Relief funds aid for 1838 Alabama students
The pan emergency relief administration will fund 1838 needy students in 21 Alabama colleges and universities. Barry L. Hopkins says aid is based on October 15 1933 enrollment. Students will work on campus in research clerical and library roles earning up to 20 dollars monthly, with college allotments set at 15 dollars per student. College presidents oversee program administration with specific allotments per institution.
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Washington
Alabama
Pan Emergency
Barry L. Hopkins
Alabama College
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Athens College
Birmingham Southern
Howard Ti
Judson
Marion Institute
Mites Memorial College
St. Bernard College
Spring Hill
State A. and M. Institute
Huntsville
Daphne State
Negro communist gets year on libel charge
In Jefferson county Alabama, Pete Turney, a Black man, received a one year prison term and a $750 fine on libel charges. Prosecutors W A Wood, a Black school principal, and Detective J T Moser alleged Turney distributed communistic literature that defamed their characters. The case was heard in Jefferson county misdemeanor court.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pete Turney
Ube
Jefferson Court
W. A. Wood
J. T. Moser
Turney
Houston County Ranks Low in Job Placements
Houston County trails state figures in new job applications with 48 cases from July through September and 423 renewals. The three month placement total stands at 104 in 14,504 statewide, with 15 veterans placed from an active file of 182. District Manager J P Morrison cites population gaps and few FERA projects as factors behind the lag.
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National
Houston County
Houston
J. P. Morrison
Jefferson
FERA
Morrison
Talladega College and Tuskegee teams score totals
Talladega College posts 24 with 360 dollars, Tuskegee records 97 with 1,455 dollars, University of Alabama shows 481 with 7,215 dollars, and Woman's College of Alabama 30 with 450 dollars.
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Talladega College
Tuskegee
University of Alabama
Woman's College of Alabama
Aggressive Japanese Textile Markets Abroad
New York Nov. 12 AP Japan has surged in international textile markets, overtaking Britain in export volume and expanding into the Philippines, India, China, and Latin American centers. The Far East empire reportedly increased cotton goods exports 18.6 percent from 1928 to 1932 while the United States fell 46.5 percent in the same period. In the first half of 1934, trends continued to threaten domestic producers.
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New York
Japan
Great Britain
Philippines
India
China
Wage E
South
Central America
United States
Standard Statistics Company
Far Eastern
Japan's currency drop boosts textile market share
The view states Japai a shipments abroad were almost ten times greater than America's. It cites Japan's monetary policy as a key factor, noting the 1931 move away from the gold standard and a yen decline around 46 percent from its par value. This depreciation narrows price gaps with foreign rivals.
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America
Japan
Alabama Baptist Meeting to Hear Cheering Report
Birmingham observers report the Alabama Baptist state convention will open with Dr. J B Dillard addressing delegates. Officials expect record attendance and a treasurer’s report showing increased receipts for local and global work, with no borrowing for the year.
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Alabama Baptist Meeting
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Baptist State Convention
Sheffield
H.L. Anderton
J. B. Dillard
Southside Baptist Church
W. A. Berry
L. E. Barton
Montgomery
Louis D. Newton
Atlanta
Charles EB. Maddry
Richmond
Religious pilgrimage ends in death and jailings in Alabama
Gunfire erupted aboard a truck carrying 33 African American worshippers from Lawrence county to church services in Athens. A woman, Julie Elliott, was killed. Two men, Lee Brooks and Steve Key, were jailed in Limestone county. Key was wounded and Brooks captured near the church. Key delivered Elliott's body to Decatur for treatment.
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Decatur
Ala
Lawrence County
Athens
Limestone County
Julie Elliott
Lee Brooks
Steve Key
Key
Brooks
Limestone
Liverpool cotton prices ease in fair demand
Liverpool Nov. 12 AP cotton market shows 6,000 bales traded including 1,600 American. Spot demand fair, prices up four points across grades. Quotations: American strict good middling 7.57, good middling 7.27, strict middling 7.07, middling 6.92, strict low middling 6.77, low middling 6.57, strict good ordinary 8.37, good ordinary 6.07. Futures closed steady with Dec 6.65, Jan 6.65, Mar 6.62, May 6.59, July 6.55, Oct 6.47.
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Liverpool
Land for Rural Transfers Secured by FERA Program
FERA reports land secured to support 50 relief workers moved from urban projects to rural rehabilitation. G P Morrison says 539 more tenants need land as shifts in policy require farm work for workers with farm training. Landowners are urged to contact the FERA office to list lands for rental or crop payment and to bring landowners to sign up.
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FERA
G. P. Morrison
Morrison
London gears up as films and theatre boom in fall
London enjoys a festive boom with record car sales and rising rail receipts. Neville Chamberlain notes gains in basic industries and trade as theaters fill, first nights sell out, and Hollywood glamour drives crowds. The Keith Prowse tickets office reports strong business and high demand for shows, hotels fill, and restaurants command premium prices.
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London
England
Festallers
Neville Chamberlain
Hollywood
Herbert Smith
Keith Prowse
Fire Sweeps Brewerton Coal Mine Causing 100000 Loss
An electrical spark from a generator set ignited a blaze that swept through the Brewerton Coal Company plant destroying the generator house and engine room. The mine, recently operated by F. E. H. Butcher of Danville as receiver, employs 352 workers and suffered about 100000 in damage.
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Prigg 12
Brewerton Coal Company
Smi
F. E H. Butcher
Danville
Home Agent Announces Weekly Itinerary
Mrs G W Pruett local home demonstration agent today announced the weekly schedule for her department listing places and clubs. The week includes Taylor girls clubs and meets on Wednesday Webb girls clubs and Pleasant Plains women's clubs Thursday Rehopest High school Friday Ardilla girls clubs and Selma women's clubs and Saturday Pleasant Plains girls club.
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G. ‘W. Pruett
London theatres fill January with eight big shows
In London offices taking reservations into January for at least eight shows. Late October buyers reserved seats for Streamline Yes Madam Lucky Break and Hie Diddle Diddle. Cochran's Streamline set box office records in Manchester. Police authorize taxi access in Piccadilly Circus and Shaftesbury Avenue. Money flows in London with many Americans aiding the movement.
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London
Streamline
Yes
Charlot
Diddle
C. B. Cochran
Manchester
Piccadilly Circus
Shaftesbury Avenue
Fragmentary Houston county item notes a terse regis remark
An unreadable OCR fragment references Houston county Cox Ilantoners and a terse note on a regis event. The readable bits hint at a session or attack phrasing but offer no clear names, dates, places, or outcomes to verify.
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Houston County-Cox
Ilantoners
Ae Ieee
Lister Hill to speak at Woodmen meeting
Congressman Lister Hill will speak at the Woodmen of the World hall tomorrow night at 7 30 The address will be the featured event of the program and is expected to draw a large crowd in the local area.
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Lister Hill
Woodmen’s Meeting
Congressman Lister
Hinl
War Hall
Tennessee Freight Highway Regulation Upheld by Court
Washington November 12 The supreme court upheld the Tennessee act of 1983 authorizing regulation of motor vehicle operation on state highways for freight hauling. Classified acts bring results.
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Washington
Supreme Court
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