New Orleans Tarpon Rodeo Attracts Broad City Crowd
The New Orleans Tarpon Club reports 250 entrants from taxi drivers to manufacturers in its annual city limits rodeo. Prizes total $2,000, entry costs $1 plus a $1 license. anglers fish July to September inside a seven mile railroad bridge area. Tarpon weigh up to 200 pounds and can take 30 to 45 minutes to boat, with some fights lasting hours. Women have won prizes in past years, including notable incidents and a humorous rescue of modesty during a 1947 event.
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Miss Culligan
Savings Claims and Real Costs in Governor Kerr Scott Era
North Carolina Governor Kerr Scott touts five million dollars in annual savings from tightened spending, but critics question the figure and point to rising costs. State appropriations for postage, travel, and supplies rose, with executive, budget, and contract divisions expanding significantly under Scott. Interest earnings on funds fall short of claims, while new debt and bond interest add to costs. officials credit treasurer Hodges for fund safety.
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Juarez Doctor to Get New Iron Lung For Polio Victims
Juarez physician Dr M Garciagodoy will receive two advanced iron lungs from Republic Steel Co of Massillon Ohio. The devices will cost 15000 dollars each and feature heart and lung sound amplification a brain wave recorder a geiger counter and other refinements. Built in a garage the project aims to improve breathing naturalness for polio patients and may debut at the AMA convention in New York this November.
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Juarez
Mexico
Republic Steel Co
Massillon
Ohio
M. Garciagodoy
Garciagodoy
Rio Grande River
el Paso
Tex
J. Portis
Virgil Whitmer
Drug Addict Test Found Workable In New Orleans
In New Orleans the police and Coroner Chetta report narcotics tests on suspects. Blood or urine samples yield a blue violet color for addicts, with on the spot qualitative tests by two officers and follow up quantitative checks by Chetta’s lab. A color-marked number on the arm and a camera record aid court proof. Marijuana tests rely on a leaf hair and pocket checks. Traffic up, teen addicts rising, and 3200 taxi drivers may face addiction tests or license loss by year end.
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New Orleans
New Oreans
Nicholas
Chetta
Edward J. Ireland
Parking Fine Brings How of Protest
A Minneapolis sailor fined four dollars for parking in a military zone behind his workplace received a suspended sentence after he argued that permits were issued only to officers who start late, women who park to shop, and civilian physicians who earn twenty five dollars a day and park only briefly.
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Minneapolis
Cabinet Members Paid 22500 Annually
The article notes that cabinet members receive an annual salary of 22500 dollars. No additional context or names are provided in the readable text.
Counterfeiters Dunk To Get Old Look
In St Louis on September 8 UP reports Leo Smugai head of the Secret Service bureau says counterfeiters shape fake notes by rough handling. They dunk bills in coffee to imitate the aged appearance and smell.
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ST. Louis
Leo Smugai
Secret Service Bureau
Colorado Peaks Surpass 14K and 10K Foot Elevations
Colorado reports 51 mountains exceed 14,000 feet and 121,500 peaks surpass 10,000 feet, highlighting the state's extreme elevations and extensive high terrain across numerous ranges.
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Colorado
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