Johnson Ready to Begin Flying Survey of West Ford
Washington October 31 The NRA says Hugh S Johnson will start a flying tour of the coal belt Saturday to gauge recovery program progress. The trip aims to win support for the New Deal and observe how NRA policies work in major centers of the East. Readers learn of mine relations with captive mills, union elections, and the controversy over an annual 48 hour work week.
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Johnson
West
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NRA
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Henry Ford
Canion
National Bar Board
Ithough
Ford Is Charged As NRA Violator Edgewater Report
Edgewater New Jersey October 31 Gen Hugh S Johnson announced charges of NRA violations connected with the Ford Motor Co. meeting of a Ford assembly plant committee where labor organizer Hugh V Reilly spoke. The story continues on page eight.
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NRA
Edgewater
N. J
Hugh S. Johnson
Ford Motor Company
Ford Assembly
Hugh V. Reilly
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
Flood warnings persist as the Rivers Daily reports a 24 hour stage change. Officials monitor rising water levels and issue alerts for affected upstream communities and drainage districts. Evacuations are not cited in the accessible text.
Remembering a famed 1924 grid upset and local notes
A broadcast replays West Virginia Wesleyan’s 7 to 3 upset of Syracuse on November 8 1924. The play featured Bullman scoring after a 94 yard return and Kemerer providing key interference. The column also mentions local figures incl Kemerer Maroney DeBlieux Troop 13 fairgoers and travel to the Century of Progress.
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Paul Kemerer
Ouachita Parish
West Virginia Wesleyan
Syracuse
Wesleyan
Bullman
Washington University
St. Louis
Kemeter
McBride
Kemerer
Charlie Maroney
Northwestern University
Monroe
A. D. DeBlieux
Chicago
Opposition Growing as Wisconsin Milk Strike Tenses
The Wisconsin farm strike nears crisis as the cooperative milk pool backs non marketing and anti strike sentiment grows. Strikers vow to halt shipments while opponents guard trucks. Des Moines conference considers farm price fixing and new milk price raises to 2.10 per hundredweight.
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Wis
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Cooperative Milk Pool
Iowa
Moville
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Des Moines
Wallace
Chicago
Floyd Olson
Minnesota
Split Between Grau and Havana Students Grows
In Havana on October 31 the rift between President Grau and the student directory appeared closer after an ultimatum demanded by students to rectify the government by November 4. The session featured fist fights and loud cries as dissension rose among undergrads while a planned island-wide strike failed to materialize and four bombs exploded in the suburbs.
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Grau
Havana University
Communistic Federation of Labor
G. O. P. Launches Initial Attack On Roosevelt
The Republican National Committee begins its first campaign against Roosevelt actions. Pamphlets alleging violations of Democratic pledges circulate among committee members and Republican lawmakers, driven by growing requests from various sections.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Wholesale and Retail Trade Gain In September
Atlanta Oct 31 The sixth district report shows increases in both wholesale and retail trade for September from August and year ago. Department store sales rose 3.5 percent from August and 3.2 percent vs September 1932, with daily average up 11.6 percent due to a shorter month. Wholesale trade gained 5.9 percent from August. From September 13 to October 11
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Atlanta
Sixth
Federal Reserve District
Atlanta Reserve Bank
Second effort of U. S. to get magnate fails
A Greek court unexpectedly denies a U.S. request regarding the release of a business magnate. The decision closes another chapter in a high profile international dispute involving American authorities seeking extradition or custody.
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U. S
Extradition Bid for Samuel Insull Denied by Greek Court
The Athens appeal court rejected the United States request to extradite Samuel Insull, former Chicago utilities magnate, to Cook County Illinois to face charges from the Midwest Utilities collapse. Insull had previously dodged extradition as Greek law and treaty issues stalled the case.
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Athens
Greece
United States
Samuel Insull
America
Insull
Chicago
Cook County
Ilinois
Paris
Illinois
Foreign Office
Italy
Grave Issue Raised Over Frozen Funds
Louisiana faces a dispute over severance tax allocations for the third quarter of 1933. The state treasurer wants to deduct 35 232 75 for frozen funds, reducing distributable amounts to 77 071 03, while State Auditor H. Byrdson disagrees. The quarrel centers on whether prior distributions should have accounted for frozen funds, with questions about consistency across quarters.
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Louisiana
H. Bynard
Louisiana Governors and a Monument to Henry Watkins Allen
The piece recounts Henry Watkins Allen as antebellum Louisiana’s last governor and Confederate general, who died in Mexico. It notes Oscar K. Allen, the current governor, admired the monument to Allen and questions whether Allen meets the same moral courage and public spirit.
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Louisiana
Allen
Henry Watkins Allen
Mexico City
Islé
Oscar K. Allen
State House
Baton Rouge
Mexico
Winnfield
Smallest Book in the World Claimed by Worcester Press
A Worcester mass publishers claim the smallest book in the world after seven years of effort. The item contains 46 quatrains of Omar Khayyam on 28 pages, and is pictured by Associated Press.
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Worcester, Mass
Omar Khayyam
Associated Press
Cotton Meeting Slated in Ruston for Better Prices
A Ruston Louisiana meeting gathers farmers business men and bankers to seek higher prices for cotton. Norris C Williamson and Harry D Wilson will speak on four cent advances and a parity price tied to 1909 1914 averages.
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United States Secretary of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Norris C. Williamson
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Milliken
Harry D. Wilson
Baton Rouge
Orleans Market to Remain Open
New Orleans Cotton Exchange will operate as usual on November 1 All Saints Day despite the Louisiana holiday. Directors said trading would continue to facilitate business as markets elsewhere stay open amid government gold purchase policy and a watch on other exchanges.
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New Orleans
State Treasury Records Ordered Opened to Krebs
Judge Favrot issues mandamus directing Treasurer Cave to allow Bernard L. Krebs editor of the New Orleans Times-Picayune to inspect treasury records under the 1912 public records act. Krebs filed suit in January alleging refusal by Assistant Treasurer Junod to permit examination of certain treasury accounts.
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George K. Favrot
J. S. Cave
Bernard L. Krebs
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Treasury
Krebs
Public Records Act
A. L. Junod
Inquiry Continues as Nazis Eyes on U S Flights
Custom agents seized English and German literature quoting Hitler speeches in New York. Chairman Dickstein said evidence suggests Nazi propaganda reached the U S for two years. A federal grand jury probes alien agitation ahead of hearings starting November 14.
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Samuel Dickstein
House Immigration Committee
United States
Heinz Spanknoebel
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George Z. Medalie
Dickstein
Hitler
Karl Keim
Keim
Bank body urges government aid in loans abroad
A committee of the National Investment Bankers Association at Hot Springs urges government cooperation to expand foreign lending. It cites troubled foreign securities and suggests a disciplined policy may outweigh past disad vantages, with controls to guide future U S lending abroad.
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Hot Springs
Foreign Securities Committee of National Investment Bankers Association
Great Britain
United States
Major Thomas B. Larkin Shifted To Montana Post
Major Thomas B. Larkin engineer officer with the Mississippi River Commission at Vicksburg Miss has been named district engineer at Fort Peck Montana by the War Department He will first report to Kansas City for a temporary assignment before taking charge at Glasgow Montana of the Fort Peck district headquarters.
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Washington
Thomas B. Larkin
Mississippi River Commission
Vicksburg
Miss
War Department
Fort Peck
Montana
Larkin
Kansas City
Division Engineers
Glasgow
National banks report daily condition call ordered
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Wednesday October 2, seeking updated financial standings and reserve details.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
World market quotation down for second time
London assures markets on monetary maneuvers as world quotations slip for the second time amid cautious investors. Authorities await decisive policy steps and the impact on currencies and trade.
World gold price slides but US buys rise to new high
The world price of gold fell today despite Roosevelt's plan to buy abroad while the RFC price for domestic gold rose to a fresh high at 32.12 dollars. Officials awaited word from London on retaliatory action as preparations for foreign purchases continued.
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Washington
Roosevelt
RFC
London
France
Roosevelt Eyes British Assurances On Currency Policy
President Roosevelt awaits London assurances that his plan to raise domestic prices and buy foreign gold will not provoke retaliatory currency depreciation. Britain signals sympathetic initial reaction as preparations continue for a first foreign gold purchase led by the New York Federal Reserve acting for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The move aims to lift U S prices by pairing domestic price increases with abroad gold purchases, with payment in pounds for London transactions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
London
Great Britain
Britain
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Rogers Has His Say in Beverly Hills Opinion Piece
In Beverly Hills on October 31 a special column argues for buying gold on the world market. The writer criticizes home talent gold purchases and warns of the impact on the dollar and foreign support. The piece notes traders may charge high premiums, while the author asserts economic experts and speculators cannot be easily argued with.
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