Cotton Shippers Propose Emergency Aid and Policy Halt
The Southern Cotton Shippers' Association at its 24th annual meeting urged immediate relief through adjustment payments at sale, an emergency loan alternative, a minimum 11 million bale production cap, and release of loan stocks to allow 1.5 to 2.5 million bales sold yearly. They called for a halt to fringe Washington plans and urged a Southwide boll weevil control program. L. E. Montgomery was elected president with officers and directors named from Greenwood Memphis New Orleans and Clarksdale.
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Memphis
Tenn
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Cotton Shippers
Southern Cotton Shippers’ Association
Washington Daily
Secretary of Agriculture
L. E. Montgomery
Greenwood
Miss
W. S. Carter
New Orleans
T. J. White
D. H. Crump
Sam G. Loring
M Currie Walker and Calhoun Marriage Reported
Announcement of Miss Majore Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs Willie Walker and Cecil McCurrie married April 15 by Justice of the Peace Games Gross. Also Ezell Bess and Dempsey Ezell wed in Oak Grove April 7.
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Calhoun
Majore Walker
Willie Walker
Cecil McCurrie
Games Gross
Justice of the Peace
Oak Grove
Lottie Bess
Dempsey Ezel
Sharplin
Hoover Urges Admission of 20000 German Refugee Children
Washington April 22 Former President Hoover joined lawmakers and sponsors in urging Congress to admit 20,000 German refugee children. A telegram read by attorney Clarence Pickett said Hoover strongly favors the proposal, arguing no harm and only good can come from humane action. Opponents styled the bill as immigration standard violation and a potential strain on jobs and relief programs.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Germany
Hoover
Clarence E. Pickett
Philadelphia
Dorothy Thompson
Rabbi Stephen Wise
New York City
Dean Didies , Canoll
University of Neath Carolina
Chapel Hall
Dean Carrmll
Rarnun
Graton
Student Federation to Meet at Tulane
James Joyner of North Carolina UNC elected president of the Southern Federation of College Students and Publication Representatives. Tulane chosen for the 1940 convention with Miriam Gilbert and Harold Shine named secretary and treasurer respectively. Martin Smuth of Tulane elected head of the newspaper division. Regional executives include John Ivy of Auburn. 95 cars of berries leave Hammond marking season total of 1862 carloads with prices ranging from 160 to 1421-2.
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Charleston
8. C
James Joyner
University of North Carolina
Southern Federation of College Students
Tulane University
Miriam Gilbert
Mississippi State College For Women
Harold Shine
University of Alabama
Martin F. Smuth
Tulane
Southern Collegiate Press Association
National Student Federation
Southern
John Ivy
Auburn
Hammond
No Money Faced by Coal Miners in Eight States
Officials in eight soft coal producing states tentatively rule against unemployment benefits for miners idle or facing layoffs amid a wage dispute and national strike threats. Only Pennsylvania, a major producer backed by the United Mine Workers, announced benefits would be paid.
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Penns
United Mine Workers
U. M. W. Ghie
Appalachian
New Mexico
Ciena
Tyes
Hopkins Likely to Press Power Shift in Labor Reform
Washington April 22 A proposed Hopkins role in administering federal labor activities was reportedly not advanced as part of broader plans to revitalize the commerce department. Friends say expanding the department could include superseding the wage hour bureau or gaining National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction.
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Washington
Hopkins
Commerce Department
Friends of Hopkins
Labor Department
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Congress
Huotiss
Conservation
Conservation and Public Works
Interior Department
Fisheries
Commerce
Biological Survey
Agriculture
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Treasury
Public Roads Bureau
Ancial Security Board
Public Health Service
Bureau of Education
Interior
Birth Announcements From Louisiana Communities
Birth notices from Oak Grove and Lake Providence report a daughter born April 20 to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kitchen. another daughter named Antonia Gentry born April 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Samuel Calhoun. additional births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Allison and a son to Mr. and Mrs. R. Standifer plus a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. B. Easterling. A Yugoslav youth ate a 138 page poem on a cent bet, with each page wrapped around bread and dunked in water.
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Oak Grove
Specalie
W. E. Kitchen
Sharp
Lake Providence
Specaly
Archie Samuel Calhoun
Gentry
Antonia Gentry
B. B. Allison
Clear Lake
R. Standifer
Pine Grove
B. Easterling
Briggs Community
Peter Nyegosh
Novi Sad
Yugoslavia
Softball Officials Estimate Attendance At Games
Officials estimate total attendance across the 138 games reaches up to 100000000.
Misfortune Trails Oil Well Worker
An oil field worker faces an accident or hardship as new mishaps unfold near the site. The report notes adversity among crew members and ongoing operations at the oil well.
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