Youngest Mellon Brother Richard dies in Pittsburgh mansion
Richard Beatty Mellon, 75, banker and industrialist, died of pneumonia in Pittsburgh. He led the family fortune after Andrew Mellon’s withdrawal, shaping the Mellon empire and philanthropy. Survived by wife, four children, and brothers Andrew and James Ross. Funeral at the Mellon mansion with burial in Allegheny Cemetery.
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Former Madison Hotel Clerk Aubrey Metz Dies
Death reported from Patosi Missouri of Aubrey Metz former desk clerk at the Madison Hotel aged 56. Metz served long at the local hotel and was well known for his hotel connections across the state. He worked under Ben G. Vieth and later moved to the American Hotel in St. Louis. Funeral services planned for Sunday at Laddonia.
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Ford Dealer Wins Federal Contract
Henry Ford wins a federal contract for 700 trucks awarded to a Bethesda, Maryland Ford dealer after a long eligibility dispute tied to Ford Motor Company's NRA code signing. The Northwest Motor Company of Bethesda led bidders on 760 CCC trucks, but Ford dealers were ruled eligible despite later complications. Postmaster General Farley named Jesse A. Twyman acting postmaster at Triplet, Missouri.
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Tunney Dropped From Social Register in 1934 Edition
New York reports former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney, retired from Fistiana, still not listed in the 1934 social register. The omission follows the rule that spouses in marriages appear on entry, then may be dropped in subsequent years. Other notables such as Jack de Ruyter and Rhoda Tanner Doubleday also appear to be missing.
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Missouri Senate backs farm loan bill on grain storage certificates
The Missouri Senate approved a bill aligned with federal rulings to allow farmers to borrow against grain storage certificates. Passed 25 to 0, the measure, backed by Governor Park, moves to the house where a similar bill already passed. The plan creates state licensed warehouses and standardizes lending against storages. The article also notes Niagara Falls’ retreat rate and reveals the true name of Lewis Carroll as Charles L. Dodgson.
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Ruling could cost district 2700 in fees from nonresident students
Jefferson City school district faces about 2700 yearly loss as Attorney General McKittrick says incidental fees charged to nonresident students amount to tuition. The ruling declares such charges are not permissible, requiring districts to cover per pupil costs without extra monthly fees.
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First Lady Aids Unemployed Women at Warm Springs
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed about three thousand people near Warm Springs Foundation urging women to help find jobs for unemployed women under a civil works service program. She urged club women to support local efforts to create work and predicted significant progress in the next month or six weeks.
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St Louis Seeks Additional Federal Grants
The St Louis board of public service prepared an application for 516 853 dollars in extra federal grants for local improvement work. The program would total 2 188 458 dollars in St Louis with most of the 316 853 dollars going to street paving remodeling and enlargement at city institutions.
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Probe Opens After Third Mate Dies in Multistate Case
Authorities investigate the deaths of three former wives linked to Carl Wickman. In Albuquerque a woman identified as Wickman’s fourth wife, Donalda Chicoine Wickman, was killed in a hit-and-run. The Arizona death of Marie Burns Wickman, two months after their marriage, is reviewed for poisoning but poison in embalming fluid is disputed. Denver and Oklahoma inquiries continue into the fates of Rhoda Keith Wickman and Ming Moore, with no charges filed in yet unresolved cases.
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Local Option Limited to Drink Sales
Ye Kennett article discusses a proposed local option law allowing counties to hold elections on intoxicating liquor sales. Amendments permit counties outside city limits and each incorporated municipality to hold separate votes on whether to permit sale of intoxicating liquor or the drink.
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Fire damages four Morehouse business buildings
Investigation of a fire that yesterday caused about $20,600 damage to four Morehouse businesses is under way. The Tokio Theater Cameron's Café Smith's Café and Harry Gook's Shoe Shop were destroyed by flames with aid from the Sikeston fire department.
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Perpetual Jobless Soon to Be Known
Washington, Dec. 1 AP Harry L. Hopkins chief of the administration's emergency relief activities says the United States will soon learn its perpetual and employment road from Civil Works Administration results. He proposes 4 000 000 men on works to reveal true unemployment, noting 1 250 000 moved from relief to civil projects last week. He cites Alfred E. Smith and jokes about grapefruit juice as part of his remarks. Hopkins estimates normal unemployment at 2 000 000 to 3 000 000, and notes 1928 had 2 000 000 to 3 060 000 unemployed.
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Harry L. Hopkins
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Alfred E. Smith
New York
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U S Plans Large Scale Import of Foreign Liquor
The executive policy committee approved quotas for roughly 4,000,000 gallons of foreign liquors to be imported in two months after repeal, with a growth plan linked to reciprocal trade pacts. Quotas draw on 1910–14 averages, with the UK set near 600,000 gallons.
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Hanging machine ends its last man in Canon City
Walter Jones of Flint Michigan was hanged at the state penitentiary in Canon City Colorado tonight for the slaying of Hartford Johnson, a fellow traveler. The execution marked the last use of the state’s hanging device.
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