California fruit growers shift amid prohibition shock
Larry Gantt reports from Los Angeles and Athens Bay on how prohibition upheaval boosts California fruit sales and grape to wine processing. He notes higher prices for grapes and fruits, booming oil deposits, and a film industry boom. Merchants see improved Christmas trade and a hopeful New Year as cotton prices rise and farmers seek cash, loans, or shares to weather debt and the boll weevil threat.
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Los Angeles
Athens Bay
Henry
California
Fcolifenia
Croes
Totat
Robins
Bain
Ville Ceposita
Hanry In
Goorin
Christmas Crime Wave Tops City Sheet
New York reports a Christmas crime wave with seven killed and five seriously wounded. An attempted bank holdup at First National Bank in Pearl River left two officials dead and a client critically wounded as four bandits fled in six cars. A theft of 1,000,000 pounds in army supplies from the Brooklyn base led to the arrest of three civilian employees for smuggling the goods out by truck.
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Associated Press
New York
First National Bank
Pearl Hiver
Ateter
Brooklyn
Restore Gold Standard Sought by Scandinavian Banks
Representatives from the three Scandinavian central banks met to discuss reestablishing a gold metallic standard in Europe. They argued that stabilizing currencies, led by a fixed international measure of value, would require Britain’s pound to be stabilized against the dollar before other kronur values could follow. They urged restraint on currency stabilization experiments until a global standard is agreed.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Europe
England
Roads May Insure All Their Employes
NEW YORK Many railroads may insure their employes it was indicated Thursday night after the Delaware and Hudson announced it had taken out group life and permanent disability insurance for everyone on its payroll six months or more Large tinderwrite said other roads are negotiating.
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Associated Press
New York
Delaware and Hudson
MacKenzie King Becomes Canada Prime Minister In Ottawa
William Lyon Mackenzie King, elected premier in December's liberal landslide, assumed leadership from Arthur Meighen in Ottawa with Governor General Baron Byng witnessing. The transfer marked a new Liberal government tone for Canada.
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Ottawa
William Lyon MacKenzie King
Canada
Arthur Meighen
Baron Byng
Vimy
Dominion
Athens to Save $60 Daily After Tax Repeal
A city report says Athens will save about 60 dollars each day starting January 1 1922 as federal taxes on soft drinks patent medicines parcel post and other war levies are repealed. Monthly losses of roughly 1500 dollars cited include over 800 from soft drinks 400 from proprietary medicines and 300 from parcel post with nearly 700 tied to bank notes and mortgages.
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Athens
Congress
United States
Bryan
Athena
Crest of bad times ends as 1922 eyed hopefuls
Georgia agriculture leader Dr Andrew M Soule president of the State College of Agriculture says the worst year for farmers 1921 is over and 1922 should bring gradual industrial expansion. He notes crops like peaches and truck crops did well, cotton prices stabilize, and emphasis on animal industries and crop diversification could boost farm revenue, with live at home programs aiding debt reduction.
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Salton
Unie
Soule
Andrew M. Soule
State College of Agriculture
Georgia
United States
Temas
Dr. Soule
Girl mayor of Fairport Ohio speaks on youth and morals
Amy A Kaukonen 26 the self described children s mayor of Fairport Ohio a town of 7500 says she enjoys focus on kids promotes education modest reforms and argues girls are better off today than their mothers citing shorter skirts and rouge as harmless style choices plans to reduce town drinking and improve youth morals
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Amy A. Kavronen
Fairport
Ohio
Italize
United States
Miss Kaukonen Aas
Nish School
Conneaut
Wi Medical Collége
Philade
Ptov Fairport
Amy A. Kahikusnen
Eeus
Amy A. Kaukonen Mayer-elset
Rewlet
Sehwula Jinvornst
Uae
Lenka Tstearties
Amy A. Kaukonen
Sears Roebuck sells Chicago real estate for 16 million
Sears Roebuck and company reported the sale of certain Chicago property to Rosenwald for 16 million dollars and a gift of 60,000 shares of stock from Rosenwald. This move aims to keep capital unimpaired during readjustment with a small surplus. A. H. B. noted a large net loss for the year but said operations are currently profitable and improving daily.
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Chicago
Sears-Roebuck and Company
Rosenwald
Georgia Alumnus from Rio Arrives in Athens
Dr and Mrs Marcellus Rambo of Rio Janeiro Brazil Dr and Mrs W H Benson and Miss Emma May Rambo of Marietta arrive in Athens to visit Prof James L Bibley Their stay includes meeting Cosmopolitan club members at the University YMCA and reconnecting with old friends The visit aims to allow Dr Rambo to recall Alma Mater and to conduct research before returning to Brazil early January
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Marcellus Rambo
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
W. H. Benson
Emma May Rambo
Marietta
Athens
James L. Bibley
Rambo
University of the
University of Georgia
Rio
United States
Brasil
Dr. Rambo
Cosmopolitan Club
Gest
VAIN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE PARENTS
Charles Emmerson Cook noted playwright and producer, connected with Comstock and Gest, writes from Europe about Jewish refugees' peril in Eastern Europe. He recounts his brother Samuel and family escaping Kishineff to Warsaw after danger from Russian authorities, and his sister and husband fleeing Odessa. The journey involved days on foot, hunger, and near starvation. He describes his parents still in Odessa and his failed attempt to reach them, aided only by a Russian courier. The letter highlights appalling conditions in Eastern Europe, especially Austria, with collapsing currency. Continued on page eight.
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Charles Emmerson Cook
Comstock and Gest
Ef. Oni
Mra. Won
Morris Cest
Europe
Sanmel
Mr. Gent
Kishineff
Warsaw
Poland
Samuel
Odessa
Lember
Regina
Omy
Russia
Mr. Ment
Austria
France Holds Firm On Submarine Question In Washington
Paris officials say the French government cannot concede on the submarine issue as stated by its representatives in Washington. The stance reflects a firm position in ongoing discussions.
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Associated Press
Paris
Washington
Thrusday
Letter G Fatal To Henri Landru
A fortune teller claimed the letter G doomed Henri Landru, the French killer of ten women, predicting the fatal jotter would lead to his guillotine. The note ties Landru’s end to the initial G as a sign in a sensational tale from the era.
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Henri Landru
Paria
Landru
Gilbert
Dent
Lendru
Godefroy
Lundru
Lindefeld Admits Will Fight U S Return Says Police
Lindenfeld, after arrest, says he will resist any effort to return him to the United States. Local police report the Arabelated representative’s mood shifted and he now opposes repatriation.
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Department of Justice
United States
Lindenfeld
Charge Against SNL Dismissed With One Indictment Left
In Waukegan Illinois a Lake County judge upheld an indictment against Governor Len Small for embezzlement of 500000 of state funds. The case centers on alleged illegal financial practices during Small's tenure as state treasurer and involves the Grant Park bank and large loans to Swift and Armour. The decision leaves one conspiracy count still to be tried.
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Waukegan
Ill
Claire ©. Edwards
Circuit Court of
Lake County
Len
Grant Fark
Paiti Gna
Bae Joo
Wee
Trtis
Charles W. Elder
Sangamon County
Curtis
Small
Sterling
Grant Park Bank
The
Grand
Grand Jury
E. 8. Smith
Sanfamon County
Estimate Food Supply And Insure A Balanced Diet
Housekeepers seek a simple plan to compare family foods by kind and amount. A new Farmers Bulletin No. 1228 from the U S Department of Agriculture outlines a five-group food model, substitutions within groups, and cost comparisons to fit any family size. It includes tables, menus, and guidance on achieving a balanced weekly diet with practical portions and flexibility.
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United States Department of Sericulture
Farmers’ Bulletin
Caroline L. Hunt
Ween
United States Department of Agrisede Ee
Mongolian Court Re established by New Revolution
The minister of justice of the Mongolian revolutionary government asserts real courts and real laws will be administered for the first time since Karakorum. He laments past lawlessness since Genghis Khan and promises a new system at Urga, free from prior restrictions.
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Associated Press
Chita
Biberia
Mongolia
Ghengis
Karakorum
Europe
Ghengia Khan
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