Roosevelt bill takes back gold and overhauls currency policy
Congress moves to advance the Roosevelt monetary plan while the House coinage committee shifts to the Roosevelt dollar bill. Attorney General Cummings backs constitutionality. A demand for over 1.1 billion dollars in recovery funds is expected, with Civil Works financing planned through June. Senate debates DC liquor regulation as banking and mail investigations continue. The Hawes-Cutting Philippine independence bill expires today but may be revived.
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Washington
Congress
Administration
House Coinage Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Cummings
Pennsylvania
Mr. Roosevelt
Civil Works Administration
Senate
District of Columbia
House
Interior Department
Smith
Senate Agricultural Committee
E. F. George
Memphis
Tenn
Senate Agriculture Committee
PWA
Pilot sets world speed record in homebuilt monoplane
Miami dispatch reports See Los Angeles piloted a self built four cylinder monoplane averaging 209.11 miles per hour over a 100 mile course to establish a new world record for single seater racing planes.
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Miami
Fla
Los Angeles
Treasury secretary urges house to house tax return canvass
Secretary Morgen than proposes a house to house canvass by treasury agents to ensure all required income tax returns are filed. The move aims to reach taxpayers who may have overlooked filing and improve compliance nationwide.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Morgenthan
Peery Becomes Virginia’s 50th Governor
Richmond Virginia January 17 George Campbell Peery of Tazewell today became the fiftieth governor of Virginia in a ceremony that marked a milestone for the state’s leadership.
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Richmond
George Campbell Peery
Tazewell
Virginia
Garbo and Mamoulan Deny Marriage Plans in Hollywood
Greta Garbo and director Rouben Mamoulian returned to Hollywood on January 17 and stated they are not married and not planning marriage. Mamoulian said the couple, who have long been linked in rumors, are simply working together on film projects and have no wedding plans at this time.
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Hollywood
Calif
Greta Garbo
Rouben Mameoulian
Mamou-lan
Civil works administrator approves jobs for 1264 workers
Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, state civil works administrator, today approved projects to place 1,264 people on payrolls earning a total of 130,056 with overall project costs reaching 197,681.
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Raleigh
Thomas O'Berry
Senator Smith to push bill on government crop predictions
Senator Smith of South Carolina, a Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced plans to introduce a bill to prohibit government crop yield projections and predictions. The move seeks to curb official forecasts used in policy and markets.
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Washington
Smith
D-Sc
Senate Agniture Committee
Vallee Files Separate Suit Against Rudy Alle
Fay Webb Vallee sues Rudy Alle for alleged misconduct with a "Jane Doe" in Los Angeles and with singer Alise Faye in several eastern and southern cities.
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Los Angeles
Fay Webb Vallee
Maine
Rudyallee
Dane Doe
Alise Faye
Yes
Five Men Bound in Bank Vault Break-In at Summerville
Five men bound and gagged the town night watchman in Summerville Georgia early today. They entered the bank and burned a hole in the vault door and escaped in an automobile. The night watchman freed himself around 5 30 a m and raised the alarm as investigators reviewed fingerprints.
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Summerville
Thomason
New Orleans Election Turmoil Prompts Martial Law Talk
As New Orleans prepares for a volatile municipal primary next Tuesday the scene is fraught with fears of martial law and heavy police deployment. Mayor Walmsley and regulars accuse Lena Huey Long allied forces of voter list tampering while court orders and arrests flare, casting a tense political showdown.
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Orleans
Lena Huey P. Long
John Klover
Regu
T. Semmes Walms
Walter L. Gleason
District Court
Party Chiselers In Capital Roosevelts Ire
President Roosevelt at the White House denounced reports that Democratic officeholders in Washington were using their posts to earn a livelihood. He said it violates the spirit of the administration and disputed the idea of back door access. An intimation suggested Postmaster General Farley, as Democratic chair, might take action.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Deadline Tonight For Hoarders Of Gold
Washington January 17 deadline nears for turning in gold or gold certificates to the treasury with penalties possible for noncompliance. Penalties may apply if gold is held in direct violation of Morgenthau’s order, with double the value liable in some cases. An equivalent value will be paid in other forms of money, likely federal reserve notes or similar currencies.
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Washington
Jan
Treasury
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve Banks
Reconstruction Corporation
Federal Reserve
National Bank
United States
Frank Hill Dies After Illness at 51
Frank Hill age 51 died at his home in Trinity Route 1 Randolph county after a two week pneumonia illness. Born February 10 1882 he was married to Alice Spencer in 1906 and leaves a son Vergil and four daughters Eva Virginia Ruth and Bessie. Survived by his father and siblings. Funeral Thursday at Mt. Vernon M E church with interment in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
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William Franklin
Frank) Hill
Randolph County
Trinity
Sidney T. Hill
Mary Davis Hill
Alice Spencer
Vergil Hill
Eva
Virginia Hill
Ruth
Bessie Hill
High Point
Ad Hill
Archdale
Ben Hill
Randleman
Tom Hill
Annie Gray
Ruth Tuttle
Hill
Springfield Friends Church
Poplar Ridge
Truck overturns injuring over twenty near Edmonds Corner
A truck carrying 34 colored men and women overturned on Route 27 near Edmonds Corner about six miles from Norfolk. More than 30 people were taken to St. Vincent's hospital with several in serious condition. most were discharged after first aid.
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Norfolk
Edmonds Corner
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Registrar Barnes Sequestered as Voter Office Placed in Care
A district attorney charges Barnes with defacing public records and orders him to post bond. Judge Gleason issues sequestration at the petition of the Orleans Parish Democratic executive committee, removing Barnes from registrar of voters and placing the office under civil Sheriff Maurice J. Hartson.
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Gleason
Orleans Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Barnes
Biggs Sues Mrs Mann Over Bank Stock Shareholders suit
John D. Biggs as receiver for Commercial National Bank sues Mrs J D Mann in federal court for 2700 dollars representing 27 shares. In superior court C C Edwards answers David Morton suit for 2570 dollars for injuries from a November 13 1933 wreck on Main street Green alleging Morton rode a motorcycle and cut in front of his car and that Morton was careless and not badly hurt.
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Greensboro
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
High Point
J. D. Mann
Superior Court
C. C. Edwards
David Morton
Main Street
Green
Edwards
Morton
S. C. Town Hit By 50 000 Blaze Destroying Bank Building
The Nicholson Bank and Trust Company building in Union collapsed by fire early today, threatening nearby businesses. Estimated property loss was 40 000 to 50 000 dollars with total damage undetermined. The Virginia Life Insurance Company occupied the second floor and the fire cut telephone service citywide.
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UNION
8. C
Nicholson Bank and Trust Company
Virginia Life Insurance Company
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Batista Asked To Resign Head Of Cuban Army
In Havana a united front formed by the student directory federation of labor and Dr. Antonio Quiteras demands Col. Fulgencio Batista resign as commander of the army before noon. Government communications were crippled as telegraph and postal workers walked out, joined by workers from state public instruction public works justice agriculture and interior. The strike spine says it is a protest against the military dictatorship in Cuba.
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Secret Society
Student Directory
Federation of Labor
Antonio Quiteras
United Front
Fulgencio Batista
Republic
Cuba
Shriner Testifies In Suit Over Rockingham Courtship
D Shriner Jr of Frederick Maryland testified in Rockingham County Court to reclaim $30 000 paid to Miss Maude Stogner of Rockingham NC to avoid a breach of promise suit. He described meeting in Charlotte in 1931 visits to NC and New York where an intimacy began. He claimed he invited her to Frederick and gave a diamond ring at her request. He said there was no suggestion of marriage and nothing improper during the visit.
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Rockville
Rs D. Shriner, Jr
Ederick
Forts
Maude Stogner
Rockingham
N. C
Charlotte
North Carolina
New York City
Ralph Pulitzer Named Deputy Administrator of NRA Codes
Ralph Pulitzer, a member of the newspaper family, was named a deputy administrator of the NRA to oversee newspaper and allied codes when approved. He said he accepted with pride but noted potential conflicts as a trustee and stockholder in The St. Louis Post Dispatch and an interest in Scripps-Howard payments for the old New York World.
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Washington
Ralph Pulitzer
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Pulitzer
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Scripps-Howard
New York World
Goss Defends Farm Credit Aid For Farmers
Albert L. Goss land bank commissioner defends Farm Credit Administration lending to relieve farm debts. He says over 90 percent of loans refinance existing debt, loans total about 270 million since May, and daily lending reaches five million. The program aims to prevent foreclosure and support communities while other agencies restore farm prices.
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Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Albert 5
Goss
Land Bank
Credit Administration
Farm Adjustment Administration
Smith backs Bankhead plan to license cotton gins for emergency aid
Senate agriculture committee endorsements push the Bankhead bill aimed at reducing the cotton surplus by licensing gins. Chairman Smith of South Carolina frames it as an emergency measure only, with amendments likely and no claim of permanent policy. Witnesses from Memphis and Texas officials voiced support as Bankhead read a telegram backing the bill.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Smith
D-Sc
Farm Administration
E. E. George
Memphis
Tenn
Farmer
Bankhead
D-Ala
George
J. E. McDonald
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Asheboro Building Rebuilt After December Fire
Asheboro on Depot street where K. D. Cox owned the Rose five and ten cent store is being rebuilt after the December 24 fire that nearly destroyed the stock. The owner hopes the new Cox building will be ready for occupancy by Rose by early March with modern improvements planned.
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Asheboro
Depot Street
K. D. Cox
Rose
Cox
Greta Garbo Spotted in Arizona Desert Under Alias Jones
The writer notes Greta Garbo seen in the Arizona desert with a man named Brown, while joking about the dollar’s movement to sixty cents and foreshadowing repeated arguments. The letter closes with a tease to move on to other news.
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Lal
CNTER
Santa Monica
Cal
Greta Garbo
Arizona Desert
Jones
Furriner
Brown
Moore Escapes From Caledonia Prison Farm
RALEIGH Jan 17 State officials report the escape of M I Moore sentenced in Guilford county in January 1933 to serve 112 to three years for breaking and entering from Caledonia prison farm Moore an A grade prisoner walked off while mowing hay
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Raleigh
M. I. Moore
Guilford County
Caledonia
Moore
Glover Urged to Testify on Air Mail Destruction
Senate investigators heard R L John say Glover ordered the destruction of Glover air mail files in January 1923 and burned 1921 to 1924 correspondence. John testified copies of Brown’s official letters were filed in Glover’s office and that much of the material was personal in nature. Chairman Black summoned Glover to testify on the alleged destruction.
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Washington
R. L. John
W. Ireving Glover
Hoover Administration
Senate
Glover
John
Brown
Post Office Department
Walter F. Brown
Black
Braniff Links Postmaster Brown to Mail Contract Favoritism
Oklahoma City independent airline operator Paul Braniff told a Senate committee that Walter Brown former postmaster general awarded a mail contract to Transcontinental and Western Air after claiming Braniff’s planes were unsatisfactory. Braniff testified Brown opposed single motor planes and TWA won the contract with the same aircraft. Braniff claimed his costs were 15 12 cents per mile while offering to fly the mail at half that rate. government subsidy on the rival route was about 80 cents per mile.
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Washington
Paul Braniff
Oklahoma City
Senate
Walter P. Brown
Transcontinental
Western Air
W. A
Braniff
House of Representatives
Brown
Despondent mother kills three children in Tampa tragedy
Mrs. A. P. Sanders, 26, shot and killed her three children and wounded herself last night in Tampa. Doctors said she will likely recover from her self-inflicted wounds. Desperation over ill health and fear of a motherless future led to the killings.
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Tampa
Fla
A. P. Sanders
Babson predicts Roosevelt debt reduction by 1936
Economist Roger W. Babson says Roosevelt may leave 1936 with a smaller national debt than he inherited in 1932. He credits the gold policy for stabilizing the dollar and enabling more currency while aiding foreign trade and government debt repayment.
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Roosevelt
Tampa
Fila
Roger W. Babson
Economist
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