Industrialists Plan To Back Government Dole Method
Industry leaders at White Sulphur Springs gather for a joint conference for recovery to back a government relief approach. They propose substitute cash relief for work relief, favoring a broader plan to aid employment and industrial cooperation with the administration.
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J. R. Brackett
Associated Press
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
America
Roosevelt
Joint Business Conference For Recovery
White House
Congress
John Raskob
General Motors
England
Eugene Black Former Federal Reserve Chief Dies at 61
Eugene K. Black 61 former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board died at his Atlanta home of a heart attack. He served as Fed chair under Roosevelt and returned to govern the sixth district, later aiding Reconstruction Finance Corporation credit efforts. His death followed three days of illness with a physician at his bedside.
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Eugene Black
Federal Reserve
Atlanta
Eugene K. Black
Federal Reserve Board
Black
South
Roosevelt
Mr. Black
Washington
Sixth
Federal Reserve District
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Gene” Black
Roosevelt and Morgenthau honor Eugene Black after his death
President Roosevelt expressed regret at the death of Eugene Black who served as governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Secretary Morgenthau praised Black for his wisdom and leadership through crisis and called him a good friend and a valued colleague.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve Board
Black
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve
Japan Abrogates Washington Naval Treaty Move
Tokyo reports the government acted to scrap the Washington naval treaty and seeks a new pact to ensure national security. Emperor Hirohito's approval is expected after Privy Council unanimity and a plan to replace the treaty before its December 31, 1936 expiry.
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Tokyo
Privy Council
Hirohito
Japan
United States
Roosevelt signals plan for cheaper municipal power credits
President Roosevelt told reporters he would consider loaning federal funds to New York and other cities for municipal power plant construction if studies show lower costs than private providers. He discussed the New York bid rejections, navy cost studies, and plans to present a series of focused messages to Congress starting with a brief opening on policies and principles.
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New York
LaGuardia
Washington
Roosevelt
Ces
Panies
Davidson
Navy
Congress
Long suggests Shaughnessy as LSU football coach successor
Baton Rouge Louisiana December 19 Senator Huey P Long suggested Clark D Shaughnessy now at the University of Chicago might be named as successor to Captain Lawrence Biff Jones as head football coach at Louisiana State University
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Baton Rouge, la
Huey P. Long
Clark D. Shaughnessy
University of Chicago
Lawrence “Biff” Jones
Louisiana State University
Nahant Lawyer Fatally Wounded in Nahant Roadway
P James Mahoney 488 Swampscott wealthy Lynn lawyer was found fatally wounded with a heart bullet in a Nahant roadway. He died en route to a hospital. Police Chief Thomas I Larkin said it was undetermined if murder or self inflicted but indications pointed to homicide.
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Nahant
Mass
P. James Mahoney
Swampscott
Lynn
Thomas I. Larkin
Guards Repulse Mob in Shelbyville Court Clash
National guardsmen used tear gas bombs to hold back a crowd at the Shelbyville courthouse as a Black man faced trial for assault on a white girl. The mob tried to break through lines and enter the courthouse.
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Shelbyville
Tenn
National
Four Men Given Life Terms in Dr. Clarét Kidnapping
Four men in Miami were sentenced to life terms after pleading guilty to kidnapping Dr. Santiago Claret, former Cuban editor, on December 9. They coerced him into signing a $16,000 check.
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Miami
Fila
Santiago Claret
Baptist Laymen To Meet In Greensboro
Baptist laymen will hold a state wide meeting in Greensboro next April with date to be announced. The announcement came from the general board of the state Baptist convention which concluded a conference in Raleigh. The laymen's meeting was authorized by the state convention at New Bern last month.
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Raleigh
Greensboro
General Board
State Baptist Convention
State Convention
New Bern
Leather Forecast by States
North Carolina sees rain then snow in the mountains tonight with colder air central and east. South Carolina remains partly cloudy and colder, with fair conditions Thursday. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras turn strong southeast then southwest, with rain over the north tonight. From Hatteras to Jacksonville strong south winds shift to west, over north tonight and Thursday over the south portion.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
North
South
Jacksonville
Wealthy California Woman Missing in Carmel Search
Intensive search crews combed the Carmel area for Mrs. Eliot Boke Schaffner a 39 year old heiress reported missing from her isolated home. Bloodhounds and an airplane from Berkeley aided the hunt as her husband and sister joined the effort amid concerns she wandered to Carmel bay or the Carmel river mouth.
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Carmel
Calif
Eliot Boke Schaffner
Enterey Hospital
Ing
Gus Englund
Reynolda Purchased by Daughter of Tobacco King
Mrs. Mary Reynolds Babcock, daughter of the late R J Reynolds, buys Reynolda estate from Reynolda Inc. The deal, largest in Forsyth history, funds a restoration of the farm and village complex built by Katherine Johnston for her children. The property includes cottages, church, schools, heating plant, and a functioning dairy and truck farm business.
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Winston-Salem
Mary Reynolds Babcock
R. J. Reynolds
Reynolda Estate
Tobacco
J. Edward Johnston
Reynolda, Inc
Safe Deposit and Trust Company of
Baltimore
Johnston
Forsyth
Reynolda
Katherine 5. Johnston
West Fifth Street
Delegations Press for Road Improvements in Raleigh
In Raleigh on December 19 delegates crowded the state highway and public works commission, presenting road improvement requests all day. The appointment of a permanent chief engineer to replace the late John Waldrop was postponed, with acting chief engineer W Vance Baise continuing duties while Capus Waynick presided for the first time since his appointment.
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Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
John D. Waldrop
W. Vance Baise
Fil Capus M. Waynick
Preferred Creditors Of Bank Get Checks
Checks totaling 22466.08 representing 50 percent of the liability will be presented to preferred creditors of the closed Bank of Stakes at Walnut Cove in the coming days. The bank was liquidated November 4 1930 with 44931.96 already paid to preferred creditors and 315858.03 in dividends to secured creditors. John B. Sims is the liquidating agent.
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Raleigh
Rec
Walnut Cove
John B. Sims
Plan to tap silver seigniorage for soldier bonus
Washington dispatch reports a plan to use silver seigniorage to fund the soldier bonus and bolster silver. Representative Scrugham plans to convene the silver bloc to study the proposal which aims to provide money for the bonus, spur silver buying, and ease fears of inflation. Critics say world silver supply is insufficient and treasury seigniorage earnings are far short of the needed sum.
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Washington
Congress
Scrugham
D. Nev
Former Cuban President Hospitalized After Accident
Alberto Herrera former president of Cuba who served briefly after Machado’s resignation lies in a New York hospital with a fractured skull after being struck by a car near Sixth Avenue and List Street. U S Commissioner Cotten was told of the injury at the extradition hearing and U S Marshal Mulligan was sent to the hospital to serve the warrant and guard the prisoner.
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New York
Alberto Herrera
Cuba
Gerardo Machado
General Herrera
Sixth Avenue
List Street
U. S
Garrett W. Cotten
Republic of Cuba
Raymond J. Mulligan
Dillinger allegedly paid to escape Crown Point jail
The Daily News claims John Dillinger bought his way out of Crown Point prison last March for 11 000 dollars. It says a middleman kept part of the money and some accomplices received only about half the promised sum. Indiana officials prepare new indictments detailing the Dillinger gang’s activities.
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Chicago
A. News
The
Daily News Today
John Dillinger
Crown Point
Ind
Dillinger
Indiana State Penitentiary
J. H. McWhorter
J. J. McCarthy
John Stege
Arthur O'Leary
Louis Piquett
Daily News
Indiana
Textile Wage Survey Nears Completion
Washington reports a labor department wage survey for the textile industry nearing completion. Dr Isadore Lubin chief of the bureau of labor statistics said the report may be released by week’s end. Manufacturers and United Textile Workers officials hope the findings will shape wage discussions amid the stretch-out issue. Work assignment boards studying stretch-out in cotton silk and wool sectors have started surveys due to reach the president by February 1.
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Washington
Labor Department
Isadore Lubin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United Textile Workers
Will Rogers Reflects on Global Conflicts and Holidays
The humorist notes a slack season before Christmas and jokes about wars and nations. He mentions Yugoslavia's alleged conflicts and compares distant theaters like Ethiopia to broader dangers. The piece captures a casual, editorial voice from Beverly.
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Beverly
Yugoslavia
Ethiopia
Six Men Rescued From Doom in Sea Storm
Aboard the freighter near the North Atlantic six men were saved by a lifeboat crew from the seager liner New York. Amid heavy seas four vessels including Europa watched the daring rescue as the small craft fought the storm to reach the York and return with the crew aboard.
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Seager
New York
Sisto
Europa
North Atlantic
York
Capaci
British Woman Hanged After Clemency Denied
Hull England December 19 194? Mrs Ethel Lille Major a 42 year old mother of two was executed for the murder of her husband by poison despite appeals to the King Queen and Home Secretary. A black flag flew over Hull Prison as she faced the gallows at 9 00 AM local time.
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Hull
England
Ethel Lille Major
Mayor Stark
Buckingham Palace
Home Secretary
Mra. Major
Lord Major
Majoe
irby-on-Bain
Roberts
Canon Arthur Berry
W. M. Fraser
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