Restoring Processing Taxes to Finance Agriculture Program
The House Agriculture committee discussed restoring processing taxes on cotton wheat and corn to raise about 200 million for the ever normal granary plan. A member suggested an 8 cent per pound tax on Indian jute as an alternative funding idea. Roosevelt convened federal officials and private business leaders to explore private capital in housing, separate from slum clearance and low cost home programs.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Andersen
Rminn
Famer
D-Sc
India
Presid
Roosevelt
White House
Ramsay MacDonald Dies Aboard South America Voyage
James Ramsay MacDonald, Britain’s first Labour prime minister, dies at 71 aboard a South America bound ship while seeking happiness after a long illness. A heart attack ending a stormy career follows a voyage with his daughter Sheila. the body to be taken ashore at Bermuda.
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London
James Ramsay MacDonald
Britain
Scotman
United States
Sheila
Bermuda
Ballots Seized in New York Bronx Probe
Police impounded 3000 more ballots in the Bronx as part of a proportional representation election fraud probe. The tally raises impounded ballots to about 7500, targeting canvassers linked to delays and obstruction, under orders from Judge Levy and Acting D A Ryan. The seized ballots will go to the Bronx grand jury, with four canvassers already in custody.
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New York
Bronx
Queens of Bermuda Crew Goes On Strike At Dock
The 300 crew members of the Queen of Bermuda, flagship of the Farnese Bermuda line, walked off the ship at 7 a.m. while at the dock, offering no reason. John Powell, line spokesman, confirmed the strike.
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New York
Queen of Bermuda
Farnese
Bermuda Line
John Powell
Line
Armistice Day Celebration Plans Now Complete Citywide
City veterans groups report all plans in place for Armistice Day events including services at Wesley Memorial church parade at 7 PM a barbecue and a dance at the new armory The Oak Ridge Military Institute cadet corps leads the parade with eight platoons and rifle bearing squads Cadet Major R J Ryder commands the battalion The Winston Salem American Legion band under Cy Chisholm also participates with a prize winning national Legion unit invited by J P Byrne commander of Greensboro post
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
New Armory
Oak Ridge Military Institute
R. J. Ryder
Winston-Salem American Legion Band
Cy Chisholm
National Legion
New York City
Brussels Meet Adjourns Until Japanese Reply
Prime Minister Paul Spaak announced the Brussels peace conference would adjourn until Japan’s reply. Spaak said Belgian ambassador Baron De Bassompierre reported the cabinet would decide on the reply at Friday’s meeting and that the note’s text would likely be communicated to delegations Friday night.
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Ign
Paul Spaak
Japan
Spaak
Tokyo
Baron de Bassompierre
Efforts To Sew Up Heart Wound Futile
Harry Davie, 25, a Black man, died in Wilmington after a Sunday night stabbing aimed at his heart. Surgeons failed to close the gaping wound with five stitches. Evangeline Crawford, a Black woman who lived with Davis, is in custody.Police note a previous severing incident by Crawford involving her breast.
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Wilmington
Harry Davie
Evangeline Crawford
Gillie Convicted in Manslaughter Case in North Carolina
Hardin Gillie was found guilty in superior court of manslaughter for the death of Will Long who was fatally injured in an automobile accident two months ago. Gillie began a five to seven year prison sentence today in Reidsville North Carolina.
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Reidsville
N. C
Hardin Gillie
Will Long
Long
Hoey Dedicates New T B Sanitorium In Health Victory
Governor Hoey inaugurated the 165 bed Western North Carolina sanatorium at Black Mountain marking progress in the tuberculosis fight. He noted TB deaths have fallen from 156 to 58 per 100000 since 1915 and praised Mecklenburg Forsyth Guilford counties for their sanatoria efforts as state plans more beds.
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Hoey
T. B
Black Mountain
North Carolina
Ife
Mecklenburg
Forsyth
Guilford
Laborite David Kirkwood suspended from Commons
David Kirkwood a Labourite was suspended from the House of Commons by a 178 to 104 vote after a stormy session in which he shouted I dont give a damn for the lot of you He refused to withdraw and pressed an unemployed cost of living question prompting Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to move suspension.
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London
David Kirkwood
House of Commons
Kirkwood
Neville Chamberlain
Car Leader Seeks Square Deal for Management and Workers
Alfred Reeves, general manager of the Automobile Manufacturers Association, urged a square deal for both sides at a Detroit luncheon during the auto show. He warned that a distrustful attitude among workers undermines efficiency and pushes up car costs while calling for loyalty and mutual give and take.
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Detroit
Alfred Reeves
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Reeves
Ask Governor Hoey To Halt Jail Term Of Rep Sentelle
Friends of State Representative R. E. Sentelle of Southport urged Governor Hoey to grant parole or a pardon after his conviction for drunken driving. Hoey received several letters but said action would come through regular channels and Sentelle would not begin serving until a court's opinion is certified.
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Raleigh
Friends of State
R. E. Sentelle
Southport
Hoey
Sentelle
State Supreme Court
Britain and Russia seek U S help in complex world crisis
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain urged closer Britain United States collaboration at Guildhall while Pravda in Moscow called for a united front with Britain and France to stop fascist aggression. Both appeals aim to strengthen collective security against Italy Germany and Japan and avert a new world war.
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Associated Press
United States
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
Chicago
Brussels
Guildhall
England
France
Acta
Farmers urged to preserve independence at Grange convention
Louis J. Taber of Columbus Ohio urged American farmers to resist regimentation and defend individual initiative at the 71st annual National Grange convention in Harrisburg. He warned that tariff and trade policies hurt agriculture, noting a 1937 six month agricultural trade deficit of 715 million dollars as imports topped exports. Administration officials including Secretary Wallace will speak before the convention ends November 18.
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Harrisburg
Louis J. Taber
Columbus
National Grange
Taber
Grange
Congress
Wallace
Administration
Third wreck victim Velma Owens dies in Amondale crash
Velma Owens of Amondale Minnesota died in a hospital here from injuries suffered in a coastal highway accident on Saturday night. Two others were fatally injured in the same crash.
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Rigeland
Velma Owens
Amondale
Minn
Five Bids Filed for Yadkin River Hydro Plant Engineering
Five national engineering firms submitted bids to High Point city council for the hydro electric project on the Yadkin river. Bids ranged from 3.5 to 5.5 percent of construction cost and must reach the Washington office of the PWA by Monday.
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High Point City
Yadkin River
E. M. Knox
PWA
Washington
Gibson-Hill Company
New York City
Harrie Engineering Company
Nashville, Tenn
Charles T. Main and Company
Boston
Mass
Murray and Flood Engineering Company
New York
William C. Olson
Raleigh
Frank T. Miller
Greensboro
Standard Auto Accessories Inc Chartered in High Point
Three firms received charters from Thad Eure secretary of state Jimmie Capps K L Burton and G W Meredith all of High Point organized Standard Auto Accessories Inc with $300 of $10 000 authorized capital to make and sell automobile accessories in High Point N C
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Raleigh
Thad Eure
Jimmie Capps
K. L. Burton
G. W. Meredith
High Point
Standard Auto Accessories, Inc
Labor factions call recess in peace meeting
Delegates of the American Federation of Labor and C. LO recessed negotiations until November 18 amid talks on craft versus industrial union roles. The session adjourned late yesterday with the dispute still under debate.
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American Federation of Labor
C. LO
Peanut Outlook Not Favorable for 1938
The agriculture department reports a likely large 1938 peanut crop but weak demand for peanut oil. The 1938-39 marketing situation hinges on oil demand as competing oils stay abundant due to cottonseed oil output. Prices for peanut oil may not improve, according to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Japanese reinforce land near Hangchow Bay drive toward capital
Shanghai dispatch says Japanese forces landed on the south shore of Hangchow Bay and in nearby areas as part of a possible major offensive toward Nanjing. Chinese troops and civilians flee toward inland defenses while Japanese aircraft bombard positions near Nantao and Whangpoo River.
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Shanghai
Hangchow Bay
China
Hange
Vantage
Sh Hai
Pootung
Nantao
Chapoo
Warti
Hangchow
Ningpo
Yuyao
Mine Fire Burns Under Scranton Area
A mine fire 250 feet underground in North Scranton threatens five hundred homes as engineers struggle with a broken wire caused blaze in the Von Sotreh mine of Penn Anthracite Collieries. Officials say no current danger to dwellings, but toxic carbon monoxide could seep to the surface. High school classes continue at North Scranton with about 1,500 pupils. The Penn company halted mining and says it cannot finance a full assault on the flames.
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Scranton
von Sotreh
Penn Anthracite Collieries Company
New North Scranton
Penn Company
von Stored
Economists Advocate Ten Percent Cut in Flue-Cured Tobacco
Agriculture department economists in the annual tobacco outlook report urge a 10 percent production cut for flue-cured tobacco to stabilize marketing. They warn exports may drop without lower prices, foresee higher imports of other tobaccos, and propose adjustments in Maryland and wrapper types to balance supply and demand in 1938-39.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Maryland
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