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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1933
Page
1
Federal officials led by NRA administrator Hugh S. Johnson pressed a two way effort to win a truce with striking farmers. Troops stood by in the Midwest as Johnson toured the region while agriculture officials pushed a corn hog program to aid farmers.
A local appeal urges stricter traffic enforcement after two recent accidents. The piece cites failure to stop at signs and reckless driving, noting double parking blocks three cars and risks to pedestrians. It warns that without action innocent people, including children, could be harmed, urging immediate compliance.
Texas Guinan, famed New York night club queen and Broadway show host, died after an intestinal illness and surgery in Vancouver. Born Mary Louise Cecilia Guinan in Waco, she rose to fame in the 1920s during Prohibition, presiding over many clubs and delivering sharp wit and famous lines.
Four to six inches of snow blankets northeast Pennsylvania this November day. The highway department plows drifts and spreads cinders to keep traffic moving as Harrisburg records its first snow of the season turning to sleet. Western Pennsylvania reports sleet and slick highways.
Washington reports the administration sets the price for domestically mined gold at 232.84 per ounce, with 2.8 million dollars in purchases disclosed and 93 million loaned to banks since October 16. Jones of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation notes world purchases but withholds figures, while secrecy surrounds foreign sales and exchange rate implications.
Washington reports the price of domestic newly mined gold for RFC purchases at 32.84 dollars an ounce, up 17 cents from Saturday.
The dollar in French gold francs was about 65.95 cents today, up from 64.63 cents last Saturday and near 65.24 cents a month ago, as reported in New York.
London reports the American dollar hitting a record low pre close at 4.903 4 pounds after a session peak of 34.923 4 to the pound. Nervousness over the dollar’s future, amid Britain and America’s move off the gold standard, weighs on the rate.
Macon Savings Bank in Macon and Empire Trust Co of Atlanta named as test cases under RFC plan to release frozen assets of Georgia banks closed since New Year. R.B. E. Gormley said appraisal committees will evaluate assets, papers go to Washington, then potential sale to a firm to repay depositors. Empire Trust equity previously listed around 29300?
Detroit November 6 half of the Ford Motor River Rouge plant workforce was laid off to meet the NRA auto code 35 hour week. Officials indicated 9 000 men would be laid off and the rest would follow until hours meet the rule. No total employment figure was confirmed.
The Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Major Charles A. Shepard, an Army surgeon, who had been sentenced to life for murdering his wife Zenana on the Fort Riley military reservation. The court ruled the alleged dying declaration lacked the necessary hopelessness of impending death.
Maj Charles A Shepard reacts with relief after the Supreme Court reverses his conviction for the slaying of his wife. He remains on duty at Fitzsimons Hospital and plans to seek a change of venue for a new trial with lawyers Judge Charles Hagey and Harry Colmery continuing as counsel. The case returns to the U S district court of Kansas. the appellate court had affirmed the conviction twice.
Bank records show free assets and equities totaling $210,764 and deposits of $423,609 at Macon Savings when it closed.
New York City mayoral race ends campaign as three candidates face 2.3 million voters. Joseph Vo Mewee, John P. O'Brien, and Fiorello LaGuardia compete amid Tammany tension and national cross currents. LaGuardia forecasts a 650000 plurality.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania some 10 000 striking soft coal miners returned to work today amid rain and fog ending a three month deadlock over union recognition. The move follows a Washington administration view of threat to national recovery.
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson national recovery administrator arrives in Chicago for a swing through the Midwest to gauge sentiment on the NRA and address the Chicago Association of Commerce. He said progress under the NRA continues and noted some dissatisfaction but more boosters. He will travel to Minneapolis next, with E. B. McGrady accompanying him. Governor Henry Horner greets the entourage at the station.
London November 6 a grand merger is reported as Cunard and White Star Lines discuss combining efforts to create the world’s largest shipping company. Negotiations proceed and officials anticipate a major transatlantic alliance shaping the future of ocean travel.
A National Guard aircraft crashed into a bungalow in Shrewsbury New Jersey killing six people including Lt George R Johnson and four residents of the house. The plane took off from Red Bank for a photo flight and plowed into the rear, causing a gasoline explosion and a blazing ruin.
Senator William Borah told a rural western Idaho audience that the administrations buy now campaign is not progressing and is receding. He blamed high prices and exploitation and urged enforcement of anti trust laws while advocating a broader metallic monetary base with gold and silver to meet the currency needs.
Reports indicate plans to form a single British shipping unit to handle North Atlantic passenger traffic, aiming to consolidate routes and services near completion today. The move targets streamlined operations and coordinated scheduling across existing lines.
Six states decide tomorrow whether prohibition shall be expunged from the federal constitution. The Roosevelt administration expects passage, Parley predicts victory in New York, while Mrs. H W Peabody argues women can win by voting against repeal. States voting include Pennsylvania Ohio North and South Carolina Utah and Kentucky.
AP dispatches note Japan denying Soviet air incursions. Mussolini adds navy and air posts as king accepts resignations. Berlin weighs rumor of a ministerial flight. Cuban student leaders protest U S envoy Welles. A Cantonese girl marries a rooster to satisfy dying parents. Lincoln MacVeagh comments on extradition treaty. Paris dollar at 16.47 francs, London rate at 4903.4 pounds.
The forecast covers South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Extreme Northwest Florida. It calls for fair skies and cooler nights with light frost in northern areas, followed by rising temperatures in the northwest portions and generally fair Tuesday. Florida shows fair conditions with slightly colder tonight.
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