Democratic Platform Debates Aid and Prohibition Repeal
The document outlines party divisions over repealing the Volstead Act and aid by Al Smith Walsh, with mentions of Roosevelt, the 1932 platform process, and a push to amend planks at Kansas City conventions. It notes votes and procedural steps as the party considers policy shifts.
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Hi Neutra
Gambler's Throw chapter with tense prison escape scheme
Jerry proposes a marriage ruse to Nancy to secure an escape from Limpy Ashwood and guards. Emory and Stevens support the plan while the prisoners await a chance to flee as tension rises in the heat crazed house. An airplane sound hints at a forthcoming risky move in the next chapter.
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Nancy Wentworth
Limpy Ashwood
Jerry
Emory Battles
Stevens
Steve
Emory
Nancy
Hairey Jaddie
Hamilton
Mallory
Lucci
Martin
Ashwood
Steven
Dial Press
National wrestling championships begin amid rain delay in New York arena
Rain forced postponement of the national amateur wrestling championships and Olympic semi finals, to start today in New York at Madison Square Garden outdoor bowl or indoor arena. Ellsworth Vines Jr. defeated Enrique Maier 6 2 6 3 6 2 at Wimbledon to reach the semis, while Sidney Wood Jr. trailed but fought back after losing the first two sets to Jiro Satoh.
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Madison Square Garden
Long Island City
Garden
Highth Avenue
Wimbledon
Eng
Ellsworth Vines, Jr
Enrique Maier
Spain
Vines
Sidney Wood, Jr
Jiro Satoh
Georgia vegetable rates upheld against discrimination claim
Washington June 28 The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed a complaint by the Georgia Public Service Commission alleging discriminating rates by the railway express agency on fresh vegetables. The ICC found vegetable rates from Georgia territory designations proper.
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Washington
Georgia Public Service Commission
Railway Express Agency
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia
Italy in Market for Wheat With Price as Guide
Mussolini's granaries run nearly dry as Italy seeks about 75 million bushels of wheat on world markets. Price drives purchases, with wheat at $1.65 a bushel amid 85 cent import duties and high freight. Italy aims to cover demand until the new crop, then curb foreign breadstuffs.
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Mussolini
Italy
Americas
South America
Argentina
Deep wells in Ely may yield a new wild fowl refuge
Deep wells sunk years ago near Ely Nevada, intended for potash, have begun flowing and may allow a desert area 65 miles southwest to be turned into a wild fowl refuge. Local rallies and political talk frame the issue amid broader national debates on policy and opposition.
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Ely
Nev
Here
Florida Democrats Vote to Nominate Governor Today
Florida Democrats held a second primary to nominate candidates for Governor and three Congress seats along with other offices. The contest pitted former Governor John W. Martin of Jacksonville against Judge Shoreta of Daytona Beach for the party’s nomination, while Mayor John T. Aslop and W. J. Sears competed in the at large race. Prohibition questions and multiple referenda were part of the slate as ballots returned from Jacksonville and surrounding counties.
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Fla
Florida
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Con-Cienen
Sears
Py Maes
Ruth Basantee
Mick Wilcox
Herbert J. Crane
J. Hardin Peterson
Lakeland
Tom A Yon
Tallahassee
Millard Caldwell
Young Amilboun
Roosevelt Says He Had No Hand in Two-Third Rule Move
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt said he played no part in the Democratic National Committee rules change to drop the two-thirds nomination rule after the sixth ballot. He told reporters he had not received word from Chicago and had only read about the decision in newspapers. He noted Jim Farley had issued a statement and had not discussed the matter with him.
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N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Capitol
Jim Farley
Jim
Roosevelt
Farley
Mellon urges modification of Prohibition laws at Briar Cliff
James R. Mellon, a Pittsburg banker and brother to the American ambassador to Great Britain, defends the 18th Amendment in principle but calls for changing liquor laws. He argues for sending Prohibition questions to the people and criticizes John D. Rockefeller Jr for his outspoken views.
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Mellon
Pricu Cuff
United States
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Norfolk and Western Stock Cuts First Time This Decline
New York on June 28 Norfolk and Western Railway Company common stock was placed on an 8 annual basis today against the regular rate of 10 previously paid. This marks the first cut by the road in the current downturn.
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New York
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Report for June 25
Treasury receipts for June 25 totaled 3.11 million dollars with expenditures at 7.29 million, leaving a balance of 551.5 million. Customs duties for 25 days in June amounted to 14.68 million.
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Washington
Treasury
Maori tribesmen seek jobs to avoid starving in New Zealand
Maori tribesmen petition the government for employment arguing that pre white settlement labor was unnecessary yet modern life requires work. The note also mentions a committee on rules that may propose measures to prevent deadlock or prolonged balloting.
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Auckland
N. Z
New Zealand
Committee On Rules
Weather Summary From U S Department Of Agriculture Report
The bulletin notes low pressure over the North Atlantic states Rockies and Pacific Slope with high pressure over Florida and upper Mississippi Valley. Showers and thunderstorms were reported in the Notabby and east Gulf states, with rainfall in places and generally fair conditions from the Central Valley west to the Pacific. Temperatures stay high in the Cotton Belt and middle Mississippi Valley, cooler in Chicago and near the Great Lakes, with no major changes forecast for 36 hours. A separate anecdote mentions Texas deer herd shipments failing as most animals died of fright during attempts to relocate them.
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Pacific Slope
Florida
Mississippi Valley
East Gulf States
Phelfie
Cotton Belt
Chicago
Great Lakes
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