New York Repeal Quietly Changes Nightlife Scene
A shift after repeal ends Prohibition era restrictions in New York City. Hotels and restaurants resume licensed service as speak easies lose customers to legal outlets. Patrons, bartenders, and headwaiters recount price details and smoother crowds while nightlife returns to a lawful footing.
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In Memoriam Cleo Yancy Dies at 20
Obituary notice for Cleo Yancy who died December 3 1933 at age 20 with verse and mourning messages. Names mentioned include Rollan Duncan Clarence Leader A D Brown Mina Leader Kalihoma community and family friends. Local condolences express sorrow and faith in God.
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Cleo Yancy
Hart Sunday Services Invite Community Attendance
Hart Sunday school and church were attended. We invite everyone to come, be with us. Floyd Smith of Hickory spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Leon Smith. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Pendleton of Lightning Ridge spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dennie Ownbey.
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Cleo Coffey
Lightning Ridge
Leon Smith
Ada
B. W. Ownbey
Houston
Hart
Floyd Smith
Hickory
F. W. Pendleton
Dennie Ownbey
Parish Chapel Notes A Month Of School And Community News
Readable items show perfect attendance certificates for Wanda Little and others, multiple stars for week ending Dec 1, and local social notices. The column records missing school days due to cold, Thanksgiving closure, and a district meeting to craft benches for the schoolhouse. It also notes marriages, longtime residents returning, visits, and a memorial verse for Esther Baker.
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Walton
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Avery Wennington
Edmond Cavener
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Lloyd
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Vera Thompson
Reather Cantrell
John Fletcher
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Lucille Ingram
Jones
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In Remembrance of Cleo Yancy and Bank Reorganization Notes
A remembrace poem mourns Cleo Yancy missing wife and daughter after a Sunday evening death. The text shifts to financial news with J F T O Connor stating 61 percent of unlicensed national banks were licensed or reorganized by Nov 30. Details show deposits frozen and unrestricted across unlicensed banks and those with approved reorganization plans.
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Cleo
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O'Connor
Sunday Social And Church Notices
This column records social visits and church activities. Leona Misenheimer spent Sunday with Ollie Whisenhunt. Mr and Mrs Earnest Davis visited Friday night with Bird Tomilinsons. Joe Teel spent Sunday with Leon Reynolds. Lavern Tomlinson stayed Saturday with Barbara Teel. William Misenheimer attended Sunday school at Lula. The pie supper Wednesday netted 17.30 for a Christmas tree fund. There will be Sunday school each week at 10:00 and Bible study Sunday night. Everyone is invited.
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Earnest Davis
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Joe Teel
Leon Reynolds
Lavern Tomlinson
Barbara Teel
William Misenheimer
Lula
Reynolds
Norman Stockton
Gold quota unchanged as Treasury plans mid December financing
The government price for newly mined domestic gold remains at 34.01 an ounce for the fifth straight day as Treasury officials shape plans for December maturities worth 727 million dollars. London's bar price stands at 32.84, with Morgenthau expected to announce a new financing program soon and exchanges of fourth Liberty bonds totaling about 900 million dollars.
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Treasury
London
REC
Morgenthau
Wine may return to White House after Prohibition repeal
Washington dispatch reports that about 1800 White House wine glasses, stored since Prohibition, await word on serving wine again at official events. Mrs. Roosevelt indicated she would speak after Congress acts, noting she drinks no alcohol herself but would not impose beliefs on others if legal. Historical notes recount Jefferson and Hayes era wine service and etiquette.
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Spike) O'Donnel
Tugwell in Roosevelt era crossfire stirs national debate
A wide range of critics from business groups to alcohol reformers oppose Rex Tugwell chief backer of Roosevelt policies. The piece notes attacks as socialistic foe and proponent of stronger farm and consumer interests. Morgen_thau eases into treasury post amid scrutiny.
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al Smith
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Garfield County Courthouse Plan in Enid Faces Litigation
Garfield County commissioners advertise bids for a $200 000 courthouse and jail project while court fights over location continue. A $49 000 federal grant requires a contract within 30 days, as residents clash over placing the building on the north half of the square versus in the center amid ongoing injunctions and appeals.
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Readjustment of Taxes Promised and Liquor Levy Plan
President Roosevelt’s repeal of wartime taxes ends programs that would have brought about 212 million dollars annually. New liquor taxes will be imposed after hearings by the Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees. The gasoline tax will be reduced starting January 1 as part of the fiscal shifts.
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Chicago Welcomes Return of Booze
Chicago celebrates repeal as crowds fill the loop from afternoon into night. Patrons flock to bars once closed for 14 years, purchasing legal liquor for the first time in years, with many savoring the new freedom and many suffering a morning after headache.
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Utah
Farm loans hit record in November totals exceed 100 million
Washington reports 12 federal land banks loaned over 100 million in November with a record 58.36 million, while total outstanding credit across regional agricultural entities reached about 142.5 million. Production loans fell from October, with crop production loans totaling 91.82 million.
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