Plan to remove half of national cotton to secure aid
Washington Sept 20 Senator Bankhead said the cotton conference committee plans to take about half the cotton from the market to help fund farm benefits. He noted the committee has paused its fight on the cotton processing tax and warned the plan may involve exporting large quantities. A proposed price of 15 cents a pound to producers was discussed, with the conference favoring 20 cents, while a national conference of agricultural leaders sought inflation to raise farm prices. George N Peek urged cooperation with the farm administration to raise prices under the law.
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Washington
Bankhead
D. Ala
Farm Administration
Cotton
Cotton Conference
Alabama
General Conference of
General Conference
Roosevelt
Wallace
Smith
South Carolina
White House
George N. Peek
Peek
House
Senate Agricultural Committees
Claude A. Jagger
New York
Paris
Daladier
Opinon
Lindberghs Complete Stockholm Helsinki Flight
Reuters reports Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife landed at Helsingfors Fin land this afternoon finishing a flight from Stockholm marking their arrival in Finland.
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London
Reuters News Agency
Charles A. Lindbergh
Helsingfors
Finland
Stockholm
State renews notes for 60 days in North Carolina
Raleigh Sept 20 AP The state renewed for 60 days notes totaling 83 460 300 held by state banks. The notes bear 4 1 2 percent interest and would have matured on September 25.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Rhode Island's Foster Elected NBA President
Edward C. Foster of Providence, head of the Rhode Island State Athletic Commission, was elected president of the National Boxing Association in Minneapolis on September 20, succeeding James Brown of Detroit.
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Minneapolis
Edward C. Foster
Providence
Rhode Island State Athletic Commission
National Boxing Association Today
James Brown
Detroit
State Announces School Allotment for Winter Costs
Raleigh September 20 Leroy Martin executive secretary of the state school commission announced an allotment of 82 453 552 to county and city school districts to meet costs of general control instructional supplies operation of plants and auxiliary agencies for the coming winter
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Raleigh
Leroy Martin
State School Commission
Murderers Not to Die Now
Raleigh dispatch reports two condemned men Luther McLamb of Johnston county and John Louis Edwards of Mecklenburg will have their execution dates postponed as Governor Ehringhaus considers clemency McLamb was convicted of killing George R. Hutson and may receive reprieve or commutation while Edwards case awaits decision by the governor in Washington.
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Raleigh
Luther McLamb
Johnston County
John Louis Edwards
Mecklenburg
Washington
Ehringhaus
McLamb
George RK. Hutson
Asheboro Schools Registration Tops Previous Year
Asheboro enrollment reached a town high of 1 245 this year from 1 201 last year as the Asheboro school opened last Thursday. Under Superintendent R J Hiller the high school grew from 150 to 340 students, despite no new rooms added and a two room south wing for beginners to ease crowding.
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Asheboro
R. J. Hiller
Hilker
Wance Predicts Higher Agricultural Prices Soon
News dispatch notes Lindsay Rogers, deputy NRA charter planner for newspapers and printing, and Frank A. Theis of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration predicting higher farm prices. Theis forecasts exporting 30 million bushels of Pacific coast wheat to narrow domestic price gaps with world prices, needing a federal subsidy of several million dollars. The report also cites criticism of inflation policy from Secretary Wallace and pressure on Congress.
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Theis
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Frank A. Theis
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Oregon
Washington
Grain and Feed Men's National Association
Wallace
Roosevelt
Congress
Cotton Spinning Industry Active During Last Month
The census bureau reports August operation at 106.7 percent capacity on a single shift, down from July and above August of last year. Active spindles and spindle hours are listed for cotton-spinning states with state totals and per spindle averages. Strong entities include Alabama Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Tennessee with state totals and averages.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Georgia
Micatssippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Wennesses
Virginia
Raleigh Man Heads Retail Secretaries
FAYETTEVILLE September 20. Pat P. Swain of Raleigh will head the Carolina Retail secretary for the next year. He was elected president at the convention's close yesterday. Other officers named include G Peele of Durham as vice president and Miss Ruth Ledbetter of Statesville as secretary and treasurer. The convention city for the next year to be chosen later.
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Fayetteville
Pat. P. Swain
Raleigh
Carolina
G. ©. Peele
Durham
Ruth Ledbetter
Statesville
Roosevelt plans to push navy program to treaty limits
President Roosevelt intends to proceed with the 238 million dollar navy build up to treaty limits despite abroad talk. White House says no suggestions influenced him and contracts have been let. Britain’s potential impact concerns the four class B cruisers under the 10 000 ton limit with six inch guns.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Norman H. Davis
America
White House
United States
Great Britain
England
Ehringhaus Leads North Carolina Growers to Hear Parity Price Proposal
Governor Ehringhaus left Raleigh for Washington to head NC growers and warehouse representatives at a hearing on a buyers' agreement to raise tobacco prices this year. He said he would press for parity or better and join NC delegations caucusing in the nation capital.
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Raleigh
Ehringhaus
Washington
National Capital
North Carolina
Haughton
Woodberry Forest School
Virginia
Malaria Epidemic Adds To Confusion In Cuba
Havana reports widespread malaria outbreaks across Cuba intensifying a crisis as President Grau struggles to keep power amid a growing opposition. In Camaguey and Moron areas soldiers, students and workers clash with authorities while sugar mills face worker protests and hunger for better conditions.
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Cuba
John P. McKnight
Havana
Cienfuegos
Ramon Grau San Martin
Camaguey Province
Juan Blas Hernandez
Blas
Moron
el Mundo
Nueva Gerona
Isle of Pines
Soledad
Hacajo
Oriente
Hoover meets reporter seals remarks on national topics
In Beverly Hills on Sept. 19, Mr. Hoover meets a reporter but declines to discuss national topics. The column notes the public talks throughout the day. it remarks that people know less about the future yet hold higher hopes, asserting confidence will outperform predictions.
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Beverly Hilia
Mr. Hoover
French Oppose Inflation Across Two Worlds
AP report contrasts French opposition to inflation with American debates on monetary policy. Daladier faces pressure as France risks political collapse if inflation is pursued, while the United States pursues credit inflation and dollar weakness to ease debt, prompting bipartisan disagreement on the path forward.
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France
United States
Repeal Effort Advances In Early December Ballot Fight
The article reports repeal supporters leading in Idaho and New Mexico with states Virginia Florida and six others looming ahead for votes by November 7. Idaho shows 50,643 for repeal to 37,743 against from 568 of 819 precincts. New Mexico tallies 31,166 for repeal to 9,842 against from 257 precincts. County breakdowns and provisional totals are noted.
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Idaho
New Mexico
Virginia
Florida
North
South Carolina
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Utah
Senator Themes Links Roosevelt to Currency Inflation
AP reports Senator Themes of Okie state leader in the inflation movement claims President Roosevelt is gradually inflating the currency to boost farm commodity prices, while alleging the president avoids admitting it.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Themes
D. Okie
Former Motorman Becomes Head of American Transit
William B. Wood, operating vice-president of Engineers' Public Service Co of New York, chosen to lead the American Transit Association. A South Carolinian who started as a street car motorman in Jacksonville in 1907, he later supervised transportation and held executive roles in El Paso Houston and Richmond before this appointment.
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Chicago
American Transit Association
William B. Wood
Engineers’ Public Service Company of
New York
Whch
Power
Wood
Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia Tech
Tme
el Paso
Houston
Tex
Richmond
Authorities Tighten Guards After Urschel Kidnapping Threats
In Oklahoma City on Sept 20 threats from gangland led to heavier guard measures for three principals in the Charles Urschel kidnapping case, including federal prosecutor Joseph B. Keenan and victim R. G. Shannon. Letters postmarked Chicago bore George Kelly fingerprints and warned of continued criminal activity.
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Oklahoma City
Charles F. Urschel
Ursche
Joseph B. Keenan
Daily Oklahoman
George
Herbert K. Hyde
United States
Kelly
Chicago
George Kelly
The
Oklahoman
Hyde
Keenan
Kelly, Bates and Bailey
Tammany Keeps Mayoralty as Black and Ambro Lose Ground
In New York on September 19 1940 Mayor John P O'Brien secured a strong Democratic primary win over Loring M Black and Jerome G Ambro taking about 271 108 votes to 95 173 and 27 209 respectively. Frank J Praet defeated Tammany's John N Harman for controller. Farley loses district leadership post to Michael T McCarron amid Seabury testimony fallout.
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Dale Harrison
New York
John P. O'Brien
Tammany Hall
Loring M. Black
Jerome G. Ambro
O'Brien
Black
Ambro
Tammanyan
Frank J. Prait
Prait
Tammany
John N. Harman
Thomas M. Farley
Michael T. McCarron
Farley
New York County
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Seabury
Manhattan
Yorkville
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