Construction on Upgrade in Dixie
Baltimore February report shows southern state contracts totaling 19.5 million in February for roads public buildings and industrial work. Highways led with 8.07 million. total new construction planned 65.3 million versus 39.9 million last year. Notable projects include a 5 million oil refinery pair in Baltimore and Houston and a 15 million hydroelectric plant on the Casconade River in Arkansas.
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Baltimore
Houston
Tex
Casconade River
Arkansas
Lake Okeechobee
Florida
Charlotte
N. C
Knoxville
Tenn
Memphis
Jes Ramblin on Town Features Whiskey, Names and Puzzles
Jes Ramblin notes irregular Wednesday golf absences by Jack Warren due to Chamber of Commerce duties and chilly weather. Lawton Griffin boasts a dog mothering seven pups. Bill Perhamus endures odd nicknames. Fred Hanna sees auto license revenue slump after February 6. A puzzled reader asks: what is the difference between natural gas and gas from evaporated gasoline.
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Jack Warren
Chamber of Commerce
Lawton Griffin
Lawton
Bill Perhamus
Powhattan
Pocahontas
Paradise
Perambulator
Smith, Jones, Brown
Fred Hanna
Jes
Condition of Tyler highway member Cone Johnson critical
Cone Johnson, a member of the Texas state highway commission, slipped into a grave condition Wednesday night. Doctors say his illness stems from a general rundown condition and fear he may not recover.
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Tyler
Tex
Cone Johnson
State Highway Commission
Johnson
Encouraging comparisons seen as 1933 business boost
New York reports hints of improved 1933 business morale as better-than-last-year results emerge. Rail and automotive sectors show gains, with Class I railroads posting December income up 19 percent from a year earlier and General Motors reporting January sales above 1932. Overall activity remains below 1932 levels despite this progress.
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New York
Bureau of Railway
General Motors
Bradstreet
Governors Plan Meeting With Roosevelt Draw Broad Support
Governors from multiple states prepared for the extraordinary conference with President-elect Roosevelt in the White House on March 6. They weighed topics from federal taxes and aid to the unemployed to reforestation and flood control, with over twenty planning to attend and others yet to decide. Arizona’s Moeur urged concerted action for unemployment relief. New Mexico’s Seligman supported probing double taxation. Wisconsin’s Schmedeman favored attending.
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New York
Roosevelt
White House
Arizona
B. B. Moeur
New Mexico
Arthur Seligman
Wisconsin
A. G. Schmedeman
Postmasterships Vacant Soon in Louisiana
Twenty two Louisiana Democrats will receive postmaster appointments shortly after March 4 with terms expired or ending by that date. Roosevelt expected to name successors quickly per Civil Service rules under the McKellar resolution. Monroe postmaster job, $3700 annually, is the most desirable vacancy now.
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Washington
Louisiana
Civil Service Commission
McKellar
Roosevelt
Monroe
A. A. Thoman
Senate
Mercury Dips Across Dixie States Amid Severe Cold
A frigid blast blankets the South with ice crusted ponds and freezing streets from Florida to Louisiana. Miss Mindexter Long, a student at Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone, collapses in five below weather but is revived with no lasting harm. New Orleans records 20 degrees at 7 am, its coldest since 1924, while Atlanta hits six above at 6 am as the cold persists through the night.
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Louisiana
L. M. Calhoun
Hot Springs
Spa
Briscoe Trousdale
Jupiter Pluvius
Associated Press
Florida
Mindexter Long
Appalachian State Teachers College
Boone
N. C
New Orleans
Atlanta
Revolt brewing feared among Cuban exiles in Americas
Havana officials report confidence that a large exiled conspiracy is forming in the United States and Central America to launch a second attempt against President Gerardo Machado. Reports cite possible expeditions from Mexico or Honduras to trigger a revolt, with exiles under Mario G. Menocal coordinating from Miami.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Mexico
Honduras
Gerardo Machado
Machado
Mario G. Menocal
Miami
College Parent Teacher Group to Honor Fathers Night
The Junior College Parent Teachers association will hold a Fathers Night session Thursday at 8 PM. A birthday cake cutting and candle light ceremonies are planned. Rev. L. T. Hastings of the First Baptist church will deliver an address to attending parents and friends of junior college students.
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Junior College Parent-Teachers Association
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church
Relief and rising temperatures ease cold in Monroe
After two frigid days in northeast Louisiana, Monroe reported a Thursday low of 15 degrees, up from 12, as winds weakened. Two unidentified Black men died of exposure near Rayville, one on a railroad track, amid a temperature around 14 degrees. The Weather Bureau forecast warmer but still cold conditions for Friday.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Kate Key
Rayville
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Luke Lea Plans for Court Fight in Habeas Proceedings
In Jamestown Tennessee Colonel Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr plan habeas corpus hearings after a writ prevented immediate extradition to North Carolina. They were convicted in 1931 of conspiracy to defraud the Central Bank and Trust of Asheville. Hearing date for the Lea parties remained uncertain as Judge Morison could not be in Jamestown.
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Jamestown
Tenn
Luke Lea
Lea
Luke Lea, Jr
North Carolina
Central Bank and Trust Company
Asheville
Financial markets to pause Monday for Lincoln’s birthday
New York observes Lincoln's birthday with a market pause announced for Monday. Financial community squares will suspend business along with commodity and security markets and banks.
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New York
Lincoln
Nations seek to lower trade barriers at London conference
Washington reports the United States will attend the London world monetary and economic meeting with a belief that major powers will push to cut international tariffs and quotas. The plan aims to ease trade obstacles and stabilize currencies while avoiding domestic tariff schedule debate until leadership is defined.
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Washington
United States
London
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Great Britain
Treasury
Hoover
Phillips Estate Settled After Community vs Separate Claim
Final settlement of the Charles W. Phillips estate was signed by Judge David I. Garrett in district court. The widow Madalene B. Phillips had contested parts of the administration claiming separate property. Under the will the widow was to receive 50000 from the community property. The settlement awards her 320 shares of People's Homestead and Savings Association stock with a par value of 100 each and the mortgage note of S. J. Riverie as part of her community interests.
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Charles W. Phillips
David I. Garrett
Madalene B. Phillips
Phillips
Rogers Has His Say in Beverly Hills Letter
A reader from Beverly Hills praises the senate for a fair trial and the conviction of a woman who proclaimed her innocence. The letter notes journalist Mr. Barry's shift to full time journalism and jokes about the next sergeant at arms being a blind man.
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United States Senate
Barry
Poison Toll on Two Young Boys in Play
In Rome Georgia on February 9, parents awaited news as 3-year-old Jimmy Doss and his 2-year-old brother Clayton ingested poison tablets during play. The slow-acting toxin risks fatal outcome without prompt antidote. Jimmy said he took three tablets and Clayton more than that. Doctors could not predict outcome.
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Rome
Jimmy Doss
Clayton
Jimmy
James Doss
Six Firemen Dead in Omaha Hotel Blaze
In Omaha a four story Millard hotel fire at the historic downtown landmark killed six firemen and left one missing amid 17 injuries during freezing conditions. Captain Ed Smith died in a rear wall collapse. George Cogan and Clarence Urban were trapped by an explosion. three others are missing and presumed dead.
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Omaha
Millard
Ed Smith
George Cogan
Patrick Cogan
Clarence Urban
Walter Howe
Cogan
Urban
Thomas Shandy
John G. Brandt
Franklin Kane
Smith
Farm Auction Sale Faces U S Review
In Ithaca Michigan a farm equipment and livestock sale for Roy Marzolf of Gratiot County raised 3.70 to satisfy an 870 mortgage. A crowd of about 1 000 farmers seized Ithaca National Bank receiver Peter Holman and forced him to accept the sale proceeds and release. They then compelled bank clerk A A Borsum to retrieve the mortgage note and hand it to Marzolf.
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Ithaca, Mich
Roy Marzoli
Gratiot
Peter Holman
Ithaca National Bank
Holman
A. A. Borsum
Marzolf
Senate panel bars Long from forcing witnesses to testify
The Louisiana senate investigation into the 1930s primary adjourned bid to compel witnesses under rule was denied after committee counsel opposed extending the rule to four named witnesses. Abe Shushan, Orleans Levee Board officer, testifies as part of the probe.
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Abe Shushan
Orleans Parish
New Orleans
Senate
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
John H. Overton
Samuel T. Ansell
Long
Robert B. Howell
Ansell
E. R. Righter
Edward S. Broussard
Overton
Burt Henry
Honest Election League of Louisiana
Francis Williams
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Dudley Guilbeau
Opelousas
Senator Long
Come Plainant
Sea Battle Looms With Mutineers Off Sumatra Coast
Mutineers aboard the cruiser De Zeven Provincien face a approaching naval and air force cordon as Dutch authorities press for unconditional surrender. The ship, 450 miles northwest of Batavia and 850 miles from Sourabaya, sails southeast at seven and a half knots with wireless signals complicating action.
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Batavia
Java
de Zeven Provincien
Indian Ocean
Sumatra
de Zeven
Here
Sourabaya Naval Base
Call for Senate Banking Committee probe urged by NYSE reform group
The New York Stock Exchange reform committee and Manhattan board of commerce demand a senate investigation into the banking committee. They accuse the panel of collapsing and delaying stock market inquiry, citing secrecy and immunity for involved interests. A delegation will go to Washington on February 16 to present resolutions.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange Reform Committee
Manhattan Board of Commerce
James J. Cahill
Board of Commerce
Senate
Stock Exchange Committee
Banking Committee
Stock Exchange
United States
Reform Committee
Arguments Date Set in Marshall Disbarment Case
Jackson Miss February 9 arguments on reinstatement of Carl Marshall Ray St Louis attorney dis barred several years ago in the old 80 000 paying payment mystery that drew wide attention have been set for March 15 before the supreme court.
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T. Hardin
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Jes’ Ramblin
Murray
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Rogers
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