James Bailey Accounts Short by Over Twenty Thousand
In Baton Rouge on October 11, a preliminary audit by E A Conway found a shortage exceeding $20,000 in the late James J Bailey's secretary of state accounts. Alice Lee Grosjean, appointed to succeed Bailey, announced immediate reforms and a modern audit system to prevent such losses. The statement exonerated R H Flowers and other staff while planning restructuring.
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Baton Rouge
James J. Bailey
Alice Lee Gros-jean
Bailey
E. A. Conway
Conway
Miss Grosjean
Louisiana
R. H. Flowers
State
Louisiana Highway Commission
Alice Lee Grosjean
Secretary of State
Federal Reserve Reports Loans Decline to 2.905 Billion
The Federal Reserve board announced loans to brokers and dealers held by New York Federal Reserve member banks for the week ending October 8 1930 at 2.905 billion dollars, down 158 million from the prior week. Details show breakdowns by own account and by accounts of out-of-town banks and others across three weeks including October 9 1929 figures.
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Washington
New York Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Cannon Quits College Post After Resignation
Blackstone Virginia residents opposed Bishop James Cannon Jr. over two years prompting his resignation as president of the board of trustees of Blackstone College for Women. N P Angle named successor. Cannon, M E church bishop, backed Smith against Alfred E. Smith. Earlier Dallas church conference criticism cited stock market dealings amid elder charges.
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Gunton
Blackstone College
Blackstone
James Cannon
Blackstone College For Women
N. P. Angle
Cannon
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alfred E. Smith
Dallas
Tex
Gannon
Firmen
Arroy Daniels
Cosmic rays turn into advanced barometer tool
Dr. Robert A. Millikan notes cosmic rays may be used in a new type of highly sensitive barometer. The cosmic ray telescope could improve forecasting of meteorological and geophysical phenomena, showcasing practical benefits from abstract science.
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Baton Rouge
Robert A. Millikan
Outer Space
Wealthy Beloit heiress announces engagement to Chicago man
Beloit, Wis. October 8. Miss Florence Yates, a Beloit college senior reputed as Wisconsin's wealthiest woman, has reportedly announced her engagement to David P. Scoble, a 26 year old Chicago insurance man. Her friends say she inherited about 30 million dollars from her father Peter Yates, a Beloit wood turning machinery manufacturer.
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Beloit
Wis
Florence Yates
Beloit College
Wisconsin
David P. Scoble
Chicago
Yates
Peter Yates
Beloit Wood
Policeman's Gun Is Stolen At Headquarters
Chicago police report a theft at headquarters as Patrolman John Thornston’s pistol vanished after a brief set down. No suspects named though Thornston suspects a fellow officer, amid a wave of security concerns affecting the detective bureau and mayoral circle.
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Chicago
Detective Bureau
Thompson
John Thornston
Lee Memorial Services Attendee From Louisiana Declared
Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County Va hosts memorial services on October 12 marking General Lee's death sixtieth anniversary. Prominent guest will be Mrs Nellie Walker Nolte director for Louisiana of the Robert B Lee Memorial Foundation and board member who confirms her attendance. She is active in Red Cross WCA veterans recreation funds King’s Daughters and various denominational and international groups.
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Stratford
Wstmoreland Co
Stratford Hall
Ancestral Lee Home
Potomac
Westmoreland County
General Lee
Nellie Walker Nolte
Louisiana
Robert B. Lee Memorial Foundation
Nolte
Rope Cure For Neck Cricks Not 80 Good
Cuthbert Ga Oct 10 The rope cure for cricks in the neck by John Emanuel railroad crew foreman will not be used again from his hospital cot He says the crude device was a miscalculation of rope length causing a dangerous neck jerk with risk of strangulation or fracture He announces the end of the experiment from his recovery bed.
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Cuthbert
John Emanuel
Marriage Licenses for White-F Futrell and Thrasher
A marriage license is issued for White-F Futrell of Choudrant to Mrs J F Thrasher of Choudrant.
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White—F. ©. Futrell
Choudrant
J. F. Thrasher
Officers Seek Cannon's Son on Bad Check Charge
Los Angeles officers are pursuing Major Richard M. Cannon son of Bishop James Cannon of the Methodist Church South on warrants from Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties for issuing bad checks in promoting a boys school. A $40 check cited in San Bernardino and a $1,400 amount in Los Angeles are listed. Cannon had ties to a girls school at Montrose and a boys school at La Crescenta, both in Los Angeles county, the latter closed by health authorities last year for alleged improper food preparation. The issue was clarified after Bishop Cannon arrived and appeared in court for his son.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Cannon
James Cannon
The
Methodist Church, South
San Bernardino
Bishop Cannon
Wanted Radio Set Cuts Off On First Note Of Song
An Atlanta federal prison bulletin lists a humorous wanted notice. A radio receiving set trained to automatically cut off when the song Home Sweet Home begins is sought. The item appears in the official inmate publication Good Words.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Federal
A Dog Fight at Home Editorial Viewpoint
In an August issue editorial the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch cites H D Perkins at the Virginia Press Association meeting in Virginia Beach July 19. It discusses what local news matters most and recalls Henry K Ellyson’s claim that a dog fight at home is more valuable to the home paper than distant major events.
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Virginia Press Association
Virginia Beach
H. D. Perkins
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch
Henry K. Ellyson
Richmond Dispatch
Virginia
Superior Typesetting Co
Municipal ownership craze in Salem water buy and bond plan
Salem Oregon voted to buy its water system for over a million dollars and six months later seeks five million dollar bonds to launch a municipal electric plant. The note warns that private industry would push cities toward debt with little service gain, citing Salem as an illus tration.
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Salem
Oregon
Crop Foresee Forecasts 14.49 Million Cotton Bales This Year
The Department of Agriculture on October 1 projected the U S cotton crop at 14 486 000 bales of 800 pounds gross weight up from 14 340 000 bales a month earlier and below last year s 14 828 000 bales.
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Federal Farm Bureau
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Hillcrest P T A Sees Strong Turnout and Prep for Year
Hillcrest auditorium hosted a robust crowd of mothers and teachers for a Hillcrest P T A meeting led by president Mrs. D S Calhoun. Mrs. Cox of Monroe spoke on P T A value and state service. committees were named to support the coming year with sponsors for each grade and program, hospitality, publicity and membership roles.
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Hillcrest Auditorium
D. 5S
Calhoun
Cox
Monroe
P.T. A
Hillcrest
Will Staples
Jim DeLoney
Kenneth Hightower
D. E. Fowler
Oliver Barr
Sidney Wallace
C. A. Norris
Dell Thatcher
Lizzie Vining
Sinclair
W. J. Lewis
George Davis
Walter Taylor
C. C. Alley
B. H. Rainwater
S. £. Tarburton
Hillcrest P T A Adopts State and National Ties
Officers are Mrs. D. B. Calhoun president Miss Hattie Kendall vice president Miss Myrtle Vining secretary and Mrs. Felix Simonton treasurer The group voted to pledge support for the Lewis ticket in the mayoral race urging members to vote for Billy Lewis Calvin Duke Alfred Brown and John Walters The meeting concluded with refreshments and a social hour for mothers and visitors.
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Hillcrest P.T. A
D. 8. Calhoun
Hattie Kendall
Myrtle Vining
Felix Simonton
P.T. A
Lewis
Car
Child Study Club Meets for New Year Plans
Mrs L K Brooks hosted a Thursday call meeting of the Child Study Club where business for the coming year was set. Dr Freden will present a series of analytical psychology lectures. New members Mrs Glen Taylor Mrs John Jones and Mrs Blanchard Ledbetter were unanimously approved. Mrs George Davis, the club president, was absent after surgery for appendicitis.
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L. K. Brooks
Freden
George Davis
Glen Taylor
John Jones
Blanchard Ledbetter
Brooks
Magnification Advances Allow 12500x View of Tiny Life
A heat filter enables intense magnification in microscopy up to 12 500 diameters. The device reduces strong light that could kill specimens, permitting detailed study of living organisms. Popular Mechanics Magazine reports the development.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Uncorrected Eyes Prove to Be Dangerous
Dr N C Genevay warns that four of ten American school children suffer mental absence due to uncorrected visual fatigue. Optometry research shows eye strain from modern schooling hampers mental absorption, with reading difficulties and concentration issues at desks. Parents and teachers must ensure whole child vision supports learning across the school day.
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N. C. Genevay
State Association of Optometry
America
A. M. Skeffington
Graduate Clinic Foundation
Graduate Foundation
Optometry
Guy
Wife Of Mayor Robbed In Gold Coast Home Invasion
Chicago reported a bold crime as Mrs WH Nant Hale Thompson, wife of Mayor William Hale Thompson, was robbed at her Gold Coast residence. Jewelry valued around $20,000 was taken. her policeman-chauffeur was robbed of his badge and revolver and narrowly escaped being shot as three assailants fled.
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Chicago
WH. Nant Hale Thompson
Gold Coast
Mississippi mystery scandal flares anew with disbarment action
Judge Jeff Truly announces disbarment proceedings within a week against attorneys in the $80,000 case. Carl Marshall, who collected the money and withholds distribution details from the Legislature, and Lester Co Franklin, Tax Commission chair and gubernatorial candidate, were present when the cash changed hands in Memphis.
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Mississippi
Jeff Truly
Carl Marshall
Lester Co. Franklin
State Tax Commission
Memphis
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