FDR Calls for More Parleys on Business
President Roosevelt schedules a January 19 meeting with 30 business advisory council members as five industrialists report a constructive talk at the White House. Alfred Sloan Jr of General Motors leads the group including Ernest Weir of National Steel, M W Clement of Pennsylvania Railroad, Colby Chester of General Foods, and Lewis Crown of Johns Manville, amid hopes of closer cooperation to combat the recession. Donald Richberg attended, fueling talk he may help shape anti trust policy.
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Washington
White House
Alfred 2. Sloan, Jr
Genera Motors Corporation
Roosevelt
Sloan
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corporation
M. W. Clement
Pennsylvania Railroad
Colby Chester
General Foods Corporation
National Association of Manufacturers
Lewis Crown
Johns-Manville Corporation
Chester
Weir
Liberty League
Donald Richberg
NRA
Richberg
Congress
Weir Echaed Ts Eae Ee
Georgia House Reconsiders Liquor Legalization Bill
The Georgia House, by 96 to 69, voted to reconsider liquor legalization for 12 counties after Speaker Roy Harris said Governor Rivers would sign if passed. The measure would legalize liquor in Bulloch, Brantley, Bryan, Bibb, Chatham, Dougherty, Evans, Fulton, Lowndes, McIntosh, Muscogee, and Richmond.
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House
Georgia
Roy Harris
Harris
Governor Rivers
General Assembly
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Bulloch
Brantley
Bryan
Bibb
Chatham
Dougherty, Evans, Fulton
Lowndes
Mciintosh Muscogee
Richmond
Clem Sutton
Sams
DeKalb
Brown
Peach
Carmichael
Cobb
County Commissioners Association of Georgia
Mayson
Weather Outlook for Carolinas and Deep South
Partly cloudy skies persist in South Carolina and Georgia with slightly cooler conditions tonight and Thursday. Florida experiences intermittent rain on the southeast coast tonight, with partly cloudy to clear conditions elsewhere and a cooler spell extending into Thursday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Safety director urges action to curb Georgia auto deaths
Valdosta Ga. safety education director L E Sullivan urged citizens to back efforts to reduce highway deaths in Georgia. He said 21 motorists die weekly and called for driver education and strict observance of safety rules, noting that 39 of 50 fatal crashes involve drivers under 23.
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Valdosta
L. E. Sullivan
Ratariitis
Georgia
Georgia State Patrol
Department of Public Safety
Sullivan
Condition of Justice Cardozo Not Quite So Good Today
Washington January 12 Dr John Paul Earnest, assistant said today the condition of Associate Justice Benjamin N Cardozo of the Supreme Court is not quite so good this morning. The justice has been ill for weeks, suffering from a grippe and shingles. The ailment has the complex heart attack worry. The doctor is 74 years old.
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Cardozo
Washington
John Paul Earnest
Benjamin N. Cardove
Slight banking error nets $9,060,015 Christmas bonus
Bridgeville Delaware January 12 P B Truitt expected a payment from a New York firm for Christmas holly. He received a check drawn on a New York City bank for 9 060 015 with a note asking to keep it as a souvenir. The bank was Chase National Bank of New York issued through Oneonta N Y.
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Bridgeville
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Bank
Intoneonta
N. Y
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Southern solons renew fight on anti lynching bill
Washington reports Southern senators press to expand the anti lynching bill to cover gangster and mob violence. Senator Russell and Senator McKellar prepared amendments to include racketeering, while debate extends through the first full week with no vote in sight amid party split talk.
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Washington
Senate
Russell
D-Ga
Harrison
D-Miss
McKellar
D-Tenn
Averell
Seagate
Nou. 5
Bone dry prohibition returns to 43 Alabama counties
Montgomery Ala Jan 12 Bone dry prohibition returned to 43 of Alabama s 67 counties under a ruling by the Alabama court of appeals which held liquor legally purchased in wet counties could not be legally owned in dry territory Previously alcoholic beverages sold in wet counties had been regarded as legal property anywhere in the state under an advisory opinion of the attorney general
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Court of Appeals
Helen Hicks Arranges February Wedding to Arkansas Man
Little Rock April 12 engagement disclosed to Whitney Harb a Little Rock businessman announced Helen Hicks will marry the former U S woman’s amateur champion. The ceremony is planned February 15 at the Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation Garden City Long Island with Bishop Ernest Stires officiating.
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Little Rock
Ark
Helen Hicks
Whitney Harb
U. S
Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation
Garden City
Long Island
Ernest Stires
Unclear Error Pointed by York City Official
An official in York City said he could not explain who made the error citing lack of available details.
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York City
Cash farm income rises in most Southern states in 1936 to 37
The Bureau of Agriculture Economics reports November income fell in only four of 13 Southern states South Carolina Florida Mississippi and Kentucky. January to November 1936 and 1937 totals show Kentucky 92033000 to 120133000 Tennessee 92867000 to 114349000 Alabama 94215000 to 121718000 Mississippi 36212000 to 145227000 Florida 90086000 to 114235000 Georgia 124796000 to 129330000 South Carolina 82781000 to 92091000.
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Washington
Jan
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
South Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
French Navy to Build Two 42000 Ton Battleships
Paris January 12 members of the chamber of deputies navy committee said the government is weighing construction of two 42000 ton battleships to counter Italy's rising naval program. Discussions with the naval general staff Cesar Campinchi and the committee reportedly led to a decision contingent on adequate naval bases.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Naval Genera Staff
César Campinchi
Navy
Chamber
France
Railroads Seek Higher Revenues To Create More Jobs
Washington reports J A Wie head of the association told Congress railroads could put thousands to work if freight rates rise. J Pel ley, association president, urged rate boosts to restore purchasing power and reduce unemployment. He cited potential 141000 jobs from increased payrolls and car and locomotive production, while noting pending ICC requests and possible financing guarantees.
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Asseetttioi
Can
Paileoad
J. Pelley
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Igimediete de Pease
Peliey
AL Fo Whitney
Pelley
Polley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burnts
D-S. C
Dr Louie Newton Urges Rivers to Enforce Dry Laws
The letter from Dr Louie Newton asks Governor Rivers to strengthen enforcement of prohibition across the state. He urges authority over sheriffs and local officials to curb violations and support a statewide dry regime.
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Iver
Tivhaas Sarro
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Newton
Crowernay
Bert Bo
Florida launches new drive against blue mold plant disease
State plant board funds a program to combat blue mold with a $3060 budget in the recent state budget. Governor approves the project and W. B. Tisdale will direct the program from Live Oak, with operations headquartered there.
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Florida
Abe Reinehed
Toudan Aabalet
Tohawera
Tate Plant Board
Cas Ogy
Goverpoor
Pyevpgusts
W. B. Tisdare
Uh: Control and Emdaciation Caniaier i
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Desperadoes Captured by G Men in Brush with Fugitives
Federal agents arrest two long-sought criminals after a pursuit in which a bureau car and special agents tracked them to a lumber yard. The two suspects, implicated in a bank or stagecoach robbery, surrendered without resistance and are in custody with few details released.
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G-Men
Washington
Jan
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Dewey
Piguaton
Poexias
Mlorgda
Burera
Cartyoere
Netherlands freighter torpedoed off Spanish coast
A Dutch freighter was mysteriously torpedoed near the Spanish east coast causing a sinking. Details remain unclear as crews search the crash site and assess the damage with official inquiries expected.
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Netherlands
Increased net farm incomes for 1938 to be stressed
Government plans emphasize higher farm incomes for 1938 as officials discuss programs and county planning. Officials including DRDO representatives and local economists outline actions and key speakers for upcoming sessions.
Pan Am Chief Confirms Captain Musick Dead
Pan American Airways President Juan T. Trippe states Captain Edwin Musick and six crew members are dead. Navy reports Avocet found wreckage of the Samoan Clipper near Pago Pago with no survivors. oil slick spotted 40 miles west of Pago Pago as motor launch gathers wreckage parts.
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Juan T. Trippe
Pan American Airways
Edwin &. Musick
Honolulu
Navy
Avocet
Pago Paco
Pago Pago
Navy Finds Oil Slick Near Pago Pago Linked to Samoan Clipper
The navy reports an oil slick 12 miles west of Pago Pago and recovered wreckage parts. Pan American Airways, via Francis Walton, accepts the identification as satisfactory, linking the find to the missing Samoan Clipper last heard from yesterday when it said it would turn back to Pago Pago.
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San Francisco
Navy
Pan- American Airways
Pago Pago
Francis Walton
Pan-American
Missing Samoan Clipper Search Fears Fire Disaster Grow
A navy plane and surface ship resume a dawn search for the missing Samoan Clipper and its seven crew after reports of sighting west of Apia are questioned. Officials fear a mid air explosion as oil slicks and smoke are observed near Tutuila while Capt. Edwin C. Musick leads the final Honolulu to New Zealand flight.
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American Samoa
Apia
British Samoa
Dunedin
New Zealand
San Francisco
Pago Pago
Pacific Ocean
Edwin C. Musick
Tutuila Island
Musick
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Clipper
Pan American Airway
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