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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1930
Page
7
Readers write to Santa Claus with gift requests and mailing details to News-Star in Monroe Louisiana for publication and delivery to Santa.
A long column of child writeups from Monroe West Monroe Rayville and surrounding towns shows youngsters in grades one to ten asking Santa for toys dolls bicycles skates and fruit plus warm clothes and help for poorer siblings. Several beg Santa to visit and deliver items while noting family addresses and ages. The piece concludes with a brief note on Swedish philatelists winning at a Berlin exhibit.
In a tense scene, Verper tightens the ape-man's grip while demanding the location of forged jewels. The captive slowly recognizes his captor as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, recalling the earthquake that revealed the ingots of Opar.
In Murpy North Carolina mountain communities begin Christmas festivities with hunting parties led by older men and boys and coon hounds. At night youths attend square dances and fiddle music. Nearby events note NC State College adding boxing as a minor sport and Red Bethea’s early 109 yard rush for Florida. Chicago reports 42 000 retail stores and Elizabeths Hospital adds radios to every room.
Viscount Willingdon a 64 year old governor general of Canada chosen to replace Lord Irwin as viceroy of India. His six years as Madras governor and five as Bombay governor noted. Salary about 20 900 rupes monthly and annual equivalent near 96 750 dollars. He will reside at the viceroy’s palace in Delhi with summer quarters at Simla. Irwin’s term ends in April after serving since 1926.
Baton Rouge December 20 The Louisiana highway commission reports $4 051 902 20 worth of under construction projects in the past three weeks led by Chairman Allen The package includes 13 concrete paving jobs six bridges and 11 grading and surfacing projects marking a record level of activity for the commission.
Report from Zermatt Switzerland notes a customs house opened to handle tourists arriving by skiis from Italy via Theodule Pass as Alpine roads lie buried under snow. Emory University in Atlanta enforces a rule barring students from competing for other schools in athletics.
In Setubal Portugal rising meat prices spur a new attempt by local whalers to sell whale steaks to households. A wartime campaign in a similar era previously failed to gain traction.
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