Roosevelt says Ethiopian land lease cancellation aids peace talks
President Roosevelt told reporters at Hyde Park the cancellation of the Ethiopian land lease should help peace negotiations abroad. He dismissed the idea that the United States would be drawn into Ethiopian or Italian issues, insisting no involvement with private interests or the lease. He added the move should clear the air for European powers at Geneva.
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Associated Press
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Dalley
Great Britain
IU. S
Nho
Geneva
Ethiopian concession cancellation eases Ethiopia dispute
The Standard Vacuum Oil Company withdrew its gigantic Ethiopian concession, a move observers say clears the air in the Italy Abyssinia dispute. Secretary Hull praised the decision as reducing embarrassment to the United States and aiding peace efforts by Britain and other powers. President Roosevelt at Hyde Park welcomed the shift as favorable to peace negotiations, while the League of Nations met in Geneva to address the broader issue of American concessions.
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Lloyd Leheras
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Hull
Italy
Great Britain
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Leegus
Geneva
Leo Y. Chertok
New York
Stendard
George S. Walden
H. Dundas
State Department
Wallace Murray
Francis Rickett
Helle Selassie
Jeter
Peirce
Walden
Dundas
Hhis
Gellerstedt Calls On City To Signal Constitution Fete
Gellerstedt signed a proclamation calling on Dothan citizens to observe Constitution Day on September 17. The city will re dedicate and renew devotion to constitutional principles as part of a nationwide observance led by the National Constitution Day Committee. Central events focus in Boston at Faneuil Hall with numerous local celebrations nationwide.
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E. Gellerstedt
Dothan
United States
New York City
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Open Season For Yarns About Champ Pickers
Clarence Daniels, a Black worker, started cotton picking at sunrise on the Headland experimental farm. He worked about 11.75 hours, yielding 734 pounds. Six nearby workers averaged over 600 pounds. one 75 year old with a missing finger exceeded 500 pounds.
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Clarence Daniels
Headland
Will Hall
fFngle
Daniels
City Bids Farewell to Old Power Equipment
Forty thousand dollars of hydroelectric gear bought for Dothan’s Chalker's Bluff dam was shipped to Canada Paper Co. in Montreal after a $5,000 insurance payout. A crane accident damaged one generator unit, but no injuries occurred. The city faced $611,000 remaining on the bond with $504,000 paid in interest and $139,000 principal reduced.
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Dothan
Paper Company
Wea
R. J. Goodwon
Light and Water Plant
Chalker’s Bluff
New Air Conditioned Bed Aids Hay Fever Sufferers
As chilly weather arrives a new air conditioned bed debuts in Chicago market. Described as a boon to hay fever sufferers, it is powered by a small electric motor.
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Chicago
Mediation Hopes Hinted By Council Leaders
In Geneva backers of conciliation push for peace as Eden assures no political or economic clash with Italy. Laval urges calm and a league settlement over the Ethiopian dispute while Italy protests Ethiopian membership and accuses Ethiopia of undermining league confidence.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Anthony Eden
League of Nations Council
Great Britain
Italy
Ethiopia
Greatritain
Laval
Premier Laval
France
Ttaly
Mermorandum
Italy Rejects Equal Footing With Ethiopia In League Talks
Geneva dispatch says Baron Aloisi warned the League that Italy cannot discuss the Ethiopian dispute on equal terms. The note followed a conciliatory move by Anthony Eden. reports from the big three diplomacy meeting hint at eased tensions and celebrate Washington news that U S interests abandoned the Ethiopian project.
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Italy
League of Nations
Ethiopia
League
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Premiser Mussolini
Anthony Eden
Washington
British cabinet readies for swift action over Geneva crisis
Acting prime minister Ram say MacDonald is returning from Scotland. Baldwin will lead home front efforts as the Italo Ethiopian dispute unfolds. Italian delegation ships eight cases labeled Bologna arrive with material alleging Ethiopia unfitness for league membership. British officials fear a filibuster tactic at Geneva.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Loeslemouth
Scotland
Whitehall
Geneva
Stanley Baldwin
Bologna
Ethiopia
League
Etheles
Munsgolin
Huey Long
Sia
Roosevelt Expounding Repair Mindset Aims for 1936 Campaign
President Roosevelt in Hyde Park described governance as repair not change. Speaking at a Dutchess County Democratic gathering he urged that the White House be kept better and safer while remaining the same. He dismissed broader constitutional moves to handle global social and economic issues and prepared for a campaign discussion with Postmaster General Farley. The exchange signals intensified Democrat strategy as Farley returns from Hawaii.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Moses Smith
White House
Presient
United States
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Sines Farley
Hawaii
Governor Vetoes Sterilization In Vigorous Phrase
ONTGO MERT Sept 4 Gavr Bibb Graves vetoed the Dominick sterilization bill in a strong message saying it would cause the deaths of many women proven innocent. Dominick sought delay then urged concurrence but acknowledged the veto. Political circles viewed his move as a sign of weaker support to overturn the veto.
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Gavr Bibb Graves
Dominick
God
Man Cave
Pataage
Whe O Walton
Swift
Tucker
Turculense
Browder
Jackson
Brrawder
Graves
Campaise
Weskmens
Senate
Emplo
Era
Albert Hawkins Found Slain in New York Home
Albert B. Hawkins once a plowman turned income tax attorney was found dead in his study in a New York home. He was shot in the head with a rifle nearby the circumstances under review by police. Hawkins built wealth in Washington Atlanta and New York before retiring to Midland City area.
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Midland City
Albert B. Hawkins
New York
Polles
Associated Prees
Hewkins
Washington
Navy Department
Income Tex
Atlanta
Worriie Co
Buennese
Dowling Denies Dothan Airplane Crash Rumor
Ralph Dowling, operator of a flight school at Dothan Municipal Airport, rejects rumors of a Monday airplane wreck near Dothan. He notes student pilot Julian Hall flew for 1 hour 45 minutes Monday and that no accidents have occurred. Dowling owns a new Taylor Cub monoplane, purchased weeks ago from Bradford, Pa., with no factory history of defects.
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Ralph Dowling
Dothan
Mark Twain
Dowling
Julian Hall
Bradford
C. L. Baker
Alabama Senate approves county budgeting plan with exemptions
The Alabama Senate passed the Lee bill creating a county budgeting system with annual budgets and limits on temporary loans, exempting Mobile Montgomery and Jefferson counties. The measure advances to the house for amendments and then the governor.
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Montgomery
Alabama Senate
Mobile
Jefferson
Lee
Senate
Swift
Escambia
Stephene
Woodall
House
Carlton
Alabama
George Washington
Prhan
Five Rescue Ships Prepare to Transfer 372 From Dixie Liner
Weather eases as five rescue ships ready to take 372 aboard the Inner Dixie grounded off French coast. Skippers seek the safest method to remove passengers and crew after the liner endured battering and is flood bound.
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Coparight
Miami
Fle
Dixie
Elba public attorney appointment in rate battle coverage
The Montgomery governor named Elba lawyer Wom. Bruceson as People’s attorney to represent the public before the Public Service Commission. John Coleman was adjutant general in averted Cal. Gayle, a World War I captain turned Montgomery city commissioner, was expected to be Gayle’s successor. The appointment aims to handle public utility cases and act on perceived rates.
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Asa
Sisted
Montgomery
Ribb Greves
W OM. Bruceson
Elba
Alehemaa
John Coleman
Bendal
Cal
Gayle
Inmeon
Houston Schools Move to Eliminate Tuition Fees
The Harris County education board voted to end student tuition, citing no double taxation and funding from government. Superintendent Solomon Baxter said high school fees were five dollars per semester and elementary four quarters, totaling about 1500 to 2000 dollars yearly, now removed. Continued on page Hack.
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Solomon Laxter
County Schoal
Education Board
Baxter
Vremmer
Peelthon
Confederates Seek Equal Terms for Gettysburg Reunion
Confederate veterans press for equal terms to meet with the Grand Army of the Republic at Gettysburg in 1938. Union City’s Pierce says they will attend if treated as equals. Sneed of Oklahoma City backs a gentlemanly meeting. Pennsylvanians plan to invite both sides. Gov Allred and Rep Jones spoke at the reunion amid ongoing invitations.
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Gettysburg
United
Rice A. Pierce
Union City
Tenn
U.C.V
Grand Army of the Republic
Lane
B. A. Sneed
Oklahoma City
Paul Roy
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Commission
G.A.R
Grand Rapids
Mich
James Y. Allred
U. & Rep
Marvin Jones
United States Marine Band
Furious Gale Near Cedar Key Strikes East Coast
Reports from Miami and Jacksonville detail a devastating hurricane moving from the Gulf toward Cedar Key with warnings of high winds and heavy seas. Officials fear massive loss of life as veterans camps and railroad work sites are wrecked and a rescue train is reportedly destroyed.
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Cedar Key
East Coast
Atill
Florida Moreland
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Jacksonville
Newburns
3. C
Cedar Hey
Atlantic
Tamper
Carrabilte
Perm Beach
Associated Press
MYAMI
War Veterans Construction
Tampa
Flotida
Mégé
Gulf
Ares
Miamil
Red Cross
Key West
Upper Mateecumbe Key
Camp Five
Lower Matecumbe Key
Board of Education Seeks 236000 WPA Grant
Solomon Rayter, superintendent of education, announced the Heaton County Board of Education seeks 236000 from the Works Progress Administration for rebuilding and repairing schools. Of the funds 125000 would be a grant and 111000 a loan. Each school center would receive improvements, with a new survey planned if approved. The state education department has given its approval.
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Heaton County Board of Edeecatiion
Works Frogres Administration
Solomon Rayter
Baxter
Moeny
WPA
State Department of Education
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Florida Regions
Partly cloudy conditions with possible showers in Alabama Wednesday night and Thursday. Cooler temperatures expected. Florida sees rain Wednesday night followed by partly cloudy Thursday.
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