President Roosevelts Congress Ends Historic Recovery Session
Washington June 16 The Roosevelt Congress adjourned after approving the veterans expenditure compromise and a 650 million independent offices appropriation. The House and Senate backed the president while resisting further veterans funding, marking a swift end to a wartime scale program.
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Roosevelt Congress
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Senate
Lause
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Congress
Isue
Eterans
Glass
Virginia
Bronson Cutting
New Mexco
Sven Glass
North Carolina to receive over nine million for highways
E B Jeffress announces federal aid will fund about 9.5 million for NC highway construction, with total near 11 million including unspent balances. Contractors with suspended projects worth 500 thousand may resume work as regulations from Washington arrive, starting soon with orderly bidding and progress.
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E. B. Jeffress
State Highway Commission
North Carolina
Jeffress
Washington
Highway Department
Full Cooperation Of Industry Labor And People Asked
President Roosevelt signed the industrial supervision bill and the Glass Steagall bank reform measure as part of a broad recovery push. He urged full cooperation of industry labor and citizens to implement the acts, aiming to stabilize profits and secure living wages while expanding public works and reordering railroads.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Glasa- Stegall Bank
Congress
Hugh 8. Johnson
American Congress
Congress Reaches Record Legislative Output in 1933 Finance Bill Summary
The Seventy Third Congress enacts far reaching financial measures. The dollar is taken off gold and banking placed under emergency control. Public and private gold promises are cancelled. Over 5.27 billion dollars are appropriated for extraordinary expenditures tied to bond issues. President gains power to trim regular outlays and new taxes aim to fund the bond program.
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Washington
Seventy-Third Congress
Congress
Washington's Attitude On Stabilization Is Awaited
Germany seeks expansion room to ease debt and argues for a colonial African empire as part of its debt relief plea. The World Economic Conference nations delay currency stabilization pending Washington’s stance, with US Treasury stating talks are exploratory and to be settled in Washington.
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Washington
Dr. Hugenberg
World Economic Conference
London
Germany
Alfred Hugenberg
Economic Committee of the
Hugenberg
Balkans
Woodin
United States
Monetary Commission
James M. Cox
United States Group
Cuaden Pospnsee
Bureau of Red
Roosevelt Faces Test as Congress Grants Recovery Tools
Washington June 16 Congress provides Roosevelt with the recovery act industrial control and public works measures to fight deflation unemployment and the slump. Johnson and a staff prepare to mobilize one million jobs and coordinate industry through voluntary control pacts as the administration gets moving on the sweeping program.
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Washington
Congress
Anklin D. Roosevelt
Acation
Shensi Province Devastated by Famine and Cannibalism
Shanghai reports from June describe terrible suffering in Shensi Province where no rain since 1928 has devastated crops. Thousands have died and many survivors turn to banditry, cannibalism, and wolves roaming famine areas.
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Shanghai
China
Shensi
Jay
Engineer arrives to mediate strike settlement in Washington
SEEK TO SETTLE STRIKE ROCK HILL D C June 16 PH E Thompson southern railway engineer and member of the state board of conciliation arrived here today on authority of Governor Blackwood to attempt bringing about a settlement of the strike of industrial mill workers who quit work on May 9%
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Rock Hill
D. C
PH. E. Thompson
Southern Railway
State Board of Conciliation
Blackwood
Congress' Low Batting Average On Bills Passed
Washington June 16 Congress' batting average for bills passed in the special session was one percent. About 8 100 bills were introduced and 81 passed by both houses. Thirty five originated in the senate and ten joint resolutions were approved. Roughly 2 000 bills entered the senate hopper while 6 000 were introduced by representatives.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Representatives
Pretty Boy Floyd and Pal Kidnap Polk County Sheriff
Two men identified as Charles Pretty Boy Floyd and Adam Ricchetti abducted Sheriff Jack Killingsworth of Polk County in Bolivar Missouri. Joe Richitti, who owns the garage, said Adam Ricchetti and Floyd forced Killingsworth into the car after stopping for car work.
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Springfield
Bolivar
Charles “Pretty Boy
Joe Richitti
Richitti
Adam
Floyd
Penetrating New Markets Through Advertising Education
A Bureau of Research and Education pamphlet extols advertising to tap untapped U S consumer groups. It argues ads educate, create new desires, and expand markets, boosting employment, production, and lower prices through economies of scale while benefiting farmers, retailers, and manufacturers.
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The
Bureau of Research and Education Advertising Federation OF America
Selers
Angie
Yan Ere
Judge Reversed by U S Court in Crawford Extradition Case
The United States circuit court of appeals reversed Federal Judge James A. Jowell's grant of habeas corpus to George Crawford. Crawford, a Boston suspect, faced Virginia murder charges for the 1932 killings of Mrs Agnes Boeingt Allesley and her maid Nina Buckner. The appeals court ordered the writ vacated and extradition proceedings to proceed.
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Boston
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
James A. Jowell
George Crawford
Crawford
Virginia
Agnes Boeing T Allesley
Nina Buckner
Middleburg
Massachusetts
Lowell
Suffolk County
Circuit Court
George H. Bingham
District Court
Frank G. Hale
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Congress To Meet Next In January Under Lame Duck Amendment
Congress will convene next in January for the first time under the new Lame Duck amendment. Both houses begin a six month adjournment ending with the January 3 session, altering the traditional holiday lull.
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Congress
Washington
Bank Robbery Steals 83000 and Kidnaps Cashier in Black Rock
Three men robbed the First National Bank at Black Rock Arkansas and abducted cashier L. D. Sharp. They released him about two miles from town as a bank president Jay H. Myers led a posse in pursuit. The incident occurred early today and regional updates followed.
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Black Rock
Ark
First National Bank
L. D. Sharp
Jay H. Myers
Kentucky Court Rules Three Point Beer Non-Intoxicating
The Kentucky court of appeals affirmed a Jefferson circuit court judgment in a suit testing the legality of the new brew known as three point beer. The ruling holds the beverage non intoxicating under state law.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jefferson Circuit Court
Mitchell Case Heads to Jury Next Wednesday
The trial of Charlies F. Mitchell charged with evading 850000 in income taxes will go to the jury next Wednesday after testimonies by Alfred E. Smith and other figures on Mitchell’s honesty. Summations are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday with the trial adjourned.
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New York
Charlies EF. Mitchell
Alfred E. Smith
Mitchell
Six Negroes Making Liquor Make Escape
Durham report says six African American men making liquor and music were surprised by prohibition officers near a still. The portable radio played Just Can't Stay Here as they fled twice breaking and escaping the scene.
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Durham
Beverages and debts spark tense public talk
Beverly Wills recounts a heated exchange about debt percentages and staying out of religious conflicts. The speaker reflects on a prior offer of 100 percent then considers 10 percent, and cites Calvin Coolidge remark about money to illustrate the point.
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Beverly Wills
Peerybody
Hingland
Calvin Coolidge
Roosevelt sails for vacation before returning to drive
President Roosevelt ships out from Washington by special train for a sailing cruise along the North Atlantic coast. He plans a stop at Groton to visit Franklin Jr. and then sails on the Amberjack I with his sons, aiming to reach Campobello Island by June 28, while signing bills and directing anti mood efforts en route.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Campo Bello
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Maine
Franklin, Jr
John
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Boston
Marion
Campobello Island
Congress
James
Portland
Franklin
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