Barge Traffic From Chicago Seen By 1933
New Orleans expects a through channel to Chicago by June 1933 enabling faster cheaper barge movement to Latin America Pacific Coast and Orient. Officials project annual savings and a 200 million ton yearly commerce by waterways with $62 million in port upgrades including wharves rail terminals bridges ships and canal improvements.
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New Orleans
Chicago
United States
New York
Latin America
Pacific Coast
Orient
John J. Kingman
Ligutertsant
William C. Weeks
L. D. Cornish
Cornish
Lachlan Macleay
Mississippi Valley Association
Senate passes emergency public improvements aid bill
Washington would aid unemployment nationwide as the senate approves a large public improvements fund with $5 million more added by the house. The bill removes Hoover’s free-hand control, prompting house reconsideration and expected final approval early next week.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Robinson
Arkansas
House
Dloover
Benator Watson
Indiana
Congress
Watson
Dseard
Henover
Oenate Agriculture Columlbbee
Citade Foe
Chaminan la Btni
Apyerarc
Amendumat Publican
Mirtigets
Gunnally
Democrat
Texas
Sngauy
Senate OKs road aid amendments for flood areas
Half of the eighty million federal road aid was rejected, 43 to 32. Amendments by Senators George of Georgia and Black of Alabama authorize use of remaining balances for road construction in flood stricken areas without matching funds. About $506,000 remains for Georgia and $1,600,000 for Alabama.
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Senate
George
Democrat
Georgia
Black
Alabama
Three Get 15000 In Holdup In Barcelona
In Barcelona Spain three bandits held up a man in front of the palace of justice, robbed him of nearly 16000 dollars and escaped. Daylight holdups are virtually unknown in Spain.
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Barcelona
Spain
Palace of Justice
Lower Transit Fares To Aid Shoppers This Winter
J B Crawford, Tri-State Bus station manager, announced a temporary fare cut to one and one half times the one-way rate for round trips on all motor coach lines. The reduced fares run from December 10, 1930, to February 28, 1931, with return eligibility up to 306 days after purchase. The change aims to encourage shopping trips and visits between communities served.
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J. BE. Crawford
Tri-State
Shreveport
Crawford
Gas reduction sought for six towns in Louisiana
Public Service Commissioner Harvey G. Fields announced plans to seek a minimum 20 percent gas rate cut for 90 days from Peoples Gas & Fuel Co. The towns affected include Ruston Farmerville Homer Arcadia Gibsland and Haynesville with actions to be requested within 48 hours.
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Monroe
North Louisiana
Peoples Gas & Fuel Company
Shreveport
Public Service
Harvey G. Fields
Farmerville
Fields
Ruston
Homer
Arcadia
Cibsland
Haynesville
Snow Drifts Blanket Western States on Monday
Snow spread across Oklahoma, Colorado and Kansas, adding a Christmas mood as temperatures fell and wind and sleet accompanied the fall. Arkansas City recorded four inches, Harper Kansas reported a foot, and Wichita saw several inches by dusk. Parts of the Oklahoma panhandle and northern regions also received precipitation with cold, unsettled weather continuing.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Colorado
Kands
Arkansas City
Kano
Harper, Kun
Wichita
Dow
Buise City
Oature
Oklahoma Panhandle
Denver
Contract For New State Capitol Awarded
A state capitol contract was awarded amid a bid process with 14 competing firms. The winning bidder, identified as a major firm, agreed to complete the project for approximately 2.4 million dollars under a private agreement, with funding oversight by state authorities and engineers.
Pecan Crop Strong in Louisiana for 1930
New Orleans reports Louisiana will produce about 3,750,000 pounds of pecans valued at $750,000 this year, ranking fourth in U S. pecan output. The state has roughly 73,000 bearing trees and 79,000 young trees, with a 70 percent rise from last year. The large tree in Ascension parish, 107 feet tall with a 136 foot spread, is 150 years old and once yielded 1600 pounds.
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New Orleans
Prcans
Louisiana
Union
Mississippi River
Ascension Parish
Knoxville Gives 150 Jobless Men Work In City Programs
Knoxville Tennessee December 10 One hundred unemployed men with families were put to work yesterday after the city council appropriated 150000 in the annual budget for relief. The men were assigned to sewer and street projects under city supervision.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Kiwanis Meet Explores Christmas in Business Theme
The Kiwanis club held an interesting meeting with impromptu talks on how Christmas relates to business. Dr W W Drake of Monroe and Rev N E Joyner of Natchitoches, formerly of Ruston, were among the first speakers invited by Floyd James. H H Russ of Shreveport attended as a guest.
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Kiwanis Club
W. W. Drake
Monroe
N. E. Joyner
Natchitoches
Ruston
Floyd James
H. H. Russ
Shreveport
Receivership Suit Filed in Nashville on Monday
Nashville authorities report a receivership suit filed Monday in Tennessee related to the Minnesota and Ontario interests. The action seeks judicial oversight of assets and operations amid ongoing financial disputes between the parties.
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Nashville, Tenn
Minnesota
Ontario
Paper firm hearing set in chancery court Monday
The Paper company of Minneapolis seeks a receiver for the Tennessee Publishing company, publishers of the Nashville Tennesseean and Evening Tennesseean, with a hearing scheduled for Monday afternoon in chancery court.
Kidnapers Seize Wrong Girl In Chicago Street
Cecelia Giegoldi, 18, was seized by two men who smothered her screams with a robe and forced her into a car on a Chicago street. After hours of captivity they revealed they had the wrong girl and dumped her. Police sought clues to the kidnappers without progress.
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Chicago
Cecelia Giegoldi
Chargin
Marriage Licenses Issued for White J M Terrill Hagel Boddie
Ruston residents White J. M. Terrill and Hagel Boddie obtained marriage licenses in Ruston marking a forthcoming union.
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White
J. M. Terrill
Ruston
Hagel Boddie
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Fisher
Phaeton
Flint
Michigan
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Dubach
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