Wisconsin Plans to Extend Municipal Utilities to State Control
United Press reports Wisconsin Governor La Follette proposes a three phase plan to push municipal utilities toward state ownership. Bills set five year power contracts, allow competition with private utilities, and remove bonding limits to enable city owned plants. Constitutional changes require two legislatures and a statewide vote in 1932 before state takeover.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
Philip FP. LaFollette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Funeral for Mrs. R P Church Held at Central Presbyterian
Mrs. R P Church 48 died Saturday in El Paso from pneumonia. Funeral held at 3 p m from Central Presbyterian Church with Rev J W Hunt and Rev F M Neal officiating. Pallbearers named. Burial in Llano Cemetery. She was formerly Miss Ethel Harwell.
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J. W. Hunt
Abilene
F. M. Neal
W. D. Howren
Charles T. Ware
Bert Powell
Harve Avery
H. W. Galbraith
Llano Cemetery
State power district plan moves toward state ownership aim
A proposed power district bill would form districts by popular vote to reorganize service in intervening areas. After passage, a constitutional amendment would permit state ownership of utilities, with the program designed so early measures pave the way for the ownership change slated for 1934. The plan envisions state manufacture of heat light and power without legal restraints once authorized.
ACIDINE touted as cure for stomach trouble sales pitch
Buffalo man M. Holman claims ACIDINE ends sour stomach and lets him eat anything. Ad cites lap tase digestion, acid neutralization, and relief from gas pain and heartburn. Promises refunds if not satisfied and urges purchase from a druggist.
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Holman
Buffalo
N. Y
London Faces Severe Winter Over Week-end
Bitter weather swept across Europe and gripped London and Southern England with very low temperatures and strong winds blowing heavy snow. Eastern Scotland faced the worst snow of the year, sheep yields dropped, and wildlife suffered. Northeastern England and much of Northern Europe endured the unusual cold with snowdrifts blocking highways.
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Associated Press
London
Europe
England
Britain
Scotland
France
Germany
Belgium
Scandinavia
Austria
Poland
Snow and Flood Fears Rise as Vienna Sees 46 Hour Snowfall
Snow continued for 46 hours in Vienna while thawing conditions and swollen rivers raise flood concerns. Delays and disruptions affect trains and travel as authorities monitor rising water levels and weather forecasts.
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Vienna
Woman ends life in Dallas hotel room
Marilla May Allerton, 28, shot herself in a Dallas hotel room after laying out funeral clothes and writing a note with instructions on who to notify and cremation. She stated her death was for personal safety while fully capable, and said affairs were in a Washington trust company, naming her sister Mrs M M Leonard as nearest relative.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Marilla May Allerton
Washington
D. C
M. M. Leonard
West Amarillo Church ratifies board action on pastor Rev Ferrell Fox
West Amarillo Christian Church unanimously extends Rev Ferrell Fox for another year. In his twelfth month, 51 new members joined from 44 Sundays, Sunday school rose from 159 to 213, and finances show full local expense payment, over 300 dollars to missions, 800 debt reduction on the building, 400 on the parsonage, and about 700 on other debts.
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West Amarillo
Young bandits shot down at New Orleans robbery
In New Orleans a late night residential pharmacy robbery ends with two masked attackers dead on the sidewalk. The store owner, his son, and a patrolman present fired the shots. Victims are identified as William Huff and Ernest E. Sandrock, both 20s. An accomplice fled in a stolen car. Witness Gladys Walsdorf, 23, watched from the soda fountain.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Gladys Walsdorf
William Huff
Ernest E. Sandrock
Charles A. Walsdorf
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