Naval powers to press on as Japan withdraws urged
London January 14 official word says the five power conference will continue with the United States Britain France Italy pursuing their agenda of building plans and arms limits despite Japan declaring withdrawal. Admiral Nagano and Matauzo Nagai likely to depart after tomorrow’s meeting if the four powers persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Lebreas
London
Foreign Office
Admr
Osami Nagano
Britain
United States
France
Italy
Washington
Japan
Nagano
Matauzo Nagai
Convict Orchestra Dedicates Theme Song in Alabama
In Montgomery on January 14 AP reports Kilby State Penitentiary’s 10 piece convict orchestra dedicates its new theme to Hamp Draper chief of the state convict department. Convicts painted two lacquer canes on their music stands resembling Draper’s carved cane and the state seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convict Orchestra
Hamp Draper Montgomery
Kilby State Penitentiary
Hamp Draper
State Convict Department
Drapston
State of
Alabama
Roosevelt Supporter Denounces Industrialists At Dinner
Farley assailed certain groups of big business as ungrateful and stupid beneficiaries of the New Deal. He charged obstructionists attack New Deal gains and warned the enemy remains who would gang up on the government. He urged keeping Roosevelt in and the gang out amid 1934 prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Farley
Democratic National Barman
Farlay
Market snapshot including cotton and futures data
Today's Markets shows New York cotton prices across multiple quotes and futures for New Orleans with January to July series. Stock listings include major firms such as AT&T, General Motors, General Electric, Bethlehem Steel, and Reynolds Tobacco alongside transport and utility names. Cotton seed oil and grain quotations are noted with price tones, while the Dothan peanut market reports per ton pricing in two varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Anaconda
AT and T
American
Auburn Motors
Bando
Bethlehem ‘Steel
Bendix
Chrysler
Curtis ‘Wright
Consolidated
Ges
Douglas Aircraft
General Motors
General Foods
General Electric
Int
Harvester
Tel and
Tel
Chicago Butter Prices and Market Listings
Chicago butter prices show weakness with creamery specials at 93 score and various grades quoted. Current receipts and refrigerator extras appear with mixed values, including standards and graded firsts, reflecting a volatile dairy market snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Montgomery Livestock Market Opens Steady Across Classes
Montgomery stockyard reports 1,500 receipts as cattle and hog markets open steady or dull. Cattle: choice steers 7.00 to 8.00, cows 4.50 to 5.00, canners 3.00 to 3.30, heifers 6.00 to 7.00, heavy bulls 4.50 to 5.00, stockers 6.00, light calves 7.75, heavy calves 7.00 to 8.25. Hogs steady with liberal receipts, heavies 7.85 for 180 to 240 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Livestock
Montgomery
Choice
Naval stores prices and market notes from Savannah and Chicago hog market
Navy stores data show turpentine receipts and shipments with quoted prices and a Monday market closure for General Lee's birthday. Chicago hogs report 30,000 heads with direct purchases, price ranges by weight, and a few better grades noted, including lighter and heavier categories and sows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Stores
Savannah
Tur Pentine
Salon
General Lee
Chicago
San
Key government sleuths shifted among key agents
Washington Jan 14 AP The Bureau of Investigation announced three shifts among top agents. R B Nathan now leads the Jacksonville Florida office, E F Guinane will helm Birmingham Alabama, replacing Nathan in Birmingham. J C Brown appointed in charge at Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Investigation
R. B. Nathan
Birmingham
Als
Jacksonville
Fla. E. F
Guinane
Denver
Nathan
J.C. Brown
Justice Marries Bride in 1836 Three Cent Plea Rematch
Reno dispatch recalls Peace Justice A. C. Hess who quipped about a 1836 marriage plea for three cents, noting a groom offered a dollar. The judge took three cents, returned 97 cents, and told him he could spend the change on a honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno, Kaa
Jas
A. C. Hess
Oou
Wald
Soil safeguards necessity proved by Iowa studies
Iowa State College land use specialists linked soil conservation to farm tenancy debt leases and cropping systems. Erosion was labeled the farmer's public enemy No 1 as over half the state’s land showed topsoil loss and a tenth was nearly worthless. They noted misaligned land use with too many corn acres and too little hay and grown crops, while tenant farmers tended to practices that worsened erosion and debt pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter M. Hedge
Ames
AAA
Towa
Towa State College
National Farm Committee
Eadive
College
Iowa
Bonus Bond Plan Aims to Aid Veterans Supporters Push bill
The adjusted compensation payment act of 1936 would pay full face value of the certificates minus loans and accrued interest prior to Oct 1 1931. Bonds of 50 dollars dated June 15 1936 would mature June 15 1945 with 3 percent interest after June 15 1937. The plan totals about 2.49 billion dollars to government including life insurance and bank loan adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Senate
Harrison
Byrnes
South Carolina
Steiner
Oregon
Clark
Missourl
Robinson
Arkansas
Auckioans
Hugh Johnson Former Soldier and Farmer Dies in Geneva County
Hugh Johnson 35 a former soldier and successful farmer of Geneva county died at his home on Slocomb route two after several weeks illness. Born May 7 1900 near Slocomb he was a Methodist and member of Slocomb Camp Woodmen of the World. Surviving wife a daughter Nellie Catherine and four sisters Mrs E H Langston Blocomb Mrs Emma Calhoun Dothan Mrs Annie Creamer Hartford and Mrs Willie Hall Newton. Funeral at 10 am Wednesday Bethlehem church near Malvern with Rev J H Daniela officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery under direction of Burlat Forrester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldier
Geneve
Hugh Johnson
Geneva County
Slocomb
Johnson
Methodist Church
Slocomb Camp
Woodmen of the World
Nellie Catherine Johnson
E. H. Langston
Blocomb
Emma Calhoun
Do‘than
Annie Creamer
Hartford
Willie Hall
Newton
Bethlehem Church
Malvern
J. H. Daniela
Burlat
Fel Jowa
Forrester
Tax turmoil and AAA ax in wake of court ruling
Widespread reaction followed the high court decision on the AAA. Senators Borah and others warned small farmers and processors face burdens while big taxpayers resist. New Deal leaders seek a seven point program centering on soil conservation and federal farming banks to replace the collapsed AAA. Demands for permanent farm aid persist as courts refund taxes and Bankhead act battles loom amid revenue gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court
Borah
Idaho
New Deal
AAA
Congress
Supmay Kor
H. R. Tolley
Old Farm Agency
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capitol
Colles
Supreme Court
Lie Moor
Texas
Bankhead
Hughes Sets Transcontinental Flight Record
Charles A. Hughes flew a high altitude transcontinental flight from Burbank to New York in a record-breaking attempt. He claimed 700 horsepower at 15000 feet with a new radial motor, carrying 700 gallons of gasoline and finishing with 600 gallons. He noted the flight proved advantages of high altitude, with a heated cabin and no discomfort beyond hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Officinla
National Aeronautical Association
Hinghes
New York
Hughes
Left Handed Hitters Outshine At Crosley Field
Left-handed hitters at Crosley Field have outhit right-handers over the past three years, 291 to 284, despite the left field fence being 339 feet from home plate and the right field barrier at 277 feet. D. T. Fallaway, an entomologist at the Honolulu plant quarantine station, is exploring South American jungles seeking parasites to tackle Hawaiian fruit pests, chiefly the Mediterranean fruit fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Crosley Field
D. T. Fallaway
Honolulu
Mrs Henry Dies After Pneumonia in Cottonwood Funeral
Mrs Vestey Ann Virginia Henry age 30 died Monday at her son Rev E E Henrys home in Cottonwood after a brief pneumonia illness. She lived with her son 16 years and was a Union Baptist member. Survived by five sons W E Henry Cottonwood Y D Henry Toronto Canada W R Henry Jr LaGrange GA J O Henry City and G D Henry Gadsden and five daughters Mrs J L Walden Boaz ALA Mrs C O White Bainbridge GA Mrs Z Ray Waldo FL Mrs J H Couch Anniston and Mrs Maude Pounds Newnan GA. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday Union Hill Baptist Church with Rev Albert Davis, assisted by Rev Burton, burial in church cemetery. Pallbearers: Dr D M Hicks Cheater Gilmore T C Snell N M Sellers E Durrance H C Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. D. ‘Henry
Toronto
Canada
W. R. Henry, Jr
LaGrange
J. O. Henry
City
G. D. Henry
Gadsden
J. L. Walden
Boaz
Ala
Mre
C. O. White
Bainbridge
Z. Ray
Waldo
Fla
J. H
Laster Owens Re elected Master Counsellor of DeMolay
Laster Owens was reelected as master councillor of the Dothan DeMolay chapter, the first in the chapter to serve a second term. He succeeds Robert Collins. Officers elected include R. J. Carswell Jr senior councillor and Billy Byers junior councillor. Numerous elevated posts listed with names such as Fox Jordan Billy Kinsaul Jimmie Tindell Herman Head and more. SAFEGUARDS RAISED DES MOINES Jan 14 AP Girls who work in the Iowa liquor commission offices cannot date liquor salesmen or news reporters. An official notes this helps prevent leaks about official business. ANOTHER QUINT BIRTH WALLA WALLA Wash Jan 14 AP A Rhode Island Reds egg weighed half a pound contained five yolks and measured 9 1 2 inches in circumference. ILL OF PNEUMONIA Friends of Mrs Gilstrap report her daughter seriously ill with pneumonia at 812 W North street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laster Owens
DeMolay
Dothan
Robert Collins
R. J. Carswell, Jr
Bille Byers
Marvin Liddon
Fox Jordan
Billy Kinsaul
Jimmie Tindell
Herman Head
Wicker Hutto
Marshall
Wade Griffin
Clyde Reeves
Jerome Hawkins
Austin Buntin
Sentinel
Mora Dale Womack
Eugene Brooks
Howard Glover
Charles Stevenson
Warren Saxon
James Beall
Howell McInnish
Des Moines
Jan
Iowa Lquor Commisssion
Commission
Walla Walla, Wash
F. A. Cline
Rhode Island
Britain, Ethiopia War News and Diplomacy Updates
British fleet prepared for new conciliatory efforts pending a conference with Italian ambassador Vittorio Corruti and talks with Jesse I Strauss. Rome described northern Italian front as unremarkable while Fascist patrols captured 1,000 bags of provisions. Ethiopian reports say 80 mutineers hanged and 100 flogged as unrest grows. Italian air raids hit Lakota town and St Mary church, wounding and killing residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vittorio Corruti
Mussolini
Jalstent
League
Italy
Jesse I. Strauss
United States
Rome
Makale
Temblen
Ras Malugheta
Wyeo
Selassie'a
Fitera
Lakota
St. Mary
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Norris
Adrienne Marden
Hollywood
Adrienne
Cing
Gilstrap
North Street
Passenore
Lima
Peru
Jes
Nationamal
Remem Pythagoras
Lodge
Meh
A. M
Montevallo
Corces
Coal City Coa
Agatha Christie
Bobby
City Tire
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