Wallace urges quick cotton acreage cuts for nation restore
Secretary Wallace called for immediate next week action by cotton producers to reduce acreage. Under C A Cobb, 22000 field workers pushed to enlist 3,000,000 growers in the plan, with cash benefits tied to signing. The campaign aims to revive southern prosperity and broader U S economic recovery.
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Washington
INS
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Wallace
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
America
C. A. Cobb
Cation Belt
Bexar Democrats Regret Deputies Failing to Be Appointed
Bexar County Democrats express dissatisfaction over federal appointees recommended by Senators Connally and Sheppard for the West Texas district. They accuse U S Marshal McNamara of not naming six deputies the local party urged, plan a county committee meeting to address patronage and ensure local influence in deputy marshal appointments.
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U. S
United States
Guy McNamara
San Antonio
Erene Asive Committee
Weber
Bexar County
Tom Connally
Morris Sheppard
West Texas
Investigation Opens In Durant Double Shooting Death
A Durant Oklahoma report says Lawrence Lamar aged 18 died from a bullet wound after Sheriff Ben Risner surprised him and his uncle Earl Lamar near Sill. County Attorney Roy Paul ordered a thorough probe as officers chased reports of armed groups en route that could not be located.
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Durant
Okla
Lawrence Lamar
Sherif Ben Risner
Earl Lamar
At & Sill
Here
Roy Paul
Bell
New Post Refused by U S Dry Agent in Alliance
Oscar E. Forsling federal prohibition agent says he will not accept the post of deputy dry administrator for Nebraska. He was to succeed Harold Wilson who received an indefinite furlough from R D Foci chief administrator for the region in St Paul Minnesota.
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U.S. Dry Agent Alliance
Neb
Oscar E. Forsling
Nebraska
Harold Wilson
R. D. Foci
St. Paul
Achilles Heel Fails Steal Auto in Port Worth Incident
In Port Worth a would be automobile thief aimed at a car in front of the county jail. Deputies Ralph Martin and Frank Rivner gave chase as the man fled, Rivner fired at the ground and the bullet struck the thief in the knee. He was hospitalized under guard that night.
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Achilles
Tos Heel
Ontrinem
Ralph Martin
Frank Rivner
Rinn
Rinner
Heat records fall in Lincoln Nebraska on July 1
Lincoln Neb heat shattered records as temperatures soared to 108 at 5 pm making it the hottest day since August 3, 1980 and the warmest July 1 in 44 years. No heat warnings were issued.
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Lincoln
Neb
Control of NY stock market urged by Senate chair
Washington July 1 Chairmen Pletcher of the senate banking committee urged regulation of the New York stock exchange under a code of fair competition. He advocated government supervision to prevent abuses and wild speculation, while hearings on Pennroad stock deals and Kuhn Loeb partners were outlined. He pressed tighter income tax enforcement to bar wealthier individuals from tax loopholes.
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Senate Banking Committee
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Felix M. Warburg
Otto H. Kahn
Sforth M. Schiff
Mortimer Schift
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Cleveland
Pennroad Corporation
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Governor Grants Nurse Clemency
Governor Ed Johnson commutes the sentence of nurse Farice King who killed Policeman Robert Evans during a hospital incident. Clemency reduces the term by 28 years making parole possible in about a year and a half. King had earlier killed Beank in 1828 after being wounded in a patrol confrontation.
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Robert Evans
Johnson
Minx King
Byank
Nicer
Knapital
Muree
Childless Slackers Targeted in Hitler Birth Control Campaign
Berlin July 1. The Hier regime launched a nationwide campaign against birth control among childless parents calling them ahivkers. Dr Thomalla head of the propaganda ministry’s eugenics dept charged 44 percent of young German married couples practice birth control. He warned they would be boycotted publicly designated as conscientious objectors in wartime.
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Thomalla
Iugenics
Ministry of Propaganda
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Colorado Man Wounded in Old Style Duel Near Chandler
CANON CITY Colo July 1 Hernandez gravely wounded after an early morning duel described by witnesses to Sheriff Van Buskirk as old fashioned. Hernandez and Joe Bergard of Rockvale went into a field near Chandler armed with 2 rifles. Bergard in custody as Hernandez fights for life.
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Colo
B. Hernandez
Sherrif van Buskirk
Hernandez
Joe Bergard
Rockvale
Chandler
Cole
Bergard
Olllconte
Hernandes
Cotton Supply Figures Told From Washington Report
Figures compiled by the department of agriculture show the United States cotton stocks on July 21 at 10 730 000 bales, about 2.12 times the normal level. Public storage and compresses hold 7 263 000 bales, with 1 300 000 at consuming establishments and 2 127 000 elsewhere including farm stays and export transit. Mill activity in May reached three year highs, with nearly 600 000 bales, the largest for that month since 1927, while May exports surpassed February, March or April. European sales of cotton textiles have matched or slightly exceeded production.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Europe
Summer Free Rental Directory at Piggly Wiggly Stores
The Summer edition of The Light'a free Rental Directory is available at all Piggly Wiggly stores. Ask for it.
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Ask Tor
Director Gonzales Named to Texas Commerce Board
July 1, Claude Molley, secretary manager of the chamber of commerce, is named a member of the board of directors of the Texas Commercial Executives' association.
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Gonzales
Claude Molley
Chamber of Commerce
The
Texas Commercial Execstives’ Association
France aims to stabilize currency for wartime solidarity
Paris July 1 reports France seeks rapid currency stabilization to keep the wartime alliance intact. Finance Minister Georgia Barnett told the financial committee that Paris would back Belgium’s funding to sustain the bloc of Goth nations.
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Fran
London
Financ
Georgia Barnett
Chamber of Deputies
France
Belgium
Fran Joan
Warning Against Price Pyramiding By Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace warned against price pyramiding in food and threatened to invoke anti trust laws if needed. He noted press reports of a bread price increase from five to eight cents per loaf, effective July 5, and directed attention to existing antitrust statutes.
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Wallace Washington
Agricultur
Wallace
J. A. Powers
Iowa Bakers Assosjation
Dez Maines
Walla
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