Earthquake Wipes Out Villages in Argentina Andes Region
Reports from Mendoza region say Friday tremor destroyed several towns along the eastern Andes causing massive loss of life and property. Death toll rises with 130 bodies reported and hundreds injured as rescue teams struggle amid damaged roads and disorganized communications.
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Buenos Aires
Merodza
Tresportenas
Costa de Araujo
la Valle
la Central
San Martin
Rivadavia
Mendoza
Costa de Arujo
Red Cross
Tresportenss
Costa Dejo
Costa Do Araujo
Tuing
Mendoza Institute
Near East relief urged to aid refugees and orphans
Telegram from Henry Mongan warns of dire Near East conditions and asks Americans not to abandon the orphans helped by Near East Relief. Refugees face a hard winter, with roads crowded and homes lost. hundreds of thousands rely on U S donations for basic needs as the organization runs over two hundred orphanages.
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United States
Columbia
E. C. Black
The
Near East Relief
Henry Monganthan
Turkey
Near East
America
Liberty National Bank
A Christmas Turkey For Col Gambrell From Greenwood Pair
A Christmas turkey arrives for Col John M. Gambrell from Mr. and Mrs. Otis McMillan of Greenwood. The item notes the generosity shared with the Gambrell family and foresees a festive meal with the First Lady of the Junction and their relatives.
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Wilson
United States
Col
John M. Gambrell
Otis McMillan
Greenwood
Jond
Ralph Wilson Sick
Ralph Wilson son of Sam Wilson of near the city is critically sick in Kansas City Missouri with pneumonia. He worked a year in Oklahoma as a telegraph operator and was returning home for the holidays when illness struck. Friends hope for his early recovery.
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Ralph Wilson
Sam Wilson
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Christmas Tree Gift by Baptist Sunday School
The Baptist Sunday school will give a Christmas tree in the church basement at six o clock Wednesday afternoon. All children of the congregation are urged to attend and invites extended to children from other congregations. Fruit and candy will be distributed to attendees.
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Baptist Sunday School
Congress seeks bipartisan support for Fordney tariff plan
A farmer relief committee in Washington orders a bipartisan push for the Fordney emergency tariff to halt key farm imports. They back reviving the war finance corporation and use of Fed Reserve profits for livestock loans, while balancing living costs and broader protections.
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HOUSE
West
Washington
War Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Banks
Senate
Young
North Dakota
Farmers’ Committee
House approves revived war finance plan for farmers
Washington action Sets senate backed measure to revive the war finance corporation for farmer relief with a 212 to 61 house vote. Debate criticizes aid as benefiting banks while dissenting reps warn of added debt and prices, with conference to reconcile with senate version.
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Washington
Senate
War Finance Corporation
House
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
International Harvester
Bethlehem Steel
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Mann
Minois
Mondell
Wyoming
Finance Corporation
Stevenson
South Carolina
McFadden
Grain Corporation
Christmas Pageant By Baptist Church Auxiliary
A Christmas pageant by the church Young Woman's auxiliary will be held Wednesday evening at 7:30. Twenty two young women in Oriental costumes will present the shepherds visit to the manger scene. The event aims to be interesting and instructive with no reserved seats. Public invited.
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Baptist Church
Christ
Christmas Home Visit Tur reveales Riv erside pair
River side Academy student Bill Calvert visits home in Gainesville Georgia for Miss Caroline Reese during Christmas holidays. Calvert shows pride in a neat uniform while Miss Reese, recently new to teaching, remains the center of attention among a group of lively girls.
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Bill Calvert
Riverside Academy
Gainesville
Caroline Reese
Svercoatly
Pretty visitors leave after a short pleasant visit
Miss Helen McLeod of Augusta Miss Elizabeth Smith of Greer and Miss Mary Hyman of Florence, all pretty Lan der college girls, left Saturday afternoon for their homes to spend the holidays after a brief visit to Miss Mildred Coch on South Main Street.
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Helen McLeod
Augusta
Elizabeth Smith
Greer
Mary Hyman
Florence
Lander College
Mildred Coch
South Main Street
Bond Plan Would Refunding U S Bonded Debt Raise Tax Revenue
New York banker Jules W. Bache told the Ways and Means Committee a 60 year bond issue could retire 2 percent of Liberty bonds annually and bring them to par. He proposed a 1 percent sales tax and flat 5 percent income tax with a $5 exemption plus tariffs and continued excess taxes to raise about 3.5 billion dollars yearly.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Jules W. Bache
New York
Bache
Cotton market slips as futures fall and ginner figures bearish
Cotton prices weaken with New York futures down about 25 points and January closing at 14.93. Local spot cotton holds around 15 to 16 12 cents. Government ginners' totals to December 18 show 10,878,265 bales ginned, a bearish figure blamed for price decline.
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New York
Priest Dr Campbell Declines Abbeville Call
Dr Charles A Campbell, a Presbyterian preacher who recently preached in Abbeville and was extended a church call, has declined the invitation. Many parishioners regret his decision to not accept.
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Charles A. Campbell
Nord
Abbeville
Campbell
Baker to Move to Eastpoint Georgia with Family
Mr. M. W. Baker of Route 5 announced plans to relocate soon to Eastpoint Georgia to live with his daughter and Mrs. Baker. He will continue receiving the Press and Banner by mail since he cannot get the news otherwise.
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M. W. Baker
Route 5
Eastpoint
Mrs. Baker
Birth of a son in Paulsboro for Burke family
Announcements from Abbeville report the birth of Raymond Montgomery Burke Jr on December 14 1920 in Paulsboro New Jersey to Mr and Mrs Burke The mother formerly Miss Zttla Allen is remembered here and friends extend congratulations on the arrival of their son
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Abbeville
Paulsboro
N. J
Burke
Raymond Montgomery Burke
League Nations Assembly Concludes With Optimistic Verdict
Geneva reports the first league of nations assembly closes amid eloquent farewell speeches. Paul Hymans and Dr. Motta hail the body as a living organism and success, noting its achievements and challenges, including mandates policy and a plan for an international court of justice. Miss Helen Smith of Ashley Hall, Charleston, returns home for holidays.
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Geneva
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Paul Hymans
Guiseppe Motta
Switzerland
League
Helen Smith
Ashley Hall
Charleston
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Kansas
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Alabama
Tincher
Wingo
Arkansas
Jules W Bach
Georgia
League Nations
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South Africa
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Canada
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