Roosevelt Signs Commodity Exchange Act Regulating Futures
President Roosevelt signed the Commodity Exchange Act bringing grain cotton and other futures under tighter control. The law aims to curb speculation with trading limits on contract markets and bans indemnities and wash sales. It establishes the Grain Futures Administration as the Commodity Exchange Commission with licensing for exchanges floor brokers and commission merchants. Regulations take effect within 90 days.
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Washington
Roosevelt
el Commodity Exchange
Stock Exchange Control
Grain Futures Administration
The
Commodity Exchange Commission
Eden Aims to Oppose Sanctions on Italy
London June 16 British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden intends to support or even propose lifting of sanctions against Italy. Political circles said the government faced a cabinet meeting tomorrow to decide its stance for an official House of Commons statement Thursday. Despite opposition pressure the government appeared likely to seek immediate suspension if a majority could be found.
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London
Anthony Eden
Italy
House of Commons
Banker Becomes Prisoner No 32309 At Raleigh Central Prison
W J Swan of Bayboro former Pamlico banker entered Central Prison Raleigh to serve four years for bank law violations from Eastern Bank and Trust failure. He was assigned No 32309 and will likely stay for several days before duties.
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W. J. Swan
Bayboro
Pamlico County
Central Prison
H. H. Honeycutt
Swan
Ison
Eastern Bank and Trust Company
Superior
Supreme
Ivey Takes Post at Graham Memorial Union
Pete Ivey of Rocky Mount began work as director of Graham Memorial Student Activities Union in Chapel Hill to oversee extra curricular activities and entertainments.
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Chapel Hill
Pete Ivey
Rocky Mount
Graham Memorial Student Activities Union
Weather outlook for Carolinas and Georgia region
Generally fair conditions across North Carolina tonight and Wednesday with a slight cool snap in the northeast. South Carolina and Georgia report fair skies tonight and Wednesday with mild to moderate temperatures.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Smith undecided on attending Democratic convention
New York June 16 former Governor Alfred E Smith had not decided if he would attend the Philadelphia Democratic national convention next week. The Herald Tribune said he and Senator Royal Copeland would take a walk rather than commit to the trip.
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Alfred E. Smith
Philadelphia
Republican Herald-Tribune
Royal
Copeland
Peace efforts in Sino-Japanese crisis reported
Chinese authorities from Nanking and Canton move to halt conflict and curb anti Japan demonstrations. U S Britain and Japan keep warships at Shanghai to deter unrest while peace talks continue in Hunan between Nanking and Canton representatives. Southern troops pause march against the north. University chancellors order disbanding student groups.
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Southwest Council
Canton
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Shanghai
Hunan
China
First Bonus Bond In City Delivered To Phil A Warner
Philip A Warner of 111 West Farriss Avenue became the first High Point veteran to receive U S government bonus bonds as postal officials began distributing about 2500000 in certicates. He told reporters he would save for his daughter's education and use funds for home needs if cashing, recalling his World War II service in the U S Fleet mines and postwar mine sweeping duties.
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Philip A. Warner
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High Point
U. S
Uuu
Cerricates
Roy Lambeth
Warner
Erans
Taylor Salt and Chemical Company
Norfolk
United States
North Sea
Mr. Warner
Platform stand questioned in North Carolina primary battle
Hubert E. Olive campaign manager for Clyde R. Hoey questions Dr. Ralph W. McDonald s stance on the party platform. He cites McDonald s Forsyth county delegate role and asks if McDonald accepts the platform and the sales tax modification backed by Hoey while noting McDonald had attacked administrations the platform endorses.
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Raleigh
Hubert E. Olive
Clyde R. Hoey
Clyde Hoey
Olive
Forsyth County
McDonald
France Moves to Quell Rightist Threats in Paris
The Blum government in Paris vowed firm action against armed leagues led by the Croix de Feu and against leftist radicals. Public prosecutors pursued Trotsky followers as police raided offices linked to Trotsky.
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France
Croix de Feu
Leon Blum
le Populair
Socialist People’s Front
Leon Trotsky
Lenin
Trotsky
Arma
Raleigh Seeks New School Head After Superintendent Resigns
Raleigh city school board begins search for a new superintendent after Paul S. Daniel resigns at board request. Two weeks earlier Daniel removed Hugh Morson High principal C. E. B. Wessinger amid student protests. Wessinger was later cleared of inefficiency charges.
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Paul
Daniel
C. EB. Wessinger
Hugh Morson High
Wessinger
Veteran Receives Birthday Present From Uncle Samuel Bonds
Hickory on June 16 reports councilman and World War veteran John G. H. Geitner received his bonus bonds from his “Uncle Samuel” as a birthday gift. Geitner called it the best birthday present he could receive.
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Hickory
John G. H. Geitner
Samuel
Geitner
Daniels to Confer With Hull Before Philadelphia Demo Meet
Ambassador Josephus Daniels leaves Raleigh for Washington to confer with Secretary Hull ahead of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. After the gathering he will return to Mexico City.
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Raleigh
Josephus Daniels
Washington
Hull
Philadelphia
Mexico City
Drowned 24 as ferry capsizes on Danube bay
Twenty four people were reported drowned today when a ferry boat capsized in a bay on the Danube river.
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Budapest
Danube River
Memphis Woman and Preacher Were Flogged Near Earle Ark
Memphis socialite Willie Sue Blagden 23 says she and Rev. Claude Williams of Little Rock were beaten by men after refusing to name their interview subject. Both were struck with a studded strap. she returned to Memphis while the clergyman’s fate is unclear. Sheriff Crittenden County will investigate the alleged assault connected to the Eastern Arkansas cotton strike and a reported fatal beating of Frank Weems.
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Tenn
Earle
Ark
Willie Sue Blagden
Claude Williams
Little Rock
Hearle
Miss Blagden
Religion and Labor Foundation
Williams
Arkansas
Frank Weems
Howard Carlin
Crittenden County
Nat Fowler
Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union
Zioncheck Refuses To Leave Hospital
Representative Marion A. Zioncheck said Gallinger Hospital planned to transfer him to Shepherd Pratt Hospital in Baltimore but refused to leave his psychiatric ward when five escorts approached. He claimed he would go only if not under duress, and the transfer was postponed indefinitely.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
Gallinger Hospital
Shepherd- Enoch Pratt Hospital
Baltimore
Washington State
Injuries Fatal To Doc Unger in Car Crash
Mooresville reports the death of J W Doc Unger former Davidson College coach after an automobile wreck near Mooresville Sunday night. His passenger Mrs Laura Smith Litton a young Charlotte widow died at the scene when the car overturned several times.
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Mooresville
J. W
Doc) Unger
Davidson College
Laura Smith Litton
Charlotte
University of Ilinois
Road workers killed in cave-in near Oteen hospital
Four highway laborers died when a road bank caved in near Oteen hospital Asheville on June 16. Victims Bolden Brooks G B Martin Joseph D Adaro and John B Martin, all from Asheville, were employees of Blythe Brothers Charlotte firm relocating the Asheville Green highway. Two escaped unhurt. rescue took about 30 minutes. County officials opened an inquiry.
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Oteen Hospital
Bolden Brooks
G. B. Martin
Joseph D'Adaro
John B. Martin
Blythe Brothers
Charlotte
Asheville-Oreen
Arthur Dunn
Peter del Negro
Brooks
Martin
D'Adaro
Machin
Dallas Taxicabs On Strike Again
Dallas drivers walked out for the second time in three weeks as 300 taxicabs ceased operation. Unofficial reports say the strike follows stalled arbitration negotiations. Drivers say they formed a union and demand 33 percent of net earnings, up from 25 percent.
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Dallas
Tex
Tennessee Seeks Two Young Women
Elizabethton Tennessee sheriff alerted Guilford County to two missing women Martha Kitchen 15 and Virginia Hope 27 last seen leaving Welch Virginia on June 2. They were believed to be in the High Point area employed at a silk mill.
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Greensboro
Elizabethton
Tenn
Guilford County
Boy Drowns While Wading In Henry River
Johnny Propst sixteen drowned in Henry River while wading with two companions. Paul and Me Kenley London said Propst slipped into deep water and could not swim, nearly pulling London under before he freed himself. The body was recovered about three hours later.
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Hickory
Johnny Propst
Henry River
Paul
Kenley London
Young Propet
McKenley
Compromise on Tax Bill 5 Proposed by Senate Conferees
Washington reports a new compromise plan on corporation taxes from Senate tax bill conferees aimed at breaking a week and a half deadlock. The proposal includes a flat 15 percent tax on corporate income, a graduated tax on undistributed earnings with a 2000 dollar exemption, and specific rates for undistributed income brackets. House conferees require study before any commitment and meeting planned tonight to push negotiations.
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Washington
Senate
House
Doughton
D-Nc
Coughton
Congress
Seven Die In Norwegian Plane Crash Near Songneford
An Oslo report says seven Norwegians were killed when a plane crashed into a mountain near Songneford in fog while en route from Bergen to Trondheim. Three passengers and four crew members died as the craft burned.
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Oslo
Norway
Songneford
Bergen
Trondheim
Dr Graham Addresses North Carolina Employment Meet
At Chapel Hill on June 16 about 75 members of the North Carolina Employment service attended an employment meeting. University president Dr Frank P Graham opened with remarks on a developing social conscience and society's responsibility for unemployment.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina Employment Service
Frank P. Graham
Administrators Named for Estate of George W. Ragan
The will of George W. Ragan a Gastonia businessman and pioneer textile executive who died June 9 was probated yesterday Administrators named are Mrs Ragan Miss Mary Ragan George W Ragan Jr and Caldwell Ragan The estate value listed on county tax books exceeds 350000
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George W. Ragan
Pioneer Textile
Ragan
Mary Ragan
George W. Ragan, Jr
Caldwell Ragan
Pittsburgh Fire Unfair To Labor
Secretary Ickes canceled a $40 086 contract with Jones and Laughlin Steel of Pittsburgh for unfair labor practices as found by the National Labor Relations Board. The decision followed bids from Inland Steel and Carnegie-Ship Steel and involved reconsideration after a court challenge.
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Ickes
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
Jones and Lau Steel Company
Jones and Laughlin
California
Jokes
Labor Rela Board
Organization Forts
Amalgamated Union of Iron, Steel and Tinders of North America
Federal Court of Appeals
Orleans
Interior Department
Offi
Cision
Kem Steel Company
Ceat
Iperial Dam
Inland Steel Company
Cage
Indiana Bar
Ind
Carnegie-Silt Steel Company
Denver
South Chicago
J and Laughlin
Drought Threatens Western Spring Wheat Crops
Drought sears spring wheat fields across North and South Dakota raising fear of crop failures for the third year in a row as western states face continued drought.
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Bismarck
N. D
North and
South Dakota
Landon Knox Hold Meeting to Plan Campaign
Gov. Alf Landon and Gen. Frank Knox met at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka to chart strategy for the upcoming campaign. They discussed speaking engagements, campaign participation by Herbert Hoover and Idaho Senator BORah, and fund-raising plans with Republican leaders amid a cheering crowd.
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Kas
Alf M. Landon
Frank Knox
Kansas Capitol
Rough Rider
Kansas
Knox
Executive
Landon
Herbert Hoover
Idaho
Borah
Thirtieth Jewish Victim Claimed in Palestine Violence
The thirtieth Jewish victim dies in Hadassah hospital one day after renewed clashes outside Jerusalem. The day prior saw quiet before last night’s shootings targeting Jewish settlements including Herzliya Beit Vegan Bear Azar Ramat Isaac and Kibbuts Gesher.
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Jerusalem
Palcor
Palestine
Jacob Gerson
Hadassah
Herzlin
Beit Vegan
Bear Azar
Ramat Isaac
Kibbuts Gesher
Steel operations in New York week average 70 percent
The American Iron and Steel Institute reports current week steel industry operations averaging 70 percent capacity, up from 69.5 percent the prior week. The update reflects industry utilization in June.
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STEEL
New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Jurors Fault Attorney General for Dropping Long-Opposition Tax Cases
Nine grand jurors who indicted political allies of the late Huey P Long fault the U S attorney general for dropping income tax fraud prosecutions. They call for immediate release of former State Representative Joseph Fisher from Atlanta penitentiary and denounce perceived Washington obstruction and political pull as unworthy of the U S government.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
United States Attorney General
Homer Cummings
Atlanta
Joseph Fisher
Fisher
Abe Shushan
Evee Hoard
Welfore Treath
Senator Long
Tme
Long
Roosevelt
Shushan
Arthur C. Waters
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Maine Primary Results Highlight Townsend Coughlin Endorsements
In Portland Maine on June 16 candidates endorsed by Rev. Charles Coughlin and Dr. Francis Townsend won two races and lost three in yesterday's main primary. Republican Lewis O Barrows led gubernatorial polling by 18 000 votes over Elin Page Skowhegan baker who had late support from Dr Clinton Wunder. Harold F Dubord of Waterville was nominated for governor by Democrats without opposition. The state election will be held in September.
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Portland
Charles Coughlin
Francis Townsend
Maine
Maries
Lewis O. Barrows
Elin Page
Skowhegan Baker
Clinton Wunder
Townsend Old Age Plan
Harold F. Dubord
Villa
Mules Struggle as Drought Sparks Planting Problems
In Sparta Georgia on June 17 farmers report drought affecting cottonseed growth. Ten sprouted plants have to be hauled and torn out as mules trained to drag cotton faces harsh conditions from the dry weather.
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Sparta
Worldwide strikes spark unrest and government crackdowns
Across Belgium France Spain and Latin America strikes disrupted public services and industries. Belgium mobilized troops to protect services amid 200000 workers on strike and violence at night. France’s labor protests largely ended as employers conceded. Spain faced fatalities and Madrid set labor tribunals to arbitrate disputes with employers. Venezuela’s La Maracaibo oil fields halted production after a strike over a public order law, amid troop patrols in the city. Bus workers in Montevideo demanded higher wages.
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France
Leon Blan
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Madrid
Orde
la Maracaibo
Venesa
Gament
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Maracaibo
Montevideo
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