County Fairs Retain Appeal Across the South in 1930s Style
The Gallatin Tenn data notes county fairs drawing crowds with harness races and midway entertainments. It highlights rich exhibits in jellies, cakes, quilts, and arts. mentions Ferris wheels, sword swallowers, and snake charmers. Officials report stronger fair interest in South Carolina. Mississippi fairs had a solid season. Louisiana fairs varied. Virginia and North Carolina posted generally profitable shows.
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South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Virginia
North Carolina
Notable Arizona Governor Candidate and a Fatal Hotel Tragedy
The piece profiles Dr. B. B. Moeur, a country doctor who became governor of Arizona, noting his frugal dress, dedication to mothers and babies, and wartime support for Tempe families. It also reports the oilman Mark O Danford, aged 57, being killed by Margaret Loftus in a hotel room after a planned marriage fell apart.
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B. B. Moeur
Arizona
Dr. Moeur
Texas Range
Tempe
Mark O. Danford
Colorado
Mr. Danford
Margaret Loftus
Germany
Bulgaria
Europe
Stambulisky
Alexander Tsankov
Tsankov
Boris
Great Sofia
Sofia
Reds
Bulgaria near civil war as throne faces red threat
Milton Bronner surveys Bulgaria’s crisis as King Boris reads the throne speech amid 30 Communist deputies walking out. coups, assassinations, and mob violence mark decades of instability with farmers and peasants supporting radical change.
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Bulgaria
Boris
NEA
London
Kingdom of
Stefan Stambouloff
Alexander Stambulisky
Czar
Ferdinand
Europe
Russia
Unions By Jobn Yor Radio节目夜幕后演出
Waterbury 7:30 PM Station ROTN airs a quirky program from Farmers Fertilizer Factory roof. Performers include a tin soldier and a baby doll from France, Judge Alibi, Henry, Miss Wanda Weat, Iona Ford with Noah Lott, Dr. Hal N. Hatewater, and Myrtle Magnesia with piano and ukulele. A light, satirical revue mixes songs and skits in a vaudeville style.
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Station Rotn
Waterbury
France
Louisiana
New Orleans
Alibi
Oklahoma
Henry
Wanda Weat
Iona Ford
Noah Lott
Hal N. Hatewater
Myrtle Magnesia
Negro minister robbed in Jacksonville Florida
A negro minister was held up in Jacksonville Florida and robbed of two Bibles a hymnal and his hat by a lone assailant according to police reports.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Langmuir to sail for Nobel chemistry prize in Stockholm
Dr. Irving Langmuir sails from New York on the Bremen for Stockholm where he will receive the Nobel chemistry prize from King Gustav V. The bureau of standards notes the first U S gas company was formed in 1816 in Baltimore.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Irving Langmuir
Bremen
Stockholm
Gustav V
United States
Baltimore
Bureau of Standards
Robin Hood Yeggs Refuse Employees Cash in Dallas Robbery
Three men robbed a Dallas chain grocery telling employees to hand over store funds only. The spokesman demanded the store money while employer L. L. Culwell surrendered $80 plus $4 from his pocket. After taking $126 from the register and observing two workers and a customer, the trio fled by car.
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Dallas
Culwell
Union Meetings Report Light Business and Personal News
Regular officers and 18 members attended Thursday's Carpenters Union meeting at Carpenters Hall. Phillip Almquist and Miss Coffee were married recently. Herman Stocker and C. D. Coffee are ill. Ladies Auxiliary held a social at 726 North Cleveland Street. Painters Union met with active officers and many members. employment conditions were discussed as discouraging. W. W. Finch returned to the city after attending an executive board meeting.
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Carpenters Union
Carpenters Hall
Phillip Almquist
Miss Coffee
Relief Committee
Herman Stocker
C. D. Coffee
The
P. O. Shelvick
North
Cleveland Street
Painters Union
Painters Hall
W. W. Finch
Court House
Ferguson Addresses Texas Labor Federation Meeting
Governor Ferguson spoke at the State Federation of Labor gathering in Austin and praised union labor. He pledged cooperation with labor unions during his administration and credited the Ferguson majority to Texas workers. He said he would always serve the working people.
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State Federation of Labor
Austin
Jim Ferguson
Ferguson
Texas
Finch Honors Drive Reflects on Civic Duty
Quoted by Mr Finch the remark calls for service in advancement of a good cause. He describes stepping into his auto and hitting the gas while others step on him and the grass, signaling public friction with progress and zeal.
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Mr. Finch
Alleged Confession Up in Sharp Trial
In Del Rio Texas the state builds its murder case against Mrs. Bessie Sharp on a confession she purportedly gave. The document cites three poisonings and trips to Sanderson with Sharp and others. Willie Burleson and Dave McLymont testified about poison sales. Doctor J. C. Anderson reported poison in Sharp’s stomach. A farmer from Wadesboro found cotton blooms on the last day of November.
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State Health Department
Sharp
W. T. Wood
Wadesboro, N. C
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Milton Bronner
Kissioff
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Jobn Yor
Vicks
Chichesters Pills
Yeggs
St.Joseph's
Hurst Jewelry Co
Amarillo
WDAG
Corner
Polk
Stanley Thorne
Mr. Insull
Polk Street
Evelyn Mendoza
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Montgomery Ward & Co
Polk ST
Ward
B.C. A
Haseltine
America
Toyland
Peaeres
Rane
Amarillo, Tex
Kirk’s
Castile
Ward Wonder
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