Roosevelt calls for more action in New Deal push
President Roosevelt in Green Bay pledges further action by the New Deal on a nonpartisan Wisconsin road tour marking the state centennial. He names Hob LaFollette and Ryan Duffy for cooperation, laments critics of the administration, and thanks Wisconsin Governor A G Schmedeman who introduces him.
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Roosevelt
New Deal
Francis M. Stephenson
Associates
Green Bay
Wis
Wisconsin
United States
Setion
Thom
Hob" LaPollette
Ryan Duffy
Senator LaFollette
Duffy
Phim
Congress
Remacel
Burke DiNebj
Nebraska
Bryan
A. G. Schmedeman
Mr. Roosevelt
New York Man Chases Train by Plane After Rail Escape
A jaunt tale from Omaha describes a nonchalant New York man walking his dog at Union Station in pajamas with pants over them. He missed his train and somehow beat it to Creston Iowa by plane where his wife scolds him.
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Omaha, Neb
New York
Creston
Tennessee fair skies with little temperature change
Weather forecast notes fair conditions in Tennessee with minimal temperature change through tonight and Friday. Virginia is partly cloudy tonight and Friday with possible showers in the north this afternoon. High yesterday was 94, low 40 the previous year. Readings taken daily at 4:00 p.m. for 44 hours prior.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Crump replies to Pope over 19 charges in Memphis clash
Shelby County Democratic leader Crump accuses Lewis Pope of mongering conspiracy and election fraud in a Nashville statement. Pope had criticized Crump’s organization after McAlister’s primary win. Crump mocks Pope’s memoir plans and mocks his call for party unity.
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Memphis
Tope
Nashville
Crump
Pwil
Pope
McAlister
Lewis Pope
Ila
Lill McAlister
Indictment Quashed in Johnson County Conspiracy Case
Three men tied to a Davidson County conspiracy to divert about 22000 for a gubernatorial campaign were freed after Circuit Judge D A Vines quashed the Mountain City indictment. The judge ruled the alleged offense occurred in Davidson County, leaving Johnson County lacking jurisdiction. The defendants Davis Louthan and Alexander faced trial scheduled in Mountain City.
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Davis
Louthan
Alexander
Judge Avers
Johnson City
Tenn
Aug
Johnson County
Paul M. Davis
A. ¥. Louthan
Nashville
Vance Alexander
Memph
D. A. Vines
Vines
Davidson County
Davidson
Mountain City
Joseph S. Reece
Crand
Cotton Prices Rise to 2.50 Amid Bankhead Acts Tension
Washington August 9 Prices for cotton climbed to about 2.50 a bale as the government persisted with the Bankhead Act control plan. The forecast for this year’s yield dropped to 9,195,000 bales, the lowest since 1896 except for one year, while 1,265,251 bales were exempt from tax under production limits. Secretary Wallace defended moving ahead, citing widespread drought and the need for drastic curtailment as a key experiment in farm policy.
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Stephen J. McDqonough
Washington
Assis
Dale
Fairbanks Return Talks Stir Britain and United States
London reports say Fairbanks may return to the United States or stay in England depending on how Joe Schenck proceeds to reconcile him with Mary Pickford. Schenck has pressed for a reunion while Fairbanks’ British subject bid is disputed. his contract has expired but he could stay as a private unless special reasons demand departure.
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London
Couplas Fairbanks, Sr
Riviera
America
England
Faust Joe Schenck
Gibraltar
Joseph M. Schenck
Motion Piesure
Banks
Maryford
Schenck
Miss Pickford
Ieva
Doug
United States
Fairbanks
Home Office
Anna Antonio Faces Death Third Time in NYC Drama
OSSINING N Y Tonight the governor holds the fate of Anna Antonio a thrice denied death row mother of three. The courts have rejected pleas for life and her counsel cannot force a new path. Governor Lehman has not indicated action. The condemned woman awaits a decision likely to hinge on executive clemency. Two men linked to the murder of her husband also face their fates in the same drama.
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Dale Harrison Ossining
N.Y
Anna Antonio
Herbert Lehman
Ruth Snyder
Vincent Saetta
Samuel Feracci
Salvatore
Pastors to Make Suggets Change Pledge to Hitler
German Protestant leaders face an oath of fealty to Hitler as Reichsbishop Mueller tightens control of the church. The move follows earlier Nazi alignment of army and storm troopers and aims to stamp out independent clerical thought amid a reshaped church structure under the German Christians.
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Hitler
Berlin
Germany
August Jaeger
Mueller
Gace
Bag
Bagzage
Reichbishop
Ludwig Mueller
Riots Loom Over Constantine as Arab Jewish Violence Flares
Seven military planes circled Constantine Algeria amid Arab Jewish clashes. Governor Jules Carde directed security as districts with Jewish quarters faced violence. Dozens killed or slashed, with many bodies hidden. Jewish quarter deserted. hospitals crowded. 300 Arabs detained. Troops dispatched to interior as new fighting grows.
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Constantine
Algeria
Jules Carde
Paris
Ain Reida
Tebessa
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
President Declares Nationalization of Silver Under Act
President Roosevelt issues an executive order under the silver purchase act of 1934 setting the national price at 60.01 cents per fine troy ounce and directing mints to accept all silver in the United States. Seignorage of 18 25 percent is deducted and deposits returned as silver certificates or coin equal to the monetary value of the remainder. The order excludes domestic silver mined after December 21, 1933, and requires delivery of other silver in the U S by August 9, with exemptions for commercial uses, contracts, and certain coins and foreign silver.
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Washington
Roosevelt Wuay
Morgenthau
United States
Sdate
Aix
Hitler frees thousands from jails in first act
Adolf Hitler, as both President and Chancellor, issues a general amnesty freeing thousands of political prisoners in German jails and camps. The measure excludes high treason, military espionage, and life endangering crimes, seen as a bid to win public support ahead of the August 19 plebiscite.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Gas Shortage Changes Plan Flight to Baghdad
London Aug 9 The Trail of the Caribou landed in England after 30 hours 55 minutes in the air from Wasaga Beach Ontario aiming for Baghdad non stop. James Ayling and Leonard Reid reported fuel shortages forced a landing at a private Middlesex field after circling Kendon Airdrome near London. They hoped to continue but bad weather and gear problems halted the voyage. The pair had planned a 6 000 mile route across the Atlantic to Baghdad with supplies for four days but faced fog rain and limited fuel. Local weather and airfields influenced the decision to end the flight safely in England.
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London
Wasaga Beach
Ontari
James Ayling
Leonard Reid
Baghdad
Iraq
Heston
Stag Lane
Canada Av
England
Reid
Middlesex
Kendon
Atlantic
Halipax
N.S
Lesnard Reid
North Atlantic
Atanmore
Isi
Strait of
Belle Isle
Reid and Ayling
Ontario
British Isles
France
Germany
Poland
Rumania
World Center
Turkey
Great Britain
Increased Use of Electricity Seen in the South
In Atlanta reports a brighter pattern of household power use across the South with longer lights in living rooms bedrooms porches and halls. Arkansas residential customers in July rose to 42 611 from 39 907 in August 1938 while the Arkansas Power and Light Company notes over five million more kilowatt hours since 1929 through July 1984. Virginia Electric Power Company shows a gain of about 2 090 000 kilowatt hours for April through June versus the previous year and Birmingham Electric Company records a rise in meters to 52 000 in July.
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Atlanta
South
Arkansas
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Virginia Electric Power Company
Tadewater
Virginia
North Carolina
Cuba Seizes Cuban Telephone Company Amid Protests
Havana August 9 The Cuban government took over the $28 million Cuban Telephone Company through intervention to end a long labor dispute. American president H Hart protested the seizure, saying it deprived the firm of administration and property rights without grounds. An interventor now runs operations while the company retains title. workers vow sabotage if strike leaders are rehired. President Mendieta and his cabinet debated the move in prolonged sessions.
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Havana
Carlos Mendieta
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Ward
Harriman-Nra
John E. Edgerton
Tennessee Manufacturers’ Association
NRA
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