Farm relief checks to still reach Houston county farmers this week
Thousands of dollars from the cotton acreage reduction program remain to be disbursed in Houston county this week as 800 checks totaling between 15 000 and 20 000 dollars are expected. About 625 payroll recipients will see a higher payment than last week and after June 1 rural relief workers will be paid in cash. The relief figures released show disbursements to April 1 reach 203 312.44 dollars with 188 775.44 dollars from CWA and total relief expenditures since January 9, 1933 at 104 537 dollars.
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Houston
C. M. Ling
Washington
FERA
Dothan
Roosevelt
Thed Holt
Alatame Relief Administration
CWA
Relief Administration
Arms Talks Split at Conference Urged by U S and Russia
At Geneva on May 29 the United States proposed gradual reduction and control of armaments led by Norman H. Davis while Soviet foreign commissar Max Litvinoff urged complete abolition. Litvinoff proposed a permanent disarmament conference to guarantee peace and warned that armed peace negates Kellogg’s anti war principle. He urged comprehensive armament reduction in a world wary of renewed hostilities and war across continents.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Russia
Norman H. Davis
United
Max Litvinoff
Soviet Union
Ulovinoff
Weather forecast for Wednesday shows generally fair conditions
The bulletin indicates a generally fair Wednesday with warmer temperatures in the northern areas and northeast portions. A light inland breeze is expected with no significant precipitation.
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North- Eton
Northon
Spider Victim Still In Coma After Six Days
Dr. William Erkenbeck, a 54 year old Boise physician, remains unconscious six days after a black widow bite on May 20. Hospital officials say no antidote exists and support measures are used as the poison works. Reports note recent spider sightings in Idaho towns and nearby Oregon communities.
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Boise
Idaho
William Erkenbeck
Harold W. Stone
Klamath Falls
Ore
Grand View
Glenns Ferry
Baker
Textile Workers Threaten Strike Over NRA Production Cut
United States Textile Workers of America President Thomas F. McMahon said a general strike would begin Monday in the cotton textile industry if an NRA order cutting production by 25 percent goes into effect. About 300 000 workers could walk out on day one with larger numbers later. The union proposed a 60 hour machine hour week split into two 30 hour shifts, replacing the current 80 hour week with two 40 hour shifts. The leaders planned to present their protest to NRA Administrator Johnson but met with Deputy Administrator King in his absence.
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Washington
Thomas F. McMahon
United States Textile Workers of America
NRA
McMahon
Cotton Textile Code Authority
Textile Union
Johnson
King
Birmingham
Als
Walker
Jefferson Counties
Empire
Walker County
Dehbardeleben Coal Corporation
Debardeleben
United Mine Workers of America
William Mitch
Jefferson County
F. B. Harman
Wenonah
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co
Harman
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co
International Union of Mine, Smelter
Cleveland
New Orleans
Pacific
Francia J
Mike F. Tighe
Steel Workers’ Union
Tighe
San Francisco
San Diego
Longshore
Bomb Dispersal at Socialist Meet in Rockford
Norman Thomas spoke to about 1,200 in Lyran Hall when a tear gas bomb crashed through a window, injuring spectator Ellis Leckard and Edward Copeland as panic spread. Thomas resumed the address outside after the blast, with authorities seeking the assailant. A prior tear gas attack occurred at a Taylorville rally last week.
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Rockford, Ill
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Socialist Party
Lyran Hall
Ellis Leckard
Rockford
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Edward Copeland
Taylorville
Ill
Scotch Whisky Surplus Remains After Repeal
A London AP report notes that repeal of prohibition in the United States cut only partially the Scotch whisky surplus. A committee reports malt whisky production last year at 285,418 gallons versus 2,192,?86 gallons in 1982, with an expected output of 3,000,000 gallons for the current year.
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London
United States
Secretary Dern urges U S Army expansion to 179000
Secretary Dern told the House military committee that the army, as currently formed, cannot perform its national defense mission. He supported a Thompson bill to raise officers and enlisted to 179,000, warning of about 35 million dollars in annual costs and stressing peacetime expansion as essential for wartime needs. Newton Baker joined in calling for an adequate nucleus for a war-time army.
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Washington
Dern
House Military Committee
Representaive Thompson
D., Tex
Roosevelt
Representative May
Newton D. Baker
Baker
Four-Year-Old Killed by Freight Truck in Memphis
Margaret Perry, seven, walked with her younger brother John to buy a pencil. At a street corner John broke away and was crushed beneath the wheels of a giant freight truck.
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Memphis
Tenn
Margaret Perry
John Perry
Moro leader Datu Tahil freed from prison vows end to outlaw life
Manila AP reports Datu Tahil, the Moro leader who led uprisings in 1913 and 1927 against American and Filipino officials, has been released from prison. He says he is through with outlaw activities and has rejoined his wife Princess Tarhata, a former University of Illinois co-ed.
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Manila
Datu Tahil
Princess Tarhata
University of Tilinois
White Legion Asks Alabama Candidates About Legislation
The White Legion sent inquiries to Jefferson County legislative candidates seeking positions on bills to bar out of state lawyers from embattering courts and juries, civil service for county workers, and penalties for communist and atheistic education. It references Scottsboro and Harden Pippen cases and questions support for printing material discrediting laws and law enforcement.
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Alabama
Legion
Ku Klux Klan
Birmingham
Ala
The
News Today
White Legion
Jefferson County
John Howard Lawson
New York
R. S. Gulledge
Scottsboro
Tuscaloosa
Huntsville
Decatur
Harden-Pippen
Presbyterians Reject Reentry Into Federal Council
The Presbyterian Church in the United States voted 170 to 79 against rejoining the Federal Council of Churches as the May 28 session in Montreat, North Carolina, moved to close its docket and form a committee on social and moral welfare. Dr. William Crowe disputed the council’s compatibility with Presbyterian theology, while Dr. H V Carson argued opposition was based on misinformation and noted past birth control debates.
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Dr. Crowe
United States
H. V. Carson
Montgomery
Ala
Al Capone denied freedom again in habeas corpus case
Al Capone lost another bid to escape from Atlanta federal penitentiary via writ of habeas corpus. He began serving a 10 year term on May 6 1932 for income tax evasion in 1925 1926 and 1927. His lawyers argued the offenses were barred by a three year statute of limitations but the court ruled that prosecution could start after more than three years if the defendant was absent from the jurisdiction.
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New Orleans
Scarface
Capone
Five babies born Monday May die physician states
In Corbeil Ontario Dr A R Dafoe said five newborn girls may not survive. The quintuplets, born to 24 year old Mrs Ovila Dionne, are premature by a month and fed with milk syrup and water. He noted signs of strength but warned of possible death and sought Red Cross help.
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Dionne
Jai
American Minister Named Honorary Citizen of Vello Greece
In Corinth Greece Lin coln MacVeagh American minister to Greece is made an honorary citizen of Vello the village hosting a new agricultural school funded by Greek origin Americans The move marks a cultural exchange tied to the school project and American philanthropy.
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Corinth
Greece
Lincoln MacVeagh
Vello
French Aviators End Transatlantic Flight In New York Welcome
Two French air officers Maurice Rossi and Paul Codes arrived at Floyd Bennett field after a non stop attempt across the Atlantic from Paris to America. Their monoplane the Joseph LeBrix suffered wing vibration and a partial breakdown forcing a landing. They hoped for a New York reception and champagne to celebrate, while noting the flight would have easily surpassed 6 100 miles with more fuel.
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Bennett Wolfe
New York
Paris
America
San Diego
Calif
Floyd Bennett Airport
Maurice Rossi
Paul Codes
North Atlantic
Rossi and Cordon
Rayak
Syria
France
City council approves 3600 down payment on stokers
The council authorized six notes totaling 3600 to Hoffman Co for stokers priced at 22800. W F Martin acted to execute the notes and shift mayoral power during the special session. The deal includes 800 monthly payments and installation at the Highland water plant, with details pending delivery dates.
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W. F. Martin
Hoffman Combustion Engineering Co
Detroit
Mich
Hoffman
Highland Water
J. C. Ezell
Martin
Ezell
J. P. Botts
B. H. Lisenby
Botts
Lisenby
DM. Jerkins
T. H. McIntyre
J. J. Newton
W. J. Bell
A. J. Grant
I. C. Bates
Tw Stokers
Lewis
Lewin
Stokers
Petroit
Hoffman Co
Hoffman Company
Scarborough
Hoffman Engineers
House panel approves federal communications regulation plan
The Interstate Commerce Committee backed a proposal to create a federal commission to regulate communications systems. The measure awaits House action and could secure final congressional approval early next week after Senate passage.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Rish to Broadcast Speech for Dixon on Local Radio
Rep John W Rish will speak on WHET for a half hour starting at 12 80 noon Thursday in support of Governor candidate Major Frank M Dixon.
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John W. Rish
WHET
Frank M. Dixon
Explosions Rock Strike Areas Across Alabama and Nation
Dynamite blasts rocked Walker and Jefferson counties in Alabama as several explosions disrupted coal fields and oil districts amid a nationwide wave of labor unrest. Authorities found motive elusive despite a recent United Mine Workers contract, with unions denying responsibility.
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Jefferson
Walker Counties
Will Rogers Letter to Wallace on Farming Pressure
In Beverly Hills on May 29, Will Rogers writes that Secretary of Agriculture Wallace faces the toughest cabinet job, dealing with farmers who he says are efficient and overproduce. He quips that farmers should curb excess production to avoid ruin, urging them to be less efficient.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Wallace
Navy
Army
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Wagner
NRA Labor Board
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