France Warned Lake Chad May Disappear
Paris dispatch reports a French Academy briefing by Gen. Jean Auguste Tho quition on Lake Chad’s potential vanishing. He notes the lake lost about one third of its area over 90 years and warns the Logone River may merge with the Chad’s waterways, reshaping the region. A commission proposal urges topo and hydrology experts to study threats and dam options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds Packard Parie
Nigeria
Haa Heer
Sete
Jean August Tho Quition
Espert
Lake Chad
Tillie
Madagascar
Tilha
Logone
Bend Rovers
Tale Ghat
Wayaal Desert
Chad
Governor Implements Merit System for Pennsylvania Employment Services
The governor explains the shift to merit appointments for state and federal employment services in Pennsylvania. Civil service exams occurred in September and October under federal supervision, with lists ready and full merit system expected soon. The move, praised by officials, aims to remove political influence and raise efficiency across the state’s employment offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Boar
United States Employment 1
Ice
Dtly
Miss Perkins
United States Employment Service
Unitil States Employment Service
W. Frank Persons
Federal Employment Service
Oliver C. Short
Maryland Employment Servic
Persons
W. B. Jones
Liquor Board
Federal
Department of Labor
Pennsylvani State
Washington
Tax Rebellion and Real Estate Tax Burden
The piece describes a national tax rebellion tied to property taxes, noting sharp opposition to new levies and bonds. It argues real estate bears 70 to 80 percent of the tax load, calls for burden redress, and cites proposed relief like home tax exemptions up to 5000 dollars as aligned with English practice and some U.S. communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Pittsburgh
Dinner Party in Paris Mirrors Pre-Revolution Luxuries
A lavish Paris dinner hosted by a wealthy American heiress and her ex prince guest recreates 150 years of royal excess. The 120 guests enjoy exotic settings, a renowned orchestra, orchids, chandeliers, and Moroccan-style dining, all at a rumored cost under 20,000 dollars, highlighting the era’s stark social contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Kiel
London
Byron Witte
Brussels
Waterloo
Princeling
India
New York
Barhaia
Savings clubs prosper as Thrift Clubs prepare big distribution
Christmas Thrift Clubs will soon distribute about 370 million dollars to 7,500 member savers. The distribution funds December and January spending for gifts and festivities and also helps pay taxes, insurance, medical bills, and debts. Local banks allow starting savings at any time with varied maturities, aiding budgeting for yearly expenses.
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Stark
Ena
Solvende
Hollywood stars rehearse lines with quirky methods
Nov 21 Hollywood feature notes how Sylvia Sidney writes lines while talking or having hair dressed. Gary Cooper paces and recites in a dressing room cage. Gary Grant rehearses with coat off and hat ready. Helen Mack performs with shoes off to focus. Katharine Hepburn and Lupe Ve Tez lie on the floor to learn. Randolph Scott relaxes with closed eyes as his mind grasps dialogue. Sidney Toler wears a dime in his ear for luck.
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Hollywood
Sylvia
Sidney
Gary Cooper
Gary Grant
Helen Mack
Katharine Hepburn
Lupe Ve Tez
Randolph Scott
Sidney Toler
Star Signals Octavine November 22 Horoscope Snippet
Horoscope notes misaligned dates and cautions about deceit and quarrels. Forecasts favor routine in the evening and a favorable financial period from November 2 to 12, 1995. Mentions banks ending thrift clubs and small savings encouraging Christmas deposits.
Quilting Comes Into High Fashion Coats and Dresses
Paris reports quilting moves beyond bedcovers into couture with Maggy Rouff presenting a quilted satin Moujik coat. Suits and accessories in brown, black, and green satin feature fur trims, satin revers, and diamond motifs. The Vicomtesse de Rochefort, Guiltitess de Salverte, and Touchess of Leeds are highlighted in varied quilted ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vicomtesse de Rochefort
Guiltitess de Salverte
Leeds
Tollay
Funeral of Mrs Henry Stenman
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Stenman were held at her Spring Creek home Tuesday at 2 30 PM, with Rev A Hook of Corry Baptist Church officiating. A large gathering attended, singing by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Thomas. Interment followed at West Spring Creek cemetery beside numerous relatives and friends.
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Henry Stenman
Spring Creek Township
A. Hook
Corry Baptist Church
Lloyd Thomas
West Spring Creek Cemetery
Homer Manley
Tulian Belding
George Apthorp
Jay Apthorp
Ora Mitchell
Creomulsion Promises Quick Help Against Colds
A vintage ad-like note touts Creomulsion as a fast relief for lingering coughs and colds. Claims it is powerful yet harmless, pleasant to take, and contains no narcotics, with a money-back offer if symptoms remain unrelieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creomulsjon
Creomulson
New Deal’s tangled web of agencies described in detail
An Albany divagation outlines the vast network of Roosevelt era bodies shaping recovery. The National Emergency Council leads a web including the National Resources Board the Emergency Administration and dozens of commissions banks and boards such as the Export Import Banks the SEC the FAA and TVA with related subsidiaries and subordinate agencies from Farm Credit to Public Works to Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
National Emergency Council
Calmeil
National Resources Board
Executive Council
Emergency Council
National Labor Relations Boat
Export-Import Banks
Second Export- Import Bank
National Recovery Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Pedera Home Loan Bank Board
Petera Housing Admistration
Steel Labor Relations Board
Federal Coordinator of Transportation
Foeign Trade
Batergency Conservation Corps
Emergency Administration of Public Works
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Ascatial Control Administration
Central Statistical Board
Pefloral Communications Commission
Securities and Exchanges Commission
Federal Aviation Commission
Warm Credit Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The
Commodity Credit Corporation
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Federal Savings Aid Loan Insance Corporation
Federal Surphis Relief Corporation
Lie Electric Home and Farm Authority
Tennessee Valley Associated Co-operatives, Inc
Kane Area Nine approves eighty workers for two projects
Nov 21 final approval covers eighty laborers for 18 weeks in Kane. One project at Kane High School athletic field uses 20 workers for 12 weeks to pave 4050 feet of road from East Kane to a Kane Lamont intersection, while a second 60 worker project covers 12 weeks. Ralph Hilborn named area controller for Area Nine finances. A local Armory redecorating crew began yesterday with seven weeks left.
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Kane
Rebel “Area
Kane High School
East Kane
Lamont
Ralph Hilborn
Hug Bean
Area Comptroller
Area Nine
Relief and Works Division
Armory
Father and Son Banquet at United Brethren Church
Arrangements are under Arch Patton as general chairman for the Otterbein Brotherhood. The father and son banquet will be in the dining room of the United Brethren church on Friday evening at 6:30 o’clock. Wives of committee members will serve the dinner. C L Henton chairs entertainment with Lyle Thomas banquet chairman. Plans aim for a most successful and enjoyable affair. Also noted: three Bowdoin college students copying cemetery tombstone inscriptions in Brunswick, Me., to replace town property damaged by fire.
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Arch Patton
Father and Son
Hannel
Te Otterbein Brotherhood
United Brethrent
Ghrist
C. L. Henton
Lyle Thomas
Thombstones Aid
Ibrunswige
Bowilai College
Twenty Years Ago Ag Taken from Journal Files
Trains on the Tenovo division of the Pennsylvania Railroad were delayed by a wreck near Lock Haven with through trains arriving after midnight. A resident’s son Lyle Merry, studying agriculture at Ames, was seriously injured and hospitalized. Mrs George Peet broke and dislocated her left arm at home last week. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Clayton McGray on Thursday evening. Turkeys are plentiful for Thanksgiving dinners with few market delays. The city street department and five plows are active for winter. About three hundred tickets sold for the Armbry Thanksgiving Eve ball and concert.
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Tenovo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lock Haven
George Peet
Buellil Street
Chief Paulson
Stanford Hose Company
Armbry
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France
Harrisburg
Hollywood Ee
A. Mf
Woitiie
Interior
Federal Subsistence Homesteads Corporation
Petroleum Administrative Board
Department of Agriculture
Agricutctural Adjustment Administration
A.B
Howard Merry
Lyle
Ames
Clayton McGray
Tiocal
Vogill
Caracul
Beaver
Frank C.chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Corry, Penn
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