Alabama Arkansas repeal votes trickle in election returns
Absentee ballots in three Alabama counties and one small box yield repeal leads: Dallas 18 for repeal, Morgan 2 to 1, Dekalb 4 to 1 against, Sumter 21-21. Arkansas reports light statewide turnout with early counts favoring repeal and a forthcoming state convention vote.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Dallas County
Morgan County
Dekalb
Sumter
Selma
Little Rock
Ark
State Supreme Court
Upper Hill Township
Prairie County
Repeal forces racing to reach goal before Christmas
The article notes repeal supporters pressing to achieve the goal before the Christmas deadline as discussions continue and momentum builds ahead of final actions.
Labor Push Seeks Probe of Discharged Workers Under Codes
William Green of the AFL announced plans to demand investigations into discharges tied to the shorter work week. He cited cases where workers lost jobs despite codes aiming to spread employment and noted nonunion dismissals favored over union staff. The move comes as the Recovery Administration pushes wage hikes and shorter hours via industry codes under federal supervision.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Federation
Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
Friction Reported Between Members Of Recovery Body
President Roosevelt heads the recovery council planning a general code for higher wages and shorter hours. The cabinet and major recovery chiefs meet again as divisions surface over immediate action. Johnson pushes for wage gains while Roper favors voluntary industry action. Roosevelt contemplates both paths as he recovers from a cold.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh&. Johnson
Roper
Special Cabinet Board On Industrial Recovery
White House
Cummings
Recovery Council
Harriman Bail Forfeited as Banker Vanishes
Federal Judge Francis G. Caffey ordered the forfeiture of Joseph W. Harriman's $25,000 bail after his disappearance from a New York nursing home. A bench warrant is issued for his arrest as authorities probe his mental fitness to stand trial on bank falsification charges. Capt. John W. Johnson says Harriman attempted to jump from ferries between Manhattan and Jersey City, with a deckhand recognizing the white-mustached banker.
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New York
Francis G. Caffey
Joseph W. Harriman
Liberty
Harriman National Bank and Trust Company
Caffey
Harriman
John W. Johnson
Jersey City
Manhattan
Johnson
40 Million More Be Spent On Highways In Nine States
The Public Works Administration approved an additional 40 million dollars for highway projects in nine states Idaho North Dakota Maine West Virginia Delaware Louisiana Florida New Hampshire and Montana bringing total road fund allocations to 166.532 million from the 400 million national pool. Plans allocate 50 percent to the federal aid system 25 percent to extensions and 25 percent to secondary roads with West Virginia following 45 30 25 percentages. Allocation details cover counties and parishes in each state with lists of counties included.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Idaho
North Dakota
Maine
West Virginia
Delaware
Louisiana
Florida
New Hampshire
Montana
Pubdue Works Administration
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Cabinet Board
Will Hays Meets Writer and Dempsey Nevada Marriage Plan
A dated reminiscence from Santa Monica quotes Will Hays about a busy day mixing movie work and calf roping, mentions Jack Dempsey marrying in Nevada, proposes a joke about Nevada creating a marriage industry, and recalls a prior encounter with a Russian pilot.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Will Hays
Bill
Dack Dempsey
Nevada
Wiley Henigsberg
Late News Flashes From Across the Nation
A man claiming to be Lloyd Dempsey of Omaha was taken into custody in Staunton for questioning in the John Ottley kidnapping case. In Windsor two bandits robbed a filling station of $20 and goods after binding the proprietor and two others. Ben E. Geer plans to spend the week in Washington as a textile mill stretch-out inquiry report is prepared. Deutsche Zeitung, suspended for three months after calling Italo Balbo baptized, resumes today after apologies. John 45 died from buckshot wounds while shaving in his Chapel Hill home.
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Staunton
Lloyd Dempsey
Pacific Street
Omaha
Neb
Robert A. Lynn
State
John K. Ottley
Atlanta
Windsor
Jordan Castellon
Richard
Mayes Dempsey
Greenville
8. C
Ben E. Geer
Federal
Washington
Berlin
Deutsche Zeitung
Italo Balbo
Durham
John
Chapel Hill
Union drive targets steel industry as open shop policy tests loom
Pittsburgh July 18 officials of the Amalgamated Association announce a national campaign to unionize the steel industry. Louis Leonard says the fight opposes company unions backed by steel firms in anticipation of provisions in the new steel code. The effort centers on United States Steel Corp and larger independents with plans formed in Gary Indiana and Granite City Illinois plants. Michael F. Tighe heads the effort with Leonard and plans set during visits to Pittsburgh and Gary.
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Pittsburgh
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Today
Louis Leonard
American Federation of Labor
Leonard
Amalgamated
United States Steel Corporation
Michael F. Tighe
S&j. Louis
Granite City Steel Company
Leonard Just
Gary
Ind
Wheat Export Restrictions Negotiated At Conference
The big four wheat producers Argentina United States Australia and Canada reached a deal with four Danubian countries to cap exports at 54000000 bushels this year and 60000000 next year. Talks with Russia and European importers aim to ease restrictions on wheat while a silver committee faces objections from India Spain and Italy over proposed quotas and debasement concerns.
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Claude A. Jagger
London
Argentina
United States
Australia
Canada
Russia
India
Spain
Italy
Rumors Fly Albany as O Connell Kidnapping Suspect Near Free
In Albany New York rumors claim John J O Connell Sr may be freed today after a 11 day kidnapping. Neighbors report lights and calls at 14 Putnam Street while unverified cars arrive. Family leaders deny contact but hope for a safe return under cover for 24 hours to evade abductors demanding 250000 dollars.
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Albany
WN. Y
Daly
John J. O'Connell
Putnam Street
O'Connell
Neley
National Guard
Kad
Dan O'Connell
Leutenant
Albany Democratic Machine
Dan
Elke Club
Death of Charlies James Jeffress Chief event in Fletcher area
Charlies James Jeffress 73 father of FE B Jeffress, chairman of the state highway prison commission, died at his Fletcher home at 3 30 am after two years of ill health. Funeral at 11 am tomorrow with Rev R F Campbell officiating. burial in Canton. Survived by widow Maria Love Osborne and six children including RE B Jeffress and Horace L Jeffress. born 1860 in South Boston, Va.
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Asheville
Canton
Jeffress
Maria Love Osborne
Haywood County
W. T. Carter
Danville
FB. McCormack
South Boston
RE. B. Jeffress
Greensboro Daily News
W. W. Whaley
Greensboro
John H. Hamilton
Raleigh
Ernest J. Jeffress
Goldsboro
Horace L. Jeffress
Fletcher
Cary Jeffress
Bedford
N. Y
Mr. Jeffress
South
Boston
Edwin B. Jeffress
Richmond and
Western North
Dempsey and Williams Tie The Knot In Elko Ceremony
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey married Broadway star Hannah Williams in Elko at 0:30 a m. today. Raleigh relief funds totaling 208650 dollars for North Carolina counties will be mailed by the governor’s relief office tomorrow.
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ELKO
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Governor's Office of Relief
Wheat output value in state last year tops 2.4 million
The state's wheat crop value reached 2,429,000 dollars for the previous year, reflecting strong yield and market conditions.
American Flier Wiley Post Reaches Irkutsk in World Flight
Wiley Post lands at Irkutsk timing 3:35 PM Moscow, plans to take off at 11 PM. He trails Harold Gatty by 16 hours 84 minutes for their around the world effort, after halting in Novosibirsk and facing dense fog and near misses on the way from Moscow.
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Irkutsk
Siberia
Wiley Post
Moscow
Post
Harold Gatty
New York
Novosibirsk
Khabarovsk
Ural Mountains
Ivan Boncharoff
Associated Press
Tartarsk
Here
Atlantic
Berlin
Fidently
Koenigsberg
Germany
Fay Gillis
Boncharoff
Wiley
Winnie Mae
Markets Tap Records Amid Profit Barriers Climb
New York July 18 Markets rose to multi year highs amid profit taking barriers. Trading moved quickly with blocks of shares changing hands early. Gains hovered 1 to 4 points around noon with some losses before recovering. Rail shares led advances while cotton stayed firm and grains fluctuated. The dollar hit a new foreign exchange low as bonds remained firm. Major gainers included Asian Pacific Delaware and Hudson Southern Pacific Lackawanna and New York Central with heavy trading in Canada Dry Standard and Crown Cork.
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New York
Asian Pacific
Delaware & Hudson
Southern Pacific
Lackawanna
N. Y. Central
Canada Dry
Standard Brands
Crown Cork
du Pont
U.S. Steel
American Allied Chemical
Sid Hershey
Alaska
Juneau
Tyre Porcupine
Union
U. S
Opei
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Lona
Lal
Recovery Body
Ickes
Johnson Douglas Ickes
Denie
Banker
Steel Industry
Amalgamated Association
National Organization of Workers
Cudahy
Mary Jacelyn Borax
Jacqueline Roth
Michael Cudahy
Angeles
O’connell
Charles James Jeffress
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