Cotton farmers in south begin acreage reduction
Farmers across the Carolinas and Georgia began plowing under cotton as part of a federal acreage reduction. In Sumter County South Carolina 6,000 of 15,000 acres signed up were started, with permits due for the rest. North Carolina and Mississippi also reported early destruction with Alabama planning immediate action.
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Charlotte
Carolina
Sumter County
South Carolina
Rowan County
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
Atlanta
Dixie
Georgia
West
Texas
Tennessee
J. Phil Campbell
Georgia Extension Service
S. V. Sanford
University of Georgia
Walton County
Paul Burson
Burson
Campbell
Monroe
Mississippi
Alabama
Gangland Raids Push Federal Action on Kidnappers
Milwaukee authorities and federal agents raid gangland hideouts after a wave of abductions across the nation. The Touhy gang members are charged in the Hamm case in St Paul and factors in Chicago. Leo Mongoven questioned. Ongoing searches for Urschel, O Connell Jr., and McClatchy victims continue amid arrests and ransom attempts.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Leo Mongoven
George ‘‘Bugs
Moran
Touhy
William Hamm, Jr
St. Paul
Elkhorn
Wis
John Factor
Factor
Jerome
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Albany
N. Y
Frank A. McClatchy
Philadelphia
Sign of recovery in bank merger plan faces branches cut
R L Smith Sr of Albemarle, attorney for Page Trust creditors, warns the proposed merger forming Guaranty Bank would limit branches to 12. The trio Page Trust Greensboro North Carolina Bank and Trust and Independence Trust Charlotte now operate 31 branches and 34 places of business. Smith cites Reconstruction Finance Corp indicating the plan envisions a single Fed member bank with at most twelve branches and notes two thirds of current branches could not reopen under the merged entity. He says R F C will consider alternate proposals if this plan fails and that aid could be offered to each bank separately.
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Charlotte
R. L. Smith
Albemarle
Page Trust Company
Guaranty Bank
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Greensboro
Independence Trust Company
Smith
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Guaranty Bank of
Whitworth Framed Wife as Plot to Aid Divorce Case
Stephen Stone testified in Gaston court that A F Whitworth and P C Falls plotted to frame Maude Whitworth to help Whitworth gain custody in a divorce. Stone said he assisted by picking up Mrs Whitworth and driving her to a church where Whitworth and Falls pretended to arrest them for disorderly conduct.
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John G. Carpenter
Whitworth
Elder
Arthur Aderholt
Stone
Mrs. Whitworth
Falls
Long Creek
Gastonia
Thousands pledge support in Roosevelt wage drive
Thousands of pledged backers sign onto President Roosevelt's recovery program s wage and hour codes. Messages from governors Mayors and industry groups flood the White House as the White House reviews code plans for oil lumber rayon and wool industries amid mounting support for higher wages and shorter hours. The post office will display honor rolls in all branches to identify compliant employers.
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Washington
White House
Recovery Council
Roosevelt
Post Office Department
Hugh S. Johnson
Industrial Law
Thomas A. Edison Industries
Fitzgerald, Ga
J. G. Williams
Fitzgerald
Cleveland
Ohio
Association of Manufacturers’ Representatives
Pittsburgh
Harris Stores
Philadelphia
City Business Club
Genungs
Yonkers
New York
Joseph Smith
National Association of American Seamen
Birmingham Merchant Association
Oklahoma Automobile Dealers Association
Reading County
Penna.) Recovery Board
Fred H. Ludwig
Pacific Northwest Feed Association
Pacific Coast Curtain Manufacturers Association
Springfield
Episcopalian Bishop Gailor Honored By Visitors
Hundreds of visitors gathered in Sewanee Tennessee to honor Rt Rev Thomas F Gailor on the fortieth anniversary of his consecration and the twenty fifth of his election as chancellor of the University of the South. Felicitations came from bishops international archbishops the Primus of Scotland and President Roosevelt and Tennesseans.
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Sewanee
Tenn
Thomas F. Gailor
Prant Episcopal
Essee
University of the South
England
Ireland
Canada
Primus
Scotland
Roosevelt
Tennessee
Abduction of Charles Urschel Shocks Oklahoma City
Mrs Bernice Urschel waits at the Urschel home as kidnapers seize her husband Charles F Urschel, trustee of the Slick oil estate valued at 23 million dollars. Police cooperate and will not spread a net while negotiations proceed. W R Jarrett, Urschel ally, was later released.
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Oklahoma City
Bernice Urschel
Charles F. Urschel
Dity
Lindberghs Start Greenland Aerial Survey Near Godthaab
Lindbergh and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh began a survey of the Godthaab area in Greenland and planned to extend their mapping tour to Holsteinborg on the west coast, with the trip continuing Thursday.
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Godthaab
Greenland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Holsteinborg
Aimee Semple McPherson Says Still Loves Hutton
Aimee Semple McPherson told reporters aboard the City of Havre near Norfolk she still loves her husband David Hutton despite his divorce action. She appeared pale and shaken, with a nurse present, and said she was unable to discuss future steps. The evangelist, returning to America from abroad, planned to proceed to Baltimore for a few days stay.
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Aimee
Hutton
Miles H. Wolff
Associated Press
Havre
Norfolk
Aimee Semple McPherson Utton
Los Angeles
America
David Hutton
Bernadette Middleton
Evangelist
Paris
Textile workers fired after testifying at stretch-out hearing
Textiles workers who testified or attended the recent stretch-out hearing in Greenville were laid off by their mills. Several reported dismissal the day after the hearing with no stated reason, amid complaints to Senator James F. Byrnes and to Hubert Nolin about employment limits in mills.
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8. C
Reenville Piedmont
James F. Byrnes
Greenville
Senator Byrnes
Hubert Nolin
Labor adviser moves to probe alleged discharge of cotton code witnesses
Dr. Leo Wolman, chair of the labor advisory committee, said he will seek an immediate investigation after reports that mill operatives who testified in the recovery administration's stretch-out inquiry were dismissed. He plans to urge Administrator Hugh S. Johnson to appoint three ASA representatives to supervise cotton code enforcement and handle labor complaints.
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Washington
Greenville
D. C
Recovery Administration
Leo Wolman
Labor Advisory Committee
Hugh 8. Johnson
The
Former Gov Henry Cartern Stuart Dies at 78
Lebanon Va July 25 Former Virginia Governor Henry Cartern Stuart died at his Elk Garden home after two weeks of illness. He was 78 and a nephew of Confederate cavalry leader General JB Stuart.
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Lebanon
Henry Cartern Stuart
Virginia
Elk Garden
Stuart
Jb” Stuart
Judge Released by Dodgers After 17 Years with Nationals
Brooklyn Dodgers announce the unconditional release of veteran first baseman Joe Judge. Judge signed with Brooklyn this spring after a 17 year career with the Washington team of the American League.
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Joe Judge
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers Today
Brooklyn
Washington
Italian Armada Bound for Home After Seaplane Crisis
In Rockland Maine a seaplane of General Italo Balbo’s Italian air armada forced down due to a broken oil line. The damaged plane was repaired quickly and the crew planned to rejoin the fleet at Shediac New Brunswick by nine in the evening. The rest of the fleet continued toward Shediac on schedule.
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Rockland
Italo Balbo
Rockland Harbor
Shediac
N. B
Dale Harrison
New York
Louis Bleriot
Channel
Jamasca Bay
Calais
France
Dover
England
Pleriot
Balbo
Italy
Trinois
Italo Barbo
Jamaica Bay
Maly
Balbo Leads 24 Plane Armada From New York Toward Canada
General Italo Balbo heads a 24 plane formation from Floyd Bennett Field at 7:01 am EST toward Shediac New Brunswick 650 miles away. The air expedition marks Balbo’s customary early takeoff ahead of the long Italy to Chicago and New York flight.
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O. 8
Gramling
New York
Italo Balbo
Italy
Floyd Bennett Field
Shediac
N. B
General Balbo
Chicago
Hood says Guaranty bank to be statewide with many branches
North Carolina bank official Hood states the proposed Guaranty bank will operate as a statewide institution. He notes it will be formed from the Page Trust, North Carolina Bank and Trust, and Independence Trust companies and will have branches at every prior banking point lacking facilities.
Railroad Ray Surrenders in Bank Robbery Case
Nashville July AP reports M P Railroad Ray surrendered today after authorities concluded he was innocent of the Hattleboro bank robbery charge but jailed him on other counts following an investigation.
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Nashille
M. P
Ray
Hattleboro
Wage rise appeal triggers telegrams from Great Neck and Newark
Washington July 25 reports early telegrams received after the President's appeal for higher wages. One message came from a comeb from Great Neck New Jersey and another from Newark.
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Washington
White House
Great Neck
Newark
Four Lines Tell History Of World Epochal Flights
In four lines a tale threads epochal flights from Bleriot crossing the channel to Balbo’s Jamaica Bay voyage. The piece recalls Wright, Bleriot, Lindbergh, and Vostok soloists as pioneers shaping the era of aviation amid crashes and daring feats.
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Chicago
New York
Kergh
Paris
Bleriot
Orville Wright
Wiley Post
Wright
Sleriot
Lindbergn
Vost
World Economic Conference to Resume in Geneva
The next meeting after adjournment will be in Geneva in late September. James Cox urged continued action to solve world economic difficulties. Georges Bonnet signaled France’s desire to avoid indefinite adjournment as British and Dominions members eyed potential pound franc realignments. Progress noted in silver quota talks and a new wheat acreage cooperation accord.
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London
World Economic Conference
Geneva
James M. Cox
Ohio
Monetary Commission
Georges Bonnet
France
Negro Captured After Bedroom Intrusion Near Elizabethtown
Robert Foxworth 25, a Negro, was jailed in Lambertown for safekeeping pending return to Bladen county. He was captured after a 31 hour chase for breaking into Miss Bertha Lee Alford’s room near Elizabethtown Sunday. She awoke, saw a man over her bed, screamed, and he fled threatening harm. Authorities held him until a date for transfer is set.
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Lamberton
Robert Foxworth
Bladen County
Bertha Lee Alford
Elizabethtown
Postmaster Picks in Graham and Alamance
Durham reported Representative William B Umstead recommended Alger R Henderson for Graham postmaster and Handy C Allred for Alamance postmaster. Chicago noted Roscoe Rockwood and firm awarded contracts from the Ure board of trade. Rugrune France reported Mile Marisol Lesseps and Infante Don Jose of Bavaria Bourbon wed in two ceremonies.
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Durham
William B. Umstead
Sixth Congressional District
Alger R. Henderson
Graham
Handy C. Allred
Alamance
Chicago
Roscoe Rockwood
Roscoe Rockwood and Company
Bloomington
Ure
Board of Trade
Fail- Urrugne
France
Marisol
Lesseps
Grand Ete
Don Jose of
Bavaria Bourbon
Urrugne
Carolinas Retail Lumber Group Sets Recovery Act Roles
Directors of the Carolinas Retail Lumber and Building Dealers Association met in Charlotte to review the industry code and pick representatives for national bodies formed under the industrial recovery act.
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Charlotte
Carolinas Retail Lumber and Building Dealers Association
Governors in Flight Rally Through California News
In Oakland a crowd watches governors travel by air to keep pace with others. Roscoe Turner’s Lockheed heads to San Francisco where plans to file are discussed. Passengers include Fred Walzarr, the Nevada flying governor, plus Keen of Rhode Island and White of Ohio with family recent from Columbus. Miller of Wyoming also flew from Cheyenne. The reporters note the rapid movements of governing figures across the region.
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Oakland
Calif
Roscoe Turner
Lockheed
Frisco
Roscoe
Fred Walzarr
Nevada
Keen
Rhode Island
Central America
White
Ohio
Columbus
Miller
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Connecticut
Woodin Jr. in Tucson Sanatorium as Treasury Secretary’s Son
William Woodin Jr son of the secretary of the treasury is in a Tucson sanatorium today hospitalized with a heart ailment. The report notes crop yields in a separate line referencing 280 840 000 pounds raised from 476 000 acres.
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Woodin, JR
Sanperorium
Tucson
Ariz
William Woodin, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
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