Treasury and Post Office Budget Cut by House Committee
The House appropriations committee recommends 820.7 million dollars for treasury and post office operations for the fiscal year, a 403.6 million cut from current allotment. Public debt service rises by 185.4 million as debt grows to 23.534 billion. ocean and air mail subsidies face ongoing review with current rates kept pending studies.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury and
Post Office
House
Treasury
Post Office Department
Congress
Arnold
Senate
Navy appropriation bill passes House and moves to Senate
The House approved a 284.7 million dollar Navy appropriation for the next fiscal year and sent it to the Senate. It provides 33.6 million for ship construction toward treaty limits but excludes replacements for ships beyond useful age at London treaty expiry, 1936.
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Washington
Navy
House
Senate
House Naval Committee
Vinson
Navy Department
Rules Committee
Wingon
Insull must quit Greece immediately
Athens rejects Samuel Insull's appeal and orders him to leave Greece by month's end. The state council ruled the move affects foreign relations and must be dealt with by the government, expelling the former Chicago utilities operator after extended extradition battles.
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Athens
Supreme State Council
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Insull
United States
Carmel
Minister of the Interior
Greece
Paris
Illinois
Italy
Vavouris
State Council
Roosevelt Eyes Talks With New Cuban Government
President Roosevelt hopes to open discussions with the newly recognized Cuban government on the Platt amendment and related policy as soon as convenient, signaling intent to address external affairs and Cuban relations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Roosevelt seeks equal German bond treatment and trade balance
President Roosevelt in talks with the German ambassador urged equal treatment for American holders of German bonds and proposed closer trade relations based on a balance of imports and exports between the United States and Germany.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Liggett and Myers declares extra and regular dividend
Directors of Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co. declared an extra dividend of $1 and the regular quarterly dividend of $1 on the common and common RB stock, payable March 1 to stockholders of record Feb. 15. A year ago similar extras were paid.
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New York
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co
Dern Heads North Carolina Tour For Inspection
Secretary of War George H. Dern flies to Bragg North Carolina for an inspection tour. He will also visit friends in Winston-Salem during the trip.
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Washington
George H. Dern
Bragg
N. C
North Carolina
Spanish government recognizes Cuban government of Mendieta
Madrid dated dispatch reports that the Spanish government announced its recognition of the Cuban government led by President Carlos Mendieta. The move aligns with Madrid’s diplomatic stance in the Caribbean.
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Madrid
Carlos Mendieta
Morgenthau Opens Federal Mints to Russian Gold
Secretary Morgenthau ordered the federal mints opened to Soviet gold consignments. The move signals a strategic currency accommodation amid wartime economic shifts and diplomatic finagling for gold reserves.
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Washington
Morgenthau Pedny
British government names Cuba governor under Mendieta
Co. K MENDIETA LONDON Jan 24 AP British government today named a new governor of Cuba under President Mendieta.
Former North Carolina governor cites cotton textile import flood
Former Governor C Gardner testified to the federal trade commission that the cotton textile industry faces ruin due to an influx of imports. He serves as counsel for the Cotton Textile Institute in Washington.
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Washington, Jan
C. Gardner
North Caro
Cottonextile Institute
Tercommission
Carolinas Coach Laval Seeks Ledmont League Franchise
Charlotte report states Billy Laval, University of South Carolina coach, is seeking a franchise in the Ledmont League for Columbia. The item notes Laval’s interest and ties to the South Carolina program.
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Charlotte
Charlotte News
Billy Laval
Univers of
South Carolina
Columbia
Ransom Demand Unpaid in Ed Bremer Kidnapping Case
The $15,000 ransom for Ed G. Bremer, St. Paul banker, had not been paid by 3 a.m. today, according to highway patrolmen. Harry Bach, a St. Paul salesman, said kidnappers abducted him north of Hinckley and warned him to hurry, while investigators traced the ransom’s movement from St. Paul to the area near Hinckley.
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Hinckley
Minn
Bachman
William Hamm
Pris
Two Men Jailed For Conspiracy Charges
ASHEVILLE Jan. 24 E H Willard and J C Smith local businessmen were jailed charged with conspiracy to defraud and forgery awaiting trial next Tuesday They were arrested after confessing to misappropriating more than 100 from the New Banner tobacco warehouse in which Willard held an interest Smith a tobacco buyer admitted aiding Willard to obtain the money with forged sales tickets
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Asheville
E. H. Willard
J. C. Smith
New Banner Tobacco Warehouse
Willard
Smith
Auto industry in 1934 seen as best since 1929
Detroit January 24 1934 amid floods of orders from the Detroit and New York auto shows industry leaders forecast a strong 1934 with potential production well over 3 million cars. GM and Chrysler report rising orders. Plymouth and Ford show hefty starts. Cadillac notes prospects outpacing last year by more than ten to one.
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New York
W. S. Knudsen
General Motors
Chevrolet
Plymouth Company
Chrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Company
J. C.chick
Cadillac Motor Car Co
Long's Machine Falters in New Orleans Mayor Race
In New Orleans on January 23, unofficial returns show Walmsley leading a four way mayoral primary, with Huey P. Long's machine trailing for the first time in six years. John Klorer and Francis Williams trail as the competition tightens toward a possible runoff.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Walmsley
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T. Semmes Walmsley
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Francis Williams
Herbert B. Homes
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Witt Talks on Japan and Europe in Mixed News
Witt notes a flurry of Japanese and European news. He remarks on the resignation of Japan's former secretary of war and the half peace stance of Foreign Minister Kochi Hirota, suggesting shifting priorities and cautious optimism.
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Beveral Hilia
Calif
Europe
Japan
Kochi Hirota
Russia
Will
Mrs Lucy Reddeck Dies at 89 in High Point Route 4
Mrs Lucy Ann Reddeck aged 89 died at her home High Point Route 4 at 6 30 pm Tuesday She was the widow of Clark Reddeck She leaves son J W Reddeck of Columbia South Carolina daughter Mrs Minnie Hester of High Point Route 4 and half sister Mrs D T Black of High Point Funeral services set for 10 30 am tomorrow at Prospect M E Church with Rev John Cline officiating Interment in church cemetery
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Thomasville
Lucy Ann Reddeck
High Point
Route 4
Clark Reddeck
J. W. Reddeck
Columbia
S. C
Minnie Hester
D. T. Black
Conviction of Officers of Defunct Cherokee Bank Upheld
North Carolina Supreme Court upheld convictions of officers of the defunct Cherokee Bank of Murphy for defrauding the bank by loans in violation of state bank laws. The Sullivan law to sell deposits in closed banks was ruled unconstitutional in 54 counties. Several related cases and rulings, with Judge Connor authorship, were noted as the court adjourned sine die.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
North Carolina
Connor
United States
J. H. Edgerton
R. Morgan
G. B. Morgan
Gurney P. Hood
State Bank
Rutherford County Bank and Trust Company
Michael Schenck
Hood
G. EB. Morgan
Central Bank and Trust Company of
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Felix Alley
EB. A. Davidson
J. B. Storey
J. W. Davidson
Cherokee Bank
Murphy
Evelyn Eccles
Forsyth County
Ve. Davidson
Pritchard
County of Buncombe
Arbogast
Buncombe
Fleming
Edgerton
Rutherford
Kistler
Cotton Mills
Caldwell
Blackwelder
City of Concord
Cabarrus
Thompson
Funeral Home
Iredell
Perdue
State Board of Equalization
Bradshaw Vs. Power Co
Duplin
Negro Representative from Illinois Forces House Restaurant Vote
The lone Negro member of the House, Oscar De Priest of Illinois, demanded a floor vote to decide if Negroes can be barred from the Capitol cafe after his secretary and a friend were refused service. Representative Warren defended the ban, noting the restaurant has never served Negro employees or visitors. De Priest warned of a showdown if Democrats persist.
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Washington
Oscar de Priest
Illinois
de Priest
Warren
North Carolina
Morris Lewis
New election unlikely on Rowan horse racing measure
Raleigh Jan 24 Residents of Rowan County face no new vote on legalizing horse racing and betting machines after Attorney General Dennis G Brummitt issued an opinion. The issue, defeated in last November's referendum, may not be resubmitted until there is exhausted sales resistance.
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Rowan County
Dennis G. Brummitt
Brummitt
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