Senate takes up farm bill after recess
The Senate, amid repeal talk of the coin and other New Deal measures, discusses a new farm relief plan that would grant the Agriculture Secretary authority to subsidize farmers conserving soil. States could join immediately or later, with subsidies contingent on compliance and approval.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Treasury
House
Burns
Nor
R-Neb
Supreme Court
New Farm Relief Plantate Authority
Secretary Ofgriculture
Fed
Ith
Agriculture Imittee
General Strike Warning Tied to Textile Bill Action
Francis J. Gorman of the United Textile Workers warned House hearings on the Ellenbogen textile control bill that without enactment the 1934 general strike would pale. He said the measure would curb wages hours and conditions while denouncing strikes and urging swift passage amid industry unrest.
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Washington
House
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers
Gorman
Three Men Slated To Die In Raleigh Friday
Three inmates face execution in Raleigh state prison on Friday for murder two by gas and one by electric chair. Will Long may be spared if last minute stays arise. Watson Sanford and Long express readiness while Gov Ehringhaus declines reprieve except in dire cases.
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Raleigh
State
Will Long
Alamance Negro
Thomas Watson
J. T. Sanford
Durham
Long
Watson
Sanford
Pekin unions end three day general strike in Pekin
The three day general strike by about 2,000 union men in Pekin ends as Jack Kinsella of the Peoria and Pekin Building Trades union says a formal statement will explain the strike position. The halt is expected to take effect at once amid rumors of no leaders meeting with Chicago federation officials and a split over a possible wider stoppage. Businessmen had announced plans to reopen their establishments tomorrow.
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Pekin
Ill
Jack Kinsella
Peoria and
Pekin Bing
Kinsella
Ceral
Issu
Kinsell
Ralph Goar
Willis Shoenberg
Chicago
Ane Federation of Labor
Schoenberg
Harry Whue
Princip
Labor
Organ Business Men of Pekin
Stock Market Shows Strength in Early Trading
New York reports bullish sentiment across sectors led by communications, rail and specialty stocks. Higher taxes and larger dividends sparked buying while profit taking slowed. the dollar held firm against major currencies and bonds remained in demand amid mixed cotton results.
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New York
Americans Nose Out Germans In Olympic Ice Hockey Contest
The United States edged Germany 1 0 in Garmisch Partenkirchen as Gordon Smith scored late in the opening period on a pass from Jack Garrison. A frenzied opening clash drew 8 000 spectators despite a heavy snowstorm that halted play to clear the ice. Canada defeated Poland 8 1 in the same day.
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Garmisch - Partenkirchen
Germany
United States
Gordon Smith
Boston
Smith
Jack Garrison
Canada
Poland
Bank of France Lowers Discount Rate Again
Paris reports the Bank of France reduced its discount rate to 3.5 percent, the second cut in under a month after a 6 percent peak last November to curb gold withdrawals. December 31 rate fell to 5 percent as withdrawals slowed. Gold continues to move from the United States to Europe.
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Paris
Bank of France
Tts
United States
Europe
Duke Will Seek To Defer Action On Graham Plan
Duke University plans to defer final action on athletic proposals from the Graham plan to allow committees of the Southern Conference to study and report back at the next annual meeting. Dean W. H. Wannamaker, Duke athletics chair, said the proposals largely mirror existing conference rules but some features require careful review before definite action. The decision was announced as Duke prepared to depart for the Richmond Virginia conference meeting.
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Durham
Duke University
Worromw
Richmond
W. H. Wannamaker
Duke
Wannamaker
Southern agriculurists debate post AAA farm policy in Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi the 87th annual meeting of the Southern Cotton Workers association opens with 800 agronomists from 13 states examining the future of farm economy after the defunct Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Delegates discuss crop control, soil conservation, and a substitute program as M L Wilson is slated to outline plans.
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Jackson
Miss
Southern Agricultural
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Association of Southern Cotton Workers
AAA
M. L. Wilson
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
J. R. Ricks
Mississippi College of Agricultural
T. J. Sands
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma A
M. Colege
Arctic Chill Grips Nation Amid Snow and Cold
Arctic cold persists across the United States with heavy snow from Montana to Illinois and temperatures from 6 to 20 degrees in many areas. The Northwest remains frigid with 66 below in parts of Canada and 45 below at Minot North Dakota. Flood threats recur in the South as rain and sleet affect Texas to North Carolina while deaths from weather push near 600.
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Jacksonville
Gandy Hook
N. CO
Official Weather Bureau
A. m. Max
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Orleans
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Iowa
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MacKenzie River Basin
Canada
Minot
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Gulf
Texas
Tennessee
Wilmington
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Alabama
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Yankton
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Kranzburg
Nebraska
Valentine
Missouri
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Davenport
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Mercury
Ottawa
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Michigan
Marquette
Raleigh Jury Acquits Truck Driver of Murder Charge
A Raleigh Superior Court jury acquitted Beacher P. Petton, a truck driver, of second degree murder in the knife slaying of Vernon Knight during an oyster roast altercation. Petton had pleaded self defense.
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Raleigh
Superior Court
Beacher P. Petton
Vernon Knight
Forbidden Land Of Penitentes Invaded In Search For Killer
Modesto Trujillo, 16-year-old Spanish American, confessed to killing Carl Taylor, travel writer, in a Sandia mountains cabin near Albuquerque. Investigators say two masked men shot Taylor after an encounter with the Penitentes, a secret New Mexico cult. Trujillo and another man were detained for questioning.
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Albuquerque
WN. M
Modesto Trujillo
Ross Salazar
Carl Taylor
Vagabond Magazine
N. M
Sandia Mountains
Here
New Mexico
Modestro Trujillo
Faustin Chavez
Taylor
Trujillo
Conrad Richter
Morada
Richter
Talmadge Advocates Bible Crop Control
Georgia Governor Talmadge told Phi Kappa at the University of Georgia that Congress must rely on the Bible for farm conservation. He supported the Sabbatical year where land lies idle every seventh year and opposed old age pensions as harmful to the nation.
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Athens
Talmadge
Congress
Phi Kappa Literary Society
University of Georgia
Fire destroys home. man dead near Chadbourn
Whiteville February 6 Arthur Saunders 38 burned to death when a house near Chadbourn burned yesterday his family away at the time firefighters found the body and no other injuries reported
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Whiteville
Arthur Saunders
Chadbourn
Snow and rain forecast for North Carolina tonight
Snow probably mixed with rain was forecast for North Carolina tonight and tomorrow as Eastern streams flood. Cape Fear river crested at 36 feet at Fayetteville, flooding low lands, while Neuse at Smithfield stood at 15.8 feet and rising toward 16 feet. Roanoke and Tar rivers also rose but were not yet at bank full.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Neuse
Smithfield
Roanoke
Tar
Floods and Cold in N C Fatal to Five
Murphys area reports five deaths from cold and floods. Mrs Blaylock Johnson 60 and her son Dewey 28 drowned when flood waters broke a dam and swept their home away. Blaine Moore body found. Charles Holland 40 and his 17 year old son died near Liberty in Cherokee county after freezing in the woods.
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Liberty
Cherokee County
Tennessee Line
Bowen
109 year old ex slave Laura Goss dies in Lexington
Laura Goss aged 109 died in Lexington from injuries after a fall suffered a week earlier. Her age was supported by old slave records.
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Lexington
Laura Goss
Farm Acts Repealed Paving Way for New Bill
Congress completed repeal of three AAA auxiliaries the Bankhead cotton, Smith Kerr tobacco, and potato control acts with senate approval and house concurrence. The move clears the path for a revised AAA replacement bill, while Norris criticizes the court overreach as Congress recalibrates farm relief policy.
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Washington
Congress
Smith- Kerr
Senate
House
White House
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate Agriculture Committee
Strong Industrial Upturns Signal Broad Economic Recovery
New York reports show a robust industrial upturn with the AP index near a six year high. January retail gains at Sears Roebuck and a 10 percent rise in general business reflect improving demand, while oil prices and machine tool demand bolster the outlook. Stock market capitalization on the NYSE climbs sharply in January.
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New York
Associated Press
Sears, Roebuck & Co
AAA
Department of Commerce
New York Stock Exchange
Pekin Strikes Grow as City Faces Distillery Lockout
In Pekin Illinois shoppers worry over supplies as a city strike enters its third day amid a coal shortage. The American Distilling plant dispute centers on the dismissal of Police Chief Harry Donahue after picket-line clashes. State and federal negotiators plan talks with distillery leaders in Peoria to resolve the conflict and calming civic unrest.
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Pekin
Ill
Pany
Harry Donahue
Committee of the Trades and
Peoria Conference
Mexican Rebel Chief Arrested In Capital
Mexican rebel chief Lauro Rocha, alleged leader of a large rebel force active in Jalisco, surrendered in Mexico City seeking amnesty as authorities label him a religious fanatic and protest his opposition to a socialist program.
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Lauro Rocha
Jalisco
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