World Economic Conference Opens in London
Delegates from nearly every nation gather in London for a momentous world economic conference aimed at ending the slump. King George opens the session at Kensington as Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald urges cooperation to tackle fallen prices, unequal distributions, and debt questions linked to reparations.
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Edward MacKenzie
Associated Press
London
King George
Great New
Kensington
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
MacDonald
Lausanne
United States
Europe
Stabilization forecast after world economic conference
London observers forecast stabilization of major currencies within a wide range as a first definite accomplishment of the world economic conference. High financial authorities near the British delegation said negotiations at the British treasury today with American British and French representatives yielded this expectation.
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MacDonald
Cordell Hull
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Tiven
Treasury
London
Washington
Federal Reserve
Paris
Hull speaks on world economic conference without debts note
Secretary Cordell Hull in a formal statement on the world economic conference opening voiced optimism that the conference declaration will yield results reinforcing global hope. Earlier, the dollar fell eight cents, later recovering to four cents as traders linked the move to New York's bid for sterling.
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London
New York
World begins new effort to put its house in order
London June 12 The world economy starts a fresh push to restore order after war chaos. Outstanding statesmen and economists gather at a world economic conference to fix currency stability and tariffs as nations seek price level harmony and broader trade among similarly developed economies.
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WORLD
Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
London
World Libegan
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
England
Bank of England
Federal Reserve
Haiti Delegate Proposes Rum and Bananas Cure
Constantin Mayard, Haiti delegate to a world conference, suggests drinking more rum and eating more bananas to fix global economic ills. Maynard, noted as six foot six, cites Haiti’s exports of both commodities as support.
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HAIT
London
Constantin Mayard
Haiti
Maynard
Treasury receipts and expenditures for June report
Treasury receipts for June 9 were $9,580,908.76 with expenditures of $22,173,436.46 and a balance of $279,797,114.94. Customs duties for the first nine days of June totaled $6,718,143.16.
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Washington
Treasury
Winners to be announced at Rose Theatre tonight
Nine o'clock tonight at the Rose Theatre the Times Enterprise will declare the winners of the Smes Enterprise and Thomasville Merchant Chicago Worlds Fair contest. Tabulators finished the counts this afternoon and the Attesting Prize Awarding Committee will certify the final results. A full vote tally by store will appear in tomorrow's issue with standings.
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Rose Theatre
J. IT. Caldwell
Times Eterprise
Times-Enterprise
HITCH HIKER FALLS FROM AUTO INJURES NEAR RIVER
A hitch-hiker identified as F R McMurray of Birmingham Alabama was seriously injured when he fell from an improvised back seat of a small old car driven by two boys. He came from Valdosta toward Birmingham and was found unconscious at the hospital. The incident occurred near the Cairo road as the youths headed toward town.
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F. R. McMurray
Birmingham
Ala
Johnnie Griffin
Clyde Griffin
Joe. Craigmiles, Jr
J. E. Craigmiles
Mr. McMurray
Valdosta
J. R. McMurray
A. C. Peterson
Carlton Hunley
George Hall
Thomasville
Cairo
Spanish Aviators Laud Long Trans Atlantic Flight
Two veteran Spanish army fliers Capt. Mariano Barberan and Lieut. Joaquin Collar completed a 4533 mile Seville to Cuba non stop flight in about 39 hours 50 minutes setting a new north Atlantic record. They arrived in Camaguey and planned to go to Havana amid ovations with weather favorable recently.
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Seville
Cuba
Havana
Mariano Barberan
Joaquin Collar
Camaguey
Mexico City
Colonia Espanola
Waycross Woman Drowns Swimming at Fernandina Beach
Mrs. Thomas Minchew of Waycross drowned while swimming with friends at Fernandina Beach Florida. Body returned to Waycross for burial in Bishop Georgia where last rites to be conducted tomorrow afternoon. She is survived by her husband and one son.
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Waycross
Fernandina Beach, Fla
Waycross, Ga
Thomas Minchew
Fernandina Beach
Fla
Bishop, Ga
Weather forecast for Southeast states
A regional forecast expects local thunder showers tonight and Tuesday across South Carolina and Georgia with cooler conditions in northern areas. Florida shows generally fair weather with possible local thundershowers in north and central portions. Alabama will be partly cloudy with chances of local thundershowers and cooler conditions in the north. Extreme Northwest Florida remains partly cloudy with possible thundershowers tonight and Tuesday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Weather forecast for Thomasville and Vicinity
Thunder showers are expected tonight or Tuesday in Thomasville and surrounding areas.
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S Or
Thomasville and Vicinity
Governor faces court fight over highway board budget
In Clarke County Superior Court today an action seeks a mandamus to force payment of April and May salaries for highway department staff while the governor pushes five engineers off the budget. The dispute centers on control of personnel and funding for the highway department amid threats to oust Chairman J. W. Barnett and other board members.
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Ben F. Meyer
Atlanta
Highway Board
Clarke
Athens) County Superior Court
Capitol
B. P. McWhorter
Blanton Fortson
Athens
Talmadge
J. W. Barnett
State Treasury
Highway Department
Highway Bved
National Guard
W. C. Vereen
Moultrie
Lindley Camp
Charles Thompson
Talmadro
T Hut
Jud P. Vlilhoit
Warrenton
Roosevelt urges attention to timber lands and farming
President Roosevelt urged the future farmers of America to protect timber lands citing virgin timber as scarce and essential for decades. He warned that timber is indispensable and that agricultural youth should see farming as a public service, not just a path to wealth.
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Roosevelt
Future Farmers of America
Washington
Agriculture
White House
MacDonalds Declaration Fails to Break Roosevelt Silence
Washington June 12 Prime Minister MacDonalds surprise war debts declaration at the opening of the economic conference failed to break the silence of President Roosevelt on that international topic. Roosevelt, handling the war debts issue personally with debtor nations, will not speak until he sees what they decide on Thursday the semi annual pay day. No formal offers or replies from debtors have been received yet.
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Washington
MacDonald
Roosevelt
Plane Crash Near Chicago World’s Fair Kills Nine
A huge twin motor amphibian plane the Northern Light crashed 600 feet after leaving near the Chicago World’s Fair. Nine people died including seven visitors. six victims identified include Captain Carl V. Vickery and pilot Harry Jacobs.
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Chicago
Glenview
Edward M. Fay
Carl V. Vickery
Harry Jacobs
Wheeling
Joseph G. Robinson
Fifth Avenue
New York
Washington and Lee University
Edward G. Schaller
Storm Lake
Iowa
University of Chicago
Senate Debates Substitute Resolution On Veterans Issue
Senate Republicans McNarity and Borah introduced resolutions to block the Roosevelt order cuts to the agricultural extension fund. Senator Cutting offered a substitute for a veterans compromise tied to the independent fees appropriation bill. House leaders prepared a rule to protect adjournment while pending three big measures.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
McNaty
Oregon
Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt
House
Four Measures Ready for Signature in Roosevelt Agenda
Washington reports four major bills completed by Congress await President Roosevelt's signature. They include railroad reorganization under a federal coordinator, targeted relief for small homeowners, reduction of local letter rates and an electricity tax shift, plus a one year extension of the federal gasoline tax and a plan for a consolidated farm credit administration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Gge
Consolidated Farm Credit Administration
Senate Fights Over Veterans Compensation Debate
Washington notes flare in the senate as Senator Cutting proposes a substitute for the veterans economy plan. House and administration seek quick action ahead of adjournment on the industrial control bill and a public works appropriation exceeding 3 billion. The House adopts a bankruptcy inquiry resolution and tax system probe moves forward under Ways and Means authority.
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Washington
Senate
Cutting
R. N. Mexico
House
Judiciary Committee
Doughton
What Must Be Done Before Congress Adjourns
A list of Senate actions and House measures pending before adjournment includes approval of the industrial public works bill, amended independent offices bill with veterans' compensation cuts, and a three and a half billion dollar recovery act appropriation. Other items notable are Glass Steagall reform, municipal and corporate insolvency relief, embargo authority on arms shipments, St Lawrence waterway power share, and federal petroleum control.
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Washington
US Congress
Hugh Johnson
Johnson
Falle
Congress
Senate
Independent Offices
Hawaii
Passia
House
Glass-Steagall Bank
St. Lawrence Waterway
U. S
New York State
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