Bailie Resigns as Morgenthau Confirmed for Treasury
Washington January 6 The final Senate objection to Henry Morgenthau Jr being confirmed as secretary of the treasury was removed by the resignation of Earle Bailie the temporary aide in charge of fiscal affairs Bailie had faced criticism from Senator Couzens over ties to J and W Seligman and Company Morgenthau said Bailie would leave before end January for reasons tied to his firm The administration plans a rapid borrowing program totaling about ten billion dollars to fund the recovery program with further legislation on gold devaluation and dollar relief under consideration
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Washington
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Earle Bailie
Department
Senate Finance Committee
Morgenthau
Bailie
Couzens
R-Mich
Senate
Balilie
New York
J. and W. Seligman and Company
Roosevelt
Congress
Thomas
Oklahoma
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
England To Talk League Changes After Arms Pact
Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon said European peace hinges on settling Franco German arms dispute. He voiced conviction after conferences with key statesmen in London. The talks followed the treaty discussions and stressed joint efforts for future security.
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England
Albert W. Wilson
Associated Press
London
Europe
Oaen
John Simon
Paris
Rome
United States
Geneva
Joseph Paul Boncour
Mussolini
League of Nations
Germany
Great Britain
Sir John
Ramsay MacDonald
France
Italy
Reich
Britain
Pardons Refused for Four Transylvania Bank Officials
Raleigh January 6 Governor Ehringhaus announced he could not grant pardons to four Transylvania County men convicted in a banking conspiracy. The group including three former county officials and a former bank president faced two-year state prison terms. restitution of thirty thousand dollars was received but the governor must decide if he is morally bound to pardon.
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Raleigh
Ehringhaus
Transylvania County
Thomas Shipman
Brevard Banking Company
Joseph Pickelsimer
Transylvania Fain Ahearladoane Te
Er Comm Ner
Torney
N. A. Townsend
Townsend
Dry forces to establish state unit in North Carolina
Greensboro will host a meeting on January 16 to organize a permanent state organization for the WCTU. Mrs. W. B. Lindsay, state president, announced the plans in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Dry Forces
Greensboro
W. B. Lindsay
Ww. Co. T. U
PWA Announces $58 Million for 142 Projects Nationwide
The Public Works Administration announced allotments totaling $58,250,500 for 142 non-federal projects in 41 states. Officials said the funding would create 240,857 man months of direct employment nationwide.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Conspiracy to kill Sonora Governor Calles thwarted
Authorities said a plot to assassinate Rodolfo Elias Calles, governor of Sonora and son of former president Plutarco Elias Calles, was foiled with ten men arrested.
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Hermosillo
Sonora
Mexico
Rodolfo Elias Calles
Plutarcc Elias Calles
Explosion Kills Man at Atlantic Refining Oil Works
One man was killed and several injured after a powerful explosion at Atlantic Refining oil works in South Philadelphia. Fire and blast damaged the facility as responders rushed to the scene.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Company
Prisoner Charlie Idol Dies After Illness in Atlanta Penitentiary
Charlie Idol of Greensboro North Carolina a prisoner at the federal penitentiary in Atlanta died early today after several months of illness. Warden A C Aderholt said Idol had been ill since his arrival last year following a liquor conviction. The body was sent to Greensboro.
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Atlanta
Charlie Idol
Greensboro
N. C
A. C. Aderholt
Idol
North Carolina Tobacco Markets to Reopen Monday
North Carolina flue cured tobacco markets in the old and new belts will resume sales Monday after a holiday recess that ended December 15. The reopening signals continued completion of the season's tobacco sales in Raleigh and surrounding areas.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Garrison to Represent State at Barber Code Hearing
Ross M. Garrison of Salisbury and head of the State Journeymen Barbers Association will travel to Washington to represent the state at Monday’s hearing on the national code for the barber industry.
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Salisbury
Ross M. Garrison
State Journeymen Barbers’ Association
Barbers’ Union
Washington
Billings Denied Parole by California Board
FOLSOM PRISON Cal Jan 6 The California board denied parole to Warren Billings for past criminal aid tied to the 1916 Preparedness Day parade bomb plot with Thomas J Mooney. Authorities said Billings appeared dejected but prepared to endure the setback and press on.
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Folsom
Cal
State Board of Prisonerms and Paroles
Warren
Billings
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Parole Board
Mooney
Bill S
Chicago Milk Shortage Deepens Amid Farm Strike
Chicago faces a milk embargo as 18 000 angry farmers picket highways and block deliveries within a 100 mile radius. Officials say supply to the city is down to under 20 percent, with only hospitals and institutions receiving quotas.
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Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Pure Milk Association
Organization of Farmers
Dairies
PMA
Association
Consolidated Air Defense Bureau Proposed in Congress
National defense advocates in congress draft a program for a separate department of aviation defense and a merged army and navy air force with expanded air corps personnel and equipment. Hearings may begin soon with testim on Swanson Dern MacArthur Foulis King and other officials. The plan seeks 1,800 planes 1,620 pilots and 400 more pilots to meet expansion goals.
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Washington
National Defense
Congress
Department of Aviation Defense
Army and Navy Air Forces
Air Corps
McSwain
House Military Committee
Dern and Swanson
War and Navy Departments
Army
Navy
Swanson
Dern
Douglas MacArthur
B. D. Foulis
Army Air Corps
Roosevelt
EB. J. King
Naval Oe
Public Works Administration
U. S. Plans to Guarantee Farm Bond Principal and Interest
Washington officials outlined a twofold aim for guaranteeing both principal and interest on four billion dollars of farm and home loan bonds. The measure, to be introduced next week, seeks to curb heavy discounting on the open market and reassure investors with a flat unconditional guarantee. Currently only interest is guaranteed, but officials say the bonds are effectively backed by a perpetual guarantee.
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Washington
Thomases
I. W. A Meetings Schedule This Sunday
Sunday school convenes at 9 45 a m with public invited. Monday at 6 30 p m all I W A chairmen meet in the hall. At 8 p m Monday the street and sanitary department meets in the hall.
Paraguay and Bolivia Prepare to Resume Gran Chaco Conflict
Buenos Aires dispatch reports Paraguay and Bolivia ready to resume their long running Gran Chaco dispute, with belief that the 18 day Armistice will not be extended.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Bolivia
Gran Chaco
LaGuardia Backs Budget Fight Over Dictatorial Powers
In New York City Mayor LaGuardia rejects dictatorial powers for city government citing February 1 budget balance deadlines. He indicates willingness to compromise with Governor Lehman while pressing for authority to trim departments and salaries. Albany signals Lehman’s stance has doomed the plan before it began.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Herbert H. Lehman
LaGuardia
Board of Estimate
City of New
York
Albany
Shot Midwest Gang Leader Klutas Laid In Police Trap
CHICAGO Jan 6 Hand some Jack Klutas leader of a widely sought midwest kidnap band was shot and killed in a police trap at a Bellwood apartment where he lived undercover as a secret service operative Five alleged gang members were arrested and taken to headquarters from Bellwood after Klutas tried to flee The shooting occurred as Klutas and two others emerged from the building near Police Chief Henry Eggebrechts home The slaying ends a seven year chase for the former University of Illinois student linked to multiple kidnappings and extortions over half a million dollars Melvin H Purvis head of U S Bureau of Investigation local police described Klutas gang as the nations smartest Three gang members are set for court next week over the James Hackett abduction Another associate Russell Hughes was killed two months earlier in Peoria Ill
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Chicago
Jack
Klutas
Secret Service
Takto
Bellwood
Frank Johnson
Thomas J. Courtney
Johnson
Henry Eggebrecht
University of Illinois
Melvin H. Purvis
United States Bureau of Investigation
James Hackett
Blue Island
Russell Hughes
Peoria
Ill
Hughes
Senate Approves Additional Crop Loan Bill for Farmers
The senate agriculture committee approved a new 100 million dollar loan under a program similar to cotton and corn borrowings totaling about 150 million. The bill, led by Chairman Smith, expands government aid for agriculture with loans tied to a 1934 reduction program requiring farmers to cut cotton acreage by 40 percent and corn by 20 percent. Banks cooperate without risk, while loan repayment depends on commodity prices.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Smith
Commodity Credit Corporation
Credit Corporation
Farm Administration
Senate and House pause as Republicans launch budget fight
Washington reports Republicans begin a push against the Roosevelt administration's deficit plans as Congress pauses for recess. Senator Patterson slams the budget, citing a projected deficit of over 7.3 billion dollars, while Democrats defend emergency spending. The budget debate centers on liquor taxes and the St. Lawrence waterway treaty with Canada as nominations proceed.
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Washington
Senate
House
St. Lawrence
Congress
Buying Market To Open In Atlanta
A large merchandise market designed to furnish a buying center for southeastern retail firms will open January 29 in Atlanta. The central market will allow buyers to operate for the region locally, avoiding trips to New York. A building is leased and a charter for Southeastern Merchandise Market Inc. is sought, with W. R. C. Smith serving as temporary trustee.
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Atlanta
Mart
New York
Southeastern Merchandise Market, Inc
W. R. C. Smith
Florida’s Boom Sparks Busy Florida Checks Growth Signs
Florida claims a new boom as post office lines grow with 38 percent December mail rise and stamp sales top $11 000. Airlines report 400 percent passenger growth. hotels see 75 to 400 percent occupancy gains. schools face crowd increases. steamship service expands to Boston and Philadelphia.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
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U. S
Hawaii
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Averill Perry Roberts Davis Guinn
U. S. Naval
Pearl Harbor
Com. K. McGinnis
J. K. Averill
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Greenville
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Midwest Gang
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Harrison
Canada
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