Hoover relief plans bog down in Congress war
In Washington December 16 Associated Press reports Hoover relief plans entangled in debate. Senate conference on the emergency public works bill resumes work while House drouth relief fights over money and food loans. Senate considers Lafollette resolution defending the president.
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Lafollette
Wisconsin
Mouser Appointed Asst Prosecutor In Eighth District
Gov Huey P Long announced appointments and commissions by Sec Edward Meaux. W M Mouser is named assistant district attorney for the Eighth Judicial district covering Caldwell Winn LaSalle and Grant parishes. Other changes include assignments in Acadia Lafayette Vermilion Morehouse and Livingston parishes with resignations and successions noted.
Spain Faces Food Famine as Workers Strike
Madrid reports 16 December that Spain faces food shortages as workers strike across major sectors. The action disrupts harvesting, transport, and distribution, threatening urban supplies and rising prices. Authorities urge quick resolution to avert deeper hunger and economic strain.
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Spain
Spain in general strike grips major cities under martial rule
Reports say a week of revolution grew into a general strike across Spain with food shortages feared. Seventy-five thousand troops mobilized, aviator leaders interned in Lisbon, civil guards reinforced in Barcelona, and San Sebastian authorities ceded power to the military. Proclamations abrogated constitutional rights.
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Indians Drive Scientists From Cemetery of Giants
United Press special correspondent reports Yaqui Indians drove a scientific expedition from a burial site 20 miles north of Soyopa Sonora. The team fled with some relics after natives destroyed three eight foot adults and five six foot children remains. Dr Byron R. Cummings says burial ground exists and may hold key to a race of supermen.
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United States
Soyopa
Byron R. Cummings
University of Arizona
Phi Kappa Dance Leaders Named for December 30
Miss Suzanne Sperry and Miss Maria Anders were chosen as leaders for the Phi Kappa annual dance to be held at the Hotel Virginia ballroom. President Arthur Tidwell announced the arrangement committee includes Amos Smelser J. W. Blanchard and Foster Wallace. The Four Horsemen orchestra will provide music for the event at the Hotel Virginia ballroom.
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Pathfinder Confesses Everlasting Love in Quiet Moment
A romantic exchange unfolds as a character named Pathfinder recalls timeless affection and asks for commitment. The response from a partner acknowledges the sentiment as sudden and heartfelt.
Prescription A-2851 Offers Rheumatic Relief
A-2851 promises relief from sore joints and rheumatic pain by driving uric acid out of the system. The formula claims to dissolve chalky deposits, ease gout neuritis and sciatica, and has been refilled over a million times. It is sold without harmful drugs.
Huey Long Breaks Ground for State Capitol Building
Governor Huey P. Long led a formal ceremony in Baton Rouge to break ground for Louisiana’s new state capital. The 433 foot tower will be the tallest building in the South, rising on the old State campus as hundreds of workers prepared the site.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Louisiana State
Job Site Opens Early Only To Refuse Immediate Hiring
Early in the day applicants flocked to the site to apply for jobs but were told no one would be employed immediately, signaling a slow hiring process and potential future openings.
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