Cotton Tariffs and State Revenues Revisions
Revised freight rates on cotton in the south were recommended to the interstate commerce commission by Examiner G H Mattingly. In the southwest rates would be more numerous and groupings allowed. Mobile urged joint rail and water rates and through rates to eastern destinations. In North Carolina revenue for November was about normal. October saw $1.81 million from corporation taxes, with overall income tax and license collections remaining strong.
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Washington
South
Interstate Commerce Commission
G. H. Mattingly
Examiner
Southwest
Mobile
New Orleans
Texas
Mattingly
Catton
Louisiana
Cooperative Cotton Grower Associations
Arkansas
North Carolina
Georgia
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arizona
South Carolina
The
American Cotton Growers Exchange
Raleigh
A. J. Maxwell
Maxwell
Chicago Live Stock Market Receipts and Prices
Chicago livestock figures show cattle receipts at 1000 with active demand for yearling and light steers, heavy steers up to 15.50, top yearlings around 16.00, and many loads 15.50 to 16.25. Sheep receipts 1000 include feeding-station doubles and 2000 direct with native lambs 13.50, fat lambs 12.75 to 13.25, and feeding lambs 12.00 to 12.50. Hog receipts 7900, including 2500 direct, market weak to lower with top at 9.40 and consolidation across 9.00 to 9.40 for various weights.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report
Liverpool cotton market shows higher spot prices with American grades leading. Notable quotes include American strict good middling 10.42 and futures steady with December 9.27 and January 9.35, as 5 000 bales traded with 3 000 from American origins.
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Liverpool
Bremen to break speed record with holiday gifts voyage
The Bremen, holder of the trans Atlantic speed record, will depart December 14 carrying the year end gifts to reach the other side by Christmas.
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New York
Santa Claus
Bremen
Flashes Of Life and Fashion Notes From New York
In New York under freezing skies Mrs. Emily Davies Thayer formerly Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt was seen on Park Avenue in hatless coatless attire. She commented that her philosophy is one of simplicity as onlookers shivered. Also in New York beachwear trends surfaced with long skirts returning for summer and palm beach outfits at a society charity event featuring oversized beach pajamas and tennis ensembles with minimal sun protection.
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New York
Emily Davies Thayer
Wiliam H. Vanderbilt
Park Avenue
Palm Beach
Red Snow in Colorado Scented by Watermelon
Reports explain red snow on the Arapahoe glacier as a tiny algae growth producing a crimson tinge and a faint watermelon scent when crossed. The phenomenon is nonprecipitated and tied to algae-like organisms rather than falling snow.
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Colorado
Denver
Arapahoe Glacier
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountains
Colo
United States
St Andrews Society Of Charleston Marks 200th Anniversary
Charleston notes the 200th anniversary of the St Andrews Society of Charleston founded in 1729. Originating with 34 Scotsmen the charity and social body grew to 200 members with a long history tied to Broad Street hall, wars, and revival.
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Charleston
St. Andrews Society
S. C
South Carolina
St. Andrews Society of
America
St. Andrews
South
Broad Street
Wanderwells Travel Diary Unearthed From Seven-Year Journey
The couple known as Alpha Wander and her husband Walter wandered through 43 countries over seven years. Their travels included odd meals such as mashed bananas and elephant fat. They purchased the venture second hand for fifty dollars.
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Alpha Wanderwell
Walter
Wanderwells
Wheat Market Reverses Sharp Gains Amid December Delivery Hopes
Chicago grain notes a late heat market rally lifting prices more than 7 cents a bushel from Tuesday levels. Wheat moved from downtrend to strong close up 2 to 2.5 cents, corn rose 0.5 to 1.5 cents, oats gained 0.5 to 7.5 cents, while provisions varied with small declines to small advances.
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John PL Boughan
Associated Press
Chicago
New Orleans Cotton Holds Steady Amid Quiet Start
The New Orleans cotton market opened quiet and steadied after Liverpool cables fell. Early trades showed little change, with January at 1726 and March 1752, while May reached 1785. Prices narrowed as shorts covered and overall futures closed with a small net decline of 7 to 10 points.
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New York
Liverpool
P.C
Muskogee Home Town Of Several Grid Stars
Muskogee has sent multiple football players to major colleges. At Stanford Bill Moffatt leads the Pacific Coast conference in scoring. John Parks captains Wisconsin. Adna Cole plays end and tackle for Dartmouth, Sam Richards is a Notre Dame tackle, and Leslie Wald stars at fullback for Washington University in St Louis.
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Muskogee
Okla
Pacific Coast
Bill Mofatt
Stanford
Wisconsin
John Parks
Badgers
Adna Cole
Dartmouth
Sam Richards
Notre Dame
Leslie Wald
Photograph Wires To Aid Piano Tune
In Worcester Massachusetts photographs capture piano wire vibrations used to refine piano making. A microphone records the sound while vibrations are transferred to photographic plates by light and a mirror to study frame rigidity and wire pull.
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Worcester
Mass
United States
Record Grand National crowd in Buenos Aires derby race
More than 590000 spectators filled the Buenos Aires venue for the Argentine derby, the Grand National race described as the largest crowd in the event's history.
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Buenos Aires
Idaho Meets Hawaii in Christmas Honolulu Clash
The University of Idaho football team will face the University of Hawaii eleven in a game scheduled in Honolulu during the Christmas holiday period.
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Idaho
Hawaii
University of Idaho
University of Hawaii
Honolulu
Soap pieces make a simple homemade shampoo
Melt the soap pieces with water then mix in olive oil and store in a bottle. The mixture yields an excellent shampoo.
Rivers and harbors progress shows expansion of cheap transport
The 1929 annual report of the secretary of war highlights continued improvement in rivers and harbors for navigation. It notes rapid progress on the intra-coastal waterway from Atlantic to Gulf ports, the Cape Cod canal operating since 1928, and the Norfolk to Beaufort area nearing completion.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of War
Chief of Engineers
War Department
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Cape Cod Canal
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
New York Bay
Delaware River
Norfolk
Beaufort Inlet
N. C
Sounds
North Carolina
Beaufort
Cape Fear River
St. Johns River
Fla
Charleston
S. C
Jacksonville
Miami
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Chocolate Frosting Delights Home Made Custard Pie
A home made custard pie frosted with chocolate stands out as one of the world’s tastiest desserts. The article praises rich cream pies with glossy chocolate topping.
Mrs. Esther E. Brown 21 Dies After Yearlong Illness
Mrs. Esther Elizabeth Brown 21 died at 116 West Willis Street after about a year of illness. She was born August 23, 1908 in Randolph County, daughter of E. L. and Vin Cannon Wood. Survived by parents, husband C. F. Brown, four brothers Odis Colen Baxter Warren Wood and sister Eula May Wood. Service at the Wood home Sunday at 2 pm conducted by Elder Samuel McMillan and Rev. Aycock, with funeral at Main Street M E Church and interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Esther Elizabeth Brown
West
Willis Street
E. L
Vincannon Wood
Randolph County
CC. F. Brown
Odis
Colen
Baxter
Warren Wood
High Point
Eula May Wood
Franklin Street
Samuel McMillan
Aycock
South Main Street
M. E. Church
Main Street M. E. Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Mull To Retain His Party Post
Odus M. Mull named executive counsel by Governor Gardner to replace Judge N A Townsend and will also remain chairman of the state democratic committee. Townsend resigned to return to private law practice. Mull takes office December 15 after Townsend’s departure.
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Raleigh
Odus M. Mull
Gardner
N. A. Townsend
State Democratic Committee
Mull
Shelby
Townsend
Notre Dame Style Guides St Louis Football Coaches
Notre Dame style is followed by St Louis University in football with Hank Anderson Chile Walsh and Christy Flanagan guiding the Bil likens. Former Trish stars contribute as coaches to the squad.
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Notre Dame
St. Louis University
Hank” Anderson
Chile
Walsh
Christy Flanagan
Trish
The
Billikens
Pirates Star Pie Traynor to be Treated for Ailment
Pie Traynor star third baseman of the Pittsburgh Pirates will be examined and treated during winter months for a mysterious spinal ailment that kept him out of the team for several weeks in the 1929 season.
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Traynor
Pie Traynor
Pittsburgh Pirates
Don't Neglect the Boy's Room
An old style column advises mothers to refresh a boy's room to protect furniture and floors from wear. It notes boys resist feminine decor, but stresses refinishing floors, repainting walls, and a sturdy bed as key steps. A well cared for space may boost a boy's quiet pride.
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Marks
Hawley Predicts Early Tax Slash in 1929 Relief
Washington reports Chairman Hawley of the Ways and Means Committee predicted the House will adopt a resolution authorizing a 160.6 million tax reduction on 1929 incomes before the end of the first week of the session. He said hearings would be brief as administration and party leaders favor swift action. Senate leaders aim to expedite passage with unanimous consent if possible.
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Washington
Hawley
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Senate
Mellon
Will of Jacob L. McCrary Filed for Probate in Lexington
The will names Mrs. Carrie L. McCrary as sole life beneficiary with the estate valued around 20 000 dollars. After her death, the estate is to be divided equally among the deceased’s five sons and the minor children of his deceased daughter. A codicil, dated 1929, revokes shares for any claimant against the estate.
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Lexington
Navy
Jacob Lindsay McCrary
Carrie L. McCrary
Leroy Morgan
Ernestine Morgan
He Prefers Nice Warm Penitentiary
George Ferguson, 80, with 52 years in prison, prefers confinement to life outside. After being told he would leave Joliet, he wrote the Auburn prison warden saying parole violations occurred under an assumed name. Auburn officers met him at Joliet, and Ferguson said he would be lost free and praised Auburn but still preferred Joliet.
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Chicago
George Ferguson
Joliet Penitentiary
Ferguson
Auburn, N. Y
Auburn
Joliet
Youth Is Better After Shooting
Penn Thomas, 17, son of T. P. Thomas of Winston-Salem, N C, was recovering in a Florence hospital from accidental shotgun wounds received during a bird hunting trip near Timmonsville. His condition was reported satisfactory. The elder Thomas, proprietor of a local warehouse, was accompanying his son for a few days of hunting.
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Florence
S. C
Penn Thomas
T. P. Thomas
Winston-Salem
N. C
Timmonsville
Thomas
Vare to Appear in Capital Next Week
Senator elect William S. Vare announced plans to travel to Washington to appear before the Senate in his defense against the Norris resolution barring him for alleged excessive campaign expenditures. He will leave Philadelphia Sunday and set up headquarters in his Senate office building suite.
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Philadelphia
William S. Vare
Washington
Senate
Norris
Polishing Advice for Steel Knives with Wax Floor Polish
A tip suggests keeping steel knives sharp by lightly feeding them with wax floor polish after thorough scouring. The guidance emphasizes a polishing method to maintain edge and shine.
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William Green
William L. Hutcheson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Matthew Wall
William J. McSorley
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