Roosevelt urges haste on farm surplus control act
President Roosevelt, in Grand Forks North Dakota, urges quick passage of crop surplus control legislation, hints at a special session, criticizes the Supreme Court for voiding AAA production controls, and cites a letter from a retired justice supporting his program. He emphasizes land use and surplus control as two main farm objectives.
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N. D
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
AAA
John H. Clarke
Fair Grounds
Fort Peck Dam
Mont
Thomases
Supreme Court acts on Levitt bid to question Black seating
The Supreme Court considered Albert Levitt's motion to compel Justice Hugo L. Black to justify his seat on the bench. Chief Justice Hughes urged submission after Black took the oath, amid Klan membership controversy and a crowded courtroom showing. The ruling likely will be announced next Monday.
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Supreme Court
Albert Levitt
Hugo L. Black
Sion
Hughes
Levitt
Black
High Tribunal
Trco
OYEZ
Oyez the New Justice
Stocks Struggle To Gain Ground As Market Quiet Remains
New York stock prices faltered in early trading with most leaders failing to mount a recovery. By midmorning activity was subdued and only a few specialties showed any strength, while declines remained common and speculative interest stayed on the sidelines.
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New York
Funeral held for Mrs. B E McLeod in North Carolina
In Dunn North Carolina Coroner Melvin McLeod said Mrs BE W McLeod 43 shot herself yesterday her funeral was held near Broadway today indicating a death by her own action.
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Dunn
N. C
BE. W. McLeod
Melvin McLeod
Broadway
Four Men Seize Prisoner and Kill Negro on Florida Road
Sheriff Joe Allen reports four men abducted J. C. Evans near Fort Walton and shot him with buckshot. Evans, 30, had been held on robbery and assault charges and was being transported to trial when abductors halted the car, shouted for the “nigger,” then fled. Evans’ body was found in a ditch nearby. an inquest was planned. The white boy Evans allegedly attacked escaped serious harm.
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Milton
Fia
Joe Allen
Santa Rosa County
Fort Walton
Fila
Allen
J. C. Evans
Evans
Panama City
Fla
Grange To Hold Annual Convention In Winston-Salem
More than 200 farmers are expected at the ninth annual North Carolina Grange convention in Winston-Salem October 27 to 29. Harry B. Caldwell says national farm legislation will be the major item. New officers will be elected with speakers including Governor Hoey Senator Bailey and Henry A. Wallace.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina Grange
Harry B. Caldwell
Hoey
Bailey
Henry A. Wallace
New Uses For Cotton May Help Solve Market Problem
Washington reports agricultural economists see cotton as versatile with diversions to remarket markets. The AAA offered cotton for 18 uses including fabric reinforcement for roads and coverings for curing crops. Tests aim to prove cotton can replace burlap bagging and protect infrastructure while reducing erosion and improving insulation.
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South
America
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Agriculre Department
AAA
Cotm
Pennsylvania Highway Department
State Department of Forests and Waters
Railroads Reach New Wage Pact for 250000 Workers
Chicago October 4. Major railroads sign a wage agreement raising pay by 44 cents a day for about 250000 engine, train and yard service workers. The deal adds roughly 6.6 percent to annual earnings and ends six weeks of talks aimed at a 20 percent rise.
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Brotherhoods
William M. Leiserson
National Mediation Board
H. A. Enochs
Philadelphia
Enochs
Tremor Hits Ponce with No Damage Reported
Parth Tremor Ponce Puerto Rico recorded a strong earth tremor at 5 a m with no damage reported. Local authorities confirmed the event and advised residents to remain calm as aftershocks were not expected.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Cotton Payments Not Due Until 1938
E. Y. Floyd of North Carolina State College said cotton price adjustment payments for the 1937 crop cannot be paid before 1938. Growers receiving payments must follow the 1938 program, making it impossible to establish compliance profit until late next spring. The payment cannot exceed 3 cents a pound.
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Raleigh
N. C
E. Y. Floyd
N. C. State College
Giant Labor Union Opens Annual Meet
The American Federation of Labor begins its 57th annual convention in Denver with speakers including President William Green and Colorado Governor Teller Ammons. The AFL calls for a finish fight against John L. Lewis and the C I O, urging expulsion of rebel unions and a rival movement to gain control of organized labor.
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Denver
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Teller Ammons
Colorado
Federation
John L. Lewis
Organized Labor
Five die in North Carolina highways weekend toll
Five people died on North Carolina roads over the week end in separate incidents. Eugene Sloop, 22, died when his car overturned near North Wilkesboro after hitting wet pavement. four other passengers were only lightly injured. Jesse Bevins, 28, was killed along a highway near Edenton as he walked. Bill Raines, 22, a tenant farmer, died when his truck hit a Southern railway passenger train near Clayton. Odell Reid, 24, in Danbury, was in a triangular wreck and died minutes later from a heart attack or broken neck. Susan McCoy, 60, a negro woman, was run over near Raleigh and killed.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Eugene Sloop
North Wilkesboro
Jesse Bevins
Edenton
Southern Railway
Clayton
Bill Raines
Odell Reid
Danbury
Susan McCoy
Raleigh
Furniture Strike Hits Widdicomb Factory in Grand Rapids
The United Automobile Workers called a five local furniture plant strike in Grand Rapids Michigan. About 175 workers at Widdicomb Furniture walked out claiming the stoppage is 100 percent effective. Firm officials could not be reached for comment.
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Graid Rapids, Mich
United Automobile Workers of America
Widdicomb Furniture Company
Woman is Arrested After Abandoning Infant in Yard
Mrs Minnie Crews Snider was jailed in Thomasville after admitting to abandoning her month old son in a yard on West Main Street. Police report the baby, found under a Cedar tree with a partly wrapped blue and pink blanket, was taken to City Memorial hospital and is in good condition. Authorities say the infant survived the exposure, with no husband or means to care for him cited as motive.
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Minnie Crews Snider
Thomasville
J. CO. Jones
J. C. Jones
West Main Street
Jones
Erica
City Memorial Hospital
Waughtown
South Carolina
I. EB. Hunt
T. J. York
Religious Meet Opens Tuesday in Salisbury North Carolina
The North Carolina Classis of the Evangelical and Reformed church gathers at Mt. Tabor church in Davidson county for a two day session starting Tuesday October 5. Rev H L Fesperman of High Point presides and Rev George Dillinger of Winston Salem will preach the opening sermon. Dr D B Schneder a veteran missionary to Japan will deliver Tuesday night public address. He plans to return to Japan soon.
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Japan
North Japan College
Sendai
Oil Companies Suits Opened in Sherman Act Case
The federal government filed suits against 24 oil companies three trade publications and 47 individuals for conspiring to raise gasoline prices under the Sherman act. Judge Patrick T. Stone will preside as prosecutors estimate a three month trial with defense counsel led by William J. Donovan. Evidence piled to 18 tons of documents since the grand jury met last May.
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Madison
Wis
William J. Donovan
New York
Patrick T. Stone
Spanish American Vets Held Meeting in Salisbury
About 160 Spanish American war veterans from across the state attended a fellowship meeting in Salisbury. Greetings came from the American Legion, the Legion Auxiliary and others, and the U S flag that draped Major Max Barker’s casket was presented to the sons of the veterans.
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Salisbury
N. C
American Legion
The
Legion Auxiliary
United States
Max Barker
Sons of the Veterans
Yale Biologist Evans Visits Duke Department
Dr. Alexander W. Evans former biology chair at Yale, renowned as a leading authority on liverworts, visited Duke University biology faculty during the weekend in Durham.
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Duke Durham
Alexander W. Evans
Department of Biology
Yale University
Duke
Foreigners Endangered by Chinese at Chefoo Harbor
At Chefoo in Shantung province Chinese authorities warn US destroyer squadron to evacuate within 48 hours or risk blowing the harbor breakwater, which would impede evacuations of about eighty Americans including missionaries and naval Y M C A officials. The danger prompts Admiral Yarnell to fear serious impact on landing rescue boats.
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Shanghai
Chefoo
Shantung Province
United States
Harry Yarnell
United States Asiatic Fleet
Hmit
Naval Y. M. C. A
Yarnell
Murder Couple Still Unsolved in New York Tragedy
Police call the Woodland murder a kid's job as Frances Hajek 18 and Lewis Weiss 20 were found shot in a parked car in Hollis Woods Queens. Weiss, an ex athlete, was killed first. Hajek was stabbed seven times and shot twice. no rape. Detectives questioned Hajek's parents to learn other possible suspects.
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New York
Frances Hajek
Lewis Weiss
Hollis Woods
Queens
Weiss
Miss Hajek
Howard Neail
Accident Or Murder In Morganton Not Yet Determined
Morganton on Oct 4 officers sought to determine if the death of 38 year old Ben Mull was murder or accident. Physicians said Mull appeared struck by a blunt instrument. A coroner's jury urged full investigation by the sheriff department. The body was found yesterday in a dark basement of a store in the Salem community near his home five miles from Morganton.
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Ben
Burke County
Accid
Mull
Sh Department
Salem
Press freedom under fire in New York forum
James G. Stahlman of the American Newspaper Publishers Association argues against efforts to control the press and defends free speech during a New York Herald Tribune forum attended by Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt. Roosevelt calls trust and honesty essential for global peace as delegates discuss press ethics and responsibility.
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American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Mrs. Roosevelt
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association Today
Stahlman
New York Herald-Tribune
Onth
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