Roosevelt wielding power as his own cabinet in 1930s US politics
Washington notes reveal FDR relying on a brain trust and Ickes for major policy moves while State Hull Woods and Taussig clash on authority. The piece details the inner cabinet dynamics, the public works push, and how executive action overrides departmental speeches.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
Cuba
Charles Taussig
Department
Hull
Treasury
Woodin
Six Die in Wakarusa Truck Bus Collision
Six residents of Wakarusa Indiana were killed and ten others fatally injured when a truck converted into a motor bus carrying them from the Chicago Fair was side swiped by another truck. The wreck tore off a bus side and the vehicle careened down the road, scattering victims before crashing into an embankment. The dead include Mrs Mary Wisler Gerald Messmer Kenneth Lewhister Wayne Pippinger and Mr and Mrs Walter Berkey. The other truck sped away toward Chicago.
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South Bend
Ind
Wakarusa
Mary Wisler
Gerald Messmer
Kenneth Lewhistener
Wayne Pippinger
Walter Berkey
Chicago
Victory for NRA as garment strike ends
The NRA mediated an end to the 60,000 dress makers strike in the metropolitan area. The agreement provides collective bargaining rights a 35 hour work week and minimum wage scales. Groven Whalen called it a great victory for the NRA with other settlements reported in California and Pottsville firms.
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Associated Press
Blue Eagle
N.R.A
Groven Whalen
California Fruit Growers
Pottsville
Geneva Officials Seek 225 000 Levee Funds
Geneva officials travel to Montgomery for a hearing to back a 225000 dollar public works allotment to build a horseshoe levee around the town’s dangerous shore area. If approved, the application will go to Washington after the hearing. the mayor and city council plan to attend.
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Geneva
Montgomery
Washington
New road to state line opens next week
County highway officials announce opening of the new Columbia to Florida line road via Gordon and Medlong's Store. The road adheres to highway specs and links with a first class Florida road at the state line, providing southeastern residents a connection to Malone.
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State Line
Columbia
Florida Hine
Gordon and Medlong
Florida
Malone
Auto Fire Damages Vehicle at Dothan Buick Co
Fire damaged a automobile owned by the Dothan Buick Co on West Main Street last night. Firemen said the blaze likely started from a short circuit and caused minor damage.
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Dothan Buick Co
West Main Street
Grade Crossing Crash Kills Four In Fort Wayne
Four people died and two were critically injured in an automobile train collision in Fort Wayne. The victims include James Gray of Toledo Ohio and Ella Gray Mrs Gray of Princeton Kentucky. A watchman said the driver ignored warning signals.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
James Gray
Toledo
Ohio
Gray
Ella Thomas
Princeton
Cuban President Promises Own Deal for Cuba
President Carlos Manuel de Cespedes pledged justice law and order and urged close US cooperation. He ruled out a general election before 1934 and praised the new cabinet as vibrant with “new life and new ideals” while efforts to end the harbor strike continued.
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Havana
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Cuba
United
Congress
Gerardo Machado
Joaquin Martinez Saenz
the Treasury
United States
de Cespedes
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Machado
Marriage licenses issued in week to residents
A. V. Anderson of Headland route one and Ola Burkett of Dothan route five obtained marriage licenses today. Henry D. Helms and Clara B. Carraway of Slocomb route one obtained licenses yesterday.
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A. V. Anderson
Headland
Ola Burkett
Dothan
Henry D. Helms
Clara B. Carraway
Slocomb
Kiwanians Wire Best Thought On Cotton Prices
Dothan Kiwanis Club asked steps to halt falling cotton prices. C A Cobb, chief of the cotton section of the recovery act administration, wired that the best thought of the administration is being given the problem and its solution. The club urged action to prevent collapse as the sector depends on cotton for prosperity. Secretary Wallace replied that the decline followed the August 8 crop estimate but the situation is deplorable and the administration is addressing the problem with cooperative effort and a planned 1935 program to be announced soon.
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Dothan Kiwanis Club
C. A. Cobb
The
Recovery Act Administration
Henry A. Wallace
Dothan
Alabama
Missouri Votes on Repeal Today
Missouri voters faced their first chance to weigh direct views on prohibition as observers predict a wet majority of 2 to 1 or 3 to 1. Dry leaders split on strategy with P A Tate opposing turnout while Nelle Burger urges a strong showing. Joseph Davis says turnout under 500000 with a 5 to 1 repeal edge.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
P. A. Tate
State
Anti-Saloon League
Drus
Pt Us
United States Supreme Court
Nelle CG. Burger
Springfield
W.C. T.U
Tate
Drys
Joseph Davis
United Repeal Council
Cobb Calls Cotton Acreage Cut a Great Success
Washington AP dispatch reports farm administration official Cully Cobb calling the cotton acreage reduction program a success. He says a definite practical plan for next year and the year after will be taken to the field as soon as possible, notes continued excess supply despite this year's reductions, and asserts the campaign marks only a beginning.
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Washington
Cully Cobb
Farm Administration
Cobb
How to Get Blue Eagles If Cannot Take Codes
Employers not operating under NRA terms due to unavoidable hardships can obtain Blue Eagles through three routes. They may comply 100 percent with a code, sign the agreement and show compliance. Or they may comply as far as possible and mark unfulfilled provisions. Or file a petition to stay or postpone provisions causing hardship through the industry trade association or local chamber of commerce.
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NRA
S. M. Dawsty
Washington
Eagica
Cagie
Chamber of Commerce
French Legion Presses Berber Holdouts in Moroccan Atlas
French native troops and Foreign Legionnaires tighten grip around Djebel Badou as Berber tribesmen resist in the Atlas mountains. Four columns from Marrakech Tabla Meknes and eastern Morocco converge to crush dissidents led by Cherif Moulay Abssel amid heavy losses on both sides. The last rebels were pressured toward surrender as Koucher peak slipped from their control.
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Rabit
Morrocco
Foreign
Djebel Badou
Atlas
France
Morocco
Marrakech
Tabla
Meknes
High Atlas Chain
Rabat
Week's Weather Outlook Promises Thunder Risks
The forecast warns of generally fatal conditions at the week's start with possible thundershowers mid to late week. Temperature shifts are expected to be light.
Mines Closed in Walker County Strike Stifles Alabama Labor
In Walker County Alabama 500 miners walked off the job as 1,000 others met to decide on joining a strike sparked by discharge of union members. Deputies stood guard at three idle mines as operators and union officials clashed over reasons for terminations and wage raises.
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Jasper
Ala
Idie
Walker County
Barrentine
Code Approved for Steel Leads Blue Eagle Pace
The Roosevelt administration rapid approval for steel code as a band of six hour planning talks yields a 40 hour work week and a 15 percent wage rise effective July 1. Coal and oil codes approach the White House with action hoped before nightfall as Roosevelt may take broader price control and assume leadership of petroleum affairs.
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Washington
Steel
America
Blue Eagle
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
White House
Alabama towns share $88,900 for public works project
Public Works Administration announced a nationwide $3,000,000 allotment for work-giving projects. Silver Hill erosion control nursery in Alabama receives $70,900 and a fish hatchery at Marton gets $14,000.
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Alabama
Washington
Public Works Administration
Silver Hill
Ala
Marton
Poison Ivy Muddies Raid Posture for City Detective
City detective J. FE. "Longboy" Slaughon reportedly overreacted to a liquor raid by wandering into a clump of ivy. He returned to headquarters covered in poison ivy. Draughon continues work, applying yellow medicine to his body.
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J. FE
Longboy" Slaughon
Draughon
Longboy
Cooperation Plea To Save City Electricity For Cotton Gins
Mayor I C Eizell appeals to city electricity users to discontinue all motors and lights from 10 AM to 12 PM for ten days to ensure cotton gins operate during the shortage. He cites delays in new equipment and aims to support Roosevelt era employment while rehabbing the plant and buying coal from local industries.
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I. C. Eizell
Fzell
Roosevelt
Thi
Rev Bass to Preach at Baptist Church Tomorrow
The Rev H G Bass of Meridian Mississippi will preach at First Baptist Church tomorrow morning. Pastor Dr L W Dockery is in Chicago on vacation.
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Bass
Baptist Church
H. GC. Bass
Meridian
Miss
First Baptist Church
L. W. Dockery
Chicago
Landlord Held in Shooting of Tenant
Hubert Heath a 38 year old roomer at the Robinson House on E Troy Street was shot in the abdomen by 79 year old Frank M Robinson the lodge owner. Robinson is charged with assault with intent to murder and released on 500 bond. Heath was taken to a local hospital in serious condition with the bullet reported to have entered the abdomen and lodged near the back. Officers said Heath forced entry and cursed led to the shooting after warnings from Robinson. Heath had been staying at the house for months and previously lived in Enterprise.
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Hubert Heath
Frank M. Robinson
Robinson House
E. Troy Street
Heath
Robinson
Jon Rollins
Houes
Rollina
Troy
St. Andrews Street
Lindberghs' Hopewell Estate Still Unoccupied by Children
Hopewell New Jersey August 19 AP The Lindberghs 500 acre Sour Jang Mountain estate still echoes with silence since High Field trusteeship formed. Neighbors report no visitors plan for the future. caretakers occupy the house while two state troopers guard the gate since the 1932 kidnapping.
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Hopewell
N. J
White House
Sour Jang Mountain
Lindberghs
Col
Lindbergh
Mother of Dothan Woman Dies in Montgomery
Mrs. J. D. Grady mother of Mrs. E. N. Passmore of this city died in Montgomery at 2 AM today. Passmore had cared for her mother for weeks. Funeral arrangements were not announced here but services will be held tomorrow.
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J. D. Grady
E. N. Passmore
Montgomery
Young Boy Hurt in Automobile Accident
John Lewis Leslie Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis Leslie suffered a slight cut on the face yesterday after a car crash. He was taken to a hospital for first aid and left after treatment.
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John Lewis Leslie, Jr
John Lewis Lestit
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Brinkley
Hoover
MacArthur
Army General Staff
Paul Mallon
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Shank
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