Relief bills push aid for destitute amid hunger crisis
Congress moves fast on a Fulmer wheat and cotton relief plan to feed the hungry by releasing 40 million bushels of wheat and 500000 bales of cotton. The Senate backs a 50 million bushel wheat boost while a separate 300 million loan measure seeks aid for unemployed states.
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Robinson
Arkansas
Reed
Military Committee
Payne
Red Cross
Jones
Agriculture Committee
M Adoo Dry Plan Wins Tilt as Hoover Denies Wet Plank
Political maneuvering shapes the Prohibition debate with FDR ally M Adoo supporting a resubmission of a dry plank while President Hoover opposes a wet plank. The heaviest sentiment shifts toward a new prohibition vote in November elections.
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Hoover
Ie Bees Ogg A. Gy
Hughes Calls for Flexibility in Constitution
Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes urged federal judges to interpret the constitution with an eye to new conditions stressing flexibility and adherence to American ideals. He warned against rigid application ignoring history and purposes while emphasizing rights and liberty. The Fourth Circuit conference in Asheville included judges from five states. McAdoo proposed a national advisory referendum next year on repealing the eighteenth amendment. Rockefeller urged resubmission by parties, drawing mixed reactions from leaders and scholars.
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Asheville
Charles 5B. Hughes
Fourth Circuit
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
West Viginia
Maryland
Hughes
McAdoo
William Gibbs MccAdoo
Congress
Wreck Leaves Brother Dead and Others Injured near North Wilkesboro
Fred Gilreath is jailed in North Wilkesboro after a car crash that killed his brother Mack age 21 and seriously injured Jay and Bunch, while another black man is dangerously hurt. Fred, the driver, faces murder charges.
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North Wilkesboro
N. C
Fred Gilreath
Mack
Jay
Bunch
Fred
JASSIE OF LINDBERG KIDNAPPING MAKES BOSTON VISIT
Dr. John Condon of New York known as Jassie in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case arrived at Boston police headquarters for an apparent surprise visit.
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Japsie
Boston
John _. Condon
New York
Jassie
Virginia Governor Endorses Byrd On Liquor Question
Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard urged direct vote on prohibition as outlined by Harry Flood Byrd in a keynote to the state Democratic convention. Pollard called Byrd's plan fair and expeditious and said it offers wet and dry Democrats a united front against special interests and the GOP.
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Richmond
Harry Flood Byrd
John Garland Pollard
Byrd
Black man Grier sentenced to die for gas station slaying
In Gastonia North Carolina on June 9 1933 Alex Grier a Black man was found guilty of first degree murder in the hold up slaying of Harold Carter a young filling station operator. Grier was sentenced to die in the electric chair on July 28 Clyde Smith another defendant was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to 30 years. Carter was shot during the robbery of a little over three dollars and the prisoners were sent to Raleigh.
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Gastonia
N. C
Harold Carter
Alex Grier
Clyde Smith
Grier
Raleigh
Carter
Coolidge Aims at Prohibition in Cosmopolitan Preview
Washington June 9 AP A New York Democrat report claimed Representative Calvin Coolidge would condemn prohibition in Cosmopolitan July issue. Coolidge media denials followed with a clarification that he meant the issue to press in July, not the July edition.
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Washington
House
Calvin Coolidge
Prohibition
Cosmopolitan
New York Democrat
Celler
Roosevelt Receives Walker Case Files for Review
Governor Roosevelt today received the Seabury materials detailing Mayor James J. Walker and Russell T. Sherwood finances. Seabury argues Sherwood acted as Walker’s fiscal agent amid nearly $1,000,000 in five years.
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N. Y
James J. Walker
Russell T. Sherwood
Samuel Seabury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hofstadter Committee
Seabury
Walker
Sherwood
Morrison Names Graham Man To Aid Next Primary
Senator Cameron Morrison announces a second primary bid against Robert Reynolds and appoints Col. Don H. Scott of Graham as state manager. Scott travels to Raleigh to set up Morrison state headquarters amid a rising party split over prohibition.
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Graham Man
Charlotte
N. C
Cameron Morrison
Robert R. Reynolds
Asheville
Don H. Scott
Graham
Battle Lines
North Carolina
Rufus A. Doughton
House
Revenue
State Highway Commission
Angus W. McLean
Thomas C. Bowie
West Jefferson
Frank D. Grist
Reynolds
Doughton
Bowie
Raleigh
Gardner
Don E. Scott
R. R. Reynolds
United States Senate
Harry Fleisher Surrenders To Detroit Police
Harry Fleisher surrendered at Detroit Police Headquarters with two attorneys after being sought in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and the Collingwood apartment massacre. Prosecutor Toy said Fleisher would be arraigned Friday on a warrant and charged federally, while his attorney denied involvement in the Lindbergh case. He claimed Fleisher had not left the United States and had not been in Detroit.
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Harry Fieeisher
Collingwood
Harry 8
Toy
Fleisher
Mexico
Canada
United States
Mrs McLean Identifies Writing in Means Kidnapping Trial
Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean testified in Washington during the Gaston B Means trial that a memorandum authorized turning over 100000 dollars to an associate named The Fox. The note, read by counsel, named Neal Williams as recipient and was impounded by federal prosecutors.
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Washington
End. B. McLean
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gaston B. Means
Lindbergh
Means
McLean
Washington Post
Men
M. Robert Guggenheim
Charlies A. Lindbergh
T. Morris Wampler
Neil Williams
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Wampler
the Fox
Father Harney
Guggenheim
Marchers Stand Fast as Bonus Army Faces Zero Hour
The Bonus Army in Washington, D C, with more than 6,000 veterans, confronts a potential dissolution as Congress debates a $2 billion bonus. Police offer free transport away, leaders vow to endure, and funds are raised via a boxing show to cover food and billets.
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Washington
Pelham D. Glassford
Maryland
Army
Congress
Glassford
Walter W. Waters
Bonus Army
Waters
Baltimore
Resolutions Call Byrd Nomination At Virginia Convention
The resolutions committee asked Virginia Democrats to instruct their delegates to back Harry F. Byrd for the U S presidency, praising his leadership qualities and urging support at the state convention in Richmond.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Resolutions Committee
Virginia
United States
House disagrees with Senate on $150 million economy bill
The House refused to accept Senate amendments to the $150,000,000 economy bill and sent the measure to a conference committee to resolve differences.
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Washington
House
Senate
Bankers Institute convenes in Beverly Hills
The Bankers' Institute holds a major convention in Beverly Hills with attendees carrying American Express money orders and no checks. The article notes Canada’s banking performance, contrasts it with a local bank failure, and critiques loan practices and panic among borrowers.
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Beaverly Hills
Calif
Bankers’ Institute
American Express
Canada
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