Flood Devastation Reported After Severe Weather Teens
Damaged text describes widespread flooding and wreckage from a storm. Hoses and stores flooded, ships shattered, rails blocked, dikes crumbled, thousands of dollars in damage. A child drowned near Port Fid Richard Hilaire and many were left homeless as winds toppled trees and disrupted communication.
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Exim
Raymond
Eeen
Cvat
Nicky Att
Sante Initio
Tuite
Port Fid Richard
Hilaire
Flying Inderghs End Long Journey
Fragmented text reports on a long journey by air across the Atlantic with references to pursuers and a dawn survey spanning thirty one countries and colonies from north to beyond the equator. Names and exact events are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Bick
Course of Cherry Street Cutoff Decision Pending
A final decision on the Cherry Street cutoff to connect South Bluefield with the West End is pending. Surveys by Princeton district engineers aim to balance rights of a local property owner while avoiding damage, with work to start after agreement on the survey.
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South Bluefield
District Road Engineer's
Princeton
Chamber of . Commietca Ottelals
Alderman Sits In After Nightclub Shooting In Chicago
A Chicago alderman allegedly shot a police officer after a party at the alderman’s tavern. Mayor Kelly expressed dismay over the incident as witnesses described a confrontation over entry to the closed venue. Police detained and released Alderman Bauler amid conflicting accounts from Baylor Hayes and others about who instigated the shooting.
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Butler
Bayler
Ahern
Howard Hayes
Mary L. Tyler
Hayes
Bharifa Meyering
Ytara
Alderman Bauler
Robbare
Ahorn Madean
Baylor
Wseudant
Meyering
Dalai Lama Dies Amid Long Reign in Tibet
Lhasa December 19 reports the death of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s supreme religious ruler regarded as a reincarnated Buddha. He died at age 60, with followers believing the spirit will be reborn in a child. The Dalai Lama led Tibet for centuries from the secretive capital, a city long seen as remote and sacred.
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Tibat
Dalia Lama
Buddhist Asia
Prisat
Dalai Lamar
National Emergency Council to direct recovery units
President Roosevelt formed the National Emergency Council to coordinate field work of recovery agencies and ensure local consumer representation. Under Frank Walker of New York the council met at the White House to consolidate agencies, appoint state directors, and improve government efficiency for the public. Mrs. Mary H. Rowcey heads consumer council and will join the council. most workers serve on a volunteer basis.
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Hhe
Mationalt
Ulead
Frank ¢, Walker
New York
Tme
White House
Atate
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Mary H. Rowcey
Consumers Council
National Recovery Administration
National Emergency Council
Walker
Whe Carnel
Angry Senate Receives Batch of House Bills
The Senate reviews a House-passed package including tax rate changes and a transfer of costs from counties to the state. Proposals aim to aid hard-pressed counties while shifting responsibilities, with debates on efficiency and local control. A $360,000 relief measure for unpaid janitors and bus drivers advances, and a bill would put every automobile on the assessment books, potentially raising $750,000 for counties.
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Atata
Hovee
Gestate
Marsh
Ohio
Road Commission
Corrected remarks on Appalachian tax figures
N M Areabrite of Appalachian Electric Power says he was incorrectly quoted on total taxes this year. He explains that while $500,000 was cut from property taxes under a constitutional amendment, other taxes were raised to cover most of the amount. The Associated Press issues the correction.
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Charleston
N. M. Areabrite
Appalachian Electric Power Company Today
House Finance Committee
Associated Press
City Faces Salary Freeze Without New Revenue
Officials revise estimates and warn that without additional revenue from the legislature the city cannot pay salaries at the start of the new year. Treasury collections have funded current expenses, but no extra funds exist. The state tax commissioners must approve the new levy estimates by January 2.
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Treasury
Insull receiverships branded as frauds in court
Chicago December 1 Attorney Ettelson labeled Insull receiverships as frauds devised by Samuel Insull Sr. to hide a crooked mess. Judge Evans considered the claim, finding Insull Utility Investments hopelessly ripe for collapse ten months before the fall. The case awaits decision as Ettelson argues collusion among elder Insull, bankers, creditors, and receivers.
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Chicago
Incuil
Samuel Httelson
Samuel Ingull Sr
Evan A. Evans
Insul Utility Investments, Inc
Witemon
Insull
Hig
Ettelson
Hig Hhurges
Fere
Calvin Fentress
Inaul Utility Investments
Fentress
Bandits hold up Citizens Bank in Hot Springs raid
Four bandits robbed Citizens bank in Hot Springs New York. They forced cashier W T Davis assistant cashier and a customer into a vault then fled with about 2200 after exchanges of gunfire. Davis freed himself and fired at the robbers who returned fire though no one appears to be hit.
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Hot Springs
N. Y
Citizens Bank
W.T. Davis
Hint
Dhavis
Davis
Lumbermen to Meet in Charleston WV January 23 23
The West Virginia Lumber and Builders Supply Dealers association announces its annual convention in Charleston on January 23 and 23. Secretary W Guy Crigler of Fairmont said the dates tonight.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Lumber and Builders Supply Dealers Association
Charlayton
W. Guy Crigler
Fairmont
Wednesday December 20 Radio Schedule Overview
Radio listings for Roth-Ail NBC networks show a dense schedule with many composers orchestras and dramas across regions. NBC WEAP NBC WIZ and Northwest and Canadian segments present morning and afternoon blocks featuring Myrt and Marge Travers Stokowka and Burns and Allen plus music boxes and dance hours.
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Geo. Halla Orchestra
Marge—east
Louis Panied
Travegra Orcheatra Dixie
Panteo Orchestra
Texas Rangers
Carty Girls
Blick
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Travers
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Talk
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CBS
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Baste
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Marge
Cst
Nelgon’s Orchestra
Rxidle Duchin Orch
Little Little Orch
At Home Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts a home cough syrup using Pinex concentrate and sugar syrup. It instructs mixing 2% ounces of Pinex into a pint bottle with sugar syrup, yielding a no cooking, no fuss remedy that soothes inflamed membranes, loosens phlegm, and ends severe coughs quickly while promising money back if relief fails.
Officials Inspect CWA Projects in Area Countywide
Jons W Hasley relief administrator and Jeff D Cartwright manager of the national relief program examined over 100 CWA projects in Mereet county yesterday. They aimed to familiarize themselves with progress and identify needs as more than 2860 men are employed on the sites.
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Jons W. Hasley
Jeff D. Cartwright
Brant Apont
Méreét
Funeral Rites Today for Mrs Williams
Funeral services for Mrs Mervin D Williams 26 of Pembroke Va will be held at 2 oclock this afternoon at Pembroke Methodist Church conducted by the Rev Mr Hupman Interment will follow at Beech Lawn Cemetery Pearisburg Mrs Williams died at 1145 Monday night at St Elizabeth Hospital Pearisburg A native of Giles County she was born in Newport Before her marriage she was Miss Dorrence Smith Her husband is a member of the
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Pembroke
Pembroke Methodist Church
Hupman
Beech Lawn Cemetery
Pearisburg
Williama
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Giles County
Newport
Mise Dorrence Smith
Death claim notice from a merchantile firm filing
A fragmented notice lists heirs including Brenly Smith aged six months and two years, Mr and Mrs A L Smith of Fagiroke, Miss Hivelyt Smith of Roanoke, Donald Smith of North Carolina, and A L Smith Jr of Princeton, with references to a merchantile firm and Feb filing.
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A. Ly Smith
Misa Hivelyt Smith
Roanoke
Donald Smith
North Carolina
A. L. Smith Jr
Princetod
Frederick Street Home Entered by Thieves
Thieves entered the residence of GW Gills at 14 Frederick Street Monday night while the family was away. Entry likely used a skeleton key. the home was ransacked and items including a Gladstone bar and a slab of bacon were taken. Police notified. investigation underway.
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GW. Gills
Frederick Street
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