Swanson Sails for Cuba Aboard Cruiser 14
Swanson sails for Cuba aboard Cruiser 14 as a major wreck in Binghamton, New York, kills fourteen and injures twenty five when a milk train plows into the rear of a Chicago to New York Erie Flyer. Engineer says he did not see the signal light in time to stop.
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Limited Flyer
Chicago
Erie Railroad
Binghamton
N. Y
New York
M. H. King
Elmira
Hornell
Hoboken
William Derigo
Gardner
OUA NEW DEAL Publicity push for farm ads in Times Enterprise edition
The Times Enterprise outlines a special edition to publicize Thomas county opportunities for people seeking farms and work. Suggestions are welcome as experts propose farm ad pages listing farms for sale and descriptions to attract buyers, boosting local business activity.
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Times-Enterprise
Thomas County
Atlanta
Roosevelt Plans Conference Over Ford With Johnson
President Roosevelt to meet Hugh S. Johnson to address Henry Ford's lack of alignment with the NRA and the coal code effort. Johnson has no news on Ford by telephone. Administration reiterates support for collective bargaining rights and the recovery program amid ongoing labor policy.
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Washington
Sept
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Henry Ford
NRA
Johnson
Ford
Ord
White House
Recovery Council
Wage Revision Under Way At Ford Motor Plant
Ford Motor Company workers at Dearborn plant begin wage increases as part of a broader NRA alignment effort. About 10,000 of 40,000 employees reportedly receive raises from 4 to 4.80 dollars per day, while the basic eight hour day remains at 34 cents. Ford’s stance on the national automobile code and collective bargaining remains a point of contention with the recovery administration. Caspar B. Hughes signals potential resolution with Ford, who is not an NAC member.
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Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Henry Ford
NRA
Ford
Blue Eagle
Dearborn
Caspar B. Hughes
Recovery Administration
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Missing Woman Found Dead in Well Near Mystic
Tifton Ga September 6. Mrs Libby Love Golden wife of Jack Golden was missing since last night and found dead in a well on their farm near Mystic Irwin county. Authorities have not determined the circumstances of her plunge. Surviving are her husband a 10 year old son her mother and her brother John Love
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Tifton
Libby Love Golden
Jack Golden
Mystic
Irwin County
John Love
Bankers Association Opposes Federal Deposit Guaranty
The American Bankers Association passed a resolution opposing the federal guaranty of bank deposits. It urged the national administration to set up a commission to draft new banking legislation now. The '33 act plans government insurance for deposits up to $2,500 after January 1, 1934.
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Chicago
American Bankers Association
National Administration
Government Moves to Aid Florida Storm Victims
Thousands report homelessness or need for help after Monday's hurricane as state and federal officials join the Red Cross in relief. Governor Shultz proclaims Red Cross the official relief agency and Hopkins pledges further aid with food shipments already dispatched. citrus losses total about 4.2 million boxes across grapefruit, oranges, and tangerines with Polk County hardest hit.
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Jacksonville
Fla
American Red Cross
Dave Shultz
Red Cross
Washington
Harry UL. Hopkins
Hopkins
Florida
Texas
Florida Citrus Exchange
Polk County
Highlands
Brevard
St. Lucie
Indian River
Georgia Feels Aftermath of Florida Storm
A tropical storm moving from Florida into Georgia caused strong southeast winds. Beachfront cottages at St Simons Island were evacuated as Brunswick Valdosta and Thomasville felt gusts and rain. Atlanta reported gusts but no damage. The system appears to have weakened over Georgia.
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Atlanta
Florida
Georgia
St. Simons Island
Brunswick
Valdosta
Thomasville
Georgia Coast Storm Drops Heavy Rains Reported
The weather bureau tracked a storm moving from the West Indies through Florida into Georgia. Rain fell hardest near Savannah with 6.50 inches in 24 hours, while Augusta Macon and Thomasville saw lighter totals as rain spread inland toward Alabama and Tennessee.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Savannah
Macon
West Indies
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Augusta
Thomasville
Atlantic
Clearing weather forecast over Macon after night of heavy rain
Macon Georgia reports clearing skies forecast for late this afternoon after gusty rainfall subsided to drizzle by 11 am. Forecaster George A. Clark notes east wind up to 28 mph overnight and total rainfall of 1.33 inches yesterday and last night with negligible damage locally.
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Macon
Macon Weather Bureau
George A. Clark
Red Cross Aids 2000 Families After Florida Hurricane
West Palm Beach Florida September 6 1938 Red Cross official says about two thousand families in the tri county area formed by West Palm Beach Vero Beach and Sebring need aid following the weekend hurricane Henry M Baker assistant national director reports the extent of relief needs.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Red Cross
Florida
Vero Beach
Sebring
Henry M. Baker
National Red Cross
Storm Warnings Along Atlantic Seaboard
Weather bureau issued small craft warnings along the Atlantic coast as of September 6, signaling unsettled conditions and potential gale activity impacting coastal waters and shipping plans.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Washington
Weather Bureau
Swanson heads to Havana amid fleet concentration in Atlantic
Secretary Swanson travels from Washington to Havana aboard the cruiser Indianapolis as part of an inspection trip to the western coast. The White House says no direct orders from President Roosevelt. marines are kept in readiness as Cuba tensions rise while American warships concentrate in the Atlantic.
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Washington
UPI
Swanson
Havana
Cuba
Indianapolis
White House
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
Hull
Atlantic
Roosevelt massing ships near Cuba amid unrest
President Roosevelt concentrates American warships in Atlantic waters near Cuba to deter violence. Interventions not planned, but government ready to act if civilians are endangered. Secretary Swanson boards the cruiser Indianapolis at Annapolis for a western voyage toward Cuba, as the battleship Mississippi joins other ships in the Cuban vicinity amid ongoing unrest.
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Washington
Cuba
Roosevelt
Atlantic
White House
Havana
Swanson
Indianapolis
Annapolis
Mississippi
Cuba's new government faces danger of revolt in army
Havana reports the day old revolutionary regime pledging full representation for all factions to avert army mutiny. In Cienfuegos protesters looted hardware stores while trade stalled. foreign civilians protected as former mayor Aragones was arrested aboard the gunboat Baire. Sergio Carbo pledged inclusive representation and public order.
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Havana
Cuba
de Cespedes
Cienfuegos
Aragones
Baire
Sergio Carbo
Commission of Five
Carbo
Convict Camp in Georgia Riots Ends With Fire
In Paulding County near Dallas Georgia a prison gang riot erupted at a county chain gang camp. Tear gas bombs and dynamite blasts preceded a fire that destroyed parts of the bunk house while guards and officials then moved prisoners to a pasture and prepared transfers to other camps.
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Dallas
Paulding County
H. G. Richards
Atlanta
Plan to aid tobacco growers announced by Wallace
Washington announces a plan of demerit payments to flue cured tobacco growers who curtail production. Funds come from a four cent per pound processing tax on tobacco for domestic manufacturers. Payments target burley Maryland dark air cured and fire cured tobacco with aim to parity prices and near par stock levels. Carolinas markets closed by governors' orders.
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Washington
Walktee
Wallace
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Maryland
Investigation Launches Into Pa led Dynamite Incident
Atlanta authorities report the state prison commission has opened an inquiry to determine responsibility for a dynamiting incident at Pa led site. Officials say the probe seeks facts, motives, and potential suspects connected to the blast.
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Atlanta
The
State Prison Commission
Talmadge Confers With Roosevelt On Road Funds
Governor Eugene Talmadge traveled to Washington and later advised the Georgia highway fund of 10 million dollars remains halted by federal authorities over highway board disputes. Secretary Wallace referred the fund’s release conditions to President Roosevelt after talks with U S senators Russell and George and Georgia delegation members urging release to aid unemployment. No official announcement was made.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Washington
Roosevelt
Georgia
Highway Board
Agriculture Wallace
Russell and
George
House
Adams to Demand Retroactive Tobacco Benefits for Georgia Growers
Athinta Ga Sept 6 4p Commissioner of Agriculture OG Co Adams plans to press for retroactive benefits from the federal government for tobacco growers including Georgia farmers. The move follows Washington indications that Secretary Wallace will use a processing tax on manufacturers to fund relief payments. The program aims to support current prices and those of 1935 and 1995 as North and South Carolina markets reopen. Georgia sales are nearly finished.
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Athinta
Commissionner of Agriculture
Adams
Georgia
Audvices
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
North
South Carolina
Georgia governor’s Washington trip aided by party chair
A capitol in Atlanta note says the governor travels to Washington with Hugh Howell, chairman of the state democratic executive committee. A Haralson county jury upheld the governor’s action in replacing J. W. Barnett with J. J. Mangham as highway board chair under martial law. Georgia authorities likely carried the jury finding to federal authorities.
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Capitol
Atlanta
Washington
Hugh Howell
Democratic Executive Committee
Haralson County
Manning J. J. Mangham
Highway Board
J. W. Barnett
Georgia
Relief trains enter stricken section today
Relief trains from the north arrive with doctors nurses and foodstuffs as rehabilitation begins in the lower Rio Grande valley. Casualties listed at 32 killed and about 1500 injured with Brownsville Harlingen and Rio Hondo hard hit. Communications remain cut but efforts to distribute supplies and aid continue amid extensive devastation.
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Edinburg
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Harlingen
Brownsville
Rio Hondo
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Devaoted
Sam Benitt
Andy Burke
American Airways
Fort Worth
Great tropical hurricane toll hits Rio Grande valley
In Edinburg Texas on September 6 the toll from the hurricane climbs to 32 dead about 1900 injured and millions in property damage. The storm struck from the Gulf of Mexico hitting late Monday night and Tuesday devastating the lower Rio Grande valley of Texas and Mexico.
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Edinburg
Tex
Texas
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Uncertain Rain and Fair Conditions Across Southern States
Weather forecast notes rain in South Carolina tonight with possible morning showers in the far north. Georgia remains cloudy with rain this afternoon and likely fair by Thursday, while Florida is generally fair with possible northeast coast showers. Alabama shows partly cloudy conditions in the north and fair weather in the south tonight and Thursday. Extreme Northwest Florida expects generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
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