Britain Warns Economic Warfare If World Conference Fails
London June 2 Great Britain warns at the world economic conference that it will wage unflinching economic warfare against rival nations unless policies change Neville Chamberlain the chancellor of the exchequer said in the house of commons Britain will act if necessary He cited disagreements over war debt policy and emphasized avoiding statements that could jeopardize a satisfactory solution while noting U S awareness of Britain’s stance through Ramsay MacDonald and Roosevelt
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London
U.P
Great Britain
World Economic Conference
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Chamberlain
United States
Ramsay MacDonald
Roosevelt
All Schools Closing In City and Parish Friday
All the city's and parish's schools closed their sessions Friday for the long summer vacation. The parish notes both school systems operated for the full nine months, unlike some parishes in the state where finances prevented completion.
Budapest banks set 20 percent fee on foreign currency sales
Hungarian banks will charge a 20 percent fee on foreign currency sold to travelers heading abroad. The price is noted as lower than the bootleg rate for money exchanges.
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Budapest
Acquittal in 3.2 Beer Case Tests Atlanta Law
Two Atlanta men J. H. Falks and C. M. Owens were acquitted of selling 3.2 per cent beer in bone dry Georgia. The jury found the state law enforcing near beer forbids, while defense cited public sentiment and city legalization under home rule. Falks testified he sold up to fourteen bottles to a single customer with no intoxication observed.
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Atlanta
Georgia
J. H. Falks
C. M. Owens
Sturdivant
Falks
Texas Moratorium Law Rebuffed Again in Courts
In El Paso on June 2 a Texas mortgage moratorium law was ruled void for violating contract rights. The eighth court of civil appeals voided it in a Virginia life insurer foreclosure case against R. C. Saunders of Fort Worth, following a similar Dallas ruling of the fifth court of civil appeals.
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EL Paso
Texas
U.P
Eighth Court of Civil Appeals
Virginia Life Insurance Company
R. C. Saunders
Fort Worth
Saunders
Fifth Court of Civil Appeals
Dallas
Communist threat warned by Dr Gerald K Smith at Rotary
Dr Gerald K Smith pastor of Kings Highway Church in Shreveport told Rotary Club that a communist group operates in Monroe and other large cities. He argued communism thrives on hunger unemployment and ignorance and urged strong public libraries schools recreation and juvenile protection to counter it.
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Gerald K. Smith
King’s Highway
Ism
Russia
Lenin
Trotzky
Twin Huggins Brothers Reach Conductor Status at Fort Worth
Childress Texas report notes S H and T H Huggins, twin brothers from Childress, after 39 years with Fort Worth and Denver railway, entered service together in the same department and both became conductors with headquarters at the same location.
Fire and Blood Figure in Probe of Lamson Death
Police and county chemist report a murder inquiry into Mrs Allene Lamson found in a bath at the Stanford campus home. Chemical tests showed charred blood on a pipe and possible towel remnants near bonfire embers. Lamson, widower and Stanford Press sales manager, is jailed as investigators link four blows to her head to a homicide.
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San Jose
Calif
Allene Thorpe Lamson
Stanford University
Frederick L. Proescher
Lamson Stanford
Proescher
David A. Lamson
Lamson
Stanford University Press
Earle Hamilton
Pecan Orchard in City New Orleans
One of the largest pecan orchards in south Lou unknown location described in brief. The clipping notes a sizable pecan operation and hints at its prominence within New Orleans area.
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New Orleans
South
Lou
New Orleans Plantation Probed for Tree Conservation
A plantation near the immigration station in New Orleans holds 2,500 trees in good condition. The site lies within city boundaries and is under scrutiny for preservation and management.
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Isiana
New Orleans
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Shreveport
Monroe
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California
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