Hurricanes, fires, and relief efforts dominate 1930s world news
A Caribbean storm devastates Florida and Georgia with 600 plus dead, many in veteran labor camps. Red Cross and agencies rush aid as Roosevelt orders probes into disaster mismanagement. The Dixie liner runs aground near Miami. crews rescue passengers. State and world matters include Hull guiding diplomacy and Ethiopian deal fallout.
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Keys
Georgia
Ned Cross
Nfe
Roosevelt
Frank T. Lines
Veterans
Affsira
Harry Hopkins
FERA
American Legion
Morgan
Dixie
New Orleans
New York
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Liner Dorie in Collision Off Fortugal Coast
The Cunard liner Dorie collided with the French steamer Formigny off Fortugal and was badly damaged. British ships Orlan and Viceroy of India rescued 736 passengers while crew remained aboard. The Dorie had been returning from a Mediterranean cruise. Formigny reported safe by wireless.
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Fortugal
Cunard-White Star
Dorie
Tormigny
Orlan
Viceroy of India
Dorle
Mediterranean
Formigny
Italy Demands Ethiopia Expulsion or Expulsion of Italy
Aron Pomipol Aloisi before the League of Nations in Geneva presents Italy’s case against Ethiopia. He accuses Ethiopia of slavery, provocations, and violence, and says Italy will discuss Ethiopia with the league, not with Ethiopia directly. Professor Gaston Jeze defends Ethiopia arguing expulsion sets a dangerous precedent.
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Aron Pomipol
Aloisi
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Italy
Lthlopia
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Community of Civilized Nations
League
League Council
Gaston Jeze
Domestic crop outlook boosts corn forecast
Forecasters estimate a 2 231 million bushel national corn crop if September frosts stay mild. Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio show excellent conditions, Kansas Nebraska and South Dakota lag, Iowa remains slightly down from a month ago. Spring wheat 254 million with winter wheat at 432 million brings total wheat to 587 million bushels.
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Inllinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kansas
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Plan to Modify County Corn and Hog Production Quotas
Enald B Thornt of the AAA outlines a plan to alter county level base production quotas for corn and hogs. Within counties, committees will adjust bases to reflect past under or overproduction, with increases paired by downward adjustments for other farmers. Early court tests of the Wagner act see complaints against two GM subsidiaries and Wheeling Steel plant in Portsmouth, filed by United Automobile Workers and Amalgamated.
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Enald B. Thornt
AAA
ARLY
New Labor Relations Board
General Motors
Portsmouth, Ohio
Wheellng Steel Corporation
United Automobile Workers
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Charlton Coburn
A. F. of
Confederate veterans plan Gettysburg reunion with Grand Army
In Amarillo the United Confederate Veterans agreed to hold a joint reunion on the Gettysburg battlefield with the Grand Army of the Republic in 1933 after assurances the storeroom and barn would not be banned. Paul Ray, for Pennsylvania Governor Earls, welcomed the cons. they would be free to carry the southern flag as they wished.
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JT Unitcd
Amarillo
Texas
Gettysburg
Grand Army of the Republic
Paul Ray
Earls
Pennsylvania
South
Noteworthy deaths include church and diplomatic figures
Noteworthy among recent deaths are Reverend Walter T. Sumner once a Chicago anti ice crusader and bishop of Oregon, George C. Anson a veteran diplomat who shot himself on a steamer returning from Greece, and Charles J. Vopicka of Chicago an American minister to Balkan nations during World War I.
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N?teworthy
Weizmann Elected President at Zionist Congress in Lucerne
R Chaim Weizmann, veteran Zionist leader, is elected president of the world Zionist organization at the nineteenth congress in Lucerne. A resolution denouncing systematic deprivation of Jewish rights in Germany is adopted, but the German delegation votes unanimously against it as not a constructive plan.
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R. Chaim Weizmann
Rhe Zionists
Lucerne
Germany
Reich
English speed demon breaks 200 mph in salt track run
Sir Malcolm Campbell piloted the Bluebird to a 301.337 mph average on a 13 mile salt course at Diah, achieving speeds over five miles per minute. A measured mile recorded 204231 as part of the run.
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Malcolm Caripbell
Diah
Gree
U.S. Protest to Moscow Fails to Bind Soviet Actions
The United States rejected Moscow’s stance on Communist interference and issued a warning that diplomatic ties could suffer if the Soviet government allows activities on its soil that meddle with U S internal affairs. Senator Huey Long’s filibuster blocks a deficiency bill, aiding Democratic base concerns over cotton and wheat loans. A congressional probe into Long’s control of Louisiana elections is expected, led by Rep William L Granfield, and could expose centralized influence.
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Ussia
America
Moscow
Washlorton
United States
Enator
Huey Long
Sluey
Louisiana
Boxing Bouts and Baseball Echoes Across a Damp Season
The column muses on Joe Louis versus Max Baer with old fight lore and modern harsh truths. It recalls Barney Oldfield Barney’s World Series performance, weathered drama, and a Cleveland wager amid racing and gambling chatter about Jock Whitney and Pete Bostwick.
Death of Anna Ickes in New Mexico Car Accident
Anna Wilmarth Ickes wife of Interior Secretary Liarold Ickes died when the automobile in which she rode overturned in a ditch near Velarde New Mexico. Three friends Mrs Genevieve Forbes Herrick Ibrahim Seyfullah and Frank Allen were injured Allen later died.
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Anna Wilmarth Ickes
Interior
Liarold Ickes
Velarde
N. M
Genevieve Forbes Herrick
Ibrahim Seyfullah
Welbington
Frank Allen
Gallup
Allen
Dispute Involving Norris Mullen over Nebraska Power Projects
Exator George Norris of Nebraska and Arthur F. Mullen clash over a $20,000,000 power plan tied to Norris. Mullen carried a protest to the White House, while Norris backs three large plants approved by the PWA. Two plants sit on Nebraska rivers near Columbus and Sutherland, with the first approved in 1933. Astrid of Belgium dies in a Swiss automobile accident involving King Leopold, with funeral rites in Brussels and interment at Laeken.
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George Norris
Nebraska
Arthur F. Mullen
Loosevelt
Mullen
White House
Norris
PVA
PWA
Columbus
Neb
Omaha
Loupe River
Yiatte River
Sutherland
Bowen
Astrid
Lucerne
Switzerland
Leopold
Brussels
St Gudole
God
Laeken
Albert
Livestock Farmers Urge Tariff Maintenace to President
An appeal signed by over 200000 farmers and ranchers linked to the National Live stock Marketing association asks President Roosevelt to keep tariffs and sanitary restrictions on animals meats lard and related products in place.
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National Livestock Marketing Association
Neesevelt
Housewife’s Tip on Paint Then Save Time
A household tip advises turning a new can of paint upside down a couple of days before use to prevent difficulty mixing after opening. The method aims to keep the paint peel from forming and ensure easier agitation.
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Tiousewifi
Public
Sedeetr, Inc
Postum Free Week Offer Promises Health Drink Supply
The Postum Company advertises a free full week’s supply of health giving Postum to any reader who writes for it. The offer appears in another part of the paper, inviting subscription or correspondence to receive the product at no cost.
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Flull Quietis
Tle
United States
Naille Selassie
Stangard-Vacuum Ol Company
Tull
Baer
Sports Page
Jim Braddock
Camera
Dot
Braddock
Max
New Jersey
Hearst Press
Madison Square Garden
Joe
Postum Company
Postum
Will Ilawall Grows New Potatoes From January Planting
The article notes Will Ilawall producing new potatoes starting in January while Maine crops are older and rusted. With no seasonal air, Ilawall must figure growth time to schedule planting accordingly.
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Ilawall
Maine
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