Settlement of Smith Reynolds estate under way in Winston-Salem
Attorneys for the Reynolds family and Libby Holman Reynolds begin final settlement talks aimed for February. Benet Polikoff represents Alfred Holman. Holman, formerly Libby Holman Reynolds, attended meetings. The case notes potential inheritances for Libby Holman Reynolds and Smith’s child, with W. N. Reynolds's guardianship shaping negotiations.
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Winston-Salem
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds
Libby Holman Reynolds
Benet Polikoff
Alfred Holman
Cincinnati
Ohio
Holman
Albert Walker
Carlisle Higgins
Polikoff
Mrs. Reynolds
W. N. Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Corporation
R. J
Smith
Major Proposals In President's Message
Hoover outlines major proposals to restore economic equilibrium including a uniform manufacturers tax, banking reforms, and sweeping government reorganization of over 50 federal departments. He deems continued constructive policies essential to recovery and commends the public for humanity and responsibility toward the less fortunate.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Delegations Seek Cash Relief for Jobless at Capitol
About 3 000 demonstrators marching in orderly ranks presented petitions to Vice President Curtis and Speaker Garner demanding unemployment relief and unemployment insurance. William Reynolds led the group stating 15 million unemployed and dependents face starvation. Curtis urged delivery of the petition with justice department agents present.
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Washington
Capitol
Curtis
Garner
Unemore
Senate
Department of Justice
William Reynolds
Reynolds
House
Centlemen
Benjamin
Congress
Hoover
Judiciary
Vrompt
Collier
Ways and Means Committee
Additional Cut In Federal Salaries Asked By Hoover
President Hoover urged Congress to approve a broad sales tax on manufacturers covering nearly all goods except food and to enact an additional 11 percent pay cut for federal employees. The proposal aims to reduce government costs during the economic strain.
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Hoover
Washington
Congress
Hoover urges budget balance and banking reform in message
President Hoover told Congress new taxes and tighter economies were needed while avoiding the prohibition issue. He outlined plans for a reduced federal payroll, drastic public works cuts, and a sweeping reorganization of federal departments to restore confidence and stabilize the economy.
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Congress
Federal workers face 11 percent pay cut plan
A proposed federal reform would trim salaries by 11 percent across the board, with a one thousand dollar upfront reduction laid out as part of the package. The measure targets all federal employees and aims to curb government expenditures amid budget pressures.
Uncontrollable Items Help Offset Large Yearly Deficit
The report shows a cal year deficit of 830 million dollars, with offsetting increases of 250 million dollars in uncontrollable items, reducing the net shortfall.
Public Works Spending Cut Ties Up Project Funds
Public works expenditures are trimmed from 717 million 262 thousand dollars to 442 million 769 thousand dollars. The curtailment targets major projects and slows planned infrastructure spending across departments.
Elimination of Certain Payments to Veterans
A brief notes the removal of specific veteran payments under all reviewed legislative measures. The text outlines the scope of reforms and the potential impact on veterans benefits across multiple bills.
Institutions and Men See Confidence as Key to Progress
The quote emphasizes that resources and credit without confidence stall advancement. It contrasts institutional and individual capabilities with the crucial role of trust in driving forward economic and social progress.
Congress warned of protests against federal reorganization
The remark notes many inside and outside government will oppose federal reorganization proposals due to focused visions of various functions. It emphasizes the need to warn Congress about broad opposition from interested parties.
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Congress
System of Individualism Shaping Governmental Acts
A quotation emphasizes a unique national system of individualism that should guide government actions. The speaker asserts that this approach has yielded greater accomplishments than any other nation.
Five Robbers Get Big Haul In Heart Of City
Five masked robbers ambushed a mail carrier and guard near Adams and Clark streets in Chicago and escaped with mail sacks possibly holding securities valued between 500 000 and 2 000 000 dollars. The daylight theft occurred shortly after 7 a.m. as the pair were delivering registered mail to Loop banks.
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Chicago
Adams and Clark Streets
Fred Woelsch
Frank Stastny
Federal Building
Adams Street
Edison
Japanese destroyer Sawaraki rolls over in Pacific storm
Tokyo dispatch reports the Japanese destroyer Sawaraki overturned upside down in the East China Sea with 104 crew likely dead after a sudden monsoon winds. The incident occurred about 100 miles off Formosa along with three sister ships Sanaya and others as darkness fell.
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Tokyo
Sawaraki
East China Sea
Asia
Formosa Island
Sanaya
Legalization Of Beer Now Aim Of House Democrats
Washington December 6 Congress anti prohibitionists defeated in the house seek repeal through the senate while others favor a less drastic plan. Speaker Garner leads efforts for immediate beer legalization with a Christmas timeframe and Senate action eyed. Senator Robinson says repeal plans proceed in judiciary committee.
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House Democrats
Washington
House
Senate
Drys
Garner
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Robinson
Ehringhaus Leads NC Governor Race by Narrow Margin
The state board of canvassers reported John C. B. Ehringhaus won the North Carolina governor race with 497,657 votes, 61 more than Roosevelt. Roosevelt led in total electoral votes, and the state logged a record turnout over 710,000. Democratic majorities broke prior records as most constitutional amendments failed.
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Raleigh
State Board of Canvassers Today
John C. B. Ehringhaus
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ehringhaus
Roosevelt
J. Crawford Biggs
Clifford Frazier
Greensboro
Hoover
Frazier
Germany Rejects U S Plan At World Disarmament Talks
Geneva December six. German delegates say the American Davis plan is not acceptable in its present form. Baron von Neurath seeks clarification on several points before replying to the conference in Berlin.
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Geneva
Germany
Baron von Neurath
Berlin
Tax Brings Smells Ox Focuses Hoover Tax Message
President Hoover’s congressional message triggered mixed reaction with Republicans praising the sales tax proposal while Democrats opposed it vigorously. Representative Snell backed the tax plan and urged cutting federal expenditures as part of the debate.
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Hoover
Washington
Congress
House
Snell
Mussolini Plans to Pay U S Debt Despite Revisions Call
Rome Dec 6 Premier Mussolini ordered Italy to pay 1 245 000 dollars owed to the United States by December The move follows a council recommendation and reflects a broader Fascist push for debt revisions as part of a slate cleaning policy.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
United States
Supreme Council of Fascism
Daughter Smokes and Is Arrested in Philadelphia
Beatrice Mooney, 22, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after she smoked tobacco. Her father Joseph A. Mooney said she acted within her rights, she was jailed briefly, then released as she cried, and she continued smoking at home.
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Philadelphia
Joseph A. Mooney
Beatrice
Negro on Trial for Assault Upon Child in Waynesville
In Waynesville on December 6 Charlie Ross, a negro boy, stands trial for attempted criminal assault on a five year old girl at a local hotel. He previously killed Deputy Sheriff William Ray while evading arrest. The child testified yesterday, and her mother fainted during testimony. He is also indicted for that slaying.
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Waynesville
Charlie Ross
William Ray
Roosevelt Farm Relief Plan Endorsed by Expert
Dr. Edward Mead of the University of Pennsylvania told the engineers club in Philadelphia that Roosevelt s voluntary allotment plan offers immediate farm relief by raising prices to about 88 cents for wheat, with a 40 cent per bushel government payment for cooperators, funded by a tax on food consumers.
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Edward Mead
University of Pennsylvania
Engineers Club
Philadelphia
Edward 8. Mead
Engineers’ Club Today
Roosevelt
Mead
United States
Chicago
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