Roosevelt Accepts Woodin Resignation and Names Morgenthau
President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of William H. Woodin as secretary of the treasury due to ill health and named Henry Morgenthau Jr. as acting secretary and sworn him in at the White House. Morgenthau, a Fordham graduate and Dutchess County resident, has led Treasury duties while Woodin rested.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William H. Woodin
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Woodin
Morgenthau
White House
Oval Room
Mrs. Morgenthau
Henry Morgenthau
Dutchess County
New York
Rem Universi
Farm Credit Administration
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Woodin
Secretary of the Treasury
Silver Drive Dominates Ahead of Congress Opening Wednesday
President to confer with eight or more Democratic chiefs at the White House tonight as bi metallicism and the silver dollar debate shape the new session. Observers expect the inflation tied silver issue to eclipse taxes and spending with quick action eyed on executive recommendations and possible May adjournment.
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Nathan Robertson
Washington
Senate
Ansowent
White House
House
Roosevelt
Rainey
Associated Press
Blaine and Taft Norman Held in Wilkesboro Slaying Case
Local and Davidson county officers arrested Blaine Norman 26 and Taft Norman 19 in connection with the murder and robbery at the Tilley home near Elkin. The suspects, brothers, denied involvement as bloodhounds traced a trail from the Tilley residence to a relative’s home in Lexington.
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Taft
Relative
Lexington
Blaine
Taft Norman
Wilkes County
Oday
Warwick W. Tilley
Elkin
Wilkesboro
John Fowler
Jefferson Avenue
Zale Abs
G. W. Bodenheimer
Davidson County
Porter Norman
W. B. Somers
H. C. Kilby
Folner
Tilley
Tait
Tilley Farm
Mr. Tilley
Coroner's jury to hear evidence in Hubbard Harris Jr case
Inquest tonight in Columbia will review testimony against H Wiles, the confessed kidnapper and slayer of 15 year old Hubbard Harris Jr. A coroner's jury will hear the evidence at once.
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Columbia
8. C
H. Wiles
Hubbard H. Harris, Jr
Prohibition Party Nominee Upshaw Comments on Shelter in Storm
William D. Upshaw, 1982 Prohibition party presidential nominee, issued a statement from Knoxville Tennessee calling the party a ready shelter in a time of storm and addressing all real days in America.
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Knoxville
Tenn
William D. Upshaw
Prohibition Party
America
Prohibition
Prominent Fayetteville resident Jonathan E Elliott dies at 85
Jonathan Evans Elliott, 85, a member of one of the area’s oldest families, died shortly after nightfall at his home near Filiot's bridge. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning in Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
Jonathan Evans Elliott
Filiot’s Bridge
Rose Bowl Opens Amid Heavy Rain and Dreary Dawn
Pasadena observers report the January Rose Bowl kickoff arriving in wet, misty conditions as Stanford and Columbia prepare to clash. Rain drenched the scene though officials expect a full game with fans braving the weather.
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Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
Stanford
Columbia
Sheriff Reports 10 Percent Beer Complaint In Greenville
Sheriff B B Smith said a complaint alleges local sales of 10 percent beer in Greenville. He noted attorney John M Daniel had informed him about the brew being sold, as of January 1 according to AP dispatch.
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Greenville
B. B. Smith
John M. Daniel
Finds Body of Witt in Maryland Farmhouse Mystery
CRISFIELD Md Jan 1 A 59 year old farmer Mrs Margaret Brumbley was found stabbed to death in her Kron Station home by her husband. A 55 year old Negro Sam Jones was questioned then jailed as investigators sought another suspect George Coulbourne who fled the scene. The couple’s back door was found locked and the couple reportedly had neighbors nearby at the time.
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Crisfield
Margaret Armbley
Brumbley
Somerset Coun
Kron Station
Here
Eld
Sam Jones
George Coulbourne
Mobley
Braumbley
New Banking Era Begins In America With 1934
Washington announces a new banking era as national bank holiday ends and more than 13 000 institutions join a federal deposit insurance program covering 97 percent of accounts. Jesse Jones cites 99 percent coverage. FDIC estimates 97 percent. Government aid plans for banks with surplus funds unfold as taxes totaling 300 million dollars loom. President Rooseveld?
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Roose
LaGuardia Takes Office as New York Mayor in Nonpartisan Test
The new York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia sworn in at midnight to lead a reform administration. He vows a nonpartisan, nonpolitical local government and a broad social program while warning department officers against political interference.
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B. L. Livingstone
York
New York
Secjon
Fiorello H. la
LaGuardia
Tammany Hall
Laguerdia
Grim
Vis
Sive
Liberty
Samuel Seabury
City of
New York City
Roosevelt
Year Ends Quietly in San Monica Letter
A San Monica writer reflects on the closing of 1933, noting a shift from worse to better over the years. He predicts that 1983 will be remembered as a turning point when economists become historians. The tone is nostalgic and speculative about future retrospectives.
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Illinois
Chicago
San Monica
Cal
Dee
RFC plans boost monetary program with stock and gold moves
Jones announced the RFC aims to cooperate with banks holding RFC issued preferred stock. The program contemplates purchasing over 800 million dollars in preferred stock and capital notes in about 4,500 banks. RFC offers 2 percent bonds maturing December 15, 1935, fully guaranteed by the United States.
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Velt
Jones
RFC
Aix
United States
Robbery at Brown Rogers Dixon Hardware Store
Yeges blasted open the vault at the Brown Rogers Dixon hardware store overnight and escaped with funds and merchandise worth several thousand dollars in Winston Salem.
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Winston-Salem
Yeges
Brown-Rogers-Dixon Hardware
Optimism In Carolinas As New Year Dawned In 1934
Carolinas welcomed 1934 with fireworks whistles bells and midnight cheers. Many planned quail duck and game hunts, churches held services, and merchants called the holiday the most successful in years. NRA administrator Hugh Johnson visited the South Carolina coast to hunt ducks and quail at Bernard Baruch’s estate near Georgetown.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Carolina
South Carolina
Hugh 8. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
Hobean F Barony
Waccamaw Neck
Georgetown
Baruch
Waccamaw River
Atlantic Ocean
State Police Clamp Down On 1933 Tags
Pasadena faces a heavy rainfall New Year with the Tournament of Roses parade in doubt as Col. George S. Parker vows to proceed if possible. Governor Ehringhaus enforces 1933 tag law with widespread arrests while patrols detail license-violation counts in Raleigh and other counties.
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Pasadena
Cal
George S. Parker
Tournament of Roses Association
California
Rose Bowl
Willim &. Sims
Ehringhaus
State Highway Patrol
Raleigh
Ehbringhaus
Greensboro
Rocky Mountain
Cumberland County
York Town Marriage Boom Despite Blue Eagle Rules
York North Carolina saw a surge in marriages in 1933 with Probate Judge E Gettys Nunn issuing 2793 licenses up from 2707 in 1932. The York Gretna Green area served many North Carolina couples as the marriage market expanded despite prohibition era constraints.
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York
N. C
Gretna Green
North Carolina
Blue Eagle
E. Gettys Nunn
Grandfather's Clock Tops Nation's Biggest Liar Honor
Chicago reports the 1985 National Liars Club chose B Ceresa of Lange loth Pennsylvania as America's biggest teller of tall tales. Ceresa's grandfather clock shadowed by pendulum wore a hole in the back, a story deemed the year’s largest fib among 200 entries from 40 states and Canada.
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Chicago
B. Ceresa
Langeloth
Burlington
Wis
National Liars’ Club
America
Phil McCarty
Denver
Colo
Ceresa
Cere
Sa's
States
Canada
Frank Beller
Orin Butts
Hay City
Mich
Colorado
Laurinburg Police Hold Suspect in Christmas Night Assault
Salisbury police detained Daniel McNair, a Black man, sought in the Christmas night assault on Jesse Lewis, 18, a newspaper salesman, and Dallas Graham, 19, a store clerk. Lewis was stabbed but not seriously wounded. Graham was bruised when attackers near a Negro hotel exploded a firecracker. Three McNair brothers are already jailed in connection with the case.
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Laurinburg
Salisbury
Daniel McNair
Jesse Lewis
Dallas Graham
Lewis
Graham
McNair
Deadly California Floods Kill 28 as Storm Hits Los Angeles
Rescue workers comb debris filled areas around Los Angeles after a historic rainstorm. Nine drowned and seven died in traffic crashes. eight inches of rain fell by morning with higher totals in Pasadena. Venice Beach submerged, thousands displaced, lifeguards evacuate residents from attics and upper floors.
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Angeles
California
Los Angeles
Riverside Drive
Everly
Pasadena
Stanford
Columbia
Venice
Beach City
Hearing Jan 8 For Ree Mountaineers
Three Mountaineers charged with kidnapping and torturing Frank Rhinehart the Webster school principal will get a preliminary hearing January 8. Warfield, Alley Turpin, and Dock Turpin were jailed on kidnapping counts after a weeklong investigation. bonds set at 1500 dollars each, while the Turpin brothers face 500 dollars more on an assault with intent to kill charge.
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Sylvia
Frank Rhinehart
Webster
Warfield
Alley Turpin
Dock Turpin
Rhinehart
Blue Eagles Still Rule Over Industry
The NRA aims to regulate wages and hours for 4 to 6 million workers by end of January while recovery efforts report about 4 million back in jobs. Blue Eagle codes cover major industries as mandatory codes expand, with Roosevelt inviting those not covered to stay under voluntary rules until May. William Green of the AFL foresees a bright, reassuring future and a reversion to normal conditions as codification supports mass production needs.
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NRA
Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
Blue Eagle
William Green
American Federation of Labor
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