Long calls Louisiana to special session on oil pact ratification
Louisiana Senator Huey Long announced a special session to ratify his agreement with Standard Oil of Louisiana for a 4 cent rebate on the 6 cent oil refining tax. The session may be held tonight for one day, while vacancies in the Senate and House raise questions on voting margins. Attorney General Porterie said vacancies may be filled by gubernatorial appointment with Senate consent.
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Huey Long
Standard Oil Company
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Long
K. Allen
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Gaston L. Porterie
Allen
J. D. Womack
East Baton Rouge Parish
George K. Farrot
A. A. Fredericks
Louisiana State Normal College
Natchitoches
Senate
L. K. Perrault
St. Landry Parish
Ickes Predicts Relief Bill To Gain Approval
Secretary Ickes forecast passage of a 4.88 billion work relief bill, citing strong demand for relief. Administration leaders showed no plan to move the bill from the Senate Appropriations Committee while social security measures and state relief laws faced delays. Roosevelt prepared for a return to the capital as lawmakers weighed wage provisions and broader security programs.
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Ickes
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Roosevelt
Repeal Victories Across States With Liquor Debates Rise
In several states repeal forces scored victories as Alabama voters faced dry law questions including beer wine and liquor measures. Governor Jump signed West Virginia liquor control creating a state monopoly effective March 1 while Arkansas Georgia and Texas moves favored liquor law changes. Senate and house debates touched inoculation of dogs rabies drivers licenses and a proposed state prohibition commission program.
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Alabama
H. G. Jump
West Virginia
Arkansas House
Senate
Texas State Senate
Texas
Georgia House
South Carolina Senate
House
Virginia
North Carolina Senate
Judiciary Committee
Senate To G Measure Faces Hearing In Raleigh
In Raleigh on February 26 the senate judiciary committee reported the Hill bill to the senate without prejudice after an executive session amid mixed votes. The panel favored certain measures while an unfavorable report surfaced for the liquor bill. Public hearings were scheduled on the Griffin diphtheria infant accusation bill as work continued on liquor store policy and related reforms.
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Hill
Waa
Senate
Judiciary
House
State Prohibition Commission
Senate Judiciary Mittee
Horton
Ham
Fee
Appropriations
Associated Press
Supreme Co
Supe Court
Mooresville Man Held in Greensboro Fatal Crash
T M McKnight of Mooresville faces a magistrate on a manslaughter charge in the death of 22 year old Harriett Beatrice Barton of Greensboro struck near her home on Route 10 Four miles east of Greensboro. Barton was the daughter of Reverend and Mrs Co D Barton of Greensboro.
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Greensboro
T. M. McKnight
Mooresville
Harriett Beatrice Barton
Miss Barton
McKnight
Route 10
Here
Co. D. Barton
Virginia Slayer Caught in North Carolina
Howard Delp, accused slayer, is back in custody after a four day manhunt through Carroll and Grayson counties. Tracked by hounds and deputized citizens, he crossed into North Carolina and was captured near Wilkesboro, thirty miles from the line, west of Winston-Salem. Three Galax officers made the arrest and Delp faces a murder charge for the knife killing of Chief of Police Posty Martin.
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Galax
Howard Delp
Carroll
Grayson
Delp
North Carolina Line
Wilkesboro
Winston- Salem
Posty Martin
Dave Leonard
Leonard
Chief Martin
Frank Dotson
Catawba Student Dies in Salisbury
William Horne a 19 year old sophomore at Catawba College who lived with Mr and Mrs Victor Yost died in Salisbury at a hospital from spinal meningitis contracted last Tuesday. Funeral services are planned in Jonesville South Carolina Wednesday afternoon.
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Salisbury
William Horne
Catawba College
Victor Yost
Jonesville
S. C
School strike threatens Mendista regime in Cuba
Havana reports reveal a nationwide schoolboy strike threat growing into a general revolutionary movement against President Carlos Mendieta. Police seize organizers as protests spread, with educators jailed, bombs injuring civilians, and labor unions backing a broader strike amid tax resistance from Realengo 18 residents in Oriente province.
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Cuba
Havana
Carlos Mendista
Mendieta
United Front
Ampaiga
Santos Suarez
Guirademelena
Jatimonico
Camagury
National Confederation Labor
Realengo 18
Oriente
Realezcueros
Salisbury Acts To Check Meningitis
Salisbury authorities and the city council coordinated mass precautions after Henry W. Miller a Spencer shops machinist was hospitalized with spinal meningitis in critical condition. The illness followed the death of William Horne a 19 year old Catawba College sophomore from Jonesville D C who died after a six day illness. Miller is believed to have contracted the disease while Horne assisted him at a local store earlier last week.
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Salisbury
N. C
Henry W. Miller
Spencer Shops
William Horne
Catawba College
Jonesville
D. C
Gulesian Found in New York Mission
Moses H. Gulesian, 71, once a Boston and Newton real estate dealer, was found at the Bowery mission in New York and returned to his Newton home today. His son-in-law James L. Beck of Newton said Gulesian was met at South Station by his wife and daughter.
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Newton
Mass
Moses H. Gulesian
Boston
Bowery Mission
New York
James L. Beck
Associated Press
Gulesian
South Station
Grace W. Gulesian
Beck
Rogers plan urged as homesick U.S. citizens seek return
Beverly Hills reports 60 000 Pili pinos want to go home and urges adoption of the Rogers plan allowing the U S A to ship any willing citizen anywhere while they won’t return. The piece argues citizenship feels weak and favors a government push to repatriate.
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Beverly Hills
Austria Assured Of Its Safety
British foreign secretary Sir John Simon told Austrian leaders that Germany must sign the Rome accords guaranteeing Austrian independence as a condition for joining a proposed defensive air pact. He said he would press this point in Berlin during bilateral talks with Hitler, while still pursuing Anglo-French proposals in parallel.
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Great Britain
Austria
Germany
Rome
Risch
John Simon
Kurt Schuschnigg
Egon Berger-Waldewege
Berlin
Ruth Signs Contract To Be Braves Assistant Boss
Ruth, 21-year American league star, is released by the Yankees and signs a one-year deal with the Boston Braves as vice president and assistant manager. He will share in profits and has an option to buy stock. Bill McKechnie remains Braves manager unless Ruth takes full on-field control.
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Labe Ruth
New York Yankees
Boston Braves
Ruth
Emil Fuchs
Boston
Braves
Jacob Rupert
Yankees
Fuchs
Bill McKechnie
Eld
Paul Samuel Pleads Guilty in DUI Case
Greensboro Feb 26 Paul Samuel of High Point pleads guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and is sentenced in Superior Court to four months on the roads.
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Greensboro
Paul Samuel
High Point
Firestone Eyes Loray Mill Purchase in Gastonia
Firestone Rubber company negotiates to buy the Loray mill of Manville Jenckes in Gastonia. George Urquhart says engineers and auditors study the plant as Firestone president Harvey Firestone visits the area. Officials expect a decision in three to four weeks amid long labor unrest at the mill.
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Urquhart
Harvey Firestone
Rubber Company
Gastonia
Firestone
Miami
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Loray
DeHart Shows Slight Improvement After Operation
Winston-Salem AP reports Jimmy DeHart Southwestern University football coach was slightly improved after a serious operation in a local hospital. He had not yet passed his crisis.
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Winston-Salem
Jimmy DeHart
Southwestern University
Alabama Reform Vote Signals Dry Law Easing
First returns from Alabama’s prohibition referendum show a majority for repeal of the current dry laws. Initial unofficial results from two rural boxes and three absentee boxes report 261 for modification versus 126 to retain the present statutes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pfirst
Alabama
Hamilton Still Eludes Officers
Federal court hears testimony on Clyde Barrow era crimes as Texas officers press a broad search for Raymond Hamilton, Barrow’s former lieutenant. Nineteen defendants and three boys captured in McKinney are noted, with Hamilton linked to Barrow’s gang and recent escape.
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Clyde Barrow
Harborer’s
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Raymond Hamilton
Southwest
Desperado
McKinney
Buster
Mayes
J. C. Lettice
J. C. Harlow
Hamilton
Storm-Tossed Seas Cripple Dozens of Vessels Worldwide
Reports from the Bay of Biscay and Spanish coast describe a gale crippling merchant ships. Fifteen vessels issued distress signals as rescue efforts moved to tow and salvage operations.
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Marners
Bay of Biscay
France
Terbed
Portugal
Liverpool
West Africa
Hillcroft
Copa
Spanish
Villano
Sevfalke
Delphos
Corunna
Spain
Ottinge
Brest
Abeille
Caterina Madre
San Pietro
Eftychia
Vergotti
Syrie
San Mello
North Carolina Weather Briefer For Coastal And Central Areas
Partly cloudy and colder with possible rain on the coast tonight. Central and eastern areas expect Wednesday fair conditions. Northwest winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift west to northwest. From Hatteras to Jacksonville expect fresh strong west winds turning northwest with light rain possible before Wednesday fair.
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Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
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