Retail druggists oppose price sections in codes
Druggists nationwide attack the price control sections of the proposed retail codes as a self serving move to extract millions from consumers. The president and Hugh S Johnson face pressure as the industry groups debate the terms, aiming for quick agreement to avoid delays in the retail code.
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Washington
U.P
Hughs. Johnson
Roosevelt
Samuel Rosenman
New York City Retail Dry Goods Association
Whiteside
Rosenman
Blue Eagle
Gang tied to national crime wave targets police and mail heists
Chicago reports link between the Cunningham killing and the Kansas City Union Station murders during the Frank Nash rescue bid. Police nabbed gang leader Gus Winkler and his wife Georgette, while federal detectives pursue George Kelly across the Midwest.
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Chicago
Gus Winkler
Detective Bureau
Winkler
Georgette
Miles Cunningham
Kansas City Union Station
Frank Nash
George
Cunningham
Kansas City
Nash
Leavenworth Penitentiary
William Schoemaker
High School Contracts Outline Labor Oversight
The document outlines steps for a high school project contract with the United States and local school board. It covers furnishing information, approval, wage and labor conditions, administrator supervision, creation of a labor board of review, and binding decisions affecting labor issues under the contract.
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United States
Labor Board of Review
Board of Review
Labor
Film Star Sally Eilers Marries Director in Air Elopement
Sally Eilers, a young film star, and Harry Joe Brown, a noted director, were married today in Yuma after an airplane elopement from Hollywood. The ceremony was kept simple and private with their families aware of the rush ceremony. The couple will likely continue their film and directing careers.
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Yuma, Ariz
Upp
Sally Eilers
Harry Joe Brown
Hollywood
World trade must be restored or 40 million acres taken from cultivation
Secretary Wallace said the United States must either restore world trade or permanently remove 40,000,000 acres of surplus wartime planted land from use. He attributed the stance to President Roosevelt and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration as a solution to famine and economic waste.
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Washington
Wallace
Roosevelt
George Peck
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Wall Street
Loop
Explanations Sought for Bread Price Increases
Washington September 24 Bread prices rose in several cities over the past two weeks and the American Bakers association has not satisfactorily explained the disparity. Dr. Fred C. Howe consumers' counsel for the agricultural adjustment administration announced today. Butte Montana was among the cities cited. Howe said the association must provide further explanation before he is satisfied with the apparent price disparity.
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Washington
American Bakers’ Association
Fred C. Howe
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Butte
Mont
Howe
League of Nations opens Geneva assembly amid crisis
Geneva reports the fourteenth regular League of Nations assembly meets amid a crisis after a year of failures. Delegates cite Sino-Japanese conflict, disarmament talks stalemate, and economic conference results. Attention centers on Chancellor Dollfuss of Austria during his first Geneva visit.
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League OF Nations
Geneva
Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Alarm in Cuba sparks fears of U S intervention
Reports from Havana and Matanzas indicate law and order failure and arming of bands. Ambassador Welles notes food and house goods being confiscated and American residents at risk. About 60 Americans in Matanzas and 3,000 in Havana live under threat as Navy vessels monitor the crisis.
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Washington
U.P
Cuba
State Department
Gerardo Machado
Matanzas
Key West
Fla
Sumner Welles
Havana
Welles
Exiled Archduke Otto Bids for Habsburg Restoration
Archduke Otto, 20, son of ex-empress Zita, issues letters to Austrian towns seeking restoration of the Habsburg throne as Emperor and King. Backed by church blessing and government approval, he pledges to lead Austria “with God’s help” and denounces laws ending the imperial line.
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Vienna
U.P
Otto
Hapsburg
Austria
Zita
Engelbert Dollfuss
Hain
Mamau
Angelsdorf-Weiderr
Former Union Pacific official shot dead in mountain incident
Thomas Price 65 retired New York businessman and former Union Pacific secretary was killed while riding near his mountain lodge. Dewey Potter, a mountaineer recently charged by Price with trespass, fired on Price and two companions, Dewey Potter surrendered after the shooting.
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Waynesville
N. C
Thomas Price
New York
Union Pacific Railroad
Virgo Williams
Charlie Buchanan
Price
Dewey Potter
Williams
Buchanan
Potter
Pullman Unveils 90 MPH Railplane Car in Chicago
The Pullman Car and Manufacturing Corp announces a railplane passenger car designed for 90 miles an hour. At sixty feet long and 50 seats, it uses heat treated aluminum alloy and weighs 25 000 pounds. The bullet shaped design reduces air resistance and interiors maximize space while two exterior engines stay near the wheels.
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Chicago
Pullman Car and Manufacturing Corporation
Byrd's Expedition to the South Pole Starts Today
Rear Admiral Richard Byrd prepares to sail from Boston aboard the Bear of Oakland for two years in the South Pole region. The Jacob Ruppert namesake flagship will carry most supplies including three airplanes and many sledge dogs as preparations wrap up. The Bear sails later with the party, while the faster Jacob Ruppert overtakes the Barkentine on the voyage south.
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Richard E. Byrd
Antartic
Boston
Little America
Admiral Byrd
Jacob Ruppert
Oakland
Richard FE. Byrd
South Pole
America
Byrd
New York
Barkentine
New Zealand
Dunedin
Bay of Whales
Hurricane Hits Mexican Coast City
A tropical hurricane moved inland from the Gulf of Mexico striking the Mexican coast with 75 mph winds. Tampico lost outside communication as the storm center stayed south of the city. Reports from Tegucigalpa note heavy rains and floods harming fruit crops in Honduras and threatening United Fruit Company plantations and Progreso. Hundreds were left homeless in El Salvador area.
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Associated Press
Gulf of Mexico
Tampico
Texas
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
United Fruit Company
Progreso
Republic of Salvador
Kidnapping Threat Ties Guard to Officer's Home
The home of Major Walter R. Miller of the California National Guard was under police guard in Oakland after a reported kidnap threat against his four year old daughter Mary Lu.
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Oakland
Cal
Walter R. Miller
Coast Artillery
California National Guard
Mary Lu
Mollisons Delay Start of Flight to Baghdad Trip
The flying Mollisons James and Amy postpone the 6500 mile Wasaga Beach Ont to Baghdad Iraq flight until after tomorrow and deny abandoning the project this year. They had planned to start soon, but postponed the initiation of the journey.
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Toronto
James
Amy
Wasaga Beach
Ont
Baghdad
Iraq
Roosevelt and aides push credit expansion plans
President Roosevelt and top financial leaders held a White House conference to review releasing funds in closed banks. They emphasized no new moves beyond boosting credit and avoiding currency inflation as part of the recovery program. Aides Woodin and Wallace led the discussion with Attorney General Cummings and leaders from the RFC and budget offices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
William H. Woodin
the Treasury
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture
Cummings
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
New York Democrat Seeks International Dollar Plan
Representative Boylan of New York states he will introduce legislation to create an international dollar. He proposes a silver to gold equation with 30 ounces of silver per 1 ounce of gold, par value 50 cents in gold, payable in silver, absorbing the current silver surplus.
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Washington
Boylan
New York
Montana Weather Outlook for Monday and Tuesday
Unsettled conditions expected in Montana on Monday and Tuesday. Warmer in the west and central regions Monday with warmer trends extending to the east on Tuesday.
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Montana
Snow Gives Butte Authentic Touch of Winter Weather
Hesitant wet snowflakes brought an early winter feel to Butte yesterday. The chill and drifting flakes started before noon and increased toward nightfall, melting on the wet pavement. Government weather reports and pilots in the region noted similar conditions.
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Butte
Here
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