Dividend omissions spark stock downturn in Feb trading
A string of dividend omissions triggered selling in New York stocks as United States Steel and Standard Oil of New Jersey moved to skip or cut payouts. Steel common fell sharply before partial recoveries, while Standard Oil of New Jersey and Drug Inc shares slid amid lower prices. American Telephone weakened ahead of a board meeting on dividend action. Standard Oil of New Jersey announced omitting the extra 25 cent quarterly dividend, while maintaining the regular payment.
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Cph
United States Steel
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Drug, Inc
Steel
N. J
Standard Oil Co
Inflation bill predicted by Democrats amid silver plan
Bankhead of Alabama told the House coinage committee that Democratic leaders foresee inflation via currency expansion, likely combining monetizing silver with a long term bond issue to boost the money supply. He said hearings will not finish this session and a bill could reach the president after the next Congress.
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House Coinage Committee
Bankhead
Alabama
House
Congress
Rosevelt
Roosevelt
Southern Conference Schools Rank Boxing and Track Third
Most member schools in the Southern Conference rate boxing and track as their third sport behind football and basketball. The note reflects broad parity across the conference in these two disciplines.
Clash at hearing over 3.2 beer bill in Georgia
Atlanta February hearing on a 3.2 beer bill drew sharp exchange between Mayor James L. Key and Bishop W. N. Ainsworth. The House Temperance Committee deferred action 9 to 6 while speakers from Atlanta’s religious and civic groups urged or opposed the measure.
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Atlanta
James L. Key
W. N. Ainsworth
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
France
Cartledge House
Georgia
Ainsworth
House Committee On Temperance
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Arnold
Congress
Oo Arnold
Georgai
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic Party
W. W. Gaines
Social Service Committee
Georgia Baptist Convention
Mary Scott Russell
Georgia Women's Christian Temperance
Union K. B. Eleazer
Interracial Commission
Ellis A. Fuller
Christian Council of Atlanta
George Whitman
Allied Business Men of Atlanta
Covier Woodward
Emory University
Rehearing Granted for Charles Haden in Death Case
Atlanta, February 1. The Georgia Supreme Court granted a rehearing to Charles Haden, a Macon youth under a death sentence for criminal assault. Written motions by Haden's counsel prompted the court to set February 11 for written arguments in support of a new trial. The bench previously affirmed the sentence January 21, upholding the indictment as legal in the attacks on a Lea ve ar old girl near Macon.
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Georgia Supreme Court
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Macon
Haden
Supreme Court
Thorcas Crurds
Georgia House Debates Roads and Tax Bills in February Session
Georgia lawmakers consider placing the road from Thomasville through Pavo into the state aid system. Bills also target chief judge salaries, juror numbers, medical examiners, tax timing, royalties on patents, teacher transport license exemptions, and county tax offices. Committees to probe salaries and expenses are appointed.
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Muscogee
House
Georgia
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Thomasville
Pavo
Kennedy
Chatham
Savannah
Johnson
Montgomery
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Appling
State Board of Medical Examiners
Board of Medical Examiners
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Worth
Myrick
Chatham County
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Roosevelt
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Decatur
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Union
Keown
Whitfield
Brown
Glynn
Colquitt
Colquitt County
W. H. Murphy
S. E. Sharpe
Scott
Chappell
Sumter
Harris
Rules Committee Wins Out by Six Vote Margin
Atlanta, Feb 1 The Georgia House gave its rules committee power to fix the calendar in the last 21 days of the session by a 184 to 56 vote, with a two thirds turnout needed. Floor Leader Harris warned an extra session may be needed to handle bills if the change fails. Dickey of Gordon attacked special interests and called for consolidation and economy in state departments. He urged action and criticized the court of appeals and public service commission.
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Dickey
Gordon
Revenue Department
Senate
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Culpepper
Fayette
Hugh Howell
State Democratic Executive Committee
Talmadge
Hygiene and Sanitation
Kings of Clay
Department of Public Welfare
Agriculture Department
Senator Sisk
Elberton
Paul Lindsay
DeKalb
J. M. Sutton
Eugene Talmadge
Thom asville visitors and a proposed Troy Company charter
Residents from Macon Decatur Jacksonville Mobile and Cairo visit Thom asville for business and social reasons. A petition to incorporate Troy Company proposes a 20 year charter to run a general clothing cleaning dyeing and tailoring business with real estate and financing powers in Georgia and beyond.
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Georgia
Thomas County
Superior Court
W. L. Barrett
Lee Neel
Frank Dollar
Troy Company
Thomasville
Naval ties strengthen China Japan as battles fade
Four Chinese graduates from a Yokosuka torpedo school assume posts in China's fledgling sea force. The Ninghai cruiser, built at Kobe, strengthens naval ties as Admiral Chen-Sshao-Kuan cites reduced costs. Separately Myrick and Flynt urged extending the House rules committee's calendar tenure, reversing yesterday’s 21 day proposal loss by one vote.
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Tokyo
Yokosuka
China
Harima
Kobe
Ninghai
Chen - Sshao-Kuan
Nanking
Lindsay Resolution Defeated in House Vote
In Atlanta on February 1 the House defeated Representative Paul Lindsay of DeKalb County by 94 to 37 in a vote on a resolution seeking an investigation into all veterinary division fund spending during Governor Talmadge’s tenure as commissioner of agriculture.
Roosevelt Shields War Debt Plans From Public Debate
President-elect Roosevelt consulted experts in Warm Springs about war debt strategy and world economics and dismissed rumors of a three year moratorium as fairy tales. He may limit talks to tariff agreements as UK and London papers discuss possible moratoriums and timing of Anglo American debt talks in Washington.
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Associated Press
Warm Springs
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Tennessee
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Walter Lippman
Neville Chamberlain
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London
Great Britain
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Daily Mail
Independent
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the Times
England
House of Comnons
Times
Stanley Baldwin
Chamberlain
MacDonald
Footwear tariff raised in Hoover proclamation
President Hoover signed a proclamation increasing the footwear tariff. Textures for window treatments advised by the Bureau of Home Economics emphasize compatible fabrics such as cretonne drapes with glass curtains scrim marquisette or linen gauze while silks suit fine net lace or silk gauze.
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Washington
Hoover
Saya
Bureau of Home Economics
Brazil plans warm Christmas amid midsummer heat
Brazilian writer Christovao Camargo promotes a summer holiday theme to replace the northern Santa Claus image. He argues Brazilians should revive the colonial legend of Grandfather Indian, who descended from a giant tropical tree to gift children, aligning with the southern hemisphere’s July heat.
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Rio de Janeiro
Christovao de Camargo
Senor Camargo
Georgia Governor Talmadge Sends 1934-35 Budget Bill To Solons
Governor Eugene Talmadge unveils a tightened 1934 35 budget plan with 2 505 000 appropriations annually and wide slashes across departments led by agriculture education and the state university system The proposal aims to cut deficits maintain revenue margins and shift 3 percent of allocated funds to general expenses while preserving key programs and careful one year at a time appropriations.
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Ture
Talmadge
House
Russell
Department of Agriculture
Audit Department
Education Department
Common School Fund
University System
Milledgeville
State Sanitarium
Senate Highway Department
Senate to vote on auto tag fee bill tomorrow
Atlanta Feb 1 The state senate set for final action tomorrow the auto tag bill. The measure would impose a flat $3 tag fee in a senate substitute replacing the house sliding scale plan.
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Senate
Atlanta
State
House
Widow of late Johnny J Jones Circus Man
The widow recalls Johnny J Jones and Ed who colored press agentry with clever writing. He boasted clean shows and trusted Ed's press work to win city editors nationwide. Johnny vowed to keep shows clean as long as he lived, or at least not abandon Ed's sensational style.
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Johnny J
Jones
Circus Man
Ballyhoo
Johnny
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