Tobacco companies propose limit on advertising in marketing plan
Tobacco manufacturers urged a substitute for the government marketing agreement proposing they pay an average of 17 cents for cured leaf and buy as much tobacco as used in the 1933 year. They argued price controls could force advertising cuts and pressed for reports to the farm administration.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Clay Williams
R. J. Reynolds Company
Williams
Farm Administration
Ehringhaus
North Carolina
Wallace
Mit
J. B. Hutson
Farm Administrator's Tobacco Section
Hutson
I Williams
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Roosevelt speeds federal purchase plan to buy surplus
President Roosevelt orders immediate start on a federal program to buy surplus food and staples for the needy. A special committee will coordinate purchases of beef, dairy, poultry, cotton, and cottonseed to remove glut and aid the unemployed with about 75 million dollars in funds. Secretary Wallace and Lewis Douglas arranged the setup with Chester Davis and L. H. Bean named to cooperate with the federal emergency relief agency. Douglas also prepared for long term price lifting for corn and hogs within the relief framework.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Lewis Douglas
Douglas
Chester Davis
L. H. Bean
Federal Emergency Relief Agency
White House says Roosevelt stays out of New York mayoral race
Reports of federal involvement in the New York City mayoralty were countered as President Roosevelt remained disengaged from local politics. Officials at the White House emphasized the administration would not participate in the municipal race.
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Washington
New York City
White House
Roosevelt
Kannapolis Man Killed in Night Car Crash
Concord report states James W. Armstrong twenty from Kannapolis died instantly when a car carrying Fred Helms also of Kannapolis skidded in soft dirt between Lands and Kannapolis and overturned. Helms escaped injury.
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Concord
James W. Armstrong
Kannapolis
Fred Helms
Landis
Helms
Storekeeper Kills Robber In Justified Shooting
M H Lamm shot and killed James Hinant in Wilson after confronting a robbery in progress. Hinant possessed keys money and goods stolen from the store. Authorities ruled the shooting justified and ordered no inquest.
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Wilson
M. H. Lamm
James Hinnant
Lamm
Hinnant
Hillsboro Lawyer In Court Tonight
Hillsboro attorney and former congressional candidate Clyde Ray faces habeas corpus proceedings before Judge W J Brogden in Durham. He is alleged to have failed to turn over 2950 dollars from the sale of the John Mason estate to the heirs, for which he was court appointed.
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Durham
Clyde. Ray
Hillsboro
Congress
W. J. Brogden
Ray
John Mason
Tax move on stock exchange could spur relocation
Beverly Hills letter argues a New York stock exchange tax would push firms to New Jersey, mocking politicians and the ease of moving a business. The writer imagines shifting operations and notes Jersey leaders would join the tax scheme, then asks how a farm or house could move to escape taxes.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
New York Stock Exchange
New Jersey
Low Buying Power of Farmers Threat To the Recovery Movement
A joint session of South Carolina recovery groups warned that farmers' low purchasing power threatens the recovery program. The South Carolina district and state recovery boards plus the women’s recovery board telegraphed President Roosevelt, Recovery Administrator Johnson, and Agriculture Secretary Wallace urging remedial price boosts for agricultural products.
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Columbia
8. C
South Carolina
South Carolina District Recovery Board
State Recovery Board
Women’s State Recovery Board
Roosevelt
Hugh 8. Johnson
Henry A. Wallace
Parker suit moved to federal court against Spence Brothers
The slander case filed by George F. Parker against Spence Brothers was transferred from High Point Municipal court to U S District Court in Greensboro on a defendant motion. A $500 bond was posted by Spence Brothers.
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Greensboro
George F. Parker
Spence Brothers
High Point
U. S. District Court
Hardy Crew Of Adventurers Sail With Byrd On Monday
A hardy crew selected to accompany Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd's Antarctic scientists sails on the Bear for a two year glacial survey starting September 25. The group includes veteran sailors like Murphy of Newfoundland and Bristling with Arctic experience. Young officers such as Burt Davis and a uniquely named crew member Snowshoes round out the team ready for polar challenges.
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Hardy
Adventurers
Byrd
Francis H. Murphy
Richard KE. Byrd
South Polar
North Pole
Peary
South Pole
Charlie Murphy
Bear
Oakland
Murphy
New Foundland
Arctic
Robert
John Henry van der Wall
Provincetown
Burt Devis
Hingham
Naval Academy
Navy
Davis
Merchant Marine
Snowshoes
U S Protest Over Cuban Home Looting Amid Unrest
The United States will protest to Havana authorities after an American citizen’s home was looted. Secretary Hull said conditions in inland Cuba seem improving, but Havana remains unsettled as labor strikes and hunger threaten the capital.
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Washington
United States
Havana
State Department
Hall
Cuba
Hull
Gray San Martin
Welles
Ramon Grau San Martin
Juan Blas Hernandez
Machado
Camaguey
Miguel Mariano Gomez
Marianistas
Grau San Martin
Ford Plans NRA Code Hours Change for 50,000 Workers
Ford Motor Co will shift from a 40 hour week to hours within the NRA code, potentially as low as 32 hours weekly for about 50,000 employees. An official said Ford intends to conform with the code by averaging hours and not to violate the act.
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Detroit
Ford Motor O
NRA
Henry Ford
Ford
Newspapers Ask No Special NRA Favors
Washington reports Elisha Hanson for the American Newspaper Publishers Association presenting the group's code to the NRA hearing. He insists the code represents over 1,000 publishers and defends freedom of the press while noting practical labor shortages could block the 49 hour work week and urging a blue eagle without a wound if needed.
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Washington
NRA
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Elisha Hanson
Lindsey Rogers
Hanson
Iripe
Virginia General Assembly passes code enforcement bill
Richmond Va Violators of the NRA code can be convicted in state courts under a bill signed by Governor Pollard. The measure suspends state trust laws temporarily and allows state employees to enter federal service with governor permission and without pay.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Pollard
Self-Defense Plea Tells Of Fatal Shooting In Chesterfield
Mrs. Juanita Avant testifies she shot her wealthy farmer husband in self defense at their Pageland area home after he threatened her with a chair and fired once. The testimony includes her seven year old stepson recounting alleged curses and a later account of the husband’s drunken aggression.
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Chesterfield
8. C
Juanita Avant
Charles Walker Arant, Jr
Arant
Rad
Officer Killed In Daring Five-Stage Chicago Hold-Up
Five gunmen staged a bold robbery in Chicago's loop detouring a federal reserve bank crew. Police officer Miles Cunningham was killed as the gang, after a collision and a swift escape, loaded bags into a second car and fled west on Jackson Boulevard.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Miles Cunningham
Cunningham
Morris Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Victor Poiitkowaki
Otto Wiznar
Proctor Hale
John McGillan
Clark @ LaSalle
Continental Trust Company
Jackson Boulevard
Tammany Is Facing Dethronement Over O'Brien Candidacy
New York leaders confront a crisis as Tammany Hall's support for Mayor John P. O'Brien meets growing independent Democrat opposition and fusion activity. Joseph V. McKee gains momentum while Washington leaders weigh Benediction on the bid. If approved, Tammany risks becoming a mere county organization with limited influence.
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Tammany
O’brien
New York
Tammany Hall
New York City
John P. O'Brien
Joseph V. McKee
John F. Curry
Nzation
Mmany
Endowment Plan Proposed by War Mothers Group
In Indianapolis on September 2 the American War Mothers discuss creating an endowment to support war mothers dependent on charity. They aim to fund two homes, in Washington D C and Denver, by possibly raising annual dues from 1 50 to 4 dollars, serving about 13 060 members.
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Indianapolis
American War Mothers Organization
Washington
Denver
Colo
Tobacco Markets Opening Monday Stands by Governor
Governor Ehringhaus of North Carolina said the proclamation opening the tobacco markets on Monday stands for the present. He declined to commit to rescinding the order if a price-raising plan for fire-cured tobacco growers is not reached in Washington, adding that the order still stands.
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Washington
Ehringhaus
North Carolina
Phringhaus
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