Roosevelt questions cash bonus as business booster
President Roosevelt told Commander Garland R. Farmer that the veteran cash bonus cannot be relied on to stimulate business. He said the issue is poorly understood even among veterans and enclosed a memorandum on the certificates and their insurance features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Anteggs Dee
Garland R. Farmer
American Legion
Henderson
Texas
Farmer
Optimistic 1935 Outlook From Commerce Secretary and Officials
Secretary of Commerce Roper forecasts better business and higher farm incomes in 1935. Federal Reserve data show industrial profits up 70 percent in nine months of 1934 and wages up 26 percent in ten months. Farmers gain via price increases and $476 million in 1935 rental and benefit payments. railroads express renewed hopes for the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roper
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
United States
Rioting and martial law urged in Saar area clashes
Riots erupt across Saar area as Nazis and anti Nazis clash in Malstatt and other towns. A Hitler Youth is wounded. police impose martial law with all night patrols planned. Several injured, including in Bleiskastel, Bouss, Rockershausen and Burbach as crews try to quell unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saar
Hitler
Melvin K. Whiteleather
Associated Press
Saarbrucken
Iazis
Malstatt
Saarbruecken
Bleiskaste
Bouss
Saarluis
Rockershausen
Burbach
Blieskastel
Earthquake in Southwest Ranked Severe by UC Seismologist
Berkeley reports a major quake striking the southwest. UC seismologist Professor Perry Byerly says it could cause great damage if not centered at sea. The early assessment marks it as one of the most serious on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkley
Calif
Perry Byerly
University of California
Albania Revolt Sparks Martial Law Under King Zog
Reports from Corfu say Albania suffers heavy bloodshed as King Zog declares martial law. Daily clashes continue, with rebels denying that their ex-aide to the king has been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Corfu
Albania
Zog
Raleigh Schools Delayed Reopening After Holidays
Raleigh officials announce the city schools will reopen Monday January 7 due to an influenza outbreak. Classes were set to resume Wednesday January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Mills Resume Operations Amid Labor Board Ruling
Hannah Pickett cotton mill in Rockingham defies the National Labor Relations Board by resuming operations without rehiring 12 workers ordered by the NLRB. The incident highlights ongoing labor disputes and company stance in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham
National Labor Relations Board
Hannah Pickett
NRA
Thousands Rush To Buy New Auto Tags In NC
North Carolina motorists rushed to license plate offices to obtain the 1934 tags. By midnight over 300,000 car owners had yet to buy plates despite sales starting December 1, with about 110,000 pairs sold. At sunrise, highway patrol orders to arrest drivers of cars bearing 1934 licenses were issued, with local police asked to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Emat
Highway Patrol
Over Million Railway Employees Get Raise
Cleveland December 31 1931 more than one million railroad workers will receive a payroll boost totaling about 3.26 million dollars per month starting tomorrow. The increase follows a February 1 1932 wage reduction that cost workers about 400 million dollars in total losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, CO
United States
Rail Brotherhoods
North Carolina builders to meet in Winston-Salem January 14
Executives of building and loan associations in North Carolina will hold their mid year conference in Winston-Salem on January 14. Paul J. Riker of Greensboro, president of the state loan association, announced the plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
North Carowill
Paul J. Riker
Ing and Loan Association
Congress Expected to Stay in Line as New Session Opens
Democratic leaders seek to unite a broad House majority for Roosevelt's program as the 74th Congress opens. They anticipate disputes on issues like unemployment and public works funding, with a budget message due Friday and a possible $1.5 to $7 billion request. Speaker-designate predicts extended debate but eventual Democratic unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Emoe
Bryna
D. Tenn
Cloudy North Carolina Weather With Possible Rain
North Carolina forecast shows cloudy skies with possible rain in extreme west tonight and west Tuesday. Regions mentioned include Birmingham Charleston Charlotte Columbia Denver Little Rock Memphis Miami Mobile New Orleans San Antonio San Francisco and Washington with varied cloudiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Birmingham
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicabo
Columbia
Denver
Little Rock
Memphia
Miami
Nees Ey
Mobile
New Orleans
San Antonio
San Francisco
Washington
Notebooks to Be Used Against Hauptmann Case
A Flemington report says Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s pocket notebooks with detailed expense records will be used to link a $50,000 ransom to his income. A witness says she saw money hidden in a cabinet at the Hauptmann home, and Betty Beveridge, nurse of the slain child, is expected to testify about the victim’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Aeenene
Hauptmann Bronx
Betty
Pimana
Haupt
Will Rogers on crime prevention and bar ethics
Hollywood columnist Will Rogers mocks California lawyers who aid criminals. He says bars recruit lawyers who take a percentage and plan robberies, calling ethics a forgotten word. The piece lampoons crime and defense tactics in a satirical note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
California
Underworld
Will
Federal Agents Target Last Dillinger Gang Remnants
Chicago dispatch reports federal forces concentrate on the Dillinger remnants after Barrington shootout. John Paul Chase faces a possible death sentence as agents pursue 1618 suspects linked to Chase and Baby Face Nelson across California Nevada and Montana with a grand jury watching for Chase’s return under guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillinger Gang
Bang Wuay
John Paul Chase
San Francisco
Chase
George
Baby Face
Nelso
California
Nevada
Nelson
Liberty
Littl Bohemia
Wisconsin
Chicago
Barrington
Arthur Pratt
Helena
Mont
Pratt
Samuel P. Cowley
Herman P. Hollis
Mt. Shasta
Calif
United States
Dwight H. Green
State Revenue Shows Increase in North Carolina Six Months
Raleigh Dec 31 General fund revenues for the six months ending today totaled 10,946,527.76 dollars, up 12.94 percent from the same period last year. December receipts reached 1,067,921.15 dollars, 172,817.41 higher than December 1933. Sales tax for December was 742,583.37 dollars, against 580,546.59 a year earlier, with six month sales tax at 3,719,118.87 dollars. Commissioner A J Maxwell noted monthly sales tax receipts this year ran about higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
A. J. Maxwell
Commissioner of Revenue
North Carolina Leaders Rise in National Affairs in 1934
North Carolinians add to federal posts as Dr. R D W Connor becomes archivist and Frank P Graham chairs the National Conference on Social Security. Clay Williams heads the National Industrial Recovery Board while W P Stacy leads textile labor policy. Josephus Daniels remains ambassador to Mexico and two new congressmen Stephen Graham A Barden and Harold D Cooley join the delegation as Doughton eyes 1936 gubernatorial bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Barkley Washington
Congress
R. D. W. Connor
University of North Carolina
United States
Frank R. McNinch
Charlotte
Federal Power Commission
Roosevelt
McNinch
Frank P. Graham
Graham
National Conference On Social Security
North Carolina
Clay Williams
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winstonsalem
Recovery Administration
National Industrial Recovery Board
W. P. Stacy
North Carolina Supreme Court
Stacy
Textile Labor Relations Board
Steel Labor Board
Department of Justice
Justin Miller
Duke University Law School
Washington
Cummings
National Crime Conference
Gordon Dean
Miller
Duke
Justice Department
N. A. Townsend
Angus B. MacLean
J. Crawford Biges
Raleigh
High Justice Department
Garland 8. Ferguson, Jr
Greensboro
Federal Trade Commission
Bureaus of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Johnston Avery
Lenoir
Claudius D. Murchison
Josephus Daniels
Republic of Mexico
Graham A. Barden
New Bern
Harold D. Cooley
Nashville
Pou
Barden
Abernethy
Doughton
House
Ways and Means
Representative Kerr
Red Shirts Held After Clerical Clash in Mexico City
In Coyoacan near a church, 67 Red Shirts suspected of slaying five Catholics were moved to the federal penitentiary amid crowd violence. One assailant died from the mob attack and four worshippers were killed by gunfire during the unrest as authorities ordered jail security tightened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Lee
Associated Press
Mexico
D. F
Coyoacan
Revolutionary
Red Shirts
Federal Penitentiary
Red Shirt
Broken Rail Blamed For Wreck Of Train
A broken rail caused a Gulf Mobile and Northern through train to wreck near Monticello Mississippi injuring about 25 passengers. The crash blocked the line for hours but traffic resumed as passengers recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Miss
New Orleans
Virginian's Condition In Lexington Serious
J T Craddock Jr of Lynchburg Virginia is in critical condition after swallowing three poison tablets in a hotel ha room in Lexington. He telephoned a bellboy to report the act and was rushed to a local hospital. Craddock, about 35, had been staying at the hotel for weeks and was believed to be a representative of a Lynchburg shoe firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
J. T. Craddock, Jr
Lynchburg
Craddock
Textile Plants Operated At Losses Before Strike
The Federal Trade Commission released part of its textile industry study showing 765 companies reported a combined loss of 4.67 million dollars in the two months before last September’s strike. Investments totaled about 1.08 billion with a 2.59 percent rate of return. The report covers broad groups and notes labor-cost data will follow from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistice
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Also Mentioned on This Page
Secretary OF Commerce
The
Federal Reserve
Press Basin Territory
Dyer
Morehouseville
Here
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Utica
Adirondacks
State Servation Department
Hoffmeister
Servation Department
Sero
Hamilton Chequers
CCC
Ernest
Dale
Dryer
Chequers
Foreman A. Page
A. Rhodes
Frank Stanton
Dells
John Master
Ernest Blue
Poland
Duham, Cole
C. Stoddard
Conroy
John
Charles
B. and
L. Mept
Will Rogers
Chase Nelson
Dillinger Ee
Frank MecNinch
New Deal
Senators
Bulwinkle
Kerensky
Senate
Bailey
Commerce Committee
Reynolds
Donald Cameron
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!