Fresh attempts to replace AAA meet criticism
The text surveys proposed agricultural reform bills, noting constitutional doubts raised by Senator Murphy and funding mechanics through 1938, with state and federal provisions shifting after that date. It cites Senate opinions on constitutionality and anticipated committee action with Secretary Wallace.
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AAA
Murphy
D.-Sa
all-Democratic
Secretary of Agriculture
Smith
Wallace
Supreme Court
Oregon
Genstor Frazier
Washington
Fire Disaster Probe Notes Cause of 124 Deaths
A U S Steamboat Service inquiry on October 16 charged Warms Abbott and others with negligence after a fatal fire killed 124 aboard a ship. Investigators cited rapid spread, alarm delays, and improper exit marking. Warms and Abbott faced further charges of misconduct.
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U. S
Abbott
Clarence Hackney
Harold Hansen
Assilant
Anthony Bujia
Warms
Steamboat Ration Service
Federal Grand Jury
Federal
King Edward Resting as Royal Visit Delegations Arrive
The king will take a rest before the arrival of numerous royal delegations including Kings Paris of Bulgaria Carol of Romania and Opold of the Belgians. A private dinner at Buckingham Palace is planned for Monday ahead of the events.
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Paris
Bularia
Carol
Romania
Opold
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Italy and Ethiopia claim victories after days of battle
Rome reports an Ethiopian victory in the north driving Italians from Makale and threatening Axum and Aduwa. Badoglio says Italian losses reach 743 dead and 5 000 wounded with Ethiopian casualties higher. Italy boasts a second Africa victory amid a Mediterranean pact.
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Ethiopia
Makale
Aksum
Aduwa
Ras Kassa
Ras Seyoum
Rome
Italy
Africa
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Pietro Badoglio
New Taxes Loom With Bonus Seen As Certain
Discussion among leaders on inflation and a possible bonus funding. An attached bonus bill to a regular appropriation is considered likely. Officials warn that new or higher taxes may be inevitable though some lawmakers hope for debt-driven revenue and limited tax action.
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Morgenthau
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
House
Harrison
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
Subzero Weather Again Halts Upstate Action
Subzero conditions return for the fourth straight day as upstate drifts hamper activity and movement. Strong winds continue to whip snow into heavy piles and create hazardous travel.
Scouting leader H A Millis lauded for city youth work
George Armfield profiles H A Millis who was reelected president of the Uwharrie Boy Scout Council for a 15th year. The piece highlights his long service, his role in founding Camp Uwharrie, his civic leadership in High Point, and his contributions to scouting, sports, and church work.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
King George
St. George's Church
Hitler
Marshal Pilsudski
Poland
H. A. Millis
George Armfield
Jhen H. A. Millis
Uwharrie Boy Scout Council
Millis
Rowan
Randolph
Davie
Davidson
Guilford County
Uwharrie
Jamestown
Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
High Point
Wesley Memorial Church
Ihs
Cornelia Walker Millis
James Henry Millis
Albion
Southern Furniture
Pilot Life Insurance Company
Greensboro Road
Weatherly
Ragan, Millis and Company
Snow Lumber Company
Oak Ridge Military Institute
Horner's Military Academy
Old Bank of Commerce
Bank of Commerce
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Commercial National Bank
High Point Hosiery
Kernersville Knitting Company
North State Telephone Company
Highland Cotton Mills
Oakdale
Piedmont Building and Loan Association
Piedmont Insurance and Realty Company
Uwharrie Council
Winter Weather Grips Nation Amid Ice and Cold
Cold wave spreads from Canada to Texas and Oklahoma. Niagara ice jams shrink the falls while Chicago swings from subzero to above zero. Canada counts storm deaths as trains resume after snow drifts. California faces drought near San Diego.
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Niagara River
Charles City
Miami
Fla
Chicago
Texas
North Panhandle
Oklahoma
Canada
Dominion
Canadian National
Montreal
Halifax
California
San Diego
Littl
Gas execution debate stirs Raleigh over condemned prisoners
Readers urge reprieves for inmates while calling for an end to capital punishment. The missive questions the method and criticizes officials for not learning how to carry out executions properly, urging the governor to grant stays until laws change.
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Raleigh
Warden Rates Gas Chamber Most Humane Method
Columbus January 25 James C Woodard warden of Ohio state penitentiary declared the lethal gas chamber the most humane form of capital punishment ranking the electric chair second and death by shooting third He said the gas chamber would cause no suffering as the victim would merely die
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Columbus
James C. Woodard
Ohio State Penitentiary
Gas execution in Raleigh prompts humane claim for electric chair
A Raleigh gas execution of Allen Foster of Birmingham, the first in the East, lasts 11 minutes and draws witnesses to debate humane methods. Warden Woodard contrasts gas with electric chair saying it usually ends quickly but with some suffering, and notes shooting as potentially the worst due to uncertain immediate death.
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North Carolina
Allen Foster
Birmingham
Ala
Raleigh
N. C
Mississippi
Woodard
Night drills probe army aviation accidents and bailouts
In San Francisco during night tests, several soldiers and pilots bailed from Keystone biplane bombers. Staff Sergeant Bernard Ablonowaky and Private John Hartman are named along with Private Bruce Taylor Private Truman Gardner and Private Gordon Parkhurst. A Reserve Lieutenant Charles Fisher piloted another craft and was injured when his parachute failed to open. Private Lanigan survived a midair explosion with minor injuries. Aircraft, built in 1932, featured dual 660 horsepower engines and a four man crew with gunners and pilots.
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San Francisco
Bernard F. Ablonowaky
John B. Hartman
Chicago
Bruce Taylor
Puyallup
Wash
Truman J. Gardner
East South Avenue
Olney
Gordon M. Parkhurst
Yorkville
N. Y
Charles E. Fisher
Asheville
N. C
Thomas
BE. Lanigan
Richmond
Beard
Keystone
Army
Mach
Echelon Form of Nine Planes Sparks Mystery
Nine planes flew in echelon with three aircraft per element. It was not clear whether any aircraft were missing wings or had collided, leaving the incident unresolved.
Woman and man headed for chair in poison case
The lengthy trial of Applegate and Mrs Creighton exposed a bungalow shared by the Creighton and Applegate families. Mrs Applegate died last September and exhumation revealed poison in her milk. Creighton testified she acted on Applegate's instruction to harm Mrs Applegate, whose past included Newark poisoning acquittals in 1923.
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Applegate
Harold R. King
Creighton
Man Denies Ties to Poison Plot as Trial Ends
The defendant testified he had no connection to the alleged poison plot and admitted affairs with Mrs. Creighton and her daughter but denied forcing himself on Mrs. Creighton. His lawyer urged mercy, while the jury deliberated three hours and forty minutes before a verdict after midnight.
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Solid Citizen
United States
Chicago
Wife Claims Self Defense in Fatal Home Incident
A wife recounts entering the home of her estranged husband after a nightclub quarrel. She says she found him in bed, grabbed his gun, and he collapsed. she then moved the weapon to the kitchen and pleaded with him to talk. The exchange included a sharpened moment when she questioned whether he ever loved Brenton Root.
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Lucile Underwood
McClain
Three Convicted in Kidnapping Case
The Stone brothers and Mrs. Banghart were arrested in Clayton Missouri after the October 25 kidnapping of the Costners. Cletus Stone and Basil Banghart, already serving a 9 year term in Illinois, escaped prison earlier by smashing a gate with a truck. Banghart was recaptured. The Costners testified the accused abducted them and sought $106,000 for their release.
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Stone Brothers
Banghart
Clayton
Costners
Cletus Stone
Basil Banghart
Chester
Ill
John Factor
Chicago
Bankhart
Democratic critic warns of socialism replacing democracy in speech
The speaker argued socialism threatens democracy and criticized Roosevelt policy and budget deficits. Former Judge Charles I. Dawson condemned federal overreach and warned of a usurpation by government, urging constitutional amendments to curb federal power. Attendees included John J. Raskob and James Smith among others.
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Charles I. Dawson
Louisville
Congress
Jouett Shousé
The
Liberty League
Democratc
Smith
Raymond P. Sullivan
James
Neil Carothers
Lehigh University
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