Government wheat price policy limits 1931 output plan
Investigators map a path for farmers facing no government effort to stabilize 1931 wheat prices. The Farm Board says it will not sustain artificial price support indefinitely and plans no change to 1930 wheat stabilization. It urges acreage reduction and efficient production as permanent relief, noting immense holdings and ongoing sales policy to minimize domestic price impact.
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Farm Board
Washington
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Stabilization Corporation
Congress
Prince of Wales framed as salesman by Whalen in Chicago
Grover Whalen, New York’s official greeter and ex police chief, called the Prince of Wales “the prince of sales” in Chicago. He predicted the goodwill from the Prince and his brother in Argentina would spur millions of dollars in British sales. He spoke before the advertising council of the Chicago Association of Commerce.
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Chicago
Grover Whalen
New York
Prince of Wales
Prince of Sales
Argentina
George
Whalen
Advertising Council
Chicago Association of Commerce
Plane Crashes On Horse Island
Pilot Bob Fogg and a companion escaped serious injury when their plane damaged in a crash on Horse Island near N F. They had flown from Concord New Hampshire to photograph Vikings during the event.
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Horse Island
N. F
Bob Fogg
Concord
N. H
Outeln
Fogg
Walker's Fate in New York Topic
New York amid rumor and official action as Governor Roosevelt may reply to charges against Mayor Walker. The Times and Herald Tribune debate potential dismissal as vague. Seabury met Roosevelt at Hyde Park. Crain’s counsel demands particulars.
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Walker’s
New York Topic
Gotham
Roosevelt
Walker
the Times
City Affairs Committee
The
Herald-Tribune
Samuel Seabury
Thomas C.T. Cain
Hyde Park
Palm Springs
Calif
Tammany
Samuel Untermeyer
Crain
Aeeusers
Seabury
Wit
Austria Germany customs union facing protests from France Italy Czechoslovakia
Austria invited other European states to join a projected Austro German customs union seen as regional step toward wider collaboration. France Italy and Czechoslovakia protested that the move would threaten independence and infringe on national pledges while Austrian officials sought to reassure that duties on weak industrial products would stay for years. Diplomatic reps urged Austria that any treaty should not exclude other powers and warned against a broader mitteleuropa alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Germany
France
Italy
Czecho-Slovakia
Johann Schober
Mitteleuropa
Czechoslovakia
Hoover Arrives in Porto Rico Amid Welcoming Festivities
The battleship Arizona with President Hoover and two cabinet members aboard anchored off Ponce at 6:00 am. Hoisted flags and a large Bien Venido arch marked the visit as Ponce held a double holiday. From Ponce the party planned a 23-car caravan to San Juan for Hoover's address.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Arizona
Hoover
Ponce Harbor
Abolition Park
Roosevelt
San Juan
Quiet Prevails at Fll ingis Pens
JOLIET Ill March 28 AP Quiet prevailed at both the new and old state prisons as three pardon and parole board members testified before a legislative investigating committee on rioting by convicts. Chairman W C Jones Rev R Keene Ryan and Thomas H Cannon spoke on questioning prisoners and relatives seeking paroles. Restoration of privileges and better feeding soothed rioters plans formed to withdraw Illinois National Guardsmen at Stateville. The session included sharp questioning of Warden Henry C Hill and Captain George Erickson over February 22 shooting of three escaping convicts, described as cruel and needless by Rep Michael L Igoe.
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Joliet
Pardon and Parole Board
Legislative Investigating Committee
W. C. Jones
R. Keene Ryan
Thomas H. Cannon
Illinois
Igoe
Weather Report For Tennessee And Virginia
Cloudy and warmer tonight in Tennessee with a chance of showers Tuesday, especially in the extreme west, and warmer in the east with cooler air in the far west Tuesday. Virginia sees fair weather tonight and Tuesday with likely light frost along the coast tonight and warmer conditions Tuesday. Readings show yesterday high 47 and low 37 with rainfall 0.18 inches.
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Tennessee
Virginia
T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
Tennessee May Seek Divorces
Nashville reports Representative L. F. Stone of Erin said that when the Tennessee legislature reconvenes May 25 he will introduce a bill allowing non residents to file for divorce after 30 days residence. The measure would not alter grounds or apply to permanent residents, who must live apart two years, but may open filings sooner on other grounds. Arkantas recently cut its residence to 90 days, Stone noted.
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Nashville
Tenn
L. F. Stone
Erin
Tennessee
Stone
Arkansas
Law Tightening Grip on Chicago PLC Enemies
Chicago March 23 The law tightens on Chicago public enemies as convictions mount. William Neimoth upheld for a 1926 Baltimore payroll robbery, ten years. Al Capone yet to appeal a six month contempt sentence. Slaying of Johnny Genaro prompts police fears of renewed gang violence amid ongoing tax and deportation actions against others. Ralph Capone and Tony Volpe face tax evasion and deportation actions respectively.
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Chicago
William Neimoth
Baltimore
Court of Appeals
Annapolis
Neimoth
Capone
Nesmoth
Alphonse Capone
Johnny Genaro
Joseph
Pepe
Delafield
Wis
Alfred Lingle
Tribune
Ralph Capone
Alphonse
Tony
Volpe
Grant
Six Die as Crack Train Is Derailed in England
Leighton Buzzard March 23 England officials investigate the Royal Scot Express wreck that killed six people and injured nine on a high speed London to Glasgow run. Victims include Sir George Saltmarsh grain expert and former Allied wheat purchasing commissioner.
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Leighton - Buzzard
England
London, Midland and Scottish Line
London
Glasgow
George Saltmarsh
Allied Wheat Purchasing Commission
Mother Pickett Dies, Last Gettysburg Storyteller at 83
Mrs. LaSalle Corbell Pickett known as "Mother" Pickett died in a Washington hospital at 82 after a lifetime as a Confederate narrator and society figure. Born May 16, 1848 in Virginia, she married General George E. Pickett and became famed for vivid reminiscences of Gettysburg. Survived by two grandsons in the Army and two sisters, she authored works on Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Clara Barton and others.
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Pickett
Gettysburg
LaSalle Corbell Pickett
Cemetery Ridge
George Edward Pickett
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Julia Ward Howe
Louisa May Alcott
Clara Barton
Nansemond County
Virginia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
League of American Penwomen
Woman’s National Press Association
Arts Club of Washington
Christiancy Pickett
George FE. Pickett
W. F. Cotten
W. C. Eley
Polar submarine Nautilus quartermaster lost overboard
Willard I. Grimmer, 27, quartermaster of Sir Hubert Wilkins' Polar submarine Nautilus, disappeared overboard in New York harbor as the ship neared the Brooklyn navy yard for christening. Crew say a deck cable broke and he fell from the after deck. search by navy tugs, police, and planes continued. Grimmer, newly married three weeks, was formerly a navy radio operator and had sold insurance before joining the expedition. The Polar under ice voyage is planned for July with Sir Hubert not aboard at the time of the incident.
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New York
Willard I. Grimmer
Hubert Wilkins
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Sloan Danehower
Grimmer
Navy
Miss Mary Fountain
Philadelphia
Sir Hubert
Camden
N. J
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Marcus Hook
Auto crash toll tops 835000 deaths rise nationwide
The Travelers Insurance Company reports more than 835,000 automobile accidents nationwide last year, causing 32,500 deaths and 962,000 injuries. Overall fatalities rose 4.5 percent from 1929, while New York state bucked the trend with 3,074 deaths, down 3.1 percent.
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New York
United States
Travelers Insurance Company
New York State
Probers to Resume Public Hearings Tomorrow in Tennessee
Tennessee's legislative investigating committee planned after an executive session to map its program for further inquiry into state affairs Public hearings resume tomorrow focusing on the Liberty Bank & Trust Company of Nashville whose collapse last November left state deposits over 350000 The bank's president R E Donnell committed suicide The probe will then cover four institutions with nearly 7 million in state funds and move to state departments beginning with highways and the purchasing office The legislature recessed to May 25 and hopes to complete the inquiry and issue recommendations with 38 days left in the session
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Legislative Investigating Committee
Liberty Bank & Trust Company of
R. E. Donnell
Liberty Bank
Three Year Old Nellie Turner Dies From Nightgown Fire
Nashville report says three year old Nellie Mae Turner died from burns after her nightgown ignited before a home fireplace. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner.
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Nashille
Tenn
Nellie Mavie Turner
Robert Turner
Viking survivors on relief vessel near St Johns
Viking survivors aboard the Sagona faced delays due to a high ice barrier as rescue efforts moved toward St Johns Newfoundland. Eight more men were moved from Horse Island to Lagona, bringing survivors to 118 aboard the steamer, with nine believed on other craft and two bodies recovered. Missing include Varick Frissell and A G Penrod and 24 others. A rescue plane piloted by Lt Robert Fogg sought footage of the tragedy, while Bernt Balchen and another plane pursued the search with limited fuel and engine trouble delaying Kent’s plane at Pictou.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Horse Island
Richard Squires
Newfoundland
Varick Frissell
A. G. Penrod
Robert F. Fogg
Concord
N. H
Bernt Balchen
C. F. Kent
Fogg
Hampden
White Bay
S. B. Wright
Balchen
Cornerbrook
Captain Kent
Pictou
N. S
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Chicago ‘PLC
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Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Salt Lake City
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Wilkins
Quartermaster
Viking
Sagona
Ice Pack
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