Farm relief inflation drive moves to quick start
Washington details emerge as Speaker Rainey delays return. Burns says to sign if Rainey absent. Roosevelt and Wallace poised to act. The plan expands currency and credit to lift prices, regulate production, and bolster farmers purchasing power within days. Secretary Wallace to lead commodity meetings and price-boosting measures under the new act.
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Washington
Rainey
Roosevelt
Wallace
Boston
Federal Reserve System
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Woodin
Means claims he knows Lindbergh baby kidnappers
Former justice department agent Means testified at trial that he knew who kidnapped the Lindbergh baby and who received the ransom of 50 000 dollars. He named Irving Fenton and Wellington Henderson as involved and discussed prior investigations into prominent figures.
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Gaston B
Kired
John J. Condon
Means
Justice Department
Norman T. Whitaker
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Secret Service
Henderson
Fenton
Third Internationale
Detroit
Atlanta
Florida Senate approves measure to reestablish state hotel commission
In Tallahassee on May 11 the Florida Senate passed a house approved bill to re establish the state hotel commission by a 35 to 6 vote amid amendments reducing the commissioner's salary from 4000 to 3000 dollars annually. Senators Gilla and Whitaker charged the governor promised to abolish the body. A bond debt refunding plan from Senator Beacham proposes a three member commission to arbitrate debt differences. The House bill also moves to set automobile license tag scales of 5 10 15 20 dollars after committee referrals.
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Tallahassee
Fla
House
Senate
Gilla
Whitaker
Beacham
State League of Municipalities
Prices and Wages Rise as Industry Expands Across Regions
The Associated Press reports a week of rising wholesale commodity prices and stronger retail activity on the Pacific coast. Auto output climbs, airplane traffic up 27 percent from a year ago, and U S Steel reports a 23 500 ton gain in unfilled orders. Dressmakers end strike in Philadelphia with 10 percent raises and shorter hours, Maryland payrolls up 4 3 percent, Lane Cotton Mills adds 5 percent wage hikes for 1 420 workers, Pepperell Textile Mills hires 500 more with 24 hour shifts for first time ever, Cresswell Shirts raises wages up to 10 percent for 200 workers, Butterfly Silk Mills to reopen 24 hours, Ashland Rolling Mill speeds hiring, Texas Textile Mill adds 200 to payroll amid best business in three years.
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United States Department of Commerce
Pacific Coast
United States Steel Corporation
Philadelphia
Maryland
Lane Cotton Mills
New Orleans
Pepperell Textile Mills
Lindale
Cresswell Shirts, Inc
New York
Connecticut
Butterfly Silk Milla
Sidney
N. Y
Ashland
Texas Textile Mill
McKinney
Tex
Goodyear Plans Double Shift Plant Expansion in Georgia
Cartersville Ga May 11 Full time double shift operation of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company plants here in Rockmart and Cedartown, employing 2000 men, will begin Monday per Cliff Slusser vice president in charge of operations. Payrolls will circulate thousands of dollars weekly. Plants have operated two shifts fifteen hours weekly for months.
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Goodyear
Georgia
Cartersville
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Rockmart
Cedartown
Cliff Slusser
Cordele Lumber Exports Rise with Carloads to Britain
Cordele Georgia May 11 report shows a substantial rise in business at the Cordele Sash Door and Lumber Company with several carloads of lumber sent to Great Britain. Manager W. R. Turner notes demand and prices have climbed steadily over the past month.
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Cordele
Great Britain
Cordele Sash Door and Lumber Company
W. KR. Turner
Firestone factories go to full time as sales rise
Akron May 11 Firestone Tire and Rubber Company factories operate on a full time program. Chairman Harvey S Firestone Sr said sales are 50 percent higher than a year ago.
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Firestone
Akron
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Harvey
Firestone, Sr
Augusta Rail Workers Recalled As Freight Revenue Rises
Georgia Railroad officials reported a slight uptick in freight revenue for May compared to April of last year and the recall of several workers previously dropped from the payroll. The gain was linked to broader business upswing and new fast train schedules from Charleston to Atlanta.
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Augusta
Georgia Railroad
Charleston
S. C
Atlanta
Trais
Charleston and Western Carolina
South Carolina Seaport
Alabama Mills Resume Work Restores 1929 Wages
The Dwight Manufacturing Company in Gadsden announces full time operations resume Sunday with wages restored to 1929 levels. The 60,000 spindle mill will run three eight hour shifts, needing 650 more operatives, expanding the payroll by about 12 percent.
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Alabama
Gadsden
Ala
Dwight Manufacturing Company
Altus High School Debate Team Captures National Title
Akron Ohio reports that the Altus Oklahoma high school debate team won the national championship in Tulsa by defeating the Hutchinson Kansas pair in the finals.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Akron, O
Altus
Okla
Hutchinson
Lincolnton Adopts Beer Legalization Ordinance
Lincolnton city council unanimously passes a beer sale ordinance fixing retail licenses at 25 dollars and wholesale at 875 dollars yearly. The town lies near the South Carolina border with Lincolnton, Ga. noting the change in local alcohol rules.
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Lincolnton, GA
Lincolnton
South Carolina
Tariff Truce Delayed as Germany Reviews Draft Text
London May 11 German unwillingness to assent to the draft tariff truce has delayed formal acceptance. Berlin reports show the Reich cabinet requires more time to study proposals. American and British quarters press for immediate action and hope for acceptance before the postponed meeting. Norman H. Davis will stay in London awaiting formal Reich approval.
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Germany
Reich
Berlin
Washington
Norman H. Davis
Rooosevelt
Formal Acceptance of Truce Held Up
London May 11 delayed indefinitely formal acceptance of an immediate tariff truce by eight nations on the world economic conference organizing committee due to an unforeseen hitch. Some governments failed to notify ambassadors. a meeting was cancelled with Germany and France among those not identified. British observers expect the delay to reflect careful study and eventual assent.
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London
Germany
France
Roosevelt planned London visit sparks wartime headlines
Fresh reports, described as well authenticated, say President Roosevelt would attend the world economic conference in London. Dispatches from America stirred interest with a rumor he would sail on the cruiser Indianapolis, built for the fastest Atlantic crossing.
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London
Roosevelt
America
Indianapolis
President Roosevelt to skip London economic conference
The White House stated on May 11 that President Roosevelt has no plan to attend the London economic conference opening on June 12.
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London
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Economy program trims government bureaus across agencies
President Roosevelt’s cost cutting plan to curb expenditures triggers reports of consolidations and abolitions. Internal revenue districts may be merged, customs units and patrols cut, and coast guard stations closed as the 1934 budget year nears, but final decisions await the completed program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lewis W. Douglas
Internal Revenue
Coast Guard
Supreme Court Upholds Georgia Law on State Employee Pay
The Georgia Supreme Court today upheld a state law shielding the salary of a person employed in a government department from garnishment. The ruling keeps state employee wages protected from creditors and enforces the existing exemption for public servants.
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Supreme Court
Atlanta
Georgia
25000 Vets Enrolled in Forestry Work Expanded
Roosevelt authorizes 25000 unemployed World War veterans to enter a forestry program limited to those with honorable discharges. Robert Fechner to set regulations. enrollment to proceed rapidly as veterans arrive in Washington seeking bonus payments. Congress and White House leaders discuss handling the bonus and budget constraints amid veteran mobilization.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert Fechner
Bonus marchers swell as camps split near Washington
Washington May 11 The 1933 bonus army grows with two camps, one shelterless by the capitol and another for about 300 veterans at Fort Hunt Virginia hosted by the Roosevelt administration. Foulkrod faction claims Communist ties while Roosevelt aides announce possible smaller cuts in service-connected disability payments and no near-term VA office or hospital closures. The House considers an independent offices bill seeking a $460 million reduction in veterans expenditures.
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House
Roosevelt
Douglas
Budget Bureau
Senate
Doughton
Ways and Means
Representative Cullen
New York
Hill Washington
Vinson
Kentucky
White House
Veterans, National Liaison Committee
Louis M. Howe
Jason Committee
Harold J. Moulkrod
Fort Hunter
Virginia
Foulkrod
Seaton Park
Third Street
Maine Avenue
Harold Poulkrod
Capitol Dome
Fort Hunt
Bonus Army
Veterans National Liaison Committee
Congress
Louis Johnson
American Legion
Lewis Douglas
Veterans Administration
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported for May 9
Treasury data show May 9 receipts totaling 7.21 million dollars and expenditures at 18.98 million, leaving a net balance of 482.66 million. Customs duties collected in the first nine days of May amounted to 6.24 million.
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Washington
Treasury
State Official Not Required to Answer Garnishment
A Tl state official cannot be compelled to respond to a garnishment proceeding. The ruling clarifies limits on enforcement actions against high ranking officials and sets precedent for future cases. The decision affects related financial claims and the execution process within Tl government offices.
Talmadge Says Beer Not Answer To Prohibition
Governor Talmadge addressed University of Georgia students in Athens arguing 3.2 percent beer will not settle prohibition. He spoke at the 101 year old chapel and warned against an extra session to legalize beer while calling on youths to teach temperance.
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Talmadge
Athens
University of Georgia
Georgia
Sophmore
Atlanta
Doctor Declares Coerced Confession In Death Case
Chicago May 11 Dr Maurice Restell charged police coerced him into confessing intimate relations with Rebecca Roche who fell to her death from his 23rd floor office. Roche was Northwestern graduate and former assistant. Restell claimed the police insisted on a friendly confession and that he dictated a statement. Dr Roche of Calumet Mich testified a friend warned of a married man pursuing his daughter.
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Chicago
Maurice M. Restell
Pretty Rebecca Claira Roche
Northwestern University
Dr. Restell
Rebecca
Restell
Caldwell Named Dean of University of Georgia Law School
Harmon W. Caldwell of Atlanta is selected as dean of the University of Georgia Law School at Athens. The board of regents also elects H. P. Stuckey as dean of the State College of Agriculture at Griffin and Mrs. Oak Woodroof as president of the new Terminal College of Agriculture at Tifton.
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Atlanta
Harmon W. Caldwell
University of Georgia and
University Law Schools
University of Georgia Law School
Athens
Regenta
Ape
H .P. Stuckey
Georgia Experiment Station
Griffin
State College of Agriculture
Andrew M. Soule
Mra
Oak Woodroof
Hew Terminal College of Agriculture
Tifton
Caldwell
H. N. Edmunds
Thomas Greene
University of Georgia
Harvard Li School
Harvard Law Review
Emory and Georgia Law School
Dan
Mr. Caldwell
Marion Smith
M.D. D. Dickerson
Douglas
Pratt. Adams
Savatina
Board of Regents
Stuckey
Woodroof
Tift County
S. H. Starr
Tifton Experiment Station
Fletcher Green Named History Professor at Emory University
Dr Fletcher Melvin Green of the University of North Carolina is named professor of history at Emory University to replace Dr Theodore H Jack who becomes president of Randolph Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg Virginia Dr W J Young retires as professor of missions at Emory due to ill health after 19 years with the Candler School of Theology.
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Fletcher Green
Emory University
Atlanta
Fletcher Melvin Green
University of North Carolina
Theodore H. Jack
Jack
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchberg
Henry W. Cox
Emory
W. J. Young
Candler School of Theology
Cox
Atlanta Police Hold Two Men Suspected Of Fayetteville Robbery
Atlanta police say two men are in custody on suspicion in the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Fayetteville robbery. J K Lee alias Ricks is held in Atlanta while John Lunsford was transferred from Fulton to Fayette county. About $1600 was taken by three men who forced cashier H C Howell to open the vault.
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Atlanta
Merchants Bank of
H. C. Howell
Weather forecast for southeastern states
A regional forecast indicates generally fair conditions tonight and Friday across South Carolina and Georgia with likely local thundershowers in extreme northwest areas on Friday. Florida should stay fair tonight and Friday. The extreme northwest Florida and East Texas area may be mostly cloudy and warm through tonight and Friday.
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Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Texas
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