New Orleans Prepares Major Midwinter Speed Boat Meet
Preparations continue for a major mid winter speed motor boat carnival in New Orleans from February 15 to 18 on Lake Pontchartrain. The Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association sponsors the event with entries including Miss America Gar Wood and Miss Chicago Sheldon Clark among teams from Peoria Muscatine Houston and Los Angeles. New Orleans entries include Miss Dubonet Speed King of the South and Demon Rum as the two and a half mile laps are marked along the West Yacht Club course.
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New Orleans
United States
America
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Southern Yacht Club
Gar Wood
Chicago
Commodore Sheldon Clark
Chicago Yacht Club
Peoria
Muscatine
Houston
Quincy
Evenston
Los Angeles
Demon Rum
Miss Cadillac
Lake Pontchartrain
West Yacht Club
More Stills in Franklin Seized in Virginia Raid
Federal prohibition agents report seizure of two large distilleries and 4000 gallons of beer in Franklin County Virginia. A raid by dry forces followed a prior operation, as authorities push to make the county entirely dry. One outfit held 250 gallon capacity and the other 300 gallons.
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Franklin County
Virginia
R. B. Sams
North Carolina
Virinia
Man Charged Over Licensure to Wed Stepdaughter
London reports Henry Stearn aged 63 is charged with making false statements to obtain a marriage license to wed his stepdaughter claiming a dying wish from his wife.
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London
Henry Stearn
Stearn
Alma Manufacturing to Erect Large Factory and Dry Kiln
Charles B. Hayworth announces Alma Manufacturing Co will replace the old site at West High and Grimes with a new 64 by 150 foot three story factory. The Alma Furniture Co aims to double dining room suite capacity while operations continue. A dry kiln is planned to handle increased production.
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Charles B. Hayworth
Alma Manufacturing Co
West High
Grimestreets
Hayworth
Alma Furniture Co
The World Owes You a Living, Yet You Must Prove It
A concise motivational line stating that life grants opportunity but expects effort in return. It emphasizes personal responsibility and proactive achievement to earn rewards from society.
Case dismissed after license check clears in police court
Srnest Siler was bailed into police courts today for lacking a license number on his automobile but the defendant had applied for a license and the case was dismissed. No other cases were tried today.
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Srnest Siler
Bolshevism For Blacks Missionaries Reported to Africa
Soviet influenced mentors from Moscow allegedly arrive in the interior to spread bolshevist doctrine. American negroes are said to be trained in Moscow to act as bolshevist emissaries here according to current report.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Moscow
Treasures Sold Pass Through Warbin Manchuria
Thousands of dollars in Russian treasure looted from churches move through Warbin in Manchuria as Bolshevist emissaries misappropriate it. A heavy mitre of embossed gold studded with opals has just been sold locally.
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Warbin
Manchuria
China
Danish to establish four radio stations in Greenland
Copenhagen reports the Danish government will set up four radio stations in Greenland to keep inhabitants connected with the world, signaling a push to improve communication in the frozen territory.
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Radio Vor
Greenland
Copenhagen
Young Thief Sentenced for Cemetery Theft in London
London report states John Smith aged 18 was sentenced to three months in prison for stealing a gravestone and three shrubs from a local cemetery. The case highlights rising vandalism and property crimes in urban cemeteries.
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London
John Smith
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