Prohibition Enforcement Lectures Improve Agent Methods
Secretary Mellon reported that agents nationwide received lectures on proper and lawful enforcement methods, with new instructions on citizen rights and search warrants. He noted Treasury operations are stabilizing and more effective, aiding enforcement and increasing risks for violators. In fiscal 1929 agents arrested 66,878 people and seized automobiles valued at $2,879,012.
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Washington
Mellon
Congress
Treasury Department
Prohibition
Prohibition Bureau Shifts Toward Civil Service Appointments
The report notes the prohibition bureau moving under civil service, with future agent appointments to follow. It credits policy restricting industrial alcohol to national needs for reducing bootleg diversion, cites a rise in industrial alcohol production from new uses, and records 5,193 narcotics violations and 83,789 ounces seized or purchased as evidence.
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Prohibition Bureau
Civil Service
Scarlet Fever In Davidson County Rises
Lexington reports to the county health department a slight increase in scarlet fever cases across the county. Seven adult patients aged 21 to 40 are among the current cases, with many affected children and teens. Diphtheria cases are present and new reportable diseases, including pneumonia pellagra septic sore throat and influenza, added under state health laws though not quarantinable.
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Lexington
Public Works Outlay Rise Aids Jobs As Mellon Seeks More Funds
Washington reports federal public building program cost 30 million in 1929 with total eight year plan at 237 million. Mellon plans to ask Congress to greatly increase outlay to speed construction and create employment, noting 58 million allotted outside DC and 47.9 million inside DC this year.
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District of Columbia
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Supreme Court
Department of Commerce
Internal Revenue Bureau
Hoover requests 1931 public buildings fund totaling 380 million
President Hoover urged Congress to approve 50.5 million to advance the public building program in 1931 plus a 5 million supplemental for other construction. The package covers multiple sites including post offices courthouses and offices in Asheville Atlanta Baltimore Greensboro Hartsville Kingsport Memphis New Bern Salisbury Savannah Spartanburg Washington and more with a total estimated cost of 380.5 million and acquisitions of triangle properties in Washington at 7 million.
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Hoover
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N. C
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S. C
Kingsport
Tenn
Memphis
Customs House
New Bern
Salisbury
Court House
Lexington Health Campaign Aims to Prevent Epidemics
Lexington plans a health campaign organized by the chamber of commerce to improve health conditions and reduce losses from diseases. Mayor Sink has endorsed the effort.
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Lexington
Chamber of Commerce
Sink
Commercial Failures in Fifth District Drop to October Lows
Richmond December 4 The Fifth federal reserve district reported 91 commercial failures in October with liabilities totaling 1 066 027 dollars. The count rose from September but was the smallest October since 1919 for liabilities and among the lowest since 1923 for monthly totals outside September 1923.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve District
Fifth Federal Reserve Bank
Bayer Aspirin Gargle for Sore Throat Relief
A home remedy article promotes gargling a quarter glass of water with two Bayer Aspirin tablets to ease sore throats and tonsillitis. It claims Bayer aspirin reduces infection and relieves headaches, neuralgia, neuritis, and lumbago, calling Bayer the genuine trademark.
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Bayer
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