The Age Opinion on Boulder Dam Power Price
The Age argues against a 0.12 mill increase per kilowatt hour for Boulder Dam power, warning it could delay dam construction. It urges keeping prices low to attract power, spur development, and boost state wealth through local use. It notes allocations and revenue implications for Nevada and neighboring states, and calls for a broader regional conference.
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Boulder Dam
Nevada
Interior Department
Wilbur
Associated Rose
Aire
Evenue
Acta
Arizona
Year End Review of World Finance by Elmer C Walzer
United Press financial editor Elmer C Walzer surveys the 1929 stock market crash, its causes, and the year’s record prices, with analysis of the panic, the Fed’s actions, Hatry’s London failure, Boston Edison, investment trusts, and Hoover era responses shaping 1930 prospects, noting how confidence steadied and markets recovered after a severe decline.
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Elmer C. Walzer
Stock Exchange
Dow
James Company
Unitedates
United Press
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Vanced
Bank of England
New York
Hatry
London
Hatry Company
Massachusetts Public Serviceommission
Boston Edison Company
Boston Edison
Adams Navy Report Reads Like Ship Log and Seafaring Tale
The first annual report of Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams is described as ship-shape and Bristol-fashion with nautical flair. It notes that Adams and assistants took office in 1929 and began tours ashore and afloat, framing a fiscal year summary in a maritime tone.
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Waswung
Charles Francis Adams
Secretary of the Navy
Jahncke
Ingalls
Adams
Admiral Hughes
Commodore Adams
Congress
Navy
Juarez Boy Spanks Dad in Domestic Case
A Juarez, Mexico born youth Frederico Guerrero claimed his manhood by spanking his father after years of harsh discipline. The incident ended with the youth jailed on a charge of assault as the elder was stunned and staggered from the house toward the police.
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EL Paso
Tex
Cecil
U.P
Frederico Guerrero
Juarez
Mexi
Frederico
Call for decisive conference to advance Hoover era program
The speaker warns against delays in the upcoming conference and stresses the need for spokesmen with balanced judgment not doctrinaires. He insists Boulder Dam will be built and any delay would hinder Hoover's plan to stimulate industry and stabilize business nationwide. He urges timely action and accountability for those chosen to represent their states and communities.
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A. Evening Express
Overnor Phillips
Wilbur
Arizona
Boulder Dam
California
Nevada
Tary Wilbur
Washington
Hoover
Brain traits cited as man's superior edge
Dr Leland B Alford surveys brain features marking human superiority over apes and other hominid links. He traces size, regional development, and cortex texture from Piltdown to Neanderthal comparisons, noting folds, complexity, and infant development patterns in shaping intelligence. Nearby notes report robins delaying migration in Montana and a renamed city for postal use in Stamboul.
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Leland B. Alford
Elliott Smith
London
Java
Africa
Twelve Christmas Deaths in L A
Los Angeles records show twelve deaths from holiday traffic and 289 victims treated at Georgia Receiving Hospital over 48 hours. Among the fatalities is 18 year old Dorothy Maurkami who released brakes on a blocking car and was struck as it rolled downhill.
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Los Angeles
Georgia Receiving Hospital
Dorothy Maurkumi
Coeds Banned From Carleton College Sports Association
Northfield Minnesota December 27 Twenty eight coeds have been barred from new membership in the Carleton college athletic association by a faculty committee. To qualify women students must earn at least 100 points in sports to join.
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Northfield
Minn
U.P
Carleton College Athletic Association
Association
Names List Emerges From Hiram House Register
Cleveland December 27 report reveals the social settlement’s register lists children with unusual names. A widow named Ca boose Jackson christened her son after Tennessee Iron and Coal Jackson’s death. Other boys include Dairy Lunch and Virgin Mary’s friend Log Cabin. Girls feature Vaseline Malaria and Queen Esther among others.
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Cleveland
U.h
Tennessee Iron and Coal
Jackson
Caboose Jackson
Register
Hiram House
Virgin Mary
King Solomon
Dairy Lunch
Oldham Bacon
Elijah Denkeye
Joshua Moses
Pictorial Review
Johnson
Erie Canal
Admiral Dewey
General Les
Munsing Underwear
Major Calhoun
Mary Christmas
Pearl Cotton
Etta Bird
Students Sing Anthem To Thwart Budapest Police Action
In Budapest on December 27 a band of protesting students sang the Hungarian national anthem while marching to block arrests. Police stood at attention as the anthem continued, unable to seize the demonstrators amid the crowd and chants.
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Budapest
Four Perfect Bridge Hands in Youngstown Club
Four perfect bridge hands were dealt at a Big Ten club party in Youngstown Ohio on December 27. Howard Sutton a Penn State graduate and engineer saw 13 diamonds in his hand and laid down his cards. His partner Dr W J McCarthy a dentist received all clubs. M W Jacobs a shoe merchant had all hearts and his partner Paul Dingledy a Illinois engineering graduate held all spades.
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Youngstown
U.P
Big Ten
Howard Sutton
Ohio State University
Penn-Ohio Electric Co
W. J. McCarthy
Sutton
M. W. Jacobs
Paul Dingledy
University of Illinois School of Engineering
Divorce Wine Devotee Would Divorce Wife
MILWAUKEE December 27 Jacob Phillip loves wine. He makes and drinks it while his wife Anna argues in circuit court that his spending, production, and solitary consumption amount to a fault justifying divorce.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Jacob Phillip
Jacob
Anna Phillip
Anna
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