Washington voters weigh Eleventh Amendment repeal
Seattle August 20 Prohibitionists hoped for a surprise outcome as Washington prepared to vote on repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Washington is the twenty fourth state to weigh the question with 23 already voting for repeal. Democratic state chairman George B Blarr said if there is a representative vote every district should go for repeal except possibly Asotin Columbia and Garfield counties. Emery Asbury campaign head for the emergency committee against repeal said this state will surprise those predicting big victory for repeal with the vote likely to reject repeal.
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Washington
George B. Blarr
Asotin
Columbia
Garfield
Emery Asbury
Rainey to Address NRA Rally in Oklahoma City
H. T. Rainey will fly to Oklahoma City to speak at a national NRA rally expected to draw about 60 900 attendees from several southwestern states. He will outline Washington’s recovery program and the president’s stance as seen by readers.
Blue Eagle Compared to Sea Beast in Bible Doom Tale
In Bidwell Oklahoma August 19 Reverend W Rockett touring a revival described locals fearing the blue eagle symbol as a biblical sea beast. Hill folk link seven heads and many horns to national recovery, citing Revelations to threaten patronage at Stilwell stores and spread the dire doctrine.
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Bidwell
Okla
Oke
W. ¥. Rockett
Salliser
Stilwell
Rockett
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Parking Lot Operator Injured After Fall Into Pit
M. Carpenter, who runs a parking lot at 16 West Pecan Street, was bruised about the body when he fell into an auto greasing pit Tuesday morning. He was treated at home, police reports said.
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Citrus pact hearings set in three citrus regions
Washington Aug 29 Secretary Wallace proposed public hearings for September 7 on three marketing statements covering California Arizona Texas and Florida citrus growing areas. The plan coordinates shipments via national citrus stabilization committees for oranges and grapefruit to curb market gluts and stabilize prices with a national coordinator.
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Washington, D.C
Wallace
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Texas
Florida
Natonal Citrus Stabilization Committees
Johnson pushes broad drive for fair competition codes
Washington Aug. 28 Hugh S. Johnson outlines plans to bring all major industries under fair competition codes under the recovery administration. He calls NRA chairmen to conference and discusses coal and retail codes with industry spokesmen and labor leaders as talks progress toward a master code and smoother administration.
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Houston
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Iabar Board
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New York
Les Wolman
Labor Advisory Board
Prosecution nears climax in Lamson murder trial
In San Jose California on August a neighbor testified that an offensive odor arose from a bonfire shortly before the body of a Stanford wife was found in a bloodstained ballroom. The state seeks to prove Lamson beat his wife to death May 30 with an iron pipe later found in the embers.
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Calif
Aug
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Lam‘son
Sylvin D. Batley
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NRA Officials Iron and Steel Men Confer on Code
New York officials and industry leaders held talks with the National Industrial Recovery Administration and the American Iron and Steel Institute to finalize and implement the steel code. They planned routine actions including filing new prints and distributing statistics among stock makers to ensure immediate applicability.
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Teachers Formulate Code Amid National Debate in D C
In Washington on August 29 teachers stated they are volunteering rather than following a formal rule as Dr Joseph Sawadera of Newport News joins Josephy Crabrins to discuss the National Relocation Agency code and its acceptance by the NEA committee.
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National Relocation Ageoclasion
Arc
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Newport Nova
NEA Conmitita
Price advice from economist on buying and prices
Aug 29 Chicago reports Prof William F Ogburn former head of the consumers Revisiry Board of the NAA urged shoppers to buy only at the lowest prices for similar quality from blue ragie stores. He warned that if prices rise faster than purchasing power another economic catastrophe could follow as prices trend upward into the ester.
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William F. Ogburn
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Insi
Chicaga
Widow of Wilson Urges Navy to Enlist Under Blue Eagle
Washington widow of a wartime president appeals to Americans to join the NRA under the blue eagle banner in the spirit of wartime unity. She seeks broad public support and calls for national service.
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Washington, D. C
Wondriew Wilson
Gary Cooper to Legally Change Name to Gary Cooper
Los Angeles Aug 29 Gary Cooper will legally change his name to Gary Cooper tomorrow. He will still appear in Superior Court end May his true name Frank James Cooper changed to Gary Cooper. He gave the reason for changing his name that he had built up a reputation under the name of Gary.
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Los Angeles
Gary Cooper
Su Perler
Frank James Cooper
Tin
Gary
Gang Blamed in Slayings at Hollywood Restaurant
Three men opened fire at a restaurant in Hollywood killing Henry Mackley and Frank Keller, both of St. Louis, in a likely reprisal linked to a 4 year old murder case involving David Anlink. Suspects earlier seen in New York with hats and retail ties. A fourth suspect and a woman fled in a car.
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Calif
Palice
Henry Mackley
Frank Keller
St. Louis
Palco Cald Mack~ Jey
Alles
Harry Frank
Abr Frank
New York
David Anlink
Bun Realty Company
Anlink
Antink
Morris Moll
Kansas City
Mackley
Keller
Insull Held by Greek Court in Extradition Case
In Athens on August 22 the appeal court approved extending detention for Samuel Insull, former Chicago utilities operator, as extradition proceedings to the United States continue. Insull, asked about his status, said he was British by birth but American on citizenship, and noted his passport had been canceled. A prior extradition attempt failed on bankruptcy act charges, with prosecutors vowing to issue a new arrest writ. one attorney asked bail, noting Insull’s expressed wish to become a Greek citizen and settle permanently in Greece.
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Athens
Couri
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Horn
London
Insull
Rint
Inshil
Inswil
Greece
NRA Orders Shoe Code Rewritten
Washington D C August 28 The revised code of competition for the boot and shoe industry was ordered rewritten by NRA administrators They indicated direct action would be taken to hasten public hearings on a program to return idle shoe workers to their benches
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Washington, D. C
NRA
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