Bitter NY mayoral race nears final rallies across city
New York voters prepare for Tuesday's mayoral election as three leading candidates hold final rallies. Tammany Hall backs Mayor O'Brien in Brooklyn, LaGuardia appeals to the little fellow in the Bronx, and McKee campaigns at the Metropolitan Opera House amid fusion party strategy and cross endorsements.
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John Pr. O'Brien
Carnegie Hall
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Brooklyn
Joseph V. McKee
Recovery Party
Metropolitan Opera House
Tammany
O'Brien
James A. Farley
McKee
Roosevelt
Connecticut
United Front
Democratic Party
Alfred K. Smith
Staten Island
Roosevelt assures middle west cooperation on price support
President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace reject governors proposal to license all agri cultural handlers. Governors Langer and Olson criticize the decision, saying it leaves farmers unsupported while the administration cites the cost of buying products at fixed prices.
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Middle West
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North Dakota
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Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
Mills to reopen Augusta and Horse Creek after settlement
Differences between workers and operators at the Augusta and Horse Creek Wal e & C. textile areas have been settled and all mills in the two sections will reopen Monday.
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Horse Creek
Public Works Grants Additional Charleston Quarantine Station
Washington November 4 AP The Public Works Administration announced an additional allotment of 85 200 to aid construction of a quarantine station at Charleston North Carolina due to increased building costs necessitating the extra funds.
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Government to Renounce Extradition Treaty
The government announced it will instruct its ministers to renounce the extradition treaty with Athens following a dispute over extradition requests involving Samuel.
Debt Parley Ends Without Agreement Between US and Britain
President Roosevelt and British debt negotiators concluded talks today with no provision agreed. An attempt to stave off debt divisions failed as the two sides reviewed the entire situation for an hour with British Ambassador Ronald Lindsay and Sir Eric Leith-Ross, chair of the debt commission.
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Roosell
Ir Ronald Lindsay
Sirerick Leith-Ross
Arista Mills Shutdown After Night Shift Strike
Winston plant halted operations after night workers struck over working conditions and pay. Arista Mills, producer of denim shirt goods, halted production yesterday following the walkout and claims of being paid below minimums.
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Winston-Salem
Arista Mills
Police Refuse To Play For Richard
Chicago police refuse to role play as robbers for Richard Frazier at his home. He asked for real officers to act as robbers and police, but the officers balked and left him disappointed.
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Chicago
Richard Frazier
Charlotte Police On Duty Smoking Ban
Charlotte civil service commission bans smoking cigars or cigarettes on duty. A press club will be set up in a basement at police headquarters where officers can have their trousers pressed before going on duty.
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Civil Service Commission
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Textile Worker Admits Extortion Letters To Dick Reynolds
A 35 year old jobless textile worker, John Lanier, confessed to drafting two extortion letters to heir Dick Reynolds under threat of kidnapping his wife. He was arrested as a dummy package was found to lure payment of 10000 dollars. The letters and confession were turned to federal authorities for possible Lindbergh law charges.
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Dick) Reynolds
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Sheriff's Office
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Federal Officers Confident Lindy Case Will Be Solved
Washington officials from the justice department meet for a two day Lindbergh investigation briefing. J Edgar Hoover cautions no specifics but asserts the case will be solved as field office heads discuss progress and potential new directions. A pending Moley report on rackets and kidnappings is due within two weeks, with lawmakers pushing stronger interstate gun controls.
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Roosevelt
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Ford may seek exception to auto code over layoff plan
NRA administrator Hugh S. Johnson said Ford's 9000 workers face seven day layoffs to reduce weekly hours, arguing the production drop justifies it but offering to consider an exception if Ford can show fair 35 hour averaging. He awaits wage hour figures due November 7 to judge fairness.
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Speedy Election of Delegates Sought
Washington broadcast reports Senator Wagner pressed for a rapid vote on collective bargaining representatives for labor to calm Western Pennsylvania miners fears of ringers. Balloting supervised by the national labor board was a key point in the miners agreement to return to work.
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National Labor Board
Permanent Senate Watchdog on Wall Street Weighs Enduring Authority
Washington November 4 A push within the stock market investigating committee envisions a permanent Senate panel to monitor Wall Street. Members say ongoing powers should exist to probe specific cases, even if the body is not in continuous session, with plans to conclude the inquiry by year end.
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Senate
Wall Street
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Two Army Pilots Burned To Death In Pennsylvania Wreck
Lieutenant Lloyd E. Hunting and Staff Sergeant John J. Cunningham died when their Army observation plane crashed near Middletown Pennsylvania. The pilots were returning to Langley Field Virginia from California and officials suspected a mountain collision in darkness rather than a mid air explosion. Cunningham had been temporarily stationed at Rockwell Field.
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Lloyd E. Hunting
John J. Cunningham
Rockwell Field
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Langley Field
Middletown Army Air Depot
Ford to lay off Dearborn workers to meet 35 hour code
NRA officials reacted to Henry Ford’s plan to suspend 9,000 Dearborn Rouse plant workers for seven days to lower average hours to 35 per week under the automobile code. Ford cited prior 40 hour weeks and a need to submit wage and hour data by November 6 or 7. NRA administrator Hugh Johnson declined comment pending study.
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Visiting Officials And Repeal Top N C News
Two Roosevelt cabinet members visited North Carolina this week. Daniel S. Roper spoke at Duke Law School about crime and loopholes, while James A. Farley urged repeal in Raleigh with a Roosevelt message. Governor Ehringhaus campaigned across the state, drawing large crowds in Fayetteville and Lumberton as repeal supporters touted momentum. Tobacco farmers planned celebrations for Ehringhaus on November 10 over parity price efforts.
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Roosevelt
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Durham
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Big Jim" Farley
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Farley
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Carolina
Ehringhaus
Ford and Johnson settle quarrel in bold arbitration
Special to the Enterprise reports a sharp reconciliation between Ford and Johnson. The writer argues that political shifts threaten core American values, insisting that removing Fords from the traveling public destabilizes the nation’s fundamentals.
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Cal
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Johnson
Mystery marks dancer's death in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem near the Garden of Gethsemane two bodies were found: Joan Winters, a dancer, died of head injuries and Mohamed Karaman, an Indian civil servant, was shot. Investigators found no motive or suspect as to why. Mrs. Bert Godfrey of Brooklyn believes the woman may be her daughter Carol Godfrey.
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Gethsemane
Joan Winters
Mohamed Karaman
Madras
Mount of Olives
Brooklyn
New York
Bert Godfrey
Carol Godfrey
Actors’ Equity Association
Farm Strikers Await Orders From Leaders
Milo Reno, head of the National Farmers Holiday Association, wires 21 state leaders to prepare to escalate the strike if President Roosevelt rejects their cost of production demands. He accuses Secretary Wallace of opposing the farmers and vows further action if the president backs Wallace and ignores pre election pledges.
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United States
U S Raises Gold Price Amid Foreign Market Drop
The RFC raised the daily price for newly mined domestic gold by ten cents to 32.67 an ounce, placing it 59 cents above world quotations. World prices slipped from 32.26 to 52.08 overnight, yet the domestic rate remained consistently higher per the daily committee.
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RFC
London
Sally Rand Gives Up Fan Dance for Hollywood Move
Sally Rand admits the fan dance opened doors to movies and Hollywood stardom. She told peers in Kansas City she will abandon the fan routine in theaters, reserving it only for personal appearances, saying the dance was a means to reach the film contract goal.
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Century of Progress
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Prohibition Vote Likely Close in North Carolina
North Carolina faces a tight repeal vote next Tuesday with dry and wet camps mobilizing. Leaders predict a close outcome under a county unit system, while ministers urge anti repeal sermons and bells ring in Raleigh and Charlotte as national figures urge voters to keep prohibition.
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