Roosevelt Sees Deficit Rise as Recovery Costs Mount
Washington reports a treasury deficit of about one billion dollars with expectations it will grow due to the recovery program. Gold remains at 34.06 per ounce as commerce notes a favorable November trade balance of 56.0 million dollars. Deposits insurance guarantees up to 2500 dollars starting January 1, described as a key shield for banks and a stimulant to business.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
White House
Department of Commerce
Walter J. Cummings
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cummings
Corporation
Sanders, Jr. Leads in Baton Rouge Civic Election
Brisk voting reported in Baton Rouge as Sanders Jr. stands as sole candidate in today’s citizen sponsored election in the district.
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Baton Rouge
Sanders, Jr
Will Rogers Fails Ill During Film Shoot
During a Hollywood production a scene required Will Rogers to smoke a pipe. He began turning green and cried out he was sick as he shouted for a drug store visit to obtain a compact asthma herb to relieve symptoms.
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Hollywood
Will Rogers
Sim
Rogers
Gore denies resignation as Puerto Rico governor
Washington dispatch reports Governor Robert M. Gore denied he would resign, stating he has no intention of stepping down. The brief item notes his position amid ongoing speculation.
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Washington
Robert M. Gore
Puerto Rico
Illinois Abolishes State Property Tax In 50 Cent Levy
Springfield Illinois voters end the state property tax last year set at 50 cents per 100 of assessed value. Revenue will shift next year to replace the lost property tax with a two percent retail sales levy.
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Springfield
Illinois
Unclear letter quotes stir Tokyo and Beverly Hills debate
A fragmented letter from Beverly Hills criticizes Japan and US diplomacy. It references appointing an ambassador amid a 1923 crisis and questions political loyalties and campaign contributions, suggesting distrust of a named recipient.
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Japan
Five Killed As Train Is Wrecked By Herd Of Cattle
At Black Bridge switch near Calvert Texas a Missouri Pacific freight train struck a herd of cattle and derailed at midnight. Five men died including three crew members and two transients. The engine and 18 cars plunged into a ditch. bodies of some riders were trapped beneath wreckage. Authorities expected hours to recover all victims.
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Calvert, Tex
Black Bridge Switch
Here
Missouri Pacific
Mart
Houston
Fred Wallace
Otis Green
R. J. Delhomme
P. H. Kendall
Calvert
Kendall
Lines Drawn for Battle in Congress Over Currency
President Roosevelt prepares for a likely opening salvo in the new Congress by crafting a state of the union and budget messages. He faces Republican opposition led by Senator McNary and Representative Snell as Reed attacks currency moves and inflation fears loom.
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Washington
White House
Capitol Till
Roosevelt
Reed
Capitol
McNary
Snell -Ny
Seventy-Third Congress
Lewis Douglas
Capitol Hill
Congress
Congress Could Change Electoral College Method for President
Washington dispatch reports constitutional amendments proposed to switch how electors are allocated. Under new plan a candidate with plurality would not secure all votes. instead electors would be credited to those won in the state. Senator Norris leads the measure, aiming for passage this session and ratification by states. The article notes the electoral college totals 531 votes, reflecting state representation.
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Washington
Congress
Franklin D. Roose
Norris
R. Neb
House
Committee On
Representative Lea
D-Cal
Loans On North Carolina Homes Get Approval
Salisbury December 27 approval of loans on 274 homes in North Carolina totaling 560150.27 during the week ended December 22 reported by the Home Owners Loan Corporation. Since start last summer North Carolina approvals reach 2258 worth 5020038.47.
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Salisbury
North Carolina
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Bank Robbery in Marlin Tubes into Kidnapping Case
Four men robbed the First State Bank of Marlin at opening and kidnapped three employees including vice president J. V. Bradshaw and a female worker. Loot estimated around 40000 dollars with vault left open. A hotel guest saw Bradshaw being led from the bank as a strange car sped west.
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Marlin
Tex
First State Bank of
Bradshaw
Coldest Spots In U S Early Today
New York report lists 8 am readings across North America with Bismarck North Dakota at 28 below and Winnipeg Manitoba at 22 below. Minneapolis Minnesota 16 below zero Milwaukee Wisconsin 12 below zero Chicago Illinois 10 below zero. Detroit Cincinnati and Pittsburgh at 2 below zero and Indianapolis at zero. Montreal Quebec 4 below and Montreal Que 4 below zero. Weather round shows extreme cold across central United States Canada.
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Montreal
Que
Indianapolis
Ind
Detroit
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Winnipeg
Man
Raleigh
United States Weather Bureau
Louisville
Ohio Valley
Dakotas
White River
Ont
Canadian Prairies
Alberta
Quebec
Nesota
Duluth
Minneapolis
Fargo
Grand Forks
N. D
Charles City
Towa
Fear For Safety of Honeybrook Crew in Blizzard
Boston dispatch reports fears for the safety of the tow boat Honeybrook and its 14 crew after vanishing in a severe blizzard while en route from Cape Cod Canal to Boston harbor. The vessel left the canal at 8 12 a m yesterday and was due by noon under normal conditions. searches for the boat in any harbor or haven failed to locate it. The Honeybrook had been contracted to work on a Boston harbor dredging project.
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Boston
New York
Honeybrook
Cape Cod Canal
Cape
Cape Cod Bay
Boston Harbor
T. Alex Heise
Wiles
Harris
Heise
Young Harris
Columbia
John A. Sargent
Rushton
Slaying of Hubbard Harris Jr Shocks Columbia Community
In Columbia a quiet city mourns 15 year old Hubbard H Harris Jr after his death believed caused by an iron pipe blow in an alleged kidnapping. Police investigate motive with Wiles and Rushton questioned and an inquest planned.
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Columbia
Hubbard H. Harris, Jr
Shandon Presbyterian Church
Hand
South Carolina State Penitentiary
Robert H. Wiles
John Martin Rushton
Home Stores, Inc
Wiles
North Carolina urged to sign tobacco contracts for aid
North Carolina State College officials urged flue cured tobacco growers to sign acreage reduction contracts immediately to qualify for rental and equalization payments. Payments expected 30 to 60 days after contract approval, with a January 8 deadline as cotton reduction plans unfold.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
E. Y. Floyd
Secretary of Agriculture
Floyd
J. W. Crawford
Surry County
D. W. Watkins
Federal Agricultural Adjustment Administration
B. H. Thibodeaux
Federal Authority
North Carolina
President to push back on inflation reform amid looming currency clash
President Roosevelt faces a likely currency battle as Congress meets. Reed warns four monetary mistakes including supporting the inflation amendment and disavowing the gold clause. Federal agencies prepare reports on business and economic trends from the Federal Reserve, NRA, CWA, and PWA to inform last minute indices.
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United States
Congress
Reed
Capitol
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve System
NRA
CWA
PWA
Cooleemee Man Killed in Hit Run on Highway 80
Salisbury December 27 Tom Mayse about 30 a textile worker at Cooleemee was instantly killed when struck by a hit and run automobile about 9 o clock last night near Cooleemee on highway 80 Frank Rogers of Mocksville was arrested later that night accused of driving the car He was released under 500 dollar bond Mayse was not married.
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Salisbury
Tom Mayse
Cooleemee
Frank Rogers
Mocksville
Mayse
King and Queen of Siam邀 White House visit
The King and Queen of Siam are expected to return to the United States soon and have been invited as guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt in Washington, with reliable quarters confirming the invitation.
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Bangkok
Siam
United States
White House
Roosevelt
Washington
Bolivia Extends Armistice With Paraguay to Jan 14 1934
The Bolivian government officially accepted a prolongation of the armistice with Paraguay to January 14, 1934. The Christmas holiday truce in the Chaco War had been set to end on New Year’s Eve.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chaco Boreal
Death toll climbs as cold grips wide region
Across the nation a deep cold wave left many dead and trains delayed. Chicago reported 12 exposure deaths while Wisconsin and Michigan saw high fatalities and heavy snow. New York shoveled 11 inches as 28,000 workers cleared streets. Temperatures dipped to 62 below in Wisconsin Rapids and near zero in parts of Missouri and Colorado.
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Chicago
Central States
New York
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Ohio
Mt. Vernon
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Denver
Washington
D. C
Nebraska
Maryland
Seaboard
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin Rapids
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
West Virginia
Charleston
Speed Pilot Flies Baby to Baltimore in Snow
In a dramatic 1400 mile dash through ice and fog, James R. Wedell landed his red monoplane at Logan Field and rushed five month old Sue Trammell from Houston to Johns Hopkins for urgent neuro-surgical assessment. Doctors described the infant as in satisfactory condition with potential hydrocephalus treatability, though dangerous. The flight ended with a safe landing and quick ambulance transfer under Mayor Howard W. Jackson’s orders.
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Baltimore
Sue Trammell
Houston
Texas
Johns Hopkins Hospital
James R. Wedell
Walter B. Dandy
Dandy
Wedell
Logan Field
Howard W. Jackson
John Hopkins Hospital
Wal
A. Kunkel
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