Moffett Resigns as Standard Oil Aims for Petroleum Post
James A. Moffett resigns as vice president of Standard Oil of New Jersey amid policy disputes with Walter C. Teagle and W. S. Farish over Roosevelt oil recovery plans. He is reported as the chosen petroleum administrator under the national recovery act, with Johnson and Ickes seeking his service on the advisory committee.
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Don J. Kirkley
AP Washington
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Roosevelt
Walter C. Teagle
Hugh 8. Johnson
W. 8. Farish
New Jersey Standard Oil
Moffett
Teagle
Standard Board
Ickes
Johnson
Standard Company
Nine Million Dollar Tobacco Crop On Sale In Georgia Tuesday
A large Georgia tobacco crop forecast for auction beginning Tuesday with warehouses ready. Reports cite a 69,090,000 pound harvest averaging about 15 cents per pound. J F Greer notes price around 15 dollars per hundred, Blackshear warehouses predict 20 dollars per hundred. Forecasts vary near 60 to 75 million pounds across the state.
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Georgia
Atlanta
South Georgia
J. F. Greer
State Bureau of Markets
Blackshear
Douglas
Missouri Kidnapping Code Prompt Unites Governors in Pleasant Conference
Special to the Enterprise reports a Missouri kidnapping code drawn up amid a governors conference in Santa Monica. The meeting featured governors touring studios, exchanging ideas, and concluding with humor. Sister Aimee’s upcoming visit is noted, with a sly remark about Roosevelt.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Missouri
Aimee
Roosevelt
Mill Workers See Wage Increases Under New Code
Greenville mill towns report widespread pay raises as the cotton textile industry enforces a new wage minimum of 12 dollars for a 40 hour week. Mills usually pay Fridays and Saturdays, and many workers receive higher weekly earnings to reach the new average around 16 dollars.
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Greenville
D. C
Greenville County
Suspected Bandits Captured Near Paramore Store
Three escaped convicts suspected of robbing Mr. and Mrs. Paramore at a store station near Vanceboro were captured at a negro cabin a mile away. Names Clifton Thomas Lee Traylor Whitley Jones. from Rocky Mount prison camp weeks ago. Officers and possemen surrounded the cabin early today, two men asleep and one guarding, then identified at Paramore home.
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Vanceboro
Oscar Paramore
Paramore Place
Clifton Thomas
Washington County
Lee Traylor
Chowan County
Whitley Jones
Kinston
Rocky Mount
Paramore
Battlebogo
Thoia
Taylor
Jones
Major Ellison
Ellison
R. G. Hunt
P. C. Zimmerman
George Williams
William Vickers
W. S. Hamilton
Miners Seek Recognition as Governor Declares Martial Law
Governor Pinchot declares virtual martial law in Fayette county soft coal fields, ordering 300 state troops to Brownsville after a clash with Sheriff Hackney over deputies. 15,000 to 16,000 miners strike for union recognition. 20 mines shut, with one death and ten injuries over four days.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
Fayette County
Pittsburgh
Brownsville
Harry E. Hackney
Hackney
National Guard
Union Town
Roosevelt
Exchange's Code Being Studied on Wall Street
New York stock exchange suspended Saturdays into September allowing brokers time to discuss a code for Wall Street employees under the national industrial recovery act. Brokers report talks with recovery administration and focus on limiting clerical hours amid heavy volume. General opinion favors establishing minimum salaries and a maximum work week for exchange workers.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
National Industrial Recovery Act
Association of Stock Exchange
Recovery Administration
Stock Exchange
Exchange
North Carolina phone firms ordered to show cause on rate cuts
Raleigh July 29 The state corporation commission ordered North Carolina telephone companies to show cause August 8 why rates for French type telephones service connections and equipment should not be reduced. A new rate scale set for September 1 faces company opposition as they plan to contest the cuts.
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Raleigh
State Corporation Commission
North Carolina
Stanley Winborne
Winborne
Evangelist Semple McPherson Hints at Contested Divorce
Chicago July is cited as the scene where Semple McPherson Hutton indicates her husband David may obtain a divorce without contest. She says she is not inclined to fight the suit though she could sue on non support grounds, calling the charge not a Bible reason. She quips Judas Iscariot had his silver and David Hutton has his vaudeville contract.
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Chicago
Semple McPherson-Hutton
David
Judas Iscariot
David Hutton
Roosevelt May Send Hull To South America For Pacts
President Roosevelt weighs sending Secretary Cordell Hull to South America for commercial pacts during the seventh Pan American conference in Montevideo, with talks on tariff reciprocity and Latin American trade. Preliminary negotiations with Argentina and others have already begun, and Hull's trip would embody the good neighbor policy.
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Roosevelt
Hull
South America
Washington
Cordell Hull
Montevideo
Uruguay
London
Aes Moley
Moley
Hall
Lonon
United States
Argentina
Johnson 13 Back With Auto Code in NRA Drive
Hugh S Johnson returns to desk from the Midwest to push Roosevelt's recovery plan. He announces progress on the automobile code and predicts the employment campaign will reach over six million workers by Labor Day, noting Detroit discussions and an oil industry code in the works. Cleveland is hailed as an NRA city for its cooperation.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
National Recovery
Middle West
Roosevelt
Bollingfield
Detroit
E. M. Simpson
Simpson
Sarees Fe
Pro
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
James A. Moffett
Federal Committee
Moffett
Cleveland
Police World Unite In Drive Against Kidnappers
International World Peace formed in Chicago by crime officials from several nations to exchange information and coordinate actions against international crime. Illinois Governor Horner and officials pledge a united front. Missing persons include John J. O Connell Jr of Albany and Charles Urschel of Oklahoma City.
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Europe
America
Chicago
Illinois
Horner
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Albany
N. Y
Charlies F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Millionaire
St. Louis
C. P. Delore
San Antonio
Tex
Adolph Gallo
Cumberland County Gallows Demolished
Fayettville workers began demolishing the gallows on the third floor of the old Cumberland County jail as it is remodeled into a warehouse. The facility’s execution device caused delays and injuries in past hangings, with the last execution recorded in 1908.
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Fayetteville
Cumberland County
Black Captured In North Wilkesboro Bank Robbery Case
R 5 Black of High Point is captured near Wilkesboro and jailed for involvement in the Taylorsville Merchants and Farmers Bank robbery. Officers had searched the area as a two-bandit theft unfolded. Black reportedly admitted participation but spoke little, saying he would face consequences later. The getaway vehicle was described, with two men fleeing on foot into the woods after a chase.
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North Wilkesbo
Black
High Point
Nichols
Tayloreville
Hisappea
Bank Officials Shot in Mer chants and Farmers Bank Robbery
Two bank officials T C Barnes and Soles Little were shot by two bandits who exited bank quickly without looting. Barnes received two wounds and Little one. both were transported to States Ville hospital where doctors fear for their lives. Customer Rowland Chapman witnessed the rapid attack.
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Taylorsville
Merchants and Farmers Bank
T. C. Barnes
Soles Little
States Ville
L. Shaw
Roosevelt Returns Home To Hyde Park Vacation With Focus On Recovery
President Roosevelt arrived at Hyde Park with a broad smile, greeting friends and his mother before heading to the family estate. He plans a weekend of rest but will keep in touch with national affairs and industrial recovery efforts, noting the Moffett resignation and potential oil industry cooperation. Marvin H. McIntyre joined him and set up a White House office in Poughkeepsie.
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Nira
Christopher J. Collins
Philadelphia
Hyde Park
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Sam
Krum Elbow
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Moffett
Hugh B. Johnson
Standard Oi
New Jersey
Marvin H. McIntyre
Poughkeepsie
White House
Roosevelt
Ally
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Petroleum Industry
Standard Oil Company of
South Carolina
Uniontown
Muscle Shoals
Llewelyn Evans
David H. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wilson Dam
N. C
Commission
Police OF World
International World Police
Associated Press
North Wilkesboro
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