
Lambert
H. B. Abernathy
Sylvania
Georgia
No Prohibition Arrest In San Francisco Case
San Francisco reports Joe Giordani arrested for operating a still. He quipped that prohibition was repealed two months prior. An assistant commissioner set bail at five thousand dollars to resolve the matter.
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San Francisco
Joe Girdani
Prohibition
California
A.W
Giordani
Open Shop Clause of Auto Industry Agreed Upon
Washington Aug 17 The auto industry and the NRA reached agreement on the open shop provision of the industry code. Manufacturers accepted the modification proposed by Robert Lea deputy administrator and aligned with Hugh Johnsons views. The change marks the first alteration of the collective bargaining clause written with NRA cooperation. Roosevelt summoned Johnson and Ickes to expedite the oil charter as coal operators who submitted codes were invited to meet Johnson tomorrow.
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Washington
Robert Lea
Hugh Johnson
Roosevelt
Jjohnson
Ickes
Johnson
Situation of cotton farmer discussed at Kiwanis luncheon
The Dothan Kiwanis club heard talks on the cotton farmer’s situation at its weekly luncheon. Speakers included Arthur Keyton Myer Blumberg and J L Vaughn. Blumberg added remarks on his World’s Fair trip. Solomon Baxter Houston county superintendent of education was accepted as a new member. T A Eagnes Howard College professor was a club guest.
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Dothan Kiwanis Club
Arthur Keyton
Myer Blumberg
J. L. Vaughn
Blumberg
Solomon Baxter
Houston County
Birmingham Woman Fails In Three Suicide Attempts
In Jefferson County jail Birmingham, Alice McCarthy, 22, held on narcotic charges, tried to hang herself with a shoestring after two prior attempts failed. Wardens stopped the first attempt and she then slashed her arms and abdomen with tin. she was not seriously injured.
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Birmingham
Als
Jefferson County
Alice McCarthy
Conference to Cut Airmail Costs and Liquor Plan Agreement
In Washington a conference on August 24 will address reducing airmail expenditures to fit Congress approved limits. Albany reports New York lawmakers, both parties, agreed on a liquor control bill setting licenses from 15000 for distillers to 500 for small-city retailers, expanding state control to liquor distribution alongside beer and 3.2 wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albany
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Gore's Assertion Denied by White House on Puerto Rico Appointments
The White House stated Roosevelt does not require signed resignations from new appointees in advance, contradicting Governor Gore of Puerto Rico who had suggested such a policy. The remark surprised officials and prompted clarification.
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Gore
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Des Moines Driver Dies Before Crash on Busy Street
An automobile sped along a main Des Moines thoroughfare and crashed into a post. The driver, Arthur R. Flinn, apparently died of a heart attack before the crash, according to AP reporting from Des Moines Iowa dated August 17.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Arthur R. Flinn
Mrs Roosevelt Urges Women to Aid NRA
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt urged American women to watch for sudden or undue price changes in their localities and report them to NRA headquarters. She spoke at her press conference as a woman writer from England and one from Holland listened attentively.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NRA
England
Holland
Mexico City Battered by Light Earthquake Today
A light tremor shook Mexico City D F on August 17 reported by AP. No damage or injuries were noted as residents felt intermittent shaking and notified authorities without further incident.
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Mexico
D. F
Couple UndermlL Gang Members Shot by Officers
Bentonville Arkansas August 17 AP Gene Johnson said to be a member of the Underhill gang of Kansas penitentiary escapes was wounded seriously and his wife Jess seriously when they were shot in a common battle with officers Oklahoma and Arkansas officers surprised what they said were members of the gang near here and a battle with machine guns followed as Johnson and his wife were carried to a hospital bloodhounds were placed on the trail of others who escaped during the battle officers said that their commands that members of the gang surrender were met with blazing guns and the battle was on
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Bentonville
Ark
Gene Johnson
Underhill
Kansas Penitentiary
Jess
Wmmon
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Johnson
Burglars Believed Waiting for Code City Notes Dearth of Crime
Dothan police report little crime in the past two days with only minor incidents. A tire was stolen from Julian Dell, Tim and a small truck. A truck battery was taken from a dry cleaning company’s vehicle.
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Dothan
Julian Dell
Tim
5 Year Old Birmingham Boy Dies in Highway Crash
A 5-year-old boy, J. T. Bland III, was killed when his car left the Montgomery Highway near Acton 16 miles south of Birmingham. The vehicle rolled over an embankment injuring four Black passengers and Bland’s father, J. T. Bland Jr., who was returning to Birmingham from Columbus, Georgia after a visit. The child was crushed beneath the overturned car.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Acton
Here
J. T. Bland, III
J. T. Bland Jr
Bland
Columbus
Kingston Flood Toll In Jamaica Rages Eight Decades Worst
Kingston Jamaica suffered six hours of torrential rain from a severe tropical storm. Forty people drowned as floods swamped Kingston and suburbs washing away occupants. Roofs buildings crops damaged an estimated two million dollars. Lightning struck many houses and railway and telephone service were disrupted. Cries of victims persisted from 2 am until dawn.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Foster orders grand jury to reconvene Monday
Tuscaloosa Aug. 17 The judge said prompt decisive action required and ordered the grand jury to reassemble next Monday to pursue the investigation of Sunday’s lynching of two Negroes and the wounding of another. He reconsidered the long recess until September 4, saying delay would impede gathering key facts.
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Tuscaloosa
Foster
City Considers Federal Loan Under Recovery Act
City officials plan to seek a federal loan under the National Recovery Act to cover power plant repairs. Private council sessions in the past week discussed city needs and loan amount while avoiding outsiders. Officials promise full details once arrangements are worked out.
Noma Man Burned by Electric Wire
Arleph Kirkland of Noma Florida suffered severe facial burns after contact with a high tension fire wire on W Malin Street. While riding atop a cotton truck he was struck and knocked unconscious as the wire wrapped around his upper body. He sought only first aid and did not go to a hospital. police reported no formal accident record.
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Arleph Kirkland
Noma
W. Malin Street
Kirkland
Scouts Leave Today for Jaunt to World Fair in Chicago
121 Boy Scouts from Blaming Arrow Council Florida depart for Decatur to complete a 15 day trip to the World's Fair in Chicago. They traveled in five trucks and spent last night at the Elks Hall after supper at the Masonic Temple. Leader S C Smithers said the group would stay six days at the fair and travel home by a new route via Mammoth Cave Kentucky.
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Chicago
Boy Scouts of the
Blaming Arrow Council
Florida
Jeff Dothan
Decatur
Masonic Temple
Elks Hall
S.C. Smithers
Winter Haven
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Bank cashier halts five robbers in Fletcher Oklahoma
George Littlefield assistant cashier at the First National Bank of Fletcher fired at five masked men attempting a bank robbery. He tried to discharge a tear gas gun as two entered, but it failed. Robbers opened fire. Littlefield returned fire from behind the cage. One suspect appeared wounded. the group fled in a car with three others. Littlefield was unharmed.
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Fletcher
Okla
George Littlefield
First National Bank of
Littlefield
Poison murder survivor Clyde Colley fights to live in Arkansas
In Malvern Arkansas Clyde Colley the sole survivor of a poison murder plot that killed his parents and two brothers was treated at Hot Springs County General Hospital after the family car crash near here Police say Akron Ohio lawyer Mark Shank confessed poisoning the family Clyde told prosecutors he saw Shank add poison to a jug at a roadside lunch The child recovered after an antidote and hospital staff received dozens of offers to adopt him with nurse superintendent Mrs Fletcher Wynne saying she might adopt him herself due to his intelligence and gentleness
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Malvern
Ark
Little Clyde Colley
Here
Hot Springs County General Hospital
Fletcher Wynne
Ethel
Alvin Colley
Hot Springs
Mark Shank
Akron
Ohio
Halbert
Little Clyde
Shank
Viente
Over One Million Return to Work In July War Jobs Rise
Secretary Perkins announced 406,090 factory workers returned to jobs in July and manufacturing purchasing power rose by about 28 million. Experts estimate over a million wage earners in manufacturing were reemployed from March to July, with about 290,000 more in 16 non-manufacturing industries.
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Washington
CAP
Perkins Otday
Electricity Used to Kill Pine Beetles in Oregon
Portlands Oregon AP report notes forest service trials using electricity to exterminate western pine beetles blamed for destroying about 3 million dollars of open timber last year. Researchers test current type and portable gear to kill beetles by electrocuting them on infected trees. Biological parasite methods are hard to mass produce and costly.
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Portlans, Orc
Forest Service
Esearch
Man Killed By Fall From Truck Near Huntsville
John Childers aged 25 from Madison County died in a hospital in Gunterville Alabama after being injured when he fell beneath a state highway truck on the Gunterville Scottadoro road, about 33 miles from Huntsville.
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Guntersville
Ala
John Childers
Madison County
Gunteraville
Scottadoro
Huntaville
Fog Tempered Heat Wave Across Pacific Coast
Fog tempered the heat wave in San Francisco and other Pacific coast points on August 17. Inland forest fires burned unchecked and the forecast called for more hot weather ahead.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Alarming Push for New Wheat and Cotton Taxes
Secretary Wallace indicated a possible additional processing tax on wheat and cotton if prices keep falling. He noted the tax would be used to benefit farmers, though exact rates were not specified. Southern cotton farmers repaid about 10 million of 11 million in benefit loans, and the Dothan Kiwanis urged urgent action to halt price declines and prevent economic collapse.
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Johnson
Washington
Wallace
Dothan Kiwanis Club
Yesterda
Sec
Kiwanians
South
Henry A. Wallace
Washington, D. C
Winter Comes to Portland as Store Is Stolen Toboggan
In Portland Oregon on a record hot August day 108 degrees a break in at J C Pederson s store yielded a stolen second hand toboggan.
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Portland
Ore
Weather Bureau
J. C. Pederson
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Paul Mallon
North American Newspaper Alliance
General Johnson
The
Associated Press
U.S
Urschel
Paradise
Texas
Harvey J. Bailey
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Bailey
Union Station
Kansas City
Kiwanis
Tex
Charlies F. Urschel
Kansas State Penitentiary
B’ham
Ashington
Post Office Department
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mexico City
Tery
Man
Tot
Perkins
Houston County Cotton Committee
E. R. Porter
Cotton Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Cotton
C A. Cobb
Porter
R. A
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