Nationwide narcotics raids sweep the nation in mass seizure
Government agents launched a large scale operation against narcotic rings with over 400 suspects arrested across cities including Baltimore Cleveland Chicago New York Omaha Atlanta Des Moines Pittsburgh St Louis and more. The dragnet targeted mail order operations drug thefts and international smuggling with thousands of dollars in illicit drugs seized and a nationwide push toward a 100 percent cleanup by December 40.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Combine
Cleveland
Chicago
Chinatown
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
New York
New York City
Newark
Syracuse
Buffalo
Kansas City
Wood
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
San Francisco
Omaha
Atlanta
Des Moines
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Little Rock
Farmer switches seed corn to Neal's Paymaster for record yield
Lon Anderson of Blountville county visited County Agent F C Vickers to review test results on seed corn. He decided to replace his remaining seed and plant an entire crop in Neal's Paymaster. This fall he harvested his best corn yield yet, according to Agent Vickers.
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Lon Anderson
Blountville
F.C. Vickers
Neal
Vickers
Weather Outlook for Tennessee and Virginia
Cloudy Tennessee may see light rain or snow at times Sunday and Monday with little temperature change. Virginia turns partly cloudy with possible light snow in the north, then clouds and a chance of rain or snow with minimal temperature change.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Hooper and Taylor spat over Shelby contest in Nashville
In Nashville on December 8 former governor Ben W. Hooper and Congressman J. Will Taylor clashed before the Republican state executive committee amid a contest for fourth district committee seats. The dispute centered on Taylor’s support for Hooper in his failed Senate bid against K. D. McKellar. The meeting preceded seating of Shelby county committee members and re election of Major Howard B. Shofner as chairman. The party, already divided, faced further factional strains.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ben W. Hooper
J. Will Taylor
Bob Church
Shelby County Committee
Major Howard
B. Shofner
Hooper-Taylor
Taylor
Hooper
K D. McKellar
United States Senate
GOP
Government cuts new plane order amid price rise
Washington officials attribute a smaller 1935 air fleet increase to higher prices from the recovery program. The army awarded Consolidated Aircraft Corp. a contract for 50 two seater pursuit planes at 1,906,700, with bids for 250 more planes totaling about 8,010,000.
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Lloyd A. Lemasas
Associated Press
Washington
Army
General
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of
Buffalo
Costigan urges 14 point public works plan for Senate Liberals
Senator Costigan of Colorado outlined a 14 point recovery program centering on a larger and faster public works drive to curb unemployment with potential $3 billion for grade crossing elimination. He called for social security measures, anti monopoly actions, support for collective bargaining, veterans needs, and permissive federal aid to old age pensions as part of coming session priorities.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Costigan
D.-Colo
Senate
Colorado Progressive
LaFollette
Colorado
Congress
States of A
Open Banks Plan Aims To Ease Federal Examinations
A 1934 AP report from Washington outlines a proposed federal banking agency to replace current FDIC and comptroller roles. The five member body would oversee all functions, seek close cooperation with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board, and reduce credit disruption from back examinations.
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Clarence M. Wright
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Comptroller of the Currency
Reconstruction Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
LSU President Hanged in Effigy Amid Campus Tensions
Resentment over Senator Huey Long censorship of the Reveille prompts students and faculty at Louisiana State University to hang an effigy of President James M. Smith. The grotesque figure bears the inscription mocking Smith as Jim. The incident underscores broader anger on campus and follows coverage of regional weather and a separate Missouri mail plane crash.
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Baton Rouge
Huey Ip Long
Reveille
Louisiana
State University
James M. Smith
James Monroe Smith
Jim
Texas
Florida
Columbia
Rising Mercury Predicted Across Nation Amid First Cold Wave
The Associated Press reports widespread temperature drops with snow in Alabama Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee and North Carolina. Frigid readings across the north moderate to above normal in the Southwest and Rockies as Miami records 52 degrees. The South mostly near freezing except Gulf coast. Forecasts call for moderating conditions in the deep South.
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Associated Frees
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
North Carolina
Rockies
Miami
Gulf Coast
Dixieland
Louis
Iana
Adamless Eve to Leave Paradise for Berlin Return
News recounts the Adamless Eve of the Galapagos planning to return to Berlin after the death of her partner Dr. Frederick Ritter. The tale centers on the infamous island’s upheaval, the self styled empress, and dramatic escape of Dore Strauch Koerwin who plans to sail home aboard Captain Hancock’s Velcro II cruiser.
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Paradise
Berlin
Walter B. Clausen
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Dev
Galapagos
Garden of Eden
Adam
Frederick Ritter
Dore Strauch Koerwin
G. Alan Hancock
Science
Velcro UT
Ber, Ua
Holston Institute site favored for Tri-City airport plan
Lawrence Nave of Johnson City states the Holston Institute site offers the best possibilities for future development to serve Kingsport Bristol and Johnson City. He notes excavation differences are minimal but Holston Institute is far more acceptable than the Kingsport Johnson City highway site near Grays Station.
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Holston Institute
Tri-City
Kingsport
Bristol
Johnson City
Lawrence Nave
Tri-City Airport
National Guard Called At Harlan In Union Tension
Louisville dispatch reports Kentucky Adjutant General Henry Denhardt ordered Capt. Diamond KE and Company A to active duty in Harlan to prevent clashes between United Mine Workers leaders and opposing groups. Governor Ruby Laffoon approved the measure after warnings of possible floodtide and unrest at the Lewallen Hotel where union officers were staying.
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Louisville
National
United Mine Workers of American
Lewallen
Harlan
Dale Stapleton
Jellico, Tenn
United Mine Workers of America
Tobacco crop seen as bright if warm rains come
Louisville Kentucky December 8 A predicted holiday mood for tobacco farmers as state commissioner Eugene Flowers says the 1904 35 season shows the best crop in years if farmers receive a warm rainy spell soon. He notes dry weather delaying the leaf and warns movement to market could halt without moisture and the snow last weekend did not help. Flowers projects farmers will have cash to spend at Christmas if weather improves.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Eugene Flowers
Blue Grass
Beason
Flowers
Kentucky Fargoers
Wbx
New Deal Satirized by Gridiron Club at Washington Event
Washington, Dec. 8. The New Deal faced sharp satire at a Gridiron Club dinner where roasts mocked Republicans and President Roosevelt listened and laughed. The sketches spoofed Henry P. Fletcher as Faust, Henry Ford, and William Green, with scenes on industrial recovery and labor rights, ending with a continued note on page ten.
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Washington
Washington Organization of
Henry Pyi Fletcher
Faust
Mephistopheles
Roosevelt
H. L. Menghten
St. Wranklin
Santa Claus
Bach
Henry Ford
William Green
American ‘Federation of Labor
Prosperity Limited
Howes Industrial- Recovery Act
Lord
Relief problem faced by nation new plan studied
Washington December 7 The minimum cost of providing work relief jobs next year for 4 1/2 million employable persons on relief rolls was calculated at 2 180 000 000 dollars. Relief officials said outright doles to related working families could end by such funding. Doubt remained if the budget would be put into effect as some projects would cost more. An increase in relief allowances, urged by leaders of the emergency relief administration, could upset the plan.
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Max Boyd
Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Roosevelt
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Highway Shakeup In Ky Draws Fire
Frankfort and state officials clash over a highway commission reshuffle as Gov. Ruby Laffoon moves to oust political rivals. Amid national crisis over postwar treaties, Italy and France press for moderation while U S and Britain urge restraint. Key figures include Ben Johnson, J. Justice, A P Plummer, and Don aldson, with Rhea repeatedly mentioned as potential chair. The ouster law blocks action until court rulings, and legalities cloud the succession plan.
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Frankfort
Des, &P
Tom
Rhed
Russellville
State Highway Commission
Ben ‘Johnson
Donaldson
Carrollton
Ruby Latfnon
Rhea
Bardstown
Zach Justice
Pikesville
A. P. Plummer
Flemingsburg
Justice
Plummer
Johnson
Charles Fennell
Lexington
Commission
Court of Appeals
Fennell
Highway Commission
Cultured Chimps Dinner Scene Sours at Chicago Gardens
Meshie the cultured chimpanzee, long a familiar guest at elite table settings, returns to the Chicago Botanical Gardens to dine in a plain trencher with no silverware, no finger bowl, and no luxurious service, sulking afterward. Once trained by Dr. Harry C. Raven at the American Museum of Natural History, Meshie had dined with Raven’s family and toured lecture stages, but now faces a simple meal and a return to basics.
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Marvin Tonikon
Associated: Press
Chicago
Meshie
Lake Forest
Long Island
Harry C. Raven
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Raven
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