Farm Bureau Convention Urges NRA Reform and Rural Electrification
The American Farm Bureau delegates call for eliminating antitrust violations in NRA codes, aligning work relief wages with local practices, and avoiding further limits on industrial output while protecting agriculture. They push broader rural electrification, aiming for half of U S farms electrified by 1945 through TVA programs, citing Corinth Mississippi as a model. New directors elected include Herbert King Lewis Taylor O O Wolf J F Porter Ben Kilgore and Mrs Sargeant. The board will convene after a Muscle Shoals trip with 150 delegates visiting today.
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NRA
Federal Trade Commission
Lilienthal
TVA
United States
Corinth
Miss
Herbert P. King
Trumansburg
Lewis Taylor
Indianapolis
Ind
O. O. Wolf
Manhattan
Kan
J. F. Porter
Columbia, Tenn
Ben Kilgore
Louisville
Elders to Be Ordained at Mt Gilead Baptist West Monroe
Two members of Mt Gilead Baptist Church in West Monroe will be ordained as elders on Sunday night. James Jackson and John Herbert are named for the ordination. The B Y P A from Immanuel Baptist Church will present a program at 4 30 Sunday afternoon at the church.
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Mt. Gilead Baptist Church
West Monroe
Felix Thompson
James Jackson
John Herbert
Immanuel Baptist Church
Louisiana Utilities Probe Opens Behind Closed Doors
Governor Allen says no session planned as Louisiana Public Service Commission weighs rate cuts. Attorneys contest the act as vague while New Orleans Public Service and Baton Rouge Waterworks defend current earnings. hearings adjourn for lunch after expert testimony on receipts and taxes.
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Allen
Inquirers
Senator Long
Smith
The
Southern Bell
New Orleans Public Service
Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Wade O. Martin
Harvey G. Fields
James O'Connor
Public Service Commission
New Orleans
Grocer killed as seven suspects held in custody
A grocer was shot and died after being taken to hospital. Seven suspects were arrested on information provided by the grocer before he died. Pecoraro, 48, denied involvement while his wife, Mrs Cappello, questioned the case and police noted an earlier 1928 arrest connected to the disappearance of Anthony Paternostro.
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Pecoraro
Cappello
Football Game to Assist Fund at Neville High
A benefit football game at Neville High School aims to raise funds for Christmas gifts in the Twin Cities. A dance revue by Miss Armandine Renaud’s pupils will follow on December 21 at Ouachita Parish High School auditorium, supporting the Good Fellows' fund.
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Neville High School
Twin Cities
Good Fellows’ Fund
Armandine Renaud
Ouachita Parish High School
Renaud
American pair found after kidnap claim
Dispatches say Wheaton Illinois residents and Mrs Stam of Wilson College Chambersburg Pa aged under two years of marriage vanished from their home in Tsingteh and were believed kidnapped by Chinese Communist soldiers fleeing government forces.
Barrow Sentenced for Drug Store Robbery
L. C. Barrow brother of Clyde and Buck Barrow was convicted of robbery with firearms in Dallas. He received a five year prison term for taking part in the $29 Dougherty drug store burglary on October 27.
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Barrow
Dallas
Tex
L. C. Barrow
Clyde
Buck Barrow
W.W. B. Dougherty
Commonwealth College Offers Radicals Haven
Commonwealth College in the Ozark hills invites university students dismissed for radicalism or outspoken opinions to find a haven on campus. The college touts its anti graded environment, no exams, and a labor movement focus, with Lucien Koch as director and an enrollment over 100.
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Mena
Ark
Commonwealth
Cooperative Labor College
Ozark Hills
Louisiana State University of
Huey Long
University of California At Los Angeles
The
Surrey
England
Lucien Koch
Another Cold Snap Forecast After Brief Warm Spell
Slush coated streets after a recent blizzard as a cold snap returns with a brief respite ending. Forecasters expect continued low temperatures and possible new snow or ice hazards across the region.
Prices rise as Florida vegetables shrink after cold snap
Florida farmers faced steep price hikes as a record cold snap hit the vegetable trade. Beans jumped from about 1.50 to 3.00 per bushel, spinach cabbage eggplant tomatoes peas squash and other produce rose. Limes crate prices climbed to 6 7 dollars grapefruit 1.00 to 1.50 oranges 0.50 to 0.80 per bushel values.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Jack Frost
Hubby
Baby
Everglades
Il Duce Great States Cantor Great Capital for Films
The author praises Mussolini for steering Italy toward meaningful cinema, noting Italy’s past successes like Quo Vadis and Cabiria. He argues grand budgets matter less than story and honesty and compares Mussolini to Roosevelt as a unifying figure who could attract audience in the United States.
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Italy
Mussolini
Europe
United States
President Roosevelt
Not Guilty Pleas Entered By Five In Federal Court
Five defendants tied to Senator Huey P. Long entered not guilty pleas in federal court. State Representative Joseph Fisher also pleaded not guilty. Courtney A. Kenney of the Arabi club pleaded not guilty. Pleas aim to allow supplemental pleas within ten days as trials are not yet scheduled.
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Huey P. Long
Joseph Fisher
Courtney A. Kenney
Arabi Club
St. Bernard Parish
Edmon E. Talbot
United States
Long
Raid on Paper Blamed on Government by ABC News
Report says the raid on a paper office was blamed on the government by ABC News with most provinces interrupted. Police appeared armed with rifles, wires cut, typewriters overturned, and papers scattered after the abduction. Victims cite friction in the army and Batista’s push to suppress it.
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ABC
Army
Batista
Farmers Ballot on Bankhead Act Issue Friday
Farmers vote in their own county in person only for the Bankhead Act issue. Absentee and proxy voting are barred. South Carolina has approved continuance at a state convention with suggested amendments. Eight suggestions are noted.
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South Carolina
Cotton Acreage Deals and Exemptions Near Vote
The article notes changes in acreage agreements and a request for an exemption of three bales of cotton. Secretary Wallace says the AAA would back three amendments if ratified, including exemptions for base production up to two bales, plans removing inequities in allotment, and a formal appeal system. The 1934-35 crop year sets 10 million bales as the harvest maximum exempt from taxation under the Bankhead act.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
AAA
Burns Tops West Virginia Illinois Delegations in Bid
Several seeking floor leadership race as Burns gains momentum with West Virginia Democrats backing him and Illinois set to record support. Burns says he is in and has more than enough votes to win while McCormack’s candidacy is announced.
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Burns
West Virginia
Illinois
Chicago
McCormack
FASTEETH Makes Your Forget You Have FALSE TEETH
FASTEETH is an improved powder that secures plates and keeps them firm and comfortable. It leaves no gummy taste and prevents sore gums. Avoid embarrassment and obtain FASTEETH from any good druggist.
Leadership race heats up as candidates seek backing
O'Connor of New York claimed the most votes in the leadership contest while Mead of New York campaigned in Manhattan for Tammany support. Bank of Alabama faced urging to withdraw to seek the leader role, Rankin of Mississippi has exited the speakership bid to pursue leadership.
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Dacy
Mead
New York
Manhattan
O'Connor
William B. Bank
Alabama
Rankin
Mississippi
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