Hoover Era Conference Progress Amid Credit Plan Notes
Plans advanced for the unemployment relief meeting as committees press the Hoover conference task of credit expansion and share work. The Agriculture Department reports the August farm commodity price index up from July and June lows, with $50 million available to loan cotton cooperatives to keep cotton off the market. Fort cites substantial subcriptions for federal home loan banks and a Sept 15 Hoover address at an unemployment relief conference.
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Agriculture Department
Construction Corporation
Federal Home Loan
Franklin W. Fort
Moover
Hoover
Newton
Dker
National Citizens’ Committee
Welfare and Relief Mobilization of
Flee Pomerene
Reconduction Corporation
Walter Nifford
Amer- Telephone and ‘Telegraph ’Company
Home’ Loan“ Bank Board
Fort
Illness May Delay Trial of Walker
Albany news reports Governor Roosevelt may delay the Walker ouster hearing as the NY mayor lies ill with nervous exhaustion. The postponement hinges on the governor’s next actions after Justice Staley’s court conclusions and the death of Walker’s brother George. Curtis says no plan until Roosevelt reveals intent.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Walker
New York
George Walker
Supreme Court
E. J. Starduct
Suprme Court
Ellis J. Staley
Samuel Seabury
John W. Curtin
Death of Mrs Ma Jessa R Duckworth in Clemtown area
Mrs Ma Jessa R Duckworth aged 64 of Clemtown dies from illness at 2 this morning. Funeral 2:30 pm Thursday at Clemtown United Brethren Church with Rev Scott officiating. Burial by Bartlett Funeral Co in Clemtown cemetery. She was born Oct 25 1967 in Clemtown and leaves husband A Duckworth and four children Wilbur Allen Anna and Floyd plus siblings George Bryan and Mrs H W Murphy. She was a United Brethren member.
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Southinohia
Ma‘Jessa R. Duckworth
A. Duckworth
Clemtown
James H. Bryan
Manerva Keller Bryan
Wilbur
Allen
Anna Anvil
Nestorville
Floyd Duckworth
Grafton
George Bryan
H. W.murphy
McAdoo Leads in California Senate Primary Returns
In California early returns from Tuesday's primary show war secretary of the treasury William Gibbs McAdoo leading the Democratic slate for the senate with 167,335 votes to Justus Wardell's 89,805 across 7,991 precincts. Prohibition foe Tallant Tubbs leads Samuel Shortridge on the Republican side, while Shortridge trails by margins yet to be counted.
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Ton H. Williams
Florence
Leon W Harris
Anderson
San Francisco
Calif
Prohibition
Tallant Tubbs
Samuel Shortridge
California
Shortridge
William Gibbs McAdoo
the Treasury
Roosevelt
Best Selling Fall Fashions In Footwear 1932 33
The economy fosters a return to simple manish street attire with square shouldered coats and straighter dresses. Waistlines rise slightly, creating a trim, uniform silhouette. New York style reports predict skirts 2 3 inches shorter, elevating footwear importance. Colors lean black brown blue green and wine across fall lines.
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New York
Allied Shoe Industries
Governor race narrow lead shifts in seven counties
Unofficial returns from seven counties show Ferguson with 475,755 votes and Sterling with 473,790 in the governor’s race. The tally reflects early totals as the contest moves toward final results today.
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Ferguson
Sterling
Hoover Campaign Conference Signals Eastern Drive
President Hoover, after a private White House strategy session with campaign leaders and advisors, outlined plans for the remaining ten weeks. Officials noted discussions on campaign finance and speeches, with emphasis on an eastern push led by New York, and a forthcoming Maine vote on September 12.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
Walter H. Newton
Hurley
Brown
Dolly
Dolly Gann
Curtis
Shenandoah
Henry Field
Brookhart
East
New York
Maine
Balloon jumper injured after leak forces fall
A balloon jumper who planned two leaps daily was carried earthward from a height after his bag began leaking near his jumping height. He was found unconscious on the ground, rushed to a hospital, and doctors described his injuries as serious.
Rail finance plan eyed as freight climbs
Chicago reports plan to form a railway equipment finance corporation with Reconstruction Finance Corp cooperation while freight tonnage for Chicago and Northwestern rises 4 percent and St Louis San Francisco gains 2 percent. A Flemington farmer, Curt Kelley, 50, was arrested by Constable Gozik for allegedly stealing a $25 silver watch from the grandmother of H. Layman of Flemington. Kelley faces a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Wittman next Thursday.
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Chicago
Railway Equipment Finance Corporation
Northwestern
St. Louis- San Francisco
Finance Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Curt Kelley
Flemington
Gozik
H. Layman
Kelley
Wittman
Thuesrin
Campaign to cost million for G C P in 1932 bid
New York August 31 national Republican treasurer J R Nutt says the 1932 ballot drive will cost between 1.25 and 1.5 million dollars. He notes 193? spending totaled 6.5 million with 331 thousand left, 3.179 million spent, the rest to states or contests.
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New York
National
J. R.nutt
National Committee
Nutt
Balloon jumper survives 1,500 foot fall in Norristown
Beaver Gross of Philadelphia parachute jumper fell 1,500 feet after becoming tangled on a leaking balloon’s trapeze. He survived and related the incident to hospital attendants in Norristown on August 31.
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Norristown
Beaver Gross
Philadelphia
Sentiment improves as agricultural prices rise in July reports
The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis notes improved business sentiment across markets citing higher agricultural prices, firmer security markets, and stronger banking credit. John S Plummer of Int ertyse Corp reports growing sales in 15 Midwest states. Chevrolet dealers show August upturn with 17 138 units sold by Aug 20 versus 14 698 in July. Graham Paige Motors also reports growth.
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St. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank of St.Louis
Chicago
John S. Plummer
Intertyse Corporation
Plummer
Midwest
Detroit
Mich
Chevrolet Motor Company
Motor Industry
Juy
Graham Paige Motors
New Gas Bomb Makers Bandits Meek Seasick Weapon
A new tearless pandit gas named diphenyaminecith yarsine was developed in Pittsburgh. It causes seasickness, sneezing, nausea, vomiting for up to six hours, and passes without permanent injury. The four times more gas grenades allow rapid deployment and selective crime suppression.
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Howard W. Blakesusn
Associated Press
Pittsbgureh
J. W. Long
Federal Laboratories
Para Pa
Pine industry reports stronger demand in southern mills
In the southern pine region eight mills reported orders last week rising 45 percent over the same period in 1931, signaling a substantial boost in operating activity amid ongoing economic shifts.
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Washington
Pine
Real Estate Redemption Bill Vetoed in Charleston
Governor Conley vetoed a 1931 and prior year real estate redemption bill claiming unconstitutionality and stating it unnecessary as another bill already protects delinquent taxpayers while limiting penalties. He warned eliminating publication fees would create about 250000 dollar deficit in the general school fund.
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Charleston
Conley
Secretary of State
Zickefoose to Yield Clerkship After 30 Years in Upshur
Buckhannon August 31 Albert J Zickefoose will retire as circuit court clerk at end of the September term after 30 years public service. He is recovering from a serious operation and did not seek re election. He recalls Upshur judges as a good set with no scalawags. Born October 13 1864 in Upshur he was son of Sampson and Mary Quetn Zickefoose.
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Buckhannon
Upshur County
Albert J. Zickefoose
Zickefoose
Sampson and
Mary Quetn 2Ckafoose
Nine rescued from Cuban schooner Austurias near Dog Island
Coast guard reports CG-293 rescued nine men from the Cuban schooner Austurias, awash and breaking up near Dog Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Base commander Leroy Reinburg ordered the rescuers to take the men to the nearest port. Coast guard officers believe the vessel was a Cuban fishing craft with 18 crew members.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Coast Guard
Dog Island
Gulf of Mexico
Leroy Reinburg
Million in Dividends to Closed Bank Depositors
Dividend checks were sent to 38 000 depositors of the closed First Bank and Trust Company and the Washington Trust Company in Washington. More than a million dollars was distributed. The First Bank and Trust paid 15 percent while the Washington Trust paid 10 percent.
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Washington
First Bank and Trust Company
Washington Trust Company
First Bank and Trust
Washington Trust
Shooting Match on Black Seep Day at 29 9
A fragment reports a shooting match on Black Day involving the Seep and mentions a numeric 29 9. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or locations for a fuller summary.
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Harry M. Fischer
Dorothy Pollak
Joe
Brunett
Criminal Court
Pollak
W. W. O'Brien
Illinois
Peacock
Pruntytown
W. Va
R. L. Jackson
T. M. DeMoss Filling Station
Clarksburg
Baker & CO
Grafton Rug Cleaners
Grafton Printing Co
Latrobe St
Middle West
Baltimore & Ohio
Piidoworth
McAdoo
Mia Widens
Dallas
Tex
Miriam “Ma” Ferguson
Manish
United States
New York City
C. V. Miller
West Virginia
Charles Chaplin
Liza Gray Chaplin
Los Angeles
Business World
G.C. P
Bil
A. J. Zickefoose
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