CCC buys millions in heavy equipment for New Deal programs
A government report details the Civilian Conservation Corps heavy equipment orders from April 1 to November 1, 1935. About 25 000 trucks 1 733 tractors and 1 145 tractor trail builders were purchased at a total of 29 375 938 60 dollars for nationwide forest and park projects led by President Roosevelt.
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Washington
U.P
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
CCC
Roosevelt
NEC appoints acting executive director after Walker resignation
President Roosevelt named Lyle C. Anderson acting executive director of the National Emergency Council following the resignation of Frank C. Walker who had served as solicitor.
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Frank C. Walker
Lyle C. Anderson
National Emergency Council
Roosevelt
Mexican Nabbed on Bogus Bill Charge
Arturo de Los Santos, 25, of Monterrey, Mexico, was jailed in Webb County on a $500 bond for attempting to pass a $5 bill raised to $50 and for bringing counterfeit currency into the United States. Examining trial was set for Thursday.
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Laredo
Arturo de Los Santos
Monterrey
Mex
Webb County
United States
Hawaii population estimated at 384 437 in territory report
The territorial board of health released a report placing Hawaii Island population at 384 437, up from 381 692 six months earlier. The territory's population comprises 291 645 citizens and 92 792 aliens.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Territorial Board of Health
Hawaiian Islands
Arctic survey teams map coast and found polar settlements
Hydrologists along the northern shore study the Arctic Ocean and rivers while cartographers update maps and chart new ones. They identify lighthouse and radio beacon sites at settlements on New Siberia Kotelnoi islands and the Taimyr River mouth. Perto Ricans become naturalized US citizens by act of Congress on March 2, 1917.
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Siberia
Kotelnoi Islands
Taimyr River
Arctic Ocean
United States
Federal Prison Bureau Offers Pay For Better Jails
The Federal Prison Bureau plans to reward better local jails with higher pay for guarding federal prisoners on a sliding scale from 50 cents to 1.25 dollars per day. Director Sanford Bates said 1,273 of 2,894 inspected jails were barred from housing federal prisoners after reviews from 1930 to 1935. Inspectors visited city and county institutions in most of the nation's 3,200 cities.
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Ing
Sanford Bates
Bureau of Prisons
Rail lines report record holiday traffic despite 1929 benchmark
Dallas reports show Texas and Pacific Railroad holiday passenger traffic the heaviest since 1929 as L B Sandloroski notes. Missouri Kansas and Texas and Texas Electric Railways also report strong volume with main lines in extra sections and bus lines in double sections.
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Dallas
L. B. Sandloroski
Texas and Pacific
FP. B. Griffin
Missouri, Kansas and
Texas
Texas Electric Railways
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Lemae Harris
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R. O. Kerney
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Lex Ray
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C. W. Smith
E. J. Shillott
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Jim Stoddard
H. E. Streetman
J. R. Stevenson
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