Congress Votes New Neutrality Policy To Stay Out War
Washington August 24 Congress and Senator Robinson backed a new neutrality bill sending it to President Roosevelt for approval. The measure bars munitions shipments to all belligerents until February 29, 1936 and aims to keep the United States out of foreign conflicts despite Pope’s warning of possible war involvement.
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Congress
Robinson
America
White House
Senate
Pope
Idaho
England
Roosevelt
Pore
Roosevelt Signs Bill Strengthening Agricultural Adjustment Act
President Roosevelt signed the bill to strengthen the Agricultural Adjustment Act and authorize continued processing tax collections totaling 900 million dollars. The measure aims to bolster AAA powers, allow rental or benefit payments linked to acreage and production agreements, and enables the Justice Department to seek dismissal of over 500 temporary injunctions affecting tax collection.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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Supreme Court
Heir to Large Rockefeller Estate Dies in Greenwich
Isabel Stillman Rockefeller, 59, widow of Percy Rockefeller and daughter of James Stillman, dies in Greenwich less than a year after her husband. Survived by Avery and four daughters including Mrs. Frederick W. Lincoln Jr and Miss Faith Rockefeller. Funeral in White Plains, burial in Sleepy Hollow.
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Conn
Isabel Stillman Rockefeller
Percy Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
James Stillman
New York
William G. Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Avery
Frederick W. Lincoln, Jr
Brooke Emery
Faith Rockefeller
Gladys
Rockefeller
White Plains
N. Y
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
One Polio Case Reported in Mecklenburg County
Raleigh August 24 Only one new case of infantile paralysis was reported to the state board of health today from Cornelius in Mecklenburg county. Cities were harder hit than rural districts in this morning's typhoid fever report with two cases each from Asheville and Charlotte.
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State Board of Health
Cornelius
Mecklenburg County
Asheville
Charlotte
Senate approves neutrality bill compromise to shield U S
The Senate voted 77 to 2 to concur with House amendments on a compromise neutrality resolution. It imposes a mandatory arms embargo on all belligerents and creates an arms license board, with authority to warn travelers and police exports, until December 29, 1936.
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America
Senate
White House
Bankhead
Alabama
Gerry
Rhode Island
A8 Munitions Board
Amer
Virginia's Laurence J. Martin Named Acting NRA Administrator
President Roosevelt appoints Laurence J. Martin of Virginia as acting administrator of the National Recovery Administration by executive order, succeeding James L. O'Neill who has resigned.
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Ing
NEA
Laurence J. Martin
Virginia
Roosevelt
Washington
National Recovery Administration
James L. O'Neill
Threat to adjournment over cotton loan fight
The senate faced a crucial test as the farm administration and southern senators clashed over the cotton loans subsidy plan. Senator Byrnes sought a straight 12 cent loan and warned of a filibuster, while supporters predicted the proposal would be defeated and the bill would proceed to consideration.
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Farm Administration
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Commodity Credit Corporation
AAA
Byrnes
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Smith
Tobacco arrives to Bright Belt markets via all transport
Raleigh August 24 tobacco moved to the new Bright Belt warehouses by cart wagon and motor truck for the initial section sales starting Monday on fifteen markets. Early floors hold about 60 000 pounds in Wilson and millions expected across the belt with forecasts of a heavy break and record prices.
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N. C
Cart
Georgia
Border
Washington
New Bern
Wallace
Tarboro
Rhokia
Smithfield
Kineton
Greenville
Wilson
Iville
Robbery at Philadelphia Revenue Office Panics Cash Held
Five men armed with automatic pistols robbed the Philadelphia state department of revenue office and escaped with a large cash haul. Authorities describe the incident as a bold robbery with no immediate arrests reported.
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Philadelphia
State Department of Revenue
Bridge at Bath Approved by War Dept Plans
The War Department today approved North Carolina state highway and public works plans for a new bridge across Bathers Creek at Bath replacing the old span. A coroner's inquest in Rutherfordton returns a death verdict tied to an illegal operation, with Edgar Hill held without bond for trial in the Fay Tessner case.
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War Department
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Public Works Commission
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Bath
Rutherfpornton
Edgar Hill
Fay Tessner
Pear Rutherfortton
Hil
President Roosevelt Seeks NRA Code Action On Contracts
Roosevelt invites members of the house judiciary committee to the White House in a last minute bid to secure action on the Walsh bill by enforcing maintenance of NRA code provisions in government contracts. Attending Democrats include Reps Duffy New York Chandler Tenn Duffey Ohio Weaver N. C. and Miller Ark.
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Roosevelt
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Judiciary Committee
White House
Walsh
Duffy
New York
Chandler
Tenn
Duffey
Ohio
Weaver
N. C
Miller
Ark
Senate
Supreme Court
Johson Cale
Connally
D-Tex
Waukee
Rich Astonishes House In Praise For Its Speaker
Representative Rich of Pennsylvania shocked Democrats by giving an unexpected speech praising Speaker Byrne. He said despite causing trouble, he honors and respects the speaker.
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Rich
House
Washington
Byrne
Roosevelt Signs Tobacco Standards and Inspection Bill
President Roosevelt signed a bill establishing standards for tobacco classification and creating an official tobacco inspection service. The measure aims to standardize grading and improve quality control across the industry.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tobacco Inspection Service
Postoffice Sites Bids Sought in North Carolina Cities
Treasury seeks bids for 283 new post offices nationwide. North Carolina cities listed include Clinton Renton Burlington Lincolnton Marion Mooresville Roxboro and Sanford with bidding dates September 3 or 4. South Carolina sites Anderson Walterboro and Winsboro follow September 9.
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Treasury Department
The
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Warrenton
Burlington
Lincolnton
Marion
Mooresville
Roxboro
Sanford
South Carolina
Anderson
Walterboro
Winsboro
Jap Gendarmes Free Americans Cleared in Photo Probe
In Tokyo Aug 24 Japanese gendarmes cleared two young Americans of suspicion in an alleged photographing of a fortified zone from the ore freighter Golden Mountain. Phillip Maas a Stanford graduate and William Felix were allowed to resume their journey to Kobe from Tokuyama, per Rengo news agency dispatches.
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Phillip Maas
Stanford University
William Felix
Kobe
Tokuyama
Rengo
Worm turns on pigeon in fatal fight near Kinston
Tom Hall witnessed two pigeons clash in a death duel in Kinston on August 24. He said one bird died, then a bantam rooster attacked the survivor and killed it, ending the deadly encounter.
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Kinston
Tom Hall
Haile Selassie orders Addis Ababa civilians to evacuate
Emperor Haile Selassie called for the capital's evacuation within a week if war comes, with cannon signals from the palace to warn the population. He also ordered valuables hidden in caverns as 120000 residents faced displacement amid international concern.
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Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Britain to Guard Canal in Egypt Mission Swells Tensions
London reports British planes roared toward Egypt to guard the Suez Canal as Britain weighs sanctions against Italy. The sweltering political climate centers on preparedness and potential conflict, with eyes fixed on religious and imperial stakes across the African theatre.
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Egypt
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Swelied Akeptdam
Italy
Marked Gains In July Sales Across Richmond District
The Federal Reserve's fifth district reports July gains in groceries up 16.1 percent, hardware 14.5 percent, and drugs 5.4 percent versus July last year. Shoes fell 11.4 percent, while dry goods declined 20 percent. June comparisons show all listed commodities higher, with shoes up 92.1 percent. For seven months, groceries rise 5.8 percent, hardware 8.4 percent, and drugs 1.3 percent. dry goods and shoes decline notably.
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Richmond
Fifth
Federal Reserve District
Strong Industrials Reverse Themselves
New York August 24 strong industrials faltered as profit taking followed ongoing utilities weakness. Power issues led declines and more groups joined, ending the day with a heavy close and about 1,100,000 shares traded.
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New York
Struggle for Adjournment as 74th Congress Deliberates
Washington August 24 The 74th Congress fought to adjourn with urgency as sessions stretched late into the day. Representatives grappling with accumulated bills and procedural pace pressed for end of the term amid ongoing debate.
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Washington
Johnson Calls for Showdown on New York Strike
Hugh S. Johnson, head of the NRA and works progress administrator for New York City, demands that all home relief recipients capable of work take WPA jobs or lose public aid. Married men face jail for non support if they refuse work as investigators prepare to assign jobs. Johnson had aimed to place 75,000 to work this month. by week three, 46,000 jobs created, 28,000 requisitioned, 6,000 actually employed. The plan, approved by Harry Hopkins, signals a drastic shift in relief policy.
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Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Works Progress
New York City
Johnson
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
FERA
Western Young Republicans Rally In West At Park Meeting
In Yellowstone Park Wyoming on August 24 the League of Young Republicans from 11 western states completed a two day meeting. They formed permanent groups in several states and forged a plan for active west coast party work with discussions on platform possibilities.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
League of Young Republicans
Roosevelt's Voice On Radio Tonight
President Roosevelt will address the nation in a 15 minute radio talk carried to a Young Democrats convention in Milwaukee. The speech starts at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Young Democrats
Milwaukee
Young Democrats Favor Amendment If Needed at Milwaukee
At the Milwaukee convention the theme of constitutional change dominates. Governor George H. Karle of Pennsylvania argues the interstate commerce clause has been narrowed by the Supreme Court and urges amending the constitution if rescue depends on it. John Roosevelt makes an abrupt entrance as delegates surge toward the President's son.
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George H. Karle
Pennsylvania
Karle
Supreme Court
Earle
John Roosevelt
Legates
Bedlam
Long Lived Clan Greenville Ga Nannie Chambliss Fowler Dies
Nannie Chambliss Fowler, matriarch of a Greenville family, is reported as the first among her kin to die, marking the end of an era for the clan.
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Nannie Chambliss Fowler
Weather Update North and South Carolina Coastal Showers Likely
Partly cloudy conditions persist in North and South Carolina with light to moderate coastal showers tonight. Strong north winds shift to easterly along the southern portion with scattered showers expected from Hatteras to Jacksonville and over south central areas.
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Sandy Hook
South Hatteras
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