Treasury finances seek billion-dollar funding as Roosevelt’s gold program stands
Acting Secretary Morgenthau directs the first major treasury financing under Roosevelt’s gold program. The effort raises over a billion dollars from a 950 million security sale and tax take while paying 727 million on maturing debt and 114 million in interest. Officials warn currency stabilization forecasts could be worse than a poor guess.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Amet House
Morgenthau
White House
Rothevelt
Cummings
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve Board
Herman Oliphant
The
George L. Harrison
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Stephen T. Early
Sec
President’s aide calls talks a continuation of financial conferences
A presidential aide dismissed stabilization forecasts as erroneous, telling reporters the discussions were simply a continuation of ongoing financial conferences. The remark underscored skepticism about immediate forecasts amid economic talks.
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Retary
Government gold price steady at 34.01 an ounce
U S officials report gold fixed at 34.01 dollars per ounce for newly mined domestic gold on December 1. The movement comes after a White House conference on monetary questions with no early stabilization in sight. London opens at 32.41 dollars per ounce based on 5.1212 to the pound.
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Washington
Kent
White House
London
Training the Boy Theme of Prof Kenney at Rotary
Charles E. Kenney Neville High School principal addressed the Rotary Club at Hotel Virginia on Thursday. He emphasized studying a boy's personality and response to environment to foster his usefulness in life. Joe Isaacman chaired the community service committee. Violin solos by Mr Sabbath capped the program.
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Rotary Club
Charles E. Kenney
Neville High School
Hotel Virginia
Prof. Kenney
Community Service Committee
Joe Isaacman
Sabbath
Sheep Enjoy Tobacco Salt Mix, Claim Surfaces
A report notes that tobacco mixed with salt is said to be good for sheep and that the animals reportedly like the mixture.
Cowboy Tactics Used by Berry
Pierre South Dakota December 15 4 Tom Berry the cowboy governor who rode herd on the state nine months ago says winter will be tough but he hopes to keep losses under 1 percent from the storm. He has secured relief for animals and people, pushed a beer bill for relief funds, and won lower feed rates while opposing a farm strike. He compares state duties to tending a big herd and aims to cut human losses this winter.
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Berry
South Dakota
Tom Berry
Washington
Daring Delivery Plot Revealed In Nashville
Nashville investigators disclosed a plan to free five penitentiary convicts including Lonnie Taylor during a murder trial. T. B. Burrus reportedly planned to join Taylor’s friends to deliver him en route to a Georgia prison, per a letter intercepted by state officials. A second item notes historian extension forester H W Graeber stating the first US sawmill was built at South Berwick Maine in 1625.
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Tenn
Lonnie Taylor
Knoxville
Taylor
A. W. Neely
State Penitentiary
Burrus
Georgia
Milledgeville
Raleigh
N. C
H. W. Graeber
North Carolina State College
United States
South Berwick
Long Irrigation Tunnel Completed at Nyssa Oregon
A four and a half mile irrigation tunnel finished after three years of work. It is the longest tunnel in the Owyhee project, designed to water land in Idaho and part of the region’s irrigation system.
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Nyssa
Ore
Owyhee
Idaho
Tyler Jr. Sentenced to Four Years for Auto Theft
R. H. Tyler Jr. received four to six years in the state penitentiary for auto theft with a concurrent one to two year term for a second theft charge. Judge Garrett noted Mae Broussard’s alleged influence. Thornhill urged leniency. Tyler, 21, faced possible pardon after a year if he showed reform. No appeal was filed. P. M. Moore pleaded not guilty to non support and was set for January trial.
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David I. Garrett
Tyler
J. B. Thornhill
Thornhill
Mae Broussard
Garrett
P. M. Moore
Two Men and Woman Rob Midland State Bank
A trio including two men and a stylish blonde young woman robbed Midland State Bank just after 10 this morning. They forced cashier C. M. Finn to open the vault, abducted him, and released him three miles north of town. The group, believed to be father and son, headed toward Fort Smith with Finn as their captive.
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Ark
Midland State Bank
C. M. Finn
Here
Fort Smith
Finn
Bandits Grab Cash. Younger Man Calls Other “Dad”
Finn recounts a robbery where bandits took all available cash with no amount verified. A younger man addressed another as Dad during the incident, suggesting a close relationship between suspects.
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Finn
Dad
Sheriff Collects 1933 Poll Taxes in Ouachita Parish
Sheriff Milton Coverdale received a wire authorizing 1933 tax collection. Poll tax receipts must be secured by December 31 1933 to vote in the next two years. After December 31 a penalty is added for late payment and those who fail to pay cannot vote.
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Milton Coverdale
Ouachita Parish
Tag Day Planned For Saturday To Aid Group
The Ouachita Parish Tuberculosis and Public Health association will hold a tag day this Saturday to fund its war on the white plague. Students from all Monroe and West Monroe schools will pin double-barred red crosses on the public in the business districts in exchange for a free will offering. Captain G B Cooley, leader of the event, urged public financial support Friday.
Plums Ripen on White Tree Among Red Varieties in Redding
E C Sweet tends 14 white Washington plum trees in a row in Redding. The fourteenth tree sits near large red plums. This year the last white tree bore a few large ripe red plums with a flavor midway between peach and plum.
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Redding
Cal
E. C. Sweet
Washington
One Killed Nine Hurt In Texarkana College Train Crash
In Marshall Texas on December 15 a freight train carrying Texarkana college football followers derailed four miles east of Jefferson. Jack Powell, 20, was killed and nine injured, three seriously, as 12 cars overturned. Injured include Jack Mills 18 with broken leg, Johnnie Clark 18 with broken leg, and Jack Davies 16 with broken leg. Traffic rerouted. cause listed as broken flange.
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Marshall
Texas
Jack Powell
Texarkana
Jefferson
Texarkana College
College of Marshall
Texas and Pacific Railway
Kansas City
Installation Held By Royal Arch Lodge
Monroe Chapter No 18 Royal Arch Masons elect and install officers for the ensuing year with High priest R L named among new officers.
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Royal Arch Lodge
Monroe
Royal Arch Masons
R. L
Notable Names in Local Fraternal Order Leadership
The record lists several officers including Davis, E. R. Johnson scribe, H. Hartman treasurer, Sig Haas secretary, F. M. Culver captain of the host, H. H. Douglas principal sojourner, and O. E. Passman royal arch captain. Missouri farmers grew about 1,000,000 acres of Korean lespedeza in 1933.
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