Cotton Crop For 1935 Estimated At 10 734 000 Bales
The agriculture department forecasts the 1935 U S cotton crop at 10 734 000 bales, down about 407 000 bales from a month ago due to unfavorable Texas and Oklahoma weather. Harvested area is about 27 331 000 acres with an average lint yield of 188 pounds per acre. States totals list Texas 3 050 000 bales and other counts, with continued notes on prior years and area figures.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Oklahoma
Census Bureau
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Other States
Lower
Califor
Oakdale Motorcyclist Killed in Highway Crash
Oakdale La December 9 Fred Gilley 34 of Oakdale died after a motorcycle collided with an automobile on a highway a mile south of Oakdale. He suffered a crushed skull and a broken leg. A coroner's jury ruled the accident unavoidable. Gilley is survived by his widow and three small daughters.
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Oakdale
Fred Gilley
Here
Gilley
U S Leads Naval Talks for 20 Percent Tonnage Cut
The United States led the London naval conference presenting the Roosevelt plan for a 20 percent cut in treaty tonnage. Norman H. Davis spoke for the American delegation before a large assembly of diplomats and admirals from five powers aboard 1,500 warships. If further reductions are impossible, Davis urged continued adherence to existing fleet limits.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Locarno Room
Foreign Office
Norman H. Davis
Roosevelt
Davis
Screen Actress Injured in Alleged Home Invasion
Carmelita Geraghty, wife of writer Carey Wilson, was found unconscious with a deep forehead gash in her Bel Air home bathroom. Wilson told police an intruder struck her, but she later said she fell and injured herself. Dr. Barnard treated her after the incident.
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Hollywood
Calif
Carmelita Geraghty
Carey Wilson
Bel Air
Wilson
Harold Barnard
Former Violinist of Orleans Dies Suddenly
George Niche age 53 died at Charity hospital after being found unconscious on a sidewalk. Death attributed to heart attack. Niche was a former violinist and orchestra leader and had recently worked as a shipping clerk. Body identified by Mrs. Wilbur Dinkel.
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New Orleans
George Niche
Charity Hospital
Niche
Wilbur Dinkel
Rev. R. H. Smith Die at 68 in Philadelphia
The Rev. R. H. Smith rector of St. Mary's Manor and 18 years president of Jefferson College in Louisiana died in Philadelphia yesterday at age 68.
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Philadelphia
R. H. Smith
St. Mary's Manor
Jefferson College
Louisiana
Roosevelt defends New Deal at Farm Bureau convention
President Roosevelt promised justice for city dwellers under the farm relief program and attacked profiteers and discord creators. He praised the broad recovery plan, endorsed a new Canadian trade treaty, and said the farm program has delivered net benefits to consumers. Illinois Governor Horner and Chicago Mayor Kelly welcomed him at the stockyards amphitheater where Edward A. O Neal led the federation onto the platform amid a roaring reception.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
American Farm Bureau Federation
Horner
Illinois
Kelly
Stockyards
Edward A. O'Neal
Farm Federation
O'Neal
Supreme Court invalidates Home Owners Loan Act provision
The Supreme Court unanimously invalidated a section of the 1933 Home Owners Loan Act that allowed federal incorporation of building and loan associations against state wishes. The ruling affirmed a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision regarding Milwaukee Building and Loan and marked a notable New Deal setback.
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Washington
Supreme Court
AAA
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Mother says tot's father slew self when baby killed
Houston flood toll rises as three drown and 100 homes flood. Police report a man found dead in Buffalo Bayou as the city endures its worst flood in 25 years with more than 100 homeless. Red Cross aiding 300, others flee or self shelter.
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Tot
Houston
Texas
Red Cross
Buffalo Bayou
Political rally slated tonight on Long-Allen ticket
Candidates for the January 21 primaries will address a rally at Neville High School auditorium at 7 30 tonight. Issues of the campaign will be discussed. Chief speakers include Judge Richard W Leche candidate for governor and Gov O K Allen candidate for the unexpired term of Huey P Long as U S ...
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Long-Allen
Neville High School
Richard W. Leche
O. K. Allen
Huey P. Long
U. S
Good Fellows Fund Urges Faster Giving for Monroe Children
Fund for Monroe and West Monroe Yuletide relief shows $220.15 in two weeks. Local letters say hundreds of children need clothing food shoes and undergarments. Officials warn without more donations no Christmas aid can be provided.
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Good Fellows Fund
Monroe
West Monroe
News-Star
Morning World
Good Fellows
East Carroll Election Supervisors Are Named
Gov. O K Allen appoints election boards for Jeff Davis and East Carroll parishes. Jeff Davis selects Stephen Guillory as president and W C Heinen as member to replace J G Richard and J R Romero. East Carroll appoints T G Biggs as president and F A Babb as member to replace T N Turner and C R Evans.
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Baton Rouge, la
Boards of Supervisors
Jeff Davis
East Carroll Parishes
O. K. Allen
Stephen Guillory
W. C. Heinen
J. G. Richard
J. R. Romero
East Carroll
T. G. Biggs
F. A. Babb
T. N. Turner
C. R. Evans
New Deal Fight Breaks On Several Fronts
The supreme court set aside time for oral arguments in the Hoosac Mills case testing the processing tax to pay farmers. Norris accuses utilities of trying to paralyze defense of the utility holding company act. The Wagner act seeks to curb employer dominated unions and guarantee collective bargaining rights.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Hoosac Mills
American Liberty League
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
Chinese Students Stage Mass Demonstration in Peiping
About 2,000 Chinese students demonstrated in Peiping demanding war on Japan and suppression of the north China autonomy agitation. The outbreak marks the first large student movement in four years, tied to the inauguration of a Hopeh-Chahar political council granting self rule over north China provinces.
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Peiping
Japan
North China
China
Hopeh-Chahar
Sabotage damages Navy cruiser Quincy in Boston
The Boston Evening American reports sabotage at Fore River shipyards that ruined the $100,000 turbine reducing gears of the new cruiser Quincy. Cumulative damage may total $200,000 with a secret investigation by Navy intelligence and Justice agents following a prior disastrous fire.
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Boston
Boston Evening American
Navy
Quincy
Fore River
American
Department of Justice
Luke Lea Jr Weds Miss Hynes in Nashville Ceremony
Luke Lea Jr son of Col Luke Lea and Mrs Lea married Miss Sarah Hynes of Nashville today at the Episcopal residence of Bishop Alphonse J. Smith. The ceremony was officiated by Rev Joseph Leppert and Young Lea is connected with the News and Enquirer at Louisville.
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Luke Lee, JR
Nashville
Tenn
Luke Lea
Lea
Sarah Hynes
Alphonse J. Smith
Joseph Leppert
Young Lea
News and Enquirer
Louisville
New Basis for Ethiopian Peace Is Agreed Upon
Addis Ababa reports unofficially that 850 Ethiopians and 700 Somali Italians were killed in a battle north of Dolo on the southern front. Paris says France and Britain forced a showdown by agreeing on a new peace basis between Italy and Ethiopia.
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Addis Ababa
Reuters
Dolo
Associated Press
Paris
France
Great Britain
Italy
Ethiopia
Thaw Plane Wrecks in Atlanta Takeoff
Pilot Russell W. Thaw and mechanic William Henry Klenke Jr. escaped injury when a plane intended for the Ellsworth Antarctic search crashed after takeoff from Candler Field Atlanta. The engine cut out at about 50 feet, sending the craft into a tree just after liftoff. Thaw had flown the machine in from Caldwell New Jersey the day before.
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Atlanta
Lincoln Ellsworth
Russell W. Thaw
Brownsville
Tex
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw
William Henry Klenke, Jr
Candlerfield
Oxford Debaters to Meet LSU Team in Baton Rouge
Oxford University debaters Richard Kay Shuttleworth and Anthony Greenwood will travel from New Orleans to Baton Rouge for a debate with Louisiana State University on general versus specialized education. The visit is part of a national tour by the National Student Federation of America after a recent no decision debate with Newcomb College.
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New Orleans
Richard Kay-Shuttleworth
Anthony Greenwood
Oxford University
England
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Oxford
National Student Federation of America
Newcomb College
Supreme Court Refuses to Review Hauptmann Case
The Supreme Court denied review of Bruno Hauptmann's conviction for kidnapping and murder in the Lindbergh baby case. Attorneys plan to seek a new trial if new evidence appears and push for commutation to life. Hauptmann remains in the death house at Trenton.
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Bronx
Hauptmann
Trenton
Detective calls Hauptmann a good victim in Lindbergh case
Ellis H. Parker the rural detective leading the one man Lindbergh kidnapping probe says Hauptmann was a good victim for police to hang the case on. He insists on his theories but will not discuss them and calls the trial a three ring circus.
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Trenton
N. J
Ellis H. Parker
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Holly
Bruno Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Supreme Court May Decide on Hauptmann Ruling Today
The Supreme Court is expected to decide today whether to review Bruno Richard Hauptmann's conviction for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder. The Hauptmann appeal is among 28 petitions discussed at the court's regular weekly conference in Washington.
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Washington
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Supreme Court
Lindbergh
AAA
Hauptmann
Albert B Fall Clings to Life After Relapse
Albert B Fall 74 year old former secretary of interior under Harding survived a relapse in El Paso Texas doctors feared fatal. Col H F Pipes said Fall was gaining ground and not in immediate danger after family was summoned. He has long suffered heart disease pleurisy arthritis of the spine and ill health. Mrs Fall was en route from Clarksville Texas to his bedside.
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EL Paso
Texas
Albert B. Fall
Harding
Col
H. F. Pipes
Government Hospital
Fall
Teapot Dome
Clarksville
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Kelley
Neville High
Seymour Insurance Agency
Street McGuffey
Carl B. Lewis, Jr
Hoosae Mills
Guffey
Utilities
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Virgil Groves
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Russell Thaw
Bruno
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