Treasury posts $34.01 per ounce gold price for fifth day
The U S government maintains a 34 01 an ounce price for newly mined domestic gold as it finalizes plans for mid December financing operations to meet 727 million dollars in government maturities on December 15. Exchange subscriptions for the fourth Liberty loan show strong demand totaling over 906 million dollars. Over 25 million in new bonds were paid for with fourth Liberty bonds not yet redeemed.
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Washington
Treasury
London
RFC
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve
Louisiana Receives Emergency Relief Grant
Washington December 6 Harry L Hopkins announced grants for unemployment relief in December. Louisiana receives 1 million dollars along with North Carolina 750 thousand South Carolina 1 million Arkansas 500 thousand Mississippi 1 million and Puerto Rico 200 thousand. Total nationwide relief allotments reach 300 million plus to date. Poisonous snakes are immune to the venom of one another.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
North Carolina
South Carolina
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Puerto Rico
Hopkins
Certain Relief For Athlete's Foot
A promotional note claims Tetterine cures athlete's foot and other skin diseases like ringworm and eczema. It promises a cooling sensation on contact and a full cure within days, with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
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tAdr
Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine Cold Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine as a complete internal treatment for colds. It claims it opens the bowels fights germs and fever relieves head ache and strengthens the system. Sold by druggists for 50 cents.
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Grove
Lion Trainer Delivers Daring Lion Attack Act on DeSiard Street
Capt Dan Riley, wild animal trainer, headlines a show on DeSiard Street for Twin City P T A under VFW, featuring Capt Jack Lorenzo entering a steel arena and placing his head in a full grown African lion's mouth. Daily shows run 10 am to 11 pm this week at the T John building.
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Dan Riley
DeSiard Street
Twin City
Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jack Lorenzo
Nero
T. John
Presbyterian Men Meet Friday Night at Church Annex
The First Presbyterian church will host its regular monthly men's meeting Friday at 6 15 PM in the church annex. Rev Lloyd O Neal Bastrop pastor will speak and a Bas Trop church men s club delegation will attend. Leon Hammonds directs a musical program as plans unfold for a Winnsboro gathering with Rev W F O Kelley of Minden addressing delegations from northeast Louisiana and about 150 men expected.
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First Presbyterian Church
Lloyd O'Neal
Presbyterian Church of
Winnsboro
W. F. O'Kelley
Minden
Louisiana
Funeral services held for C P White long resident of Homer
C P White 66 a well known Homer merchant florist and lifelong resident died at his home after two weeks illness from heart trouble. Funeral services were at the Methodist church with burial in Arlington cemetery. Survived by widow three sons Claud Clyde Jr and Serpell White and three grandchildren Philip Lay Betty Joe White and Louise Lay.
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Co. P. White
Homer
C. P. White
Methodist Church
Arlington Cemetery
Claud, Clyde, Jr
Serpell White
Philip Lay
Betty Joe White
Louise Lay
Monroe
Bus Overturn Injures Twenty Near Prentiss Mississippi
Twenty school children were slightly hurt when a school bus overturned near Prentiss Mississippi at Oakvale. One child was hospitalized in Columbia but no serious injuries were reported. Authorities said the bus overturned after breaking a radius rod.
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Prentiss, Miss
Oakvale
Here
Columbia
Electric Storm Strikes Monroe
Weather observer reported 2.17 inches of rain in 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday. Ouachita river rose to 146 feet, up 0.1 foot. Temps reached 81 and dipped to 47. The body of Smith remained in Monroe morgue awaiting relatives, with interment planned in a Monroe cemetery pending arrangements.
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Ouachita
Smith
Monroe
Nation wide liquor repeal meets mixed state reactions
States show varied responses as repeal takes effect. Colorado and Wisconsin restrict licenses and sales while Rhode Island quickly exhausts supply. New York, California, and Nevada report differing implementations with governors and legislatures acting to align laws. The federal government restructures the Prohibition unit into an Alcohol Beverage unit as Roosevelts proclamations end Prohibition.
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Rado
Arizona
California
Washington
Louisiana
New York
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
New Mexico
Nevada
Montana
Oregon
Maryland
Rhode Island
Colorado
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Utah
John Barleycorn
New Jersey
Moore
Carolinas
Roosevelt
William Phillips
Republic
Justice Department
Alcohol Beverage Unit
Prohibition Agencies Reorganized Under Revenue Bureau
The Bureau of Industrial Alcohol merges into the Internal Revenue Bureau. About 1,200 prohibition agents will enforce revenue laws in wet states and assist local officers in dry states during the transition.
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Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
Internal Revenue Bureau
Repeal Proclamation Ends Certain Levies
President Roosevelt’s proclamation of repeal ends numerous federal taxes under the recovery act. New special liquor levies to be set after joint hearings by Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees, with rates to rise on alcohol and related products. Gasoline tax and corporate levies also slated to end or adjust by January 1, 1934, under the proclamation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committees
Polar Quakes Rare North of Arctic Circle
A 25 year study found only ten earthquakes north of the Arctic Circle, suggesting polar regions are comparatively immune to seismic danger. The finding highlights unusually low activity in these extreme latitudes and informs risk assessments for northern territories.
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Polar
Arctic Circle
Louisiana Hires Warehouse Receipts Plan For Farmers
Louisiana farmers may secure federal loans on crops like rice hay through licensed warehouse receipts issued by the Louisiana Warehouse Commission. The plan, similar to bonded warehouse cotton receipts, aims to help growers access Commodity Credit Corporation loans and stabilizes prices. Commissioner Harry D. Wilson’s return to the capital is awaited for further details.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana Warehouse Commission
J. W. Bateman
Bateman
Commodity Credit Corporation
Warehouse Commission
M. W. Scanlon
Church Point
Emile H. Andrus
Lake Arthur
Oscar K. Allen
Scanlon
Andrus
James F. Seip
Seek League Reform Under Way in Europe Capitals
Rome reports that discussions have begun in major European capitals to reform the League of Nations. The move comes after high level talks in diplomatic circles and signals a push for broader or revised international cooperation. The Associated Press notes the conversations are at initial stages with no concrete agreement yet.
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Rome
Associated Press
Europe
League of Nations
Beauty honors won by Jane Harmon at Kansas State College
Jane Harmon of Plainfield New Jersey was adjudged the most beautiful co ed on the Kansas State college campus in the campus beauty honors contest.
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Jane Harmon
Plainfield
N. J
Kansas State College
Associated Press
Christmas Plans For Monroe Welfare Group
Mrs. Jonas Selig, president, calls a 10 a m Friday meeting of the Monroe Welfare Association to plan Good Fellows activities and form committees to visit homes of children who wrote to Santa Claus. All members urged to attend. Also notes six states have death penalty for kidnapping.
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Jonas Selig
Monroe Welfare Association
Santa Claus
Lions Club Group 2 to Hold Banquet in Farmerville
Group No 2 of the Lions clubs of North Louisiana meets at 17 30 Wednesday night in Farmerville for a banquet with Mone roe Dubach and Oak Grove clubs as guests of honor. About 125 persons expected. A B Clarkson president Monroe club announced. A similar banquet was held here months ago.
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Lions Clubs
North Louisiana
Farmerville
Moneroe
Dubach
Oak Grove
A. B. Clarkson
Monroe
Assault with pipe wounds Mrs. Webb in Emporia yard
An assailant struck Mrs. Frank Webb with a three inch pipe in a back yard in Emporia. The clothes line broke the blow, leaving her with a scalp wound rather than a fatal head injury.
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Emporia
Kas
Frank Webb
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