Recession seen ending as Biggers forecasts quick recovery
Senate hearing reveals unemployment census head John Biggers predicting a sharp resume in business due to rapid industrial decline, with a plan for a reemployment committee spanning government, business, labor and other groups. He cites causes including world conditions, reduced government spending and labor disturbances.
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Washington
John D. Biggers
Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee
Biggers
Electrical device tells age of fish
The Bureau of Fisheries announced a device that determines a fish’s age by electricity. Technologists say it can pinpoint the exact day a fish was caught by measuring changes in the fish’s chemical structure.
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Washington
Jan
Bureau of Fisheries
Anti Lynching Bill May Form New Party
General Hugh S. Johnson charged in Oklahoma City that the anti lynching bill before Congress is part of a design to form a new political party. He claimed the party would draw Negroes unemployed old Republicans and labor, aiming to win the Negro vote in key states to influence close elections.
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Oklahoma City
Hugh
Johnson
Congress
United States
Democracy
New York
New Jersey
Indiana
Tllinois
Wallace Rules Out Senate Run and 1938 Office
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace declared he will not be a candidate for any office in 1938. He dismissed rumors of a bid for the Iowa Democratic Senate nomination and said he would take no part in the Iowa primary. Wallace has been mentioned as a possible Democratic presidential candidate.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Iowa
Wallace
Roosevelt
Topeka Opens Llop-house With Free European Plan
Capacity crowd attends Topeka’s new Llop-house opening in a transformed vacant store. A patrolman served as doorman and another officer as hotel clerk. About 35 guests registered for a one night stand with no meals or services. Frank Long, Shawnee welfare director, led the project to shelter down-and-outers, usable during cold or wet days.
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Topeka
Kans
Frank Long
Shawnee County
Million Dollar CCC Fraud Hinted in Senate Hearing
A Senate committee heard the General Accounting Office is probing a one million dollar CCC shortage in the Southwest. Witnesses included Major General Reed and interior officials amid questions about forged payrolls, improper disbursements, and whether payrolls were handled with proper checks.
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Washington
Senate
General Accounting Office
Civilian Conservation Corps
United States
Adams
R-Cole
Senate Public Lands Committee
EB. Ky
Burlew
Nye
R-Nd
Walter L. Reed
Army
Reed
Accounting Office
Kansas
Reno E. Stitely
CCC
Slitley
Bark Service
War Department
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Elliott
Richard N. el- Hiokt
Roy F. Lassly
Interior Department
Treasury
Dassly
Motor Car Tires In Use Since 1907 In Brookfield
James W. Lacy a Brookfield printshop owner says the tires and tubes on his 1907 automobile are the originals and have traveled about 500000 miles since new. The durable tires reflect early automotive endurance in the region.
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Brookfield, Mo
James W. Lacy
Brookfield
Widow of gangster's widow shoots, held in Kansas City
In Kansas City Missouri on January 21 1931 Hazel Weissman widow of Sally Weissman a known underworld figure killed in 1930 shot her brother in law Roy Brown a 35 year old city fireman after he knocked her down and interrupted an argument with her sister Brown was not seriously wounded Weissman 42 said she fired to stop the dispute and was held for further investigation Also noted health authorities in Independence rush vaccination to curb smallpox with seven teen homes quarantined and scarlet fever incidents referenced.
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Kansas City
Hazel Weissman
Sally Weissman
Roy Brown
Brown
Weissman
Edith
Solly Weissman
Independence
Red Cross
F. L. Cook
France Hails Pledge to Pace Armament Race and Peace
Paris Jan. 21 UPI The new radical socialist cabinet of Premier Camille Chautemps declared France will keep pace with world rearmament while pursuing a League of Nations loyalty program. The government seeks a vast national and popular union, coordinates defense ministries, and plans social peace with a labor capital code. It will continue probing the Cagoulard terrorist network and prosecute leaders to appease socialist and communist factions.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
France
Britain
United States
Ministry of Defense
Army
Navy
Maurice
Gamelin
Chautemps
Popular Front
Popula Front
Cagoulard
Record crowd at hardware meeting in Kansas City
More than 3,000 delegates attended the 49th annual convention of the Western Hardware Implement Association in Kansas City. Herbert J. Hodge of Abilene Kansas, secretary to the group, said attendance was the largest in the history of the organization and wholesalers and retailers alike were elated. Delegates to the meeting set further plans.
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Kansas
City
Western Hardware’ and Implement Association
Herbert J. Hodge
Abilene
Kans
Hodge
Missouri Illinois sheep raisers buy 470 head at auction
EAST ST. LOUIS IL Jan 21 AP Missouri and Illinois sheep raisers added 470 head to their herds at the Mississippi Valley stockyards first sheep auction. The animals were purchased for a total of 4810.25 dollars.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
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Social Security Board
United States Employment Service
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Henry Brayton
Producers Bivesttis/ Commission Association
Si Denman
Farmington, Mo
Col
C&l. Lutkins
Olathe
Africa
Asia
India
Dexter
O. &. Davis
Leclair Lambert
Mercantile Home Bank and Trust Co
NEW Party
Pope’s
Lindburg
Jefferson City
J. D. Reed Coal
Brunswick Phonograph
Rockdale Liquor Store
Meron
Wounds
Pds
Phil AL
Dalimeyer
Ath
H.G.F
Delmonico Service
Richmond Hill
H. E. Ferguson
H. A. Buehrle
Dudenhoeffer’s
Ilg.f
CADET
Santa Clara
Lee
He Oz Ila
G. H. DU
California
Cate
Peltason’s
Eqeual
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Phoenix
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