Solons debate extending NRA program amid intrastate concerns
Senators voiced doubts about completing new NRA legislation by June as the House weighs the seven point White House plan. The plan would extend NRA for two years and cover firms affecting interstate commerce, while critics warn it may still leave intrastate businesses unregulated.
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Senate
White House
NRA
House
Ways and Means Committee
Richberg
Rep
Vinson
Kentucky
Intertate
Morgenthau urges strong federal board to govern currency
Secretary Morgenthau called for a powerful independent federal board akin to the supreme court to oversee credit and currency. He endorsed exclusive Fed reserve board authority over open market operations and urged a board free from political influence during a Senate Banking Subcommittee hearing.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Morgenthau
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Glass
Virginia
Federal Reserve Board
Add
Federal Reserve Renewpn
Rembrandt Gem Brat Etching Sells in London
A small Rembrandt etching sold in London for 25 dollars, depicting a portrait of the subject's mother. The work was once part of the collection of the late Alexander Bod of Eltham, a noted collector.
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Rembrandt
London
Alexander Bodot Eltham
Manta Maria Town Promises Agriculture and Industry Growth
A reader describes Manta Maria California as a small town with extensive flower fields for commercial use and large scale farming nearby. The note mentions a sand fuel insulation project a hog or meat facility and America’s largest muses and cattle in the area while referencing public figures and national programs.
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Manta Maria
Calif
California
America
Mr. Hoover
NRA
Garner
Dothanite Urges War on Black Widow Spiders
W. T. Singletary brought a deadly black widow to The Eagle after finding it on his front porch. He urged relief squads to exterminate the spiders, saying they will increase and threaten residents.
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W. T. Singletary
Mr. Singletary
New Deal Seen Favoring International Currency Stabilization
Washington reports cite commerce department experts who say stabilization is needed to stimulate business, with Morgenthau and Hull signaling openness to foreign overtures. Neville Chamberlain notes stabilization as Britain’s ultimate objective, while an inflationist leader warns the US must offer a strong dollar both abroad and at home.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Roper
Morgenthau
Hull
London
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Thomas
United States
Last Minute Bulletins From Across the Nation
A set of brief AP items reports New England Democrats urging textile policy action for cotton mills in Washington. A gang robs a Pa mill payroll totaling 7 914, with four inside and one at the wheel. Lamson to be tried a third time for wife murder. Miss. legislator Bailey dies of heart attack. Lithuanian court upholds death and prison sentences for Memel plotters. U.S. railroads report freight loadings up week ending May 11 up 6 120 cars versus 1934, up 40 379 versus 1933.
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San Jose
Calif
Dist. Atty
Fred L. Thomas
David A. Lamson
Allene Thorpe Lamson
Stanford University
Kaunas
Lithuania
Lithuanian Supreme Court
Memel
Washington
Association of American Railroads
Negro Junior School Closes Friday Night for Graduation
The Dothan Negro Junior High will close Friday night with exercises in the N Highland street building. Twenty two graduates will receive certificates and special seats will be reserved for school board members and other white friends.
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Dothan Junior High School
N. Highland Street
Surprise Okeh Proceeds To Backed Works Allotments
A White House approved yet delayed immediate okeh on 1.09 billion dollars in relief projects following a relief drive advisory board meeting. Roosevelt, Ickes, and Hopkins steer the work relief apparatus as final decisions linger on wage, hours, and state allocations. Wisconsin and New York gain notable sums, with pending conditions and state contributions shaping final disbursement.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Eay Ov AB
Ickes
Harry L. Hopkins
Allotments Board
Frank C. Walker
Wisconsin
Ward Island
New York City
la Guardia
New York
Conference of Mayors
Hopkins
Progress Division
Walker
Committee OKs Sedition Law Despite Protests in Alabama
The state Senate revision committee approved a broad sedition law backed by the American Legion to curb radical activity. Opponents led by publisher F T Raiford warned of abuse of power and loss of free speech noting newspapers would lose mail exemptions.
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Montgomery
Alabama
F. T. Raiford
Selma Times-Journal
American Legion
Okeh
State Senate
Raiford
Unite States Supreme Court
New Legion
Floyd Mooneyham
William Pritchard
Alabama American Legion
Borden Burr
Birmingham
Senate
Frazer
Starnes
Carlton
Locke
Glover
Kelly
Mooneyham
Riddle
Walton and Simpson
Vote check shows dry lead at 230 in Georgia test
Recheck returns from Georgia repeal referendum raise prohibitionist lead to 230 votes. Official and unofficial tallies differ by county with Dawson county figures showing repeal near parity. Beer and wine questions legalized by margins, with further local option actions pending certification and potential new elections. Buckhead residents reported restricted voting hours, prompting possible new election.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Coffee County
Glynn
Spence M. Grayson
Savannah
John B. Wilson
Talmadge
North Georgia
Dawson
Austin Dean
Gainesville
Dawsonville
Dawson County
Grayson
Willan G. Hastings
Local Option Organization
Buckhead
No Equatorial Cyclones Seen Near Equator
Federal meteorologist Edward H. Bowie in San Francisco says cyclones have never been observed on or within five degrees of the equator, noting the absence of such storms in that zone.
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San Francisco
Edward H. Bowie
Richberg to Quit NRA Post If New Act Fails
Washington May 17 AP reports Donald Richberg plans to resign from his NRA leadership when the present act expires June 16, returning to private law practice. He may stay only during NRA reorganization if Congress passes a new act, otherwise the NRA would lose legal status. Other NRA executives also reportedly consider retirement.
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Donald R. Richberg
NRA
Richberg
Blue Eagle Recovery Board
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Expert disputes poison findings in gross deaths
New York city toxics expert Dr Alexander O Gettler said no traces of the deadly poison were found in a cocoa can tied to the death of Frederick Grosss wife and four children. Earlier reports claimed traces in the can, but Gettler's four day analysis found total absence of the substance.
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New York
Alexander O. Gettler
Frederick Gross
Gross
Atty
William F. xX. Geoghan
Kings County
Grose
Gettler
Kingston Hospital
Brooklyn
Edward Gaul
Geoghan
Famed Venice Square Flooded Two Feet Deep
Venice residents woke to two plus feet of flooding in San Marco Piazza as Adriatic storm surge drenched the square. Gondoliers navigated the flooded thoroughfare between cafe rows along the center of the city.
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Venice
San Mareo Piazza
Adriatic
Revenue Bill Given House To Save Legislative Days
The Alabama revenue bill moves back to the House with no recommendation to speed final passage. The measure would provide 22 million dollars annually for four years and face a potential final floor vote next Wednesday. Committee actions also affect changes to chain store tax and other tax provisions while awaiting further study.
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Montgomery
House
Ways and Means Committee
Tucker Balks Test for New Recess Plans
Alabama Senate debates a pair of recess resolutions introduced by Sen. Hardy Riddle with Gov. Bibb Graves reportedly approving a second recess from the 30th legislative day to August 6. The chamber approves Walton's bill to expand clerical staff to 71, including a personal secretary for each senator, amid heated remarks and procedural delays.
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Montgomery
Bibb Graves
Alabama Senate
Hardy Riddle
Talladega
Ridddle
Hayse Tucker
Tuscaloosa
Rules Committee
Riddie
Riddle
Rules Group
Senate
Walton
Rogera
Simpson
Senator Locke
Perry
Honty
Inflationary Bonus Act Sent Roosevelts Veto Briefing
The Patman inflationary measure moved to the White House for a veto after Vice President Garner completed the final formal steps. President Roosevelt planned to draft a veto message to Congress expected to begin with the House and face a likely Senate test midweek. Administration leaders claim sufficient votes to sustain the veto as Patman leaders gauge prospects.
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Washington
Patman
White House
Garner
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Negro Escape Slain in Birmingham Gun Battle
In Birmingham on May 17 AP reports an escaped convict Ben Harris killed during a gun battle with police. Patrolman P O Hemes wounded, condition said not serious. Harris seized a woman as shield before being fatally shot after attempting to grab his pistol.
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Birmingham
Ben Harris
P. 0
Hemes
Hames
P. A. Ballentine
County Commissioners to Attend Alabama Convention
Houston county commissioners plan to attend the Alabama Commissioners convention in Montgomery next Thursday through Saturday. The county will cover expenses under a recent attorney general ruling.
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Houston County
Plains
Alabama
Montgomery
Commission Form Backers Seek To Force Election Date
The Committee for a Commission Government meets to compel Mayor I. C. Ezell to fix an election date for a commission form of government as required by law. Petition signed by 530 qualified voters of Dothan prompts action.
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I. C. Ezell
Commission
Committee For
Dothan
Ezell
Atty. O
Lewis
Uzell
Bzell
Commisson
Democratic
Barker Gets Life In Bremer Kidnapping Case
Arthur "Doc" Barker was sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiracy in the $200,000 kidnapping of Edward G. Bremer, with co defendant Oliver A. Berg also given life. Other defendants faced delayed sentences, while Byron Barton and Elmer Farmer await later hearings. Bremer was kidnapped January 17, 1934, and returned home after payment.
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Paul
Arthur
Doc” Barker
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul Bunker
M. M. Joyce
Oliver A. Berg
Unaty
Doyce
Byron Barton
Barker-Karpis
Elmer Farmer
Bensenville
Ambassadors Rank Upgraded for China Post
President Roosevelt approves raising the American legation in Peiping to an embassy, with Hull announcing the move as Britain and Japan follow suit. Nominee Nelson T. Johnson may become ambassador as China gains distinguished status in diplomacy. The change shifts the deanship of the foreign corps among leading nations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
Hull
Dothan
Great Britain
Japan
Rouen
Italy
Peiping
France
Nemaon T. Johnson
Legation
Liberator of Arabia Remains Unconscious
Col. T. K. Lawrence, noted for his WWI era service, is still unconscious at Camp Hovington military hospital after a cycling accident four days ago. Doctors reported stable strength but no regained consciousness and had previously held a faint hope for recovery.
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Wool
Dorsetshire
Fogland
Col
T. K. Lawrence
Camp Hovington Military Hospital
Lawrence
Treasury Position May 15 Receipts and Deficit Report
Treasury figures show May 15 receipts of 73,395,487.92 dollars and expenditures of 104,885,085.76 dollars, leaving a net balance of 1,454,457,168.69 dollars. Customs receipts for the month amount to 14, ATT, 480.02 dollars.
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Treasury
Washington
The
Negroes Face Fines and Pleas at Houston County Tribunal
At a clean up session of the Houston county grand jury’s aftermath, Rossell Jewell pleaded guilty to assault and battery and received 40 days hard labor. Henry Hall and Gertrude Sims faced fines for assault and battery with a weapon, while James Allen Lewis pleaded guilty to petty larceny and received a short term. The week’s sweep aimed to resolve multiple cases by guilty pleas or trials.
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Rossell Jewell
Houston County Grand Jury
Henry Hall
James Allen Lewis
Malone Motor Co
Gertrude Sims
School patrons eye slate for trustees in county electors
Houston county school patrons nominate trustees for 52 institutions in a move ending a long court battle over an injunction. Six candidates per school compete for three seats, with ballots or voice votes at officials’ discretion during the election.
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Houston County
Board of Education
Weather outlook for Alabama and northwest Florida
Partly cloudy to unsettled conditions expected Friday night into Saturday across Alabama and extreme northwest Florida.
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Alabama
Florida
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