Tornado toll rises in South Carolina with 16 dead
The upper South Carolina tornado struck Anderson Greenville and Laurens counties leaving more than 100 injured and over 1 million dollars in damage. Belton suffered 10 deaths with 60 families homeless and Blair Tower mill wrecked. Red Cross relief calls for clothing and food as authorities assess the devastation.
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Upper South Carolina
Anderson
Greenville
Laurens
Red Cross
Reconstruction Corporation
Red Cross of
Belton
Blair Tower
Greenville County
Seven Bottles of Beer Intoxicating, Says Harvey Lee
Harvey Lee told Durham court that seven beers were intoxicating and he drank each bottle with deliberation and enjoyment. He admitted drifting, was arrested for being drunk, and fined five dollars plus costs.
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Harvey Lee
Durham
Lee
Smith Cotton Option Plan Ready for Quick Action
Washington May 6 The Smith cotton option plan as part of the farm relief bill will be put into operation quickly after congressional approval. Secretary Wallace will convene growers handlers and spinners to form a commodity council and set policy for the cotton pool. Farmers may purchase options equal to the 30 percent output reduction and can sell stored cotton when desired by January 1 1934. If losses occur the government bears the risk.
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Washington
Dixieland
Wallace
South
Farm Board
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks
Congress
Smith
South Carolina
Agriculture Committee
Government out of business quote echoed in remarks
The text shows a snippet where a speaker, mentioning Jesse Jones of Reconstruction Finance, asserts that government has not been asked to interfere in business and expresses sentiment about staying out of the economy. It references New York on May 5 with remarks about keeping government out of business.
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New York
Big A
Jesse Jone
Reconstruction Finantceertion
Davis Ordered Stay in London for Tariff Truce Effort
Norman Davis, special ambassador for President Roosevelt, stays in London to press Britain for an immediate tariff truce or at least a clear position. He heads to the disarmament conference at Geneva, aiming to persuade Britain to accept the American proposal while awaiting British safeguards. The cabinet faction remains wary and no firm reply has been given.
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London
Norman Davis
Roosevelt
Washington
Davis
Geneva
Great Britain
United States
Two Drown When Boat Is Capsized Near Greenwood
In Greenwood County South Carolina May 6 Carlisle Hunter 30 and Hughey Dean 20 both of Greenwood drowned when a boat with others capsized in Hunters fish pond ten miles from town. Hunter a farmer remains missing as divers use dynamite to recover him. Dean's body was recovered Louise Walker and Carrie Sue Fuller of McCormick were rescued from twenty foot water.
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Greenwood
S. C
Carlisle Hunter
Hughey Dean
Hunter’s Fish Pond
Hunter
Dean
Louise Walker
Carrie Sue Fuller
McCormick
General Assembly Near Adjournment After Tax Fight
Raleigh may 6 the general assembly nears adjournment as the sales tax opposition breaks on a night vote. The revenue conference report with a three percent general sales tax gains House approval and Senate backing is expected. Remaining measures include the school machinery act and the Murphy bill on a state vote to repeal the 18th amendment. passage remains uncertain for some.
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Robert L. Thompson
Raleigh
General Assembly
Revenue Conference
Senate
House
North Carolina
House Committee
Local Bill Sparks Senate Row Over Campbell College Beer Ban
In Raleigh on May 6 Senator Hill of Durham pushed a bill to bar beer sales within a mile of Campbell College. Senator Ingram of Randolph opposed it, challenging the measure as local meddling. A test vote and quorum threat kept the bill alive while 18 senators attended.
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Raleigh
Hill
Durham
Campbell College
Senate
Ingram
Randolph
Harnett
Harnett County
House
War debt talks stir capital in Washington
May 6 reports say war debts and the June 15 payments, totaling 144 million dollars, dominate capital discussions. Officials indicate the matter is reserved for President Roosevelt, with rumors of postponement or a broader debt resolution tied to the London economic conference, though no final decision is announced.
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Washington
State Department
Roosevelt
Ramsay MacDonald
White House
Congress
London
Labor offices to expand in Charlotte and Asheville
State Commissioner of Labor Major A. L. Fletcher says Secretary Frances Perkins plans to broaden activities of the state and federal employment offices in Charlotte and Asheville to improve job services.
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Charlotte
A. L. Fletcher
Frances Perkins
Asheville
Congress Takes Holiday Amid Roosevelt Recovery Push
Congress enacts swift action before a holiday week. The House approved a bill protecting investors from fraudulent stock issues and sent it to the Senate. A vote on the Norris Simpson cost of production plan awaits Monday in the House as part of the farm bill. Senator Glass prepares banking reform legislation for early Senate action.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Wallace
White House
Glass
D-Va
Banking
Roosevelt to Study Plans for Industry Control
President Roosevelt will withhold a recommendation to Congress on government supervised production and competition until he reviews plans from business labor and congressional leaders. He signals agreement with Senator Wagner on a broad framework, while considering proposals from labor representative Donald Richberg and industry groups. He may link any new legislation to the 30 hour work week or the public works program, aiming to curb deflation, boost employment, and raise wages. Frances Perkins urges a minimum wage provision in the 30 hour bill, arguing it will lift low wages without capping higher pay.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Wagner
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Donald Richberg
Chicago
House
Frances Perkins
Labor
House Labor Committee
State college seeks self liquidating stadium loan
Theodore Johnson representing State College traveled to Washington to obtain a self liquidating loan from the RFC for a new stadium recently authorized by the legislature.
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Raleigh
Theodore Johnson
State College
Washington
Peggy McMaths Kidnap Story Revealed By State Police
Margaret Math, 10, told General Needham her account of a kidnapping in Woods Hole Massachusetts. She described being held in a cellar near a cranberry bog with white hands bound and blindfolded. A sedan with a Black chauffeur transported her off as she left school.
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Woods Hole
Mass
Daniel C. Needham
Massachusetts State Police
Margaret Math
Margaret
General Needham
Needham
Peggy
Banks Reopenings Reach Weekly Peak Across Nation
New York May 6 AP 117 banks reopened unrestricted last week, the largest weekly total since late March, according to the American Banker report.
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New York
Roosevelt cancels overnight Potomac trip due to weather
President Roosevelt canceled plans for an overnight trip down the Potomac because bad weather and other matters required attention. The May 7 AP report notes the weather disrupted the travel schedule and public duties.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Potomac
Hitler aide Schacht backs U S tariff truce in White House talks
Washington AP reports Pr Hjalmar Schacht, Hitler’s spokesman, expressed unqualified approval of the U S tariff truce proposal during discussions at the White House. The remarks come as international talks on global trade continue.
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Washington
Hitler
Hjalmar Schacht
White House
United States
Paul Oakley convicted of murder in Texas
Paul Oakley, a self styled divine healer, was found guilty of murder in Lindley Texas for the slaying of 3 year old Bernice Clayton and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
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Lindley
Tex
Paul Oakley
Divine Healer
Bernice Clayton
City Flood Hits Goldsboro After Night Rain
Rain of cloudburst proportions drenched Goldsboro last night, flooding streets with 4.22 inches of water. Neuse River expected to rise to flood stage as parts of the city turned into rushing streams in a few hours.
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Goldsboro
Neuse
Kenneth Admits Involvement In Kidnapping Case In Harwichport
Cyril Buck acted as contact man in the abduction of Margaret McMath and the ransom. Kenneth Buck, an unemployed chauffeur, admitted taking part while Cyril said his role was only contact. Arrests followed after Cyril’s return of the girl and statements by Massachusetts public safety commissioner Needham. The ransom totaled 70 000 dollars in mixed bills. details included a masked man and a boat transfer. The child’s parents and investigators pursued further leads, with possible additional arrests anticipated.
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Har Whichport
Mas
Cyril Buck
Margaret
Peggy
McMath
Kenneth
Aniel Needham
Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Safety
Kenneth Buck
Cyril
Needham
Harwichport
Woods Hole
Neil C. McMath
William Lee
MecMath
Buck Brothers
MccMath
Ernest Bradford
Lee
Bradford
Will Stand Trial for Highway Robbery in Canton
Phillip Ollis, 49, returned to Canton, Ohio to stand trial on highway robbery and several other charges after months of being sought by authorities.
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Marion
Phillip Ollis
Canton
Slight But Definite Upturn Reflected By Aid For Jobless
Roosevelt said the upturn in industry was echoed in unemployment relief. Reports from cities including San Francisco Detroit Indianapolis Cleveland New York Columbia Atlanta and Richmond show easing relief demands. OverallSpring demand typically rises, but many officials note cautious optimism amid continuing relief needs.
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Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
San Francisco
Detroit
Indianapolis
Marion
Cleveland
Columbia
U S. C
Atlenta
Richmond
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