Pinchot Urges State Tax Authority For Schools And Public Works
Governor Gifford Pinchot urged Pennsylvania lawmakers to impose a tax of two dollars per gallon on whiskey stored in the state to fund public schools and public works plus unemployment relief. He called for state liquor stores profits to back unemployment aid and supported abolishing private profit in liquor sales to curb liquor flood and to aid pensions for the elderly. He also attacked private deputy sheriffs and urged pay-by-county oversight under public authority.
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Treasury secretary denies opposition to gold buying plan
Secretary Woodin rejected rumors of discord over Roosevelt's gold buying policy. He praised the President's program and pledged full support. He said the only issue raised was legality, to be clarified at a forthcoming press conference. He also joked about rumors of his resignation as he left the White House.
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Investigations Resume in Senate Corruption Probe
In New Orleans on November 13 a Senate committee resumed the corruption inquiry into Senator John H Over to the United States Senate. The panel ordered renewed hearings begun last February amid changes in chairmanship with Senator Connally of Texas arriving. Initial hearings last February were led by the late Senator R B Howell. The committee seeks details on campaign funds expenditures and the finances of the campaign, with testimony from Seymour Weiss affected by testimony blocks in Washington.
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Will Ers Will Ers Sums Up Investment Concerns
A Beverly Hills reader voices outrage at stock swindles and overcapitalization. He asserts millions have been lost and calls for guardianship, criticizing the role of education and certain social groups as easier targets for scams.
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Woman linked to Kansas City massacre captured in Tennessee
In Emphis Tennessee authorities say Mrs FE Conner was seized by federal operatives amid a Kansas City gang probe connected to the June massacre that killed officers and Frank Nash. A second woman was detained. police withheld her name. Inspector Will T Griffin said he informed J Edgar Hoover and had hoped Charles Miller or Floyd would appear. The house under watch for days.
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Princeton Stadium Crowd Crush Fatality At Dartmouth Game
Princeton authorities explore a crowd crush death of Jay F. Towner III 28 from Maryland after the Princeton Dartmouth game. The Johns Hopkins alumnus died from ruptured liver and spleen following a crush at ramp 22 and was reportedly left near Goyot hall before later discovery by watchmen.
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Hitler Wins Unanimous Nazi Backing In Reichstag Vote
Berlin reports show over 92 percent of ballots in the Reichstag election and about 93.5 percent in the foreign policy plebiscite backing Adolf Hitler. Nazi leaders hail the result as a miracle of unity with plans to withdraw from the League of Nations and break disarmament ties.
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Two Men Injured In Car Crash Near Jamestown
A. L. McBryant a West End barber and R. A. Crow of 1503 English Street were injured when their car smashed into a pole and overturned near Jamestown around 7 30 AM while en route to Greensboro for rabbit hunting. McBryant suffered a fractured left shoulder a wrenched back and bruises Crow had knee lacerations and bruises. They were taken to Burrus Memorial Hospital by Yow's ambulance.
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Soviet manifesto warns Japan over Manchukuo bases
Moscow cites a far eastern Communist party manifesto accusing Japanese imperialists of building an armed base in Manchukuo and threatening to act quickly if aggression continues. The document says the Soviet airfleet would strike enemy centers, while urging peace but warning of catastrophe if Japan pursues its policy. Authorities in Tokyo and Moscow dismiss abroad reports of planes shot down over Soviet territory.
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World's Fair Exhibit Helps North Carolina Penland Weavers
Lucy Morgan arrives in Chicago with Penland Weavers pottery and textiles seeking space at the Century of Progress. In a Carolina Cabin booth she gains interest from society women who pledge support to pay debts and sustain the craft. A Penland association and permanent exhibit are planned as Morgan prepares to return home.
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Snow Storms and Dust Storm Toll Across Regions
A pair of meteorological events caused deaths and damage across the East and Midwest. Snow in New York and New Jersey areas produced fatalities and rescues while dust storms from Saskatchewan battered the Midwest, with injuries and losses reported from Ontario to New Hampshire and beyond. A scaffold collapse in Clinton Iowa added to the day’s fatalities as crews worked through the storm-battered landscape.
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Ragan Bankruptcy Trustees Take Over After Court Order
Trustees R. H. Wheeler R. B. Terry and D. R. York have assumed control of RK Ragan estate assets after Judge Johnson J. Hayes appointed them in bankruptcy proceedings and they posted a $50 000 bond. Laurence Linn 27 of near Whitehall Illinois died after stepping in front of a dust blinded automobile.
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Red Cross Calls for Larger National Membership
A national Red Cross poster urges expanded membership in 1933 to support unemployment relief, disaster aid, mother and child health work, first aid training, Junior Red Cross, veteran morale, and compensation help. Roosevelt praises the effort as essential. members urged to join local chapters during roll call.
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Germany Dooms Armament Meet
Geneva November 13 observers said the disarmament talks may fail without Germany as Hungary and Italy insist on its presence. Hungary plans to stay as an observer while Italy rejects all accords since July 15 and Germany’s Ramsay MacDonald plan. Rumors say Hitler may seek a French non aggression pact ahead of new disarmament talks. General Zeigler cited Hungary’s special position and restraint on discussion.
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Firemen Respond Twice Sunday For Small Blazes
Fire crews were summoned twice on Sunday. At 9 40 a m engines one and four and the aerial extinguished an automobile fire at E A Lockwood Louise avenue with negligible damage. At 4 15 pm engine one pumper put out a trash fire behind Cecil’s Service Station number seven on English street with no damage.
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President Seeks No Major Shift in U S Monetary Policy
Washington reports President Roosevelt intends to keep the current gold buying and price lifting policy with no major changes planned. aides advise caution to avoid pushing bond prices lower and triggering a currency depreciation race, while a Senate plan for wider monetary reform drew little notice.
Young Farmer Kills Girl After Fuss Shoots Self
GAFFNEY SC November 13 Cole Phillips 25 a farmer killed Miss Lula Childers 19 at her home then fatally wounded himself after a quarrel with the dead girl's sister A warrant charged him with slapping the sister Phillips appeared at the house and shot Miss Childers then killed himself He died minutes after being taken to a hospital Police said the pair were seen together often and no reason for the act was found
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