Ford Not Violator Says NRA Leader in Washington
NRA chief Hugh B. Johnson said he has seen no evidence Henry Ford violated the automobile code though he warned he would press action if a violation were proved. Johnson noted Ford’s 40 hour weeks at times do not violate the code and that local officials would handle any prosecution. Henry Ford’s vacation ends as he weighs whether to join the national code or remain a holdout, with Ford Camp sources citing hesitancy over technical features.
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Washington
Sept
Hugh 8. Johnson
Henry Ford
Ford
NRA
Detroit
Johnson
Big Bay
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Cooperative Recovery Movement
Huron Mountain
Settlement Reaches End to 15 000 Embroil Workers Strike
An all night conference at NRA headquarters produced a settlement allowing 15 000 striking embroil workers to return to work on Monday.
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New York
Sept
NRA
War debts talks near resumption on U.S. invitation
Echo De Paris reports France and the United States prepared to resume negotiations on war debts, following an invitation from Washington. The conservative paper notes ministers and officials expected to meet soon to address outstanding financial terms.
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Paris
Echo de Paris
France
United States
Washington
World Jewish Conference Adopts Resolution on German Goods
The World Jewish Conference closed its sessions with a resolution urging boycotts of German goods until Jewish rights in Germany are recognized and protected. The decision reflects ongoing postwar advocacy as delegates from multiple nations participated.
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Geneva
Sept
World Jewish Conference
Germany
Lindberghs Tour Sweden Visit Grandfather's Homestead
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A Lindbergh toured southern Sweden stopping at the old Scania homestead of his grandfather. They photographed the site during a motor tour through the region.
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Stockholm
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Sweden
Scania
Royal Marriage Ties Draw European Royals to Copenhagen
Royalty from many courts gathered in Fredensborg Denmark for the wedding of King Christian X and his cousin Princess Caroline Mathilde. The Sept 8 ceremony linked two royal houses as dignitaries arrived and observed the royal nuptials.
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Fredensborg
Denmark
Christian X
Caroline Mathilde
Railway strike averted for Cleveland street car workers
The Greater Cleveland street car employees strike, planned for today and involving nearly 3,000 workers, has been halted temporarily by the national recovery administration and city officials.
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Greater Cleveland
National Recovery Administration
Burglars Try to Enter Peters Co Wholesale Grocery
Burglars attempted to enter the Peters Company Wholesale Grocery in Tarboro last night but fled when an automatic burglar alarm sounded. Officers saw the robbers’ automobile leaving the scene.
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Tarboro
Peters Company
New York Cotton Exchange Closes at Noon for NRA Holiday
The board of managers voted to close the exchange at noon next Wednesday in observance of the NRA half holiday proclaimed by Governor Lehman.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
NRA
Lehman
Clemson Star Pennington Likely Out For Season
Dr. Lee Milford announced that Clyde Pennington Clemson sophomore tackler and triple threat ace probably will be lost to the Tiger football team for the entire season due to injuries.
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Clemson College
D. C
Lee Milford
Clyde Pennington
Clemson
Tiger
Primo Carera Lifts Overturned Sedan After Collision
In Los Angeles Primo Carera the heavyweight boxing champion described as a human wrecking car came upon a crash scene last night and without a grunt he heaved an overturned sedan back onto its four wheels in a dramatic display of strength.
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Primo Dorks
Los Angeles
Sept
Primo Carera
Giant
Diplomatic Preludes to World War I Revisited
A letter recalls that Britain’s Foreign Secretary Viscount Grey faced numerous conferences and communications with many nations before the Great War. The writer notes similar claims in Col. House’s books and Lloyd George’s memoirs, underscoring diplomacy’s role in starting the conflict.
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Beverly Hilia
Germany
Belgium
Viscount Grey
Britain
Col. House
Grey
Lloyd George
Carryover for Cottons Off Washington August report shows high surplus
United States cotton carryover stood at 8 170 000 bales on August 1 up from last year while five and ten year averages are lower. Domestic consumption rose 26 5 percent to 6 003 000 bales in the year ending August 1. World demand for 1932 33 is estimated near 14 000 000 bales with July marking a record domestic mill use.
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Washington
Farm Adjustment Administration
United States
Medical science marshals forces to attack sleeping sickness
Army researchers organized a concentrated effort at Jefferson Barracks with Major James A. Simmons and Major W. H. Cornell to determine if sleeping sickness in the St. Louis area spreads through insects. Experiments used rabbits monkeys and thousands of mosquitoes, while isolated cases arose in Minnesota and other states. Patricia Maguire of Oak Park Illinois remains in a long sleep after about 19 months.
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James A. Simmons
Army Medica School
Washington
W. H. Cornell
Army Medical Museum
Jefferson Barracks
Simmons
Army
Minnesota State Health Department
A. J. Chesley
Health Department
Dublin
Kenosha
Wis
Wisconsin
London
Ont
Patricia Maguire
Oak Park
Til
Black Denies He Was In Holdup Knowingly
Taylorsville Sept 8 R E B Black co defendant in murder trial for the July 29 bank cashier T C Barnes holdup testified he did not knowingly take part in the crime He sat in the car while the robbery occurred and claimed innocence of companions intentions He described meetings with the other three men and identified a hat as worn by Mike Stevenson with whom Black is on trial Six High Point officials testified to his character and mental state.
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Taylorsville
R. E B. Black
T. C. Barnes
Black
Wilkesboro
John R. Jones
Mike Stevenson
C. C. Thompson
High Point
Sevral
T. B. Finley
Stevenson
Barnes
President Roosevelt Assails Mixed Relief Efforts in Politics
President Roosevelt opened the third annual mobilization for human needs on the White House lawn urging private subscriptions while condemning areas that mix relief with politics. He warned that government aid is limited and that private organizations must carry the bulk of relief work amid calls for broader public support. Kellogg echoed the need for a nationwide drive despite fears government funds suffice.
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White House
Frank B. Kellogé
Kellogg
Roosevelt likens America to train climbing long hill
President Roosevelt compares the United States to a railroad train laboring up a long grade. He urges relief conference listeners to push momentum from 20 to 40 miles per hour to ensure the nation can crest the hill.
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Washington
Sept
Roosevelt
United States
Billy Sundays Son In Critical Condition
George M Sunday aged 40 son of evangelist Billy Sunday is in critical condition after a fall from a fourth story apartment window in San Francisco. A police report notes his scribbled admission I lost my balance and fell out. Mrs Sunday told police the family recently faced financial troubles and the husband had a nervous breakdown.
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San Francisco
George M. Sunday
Billy Sunday
Harold Jackson
Crop Reduction Drive Planned Across Tobacco Belts
Preparations are underway for a blanket agreement to cut tobacco production in 1934 and 1935 in North and South Carolina. The eastern North Carolina drive begins Saturday with signups in the tobacco counties as Governor Blackwood proclaims a holiday. Meetings in Florence and Mullins will hear the Clemson extension director explain the plan.
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North
South Carolina
Greenville
States
North Carolina
Blackwood
Sumulus
Raleigh
Ehringhaus
Florence
Mullins
W. W. Long
Clemson College
Cotton Drops After Government Crop Forecast
New Orleans market faces hedge selling after the government crop forecast of 12,414,000 bales, up 100,000 from August. Prices fell sharply with October and December futures sliding to new lows, spot cotton down 95 cents to 8.68 cents per pound. The government report notes higher yields per acre and a near normal overall U.S. crop despite reduced cultivated acreage.
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New Orleans
Washington
Government Reporting Board
Mississippi
United States
Farm Administration
Construction For August Sets Mark
Southern construction contracts reached thirty percent of twenty nine million three hundred fifty one thousand dollars in August. The awards included sixteen million one hundred fifty one thousand dollars for industrial plants with new breweries textile mills refrigeration projects for steam ships and rayon expansions among the building activities.
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Baltimore
Méd
Southern
Bulletin
Resume Trading In New York Markets Reported
New York markets plan to resume trading tomorrow after a pause. Officials mention Saturday activity and the reopening of securities and exchange operations in the financial hub.
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New York
Ford Will Leave Camp On Monday
Henry Ford will leave his Michigan vacation camp in the upper peninsula and head for Detroit Monday morning. Ford Motor Co officials said they would not discuss his stance on the NRA automobile code, stating that any comment would come from Mr. Ford.
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Detroit
Sept
Henry Ford
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Bread Price Differences in Seven Cities Probed
Washington probes bread costs in Charleston Savannah Seattle Mobile Scranton Atlanta and San Francisco. Dr. Howe says breads in these cities average at least one cent above the national average and seeks reports on costs and wages from bakers and the American Bakers Association. He cites higher material costs and possible labor factors behind price gaps.
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Washington
Charleston
D. C
Farm Adjustment Administration
Fred C. Howe
Savannah
Seattle
Mobile
Ala
Scranton
Atlanta
San Francisco
Howe
American Bakers’ Association
Coast Guard Dispatches Cutters to Cuban Shoreline
Coast guard cutters including the Unalga Gresham Yamacraw and Tuscarora were sent to points from Puerto Padre to Cardenas and Key West for repairs amid reports of danger to Americans near Havana. Secretary Hull said no marine landings and only a few mechanics at the embassy, with overall quiet conditions.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Havana
Unalga
Puerto Padre
Gresham
Matanzas
Cardenas
Tuscarora
Key West
Hull
Antilla
Antila
Welles
Bluejackets
Cuba seeks conciliation after dual governments and US naval presence
In Havana a secret session of six men and a woman from all factions moves toward reinstating provisional President de Cespedes and forming a cabinet to replace the junta. Delegates meet at the presidential palace as fears of American intervention rise amid bickering and threats.
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Havana
Cuba
de Cespedes
Revolutionary Commission
United States
Stone Dies for Norman's Death at State Prison
Bry ant Stone, 46, a Wilkes County mountaineer, was electrocuted at the state's prison for the murder of his son in law Wayne Norman. He uttered no final statement as two electric shocks were administered, totaling over three minutes, while witness Paul Yelverton fainted. The body was taken to Burnetay for burial, with Annie Stone listed as a daughter.
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Raleigh
Bryant Stone
Wilkes County
State's Prison
Wayne Norman
Yelverton
Stone
Burne Tay
Annie
Norman
Joyce Stone Norman
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