Filibuster by Long halts crucial deficit bill in Congress
The 74th Congress ends its first session with Senator Long of Louisiana blocking the $102 million third deficiency bill. He kept the Senate floor for 51 hours amid taunts and pleas to force action on cotton and wheat amendments. Roosevelt leaders seek funds tied to New Deal programs as the session adjourns at midnight.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Long
D. la
Long
Senate
AAA
Schwellenbach
Dwash
Dickinson Attacks Roosevelt Policy in New Deal Debate
Senator L J Dickson of Iowa denounces the 74th Congress for ill advised legislation and vast work relief spending. He accuses President Roosevelt of directing all actions and condemns the expansion of TVA powers as confiscation of private property. He cites wasteful four billion dollar relief and lack of actual employment created.
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L. J. Dickinson
Roosevit
Washington
74Th
Congress
Roosevelted
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bright Belt Tobacco Markets See Sales Hold Steady
Sales remained heavy on the new bright belt tobacco markets with prices near the opening day. Officials compile opening day averages near $19 per hundred, with Goldsboro at 186 542 pounds averaging 18.57 and Kinston at 972 752 pounds averaging 19.27. Tobacconists report overall leaf quality as the poorest in years and most receipts with color and body sold.
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Goldsboro
Kinston
Bennet Hooks
Democratic Leader of Senate Lands Accomplishments of 74th Congress
The speaker highlights Senate achievements across the 74th Congress era, noting extended lending powers and relief programs. Key measures include a $4.88 billion work relief appropriation, Social Security, farm mortgage moratorium, National Labor Relations board, bank reforms, and vehicle transport regulation, aimed at stabilizing industry and aiding veterans.
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Washington
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Home Owners Loan Corporation
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
National Labor Relations Board
Soviet Rejects U S Protest on Third International
The Soviet Union rejected the U S note protesting Seventh Congress of the Third Communist International. Under- Commissar Krestinsky told Ambassador Bullitt that the U S government has no foundation for claims of Soviet obligations. Britain Italy and Latvia also received swift denials of their verbal protests.
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Moscow
United States
William C. Bullitt
WN. N. Krestinsky
Union of Soviet Socialists
Krestinsky
Sayne
America
Social Security Board Drops State Grant Plans
The Social Security Board reportedly abandoned its plan to grant funds to states this year for old age pensions and related programs. With the deficiency bill blocked in the Senate and funds uncertain, officials weighed using relief money or department funds to cover payrolls as the White House and Congress discussed financing through January.
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Washington
New Social Security Board
Long
D-La
Arthur Altmeyer
Cummings
Labor and Commerce Department
Social Security Board
Ce-Saw Market Sees Traders After Opening Surge
New York traders saw a mixed session with prices backing and filling after a firm open. Profit taking appeared in spots as selective demand supported the market while Congress passed and new loan details kept traders cautious. Grains were listless and government securities remained heavy.
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New York
U. S
Wall Street
United States
Justice DeptPetition Aims At AAA Program Ruling
The Justice Department filed in the Supreme Court a petition for review of the Hoosie Mills case, potentially inviting a final ruling on the constitutionality of the AAA program.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Hoosie Mills
AAA
Farmer Sells First 1935 Cotton Bale in Goldsboro
Walter Lee of Soulston township sold the first bale of 1935 cotton at Goldsboro receiving 12.12 cents per pound for a 485 pound bale. The sale marked the season’s opening here.
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Goldsboro
Walter Lee
Soulston Township
Ickes Warns Deadlines Threaten Relief Programs
Secretary Ickes indicated that deadlines to start the full work relief program threaten slum clearance and the non-federal PWA program, along with other large projects awaiting final legal formalities.
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Washington
Ickes
PWA
Durham taxi driver Nathan Malone slain in ambush near city
Nathan Malone a prominent Durham taxicab operator was beaten with a hammer and robbed of his cab and money. His body was found in bushes northeast of the city after attackers fled with Malone's car later recovered in Savannah. Police say two suspects were arrested and the crime may have been planned with a female lure.
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Durham
Nathan Malone
Malone
Savannah
Union Station
E. C. Belvin
Majone
Mahan Suspect Mistaken Identity in Helena Arrest
In Helena on August 27 detective James E Mooney misidentified a man arrested for resemblance to fugitive Weyhaeuser kidnapper William Mahan. The suspect fled, car searched revealed ransom bills, but Mooney later deemed the arrest a mistaken identity.
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William Mahan
Weyerhaeuser
Helena
Mont
James E. Mooney
Butte
Weyhaeuser
Mourney
Blempla Ley
Mahan
Giler Christiansen
Les McGowan
Mahaniaa
Mooney
Tavoine, Ward
Lice
Justice Department
Control of Suez Canal Raises European Peace Concerns
British vigilance around the Suez Canal grew as reports claimed Italy might stage a counter review in the Mediterranean. Mussolini entertained military missions and prepared cabinet plans in Bolzano while Ethiopians fled Addis Ababa and the State Department denied plans to send troops to Addis Ababa. Reports from Aden and Eritrea warned of arrests of Indian subjects by Italian authorities. Norway signaled support to Britain in applying sanctions to prevent war.
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Escaped convict captured in Greensboro after long escape
Worth Proctor alias Dc W Kelly 26, an eight to ten year term escapee from Caledonia prison farm, was seized by Deputy W F McAdoo and four deputies at a car office on West Market Street after visiting for a car title. He denied identity, claiming to be C W Kelly of New Bern, but identifying marks confirmed him. He was to be returned to Raleigh.
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W. Kelly
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Weat Market Street
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C. W. Kelly
New Bern
Mr. White
Raleigh
Congress Closes Session With Enduring Song Singalong
House members capped eight months of work with a lighthearted closing party in Washington. Rep Knutson praised taxpayers as members sang hits like Let Me Call You Sweetheart and On the Banks of the Wabash with Navy band, Connery leading, while musicians and visitors joined the chorus.
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R-Minn
Connery D-Mass
Wabash
Kentucky
New York
Connery
Rep. Buchanan
D-Tex
Rep. Bloom
Tobacco market sales dip on opening day
Ben Bosworth, sales supervisor, reported yesterday’s to bacco market sales at 186 542 pounds with an average of 18 57 dollars per hundred. Receipts were heavy today, but about 75 000 pounds remained unsold. Prices stayed in line with opening day.
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Ben Bosworth
Local tobacco sales top 972 752 pounds at $19.27 average
Official figures show yesterday's local tobacco sales reaching 972 752 pounds sold for an average of 19.27 dollars per hundredweight. About half a million pounds remained unsold on the floors of nine warehouses, with roughly three quarters described as non descriptive but all tobacco lacking color and body sold poorly.
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Kinston
Bennet Hooks
Hooks
Tobacco sales report shows strong auction in Willimston
Official figures reveal 217000 pounds of tobacco sold yesterday in Willimston at an average price of 19 dollars. Today offerings were light with little or no change in prices as markets pause in the same period.
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Willimston
Tobacco market sales report at Rocky Mount
George Arrington the sales supervisor announced Mondays sales totaling 800158 pounds at an average of 2002 dollars per hundred. Receipts reached about 600000 pounds. He noted yesterday's tobacco sold was extremely low in quality.
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Rocky Mount
George Arrington
Arrington
Tobacco sales report from Lumberton auction
Lumberton on Monday sold 693,862 pounds of tobacco at an average 23.59 dollars per hundred. The sale included a quantity of poor quality from last week’s block. Receipts today totaled 500,000 pounds.
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Lumberton
Farm Officials Tackle Complex Cotton Loan Subsidy Plan
Washington officials struggle to compute 1935 cotton subsidy payments under a revised loan subsidy plan. The government will lend 10 cents per pound on Bankhead allotment cotton graded 7 8 inch low middling or better, with a subsidy to cover the difference between spot market prices and 12 cents.
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AAA
South
Washinton
Fata wesstovAse
Eef Gyrererusy
Tav Aaa
Soviet Rejects American Protest Signals Strained U S Ties
Washington observers say Moscow's rejection of the U S protest over interference may force a reassessment of future Soviet U S relations. Secretary Hull would not comment awaiting dispatches from Ambassador Bullitt while noting the note carried a blunt warning of serious consequences.
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United States
Soviet Union
Hull
William C. Bullitt
Moscow
Roosevelt
Weather Summary for North and South Carolina
Partly cloudy with showers in North Carolina and western South Carolina tonight and Wednesday. Winds shift from southwest tonight to west and northwest by Wednesday. north portion overcast with showers. Hatteras to Jacksonville reports moderate to fresh northwest winds in the extreme north, variable winds elsewhere, and scattered showers through Wednesday.
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