League May Fix World Drug Supply Under New Pact
In Geneva the League of Nations moves toward becoming a world dicta tor as the world narcotics convention nears oper ation on July 13 1933. Nations ratifying include United States Peru Nicaragua Persia Portugal Sudan Sweden and eighteen more. a Geneva control board will fix world production and allocate quotas to meet medical and scientific needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
League of Nations
Seven Nations
United States
Peru
Nicaragua
Persia
Portugal
Sudan
Sweden
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Czechoslovakia
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
India
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Poland
Spain
Switzerland
Venezuela
League
Geneva Board
illicit traffic crackdown under new conventions
The measure aims to reduce the illicit traffic flourishing under earlier conventions intended to suppress dangerous narcotics. It highlights tighter controls and enforcement to curb illegal distribution and usage.
Jury Frees Prisoner But Judge Sends Him To Jail
In Okolona Mississippi David Lawrence faced a murder trial. After a 28 hour jury delay he pleaded guilty to manslaughter, judge Pegrum accepts, and imposes seven and a half years. The jury then returned not guilty, but the sentence stands. Nearby Vinton reports Lena Pearsall injured in a highway crash leaving Dr C A Manahan and Glenn Bolenbaugh unhurt. A Hopi summary notes the tribe devotes over a third of the year to religious rituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Bad Bidding and Defense in a Rubber Bridge Hand
A Cedar Rapids Gazette bridge column analyzes how poor bidding by one pair can be offset by weak defense, recounting a Rubber game hand where the declarer made all tricks despite no spade stopper. It notes an inquiry on an insufficient bid ruling and cites a 1932 copyright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South
East
West
Just Folks Thanksgiving Grace and Benton County Auto Trends
A simple Thanksgiving grace precedes a Benton county news note on auto registrations. County Treasurer J H Bordewick reports 1932 registrations down from 1929 peak with 6646 current vs 7659 in 1931 and 1653 in 1929 for total vehicles. truck peak was 896 in 1931. Additionally six men work private looms making tapestries for the Marquess of Bute at £10 per square foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
J. H. Bordewick
Benton County
Bordewick
Marquess of
Bute
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Set World
BY Claude Callan
Josephine
Culbertson
Penney’s
PART
Coats
Black Featherett
J.C. Penney Company
Penney
Santa Claus
Pei
Dence
Ada
Edgar A. Great
Rite-Way Food Stores
Cedar Rapids
Clinton Division
Morton
Jack Sprat
Coffee
Nave
BBC
Jack
T. Ever
Troon
Thompson's. “Little Beedless
Emperor
Wisconsin
Rumford
Texas
Eac Tes
Norge Refrigerators
ED Brin
Trades Council Rabi
Bettie
Vr” Grocer
Palmolive
Soerenbee
Rite -Way Stores
RITE=WAY FOOD STORES
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!