Local Option Voting Shows Part of Nation Still Wet
AP reports early returns show liquor sales approved in 1 116 communities and rejected in 1 054 amid 16 states with local option balloting. Light wine and beer wins numbered 649 to 524. results varied by state with notes from New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania North Dakota and others. In North Dakota statewide vote approved hard liquor sale after December 3. Also Oklahoma California Texas and others addressed licensure and control issues. Will Harris in Reidsville NC reports a thief stole a stored tobacco crop from an unlocked basement.
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Amsterdam to Be Europe s Reno
Amsterdam earns the nickname Europe s Reno as Dutch officials note a record five hundred decrees issued this year. The surge surpasses last year s totals and concerns rise as Belgian residents temporarily move to Amsterdam to obtain decrees, prompting conservative calls for curb measures.
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Oil from highways plan eyed by Texas legislator
Senator Joe L. Hill proposes leasing state highway rights of way to oil and gas developers. He estimates annual state revenue between 3 and 5 million dollars, and says wells can be placed underground or in cellars without harming highway appearance or traffic.
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Winter Temperatures Record Cold Across Nation
Unseasonably cold air lingered as many areas posted record lows with sub freezing and some sub zero readings. Mount Washington logged 16 below, Saranac Lake two below, and two deaths were linked to the cold, including a man found on a Pennsylvania highway and Frank Durnik in Baltimore. In New York City the 18 degree low opened the day for shelters as winter eased slowly. the South saw higher temps but Richmond hit 21, the coldest November 19 on record there, with warmer weather forecast.
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Rumors of Japan Germany anti Soviet pact swirl anew
The Tokyo press cites an important diplomatic matter referred to the privy council amid speculation of a Germany Japan anti Soviet alliance. Observers in Japan and abroad see a possible pact or informal agreement to fight communism, with Manchukuo recognition possibly involved.
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Quarry Worker Wins First Prize In Rug Weaving Contest
Waterloo Iowa Associated Press reports Joseph B Grey, a quarry worker who also runs a rock crusher by day, vigorously protested a rug he made entered against twelve women. He nonetheless won first prize, having taken up rug weaving at night after watching his wife weave.
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Body of Actor John Bowers Washed Ashore
Hollywood, Cal. The body of silent screen hero John Bowers washed ashore today. A friend said he had taken his life as he wished, despondent over his decline from fame. Deputy sheriff George Contreras said Bowers announced his plan to die by his own hand by taking a boat and sailing away into the sunset.
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Deer Kills Reported As Four-Day Season Opens
Game wardens said more than 20 legal deer were killed yesterday the first of a four day season. Largest deer weighed 225 pounds and had 10 points. Wardens reported seven illegal kills and nine arrests.
Quaker State Oil Declares Quarterly and Special Dividend
Quaker State Oil Refining directors announced a quarterly dividend of 20 cents a share and a 10 cent special dividend per share, payable December 15 to stockholders of record November 30. The total distribution sums to 278,191.50 dollars on 927,305 shares outstanding.
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Trumpet Souvenir of Alcazar Siege
An historical trumpet from the reign of King Charles the Fifth, found in Toledo’s Alcazar armor museum, has been offered to Portugal as a souvenir of the siege. The half-flattened instrument was discovered beside a dead soldier as Nationalist forces entered the Alcazar and was used to rally defenders during Loyalist attacks.
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