Coal Industry Presses TVA for Fair Coal-Vs-Hydro Study
The National Coal Association released a letter urging TVA to publish a fair, full analysis of all economic facts relating to coal in the TVA program. C E Bockus argues hydro expansion will cost coal jobs and volumes, threatening the bituminous coal industry, and calls for cost comparisons between steam and hydro power in coal regions. The group requests public disclosure and offers cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Coal Association
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Arthur E. Morgan
C. E. Bockus
Morgan
Bockus
TWA
Alabama
Tennessee
United States
Weather outlook with showers and cooler temps in regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with probable showers in extreme east Tennessee and east central areas. Virginia to remain mainly cloudy with showers in the south tonight and cooler Wednesday, north portion tonight. High yesterday 86, low 54. readings taken at 8 p.m. edge.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Wiuu
Cause Of Death Probed By Court
Pikeville Kentucky August 28 AP County Judge George M Justice and two physicians prepared to exhume Frank Thorpe body at Peter Creek forty miles south of here Officials say Thorpe was killed June 11 when an automobile overturned near Freeburn A cousin Willie Thorpe told officials Frank was shot through the head three times and the car wreck staged to hide the crime Four people Andy Casey Albert Casey Julius Smith and Miss Peggy Skeens were ordered held on murder charges
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Pikeville
George M. Justice
Frank Thorpe
Peter Creek
Thorpe
Freeburn
Willie Thorpe
Frank
Andy Casey
Albert Casey
Julius Smith
Peggy Skeens
Race War Feared As Police Guard City
Niagara Falls New York August 28 Police guarded the city after a night of rioting in which more than 8000 people joined a free for all fight. Three were seriously injured and many others lightly hurt as tensions rose between white and negro residents amid intense aftershock of the clashes. Continued report noted attempts to quell the unrest and a call from the International Labor Defense.
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Niagara Walles
N.Y
Tocverly
Driving Gale Hits Texas Coast None Hurt
Freeport Texas reports a driving gale at 80 mph from the coast guard tally as the Texas coastal storm center moved inland. Tide rose noticeably while most townspeople fled inland to higher ground. Wind later shifted inland with indications from San Luis Pass.
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Texas
Freeport
Tex
Thi Town
Van Meter Put on Spot by Pass in Big Haul Plan
St Paul Aug 28 A gang of ten led by Geo Baby Face Nelson planned two simultaneous bank holdups in Minnesota s Range to net a large sum and flee toward Canada. Homer Van Meter was put on the spot by a fellow gang member and killed by St Paul police Thursday night after six weeks of casing banks in Duluth, Hibbing, Virginia and Eveleth with Nelson identified as advance man. The group hoped to escape to Canada if the booty was large enough.
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ST. Paul
Geo
Baby Face
Nelson
Wibbing
Virginia
Eveleth
Canadian
Canada
Minnggota
Virginia Today
Johnson Gets Big Salary Boost for NRA Chief
Washington Aug 28 Hugh S Johnson NRA administrator received a salary rise from $6000 to $13000 a year effective July 1. The move aimed to align his pay with his duties and help cover living costs. Roosevelt ordered the raise before Johnson's West Coast trip amid tensions with NRA general counsel Richberg and Frances Perkins over recovery policy. Johnson later offered resignation after leaving the White House Conference but was persuaded to stay.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnon
NRA
Roosevelt
Hasil
Johnson
Roosesvell
Donald R. Riehberg
Frances Perkins
Recovery Administration
White House
Heat Induces Mutations in Yeast Flies in Study
Dr. Victor Jol0g of the University of Wisconsin reports that 95 degree heat acts as a traffic signal in evolution, causing notable and permanent body mutations in yeast flies. Larvae heated 24 hours show curled wings, mismatched eyes, and varied color backs, with mutation frequency rising about eightfold. Some changes are more likely, indicating selective heat effects.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Woods Hole
Mass
America
Victor Jobls
University of Wisconsin
Jollog
Ficer
California Goes to Ballot Today Epic Plan Looms Large
Aug 28 San Francisco report on California primary race where Upton Sinclair and Socialist reformers switch to Democrats. Sinclair touts an Epic Plan to seize and run defunct factories costing $300 million, while Merriam defends his San Francisco strike handling and Young recalls treasury surplus.
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San Francisco
California
Upton Sinclair
George Ioréel
Roosevelt
Frank Merriam
C. C. Young
Sinclair
Elim
Confession Fails to Free Prisoner Bert Long
Atlanta reports Bert Long remains jailed for life after a confession attributed to Card en failed to convince federal investigators. Carden reportedly claimed he shot a soldier on Chickamauga military reservation, but investigators found the confession lacking facts and inconsistent with records showing the soldier was stabbed to death. Long’s sister, Nannid May Long, pressed for release, and a parole bid to Judge E Marvin Underwood was denied.
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Atlanta
Bert Long
Chickamauga
Tom‘ Warden
Yong
Carden
Romi
Bureau of ‘Investigation
Department of Justice
R. A. Chappelle
Chappelle
Long
Nannid May Long
E. Marvin
Underwood
Parole Board
Kingfish Plans To Start Vice Probe Fanned By Klan War
In Baton Rouge on August 25 Senator Huey P. Long ordered his legislative committee to pursue charges of gambling and vice in New Orleans where Mayor T Semmes Walmsley has blockaded entry with National Guard troops. The Klan and allied groups warned Long to back off as tensions rise ahead of the September 11 congressional primary. Walmsley’s armed police stand ready as factions mobilize volunteers to safeguard ballots amid rumored threats of tampering. Dr Hiram W Evans, Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, is cited among the leaders involved.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
National Guard
City Voters Registration Office
Walmsley
Ku Klux Klan
Louisiana Women's Committee
Hilda Phelps Hammond
Fernandes
Maloney
Gus Blanc
Herve Racivitch
Citizens Committee
Eitizely
Hiram W. Evans
Ise
Bar Association urged to purge its ranks
Milwaukee August 28 The American Bar Association opened its convention with Robert H. Jackson urging not mass disbarment but a culture shift to restore prestige. He warned that scoundrels and dunces have tainted the field and said judges and lawyers share responsibility for miscarriages of justice. The talk also touched on New Deal regulation trends in public utilities and competing plants.
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Milwaukee
Robert H. Jackson
U.S. Treasury Department
American Bar Association
Jackson
Bar
Bar Association
Public Utility Law
Lowell M. Greenlaw
Chicago
Pullman Company
Tix
Faith cult saves boy in home leg operation
In Fort Payne Alabama Wallace Doyle Sharp Jr age 8 underwent a risky leg operation at home under ether after his parents and Holiness sect members resisted hospital care. Doctors removed eight inches of bone despite chants and unknown tongue prayers as the boy showed a better than expected recovery with an even chance for life. Local clergy and cult members aided the procedure and emotional reactions followed as the operation concluded.
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Fort Payne
Ala
Wallace Doyle’ Sharp, Jr
W. T. Miller
A. W. Balls
Gadsden
Wallace Doyle
Sharp
Fort, Payne
Objective of Liberty League and NRA restructuring
The American Liberty League hails NRA realignment as boosting efficiency and economy by cutting codes from 682 to about 250, grouping them in ten divisions. Mergers aim to standardize treatment and reduce administration costs. The 22 classifications span Producing, Fabricating, and Service industries. The league prepares a campaign after Labor Day to defend its principles, with unclear impact on party politics and possible increased partisan confusion.
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Washington
NRA
Aleried
Liberty League
Committee
New York
Hammay
Roosevelt
League
Youth Indicted in Slaying of Howard College Girl
Harold Taylor indicted for the murder of Faye New Howard College co ed. Grand jury filed first degree murder charge after a one day session. Taylor to stand trial in circuit court September 17. He protests innocence and claims the girl was killed by unknown persons after she left his car following an argument. Witnesses included officers, A B Gain, Mrs Lon New and Coroner G M Evans.
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Leroy A. Simms
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Harold Taylor
Faye New
Howard College
Taylor
A. B. ‘Gain
Lon New
Faye
G. M. Evans
Capias
Textile workers strike committee accepts NLRB talks invitation
The United Textile Workers strike committee agreed to meet with manufacturers at the National Labor Relations Board conference on Thursday while warning that a general walkout could be avoided only with definite concessions. Chairman Francis J. Gorman emphasized no fruitless discussions and outlined demand terms for a 30 hour week, wage scale, uniform classifications, and reinstatement of workers ousted for union membership.
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Washington
United Textile Workers Today
National Labor Relations Board
Lloyd Garrison
Francis J. Gorman
Garrison
Titer” Gorman
Gorman
Labor Department
Harry L. Hopkins
Emergency Relief
Hopkins
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San Luis Pass
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Okey O'Dell
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Ott
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VICE
KLAN
Lad
S. Leg
Jis
Senate
House
Alfred E.smith
James
Georges A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Sloan
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