Cotton needs assistance to keep up work
A New England trio urged immediate aid for the cotton textile industry. Governor Green of Rhode Island, United Textile Workers president Thomas F. MacMahon, and Lonsdale Co. manager Harry H. Burton pressed a cabinet committee for actions to restore the industry. They called for reenacting and strengthening the national industrial recovery act, wage equalization, industry obsolescence surveys, a government expert commission to reorganize capital, and support for better merchandising. Department figures showed sharp March drops in cotton production and Rhode Island mills reduced raw cotton use by 60 percent over ten years.
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New England
Green
Rhode Island
Thomas F. MacMahon
United Textile Workers
Harry H. Burton
Aof
Lonsdale Company
Providente R. 1
McMahon
Differential McMahon
Department of Commerce
Cabinet Committee
Speed Boat Fails To Equal Record
MIAMI BEACH April 20 In a bid to break his world motorboat speed record of 124.91 miles per hour Miss America and Gar Wood abandoned efforts after two test runs on Indian Creek. Mechanics wheeled the 38 foot hydroplane over a mile course at slow speeds as stopwatches timed 117 mph on the first trial and a slower second run, prompting plans to ship the craft to Michigan for rebuild to boost speed.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Gar Wood
Michigan
Indian Creek
Ing
Weather outlook with fair, warmer conditions ahead
Tennessee forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Wednesday with somewhat warmer readings. Kentucky projects tight frost in the north tonight, then fair Wednesday with rising temperatures. North and west portions show milder to warmer conditions overall.
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Tennessee
Wargenia
Kentucky
Al Jolson to Be Papa at Forty-Seven
Al Jolson says he will become a foster father within two or three weeks as Ruby Keeler plans to adopt a baby. He notes he knows little of the arrangements and that if a boy is born they will name him Al. The Jolsons plan to rear the child in California.
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New York
al Jolson
Ruby Keeler
Ruby
Jolson
Singer
Jolsons
California
Low Cost Housing Projects Studied in Washington
Secretary Ickes proposed exempting certain low cost housing projects from the 12 month limit of the $4,000,000 work program. A works allotment board chair said minimum 16 months would be needed for all housing developments. He noted funding would allow initial year construction without guaranteed continuation, given the impracticality of leaving projects unfinished.
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Washington
Ickes
Works Allotment Board
Confession Confirms Hotel Fire Plot in Pocahontas
In Pocahontas Arkansas Detective Chief James A Pitcock said Ben Dame 43 wrote a confession admitting he directed the burning of the Randolph hotel and implicated two businessmen. Dame claimed a $250 payment and a bid to help his brother Lige Dame escape a life sentence for murder. The fire wrecked 35 guests in night clothes and caused about $40000 in damages. Sheriff J T Thompson and Deputy W J Russell sought the two men and reported earlier that Lige Dame Jr 17 and Miss Pauline Gearhart 17 admitted taking part and named Ben Dame.
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Little Rock
Ark
James A. Pitcock
Ben Dame
Randolph Hotel
Pocahontas
Fitcock
Dame
Lige Dame
Pitcock
J. T. Thompson
W. J. Russell
Randolph County
Thompson
Lige Dame, Jr
Pauline Gearhart
Auditors to Begin State Books Audit in Tennessee
Nashville April 30. Auditors will start work on state finances as the legislature nears an extraordinary June session. Governor McAlister authorized the Tennessee Taxpayers’ Association to direct the study under W. R. Ponder, with a commission overseeing the new accounting system. The two projects likely will be undertaken jointly, awaiting the commission’s decision.
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Nashville
McAlister
Snsembly
Tennessee Taxpayers’ Association
W. R. Ponder
Ponder
Roy Beeler
James J. Bean
Roy Wallace
Equality Agreed For U S Exports Trade Pact Talks Move Ahead
Washington April 30 1934 France and the United States reached agreement on equality of treatment for American exports valued at over 115 million dollars. Hull announced fundamental terms for reciprocal treatment and said formal negotiations to lower tariffs and remove trade barriers would begin after public hearings on June 24. France pledged prompt compliance and Paris envoy Laboulaye was traveling to discuss the pact.
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Washington
France
United States
Hull
Andre de Laboulaye
Paris
Canada
May Adopt Child Chicago Herald Report
The Herald and Examiner reports that Al Jolson and his wife Ruby Keeler are considering adopting a baby. The delay or outcome was not disclosed in the accessible excerpt.
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Chicago
The
Herald and Examiner
al Jolson
Ruby Keeler
Testimony Deepens New York Custody Fight for Gloria Vanderbilt
In New York, testimony from a 1932 illness of eight year old Gloria Vanderbilt reveals a fear of dying. Dr. Oscar Schloss noted the child’s nervous element while the mother’s level of solicitude drew questions. Justice Caraw ordered custody for five days a week, a ruling now appealed by Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt.
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New York
Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
Supreme Court
John F. Carew
The
Daily News
Oscar M. Schloss
Caraw
Chicago bid plans target 1938 national conventions
Chicago skews to host the 1938 Republican and Democratic national conventions. George F. Getz and Walter J. Cummings said the Chicago association of commerce is arranging funds and inviting both parties. Competition for the Republican meeting includes Atlantic City Cleveland and San Francisco with others possible. Atlantic City seeks the Democratic meet also. Chicagoans Getz and Cummings are the treasurers of the two national committees.
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Chicago
George F. Getz
Walter J. Cummings
Chicago Association” of ‘ Commerce
Getz
Atlantic City
Cleveland
San Francisco
Cummings
WAR GAME STARTS ON PACIFIC TODAY
On April 30 aboard the U S S Pennsylvania off California a huge fleet of 134 ships began night maneuvers with lights out and radio silence to test defenses against submarines and destroyers. Admiral Reeves ordered secrecy to prevent enemy insight into fleet movements. Paris reports aviation minister Denain unveiled a France to America air route via the Azores and Bermuda, to be completed in three to four years.
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Pennsylvania
California
United States
Joseph Mason Reeves
Paris
Victor, Denain
Azores
Bermuda
Conversations Delayed As Britain Germany Prep Talks
British and German talks on naval and international policy are postponed as Britain waits for Reichsführer Hitler's international policy declaration around May 15. German sources hint at submarine rearmament not being officially admitted until the U pont fleet mirrors the strength of Germany’s pre rearmament era. France, fearing Germany's buildup, urges machine gunner recruitment.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Germany
France
Police Ready for Demonstrations in Europe May Day
AP report from London notes European police preparing to quell May Day disturbances. Spain faces shootings during Madrid communist demo. ten communists arrested in Seville for subversive literature. Austria hosts countermeasures. Vienna clashes as leftists rehearse. Hitler to address Germany. massive Nazism rally planned at Tempelhof. Stalin to review Red Army in Moscow with large displays. Paris bans outdoor demos. 50 indoor meetings planned in Paris and 60 other cities. Italy to curb protests showing sympathy with international movements.
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Austria
Kurt Schneehnigg
Vienna
England
Folland
Belgium
Scandinavian
Hitler
Italy
Council Opens Washington Biennial Council Meeting
The National Society of Colonial Dames of America opened its 32nd biennial council in Washington on April 30. Members gathered for decisions and ceremonies marking the society's ongoing preservation and historical work in the capital.
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Council
Washington
National Society of Colonial Dames of America
Four Billion For Votes Charges Col. Roosevelt
Col Theodore Roosevelt Jr alleges the 4.8 billion work relief fund will be used to buy votes. He accuses Democratic officials of political funding and favors, citing Maine and Iowa as examples, at a New England Republican gathering. He says Congress handed over funds to the President to spend as he pleases.
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Boston
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
National Republican Club
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New England
Iowa
North Dakota
Congress
Maine
Dem
Des Moines
Farley
Business Advance Cited in Atlanta District March Rise
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reports a fourfold business advance in its district for March, with gains in department store sales, wholesale trade, building permits, and construction contracts across Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee. Adjusted indices show notable improvements versus February and well above last year, aided by seasonal factors and Easter timing.
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Atlanta
Federal Reserve
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
France proposes regular trans Atlantic air line within years
Victor Denain announces France plans a regular North Atlantic passenger service via the Azores and Bermuda within three to four years with steps toward organization. Pan American Airways studies a Pacific to China route, Lindbergh advising on surveys, while Bermuda interest partners with Imperial Airways and Pan American. Newark, New Jersey, is mentioned as a potential terminal site.
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Charles E. Harner
Associated Press Foreign Star
Victor Denain
France
Denain
North Atlantic
Azores
Bermuda
Vn Line
South Atlantic
South America
United States
International Air Service
Pan-American Airways
Pacific
China
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Darrel's Island
Hamilton Harbor
Chain letters debut in state with no instructions
Chain letters asking for mailing dimes appeared in Nashville among Capitol Hill workers. Postmaster William Gupton said he has no guidance from Washington and no steps taken yet. In Denver the chain grew large with many employees added at the post office. Some letters list six names and require sending two dimes and adding one’s own name, promising future returns as the chain climbs.
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Nashville
Capitol Hil
William Gupton
Washington
Denver
Colo
Gupton
Smong
Roosevelt disputes army testimony on seizing Caribbean islands
President Roosevelt rejected army officials testimony that the United States should be ready to seize British and French islands near American shores in a sharply worded letter to the House military committee. He warned against printing parts of Kilbourne and Andrews testimony and asserted no policy shifts toward foreign nations.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
House Military Committee
McSwain
Army
Navy
Charles F. Kisbourne
F. M. Andrews
General Headquarters Air Force
Ste Eret
Military Committee
Wilcox Air Base
Andrews
Canada
New Foundland
St. Pierre and Miquelon
French Islands
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Bahamas
Jamaica
Trinidad
Britut Honduras
Esse Antiles
Seine Banen
Kilbourne
Great Lakes
Wilcox
Kilberries
Public Data Canada
State Department
Charles Kilbourne
McLwsin
Dern
Swaiin
Military Affairs
MeSwaiin
House of Representatives
Chalre
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Spain
Madrid
Seville
Col. Roosevelt
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