Germany details debts for creditors at Basel
Dr. Karl Melchior, German delegate to the reparations committee, says Germany’s short term loan to July totaled about 12 billion Reichsmarks, 50 percent higher than earlier estimates, with Reichsbank gold coverage falling to 12 percent as moratorium lasts until July 1932. He notes long term credits and Young plan payments will nearly equal short term obligations. He pledges to uphold the gold standard.
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Switzerland
Germany
Reich
Karl Melchior
Albert H Wiggin
Melchior
Reichsbank
Sandino Plans Early Attack Upon Moncada
Dr. Pedro Jose Zepeda, Sandino envoy, says Moncada moved up from Managua to Leon with staff and marines to set field HQ as Sandino prepares to strike. La Noticia dispatch notes Moncada and aides narrowly escaped capture November 30 when Colindres seized Roja, 12 miles from Leon.
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Pedro Jose Zepeda
A. C. Sandino
Monsada
Nicaragua
Managua
Leon
Sandino
la Noticia
Moncada
Juan Gregorio Colindres
Roja
Poncada
Zepeda
Clara Bow and Rex Bell Confirm Las Vegas Marriage
Beverly Hills December 9 Clara Bow now Mrs Rex Bell confirms she and Bell wed in Las Vegas Nevada last week. She says they wanted privacy as honeymoon plans were interrupted by headlines. Both had previously denied the marriage.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Clara Bow
Rex Bell
Miss Bow
Army unit struggles with ammo shortages in combat
The report notes slow progress due to a lack of ammunition and battle supplies, requiring capture of materiel from opposing marine and federal troops as a sustaining measure.
Threat of Deficit Spurs U S to Seek More Funds
A New York dispatch notes that through December 9 a potential $2 billion shortfall pushes U S lawmakers to consider higher income taxes a sales tax and other measures. The piece cites a rising gross debt near $17 billion and outlines past deficits and military expenditures as pressure for increased revenue.
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U. S
National Industrial Conference Board
Treasury
Jail Break Averted By Wichita Officers
Vigilant Wichita County officers thwarted an attempted jail escape by Richard Johnson who faced the death penalty for a Fort Worth murder. A bar was sawed from a cell. over 30 inmates were inside. more than a dozen saw blades were seized and a trusted inmate admitted buying six blades for Johnson.
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Wichita Falls
Wichita County
Richard Johnson
Ted Nodurft
Fort Worth
Johnson
Mother of John Garner Recalls Early Life as Son Rises
In Detroit Texas Red River County 80 year old Mrs. Sarah Garner reflects on her son John Nance Garner’s rise to House speaker. She recalls his boyhood in Possum Trot and Coon Soup Hollow and notes he remains “John” to her despite fame. The family remains rooted in the Texas hill country as Garner pursues national leadership.
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Red River County
Tex
U.P
Texas
John Nance Garner
House of Representatives
Sarah Garner
Coon Soup Hollow
Garner
Blossom Prairie
John
Mrs. Garner
Maude Blair
Jesse
Jolly
John R. Wright
R. J. Easley
Joint Legion sessions suspended for December
Hanson Post of the American Legion and its Auxiliary unit will suspend joint social meetings for December. The adjutant Floyd L. Sloan announced the custom, noting most time is spent on charity work. The post will hold its regular business meeting on Tuesday night.
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Hanson Post
American Legion
Floyd L. Sloan
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