December gains in Dallas district commerce exceed year ago
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports a stronger demand for merchandise in December with department store sales 63 percent above November and 22 percent higher than December of 1932. Aggregate six month 1933 sales rose across lines with farm equipment up 1364 percent, while deposits in member banks surged to a daily average of 680.9 million.
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Dallas
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Balladettes Tea Benefit Aimed at Galveston Trip
Balladettes and Balladers plan a charity tea Saturday 4 to 6 pm at Miss Hope Adams 2214 Hayden Street to raise funds for their Galveston trip. Public invited. The O. W. Club meeting Thursday with Mrs. Frank Gamblin postponed due to a hostess bereavement.
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Co. W. Club
O. W. Club
Frank Gamblin
Hope Adams
Hayden Street
Galveston
Federal Reserve Loans Dive as Banks Borrow Little Aid
The report notes loans to member banks dropped to 440000 on January 15 from 1003000 a month earlier and far below the 4369000 level a year prior. Since late 1931 the overall situation sits about 100 million above August 1933 lows.
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Federal Reserve
Negro Held Here as Clothing Store Thief
K. D. Robinson a Black man was arrested by city police after the Federal Clothing Store burglary at 616 Polk Street. He allegedly confessed to taking two suits valued at 27.50 each and both were recovered. He was to be transferred to the county for formal charges.
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K. D. Robinson
Federal Clothing
Polk Street
Robinson
Spencer Infant Buried in Llano
Funeral services for Kenneth Milton Spencer infant son of Mr and Mrs C M Spencer of 806 B Jackson Street were held at 3 pm at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home with Rev T D Sumrall of the Fundamentalist Baptist Church in charge. Interment was in Llano Cemetery.
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Kenneth Milton Spencer
Co. M. Spencer
Jackson Street
Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Home
T. D. Sumrall
Fundamentalist Baptist Church
Llano Cemetery
High Class Panhandler Causes Restaurant Scene in Chicago
Benjamin Sullivan a 36 year old panhandler described by police as on a high plane caused trouble after being denied soup. He hurled a brick through a plate glass window when ejected. He was later arrested while demanding chicken after another free meal. In Texas City a resident paid 24.25 in pennies to settle 1933 taxes.
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Chicago
Benjamin Sullivan
Texas City
Tex
R. Halstead
Germans End State Rights And Consolidate Reich Power
Berlin reports the Reichstag and Reichsrat unanimously approve Hitler's reform ending states rights to create a centralized Reich. The law strips German states of authority, labeling them mere provinces as Hitler marks the anniversary of Nazi rule and criticizes Austria. Justice Minister Hans Frank calls the states now subordinate to the Reich.
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Berlin
Germany
Reichstag
Reichsrat
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Austria
Hans Frank
Night OfficerSHOT Wounded in Nacogdoches Station Stop
Night police officer Jack Clevenger aged 35 was shot and seriously wounded early today at a filling station after stopping a white man for questioning. The assailant fled and remains unidentified.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Jack Clevenger
Amarillo High Band Seeks Funds For New Uniforms
Amarillo High School Band plans a Saturday Tag Day to raise money for new uniforms. Volunteers will sell tags from 9 am with a downtown parade, profits directed to the fund. Donations noted include Ballard Cleaners Tolzien Music Store Mrs Bertie Warren E L Smith and the Roseland Ballroom.
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Amarillo
H. G. Hamrick
Amarillo Band Parents Association
Ballard Cleaners
Tolzien Music Store
Bertie Warren
E. L. Smith
Roseland Ballroom
Train crash leaves two dead and one critically injured
In Corsicana Texas yesterday an automobile carrying John Nicholson and two companions struck a Southern Pacific passenger train. Blue Payne of Richmond and Charles Jordan of Corsicana were killed. Nicholson was near death with a fractured skull and internal injuries.
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Corsicana
Tex
John Nicholson
Southern Pacific
Blue Payne
Richmond
Charles Jordan
Nicholson
Scientists claim artificial lightning can reproduce thunderbolt force
A research engineer tells the American Institute of Electrical Engineers that science can now create artificial lightning with the same shattering power as natural bolts by adding 150 000 amperes to the bolt and producing the light. The piece warns such power could make future war more deadly and notes that electricity travels around the world quickly. It also cites a possible currency war between the United States and Britain and questions the value of gold reserves.
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American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Jove
Toklo
Moscow
Paris
Berlin
Sound speed measured by big guns at Sandy Hook
A 1930s note credits large artillery at Sandy Hook New Jersey with determining the speed of sound. The remark by Professor Bellaschi of Westinghouse calls those pop guns obsolete for warfare, arguing no nation would attack by land or sea through air.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Harvard President On Civilization Dependence
Dr. Conant argues that the fate of American civilization rests on new university recruits and the millions who do not attend college, stressing education’s broad societal impact beyond graduates. He notes the crucial role of a small educated group and the influence of nonstudents on national progress.
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Dr. Conant
Harvard University
America
Pinex cough syrup recipe claims cheaper remedy
A vintage advertisement touts mixing Pinex with sugar and water to create a homemade cough medicine. It promises quick relief, easy preparation, and broad use in homes, noting pine resin’s soothing effect and a money back guarantee.
White House Prohibition Policy Aims for Simple American Wines
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the White House end of prohibition program. No distilled liquors will be served in the White House, wines only and simple American wines preferred for entertainment. The policy emphasizes character and ancestry over formal education.
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