Democrats Tickled at Clash Between Borah and Fess
The Borah Fess feud intensifies with Fess claiming Borah backed new deal meanings. Democrats hope for Republican splits as Ohio GOP weighs unpledged delegates and possible shading candidates. Father Coughlin rails on money, urging government money to combat deflation.
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Simeon Fess
Fess
Idahoan Weath
Alfred E. Smith
Ohio
State Central Committee
Charles BE
Coughlin
Detroit
Flow of AAA benefit checks to farmers may be started again soon
Washington reports the flow of AAA payments to farmers could resume this week after President Roosevelt signs a deficiency appropriation bill totaling 295,185,000. The order directs field offices to mail checks to contract signers and includes rental and benefit payments plus price adjustments of over 2 cents per pound on cotton under 1935 Bankhead allotments.
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AAA
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Supreme Courts
Farm Administration
High Court
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Rose Long sworn in as senator succeeding Huey Long
Mrs. Rose McConnell Long of Louisiana was sworn in to serve the unexpired term of her late husband Huey P. Long. She becomes the second woman to sit in the Senate. The president criticized inflation and warned against fake experts in economic policy.
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James A. Noe
Louisiana
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Baton Rouge
Associated Press
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Washington
Rose McConnell Long
Morris Demands State Committee Call for Primary
Atlanta Feb 10 Roosevelt advisory group presses for a Georgia presidential primary. Judge Newt A Morris of Marietta submits a resolution urging an immediate meeting of the state committee to decide on a preferential primary. Howell notes the unsigned request appears stale and vows timely action. Governor Talmadge’s Baltimore speech downplays relief as a government role.
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Roosevelt Advisory Board
Hugh Howell
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Newt A. Morris
Marietta
Morris
Hope James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Georgia
Henry Grady
A. B. Lovett
Savannah
Marion H. Allen
Howell
Allen
James A. Farley
Jamie
Roosevelt
Dublin
State Committee
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Philadelphia
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Talmadge
National Administration
Baltimore
Baltimore Real Estate Board
State departments suspend payrolls amid funds shortfall
Atlanta Ga Feb 10 Several state departments which pay payrolls on the tenth and twenty fifth of each month were forced to suspend payments until later in the week as funds ran short Gov Talmadge has taken financial control since January 1 and has drawn from an emergency fund which is now reduced to four thousand dollars Departments helped earlier by the governor included the executive department veterans service bureau purchasing department building and grounds division commerce and labor and agriculture The governor left for a Speaking tour without arranging payrolls or outlining fiscal plans and is slated to return Friday to provide a payroll for Saturday February 15 Some departments with reserves from 1935 met payrolls today
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Six Die In Georgia Weekend Auto Wrecks
Six people die in Georgia over the weekend in traffic accidents. Four victims were African American members of a funeral party killed when their automobile sideswiped a truck near Winder. James B. Smith, 52, and Joe A. Weasler, 25, died in a separate crash near Saris.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Atlanta
Winder
James B. Smith
Joe A. Weasler
Saris
Defense spending debate signals wary US buildup
A congressional hearing on the wartime appropriation bill weighs army strength and defense needs. Generals push for 147000 regulars, 165000 total in the field, with a five year Hawaii program and Pacific coast defenses emphasized. The committee discusses border security, aviation expansion, and priorities from Puget Sound to Hawaii amid a shifting global threat.
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Hugh A. Drurmunder
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Iorrow Mason
Peel
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San Diego
Laska
Raeda
Oahu
TVA Ruling Deferred By Supreme Court Again
Widespread debate in Congress over the new farm program as the Senate, House plan extended sessions. Senator Pittman urged a stronger US military build up to protect national rights amid criticism of Japan’s Far Eastern policy. Mrs. Rose McConnell Long sworn as Louisiana’s senator successor. Hagood warned of budget entanglements with WPA and CCC funding, urging permanent army housing and a shift from wartime to lasting structures. Y M C A campaign nears $38,000 with a goal of $4,000 more. Girl Scout tea and fundraiser set for tomorrow at American Legion Home with reservations and game play.
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China
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United States
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Lloyd Pugh
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L. D. Ferguson
John Tonkin
Evelyn Cockrell
Eustace Harrell
Henry
Local Notices and Visits Highlight Weekend Socials
Mr R L Rubenstein of Richland Va visits sister Mrs W Feinberg. Mr and Mrs Vereen Bell of Cairo attend Glen Arven buffet. Mrs Harry Martin of Savannah stays with Mrs Robert Alexander on Clay Street. Mrs Minnie Feinberg recovering after illness. Bob Herring critically ill on Thomasville Moultrie road. William Miller's condition described as very critical. Blanche Whiddon and Elizabeth Sims reunite after Atlanta trip for Nelson Eddy concert.
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Vereen Bell
Cairo
Glen Arven Country Club
Harry Martin
Savannah
Robert Alexander
Clay Street
Alexander
Bob Herring
Thomas
Wes
Thomasville-Moultrie Road
Body of Curtis Sent Toward Topeka for Funeral Rites
The body of former Vice President Charles Curtis sped westward toward Topeka for funeral honors in his birthplace. Curtis, 76, Indian descent, died suddenly last Saturday in Washington after a heart attack. An impressive funeral in the state capitol awaited his arrival Tuesday.
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Topeka
Kas
Charles Curtis
State Capitol
Washington
QUICK ELECTRIC WELDING SERVICES OFFERED IN TEXAS
An ad from Southern Trading & Supply at 116 EB Jackson Street promotes quick electrical welding services. Context notes that the 1935 pecan crop was the largest in years across many districts of Texas and Oklahoma.
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Southern Trading & Supply
Jackson Street
Texas
Oklahoma
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