Federal Reserve Bank Not Guaranteed In Insurance Plan
On the first day of government guaranteed deposits, FDIC chair Walter J. Cummings reported that only one Federal Reserve member bank, the First National of Englewood, had declined to join. The system covers deposits up to 2500 and, after July 1, higher amounts, shielding 97 percent of depositors. Senator Vandenberg praised the plan as a major achievement.
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Washington
Walter J Cummings
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Englewood
Federal Reserve Board
Black
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Deposit Corporation
Reconstruction Corporation
Notice of Bankruptcy for Harry Randall Kane in Winchester
In the Western District of Virginia Harry Randall Kane of Winchester was adjudicated bankrupt on December 6 1933. The first meeting of creditors is set for January 16 1934 at 11 00 a m at the Corporation Court house Winchester Virginia creditors may prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct related business. Dated January 2 1934 at Harrisonburg Virginia Edward C Martz Referee in Bankruptcy.
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United States District Court For
Western District OF
Virginia
Harry Randall Kane
Winchester
Frederick County
Harry Randall
Kane
Corporation
Harrisonburg
Edward C. Martz
Irvin Henry Zinn
Stephenson
House and Senate Heads Confer in Washington
Speaker Henry T. Rainey of Illinois chats with Vice President John N. Garner as the Seventy-Third Congress prepares for business. The leaders appear in an informal moment in Washington outlining early congressional priorities.
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Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
House of Representatives
John N. Garner
Senate
Washington
Seventy-Third Congress
Auto birth at police station rescue in Maryland
A mother to be, Mrs. Esther Jackson of Culpeper Virginia, gave birth in a sedan outside a Maryland state police station after the car skidded to a stop. Sgt. Charles Blizzard helped summon a doctor and ambulance. The newborn boy weighed seven pounds and mother and child were reported doing nicely and rushed to a Baltimore hospital.
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Baltimore
Esther Jackson
Culpeper
Woman Fined for Disorderly House in Police Court
Arbutus Coombs of Indian Alley was fined 25 dollars by Judge Donald L. Weems for operating a disorderly house. In default of payment she was jailed.
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Arbutus Coombs
Indian Alley
Donald L. Weems
Rescue Workers Seek For Victims Of Great Flood
In Los Angeles gale rain and mud killed at least 39 people and left 43 missing as relief teams from Red Cross nurses veterans sheriff deputies and volunteers combed wreckage of nearly 300 structures. Damage tops 5 million as Montrose and La Crescenta suffer worst while many victims trapped in beds. Crop losses exceed 1 million as rainfall ends after shattering a 57 year storm record.
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Los Angeles
Red Cross
American Légionnaires
Montrose
Upper
Glendale
Fire destroys Witz building in Staunton on Beverley street
A morning blaze from a overheated furnace gutted much of the Witz building in Staunton. Damage exceeds 100000 with Harry Walters Inc. and Merit Shoe Company heavily ruined. Palais Royal and upper office spaces suffered water and smoke damage. Insurance carriers and adjusters assess the loss.
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Staunton
Witz
Beverley Street
Waynesboro Fire Department
Harry Walters Inc
Merit Shoe Company
Palais Royal
J. Leachman
William Woodward Cook
Washington
Cordell Hull
New Mayor La Guardia Seeks Unprecedented City Powers
New York January 2 Fiorello La Guardia asks the board of estimate for vast authority to cut municipal spending saying the bill would grant unlimited power. He proposes abolishing agencies consolidating departments and reshaping salaries to curb costs while reserving revenue from property taxes against delinquencies.
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New York
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Board of Estimate
la Guardia
John P. O’brien
Wall Street
O'Brien
Mrs Katherine Phelan Charged With Murder Of Wealthy Broker
Katherine Phelan a 52 year old housekeeper is charged with the murder of Douglas Sheridan a wealthy New York stock broker. Sheridan was found dead with a crushed skull and scalded body in his bath after a party during which two women allegedly fought over him.
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Katherine Phelan
Douglas Sheridan
New York
Sheridan
Young Montana Rep Monaghan Weds Catherine McDermott
Representative Joseph P. Monaghan, Montana, youngest member of Congress, and his bride Catherine McDermott have moved to Washington to begin the congressional session after marrying in Butte, Montana. The 26-year-old legislator and his 22-year-old bride, a department store clerk, wed after a two week courtship and will forgo a honeymoon to perform public duties.
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Joseph P. Monaghan
Montana
Congress
Catherine McDermott
Washington
Butte
Mont
Safety Bureau Being Set Up In Richmond VA
Col William M Myers, former director of the city safety department, placed in charge of the new Bureau of Safety in Richmond to reduce Civil Works job hazards. Virginia injuries reported so far are few, but bureau formed amid NCA concern over rising accidents nationwide.
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Richmond
William M. Myers
City Department of Public Safety
Richmond Safety Council
Bureau of Safety
Virginia
National Civil Works Administration
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Edna May Oliver Douglass Montgomery
Henry Stephenson
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the Little King
Warner Bros Capitol
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ESSO
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