Georgia road funds stall as MacDonald cites conditions
Washington reports an exhaustive MacDonald memo outlines Georgia must meet conditions before receiving 10 million dollars in federal aid for roads. Governor Talmadge’s removal of highway board members sparks a legal fight and debate over federal supervision of funds.
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Washington
Georgia
Thomas H. MacDonald
Wallace
Talmadge
Highway Commission
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Secretary of Agriculture
Justice Department
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
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Vinson
Milledgeville
Carl Vinson
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Highway Board
Representative Vinson
Campaign for a Chamber of Commerce Boosts Thomasville
The Thomasville League forms a fast moving committee to establish a local camp and accelerate community projects. A resident proposes a full time Chamber of Commerce secretary and pledges ten dollars, arguing the chamber must be professional to drive broader improvements for a Greater Thomasville.
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Thomasville League
Chamber of Commerce
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Insull Detained in Greece Amid Extradition Proceedings
Samuel Insull, under Chicago indictment over utilities failures, was detained in Athens on preventive grounds pending extradition. The Greek minister of justice released a statement noting American documents are awaited, with the court ordering detention until further paperwork arrives.
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Greece
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Taladouros
Insull
Court of Appeal
Legation
Insuill
Forest Harness
United States Attorney General
Hawks Fail Nonstop Vancouver to Quebec Attempt
American speed flyer Frank Hawks failed to complete a nonstop flight from Vancouver to Quebec and landed in Kingston Ontario on August 26. He continues plans to try again.
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Kingston
Ontario
Frank Hawks
Vancouver
Quebec
Sleeping sickness may halt St. Louis school attendance
Sleeping sickness now spreads coast to coast with 32 deaths in less than a month near St. Louis. The metropolitan health council faces decisions on opening schools Sept 5 as Dr. Patton urges closure until the outbreak subsides or science provides clearer knowledge. In the past day three deaths and 25 new cases bring totals to 243.
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St. Louis
Metropolitan Health Council of
William G. Patton
St. Louis County Hospital
Repeal Vote Leads by Big Margin in Texas Returns
Unofficial returns from scattered Texas precincts show repeal of the eighteenth amendment and legal beer favored by margins from 3 to 1 to 20 to 1. Vice President Garner voted for repeal and beer at Uvalde. Houston tabulations morning results: repeal 1127 to 173, beer 939 to 121, relief bond 9 to 1. Fort Worth and Dallas areas show statewide trend toward repeal.
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Dallas
Texas
John N. Garner
Uvalde
San Antonio
Houston
Highland Park
Court House
Retailers Likely to Be Unified Under Single Code
Washington reports a push to put all national retailers under one master code including druggists. The proposed drug code mirrors other retail codes with wages from 10 to 15 dollars weekly for 56 hours and a price guarantee of no article sold below 21 percent over the manufacturer base. NRA officials expect seamless extension to all retail groups if druggists join.
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Washington
NRA
Wallace Urges Farmers to Unite for Crop Control Programs
Secretary Wallace addressed about 5,000 farmers in Florence C on August 26 urging unselfish work toward common ends for crop reduction goals. He described production control efforts by the Agricultural Department for cotton and wheat and praised the new system as on the right track, contrasting it with the former uncontrolled approach.
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Florence
Wallace
Agricultural Department
Differences over oil industry's price fixing code
A confidential letter from economics advisers to NRA director Hugh S. Johnson labels the price fixing provision as a serious blunder. The memo by Alexander Sachs and Joseph E. Pogue argues small refiners and distributors would be squeezed if the stabilization method is adopted, written while Johnson opposed and Secretary Ickes supported the code.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Economics
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Likes
Alexander Sachs
Thera
Joseph E. Pogue
Sun Returns After Huricane Floods Litter Atlantic Seaboard
After a week of death and destruction from a wandering tropical hurricane and a northeaster, sunshine returned as debris and floods marked the Atlantic seaboard. Death toll stood at a low figure with property damage reaching high figures, while one 25-foot sloop with three aboard remained missing since Sunday. Rebuilding began as ravaged resorts from New York to North Carolina reported improvement and floods subsiding. The hurricane dissipated over the middle St. Lawrence Valley.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Manasquan
N. J
Nantucket
Mays
New York
North Carolina
St. Lawrence Valley
Freight Loadings Show Increase Across Rail Network
Washington reports that the American Railway Association announced today an increase in revenue freight loadings across the railway system. The update highlights rising shipments, signaling improved freight demand through the summer period.
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Washington
The
American Railway Association
Kidnap racket headway flagged as police curb blooms
In San Francisco a kidnapper was killed by a police officer while a victim called for help. Two would be conspirators were jailed in Hartford and seven others were sought. Federal plans target 12 suspects in Oklahoma City in a separate case. Governor Lehman signed a death penalty bill for kidnapping. Roosevelt hailed a recovery surge in Dutchess County and urged government reform on the local level at Vassar College.
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William F. Wood
Fatt
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Conn
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Mass
Oklahoma City
Charles Fo Ursehel
Oil Gaillionaire
Texas
Herbert HH. Lehman
New York
Bernard Bitterman
Denver
David May
May Company
Republican County
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
Roosevelt
Dutchess County
White House
Henry Noble McCracken
Vassar
Kidnapped Man Freed After Marin Market Shootout
William F. Wood, 45, cousin of the late William Howard Taft, was released after four days in captivity in San Francisco. The kidnapper, Howard Stafford Meek, 30, alias Deary Jennings, was slain by police as Wood escaped at a market where a wounded Patrolman Michael McDonald died. A bystander, Islla Bowers, 62, was grazed by a stray bullet. Wood said he was forced to turn over $10,000 in bank books and cash.
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San Francisco
William F. Wood
William Howard Taft
Wood
Wits
Michael McDonald
Howard Stafford Meek
Ddeary Jennings
Islla Bowers
Two Men Hold Up Denver Armored Truck
Denver report says two men robbed an armored truck in the business district this morning and escaped with about $36,000. The heist occurred in broad daylight drawing police to the scene with no immediate arrest.
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Denver
Freight for Week Ends With Record Car Traffic
Freight for the week ending August 19 totalled 634,845 cars, up 12,086 from the prior week and 116,405 more than the same week last year, signaling a strong rise in rail movement.
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported
Washington summary shows on Aug 24 receipts of 4 585 827 33 dollars and expenditures of 7 897 430 19 dollars leaving a balance of 1 209 491 76 dollars. Customs duties for the month total 25 475 495 23 dollars. Fiscal year to date receipts 319 484 169 66 dollars with 718 390 76 dollars in emergency expenditures and an excess of expenditures at 224 436 075 74 dollars.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Westberry confession ties to double slaying at filling station
In Valdosta Georgia two witnesses testified that Austin Westberry told his parents he told the truth in confessing the Browning murder three years earlier. Westberry, sentenced to life at a prior trial, seeks a new trial for the Browning deaths and a second victim, his wife, at the same filling station. Sheriff Colin Clanton and John O Neal testified they heard Westberry say he told the truth. cross examination showed both parents are now dead.
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Valdosta
Austin Westberry
W. H. Browning
Westberry
Browning
Colin Clanton
Brooks County
John O'Neal
Weather Outlook for South Atlantic Week
Weather outlook for the period beginning Monday shows frequent interior showers and coastal rain Monday night into Tuesday. Expect moderate temperatures across the region.
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South Atlantic States
Interior
Weather forecast for southeastern states shows patchy showers
Partly cloudy conditions prevail tonight across Alabama Georgia and Florida with isolated showers possible on the coast Sunday. The storm risk remains low in South and Northwest regions with localized thundershowers likely in parts of each state.
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Northwest
Florida
South Carolina
Georgia
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