Roosevelts budget faces deficit figures and monetary debate
The article outlines deficit amounts and emergency spending, notes a planned budget message seeking over 2.6 billion in regular expenditures and 3 billion in emergency funds, and discusses anticipated currency policy debates with Congress. It cites President Roosevelt, budget director Lewis Douglas, and Senator Reed, plus the RFC and gold standard considerations.
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Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
Congress
Reed
The
Pennsylvanian
United States
Grave charges against prison trusties reported
Couran and two loads of buckshot fired at the Floyd home from the state penal farm camp C he leads the hounds and investigators call the event serious. Penitentiary Manager Himes will aid West Feliciana authorities amid a tense dispute with the parish over the penal farm incident and prior indictments. Floyd says the trusties aided an escape search and Floyd sustained no stated injuries.
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State Penal Farm
Floyd
R. L. Himes
Himes
West Feliciana
State Penitentiary
West Feliciana Parish
Parish Brand
Daniel
Niel
Durham
Kilbourne
Battle lines Form for Congressional Session Drafted
On December 27 a power struggle loomed in Congress as Roosevelt faced a pivotal budget fight. Senate Republicans led by Reed attacked Roosevelt while Meeker and Snell planned a conservative minority strategy for the upcoming session.
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Reed
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Spitol
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Oregon
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Snell
Wreck Kills Three Trainmen and Two Hoboes Near Calvert
A wreck at Black Bridge switch three and a half miles west of Calvert killed three trainmen and two hoboes. The victims included Delhomme with two daughters in Houston, Wallace and Green with their families. Missouri Pacific sought to clear debris by late afternoon and detour two day passenger trains over the Southern Pacific between Marlin and Calvert.
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Delhomme
Houston
Wallace
Mart
Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacific
Marlin
Calvert
Black Bridge Switch
Doctors Expect Man To Recover After Gunshot
In Baton Rouge Louisiana physicians expect Sidney Floyd two years old to recover from a gunshot wound suffered Christmas night during a search for two escaped Angola prison convicts near his home five miles from the prison. Floyd said the gun discharged accidentally in his house and he spoke with a Negro guard on his porch before a shot was fired, with no one identified as the shooter.
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Baton Rouge
Sidney Floyd
Angola State
Hig House
Floyd
Infant stricken pilot Wedell ferry flight to Baltimore for operation
New Orleans flyer Wedell flew from Houston to New Orleans to Atlanta and Baltimore on Raseline with the Trammell party to aid a stricken infant. The child, 14 pounds, was taken to Johns Hopkins as officials and a nurse described the journey and the pilot’s calm handling despite fog and winds.
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Andy
Wedell
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Houston
Atlanta
Creedy Wedell
Greensboro
N. O
Associated Press
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Washington
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Kaiser Wilhelm of
Germany
Johns Hopkins
Citizens push forward ballot in Louisiana congressional dispute
A Baton Rouge mass meeting backed a special election set by Governor Allen to fill the sixth district seat after Mrs. Kemp's election. Sanders vows to contest Kemp's seating in congress while Long and Allen cite an attorney general opinion affirming Kemp. The clash centers on Long anti-Long factions and voting legality amid past ballot turmoil.
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Sanders
Kemp
Long
Attorney General
Baton Rouge
Wedell Lands His Plane At Capital
Jimmy Wedell landed his big red monoplane at Washington airport after a hop from Baltimore where he had taken Sue Trammell of Houston for an emergency operation. He left the plane under attendants and slept briefly, with plans unclear, as officials assumed a possible southward flight later.
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Jimmy Wedell
Washington Airport
Baltimore
Little Sue Trammell
Houston
Texas
Wedell
German Prince Aids Urgent Brain Surgery Flight
In New Orleans on December 27 a German prince helped evacuate a child from Houston to Baltimore for emergency brain surgery. Prince Louis Ferdinand Hohenzollern swapped his seat to let Jimmie Wedell fly the infant, then used Wedell’s plane to continue to New Orleans delaying two hours. The 26 year old son of the German crown prince commented on New Orleans as a good time and expressed interest in dancing American girls and French wine.
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New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Baltimore
Louis Ferdinand Hohenzollern
Kaiser Wilhelm of
Germany
Jimmie Wedell
Wedell
Bay
McAdoo Flies for Washington in Blue Streak
California Senator William G McAdoo departed Abilene airport at 8 a m in his monoplane the Blue Streak aiming for Washington D C by evening He did not reveal his true reason rushing to his daughter Mrs Edward S Cowles who is critically ill with pneumonia in New York Weather will dictate layovers en route
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Abilene
Texas
William G McAdoo
California
Washington, D. C
Edward S. Cowles
New York
McAdoo
Housekeeping is England’s Largest Industry
Housekeeping is described as the biggest employer in England, surpassing all other sectors in the number of workers. The article emphasizes its extensive reach across the economy and daily life, noting broad employment and social impact.
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England
Rule of Winter Continues Over North America
In Eveleth Minnesota a new cold threat looms as Chicago endures 9 below zero. Relief shelters fill to capacity and a death linked to heat is reported. John Dunn collapsed at a steel plant from a heat induced heart attack. New York City battles a heavy snowstorm with a missing airplane. Pacific Northwest floods see halted spread as rivers fall.
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Minn
Chicago
John Dunn
New York City
Pacific Northwest
Freezing Weather Rides Into South
Freezing weather, a rare intrusion for the Dixie region, swept into the south on Wednesday bringing the severest cold snap of the winter. Only Florida seemed to escape the ice fringe, with some sections still affected.
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Associated Press
Dixie
South
Florida
Weather notes show sharp cold across southern cities
Flurries swept through Tennessee and readings fell in several cities. Chattanooga reported 21 degrees, Jackson 22, Atlanta 24, Richmond 40, and Little Rock 13 as officials warned of continuing low temperatures. The government weather service in Atlanta cautioned residents about a drop in temperatures across the region.
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N. South
Little Rock
Ark
Wis
Register &Recs
Chattanooga
Jackson Greensboro
N. C
Atlanta
Richmond
Orleans
Candlerfield
Black woman Heir On Slashing Case Reported
Stella Jackson, a Black woman, arrested Tuesday by the sheriff’s department on a slash knife incident said to have occurred Christmas night at a ton location. Gibson Sewell, another Black person, described as involved in the event.
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Mem Sheriff's Department
Gibson Sewell
Tal
Ton
Classified beacon guides readers to apartment listings
A playful beacon analogy leads readers to the classified section for apartment listings. The column emphasizes steady guidance through clutter to find rental options and nearby living spaces.
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