Holiday Sales Hold Strong As Stores Report Surge
New York reports an unexpected rush of holiday shopping aided by clearance offers, lifting retailers well above 1934 totals with volume up an estimated 12 to 28 percent. Purchases were larger, charge accounts used more, and cash sales rose while some items sold out before Christmas. Production for the year hit a high since 1930, with farm equipment makers planning schedules to ease early in the new year.
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Apartment Shortage Strains Winter Tourist Housing
Miss Rea Ford, secretary of the tourist information bureau, says vacancies are scarce as 47 managers and three rental agents were contacted without success. Orientations show demand in the 36 to 50 dollar monthly range, with many deposits not required, making the supply far below normal and difficult to meet.
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Tourist Information Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
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Solon to Demand U.S. Crime Probe
Senator Rape of Idaho proposed a congressional inquiry into crime in the United States after the Lindbergh case. The plan seeks to review local law enforcement and potential federal coordination of policing, amid threats involving the kidnapped child.
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U.S. Crime
Washington
Lindbergns
Rape
Idano
America
Charles A
Hornby weighs U S ruling on liquor import policy
Hornby, collector of customs for the Antonia district, awaited federal guidance on private stock importation from Mexico. The issue centers on how federal and state laws regulate personal use liquor and which rules prevail when crossing borders.
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U. S
Hany P. Barnby
Antonia District
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Mfexico
Suspect Sent Back to Kansas Amid Turbulent Case
A suspect facing charges is returned to Kansas as the investigation moves forward. The case involves financial irregularities and contested stock dealings, with authorities citing unresolved allegations and ongoing legal proceedings. The exact scope of charges and involved parties remains unclear from the fragmented report.
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Kansas
Remarkable Health Tonic Promises Aid for Men Over Forty
An advertising item touts a health preparation claiming benefits for men past 40, endorsed by unnamed prominent figures. It mentions “Sanole Chhie parkes Tren” orange variant for women and a product line associated with a noted American physician who wrote a booklet on remedies. Public note includes distributor address in New York.
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Tia Hauk
Nerelyise
Unismonen
Boas Co
Enlisted Men Attend Glass West Point Prep School
Fifteen enlisted men from Eighth corps pred stations expected to attend Fort Sam Houston West Point preparatory school to take entrance exams for appointment to the United States Military Academy in March. Names include Privates Locke Burk Hatka Vaills Aber Atteberry Bond Rich mond Blakey Robinson Thompson Harney Deems Stewart Haggard.
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Boiler Parts Maker Yields on Project Quoddy Power Plan
Boston December 2119 A boiler parts maker George Stetson capitulated today to sell parts to the government for the Quoddy tidal power project after opposing the idea since October. He refused profit, stating a 29 percent discount would erase his margin while citing private utility competition concerns.
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NYA to Employ 20 at Library in San Antonio
The National Youth Administration with WPA funds will hire 20 youths aged 16 to 25 to repair and restore books at the San Antonio Public Library. The federal government will contribute 1288 and the library 550 toward wages.
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NYA
National Youth Administration
WPA
San Antonio Public Library
Solons Favor Early Session in Fort Worth
Fort Worth dispatch reports Tarrant County legislators backing an early special session to fund old age pensions. Senator Frank Rawlings charged Governor James V. Allred with political maneuvering as Rawlings and Representatives Smith Farmer and Youngblood urged an expedited session to address pension funding.
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Tarrant County
Frank Rawlings
James V. Allred
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Smith
Farmer
Youngblood
Kerrville Deer Hunt Approved by County Officials
Kerrville area officials including Commissioners Hebert Fr Uhr Thomas H. Abbott Jr and Benno Scheel clerk of the court met Friday to authorize a deer hunt on the Van H. Howard ranch near Kerrville.
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Deer Hunt County
Hebert Fr Uhr
Thomas H. Abbott Jr
Benno Scheel
van H. Howard
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