U S Seeks New Approaches To Debt Riddle
President Hoover plans a message to Congress on war debts and a possible debt commission. Senate delays a speech on war debts as five nations default on December payments and others seek reconsideration, while the United States reviews December collections and awaits state and treasury reports.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
State
Treasury Departments
Hoover May Spend Holiday Vacation in Southern Area
President Hoover likely to take a Christmas trip to Florida spending at least a week by boat and car. Congress adjournment and any national crisis could delay the plan, with cancellation of the New Year reception and a possible noonday breakfast for diplomats. Final Florida stay details hinge on congressional recess decisions.
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Washington
Hoover
Florida
South
Congress
White House
Stimson
Diplomatic Corps
Roller skates in Monroe store spark town pride
In Monroe on DeSiard street clerks skated to speed up service, with women workers gliding from orders to wrapping, a novelty hinting at northern mail order practices. Frigid morning slows commutes as streetcars ice over and workers push through snow, while locals joke about icy dives and windshield onions for de-icer.
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Monroe
DeSiard Street
E. H. Miller
Natatorium
J. J. Robbins
Robbins
H. C.ulrich
R. Q. Cole
Folk of Dixie Preparing For Christmas Holidays
In Louisville Georgia the article notes southern families prepare for Christmas with homegrown foods. Water wheel mills run overtime as ham side meat and meat stock fill smoke houses. Dishes include butter bread and traditional southern staples with regional recipes and the emphasis on bringing visitors home for the holidays.
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Folk of Dixie
Louisville
Virginia
Emma Speed Sampson
William Green Hill
Hotel Roslyn in Greenville Destroyed by Blaze
Fire of unknown origin gutted the Hotel Roslyn, Greenville’s largest, and damaged the nearby Mississippi Power and Light offices. Damage was about 220000 dollars. Two hotel guests and four firefighters were treated for minor injuries as 75 guests escaped into the cold with a three inch snow on the ground. The blaze began on the fourth floor and spread rapidly through the building on Greenville's main street.
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Greenville
Miss
Roslyn
Mississippi Power and Light Company
J. R. Moore
Birmingham
J. S. Boardman
Atlanta
Misdemeanor Trials Re-set To March Third In District Court
All misdemeanor cases slated for today in district court were postponed by Judge J Frank MeInnis of Minden to March 3 due to Judge J T Shell’s travel disruption and sleet hindered passage. Civil matters proceed. four defendants, all negroes, pleaded guilty this morning for whiskey, bad check, intoxicated driving, and fighting with varying jail or fine terms.
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J. Frank MeInnis
Minden
J. T. Shell
Bastrop
District Attorney’s Office
McInnis
Wiley Luke
Luke Wyatt
Josh Harris
Willie Dillard
Philippine independence amendment sparks late news flash
The Hawes Cutting bill amendment would grant independence to the Philippines in 14 years. State gets loan funds for Louisiana relief. Reconstruction Finance Corp approves 2,366,075 dollars for use January through February. Frank T. Hines proposes disability allowance ban for veterans not permanently disabled at 50 percent or more with projected annual savings of 51.3 million dollars.
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Sme
Philippines
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Louisiana
Hines
Frank T. Hines
U S Prisoners Brought Here Tried Recently
Three federal prisoners who entered guilty pleas this week before Judge Ben C. Dawkins at Lake Charles had been placed in the parish jail. Ike Boyt, 53, pleaded guilty to counterfeiting nickels and will be sentenced tomorrow in federal court. He allegedly made 24 counterfeit nickels and passed 12. Credell Ramsey, moved from here Sunday and brought back last night, was sentenced to serve.
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Ben C. Dawkins
Lake Charles
Ike Boyt
Boyt
Credell Ramsey
Snow in East Texas Shelters Proration Enforcers
In Longview on December 16 Col. L S Davidson head of the Kilgore militia said heavy snow in east Texas oil fields will hinder proration violators. He noted 200 to 300 wells already flowing above limits and reported flows from 200 to 3000 barrels daily. Crude prices ranged 75 to 98 cents with Humble and Shell dominant. Continued on third page.
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Longview
Texas
L. S. Davidson
Kilgore
East Texas
Davidson
Humble
Shell
Group seeks technocracy support from Columbia figures
John Van Deventer cites a group of prominent men urging President Butler to back the Technocracy research at Columbia. He lists James Mooney of General Motors, Walter Ingalls of the American Institute of Weights and Measures, F L Gilbert of Ernst and Ernst, Leonel Edie economist, Fraser Moffett of the Tanners Council, and others.
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New York
John van Deventer
United Business Publications
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Technocracy
Columbia
van Deventer
James D. Mooney
General Motors Corp
General Motors Export Corp
Walter R. Ingalls
American Institute of Weights and Measures
F. L. Gilbert
Ernst and Ernst
Leonel D. Edie
Fraser Moffett
Tanners’ Council of American
Allentown Man Held for Grand Jury Over Gun Attack
Lin Kemmerer of Allentown Pennsylvania is held for grand jury on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon after attempting to address the House of Representatives at gunpoint.
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Washington
Marlin Kemmerer
Allentown
House of Representatives
Court invalidates Hood Act repeal in Caddo Court
Judge Robert Roberts rules the Dugas bill attempting to repeal the Hood act cannot stand as a referendum. The legislature retains sole power to repeal laws, and the measure is declared unconstitutional. The case Wadkins et al. proceeds with Hood act enforcement continuing.
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Hood
Caddo
Shreveport
Robert Roberts
Caddo District Court
State
Galloway
Roberts
House of Representatives
Duke
Rivers Go Up On Flood Spree In Delta Country
Mississippi floods sweep from the Delta to central regions as Yalobusha Tallahatchie Coldwater and Pearl rivers rise. Weather brings sleet and snow while communities brace for evacuations and road closures.
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Delta
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Yalobusha
Tallahatchie
Black River
Pickens
Pearl River
Yazoo Territory
Quitman
Leflore
South
Pearl
Town Creek
J E Griffin Dies After Eight Day Illness
J E Griffin 44 died at St Francis sanitarium at 1 45 this morning after an eight day illness that began with influenza and progressed to double pneumonia He had oxygen for 48 hours in a bid to sustain him Funeral from Davis Lawhead to First Baptist Church with Rev L T Hastings officiating Interment at Riverview burial park Griffin a noted Twin Cities businessman was born January 24 1888 in Maury City Tennessee He trained as a photographer in 1905 and built a studio career in Tiptonville Dyersburg and Birmingham before moving to Monroe in 1914 to start Griffin Studios
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Davis-Lawhead Funeral Home
First Baptist Church
L. T. Hastings
Riverview Burial Park
Griffin
Twin Cities
Maury City
Tenn
Dyersburg
Tiptonville
Birmingham
Ala
Monroe
Griffin Studios
Three Aged Orleanians Die In Sudden Deaths
In New Orleans three elderly men died in separate sudden death incidents last night. Frank D. McEnery, 75, fell from a second story porch after an asthmatic attack and died from a fractured skull. Barney Buskey, 57, collapsed from a heart attack while fleeing a fire to alert a neighbor and died before hospital. Alfred J. Trepagnier, 61, suffered a heart attack during a card game and died at a hospital shortly after.
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New Orleans
Frank D. McEnery
Barney Buskey
Alfred J. Trepagnier
Transportation Sidelined by Night Storm Across Twin Cities
Sleet and snow blanketed the Twin Cities with depths from one to three inches as temperatures fell to 25 degrees, setting a new season low. Power lines and communication facilities suffered damage, delaying trains, schools, and college transportation while service was gradually restored across the region.
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Twin Cities
Kate Key
Ruston
Alexandria
Wisner
Louisiana Power and Light Pany
Ofana
North Loan weather forecast and river level note
The forecast calls for continued cold conditions tonight and Saturday with freezing temperatures along the coast. The river at Monroe remains steady at 14 feet with no change in level.
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Ana
North
Lois
Monroe
Out of Service Power Line Affects Several Areas
A partial outage reported with a few customers inconvenienced. Areas mentioned include Chou Calhoun Sterlington and West Roe. A small line serving a few stored customers broke between the Sterlington power plant and One Ton Village. In West Monroe a feature followed.
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Chou Calhoun
Sterlington
Westroe
One Ton Village
West Monroe
Efforts To Resolve Bank Bill Differences In Congress
Negotiations continue in Washington to compose differences in the Glass bank reform bill set for Senate action on January 5. The talks focus on branch banking provisions, with a potential liberal shift toward allowing branches in most states and a compromise limiting branches in 14 states including Kansas Colorado Connecticut Florida Idaho Illinois Kansas Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Mexico Texas Utah and West Virginia.
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Senate
Branch A
States
Ansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
West Virginia
Snowy countryside greets good fellows and gifts
A snow covered landscape frames a Christmas appeal. Donations totaling $370 from Mrs. Dorothy K. Sholers and others support a fund for underprivileged children, while rural hardship prompts calls to aid boys and girls without proper winter protection. The piece ends with a note continuing on the eighth page.
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