Ickes Named Oil Dictator Amid Roosevelt Plan
President Roosevelt appoints Harold L. Ickes as administrator of the oil industry reform and names a new committee to oversee pricing and conservation. The move places strong federal control over production, with possible price fixing and a presidentially steered cabinet lineup. Top industry figures from Standard Oil and Texas Company are discussed as potential price-fixer representatives.
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Plucky Mary Cronin Blinds Self in Ark Hospital Row
Mrs Mary Cronin a 44 year old former Toledo resident blinded herself using a safety pin to gouge out her eyes citing scripture. She was removed to a spring Ark hospital where the act was performed in the presence of witnesses.
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Cotton meet called for September in Atlanta Memphis and Dallas
Secretary Wallace announced a series of cotton meetings to discuss prox syn for con gry of the 1984 crop. Producers cooperatives members of Congress agriculture commissioners ginners and spinners will attend in Atlanta Memphis and Dallas on September 5.
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Tale Of A Fish In A Wilkes Barre Cellar
Motorcycle Officer John Leonard recounts a gold fish given to his visiting niece. The bowl was stored in a secluded cellar where only about an inch of water remained. Leonard refilled the bowl and fed the fish, but it died a few hours later after months without food.
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Roosevelt Talks With Lieutenants on Domestic Rehab Campaign
President Roosevelt spent August 29 in Hyde Park conferring with James Farley and Harold Ickes as he eyed Albany bridge inspections from his gubernatorial days. He hailed a coal agreement easing hours and wages while planning a slow return to Washington by sea, praising General Hugh S. Johnson for industrial administration.
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Reservelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Washington
Billions Spent On Roosevelt Recovery Plan Boosts Economy
Washington reports billions feeding the New Deal recovery machinery as public works leads in spending. The Public Works Administration has allocated 1.212 billion for construction, with 288 million for battleships, while the NRA receives 225 thousand of a 205 million yard. The NRA and Recovery Administration costs come from industry and consumer funds, with cotton growers to receive 100 million in the coming weeks as relief continues.
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Washington Voters Decide on Eighteenth Amendment
Washington voters in Seattle weigh repeal of the eighteenth amendment amid dry and wet forecasts. The state uses a legislative district system with 99 delegates to the constitutional convention to be chosen from 46 districts, and two or three delegates per district. Wet and dry leaders predict varied outcomes as districts submit their choices, with statewide totals not binding.
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Washington
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Emery Asbury
State Senate
Showers in Tennessee and Virginia Weather Report
Tennessee shows showers tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Virginia predicts partly cloudy in the north and cloudy to showers in the extreme south tonight and Wednesday, minimal temp change. Readings at 6:00 PM daily for the prior 24 hours. Past temperatures and rainfall compared to yesterday and a year ago.
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Miners Idle as Rockouts Halt Work in Lee and Wise
In Norton Virginia area Governor Pollard awaited Labor Department word while over 4,000 miners in Lee and Wise counties faced idleness. About 2,000 out of work in St Charles and 3,100 in Wise joined walkouts against Stonewa Coke and Coal and Pardee Gallery. Officials blamed operator-initiated rockouts, while Ste nega Coke and Coal Company denied layoffs. Food relief for destitute remains a serious issue with around 1,200 men in rehab camps in Lee County.
Lamson Murder Trial Near End As Prosecution Builds Case
In San Jose California August 2 testimony by neighbor Sylvia Bailey indicated no offensive odor from the bonfire where David Lamson tended the fire before his wife’s body was found in a blood stained bathroom. Prosecution seeks to prove the Stanford Press executive killed his wife with an iron pipe remains found among embers.
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Sylvia Bailey
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Coal Agreement Reaches Retail Code Pending
The NRA announced a swift breakthrough on coal industry terms, praising the agreement as a major advance. President Roosevelt and Administrator Johnson signaled approval as union and management factions moved toward wider code adoption. Retail code efforts continued to aim for a nationwide single framework covering millions of workers and products. Deputy Whiteside eyes Labor Day as a target to finalize broad retail and associated code reach.
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Renew Fight to Extradite Insull and Insull Relatives
The United States renews efforts to extradite Samuel Insull and Martin Insull from Greece to face justice. The plan hinges on an extradition treaty with Greece and seeks to end voluntary exile of the former Chicago utilities magnate in Athens and Antarian coins.
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Court approves Insull arrest in Athens under formal detention
In Athens on August 29 the appeal court ordered Samuel Insull detained in connection with American ventures. Police escorted him to the hearing as questions were asked about his identity, nationality, and ties to his wife, with Insull answering under questioning.
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Mystery man who attacked Huey Long at bath club
Aug 29 New York AP report on an unidentified man who attacked Senator Huey P. Long in a Sands Point Bath Club washroom. Long suffered a cut over the left eye while guests and organizers, including Jack Curley, offered varying accounts. Police investigated amid conflicting stories from The New York Times and other papers. The incident remained a delicate, unconfirmed matter with few details disclosed.
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Tennessee Governor faces standoff on relief funds with federal aid
Washington August 20 Governor Hill McAlister of Tennessee after a one hour meeting with federal relief administrator Harry L Hopkins discussed the relief grants stalemate. Neither side issued ultimatums or decisions on a special state legislature session to raise funds. A second conference was slated for tomorrow as Hopkins noted Memphis and other cities may not be contributing their share.
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Tennessee
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Tennessee State Rele? Adminis
Train Plunges Through Bridge in Tucumcari Toll Rises
The Golden State Limited derailed after crossing a washed bridge five miles west of Tucumcari. Twenty five passengers were taken to a Tucumcari hospital with serious injuries. several crew members and unverified dead noted. Rescue teams from nearby towns rushed to the scene as the Southern Pacific line investigated the failure of the overwater span.
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Reducing Champ Weighs in for Weight Loss Hope
Oklahoma City brief profiles J. R. McCarty head of the federal state employment service who weighed 563 pounds last December and now 369 pounds. He aims for 220 by February after losing 75 pounds while recovering from influenza and plans to continue dieting.
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McCarty
Federal State Employment Service
Dollar Slumps in Paris Exchange Trading
The American dollar fell to 17.71 francs in Paris, down from 18.03 yesterday. The franc was worth 5.65 cents today versus 5.55 cents at yesterday's close.
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