Dawes named head of Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Gen Dawes chosen by President Hoover to lead the Reconstruction Finance Corporation with two billion dollars to aid banks railroads and other assets frozen by the economic mood. Eugene Meyer to chair the new board and Stimson to head American delegation at Geneva disarmament talks as Dawes resigns as ambassador to Britain.
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Man Who Won the War Gets 25000 Gift in Wales Nonfiction
A British private citizen awards a 25000 grant to Lieut B E Rollings of the Tank Corps for his World War I feat. Rollings aided the 1918 offensive by capturing German HQ documents, saving thousands of lives, and possibly averting financial collapse. He recovered from wounds sustained later that year.
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Neath
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Framerville
Debates on 175 Million Supply Bill and Hoover Salary
Rep Wood calls for federal salary cuts during the agriculture appropriation. Mr Shannon questions Hoover's wealth and willingness to reduce his own pay. Huey Long-backed primaries advance Allen for governor amid intimidation claims. Mississippi delta floods worsen as levees break threatening many counties.
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Young Man Unearths a Pot of Gold in Back Yard
In Deanleport Massachusetts last September sixteen year old Prooklyn Berry dug in his back yard after Elmer Lewis claimed Thatcher Lewis buried gold there. Neighbors laughed as Berry spent spare time digging by moonlight and recently found a ginse jar with twenty gold pieces dated eighteen years and one day old.
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Auto deaths rise in 1981 U S survey reports
A United Press survey cites 34 000 automobile deaths in the United States during 1981, with state reports showing an overall rise over the previous year as vehicle registrations foretell a larger toll. The A E F casualty totals note 87 541 killed in action.
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Floral Cards Cause of Mixup at New Orleans
Opening ceremony at a New Orleans store led to W B Alexander, president of a chain, receiving many floral offerings. A misread card stated Rest in peace, then the florist explained the mix up with another order. Investigation found a bouquet intended for a funeral carried the message Congratulations and best wishes in your new undertaking.
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W.B. Alexander
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Former General Vallejo Now Laundryman in Springfield
Springfield, O. Gen. Jose M. Vallejo once commanded Campeche forces in Mexico fled execution and now does family washing to support his kin He recalls revolutions in 1928 and 1924 and says the Mexican outlook is gloomy Vallejo details his flight from Calles and de la Huerta campaigns and escapes from execution and assassination attempts for a new life in the United States
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Demands Freedom by Dr Hilario Moncado A F A Leader
Dr Hilario Camino Moncado president of the Filipino Federation of America demands freedom amid antiwar protests and calls for swift action if his warnings about war do not lead to change. He urges allied support and emphasizes Filipino independence and rights on the international stage.
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Murray
Hilario Camino Moncado
Filipino Federation of America
Forgives Old Foe Then Drops Dead in Hungary
Koposvar report says John Sandor, 68, a Hungarian farmer, resolved a long petty quarrel by shaking hands with a neighbor after being urged by the top judge of the criminal court. Two minutes later he collapsed and died.
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Life on Border Shows Change in Forty Years
El Paso and Juarez contrasted forty years ago with Strauss now living in Juarez Mexico recalls a flirtatious cafe scene saloons in Juarez a vice ridden border town and a far more permissive El Paso where Americans crowded high class dances and drank on the American side.
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Tetes
Strauss
Jaarez
Mexico
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Massachusetts Finds Its Most Unlucky Auto
Authorities probing frauds under Massachusetts automobile liability law identified a car labeled as the luckiest bad record in New England. The two year old vehicle allegedly figured in 42 accidents with 60 claimants all relatives, and another 39 crashes were noted within the last year, all linked to relatives of the owner.
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Massachusetts
Durlog
Umea
Nosey Nora e sere I should be a detective editor
Nora, nicknamed Nosey Nora, moves into an old house to pursue her editor role. She discovers a hidden diary in a cupboard revealing a struggling writer's regrets and past ambitions. She confronts Mr. Webber, a former tenant now a promising author, and persuades him to pursue his literary gift.
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Amy
Seventy-second Street
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