Tobacco contracts set 1935 terms for flue cured tobacco
Secretary Wallace announced 1935 crop adjustment contracts for flue-cured tobacco growers in Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Florida. Acreage and production allotments rise to 85 percent and 61 4 percent net sale value payments with 1 cent per pound deficiency payments. Rental remains 17.50 per acre.
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Washington
Wallace
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
J. B. Hutson
AAA
Amami island residents destroy churches amid espionage rumors
In Tokyo a Japanese newspaper reports that several hundred Amami Oshima residents destroyed churches amid rumors of an alleged international espionage case blamed on Catholic fathers. The Kokumin Shimbun account cites widespread anger on the island.
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Tokyo
Amamioshima
Kokumin Shimbun
Bear of Oakland to sail from Dunedin to Little America
The Bear of Oakland, Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s supply ship, was expected to depart Dunedin on Thursday toward Byrd’s Little America base. Ice conditions were reported favorable for the voyage.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Oakland
Richard EB. Byrd
Dunedin
Little America
William R. Moore Dry Goods Declares Dividend
Memphis Tenn December 22 The William R Moore Dry Goods Co declares a cash dividend of 10 percent totaling 225000 and a stock dividend of equal amount plus a 27000 Christmas bonus for employees. The dividends accompany the regular six percent quarterly payout.
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Memphis, Tenn
William R. Moore Dry Goods Company
Rabbit Bites Hunter in Quincy Roadside Attack
In Quincy on December 22, Charles Neil reports a rabbit sprang from a bush and bit him on a road, with a physician treating a deep wound. Neil maintains the bite occurred as he walked, asserting the rabbit as the aggressor rather than the hunter.
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Quincy
Til
Charles Neil
Neil
Weather forecast by states and coastal winds
North Carolina and South Carolina expect a slight drop in temperature tonight and Sunday. From Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds shift to fresh north to northwest with overcast skies and rain in the 24 hour period ending 8 A.M. in key cotton regions and nearby areas.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Portion
Saatemasemnnpeeminpeemaenen
Sandy Hook
Katharine Cornell Shines as Juliet in New York
New York critics hailed Katharine Cornell for her Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. She received a tremendous ovation and fifteen curtain calls as the audience refused to release her from the stage.
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New York
Katherine Cornell
Shakesphere
Juliet
Miss Cornell
France and Japan Move to Abort 1922 Naval Pact
Paris announced withdrawal from the Washington treaty as its 1936 expiry nears. Tokyo instructed envoys to proceed with formal abrogation while Britain and the United States hinted at avoiding a full naval arms race. Paris ministers met in secret urging France to repudiate the pact with Japan taking the lead.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
Japan
Tokyo
Kou Hirota
Hirosa Saito
Tameo Matsudaira
London
Great Britain
Paris
Nce
United States
Foreign Affairs and Naval Committees
Chamber of Deputies
Munitions Probe Ends With Board Decision
The Senate munitions committee wrapped its six week inquiry into the arms industry and plans to seek more funds for further hearings. The War Department opposed nationalization noting initial costs of a billion dollars and 4 million soldiers. Nye criticized the cost argument.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
War Department
C. T. Harris
Dern
Army High Command
Nye
R-Nd
Senate
Rich Gold Strike In Georgia Reported By State Geologist
Atlanta December news reports a rich gold strike in White county yielding 67 nuggets weighing from one-fourth pennyweight to nearly two ounces. The find totals about 12 ounces and is described as the most spectacular in recent months in North Georgia. The largest nugget has reportedly been sold to Harvard University Museum.
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Atlanta
White County
Richard W. Smith
Smith
North Georgia
Harvard University Museum
Tar Heels Buy Auto Tags Slower Than Last Year
North Carolinians show slower auto license plate sales with 45,515 plates sold to date, 13,000 fewer than the same period last year. Officials attributed the lag to unspecified causes as of December 22 in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Cigarette Code Held Up By NRA Over Holidays
The NRA says no action on a proposed cigarette industry code until after Christmas. The seven member board lacked three members, and chairman Clay Williams has withdrawn due to his past role with R. J. Reynolds. The industry seeks a 40 hour week and 30 cent minimum wage, while the NRA demands a 36 hour week and 35 cent minimum. Armin W. Riley ended months of failed negotiations before the board’s delay.
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Washington
NRA
Clay Williams
Williams
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
N. C
Armin W. Riley
Fish Culture Station Supervisor Named at Fayetteville Hatchery
Raleigh December 22 Charles T Burnham long affiliated with U S Fisheries has been hired by the state department of conservation and development to supervise the fish culture station at the Frank Stedman hatchery near Fayetteville.
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Raleigh
Charles T. Burnham
U. S
State Department of Conservation and Development
Frank Stedman
Fayetteville
Eastern and Southern States Lead CCC Replacement Quotas
Washington reports the Civilian Conservation Corps will recruit about 68,000 in January for vacancies. Eastern and southern states receive 30,803 total quotas, with the fourth corps area in the south allotted 10,625. State quotas include Alabama 1,642 and Georgia 1,409 among others.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
CCC
Fourth Corps
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina
Train Crash Injures Two Men in Wilson
An Atlantic Coast Line express crashed into a truck load of wood in Wilson at noon. Driver Claude Strickland, 19, of Spring Hope and his 40 year old Black helper Walter Terrell were seriously hurt. Strickland suffered a crushed chest while Terrell had severe head injuries and possible skull fracture. The truck was demolished and dragged a half block. The engine front was damaged and service delayed 45 minutes. Both men were unconscious at hospital admission. Strickland later revived.
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Strickland
Green Street Crossing
E. W. Nobles
Rocky Mount
Injured man struck by truck in Kannapolis
Homer Parks, 60, was seriously injured when he stepped from behind a parked car and was struck by a truck. Driver H. C. Petrea was released on bond pending a hearing.
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Kannavolis
Homer Parks
H. C. Petrea
Merchants Expect Gain To Be 10 To 25 Percent Higher
A nationwide Associated Press survey shows merchants anticipate Christmas trade 10 to 30 percent above last year and ahead of 1932 amid broader optimism. Local gains depend on reemployment and cash crops. households favor practical gifts and quality furnishings over luxury purchases.
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Associated Press
America
Soviet Troops in Manchuria Reported at Tungning
Tokyo reports a Harbin dispatch claims Soviet infantry from Siberia invaded Manchukuo near Tungning, 50 miles south of Suifenho. Manchukuo forces surround and cut communications with the Russians while Moscow asks for peaceful evacuation without disarmament amid official Tokyo uncertainty.
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Tokyo
Manchuokuan
Siberia
Tungning
Suifenho
Rengo
Harbin
Manchuokuo
Foreign Office
Bandits rob two Okemah banks in masked raid
Six masked men robbed the First National and Okemah National banks in Okemah Oklahoma at 9 am dispersing 13 employees and escaping with an estimated nineteen thousand dollars. Three robbers waited at each bank and tied employees before looting vaults as time locks opened. Authorities had no details on the third bank.
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Okemah
Okla
First National
Okemah National
Beatty
First National Bank
Citizens’ State Bank
Recovery plans from industrialists in Sulphur Springs
Beverly Hills Cal December 21 Ninety leading industrialists met at Sulphur Springs and drafted a new recovery plan. The letter notes plans vary and criticizes the process, arguing the Roosevelt plan will be the one he picks.
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Beverly Hilla
Cal
Sulphur Springs
Kingfish Maps 1936 Presidential Bid As Baton Rouge Reels
Huey Long plans his 1936 campaign from Baton Rouge using a private army and state agencies. He raids gambling houses in Jefferson and St Bernard parishes while governors and patrols clash with alleged transportation tax violators. Long aims to push a share the wealth plan, capping personal wealth and income to fund $5,000 per person debt relief, predicting Roosevelt opposition but eventual passage.
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ED Desobry
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Dee
Huey Long
Jefferson Parish
St. Bernard Parish
New Orleans
Shreveport
A. J. Baten
Paul Hull
Longview
Texas
Alexandria
Long
Statehouse
East Baton Rouge Parish
District of Columbia
Congress
Roosevelt
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