States to share $950000 from National Forests
Washington reports national forest receipts for the fiscal year will be shared with states, totaling about 550,000 for county schools and roads. The breakdown shows Montana leading with 314,000 in gross receipts, then Idaho, California, and others receiving 25 percent and 10 percent funds for local improvements and road projects.
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Nevada
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Alaska
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Nebraska
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Oklahoma
Michigan
North Dakota
Porto Hivo
Aricona
Georgia
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Ayetum
Mrs. Lansing Reinstates Wine at Diplomatic Banquets
Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the Secretary of State, says wine will be served at diplomatic banquets while grape juice, used during Secretary Bryan’s tenure, will no longer be mandated. She notes she will not enforce the change on diplomats who prefer grape juice. She is noted as a prominent Washington social figure.
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Dr. Cardoza
Brazil
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John W. Foster
Harrison
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Seeing Man Shot in Mexico 15 Mere Diversion
In Mexico City on Sept 19 Rafael Mesa, a 40 year old Mexican clerk turned counterfeiter, was led to execution for making counterfeit cartones. Amid crowds and with a priest at his side, Mesa faced a massed firing and a crowd awaiting the end, while his wife was spared. A message brought a reprieve moment before the final act.
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Three School Boys Win Prizes With Hogs
Washington report notes three dairy farmer sons from seven miles outside Ma- win prizes with hogs. The brief item highlights earnings and recognition for youth in agricultural projects.
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Washington, Rept
Bibb County Pig Club members grow funds through 4h style program
Department of Agriculture notes Bibb County Pig Club members, including two dairyman’s sons, opened bank deposits totaling over 150 dollars while in school. Members must exhibit a purebred pig and submit costed feed records to county agents. Many plans include fall exhibitions and additional deposits as pigs produce prize money.
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Execution in a Mexican town shocks onlookers
A crowd gathers as the execution of a man named Mesa unfolds after fifteen minutes of shouting. Soldiers finalize the sentence with a volley and a grace shot by Gonzales. The body remains at the police station as a warning, while a sobbing woman with three children watches.
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Baseball scores from yesterday's major leagues
National League results show Cincinnati 7 over St Louis 1 and New York 8 over Philadelphia 7. Boston 1-8 Pittsburgh. American League games list St Louis 8 over New York 1 and Detroit 2 over Cleveland 6. Philadelphia 2 over Boston 7. Federal League games include Buffalo 3 over Kansas City 1 and Pittsburgh 0 over Brooklyn 2 and Newark 0 over St Louis 3.
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Newark
War Threatens Ruin to Swiss Hotel Men
Swiss hotel keepers facing war induced tourism decline appeal to government for relief. They seek a state mortgage system on inn furniture and a two year postwar grace period for mortgage interest. About 4,000 hotels employ 43,000 people with a $5.6 million annual wage bill and large capital invested. Tourist spending in 1954 exceeded $100 million with separate costs for postage, telegrams, and communications.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Swiss Tourism and Trade Hit by War Expos at Berne
Officials at the National Exposition in Berne report railways for fare and freight plus customs duties yield a small balance, hotels and shops taking eight to two. English French German and American travelers accounted for 60 percent of Swiss tourism, with the 1914 war reducing hotel rates to 40 percent.
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Onva
Berne
Retelp
Information Wanted About L. T. Koch by Attorney Wright
Walter W. Wright of Wilsonville Illinois seeks information on the whereabouts of L. T. Koch former resident who left October 1 1914 for treatment leaving a wife and a son. Koch was said to have been in the area last June and followed blacksmithing as a trade.
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Walter W. Wright
Wilsonville, H
L. T. Koch
Treat
Sunday oe Lenter. Most metro politan pa ever published on Wyo
The fragment notes a Sunday insert and claims a record metropolitan page for Wyoming. The readable bits suggest a local newspaper feature or Sunday edition emphasis with notable urban content. Limited details prevent a precise event, publication date, or involved organizations.
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Wyoming
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